Federal Reserve Notice: Bank Holding Company Formations, Acquisitions, and Mergers

FR: Federal Reserve System

Published March 18th, 2026

Detected March 18th, 2026

Summary

The Federal Reserve has published a notice regarding applications for the formation, acquisition, and merger of bank holding companies. These applications are made under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and Regulation Y. Interested parties can submit comments by April 17, 2026.

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The Federal Reserve System has issued a notice detailing applications received for the formation, acquisition, and merger of bank holding companies. These applications are processed under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and Regulation Y, and involve entities seeking to acquire control of banks or other bank holding companies. The notice lists specific applications, such as A.N.B. Holding Company, Ltd.'s application to acquire shares of The ANB Corporation and indirectly The American National Bank of Texas.

Interested parties have until April 17, 2026, to submit written comments regarding these applications to the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank or the Board of Governors. Comments received will be made publicly available without modification. Regulated entities involved in these types of transactions should be aware of the application process and the public comment period, as outlined in the Bank Holding Company Act and its associated regulations.

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Review applications for bank holding company formations, acquisitions, and mergers.
Submit written comments by April 17, 2026, if interested in any listed application.

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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

A Notice by the Federal Reserve System on 03/18/2026

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Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-05317 (91 FR 13027) Document Headings ###### Federal Reserve System

The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below.

The public portions of the applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, if any, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank(s) indicated below and at the offices of the Board of Governors. This information may also be obtained on an expedited basis, upon request, by contacting the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank and from the Board's Freedom of Information Office at https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/request.htm. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)).

Comments received are subject to public disclosure. In general, comments received will be made available without change and will not be modified to remove personal or business information including confidential, contact, or other identifying information. Comments should not include any information such as confidential information that would not be appropriate for public disclosure.

Comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors, Benjamin W. McDonough, Secretary of the Board, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551-0001, not later than April 17, 2026.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Lindsey Wieck, Director, Mergers & Acquisitions) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272. Comments can also be sent electronically to Comments.applications@dal.frb.org:

A.N.B. Holding Company, Ltd., Terrell, Texas; to acquire additional voting shares, up to 39 percent, of The ANB Corporation, and thereby indirectly acquire additional voting shares of The American National Bank of Texas, both of Terrell, Texas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Michele Taylor Fennell,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 2026-05317 Filed 3-17-26; 8:45 am]

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Published Document: 2026-05317 (91 FR 13027)