FRB: H.2--Actions under delegated authority--Week ending January 11, 2014

Chemical Bank, Midland, Michigan -- to establish a branch at 114 Commercial Street, Dowagiac.
-Approved, January 7, 2014

Citizens Community Bank, South Hill, Virginia -- to establish a branch at 851 South Beckford Drive, Henderson, North Carolina.
-Approved, January 10, 2014

The Fauquier Bank, Warrenton, Virginia -- to establish a branch at 8780 Centreville Road, Manassas.
-Approved, January 9, 2014

Hometown Bank, Roanoke, Virginia -- to establish a branch at 852 West Main Street, Salem.
-Approved, January 9, 2014

Aquesta Financial Holdings, Inc., Cornelius, North Carolina -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring Aquesta Bank, Cornelius.
-Withdrawn, January 8, 2014

Cistern, LLC, Houston, Texas, and Flatonia Investments, LLC -- to acquire Kovar, LLC, Houston, and Envoy Mortgage, Ltd., and thereby engage in extending credit and servicing loans, and in activities related to extending credit.
-Withdrawn, January 9, 2014

First Security Bancorp, Searcy, Arkansas -- to increase its ownership of CrossFirst Holdings, LLC, Leawood, Kansas.
-Approved, January 9, 2014

Mesa Financial Corporation, Sweetwater, Texas -- to acquire South Taylor County Bancshares, Inc., Tuscola, and thereby acquire First State Bank in Tuscola.
-Approved, January 8, 2014

Stonegate Bank, Fort Lauderdale, Florida -- waiver of application to acquire Florida Shores Bancorp, Inc., Pompano Beach, in connection with the merger of Stonegate with Florida Shores Bancorp's subsidiaries, Florida Shores Bank-Southeast, Pompano Beach; Florida Shores Bank-Southwest, Venice; and Florida Shores Service Company, Clearwater.
-Granted, January 6, 2014

Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company, Lake Forest, Illinois -- to purchase the assets and assume the liabilities of a branch of Baytree National Bank & Trust Co., Lake Forest, at 4 East Scranton Avenue, Lake Bluff, and to continue to operate the branch.
-Approved, January 9, 2014

Siouxland National Corporation, South Sioux City, Nebraska -- change in bank control of Siouxland National Corporation and its subsidiary, Siouxland National Bank, South Sioux City.
-Permitted, January 10, 2014

Valley Bank Shares, Inc., Valley, Nebraska -- to retain control of Valley Bank Shares and its subsidiary, First Nebraska Bank, Valley.
-Permitted, January 10, 2014

First National Banking Company, Ash Flat, Arkansas -- to retain membership in the Federal Reserve System on conversion to a state-chartered bank.
-Approved, January 10, 2014

ONB Bank and Trust Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.
-Approved, January 8, 2014

First Carolina Bancshares, M.H.C., Walterboro, South Carolina, and First Federal of South Carolina, Federal Savings Bank -- to sell certain assets and transfer certain liabilities of a branch to CresCom Bank, Charleston.
-No Objection, December 24, 2013
(A/C)

Metuchen, MHC, Metuchen, New Jersey, and Metuchen Bancorp, Inc. -- to engage indirectly in real estate investment activities through a subsidiary of Metuchen Savings Bank, Metuchen.
-Approved, January 10, 2014

Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending January 11, 2014

Bank Branches, Domestic

Bank Holding Companies

Bank Mergers

Change in Bank Control

Membership

Savings and Loan Holding Companies