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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending October 2, 2010


Bank Branches, Domestic

Chicago
Citizens Bank, Flint, Michigan -- to establish a branch at 31215 West Fourteen Mile Road, Farmington Hills.
-Approved, September 30, 2010

St. Louis
Evolve Bank & Trust, West Memphis, Arkansas -- to establish a branch at 8000 Centerview Parkway, Suite 500, Cordova, Tennessee.
-Approved, September 29, 2010

New York
Five Star Bank, Warsaw, New York -- to establish a branch at 3171 Chili Avenue, Monroe County, New York.
-Approved, October 1, 2010

Atlanta
Palm Beach Community Bank, Boynton Beach, Florida -- to establish a branch at 8101 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach.
-Approved, September 28, 2010

Bank Holding Companies

Minneapolis
215 Holding Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota -- to acquire White Rock Bank, Cannon Falls.
-Approved, October 1, 2010

New York
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., Docklands, Australia -- waiver of application for acquisition by Banking Group's subsidiary holding company and bank as part of an internal reorganization, in connection with the merger of Banking Group's subsidiary banks, Amerika Samoa Bank, Pago Pago, American Samoa, and ANZ Guam, Inc., Hagatna, Guam.
-Granted, September 20, 2010
(A/C)

St. Louis
Benefit Financial Group, Inc., Fort Smith, Arkansas -- to become a bank holding company on the conversion of its subsidiary bank, Benefit Bank, Fort Smith, from a federally chartered savings institution to a state-chartered bank.
-Withdrawn, September 27, 2010

Director, BS&R
BNP Paribas, Paris, France -- to engage in energy tolling and provide energy management services in the United States as activities that are complementary to a financial activity.
-Approved, September 21, 2010
(A/C)

General Counsel
CapGen Capital Group V LP, New York, New York; CapGen Capital Group V LLC; CapGen Capital Group VI LP; and CapGen Capital Group VI LLC -- requests for exemptions under the Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act and Regulation L.
-Granted, October 1, 2010

St. Louis
First Bank Corp, Fort Smith, Arkansas -- to acquire shares of Bankshares of Fayetteville, Inc., Fayetteville, and thereby indirectly acquire Bank of Fayetteville.
-Withdrawn, September 27, 2010

Dallas
Mason National Bancshares, Inc., Mason, Texas, and Mason National Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan -- to engage de novo in lending activities through the acquisition of loans from its subsidiary bank, Mason National Bank, Mason.
-Approved, September 29, 2010

Director, BS&R
Morgan Stanley, New York, New York -- waiver of remainder of prior-notification period to invest in Aldermore Bank plc, Peterborough, United Kingdom.
-Granted, September 28, 2010

New York
PNBK Holdings LLC, Stamford, Connecticut, PNBK Sponsor LLC, and PNBK Investment Partners LLC -- to become bank holding companies and to acquire Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., Stamford, and Patriot National Bank.
-Approved, September 30, 2010

Atlanta
Vantage Bancshares, Inc., Albertville, Alabama -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Vantage Bank of Alabama, Albertville.
-Approved, September 30, 2010

Secretary
Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California -- to acquire shares of Western Liberty Bancorporation, Las Vegas, Nevada, and thereby indirectly acquire shares of Service1st Bank of Nevada.
-Approved, September 30, 2010

San Francisco
Western Liberty Bancorp, Las Vegas, Nevada -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Service1st Bank of Nevada, Las Vegas.
-Approved, September 30, 2010

Bank Mergers

St. Louis
Centennial Bank, Conway, Arkansas -- to purchase the assets and assume the deposit liabilities of Wakulla Bank, Crawfordville, Florida, and to retain the acquired facilities as branches.
-Approved, October 1, 2010

Atlanta
First Southern Bank, Boca Raton, Florida -- to purchase the assets and assume the liabilities of Haven Trust Bank Florida, Ponte Vedra Beach.
-Approved, September 24, 2010
(A/C)

Change in Bank Control

Atlanta
First Citizens-Crenshaw Bancshares, Inc., Luverne, Alabama -- change in bank control of First Citizens and its subsidiary bank, First Citizens Bank, Luverne.
-Permitted, October 1, 2010

Minneapolis
Mountain West Financial Corp., Helena, Montana -- change in bank control of Mountain West and its subsidiary bank, Mountain West Bank, National Association, Helena.
-Permitted, September 30, 2010

Cleveland
North Valley Bancshares, Inc., Zanesville, Ohio -- change in bank control of North Valley and its subsidiary bank, North Valley Bank, Zanesville.
-Withdrawn, September 28, 2010

Chicago
TCSB Bancorp, Inc., Traverse City, Michigan -- change in bank control of TCSB and its subsidiary bank, Traverse City State Bank, Traverse City.
-Permitted, September 30, 2010

Extensions of Time

New York
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Limited, Beijing, China -- extension to December 25, 2010, to acquire Strong City Securities LLC, Newton, New Jersey, and the prime dealer services business unit of Fortis Securities LLC, New York, New York, and thereby engage in certain securities activities.
-Granted, October 1, 2010

Membership

St. Louis
Bank of Salem, Salem, Arkansas -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.
-Approved, September 29, 2010

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