FRB: H.2--Actions under delegated authority--Week ending December 24, 2016

Essex Bank, Richmond, Virginia -- to establish a branch at 21437 Timberlake Road, Lynchburg.
-Approved, December 23, 2016

First Financial Bank, El Dorado, Arkansas -- to establish a branch at 12921 Cantrell Road, Little Rock.
-Approved, December 21, 2016

IBERIABANK, Lafayette, Louisiana -- to establish a branch at 6309 South Claiborne Avenue, New Orleans.
-Approved, December 19, 2016

The Adirondack Trust Company Employee Stock Ownership Trust, Saratoga Springs, New York -- to acquire additional shares of 473 Broadway Holding Corporation, Saratoga Springs, and of The Adirondack Trust Company.
-Approved, December 19, 2016

Arbor Bancorp, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan -- to acquire via merger Birmingham Bloomfield Bancshares, Inc., Birmingham, and thereby indirectly acquire Bank of Birmingham.
-Approved, December 19, 2016

BankCap Equity Fund, LLC, Dallas, Texas; BankCap Partners GP, L.P.; and BankCap Partners Fund I, L.P. -- to acquire shares of Silvergate Capital Corporation, La Jolla, California, the parent company of Silvergate Bank.
-Approved, December 19, 2016

Carolina Financial Corporation, Charleston, South Carolina -- waiver of application to acquire Greer Bancshares Incorporated, Greer, in connection with the merger of Greer State Bank with and into CresCom Bank, Charleston.
-Granted, December 16, 2016
(A/C)

CenterState Banks, Inc., Winter Haven, Florida -- waiver of application to acquire Platinum Bank Holding Company, Brandon, in connection with the merger of Platinum Bank with and into CenterState Bank of Florida, N.A., Winter Haven.
-Granted, December 21, 2016

Central Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Central Acquisition Sub, Inc. (Acquisition Sub) -- to become bank holding companies through the merger of Acquisition Sub with Pinnacle Bancshares, Inc., Rogers; simultaneous with the bank holding company merger, Pinnacle Bank will merge with and into Central Bank.
-Approved, December 20, 2016

Equity Bancshares, Inc., Wichita, Kansas -- to acquire Prairie State Bancshares, Inc., Hoxie, and for Prairie State's subsidiary, State Bank, to merge with and into Equity Bank, Andover, and thereby establish a branch.
-Approved, December 20, 2016

Farmers State Financial Corp., Victor, Montana -- to engage de novo in lending activities.
-Approved, December 21, 2016

First Belleville Bancshares, Inc., Abilene, Kansas -- waiver of application to acquire Palco Bankshares, Inc., Plainville, in connection with the merger of Palco Bankshares' subsidiary, Midwest Community Bank, with and into Astra Bank, Scandia.
-Granted, December 20, 2016

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, et al. -- relief from certain commitments.
-Granted, December 19, 2016

Grand Capital Corporation, Tulsa, Oklahoma -- to engage in extending credit and servicing loans.
-Approved, December 19, 2016

The Little Bank, SSB, Kinston, North Carolina -- waiver of application to acquire Union Banc Corp, Oxford, in connection with the merger of Union Bank & Trust Company into Little Bank.
-Granted, December 21, 2016

West Town Bancorp, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina -- to acquire shares of Windsor Advantage, LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana, and thereby engage in extending credit and servicing loans.
-Approved, December 19, 2016

Heartland Bank, Gahanna, Ohio -- request to exceed the limit on investment in bank premises.
-Approved, December 19, 2016

EJF Capital LLC, Arlington, Virginia, et al. -- relief from certain commitments.
-Granted, December 20, 2016

EJF Capital LLC, Arlington, Virginia, et al. -- relief from certain commitments.
-Granted, December 22, 2016

LAF-GW Investments, LLC, Little Rock, Arkansas; LAF Brothers Properties, LLC; and JSJ Properties, LLC, Farmington, Missouri; et al. -- relief from certain commitments.
-Granted, December 21, 2016

Goldman Sachs Bank USA, New York, New York -- to make a public welfare investment.
-Approved, December 21, 2016

Goldman Sachs Bank USA, New York, New York -- to make a public welfare investment.
-Approved, December 22, 2016

Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York -- to make a public welfare investment.
-Approved, December 23, 2016

Regions Bank, Birmingham, Alabama -- to make certain public welfare investments.
-Approved, December 21, 2016

Midwest Banco Corporation, Cozad, Nebraska -- change in bank control of Midwest Banco Corporation and its subsidiary, First Bank and Trust Company, Cozad.
-Permitted, December 22, 2016

Bank of America, National Association, Charlotte, North Carolina -- extension to December 22, 2017, to establish a new foreign bank subsidiary, Bank of America (China) Limited, Shanghai, China.
-Granted, December 20, 2016

Citigroup Inc., New York, New York -- extension of time to dispose of certain real estate assets.
-Granted, December 20, 2016

John Marshall Bancorp, Inc., Reston, Virginia -- extension to March 19, 2017, to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of John Marshall Bank, Reston.
-Granted, December 19, 2016

Physical Commodities Activities -- extension to February 20, 2017, of the comment period on the proposed rule to strengthen requirements and limitations on the physical commodity activities of financial holding companies.
-Approved, December 20, 2016

First National Bank in Hominy (to be known as First Bank in Hominy), Hominy, Oklahoma -- to retain membership in the Federal Reserve System on conversion from a national to a state charter.
-Approved, December 22, 2016

WashingtonFirst Bank, Reston, Virginia -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.
-Approved, December 19, 2016

Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending December 24, 2016

Bank Branches, Domestic

Bank Holding Companies

Bank Premises

Banks, Nonmember, and Miscellaneous Institutions

Banks, State Member

Change in Bank Control

Extensions of Time

Membership