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

District: 9
Federal Reserve Bank of: Minneapolis

Filings received during the week ending July 19, 2014

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

AMERICAN STATE BANK OF GRYGLA

* 18C
* Branch

American State Bank of Grygla, Grygla, Minnesota, to merge with American State Bank of Erskine, Erskine, Minnesota, and incident thereto, establish a branch.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not applicable

EAGLE BANCORP MONTANA, INC.

Member
* 18C
* Branch
* 3A1

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc., Helena, Montana, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of Opportunity Bank of Montana, Helena, Montana. Opportunity Bank of Montana a state-chartered interim commercial bank, proposes to become a member of the Federal Reserve System. Opportunity Bank of Montana also intends to merge with American Federal Savings Bank, Helena, Montana, with Opportunity Bank of Montana as the survivor, and incident thereto, establish 12 branches. American Federal Savings Bank is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eagle Bancorp Montana.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	08/11/2014

FIRST INTERSTATE BANK

* 18C
* Branch

First Interstate Bank, Billings, Montana, to merge with Mountain West Bank, National Association, Helena, Montana, and incident thereto establish branches.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not applicable

SECURITY STATE BANK HOLDING COMPANY

CIC

Change in control notice by Lois A. Bednar, Fargo, North Dakota, as a proposed trustee of the Bank Forward Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Hannaford, North Dakota, to join a group acting in concert with Thomas Watson, a current Trustee of the ESOP, to acquire and retain 10% or more of the shares of Security State Bank Holding Company, Fargo, North Dakota, and thereby indirectly control Bank Forward, Hannaford, North Dakota.

Newspaper:	07/20/2014
Federal Register:	07/23/2014

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: 9 Federal Reserve Bank of: Minneapolis

Filings received during the week ending July 19, 2014

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 9
Federal Reserve Bank of: Minneapolis