Notice2026-04985

Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company

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March 13, 2026

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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 
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    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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