Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending March 30, 2013

Bank Branches, Domestic

Kansas City

ANB Bank, Denver, Colorado -- to establish a branch at 3851 Sol Danza Drive, Castle Rock, and an associated mobile branch (two notices).
-Approved, March 26, 2013

St. Louis

Arvest Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas -- to establish a branch at 1280 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri.
-Withdrawn, March 25, 2013

Bank Holding Companies

Secretary

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas -- waiver of application to acquire The First National Bank of Shelby, Shelby, North Carolina, in connection with the merger of The First National Bank of Shelby with and into Ozark's subsidiary, Bank of the Ozarks, Little Rock.
-Granted, March 28, 2013

Director, BS&R

Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, and CaixaBank, S.A. -- modification of a commitment.
-Granted, March 28, 2013

Atlanta

The First Bancshares, Inc., Hattiesburg, Mississippi -- to acquire First National Bank of Baldwin County, Foley, Alabama.
-Approved, March 28, 2013

Dallas

R Corp Financial, Round Rock, Texas -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring R Bank, Round Rock.
-Approved, March 25, 2013

Banks, Foreign

Director, BS&R

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Toronto, Canada -- waiver of remainder of prior-notice period to convert its agency at 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, to a branch.
-Granted, March 26, 2013

Director, BS&R

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Sydney, Australia -- waiver of remainder of prior-notice period to establish a representative office in Houston, Texas.
-Granted, March 27, 2013

Change in Bank Control

Atlanta

First Home Bancorp, Inc., Seminole, Florida -- to retain control of First Home Bancorp and its subsidiary, First Home Bank, Seminole.
-Permitted, March 29, 2013

Minneapolis

Full Service Insurance Agency, Inc., Buxton, North Dakota -- change in bank control of Full Service Insurance Agency and its subsidiary, First State Bank, Buxton.
-Permitted, March 29, 2013

Extensions of Time

Kansas City

Premier Bancshares, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska -- extension to June 27, 2013, to become a bank holding company by acquiring Premier Bank, Omaha.
-Granted, March 26, 2013

Financial Holding Companies

Chicago

Alpine Bancorporation, Inc., Belvidere, Illinois -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Effective, March 26, 2013

International Operations

Director, BS&R

USB European Holdings Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota -- waiver of remainder of prior-notice period to invest in Santander Elavon Merchant Services, Entidad de Pago, S.L., Madrid, Spain.
-Granted, March 28, 2013

Membership

Kansas City

First National Bank, Independence, Kansas -- to retain membership in the Federal Reserve System on conversion to a state-chartered bank to be known as FirstBank of Independence.
-Approved, March 28, 2013