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 October 17, 2026
Bank Branches, Domestic
St. Louis
Carroll Bank and Trust, Huntingdon, Tennessee -- to establish a branch at 123 Commons Drive, Martin, Tennessee.
Approved: October 15, 2026
First Security Bank, Searcy, Arkansas -- to establish a branch at 6600 Chad Colley Boulevard, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Approved: October 15, 2026
Bank Holding Companies
Kansas City
UBT Bancshares, Inc. (UBT), Marysville, Kansas -- waiver of filing requirement under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act to acquire Bank of Commerce (BOC), Chanute, Kansas, in connection with the merger of BOC with and into UBT's subsidiary state member bank, United Bank & Trust, Marysville, Kansas.*
Granted: October 8, 2026
*Addition
San Francisco
JGS Jr. Family Holding Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah -- to engage in making, acquiring, brokering, or servicing loans for the company's account or for the account of others, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(1) of the Board's Regulation Y.
Approved: October 16, 2026
Western Alliance Bancorporation, Phoenix, Arizona -- relief from certain commitments.*
Granted: September 29, 2026
*Addition
Secretary
First Financial Bancorp, Cincinnati, Ohio -- waiver of filing requirement under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act to merge with Finward Bancorp and thereby indirectly acquire its subsidiary state nonmember bank, Peoples Bank, both of Munster, Indiana, in connection with the merger of Peoples Bank with and into First Financial Bancorp's subsidiary state member bank, First Financial Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio.*
Granted: October 9, 2026
*Addition
Bank Mergers
Kansas City
United Bank & Trust, Marysville, Kansas -- to merge with Bank of Commerce, Chanute, Kansas, and to retain the acquired facilities as branches.*
Approved: October 8, 2026
*Addition
Secretary
First Financial Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio -- to merge with Peoples Bank, Munster, Indiana, and thereby establish branches at the main office and branches of Peoples Bank.*
Approved: October 9, 2026
*Addition
Banks, Foreign
New York
ICICI Bank Limited, Mumbai, India -- to establish a representative office in Seattle, Washington, pursuant to section 211.24(a) of the Board's Regulation K.*
Reviewed and no objection: October 8, 2026
*Addition
Banks, State Member
St. Louis
Renasant Bank, Tupelo, Mississippi -- to make a public welfare investment.*
Approved: October 7, 2026
*Addition
Change in Bank Control
Atlanta
Andrew Johnson Bancshares, Inc., Greeneville, Tennessee -- Brandon Cordell Hull; Paige McDonald Hull; the Irrevocable Trust for Laura Caroline Hull, Brandon C. Hull and Leslie A. Hull, as trustees; the Irrevocable Trust for Meredith Grace Hull, Brandon C. Hull and Leslie A. Hull, as trustees; the Irrevocable Trust for Thomas Gray Cordell Hull, Brandon C. Hull and Leslie A. Hull, as trustees; and Helge E. Hull, all of Greeneville, Tennessee; the Leslie A. Hull Revocable Living Trust, Leslie A. Hull, as trustee, Knoxville, Tennessee; Leslie Clare Duenas, Katy, Texas; Thomas George Hull Welsch, Oxford, United Kingdom; John A. Welsch, Pawleys Island, South Carolina; Harry Toulmin McDonald Jr., Highlands, North Carolina; and Harry Toulmin McDonald III, Athens, Georgia, as a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of Andrew Johnson Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Andrew Johnson Bank, Greeneville, Tennessee.
Permitted: October 15, 2026
Philadelphia
WSFS Financial Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware -- the Vanguard Group, Inc., Malvern, Pennsylvania, on behalf of itself, its subsidiaries and affiliates (together with The Vanguard Group, Inc., Vanguard), and the investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, other pooled investment vehicles, and institutional accounts that are sponsored, managed, or advised by Vanguard (the Vanguard funds), for the Vanguard funds to increase the aggregate ownership position of the Vanguard funds of the common stock of WSFS Financial Corporation, parent of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, Wilmington, Delaware.*
Permitted: September 28, 2026
*Addition
St. Louis
First National Financial Corporation, McGehee, Arkansas -- the Carl F. Lucky Jr. Survivor Trust, Jane Lucky, as trustee, both of McGehee, Arkansas; Virginia Abernathy, Rogers, Arkansas; the Arthur S. Lucky Revocable Trust, Arthur Lucky as trustee, both of Chesterfield, Missouri; Laura Lucky Batey, Bentonville, Arkansas; Carl Lucky III, Diane Lucky, and Susan White, all of Monticello, Arkansas; and Alesia Lucky, McGehee, Arkansas, to join the Lucky Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of First National Financial Corporation and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of First NaturalState Bank, McGehee, Arkansas.
Permitted: October 15, 2026
Midwest Regional Bancorp, Inc., Festus, Missouri -- the Michael F. Bender Revocable Living Trust and the Diane M. Bender Revocable Living Trust, Michael F. Bender, individually and as co-trustee of both trusts, Diane M. Bender as co-trustee of both trusts, Abby Kimrey, and Jordan Kimrey, all of Farmington, Missouri; Tyler Bender and Kelly Bender, both of Webster Groves, Missouri; and Jacob Bender, individually and as manager of JJB Capital, LLC, both of Dallas, Texas, as a group acting in concert, to acquire voting shares of Midwest Regional Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Midwest Regional Bank, Clayton, Missouri.
Returned: October 16, 2026
Extensions of Time
Director, S&R
Morgan Stanley, New York, New York -- extension of time to conform or divest a merchant banking investment.
Granted: October 15, 2026