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# District: 2
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## Filings received during the week ending December 24, 2005

|Filer                                 | Filing Type    | Filing Proposal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | End of Comment Period                                  
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|BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO, S.A. | * 4c8          | Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A., Madrid, Spain, pursuant to Section 4(c)(8) of the BHC Act and Section 225.24 of Regulation Y, to acquire 24.99 percent of the voting shares of Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and thereby indirectly acquire Sovereign Bank, Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, and Independence Community Bank, Brooklyn, New York, and thereby engage in operating savings associations, pursuant to Section 225.28(b)(4) of Regulation Y.                                                | Newspaper:01/08/2006Federal Register:01/12/2006        
|Newspaper:                            | 01/08/2006    
|Federal Register:                     | 01/12/2006    
|BAY VIEW CAPITAL CORPORATION          | 3A1            | Bay View Capital Corporation, San Maeto, California, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Great Lakes Bancorp, Buffalo, New York and thus, Greater Buffalo Savings Bank, Buffalo, New York.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Newspaper:Not applicableFederal Register:Not applicable
|Newspaper:                            | Not applicable
|Federal Register:                     | Not applicable
|CGD USA HOLDING COMPANY, INC.         | CIC            | Notice of Change in Bank Control pursuant to the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978, as amended, by Jacinto Rodrigues and Joaquina Rodrigues, both of Warren, New Jersey, to acquire 966,166 of the common shares of CGD-USA Holding Company, Inc., New York, New York, from Caixa Geral de Depositos, Lisbon, Portugal. As a result of this transaction, Jacinto and Joaquina Rodrigues will own 100% of the outstanding shares of CGD-USA.                                                                                    | Newspaper:01/14/2006Federal Register:01/04/2006        
|Newspaper:                            | 01/14/2006    
|Federal Register:                     | 01/04/2006    
|COMMUNITY PARTNERS BANCORP            | * 3A1          | Community Partners Bancorp, Middletown, New Jersey, to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of 100 percent of the voting shares of Two River Community Bank, Middletown, New Jersey and The Town Bank, Westfield, New Jersey, pursuant to Section 3(a)(1) of the BHC Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Newspaper:Not availableFederal Register:01/06/2006     
|Newspaper:                            | Not available 
|Federal Register:                     | 01/06/2006    
|ISRAEL SALT INDUSTRIES LTD.           | 4c8            | Notice by Bank Hapoalim B.M., Arison Holdings Ltd. and Israel Salt Industries Ltd. all of Tel Aviv, Israel to acquire Investec USA, New York, NY and thereby engage in nonbanking activities pursuant to Sections 225.28(b)(6), (7) and (8) of Regulation Y.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Newspaper:Not applicableFederal Register:12/12/2005    
|Newspaper:                            | Not applicable
|Federal Register:                     | 12/12/2005    
|NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.      | * 3A1* 3A3     | New York Community Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly- owned subsidiary, New York Community Newco, Inc., both of Westbury, NY, to acquire 100 percent of Atlantic Bank of New York, New York, NY, pursuant to Sections 3(a)(3) and 3(a)(1) of the BHC Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Newspaper:Not availableFederal Register:Not available  
|Newspaper:                            | Not available 
|Federal Register:                     | Not available 
|TRUSTCO BANK CORP NY                  | 4c8* 3A1       | TrustCo Bank Corp NY, Glenville, New York, ("TrustCo"), a savings and loan holding company, application, under Section 3(a)(1) of the BHC Act, to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of Ballston Spa Bancorp, Inc., and its subsidiary Bank, Ballston Spa National Bank, both of Ballston Spa, New York. TrustCo also seeks prior approval to engage in certain nonbanking activities through the retention of its savings association subsidiary, Trustco Bank, pursuant to Section 4(c)(8) of the BHC Act. | Newspaper:Not availableFederal Register:01/20/2006     
|Newspaper:                            | Not available 
|Federal Register:                     | 01/20/2006    

## Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

|Institution / Location | RSSDID | Exam Date | CRAPublic Date | CRARating | Exam Method
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|NONE                  

## CRA Examinations scheduled for     Quarter of

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