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 1, 2026
Bank Branches, Domestic
Chicago
Bank Michigan, Brooklyn, Michigan -- to establish a branch at 135 East Main Street, Manchester, Michigan.
Approved: July 30, 2026
Dallas
PointBank, Pilot Point, Texas -- to establish a branch located at 8989 Preston Road, Frisco, Texas.
Withdrawn: July 29, 2026
Texas Regional Bank, Harlingen, Texas -- to establish a branch at 7020 FM 511, Brownsville, Texas.
Approved: July 30, 2026
Bank Holding Companies
Chicago
Brookfield Bancshares, Inc., Brookfield, Illinois -- to continue engaging in extending credit and servicing loans, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(1) of Regulation Y.
Approved: July 27, 2026
Bank Mergers
Boston
bankESB, Easthampton, Massachusetts -- to merge with bankHometown, Oxford, Massachusetts, and TruNorth Bank, Peabody, Massachusetts, with bankESB as the resulting institution, and thereby establish branches at the locations of bankHometown and TruNorth Bank.
Approved: July 28, 2026
Chicago
Tri-County Bank, Brown City, Michigan -- to merge with Mayville State Bank, Mayville, Michigan, and thereby establish branches in Mayville and Millington, Michigan.
Approved: July 30, 2026
Kansas City
Cowboy Bank, Kremlin, Oklahoma -- to merge with The Stock Exchange Bank, Woodward, Oklahoma, and thereby establish branches in Woodward.
Approved: July 30, 2026
Extensions of Time
New York
Chemung Canal Trust Company, Elmira, New York -- extension of time to establish a branch at 1465 Union Road, West Seneca, New York.
Granted: July 29, 2026
Membership
Atlanta
Merit Bank, Huntsville, Alabama -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.
Approved: July 28, 2026