# 2026-19194: Bank Stake Grab? Fed Demands Pre-Approval Notice Now

2026-19194, Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company, is a Federal Register notice from Federal Reserve System published 2026-09-18; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-25).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19194
- As of: 2026-09-25
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19194
- Title: Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Federal Reserve System
- Citation: 91 FR 59133
- Published: 2026-09-18
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-25

## In one line

Bank Stake Grab? Fed Demands Pre-Approval Notice Now

## Summary

If you want to buy shares in a bank or bank holding company, you need to tell the Federal Reserve first. They check to make sure everything’s fair and safe before you can take control. If you’re interested, you have until October 5, 2026, to share your thoughts—so don’t wait!

## Effects PRIA read

- Must File Under Change in Bank Control: cost, low. If you plan to acquire voting shares of a bank or bank holding company, you (the notificant) must apply under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Sec. 225.41 of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41). The Board considers the factors in paragraph 7 of the Act when acting on such application…
- Public Access to Application Records: benefit, low. The public portions of change-in-control applications are available for immediate inspection at the indicated Federal Reserve Bank(s) and at the Board of Governors; the Board's FOIA office can also provide information. You can request expedited access by contacting the appropriate Reserve Bank or t…
- Public Comments Are Disclosed: cost, low. If you submit written comments about a change-in-control application, those comments are subject to public disclosure and generally will be made available without change, including contact or other identifying information. Do not include confidential information in comments; comments must be receiv…
- Specific Application: Carleton Bank Control Change: mixed, low. Van Cleef Family Revocable Trust, Michael Van Cleef, and Nancy Van Cleef (co-trustees) applied to join the Van Cleef Family Control Group and acquire voting shares of Carleton Agency, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Citizens State Bank, both of Carleton, Nebraska. Comments on…

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## Sources
- [2026-19194 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/18/2026-19194/change-in-bank-control-notices-acquisitions-of-shares-of-a-bank-or-bank-holding-company)
- [2026-19194 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-18/pdf/2026-19194.pdf)

## Related
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- [Next: 2026-19195, Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19195)
- [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19194 (as of 2026-09-25).