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 February 15, 2025
Bank Branches, Domestic
Atlanta
Gulf Atlantic Bank, Key West, Florida -- to establish a branch at 1120 Southeast 17th Street, Ocala, Florida.
Approved: February 13, 2025
Bank Holding Companies
Atlanta
Southern States Bancshares, Inc., Anniston, Alabama -- request by Davis Capital Partners, LLC, et al., for relief from certain commitments.*
Granted: February 6, 2025
*Addition
Boston
Winchester Bancorp, MHC, Winchester, Massachusetts -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring voting shares of Winchester Bancorp, Inc., a mid-tier holding company, through a mutual holding company reorganization and minority stock issuance, and thereby indirectly acquire Winchester Savings Bank, Winchester, Massachusetts.
Approved: February 10, 2025
Richmond
Freedom Bancshares, Inc., Belington, West Virginia -- waiver of application to acquire Appalachian Financial Corporation and thereby indirectly acquire BCBank, Inc. (BCBK), both of Philippi, West Virginia, in connection with the merger of BCBK with and into Freedom Bank, Inc., Belington, West Virginia.
Granted: February 12, 2025
Bank Premises
Richmond
First Sentinel Bank, Richlands, Virginia -- to increase its investment in bank premises.
Approved: February 12, 2025
Banks, State Member
New York
Goldman Sachs Bank USA, New York, New York -- to make a public welfare investment.
Approved: February 11, 2025
Change in Bank Control
Chicago
Community Financial Corporation, Edgewood, Iowa -- Steven A. Brady, Edgewood, Iowa, individually to become the largest shareholder; Madonna J. Brady, Edgewood, Iowa; Benjamin A. Brady, Laurel, Maryland; Lucas S. Brady, Edgewood, Iowa; and Jonathan J. Brady, Shawnee, Kansas City, to form the Brady Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to acquire voting shares of Community Financial Corporation and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Community Savings Bank, Edgewood, Iowa.
Permitted: February 11, 2025
United Iowa Bancshares Inc., Newton, Iowa -- Robert M. Kahn and Kristin Kahn, both of Newton, Iowa, Michael S. Albright and Mollie Albright, both of Sioux City, Iowa, and Megan Kahn, Basalt, Colorado, to join the Kahn Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of United Iowa Bancshares Inc., and thereby retain voting shares of FNNB Bank.
Permitted: February 14, 2025
Richmond
Freedom Bancshares, Inc., Belington, West Virginia -- The Craig G. Phillips Revocable Trust, sole trustee Craig G. Phillips, Buckhannon, West Virginia, to acquire voting shares of Freedom Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Freedom Bank, Inc., Belington, West Virginia.
Permitted: February 10, 2025
Secretary
Country Bancorp, Inc., Hillsboro, Illinois -- The Dan Fleming Living Trust dated October 17, 1994, Daniel D. Fleming, trustee, Carlinville, Illinois; The William Revocable Trust dated December 30, 1993, William D. Fleming, trustee, Litchfield, Illinois; The Andrew W. Fleming Trust U/A dated February 1, 2012, Andrew W. Fleming, trustee, Litchfield, Illinois; Bailey D. Fleming Living Trust dated May 1, 2015, Bailey D. Fleming, trustee, Litchfield, Illinois; The Jacob W. Fleming Trust dated July 4, 2008, Jacob W. Fleming, trustee, Litchfield, Illinois; Andrew W. Fleming, Custodian of Minor Child A UTMA, and Jacob W. Fleming, Custodian of Minor Child B UTMA, Minor Child C UTMA, and Minor Child D UTMA, all of Litchfield, Illinois; The Eaden Fleming Trust dated February 1, 2018, Eaden D. Fleming, trustee, Mt. Olive, Illinois; and Fleming Financial, Inc., Litchfield, Illinois, for which Daniel D. Fleming serves as President and William D. Fleming serves as Secretary, to join the Fleming Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of Country Bancorp, Inc., thereby indirectly retaining voting shares of Bank of Hillsboro, National Association, Hillsboro, Illinois.
Permitted: February 12, 2025
Extensions of Time
Director, S&R
KeyCorp, Cleveland, Ohio -- extension of time to resubmit its capital plan.
Granted: February 11, 2025
Savings and Loan Holding Companies
Chicago
Eaton Federal Mutual Holding Company and Eaton Federal Stock Holding Company, both of Charlotte, Michigan -- proposed bylaw amendment.
Approved: February 12, 2025