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

District: 7
Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago

Filings received during the week ending December 24, 2016

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE

* 3A1
* 3A3

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Toronto, Canada and its wholly-owned subsidiary, CIBC Holdco Inc., New York, New York, to acquire PrivateBancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire The PrivateBank and Trust Company, both in Chicago, Illinois, pursuant to Sections 3(a)(1), (2) and (3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. In connection with the transaction, CIBC Holdco Inc., New York, New York, has also elected to become a financial holding company.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	09/26/2016

FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP

CIC

Notice by Mike Weis and Valerie Weis, Norwalk, Iowa, individually and as controlling shareholders of Interstate Enterprises, Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Interstate 35 Telephone Company, Truro, Iowa, and as a group acting in concert with: Paul Cain, Van Meter, Iowa; Kelly Cain, Van Meter, Iowa; David Cain, Van Meter, Iowa; Meghan E. Cain, Van Meter, Iowa; Stephen Cain, Winterset, Iowa; Marvin A. Eivins, Winterset, Iowa; Lillian K. Eivins, Winterset, Iowa; Susan Eivins Brakhane, Winterset, Iowa; James W. Mease, Winterset, Iowa; Sue A. Mease, Winterset, Iowa; Justin J. Mease, Ankeny, Iowa; April S. Schaefer, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Shane K. Pashek, Winterset, Iowa; Ann Pashek, Winterset, Iowa; Taylor E. Pashek, Winterset, Iowa; Hunter K. Pashek, Winterset, Iowa; Ellie L. Pashek, Winterset, Iowa; Connor J. Pashek, Winterset, Iowa; S. James Smith, Winterset, Iowa; Linda J. Smith, Earlham, Iowa; Kari L. Brett, Altoona, Iowa; Ellen D. Wade, Beacon, New York; M. Randall Townsend, Winterset, Iowa; Kimberly A. Townsend, Winterset, Iowa; Megan A. Townsend, Winterset, Iowa; David E. Trask, Winterset, Iowa; Judith A. Trask, Winterset, Iowa; Kristin Elizabeth Weis, Winterset, Iowa, to acquire control of more than 25 percent of the voting shares of Farmers and Merchants Bancorp, Winterset, Iowa, and thereby indirectly control Farmers & Merchants State Bank, Winterset, Iowa.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	12/09/2016

FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANCORP

CIC

Notice by James W. Mease, Winterset, Iowa; James W. Mease Profit Sharing & 401(k), Winterset, Iowa; Justin Mease, Ankeny, Iowa; Sue A. Mease, Winterset, Iowa; Jane M. Reed Revocable Trust, Jane M. Reed Trustee, Winterset, Iowa; John B. Reed Revocable Trust, John B. Reed Trustee, Winterset, Iowa; April Schaefer, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; David Trask, Winterset, Iowa; Judith Trask, Winterset, Iowa; Mary Reed Alles, Chillicothe, Missouri; Fred H. Reed, Johnston, Iowa; Honor Joel Sears, Spokane, Washington, as a group acting in concert, to acquire control of more than 10 percent of the voting shares of Farmers and Merchants Bancorp, Winterset, Iowa, and thereby indirectly control Farmers & Merchants State Bank, Winterset, Iowa.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	01/11/2017

GUARANTY BANKSHARES, LTD.

CIC

Robert David Becker, individually and as trustee for The Harold M. Becker Irrevocable Children's Trust, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, together with Sherri A. Becker, Kansas City, Missouri, Linda Deaktor, Chatsworth, California, Deborah B. Josephson, as trustee for the Deborah B. Josephson Revocable Trust, Omaha, Nebraska, Erik Leibsohn, Paradise Vally, Arizona, Steve Leibsohn, Scottsdale, Arizona, and Matthew Rose, Phoenix, Arizona, as a group acting in concert to retain voting control of 68.97 percent of Guaranty Bankshares, Ltd and thereby indirectly retain control of Guaranty Bank and Trust Company, both of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	01/10/2017

STRATFORD BANCSHARES, INC.

* 3A5

Stratford Bancshares Inc., Stratford, Wisconsin, to acquire by merger all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Spencer Bancorporation, Inc., Spencer, Wisconsin, and subsequently merge Stratford State Bank, Stratford, Wisconsin with and into Heritage Bank, Spencer, Wisconsin.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	01/06/2017

VILLAGE BANK & TRUST

* Branch

Village Bank and Trust, Arlington Heights, to establish a branch at 1635 Algonquin Road, Rolling Meadows, Illinois.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not applicable

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: 7 Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago

Filings received during the week ending December 24, 2016

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 7
Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago