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Board Actions | Actions under delegated authority
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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending September 13, 2014


Bank Branches, Domestic

St. Louis
BankFirst Financial Services, Macon, Mississippi -- to establish a branch at 2205-C 7th Street, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
-Approved, September 12, 2014

Secretary
IberiaBank, Lafayette, Louisiana -- to establish a branch at the intersection of Canal Street and North Tonti Street, New Orleans.
-Approved, September 11, 2014

New York
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York -- to establish a branch at 15190 Frederick Road, Rockville, Maryland.
-Approved, September 8, 2014

Chicago
Washington State Bank, Washington, Iowa -- to establish a branch at 1708-1710 West Burlington Avenue, Fairfield.
-Approved, September 12, 2014

Bank Holding Companies

San Francisco
Communities First Financial Corporation, Fresno, California -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring Fresno First Bank, Fresno.
-Approved, September 11, 2014

Cleveland
Ohio Farmers Insurance Company, Westfield Center, Ohio, and Westfield Bancorp -- waiver of application to acquire Valley Savings Bank, Cuyahoga Falls, in connection with its merger with and into Westfield Bank, FSB, Westfield Center.
-Granted, September 10, 2014

Atlanta
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida, Stuart, Florida; CapGen Capital Group III LP, New York, New York; and CapGen Capital Group III LLC -- waiver of application to merge with The BANKshares, Inc., Winter Park, Florida, and its parent companies, in connection with the merger of The BANKshares's subsidiary, BankFIRST, Winter Park, with and into Seacoast Banking Corporation's subsidiary, Seacoast National Bank, Stuart.
-Granted, September 12, 2014

Banks, State Member

San Francisco
Hanmi Bank, Los Angeles, California -- to make certain public welfare investments.
-Approved, September 9, 2014

Change in Bank Control

Kansas City
Astra Financial Corporation, Prairie Village, Kansas -- change in bank control of Astra Financial Corporation and its subsidiary, TriCentury Bank, Simpson.
-Permitted, September 12, 2014

Kansas City
Norton Bankshares, Inc., Norton, Kansas -- change in bank control of Norton Bankshares and its subsidiary, The First State Bank, Norton.
-Permitted, September 11, 2014

Extensions of Time

Richmond
Potomac Bancshares, Inc., Charles Town, West Virginia -- extension to January 19, 2015, for PBI Merger Corp., Charles Town, to become a bank holding company by merging with Potomac Bancshares Inc. and thereby indirectly acquiring Bank of Charles Town.
-Granted, September 10, 2014

Chicago
QCR Holdings, Inc., Moline, Illinois -- extension to January 1, 2015, to engage in extending credit and servicing loans through a joint venture in Ruhl Mortgage, LLC, Moline.
-Granted, September 9, 2014

Atlanta
Regions Bank, Birmingham, Alabama -- extension to April 22, 2015, to make certain public welfare investments.
-Granted, September 9, 2014

Minneapolis
The Yellowstone Bank, Laurel, Montana -- extension to December 11, 2014, to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of 1st Bank, Sidney, and thereby establish a branch.
-Granted, September 9, 2014

International Operations

Director, BS&R
JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York, New York -- waiver of the remainder of the prior-notification period for J.P. Morgan Securities plc, London, England, a subsidiary of J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited, Newark, Delaware (an Edge corporation subsidiary of JPMorgan), to join the LME Clear Limited, London.
-Granted, September 10, 2014

Membership

Atlanta
First Florida Bank, Destin, Florida -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.
-Approved, September 12, 2014

Savings and Loan Holding Companies

Richmond
Oconee Federal, MHC, Seneca, South Carolina, and Oconee Federal Financial Corp. -- to acquire Stephens Federal Bank, Toccoa, Georgia.
-Approved, September 9, 2014

Release dates | Full version (300 KB PDF)
Board Actions | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports received:
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