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 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