Luse Gorman Serves as Legal Counsel to First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. in its Proposed Merger with Premier Bancshares, Inc.

January 30, 2017

On January 30, 2017, First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (“First Guaranty”), Hammond, Louisiana, and Premier Bancshares, Inc. (“Premier”), McKinney, Texas, entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Premier will merge with and into First Guaranty, with First Guaranty as the resulting company, for total merger consideration of approximately $21.0 million.

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Luse Gorman Serves as Legal Counsel to Hometown Bank of the Hudson Valley in its Proposed Merger with Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association

December 16, 2016

On December 16, 2016, Hometown Bancorp MHC, Walden, New York, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Hometown Bancorp, Inc. and Hometown Bank of the Hudson Valley (together, “Hometown”) entered into a definitive merger agreement with Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association (“Wallkill”), a mutual savings and loan association in Wallkill, New York, pursuant to which Hometown will merge with and into Wallkill, with Wallkill as the surviving entity, for total merger consideration of approximately $7.0 million in cash.

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