Notice2026-04985
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company
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Published
March 13, 2026
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Federal Reserve System
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12417-12418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04985]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank
or Bank Holding Company
The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank
Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Sec. 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 <a href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/request.htm">https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/request.htm</a>.
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 March
30, 2026.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Jeffrey Imgarten, Assistant
Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001.
Comments can also be sent electronically to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fc4ccceffffe3e6eceefbe6e0e1cce0e2e2eae1fbfccfe4eca1e9fdeda1e0fde8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4d060e0c3d3d21242e2c392422230e2220202823393e0d262e632b3f2f63223f2a">[email protected]</span></a>:
1. Mary Jean Berg Buford, as trustee of Mary Jean Berg Buford
Living Trust, and co-trustee of Phillip W. & Mary Jean Berg Buford
Living Trust, all of Ordway, Colorado; to acquire voting shares of
Lindoe, Inc., Ordway, Colorado (``Company''), and thereby indirectly
acquire voting shares of The Gunnison Bank and Trust Company, Gunnison,
Colorado (``Bank'').
Additionally, Mary Jean Berg Buford Living Trust, Mary Jean Berg
Buford as trustee, both of Ordway, Colorado; Phillip W. & Mary Jean
Berg Buford Living Trust, Mary Jean Berg Buford and Phillip Buford,
individually and as co-trustees; Leif Berg; and Sariah Berg, all of
Ordway, Colorado; and Jennifer Berg-Ramsey; Terry Ramsey; and Jennifer
Berg-Ramsey Trust, Jennifer Berg-Ramsey, as trustee, all of Ault,
Colorado; to become members of the Berg Family Group, a group acting in
concert, to acquire voting shares of Company, and thereby indirectly
acquire voting shares of Bank.
2. Richard Counihan, Mercer Island, Washington, Burke L. Matthews,
Salina, Kansas, and James E. Berkley, Stockton, Kansas, as co-trustees
of Kent M. Berkley Trust, Bennington, Kansas; Paula Nelson, Tescott,
Kansas, Kent M. Berkley, Salina, Kansas, and Jonathan D. Berkley,
Stockton, Kansas, as co-trustees of Robert B. Berkley Trust, Salina,
Kansas; Jeff A. Berkley Trust II, Lawrence, Kansas, and co-trustees
Karen Deckert, Tescott, Kansas, Karla Spurgeon, Salina, Kansas, and
Calvin J. Berkley, Salina, Kansas; Karen M. Deckert Trust II, Tescott,
Kansas, and co-trustees Jeff A. Berkley, Lawrence,
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Kansas, Karla Spurgeon, and Calvin J. Berkley; Karla J. Spurgeon Trust
II, Lawrence, Kansas, and co-trustees Jeff A. Berkley, Karen Deckert,
and Calvin J. Berkley; Calvin J. Berkley Trust II, Tescott, Kansas, and
co-trustees Jeff A. Berkley, Karen Deckert, and Karla Spurgeon; Marika
Spurgeon GP Trust, Lawrence, Kansas, and co-trustees Jeff A. Berkley,
Karen Deckert, and Calvin J. Berkley; Brenna Spurgeon GP Trust,
Lawrence, Kansas, and co-trustees Jeff A. Berkley, Karen Deckert, and
Calvin J. Berkley; Patrick Spurgeon GP Trust, Lawrence, Kansas, and co-
trustees Jeff A. Berkley, Karen Deckert, and Calvin J. Berkley; Rebekah
Berkley GP Trust, Lawrence, Kansas, and co-trustees Karen Deckert,
Karla Spurgeon, and Calvin J. Berkley; Rachel Berkley GP Trust,
Lawrence, Kansas, and co-trustees Karen Deckert, Karla Spurgeon, and
Calvin J. Berkley; Sam Deckert GP Trust, Tescott, Kansas, and co-
trustees Jeff A. Berkley, Karla Spurgeon, and Calvin J. Berkley; Lucas
Deckert GP Trust, Tescott, Kansas, and co-trustees Jeff A. Berkley,
Karla Spurgeon, and Calvin J. Berkley; Megan Berkley GP Trust, Tescott,
Kansas, and co-trustees Jeff A. Buckley, Karen Deckert, and Karla
Spurgeon; and Collin Berkley GP Tescott, Kansas, and co-trustees Jeff
A. Buckley, Karen Deckert, and Karla Spurgeon; to join the Berkley
Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to retain voting
shares of Berco, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of
The Bennington State Bank, both of Salina, Kansas. The Kent M. Berkley
Trust, Robert B. Berkley Trust, and all of the co-trustees mentioned
excluding Richard Counihan have previously been permitted by the
Federal Reserve System to acquire control of voting shares of Berco,
Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire control voting shares of The
Bennington State Bank, and are currently members of the Berkley Family
Control Group.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2026-04985 Filed 3-12-26; 8:45 am]
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