BOSTON, Dec. 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBSB), the holding company for East Boston Savings Bank, announced today that it has received the requisite regulatory approvals and waivers from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Massachusetts Division of Banks necessary to complete the acquisition of Meetinghouse Bancorp, Inc. and the related merger of Meetinghouse Bank with and into East Boston Savings Bank.

The transaction is expected to close on December 29, 2017 and is subject to customary closing conditions. Until the transaction closing date, each institution will continue serving customers and daily operations will remain as usual.

About Meridian Bancorp, Inc.

Meridian Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for East Boston Savings Bank. East Boston Savings Bank, a Massachusetts-chartered stock savings bank founded in 1848, operates 31 full-service locations in the greater Boston metropolitan area. East Boston Savings Bank offers a variety of deposit and loan products to individuals and businesses located in its primary market, which consists of Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk and Suffolk Counties, Massachusetts. For additional information, visit www.ebsb.com.