FRB: H.2--Actions under delegated authority--Week ending March 7, 2009

State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, Massachusetts -- to establish a branch at One Lincoln Street, Boston.
-Approved, March 4, 2009

SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia -- to establish branches at 1200 Beaver Creek Commons Drive, Apex, North Carolina, and 2605 Ocoee Apopka Road, Ocoee, Florida.
-Approved, March 4, 2009

Bank Holding Companies

Cabool State Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Cabool, Missouri -- to increase its ownership of Cabool Bancshares, Inc., Cabool, and thereby increase its control of Cabool State Bank.
-Approved, March 4, 2009

Tower Bancorp Inc., Greencastle, Pennsylvania -- to acquire Graystone Financial Corp., Lancaster, in connection with the merger of their respective subsidiaries, The First National Bank of Greencastle, Greencastle, and Graystone Bank, Lancaster.
-Approved, March 3, 2009

Townsend Financial Corporation, Grove, Oklahoma -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Bank of Grove, Grove.
-Approved, March 4, 2009

Bank Mergers

Rolling Hills Bank & Trust, Atlantic, Iowa -- to merge with The First National Bank of Brewster, Brewster, Minnesota, and thereby establish branches in Brewster and Worthington.
-Approved, March 6, 2009

Texas First Bank, Texas City, Texas -- to purchase the assets and assume the liabilities of Texas First Bank - Winnie, Winnie, and thereby establish branches in Winnie, Baytown, and Fannett.
-Approved, March 5, 2009

The Tilden Bank, Tilden, Nebraska -- to merge with Citizens State Bank, Clearwater, and thereby establish a branch.
-Withdrawn, March 2, 2009

Change In Bank Control

The Community Group, Inc., Highland Village, Texas -- change in bank control of Community and its subsidiary bank, United Community Bank, N.A., Highland Village.
-Permitted, March 4, 2009

Emprise Financial Corporation, Wichita, Kansas -- change in bank control of Emprise and its subsidiary bank, Emprise Bank, Wichita.
-Permitted, March 2, 2009

Extensions Of Time

Empire State Bank, National Association, Newburgh, New York -- extension to April 17, 2009, to retain membership in the Federal Reserve System on conversion to a state charter.
-Granted, March 6, 2009

First Community Financial Partners, Inc., Joliet, Illinois -- extension to June 11, 2009, to acquire shares of Burr Ridge Bank and Trust (in organization), Burr Ridge.
-Granted, March 2, 2009

NHB Holdings, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, and Proficio Mortgage Ventures, LLC -- extension to May 6, 2009, to engage de novo in a joint venture with Home Avenue Mortgage, Clearwater, in conducting mortgage banking activities.
-Granted, March 5, 2009

S & T Bancorp, Inc., Indiana, Pennsylvania -- extension to June 5, 2009, to acquire shares of Allegheny Valley Bancorp, Inc., Pittsburgh.
-Granted, March 5, 2009

Financial Holding Companies

Eastwood Financial Corporation, Rochester, Minnesota, and Eastwood Financial Corporation Employee Profit Sharing and Stock Ownership Plan -- election to become financial holding companies.
-Effective, March 4, 2009

Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending March 7, 2009

Bank Branches, Domestic

Bank Holding Companies

Bank Mergers

Change In Bank Control

Extensions Of Time

Financial Holding Companies