Fed Notifies Bank Ownership Changes and Mergers
Published Date: 9/12/2025
Notice
Summary
Some companies want to become bank holding companies or buy banks, and they’ve asked the Federal Reserve for approval. If you want to share your thoughts, you have until October 14, 2025, to send comments. This process affects banks and their owners, and it helps keep banking changes safe and fair for everyone.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Public comment window on bank deals
You can send written comments about proposed bank holding company formations, acquisitions, or mergers. Comments must be received by October 14, 2025, and will be considered under the standards in the Bank Holding Company Act.
Comments will be publicly disclosed
If you submit a comment, it will generally be made public and not edited to remove personal or business contact or identifying information. The notice advises not to include confidential information in comments.
First Federal Community conversion application
First Federal Community, MHC, of Paris, Texas, applied to become a bank holding company by acquiring First Federal Community Bank, SSB, Paris, Texas, upon the bank's conversion from mutual to stock form. The application and public portions are available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and the Board's offices.
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