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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending September 5, 2015


Bank Branches, Domestic

Chicago
First Farmers Bank & Trust, Converse, Indiana -- to establish a branch at 27 West Main Street, Flora.
-Approved, September 3, 2015

New York
Five Star Bank, Warsaw, New York -- to establish a branch at 1940 Monroe Avenue, Monroe County.
-Approved, September 4, 2015

Bank Holding Companies

Kansas City
BancFirst Corporation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -- to acquire CSB Bancshares, Inc., Yukon, and its subsidiary, Bank of Commerce.
-Approved, September 4, 2015

Kansas City
Banner County Ban Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Harrisburg, Nebraska, and Banner County Ban Corporation -- to acquire Oregon Trail Bank, Guernsey, Wyoming.
-Approved, September 4, 2015

San Francisco
Coastal Financial Corporation, Everett, Washington -- to acquire Prime Pacific Financial Services, Inc., Lynnwood, and its subsidiary, Prime Pacific Bank, National Association; and for Coastal Financial's subsidiary, Coastal Community Bank, Everett, to merge with Prime Pacific Bank, Lynnwood, and thereby establish branches.
-Approved, August 31, 2015

Director, BS&R
EJF Capital LLC, Arlington, Virginia -- relief from certain commitments.
-Granted, September 1, 2015

Kansas City
Equity Bancshares, Inc., Wichita, Kansas -- to acquire First Independence Corporation, Independence, and First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Independence, and thereby engage in operating a savings association.
-Approved, September 4, 2015

Cleveland
Farmers National Banc Corp., Canfield, Ohio -- to acquire Tri-State 1st Banc, Inc., East Liverpool, and thereby indirectly acquire 1st National Community Bank.
-Approved, September 3, 2015

Atlanta
FineMark Holdings, Inc., Fort Myers, Florida -- to engage de novo in making, acquiring, brokering, or servicing loans or other extensions of credit.
-Approved, September 4, 2015

St. Louis
First State Bancshares, Inc., Farmington, Missouri -- to acquire Central Bank, Lebanon.
-Approved, September 2, 2015

Dallas
Green Bancorp, Inc., Houston, Texas -- to acquire by merger Patriot Bancshares, Inc., Houston, and thereby indirectly acquire Patriot Bank.
-Approved, September 1, 2015

Director, BS&R
Greenlight Capital, Inc., et al., New York, New York -- relief from certain commitments.
-Granted, September 4, 2015

Chicago
Hometown Bancorp, Ltd., Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin -- to acquire Farmers Exchange Bank, Neshkoro.
-Approved, September 3, 2015

Dallas
Kimble County Bancshares, Inc., Junction, Texas -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring First State Bank, Junction.
-Approved, September 4, 2015

Minneapolis
Park Financial Group, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring Park State Bank, Duluth.
-Approved, September 4, 2015

Director, BS&R
Schaller Equity Partners, L.P., Winston-Salem, North Carolina -- relief from certain commitments.
-Granted, September 4, 2015

Atlanta
Southern States Bancshares, Inc., Anniston, Alabama, and Southern States Bank -- to acquire Columbus Community Bank, Columbus, Georgia.
-Approved, September 4, 2015

Richmond
Virginia Community Capital, Inc., Christiansburg, Virginia -- to make, acquire, broker, and service loans and other extensions of credit through the Virginia Saves Green Community Program.
-Approved, September 1, 2015

Bank Mergers

Kansas City
Equity Bank, Andover, Kansas -- to merge with First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Independence, Independence, and thereby establish branches in Independence, Neodesha, Coffeyville, Lawrence, and Pittsburg.
-Approved, September 4, 2015

Banking Supervision & Regulation

Director, BS&R
Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina -- authorization for Bank of America Corporation to exit the "parallel run" and begin using the advanced approaches rule to determine its risk-based capital requirements beginning October 1, 2015.
-Approved, September 3, 2015

Change in Bank Control

Minneapolis
Swanville Bancshares, Inc., Swanville, Minnesota -- change in bank control of Swanville Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary, First State Bank of Swanville, Swanville.
-Permitted, September 4, 2015

Minneapolis
United Bancorporation, Osseo, Wisconsin -- change in bank control of United Bancorporation and its subsidiaries, United Bank, Osseo; Bank of Poynette, Poynette; Cambridge State Bank, Cambridge; Lincoln Community Bank, Merrill; Farmers State Bank, Stickney, South Dakota; and Clarke County State Bank, Osceola, Iowa.
-Permitted, September 3, 2015

Extensions of Time

Richmond
Bank of Hampton Roads, Virginia Beach, Virginia -- extension to December 29, 2015, to merge with Shore Bank, Onley.
-Granted, September 3, 2015

Financial Holding Companies

St. Louis
First Co Bancorp, Inc., Collinsville, Illinois -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Effective, September 1, 2015

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