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

District: 2
Federal Reserve Bank of: New York

Filings received during the week ending January 8, 2011

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

FIRST NIAGARA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

* 3A5
* 3A3

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., Buffalo, New York ("FNFG"), to acquire all of the shares of NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc., New Haven, Connecticut ("NAB, Inc.") and thereby NAB, Inc.'s subsidiary, NewAlliance Bank, New Haven Connecticut, and subsequently merge NAB, Inc. with and into FNFG.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	12/03/2010

M&T BANK CORPORATION

4c8
* 18C
* 4c8
* Branch
* 3A3

M&T Bank Corporation, Buffalo, New York, to acquire Wilmington Trust Corporation and thereby indirectly acquire Wilmington Trust Company, both of Wilmington, Delaware; and thereby indirectly to acquire Wilmington Trust FSB, Baltimore, Maryland, and other non-banking subsidiaries of Wilmington Trust Corporation and thereby operate a savings association and engage in other non-banking activities. Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York, to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of Wilmington Trust Company and Wilmington Trust FSB.

Newspaper:	12/25/2010
Federal Register:	Not available

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
NONE

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

Institution	Location
NONE

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

District: 2 Federal Reserve Bank of: New York

Filings received during the week ending January 8, 2011

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 2
Federal Reserve Bank of: New York