secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BANNER CORP (BANR)
CIK:        0000946673
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-13T13:17:40+00:00
Accession:  0000946673-26-000176
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Banner-PacFin merger clears state and FDIC approvals; shareholders approve
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- Washington DFI approved merger Aug 11; FDIC approved Aug 12, both subject to Federal Reserve approval.
- Pacific Financial shareholders voted to approve merger at Aug 12 special meeting; announced Aug 13.
- Closing expected in Q3 2026, pending remaining regulatory approvals and other closing conditions.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/946673/000094667326000176/0000946673-26-000176-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/946673/000094667326000176/banr-20260811.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000946673-26-000176

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