FRB: H.2--Actions under delegated authority--Week ending October 15, 2011

Amboy Bank, Old Bridge, New Jersey -- to establish a branch at 460 Georges Road, Dayton.
-Approved, October 11, 2011

ATBancorp, Dubuque, Iowa -- to acquire shares of United American Bank, San Mateo, California.
-Approved, October 13, 2011

Community Bank Partners, Inc., Denver, Colorado -- to acquire First National Bancshares, Inc., Goodland, Kansas, and First National Bank.
-Withdrawn, October 14, 2011

Equity Bancshares, Inc., Wichita, Kansas -- to acquire University National Bank of Lawrence, Lawrence.
-Approved, October 14, 2011

First Security Bancorp, Searcy, Arkansas -- to acquire additional shares of CrossFirst Holdings, LLC, Overland Park, Kansas, and thereby acquire CrossFirst Bank, Overland Park, and CrossFirst Bank Leawood, Leawood.
-Approved, October 11, 2011

Integrity Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Integrity Bank, SSB, Houston.
-Approved, October 13, 2011

Santander Holdings USA, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts -- to become a bank holding company on conversion of its subsidiary federal savings bank, Sovereign Bank, Wilmington, Delaware, to a national bank; and for Banco Santander, S.A., Boadilla del Monte Madrid, Spain, to retain control of Santander Holdings USA and Sovereign upon this conversion.
-Approved, October 14, 2011

Heber Springs State Bank, Heber Springs, Arkansas -- to purchase certain assets and assume deposit and certain other liabilities of the Concord branch of First Arkansas Bank & Trust, Jacksonville, and to retain the acquired facility as a branch.
-Approved, October 14, 2011

First Bells Bankshares, Inc., Bells, Texas -- change in bank control of First Bells and its subsidiary bank, The First National Bank of Bells/Savoy, Bells.
-Permitted, October 13, 2011

Intermountain Community Bancorp, Sandpoint, Idaho -- change in bank control of Intermountain and its subsidiary bank, Panhandle State Bank, Sandpoint.
-Withdrawn, October 14, 2011

Kidd Partners, Ltd., Tyler, Texas -- change in bank control of Kidd Partners, its subsidiary holding companies, and its subsidiary bank, Citizens State Bank, Tyler.
-Permitted, October 12, 2011

Alliance Bank Shares Corporation, Andover, Minnesota -- extension to January 15, 2012, for change in bank control of Alliance and its subsidiary bank, 1st Regents Bank, Andover.
-Granted, October 12, 2011

Citigroup Inc., New York, New York, and Citibank Overseas Investment Corporation, New Castle, Delaware -- extension to October 14, 2012, to transfer Citibank Japan Limited, Tokyo, Japan, to Citigroup Japan Holdings Corporation.
-Granted, October 14, 2011

Minier Financial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan w/401(k) Provisions, Minier, Illinois -- extension to January 20, 2012, to increase its ownership of Minier Financial, Inc., Minier, and thereby increase its indirect ownership of First Farmers State Bank.
-Granted, October 13, 2011

Sovereign Bank, Wilmington, Delaware -- to retain its initial branch in the Cayman Islands.
-Approved, October 14, 2011

Treaty Oak Bank, Austin, Texas -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.
-Approved, October 14, 2011

Federal Open Market Committee -- minutes of the meeting on September 20-21, 2011.
-Published, October 12, 2011

Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending October 15, 2011

Bank Branches, Domestic

Bank Holding Companies

Bank Mergers

Change in Bank Control

Extensions of Time

International Operations

Membership

Regulations and Policies