FRB: H.2--Actions under delegated authority--Week ending October 14, 2017

ChoiceOne Bank, Sparta, Michigan -- to establish a branch at 330 Market Avenue SW, Grand Rapids.
-Approved, October 9, 2017

Banc Investors, LLC, Town and Country, Missouri -- to acquire additional shares of 1st Advantage Bancshares, Inc., St. Peters, and thereby indirectly retain control of 1st Advantage Bank.
-Approved, October 13, 2017

Carpenter Bank Partners, Inc., et al., Irvine, California -- to acquire shares of Pacific Premier Bancorp, Irvine, and indirectly acquire Pacific Premier Bank.
-Approved, October 12, 2017

Central Bancshares, Inc., Cambridge, Nebraska -- to acquire, through its subsidiaries, CBI Midco, Inc., Cambridge, and CBI Merger Sub, Inc., shares of Republic Corporation, Omaha, parent of United Republic Bank.
-Approved, October 13, 2017

Gemini Bancshares, Inc., Monument, Colorado -- to continue to engage in lending activities.
-Approved, October 12, 2017

Iowa State Financial Services Corporation, Fairfield, Iowa -- to continue to engage in extending credit and servicing loans.
-Approved, October 10, 2017

Maple Financial Holdings, Inc., Dallas, Texas -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring The First National Bank of Edgewood, Edgewood.
-Approved, October 13, 2017

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc., Irvine, California -- to acquire Plaza Bancorp, Irvine, and for Pacific Premier Bank to merge with Plaza Bank and thereby establish branches.
-Approved, October 12, 2017

Standard Chartered PLC, London, England -- request for a temporary exemption to retain control of Smoothie King Holdings, Inc., Seoul, Republic of Korea.
-Granted, October 10, 2017

Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, California -- to make a public welfare investment.
-Approved, October 12, 2017

Farm and Home Insurance Agency, Inc., Lyons, Nebraska -- change in bank control of Farm and Home Insurance Agency, Inc., and its subsidiary, First Northeast Bank of Nebraska, Lyons.
-Permitted, October 10, 2017

North Central Bancorp, Inc., Norfolk, Nebraska -- change in bank control of North Central Bancorp, Inc., and its subsidiary, BankFirst, Norfolk.
-Permitted, October 11, 2017

First Citizens Bancshares, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina -- extension to January 11, 2018, to acquire shares of Carter Bank & Trust, Martinsville, Virginia.
-Granted, October 10, 2017

Miles Bancshares, Inc., Advance, Missouri -- extension to January 4, 2018, to acquire shares of UBT Bancshares, Inc., Marysville, Kansas, and thereby indirectly acquire United Bank & Trust.
-Granted, October 12, 2017

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., Hammond, Louisiana, and Smith & Hood Holding Company, LLC, Amite -- election to become financial holding companies.
-Effective, October 12, 2017

First National Bank of Elkhart, Elkhart, Kansas -- to retain membership in the Federal Reserve System on conversion to a state-chartered institution, Heartland Tri-State Bank.
-Approved, October 13, 2017

Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending October 14, 2017

Bank Branches, Domestic

Bank Holding Companies

Banks, State Member

Change in Bank Control

Extensions of Time

Financial Holding Companies

Membership