Corrected: EverBank to combine with WaFd to create $75 billion bank, WSJ reports
07/09/2026 21:43
CORRECTED-EverBank to combine with WaFd to create $75 billion bank, WSJ reports Corrects the day in paragraph 1 to say Monday instead of Wednesday
Sept 7 (Reuters) - Florida-based EverBank Financial has reached a deal to pursue a reverse merger with WaFd WAFD.O, a smaller bank in the Pacific Northwest, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday citing a statement from the companies.
The deal would create a regional bank with some $75 billion in assets, the report added.
Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
(Reporting by Natalia Bueno Rebolledo in Mexico City, Editing by Franklin Paul)
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