Fed clears Isabella Bank Corporation to acquire Grand River Commerce in Michigan

The Federal Reserve Board approved Isabella Bank Corporation's application to acquire Grand River Commerce and its subsidiary Grand River Bank, both of Grandville, Michigan. The approval also covers the merger of the two banks and the operation of Grand River's branches. For anyone tracking community-bank consolidation in the Midwest, this is the clean grant and the issued order that follow it.

• The Federal Reserve Board approved Isabella Bank Corporation's acquisition of Grand River Commerce, Inc., announced October 5, 2026.
• The approval lets Isabella Bank Corporation indirectly acquire Grand River Bank of Grandville, Michigan.
• The Board also approved Isabella Bank's merger with Grand River Bank and the operation of branches at Grand River Bank's locations.
• The approval is accompanied by an order published as a PDF and recorded in the Board's votes.

Executive summary

The Federal Reserve Board announced on Monday, October 5, 2026, that it had approved the application by Isabella Bank Corporation, of Mount Pleasant, Michigan, to acquire Grand River Commerce, Inc., and thereby to indirectly acquire Grand River Bank, both of…

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