Provident Financial Services and Lakeland Bancorp to merge in $1.3bn deal
Publicly-listed New Jersey-based bank holding companies Provident Financial Services and Lakeland Bancorp have agreed to an all-stock merger deal worth around $1.3 billion. While Provident Financial Services is the parent company of Provident Bank, Lakeland Bancorp is the holding company for Lakeland Bank. The enlarged bank holding company will have over $25 billion in assets […]