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

District: 12
Federal Reserve Bank of: San Francisco

Filings received during the week ending March 3, 2012

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

CARPENTER FUND MANAGER GP, LLC

* 3A3

Carpenter Fund Manager GP, LLC, Carpenter Fund Management Company, LLC, Carpenter Community Bancfund, L.P., Carpenter Community BanFund -A, L.P., Carpenter Community BandFund - CA, L.P., SCJ, Inc., and CCFW, Inc., all of Irvine, California, to acquire approximately 28 percent of the voting securities of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Pacific Mercantile Bank, both of Costa Mesa, California.

Newspaper:	11/04/2011
Federal Register:	03/29/2012

EAST WEST BANK

* Branch

East West Bank, Pasadena, California, to establish a branch office at 22000-22008 Avalon Boulevard, Carson, California.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not applicable

EAST WEST BANK

* Branch

East West Bank, Pasadena, California, to establish a branch office at 15821 Ventura Boulevard, #185, Encino, California.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not applicable

FIRST PACTRUST BANCORP, INC.

* 4c8
* 3A1

First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc., Chula Vista, California, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of Beach Business Bank, Manhattan Beach, California, pursuant to section 3(a)(1) of the BHC Act, and 2)to retain 100 percent control of Pacific Trust Bank, fsb,Chula Vista, California, and thereby engage in operating a nonbank thrift subsidiary, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(4) of Regulation Y.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	02/21/2012

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: 12 Federal Reserve Bank of: San Francisco

Filings received during the week ending March 3, 2012

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 12
Federal Reserve Bank of: San Francisco