Federal Reserve System
Corporation To Do Business Under Section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act
February 23, 2026
Summary
The Federal Reserve is seeking public comments regarding an application by GreatAmerica Holdings, Inc. to establish an Edge Corporation under Section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act. Interested parties must submit written views to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago by March 10, 2026, to be considered in the Board's evaluation process.
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Federal Reserve System
The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to Section 25A of the Federal Reserve Act (Edge Corporation) (12 U.S.C. 611 et seq.), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to establish an Edge Corporation. The factors that are to be considered in acting on the application are set forth in the Board's Regulation K (12 CFR 211.5).
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 https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/request.htm. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in Section 25A of the Federal Reserve 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, Deputy Secretary of the Board, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551-0001, not later than March 10, 2026.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414. Comments can also be sent electronically to Comments.applications@chi.frb.org:
1. GreatAmerica Holdings, Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa; to establish GreatAmerica Bank International, Cedar Rapids, Iowa as an Edge Corporation.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2026-03528 Filed 2-20-26; 8:45 am]
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