FRB: H.2--Actions under delegated authority--Week ending March 17, 2007

Bank of Sacramento, Sacramento, California -- to establish a temporary branch at 1508 Eureka Road, Roseville, and a permanent branch at 1478 Stone Point Drive.
-Approved, March 14, 2007

Bank of the Commonwealth, Norfolk, Virginia -- to establish a branch at 562 Carotoke Highway, Moyock, North Carolina.
-Approved, March 14, 2007

Bank of the Commonwealth, Norfolk, Virginia -- to establish a branch at 1304 Greenbrier Parkway, Chesapeake.
-Approved, March 14, 2007

Capital City Bank, Tallahassee, Florida -- to establish branches at 7153 Broad Street, Brooksville, and 6200 Skipper Road, Macon, Georgia.
-Approved, March 15, 2007

Commerce Union Bank, Springfield, Tennessee -- to establish a mobile branch to serve Sumner, Wilson and Robertson counties.
-Approved, March 15, 2007

First Bank, St. Louis, Missouri -- to establish a branch at 804 West Highway 50, O'Fallon, Illinois.
-Approved, March 14, 2007

Glacier Bank of Whitefish, Whitefish, Montana -- to establish a branch at 6195 Highway 93 South.
-Approved, March 16, 2007

Johnson Bank, Racine, Wisconsin -- to establish a branch at 2019 Cenex Drive, Rice Lake.
-Approved, March 12, 2007

Johnson Bank, Racine, Wisconsin -- to establish a branch at 7401 144th Avenue, Kenosha.
-Approved, March 12, 2007

Old Southern Bank, Orlando, Florida -- to establish a branch near the intersection of S.R. 434 and Montgomery Road, Altamonte Springs.
-Approved, March 16, 2007

Bank Holding Companies

AMG National Corp., Englewood, Colorado -- to become a bank holding company and to retain AMG National Trust Bank on its conversion from a trust company to a commercial bank.
-Withdrawn, March 13, 2007

BNC Financial Group, Inc., New Canaan, Connecticut -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire The Bank of New Canaan.
-Approved, March 15, 2007

Castle Creek Capital Partners III, L.P., Rancho Sante Fe, California; Castle Creek Capital III LLC; Eggemeyer Capital LLC; Ruh Capital LLC; Legions IV Advisory Corp.; and The BANKshares, Inc, Melbourne, Florida -- to acquire BankFIRST Bancorp, Winter Park, and thereby acquire BankFIRST.
-Approved, March 16, 2007

Coastal Community Investments, Inc., Panama City Beach, Florida -- to acquire Bayside Financial Corporation, Port St. Joe, and Bayside Savings Bank.
-Approved, March 16, 2007

Encore Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Encore Bank, Naples, Florida, on its conversion from a federal savings bank to a national bank.
-Approved, March 12, 2007

Farmers & Merchants Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas -- to acquire Texas Premier Bank, National Association, Brookshire.
-Approved, March 14, 2007

FBC Bancorp, Inc., Orlando, Florida -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Florida Bank of Commerce.
-Approved, March 14, 2007

Fidelity Company, Dubuque, Iowa -- waiver of application in connection with the acquisition of First National Bank, Oelwein, and the merger of First National Bank with Fidelity Bank & Trust, Dyersville.
-Granted, March 16, 2007

First NBC Bank Holding Company, New Orleans, Louisiana -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire First NBC Bank.
-Approved, March 12, 2007

First Texas BHC, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Community Bank of Texas, National Association, Grand Prairie.
-Approved, March 12, 2007

Middlefield Banc Corp., Middlefield, Ohio -- to acquire Emerald Bank, Dublin.
-Approved, March 16, 2007

NHB Holdings, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, and Proficio Mortgage Ventures LLC -- to engage de novo through a joint venture with American International Relocation Solutions in conducting mortgage banking activities through Iris Mortgage Solutions, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
-Approved, March 13, 2007

