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

District: 5
Federal Reserve Bank of: Richmond

Filings received during the week ending March 8, 2008

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

1st Financial Services Corporation

3A1

1st Financial Services Corporation, Hendersonville, North Carolina, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100% of the voting securities of Mountain 1st Bank & Trust Company, Hendersonville, North carolina.

Newspaper:	Not applicable
Federal Register:	Not applicable

BANK OF MARION, THE

* Branch

The Bank of Marion, Marion, Virginia, proposes to establish a branch named the Bank of Abingdon, a branch of the Bank of Marion at 201 Valley Street, Abingdon, Virginia.

Newspaper:	03/13/2008
Federal Register:	Not applicable

FIRST CITIZENS BANCORPORATION, INC.

* 3A3

First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina, to acquire 100% of Merchants and Farmers Bank, Comer, Georgia.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not available

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

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

District: 5 Federal Reserve Bank of: Richmond

Filings received during the week ending March 8, 2008

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 5
Federal Reserve Bank of: Richmond