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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending April 25, 2009


Bank Branches, Domestic

Atlanta
Compass Bank, Birmingham, Alabama  -- to establish a branch at 9400 Ed Robson Boulevard, Denton, Texas.
-Approved, April 21, 2009 

Richmond
The Fauquier Bank, Warrenton, Virginia  -- to establish a branch at 15252 Washington Street, Haymarket.
-Approved, April 24, 2009 

Dallas
LegacyTexas Bank, Plano, Texas  -- to establish a branch at 2101 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas.
-Returned, April 20, 2009 

New York
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York  -- to establish a branch at 6990 Laurel Bowie Road, Bowie, Maryland.
-Approved, April 24, 2009 

Bank Holding Companies

Chicago
Arete Financial Limited, Paris, Kentucky  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire shares of Michigan Heritage Bancorp, Farmington Hills, Michigan, and thereby acquire Michigan Heritage Bank.
-Withdrawn, April 23, 2009 

Minneapolis
Beartooth Financial Corporation, Billings, Montana  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Beartooth Bank, Billings.
-Withdrawn, April 23, 2009 

St. Louis
Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc., Stuttgart, Arkansas  -- to acquire Lee County Bancshares, Inc., Marianna, and thereby acquire First National Bank at Marianna.
-Approved, April 22, 2009 

Director, BS&R
JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York, New York  -- relief from certain commitments.
-Granted, April 20, 2009 

Kansas City
Midwest Banco Corporation, Cozad, Nebraska  -- to continue to engage in general insurance activities through the retention of Grabenstein Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., Eustis.
-Approved, April 21, 2009 

Chicago
Minier Financial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan with 401(k) Provisions, Minier, Illinois  -- to increase its ownership of Minier Financial, Inc., Minier, and thereby increase its indirect ownership of First Farmers State Bank.
-Approved, April 20, 2009 

Dallas
Plains Capital Corporation, Dallas, Texas  -- request for an exemption under the Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act and Regulation L.
-Withdrawn, April 23, 2009 

Richmond
Randolph Bancshares, Inc., Asheboro, North Carolina  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Randolph Bank & Trust Company, Asheboro.
-Withdrawn, April 20, 2009 

St. Louis
Scott Morgan Bancorp, Inc., Bluffs, Illinois  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Bank of Bluffs, Bluffs.
-Approved, April 20, 2009 

Richmond
WashingtonFirst Bankshares, Inc., Reston, Virginia  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire WashingtonFirst Bank, Reston.
-Approved, April 24, 2009 

Bank Mergers

San Francisco
Community Bank of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada  -- to merge with Community Bank of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona.
-Returned, April 24, 2009 

Extensions Of Time

Richmond
City First Enterprises, Inc., Washington, DC  -- extension to July 22, 2009, to engage in lending and community development activities.
-Granted, April 22, 2009 

Atlanta
Community Bancshares of Mississippi, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Brandon, Mississippi  -- extension to August 13, 2009, to acquire additional shares of (1) Community Bancshares of Mississippi, Inc., Brandon, and thereby indirectly acquire Community Bank of North Mississippi, Amory; Community Bank of Mississippi, Forest; Community Bank, National Association, Memphis, Tennessee; Community Bank, Ellisville, Ellisville, Mississippi; and Community Bank Coast, Biloxi, and (2) Community Holding Company of Alabama, Brandon, Mississippi, and its subsidiary bank, Community Bank, National Association, Mobile, Alabama.
-Granted, April 22, 2009 

Chicago
Grundy Bank, Morris, Illinois  -- extension to July 27, 2009, to establish a branch at 2650 East Division Street, Diamond.
-Granted, April 20, 2009 

Chicago
The Northern Trust Company, Chicago, Illinois  -- extension to May 1, 2010, to establish a branch in Beijing, China.
-Granted, April 22, 2009 


Release dates | Full version (300 KB PDF)
Board Actions | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports received:
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Chicago | St. Louis | Minneapolis | Kansas City | Dallas | San Francisco