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May 5, 2026
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EQB gets final regulatory approval to buy Loblaw’s PC Financial
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EQ Bank’s parent company gets final approval to buy Loblaw’s PC Financial
TORONTO
THE CANADIAN PRESS
PUBLISHED MAY 5, 2026
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EQ Bank's parent company, EQB, received approval from the Finance Minister on Tuesday to buy PC Financial, completing a regulatory review of the deal.
CHRIS HELGREN/REUTERS
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Canada’s seventh-largest bank has secured its final regulatory approval to buy PC Financial from Loblaw Cos. Ltd. L-T, clearing the way…
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