FRB: H.2--Actions under delegated authority--Week ending February 8, 2014

Adirondack Bank, Utica, New York -- to establish a branch at Avenue Plaza, 4697-A Commercial Drive, New Hartford.
-Approved, February 7, 2014

Compass Bank, Birmingham, Alabama -- to establish branches at 8100 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands, Texas, and 10000 Woodlands Parkway (two applications).
-Approved, February 4, 2014

Dacotah Bank, Aberdeen, South Dakota -- to establish a branch at 2510 8th Avenue Southwest, Jamestown, North Dakota.
-Approved, February 7, 2014

John Marshall Bank, Reston, Virginia -- to establish a branch at 1330 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
-Approved, February 6, 2014

Virginia Partners Bank, Fredericksburg, Virginia -- to establish a branch at 115 East Charles Street, La Plata, Maryland.
-Approved, February 5, 2014

Banco do Brasil S.A., Brasilia, Brazil -- commitment relief request.
-Granted, February 7, 2014

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc., Little Rock, Arkansas -- to acquire Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas, and thereby acquire OmniBank, N.A.
-Approved, February 7, 2014

Carpenter Bank Partners, Inc., Irvine, California; CCFW, Inc. dba Carpenter & Company; Carpenter Fund Manager GP, LLC; Carpenter Fund Management Company, LLC; Carpenter Community BancFund, L.P.; Carpenter Community BancFund-A, L.P.; and Carpenter Community BancFund-CA, L.P. -- to acquire shares of Heritage Oaks Bancorp, Paso Robles, and thereby indirectly acquire Heritage Oaks Bank.
-Approved, February 5, 2014

Chalybeate Springs Corporation, Hughes Springs, Texas, and Hughes Springs Corporation, Dover, Delaware -- waiver of application to acquire Citizens State Bank, Tenaha, in connection with its merger with and into Chalybeate Springs's subsidiary, First National Bank, Hughes Springs.
-Granted, February 7, 2014

Haines Financial Corp., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -- waiver of application for its subsidiary, Bank 7, Oklahoma City, to acquire The Montezuma State Bank, Montezuma, Kansas, in connection with Montezuma State Bank's merger with and into Bank 7.
-Granted, February 3, 2014

Heritage Oaks Bancorp, Paso Robles, California -- to merge with Mission Community Bancorp, San Luis Obispo.
-Approved, February 5, 2014

Home Bancorp, Inc., Lafayette, Louisiana -- waiver of application to acquire Britton & Koontz Capital Corporation, Natchez, Mississippi, in connection with the merger of their respective subsidiaries, Home Bank, Lafayette, and Britton & Koontz Bank, N.A., Natchez.
-Granted, February 7, 2014

Midwest Community Bancshares, Inc., Marion, Illinois -- waiver of application to acquire First Southern Bancshares, Inc., Carbondale, in connection with the merger of their respective subsidiaries, The Bank of Marion, Marion, and First Southern Bank, Carbondale.
-Granted, February 3, 2014

Poage Bankshares, Inc., Ashland, Kentucky -- waiver of application to acquire Town Square Financial Corporation, Ashland, in connection with the merger of their respective subsidiaries, Home Federal Savings and Loan Association and Town Square Bank, Inc.
-Granted, February 7, 2014

Strategic Growth Bank Incorporated, El Paso, Texas, and Strategic Growth Bancorp Incorporated -- to acquire shares of Guardian Mortgage Company, Inc., Richardson, and thereby engage in extending credit, servicing loans, and engaging under contract with a third party in asset management, servicing, and collection of assets.
-Approved, February 6, 2014

TriState Capital Holdings, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- to acquire Chartwell Investment Partners, L.P., Berwyn.
-Approved, February 6, 2014

Franklin Synergy Bank, Franklin, Tennessee -- to merge with MidSouth Bank, Murfreesboro.
-Approved, January 28, 2014
(A/C)

First Bancorp, Inc., Yates City, Illinois -- to retain control of First Bancorp, Inc. and its subsidiary, Bank of Yates City, Yates City.
-Permitted, February 6, 2014

North Valley Bancshares, Inc., Zanesville, Ohio -- to retain control of North Valley Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary, North Valley Bank, Zanesville.
-Permitted, February 3, 2014

The Peoples Bank, Pratt, Kansas -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.
-Approved, February 7, 2014

Clifton MHC, Clifton, New Jersey -- to convert from mutual to stock form and to merge with and into Clifton Bancorp, Inc., Clifton; and for Clifton Bancorp, Inc. to become a savings and loan holding company by acquiring Clifton Savings Bank, Clifton.
-Approved, February 6, 2014

Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending February 8, 2014

Bank Branches, Domestic

Bank Holding Companies

Bank Mergers

Change in Bank Control

Membership

Savings and Loan Holding Companies