83_FR_64123 83 FR 63885 - Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company

83 FR 63885 - Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 238 (December 12, 2018)

Page Range63885-63886
FR Document2018-26808

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 238 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63885-63886]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26808]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank 
or Bank Holding Company

    The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank 
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Sec.  225.41 of the Board's 
Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank 
holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the 
notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
    The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal 
Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for 
inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons 
may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for 
that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must 
be received not later than December 31, 2018.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Colette A. Fried, Assistant 
Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
    1. Lincoln Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Reinbeck, Iowa, 
with John Michael Maier, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as trustee of the ESOP; 
to retain shares of Lincoln Bancorp, Reinbeck, Iowa, and thereby 
indirectly retain Lincoln Savings Bank, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Robert L. Triplett III, Senior 
Vice President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Evan Katz, Michael Helfer, the Evan H. Katz 2018 Dynasty Trust, 
the Evan H.

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Katz 2018 Irrevocable Trust, the Lissy Katz Bank 2018 Dynasty Trust, 
and the Lissy Katz Bank 2018 Irrevocable Trust, all of Houston, Texas, 
individually and acting in concert; to acquire voting shares of First 
Community Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Fort Hood 
National Bank and First National Bank Texas d/b/a First Convenience 
Bank, all of Killeen, Texas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 6, 
2018.
Yao-Chin Chao,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2018-26808 Filed 12-11-18; 8:45 am]
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                                              fiscal years beginning after December 15,               Reduction in the Number of Credit                     value. A write-down of an AFS debt
                                              2021.23 Thus, an institution with a calendar            Impairment Models                                     security’s amortized cost basis to fair value,
                                              year fiscal year that is not a PBE must first              Impairment measurement under existing              with any incremental impairment reported in
                                              apply the new credit losses standard in its FR          U.S. GAAP has often been considered                   earnings, would be required only if the fair
                                              2248, FR 2314, FR 2320, FR 2886b, FR Y–7N,              complex because it encompasses five credit            value of an AFS debt security is less than its
                                              FR Y–8, FR Y–9C, FR Y–9LP, FR Y–9SP, and                impairment models for different financial             amortized cost basis and either (1) the
                                              FR Y–11 for December 31, 2021, if the                   assets.25 In contrast, CECL introduces a              institution intends to sell the debt security,
                                              institution is required to file such form.24            single measurement objective to be applied to         or (2) it is more likely than not that the
                                              The FR 2644 reporters must first apply the              all financial assets carried at amortized cost,       institution will be required to sell the
                                              new credit losses standard January 5, 2022.             including loans held-for-investment (HFI)             security before recovery of its amortized cost
                                              However, where applicable, institutions                 and held-to-maturity (HTM) debt securities.           basis.
                                              would include the CECL provision for                    That said, CECL does not specify a single                Although the measurement of credit loss
                                              expected credit losses for the entire year              method for measuring expected credit losses;          allowances is changing under CECL, the
                                              ended December 31, 2021, in the income                  rather, it allows any reasonable approach, as         FASB’s new accounting standard does not
                                              statement in its report for year-end 2021. The          long as the estimate of expected credit losses        address when a financial asset should be
                                              institution would also recognize in its year-           achieves the objective of the FASB’s new              placed in nonaccrual status. Therefore,
                                              end 2021 report a cumulative-effect                     accounting standard. Under the existing               institutions should continue to apply the
                                              adjustment to the beginning balance of                  incurred loss methodology, institutions use           agencies’ nonaccrual policies that are
                                              retained earnings as of January 1, 2021,                various methods, including historical loss            currently in place. In addition, the FASB
                                              resulting from the adoption of the new                  rate methods, roll-rate methods, and                  retained the existing write-off guidance in
                                              standard as of the beginning of the 2021                discounted cash flow methods, to estimate             U.S. GAAP, which requires an institution to
                                              fiscal year.                                            credit losses. CECL allows the continued use          write off a financial asset in the period the
                                                 For regulatory reporting purposes, early             of these methods; however, certain changes            asset is deemed uncollectible.
                                              application of the new credit losses standard           to these methods will need to be made in              [FR Doc. 2018–26818 Filed 12–11–18; 8:45 am]
                                              will be permitted for all institutions for fiscal       order to estimate lifetime expected credit
                                              years beginning after December 15, 2018,                losses.
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                                              including interim periods within those fiscal
                                              years.                                                  Purchased Credit-Deteriorated (PCD)
                                                                                                      Financial Assets                                      FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
                                              Appendix B—U.S. GAAP Changes as a                          CECL introduces the concept of PCD
                                              Result of CECL                                          financial assets, which replaces purchased            Change in Bank Control Notices;
                                                                                                      credit-impaired (PCI) assets under existing           Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or
                                              Introduction of a New Credit Loss                       U.S. GAAP. The differences in the PCD                 Bank Holding Company
                                              Methodology                                             criteria compared to the existing PCI criteria
                                                                                                      will result in more purchased loans HFI,                The notificants listed below have
                                                 The new accounting standard developed
                                              by the FASB has been designed to replace the            HTM debt securities, and available-for-sale           applied under the Change in Bank
