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 April 25, 2020

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

DACOTAH BANK

* 18C
* Branch

Dacotah Bank, Aberdeen, South Dakota, to merge with First State Bank of Claremont, Groton, South Dakota, and incident thereto, establish branches.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not applicable

KENSINGTON BANCORP., INC.

CIC

Notice by James Sexton, Scottsdale, Arizona, to retain shares of Kensington Bancorp, Inc., Kensington, Minnesota (KBI) and thereby join the Sexton shareholder group acting in concert, which controls 25% or more of the shares of KBI. KBI controls Kensington Bank, Kensington, Minnesota.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	05/11/2020

STEARNS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

* 3A3

Stearns Financial Services, Inc., Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Saint Cloud, Minnesota, to acquire additional stock and increase its ownership interest up to approximately 20.66% of Stearns Financial Services, Inc., Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly increase its control of Stearns Bank National Association, Saint Cloud, Minnesota, Stearns Bank of Upsala, National Association, Upsala, Minnesota, and Stearns Bank of Holdingford, National Association, Holdingford, Minnesota.

Newspaper:	04/21/2020
Federal Register:	04/29/2020

WAUMANDEE BANCSHARES, LTD.

* 3A3

Waumandee Bancshares, Ltd., Waumandee, Wisconsin to acquire voting shares of Union Bank of Blair, Blair, Wisconsin.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	05/19/2020

WESTERN BANCORPORATION, INC.

CIC

The Western National Bank and Affiliates Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Duluth, Minnesota; Stephen H. Lewis, Duluth, Minnesota; and William S. Lewis, Hermantown, Minnesota, as co-trustees, a group acting in concert, to retain control of Western Bancorporation, Inc., Duluth, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly retain control of Western National Bank, Duluth, Minnesota; Cass Lake Company, Cass Lake, Minnesota; and Western National Bank, Cass Lake, Minnesota.

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	Quarter
NONE

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

District: 9 Federal Reserve Bank of: Minneapolis

Filings received during the week ending April 25, 2020

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 9
Federal Reserve Bank of: Minneapolis