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

District: 12
Federal Reserve Bank of: San Francisco

Filings received during the week ending September 2, 2006

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

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CASTLE CREEK CAPITAL PARTNERS III, L.P.

* 3A1
* 3A3

1)The BANKshares, Inc., Rancho Santa Fe, California, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the THE BANKshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire The Bank Brevard, both of Melbourne, Florida; and, 2)Castle Creek Capital Partners III, L.P., Castle Creek Capital III LLC, Eggemeyer Capital LLC, Ruh Capital LLC, Legions IV Advisory Corp, all of Rancho Santa Fe, California, to acquire 91 percent of THE BANKshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire The Bank Brevard, both of Melbourne, Florida.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	08/22/2006

CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD.

* 3A1

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd., and Cathay Life Insurance Co., Ltd., to acquire up to 9.99 percent of First Financial Holding Co., Ltd., and Chinatrust Financial Holding Co., Ltd., all of Taipei, Taiwan.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not available

COMMUNITY BANK OF NEVADA

* 18C
* Branch

Community Bank of Nevada to merge with Valley Bank, both of Las Vegas, Nevada, and thereby acquire five branch ofices of Valley Bank, all located in Nevada.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not applicable

INDUSTRIAL BANK OF TAIWAN CO., LTD., THE

* 3A1

The Industrial Bank of Taiwan Co., Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan, and IBT Holdings Corp., Cerritos, California, to become bank holding companies by acquiring 100 percent of EverTrust Bank, City of Industry, California.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	09/07/2006

NHB HOLDINGS, INC.

* 3A1

NHB Holdings, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of Volvo Commercial Credit Corp. of Utah, which will be renamed Globility Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	09/22/2006

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
WESTAMERICA BK, SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA	697763	04/10/2006	08/21/2006	S	Large Bank

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

Institution	Location
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District: 12 Federal Reserve Bank of: San Francisco

Filings received during the week ending September 2, 2006

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 12
Federal Reserve Bank of: San Francisco