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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending September 2, 2006


Bank Branches, Domestic

Richmond
CapitalBank, Greenwood, South Carolina  -- to establish a branch at the intersection of Highway 14 and Westmoreland Drive, Greer.
-Approved, August 31, 2006 

Kansas City
Community Banks of Colorado, Greenwood Village, Colorado  -- to establish a branch at 1429 Grand Avenue, Suite 103, Glenwood Springs.
-Approved, August 31, 2006 

Kansas City
Community Banks of Colorado, Greenwood Village, Colorado  -- to establish a branch at 7900 East 1st Avenue, Denver.
-Approved, August 31, 2006 

Kansas City
Community Banks of Colorado, Greenwood Village, Colorado  -- to establish a branch at 707 Wapiti Avenue, Suite 101, Rifle.
-Approved, August 31, 2006 

Cleveland
Fifth Third Bank, Grand Rapids, Michigan  -- to establish a branch at 7595 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples, Florida.
-Approved, August 29, 2006 

Cleveland
Fifth Third Bank, Grand Rapids, Michigan  -- to establish a branch at 18120 Tamiami Trail, Northport, Florida.
-Approved, August 29, 2006 

Richmond
Four Oaks Bank & Trust Company, Four Oaks, North Carolina  -- to establish a branch at 830 Spring Lane, Sanford.
-Approved, August 30, 2006 

Kansas City
Heritage Bank, Louisville, Colorado  -- to establish a branch at 25 East Ken Pratt Boulevard, Longmont.
-Approved, August 31, 2006 

Richmond
New Peoples Bank, Inc., Honaker, Virginia  -- to establish a branch at 372 East Jackson Boulevard, Jonesborough, Tennessee.
-Approved, September 1, 2006 

Atlanta
Orion Bank, Naples, Florida  -- to establish a branch at 1715 Cape Coral Parkway West, Cape Coral.
-Approved, September 1, 2006 

Secretary
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia  -- to establish branches at 2846 Southwest Town Center Way, Palm City, Florida, and 4001 Southeast Federal Highway, Stuart.
-Approved, August 31, 2006 

Bank Holding Companies

Chicago
Anita Bancorporation, Atlantic Iowa  -- to acquire The First National Bank of Brewster, Brewster, Minnesota.
-Approved, September 1, 2006 

New York
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Bilbao, Spain  -- to acquire State National Bancshares, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas; and State National Bancshares of Delaware, Inc., Dover, Delaware; and thereby acquire State National Bank, Fort Worth.
-Approved, August 31, 2006 

San Francisco
Bank of Whitman Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Colfax, Washington  -- to acquire 52 percent of the shares of Whitman Bancorporation and thereby acquire additional shares of Bank of Whitman.
-Approved, August 30, 2006 

Chicago
Capitol Bancorp Ltd., Lansing, Michigan, and Capitol Development Bancorp Limited V  -- to acquire 51 percent of the shares of Ohio Commerce Bank, Beachwood, Ohio, a de novo bank.
-Approved, September 1, 2006 

Atlanta
Cornerstone Bancorp, Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Cornerstone Community Bank.
-Withdrawn, August 30, 2006 

Kansas City
First Liberty Holdings, LLC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Hazelton Bancshares, Inc., Hazelton, Kansas, parent of The Farmers State Bank, Meno, Oklahoma.
-Approved, August 30, 2006 

Kansas City
Hillcrest Bancshares, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas  -- waiver of application in connection with the merger of Hillcrest Bank with Colonial Bank, Aurora, Colorado.
-Granted, September 1, 2006 

Boston
Mayflower Bancorp, Inc., Middleboro, Massachusetts  -- to acquire Mayflower Co-operative Bank.
-Withdrawn, August 30, 2006 

Dallas
Sterling Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas, and Sterling Bancorporation, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware  -- to acquire BOTH, Inc., Kerrville, Texas, and thereby acquire BOTH of Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, and Bank of the Hills, National Association, Kerrville, Texas.
-Approved, August 31, 2006 

