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

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Actions by the Board | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports:
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District: 10
Federal Reserve Bank of: Kansas City

Filings received during the week ending July 28, 2012

Filer Filing Type Filing Proposal End of Comment Period
EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC. * 18C
* Branch
* 3A1
* 3A3
Equity Bancshares, Inc., Wichita, Kansas, to acquire, through its subsidiary EBI Acquisition IV, Inc., Wichita, Kansas, 100 percent of the voting shares of First Community Bancshares, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas, parent of First Community Bank, Lee's Summit, Missouri. Immediately thereafter, EBI Acquisition IV, Inc., Wichita, Kansas, will merge into First Community Bancshares, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas. Equity Bank, Andover, Kansas, to merge with First Community Bank, Lee's Summit, Missouri, and incident thereto, to establish 16 branches: Sweet Springs, Windsor, Warrensburg North, Warrenburg South, Sedalia, Clinton, Warsaw Truman Hills, Warsaw Downtown, Knob Noster, Lee's Summit West, Lee's Summit, Higginsville Highway, Higginsville Downtown, Overland Park, Desoto, and Kansas City Tuileries.
Newspaper: 08/17/2012
Federal Register: Not available
EQUITY BANK * 18C
* Branch
Equity Bank, Andover, Kansas, to merge with Signature Bank, Haddam, Kansas, and incident thereto, to establish a branch.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not applicable
HIGH PLAINS BANKING GROUP, INC. CIC Notice by High Plains Banking Group, Inc. KSOP, Flagler, Colorado; Thomas Creighton, Jr., Denver, Colorado, individually and as trustee of High Plains Banking Group, Inc. KSOP; Lucy Loomis, Denver, Colorado; John and Johnita Creighton, Longmont, Colorado; Virginia Newton, Snowmass, Colorado; Ann Creighton, Sammamish, Washington; and Lavina Creighton, Atwood, Kansas, all to become members of the Creighton Family Group, to acquire control of High Plains Banking Group, Inc., parent of High Plains Bank, both in Flagler, Colorado. High Plains Banking Group, Inc., Flagler, Colorado, to redeem 19.4 percent of its outstanding common stock.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: 07/30/2012
MAIN BANC, INC. * 3A3 Main Banc, Inc., to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Bank 1st Financial Corporation, parent of Bank 1st, all of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not available
SSB HOLDINGS, INC. CIC Notice by W.M. Ferguson Testamentary Trust, and Martin J. Peck, individually and as trustee, to acquire control of SSB Holdings, Inc., parent of Security State Bank, both in Wellington, Kansas. In addition, Anna Shelden, LayFayette, Indiana; William M. Ferguson III, Cambridge, Kansas; and Joan F. Peck, Modesto, California; to become members of the Ferguson Family Group acting in concert.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not available
TRI-COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION * 3A1 Tri-County Financial Corporation, to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of 100 percent of the outstanding voting shares of The Bank of Commerce and Trust Company, both in Wellington, Kansas.
Newspaper: 08/10/2012
Federal Register: 08/24/2012


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
AUBURN ST BK, AUBURN, NEBRASKA 979151 04/09/2012 07/05/2012 S Small Bank
WEST PLAINS BK, AINSWORTH, NEBRASKA 967952 04/16/2012 07/20/2012 S Small Bank


CRA Examinations scheduled for     Quarter of

Institution Location
NONE

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

Release dates | Full version (300 KB PDF)
Actions by the Board | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports:
Boston | New York | Philadelphia | Cleveland | Richmond | Atlanta
Chicago | St. Louis | Minneapolis | Kansas City | Dallas | San Francisco