Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending August 27, 2011

Bank Holding Companies

Chicago

Northstar Financial Group, Inc., Bad Axe, Michigan -- to engage de novo in certain permissible nonbanking activities.
-Withdrawn, August 24, 2011

Boston

Provident Bancorp (a mutual bank holding company), Amesbury, Massachusetts -- to form a stock bank holding company, Provident Bancorp, Inc., Amesbury, and to acquire The Provident Bank.
-Approved, August 24, 2011

Bank Mergers

Cleveland

The Commercial and Savings Bank of Millersburg, Millersburg, Ohio -- to purchase assets and assume liabilities of two branches of Premier Bank & Trust, N.A., Wooster.
-Approved, August 22, 2011

Change in Bank Control

Philadelphia

Heritage Oaks Bancorp, Paso Robles, California -- change in bank control of Heritage Oaks and its subsidiary bank, Heritage Oaks Bank, Paso Robles.
-Withdrawn, August 24, 2011

Atlanta

Northside Bancshares, Inc., Adairsville, Georgia -- change in bank control of Northside and its subsidiary bank, Northside Bank, Adairsville.
-Permitted, August 24, 2011

Philadelphia

Porter Bancorp, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky -- change in bank control of Porter and its subsidiary bank, PBI Bank, Louisville.
-Withdrawn, August 23, 2011

Kansas City

Sunflower Financial, Inc., Salina, Kansas -- change in bank control of Sunflower and its subsidiary bank, Sunflower Bank, National Association, Salina.
-Permitted, August 22, 2011

Extensions of Time

Director, BS&R

BNP Paribas, Paris, France -- extension of time to divest of a merchant banking investment.
-Granted, August 24, 2011

Boston

Mechanics Bancorp, MHC, Taunton, Massachusetts, and Mechanics Bancorp, Inc. -- extension to November 27, 2011, to become a mutual bank holding company and a stock bank holding company, respectively, and to acquire Mechanics Co-operative Bank, Taunton.
-Granted, August 25, 2011