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Avianca Merges With TACA. Colombian Avianca and Central-American, El Salvador based TACA have finalized their merger agreement to unite as one Latin-American airline company, keeping the two brands. The merger has been approved by antitrust and regulatory bodies.
The merger of Astoria Bank into Sterling Bank, which is expected to occur immediately after Sterlingâs acquisition of Astoria, is subject to the approval of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (âOCCâ), pursuant to section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. 12 U.S.C. Â§ 1828(c). The OCC approved the bank merger on