In the Federal Register from December 26, 2024, a notice was published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, originally under the title "Notice of Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities." This has been corrected to "Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies." The correction clarifies that the company involved applied to become a bank holding company or acquire control of one under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. It also corrects that entities referred to as savings and loan holding companies are actually bank holding companies. The comment period for the public remains open until January 27, 2025.
Simple Explanation
The Federal Reserve is fixing some mistakes they made in a December notice. They want to let everyone know that they are talking about banks joining together or buying each other, not talking about other kinds of businesses.