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Federal Reserve Release H.2 Actions of the Board, Its Staff, and the Federal Reserve Banks; Applications and Reports Received No. 30 Week Ending July 22, 2000 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551 H.2 Board Actions July 16, 2000 to July 22, 2000 Forms Forms -- to extend with revision Daily Advance Report of Deposits (FR 2000), Monthly Survey of Industrial Electricity Use (FR 2009); to extend without revision Report of Transaction Accounts, Other Deposits, and Vault Cash (FR 2900), Annual Report of Total Deposits and Reservable Liabilities (FR 29910a), Report of Certain Eurocurrency Transactions (FR 2950/2951), Allocation of Low Reserve Tranche and Reservable Liabilities Exemption (FR 2930/2930a), Report of Foreign (Non-U.S.) Currency Deposits (FR 2915), Automobile Finance Terms (FR 2005), Passenger Auto Contract Collection Trends ( FR 2012), Quarterly Report of Credit Card Plans (FR 2835a), Report of Interest Rates on Selected Direct Consumer Installment Loans (FR 2835), and Report of Changes in Foreign Investments (Made Pursuant to Regulation K) (FR 2064); and to discontinue Quarterly Report of Selected Deposits, Vault Cash, and Reservable Liabilities (FR 2910q) and Quarterly Gasoline Company Report (FR 2580). - Approved, July 21, 2000 Regulations And Policies Commodity Futures Trading Commission -- letter to the CFTC concerning its report on its exercise of margin authority. - Approved, July 21, 2000 Home Equity Lending -- addition of a public hearing in Chicago to the three hearings already scheduled under the authority of the Home Ownership Equity Protection Act of 1994 (Docket R-1075). - Approved, July 18, 2000 Enforcement New Century Bancorp, Southfield, Michigan; New Century Bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services -- written agreement, dated July 13, 2000. - Announced, July 21, 2000 (AC) = Addition or Correction Board - Page 1 of 1 H.2 Actions under delegated authority BS&R C&CA FOMC Banking Supervision and Regulation Consumer and Community Affairs Federal Open Market Committee RBOPS IF OSDM July 16, 2000 to July 22, 2000 Reserve Bank Operations and Payment International Fiance Office of Staff Director for Management Bank Branches, Domestic Secretary AmSouth Bank, Birmingham, Alabama -- to establish a branch at 4482 West Main Street, Dothan. - Approved, July 21, 2000 Chicago Comerica Bank, Detroit, Michigan -- to establish a branch at 21300 Pontiac Trail, South Lyon. - Approved, July 20, 2000 Cleveland Somerset Trust Company, Somerset, Pennsylvania -- to establish a branch at 612 Logan Place, Confluence. - Approved, July 20, 2000 Atlanta SouthTrust Bank, Birmingham, Alabama -- to establish a branch at 3707 Hardy Street, Hattiesburg. - Approved, July 19, 2000 Bank Holding Companies Chicago Byron Bancshares, Inc., Byron, Illinois -- to continue to sell mutual funds through Byron Bank Financial Services and thereby engage in securities brokerage activities. - Approved, July 19, 2000 Richmond CNB Financial Services, Inc., Berkeley Springs, West Virginia -- to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of Citizens National Bank of Berkeley Springs. - Approved, July 20, 2000 (AC) = Addition or Correction Delegated - Page 1 of 5 H.2 Actions under delegated authority July 16, 2000 to July 22, 2000 Bank Holding Companies Minneapolis Community First Bankshares, Inc., Fargo, North Dakota -- to engage in general insurance agency activities through the acquisition of assets of Paula Carper Crop Insurance, LLC, Holyoke. - Approved, July 17, 2000 Minneapolis First Bancshares Corporation, Gladstone, Michigan -- to acquire additional shares of Baybank Corporation. - Approved, July 19, 2000 Dallas First Graham Bancorporation, Inc., Graham, Texas -- to acquire First Bryson Bancorporation, Inc., Flower Mound; First Security Bancshares of Delaware, Inc., Dover, Delaware; and First Security Bank, Flower Mound. - Approved, July 19, 2000 St. Louis German American Bancorp, Jasper, Indiana -- waiver of notification in connection with the proposed acquisition of Holland Bancorp, Inc., Holland, and The Holland National Bank. - Granted, July 21, 2000 Atlanta Heritage Financial Holding Corporation, Decatur, Alabama -- to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of Heritage Bank. - Approved, July 20, 2000 Atlanta Lamar Capital Corporation, Purvis, Mississippi -- to establish Lamar Data Solutions, Inc. and thereby engage de novo in data processing and data transmission services. - Approved, July 17, 2000 Richmond State Bancorp, Inc., Bruceton Mills, West Virginia -- to redeem shares. - Approved, July 19, 2000 (AC) = Addition or Correction Delegated - Page 2 of 5 H.2 Actions under delegated authority July 16, 2000 to July 22, 2000 Bank Mergers San Francisco Westamerica Bank, San Rafael, California -- to merge with Bank of Lake County, Lakeport. - Approved, July 19, 2000 Banks, State Member St. Louis First Illinois Bank, East