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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending January 6, 2018


Bank Branches, Domestic

San Francisco
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach, Long Beach, California -- to establish a branch at 33 East Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara.
-Approved, January 3, 2018

Kansas City
FirstBank, Lakewood, Colorado -- to establish a branch at 405 East Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard, Colorado Springs.
-Approved, January 5, 2018

Dallas
Frost Bank, San Antonio, Texas -- to establish a branch at 201 Northeast 28th Street, Fort Worth.
-Approved, January 5, 2018

St. Louis
Old Missouri Bank, Springfield, Missouri -- to establish a branch at 318 West Mt. Vernon Boulevard, Mt. Vernon.
-Approved, January 3, 2018

Bank Holding Companies

General Counsel
AIM Bancshares, Inc., Levelland, Texas -- waiver of application to acquire Platinum Bancshares of Texas, Inc., Lubbock, and Platinum Bank, in connection with Platinum Bank's merger with and into AimBank, Littlefield.
-Granted, January 5, 2018

General Counsel
BancorpSouth Bank, Tupelo, Mississippi -- waiver of application to acquire Ouachita Bancshares Corp., Monroe, Louisiana, and Ouachita Independent Bank, in connection with Ouachita Independent Bank's merger with and into BancorpSouth Bank.
-Granted, January 3, 2018

General Counsel
BancorpSouth Bank, Tupelo, Mississippi -- waiver of application to acquire Central Community Corporation, Temple, Texas, and First State Bank Central Texas (FS Bank), Austin, in connection with FS Bank's merger with and into BancorpSouth Bank.
-Granted, January 3, 2018

St. Louis
The McGhee Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan, McGehee, Arkansas -- to acquire additional shares of Southeast Financial Bankstock Corp., McGehee, and thereby increase its indirect control of McGehee Bank.
-Approved, January 4, 2018

St. Louis
Midland States Bancorp, Inc., Effingham, Illinois -- to acquire Alpine Bancorporation, Inc., Belvidere, and thereby indirectly acquire Alpine Bank & Trust Company, Rockford; and for Midland States Bank, Effingham, to merge with Alpine Bank & Trust Company and retain the acquired facilities as branches.
-Approved, January 5, 2018

Bank Mergers

St. Louis
Simmons Bank, Pine Bluff, Arkansas -- to merge with Southwest Bank, Fort Worth, Texas, and to retain the acquired facilities as branches.
-Approved, January 2, 2018

Banks, Foreign

Director, S&R
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG, Unterschleissheim, Germany -- to establish a representative office in New York, New York.
-Approved, January 3, 2018

Extensions of Time

Minneapolis
Bank Forward Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Fargo, North Dakota -- extension to April 10, 2018, to acquire shares of Security State Bank Holding Company, Fargo, and thereby indirectly gain control of Bank Forward, Hannaford.
-Granted, January 4, 2018

St. Louis
Cross County Bancshares, Inc., Wynne, Arkansas -- extension to March 28, 2018, to acquire additional shares of Central Bank, Little Rock.
-Granted, January 4, 2018

St. Louis
Miles Bancshares, Inc., Advance, Missouri -- extension to April 4, 2018, to acquire shares of UBT Bancshares, Inc., Marysville, Kansas, and thereby indirectly acquire United Bank & Trust.
-Granted, January 4, 2018

Secretary
Morgan Stanley, New York, New York -- extension of time to dispose of certain assets.
-Granted, January 2, 2018

Philadelphia
OceanFirst Financial Corp., Toms River, New Jersey -- extension to February 28, 2018, to become a bank holding company by acquiring OceanFirst National Bank, Toms River (national bank successor by conversion of OceanFirst Bank, a federal savings bank); and to acquire Sun Bancorp, Inc., Mount Laurel, and immediately thereafter merge Sun National Bank into OceanFirst National Bank.
-Granted, January 5, 2018

Release dates | Full version (300 KB PDF)
Board Actions | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports received:
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Chicago | St. Louis | Minneapolis | Kansas City | Dallas | San Francisco