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#   Actions under delegated authority

## Actions taken during the week ending August 26, 2006

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Bank Branches, DomesticSecretaryComerica Bank, Detroit, Michigan  -- to establish a branch at 19150 Preston Road, Dallas, Texas.					-Approved, August 25, 2006 					SecretaryComerica Bank, Detroit, Michigan  -- to establish a branch at 6255 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.					-Approved, August 25, 2006 					San FranciscoCommunity Bank of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada  -- to establish a branch at 5785 Centennial Center Boulevard.					-Approved, August 22, 2006 					ClevelandFifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio  -- to establish a branch at 300 South Hamilton Road, Gahanna.					-Approved, August 25, 2006 					ClevelandFifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio  -- to establish a branch at 1566 Hal Greer Boulevard, Huntington, West Virginia.					-Approved, August 25, 2006 					ClevelandFifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio  -- to establish a limited service branch at 3890 Bigelow Boulevard, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.					-Approved, August 25, 2006 					ClevelandFifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio  -- to establish a branch at 6390 Steubenville Pike, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.					-Approved, August 25, 2006 					ChicagoFirst Bank & Trust, Evanston, Illinois  -- to establish a branch at 8047 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie.					-Approved, August 21, 2006 					ChicagoFirst Midwest Bank, Itasca, Illinois  -- to establish a branch at 16051 Weber Road, Crest Hill.					-Approved, August 23, 2006 					Kansas CityKearney Commercial Bank, Kearney, Missouri  -- to establish a branch at 930 West Liberty Drive, Liberty, and to increase its investment in bank premises.					-Approved, August 23, 2006 					New YorkManufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York  -- to establish a branch at 1500 Blenheim Farm Lane, Havre de Grace, Maryland.					-Approved, August 22, 2006 					New YorkManufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York  -- to establish a branch at 11003 Manklin Creek Road, Berlin, Maryland.					-Approved, August 23, 2006 					AtlantaRegions Bank, Birmingham, Alabama  -- to establish a branch at the intersection of  I-35 and Onion Creek Parkway, Austin, Texas.					-Approved, August 22, 2006 					Kansas CitySecurity State Bank, Basin, Wyoming  -- to establish a branch at 625 East 5th Street, Suite 103, Sheridan.					-Approved, August 22, 2006 					RichmondVirginia Commerce Bank, Arlington, Virginia  -- to establish a branch at 314 East Market Street, Leesburg.					-Approved, August 21, 2006 					

Bank Holding CompaniesKansas CityAmeri-National Corporation, Leawood, Kansas  -- to acquire Heritage Bank, National Association, Phoenix, Arizona, a de novo bank.					-Approved, August 24, 2006 					AtlantaCommunity Bancshares of Mississippi, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Brandon, Mississippi  -- to acquire additional shares, to a maximum ownership of 20.96 percent, of Community Bancshares of Mississippi, Inc. and thereby acquire its subsidiaries, Community Bank of Amory, Amory; Community Bank of Mississippi, Forest; Community Bank, Meridian, Meridian; Community Bank, Ellisville, Ellisville; Community Bank, Coast, Biloxi; Community Bank, National Association, Memphis, Tennessee; First Lucedale Bancorp, Inc., Lucedale, Mississippi; and Community Bank, National Association, Lucedale.					-Approved, August 21, 2006 					St. LouisFarmers Capital Bank Corporation, Frankfort, Kentucky  -- to acquire Citizens National Bancshares, Inc., Nicholasville, and Citizens National Bank of Jessamine County.					-Approved, August 25, 2006 					St. LouisIndependence Bancshares, Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky  -- to acquire Community Bancorp of McLean County, Kentucky, Inc., Island, and thereby acquire First Security Bank and Trust; and for Independence Bancshares Acquisition, LLC, Owensboro, to become a bank holding company and to acquire Community Bancorp of McLean County, Island, and thereby acquire First Security Bank and Trust.					-Withdrawn, August 24, 2006 					ChicagoOakland Financial Services, Inc., Oakland, Iowa  -- to increase its ownership to 33.3 percent of the shares of Otoe County Bancorporation, Inc., Nebraska City, Nebraska, and thereby increase its ownership of Otoe County Bank & Trust Company.					-Approved, August 21, 2006 					ClevelandPark National Corporation, Newark, Ohio  -- to acquire The Park National Bank of Kentucky, Florence, Kentucky.					-Approved, August 25, 2006 					AtlantaPiedmont Community Bank Group, Inc., Gray, Georgia  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Piedmont Community Bank.					-Withdrawn, August 23, 2006 					AtlantaSoutheastern Bank Financial Corporation, Augusta, Georgia  -- to acquire Southern Bank & Trust, Aiken, South Carolina, a de novo savings association.					-Approved, August 23, 2006 					ChicagoSouthwest Company, Sidney, Iowa  -- to increase its ownership to 33.3 percent of the shares of Otoe County Bancorporation, Inc., Nebraska City, Nebraska, and thereby increase its ownership of Otoe County Bank & Trust Company.					-Approved, August 21, 2006 					New YorkUnity Bancorp, Inc., Clinton, New Jersey  -- waiver of application in connection with Unity Bank's proposed expansion of banking operations into Pennsylvania.					-Granted, August 24, 2006 					San FranciscoWestern Alliance Bancorporation, Las Vegas, Nevada  -- to acquire Alta Alliance Bank, Oakland, California, a de novo bank.					-Approved, August 21, 2006 					

