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

District: 8
Federal Reserve Bank of: St. Louis

Filings received during the week ending December 15, 2007

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

CARROLL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

* 3A3

Carroll Financial Services, Inc., Huntingdon, Tennessee, to acquire 100 percent of Bradford Bancshares, Inc., Bradford, Tennessee, and thereby indirectly acquire The Bank of Bradford, Bradford, Tennessee.

Newspaper:	01/11/2008
Federal Register:	01/11/2008

FIRST BANKS, INC.

* 3A3

First Banks, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, to acquire an additional 1.21 percent, for total direct and indirect control of 24.99 percent, of Community West Bancshares, Goleta, California, and thereby indirectly acquire Community West Bank, National Association, Goleta, California.

Newspaper:	01/14/2008
Federal Register:	01/11/2008

FIRST FINANCIAL BANK

* Branch

First Financial Bank, El Dorado, Arkansas, to establish a branch facility to be located at 2300 East Main Street, El Dorado, Arkansas.

Newspaper:	12/24/2007
Federal Register:	Not applicable

South Central Bancorp, Inc.

* 3A1

South Central Bancorp, Inc., Kinmundy, Illinois, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of The First National Bank of Kinmundy, Kinmundy, Illinois.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	01/14/2008

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: 8 Federal Reserve Bank of: St. Louis

Filings received during the week ending December 15, 2007

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 8
Federal Reserve Bank of: St. Louis