The top of the EverBank building in Jacksonville.The top of the EverBank building in Jacksonville.
EverBank is headquartered in Downtown Jacksonville in a 30-story tower at 301 W. Bay St. | Karen Brune Mathis, Jacksonville Daily Record

EverBank merging with Seattle-based financial institution

Published on September 8, 2026 at 1:12 pm
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Jacksonville-based EverBank Financial Corp. announced late Monday that it has agreed to merge with WaFd Inc., a publicly traded bank holding company based in Seattle.

WaFd’s bank will be merged into EverBank N.A., with the bank chartered and headquartered in Jacksonville.

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The holding company, EverBank Financial Corp., will be merged into WaFd Inc. and be a publicly traded company based in Bellevue, Washington, but will take on the EverBank Financial name.


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