Actions of the Board, Its Staff, and the Federal Reserve Banks; Applications and Reports Received
Actions under delegated authority PDF
Actions taken during the week ending August 23, 2025
Bank Branches, Domestic
Chicago
Bristol Morgan Bank, Oakfield, Wisconsin -- to establish a branch at 2201 Jackson Street, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Approved: August 22, 2025
Dallas
PlainsCapital Bank, University Park, Texas -- to establish a branch at 400 South Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Approved: August 21, 2025
New York
Dime Community Bank, Bridgehampton, New York -- to establish a branch at 232 Madison Avenue, New York, New York.
Approved: August 20, 2025
Popular Bank, New York, New York -- to establish a branch at 1 Gerry Street, Brooklyn, New York.
Approved: August 21, 2025
Secretary
NBH Bank, Greenwood Village, Colorado -- to establish a branch at 255 Admiral Byrd Road, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Approved: August 21, 2025
Bank Holding Companies
Dallas
2011 TCRT; Ford Ultimate Management II, LLC; Ford Management II, L.P.; GJF Financial Management II, LLC; Ford Family Investment, LP; Ford Financial Fund II, L.P.; EB Acquisition Company LLC; et al., all of University Park, Texas -- to acquire HomeStreet, Inc., and thereby indirectly control HomeStreet Bank, both of Seattle, Washington.
Approved: August 18, 2025
HomeStreet, Inc., Seattle, Washington -- waiver of application to merge HomeStreet Bank, Seattle, Washington, with and into Mechanics Bank, Walnut Creek, California.
Granted: August 18, 2025
General Counsel
INTRUST Financial Corporation, Wichita, Kansas -- request for an exemption from the management interlock prohibitions under the Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act and the Board's Regulation L.
Approved: August 22, 2025
Kansas City
Commerce Bancshares, Inc., and CBI-Kansas, Inc., both of Kansas City, Missouri -- waiver of application in connection with the acquisition of FineMark Holdings, Inc., and FineMark National Bank & Trust (FineMark), both of Fort Myers, Florida, in connection with the merger of FineMark with and into Commerce Bank, Kansas City, Missouri.
Granted: August 18, 2025
Minneapolis
Battle Financial, Inc., Edwards, Colorado -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring Stearns Bank Upsala National Association, Upsala, Minnesota.
Approved: August 22, 2025
Security State Agency of Aitkin, Inc., Aitkin, Minnesota -- to acquire Randall Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Randall State Bank, both of Randall, Minnesota.
Approved: August 18, 2025
St. Louis
F&M Bancshares, Inc., Trezevant, Tennessee -- to acquire through merger WestTenn Bancorp Inc. and thereby indirectly acquire The Bank of Jackson, both of Jackson, Tennessee.
Approved: August 21, 2025
Bank Mergers
Kansas City
Commerce Bank, Kansas City, Missouri -- to merge with FineMark National Bank and Trust, Fort Myers, Florida, and thereby establish branches in Florida, Arizona, and South Carolina.
Approved: August 18, 2025
Bank Premises
St. Louis
Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Van Buren, Arkansas -- to increase its investment in bank premises.
Approved: August 19, 2025
Banks, State Member
Dallas
Comerica Bank, Dallas, Texas -- to make a public welfare investment (two requests).
Approved: August 21, 2025
Secretary
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York -- to make a public welfare investment.
Approved: August 21, 2025
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York -- to make certain public welfare investments (three requests).
Approved: August 20, 2025
Change in Bank Control
Cleveland
Cumberland Valley Financial Corporation, London, Kentucky -- Brenda Sue Greer, acting as trustee of Trust "B" UTA Randall Greer Revocable Trust dated September 22, 2016, both of London, Kentucky; to become a member of the Greer Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of Cumberland Valley Financial Corporation and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of the Cumberland Valley National Bank and Trust, London, Kentucky.
Permitted: August 21, 2025
Traditional Bancorporation, Inc., Mount Sterling, Kentucky -- Arthur Everett Walker Jr., Arthur Everett Walker III, both of Mount Sterling, Kentucky; Bryce Hamilton Walker, Branden Walker Quinn, both of Lexington, Kentucky; Amy Walker Duzyk, Darren Joseph Duzyk, both of Kiawah Island, South Carolina; Edward Daniel Duzyk, Dennis Paul Duzyk, and the David M. Duzyk 2012 Family Trust UA , Elizabeth M Duzyk, as trustee, all of Lexington, Kentucky; to join the Walker-Duzyk Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of Traditional Bancorporation Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Traditional Bank, Inc., Mount Sterling, Kentucky.
Permitted: August 19, 2025
Minneapolis
Fishback Financial Corporation, Brookings, South Dakota -- the Rivlin FFC Holdings Trust, Ann Rivlin as trustee, Joel Rivlin individually and as trustee, all of Madison, Wisconsin; the AM Rivlin FFC 2025 Irrevocable Family Trust, the TS Rivlin FFC 2025 Irrevocable Family Trust, Patricia Fishback as investment advisor to the trusts, all of Brookings, South Dakota; to join the Fishback Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to acquire voting shares of Fishback Financial Corporation and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of First Bank & Trust, Brookings, South Dakota. Ann Rivlin and Patricia Fishback are members of the Fishback Family Control Group that were previously permitted by the Federal Reserve System to acquire voting shares of Fishback Financial Corporation in their individual capacities.
Permitted: August 21, 2025
Secretary
LBT Bancshares, Inc., Litchfield, Illinois -- Minor Weller UTMA and Eaden D. Fleming, as custodian, both of Mt. Olive, Illinois; to join the Fleming Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of LBT Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Bank & Trust Company, Litchfield, Illinois.
Permitted: August 20, 2025
St. Louis
Community State Bancshares, Inc, Shelbina, Missouri -- the Frank & Dianna Montoya Trust dated December 13, 1996, Frank Montoya and Dianna Montoya as trustees, all of Albuquerque, New Mexico; the Amy R. Thomas Living Trust dated April 19, 2007, Amy Thomas and Mark Thomas as trustees, all of Macon, Missouri; and Brooke Foster, Macon, Missouri; to join the Ramsey Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of Community State Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Community State Bank, Shelbina, Missouri.
Permitted: August 19, 2025
Community State Bancshares, Inc, Shelbina, Missouri -- the Leslie O. Wilt Revocable Living Trust Indenture dated May, 29, 2014, Leslie Wilt, as trustee, the Kelly D. Wilt Revocable Living Trust Indenture dated May, 29, 2014, Kelly Wilt, as trustee, and Craig Wilt, all of Shelbina, Missouri, and William McGee and Kelsey McGee, both of Madison, Missouri; to join the O'Laughlin Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of Community State Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Community State Bank, Shelbina, Missouri.
Permitted: August 19, 2025