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Republic Bancorp completes sale of RBF division assets; expects $6M pre-tax gain in Q1 2026
REPUBLIC BANCORP INC /KY/
- Sold substantially all assets of Republic Bank Finance (RBF) to CAN Capital Merchant Services at net book value plus fixed premium.
- CAN acquired ~$81M in loans/leases and assumed ~$1M in related liabilities.
- Bank will record ~$6M pre-tax gain (net of broker commissions) in Q1 2026.
- RBF was originally acquired via the CBank acquisition in March 2023.