Fed Reviews Applications for Bank Control and Share Acquisitions
Published Date: 3/12/2025
Notice
Summary
Some folks want to buy shares in banks or bank companies, and the Federal Reserve is checking their applications to keep things safe and fair. If you care, you can send your thoughts by March 27, 2025. This process helps make sure bank ownership changes don’t cause trouble and keeps the money world steady.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Notice of Bank Control Acquisition Filing
A group of trusts and trustees (the Leland Phillips and Peggy Phillips Living Trusts, named family members, Crystal Hawk, and HNB National Bank) filed an application under the Change in Bank Control Act to acquire voting shares of Monticello Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Bank of Monticello. The public may inspect the filings at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis or the Board's offices and may submit written comments by March 27, 2025; comments will be publicly disclosed and should not include confidential information.
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