FRB: H.2--Actions under delegated authority--Week ending December 8, 2007

Alliance Bank Corporation, Fairfax, Virginia -- to establish a branch at 7023 Little River Turnpike, Annandale.
-Approved, December 5, 2007

Bank Independent, Sheffield, Alabama -- to establish a branch at the intersection of Highway 72 and Nance Road, Huntsville.
-Approved, December 6, 2007

The Bank of Fayette County, Moscow, Tennessee -- to establish a branch at the intersection of Highway 64 and Chickasaw Ridge Drive, Oakland.
-Approved, December 5, 2007

Cecil Bank, Elkton, Maryland -- to establish a branch at 4434 Telegraph Road.
-Approved, December 5, 2007

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- to establish a branch at 501 East Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida.
-Approved, December 6, 2007

Old Southern Bank, Orlando, Florida -- to establish a branch at 1815 West State Road 434, Longwood.
-Approved, December 4, 2007

SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia -- to establish a branch at 10331 Southwest Village Center Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida.
-Approved, December 5, 2007

Bank Holding Companies

1st United Bancorp, Boca Raton, Florida -- to acquire Equitable Financial Group, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, and for 1st United Bank, Boca Raton, to merge with Equitable Bank, Fort Lauderdale, and thereby establish branches.
-Approved, December 7, 2007

Caldwell Holding Company, Columbia, Louisiana -- to acquire Citizens Progressive Bank.
-Approved, December 6, 2007

Capitol Bancorp Ltd., Lansing, Michigan -- to acquire shares of Adams Dairy Bank (in organization), Blue Springs, Missouri, and thereby operate a savings association.
-Approved, December 3, 2007

First Alliance Bancshares, Inc., Cordova, Tennessee -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire First Alliance Bank.
-Approved, December 7, 2007

First National Bancshares, Inc., Spartanburg, South Carolina -- to acquire Carolina National Corporation, Columbia, and thereby acquire Carolina National Bank and Trust Company.
-Approved, December 3, 2007

Goppert Financial Corp., Overland Park, Kansas -- to acquire Kanbanc, Inc., Overland Park, and its subsidiaries, Citizens State Bank of Pomona, Pomona; Farmers National Bank of Kansas, Walnut; and Citizens Bank of Norborne, Norborne, Missouri; and to acquire The Lathrop Bank, Lathrop, Missouri; and The Pleasant Hill Bank, Pleasant Hill, Missouri.
-Approved, December 7, 2007

M&F Bancorp, Inc., Durham, North Carolina -- waiver of application to acquire Mutual Community Savings Bank, Inc., SSB in connection with the merger of Mutual Community Savings Bank, Inc., SSB and Mechanics & Farmers Bank.
-Granted, December 7, 2007

Midwest Bancorporation, Inc. and Affiliates ESOP Trust, Poplar Bluff, Missouri -- to acquire additional shares of Midwest Bancorporation, Inc. and thereby acquire First Midwest Bank of Dexter, Dexter, and First Midwest Bank of the Ozarks, Piedmont.
-Approved, December 3, 2007

Mills Financial Services Inc., Brainerd, Minnesota -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire First Security Bank - Sanborn, Sanborn.
-Returned, December 6, 2007

Old Second Bancorp, Inc. Aurora, Illinois -- waiver of application to acquire HeritageBanc, Inc., Frankfort, in connection with the merger of their subsidiaries, Heritage Bank, Frankfort, and Old Second National Bank, Aurora.
-Granted, December 6, 2007

Select Bancorp, Inc., Greenville, North Carolina -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Select Bank & Trust Company.
-Returned, December 6, 2007

Sterling Financial Corporation, Spokane, Washington -- to merge with North Valley Bancorp, Redding, California, and thereby acquire North Valley Bank.
-Withdrawn, December 6, 2007

Change In Bank Control

Midwest Bancorporation, Inc., Poplar Bluff, Missouri -- change in bank control.
-Permitted, December 3, 2007

Extensions Of Time

First Florida Bank, Naples, Florida -- extension to January 6, 2008, to establish a branch at 16451 Health Park Commons Drive, Fort Myers.
-Granted, December 6, 2007

Prairieland Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Bushnell, Illinois -- extension to March 13, 2008, to increase its ownership of Prairieland Bancorp, Inc. and thereby increase its ownership of Farmers and Merchants State Bank.
-Granted, December 5, 2007

Financial Holding Companies

CNB Financial Corporation, Inc., Taylor, Texas, and CNB Financial Corporation of Delaware, Inc., Dover, Delaware -- election to become financial holding companies.
-Effective, December 5, 2007

Crete Bancorporation, Inc., Crete, Illinois -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Effective, December 6, 2007

ISB Financial Corp., Iowa City, Iowa -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Effective, December 4, 2007

International Operations

ShoreBank Corporation, Chicago, Illinois -- waiver of remainder of notification period for its subsidiaries, ShoreBank International Ltd., Chicago, and ShoreCap International Ltd., Cayman Islands, to invest in Belarusian Bank for Small Business, Minsk, Belarus.
-Granted, December 7, 2007

Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending December 8, 2007

Bank Branches, Domestic

Bank Holding Companies

Change In Bank Control

Extensions Of Time

Financial Holding Companies

International Operations