# Affinity Bancshares, Inc. (AFBI) — merger [pending]
Source: SEC API (secapi.ai) · situation sit_6fe1100f8e2701204f1a · retrieved 2026-08-11T16:13:54.162Z

## Overview
Affinity Bancshares, Inc. is a savings institution holding company with Affinity Bank, National Association as its subsidiary bank.

Affinity Bancshares, Inc. and Affinity Bank, National Association entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Fidelity BancShares (N.C.), Inc., The Fidelity Bank, and TFB Merger Subsidiary, Inc. on March 30, 2026. Under the agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Affinity Bancshares (with Affinity Bancshares as the surviving corporation), Affinity Bancshares will then merge with and into Fidelity Bank (with Fidelity Bank as the surviving corporation), and Affinity Bank will merge with and into Fidelity Bank (with Fidelity Bank as the surviving entity). The Mergers are expected to close on August 1, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

## Terms
- Counterparty: Fidelity BancShares (N.C.), Inc. / The Fidelity Bank

## Key dates
- Announced 2026-07-07 · Vote 2026-07-07 · Expected close 2026-08-01

## Timeline
- 2026-07-07 · 8-K (0000943374-26-000254): 8-K - Affinity Bancshares, Inc. — *Affinity Bancshares, Inc. is a savings institution holding company incorporated in Maryland.* On July 7, 2026, Affinity Bancshares, Inc. held a Special Meeting of Stockholders to approve a merger transaction. Shareholders voted to approve the transactions contemplated by an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 30, 2026, involving Affinity Bancshares, Affinity Bank National Association, Fidelity BancShares (N.C.), Inc., The Fidelity Bank, and TFB Merger Subsidiary, Inc. Under the merger structure, TFB Merger Subsidiary will merge with and into Affinity Bancshares, Affinity Bancshares will merge with and into Fidelity Bank, and Affinity Bank will merge with and into Fidelity Bank. The merger was approved with 4,169,011 votes in favor, 24,648 against, and 5,019 abstentions.
  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823406/0000943374-26-000254.txt
- 2026-07-22 · 8-K (0000943374-26-000293): 8-K - Affinity Bancshares, Inc. — *Affinity Bancshares, Inc. is a savings institution holding company with Affinity Bank, National Association as its subsidiary bank.* Affinity Bancshares, Inc. and Affinity Bank, National Association entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Fidelity BancShares (N.C.), Inc., The Fidelity Bank, and TFB Merger Subsidiary, Inc. on March 30, 2026. Under the agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Affinity Bancshares (with Affinity Bancshares as the surviving corporation), Affinity Bancshares will then merge with and into Fidelity Bank (with Fidelity Bank as the surviving corporation), and Affinity Bank will merge with and into Fidelity Bank (with Fidelity Bank as the surviving entity). The Mergers are expected to close on August 1, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823406/0000943374-26-000293.txt

## Citations
- 0000943374-26-000254 — https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40&search_text=000094337426000254
- 0000943374-26-000293 — https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40&search_text=000094337426000293