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

District: 2
Federal Reserve Bank of: New York

Filings received during the week ending December 31, 2005

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

BAY VIEW CAPITAL CORPORATION

3A1

Bay View Capital Corporation, San Maeto, California, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Great Lakes Bancorp, Buffalo, New York and thus, Greater Buffalo Savings Bank, Buffalo, New York.

Newspaper:	Not applicable
Federal Register:	Not applicable

COMMUNITY PARTNERS BANCORP

* 3A1

Community Partners Bancorp, Middletown, New Jersey, to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of 100 percent of the voting shares of Two River Community Bank, Middletown, New Jersey and The Town Bank, Westfield, New Jersey, pursuant to Section 3(a)(1) of the BHC Act.

Newspaper:	12/25/2005
Federal Register:	01/06/2006

HSH NORDBANK AG

4c8

HSH Nordbank AG, Hamburg, Germany, to engage de novo through its wholly-owned subsidiary, HSH N Financial Securities LLC, New York, New York, in providing agency transactional services for customer investments, including securities brokerage, riskless principal transactions, private placement, and other transactional services, pursuant to Section 4(c)(8) of the BHC Act and Section 225.28(b)(7) of Regulation Y.

Newspaper:	Not applicable
Federal Register:	01/17/2006

NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.

* 3A1
* 3A3

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly- owned subsidiary, New York Community Newco, Inc., both of Westbury, NY, to acquire 100 percent of Atlantic Bank of New York, New York, NY, pursuant to Sections 3(a)(3) and 3(a)(1) of the BHC Act.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	01/27/2006

TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY

4c8
* 3A1

TrustCo Bank Corp NY, Glenville, New York, ("TrustCo"), a savings and loan holding company, application, under Section 3(a)(1) of the BHC Act, to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of Ballston Spa Bancorp, Inc., and its subsidiary Bank, Ballston Spa National Bank, both of Ballston Spa, New York. TrustCo also seeks prior approval to engage in certain nonbanking activities through the retention of its savings association subsidiary, Trustco Bank, pursuant to Section 4(c)(8) of the BHC Act.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	01/20/2006

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
NONE

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

Institution	Location
NONE

District: 2 Federal Reserve Bank of: New York

Filings received during the week ending December 31, 2005

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 2
Federal Reserve Bank of: New York