Public Notices

Notice of Branch Opening (posted 5/28/2026)

Application of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, for authority to establish a branch at 2606 116th Ave. Bellevue, King County, WA 98004, to be known as the Bellevue branch has been filed with the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks ("NCCOB”). Any interested person may submit written comments to the Commissioner of Banks, 4309 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4309. The comment period on this application will end 15 days from the date of publication. The NCCOB will consider comments received within the comment period. The application will be processed in accordance with NCGS § 53C-6-15 and Article 17B of Chapter 53 of the General Statutes.

Notice of Branch Opening (posted 05/28/2026)

Application of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, for authority to establish a branch at 1540 Second St., Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, CA 90401, to be known as the Santa Monica Promenade branch has been filed with the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks ("NCCOB”). Any interested person may submit written comments to the Commissioner of Banks, 4309 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4309. The comment period on this application will end 15 days from the date of publication. The NCCOB will consider comments received within the comment period. The application will be processed in accordance with NCGS § 53C-6-15 and Article 17B of Chapter 53 of the General Statutes.

Notice of Branch Opening (posted 05/28/2026)

Application of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, for authority to establish a branch at 3255 E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, CA 91362, to be known as the Thousand Oaks branch has been filed with the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks ("NCCOB”). Any interested person may submit written comments to the Commissioner of Banks, 4309 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4309. The comment period on this application will end 15 days from the date of publication. The NCCOB will consider comments received within the comment period. The application will be processed in accordance with NCGS § 53C-6-15 and Article 17B of Chapter 53 of the General Statutes.

Notice of Bank Merger (posted 5/18/2026)

Notice is hereby given that The Fidelity Bank, a North Carolina chartered bank and wholly owned subsidiary of Fidelity BancShares (N.C.), having its principal office at 100 South Main Street, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526, has filed an Interagency Bank Merger Act Application with the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks for approval to merge with Affinity BancShares, Inc. and Affinity Bank, National Association, with The Fidelity Bank as the surviving entity. Affinity Bank, National Association is a national bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of Affinity BancShares, Inc. Affinity Bank, National Association and Affinity BancShares, Inc. each have their principal corporate offices at 3175 Highway 278, Covington, Georgia, 30014. This notice is published pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes 53C-10-202 and 53C-7-202. The public is invited to submit written comments on the application to the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks at 3100 Smoketree Court, # 1100, Raleigh, NC 27604 (if by overnight courier) or 4309 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4309 (if by U.S. Mail). The comment period will end 15 days from the date of publication. The North Carolina Commissioner of Banks will consider any comments received within the comment period.