FRB: H.2--Actions under delegated authority--Week ending February 18, 2006

AmSouth Bank, Birmingham, Alabama -- to establish branches at 5420 U.S. Highway 280; Main Street at Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, Florida; 6221 14th Street; Argyle Forest Boulevard, between Old Middleburt and Brannon Field Roads, Jacksonville; the intersection of Dairy Road and New Haven Avenue, Melbourne; 763 East 3rd Avenue, New Smyrna Beach; and the intersection of Kings Highway and Peachland and Veterans Boulevards, Port Charlotte.
-Approved, February 17, 2006

Bank of Rogers, Rogers, Arkansas -- to establish a branch at 211 East Pleasant Grove Road, Lowell.
-Approved, February 17, 2006

Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio -- to establish a branch at 3033 Heritage Green Drive, Monroe.
-Approved, February 16, 2006

Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio -- to establish a branch at 16453 Libby Road, Maple Heights.
-Approved, February 17, 2006

Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio -- to establish a branch at 19053 Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights.
-Approved, February 17, 2006

Five Points Bank, Grand Island, Nebraska -- to establish a mobile branch at 2015 North Broadwell Avenue.
-Approved, February 16, 2006

Regions Bank, Birmingham, Alabama -- to establish a branch in the 6700 block of Pines Road, Shreveport, Louisiana.
-Approved, February 15, 2006

Sterling Bank, Lantana, Florida -- to establish a branch at 399 West Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton.
-Approved, February 17, 2006

SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia -- to establish branches at 12396 West Sunrise Boulevard, Plantation, Florida; 6210 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs; 3800 North Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point; and 4475 Southwest 124th Avenue, Davie.
-Approved, February 13, 2006

SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia -- to establish a branch at 872 Highway 96, Warner Robins.
-Approved, February 16, 2006

Virginia Community Bank, Louisa, Virginia -- to establish a branch at 3009 River Road West, Goochland County.
-Approved, February 15, 2006

Bank Holding Companies

Bank of East Asia, Limited, Hong Kong, and East Asia Holding Company, Inc., New York, New York -- waiver of application requirement to acquire National American Bancorp, San Francisco, California, and its subsidiary, National American Bank, in connection with a proposal to merge the applicants and their subsidiary bank, Bank of East Asia (U.S.A.) National Association, New York, New York, with the acquired institutions, respectively.
-Granted, February 13, 2006

Capitol Bancorp Ltd., Lansing, Michigan -- to acquire 51 percent of the shares of Bank of Valdosta, Valdosta, Georgia, a de novo bank.
-Approved, February 16, 2006

Farmers and Merchants Investment Inc. (F&M), Milford, Nebraska, and Union Bank and Trust Company, Lincoln -- waiver of application requirement to acquire Commercial Bank of Bonner Springs, Bonner Springs, Kansas, and to subsequently merge it with F&M's subsidiary bank, Union Bank and Trust Company, and retention by F&M of an exemption from the prohibition against nonbanking activities under section 4(C)(ii) of the Bank Holding Company Act.
-Granted, February 17, 2006

First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc., Farmington, Connecticut -- to become a bank holding company in connection with the reorganization of Farmington Savings Bank into a mutual bank holding company structure.
-Approved, February 17, 2006

First Fidelity Bancorp, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -- to acquire First Fidelity Bank, N.A., Phoenix, Arizona, a de novo bank.
-Withdrawn, February 16, 2006

First National Bancorp, Inc., Green Forest, Arkansas -- to acquire additional shares, for a total of up to 9.9 percent, of Legacy National Bank, Springdale.
-Approved, February 17, 2006

Gregg Bancshares, Inc., Nixa, Missouri -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire 97.4 percent of the shares of Glasgow Savings Bank, Glasgow.
-Approved, February 13, 2006

HSH Nordbank AG, Hamburg, Germany -- to engage de novo through its subsidiary, HSH N Financial Securities LLC, New York, New York, in providing agency transactional services for customer investments.
-Approved, February 14, 2006

Park Avenue Bancorp, Inc., New York, New York -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire 80.1 percent of the shares of Park Avenue Bank.
-Approved, February 14, 2006

Bank Mergers

East West Bank, San Marino, California -- to merge with Standard Bank, Monterey Park, and thereby establish branches.
-Approved, February 16, 2006

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc., Itasca, Illinois -- to acquire Bank Calumet, Inc., Hammond, Indiana, and Bank Calumet, National Association; and for First Midwest Bank, Itasca, Illinois, to merge with Bank Calumet, National Association, Hammond, Indiana, and thereby establish branches.
-Approved, February 16, 2006

Banks, National

Bank of America, National Association, Charlotte, North Carolina -- to establish a bank service company to engage in leasing activities.
-Approved, February 17, 2006

Change In Bank Control

Rochester State Bankshares, Inc., Rochester, Illinois -- to retain control of Rochester State Bankshares, Inc.
-Permitted, February 16, 2006

Competitive Factors Reports

AmericanWest Bank, Spokane, Washington -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Columbia Trust Bank, Pasco.
-Submitted, February 13, 2006

Merrill Lynch Trust Company, FSB, Pennington, New Jersey -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Co., Plainsboro.
-Submitted, February 14, 2006

South Carolina Bank and Trust, National Association, Orangeburg, South Carolina -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with SunBank, National Association, Murrells Inlet.
-Submitted, February 16, 2006

Western State Bank, Duarte, California -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with WSB Merger Corp., Ontario.
-Submitted, February 14, 2006

Extensions Of Time

American Heritage Bank, Sapulpa, Oklahoma -- extension to May 17, 2006, to establish a branch at 502 East Indiana Avenue, Kiefer.
-Granted, February 13, 2006

Premier Bank, Doylestown, Pennsylvania -- extension to February 22, 2007, to establish a branch at the intersection of York and Streets Roads, Warminister Township.
-Granted, February 16, 2006

Financial Holding Companies

Spring Bancorp, Inc., Springfield, Illinois -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Effective, February 16, 2006

Membership

King Southern Bank, Chaplin, Kentucky -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.
-Approved, February 13, 2006

Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending February 18, 2006

Bank Branches, Domestic