Fed publishes change-in-bank-control notices for two share acquisitions
Comments on the Cedar Bancorp and First Commercial Financial acquisitions must be filed by Nov. 23, 2026.
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System issued a notice (FR Doc 2026-22716, Vol. 91 No. 214, Nov. 6, 2026, pp. 70086-70087) announcing two applications filed under the Change in Bank Control Act and Regulation Y to acquire voting shares of banks or bank holding companies.
The first application lists Richard Albers of Battle Creek, Nebraska, and Starlee Johnson of Gilbert, Arizona, seeking to join the Rossiter/Schrempp Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to acquire voting shares of Cedar Bancorp, Hartington, Nebraska, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Bank of Hartington, both of Hartington, Nebraska. Comments must be submitted to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Jeffrey Imgarten, 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO 64198-0001, or electronically to the protected email address, no later than Nov. 23, 2026.
The second application lists Elizabeth Ricks of San Antonio, Texas, individually and as a co-trustee of the First Commercial Financial Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Trust (ESOP) in Seguin, Texas, and James Long, co-trustee of the same ESOP in New Braunfels, Texas, as a group acting in concert, to acquire voting shares of First Commercial Financial Corporation and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of First Commercial Bank, N.A., both of Seguin, Texas. Comments must be filed with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Lindsey Wieck, 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, TX 75201-2272, or electronically to the protected email address, by Nov. 23, 2026.
The public portions of the applications and any related Board filings are available for immediate inspection at the indicated Reserve Banks and at the Board's offices, and may be obtained on an expedited basis. Comments are subject to public disclosure and will be made available without change, except for removal of confidential or identifying information as required.
Interested persons should submit written comments to the Reserve Bank indicated or to the Board Secretary, Benjamin W. McDonough, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551-0001.
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