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

District: 5
Federal Reserve Bank of: Richmond

Filings received during the week ending July 23, 2016

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

BNC BANCORP

* 3A5

BNC Bancorp, High Point, North Carolina, to acquire 100% of the voting securities of High Point Bank Corporation, High Point, North Carolina, and thereby indirectly acquire High Point Bank and Trust Company, High Point, North Carolina.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	08/04/2016

FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES, INC.

* 3A3

First Citizens Bancshares, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, to acquire at least 5% but less than 9% of the voting securities of Carter Bank & Trust, Martinsville, Virginia.

Newspaper:	08/20/2016
Federal Register:	08/22/2016

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
ESSEX BK, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA	781028	03/21/2016	07/10/2016	S	Int Sm Bank
FIRST CENTURY BK, BLUEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA	569422	04/04/2016	07/13/2016	S	Int Sm Bank

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

Institution	Location
NONE

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

District: 5 Federal Reserve Bank of: Richmond

Filings received during the week ending July 23, 2016

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 5
Federal Reserve Bank of: Richmond