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

District: 7
Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago

Filings received during the week ending May 14, 2011

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

AMALGAMATED INVESTMENTS COMPANY

CIC

Notice by Richard F. Levy, Riverwoods, Illinois, as Trustee of the Eugene P. Heytow Trust, dated March 23, 1988, as amended, to acquire more than 25 percent of the voting shares of Amalgamated Investments Company, Chicago, Illinois, and thereby indirectly control Amalgamated Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not available

AMERICAN STATE BANK

* 18C
* Branch

American State Bank, Osceola, Iowa, to purchase certain assets and assume the deposits of the Winterset branch office of Exchange State Bank, Adair, Iowa. American State Bank will thereby establish a branch office at 113 S. John Wayne Drive, Winterset, Iowa.

Newspaper:	05/27/2011
Federal Register:	Not applicable

NORTH CENTRAL BANCSHARES, INC.

* 3A1

North Central Bancshares,Inc., Fort Dodge, Iowa, to become a bank holding company following the conversion its subsidiary, First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa, Fort Dodge, Iowa, from a federally chartered savings bank to a state chartered bank.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	06/06/2011

WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

4c8

Wintrust Financial Corporation, Lake Forest, Illinois, to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Great Lakes Advisors, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, and thereby engage in financial and investment advisory activities.

Newspaper:	Not applicable
Federal Register:	05/27/2011

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.

Institution / Location	RSSD ID	Exam Date	CRA Public Date	CRA Rating	Exam Method
NONE

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

Institution	Location
NONE

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

District: 7 Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago

Filings received during the week ending May 14, 2011

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 7
Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago