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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending June 20, 2009


Bank Branches, Domestic

Atlanta
Capital City Bank, Tallahassee, Florida  -- to establish a branch at 4449 Meandering Way, Tallahassee.
-Approved, June 17, 2009 

Atlanta
Commercial Bank, Harrogate, Tennessee  -- to establish a branch at 1072 East Stone Drive, Kingsport.
-Approved, June 18, 2009 

Richmond
EagleBank, Bethesda, Maryland  -- to establish a branch at 12505 Park Potomac Avenue, Potomac.
-Approved, June 17, 2009 

Secretary
First Interstate Bank, Billings, Montana  -- to establish a branch at 2601 10th Avenue South, Great Falls.
-Approved, June 16, 2009 

Richmond
Monarch Bank, Chesapeake, Virginia  -- to establish a branch at 2520 South Croatan Highway, Nags Head, North Carolina.
-Approved, June 17, 2009 

Bank Holding Companies

Atlanta
Biscayne Bancshares, Inc., Coconut Grove, Florida  -- relief from a commitment.
-Granted, June 17, 2009 

Dallas
First Grayson Bancshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, McGregor, Texas, and First Grayson Bancshares, Inc.  -- to acquire The Roxton Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, McGregor, and thereby indirectly acquire The Roxton Corporation and its subsidiary bank, The First Bank, Roxton.
-Approved, June 18, 2009 

Minneapolis
Lake Shore Wisconsin Corporation, Sheboygan, Wisconsin  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Hiawatha Bancshares, Inc., Hager City, and thereby indirectly acquire its subsidiary bank, Hiawatha National Bank.
-Approved, June 15, 2009 

Cleveland
Merchants Bancorp, Inc., Hillsboro, Ohio  -- waiver of application to acquire CB Bancorp, Higginsport, in connection with the merger of their respective subsidiary banks, Merchants National Bank, Hillsboro, and Citizens Bank of Higginsport.
-Returned, June 18, 2009 

Boston
NewStar Financial, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Southern Commerce Bank, National Association, Tampa, Florida.
-Withdrawn, June 15, 2009 

St. Louis
Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc., Poplar Bluff, Missouri  -- to acquire Southern Bank of Commerce, Paragould, Arkansas.
-Approved, June 17, 2009 

Atlanta
Three Shores Bancorporation, Inc., Orlando, Florida  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Seaside National Bank & Trust, Orlando.
-Approved, June 19, 2009 

Change In Bank Control

Kansas City
Cedar Bancorp, Hartington, Nebraska  -- to retain control of Cedar Bancorp and its subsidiary bank, Bank of Hartington, Hartington.
-Permitted, June 15, 2009 

St. Louis
Peoples-Marion Bancorp, Inc., Marion, Kentucky  -- change in bank control of Peoples-Marion and its subsidiary bank, The Peoples Bank, Marion.
-Permitted, June 19, 2009 

Dallas
Premier Bancshares, Inc., McKinney, Texas  -- change in bank control of Premier and its subsidiary bank, Synergy Bank, SSB, McKinney.
-Withdrawn, June 15, 2009 

Chicago
River Valley Bancorp, Inc., Davenport, Iowa  -- change in bank control of River Valley and its subsidiary banks, Valley Bank, Moline, Illinois; Freedom Bank, Sterling; and Valley Bank, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
-Permitted, June 17, 2009 

Financial Holding Companies

Kansas City
Community Bancorp, Inc., Chanute, Kansas  -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Effective, June 18, 2009 

Cleveland
First Commonwealth Financial Corporation, Indiana, Pennsylvania  -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Effective, June 18, 2009 

Membership

Cleveland
Peoples Bank & Trust Company of Hazard, Hazard, Kentucky  -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.
-Approved, June 18, 2009 


Release dates | Full version (300 KB PDF)
Board Actions | Actions under delegated authority
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