Federal Reserve Logs Routine Bank Ownership Shuffles

2025-21626, Regulatory Capital Rule: Modifications to the Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Their Subsidiary Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity and Long-Term Debt Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies

Big U.S. banks that are super important to the economy are getting new rules to keep them safer and stronger. These changes tweak how much money they must keep on hand and how they handle long-term debt, helping prevent financial trouble. The new rules kick in soon and could affect how these banks manage billions in assets and debt.

2026-15777, Loans to Executive Officers, Directors, and Principal Shareholders of Member Banks; Bank Holding Companies

The Board is inviting public comment on proposed amendments to Regulation O, which governs loans by member banks to their insiders and insiders of their affiliates. The proposed amendments would update and modernize the regulation, increase transparency by clarifying requirements and incorporating existing interpretations, and promote efficiency by reducing regulatory burden. The proposed amendments also would incorporate existing statutory requirements that are not currently reflected in the regulation. Moreover, the proposed amendments would update several outdated dollar-based thresholds in Regulation O and index these thresholds going forward. In addition, the proposed amendments would address the application of Regulation O to member banks that lend to companies that are presumed to be controlled by large asset management companies through passive investment funds. Finally, the proposed amendments would revise and reorganize the regulation to streamline the text and make it more accessible.

2026-15774, Regulatory Modernization and Relief for Mutual Holding Companies

The Board invites comment on a notice of proposed rulemaking (proposal) to modernize the regulatory framework applicable to mutual holding companies (MHCs), primarily through proposed revisions to Regulation MM (12 CFR part 239), which governs the formation, operations, activities, and conversion of savings and loan holding companies in mutual form. The proposal would amend Regulation MM by, among other things, eliminating certain dividend waiver requirements, reducing burden associated with conversions from mutual-to-stock form, revising certain post-conversion restrictions, eliminating the requirement that subsidiary holding companies of MHCs obtain federal charters, and revising and clarifying other provisions of the regulation. The proposal also would amend the capital rule (12 CFR part 217) to clarify that certain mutual capital instruments may qualify as regulatory capital and to codify model term sheets for mutual capital certificates as appendices to the regulation.

2026-14373, Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

Some companies want to become bank holding companies or buy banks, and the Federal Reserve is checking their applications. If you have thoughts, you can send comments by August 17, 2026. This affects banks and their owners, and the process helps keep banking safe and fair.

2026-14060, Inflation Adjustments for Civil Money Penalties

The Federal Reserve announced that civil money penalties won’t go up in 2026 because inflation data wasn’t available due to a government shutdown. This means businesses and individuals facing these penalties will see the same amounts as in 2025. The freeze keeps things steady until new inflation numbers come in next year.

2026-14064, Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

Some companies want to become bank holding companies or buy banks, and the Federal Reserve is reviewing their applications. If you have thoughts, you can send comments by August 12, 2026. This affects banks, their owners, and the public, with no direct costs but important changes in who controls banks.

Previous: 2026-15874, Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the State of Illinois

This is notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the state of Illinois dated July 30, 2026. Incident: Severe Storms and Tornadoes.

Next: 2026-15876, Bayer/Monsanto: Determination of Nonregulated Status for MON 87429 Maize Genetically Engineered for Dicamba, Glufosinate, Quizalofop, and 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D) Resistance With Tissue-Specific Glyphosate Resistance Facilitating the Production of Hybrid Maize Seed

The USDA says Bayer/Monsanto’s MON 87429 maize, a special corn engineered to resist several herbicides and help make hybrid seeds, is no longer regulated starting August 5, 2026. This means farmers and seed producers can grow and sell this corn more easily without extra government rules. It’s a big win for agriculture, helping farmers protect crops and boost seed production without extra costs or delays.