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Board Actions | Actions under delegated authority
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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending February 16, 2013


Bank Branches, Domestic

Kansas City
High Plains Bank, Flagler, Colorado -- to establish a branch at 600 Kimbark Street, Longmont.
-Approved, February 15, 2013

Chicago
Morton Community Bank, Morton, Illinois -- to establish a branch at 2401 East Empire Street, Bloomington.
-Withdrawn, February 4, 2013
(A/C)

Bank Holding Companies

New York
The Adirondack Trust Company Employee Stock Ownership Trust, Saratoga Springs, New York -- to acquire additional shares in 473 Broadway Holding Corporation, Saratoga Springs, and The Adirondack Trust Company.
-Approved, February 14, 2013

Atlanta
CedarStone Financial, Inc., Lebanon, Tennessee -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring CedarStone Bank, Lebanon.
-Withdrawn, February 11, 2013

Minneapolis
Lake Shore III Corporation, Glenwood City, Wisconsin -- to become a bank holding company by acquiring Hiawatha National Bank, Hager City.
-Returned, February 14, 2013

Chicago
Nicolet Bankshares, Inc., Green Bay, Wisconsin -- to acquire Mid-Wisconsin Financial Services, Inc., Medford, and its subsidiary, Mid-Wisconsin Bank, and to establish branches.
-Withdrawn, February 8, 2013
(A/C)

San Francisco
SKBHC Holdings LLC, Seattle, Washington, and AmericanWest Bank, Spokane -- to acquire PremierWest Bancorp, Medford, Oregon, and its subsidiary, PremierWest Bank.
-Approved, February 13, 2013

San Francisco
Sterling Financial Corporation, Spokane, Washington -- waiver of application to acquire Borrego Springs Bank, N.A., La Mesa, California, in connection with its merger with and into Sterling Financial's subsidiary, Sterling Savings Bank, Spokane, Washington.
-Granted, February 11, 2013

Chicago
Van Buren Bancorporation, Keosauqua, Iowa -- to acquire First Iowa State Bank, Albia.
-Approved, February 13, 2013

Bank Mergers

St. Louis
Arvest Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas -- to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of branches of Bank of America, National Association, Charlotte, North Carolina, and to retain the acquired facilities as branches.
-Approved, February 13, 2013

Change in Bank Control

Richmond
Congressional Bancshares, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland -- change in bank control of Congressional Bancshares and its subsidiary, Congressional Bank, Potomac.
-Permitted, February 13, 2013

Chicago
Standard Bancshares, Inc., Hickory Hills, Illinois -- change in bank control of Standard Bancshares and its subsidiary, Standard Bank and Trust Company, Hickory Hills.
-Permitted, February 15, 2013

Kansas City
Whitewater Bancshares, Inc., Whitewater, Kansas -- to retain control of Whitewater Bancshares and its subsidiary, Bank of Whitewater, Whitewater.
-Permitted, February 14, 2013

Extensions of Time

Secretary
BMO Financial Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware -- extension of time to meet certain regulatory reporting requirements.
-Granted, February 13, 2013

Secretary
UnionBanCal Corporation, San Francisco, California -- extension of time to meet certain regulatory reporting requirements.
-Granted, February 13, 2013

Savings and Loan Holding Companies

Atlanta
First Charter, MHC, West Point, Georgia -- to convert from mutual to stock form and to merge with Charter Financial Corporation, West Point, and for Charter Financial Corporation to become a savings and loan holding company by acquiring Charterbank.
-Approved, February 11, 2013

Chicago
WBSB Bancorp, MHC, West Bend, Wisconsin -- to convert from mutual to stock form and to merge with WBSB Bancorp, Inc., West Bend; for WBSB Bancorp, Inc., to merge with and into Westbury Bancorp, Inc.; and for Westbury Bancorp to become a savings and loan holding company by acquiring Westbury Bank, West Bend.
-Approved, February 11, 2013

Release dates | Full version (300 KB PDF)
Board Actions | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports received:
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Chicago | St. Louis | Minneapolis | Kansas City | Dallas | San Francisco