Arnold & Porter Assists Aurora Bank in Sale of Deposits to New York Community Bank

New York, NY -- On March 29, 2012, Arnold & Porter LLP's financial services group helped secure a definitive agreement to sell approximately $2.3 billion in deposit liabilities, the majority of which are brokered certificates of deposit, for Aurora Bank FSB ("Aurora") to New York Community Bank. Aurora, a subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Bancorp, Inc., is the 19th largest servicer of residential mortgages in the U.S., according to industry trade publication, Inside Mortgage Finance. The deal is estimated to close during the second quarter of 2012, subject to regulatory and third party approvals. Arnold & Porter has been advising Aurora Bank on the sale of its assets including residential mortgage servicing, the bank's largest asset, following the firm's representation of the Bank in its court-approved settlement with Lehman Brothers Holdings in November 2010.  The team representing Aurora on the deposit sale was headed by partner Robert C. Azarow and counsel Howard L. Hyde, and included partners Brian C. McCormally and Cynthia D. Mann, and counsel Stephanie G. Nygard, all of whom are located in the firm's New York and Washington offices.

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