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

District: 12
Federal Reserve Bank of: San Francisco

Filings received during the week ending April 4, 2015

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

BANNER CORPORATION

* 3A3

Banner Corporation and Banner Merger Sub, LLC, both of Walla Walla, Washington, to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Starbuck Bancshares, Inc., Seattle, Washington, and thereby indirectly acquire American West Bank, Spokane, Washington.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	03/02/2015

EAST WEST BANK

* Branch

East West Bank, Pasadena, California, to establish a new branch office within its Houston Commercial Banking Office to be located at 9090 Katy Freeway, Suite 109, Houston, Texas.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not applicable

Elements Merger Sub, LLC

* 3A1

Elements Mergers Sub, LLC, Walla Walla, Washington, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of AmericanWest Bank, Spokane, Washington.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not available

NHB HOLDINGS, INC.

CIC

Brink Investments, Christina Ann Fink, Orlando, Florida, Robert Thomas Fink, Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Timothy Russell Brose, St. Petersburg, Florida, for approval to retain over 10 percent of the voting shares of NHB Holdings, Inc., which owns Proficio Bank, both of Cottonwood Heights, Utah.

Newspaper:	07/15/2014
Federal Register:	Not available

PACWEST BANCORP

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* 3A3

PacWest Bancorp, Los Angeles, California, to acquire via merger Square 1 Financial, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire its subsidiary bank, Square 1 Bank, both of Durham, North Carolina, and 2) to also acquire a nonbank company, Square 1 Venture Management 1, L.P., Durham, North Carolina, and thereby engage in funds management, investment advisory, and private placement activities, pursuant to sctions 225.28(b)(6)(i), (b)(7)(i) and(b)(7)(III), respectively.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	05/01/2015

TERRITORIAL BANCORP INC.

CIC

Notice by Territorial Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership Trust and trustees David Murakami and Richard Murakami, all of Honolulu, Hawaii, to increase its holdings in excess of 10 percent of the outstanding common shares of Territorial Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire control of Territorial Savings Bank, both of Honolulu, Hawaii.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	04/14/2015

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
NONE

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

Institution	Location
NONE

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

District: 12 Federal Reserve Bank of: San Francisco

Filings received during the week ending April 4, 2015

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 12
Federal Reserve Bank of: San Francisco