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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending December 22, 2012


Bank Branches, Domestic

Kansas City
KCB Bank, Kearney, Missouri -- to establish a branch at 110 South Stewart Road, Liberty.
-Approved, December 19, 2012

New York
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York -- to establish a branch at 4 High Ridge Park, Stamford, Connecticut.
-Approved, December 17, 2012

Bank Holding Companies

Dallas
Carlile Bancshares, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas -- to acquire through its subsidiary, Northstar Bank of Texas, Denton, an interest in Goldome Financial, LLC, Flower Mound, and thereby engage in lending activities.
-Approved, December 21, 2012

Richmond
City Holding Company, Cross Lanes, West Virginia -- to acquire Community Financial Corporation, Staunton, Virginia, and its subsidiary, Community Bank.
-Approved, December 17, 2012

Director, BS&R
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., New York, New York -- modification of a commitment.
-Granted, December 18, 2012

Director, BS&R
ING Groep N.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands -- relief from certain commitments.
-Granted, December 20, 2012

Atlanta
Jeff Davis Bancshares, Inc., Jennings, Louisiana -- waiver of application to merge with Guaranty Capital Corporation, Mamou, in connection with the merger of their respective subsidiaries, Jeff Davis Bank & Trust Company, Jennings, and Guaranty Bank, Mamou.
-Granted, December 19, 2012

Boston
New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp, Manchester, New Hampshire -- to become a mutual holding company through the acquisition of Meredith Village Savings Bank, Meredith.
-Approved, December 18, 2012

Boston
New Hampshire Mutual Bancorp, Manchester, New Hampshire -- to acquire Merrimack Bancorp MHC, Concord, and its subsidiary, Merrimack County Savings Bank.
-Approved, December 18, 2012

Director, BS&R
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., Los Angeles, California -- modification of a commitment.
-Granted, December 18, 2012

St. Louis
South Porte Financial, Inc., Marion, Illinois -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring South Porte Bank, Marion (formerly Bellerive Bank, Plymouth).
-Approved, December 19, 2012

Chicago
Talmer Bancorp, Inc., Troy, Michigan -- to acquire First Place Bank, Warren, Ohio.
-Approved, December 21, 2012

Cleveland
Waterford Commercial and Savings Bank Shareholders Voting Trust, Waterford, Ohio -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring The Waterford Commercial and Savings Bank, Waterford.
-Approved, December 21, 2012

Bank Mergers

Dallas
American State Bank, Arp, Texas -- to acquire by merger East Texas National Bank of Palestine, Palestine, and thereby establish branches.
-Withdrawn, December 19, 2012

Change in Bank Control

Richmond
Atlantic Bancshares, Inc., Bluffton, South Carolina -- change in bank control of Atlantic Bancshares and its subsidiary, Atlantic Community Bank, Bluffton.
-Permitted, December 17, 2012

Dallas
Bastrop Bancshares, Inc., Bastrop, Texas -- change in bank control of Bastrop Bancshares and its subsidiary, The First National Bank of Bastrop, Bastrop.
-Permitted, December 18, 2012

Minneapolis
Beulah Bancorporation, Inc., Sioux Falls, South Dakota -- change in bank control of Beulah Bancorporation and its subsidiaries, First Security Bank - West, Beulah, North Dakota, and Valley Bank and Trust, Mapleton, Iowa.
-Permitted, December 19, 2012

New York
CheckSpring Community Corporation, Bronx, New York -- change in bank control of CheckSpring Community Corporation and its subsidiary, CheckSpring Bank, Bronx.
-Permitted, December 18, 2012

San Francisco
Malaga Financial Corporation, Palos Verdes Estates, California -- to retain control of Malaga Financial Corporation and its subsidiary, Malaga Bank, FSB, Palos Verdes Estates.
-Permitted, December 18, 2012

Richmond
New Peoples Bankshares, Inc., Honaker, Virginia -- change in bank control of New Peoples Bankshares and its subsidiary, New Peoples Bank, Inc., Honaker.
-Permitted, December 17, 2012

Kansas City
S G Bancshares, Inc., Okeene, Oklahoma -- change in bank control of S G Bancshares and its subsidiary, State Guaranty Bank, Okeene.
-Permitted, December 17, 2012

Extensions of Time

St. Louis
The McGehee Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan, McGehee, Arkansas -- extension to April 4, 2013, to increase its ownership of Southeast Financial Bankstock Corporation, McGehee, and its subsidiary, McGehee Bank.
-Granted, December 20, 2012

Director, BS&R
Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California -- extension of time to divest certain merchant banking investments.
-Granted, December 20, 2012

Financial Holding Companies

Dallas
Kleberg and Company Bankers, Inc., Kingsville, Texas -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Effective, December 20, 2012

Richmond
MVB Financial Corp., Fairmont, West Virginia; MVB Central, Inc.; and MVB East, Inc. -- election to become financial holding companies.
-Effective, December 19, 2012

Kansas City
Northern Missouri Bancshares, Inc., Unionville, Missouri -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Effective, December 21, 2012

Membership

Boston
Eastern Federal Bank, Norwich, Connecticut -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.
-Approved, December 19, 2012

Kansas City
First National Bank of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming -- to retain its membership in the Federal Reserve System on conversion to a state-chartered bank, to be known as Capital West Bank.
-Approved, December 20, 2012

Regulations and Policies

Secretary
Regulation BB (Community Reinvestment) -- interagency annual adjustment to the asset-size thresholds used to define "small" and "intermediate small" banks and savings associations under the Community Reinvestment Act regulations.
-Approved, December 17, 2012

Savings and Loan Holding Companies

Secretary
ING Groep N.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands -- to deregister Stichting Cumulatief Preferente Aandelen ING Groep and Stichting ING Aandelen as savings and loan holding companies.
-Approved, December 20, 2012

Minneapolis
The Miller Family 2012 Trust U/A Dated December 21, 2012, Saint Cloud, Minnesota -- to become a savings and loan holding company by acquiring shares of Liberty Financial Services, St. Cloud, St. Cloud, and thereby indirectly acquiring Liberty Savings Bank, FSB.
-Approved, December 20, 2012

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