St. Louis, Illinois -- payment of a dividend. - Approved, July 17, 2000 Capital Stock Kansas City Doniphan Bancshares, Inc., Doniphan, Nebraska -- treasury stock transaction. - Approved, July 18, 2000 Change In Bank Control San Francisco Greater Basin Financial Corporation, Elko, Nevada -- change in bank control. - Permitted, July 21, 2000 San Francisco Silver State Bancorp, Henderson, Nevada -- change in bank control. - Permitted, July 20, 2000 Richmond State Bancorp, Inc., Bruceton Mills, West Virginia -- change in bank control. - Permitted, July 19, 2000 Competitive Factors Reports Kansas City First Interstate Bank, Sheridan, Wyoming -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with The Equality State Bank, Cheyenne. - Submitted, July 21, 2000 (AC) = Addition or Correction Delegated - Page 3 of 5 H.2 Actions under delegated authority July 16, 2000 to July 22, 2000 Competitive Factors Reports Dallas First Prosperity Bank, El Campo, Texas -- report on competitive factors of the proposed acquisition of branches of Compass Bank, Birmingham, Alabama, in El Campo, Hitchcock, Needville, Palacios, and Sweeny, Texas. - Submitted, July 21, 2000 Kansas City Home Exchange Bank of Jamesport, Jamesport, Missouri -- report on competitive factors of the proposed acquisition of certain assets and assumption of certain liabilities of the Oregon, Missouri, branch of Carrollton Bank, Carrollton, Illinois. - Submitted, July 21, 2000 Secretary Old National Bank, Lawrenceville, Illinois -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with First National Bank and Trust Company, Carbondale; American National Bank and Trust Company of Muncie, Muncie, Indiana; Peoples Loan & Trust Bank, Winchester; The Farmers State Bank of Union City, Union City, Ohio; and Heritage Bank, Clarksville, Tennessee. - Submitted, July 19, 2000 Atlanta Peoples Bank, Blackshear, Georgia -- report on competitive factors of the proposed acquisition of certain assets and assumption of certain liabilities of Citizens Bank, Vienna, Georgia. - Submitted, July 19, 2000 Extensions Of Time Richmond FNB Southeast, Reidsville, North Carolina -- extension to November 2, 2000, to merge with Black Diamond Savings Bank, F.S.B., Norton, Virginia. - Granted, July 18, 2000 Financial Holding Companies Philadelphia CBCC, Inc., West Chester, Pennsylvania -- election to become a financial holding company. - Effective, July 19, 2000 (AC) = Addition or Correction Delegated - Page 4 of 5 H.2 Actions under delegated authority July 16, 2000 to July 22, 2000 Financial Holding Companies Richmond CNB Financial Services, Inc., Berkeley Springs, West Virginia -- election to become a financial holding company. - Effective, July 20, 2000 Chicago M.S.B. Bancorporation, Inc., Marion, Wisconsin -- election to become a financial holding company. - Effective, July 20, 2000 Membership St. Louis Bank of Dyer, Dyer, Tennessee -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System and retain its current branches. - Approved, July 21, 2000 Kansas City Community Bank-Rocky Ford, Rocky Ford, Colorado -- to retain membership in the Federal Reserve System after the conversion of its predecessor institution, Rocky Ford National Bank, to a state charter. - Approved, July 20, 2000 Minneapolis First State Bank of Rolla, Rolla, North Dakota -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System. - Approved, July 20, 2000 Kansas City Premier Bank, Denver, Colorado -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System. - Returned, July 17, 2000 (AC) = Addition or Correction Delegated - Page 5 of 5 District 1 Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Applications and notifications filed during the week ending Saturday, July 22, 2000 Section I – Applications subject to newspaper notice only Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section II – Applications subject to both newspaper and Federal Register notice Type 4(c)(8) Application Union Bankshares Company, Ellsworth, Maine – to acquire 100% of the common stock of Mid-Coast Bancorp, Inc., Waldoboro, Maine and thereby indirectly acquire The Waldoboro Bank, F.S.B., Waldoboro, Maine Ending date of comment period Newspaper – 08/07/2000 Fed Reg – 08/14/2000 Section III – Applications subject to Federal Register notice only Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section IV – Applications not subject to Federal Register or newspaper notice Type None Application Section V – 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. RSSD number None Examination date CRA public date CRA rating Exam type LrgBk SmBk Institution/Location Section VI – CRA examinations scheduled for Institution None Quarter of Location District 2 Federal Reserve Bank of New York Applications and notifications filed during the week ending Saturday, July 22, 2000 Section I – Applications subject to newspaper notice only Type FBSEA Application Leonia Corporate Bank plc, Helsinki, Finland, and Leonia Plc, Helsinki, Finland, to establish a representative office in New York, New York. Summit Bank, Princeton, New Jersey, to establish a branch office located at 260 Chestnut St., Newark, New Jersey.