WaFd, Inc. WAFD

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WaFd (NasdaqGS:WAFD) and EverBank Financial Corp have agreed to a reverse merger that will combine the two businesses. WaFd will remain the holding company but adopt the EverBank name and a new Nasdaq ticker after the transaction closes. The deal includes a refreshed leadership structure, a reworked board, and plans to expand WaFd's wealth management platform. The EverBank reverse merger and rebranding matter, but investors should weigh them alongside WaFd's broader fundamentals. We have...

EverBank Financial has agreed to merge with WaFd, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD) in a $3.9 billion reverse merger to create a regional bank with about $75 billion in assets. As part of the deal, EverBank will merge into WaFd, which will remain the publicly traded company but take the EverBank Financial Corp. name. The new company will […]

Financial stocks declined Tuesday with the NYSE Financial Index dropping 0.9% and the State Street F

The deal announced Monday would diversify EverBank's higher-cost funding model, and it would accelerate WaFd's transition away from its roots as a traditional thrift.

Financial stocks were lower in Tuesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index down 0.8% an

The combined bank will trade on Nasdaq under the ticker EVBK and is expected to close the deal in early 2027

After the deal closes, WaFd is set to stay listed on the public market but will be renamed as EverBank Financial.

WaFd (WAFD) shares were up early Tuesday after it agreed to combine with private financial holding c

The transaction, set to close in the first quarter of 2027, would create a lender with $75 billion in assets, $59 billion in deposits and $58 billion in loans.