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#   Actions under delegated authority

## Actions taken during the week ending September 16, 2006

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Bank Branches, DomesticSecretaryComerica Bank, Detroit, Michigan  -- to establish a branch at 1000 Aviara Parkway, Carlsbad, California.					-Approved, September 8, 2006 					(AC)AtlantaCompass Bank, Birmingham, Alabama  -- to establish a branch at the North Central Baptist Hospital Campus, 520 Madison Oak Drive, Suite 150, San Antonio, Texas.					-Approved, September 15, 2006 					SecretaryThe F & M Bank and Trust Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma  -- to establish a branch at 7100 South Harvard Avenue.					-Approved, September 15, 2006 					RichmondFarmers & Merchants Bank, Timberville, Virginia  -- to operate a courier service in Shenandoah and Page counties.					-Approved, September 13, 2006 					ChicagoFirst Community Bank, Harbor Springs, Michigan  -- to establish a branch at 102 East Front Street, Traverse City.					-Approved, September 11, 2006 					AtlantaFirst Florida Bank, Naples, Florida  -- to establish a branch at the intersection of Toledo Blade and Peachland Boulevards, Port Charlotte.					-Approved, September 15, 2006 					New YorkManufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York  -- for M&T Bank to establish a branch at 9214 Center Street, Manassas, Virginia.					-Approved, September 15, 2006 					AtlantaRegions Bank, Birmingham, Alabama  -- to establish a branch at 200 Marina Drive, Tuscaloosa.					-Approved, September 15, 2006 					SecretarySunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia  -- to establish a branch at 2926 Lamar Avenue, Suite 106, Memphis, Tennessee.					-Approved, September 15, 2006 					ChicagoTown Bank, Delafield, Wisconsin  -- to establish a branch at 13150 Watertown Plank Road, Elm Grove.					-Approved, September 14, 2006 					

Bank Holding CompaniesSecretaryBelvedere Capital Fund II L.P., San Francisco, California, and Belvedere Capital Partners II LLC  -- to acquire Promerica Bank, Los Angeles, a de novo bank.					-Approved, September 12, 2006 					San FranciscoCommunity Bancorp, Las Vegas, Nevada  -- waiver of application to merge with Valley Bancorp and for Valley Bank to merge with Community Bank of Nevada.					-Granted, September 15, 2006 					St. LouisExchange Bancshares, Inc., Mayfield, Kentucky  -- to acquire Purchase Area Bancorp, Inc., Bardwell, and thereby acquire Bardwell Deposit Bank.					-Approved, September 12, 2006 					BostonFidelity Mutual Holding Company, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and Life Design Holding Company  -- to become a mutual bank holding company and a stock bank holding company, respectively, and to acquire Fidelity Co-operative Bank.					-Approved, September 11, 2006 					AtlantaFirst Commerce Bancorp, Inc., Lewisburg, Tennessee  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire First Commerce Bank.					-Approved, September 15, 2006 					St. LouisFirst M&F Corporation, Kosciusko, Mississippi  -- waiver of application in connection with the acquisition of Tri-County Bank, Trenton, Florida.					-Granted, September 11, 2006 					AtlantaFlorida Bank Group, Inc., Tampa, Florida  -- to acquire Bank of North Florida, Jacksonville, a de novo bank.					-Approved, September 15, 2006 					St. LouisMercantile Bancorp, Inc., Quincy, Illinois  -- to acquire Royal Palm Bancorp, Inc., Naples, Florida, and Royal Palm Bank of Florida.					-Approved, September 13, 2006 					BostonMeridian Financial Services, Inc., East Boston, Massachusetts, and Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc.  -- to acquire up to 40 percent of the shares of Hampshire First Bank, Manchester, New Hampshire.					-Approved, September 12, 2006 					BostonNewAlliance Bancshares, Inc., New Haven, Connecticut  -- waiver of application to merge with Westbank Corporation, West Springfield, Massachusetts, and for Westbank Corporation's subsidiary, Westbank, to merge with NewAlliance Bancshares' subsidiary, NewAlliance Bank.					-Granted, September 15, 2006 					ChicagoOgden Bancshares, Inc., Ames, Iowa  -- to acquire VisionBank, West Des Moines, a de novo bank; for VisionBank to become a member of the Federal Reserve System; and for VisionBank to purchase the assets and assume the liabilities of the Grimes and West Des Moines branches of Community Bank of Boone, Boone.					-Approved, September 15, 2006 					AtlantaPeoples BankTrust, Inc., Buford, Georgia  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Peoples Bank & Trust.					-Approved, September 13, 2006 					St. LouisS.Y. Bancorp, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky  -- to engage in extending credit and servicing loans.					-Approved, September 15, 2006 					BostonWebster Financial Corporation, Waterbury, Connecticut  -- to acquire NewMil Bancorp, Inc., New Milford, and its subsidiary, NewMil Bank.					-Approved, September 13, 2006 					

