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

District: 12
Federal Reserve Bank of: San Francisco

Filings received during the week ending February 4, 2006

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP

4c8
* 4c8

Cathay General Bancorp, Los Angeles, California, to acquire up to 14.9 percent of the voting shares of Broadway Financial Corporation, Los Angeles, California, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of: 1) Broadway Federal Bank, FSB, Los Angeles, California, and thereby engage in operating a savings association, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y, and; 2) Broadway Financial Funding LLC, Los Angeles, California, and thereby engage in extending credit and servicing loans pursuant to section 225.28(b)(1) of Regulation Y.

Newspaper:	01/28/2006
Federal Register:	02/17/2006

COUNTY BANK

* Branch

County Bank, Merced, California, to establish a branch facility at 2033 Gateway Place, 6th Floor, San Jose, California.

Newspaper:	02/06/2006
Federal Register:	Not applicable

EAST WEST BANK

* 18C
* 5D3
* Branch

East West Bank, San Marino, California, to merge with Standard Bank, F.S.B, Monterey Park, California, and thereby acquire six branch offices of Standard Bank, all located in California.

Newspaper:	02/10/2006
Federal Register:	Not applicable

GOLD COUNTRY FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

CIC

Notice by Lanza Family Group, consisting of David W. Lanza, Roy E. Lanza, David W. Lanza Trust, Roy and Sondra Lanza Family Trust, Colusa Motor Sales, Inc., Hust Brothers, Inc., Marysville Auto Parts, Inc., and Yuba Street Ventures, LLC, all of Marysville, California, to increase their ownership of Gold Country Financial Services, Inc., and thereby indirectly increase their ownership of Gold Country Bank, N.A., both of Marysville, California.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	02/22/2006

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

District: 12 Federal Reserve Bank of: San Francisco

Filings received during the week ending February 4, 2006

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 12
Federal Reserve Bank of: San Francisco