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#   Actions under delegated authority

## Actions taken during the week ending November 25, 2006

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Bank Branches, DomesticSt. LouisFirst Financial Bank, El Dorado, Arkansas  -- to establish a branch at 2300 East Main Street.					-Approved, November 22, 2006 					DallasFirst State Bank, Menard, Texas  -- to establish a branch at 101 West San Saba Avenue.					-Approved, November 21, 2006 					ChicagoLibertyville Bank & Trust Company, Libertyville, Illinois  -- to establish a branch at 229 East State Road, Island Lake.					-Approved, November 20, 2006 					Kansas CityPeoples Bank, Lawrence, Kansas  -- to establish a branch at 3045 Iowa Street.					-Approved, November 20, 2006 					Kansas CityPeoples Bank, Lawrence, Kansas  -- to establish a branch at 7300 Jefferson Street, Northeast, Albuquerque, New Mexico.					-Approved, November 20, 2006 					SecretarySunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia  -- to establish a branch at 929 West 36th Street, Baltimore, Maryland.					-Approved, November 21, 2006 					

Bank Holding CompaniesAtlantaAtlantic Southern Financial Group, Inc., Macon, Georgia  -- to merge with Sapelo Bancshares, Inc., Darien, and thereby acquire Sapelo National Bank.					-Approved, November 20, 2006 					ChicagoBankers' Bancorp, Inc., Springfield, Illinois  -- to acquire shares of Bankers' Banc Investment Services, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri; acquire shares of First St. Louis Capital Markets, Inc. and First St. Louis Securities, Inc.; and thereby engage in securities brokerage, private placement services, and underwriting government obligations and money market instruments.					-Approved, November 24, 2006 					SecretaryBelvedere Capital Fund II L.P., San Francisco, California, and Belvedere Capital Partners II LLC  -- to acquire up to 15.1 percent of the shares of BenefitStreet, Inc., San Ramon, and engage in providing investment advisory and employee benefit consulting services.					-Approved, November 21, 2006 					New YorkCommunity Bank System, Inc., Dewitt, New York  -- waiver of application in connection with the proposed merger with ONB Corporation, Clifton Springs.					-Granted, November 20, 2006 					ChicagoFBOP Corporation, Oak Park, Illinois  -- to acquire Bank USA, National Association, Phoenix, Arizona, on its conversion from a federal savings bank to a national bank.					-Approved, November 21, 2006 					ChicagoFBOP Corporation, Oak Park, Illinois  -- to acquire Pacific National Bank, San Francisco, California, on its conversion from a state bank to a national bank.					-Approved, November 21, 2006 					ChicagoFirst Internet Bancorp, Indianapolis, Indiana  -- to acquire Landmark Financial Corporation and thereby acquire Landmark Savings Bank and Landmark Mortgage Company, and engage in the operation of a savings association and in lending activities.					-Approved, November 20, 2006 					BostonHampden Bancorp, MHC, Springfield, Massachusetts  -- to acquire Hampden Bank in connection with the reorganization of Hampden Bancorp, MHC from a mutual to a stock structure.					-Approved, November 24, 2006 					DallasPatriot Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas  -- to acquire by merger Northeast Bancshares, Inc., Mesquite, and thereby acquire Northeast Bancshares-Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, and Northeast National Bank, Mesquite.					-Approved, November 22, 2006 					ChicagoPetefish, Skiles Bancshares, Inc., Virginia, Illinois  -- to acquire Chandlerville Bancshares, Inc., Chandlerville, and thereby acquire Peoples State Bank of Chandlerville.					-Approved, November 22, 2006 					RichmondTransCommunity Financial Corporation, Glen Allen, Virginia  -- to acquire Bank of Rockbridge, Lexington, a de novo bank.					-Approved, November 22, 2006 					

Bank MergersSt. LouisArvest Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas  -- to merge with Caney Valley National Bank, Caney, Kansas, and retain the acquired facility as a branch.					-Approved, November 20, 2006 					

Competitive Factors ReportsChicagoFirst Internet Bank of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Landmark Savings Bank.					-Submitted, November 21, 2006 					San FranciscoLewiston State Bank, Lewiston, Utah  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Lewiston State Bank of Idaho, Preston, Idaho.					-Submitted, November 20, 2006 					ChicagoPark National Bank, Chicago, Illinois  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with United Community Bank of Lisle, Lisle.					-Submitted, November 20, 2006 					

Extensions Of TimeKansas CityCitizens Bancshares, Inc., ESOP, Edmond, Oklahoma  -- extension to February 28, 2007, to acquire up to 40 percent of the shares of Citizens Bancshares, Inc., parent of Citizens Bank of Edmond.					-Granted, November 20, 2006 					ChicagoIowa State Bank, Wapello, Iowa  -- extension to February 23, 2007, to establish a branch at 1403 South Roosevelt Avenue, Burlington.					-Granted, November 21, 2006 					SecretaryPayment System Risk Policy  -- extension to March 15, 2007, of the comment period on the consultation paper on management of intraday liquidity, credit, and operational risks associated with Fedwire funds transfers and related transactions (Docket No. OP-1257).					-Approved, November 21, 2006 					PhiladelphiaPocono Community Bank, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania  -- extension to November 19, 2007, to establish a branch at Route 611, Swiftwater.					-Granted, November 22, 2006 					ClevelandSky Financial Group, Inc., Bowling Green, Ohio  -- extension to February 24, 2007, to acquire up to 9.99 percent of the shares of LNB Bancorp, Lorain.					-Granted, November 24, 2006 					MinneapolisTCF Financial Corporation, Wayzata, Minnesota  -- extension to January 27, 2007, to acquire TCF National Bank Arizona, Mesa, Arizona, a de novo bank.					-Granted, November 21, 2006 					

Financial Holding CompaniesKansas CityFirstBank Holding Company, Lakewood, Colorado  -- election to become a financial holding company.					-Effective, November 24, 2006 					ClevelandMonitor Bancorp, Inc., Big Prairie, Ohio  -- election to become a financial holding company.					-Effective, November 22, 2006 					

MembershipRichmondBank of Rockbridge, Lexington, Virginia  -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.					-Approved, November 22, 2006 					PhiladelphiaLuzerne National Bank, Luzerne, Pennsylvania  -- to retain membership in the Federal Reserve System.					-Approved, November 21, 2006 					

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