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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending January 27, 2007


Bank Branches, Domestic

Richmond
Bank of the Commonwealth, Norfolk, Virginia  -- to establish a branch at 8468 Caratoke Highway, Powells Point, North Carolina.
-Approved, January 24, 2007 

Atlanta
First Commercial Bank of Florida, Orlando, Florida  -- to establish a branch at 800 Deltona Boulevard, Deltona.
-Approved, January 25, 2007 

Secretary
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York  -- to establish a branch at 313 Ushers Road, Ballston Lake.
-Approved, January 26, 2007 

Bank Holding Companies

Chicago
Bancorp Financial, Inc., Evergreen Park, Illinois  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Evergreen Community Bank.
-Approved, January 24, 2007 

San Francisco
City National Corporation, Beverly Hills, California  -- to merge with Business Bank Corporation, Las Vegas, Nevada, and thereby acquire Business Bank of Nevada.
-Approved, January 25, 2007 

Boston
Danvers Bancorp, Inc., Danvers, Massachusetts  -- to acquire BankMalden Cooperative Bank, Malden.
-Approved, January 24, 2007 

Philadelphia
EHPW Acquisition Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Vartan National Bank and Vartan Financial Corporation.
-Approved, January 23, 2007 

San Francisco
Fairfield Financial Holding Corp., Fairfield, Washington  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Bank of Fairfield.
-Withdrawn, January 26, 2007 

St. Louis
First American Financial Holdings, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Planters Bank of Tennessee, Maury City.
-Approved, January 22, 2007 

Kansas City
First Fidelity Bancorp, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  -- to acquire Western Security Holding Co., Ltd., Scottsdale, Arizona, and thereby acquire Western Security Bank.
-Approved, January 24, 2007 

Minneapolis
First Sleepy Eye Bancorporation, Inc., Sioux Falls, South Dakota  -- to acquire Lake Benton Bancorporation, Inc., Sioux Falls, and thereby acquire First Security Bank-Lake Benton, Lake Benton, Minnesota.
-Approved, January 22, 2007 

San Francisco
Franklin Resources, Inc., San Mateo, California  -- to retain control of 24.4 percent of the shares of First Chicago Bancorp, Chicago, Illinois, and thereby retain control of its subsidiary, First Chicago Bank & Trust.
-Approved, January 25, 2007 

Chicago
Larch Bancorporation, Inc., Larchwood, Iowa  -- waiver of application to acquire George State Bank, George, in connection with the merger of George State Bank with Security Savings Bank, Larchwood.
-Granted, January 26, 2007 

Secretary
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin  -- to acquire United Heritage Bankshares of Florida, Inc., Longwood, Florida, and thereby acquire United Heritage Bank.
-Approved, January 26, 2007 

Dallas
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas  -- waiver of application requirement to merge with Texas United Bancshares, Inc., La Grange, and thereby acquire State Bank; Gateway National Bank, Dallas; GNB Financial N.A., Gainesville; and Northwest Bank, Roanoke.
-Granted, January 26, 2007 

Secretary
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., Olney, Maryland  -- to acquire Potomac Bank of Virginia, Fairfax, Virginia; and for Sandy Spring Bank, Olney, Maryland, to merge with Potomac Bank of Virginia and retain the acquired facilities as branches.
-Approved, January 24, 2007 

Atlanta
Signature Bancshares, Inc., Sandy Springs, Georgia  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Signature Bank of Georgia, Dunwoody.
-Approved, January 26, 2007 

Bank Mergers

St. Louis
First Banks, Inc., Hazelwood, Missouri, and The San Francisco Company, Clayton  -- to acquire Royal Oaks Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas, and thereby acquire Royal Oaks Bank, SSB; and for First Bank, St. Louis, Missouri, to merge with Royal Oaks Bank, SSB and retain the acquired facilities as branches.
-Approved, January 25, 2007 

Change In Bank Control

Atlanta
Coastal Bankshares, Inc., Savannah, Georgia  -- change in bank control.
-Permitted, January 23, 2007 

Kansas City
First Fidelity Bancorp, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  -- change in bank control.
-Permitted, January 24, 2007 

Competitive Factors Reports

Chicago
Evergreen Community Bank, Evergreen Park, Illinois  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Evergreen Interim Bank.
-Submitted, January 26, 2007 

Extensions Of Time

New York
New York Private Bank & Trust Corporation, New York, New York; Emigrant Bancorp, Inc.; and Emigrant Bank  -- extension to February 9, 2007, to acquire EmigrantDirect Bank, Ossining, a de novo bank.
-Granted, January 26, 2007 

Atlanta
AmSouth Bank, Birmingham, Alabama  -- extension to February 21, 2008, to establish a branch at the intersection of Memorial Parkway and Lokey Avenue, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
-Granted, January 23, 2007 

Atlanta
AmSouth Bank, Birmingham, Alabama  -- extension to April 19, 2008, to establish a branch at the intersection of Highway 98 and Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach, Florida.
-Granted, January 23, 2007 

Atlanta
Oglethorpe Bank Holding Company, Brunswick, Georgia  -- extension to May 17, 2007, to become a bank holding company and to acquire Oglethorpe Bank.
-Granted, January 22, 2007 

Richmond
Virginia Commerce Bank, Arlington, Virginia  -- extension to July 26, 2007, to establish a branch at Ryan Park Center and Yukon Drive, Ashburn.
-Granted, January 22, 2007 

Membership

Atlanta
Anchor Commercial Bank, Juno Beach, Florida  -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.
-Approved, January 26, 2007 


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