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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending December 13, 2008


Bank Branches, Domestic

Richmond
Farmers & Merchants Bank, Timberville, Virginia  -- to operate a courier service in Augusta County and the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro.
-Approved, December 8, 2008 

Cleveland
The Farmers Citizens Bank, Bucyrus, Ohio  -- to establish a branch at 2821 Fishinger Road, Columbus.
-Approved, December 11, 2008 

New York
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York  -- to establish a branch at 6707 Governor Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie, Maryland.
-Approved, December 10, 2008 

Bank Holding Companies

Dallas
A.N.B. Holding Company, Ltd., Terrell, Texas  -- to acquire an interest in The A.N.B. Corporation, Terrell, its subsidiary holding company, A.N.B. Delaware Corporation, and its subsidiary bank, The American National Bank of Texas.
-Approved, December 12, 2008 

Atlanta
American Momentum Bank, Tampa, Florida  -- waiver of application to acquire Texas First Bank, Galveston, Texas, in connection with the merger of American Momentum and Texas First Bank.
-Granted, December 12, 2008 

San Francisco
Carpenter Fund Manager GP, LLC, Irvine, California; Carpenter Fund Management Company, LLC; Carpenter Community Bancfund, L.P.; Carpenter Community Bancfund-A, L.P.; Carpenter Community Bancfund-CA, L.P.; CCFW, Inc.; and SCJ, Inc.  -- to acquire shares of Manhattan Bancorp, El Segundo, and its subsidiary bank, Bank of Manhattan, N.A.
-Approved, December 11, 2008 

San Francisco
Carpenter Fund Manager GP, LLC, Irvine, California; Carpenter Fund Management Company, LLC; Carpenter Community Bancfund, L.P.; Carpenter Community Bancfund-A, L.P.; Carpenter Community Bancfund-CA, L.P.; CCFW, Inc.; and SCJ, Inc.  -- to acquire Bridge Capital Holdings, San Jose, and its subsidiary bank, Bridge Bank, N.A.
-Approved, December 12, 2008 

Atlanta
First Bancshares of Stevenson, Inc., Stevenson, Alabama  -- waiver of application to merge with F&M Bancorporation, Centre, in connection with the merger of their respective subsidiary banks, First Southern State Bank, Stevenson, and Farmers & Merchants Bank of Centre, Centre.
-Granted, December 12, 2008 

Chicago
First Community Financial Partners, Inc., Joliet, Illinois  -- to acquire shares of Burr Ridge Bank and Trust (in organization), Burr Ridge.
-Approved, December 11, 2008 

Kansas City
Foundation First Corporation, Omaha, Nebraska  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Western State Bancshares, Inc., Waterloo, and thereby indirectly acquire Western State Bank.
-Approved, December 8, 2008 

Dallas
Independent Bank Group, Inc., McKinney, Texas  -- to acquire Independent Bank Group, Inc., McKinney, and thereby indirectly acquire Independent Bank, Waco.
-Approved, December 11, 2008 

Minneapolis
NASB Shares, Inc., Belgrade, Minnesota  -- to retain Borgerding Agency, Inc., Belgrade, and North American State Insurance Agency, Inc., Elrosa, and thereby engage in insurance agency activies.
-Approved, December 12, 2008 

New York
Standard Chartered Bank, London, England  -- to engage de novo through its subsidiary, Standard Chartered Securities (North America) Inc., New York, New York, in certain permissible nonbanking activities.
-Approved, December 12, 2008 

Kansas City
Summerfield Financial Services, LLC, Fremont, Nebraska  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire The First National Bank of Summerfield, Summerfield, Kansas.
-Approved, December 9, 2008 

Richmond
VBB Financial Corporation, Richmond, Virginia  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Virginia Business Bank, Richmond.
-Approved, December 12, 2008 

Bank Mergers

New York
Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico  -- to merge with its wholly owned subsidiary, Popular Finance, Inc., Ponce.
-Withdrawn, December 8, 2008 

Change In Bank Control

Minneapolis
Citizens Bancshares of Woodville, Inc., Hudson, Wisconsin  -- change in bank control of Citizens and its subsidiary bank, Citizens State Bank, Hudson.
-Permitted, December 11, 2008 

Atlanta
Citizens Corporation, Columbia, Mississippi  -- to retain control of Citizens and its subsidiary bank, Citizens Bank, Columbia.
-Permitted, December 11, 2008 

Extensions Of Time

St. Louis
First Financial Bank, El Dorado, Arkansas  -- extension to April 8, 2009, to establish a branch at 2300 East Main Street, El Dorado.
-Granted, December 11, 2008 


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