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

District: 7
Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago

Filings received during the week ending December 12, 2020

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

ALLIANCE BANCORP

CIC

Alliance Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership Plan with 401(k) Provisions, Francesville, Indiana, together with Shane R. Pilarski, Francesville, Indiana, Ronald K. Kruger, Francesville, Indiana, and Alyssa M. Chapman, Winamac, Indiana, as administrators, and as a group acting in concert, to retain control of 10 percent or more of the voting shares of Alliance Bancorp, Francesville, Indiana, and thereby indirectly control Alliance Bank, Francesville, Indiana.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	12/08/2020

INDEPENDENCE BANCSHARES, INC.

* 3A3

Independence Bancshares, Inc., Independence, Iowa, to acquire 100 percent of First State Bank, Sumner, Iowa.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	12/21/2020

VANGUARD GROUP, INC.

CIC

Notice by The Vanguard Group, Inc., Malvern, Pennsylvania, on behalf of itself, its subsidiaries and affiliates (together with The Vanguard Group, Inc., "Vanguard"), and the investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, other pooled investment vehicles, and institutional accounts that are sponsored, managed, or advised by Vanguard, to acquire aggregate control of 15 percent or more of the voting shares of Northern Trust Corporation, parent of The Northern Trust Company, both of Chicago, Illinois.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	12/16/2020

VANGUARD GROUP, INC.

CIC

Notice by The Vanguard Group, Inc., Malvern, Pennsylvania, on behalf of itself, its subsidiaries and affiliates (together with The Vanguard Group, Inc., "Vanguard"), and the investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, other pooled investment vehicles, and institutional accounts that are sponsored, managed, or advised by Vanguard, to acquire aggregate control of 15 percent or more of the voting shares of Discover Financial Services, Riverwoods, Illinois, parent of Discover Bank, Greenwood, Delaware.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	12/16/2020

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	Quarter
NONE

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

District: 7 Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago

Filings received during the week ending December 12, 2020

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 7
Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago