Change in Bank Control Act - Spalj Family Control Group Acquisition of Deerwood Bancshares Inc

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The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the
Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered
in acting on the applications are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

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 paragraph 7 of the Act.

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 28, 2026.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Mark Nagle, Assistant Vice President) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-0291. Comments can also be sent electronically
to MA@mpls.frb.org:

1. The Zachariah Spalj Escrow Trust, the Kalina Spalj Escrow Trust, the Megan Ritter Escrow Trust, the Joe Ritter Escrow Trust, and the Natalie Ritter Escrow Trust, John Ohlin, as trustee of all aforementioned trusts, all of Baxter, Minnesota; to become members of the Spalj Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to acquire voting shares of Deerwood Bancshares, Inc., Baxter, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Deerwood Bank, Waite Park, Minnesota. John Ohlin was previously permitted by the Federal Reserve System to acquire voting shares of Deerwood Bancshares, Inc., and to join the Spalj Family Control Group.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Michele Taylor Fennell, Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2026-07116 Filed 4-10-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P

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