Notice of Filing of Bank Merger Act Application

NOTICE OF FILING OF BANK MERGER ACT APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Newton Federal Bank, a federal savings bank with its main office at 3175 Highway 278, Covington, Georgia 30014, has filed a Bank Merger Act Application (the "Application") with the Atlanta Regional Office of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") to dissolve, and thereby acquire any assets and liabilities of, its wholly owned operating subsidiary, ABB OREO Holdings, LLC, 400 Galleria Parkway, SE, Suite 900, Atlanta, Georgia 30339. ABB OREO Holdings, LLC was acquired as a subsidiary by Newton Federal Bank through its acquisition by merger of Affinity Bank, 400 Galleria Parkway, SE, Suite 900, Atlanta, Georgia 30339, which was consummated on January 10, 2020. All of the offices of Newton Federal Bank will continue to operate following the dissolution of ABB OREO Holdings, LLC. Any person wishing to comment on the Application may file his or her comments in writing with the Regional Director of the FDIC at its Atlanta Regional Office, 10 10th Street NW, Suite 800, Atlanta, GA 30309-3849, not later than June 19, 2020. The nonconfidential portions of the Application are on file at the Regional Office and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the nonconfidential portion of the Application file will be made available upon request. 5/24, 6/7, 6/17-20