The most recent notice, Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company, was submitted on Dec. 30, 2021.
The Federal Reserve System published 261 the year before, marking a 36.8 percent increase.
The most notices were published in March with 46, while August saw the fewest notices published with 17.
The Federal Reserve is the US's central bank, expanding many times during great financial uncertainty and panic. It has faced numerous criticisms since its creation in 1913, such as making the Great Depression worse and for lacking transparency and audits.
Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.
Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.
