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

District: 11
Federal Reserve Bank of: Dallas

Filings received during the week ending July 14, 2012

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

DIAMOND A FINANCIAL, LP

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* 4c8
* 3A1

Diamond A Financial, L.P., Hilltop Holdings, Inc., and Meadow Corporation, all of Dallas, Texas, to become bank holding companies by acquiring 100 percent of PlainsCapital Corporation and its subsidiary bank, PlainsCapital Bank, both of Dallas, Texas, pursuant to section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act.; Diamond A Financial, L.P., Hilltop Holdings, Inc., and Meadow Corporation, all of Dallas, Texas, to engage in mortgage lending activities pursuant to section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act through PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, PirmeLending Ventures Management, LLC, and PrimeLending Ventures, LLC, all of Dallas, Texas; Diamond A Financial, L.P., and Hilltop Holdings, Inc., both of Dallas, Texas, to retain a noncontrolling interest in SWS Group, Inc., and its subsidiary savings association, Southwest Securities, FSB, both of Dallas, Texas, and thereby engage in the operation of a savings association pursuant to Section 4(c)(8) of the BHC Act; and Diamond A Financial, L.P., and Hilltop Holdings, Inc., both of Dallas, Texas, through a retention of a noncontrolling interest in SWS Group, Inc., and indirect controlling interests in the subsidiaries of Southwest Securities, FSB, pursuant to sections 4(c)(8) of the BHC Act and Regulation Y, and thereby engage indirectly in certain nonbanking activities of those subsidiaries pursuant to section 4(c)(8) of the BHC Act, to consist of extending credit and servicing loans; activities related to extending credit; financial and investment advisory activities; agency transactional services for customers, including providing securities brokerage services, acting as riskless-principal and providing private-placement services and other transactional services as agent for customers; underwriting and dealing in government obligations and money market investments; community development activities; and issuing and selling money orders, savings bonds, traveler's checks and similar consumer payment instruments.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	07/09/2012

FVNB CORP.

* 3A3

FVNB Corp., MOW/RPW II, Ltd., and MOW/RPW Holdings II, LLC, all of Victoria, Texas, to acquire 100 percent of First State Bank, New Braunfels, Texas.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	07/20/2012

ODESSA SOUTHWEST BANCSHARES, INC.

* 3A1

Odessa SouthWest Bancshares, Inc., Odessa, Texas, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of SouthWest Bank, Odessa, Texas; AND Odessa SouthWest Bancshares, Inc., Odessa, Texas, elects to become a financial holding company.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	07/21/2012

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: 11 Federal Reserve Bank of: Dallas

Filings received during the week ending July 14, 2012

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 11
Federal Reserve Bank of: Dallas