Bank PremisesRichmondBenchmark Community Bank, Kenbridge, Virginia  -- to increase its investment in bank premises.					-Approved, August 24, 2006 					

Change In Bank ControlChicagoLittle Sioux Bancshares, Inc., Sioux Rapids, Iowa  -- to retain control of Little Sioux Bancshares, Inc.					-Permitted, August 21, 2006 					ChicagoOakwood Bancorp, Inc., Springfield, Illinois  -- change in bank control.					-Permitted, August 24, 2006 					ChicagoRiver Valley Bancorp, Inc., Davenport, Iowa  -- change in bank control.					-Permitted, August 25, 2006 					St. LouisTexico Bancshares Corporation, Texico, Illinois  -- change in bank control.					-Withdrawn, August 22, 2006 					

Competitive Factors ReportsKansas CityBancFirst, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with First Bartlesville Bank, Bartlesville.					-Submitted, August 22, 2006 					AtlantaFirst National Bank of Nassau County, Fernandina Beach, Florida  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Cairo Banking Company, Cairo, Georgia.					-Submitted, August 21, 2006 					SecretaryFirsTier Bank, Kimball, Nebraska  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with FirsTier Bank, Wyoming, Cheyenne, Wyoming.					-Submitted, August 25, 2006 					SecretaryThe National Bank of Gainesville, Gainesville, Georgia, and its successor, The Bank of Our Community, National Association  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed purchase of 12 Georgia branches of SunTrust Bank, Atlanta.					-Submitted, August 25, 2006 					RichmondSonabank, National Association, Charlottesville, Virginia  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with 1st Service Bank, McLean.					-Submitted, August 24, 2006 					MinneapolisU.S. Bank National Association, Cincinnati, Ohio  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with U.S. Bank Freight Payment Services, Inc., Homewood, Illinois.					-Submitted, August 22, 2006 					New YorkUnity Bank, Clinton, New Jersey  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed interim merger with Unity Bank Pennsylvania (in organization), Forks Township, Pennsylvania.					-Submitted, August 24, 2006 					

Extensions Of TimeRichmondClear Mountain Bank, Bruceton Mills, West Virginia  -- extension to January 31, 2007, to purchase certain assets and assume certain liabilities of the Rowlesburg branch of First Community Bank, National Association, Bluefield, Virginia.					-Granted, August 24, 2006 					AtlantaCompass Bank, Birmingham, Alabama  -- extension to November 4, 2007, to establish a branch at the intersection of San Jose Boulevard and Race Track Road, Jacksonville, Florida.					-Granted, August 22, 2006 					AtlantaCompass Bank, Birmingham, Alabama  -- extension to December 2, 2007, to establish a branch at 10633 West Olive Avenue, Peoria, Arizona.					-Granted, August 22, 2006 					San FranciscoCounty Bank, Merced, California  -- extension to August 10, 2007, to establish a temporary branch at 451 Clovis Avenue, Clovis, and subsequently establish a permanent branch at 536 Clovis Avenue.					-Granted, August 21, 2006 					St. LouisM&P Community Bancshares, Inc. 401(K) Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Newport, Arkansas  -- extension to November 23, 2006, to become a bank holding company and to acquire additional shares, for a total ownership of 26.58 percent, of M&P Community Bancshares, Inc. and thereby acquire Greers Ferry Lake State Bank, Heber Springs, and Merchants & Planters Bank, Newport; and election to become a financial holding company.					-Granted, August 24, 2006 					ClevelandSky Financial Group, Inc., Bowling Green, Ohio  -- extension to November 24, 2006, to acquire up to 9.99 percent of the shares of LNB Bancorp, Lorain.					-Granted, August 24, 2006 					

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