NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, Peoples Bank buying AJS Bancorp Inc., A.J. Smith Federal Savings Bank of Illinois
MUNSTER – NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, parent of Peoples Bank SB, is continuing its expansion into Illinois. The company announced July 31 it will acquire AJS Bancorp Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, A.J. Smith Federal Savings Bank of Midlothian, Ill., which operates one branch in Midlothian, Ill. and two in Orland Park, Ill., in a stock …