Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending May 29, 2010

Bank Branches, Domestic

Dallas

Comerica Bank, Dallas, Texas -- to establish a branch at 2727 Fort Worth Avenue, Dallas.
-Approved, May 26, 2010

Dallas

Comerica Bank, Dallas, Texas -- to establish a branch at 7170 East McDowell Road, Scottsdale, Arizona.
-Approved, May 27, 2010

Secretary

The Connecticut Bank and Trust Company, Hartford, Connecticut -- to establish a branch at 114 Woodland Street, Hartford.
-Approved, May 26, 2010

Richmond

John Marshall Bank, Falls Church, Virginia -- to establish a branch at 11 North Washington Street, Rockville, Maryland.
-Approved, May 27, 2010

Philadelphia

New Century Bank, d/b/a Customers 1st Bank, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania -- to establish branches at the intersection of Route 413 and Doublewoods Road, Langhorne, and at 73 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown.
-Approved, May 27, 2010

Bank Holding Companies

Atlanta

Bank of Erath Holding Company, Erath, Louisiana -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Bank of Erath, Erath.
-Approved, May 27, 2010

Dallas

Briscoe Ranch, Inc., Uvalde, Texas, and Security State Bank, Pearsall -- waiver of application to acquire Medina Valley Bancshares, Inc., Devine, in connection with the merger of Medina and its subsidiary bank, Medina Valley State Bank, with and into Security State Bank.
-Granted, May 28, 2010

St. Louis

Soteria Financial Group, Inc., Henderson, Kentucky -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire The Bank of Henderson, Inc., Henderson.
-Withdrawn, May 25, 2010

Bank Mergers

St. Louis

Centennial Bank, Conway, Arkansas -- to purchase the assets and assume the deposit liabilities of Bank of Florida-Southwest, Naples, Florida; Bank of Florida-Southeast, Fort Lauderdale; and Bank of Florida-Tampa Bay, Tampa; and to retain the acquired facilities as branches.
-Withdrawn, May 27, 2010

Chicago

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- to merge with Southwest Bank, St. Louis, Missouri, and thereby establish 17 branches.
-Approved, May 25, 2010

Membership

Kansas City

First National Bank, Beemer, Nebraska -- to retain membership in the Federal Reserve System on conversion to a state-chartered bank, First Community Bank.
-Approved, May 25, 2010

Reserve Bank Operations

Director, RBOPS

Federal Reserve Bank of New York -- to proceed with construction work for another phase of its CORE Program.
-Approved, May 25, 2010