Stearns Financial Services, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan Formation and Acquisitions

Summary

Stearns Financial Services, Inc. is forming an Employee Stock Ownership Plan and acquiring bank holding companies and a nonbanking company, as part of a recent regulatory filing.

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