                                              existing incurred loss methodology in U.S.              (AFS) debt securities being accounted for as          Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and
                                              GAAP. Under CECL, the allowance for credit              PCD financial assets. In contrast to the              § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
                                              losses is an estimate of the expected credit            existing accounting for PCI assets, the new           CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank
                                              losses on financial assets measured at                  standard requires the estimate of expected            or bank holding company. The factors
                                              amortized cost, which is measured using                 credit losses embedded in the purchase price
                                                                                                      of PCD assets to be estimated and separately
                                                                                                                                                            that are considered in acting on the
                                              relevant information about past events,                                                                       notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of
                                              including historical credit loss experience on          recognized as an allowance as of the date of
                                                                                                      acquisition. This is accomplished by grossing         the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
                                              financial assets with similar risk
                                              characteristics, current conditions, and                up the purchase price by the amount of                  The notices are available for
                                              reasonable and supportable forecasts that               expected credit losses at acquisition, rather         immediate inspection at the Federal
                                              affect the collectability of the remaining cash         than being reported as a credit loss expense.         Reserve Bank indicated. The notices
                                              flows over the contractual term of the                  As a result, as of acquisition date, the              also will be available for inspection at
                                              financial assets. In concept, an allowance              amortized cost basis of a PCD financial asset         the offices of the Board of Governors.
                                              will be created upon the origination or                 is equal to the principal balance of the asset        Interested persons may express their
                                              acquisition of a financial asset measured at            less the non-credit discount, rather than
                                                                                                      equal to the purchase price as is currently
                                                                                                                                                            views in writing to the Reserve Bank
                                              amortized cost. At subsequent reporting                                                                       indicated for that notice or to the offices
                                              dates, the allowance will be reassessed for a           recorded for PCI loans.
                                              level that is appropriate as determined in
                                                                                                                                                            of the Board of Governors. Comments
                                                                                                      AFS Debt Securities                                   must be received not later than
                                              accordance with CECL. The allowance for
                                              credit losses under CECL is a valuation                   The new accounting standard also modifies           December 31, 2018.
                                              account, measured as the difference between             the existing accounting practices for                   A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
                                              the financial assets’ amortized cost basis and          impairment on AFS debt securities. Under              (Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice
                                              the amount expected to be collected on the              this new standard, institutions will recognize        President) 230 South LaSalle Street,
                                              financial assets, i.e., lifetime expected credit        a credit loss on an AFS debt security through
                                                                                                      an allowance for credit losses, rather than a
                                                                                                                                                            Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414:
                                              losses.                                                                                                         1. Lincoln Bancorp Employee Stock
                                                                                                      direct write-down as is required by current
                                                                                                      U.S. GAAP. The recognized credit loss is              Ownership Plan, Reinbeck, Iowa, with
                                                 23 On August 20, 2018, FASB issued a proposed
                                                                                                      limited to the amount by which the                    John Michael Maier, Milwaukee,
                                              ASU that would amend the transition and effective
                                              date provisions in ASU 2016–13 for entities that are    amortized cost of the security exceeds fair           Wisconsin, as trustee of the ESOP; to
                                              not PBEs (non-PBEs) so that the credit losses                                                                 retain shares of Lincoln Bancorp,
                                              standard would be effective for non-PBEs for fiscal       25 Current U.S. GAAP includes five different        Reinbeck, Iowa, and thereby indirectly
                                              years beginning after December 15, 2021, including      credit impairment models for instruments within       retain Lincoln Savings Bank, Cedar
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                                              interim periods within those fiscal years.              the scope of CECL: ASC Subtopic 310–10,
                                                 24 If the FASB issues a final Accounting             Receivables-Overall; ASC Subtopic 450–20,
                                                                                                                                                            Falls, Iowa.
                                              Standards Update amending the transition and            Contingencies-Loss Contingencies; ASC Subtopic          B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
                                              effective date provisions in ASU 2016–13 as             310–30, Receivables-Loans and Debt Securities         (Robert L. Triplett III, Senior Vice
                                              described in footnote 23, a non-PBE with a calendar     Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality; ASC        President) 2200 North Pearl Street,
                                              year fiscal year would first apply the new credit       Subtopic 320–10, Investments-Debt and Equity
                                              losses standard in its reports for March 31, 2022,      Securities—Overall; and ASC Subtopic 325–40,
                                                                                                                                                            Dallas, Texas 75201–2272:
                                              if an institution is required to file these report      Investments-Other-Beneficial Interests in               1. Evan Katz, Michael Helfer, the Evan
                                              forms.                                                  Securitized Financial Assets.                         H. Katz 2018 Dynasty Trust, the Evan H.


