# 2026-19195: Bank Deals in Fed's Spotlight: Comment by October Deadline

2026-19195, Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies, is a Federal Register notice from Federal Reserve System published 2026-09-18 (as of 2026-09-25).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19195
- As of: 2026-09-25
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19195
- Title: Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Federal Reserve System
- Citation: 91 FR 59134
- Published: 2026-09-18
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-25

## In one line

Bank Deals in Fed's Spotlight: Comment by October Deadline

## Summary

Some companies want to become bank holding companies or buy banks, and the Federal Reserve is checking their applications. If you want to share your thoughts, you have until October 19, 2026, to send comments. This process helps keep banks safe and sound while making sure everyone plays by the rules.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2026-19195 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/18/2026-19195/formations-of-acquisitions-by-and-mergers-of-bank-holding-companies)
- [2026-19195 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-18/pdf/2026-19195.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19195 (as of 2026-09-25).