FDIC Terminates Receivership of The Cowlitz Bank

The FDIC's receivership of The Cowlitz Bank in Longview, Washington ends on November 1, 2026.

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, acting as Receiver, issued a notice of termination for The Cowlitz Bank, Longview, WA, effective November 1, 2026. The notice appears in the Federal Register, Volume 91, Number 212, dated November 4, 2026, and is identified as FR Doc No: 2026-22481.

The FDIC states that it has fulfilled its duty of winding up the former institution's affairs and has completed all dividend distributions required by law. With those obligations satisfied, the Receiver's role is concluded.

The notice further authorizes FDIC-Corporate as the Receiver's attorney-in-fact, granting it discretion to execute and file any documents the Receiver may require, including releases, discharges, satisfactions, endorsements, assignments, and deeds.

Effective on the termination date listed, the receivership is terminated, the Receiver is discharged, and the receivership ceases to exist as a legal entity. The action is taken under the authority of 12 U.S.C. 1819.

The notice is signed by Jennifer M. Jones, Deputy Executive Secretary, and dated at Washington, DC, on November 2, 2026.

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