FRB: H.2--Actions under delegated authority--Week ending August 22, 2009

The First Bank and Trust Company, Lebanon, Virginia -- to establish a branch at 101 Annjo Court, Forest.
-Approved, August 19, 2009

Fleetwood Bank, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania -- to establish a branch at 455 Main Street, Shoemakersville, and to increase its investment in bank premises.
-Approved, August 21, 2009

MainStreet Bank, Herndon, Virginia -- to establish a branch at 3101 North 10th Street, Arlington.
-Approved, August 19, 2009

Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York -- to establish a branch at 1351 Blair Drive, Odenton, Maryland.
-Approved, August 21, 2009

Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York -- to establish a branch at 300 Park Point Drive, Suite 105, Henrietta.
-Approved, August 21, 2009

Bank Holding Companies

CIT Group Inc., New York, New York -- request for temporary relief from the Board's regulatory reporting requirements for bank holding companies.
-Granted, August 11, 2009 (AC)

Conahasset Bancshares MHC, Cohasset, Massachusetts, and Conahasset Bancshares, Inc. -- to become a mutual bank holding company and stock bank holding company, respectively, and to acquire Pilgrim Bank, Cohasset.
-Approved, August 21, 2009

Global Consumer Acquisition Corp., New York, New York -- to become a bank holding company and to do business as Western Liberty Bancorp, Las Vegas, Nevada; and to acquire 1st Commerce Bank, North Las Vegas, and to assume certain assets and deposit liabilities of Nevada Colonial Bank, Las Vegas.
-Returned, August 21, 2009

Intervest Bancshares Corporation, New York, New York -- to engage in certain nonbanking activities through I-Net Clearing House Corporation, New York.
-Withdrawn, August 19, 2009

NewStar Holdco Inc., Boston, Massachusetts -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Southern Commerce Bank, National Association, Tampa, Florida; and (1) to continue to operate NewStar Financial, Inc. as an existing commercial finance company and (2) to establish NewStar Asset Management, LLC, to provide asset-management services to NewStar Credit Opportunities Fund.
-Withdrawn, August 20, 2009

Pinnacle Bancshares, Inc., Rogers, Arkansas -- to acquire Central Bank, Little Rock.
-Withdrawn, August 17, 2009

Bank Mergers

Compass Bank, Birmingham, Alabama -- to merge with Central Bank of the South, Anniston, and thereby establish a branch.
-Approved, August 21, 2009

Compass Bank, Birmingham, Alabama -- to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of Guaranty Bank, Austin, Texas, and thereby establish branches.
-Approved, August 21, 2009

Compass Bank, Birmingham, Alabama -- to merge with BBV Bancomer USA, Diamond Bar, California, and thereby establish branches.
-Approved, August 21, 2009

Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio -- to merge with Fifth Third Bank, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and thereby establish branches.
-Approved, August 21, 2009

Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio -- to merge with Fifth Third Bank, National Association, Nashville, Tennessee, and thereby establish branches.
-Approved, August 21, 2009

IBERIABANK, Lafayette, Louisiana -- to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of CapitalSouth Bank, Birmingham, Alabama, and thereby establish branches.
-Approved, August 20, 2009

Texas First Bank, Texas City, Texas -- to merge with Texas First Bank-Winnie, Winnie, and thereby establish branches.
-Approved, August 21, 2009

The Union State Bank of Everest, Everest, Kansas -- to merge with Bank of Gower, Gower, Missouri, and thereby establish a branch.
-Approved, August 19, 2009

Change In Bank Control

Citizens National Bancorp, Inc., Springfield, Missouri -- change in bank control of Citizens and its subsidiary bank, Citizens National Bank of Springfield, Springfield.
-Permitted, August 21, 2009

Premier Bancshares, Inc., McKinney, Texas -- change in bank control of Premier and its subsidiary thrift, Synergy Bank, SSB, McKinney.
-Permitted, August 20, 2009

Financial Holding Companies

Illini Corporation, Springfield, Illinois -- election to become a financial holding company.
-Effective, August 17, 2009

International Operations

GMAC Inc., Detroit, Michigan -- to make an additional investment in Provident Insurance PLC, Halifax, England.
-Withdrawn, August 19, 2009

Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending August 22, 2009

Bank Branches, Domestic

Bank Holding Companies

Bank Mergers

Change In Bank Control

Financial Holding Companies

International Operations