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

District: 10
Federal Reserve Bank of: Kansas City

Filings received during the week ending July 28, 2012

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Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

EQUITY BANCSHARES, INC.

* 18C
* Branch
* 3A1
* 3A3

Equity Bancshares, Inc., Wichita, Kansas, to acquire, through its subsidiary EBI Acquisition IV, Inc., Wichita, Kansas, 100 percent of the voting shares of First Community Bancshares, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas, parent of First Community Bank, Lee's Summit, Missouri. Immediately thereafter, EBI Acquisition IV, Inc., Wichita, Kansas, will merge into First Community Bancshares, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas. Equity Bank, Andover, Kansas, to merge with First Community Bank, Lee's Summit, Missouri, and incident thereto, to establish 16 branches: Sweet Springs, Windsor, Warrensburg North, Warrenburg South, Sedalia, Clinton, Warsaw Truman Hills, Warsaw Downtown, Knob Noster, Lee's Summit West, Lee's Summit, Higginsville Highway, Higginsville Downtown, Overland Park, Desoto, and Kansas City Tuileries.

Newspaper:	08/17/2012
Federal Register:	Not available

EQUITY BANK

* 18C
* Branch

Equity Bank, Andover, Kansas, to merge with Signature Bank, Haddam, Kansas, and incident thereto, to establish a branch.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not applicable

HIGH PLAINS BANKING GROUP, INC.

CIC

Notice by High Plains Banking Group, Inc. KSOP, Flagler, Colorado; Thomas Creighton, Jr., Denver, Colorado, individually and as trustee of High Plains Banking Group, Inc. KSOP; Lucy Loomis, Denver, Colorado; John and Johnita Creighton, Longmont, Colorado; Virginia Newton, Snowmass, Colorado; Ann Creighton, Sammamish, Washington; and Lavina Creighton, Atwood, Kansas, all to become members of the Creighton Family Group, to acquire control of High Plains Banking Group, Inc., parent of High Plains Bank, both in Flagler, Colorado. High Plains Banking Group, Inc., Flagler, Colorado, to redeem 19.4 percent of its outstanding common stock.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	07/30/2012

MAIN BANC, INC.

* 3A3

Main Banc, Inc., to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Bank 1st Financial Corporation, parent of Bank 1st, all of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not available

SSB HOLDINGS, INC.

CIC

Notice by W.M. Ferguson Testamentary Trust, and Martin J. Peck, individually and as trustee, to acquire control of SSB Holdings, Inc., parent of Security State Bank, both in Wellington, Kansas. In addition, Anna Shelden, LayFayette, Indiana; William M. Ferguson III, Cambridge, Kansas; and Joan F. Peck, Modesto, California; to become members of the Ferguson Family Group acting in concert.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not available

TRI-COUNTY FINANCIAL CORPORATION

* 3A1

Tri-County Financial Corporation, to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of 100 percent of the outstanding voting shares of The Bank of Commerce and Trust Company, both in Wellington, Kansas.

Newspaper:	08/10/2012
Federal Register:	08/24/2012

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
AUBURN ST BK, AUBURN, NEBRASKA	979151	04/09/2012	07/05/2012	S	Small Bank
WEST PLAINS BK, AINSWORTH, NEBRASKA	967952	04/16/2012	07/20/2012	S	Small Bank

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

Institution	Location
NONE

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

District: 10 Federal Reserve Bank of: Kansas City

Filings received during the week ending July 28, 2012

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 10
Federal Reserve Bank of: Kansas City