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

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Actions by the Board | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports:
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District: 2
Federal Reserve Bank of: New York

Filings received during the week ending April 7, 2007

Filer Filing Type Filing Proposal End of Comment Period
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. * 3A1
* 3A3
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. ("BBVA"), Bilbao, Spain, to acquire Compass Bancshares, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, and thereby indirectly acquire its U.S. bank subsidiaries, Compass Bank, Birmingham, Alabama, and Central Bank of the South, Anniston, Alabama. In addition, Circle Merger Corp., Birmingham, Alabama, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Compass Bancshares, Inc., to become a bank holding company by acquiring Compass Bancshares Inc., for a moment in time, to facilitate the acquisition of Compass Bancshares,
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: 05/04/2007
BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA * Branch Banco Popular North America, New York, New York, to open a branch office located at 2317 Ponce De Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables, (Miami-Dade County), Florida.
Newspaper: 04/10/2007
Federal Register: Not applicable
BANCO SANTANDER INTERNATIONAL Other Foreign Banco Santander International, Miami, Florida, an Edge Corporation held by Banco Santander Central Hispano, Madrid, Spain, to establish a domestic branch in Seattle, Washington.
Newspaper: 04/07/2007
Federal Register: Not applicable
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE 4c8
* 3A3
The Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto, Canada, to acquire voting shares of First BanCorp, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and thereby indirectly acquire FirstBank Florida, Miami, Florida, and thereby operate a savings association.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not available
INTESA SANPAOLO S.P.A. FBSEA Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., Turin, Italy, to retain the federally licensed branch of former Sanpoalo IMI, S.p.A., in New York, New York.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not applicable


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
MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS TC, BUFFALO, NEW YORK 501105 05/08/2006 03/22/2007 O Large Bank


CRA Examinations scheduled for     Quarter of

Institution Location
NONE

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Actions by the Board | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports:
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