Investors Bancorp Announces Completion of Millennium bcpbank Branch Acquisition and Announces the Sale of Massachusetts Locations
SHORT HILLS, N.J., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Investors Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISBC) announced today the completion of Investors Savings Bank's acquisition of 17 branches from Millennium bcpbank ("Millennium") on October 15, 2010. Concurrent with the closing of the acquisition, Investors also announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Millennium branch locations in Massachusetts to Domestic Bank, which will soon be changing its name to Admirals Bank, headquartered in Cranston, Rhode Island. The four branches, with deposits of approximately $85 million, will be sold for a premium of 0.11%. This transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.
Upon completion of the acquisition, Investors has approximately $9.4 billion in assets, $6.7 billion in deposits and 82 branch locations.
"This is an important transaction for us," said Investors Savings Bank's President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Cummings. "We are looking forward to enhancing and expanding the existing Millennium customer relationships and providing the world class service all of our customers are accustomed to."
About the Company
Investors Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Investors Savings Bank, which operates from its corporate headquarters in Short Hills, New Jersey, and 82 branch offices located in New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts.
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SOURCE Investors Bancorp, Inc.
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