Community Bank Shares in Indiana Cuts Cost Estimates for Kentucky Deal

Community Bank Shares (CBIN) in New Albany, Ind., has lowered its cost estimates for integrating First Federal Bank in Lexington, Ky.

The $838 million-asset company said in a regulatory filing Friday that it expects to spend up to $350,000 to integrate First Federal, with up to $250,000 of those expenses expected in the third quarter. The company had originally forecast in April that it could spend $800,000 to $1.3 million on the integration.

The company also said in the recent filing that it has already converted the accounts from First Federal to its own systems.

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