Investing.com — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has given the green light for a Bank Merger Act (BMA) application. The application, submitted by WesBanco (NASDAQ:) Bank, Inc. of Wheeling, West Virginia, proposed the acquisition and merger with Premier Bank, located in Youngstown, Ohio.
The newly merged entity will continue operations under the name WesBanco Bank, Inc. Its operational footprint will span seven states, including West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
The FDIC, when evaluating such applications, takes into account a variety of statutory factors. These include the potential competitive effects of the transaction, the financial and managerial resources of the existing and proposed institutions, and their future prospects. The convenience and needs of the communities to be served, the risk posed to the stability of the U.S. banking or financial system, and the anti-money laundering records of the institutions involved are also considered.
In this case, the FDIC found favorably on all these factors. The transaction also complied with additional requirements applicable to interstate mergers under section 44 of the Federal Deposit Insurance (FDI) Act.
However, the merger can only be finalized once all necessary approvals, exemptions, and non-objections have been obtained from all relevant federal and state regulatory authorities. The FDIC’s approval is an important step in this process, but it is not the final one.
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