FRB: H.2--Actions under delegated authority--Week ending November 18, 2017

BankNewport, Newport, Rhode Island -- to establish branches at 5 South Angell Street, Providence, and 55 Dorrance Street (two applications).
-Approved, November 17, 2017

Centennial Bank, Conway, Arkansas -- to establish a branch at 13901 Narcoosee Road, Orlando, Florida.
-Approved, November 16, 2017

Reliant Bank, Brentwood, Tennessee -- to establish branches at 633 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, and 1835 East Northfield Boulevard, Murfreesboro.
-Approved, November 14, 2017

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina -- request for temporary relief from certain commitments.
-Granted, November 14, 2017

Lawrence Keister & Co, Scottdale, Pennsylvania -- to acquire shares of Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc., Millersburg, and thereby indirectly acquire shares of Mid Penn Bank.
-Withdrawn, November 17, 2017

Lincoln County Bancorp, Inc., Troy, Missouri -- to acquire, indirectly through NFB Acquisitions, Inc., Troy, shares of New Frontier Bancshares, Inc., St. Charles, and thereby indirectly acquire New Frontier Bank; and for NFB Acquisitions, Inc., to become a bank holding company by acquiring shares of New Frontier Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquiring New Frontier Bank, St. Charles.
-Approved, November 17, 2017

Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc., Millersburg, Pennsylvania -- to acquire The Scottdale Bank & Trust Company, Scottdale, through the bank's merger with and into Mid Penn Bank, Millersburg.
-Approved, November 17, 2017

Select Bancorp, Inc., Dunn, North Carolina -- to acquire Premara Financial, Inc., Charlotte, and thereby indirectly acquire Carolina Premier Bank.
-Approved, November 15, 2017

JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York, New York -- request to redeem certain trust preferred securities.
-Granted, November 14, 2017

ABLV Bank, AS, Riga, Latvia -- to establish a representative office in Jersey City, New Jersey.
-Withdrawn, November 16, 2017

Clarkson Management Company, Clarkson, Nebraska -- to retain control of Clarkson Management Company and its subsidiary, Clarkson Bank, Clarkson.
-Permitted, November 16, 2017

Jeanerette First National Bancorp, Inc., Jeanerette, Louisiana -- change in bank control of Jeanerette First National Bancorp, Inc., and its subsidiary, The First National Bank of Jeanerette, Jeanerette.
-Permitted, November 14, 2017

PriorityOne Capital Corporation, Magee, Mississippi -- to retain control of PriorityOne Capital Corporation and its subsidiary, PriorityOne Bank, Magee.
-Permitted, November 14, 2017

Tennessee State Bancshares, Inc., Pigeon Forge, Tennessee -- change in bank control of Tennessee State Bancshares, Inc., and its subsidiary, Tennessee State Bank, Pigeon Forge.
-Withdrawn, November 15, 2017

JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York, New York -- extension of time to conform or divest a merchant banking investment.
-Granted, November 17, 2017

Large Financial Institution Rating System -- extension to February 15, 2018, of the comment period on a proposed new rating system for supervision of large financial institutions.
-Approved, November 17, 2017

Merchants Bancorp, Carmel, Indiana -- extension to March 27, 2018, to acquire Joy State Bank, Joy, Illinois.
-Granted, November 14, 2017

Supervisory Guidance for Boards of Directors -- extension to February 15, 2018, of the comment period on proposed guidance on supervisory expectations for boards of directors of firms supervised by the Federal Reserve.
-Approved, November 17, 2017

HCB Financial Corp., Hastings, Michigan -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Effective, November 16, 2017

The First National Bank of Thomas, Thomas, Oklahoma -- to retain membership in the Federal Reserve System on conversion to a state-chartered institution, The First Bank of Thomas.
-Approved, November 15, 2017

First Mutual Holding Co., Lakewood, Ohio -- to acquire Doolin Security Savings Bank, FSB, New Martinsville, West Virginia, in connection with the formation and acquisition of First Mutual Bank, Belpre, Ohio, and the subsequent merger of Doolin Security Savings Bank and First Mutual Holding Co.'s thrift subsidiary, Belpre Savings Bank, Belpre, with and into First Mutual Bank.
-Approved, November 14, 2017

Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending November 18, 2017

Bank Branches, Domestic

Bank Holding Companies

Banking Supervision & Regulation

Banks, Foreign

Change in Bank Control

Extensions of Time

Financial Holding Companies

Membership

Savings and Loan Holding Companies