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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending February 28, 2009


Bank Branches, Domestic

New York
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York  -- to establish a branch at 1452 Buck Road, Northampton Township, Pennsylvania.
-Approved, February 26, 2009 

Secretary
SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia  -- to establish branches at 5420 West Fayetteville Road, College Park; 1628 Cumming Highway, Canton; 12737 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, Florida; and 5795 North Airport Road.
-Approved, February 25, 2009 

Bank Holding Companies

San Francisco
Citizens Bancorp, Corvallis, Oregon  -- relief from a commitment.
-Granted, February 26, 2009 

Richmond
Community Bank Investors of America, LP, Richmond, Virginia, and FA Capital, LLC  -- to acquire shares of Gateway Bank, FSB, San Francisco, California.
-Approved, February 27, 2009 

Minneapolis
Eastwood Financial Corporation Employee Profit Sharing and Stock Ownership Plan, Rochester, Minnesota  -- to become a bank holding company and to increase its ownership of Eastwood Financial Corporation, Rochester, and thereby acquire Eastwood Bank, Kasson.
-Approved, February 23, 2009 

San Francisco
Franklin Resources, Inc., San Mateo, California  -- to acquire an interest in CIT Group, Inc., New York, New York, and CIT Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah.
-Approved, February 24, 2009 

Chicago
Freeport Bancshares, Inc., Freeport, Illinois  -- to acquire Community Redevelopment, LLC, Freeport, and thereby engage in extending credit and servicing loans.
-Approved, February 23, 2009 

Chicago
GMAC LLC, Detroit, Michigan  -- to retain shares of Capmark Financial Group, Inc., Horsham, Pennsylvania, and thereby retain control of Capmark Bank, Midvale, Utah, and Escrow Bank USA, an industrial bank.
-Withdrawn, February 27, 2009 

Boston
Independent Bank Corp., Rockland, Massachusetts  -- to merge with Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc., Franklin, and thereby acquire Benjamin Franklin Bank.
-Approved, February 25, 2009 

New York
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., Turin, Italy  -- to engage in certain nonbanking activities conducted through Banca IMI Securities Corp., New York, New York.
-Approved, February 25, 2009 

Richmond
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc., Wilmington, North Carolina  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Live Oak Banking Company, Wilmington.
-Approved, February 27, 2009 

Kansas City
Manhattan Banking Corporation, Manhattan, Kansas  -- to retain shares of BOTS, Inc., Topeka, parent company of Vision Bank.
-Approved, February 27, 2009 

Kansas City
Manhattan Banking Corporation, Manhattan, Kansas  -- to retain shares of Sonoran Bank, National Association, Phoenix, Arizona.
-Approved, February 27, 2009 

Banks, State Member

Richmond
Chesapeake Bank, Kilmarnock, Virginia  -- to increase its investment in bank premises.
-Approved, February 27, 2009 

Change In Bank Control

Atlanta
American Gateway Financial Corporation, Port Allen, Louisiana  -- to retain control of American and its subsidiary bank, American Gateway Bank, Baton Rouge.
-Permitted, February 23, 2009 

Atlanta
CapitalSouth Bancorp, Birmingham, Alabama  -- change in bank control of CapitalSouth and its subsidiary bank, CapitalSouth Bank, Birmingham.
-Permitted, February 23, 2009 

Extensions Of Time

Richmond
Yadkin Valley Financial Corporation, Elkin, North Carolina  -- extension to June 1, 2009, to acquire American Community Bancshares, Inc., Monroe, and thereby acquire American Community Bank.
-Granted, February 27, 2009 

Financial Holding Companies

Richmond
Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc., Four Oaks, North Carolina  -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Effective, February 23, 2009 

St. Louis
South Central Bancshares of Kentucky, Inc., Glasgow, Kentucky  -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Effective, February 25, 2009 


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