Federal Reserve Release, H2, Actions of the Board, its Staff, and the Federal Reserve Banks; Applications and Reports Received

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Actions by the Board | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports:
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District: 2
Federal Reserve Bank of: New York

Filings received during the week ending September 1, 2007

Filer Filing Type Filing Proposal End of Comment Period
ALLIED IRISH BANKS, P.L.C. * 3A3 Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c., Dublin, Ireland to acquire additional shares of M&T Bank Corporation, Buffalo, New York ("M&T"), for a total of 29 percent, as a result of M&T's stock buyback program, and thereby indirectly control Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York and M&T Bank, N.A., Oakfield, New York.
Newspaper: 08/29/2007
Federal Register: 08/27/2007
ANDHRA BANK FBSEA Andhra Bank, Hyderabad, India, to establish a representative office in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not applicable
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO * 18C Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico in connection with the request for prior approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities of the 17 Puerto Rico branches of Citibank, NA, Las Vegas, Nevada, pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not applicable
BNP PARIBAS FBSEA BNP Paribas, Paris, France requests approval pursuant to the International Banking Act of 1978 and after the fact provisions of Section 211.24(a)(6) of Regulation K to establish the New York branch of its subsidiary Banca Nationale del Lavoro S.p.A., Rome, Italy.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not applicable
CITIBANK, N.A. Investment Citibank, N.A., Las Vegas, Nevada, on behalf of itself and its Edge corporation subsidiary, Citibank Overseas Investment Corporation, New Castle, Delaware requests a waiver from the aggregate investment limit in Section 211.9(b)(6) of Regulation K for an investment in Diners Club Europe S.p.A.
Newspaper: Not applicable
Federal Register: Not applicable
INTERNATIONAL BANK OF AZERBAIJAN FBSEA International Bank of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan, to establish a representative office in New York, New York, pursuant to Section 10(a) of the International Banking Act, as amended, and Section 211.24(a)(1) of Regulation K.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not applicable
M&T BANK CORPORATION 4c8
* 18C
* 3A3
M&T Bank Corporation, Buffalo, New York ("M&T"), to (i) acquire Partners Trust Financial Group, Utica, New York ("Partners Trust") and merge Partners Trust with and into M&T, and thereby to acquire Partners Trust's wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Partners Trust Municipal Bank, Utica, New York, and also thereby to acquire Partners Trust Bank, Utica, New York, and thereby operate a federal savings bank, and (ii) to acquire Partners Trust's wholly-owned direct and indirect non-banking subsidiaries, pursuant to Sections 3(a)(3), 4(c)(8) and 4(j) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and Sections 225.15 and 225.24 of Regulation Y. In addition, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York, ("M&T Bank") to merge with Partners Trust Bank and Partners Trust Municipal Bank, with M&T Bank as the surviving entity, pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and in connection therewith, to retain the branches at the current branch locations of Partners Trust Bank, pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: 10/01/2007
MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY * Branch Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York, to establish a limited-service branch to be located at 15 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (RSSD 3630994).
Newspaper: 09/06/2007
Federal Register: Not applicable


Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

The Community Reinvestment Act is intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. It was enacted by the Congress in 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901) and is implemented by Regulation BB (12 CFR 228). The regulation was revised in May 1995.

The CRA requires that each depository institution's record in helping meet the credit needs of its entire community be evaluated periodically. That record is taken into account in considering an institution's application for deposit facilities.

A copy of an institution's CRA evaluation may be obtained directly from the institution or Reserve Bank.

Federal bank regulators use the following performance levels to rate an institution's performance under CRA:

O = Outstanding
S = Satisfactory
NI = Needs to improve
SN = Substantial noncompliance

The following state member banks have been examined and their CRA public evaluations are now available.
 
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Actions by the Board | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports:
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Chicago | St. Louis | Minneapolis | Kansas City | Dallas | San Francisco