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                                              Katz 2018 Irrevocable Trust, the Lissy                  files. The Board may not conduct or                   attachments. The Solicitation, Offer, and
                                              Katz Bank 2018 Dynasty Trust, and the                   sponsor, and the respondent is not                    Award form (SOA) (Attachment A of FR
                                              Lissy Katz Bank 2018 Irrevocable Trust,                 required to respond to, an information                1400B) is required with proposals
                                              all of Houston, Texas, individually and                 collection that has been extended,                    offered in response to a solicitation
                                              acting in concert; to acquire voting                    revised, or implemented on or after                   issued by the Board. The Supplier
                                              shares of First Community Bancshares,                   October 1, 1995, unless it displays a                 Information Form (Attachment N of FR
                                              Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Fort               currently valid OMB control number.                   1400B) is required for the entry of a
                                              Hood National Bank and First National                      Final approval under OMB delegated                 vendor into the Board’s contract writing
                                              Bank Texas d/b/a First Convenience                      authority of the extension for three                  and invoice payment system. As a result
                                              Bank, all of Killeen, Texas.                            years, with revision, of the following                of the criteria used by the Board to
                                                Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve             reports:                                              evaluate proposals, the Solicitation
                                              System, December 6, 2018.                                  Report title: Vendor Database.                     Package may also include the Past
                                              Yao-Chin Chao,                                             Agency form number: FR 1400A.                      Performance Data Sheet and Past
                                              Assistant Secretary of the Board.                          OMB control number: 7100–0180.                     Performance Questionnaire (Attachment
                                                                                                         Frequency: On occasion.                            I of FR 1400B) if past performance is an
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–26808 Filed 12–11–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                         Respondents: Businesses.                           evaluation factor. Typically, if past
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                                                                                                         Estimated number of respondents:                   performance is considered an evaluation
                                                                                                      250.                                                  factor, the vendor is asked to submit
                                              FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM                                     Estimated average hours per response:              information on up to three previous
                                                                                                      1.                                                    contracts whose effort is recent and
                                              Agency Information Collection                              Estimated annual burden hours: 250.                relevant to the effort required by the
                                              Activities: Announcement of Board                                                                             solicitation.
                                                                                                         Report title: Solicitation Package.
                                              Approval Under Delegated Authority                         Agency form number: FR 1400B.                         Solicitations that require the vendor
                                              and Submission to OMB                                      OMB control number: 7100–0180.                     to process, store, or transmit data from
                                                                                                         Frequency: On occasion.                            the Board will contain the Vendor Risk
                                              AGENCY:   Board of Governors of the                                                                           Management Offeror Questionnaire (FR
                                              Federal Reserve System.                                    Respondents: Businesses.
                                                                                                         Estimated number of respondents:                   1400C). The questionnaire will be
                                              SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the                                                                        specific to the security controls
                                                                                                      300.
                                              Federal Reserve System (Board) is                                                                             surrounding the vendor’s proposed
                                                                                                         Estimated average hours per response:
                                              adopting a proposal to extend for three                                                                       application that will be used to process,
                                                                                                      81.
                                              years, with revision, the Procurement                                                                         store, or transmit the data. Security
                                                                                                         Estimated annual burden hours:
                                              Solicitation Package (FR 1400; OMB No.                                                                        controls will be defined and prioritized
