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: 8
Federal Reserve Bank of: St. Louis

Filings received during the week ending January 5, 2008

Filer Filing Type Filing Proposal End of Comment Period
CARROLL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. * 3A3 Carroll Financial Services, Inc., Huntingdon, Tennessee, to acquire 100 percent of Bradford Bancshares, Inc., Bradford, Tennessee, and thereby indirectly acquire The Bank of Bradford, Bradford, Tennessee.
Newspaper: 01/18/2008
Federal Register: 01/11/2008
COMMUNITY FIRST BANCSHARES, INC. * 3A3 Community First Bancshares, Inc., Harrison, Arkansas ("Community"), to acquire additional shares of White River Bancshares Company, Fayetteville, Arkansas ("Bancshares"), and thereby indirectly acquire Signature Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas. The acquisition will result in Community retaining ownership of up to 24.99 percent of Bancshares stock.
Newspaper: 01/31/2008
Federal Register: 02/01/2008
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANKSHARES, INC. * 3A3 Farmers & Merchants Bankshares, Inc., Stuttgart, Arkansas, to acquire 100 percent of Perry County Bancshares, Inc., Perryville, Arkansas, and thereby indirectly acquire Chart Bank, Perryville, Arkansas.
Newspaper: 01/15/2008
Federal Register: 12/27/2007


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
ELBERFELD ST BK, ELBERFELD, INDIANA 16748 08/27/2007 12/07/2007 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