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

District: 7
Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago

Filings received during the week ending March 20, 2010

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

AMES COMMUNITY BANK

* 18C
* Branch

Ames Community Bank, Ames, Iowa, to merge with VisionBank of Iowa, Grimes, Iowa. As a result of the merger, Ames Community Bank, will establish a branch office at 925 Gateway Drive, Grimes, Iowa.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not applicable

MINIER FINANCIAL, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN W/401(K) PROVISIONS

* 3A3

Minier Financial,Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan with 401(k) Provisions, Minier, Illinois, to increase its ownership of Minier Financial, Inc., Minier, Illinois, from 29 percent to up to 35 percent, and thereby increase its indirect ownership of First Farmers State Bank, Minier, Illinois.

Newspaper:	04/02/2010
Federal Register:	04/15/2010

SOUTHPORT FINANCIAL CORPORATION

CIC

Notice by Gaetano M. Cecchini, Canton, Ohio, as trustee of the Gaetano Mattioli Cecchini Living Trust, Canton, Ohio, to acquire 50 percent or more of the voting shares of Southport Financial Corporation, Kenosha, Wisconsin, and thereby indirectly acquire Southport Bank, Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	03/30/2010

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
FIRST BKG CTR, BURLINGTON, WISCONSIN	41647	10/13/2009	03/05/2010	S	Large Bank
LAKE FOREST B&TC, LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS	1917301	08/31/2009	03/08/2010	S	Large Bank

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

Institution	Location
NONE

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

District: 7 Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago

Filings received during the week ending March 20, 2010

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 7
Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago