Tax & Finance

Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law allows individuals and groups to apply for acquiring control of shares in a bank or a bank holding company. The Federal Reserve evaluates these applications based on specific criteria and provides public access to these documents for review and comment. Stakeholders need to send comments by a specified deadline.

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Key Changes

  • Allows acquisitions of bank or bank holding company shares
  • Applications reviewed by Federal Reserve based on specific criteria
  • Comments on applications are made public

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Parties interested in acquiring significant shares of a bank or bank holding company must submit applications for review to the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank.

individualstrustsfamily groups
licensing
medium

Interested persons must express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in paragraph 7 of the Act regarding the applications.

public stakeholdersinterested parties
not later than May 1, 2026
disclosure
medium

Comments must be sent to the designated Federal Reserve Bank or to the offices of the Board of Governors.

public stakeholdersinterested parties
not later than May 1, 2026
reporting
medium

Interested parties must submit public comments on applications for acquiring shares by the established deadline.

members of the publicstakeholders
not later than May 1, 2026
reporting
high

Comments regarding applications must not include confidential information that would not be appropriate for public disclosure.

public stakeholdersinterested parties
prohibition

Affected Parties

Individuals acquiring bank sharesBank holding companies

Tags

banking,financial regulations,Federal Reserve