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 May 30, 2026
Bank Branches, Domestic
Atlanta
M C Bank & Trust Company, Morgan City, Louisiana -- to establish a branch at 601 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Approved: May 28, 2026
Dallas
Frost Bank, San Antonio, Texas -- to establish a branch at 2575 West Camp Wisdom Road, Grand Prairie, Texas.
Approved: May 27, 2026
Richmond
Atlantic Union Bank, Richmond, Virginia -- to establish a branch at 4004 Boston Street, Baltimore, Maryland, and at 1000 Village Market Place, Morrisville, North Carolina.
Approved: May 26, 2026
San Francisco
Westamerica Bank, San Rafael, California -- to establish a branch at 2453 East Lacey Boulevard, Hanford, California.
Approved: May 29, 2026
Bank Holding Companies
Chicago
CMG Bancorp, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin (formerly Greenwoods Financial Group, Inc., Lake Mills, Wisconsin) -- to acquire Farmer's Savings Bank, Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
Approved: May 28, 2026
GreatAmerica Holdings, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa -- (1) to become a bank holding company by acquiring Heritage Bank, Marion, Iowa, and merging with GreatAmerica Interim National Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and (2) to engage in certain nonbanking activities pursuant to section 225.28(b) of Regulation Y.
Approved: May 28, 2026
University Bancorp, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan -- to merge with Greater Pacific Bancshares, Whittier, California (which, prior to consummation, will re-domicile as a Michigan corporation), and thereby indirectly acquire Bank of Whittier, National Association, Whittier, California.
Approved: May 27, 2026
Director, S&R
The Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto, Canada -- relief from certain commitments.
Approved: May 28, 2026
Kansas City
Bethany Bankshares, Inc., Bethany, Missouri -- waiver of filing requirement under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act for Bethany Bankshares, Inc., to acquire and merge with Bancshares of Glasgow, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Tri-County Trust Company, both of Glasgow, Missouri, in connection with the merger of Tri-County Trust Company with and into BTC Bank, Bethany, Missouri.*
Granted: May 21, 2026
*Addition
Minneapolis
GEBSCO, Inc., Mondovi, Wisconsin -- to acquire Rushford State Bank (Incorporated), Rushford, Minnesota.
Approved: May 28, 2026
Bank Mergers
Chicago
Bank CMG, Madison, Wisconsin -- to merge with Farmers Savings Bank, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, and thereby establish branches.
Approved: May 28, 2026
Banks, State Member
Chicago
CIBC Bank USA, Chicago, Illinois -- to make public welfare investments (two requests).
Approved: May 27, 2026
San Francisco
Western Alliance Bank, Phoenix, Arizona -- to make a public welfare investment.
Approved: May 28, 2026
Change in Bank Control
Atlanta
CommerceOne Financial Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama -- C1B Shares LLC, Bill Smith as manager, both of Birmingham, Alabama; Bill Ira Smith Family 2025 Irrevocable Trust, Bridgeford Trust Company, LLC, as trustee, both of Pierre, South Dakota; Bill Smith, as investment advisor, and Arlington Trust Company, LLC, as trust protector, both of Birmingham, Alabama; Bill and Pam Smith Foundation, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama; Jeffrey L. Smith 2014 Irrevocable Trust, Bill Smith, as trustee, and Arlington Trust Company, LLC, as trust protector, all of Birmingham, Alabama; Bill Smith Roth IRA, Pamela Smith Roth IRA, both of Birmingham, Alabama; Shirley E. Smith 2014 Irrevocable Trust, Mountain Brook, Alabama; Jeff Smith, as trustee, Arlington Trust Company, LLC, as trust protector, both of Birmingham, Alabama; Pamela Smith and Keith Jeffrey Smith, both of Birmingham, Alabama; Jennifer Conner Smith, Homewood, Alabama; and certain minor children, Bill Smith, Birmingham, Alabama, as custodian; to join the Bill Smith Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of CommerceOne Financial Corporation, and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of CommerceOne Bank, Birmingham, Alabama. Bill Smith was previously permitted by the Federal Reserve System to acquire voting shares of CommerceOne Financial Corporation in his individual capacity.
Permitted: May 29, 2026
Minneapolis
First Holding Company of Cavalier, Inc., Cavalier, North Dakota -- Gregory P. Mayo, Fargo, North Dakota, to retain voting shares of First Holding Company of Cavalier, Inc. (Company), and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of United Valley Bank (Bank), both of Cavalier, North Dakota. Additionally, the Barbara J. Mayo 2020 GST Trust, Barbara J. Mayo, as trustee, both of Fargo, North Dakota, to join the Mayo Family Shareholder Group to acquire shares of Company and thereby indirectly acquire shares of Bank.
Permitted: May 26, 2026
Extensions of Time
Director, S&R
JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York, New York -- extension of time to divest or conform a merchant banking investment.
Granted: May 28, 2026
Financial Holding Companies
Atlanta
FEB Bancshares, Inc., Mobile, Alabama -- election to become a financial holding company.
Effective: May 29, 2026
Supervision and Regulation
Director, S&R
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island -- to make certain capital distributions under the capital plan rule.*
Approved: May 12, 2026
*Addition