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

District: 9
Federal Reserve Bank of: Minneapolis

Filings received during the week ending September 3, 2011

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

CENTRAL BANCSHARES, INC.

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Central Bancshares Inc., Golden Valley, Minnesota, to engage, de novo, in extending credit and servicing loans.

Newspaper:	Not applicable
Federal Register:	Not applicable

CLINTON BANCSHARES, INC.

CIC

Retroactive change in control notice by Paul K. Steen, Edina, Minnesota, and James R. Steen, Fargo, North Dakota, to each retain 25% or more of the shares of Clinton Bancshares, Inc., Clinton, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly retain control of Clinton State Bank, Clinton, Minnesota.

Newspaper:	08/26/2011
Federal Register:	09/13/2011

FIRST MONTANA BANK, INC.

Premises

First Montana Bank, Libby, Montana, to increase its investment in bank premises.

Newspaper:	Not applicable
Federal Register:	Not applicable

MERCHANTS STATE BANK

* Branch

Merchants State Bank, Freeman, South Dakota, to establish a de novo branch in Irene, South Dakota.

Newspaper:	09/09/2011
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
AMERICAN ST BK OF GRYGLA, GRYGLA, MINNESOTA	21359	05/10/2011	08/17/2011	S	Small Bank

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

Institution	Location
NONE

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

District: 9 Federal Reserve Bank of: Minneapolis

Filings received during the week ending September 3, 2011

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 9
Federal Reserve Bank of: Minneapolis