# 2026-19450: Bank Holding Firms Eye Nonbank Buys: Fed Opens Comment Period

2026-19450, Notice of Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities, is a Federal Register notice from Federal Reserve System published 2026-09-23, effective 2026-10-23 (as of 2026-09-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19450
- As of: 2026-09-30
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19450
- Title: Notice of Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Federal Reserve System
- Citation: 91 FR 60379
- Published: 2026-09-23
- Effective: 2026-10-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-30

## In one line

Bank Holding Firms Eye Nonbank Buys: Fed Opens Comment Period

## Summary

Some companies want to start or buy businesses that do legal nonbank activities across the U.S. The Federal Reserve is checking these plans and asking the public to share their thoughts by October 23, 2026. This affects banks and their holding companies, with no direct cost changes announced yet, but it’s a big step for their business moves.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2026-19450 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19450/notice-of-proposals-to-engage-in-or-to-acquire-companies-engaged-in-permissible-nonbanking)
- [2026-19450 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-23/pdf/2026-19450.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19450 (as of 2026-09-30).