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

District: 7
Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago

Filings received during the week ending December 11, 2021

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

BEMENT BANCSHARES, INC.

CIC

Tamara S. Wagers, Mt. Zion, Illinois; Michelle Wilkinson Gross, Bement, Illinois; the Arthur R. Wilkinson Trust, dated April 3, 2010, Arthur R. Wilkinson, as trustee, and the Karen S. Wilkinson Trust, dated April 3, 2010, Karen S. Wilkinson, as trustee, both of Bement, Illinois; and the George Mark Wilkinson Living Trust, dated April 24, 2009, George Mark Wilkinson, trustee, Waikoloa, Hawaii, to form the Wilkinson Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, and the Ann Wilkinson Trust, Ann Wilkinson, trustee, Mountain View, California, individually; to retain the voting shares of Bement Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of the State Bank of Bement, Bement, Illinois, and the State Bank of Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo, Illinois.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	12/24/2021

BYLINE BANCORP, INC.

CIC

Maria Blanca del Valle Perochena, Mexico City, Mexico; and Maria de Guadalupe del Valle Perochena, Mexico City, Mexico; to become limited partners in MBG Investors I, L.P., Ontario, Canada, thereby indirectly acquiring voting shares of Byline Bancorp, Inc. and Byline Bank, both of Chicago, Illinois.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not available

COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL CORP.

CIC

Carrie L. Brown, Storm Lake, Iowa; Joleen M. Brown, Spirit Lake, Iowa; Timothy J. Brown CFC Revocable Trust, Timothy J. Brown, as trustee, both of Storm Lake, Iowa; John C. Brown CFC Revocable Trust, John C. Brown, as trustee, both of Spirit Lake, Iowa; John C. Brown 2020 DGT Exempt Trust, Paul Brown, as trustee, both of Spirit Lake, Iowa; Joleen M. Brown 2021 DGT Exempt Trust, Paul Brown, as trustee, both of Spirit Lake, Iowa; and CFC Control Trust, Nick Brown, as trustee, both of Storm Lake, Iowa; to become members of the Brown Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to acquire voting shares of Commercial Financial Corp., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Central Bank, both of Storm Lake, Iowa.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	11/26/2021

FIRST INTERNET BANCORP

* 3A3

First Internet Bancorp, Fishers, Indiana to acquire First Century Bancorp, Roswell, Georgia and thereby indirectly acquire First Century Bank, N.A., Commerce, Georgia.

Newspaper:	12/29/2021
Federal Register:	01/10/2022

FIRST MERCHANTS CORPORATION

* 3A5

First Merchants Corporation, Muncie, Indiana, to merge with Level One Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Level One Bank, both of Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Newspaper:	01/07/2022
Federal Register:	01/10/2022

QCR HOLDINGS, INC.

* 3A5
* 18C
* Branch

QCR Holdings, Inc., Moline, Illinois to merge with Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc., Springfield, Missouri. Concurrently, Springfield First Community Bank, Springfield, Missouri to merge with Guaranty Bank, Springfield, Missouri and thereby establish branches at the main office and branch locations of Guaranty Bank.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not available

SPRING BANCORP, INC.

CIC

Tom E. Marantz, Springfield, Illinois, as trustee of the Tom E. Marantz Exempt Trust; the Tom E. Marantz Exempt Trust; Marla J. Marantz, Springfield, Missouri, as trustee of the Marla J. Marantz Exempt Trust; and the Marla J. Marantz Exempt Trust; Gregory Marantz, Springfield, Illinois, as Trustee of the Gregory R. Marantz Spring Bancorp Irrevocable Trust; Jennifer Marantz, St. Louis, Missouri, as Trustee of the Jennifer A. Marantz Spring Bancorp Irrevocable Trust; and, Melissa Knoedler, Bloomington, Illinois, as Trustee of the Melissa L. Knoedler Spring Bancorp Irrevocable Trust to be added to the Marantz family control group to acquire voting shares of Spring Bancorp, Inc., Springfield, Illinois, and thereby acquire voting shares of Bank of Springfield, Springfield, Illinois.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	12/13/2021

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: 7 Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago

Filings received during the week ending December 11, 2021

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 7
Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago