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

District: 1
Federal Reserve Bank of: Boston

Filings received during the week ending October 24, 2015

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

ESB BANCORP MHC

* 3A5
* 3A3

Applications by: i) ESB Bancorp MHC, Easthampton, Massachusetts ("ESB MHC") to merge with Hometown Community Bancorp MHC, Oxford, Massachusetts ("Hometown MHC"), with ESB MHC as the surviving entity to be known as "Hometown Financial Group, MHC"; and ii) ESB Bancorp, Inc., Easthampton, Massachusetts ("ESB Bancorp"), to merge with Hometown Community Bancorp, Inc., Oxford, Massachusetts ("Hometown Bancorp"), with ESB Bancorp as the surviving entity to be known as "Hometown Financial Group, Inc." pursuant to sections 3(a)(3) and 3(a)(5) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. Upon consummation of the merger, Easthampton Savings Bank and Hometown Bank will remain separate wholly-owned subsidiaries of Hometown Financial Group, Inc.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not available

MAINE COMMUNITY BANCORP, MHC

* 3A1
* 3A3

Maine Community Bancorp, MHC and Maine Community Bancorp, Inc., both of Westbrook, Maine, to become a mutual bank holding company and a stock holding company, respectively, by acquiring Biddeford Savings Bank, Biddeford, Maine and Mechanics Savings Bank, Auburn, Maine, pursuant to sections 3(a)(1) and 3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	10/30/2015

PB BANCORP, INC.

* SLHC Formation
* MHC Conversion

Application by PB Bancorp, Inc., a newly formed Maryland corporation, Putnam, Connecticut, to acquire 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Putnam Bank, also of Putnam, Connecticut, pursuant to regulations 12 CFR �� 239.55 and 238.11, in connection with the second-step conversion of Putnam Bancorp, MHC from mutual to stock form and the merger of PB Bancorp, Inc., with and into a merged entity of Putnam Bancorp, MHC and PSB Holdings, Inc., with PB Bancorp, Inc. as the survivor.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	10/15/2015

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: 1 Federal Reserve Bank of: Boston

Filings received during the week ending October 24, 2015

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 1
Federal Reserve Bank of: Boston