Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to Fidelity Bank in its Conversion and Related $198.4 Million Stock Offering

October 24, 2024

On October 22, 2024, Fidelity Bank, New Orleans, Louisiana, completed its conversion from the mutual to stock form of organization. Concurrently with the conversion, FB Bancorp, Inc. (“FB Bancorp”), the newly formed holding company for Fidelity Bank, completed its initial public offering by selling 19,837,500 shares of its common stock at $10.00 per share. FB Bancorp’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “FBLA.”

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Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Rollstone Bancorp, MHC in its Proposed Merger with River Run Bancorp, MHC

October 8, 2024

On September 30, 2024, River Run Bancorp, MHC, Newburyport, Massachusetts, announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement with Rollstone Bancorp, MHC, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, pursuant to which Rollstone Bancorp, MHC, the mutual holding company of Rollstone Bank & Trust, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, will merge with and into River Run Bancorp, MHC. As part of the transaction, Rollstone Bank & Trust will become the third bank subsidiary of River Run Bancorp, MHC, the mutual holding company parent for Newburyport Bank and Pentucket Bank.

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Scott A. Brown presented on M&A at the Blue Rock Conference

October 8, 2024

On October 4, 2024, Scott A. Brown presented at the Blue Rock Conference in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The session focused on the current mergers and acquisitions landscape, especially related to mutual holding company transactions, a summary of recent Supreme Court cases and its impact on community banks and the FTC’s proposed ban on non-competition agreements.

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Alert – Vol. 10 of The Bankers’ Bulletin

October 7, 2024

To our clients and friends:

Today we published Volume 10 of The Bankers’ Bulletin. You can find a copy of this edition here.

In this volume, we cover the FDIC and OCC’s final merger policy statements, the FDIC’s proposed rule on account reconciliation, CFPB guidance on overdraft record retention, FRB Vice Chair Barr’s preview of future liquidity regulations, California’s statute banning NSF fees, and more.

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