* Ending date of comment period Newspaper – N/Avail Branch Newspaper – 07/29/2000 * Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act Section II – Applications subject to both newspaper and Federal Register notice Type 3(a)(3) Application Ending date of comment period Caixa Geral De Depositos, S.A., Lisbon, Portugal, to retain Newspaper – 08/10/2000 ownership and control of approximately 8.8 percent of the Fed. Reg. – N/Avail outstanding voting shares of Banco Comercial Portugues, Oporto, Portugual, and thereby acquire indirectly approximately 8.8 percent of the shares of BPABank, National Association, Newark, New Jersey.* The Industrial Bank of Japan, Tokyo, Japan to acquire 11.8 percent interest in The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Fuji Trust & Banking company, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.* Newspaper – N/Avail Fed Reg – N/Avail 3(a)(3) * Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act Section III – Applications subject to Federal Register notice only Type 4(c)(8) Application Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, Dusseldorf, Germany, to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Phillips Capital Management, Chicago, Illinois, and thereby engage in investment advisory activities. Ending date of comment period Fed Reg – N/Avail Section IV – Applications not subject to Federal Register or newspaper notice Type None Application Section V – 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. RSSD number None Examination date CRA public date CRA rating Exam type LrgBk SmBk Institution/Location Section VI – CRA examinations scheduled for Institution None Quarter of Location District 3 Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Applications and notifications filed during the week ending Saturday, July 22, 2000 Section I – Applications subject to newspaper notice only Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section II – Applications subject to both newspaper and Federal Register notice Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section III – Applications subject to Federal Register notice only Type 4(c)(8) Application USABancShares.com, Inc., Philadelphia PA, to acquire 49% of the voting shares of Bondsonline Group, Inc., Mercer Island, WA. Ending date of comment period 08/09/2000 Section IV – Applications not subject to Federal Register or newspaper notice Type None Application Section V – 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. RSSD number None Examination date CRA public date CRA rating Exam type LrgBk SmBk Institution/Location Section VI – CRA examinations scheduled for Institution None Quarter of Location District 4 Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Applications and notifications filed during the week ending Saturday, July 22, 2000 Section I – Applications subject to newspaper notice only Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section II – Applications subject to both newspaper and Federal Register notice Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section III – Applications subject to Federal Register notice only Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section IV – Applications not subject to Federal Register or newspaper notice Type None Application Section V – 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. RSSD number 1016316 Examination date 04/17/2000 CRA public date 07/18/2000 CRA rating S Exam type LrgBk SmBk X Institution/Location Mid Am Bank 519 Madison Avenue Toledo, OH 43604 Section VI – CRA examinations scheduled for Institution None Quarter of Location District 5 Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Applications and notifications filed during the week ending Saturday, July 22, 2000 Section I – Applications subject to newspaper notice only Type Branch 18(c) Application Bank of the James, Lynchburg, Virginia, to establish a branch at 5204 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia.* Bank of Lancaster, Kilmarnock, Virginia, to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of two branch offices of First Virginia Bank, Falls Church, Virginia.* Ending date of comment period Newspaper – 08/04/2000 Newspaper – N/Avail *Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act. Section II – Applications subject to both newspaper and Federal Register notice Type 3(a)(1) Application The Exchange Bankshares, Inc., Estill, South Carolina, to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of 100% of the voting shares of The Exchange Bank, Estill, South Carolina.* Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc., and its subsidiaries, FBR Bancorp, Inc., Money Management Associates, Inc., and Money Management Associates (LP), Inc., all located in Arlington, Virginia, to become bank holding companies through the acquisition of 100% of the voting shares of Rushmore National Bank, Bethesda, Maryland.* Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc, and its subsidiaries, FBR Bancorp, Inc., Money Management Associates, Inc., and Money Management Associates (LP), Inc., all located in Arlington, Virginia, to retain 6.34% of the voting shares of Pocahontas Bancorp, Inc., Pocahontas, Arkansas. Ending date of comment period Fed Reg – 08/18/2000 Newspaper – 07/31/2000 3(a)(1) Fed Reg – 08/18/2000 Newspaper – 08/14/2000 4(c)(8) Fed Reg – 08/18/2000 Newspaper – 07/31/2000 *Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act. Section III – Applications subject to Federal Register notice only Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section IV – Applications not subject to Federal Register or newspaper notice Type None Application Section V – 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 neighbor hoods. 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. RSSD number 969424 Examination date 04/03/2000 CRA public date 07/02/2000 CRA rating S Exam type LrgBk SmBk X Institution/Location **Highlands Union Bank 340 West Main Street Abingdon, Virginia 24210-2624 ***F&M Bank-West Virginia, Inc. 301 South Mildred Street Ranson, West Virginia 25438 F & M Bank-Richmond 9401 West Broad Street Richmond, Virginia 23294 834531 04/10/2000 07/13/2000 S X 108522 04/25/2000 07/22/2000 S X **Inadvertently omitted from Bulletin for week ending July 8, 2000. ***Inadvertently omitted from Bulletin for week ending July 15, 2000. Section VI – CRA examinations scheduled for Institution None Quarter of Location District 6 Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Applications and notifications filed during the week ending Saturday, July 22, 2000 Section I – Applications subject to newspaper notice only Type Branch Branch Application Fifth Third Bank, Naples, Florida, to establish a branch located at 4103 Santa Barbara Boulevard, Naples, Florida. Ending date of comment period 08/09/2000* SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia, to establish a branch located at 07/22/2000* 4525 County Road 48, Leesburg, Florida. *Subject to provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act Section II – Applications subject to both newspaper and Federal Register notice Type 3(a)(3) CIC Application Ending date of comment period Firstrust Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana, to acquire Metro Fed Reg - 08/18/2000 Bank, Kenner, Louisiana. American City Bancorp, Inc., Tullahoma, Tennessee, after-thefact notification filed by Mr. George Vibbert, Jr.; Ms. Elwanda Vibbert; Mr. Sam Sawyer; Ms. Faye Sawyer Stynchula; Mr. Norman Sawyer; and Dr. Tulio Figarola; to collectively retain 36.9 percent of the outstanding shares of American City Bancorp, Inc., Tullahoma, Tennessee. Fed Reg – 08/08/2000 Section III – Applications subject to Federal Register notice only Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section IV – Applications not subject to Federal Register or newspaper notice Type COM Application Greater Rome Bancshares, Inc., Rome, Georgia, commitment waiver request. Section V – 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. RSSD number None Examination date CRA public date CRA rating Exam type LrgBk SmBk Institution/Location Section VI – CRA examinations scheduled for Institution None Quarter of Location District 7 Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Applications and notifications filed during the week ending Saturday, July 22, 2000 Section I – Applications subject to newspaper notice only Type Branch Application Old Kent Bank, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for prior approval to establish a branch facility located at 6081 B Drive North, Calhoun County, Battle Creek, Michigan.* Comerica Bank, Detroit, Michigan, for prior approval to establish a branch facility located at 21300 Pontiac Trail, South Lyon, Michigan.* Ending date of comment period Newspaper - 06/26/2000 Branch Newspaper - 07/08/2000 * Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Section II – Applications subject to both newspaper and Federal Register notice Type 3(a)(3) Application Ending date of comment period Anita Bancorporation, Atlantic, Iowa, for prior approval to Fed Reg - N/Avail acquire 100% of EWN Investments, Inc., Ute, Iowa, and thereby Newspaper - N/Avail indirectly acquire control of at least 95.66% of Ute State Bank, Ute, Iowa.* Capitol Bancorp, Ltd., Lansing, Michigan, for prior approval to acquire 51 percent of the voting shares of Goshen Community Bank (in organization), Goshen, Indiana.* Fed Reg - N/Avail Newspaper - 08/07/2000 3(a)(3) 3(a)(3) Indiana Community Bancorp Limited, Elkhart, Indiana, for prior Fed Reg - N/Avail approval to acquire 51 percent of the voting shares of Goshen Newspaper - 08/07/2000 Community Bank (in organization), Goshen, Indiana.* Community Bancshares Spring Green and Plain, Inc., Spring Green, Wisconsin, for prior approval to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of 100 percent of the voting shares of Community Bank Spring Green and Plain, Spring Green, Wisconsin.