# 2026-19701: Fed Reviews Bank Share Buyouts, Comments Welcome

2026-19701, 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 2026-09-25; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-02).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19701
- As of: 2026-10-02
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19701
- 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 60957
- Published: 2026-09-25
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-02

## In one line

Fed Reviews Bank Share Buyouts, Comments Welcome

## Summary

If you're planning to buy or control shares in a bank or bank holding company, the Federal Reserve wants to know! They’re reviewing applications and inviting the public to share their thoughts by October 13, 2026. This process helps keep banks safe and sound while making sure big money moves get a thumbs-up from the regulators.

## Effects PRIA read

- You can comment on bank control deals: benefit, low. If you want to weigh in on proposed purchases or control of bank shares, you can submit written comments to the Federal Reserve Bank listed or to the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than October 13, 2026 and may be sent to the Reserve Bank indicated or to Benjamin W. McDonou…
- Comments will be publicly disclosed: cost, low. Comments you send will be made available to the public without change and will not be modified to remove personal or business information, including confidential or contact information. The notice advises you not to include information that would be inappropriate for public disclosure.
- Application files available for inspection: benefit, low. The public portions of the change-in-control applications are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank(s) indicated and at the Board of Governors' offices. You can also request the information on an expedited basis from the indicated Federal Reserve Bank or via the Board's Fre…
- Specific pending change-in-control notice listed: mixed, low. The notice lists a pending application by Rachel Elizabeth Bonsall, New York City, New York, to join the Raleigh Family Control Group to retain voting shares of Lake Elmo Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Lake Elmo Bank in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. Interested persons may…

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## Sources
- [2026-19701 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/25/2026-19701/change-in-bank-control-notices-acquisitions-of-shares-of-a-bank-or-bank-holding-company)
- [2026-19701 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-25/pdf/2026-19701.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19701 (as of 2026-10-02).