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 December 26, 2009

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

BANK OF CHINA LIMITED

4c8

Bank of China Limited, Beijing, China, to engage in securities brokerage, riskless principal, and private placement activities through BOC International (USA) Inc., pursuant to Section 225.28(b)(7) of Regulation Y.

Newspaper:	Not applicable
Federal Register:	01/13/2010

BANK OF CHINA LIMITED

4c8

Bank of China Limited, Beijing, China, to continue to engage in certain nonbanking activities through BOC Aviation (USA) Corporation, Reno, Nevada, pursuant to section 225.24 of Regulation Y.

Newspaper:	Not applicable
Federal Register:	01/13/2010

FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

* 3A1

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., Buffalo, New York, to become a bank holding company by acquiring Harleysville National Corporation and Harleysville National Bank and Trust Company, both of Harleysville, Pennsylvania.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not available

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA

* Branch

Goldman Sachs Bank USA, New York, New York, to open and occupy a branch office located at 200 West Street, New York, New York, pursuant to Section 208.6 of Regulation H.

Newspaper:	12/28/2009
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 Quarter of

Institution	Location
NONE

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

District: 2 Federal Reserve Bank of: New York

Filings received during the week ending December 26, 2009

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 2
Federal Reserve Bank of: New York