Savings Firms Merging Up: Fed Wants Your Thoughts Soon
Published Date: 6/25/2025
Notice
Summary
Some savings and loan companies want to change how they’re set up or join forces with others, and they’ve asked the Federal Reserve for approval. If you’re interested, you can share your thoughts by July 25, 2025. These changes could affect who controls these companies and how they operate, but no big money moves are announced yet.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Hoyne conversion to stock form
Hoyne Savings, MHC has applied to convert from mutual to stock form. As part of the conversion, Hoyne Savings Bank will become a wholly owned subsidiary of a newly formed Delaware corporation, Hoyne Bancorp, Inc., which has applied to become a savings and loan holding company under section 10(e) of the Home Owners' Loan Act.
Public comment window open
You can send written comments about the savings and loan holding company applications to the Federal Reserve until July 25, 2025. Send comments to the Reserve Bank listed for the application or to the Board of Governors in Washington, DC.
Comments will be public record
Comments submitted about these applications will generally be made available to the public without change, so do not include confidential or identifying information. The Board warns you not to send confidential information because comments are subject to public disclosure.
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