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The combined entity has approximately $4.8 billion in total assets, $3.3 billion in loans, and $4.0 billion in deposits, materially expanding Esquire's asset base and geographic footprint into the Chicago and Midwest markets.","company_name":"Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.","ticker":"ESQ","filing_date":"2026-08-03","form":"8-K","submitted_at":null,"items":[{"id":23496,"accession_number":"0001104659-26-089537","item_number":"2.01","item_title":null,"event_type":"ma_activity","event_domain":"operational","is_material":true,"confidence":0.99,"reasoning":"Esquire Financial Holdings completed its merger with Signature Bancorporation effective August 1, 2026, pursuant to a Merger Agreement dated March 11, 2026. The transaction involved a two-step merger structure followed by a bank merger, with Signature shareholders receiving 2.671 shares of Esquire Common Stock per share held. 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