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Actions taken during the week ending May 23, 2026

Bank Branches, Domestic
Richmond

Farmers & Merchants Bank, Timberville, Virginia -- to establish a branch at 28 Blackwell Park Lane, Warrenton, Virginia.
Approved: May 19, 2026

Secretary

Local Bank, Hulbert, Oklahoma -- to establish a branch at 301 West Broadway, Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Approved: May 22, 2026

St. Louis

The Bank of Fayette County, Piperton, Tennessee -- to establish a branch at 151 Highway 72 East, Collierville, Tennessee.
Approved: May 20, 2026

Peoples Bank & Trust Co., Troy, Missouri -- to establish a branch at 107 Exploration Drive, Moscow Mills, Missouri.
Approved: May 20, 2026

Bank Holding Companies
Boston

Mutual Bancorp, Hyannis, Massachusetts -- limited relief from certain commitments.
Granted: May 20, 2026

Minneapolis

Fulda Bancorporation, Inc., Britton, South Dakota -- to acquire Root River State Bank, Chatfield, Minnesota.
Approved: May 21, 2026

Banks, State Member
San Francisco

Western Alliance Bank, Phoenix, Arizona -- to make a public welfare investment.
Approved: May 19, 2026

St. Louis

OakStar Bank, Springfield, Missouri -- to make a public welfare investment.
Approved: May 20, 2026

Change in Bank Control
Chicago

First Illinois Corporation, Decatur, Illinois -- David W. Rathje, Decatur, Illinois; Kelly S. Rathje Brandon, Decatur, Illinois; the Jonathan 2012 Irrevocable Trust, with Kelly S. Rathje Brandon and David W. Rathje as co-trustees, all of Decatur, Illinois; the Lauren 2012 Irrevocable Trust, with Kelly S. Rathje Brandon and David W. Rathje as co-trustees, all of Decatur, Illinois; David J. Rathje, Decatur, Illinois; Rachel O. Rathje, Decatur, Illinois; and Roxane Rathje, Chattanooga, Tennessee, a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of First Illinois Corporation and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of HPB Holdings, Inc., and Hickory Point Bank and Trust, both of Decatur, Illinois.
Permitted: May 21, 2026

Kansas City

Carson Financial Holding Company, Inc., Stilwell, Oklahoma -- James N. Carson, Prairie Grove, Arkansas, to retain voting shares of Carson Financial Holding Company, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of Carson Community Bank, Stilwell, Oklahoma.
Permitted: May 18, 2026

Spend Life Wisely Company, Inc., Durant, Oklahoma -- the Gregory L. Massey 2026 Irrevocable Trust, Gregory L. Massey, as trustee, both of Dallas, Texas, to become a member of the Massey Family Group, a group acting concert, to acquire voting shares of Spend Life Wisely Company, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of First United Bank and Trust Company, Durant, Oklahoma.
Permitted: May 18, 2026

St. Louis

Townsend Financial Corporation, Parsons, Tennessee -- Nathan T. Snyder and Hallie H. Snyder, both of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a group acting in concert, to acquire voting shares of Townsend Financial Corporation and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Farmers Bank, Parsons, Tennessee.
Permitted: May 22, 2026

Townsend Financial Corporation, Parsons, Tennessee -- Eugene H. Bringol, Jr., and Natalee L. Young-Bringol, both of Beaver, Pennsylvania, a group acting in concert, to acquire voting shares of Townsend Financial Corporation and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Farmers Bank, Parsons, Tennessee.
Permitted: May 22, 2026

Membership
Atlanta

Studio Bank, Nashville, Tennessee -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.
Approved: May 19, 2026

St. Louis

Enterprise Bank & Trust, Clayton, Missouri -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.
Approved: May 22, 2026

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Last Update: May 28, 2026