Notice2026-05414
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
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March 19, 2026
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Federal Reserve System
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 53 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 13307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05414]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding
Companies
The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for
approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C.
1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other
applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company
and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the
power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
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 the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)).
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 April
20, 2026.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (William Spaniel, Senior
Vice President) 100 North 6th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105-
1521. Comments can also be sent electronically to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f9ba9694949c978d8ad798898995909a988d9096978ab989919095d79f8b9bd7968b9e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f1b29e9c9c949f8582df9081819d98929085989e9f82b18199989ddf978393df9e8396">[email protected]</span></a>:
1. Columbia Bank MHC, Fair Lawn, New Jersey; to convert from mutual
to stock form. As part of the conversion, Columbia Bank MHC, and
Columbia Financial, Inc., Fair Lawn, New Jersey, an existing mid-tier
savings and loan holding company, would cease to exist and Columbia
Bank, Fair Lawn, New Jersey, would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Columbia Financial, Inc., Fair Lawn, New Jersey, a newly-formed
Maryland corporation, which has applied, pursuant to section 3 of the
Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, to acquire Columbia Bank, a covered
savings association.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2026-05414 Filed 3-18-26; 8:45 am]
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