2024-22214. 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 https://www.federalreserve.gov/​foia/​request.htm. 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, Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20551-0001, not later than October 28, 2024.

    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Nadine M. Wallman, Vice President) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-2566. Comments can also be sent electronically to Comments.applications@clev.frb.org:

    1. Wesbanco, Inc., Wheeling, West Virginia; to acquire Premier Financial Corp., Defiance, Ohio, and thereby indirectly acquire Premier Bank, Youngstown, Ohio.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

    Michele Taylor Fennell,

    Associate Secretary of the Board.

    [FR Doc. 2024-22214 Filed 9-26-24; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 6210-01-P

Document Information

Published:
09/27/2024
Department:
Federal Reserve System
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
2024-22214
Pages:
79294-79294 (1 pages)
PDF File:
2024-22214.pdf