Actions under delegated authority PDF

Actions taken during the week ending October 31, 2026

Bank Branches, Domestic
Atlanta

M C Bank & Trust Company, Morgan City, Louisiana -- to establish a branch at 1200 Corporate Drive, Hoover, Alabama.
Approved: October 26, 2026

Philadelphia

CNB Bank, Clearfield, Pennsylvania -- to establish a branch at 2157 Penfield Road, Penfield, New York.
Approved: October 30, 2026

St. Louis

The Missouri Bank, Warrenton, Missouri -- to establish a branch at 1007 North State Highway 47, Warrenton, Missouri.
Approved: October 26, 2026

Bank Holding Companies
Atlanta

Southern National Corporation, Andalusia, Alabama -- waiver of filing requirement under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act to acquire The Samson Banking Company, Inc. (SBC), Samson, Alabama, in connection with the merger of SBC with and into CCB Community Bank, Andalusia, Alabama.*
Granted: October 21, 2026
*Addition

Chicago

HBT Financial Inc., Bloomington, Illinois -- waiver of filing requirement under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act to acquire Tri-County Financial Group, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire its subsidiary state nonmember bank, First State Bank, both of Mendota, Illinois, in connection with the merger of First State Bank with and into Heartland Bank and Trust Company, Bloomington, Illinois.
Granted: October 26, 2026

Director, S&R

Pacific National Bank, Miami, Florida -- Stephen H. Deckoff, Mounir Nahas, Stephen E. Deckoff, and John Deckoff, limited relief from certain commitments.*
Approved: October 20, 2026
*Addition

Kansas City

Banner County Ban Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Harrisburg, Nebraska -- to acquire voting shares of Banner County Ban Corporation and thereby indirectly acquire additional shares of Banner Capital Bank, both of Harrisburg, Nebraska.
Approved: October 28, 2026

Equity Bancshares, Inc., Wichita, Kansas -- waiver of filing requirement under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act to acquire Lincoln Bancorp and its subsidiary state nonmember bank, Lincoln Savings Bank (LSB), both of Reinbeck, Iowa, in connection with the merger of LSB with and into Equity Bank, Andover, Kansas.*
Granted: October 22, 2026
*Addition

Security Bancshares Corporation, Wewoka, Oklahoma -- to acquire The State Bank of Wynnewood, Wynnewood, Oklahoma.
Approved: October 28, 2026

St. Louis

Parkside Financial, Inc., Clayton, Missouri -- waiver of filing requirement under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act to merge with First American Bancorp and thereby indirectly acquire its subsidiary state member bank, First American State Bank (FASB), both of Greenwood Village, Colorado, in connection with the merger of FASB with and into Parkside Financial Bank & Trust, Clayton, Missouri.*
Granted: October 20, 2026
*Addition

Bank Mergers
Kansas City

Equity Bank, Andover, Kansas -- to merge with Lincoln Savings Bank, Reinbeck, Iowa, and thereby establish branches in Iowa.*
Approved: October 22, 2026
*Addition

Banks, State Member
Chicago

CIBC Bank USA, Chicago, Illinois -- to make a public welfare investment.
Approved: October 30, 2026

CIBC Bank USA, Chicago, Illinois -- to make a public welfare investment.
Approved: October 27, 2026

Dallas

Charles Schwab Bank, SSB, Westlake, Texas -- to make a public welfare investment.*
Approved: October 21, 2026
*Addition

Secretary

First Financial Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio -- to make two public welfare investments.
Approved: October 30, 2026

Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York -- to make a public welfare investment.
Approved: October 26, 2026

The Northern Trust Company, Chicago, Illinois -- to make a public welfare investment.
Approved: October 29, 2026

Change in Bank Control
Chicago

First Lena Corporation, Lena, Illinois -- Jamie A. Hagenow, Verona, Wisconsin; Carrie E. Jones, Platteville, Wisconsin; Valerie Battisti, Palatine, Illinois; Baline Stamm, and the Jeffrey L. Stamm Trust, Jeffrey L. Stamm, as trustee, all of Lena, Illinois; the Cali R. Lelle Trust A, Cali R. Lelle, as trustee; and the Cali Lelle Revocable Living Trust, Cali R. Lelle and Larry Lelle, as co-trustees, all of Arlington Heights, Illinois, to join the Lelle-Stamm Family Group, a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of First Lena Corporation and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Citizens State Bank, Lena, Illinois.
Permitted: October 27, 2026

Pioneer Development Company, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa -- the Shennen S.C. Saltzman Irrevocable Bank Trust, Shennen Saltzman, as trustee, and the Saltzman Legacy Bank Trust, Theodore S.C. Saltzman, as trustee, all of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota; and the Sundae M. Haggerty Irrevocable Trust, Sundae Haggerty as trustee, both of South Sioux City, Nebraska, to join the Saltzman Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to acquire voting shares of Pioneer Development Company and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Pioneer Bank, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. In addition, the First Amended and Restated Theodore G. Saltzman Jr. Bank Trust, M. Colleen Saltzman, as trustee, both of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, and Sundae Haggerty as trust protector of the aforementioned trust, South Sioux City, Nebraska, to retain voting shares of Pioneer Development Company and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Pioneer Bank.
Permitted: October 30, 2026

Kansas City

Carleton Agency, Inc., Carleton, Nebraska -- Van Cleef Family Revocable Trust, Michael Van Cleef and Nancy Van Cleef, co-trustees, all of Carleton, Nebraska, to join the Van Cleef Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to acquire voting shares of Carleton Agency, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Citizens State Bank, Carleton, Nebraska. Michael Van Cleef has previously been permitted by the Federal Reserve System to acquire voting shares of Carleton Agency, Inc., in his individual capacity.
Permitted: October 28, 2026

Republic Bancshares, Inc., Russell, Kansas -- Thomas Ruggels, Steilacoom, Washington; Deena Ruggels and Brady Ruggels, both of Russell, Kansas, to join the Ruggels Family Group, a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of Republic Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Southwind Bank, Natoma, Kansas.
Permitted: October 27, 2026

Minneapolis

Lake Elmo Bancshares, Inc., Lake Elmo, Minnesota -- Rachel Elizabeth Bonsall, New York City, New York, to join the Raleigh Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of Lake Elmo Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Lake Elmo Bank, Lake Elmo, Minnesota.
Permitted: October 30, 2026

Financial Holding Companies
Richmond

Forbright, Inc., Chevy Chase, Maryland -- election to become a financial holding company.
Effective: October 27, 2026

International Operations
Secretary

State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSBT) and State Street International Holdings (SSIH), both of Boston, Massachusetts -- waiver of the remainder of the prior notice periods for (1) State Street Bank International GmbH (SSBI), Munich, Germany, to establish a branch in Dublin, Ireland, and (2) to make an investment in State Street International Holdings UK Limited and SSBI.
Reviewed and no objection: October 30, 2026

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Last Update: November 05, 2026