The following resources all can be found on the Board of Governors' web site:

• Application Filing Information
• Notices and Applications Filed or in Process
• Applications Acted on by the Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors
• Submitting Formal Applications and other Transactions

Application FIling Information

Application Filing Information—Contains general information about the types of filings required by the Federal Reserve and how they are processed. Banking organizations are generally required to notify the Federal Reserve or seek its approval before acquiring banks or companies or engaging in new activities.

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Notices and Applications Filed or in Process

Notices and Applications Filed (H.2 Release)—Contains the index of H.2 Releases, which are weekly reports that list applications received by the various Federal Reserve banks during a specified week. The H.2 is updated every Monday.

The H.2 Release also:

• lists the end of the public comment period for each application;
• provides information about actions taken by the Board, its staff and the Federal Reserve banks on applications for which processing has been completed; and
• identifies Community Reinvestment Act ratings and evaluations for state member banks that were recently made available to the public.

Updates to Notices and Applications Filed (H.2A Release)—Contains the index of H.2A Releases, miniature versions of the H.2 Release. The H.2A release lists all applications that have been sent to the Federal Register for publication, along with the end of the public comment period specified in the Federal Register for that particular application. It is posted each Friday and is updated at least every three days.

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Applications Acted on by the Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors

Actions Taken by the Reserve Banks Under Delegated Authority—Provides a chronological list of actions taken by each Reserve bank under delegated authority. The action letter issued by the Reserve bank also may be viewed from this list.

Orders Issued by the Board of Governors and its staff on Banking Applications—Provides a chronological list of orders issued by the Board of Governors and its staff under delegated authority on banking applications or other related matters. To view the press release and order issued by the Board in connection with a particular banking application, please refer to a separate index, Board orders

The Board of Governors has delegated authority for acting on certain types of proposals to the following individuals:

• the Secretary of the Board of Governors,
• the General Counsel of the Legal Division and
• the Division Director of Banking Supervision and Regulation.

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Submitting Formal Applications and Other Transactions

The Board of Governors' web site contains various forms for filing banking applications, including:

• certain state member bank transactions (e.g., membership and bank mergers),
  
• bank holding company formation and expansion proposals,
  
• bank holding company nonbanking activity proposals and
  
• other bank holding company transactions (e.g., change in control, FIRREA and international transactions).

Other Transactions: To provide applicants maximum flexibility and minimum burden, the Federal Reserve System has not established formal application forms for various banking proposals. Instead, the System allows constituents to submit information in a letter format for the following transactions.

For more information about how to submit these types of proposals, please contact Patrick T. Pahl.

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