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 November 25, 2006

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

BANCA INTESA S.P.A.

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Banca Intesa S.p.A., Milan, Italy ("Intesa") request to engage indirectly in certain nonbanking activities conducted thru Banca IMI Securities Corp. New York, New York, following the merger of Sanpaolo IMI S.p.A., Milan, Italy, with and into Intesa.

Newspaper:	Not applicable
Federal Register:	12/08/2006

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE

FBSEA

The Bank of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canada ("Nova Scotia"), requests prior approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to upgrade Nova Scotia's representative office to a branch office in Houston, Texas, pursuant to Section 211.24(a)(1)(i)(A) of Regulation K.

Newspaper:	Not available
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
NONE

CRA Examinations scheduled for First Quarter of 2007 (January 1, 2007 - March 31, 2007)

Institution	Location
BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMER	NEW YORK, NEW YORK

District: 2 Federal Reserve Bank of: New York

Filings received during the week ending November 25, 2006

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for First Quarter of 2007 (January 1, 2007 - March 31, 2007)

District: 2
Federal Reserve Bank of: New York