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Board Actions | Actions under delegated authority
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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending March 7, 2009


Bank Branches, Domestic

Boston
State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, Massachusetts  -- to establish a branch at One Lincoln Street, Boston.
-Approved, March 4, 2009 

Secretary
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia  -- to establish branches at 1200 Beaver Creek Commons Drive, Apex, North Carolina, and 2605 Ocoee Apopka Road, Ocoee, Florida.
-Approved, March 4, 2009 

Bank Holding Companies

St. Louis
Cabool State Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Cabool, Missouri  -- to increase its ownership of Cabool Bancshares, Inc., Cabool, and thereby increase its control of Cabool State Bank.
-Approved, March 4, 2009 

Philadelphia
Tower Bancorp Inc., Greencastle, Pennsylvania  -- to acquire Graystone Financial Corp., Lancaster, in connection with the merger of their respective subsidiaries, The First National Bank of Greencastle, Greencastle, and Graystone Bank, Lancaster.
-Approved, March 3, 2009 

Kansas City
Townsend Financial Corporation, Grove, Oklahoma  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Bank of Grove, Grove.
-Approved, March 4, 2009 

Bank Mergers

Chicago
Rolling Hills Bank & Trust, Atlantic, Iowa  -- to merge with The First National Bank of Brewster, Brewster, Minnesota, and thereby establish branches in Brewster and Worthington.
-Approved, March 6, 2009 

Dallas
Texas First Bank, Texas City, Texas  -- to purchase the assets and assume the liabilities of Texas First Bank - Winnie, Winnie, and thereby establish branches in Winnie, Baytown, and Fannett.
-Approved, March 5, 2009 

Kansas City
The Tilden Bank, Tilden, Nebraska  -- to merge with Citizens State Bank, Clearwater, and thereby establish a branch.
-Withdrawn, March 2, 2009 

Change In Bank Control

Dallas
The Community Group, Inc., Highland Village, Texas  -- change in bank control of Community and its subsidiary bank, United Community Bank, N.A., Highland Village.
-Permitted, March 4, 2009 

Kansas City
Emprise Financial Corporation, Wichita, Kansas  -- change in bank control of Emprise and its subsidiary bank, Emprise Bank, Wichita.
-Permitted, March 2, 2009 

Extensions Of Time

New York
Empire State Bank, National Association, Newburgh, New York  -- extension to April 17, 2009, to retain membership in the Federal Reserve System on conversion to a state charter.
-Granted, March 6, 2009 

Chicago
First Community Financial Partners, Inc., Joliet, Illinois  -- extension to June 11, 2009, to acquire shares of Burr Ridge Bank and Trust (in organization), Burr Ridge.
-Granted, March 2, 2009 

San Francisco
NHB Holdings, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, and Proficio Mortgage Ventures, LLC  -- extension to May 6, 2009, to engage de novo in a joint venture with Home Avenue Mortgage, Clearwater, in conducting mortgage banking activities.
-Granted, March 5, 2009 

Cleveland
S & T Bancorp, Inc., Indiana, Pennsylvania  -- extension to June 5, 2009, to acquire shares of Allegheny Valley Bancorp, Inc., Pittsburgh.
-Granted, March 5, 2009 

Financial Holding Companies

Minneapolis
Eastwood Financial Corporation, Rochester, Minnesota, and Eastwood Financial Corporation Employee Profit Sharing and Stock Ownership Plan  -- election to become financial holding companies.
-Effective, March 4, 2009 


Release dates | Full version (300 KB PDF)
Board Actions | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports received:
Boston | New York | Philadelphia | Cleveland | Richmond | Atlanta
Chicago | St. Louis | Minneapolis | Kansas City | Dallas | San Francisco