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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending March 18, 2006


Bank Branches, Domestic

Kansas City
American Heritage Bank, Sapulpa, Oklahoma  -- to establish a branch at the northwest corner of 71st Street South and South Union Avenue, Tulsa.
-Approved, March 17, 2006 

Atlanta
AmSouth Bank, Birmingham, Alabama  -- to establish a branch at 920 Cedar Lake Road, Suite K, Biloxi, Mississippi.
-Approved, March 16, 2006 

St. Louis
Arvest Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas  -- to establish a branch at the intersection of North Gretna Road and Highway 248B, Branson, Missouri.
-Approved, March 15, 2006 

Secretary
Comerica Bank, Detroit, Michigan  -- to establish a branch at 7306 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, Arizona.
-Approved, March 17, 2006 

Secretary
Comerica Bank, Detroit, Michigan  -- to establish a branch at 6540 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, California.
-Approved, March 17, 2006 

Atlanta
Cumberland Bank, Franklin, Tennessee  -- to establish a branch at 175 East Main Street, Hendersonville.
-Approved, March 16, 2006 

Richmond
New Peoples Bank, Inc., Honaker, Virginia  -- to establish a branch at 11421 Indian Creek Road, Pound.
-Approved, March 16, 2006 

Richmond
New Peoples Bank, Inc., Honaker, Virginia  -- to establish a branch at 5548 Norton-Wise Road, Esserville.
-Approved, March 16, 2006 

Richmond
River City Bank, Mechanicsville, Virginia  -- to establish a branch at 109 East Nine Mile Road, Highland Springs.
-Approved, March 14, 2006 

Secretary
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia  -- to establish branches at 1440 Ben Sawyer Boulevard, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina; 3125 Bees Ferry Road, Charleston; 162 Seven Farms Drive; and 975 Bacons Bridge Road, Summerville.
-Approved, March 10, 2006  (AC)

Bank Holding Companies

Richmond
American National Bankshares Inc., Danville, Virginia  -- to acquire Community First Financial Corporation, Lynchburg, and thereby acquire Community First Bank.
-Approved, March 16, 2006 

San Francisco
The Bank Holdings, Reno, Nevada  -- to acquire at least 75 percent of the shares of Granite Exchange, Inc. and thereby engage in real estate settlement services, trust company activities, and financial and investment advisory activities.
-Approved, March 14, 2006 

Minneapolis
Fishback Financial Corporation, Brookings, South Dakota   -- to acquire FMB Bankshares, Inc., Sioux Falls, and thereby acquire First American Bank & Trust, N.A.
-Approved, March 15, 2006 

Kansas City
Home State Bancorp, Loveland, Colorado  -- to retain Loveland Securities, Inc. and its subsidiary, Home State Bank.
-Approved, March 16, 2006 

Chicago
MainSource Financial Group, Inc., Greensburg, Indiana  -- to acquire H F S Bank, F.S.B., Hobart, and thereby engage in operating a savings association.
-Withdrawn, March 13, 2006 

Chicago
MainSource Financial Group, Inc., Greensburg, Indiana  -- to merge with Peoples Ohio Financial Corporation, Troy, Ohio, and thereby acquire Peoples Savings Bank of Troy and engage in operating a savings association.
-Approved, March 16, 2006 

Boston
Merrimack Bancorp MHC, Concord, New Hampshire  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Merrimack County Savings Bank.
-Approved, March 16, 2006 

New York
North Fork Bancorporation, Inc., Melville, New York  -- to convert its subsidiary, Superior Savings Bank of New England, N.A., Branford, Connecticut, to a federal savings association.
-Withdrawn, March 14, 2006 

Philadelphia
Orrstown Financial Services, Inc., Shippensburg, Pennsylvania  -- to acquire First National Bank of Newport, Newport.
-Approved, March 17, 2006 

Kansas City
RCB Holding Company, Inc., Claremore, Oklahoma  -- to acquire Pioneer Bancshares, Inc., Ponca City, and its subsidiaries, Pioneer Bank and Trust, and Bank of Nichols Hills, Oklahoma City.
-Approved, March 16, 2006 

Secretary
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida, Stuart, Florida  -- to merge with Big Lake Financial Corporation, Okeechobee, and acquire Big Lake National Bank.
-Approved, March 15, 2006 

Secretary
Texas Independent Bancshares, Inc., Texas City, Texas, and T.I.B. Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware  -- to acquire Southeast Bancorp of Texas, Inc., Winnie, and its subsidiaries, SEBOT, Inc., Wilmington, and Gulf Coast Bank, Winnie.
-Approved, March 17, 2006 

Richmond
Union Bankshares Corporation, Bowling Green, Virginia  -- to acquire Prosperity Bank & Trust Company, Springfield.
-Approved, March 16, 2006 

San Francisco
Western Alliance Bancorporation, Las Vegas, Nevada  -- waiver of application requirement to acquire Bank of Nevada.
-Granted, March 13, 2006 

Bank Mergers

Richmond
Waccamaw Bank, Whiteville, North Carolina  -- to merge with The Bank of Heath Springs, Heath Springs, South Carolina.
-Approved, March 14, 2006 

Change In Bank Control

Atlanta
BJC Holdings, Inc., Graceville, Florida  -- to retain control of BJC Holdings, Inc.
-Permitted, March 13, 2006 

Competitive Factors Reports

New York
The Bank of East Asia (U.S.A.), National Association, New York, New York  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with National American Bank, San Francisco, California.
-Submitted, March 14, 2006 

Secretary
Bank of the Cascades, Bend, Oregon  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Farmers & Merchants State Bank, Boise, Idaho.
-Submitted, March 14, 2006 

Dallas
Extraco Banks, National Association, Temple, Texas  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Extraco Investment Services Corporation, Waco; EXC Mortgage, Inc.; Extraco Institutional Services Corporation; and Extraco Insurance Services Corporation, Lorena.
-Submitted, March 16, 2006 

Richmond
First Bank, Troy, North Carolina  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed purchase of certain assets and assumption of liabilities of the Dublin, Virginia, branch of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Raleigh, North Carolina.
-Submitted, March 16, 2006 

Richmond
First Gaston Bank of North Carolina, Gastonia, North Carolina  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Integrity Services, Inc., Hickory.
-Submitted, March 14, 2006 

Kansas City
Liberty Savings Bank, F.S.B., Liberty, Missouri  -- reports on competitive factors of the proposed mergers with Liberty Savings Mutual Holding Company and Liberty Interim Federal Savings and Loan Association II.
-Submitted, March 14, 2006 

Extensions Of Time

Chicago
Belmont Financial Group, Inc., Chicago, Illinois  -- extension to June 15, 2006, to become a bank holding company and to acquire Belmont Bank & Trust Company, a de novo bank.
-Granted, March 13, 2006 

Richmond
Waccamaw Bank, Whiteville, North Carolina  -- extension to December 17, 2006, to establish a branch at 4945 Southport-Supply Road Southeast, Southport.
-Granted, March 14, 2006 


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