Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

First Farmers Bank & Trust Co., Converse, Indiana -- to establish a branch at 1511 West South Street, Lebanon, Indiana.
Approved: April 17, 2025

Northwest Bancshares Inc., Columbus, Ohio -- waiver of application to merge with Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Jersey Shore State Bank (Jersey), Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and Luzerne Bank (Luzerne), Luzerne, Pennsylvania, in connection with the merger of Jersey and Luzerne with and into Northwest Bank, Warren, Pennsylvania.
Granted: April 18, 2025

Yoakum National Bancshares, Inc., Yoakum, Texas -- to acquire Ganado Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Citizens State Bank, both of Ganado, Texas.
Approved: April 17, 2025

SouthState Corporation (SouthState), Winter Haven, Florida -- waiver of application in connection with a corporate reorganization to change SouthState's state of incorporation from South Carolina to Florida.*
Granted: April 11, 2025
*Addition

First Fidelity Bancorp, Inc. (First Fidelity), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -- relief from certain commitments.*
Granted: April 7, 2025
*Addition

First Financial Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio -- to make certain public welfare investments (three requests).
Approved: April 17, 2025

Guaranty Bancorp, Inc., Woodsville, New Hampshire -- the Charles P. Butson Living Trust and the Michele F. Butson Living Trust, Charles P. Butson and Michele F. Butson, as co-trustees of both aforementioned trusts, all of Bradenton, Florida, and others, as a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of Guaranty Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank, Woodsville, New Hampshire.
Permitted: April 18, 2025

Devon Bancorp, Inc., Chicago, Illinois -- Donna Loundy, Glenview, Illinois; Joseph Loundy, Chicago, Illinois; Daniel Loundy, Ingleside, Illinois; David Loundy, Glencoe, Illinois; Alexander Loundy, Glencoe, Illinois; Samuel Loundy, Glencoe, Illinois; Ari Loundy, Chicago, Illinois; Ronen Loundy, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Elan Loundy, Boulder, Colorado; Irving Loundy, Chicago, Illinois; and LFI Glenview, LLC, Glenview, Illinois, a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of Devon Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Devon Bank, Chicago, Illinois.
Withdrawn: April 17, 2025

Buckeye State Bancshares, Inc., Powell, Ohio -- Stanley Jackson, Westerville, Ohio, individually and as trustee of the Buckeye State Bank 401(k) Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), and Kevin Rahe, Perrysburg, Ohio, as trustee of the ESOP, to retain voting shares and thereby control Buckeye State Bancshares, Inc., and indirectly control Buckeye State Bank, Powell, Ohio.
Permitted: April 17, 2025

Hanover Bancorp, Inc., Mineola, New York (a Maryland corporation) -- extension to July 5, 2025, to become a bank holding company by acquiring Hanover Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquiring Hanover Community Bank, Garden City Park, New York.
Granted: April 14, 2025

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Minneapolis, Minnesota -- extension of time to comply with the requirements of the Volcker Rule.
Granted: April 15, 2025

EverBank Financial Corp, Jacksonville, Florida -- election to become a financial holding company.
Effective: April 17, 2025

Main Index -- request by Morgan Stanley for a determination regarding certain indexes for purposes of the Board's capital rule.
Granted: April 16, 2025