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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending October 21, 2017


Bank Branches, Domestic

Kansas City
ANB Bank, Denver, Colorado -- to establish a branch at 808 West Eisenhower Boulevard, Loveland.
-Approved, October 20, 2017

Atlanta
First Home Bank, Seminole, Florida -- to establish a branch at 2028 Liberty Road, Eldersburg, Maryland.
-Approved, October 20, 2017

Atlanta
Franklin Synergy Bank, Franklin, Tennessee -- to establish a branch at 1605 Medical Center Parkway, Murfreesboro.
-Approved, October 18, 2017

Richmond
John Marshall Bank, Reston, Virginia -- to establish a branch at 1401 H Street NW, Washington, D.C.
-Approved, October 20, 2017

Bank Holding Companies

New York
China Merchants Group Limited, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China -- to engage de novo in extending credit, servicing loans, and leasing personal property through CIMC Leasing USA Inc., Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.
-Approved, October 19, 2017

General Counsel
F&M Bancshares, Inc., Trezevant, Tennessee -- waiver of application to acquire Merchants & Planters Bancshares, Inc., Bolivar, in connection with the merger of their subsidiaries, Merchants & Planters Bank with and into Centennial Bank, Trezevant.
-Granted, October 19, 2017

Kansas City
HYS Investments, LLC, Topeka, Kansas -- to acquire additional shares of BOTS, Inc., Topeka, parent company of VisionBank.
-Approved, October 17, 2017

Atlanta
Investar Holding Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana -- to merge with BOJ Bancshares, Inc., Jackson, and thereby acquire The Highlands Bank.
-Approved, October 20, 2017

Philadelphia
OceanFirst Financial Corp., Toms River, New Jersey -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring OceanFirst Bank, National Association, Toms River (national bank successor by conversion of OceanFirst Bank, a federal savings bank); and to acquire Sun Bancorp, Inc., Mount Laurel, and immediately thereafter merge Sun National Bank into OceanFirst Bank, National Association.
-Approved, October 17, 2017

Kansas City
TIG Bancorp, Inc., Durango, Colorado, and TIG Merger Sub, Inc. -- to become bank holding companies by acquiring Custer Bancorp, Denver, and thereby indirectly acquiring First State Bank of Colorado, Hotchkiss.
-Approved, October 17, 2017

General Counsel
TowneBank, Portsmouth, Virginia -- waiver of application to acquire Paragon Commercial Corporation, Raleigh, North Carolina, and Paragon Commercial Bank, in connection with the merger of Paragon Commercial Bank with and into TowneBank.
-Granted, October 18, 2017

Dallas
Veritex Holdings, Inc., Dallas, Texas -- to acquire by merger Liberty Bancshares, Inc., Fort Worth, and indirectly acquire Liberty Bank, Hurst.
-Approved, October 18, 2017

Bank Mergers

Dallas
Veritex Community Bank, Dallas, Texas -- to acquire by merger Liberty Bank, Hurst, and thereby establish branches.
-Approved, October 18, 2017

Banks, Foreign

Director, S&R
ING Bank N.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands -- to establish a representative office in Dallas, Texas.
-Approved, October 20, 2017

Banks, State Member

Director, S&R
Regions Bank, Birmingham, Alabama -- to make certain public welfare investments (two applications).
-Approved, October 20, 2017

Change in Bank Control

Atlanta
ABB Financial Group, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia -- change in bank control of ABB Financial Group, Inc., and its subsidiary, Affinity Bank, Atlanta.
-Permitted, October 16, 2017

Dallas
First Citizens Bancshares, Inc., Waxahachie, Texas -- change in bank control of First Citizens Bancshares, Inc., and its subsidiary, Citizens National Bank of Texas, Waxahachie.
-Permitted, October 16, 2017

Chicago
Montgomery Bancshares, Inc., Montgomery, Illinois -- to retain control of Montgomery Bancshares, Inc., and its subsidiary, Bank of Montgomery, Montgomery.
-Permitted, October 17, 2017

Chicago
TS Contrarian Bancshares, Inc., Treynor, Iowa -- change in bank control of TS Contrarian Bancshares, Inc., and its subsidiaries, Bank of Tioga, Tioga, North Dakota, and First National Bank & Trust Company, Clinton, Illinois.
-Permitted, October 17, 2017

Extensions of Time

Dallas
A.N.B. Holding Company, Ltd., Terrell, Texas -- extension to January 21, 2018, to acquire additional shares of The ANB Corporation, Terrell, and indirectly acquire The American National Bank of Texas; Lakeside Bancshares, Inc., Rockwall; and Lakeside National Bank.
-Granted, October 18, 2017

Director, S&R
Citigroup Inc., New York, New York -- extensions of time to divest or conform certain merchant banking investments (four requests).
-Granted, October 17, 2017

Boston
Watertown Savings Bank, Watertown, Massachusetts -- extension to January 19, 2018, to establish a branch at 1265 Main Street, Waltham.
-Granted, October 19, 2017

Financial Holding Companies

Minneapolis
Westbrand, Inc., Minot, North Dakota -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Effective, October 16, 2017

International Operations

Director, S&R
Standard Chartered Bank, London, United Kingdom, and Standard Chartered International (USA), Ltd., New York, New York -- request for termination of an agreement with the Board.
-Granted, October 17, 2017

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