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 December 27, 2025
Bank Branches, Domestic
New York
Metropolitan Commercial Bank, New York, New York -- to establish a branch at 180 Lakeview Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida.*
Approved: December 19, 2025
*Addition
Richmond
United Community Bank, Greenville, South Carolina -- to establish a branch at 5880-5884 Sunset Drive, South Miami, Florida.
Approved: December 22, 2025
St. Louis
CS Bank, Eureka Springs, Arkansas -- to establish a branch at 310 North Olive Street, Harrison, Arkansas.
Approved: December 26, 2025
Bank Holding Companies
Atlanta
Lawrence Bancshares, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee -- waiver of filing requirement under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act to acquire and merge with F&M Financial Corporation and thereby indirectly acquire F&M Bank, both of Clarksville, Tennessee, in connection with the merger of F&M Bank with and into Volunteer Bank, Nashville, Tennessee.*
Granted: December 19, 2025
*Addition
SB Financial, Inc., Mount Juliet, Tennessee -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring outstanding shares of Southern Bank of Tennessee, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee.
Approved: December 23, 2025
Cleveland
Park National Corporation, Newark, Ohio -- waiver of filing requirement under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act to merge with First Citizens Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire First Citizens National Bank (FCNB), both of Dyersburg, Tennessee, in connection with the merger of FCNB with and into Park National Bank, Newark, Ohio.
Granted: December 23, 2025
Kansas City
Baldwin Bancshares, Inc., Baldwin City, Kansas -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring The Baldwin State Bank, Baldwin City, Kansas.
Approved: December 23, 2025
St. Louis
Bradford Bancorp, Inc., Greenville, Illinois -- to acquire State Bank of St. Jacob, St. Jacob, Illinois.
Approved: December 23, 2025
Bank Mergers
Kansas City
BancFirst, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -- to merge with American Bank of Oklahoma, Collinsville, Oklahoma, and thereby establish branches in Oklahoma.
Approved: December 24, 2025
Bank Premises
Richmond
The Farmers Bank of Appomattox, Appomattox, Virginia -- to increase its investment in bank premises.
Approved: December 22, 2025
Change in Bank Control
Chicago
United Community Bancorp, Inc., Chatham, Illinois -- the Revocable Living Trust for Robert A. Narmont dated 12-23-1994, as amended, Robert A. Narmont as trustee, both of Naples, Florida, to retain the voting shares of United Community Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of United Community Bank of Chatham, Illinois.
Permitted: December 22, 2025
Extensions of Time
Director, S&R
Citigroup Inc., New York, New York -- extension of time to conform or divest a merchant banking investment.
Granted: December 22, 2025
Regulations and Policies
Secretary
Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Regulations -- interagency annual adjustments to the asset-size thresholds used to define "small bank" and "intermediate small bank" under the CRA regulations.
Approved: December 22, 2025
Reg I (Issue and Cancellation of Federal Reserve Bank Capital Stock) -- final rule to apply an inflation adjustment to the asset threshold at which banks are subject to different dividend rates for their Federal Reserve Bank capital stock.*
Approved: November 17, 2025
*Addition