Minneapolis
TCF Financial Corporation, Wayzata, Minnesota  -- to acquire TCF National Bank Arizona, Mesa, Arizona, a de novo bank.
-Approved, August 28, 2006 

Bank Mergers

Chicago
Marquette Bank, Chicago, Illinois  -- to merge with Hemlock Federal Bank for Savings, Oak Forest, and thereby establish six branches.
-Approved, August 30, 2006 

Chicago
UnionBank, Streator, Illinois  -- to merge with Centrue Bank, Kankakee, and thereby establish 20 branches.
-Approved, August 31, 2006 

Competitive Factors Reports

Atlanta
American Banking Company, Moultrie, Georgia  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed acquisition of certain assets and assumption of all liabilities of the Cairo branches of Cairo Banking Company, Cairo.
-Submitted, August 29, 2006 

Atlanta
Appalachian Community Bank, FSB, McCaysville, Georgia  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Appalachian Community Bank, a de novo bank.
-Submitted, August 30, 2006 

Kansas City
BancFirst, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with First Bartlesville Bank, Bartlesville.
-Submitted, August 28, 2006 

New York
Beacon Federal, East Syracuse, New York  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Marcy Interim Federal Savings Association, Marcy.
-Submitted, August 31, 2006 

New York
Beacon Federal, East Syracuse, New York  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Beacon Interim I and Beacon Federal Interim II.
-Submitted, August 28, 2006 

Chicago
Centrue Bank, Kankakee, Illinois  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Centrue Service Corporation.
-Submitted, August 28, 2006 

Kansas City
Emprise Bank, Wichita, Kansas  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Prairie State Bank, Augusta.
-Submitted, September 1, 2006 

Atlanta
First Intercontinental Bank, Doraville, Georgia  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with FIB Interim Corporation.
-Submitted, August 30, 2006 

Atlanta
Hamilton State Bank, Braselton, Georgia  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed acquisition of assets and assumption of liabilities of the Jefferson, Hoschton, and Dacula branches of nBank, National Association, Commerce.
-Submitted, August 31, 2006 

St. Louis
Independence Bank of Kentucky, Owensboro, Kentucky  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with First Security Bank & Trust, McLean Island.
-Submitted, August 28, 2006 

Chicago
Marine Bank, Springfield, Springfield, Illinois  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed purchase of assets and assumption of liabilities of the Springfield branch of Central Illinois Bank, Champaign.
-Submitted, August 30, 2006 

Atlanta
Peoples Bank of East Tennessee, Madisonville, Tennessee  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed purchase of certain assets and assumption of deposit liabilities of the Ducktown branch of The Home Bank, Ducktown.
-Submitted, August 29, 2006 

Atlanta
SouthEast Bank & Trust, Athens, Tennessee  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed acquisition of certain assets and assumption of deposit liabilities of the Spring City branch of AmSouth Bank after its acquisition by Peoples State Bank of Commerce, Nolensville.
-Submitted, August 28, 2006 

Extensions Of Time

Kansas City
Citizens Bancshares, Inc., ESOP, Edmond, Oklahoma  -- extension to November 28, 2006, to acquire up to 40 percent of the shares of Citizens Bancshares, Inc., parent of Citizens Bank of Edmond.
-Granted, August 28, 2006 

Chicago
Mid-Iowa Bancshares Co., Algona, Iowa  -- extension to November 3, 2006, to engage in extending credit and servicing loans.
-Granted, September 1, 2006 

International Operations

Director, BS&R
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited, Newark, Delaware  -- waiver of remainder of notification period to make an additional investment in a special purpose vehicle, and modification of the aggregate investment limit under Regulation K.
-Granted, August 30, 2006 

Regulations And Policies

FOMC
Federal Open Market Committee  -- minutes of the meeting on August 8, 2006.
-Published, August 29, 2006 


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Board Actions | Actions under delegated authority
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