Orchid Financial Bancorp, Inc., South Elgin, Illinois -- to acquire 55 percent of the shares of Ashland Financial Bancorp, Inc., Chicago, and thereby acquire American Eagle Bank of Chicago, a de novo bank; and for Ashland Financial Bancorp, Inc. to become a bank holding company and to acquire American Eagle Bank of Chicago.
-Approved, March 16, 2007

Relations Bancshares, Inc., Jasper, Alabama -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Bank of Walker County.
-Approved, March 16, 2007

Spalding City Corporation, Omaha, Nebraska -- to continue to engage in general insurance activities through the retention of Spalding City Insurance Agency, Spalding.
-Approved, March 16, 2007

Stifel Financial Corp., St. Louis, Missouri -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire First Service Financial Company, St. Louis, and FirstService Bank, Crestwood.
-Approved, March 14, 2007

TIB Financial Corp., Naples, Florida -- to acquire Bank of Venice, Venice.
-Approved, March 16, 2007

Town Bancshares, Inc., Antioch, Illinois -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Town Community Bank and Trust (formerly Greater North Bank).
-Approved, March 12, 2007

Bank Mergers

Bank of Blue Valley, Overland Park, Kansas -- to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of the Lackman Road branch of Northland National Bank, Gladstone, Missouri, and thereby establish a branch.
-Approved, March 12, 2007

Chemung Canal Trust Company, Elmira, New York -- to merge with Partners Interim Bank, Utica, a subsidiary of Partners Trust Bank, and thereby acquire certain trust accounts from Partners Trust Bank.
-Approved, March 15, 2007

Citizens Bank, Flint, Michigan -- to merge with Republic Bank, Lansing, and thereby establish branches.
-Approved, March 16, 2007

Orrstown Bank, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania -- to merge with First National Bank of Newport, Newport.
-Approved, March 14, 2007

Bank Premises

Farmers Bank of Lincoln, Lincoln, Missouri -- to increase its investment in bank premises.
-Approved, March 15, 2007

Banks, Foreign

Banco Santander Totta, S.A., Lisbon, Portugal -- to establish a representative office in Mineola, New York.
-Approved, March 16, 2007

The Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto, Canada -- to establish a branch in Houston, Texas.
-Approved, March 13, 2007

Jamaica National Building Society, Kingston, Jamaica -- relief from a commitment.
-Withdrawn, March 15, 2007

Change In Bank Control

First Express of Nebraska, Inc., Gering, Nebraska -- change in bank control.
-Permitted, March 16, 2007

Ohio State Bancshares, Inc., Marion, Ohio -- change in bank control.
-Permitted, March 13, 2007

Extensions Of Time

Capital City Bank, Tallahassee, Florida -- extension to April 25, 2008, to establish a branch at 5200 Newberry Road, Gainesville.
-Granted, March 15, 2007

Capitol Bancorp Ltd., Lansing, Michigan, and Capitol Development Bancorp Limited VI -- extension to June 13, 2007, to acquire 51 percent of the shares of Larimer Commerce Bank, Fort Collins, Colorado, a de novo bank; and for Capitol Bancorp Colorado Ltd II, Lansing, to become a bank holding company and to acquire 51 percent of the shares of Larimer Commerce Bank, Fort Collins, a de novo bank.
-Granted, March 13, 2007

First Banks, Inc., Hazelwood, Missouri -- extension to June 11, 2007, to acquire an additional 4.09 percent, for a total of 24.99 percent, of the shares of Community West Bancshares, Goleta, California, and thereby acquire Community West Bank, National Association.
-Granted, March 12, 2007

Glenville Bank Holding Company, Inc., Scotia, New York -- extension to April 14, 2007, to acquire First National Bank of Scotia.
-Granted, March 14, 2007

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- extension to May 24, 2007, to establish a branch at 3349 East Queen Creek Road (formerly at Queen Creek and Higley Roads), Gilbert, Arizona.
-Granted, March 13, 2007

Membership

CoBiz Bank, N.A., Denver, Colorado -- to retain its membership in the Federal Reserve System on conversion from a national charter to a state charter.
-Approved, March 14, 2007

Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending March 17, 2007

Bank Branches, Domestic