                                                                                                      24,300.
                                              7100–0180).                                                                                                   based on the Federal Information
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                           Report title: Vendor Risk Management               Security Modernization Act of 2014
                                                Federal Reserve Board Clearance                       Offeror Questionnaire.                                (FISMA) and the National Institute of
                                              Officer—Nuha Elmaghrabi—Office of                          Agency form number: FR 1400C.                      Standards and Technology (NIST)
                                              the Chief Data Officer, Board of                           OMB control number: 7100–0180.                     Special Publication 800–53 (Security
                                              Governors of the Federal Reserve                           Frequency: On occasion.                            Controls and Assessment Procedures for
                                              System, Washington, DC 20551 (202)                         Respondents: Businesses.                           Federal Information Systems and
                                              452–3829. Telecommunications Device                        Estimated number of respondents: 20.               Organizations). In addition, for
                                              for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact                       Estimated average hours per response:              solicitations that have subcontracting
                                              (202) 263–4869, Board of Governors of                   12.                                                   opportunities and are expected to
                                              the Federal Reserve System,                                Estimated annual burden hours: 240.                exceed $100,000 ($300,000 for
                                              Washington, DC 20551.                                      Report title: Subcontracting Report.               construction), a non-covered company
                                                OMB Desk Officer—Shagufta                                Agency form number: FR 1400D.                      vendor is required to submit a
                                              Ahmed—Office of Information and                            OMB control number: 7100–0180.                     subcontracting plan in its own format,
                                              Regulatory Affairs, Office of                              Frequency: Quarterly.                              with its proposal. Then, if the vendor is
                                              Management and Budget, New                                 Respondents: Businesses.                           the chosen vendor and awarded a
                                              Executive Office Building, Room 10235,                     Estimated number of respondents: 75.               contract, the vendor is required to
                                              725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC                         Estimated average hours per response:              provide the quarterly Subcontracting
                                              20503 or by fax to (202) 395–6974.                      0.5.                                                  Reports (FR 1400D) to the Board, which
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June                         Estimated annual burden hours: 150.                shall document the vendor’s
                                              15, 1984, the Office of Management and                     General description of reports: The                participation achievement on a
                                              Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board                     Board is continuously seeking vendors                 cumulative basis. Information from the
                                              authority under the Paperwork                           who are interested in doing business                  Subcontracting Report is used to assist
                                              Reduction Act (PRA) to approve and                      with the Board through various outreach               the Board in fulfilling the requirement
                                              assign OMB control numbers to                           events, minority/diversity conferences,               in Section 342(e) of the Dodd-Frank Act
                                              collection of information requests and                  meetings, and events targeted to either               that requires the Board to submit to
                                              requirements conducted or sponsored                     a specific industry classification of                 Congress an annual report regarding the
                                              by the Board. Board-approved                            vendors or an upcoming acquisition.                   fair inclusion of minorities and women
                                              collections of information are                          Vendors are encouraged during these                   in contracting.
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                                              incorporated into the official OMB                      efforts to register in the Board’s database              Legal authorization and
                                              inventory of currently approved                         of interested vendors (FR 1400A). In                  confidentiality: The FR 1400A is
                                              collections of information. Copies of the               announcing an acquisition, Board staff                voluntary. For prospective vendors that
                                              Paperwork Reduction Act Submission,                     contacts vendors registered in the Board              decide to submit proposals to the Board,
                                              supporting statements and approved                      database via electronic mail or by                    the FR 1400B, 1400C, and 1400D are
                                              collection of information instrument(s)                 telephone, and provides the Solicitation              required to obtain a benefit, in order to
                                              are placed into OMB’s public docket                     Package (FR 1400B) and applicable                     be eligible for the award of a contract.


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FR Citation83 FR 63885 

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