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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending November 15, 2008


Bank Branches, Domestic

St. Louis
Arvest Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas  -- to establish a branch at 5215 West 6th Avenue, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
-Approved, November 13, 2008 

St. Louis
Arvest Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas  -- to establish a branch at the corner of 91st Street and Delaware Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
-Approved, November 14, 2008 

Dallas
Comerica Bank, Dallas, Texas  -- to establish branches at 10115 West McDowell Road, Avondale, Arizona, and 14211 West Bell Road, Surprise.
-Approved, November 13, 2008 

Atlanta
Old Southern Bank, Orlando, Florida  -- to establish a branch at 970 Rinehart Road, Lake Mary.
-Approved, November 14, 2008 

Richmond
Peoples Community Bank, Montross, Virginia  -- to establish a branch at 5082 James Madison Parkway, King George.
-Approved, November 10, 2008 

Bank Holding Companies

Cleveland
Bancorp of Lexington, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Bank of Lexington, Inc., Lexington.
-Approved, November 14, 2008 

Dallas
CBFH, Inc., Orange, Texas  -- to acquire by merger Crosby Bancshares, Inc., Crosby, and thereby acquire Crosby Bancshares of Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, and Crosby State Bank, Crosby, Texas, and for Hillister Enterprises II, Inc., Beaumont, and Umphrey II Family Limited Partnership to acquire Crosby Bancshares, Inc., and thereby acquire Crosby Bancshares of Delaware, Inc., and Crosby State Bank.
-Approved, November 13, 2008 

Chicago
First Merchants Corporation, Muncie, Indiana  -- to acquire Lincoln Bancorp, Plainfield, and Lincoln Bank.
-Approved, November 13, 2008 

San Francisco
Hana Financial Group, Inc., Seoul, South Korea  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire shares of Commonwealth Business Bank, Los Angeles, California.
-Withdrawn, November 12, 2008 

St. Louis
Mount Sterling Bancorp, Inc., Mt. Sterling, Illinois  -- to acquire Timewell State Bank, Timewell.
-Returned, November 10, 2008 

Atlanta
Piedmont Bancorp, Inc., Norcross, Georgia  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire First Choice Community Bank 1874, Newnan.
-Approved, November 10, 2008 

Cleveland
Rurban Financial Corp., Defiance, Ohio  -- to acquire NBM Bancorp, Inc., Montepelier.
-Approved, November 14, 2008 

San Francisco
Summit Banking Company, Burlington, Washington  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Summit Bank, Burlington.
-Approved, November 10, 2008 

Bank Mergers

Dallas
Texas First Bank, Texas City, Texas  -- to purchase the assets and assume the liabilities of Texas First Bank, Galveston, and to establish branches at 6501 Stewart Road; 2401 Broadway; 13701 FM 3005; and 2390 Highway 87, Crystal Beach.
-Approved, November 14, 2008 

Bank Premises

Richmond
Peoples Community Bank, Montross, Virginia  -- to increase its investment in bank premises.
-Approved, November 10, 2008 

Banks, State Member

Secretary
Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Van Buren, Arkansas  -- to make a public welfare investment.
-Approved, November 12, 2008 

Change In Bank Control

Chicago
River Cities Bancshares, Inc., Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin  -- change in bank control of River Cities and its subsidiary bank, River Cities Bank, Wisconsin Rapids.
-Permitted, November 14, 2008 

Extensions Of Time

Chicago
C-B-G, Inc., West Liberty, Iowa  -- extension to February 14, 2009, to acquire additional shares of Washington Bancorp, Washington, and thereby increase its interest in Washington's subsidiary bank, Federation Bank.
-Granted, November 10, 2008 

Atlanta
Compass Bank, Birmingham, Alabama  -- extension to December 12, 2008, to establish a branch at 3490 Salida Street, Aurora, Colorado.
-Granted, November 13, 2008 

Chicago
First Bank & Trust, Evanston, Illinois  -- extension to February 26, 2009, to establish a branch at 4001 Dempster Street, Skokie.
-Granted, November 12, 2008 


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