FRB: H.2--Actions under delegated authority--Week ending October 22, 2016

First Farmers and Merchants Bank, Columbia, Tennessee -- to establish a branch at 121 First Avenue South, Franklin.
-Approved, October 21, 2016

Watertown Savings Bank, Watertown, Massachusetts -- to establish a branch at 1265 Main Street, Waltham.
-Approved, October 19, 2016

Arbor Bancorp, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan -- to acquire via merger Birmingham Bloomfield Bancshares, Inc., Birmingham, and thereby indirectly acquire Bank of Birmingham.
-Withdrawn, October 19, 2016

BancorpSouth, Inc., Tupelo, Mississippi -- to acquire through merger Ouachita Bancshares Corporation, Monroe, Louisiana, and thereby indirectly acquire Ouachita Independent Bank.
-Withdrawn, October 17, 2016

BancorpSouth, Inc., Tupelo, Mississippi -- to merge with Central Community Corporation, Temple, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire First State Bank Central Texas, Austin.
-Withdrawn, October 17, 2016

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts -- to acquire an additional ownership interest in its subsidiary, Anchor Capital Advisors, LLC, Boston.
-Approved, October 20, 2016

Durant Bancorp, Inc., Durant, Oklahoma -- to acquire North American Bancshares, Inc., Sherman, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire American Bank of Texas.
-Approved, October 20, 2016

Equity Bancshares, Inc., Wichita, Kansas -- to acquire Community First Bancshares, Inc., Harrison, Arkansas, and indirectly acquire control of Community First Bank; and for Equity Bank, Andover, Kansas, to merge with Community First Bank and thereby establish branches.
-Approved, October 18, 2016

North Shore Bank, FSB, Brookfield, Wisconsin -- waiver of application to acquire Layton Park Financial Group, Inc., West Allis, and Layton State Bank, in connection with Layton State Bank's merger with and into North Shore Bank.
-Granted, October 20, 2016

Sullivan Bancshares, Inc., Sullivan, Illinois -- to merge with Moultrie Bancorp, Inc., Lovington, and thereby indirectly acquire Hardware State Bank; and for Sullivan Bancshares, Inc. Employee Savings & Retirement Plan, Sullivan, to become a bank holding company by acquiring shares of Sullivan Bancshares, Inc., and thereby acquire control of First National Bank of Sullivan.
-Approved, October 20, 2016

Compass Bank, Birmingham, Alabama -- to make certain public welfare investments.
-Approved, October 21, 2016

First Malden Bancshares, Inc., Malden, Missouri -- to retain control of First Malden Bancshares, Inc., and its subsidiary, First Missouri Bank of SEMO, Kennett.
-Permitted, October 19, 2016

FMS Bancorp, Inc., Poplar Bluff, Missouri -- to retain control of FMS Bancorp, Inc., and its subsidiaries, First Missouri State Bank, Poplar Bluff, and First Missouri State Bank of Cape County, Cape Girardeau.
-Permitted, October 19, 2016

Greenwoods Financial Group, Inc., Lake Mills, Wisconsin -- change in bank control of Greenwoods Financial Group, Inc., and its subsidiary, The Greenwood's State Bank, Lake Mills.
-Permitted, October 21, 2016

Sundown Bankshares, Inc., Sundown, Texas -- change in bank control of Sundown Bankshares, Inc., and its subsidiary, Sundown State Bank, Sundown.
-Permitted, October 21, 2016

Arvest Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas -- extension to February 10, 2017, to establish a branch at 505 Northview Road, Nixa, Missouri.
-Granted, October 18, 2016

Minier Financial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan w/401(k) Provisions, Minier, Illinois -- extension to January 22, 2017, to increase its ownership of Minier Financial, Inc., and thereby increase its indirect ownership of First Farmers State Bank, Minier.
-Granted, October 19, 2016

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Sydney, Australia -- election to be treated as a financial holding company.
-Effective, October 20, 2016

Farmers and Merchants Bank, Baldwyn, Mississippi -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.
-Approved, October 20, 2016

The SLHC Trust, Raleigh, North Carolina -- to become a savings and loan holding company by acquiring shares of NexBank Capital, Inc., Dallas, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire NexBank, SSB.
-Approved, October 20, 2016

Actions under delegated authority

Actions taken during the week ending October 22, 2016

Bank Branches, Domestic

Bank Holding Companies

Banks, State Member

Change in Bank Control

Extensions of Time

Financial Holding Companies

Membership

Savings and Loan Holding Companies