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

Release dates | Full version (300 KB PDF)
Actions by the Board | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports:
Boston | New York | Philadelphia | Cleveland | Richmond | Atlanta
Chicago | St. Louis | Minneapolis | Kansas City | Dallas | San Francisco

District: 11
Federal Reserve Bank of: Dallas

Filings received during the week ending November 22, 2008

Filer Filing Type Filing Proposal End of Comment Period
BIG COUNTRY BANCHSHARES, INC. * 3A1 Big Country Bancshares, Inc., Abilene, Texas, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of Citizens Bank, N.A., Abilene, Texas.
Newspaper: 12/08/2008
Federal Register: 12/05/2008
FROST NATIONAL BANK, THE Foreign Branch The Frost National Bank, San Antonio, Texas, to establish a branch to be located in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
Newspaper: Not applicable
Federal Register: Not applicable
INDEPENDENT BANK GROUP, INC. * 3A5 Independent Bank Group, Inc., McKinney, Texas, to acquire by merger 100 percent of Independent Bank Group Central Texas, Inc., McKinney, Texas, and indirectly acquire Independent Bank, Waco, Texas.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: 12/04/2008
MNB VENTURES, INC. CIC Notice by David 0. Rogers, Jr. and Dora Rogers of Edinburg, Texas, Saul and Kellye Ortega of Edinburg, Texas, and Arturo and Sonja Ortega of Weslaco, Texas, to acquire shares of, and thereby control, MNB Ventures, Inc., Mercedes, Texas, which controls Texas National Bank, Mercedes, Texas.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: 11/20/2008


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
INDEPENDENT BK OF TX, IRVING, TEXAS 3129902 08/11/2008 11/07/2008 S Small Bank


CRA Examinations scheduled for First Quarter of 2009 (January 1, 2009 - March 31, 2009)

Institution Location
CITIZENS BK SLATON, TEXAS
FIRST ST BK ABILENE, TEXAS
TEXAS STAR BK VAN ALSTYNE, TEXAS

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

Release dates | Full version (300 KB PDF)
Actions by the Board | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports:
Boston | New York | Philadelphia | Cleveland | Richmond | Atlanta
Chicago | St. Louis | Minneapolis | Kansas City | Dallas | San Francisco