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

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Actions by the Board | Actions under delegated authority
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District: 7
Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago

Filings received during the week ending September 1, 2007

Filer Filing Type Filing Proposal End of Comment Period
BANK OF MONTREAL * 3A3 Bank of Montreal, Montreal, Canada, Harris Financial Corp., Chicago, Illinois, and Harris Bankcorp, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Merchants and Manufacturers Bancorporation, Inc., New Berlin, Wisconsin, Merchants Merger Corp., Brookfield, Wisconsin, and Merchants New Merger Corp., Brookfield, Wisconsin, and thereby indirectly acquire Lincoln State Bank, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Grafton State Bank, Grafton, Wisconsin, Community Bank Financial, Oconto Falls, Wisconsin, The Reedsburg Bank, Reedsburg, Wisconsin, Fortress Bank, Westby, Wisconsin, Fortress Bank of Cresco, Cresco, Iowa, Wisconsin State Bank, Random Lake, Wisconsin, and 5.89 percent of the voting shares of Central Wisconsin Financial Services, Inc., Wausau, Wisconsin, and thereby indirectly acquire Bank of Wausau, Wausau, Wisconsin.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: 09/28/2007
BANK OF MONTREAL * 3A3 Bank of Montreal, Montreal, Canada, Harris Financial Corp., Chicago, Illinois, and Harris Bankcorp, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Ozaukee Bank, Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: 09/28/2007
COMERICA BANK * Branch Comerica Bank, Detroit, Michigan, to establish two branch facilities to be located at 27482 Portola Parkway, Foothill Ranch, California, and 26131 La Paz Road, Suite B1, Mission Viejo, California.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not applicable
COVENANT BANCSHARES, INC. * 3A1 Covenant Bancshares, Inc., Forest Park, Illinois, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Community Bank of Lawndale, Chicago, Illinois.
Newspaper: 09/18/2007
Federal Register: 09/17/2007
FBOP CORPORATION * 4c8 FBOP Corporation, Oak Park, Illinois, to acquire up to 10 percent of the voting shares of BankFinancial Corporation, Burr Ridge, Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire BankFinancial F.S.B., Olympia Fields, Illinois, and thereby operate a savings association.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: 09/04/2007
FBOP CORPORATION * 4c8 FBOP Corporation, Oak Park, Illinois, to acquire up to 10 percent of the voting shares of PFF Bancorp, Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, California, and thereby indirectly acquire PFF Bank and Trust, Pomona, California, and thereby operate a savings association.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: 09/04/2007
FBOP CORPORATION * 4c8 FBOP Corporation, Oak Park, Illinois, to acquire up to 10 percent of the voting shares of Provident Financial Holdings, Inc., Riverside, California, and thereby indirectly acquire Provident Savings Bank, F.S.B., Riverside, California, and thereby operate a savings association.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: 09/04/2007
FOX RIVER FINANCIAL CORPORATION * 3A1 Fox River Financial Corporation, Burlington, Wisconsin, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Fox River State Bank, Burlington, Wisconsin.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: 09/17/2007
PAN AMERICAN ACQUISITION, INC * 3A1 Pan American Acquisition, Inc., Oak Brook, Illinois, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of JD Financial Group, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire Pan American Bank, Chicago, Illinois.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: 08/20/2007
PARTNERSHIP COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC. * 3A3 Partnership Community Bancshares, Inc., Tomah, Wisconsin, to acquire 51 percent of the voting shares of Lebanon Community Bancshares, Inc., Watertown, Wisconsin, and thereby indirectly acquire Town & Country Bank, Watertown, Wisconsin.
Newspaper: Not available
Federal Register: Not available
SB BANCORP, INC. * 3A1 SB Bancorp, Inc., DeForest, Wisconsin, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Settlers Bank (in organization), DeForest, Wisconsin.
Newspaper: 09/15/2007
Federal Register: 09/14/2007


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

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Actions by the Board | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports:
Boston | New York | Philadelphia | Cleveland | Richmond | Atlanta
Chicago | St. Louis | Minneapolis | Kansas City | Dallas | San Francisco