Federal Reserve Release, H2, Actions of the Board, its Staff, and the Federal Reserve Banks; Applications and Reports Received

District: 1
Federal Reserve Bank of: Boston

Filings received during the week ending August 26, 2006

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

HAMPDEN BANCORP, MHC

* 3A1

Hampden Bancorp, Inc., Springfield, Massachusetts to acquire 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Hampden Bank, Springfield, Massachusetts pursuant to section 3(a)(1) of the BHC Act in connection with the reorganization of Hampden Bancorp, MHC, Springfield, Massachusetts from mutual to stock form.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	09/18/2006

MERIDIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC

* 3A3

Meridian Financial Sevices, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc., both of East Boston, Massachusetts, to acquire up to 40% of Hampshire First Bank, Manchester, New Hampshire (in formation) pursuant to section 3(a)(3) of the BHC Act.

Newspaper:	09/01/2006
Federal Register:	09/05/2006

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

Foreign Branch

State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, Massachusetts to establish a foreign branch in Mumbai, India pursuant to section 211.3(b)(3) of the Board's Regulation K.

Newspaper:	Not applicable
Federal Register:	Not applicable

WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION

* 3A5
* 3A3

Application by Webster Financial Corporation, Waterbury, Connecticut to acquire NewMil Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiary bank, NewMil Bank, both of New Milford, Connecticut, pursuant to sections 3(a)(3) and 3(a)(5) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.

Newspaper:	09/09/2006
Federal Register:	09/07/2006

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

The Community Reinvestment Act is intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. It was enacted by the Congress in 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901) and is implemented by Regulation BB (12 CFR 228). The regulation was revised in May 1995.

The CRA requires that each depository institution's record in helping meet the credit needs of its entire community be evaluated periodically. That record is taken into account in considering an institution's application for deposit facilities.

A copy of an institution's CRA evaluation may be obtained directly from the institution or Reserve Bank.

Federal bank regulators use the following performance levels to rate an institution's performance under CRA:

O = Outstanding
S = Satisfactory
NI = Needs to improve
SN = Substantial noncompliance

The following state member banks have been examined and their CRA public evaluations are now available.

Institution / Location	RSSD ID	Exam Date	CRA Public Date	CRA Rating	Exam Method
NONE

CRA Examinations scheduled for Forth Quarter of 2006 (October 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006)

Institution	Location
BK OF EASTON A CO-OP BK	NORTH EASTON, MASSACHUSETTS

District: 1 Federal Reserve Bank of: Boston

Filings received during the week ending August 26, 2006

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Forth Quarter of 2006 (October 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006)

District: 1
Federal Reserve Bank of: Boston