Heritage to widen Puget Sound footprint with $176M deal
American Banker·2025-09-26 19:02
What's at stake: Heritage Financial's 8.8 billion-asset community bank.Key insight: After completing its last bank acquisition in July 2018, Heritage spent seven years on the M&A sidelines.Forward look: Heritage is predicting an 18% earnings accretion in 2027, after costs savings totaling 35% of Olympic's operating expense base are fully phased in.In a deal that expands its footprint in the Puget Sound region, Heritage Financial Corp. in Olympia ...