* Fed Reg - N/Avail Newspaper -N/Avail 3(a)(1) * Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act Section III – Applications subject to Federal Register notice only Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section IV – Applications not subject to Federal Register or newspaper notice Type None Application Section V – 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. RSSD number 48730 Examination date 11/01/1999 CRA public date 07/18/2000 CRA rating S Exam type LrgBk SmBk X Institution/Location First Commercial Bank 6945 N. Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60626 (773) 761-4300 The Northern Trust Company 50 S. LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60675 (312) 444-3146 210434 01/31/2000 07/21/2000 O X Section VI – CRA examinations scheduled for Institution None Quarter of Location District 8 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Applications and notifications filed during the week ending Saturday, July 22, 2000 Section I – Applications subject to newspaper notice only Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section II – Applications subject to both newspaper and Federal Register notice Type CIC Application Ending date of comment period Notice involving First Robinson Financial Corporation, Newspaper – 8/6/2000 Robinson, Illinois, by First Robinson Financial Corporation Fed Reg – 8/7/2000 Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Robinson, Illinois. (Previously submitted during the week ending July 15, 2000) Section III – Applications subject to Federal Register notice only Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section IV – Applications not subject to Federal Register or newspaper notice Type Membership 4(j)(5)(B) Application Notice by Bank of Dyer, Dyer, Tennessee, to become a statechartered member of the Federal Reserve System. Notice by Chambers Bancshares, Inc., Dannville, Arkansas, to directly engage, de novo, in lending activities. Section V – 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. RSSD number None Examination date CRA public date CRA rating Exam type LrgBk SmBk Institution/Location Section VI – CRA examinations scheduled for Institution None Quarter of Location District 9 Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Applications and notifications filed during the week ending Saturday, July 22, 2000 Section I – Applications subject to newspaper notice only Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section II – Applications subject to both newspaper and Federal Register notice Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section III – Applications subject to Federal Register notice only Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section IV – Applications not subject to Federal Register or newspaper notice Type None Application Section V – 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. RSSD number None Examination date CRA public date CRA rating Exam type LrgBk SmBk Institution/Location Section VI – CRA examinations scheduled for Institution None Quarter of Location District 10 Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Applications and notifications filed during the week ending Saturday, July 22, 2000 Section I – Applications subject to newspaper notice only Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section II – Applications subject to both newspaper and Federal Register notice Type 3(a)(1) Application Ending date of comment period Ardmore Merger Corporation, Ardmore, Oklahoma, to become a Newspaper - N/Avail bank holding company through the acquisition of 100 percent of the voting shares of First National Corporation of Ardmore, Inc., Fed Reg - 08/21/2000 Ardmore, Oklahoma, and thereby indirectly acquire First National Bank & Trust Company of Ardmore, Ardmore, Oklahoma. Michael D. and Nancy K. Van Cleef, Carleton, Nebraska, and Michelle D. and Robert E. Sullivan, Tecumseh, Nebraska, to acquire voting shares of Carleton Agency, Inc., Carleton, Nebraska, and thereby indirectly acquire Citizens State Bank, Carleton, Nebraska. Newspaper - 05/17/2000 Fed Reg - 05/15/2000 CIC 3(a)(1) Commerce Financial Corporation, ESOP, Topeka, Kansas, for Newspaper – 08/17/2000 prior approval to become a bank holding company through the FedReg – 08/18/2000 acquisition of at least 25 percent of the voting shares of Commerce Financial Corporation, Topeka, Kansas, and thereby, indirectly acquire Commerce Bank and Trust, Topeka, Kansas. Also to acquire Financial Institution Technologies, Topeka, Kansas, and thereby, indirectly engage in data processing activities. Advantage Bancorp, Inc., Woodbury, Minnesota, for prior approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Advantage Bank, Loveland, Colorado. Newspaper – 08/21/2000 FedReg – 08/18/2000 3(a)(1) Section III – Applications subject to Federal Register notice only Type 