Utah charters most of the nation's industrial banks, and in 2026 regulators cleared banks for Ford, GM, Stellantis and Edward Jones while PayPal, Klarna and others wait.
Utah’s Department of Financial Institutions lists five industrial-bank applications as pending in a tracker last updated August 21. Four other industrial-bank proposals show state approval but remain opening pending.
1 story since August 21, 2026
The story so far
Sources checked October 18, 2026. Dates below describe events or source documents; checking a source does not make its data current.
Industrial-bank reporting needs to separate a state charter, federal deposit-insurance approval and a bank opening. A request for public information is also different from a final rule. [1]
Background and milestones
The FDIC's July 2025 notice describes industrial banks as state-chartered institutions and explains the role of both the state authority and FDIC. It discusses parent-company relationships and its filing review. This is historical regulatory context, not a fresh determination on a particular applicant. [1]
Milestones
April 1, 2021 — Part 354 effective date described(adopted) The July 2025 notice identifies this as the effective date of the parent-company rule. [1]
July 21, 2025 — Industrial-bank information request published(published) The notice sought comment to inform the FDIC's approach to certain filings; it was not an application approval. [1]
September 19, 2025 — Published comment deadline(scheduled) The original notice set this deadline. It is historical and should not be presented as an open comment opportunity. [1]
Planned and scheduled dates reflect the source as checked. They do not confirm that an event happened.
What to watch
Retrieve any later policy action and the specific application docket before calling an applicant approved, denied or operational. The reviewed historical notice does not establish the current status of any 2026 filing. [1]
Unanswered questions and limits
Which exact bank and parent legal entities appear in the application?
Has the state charter, FDIC insurance or operating commencement actually occurred?
Which conditions appear in the final order rather than an applicant's announcement?
Current rule status and individual applications require fresh docket verification; no 2026 outcome is asserted.
The FDIC press-release endpoint returned 403; the opened Federal Register notice supplies this bounded historical module.
Utah’s Department of Financial Institutions lists five industrial-bank applications as pending in a tracker last updated August 21. Four other industrial-bank proposals show state approval but remain opening pending.
