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

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Actions by the Board | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports:
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District: 7
Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago

Filings received during the week ending October 31, 2015

Filer Filing Type Filing Proposal End of Comment Period
BAYLAKE BANK * 18C
* Branch
Baylake Bank, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, to merge with Union State Bank. As a result of the merger, Baylake Bank, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, will establish branch offices at 222 Ellis Street, Kewaunee, Wisconsin; 3223 Main Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin; 931 Maquette Drive, Kewaunee, Wisconsin; and, 2221 Lincoln Avenue, Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not applicable
BRIDGEVIEW BANCORP, INC. CIC Thomas P. Haleas, Clarendon Hills, Illinois, Peter J. Haleas, Evanston, Illinois, Peter E. Haleas Sarasota, Florida, and Sophia M. Haleas, Clarendon Hills, Illinois, as a group acting in concert to retain 25 percent or more of the shares of Bridgeview Bancorp, Inc., Bridgeview, Illinois and thereby indirectly control Bridgeview Bank Group, Bridgeview, Illinois.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not available
CHEMICAL BANK * Branch Chemical Bank, Midland, Michigan applied to the Federal Reserve Board for permission to establish a mobile branch (courier service) that will serve business customers in the following counties: Alcona, Allegan, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Bay, Barry, Benzie, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Cheboygan, Charlevoix, Clare, Crawford, Emmet, Gladwin, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Huron, Ionia, Iosco, Isabella, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Montmorency, Newaygo, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Ottawa, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, Sanilac, Tuscola, Van Buren, and Wexford.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not applicable
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CORP. * 3A3 Community Financial Corp., Edgewood, Iowa, to acquire 100 percent of Linn County State Bank, Coggon, Iowa.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not available
EASTER ENTERPRISES, INC. CIC Notice by Paul D. Easter, Des Moines, Iowa, individually, and the Easter Family Control Group, as a group acting in concert, to retain control of Easter Enterprises, Inc., Spencer, Iowa, and thereby indirectly retain control of Farmers Trust and Savings Bank, Spencer, Iowa. The Easter Family Control Group consists of Paul D. Easter, Des Moines, Iowa; Sandra Easter, Des Moines, Iowa; L. Donald Easter Trust, Des Moines, Iowa (Co-Trustees: Paul Easter, Jane Bahls, David Easter, and Martha Easter-Wells,); Estate of the Marian W. Easter Trust, Des Moines, IA (Paul Easter Executor); Jane Bahls, Rock Island, Illinois; David and Maud Easter, Delmar, New York; Martha Easter-Wells and Kriss Wells, LeClaire, Iowa; Ken Easter, Des Moines, Iowa; Jeremy Easter, West Des Moines, Iowa; Greg Easter, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Matt Easter, DPO, AP; Jeff Easter, San Francisco, California; Austin Wells, Mentor, OH and Linda Wells, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Jan Stump, West Des Moines, Iowa; Daniel Bahls, Springfield, Massachusetts; Timothy Bahls, Madison, Wisconsin; and Angela Cummins, Tucson, Arizona.
Newspaper: 11/08/2015
Federal Register: 10/22/2015
FAYETTE BANCORPORATION CIC Notice by the 2012 Clair J. Lensing Irrevocable Trust, Susan J. Elizondo GST-Exempt Under the Trust, James F. Lensing GST-Exempt Under the Trust, and Clair J. Lensing Jr. GST-Exempt Under the Trust, with Hills Bank & Trust Co., Hills, Iowa, serving as trustee with beneficiaries being Susan Elizondo, Bettendorf, Iowa, James F. Lensing, Mason City, Iowa, and Clair J. Lensing Jr., Oelwein, Iowa, to join the Lensing Family Control Group and retain control of Fayette Bancorporation, Marion, Iowa.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not available
FFW CORPORATION * 3A1 FFW Corporation, Wabash, Indiana, to become a Bank Holding Company following the conversion of its subsidiary bank, Crossroads Bank, Wabash, Indiana, from a federal savings bank to an Indiana state chartered Commercial Bank.
Newspaper: 10/30/2015
Federal Register: 11/06/2015
FIRST INDEPENDENCE CORPORATION CIC Proposal by the Donald Davis Living Trust, West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, and Kenneth Kelly as trustee, McDonough, Georgia, to acquire control of 25 percent or more of the voting shares of First Independence Corporation, and thereby to indirectly acquire control of First Independence Bank, both of Detroit, Michigan.
Newspaper: 11/06/2015
Federal Register: 11/03/2015
FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION * 3A5 First Merchants Corporation, Muncie, Indiana, to acquire via merger 100 percent of Ameriana Bancorp, New Castle, Indiana, and thereby indirectly acquire Ameriana Bank, New Castle, Indiana.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: 11/02/2015
FIRST MIDWEST BANCORP, INC. * 3A5
* 18C
* Branch
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc., Itasca, Illinois, to acquire Peoples Bancorp, Inc., Arlington Heights, Illinois and thereby indirectly acquire The Peoples Bank of Arlington Heights, Illinois and the related merger proposal pursuant to section 18c of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act, by First Midwest Bank, Itasca, Illinois to merge with The Peoples Bank of Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights, Illinois ("TPB") and to establish two branches at the current locations of TPB.
Newspaper: 10/24/2015
Federal Register: 10/30/2015
FORT MADISON FINANCIAL COMPANY * 3A3 Fort Madison Financial Company, Fort Madison, Iowa, to acquire 100 percent of Keokuk Savings Bank & Trust Company, Keokuk, Iowa.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: 11/27/2015
GNB BANK * 18C
* Branch
GNB Bank, Grundy Center, Iowa, to merge with its sister bank, Ackley State Bank, Ackley, Iowa. As a result of the merger, all locations of Ackley State Bank will become branches of GNB Bank.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not applicable
LEVEL ONE BANCORP, INC. CIC Notice by James L. Bellinson, Bloomfield Township, MI, Eric Todd, York Township, MI, Neil Glaser, Brooklyn, NY, and Susan Bellinson, City Island, NY, as a group acting in concert, to acquire control of 10 percent or more of the voting shares of Level One Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire control of Level One Bank, both of Farmington Hills, MI
Newspaper: 10/19/2015
Federal Register: 10/27/2015
TOWN AND COUNTRY FINANCIAL CORPORATION * 3A5
* 18C
* Branch
Town and Country Financial Corporation, Springfield, Illinois, to merge with West Plains Investors, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Premier Bank of Jacksonville, both of Jacksonville, Illinois and an application by Town and Country Bank, Springfield, Illinois, to merge with Premier Bank of Jacksonville and operate all offices of Premier Bank of Jacksonville as branches.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not available


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

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* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

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Applications and reports:
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