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 January 22, 2022

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

BANK OF MONTREAL

* 3A5
* 3A3

Bank of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and BMO Financial Corp., Wilmington, Delaware to acquire 100 percent of the BancWest Holding Inc., San Francisco, California, and thereby indirectly acquire Bank of the West, San Francisco, California. Following the share acquisition, BMO Financial Corp., Wilmington, Delaware will merge with BancWest Holding Inc., San Francisco, California, with BMO Financial Corp being the surviving entity.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not available

CUSB BANK

* 18C
* Branch

CUSB Bank, Cresco, Iowa to purchase the assets and assume the liabilities of the Waverly and Shell Rock offices of Security State Bank, Springville, IA, and thereby establish branches at the following locations: 933 16th Street SW, Waverly, Iowa and 104 N Cherry Street, Shell Rock, Iowa.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	Not applicable

HTB, INC.

CIC

Jere M. Ahrens, Houston, Texas, individually, and acting in concert with Karen L. Ahrens, North Fort Myers, Florida; Jessica A. Ahrens Bingaman, Fort Worth, Texas; Jill A. Ahrens, Houston, Texas; Lindsay S. Ahrens Dahl, Camp Crook, South Dakota; Jenna K. Ahrens Brown, Laramie, Wyoming; Becky C. Campbell, Houston, Texas; and Brian E. Campbell, San Diego, California, to join the Ahrens Family Control Group and retain the voting shares of HTB, Inc., Osage, Iowa. HTB, Inc. and thereby retain the voting shares of Home Trust & Savings Bank, Osage, Iowa.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	02/04/2022

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:	01/19/2022

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
GNB BK, GRUNDY CENTER, IOWA	724744	11/01/2021	01/21/2022	S	Int Small Bank

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 January 22, 2022

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 7
Federal Reserve Bank of: Chicago