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 November 9, 2019

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

BROOKLINE BANK

* 18C
* Branch

Application by Brookline Bank, Brookline Massachusetts ("Brookline") to merge as the surviving institution with First Ipswich Bank, Ipswich, Massachusetts ("First Ipswich") pursuant to section 1828(c)(2)(B) of the Bank Merger Act and to establish, maintain and operate First Ipswich's current main offices as branches of Brookline.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not applicable

EASTERN BANK CORPORATION

4c8

Retroactive notification by Eastern Bank Corporation and its subsidiary, Eastern Bank, both of Boston, Massachusetts to acquire 21.3% ownership interest in Numerated Growth Technologies, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, pursuant to section 4(c)(8) and 4(j) of the BHC Act, as amended, and section 225.23 of Regulation Y.

Newspaper:	Not applicable
Federal Register:	Not available

NEEDHAM BANK

* Branch

Application by Needham Bank, Needham, MA, to establish a Boston-based branch office at 1457 Tremont Street, Mission Hill, Boston, MA 02120. The branch is intended to be a full service branch for consumers and businesses, and will offer all Needham Bank (NB) deposit products, cash management services, and lending solutions.

Newspaper:	11/08/2019
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	Quarter
NONE

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

District: 1 Federal Reserve Bank of: Boston

Filings received during the week ending November 9, 2019

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 1
Federal Reserve Bank of: Boston