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

District: 6
Federal Reserve Bank of: Atlanta

Filings received during the week ending April 29, 2017

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

BANK INDEPENDENT

* Branch

Bank Independent, Sheffield, Alabama, to establish a branch located at the northwest corner of Nance Road and Highway 72, Madison, Alabama.

Newspaper:	04/29/2017
Federal Register:	Not applicable

FLAGLER BANK

* Branch

Flagler Bank, West Palm Beach, Florida, to establish a branch located at 606 North Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida.

Newspaper:	05/04/2017
Federal Register:	Not applicable

INVESTAR HOLDING CORPORATION

* 3A5

Investar Holding Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to merge with Citizens Bancshares, Inc., and thereby acquire its subsidiary, Citizen's Bank, both of Ville Platte, Louisiana.

Newspaper:	05/13/2017
Federal Register:	05/18/2017

OCEAN BANKSHARES, INC.

CIC

After-the-fact notification filed by: 1) A. Alfonso Macedo, Adriana Macedo Moncayo, Olga E. Macedo, and Sandra Macedo Moncayo (the Macedo Family); 2) Javier Macedo Rodriguez, Belkis Macedo de Graterol, Candida Isabel Macedo Rodriguez, and Nelly Macedo Rodriguez (the Rodriguez Family); and 3) Ernesto de Abreu Gonzalez, Carmen Elena de Abreu, Mercedes Coromoto de Abreu Gonzalez, and Jose Alberto de Abreu Gonzalez (the Gonzalez Family) and the Macedo, Rodriguez, and Gonzalez Families' multiple related companies, partnerships, trusts, and trustees to maintain control of Ocean Bankshares, Inc. (Bankshares) and its subsidiary, Ocean Bank (Bank), both of Miami, Florida, pursuant to the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978.

Newspaper:	08/27/2015
Federal Register:	Not available

PIEDMONT BANCORP, INC.

* 3A5

Piedmont Bancorp, Inc., Norcross, Georgia, to merge with Mountain Valley Bancshares, Inc., and thereby acquire its subsidiary, Mountain Valley Community Bank, both of Cleveland, Georgia.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not available

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: 6 Federal Reserve Bank of: Atlanta

Filings received during the week ending April 29, 2017

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 6
Federal Reserve Bank of: Atlanta