# 2026-22716: The Fed Reviews Who Gets to Buy Shares in Banks

2026-22716, 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 2026-11-06, effective Comments regarding each of these applications must be received ... not later than November 23, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-06).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22716
- As of: 2026-11-06
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22716
- 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 70086
- Published: 2026-11-06
- Effective: Comments regarding each of these applications must be received ... not later than November 23, 2026.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-06

## In one line

The Fed Reviews Who Gets to Buy Shares in Banks

## Summary

If you're planning to buy shares in a bank or a bank holding company, you need to let the Federal Reserve know. They review these changes to keep banks safe and sound. Comments on these deals must be sent by November 23, 2026, so don’t miss your chance to speak up!

## Effects PRIA read

- Notification Requirement for Bank Share Purchases: cost, low. If you plan to acquire shares of a bank or a bank holding company, you (the purchaser) must apply under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41). The public portions of such applications are available for inspection at the indicated Federal Reserve Bank an…
- Public Comment and Disclosure Rules: benefit, low. Comments on these change-in-control applications are public and, in general, will be made available without change (including personal or business contact information). Commenters are instructed not to include confidential information, and comments must be received by November 23, 2026.
- Two Specific Bank Control Applications Listed: mixed, low. Two specific applications are announced: (1) Richard Albers and Starlee Johnson to join the Rossiter/Schrempp Family Control Group to acquire Cedar Bancorp and thereby Bank of Hartington (inspection at Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City); and (2) Elizabeth Ricks and James Long, as co-trustees of a…

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## Sources
- [2026-22716 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/06/2026-22716/change-in-bank-control-notices-acquisitions-of-shares-of-a-bank-or-bank-holding-company)
- [2026-22716 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-06/pdf/2026-22716.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22716 (as of 2026-11-06).