FRB: H.2--Actions under delegated authority--Week ending December 13, 2014

First American Bank, Fort Dodge, Iowa -- to establish a branch at 1742 Hamilton Boulevard, Sioux City.
-Approved, December 12, 2014

Frost Bank, San Antonio, Texas -- to establish a branch at 150 East Highway 67, Duncanville.
-Approved, December 10, 2014

United Texas Bank, Dallas, Texas -- to establish a branch at its former main office, 12222 Merit Drive, Dallas.
-Approved, December 10, 2014

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas -- waiver of application to acquire Farmers & Merchants Bancshares, Inc., Houston, in connection with the merger of their respective subsidiaries, Allegiance Bank Texas and Enterprise Bank.
-Granted, December 12, 2014

Community Bancorp of Louisiana, Inc., Raceland, Louisiana -- to merge with United Community Bancshares, Inc., Gonzales, and thereby acquire United Community Bank.
-Approved, December 11, 2014

Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc., New Albany, Indiana -- to merge with First Financial Service Corporation, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and thereby acquire First Federal Savings Bank of Elizabethtown.
-Approved, December 11, 2014

Diamond A Financial, L.P., Dallas, Texas; Maedgen & White, L.P.; Hilltop Holdings Inc.; and PlainsCapital Corporation -- to acquire SWS Group, Inc., Dallas, and thereby acquire Southwest Securities, FSB; and for PlainsCapital Bank, Dallas, to merge with Southwest Securities, FSB and to establish branches at the existing locations.
-Approved, December 11, 2014

First Busey Corporation, Champaign, Illinois -- to acquire Herget Financial Corporation, Pekin, and thereby acquire Herget Bank, National Association.
-Approved, December 8, 2014

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc., Irvine, California -- to acquire Independence Bank, Newport Beach, and for Pacific Premier Bank, Irvine, to merge with Independence Bank and thereby establish branches.
-Approved, December 11, 2014

PB Holdings, Inc., Irvine, California -- to acquire CGB Asset Management, Inc., Irvine.
-Approved, December 9, 2014

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama -- to merge with Metro Bancshares, Inc., Douglasville, Georgia, and thereby acquire Metro Bank.
-Approved, December 12, 2014

SNB Holdings, Inc., Slocomb, Alabama -- waiver of application to acquire Hartford Financial Corporation, Hartford, in connection with the merger of their respective subsidiaries, Friend Bank, Slocomb, and City Bank of Hartford, Hartford.
-Granted, December 11, 2014

Farmers Bank & Trust Company, Magnolia, Arkansas -- to merge with 1st Bank, N.A., Texarkana, Texas, and to retain the acquired facilities as branches.
-Approved, December 12, 2014

Farmers National Bank of Newcastle, Newcastle, Texas -- request to exceed the limit on investment in bank premises.
-Withdrawn, December 11, 2014

Bank of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii -- to make certain public welfare investments.
-Approved, December 9, 2014

Greeley Bancshares, Inc., Greeley, Kansas -- to retain control of Greeley Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary, Bank of Greeley, Greeley.
-Permitted, December 11, 2014

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Toronto, Canada -- extension of time to divest or conform certain merchant banking investments.
-Granted, December 11, 2014

Ford Financial Fund II LP, et al., Dallas, Texas -- commenter's request to extend the comment period on the application to become bank holding companies by acquiring Mechanics Bank, Richmond, California.
-Denied, December 9, 2014

The Farmers Bancorp, Frankfort, Indiana -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Effective, December 8, 2014

River Valley Bancorp, Madison, Indiana -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Effective, December 8, 2014

PNC Bank, National Association, Wilmington, Delaware -- to amend the articles of association of its Edge corporation, PNC Bank International, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to reflect the relocation of its home office to Wilmington.
-Approved, December 8, 2014

Farmers National Bank of Newcastle, Newcastle, Texas -- to retain membership in the Federal Reserve System on conversion to a state-chartered institution.
-Approved, December 12, 2014

The First National Bank of Bancroft, Bancroft, Nebraska -- to retain membership in the Federal Reserve System on conversion to a state-chartered institution, First Bank of Bancroft.
-Approved, December 10, 2014

Peruna LLC, Dallas, Texas -- waiver of application to acquire SWS Group, Inc., Dallas, in connection with the merger of their respective subsidiaries, PlainsCapital Bank and Southwest Securities, FSB.
-Granted, December 11, 2014

Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending December 13, 2014

Bank Branches, Domestic

Bank Holding Companies

Bank Mergers

Bank Premises

Banks, State Member

Change in Bank Control

Extensions of Time

Financial Holding Companies

International Operations

Membership

Savings and Loan Holding Companies