4(c)(8) Application Commerce Financial Corporation, Topeka, Kansas, for prior approval to increase its investment, to 29.03 percent, of Financial Institution Technologies, Topeka, Kansas, and thereby, continue to engage in data processing activities. Ending date of comment period FedReg – 08/18/2000 Section IV – Applications not subject to Federal Register or newspaper notice Type None Application Section V – 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. RSSD number None Examination date CRA public date CRA rating Exam type LrgBk SmBk Institution/Location Section VI – CRA examinations scheduled for Institution None Quarter of Location District 11 Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Applications and notifications filed during the week ending Saturday, July 22, 2000 Section I – Applications subject to newspaper notice only Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section II – Applications subject to both newspaper and Federal Register notice Type 3(a)(3) Application Central Texas Bankshares Holdings, Inc., Columbus, TX, and Colorado County Investment Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE, to acquire Hill Bancshares Holdings, Inc., Weimar, TX, and Hill Bank and Trust Company, Weimar, TX* Frankston Bancorporation, Inc., Frankston, TX, to acquire FDB, Inc., Dover, DE, and First State Bank, Frankston, TX* FDB, Inc., Dover, DE, to acquire First State Bank, Frankston, TX* ENB Bankshares, Inc., Dallas, TX, to acquire ENB Delaware Bankshares, Inc., Wilmington, DE, and Eagle National Bank, Dallas, TX* ENB Delaware Bankshares, Inc., Wilmington, DE, to acquire Eagle National Bank, Dallas, TX* Burl Dawin Hobson, Sr., Crockett, TX, et al, to acquire an interest in Citizens Bancorporation, Inc., Crockett, TX Testamentary Trusts A and B and Constance M. Vickery, Houston, TX, to acquire an interest in Texas Coastal Bank, Pasadena, TX (previously reported the week ending July 1, 2000) Ending date of comment period Fed Reg – 08/14/2000 Newspaper – 08/04/2000 3(a)(1) Fed Reg – N/Avail Newspaper – N/Avail Fed Reg – N/Avail Newspaper – N/Avail Fed Reg – 08/21/2000 Newspaper – N/Avail Fed Reg – 08/21/2000 Newspaper – N/Avail Fed Reg – 08/11/2000 Newspaper – 08/09/2000 Fed Reg – 07/19/2000 Newspaper – 07/27/2000 3(a)(1) 3(a)(1) 3(a)(1) CIC CIC *Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act Section III – Applications subject to Federal Register notice only Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section IV – Applications not subject to Federal Register or newspaper notice Type None Application Section V – 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. RSSD number None Examination date CRA public date CRA rating Exam type LrgBk SmBk Institution/Location Section VI – CRA examinations scheduled for Institution None Quarter of Location District 12 Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Applications and notifications filed during the week ending Saturday, July 22, 2000 Section I – Applications subject to newspaper notice only Type None Application Ending date of comment period Section II – Applications subject to both newspaper and Federal Register notice Type 3(a)(5) Application Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California, to acquire First Security Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah, and thereby indirectly acquire their bank subsidiaries. * Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California, to acquire Buffalo National Bancshares, Inc., Buffalo, Minnesota. * Ending date of comment period Newspaper - 07/31/2000 Fed Reg - 08/14/2000 Newspaper - 08/19/2000 Fed Reg - 08/18/2000 3(a)(3) * Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act Section III – Applications subject to Federal Register notice only Type 4(c)(8) Application Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California, to acquire First Security Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah, and thereby engage in nonbanking subsidiaries. Ending date of comment period Fed Reg - 08/14/2000 Section IV – Applications not subject to Federal Register or newspaper notice Type 3(a)(5)(C) S/R Application FNB Bancorp to become a bank holding company by acquiring The First National Bank of Layton, both of Layton, Utah. California Center Bank, Los Angeles, California, to repurchase up to 10 percent of its outstanding stock. Section V – 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. RSSD number 808260 Examination date 05/25/2000 CRA public date 07/17/2000 CRA rating S Exam type LrgBk SmBk X Institution/Location Farmers & Merchants Bank of Central California 121 West Pine Street Lodi, California 95240-2184 (209) 334-1101 The above listing has been prepared as a courtesy by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and is not intended to replace formal notices required by statute or regulation; the Reserve Bank assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. 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