Bank MergersSan FranciscoCommunity Bank of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada  -- to merge with Valley Bank and thereby acquire five Nevada branches.					-Approved, September 14, 2006 					St. LouisFirst Bank, St. Louis, Missouri  -- to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of three branches of MidAmerica National Bank, Canton, Illinois, located in Peoria and Bloomington and thereby establish branches.					-Approved, September 13, 2006 					

Change In Bank ControlKansas CityCypress Corporation, Omaha, Nebraska  -- change in bank control.					-Permitted, September 12, 2006 					

Competitive Factors ReportsRichmondBradford Bank, Baltimore, Maryland  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Valley Bank of Maryland, Pikesville.					-Submitted, September 14, 2006 					San FranciscoCathay Bank, Los Angeles, California  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with New Asia Bank, Chicago, Illinois.					-Submitted, September 12, 2006 					New YorkCitibank, N.A., New York, New York  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Citibank International, Miami, Florida.					-Submitted, September 15, 2006 					ChicagoFirst Bank & Trust, SB, Paris, Illinois  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Community Finance Center, Inc.					-Submitted, September 12, 2006 					St. LouisThe First National Bank of Hope, Hope, Arkansas  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed purchase of assets and assumption of liabilities of the Spruce Street, Lewisville office of The First National Bank of Lewisville.					-Submitted, September 11, 2006 					St. LouisThe First National Bank of Lewisville, Lewisville, Arkansas  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with The First National Bank of Hope, Hope.					-Submitted, September 11, 2006 					Kansas CityGarnett State Savings Bank, Garnett, Kansas  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed purchase of certain assets and assumption of certain liabilities of Bank of Kansas City, NA, Overland Park, a de novo bank.					-Submitted, September 12, 2006 					MinneapolisGreat Western Bank, Watertown, South Dakota  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Great Western Bank, Omaha, Nebraska, and Great Western Bank, Clive, Iowa.					-Submitted, September 13, 2006 					BostonHigher One Bank, New Haven, Connecticut, a de novo bank  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed purchase and assumption of certain deposit liabilities of The Frost National Bank, San Antonio, Texas.					-Submitted, September 13, 2006 					San FranciscoNevada Security Bank, Reno, Nevada  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Northern Nevada Bank.					-Submitted, September 12, 2006 					BostonNew Alliance Bancshares, Inc., New Haven, Connecticut  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger of New Alliance Bank and Westbank, West Springfield.					-Submitted, September 14, 2006 					PhiladelphiaReliance Savings Bank, Altoona, Pennsylvania  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed purchase of assets and assumption of liabilities of two Pennsylvania branches of Susquehanna Bank, Hagerstown, Maryland.					-Submitted, September 11, 2006 					BostonTD Banknorth, National Association, Portland, Maine  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed purchase of certain assets and assumption of certain liabilities of TD Bank USA, National Association, New York, New York.					-Submitted, September 13, 2006 					

Extensions Of TimeAtlantaAdam Bank Group, Inc., Ocala, Florida  -- extension to January 13, 2007, to become a bank holding company and to acquire at least 89 percent of the shares of American Momentum Bank, Tampa, Florida, a de novo bank.					-Granted, September 12, 2006 					Kansas CityAdams Bank & Trust, Ogallala, Nebraska  -- extension to December 31, 2006, to establish a branch at 7700 South College Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado.					-Granted, September 15, 2006 					ChicagoIowa State Bank, Wapello, Iowa  -- extension to November 23, 2006, to establish a branch at 1403 South Roosevelt Avenue, Burlington.					-Granted, September 14, 2006 					SecretaryNational City Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio  -- commenter's request to extend the comment period on the application to acquire Fidelity Bankshares, Inc., West Palm Beach, Florida, and thereby acquire Fidelity Federal Bank & Trust.					-Denied, September 14, 2006 					SecretaryNational City Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio  -- commenter's request to extend the comment period on the application to acquire Harbor Florida Bancshares, Inc., Fort Pierce, Florida, and thereby acquire Harbor Federal Savings Bank.					-Denied, September 12, 2006 					SecretaryRegulation E (Electronic Fund Transfers)  -- commenter's request to extend the comment period on the interim final rule with request for comment regarding electronic collection of service fees and electronic check conversion transactions (Docket No. R-1265).					-Denied, September 11, 2006 					

MembershipSan FranciscoAlta Alliance Bank, Oakland, California, a de novo bank  -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.					-Approved, September 11, 2006 					AtlantaBank of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida  -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.					-Approved, September 13, 2006 					Kansas CityFirst National Bank of Pinedale, Pinedale, Wyoming  -- to retain membership in the Federal Reserve System on conversion from a national charter to a state charter, to be known as First State Bank of Pinedale.					-Approved, September 12, 2006 					

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