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Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending September 6, 2008


Bank Branches, Domestic

St. Louis
Arvest Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas  -- to establish a branch at 2251 North 9th Street, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
-Approved, September 5, 2008 

Secretary
Bank of the West, El Paso, Texas  -- to establish a branch at 425 East Redd Road, El Paso.
-Approved, September 5, 2008 

Secretary
Citizens Bank, Flint, Michigan  -- to establish a branch at 4834 Richmond Road, Warrenville Heights, Ohio.
-Approved, September 3, 2008 

Philadelphia
Luzerne Bank, Luzerne, Pennsylvania  -- to establish a branch at Routes 118 and 415, Dallas.
-Approved, September 5, 2008 

Richmond
NBRS Financial Bank, Rising Sun, Maryland  -- to establish a branch at 20 Craigtown Road, Port Deposit.
-Approved, September 4, 2008 

Dallas
PlainsCapital Bank, Lubbock, Texas  -- to establish a branch at 2323 Victory Avenue, Dallas.
-Approved, September 3, 2008 

Dallas
PlainsCapital Bank, Lubbock, Texas  -- to establish a branch at 12319 North MoPac Expressway, Austin.
-Approved, September 2, 2008 

Richmond
RBC Bank (USA), Raleigh, North Carolina  -- to establish a branch at 5640 Roswell Road Northeast, Atlanta, Georgia.
-Approved, September 2, 2008 

Atlanta
Tennessee State Bank, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee  -- to establish two mobile branches to serve Knox, Sevier, Cocke, and Jefferson Counties.
-Approved, September 5, 2008 

Bank Holding Companies

Chicago
BOSP Bancshares, Inc., Sun Prairie, Wisconsin  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Bank of Sun Prairie, Sun Prairie.
-Approved, September 5, 2008 

Cleveland
CSB Bancorp, Inc., Millersburg, Ohio  -- to acquire Indian Village Bancorp, Inc., Gnadenhutten, and its savings bank subsidiary, Indian Village Community Bank.
-Approved, September 5, 2008 

Philadelphia
Embassy Bancorp, Inc., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem.
-Approved, September 2, 2008 

Chicago
Isabella Bank Corporation, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan  -- to retain shares of Valley Financial Group, Ltd., Saginaw, and thereby indirectly retain shares of 1st State Bank.
-Approved, September 5, 2008 

Change In Bank Control

Philadelphia
Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc., Narberth, Pennsylvania  -- change in bank control of Royal Bancshares and its subsidiary bank, Royal Bank of Pennsylvania, Narberth.
-Permitted, September 3, 2008 

Extensions Of Time

Atlanta
Bank of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida  -- extension to October 18, 2008, to establish a branch at 3704 84th Avenue Circle East, Sarasota.
-Granted, September 5, 2008 

Atlanta
Verity Capital Group Inc., Dahlonega, Georgia  -- extension to December 3, 2008, to become a bank holding company and to acquire Verity Bank (in organization), Winder.
-Granted, September 3, 2008 

Financial Holding Companies

Atlanta
Business First Bancshares, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana  -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Effective, September 4, 2008 


Release dates | Full version (300 KB PDF)
Board Actions | Actions under delegated authority
Applications and reports received:
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Chicago | St. Louis | Minneapolis | Kansas City | Dallas | San Francisco