First Defiance Financial Corp. Receives Regulatory Approval for United Community Financial Corp. Merger
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DEFIANCE & YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Defiance Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: FDEF) (`First Defiance`), holding company of First Federal Bank of the Midwest (`First Federal Bank`), and United Community Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: UCFC) (`United Community`), holding company of Home Savings Bank (`Home Savings`), jointly announced today that approval has been received from the Federal Reserve Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions (collectively, the `Regulatory Authorities`) for the merger of United Community with and into First Defiance, followed by the merger of Home Savings with and into First Federal Bank. This press release features...