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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending February 19, 2011


Bank Branches, Domestic

Richmond
Community Bank of Tri-County, Waldorf, Maryland -- to establish a branch at the intersection of Route 301 and Commerce Drive, Dahlgren, Virginia.
-Approved, February 16, 2011

Richmond
Sandy Spring Bank, Olney, Maryland -- to establish a branch at 550 North Quincy Street, Arlington, Virginia.
-Approved, February 18, 2011

Bank Holding Companies

Kansas City
American State Bancshares, Inc., Great Bend, Kansas -- to acquire ASB Holdings, LLC, Great Bend, and thereby engage in information technology consulting services.
-Approved, February 14, 2011

Director, BS&R
Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto, Canada -- to engage, on a limited basis, in physical commodity trading activities as activities that are complementary to a financial activity.
-Approved, February 17, 2011

Chicago
BankFinancial Corporation, Burr Ridge, Illinois -- waiver of application to acquire DG Bancorp, Inc., Downers Grove, in connection with the merger of their respective subsidiary banks, BankFinancial, F.S.B., Olympia Fields, and Downers Grove National Bank, Downers Grove.
-Granted, February 15, 2011

Secretary
Community Bancorp LLC, Houston, Texas -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Cadence Financial Corporation, Starkville, Mississippi, and thereby acquire Cadence Bank, N.A.
-Approved, February 14, 2011

General Counsel
Community Bancorp LLC, Houston, Texas -- request for an exemption under the Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act and Regulation L.
-Granted, February 14, 2011

New York
Community Bank System, Inc., Dewitt, New York -- waiver of application to merge with The Wilber Corporation, Oneonta, in connection with the merger of their respective subsidiary banks, Community Bank, National Association, Canton, and Wilber National Bank, Oneonta.
-Withdrawn, February 15, 2011

General Counsel
Lightyear Capital LLC, New York, New York -- request for an exemption under the Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act and Regulation L to permit an individual to serve as a director of Cascade Bancorp, Bend, Oregon, while continuing to serve as a director of Community & Southern Holdings, Inc., Carrollton, Georgia, and Community & Southern Bank.
-Granted, February 14, 2011

Dallas
Sulphur Springs Bancshares, Inc., Sulphur Springs, Texas -- to acquire by merger First Mineola, Inc., Mineola, and indirectly acquire The First National Bank of Mineola.
-Approved, February 14, 2011

Bank Mergers

St. Louis
Centennial Bank, Conway, Arkansas -- to purchase the assets and assume the deposit liabilities of Sunshine State Community Bank, Port Orange, Florida, and to retain the acquired facilities as branches.
-Withdrawn, February 15, 2011

Richmond
Union First Market Bank, Richmond, Virginia -- to acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities of the Harrisonburg branch of NewBridge Bank, Greensboro, North Carolina.
-Approved, February 16, 2011

Change in Bank Control

Kansas City
Amsterdam Bancshares, Inc., Amsterdam, Missouri -- change in bank control of Amsterdam and its subsidiary bank, Citizens Bank, Amsterdam.
-Withdrawn, February 17, 2011

San Francisco
Central Pacific Financial Corp., Honolulu, Hawaii -- change in bank control of Central Pacific and its subsidiary bank, Central Pacific Bank, Honolulu (two notices).
-Permitted, February 16, 2011

Minneapolis
First Rushmore Bancorporation, Inc., Worthington, Minnesota -- change in bank control of First Rushmore and its subsidiary bank, First State Bank Southwest, Pipestone.
-Permitted, February 17, 2011

Atlanta
Florida Capital Group, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida -- to retain control of Florida Capital and its subsidiary bank, Florida Capital Bank, Jacksonville.
-Permitted, February 18, 2011

Kansas City
Southeastern Bancshares, Inc., Broken Bow, Oklahoma -- to retain control of Southeastern and its subsidiary bank, 1st Bank & Trust, Broken Bow.
-Permitted, February 16, 2011

Extensions of Time

Boston
Rockville Financial, Inc., Rockville, Connecticut -- extension to May 19, 2011, to acquire Rockville Bank, Rockville, in connection with the reorganization of Rockville Financial, MHC, from mutual to stock form.
-Granted, February 17, 2011

Boston
Sugar River Bancorp, MHC, Newport, New Hampshire -- extension to April 15, 2011, to become a mutual bank holding company and to acquire Sugar River Bank, Newport.
-Granted, February 18, 2011

Membership

St. Louis
Summit Bank, Arkadelphia, Arkansas -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.
-Approved, February 17, 2011

Regulations and Policies

FOMC
Federal Open Market Committee -- minutes of the meeting on January 25-26, 2011.
-Published, February 16, 2011

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Board Actions | Actions under delegated authority
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