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

District: 9
Federal Reserve Bank of: Minneapolis

Filings received during the week ending March 7, 2015

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

AMERICAN BANCOR, LTD.

* 3A3

American Bancor, Ltd., Dickinson, North Dakota, to acquire 100 percent of United Community Bank of North Dakota, Leeds, North Dakota.

Newspaper:	03/13/2015
Federal Register:	03/20/2015

FRANDSEN BANK & TRUST

Member

Frandsen Bank & Trust, Lonsdale, Minnesota, seeks to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.

Newspaper:	Not applicable
Federal Register:	Not applicable

MERCHANTS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

CIC

Notice of Change in Control by Merchants Financial Group, Inc., Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Winona, Minnesota, to retain 10 percent or more of the voting shares of Merchants Financial Group, Inc., Winona, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly retain control of Merchants Bank, National Association, Winona, Minnesota.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	03/23/2015

REPUBLIC BANCSHARES, INC.

CIC

Change in Control notice by Michael Jeno Paulucci, Palm Coast, Florida, to acquire 25 percent or more of the shares of Republic Bancshares, Inc., Duluth, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly gain control of Republic Bank, Inc., Duluth, Minnesota.

Newspaper:	03/16/2015
Federal Register:	03/11/2015

VALLEY BANK OF RONAN

* 18C
* Branch

Valley Bank of Ronan, Ronan, Montana, to merge with Lake County Bank, Saint Ignatius, Montana, and incident thereto, establish a branch.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not applicable

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: 9 Federal Reserve Bank of: Minneapolis

Filings received during the week ending March 7, 2015

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 9
Federal Reserve Bank of: Minneapolis