FRB: H.2--Actions under delegated authority--Week ending November 24, 2007

Arvest Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas -- to purchase the assets and assume the liabilities of the Grove, Oklahoma, branch of Grand Bank, Tulsa, and to consolidate the facility with an Arvest Bank branch.
-Approved, November 19, 2007

Bank of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii -- to establish an in-store branch at Star Markets Mililani, 95-1249 Meheula Parkway, Mililani.
-Approved, November 20, 2007

Cole Taylor Bank, Chicago, Illinois -- to establish a branch at 20 S. Clark Street.
-Approved, November 21, 2007

Comerica Bank, Detroit, Michigan -- to establish branches at 2416 Central Avenue, Alameda, California, and 1200 Broadway, Oakland.
-Approved, November 21, 2007

Fifth Third Bank, Grand Rapids, Michigan -- to establish a branch at 766 North Sun Drive, Lake Mary, Florida.
-Approved, November 21, 2007

Liberty Bank, South San Francisco, California -- to establish a branch at 6222 Highway 9, Felton.
-Approved, November 21, 2007

Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York -- to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of twenty branches of First Tennessee Bank National Association Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, and to establish branches of M&T Bank at four locations in Maryland and nine locations in Virginia.
-Approved, November 21, 2007

Second Bank & Trust, Fredericksburg, Virginia -- to establish a branch at 3900 Westerre Parkway, Suite 102, Richmond.
-Approved, November 23, 2007

Bank Holding Companies

The Bank of New York, New York, New York; and Mellon Bank, N.A., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- waiver of remainder of notification period for The Bank of New York and Mellon Bank, N.A. to make additional investments in BNY Mellon GSS Acquisition Company, Amsterdam, Netherlands; and for Mellon to invest in GSS Holdings S.a.r.l., Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
-Granted, November 19, 2007

Belvedere Capital Fund II L.P. and Belvedere Capital Partners II LLC, San Francisco, California -- to acquire through their subsidiary, Belvedere SoCal, all the shares of Spectrum Bank, Irvine.
-Approved, November 23, 2007

Camden National Corporation, Camden, Maine -- waiver of application to acquire Union Bankshares Company, Ellworth, and its subsidiary bank, Union Trust Company.
-Granted, November 20, 2007

Capitol Bancorp, Ltd. and Capital Development Bancorp Limited VI, Lansing, Michigan -- to acquire additional interests in Bank of Fort Bend (in organization), Sugar Land, Texas, and thereby operate a savings association.
-Approved, November 20, 2007

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Billings, Montana -- to acquire First Western Bank, Wall, South Dakota, and The First Western Bank Sturgis, Sturgis.
-Approved, November 20, 2007

Meridian Financial Services, Incorporated and Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts -- relief from commitments related to a proposed issuance of stock by a bank holding company owned by a mutual holding company.
-Granted, November 21, 2007

Bank Mergers

Home Bancshares, Inc., Conway, Arkansas -- to merge with Centennial Bancshares, Inc., Little Rock, and thereby indirectly acquire Centennial Bank, Kingsland.
-Approved, November 19, 2007

Change In Bank Control

First Financial Services, Inc., Falls City, Nebraska -- change in bank control of the parent company of First National Bank and Trust Company.
-Permitted, November 21, 2007

Extensions Of Time

C-B-G, Inc., West Liberty, Louisiana -- extension to February 24, 2008, to increase its investment in Washington Bancorp, Washington, Iowa, and thereby increase its indirect interest in Federation Bank.
-Granted, November 20, 2007

Kilgore National Financial Corporation, Kilgore, Texas -- extension to February 1, 2008, to become a bank holding company and to acquire Kilgore National Bank.
-Granted, November 19, 2007

Financial Holding Companies

Highlands Independent Bancshares, Inc., Sebring, Florida -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Approved, November 19, 2007

HSBC Holdings plc, New York, New York -- to indirectly acquire control of KEB USA International Corp. and KEB NY Financial Corp. and KEB LA Financial Corp., Los Angeles, California, and thereby engage in commercial finance and money transmittal and servicing activities.
-Approved, November 23, 2007

Membership

The First National Bank of Blue Earth, Blue Earth, Minnesota -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System d/b/a First Bank Blue Earth.
-Approved, November 21, 2007

Regulations And Policies

Federal Open Market Committee -- minutes of the meeting held on October 30-31, 2007.
-Published, November 20, 2007

Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending November 24, 2007

Bank Branches, Domestic