Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to BV Financial, Inc. in its Proposed Merger with MB Bancorp, Inc.

September 9, 2019

On September 5, 2019, BV Financial, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, the holding company for BayVanguard Bank, and MB Bancorp, Inc., Forest Hill, Maryland, the holding company for Madison Bank of Maryland, announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which MB Bancorp will merge with and into BV Financial, with BV Financial as the resulting company. MB Bancorp shareholders will receive $15.85 in cash per share of MB Bancorp common stock. The total merger consideration is valued at approximately $31.0 million.

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Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to First Mutual Holding Co. in its Proposed Acquisition of Blue Grass Federal Savings and Loan Association

August 23, 2019

On August 16, 2019, First Mutual Holding Co., a mutual holding company headquartered in Lakewood, Ohio (“First Mutual”), and Blue Grass Federal Savings and Loan Association, a mutual savings association headquartered in Paris, Kentucky (“Blue Grass”), announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which First Mutual will acquire Blue Grass as a separate bank subsidiary.

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Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Community First Bancshares, Inc. in its Proposed Merger with ABB Financial Group, Inc.

August 21, 2019

On August 20, 2019, Community First Bancshares, Inc., Covington, Georgia (“Community First”), the holding company for Newton Federal Bank, and ABB Financial Group, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia (“ABB”), the holding company for Affinity Bank, announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which ABB will merge with and into Community First, with Community First as the resulting company.

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Lawrence Spaccasi, John Gorman and Gary Lax Presented at the Bank Leadership and Profitability Improvement Conference

August 21, 2019

Messrs. Spaccasi, Gorman and Lax presented a variety of subjects at the Crowe, Stifel and Luse Gorman sponsored “Bank Leadership and Profitability Improvement Conference,” held in Miami Beach, Florida. The presentations focused on cannabis bank, cyber security and corporate governance matters and was attended by community banking industry lenders.

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