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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending December 11, 2010


Bank Branches, Domestic

Dallas
Southwest Bank, Fort Worth, Texas -- to establish a branch at Jerome Street and Rosedale Street, Fort Worth.
-Withdrawn, December 8, 2010

Bank Holding Companies

Kansas City
Aslin Capital, LLC, Cape Haze, Florida -- to acquire shares of Aslin Opportunity Fund BK, LP, Cape Haze, and for Aslin Opportunity Fund to acquire shares of Aslin Group, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas, parent of Alterra Bank.
-Approved, December 7, 2010

Kansas City
Aslin Group, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas; Aslin Opportunity Fund BK, LP, Cape Haze, Florida; and Aslin Capital I, LLC -- to engage in servicing loans.
-Approved, December 10, 2010

Minneapolis
Bigfork Bancshares, Inc., Bigfork, Minnesota -- to acquire Kelliher Bancshares Inc., Kelliher, and thereby indirectly acquire Citizens State Bank of Kelliher.
-Approved, December 7, 2010

St. Louis
Carlson Bancshares, Inc., West Memphis, Arkansas -- to acquire shares of Central Bancshares, Inc., Little Rock, and thereby indirectly acquire Central Bank.
-Approved, December 10, 2010

Chicago
Chestnut Bancorp, Inc., Chestnut, Illinois -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Bank of Chestnut, Chestnut.
-Withdrawn, December 9, 2010

Kansas City
Community Bancorp, Inc., Chanute, Kansas -- waiver of application to acquire Bedene Insurance Agency, Inc., Arma, in connection with the merger of their respective subsidiary banks, Community National Bank & Trust, Chanute, and The First State Bank, Arma.
-Granted, December 6, 2010

Atlanta
Feliciana Bancshares, Inc., Clinton, Louisiana -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Feliciana Bank & Trust Company, Clinton.
-Approved, December 10, 2010

St. Louis
First National Bank of Berryville Employee Stock Ownership Trust, Berryville, Arkansas -- to acquire additional shares of First Carroll Bankshares, Inc., Berryville, and thereby increase its interest in The First National Bank of Berryville.
-Approved, December 8, 2010

Chicago
Hometown Community Bancorp, Inc., Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Morton, Illinois -- to increase its ownership in Hometown Community Bancorp, Inc., Morton, and thereby indirectly increase its ownership of Morton Community Bank.
-Approved, December 10, 2010

Richmond
Royal Bank of Canada, Montreal, Canada -- to indirectly acquire BlueBay Asset Management USA LLC, Darien, Connecticut, through BlueBay Asset Management plc, London, England, and engage in financial and investment advisory activities.
-Approved, December 9, 2010

Bank Mergers

Kansas City
Union Bank, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -- to merge with First Coleman National Bank, Coleman, Texas; Graham National Bank, Graham; Citizens National Bank of Breckenridge, Breckenridge; First State Bank of Canadian, National Association, Canadian; First National Bank of Olney, Olney; Friona State Bank, National Association, Friona; Farmers National Bank of Seymour, Seymour; and InterBank, Elk City, Oklahoma; and thereby establish 15 branches in Texas and Oklahoma; and to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of the Borger and Stinnett branches of First National Bank of Borger, Borger, Texas.
-Approved, December 9, 2010

Change in Bank Control

Dallas
First Dalhart Bancshares, Inc., Dalhart, Texas -- change in bank control of First Dalhart Bancshares and its subsidiary bank, First National Bank in Dalhart, Dalhart.
-Permitted, December 9, 2010

Extensions of Time

Kansas City
Community Bank Partners, Inc., Denver, Colorado -- extension to January 14, 2011, to become a bank holding company and to acquire The Palisades National Bank, Palisade.
-Granted, December 10, 2010

Cleveland
Community Trust Bank, Inc., Pikeville, Kentucky -- extension to March 7, 2011, to merge with First National Bank of LaFollette, LaFollette, Tennessee.
-Granted, December 6, 2010

Cleveland
Community Trust Bank, Inc., Pikeville, Kentucky -- extension to March 7, 2011, to establish branches at 106 South Tennessee Avenue, LaFollette, Tennessee; 2603 Jacksonboro Pike, Jacksonboro; 2205 Jacksonboro Pike, LaFollette; and 2106 Charles G. Seivers Boulevard, Clinton.
-Granted, December 6, 2010

St. Louis
Tennessee Central Bancshares, Inc., Parsons, Tennessee -- extension to March 10, 2011, for change in bank control of Tennessee and its subsidiary bank, Community South Bank, Parsons.
-Granted, December 9, 2010

International Operations

Director, BS&R
BankAmerica International Financial Corporation, San Francisco, California, and FIA Card Services, N.A., Wilmington, Delaware -- waiver of remainder of prior-notification period to make an investment in Marlin House Holdings Limited, Watford, England, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Loans.co.uk Limited.
-Approved, December 9, 2010

Membership

Kansas City
The Condon National Bank of Coffeyville, Coffeyville, Kansas -- to retain membership in the Federal Reserve System on conversion to a state-chartered bank, Condon Bank and Trust.
-Approved, December 7, 2010

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