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

Release dates | Full version (300 KB PDF)
Actions by the Board | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports:
Boston | New York | Philadelphia | Cleveland | Richmond | Atlanta
Chicago | St. Louis | Minneapolis | Kansas City | Dallas | San Francisco

District: 1
Federal Reserve Bank of: Boston

Filings received during the week ending May 10, 2008

Filer Filing Type Filing Proposal End of Comment Period
ESB BANCORP MHC * 3A1
* 3A3
Application by ESB Bancorp, MHC and ESB Bancorp, Inc., both of Easthampton, Massachusetts, to become a mutual bank holding company and stock bank holding company, respectively, by acquiring Easthampton Savings Bank, Easthampton, Massachusetts, pursuant to sections 3(a)(1) and 3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.
Newspaper: 05/21/2008
Federal Register: 05/22/2008
GREENFIELD BANCORP MHC * 3A1 Greenfield Bancorp, MHC, Greenfield, Massachusetts to acquire 100% of the capital stock of Greenfield Co-operative Bank, Greenfield, Massachusetts pursuant to section 3(a)(1) of the BHC Act in connection with the reorganization of Greenfield Bancorp, MHC, Greenfield, Massachusetts, from mutual to stock form.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: 06/02/2008
Hyde Park Bancorp, MHC * 3A1 Hyde Park Bancorp, MHC, Hyde Park, Massachusetts to become a bank holding company pursuant to section 3(a)(1) of the BHC Act in connection with the reorganization of Hyde Park Savings Bank, Hyde Park, Massachusetts into a mutual bank holding company structure.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not available
MEDWAY CO-OPERATIVE BANK * Branch Medway Co-operative Bank, Medway, Massachusetts - application to establish a new branch office at 2 South Maple Street, Bellingham, Massachusetts
Newspaper: 05/10/2008
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
NONE


CRA Examinations scheduled for     Quarter of

Institution Location
NONE

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

Release dates | Full version (300 KB PDF)
Actions by the Board | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports:
Boston | New York | Philadelphia | Cleveland | Richmond | Atlanta
Chicago | St. Louis | Minneapolis | Kansas City | Dallas | San Francisco