Common stock, no par value
- Symbol
- IBCP
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- Classification
- COMMON
- Status
- Current
Current Report · Items 8.01, 9.01 · 8-K
Independent Bank Corporation
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Other Events
Item 8.01. Other Events Independent Bank Corporation (“IBCP”), the parent company of Independent Bank, and HCB Financial Corp. (“HCB”), the parent company of Highpoint Community Bank, previously announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement on March 18, 2026 for IBCP to acquire HCB.…
Company context
Independent Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: IBCP) is a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based bank holding company and the parent company of Independent Bank and, as of July 1, 2026, Highpoint Community Bank. Independent Bank Corporation has total assets of approximately $6.3 billion and operates from 66 locations across Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Founded in 1864 as First National Bank of Ionia, Independent Bank provides a full range of financial services, including commercial banking, consumer banking, mortgage lending, and investment services. Independent Bank expects to complete the full system integration of Highpoint Community Bank’s operations on November 9, 2026. Until conversion, customers of Highpoint Community Bank should continue using their existing Highpoint Community Bank branches, checks, bank cards, online and mobile banking, and other banking services as usual.
Current securities
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INDEPENDENT BANK CORPORATION · 8-K · Filed 2026-06-12
Disclosure sections
Item 8.01Item 8.01 - Other Events
Item 8.01.
Other Events
Independent Bank Corporation (“IBCP”), the parent company of Independent Bank, and HCB Financial Corp. (“HCB”), the parent company of Highpoint Community Bank, previously announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement on March 18, 2026 for IBCP to acquire HCB.
On June 12, 2026, IBCP issued a press release announcing that the proposed transaction has been approved by both the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services.
The completion of merger remains subject to the satisfaction of the other closing conditions contained in the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 18, 2026, between IBCP and HCB, including the approval of HCB shareholders. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.