• Brookfield Bancshares signed a definitive agreement to buy NSTS Bancorp in an all-cash deal valued at about USD 73.7 million.
• NSTS shareholders would receive about USD 14.28 per share.
• North Shore Trust and Savings would continue operating under its existing name and federal savings association charter as a Brookfield subsidiary.
• Transaction expected to close in Q4 2026, subject to regulatory clearances and shareholder vote.
• Post-close, Brookfield’s two bank units would run four branches in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin MSA with more than USD 600 million in assets.

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