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: 12
Federal Reserve Bank of: San Francisco

Filings received during the week ending March 4, 2006

Filer Filing Type Filing Proposal End of Comment Period
CANYON BANCORP * 3A1 Canyon Bancorp, Palm Springs, California, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of Canyon National Bank, Palm Springs, California. Also elects to become a financial holdling company.
Newspaper: 03/28/2006
Federal Register: 03/27/2006
TAIWAN COOPERATIVE BANK FBSEA Taiwan Cooperative Bank, Taipei, Taiwan, to retain the Seattle, Washington, and Los Angeles, California, branch offices of Farmers Bank of China, as a result of the merger of Farmers Bank of China, with and into Taiwan Cooperative Bank.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not applicable
WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION * 3A5 Western Alliance Bancorporation to merge with Intermountain First Bancorp, and thereby indirectly acquire Nevada First Bank, all of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Newspaper: 03/05/2006
Federal Register: 02/27/2006


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
PACIFIC ST BK, STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 1158832 11/07/2005 02/27/2006 S Small Bank


CRA Examinations scheduled for     Quarter of

Institution Location
NONE

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