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: 2
Federal Reserve Bank of: New York

Filings received during the week ending December 26, 2009

Filer Filing Type Filing Proposal End of Comment Period
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 4c8 Bank of China Limited, Beijing, China, to engage in securities brokerage, riskless principal, and private placement activities through BOC International (USA) Inc., pursuant to Section 225.28(b)(7) of Regulation Y.
Newspaper: Not applicable
Federal Register: 01/13/2010
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 4c8 Bank of China Limited, Beijing, China, to continue to engage in certain nonbanking activities through BOC Aviation (USA) Corporation, Reno, Nevada, pursuant to section 225.24 of Regulation Y.
Newspaper: Not applicable
Federal Register: 01/13/2010
FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. * 3A1 First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., Buffalo, New York, to become a bank holding company by acquiring Harleysville National Corporation and Harleysville National Bank and Trust Company, both of Harleysville, Pennsylvania.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not available
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA * Branch Goldman Sachs Bank USA, New York, New York, to open and occupy a branch office located at 200 West Street, New York, New York, pursuant to Section 208.6 of Regulation H.
Newspaper: 12/28/2009
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