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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending December 20, 2014


Bank Branches, Domestic

Secretary
Arvest Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas -- to establish a branch at the corner of Highway 412 and County Road 1650, Huntsville.
-Approved, December 18, 2014

New York
Five Star Bank, Warsaw, New York -- to establish a branch at 395 Westfall Road, Rochester.
-Approved, December 16, 2014

Dallas
Heritage Bank, Pearland, Texas -- to convert a loan production office to a branch at 130-A Parking Way, Lake Jackson.
-Approved, December 17, 2014

Dallas
PlainsCapital Bank, Dallas, Texas -- to establish a mobile messenger service to serve Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Starr, and Willacy counties.
-Approved, December 17, 2014

Bank Holding Companies

Kansas City
Blair Corporation, Omaha, Nebraska -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring Washington County Bank, Blair.
-Approved, December 16, 2014

Minneapolis
Central Bank Corporation, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan -- to acquire shares of Lasco Development Corporation, Marquette, through Central Bank's subsidiaries, Central Savings Bank, Sault Sainte Marie, and Central Financial Corporation.
-Approved, December 18, 2014

Kansas City
Danes Incorporated, Omaha, Nebraska -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring Shelby County State Bank, Harlan, Iowa.
-Approved, December 16, 2014

Richmond
H Bancorp LLC, Columbia, Maryland -- to acquire additional shares of Bay Bancorp, Inc., Columbia, and indirectly increase its control of Bay Bank, FSB, Lutherville.
-Approved, December 19, 2014

Kansas City
Interbank, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -- waiver of application requirement in connection with its acquisition of HBank, Grapevine, Texas.
-Granted, December 18, 2014

Richmond
NewBridge Bancorp, Greensboro, North Carolina -- to acquire Premier Commercial Bank, Greensboro; and for Premier Commercial Bank to merge with NewBridge Bank, Greensboro.
-Approved, December 19, 2014

Kansas City
Olney Bancshares of Texas, Inc., Olney, Texas -- to acquire HBank Texas, Grapevine.
-Approved, December 18, 2014

New York
People's United Financial, Inc., Bridgeport, Connecticut -- to engage in employee benefit administrative services, trust company functions, investment advisory activities, and extending credit and servicing loans.
-Withdrawn, December 15, 2014

New York
People's United Financial, Inc., Bridgeport, Connecticut -- to become a bank holding company on the conversion of its subsidiary, People's United Bank, Bridgeport, from a federal savings bank to a national bank.
-Approved, December 16, 2014

Minneapolis
Peoples State Bancorp, Inc., Munising, Michigan -- to reduce its ownership in Lasco Development Corporation, Marquette, through Peoples State Bancorp's subsidiary, Peoples State Bank of Munising.
-Approved, December 15, 2014

Kansas City
Red Oak Financial Corporation, Omaha, Nebraska -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring Houghton State Bank, Red Oak, Iowa.
-Approved, December 16, 2014

Chicago
Talmer Bancorp Inc., Troy, Michigan -- to merge with First of Huron Corporation, Bad Axe, and thereby indirectly acquire Signature Bank.
-Approved, December 19, 2014

Kansas City
York Holdings, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring York State Bank, York.
-Approved, December 16, 2014

Bank Mergers

Chicago
Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank, Manchester, Iowa -- to merge with Security Savings Bank, Eagle Grove, and to retain the acquired facilities as branches.
-Approved, December 18, 2014

Kansas City
Interbank, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -- to merge with HBank Texas, Grapevine, Texas, and thereby establish a branch.
-Approved, December 18, 2014

Banks, State Member

Director, BS&R
Goldman Sachs Bank USA, New York, New York -- relief from certain commitments.
-Granted, December 17, 2014

Change in Bank Control

Dallas
Commercial Company, Inc., Mason, Texas -- change in bank control of Commercial Company and its subsidiary, The Commercial Bank, Mason.
-Permitted, December 15, 2014

Dallas
Commercial Company, Inc., Mason, Texas -- change in bank control of Commercial Company and its subsidiary, The Commercial Bank, Mason.
-Permitted, December 16, 2014

Extensions of Time

St. Louis
The McGehee Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan, McGehee, Arkansas -- extension to March 24, 2015, to acquire additional shares in Southeast Financial Bankstock Corporation, McGehee, and thereby increase its indirect control of McGehee Bank.
-Granted, December 18, 2014

Regulations and Policies

Secretary
Regulation BB (Community Reinvestment) -- interagency annual adjustment to the asset-size thresholds used to define small bank, small savings association, intermediate small bank, and intermediate small savings association under the Community Reinvestment Act regulations.
-Approved, December 18, 2014

Savings and Loan Holding Companies

Philadelphia
Kearny MHC, Kearny, New Jersey, and Kearny Financial Corp. -- to convert to stock form and to merge with a new holding company, Kearny Financial Corp., and for that institution to become a savings and loan holding company by acquiring Kearny Federal Savings Bank, Kearny.
-Withdrawn, December 12, 2014
(A/C)

Chicago
Ottawa Savings Bancorp, MHC, Ottawa, Illinois, and Ottawa Savings Bancorp, Inc. -- to merge their subsidiary, Ottawa Savings Bank FSB, Ottawa, with Twin Oaks Savings Bank, Marseilles.
-Withdrawn, December 15, 2014

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