WaFd, EverBank Financial Sign Merger Agreement

04:43 AM EDT, 09/08/2026 (MT Newswires) -- WaFd (WAFD) signed a definitive merger agreement with EverBank Financial, the companies said Monday. Under the deal terms, EverBank Financial will merge with and into WaFd, with WaFd continuing as the resulting financial holding company. Upon the merger's completion, WaFd will remain a publicly traded company and change its name to EverBank Financial and its ticker to EVBK, the companies said. WaFd and EverBank Financial expect the deal to be completed in early 2027, subject to WaFd shareholder approval and other conditions.