Notice2026-02880

Wilmington Trust, N.A.

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February 13, 2026

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Securities and Exchange Commission

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 6928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02880]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Investment Company Act Release No. 35948; File No. 812-15541]


Wilmington Trust, N.A.

 February 10, 2026.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'').

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (``Act'') for an exemption from certain 
requirements of rule 3a-7(a)(4)(i) under the Act.

Summary of Application:  Applicant requests an order that would permit 
an issuer of asset-backed securities (``ABS'') that is not registered 
as an investment company under the Act in reliance on rule 3a-7 under 
the Act (an ``Issuer'') to appoint Applicant to act as a trustee in 
connection with the Issuer's ABS when any such Applicant is affiliated 
with an underwriter for the Issuer's ABS.

Applicant:  Wilmington Trust, N.A.

Filing Date:  The application was filed on January 26, 2024, and 
amended on June 25, 2024 and December 30, 2025.

Hearing or Notification of Hearing:  An order granting the requested 
relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. 
Interested persons may request a hearing on any application by emailing 
the SEC's Secretary at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5f6c0c6d7c0d1c4d7dcd688eac3c3ccc6c0e5d6c0c68bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="21724442534455405358520c6e4747484244615244420f464e57">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> and serving Applicant 
with a copy of the request by email, if an email address is listed for 
the Applicant below, or personally or by mail, if a physical address is 
listed for the Applicant below. The email should include the file 
number referenced above. Hearing requests should be received by the 
Commission by 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, on March 9, 2026, and should be 
accompanied by proof of service on Applicant, in the form of an 
affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. Pursuant to rule 
0-5 under the Act, hearing requests should state the nature of the 
writer's interest, any facts bearing upon the desirability of a hearing 
on the matter, the reason for the request, and the issues contested. 
Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing may request notification 
by emailing the Commission's Secretary at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f7c4a4c5d4a5b4e5d565c02604949464c4a6f5c4a4c01484059"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4516202637203124373c36680a23232c2620053620266b222a33">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

ADDRESSES: The Commission: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2b784e48594e5f4a59525806644d4d42484e6b584e48054c445d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a192f29382f3e2b38333967052c2c23292f0a392f29642d253c">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Applicant: 
Jeremiah C. Parker, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f151a0d1a12161e17510f1e0d141a0d3f12100d181e11131a08160c511c1012"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4d27283f2820242c25633d2c3f26283f0d20223f2a2c2321283a243e632e2220">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephan N. Packs, Senior Counsel, or 
Kaitlin C. Bottock, Assistant Director, at (202) 551-6825 (Division of 
Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For Applicant's representations, legal 
analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicant's Second Amended 
and Restated Application, dated December 30, 2025, which may be 
obtained via the Commission's website by searching for the file number 
at the top of this document, or for an Applicant using the Company name 
search field, on the SEC's EDGAR system. The SEC's EDGAR system may be 
searched at <a href="https://www.sec.gov/search-filings">https://www.sec.gov/search-filings</a>. You may also call the 
SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy at (202) 551-8090.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
under delegated authority.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-02880 Filed 2-12-26; 8:45 am]
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