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#   Actions under delegated authority

## Actions taken during the week ending February 18, 2006

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Bank Branches, DomesticAtlantaAmSouth Bank, Birmingham, Alabama  -- to establish branches at 5420 U.S. Highway 280; Main Street at Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, Florida; 6221 14th Street; Argyle Forest Boulevard, between Old Middleburt and Brannon Field Roads, Jacksonville; the intersection of Dairy Road and New Haven Avenue, Melbourne; 763 East 3rd Avenue, New Smyrna Beach; and the intersection of Kings Highway and Peachland and Veterans Boulevards, Port Charlotte.					-Approved, February 17, 2006 					SecretaryBank of Rogers, Rogers, Arkansas  -- to establish a branch at 211 East Pleasant Grove Road, Lowell.					-Approved, February 17, 2006 					ClevelandFifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio  -- to establish a branch at 3033 Heritage Green Drive, Monroe.					-Approved, February 16, 2006 					ClevelandFifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio  -- to establish a branch at 16453 Libby Road, Maple Heights.					-Approved, February 17, 2006 					ClevelandFifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio  -- to establish a branch at 19053 Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights.					-Approved, February 17, 2006 					Kansas CityFive Points Bank, Grand Island, Nebraska  -- to establish a mobile branch at 2015 North Broadwell Avenue.					-Approved, February 16, 2006 					AtlantaRegions Bank, Birmingham, Alabama  -- to establish a branch in the 6700 block of Pines Road, Shreveport, Louisiana.					-Approved, February 15, 2006 					AtlantaSterling Bank, Lantana, Florida  -- to establish a branch at 399 West Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton.					-Approved, February 17, 2006 					SecretarySunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia  -- to establish branches at 12396 West Sunrise Boulevard, Plantation, Florida; 6210 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs; 3800 North Federal Highway, Lighthouse Point; and 4475 Southwest 124th Avenue, Davie.					-Approved, February 13, 2006 					SecretarySunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia  -- to establish a branch at 872 Highway 96, Warner Robins.					-Approved, February 16, 2006 					RichmondVirginia Community Bank, Louisa, Virginia  -- to establish a branch at 3009 River Road West, Goochland County.					-Approved, February 15, 2006 					

Bank Holding CompaniesNew YorkBank of East Asia, Limited, Hong Kong, and East Asia Holding Company, Inc., New York, New York  -- waiver of application requirement to acquire National American Bancorp, San Francisco, California, and its subsidiary, National American Bank, in connection with a proposal to merge the applicants and their subsidiary bank, Bank of East Asia (U.S.A.) National Association, New York, New York, with the acquired institutions, respectively.					-Granted, February 13, 2006 					ChicagoCapitol Bancorp Ltd., Lansing, Michigan  -- to acquire 51 percent of the shares of Bank of Valdosta, Valdosta, Georgia, a de novo bank.					-Approved, February 16, 2006 					General CounselFarmers and Merchants Investment Inc. (F&M), Milford, Nebraska, and Union Bank and Trust Company, Lincoln  -- waiver of application requirement to acquire Commercial Bank of Bonner Springs, Bonner Springs, Kansas, and to subsequently merge it with F&M's subsidiary bank, Union Bank and Trust Company, and retention by F&M of an exemption from the prohibition against nonbanking activities under section 4(C)(ii) of the Bank Holding Company Act.					-Granted, February 17, 2006 					BostonFirst Connecticut Bancorp, Inc., Farmington, Connecticut  -- to become a bank holding company in connection with the reorganization of Farmington Savings Bank into a mutual bank holding company structure.					-Approved, February 17, 2006 					Kansas CityFirst Fidelity Bancorp, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  -- to acquire First Fidelity Bank, N.A., Phoenix, Arizona, a de novo bank.					-Withdrawn, February 16, 2006 					St. LouisFirst National Bancorp, Inc., Green Forest, Arkansas  -- to acquire additional shares, for a total of up to 9.9 percent, of Legacy National Bank, Springdale.					-Approved, February 17, 2006 					Kansas CityGregg Bancshares, Inc., Nixa, Missouri  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire 97.4 percent of the shares of Glasgow Savings Bank, Glasgow.					-Approved, February 13, 2006 					New YorkHSH Nordbank AG, Hamburg, Germany  -- to engage de novo through its subsidiary, HSH N Financial Securities LLC, New York, New York, in providing agency transactional services for customer investments.					-Approved, February 14, 2006 					New YorkPark Avenue Bancorp, Inc., New York, New York  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire 80.1 percent of the shares of Park Avenue Bank.					-Approved, February 14, 2006 					

Bank MergersSecretaryEast West Bank, San Marino, California  -- to merge with Standard Bank, Monterey Park, and thereby establish branches.					-Approved, February 16, 2006 					ChicagoFirst Midwest Bancorp, Inc., Itasca, Illinois  -- to acquire Bank Calumet, Inc., Hammond, Indiana, and Bank Calumet, National Association; and for First Midwest Bank, Itasca, Illinois, to merge with Bank Calumet, National Association, Hammond, Indiana, and thereby establish branches.					-Approved, February 16, 2006 					

Banks, NationalRichmondBank of America, National Association, Charlotte, North Carolina  -- to establish a bank service company to engage in leasing activities.					-Approved, February 17, 2006 					

Change In Bank ControlChicagoRochester State Bankshares, Inc., Rochester, Illinois  -- to retain control of Rochester State Bankshares, Inc.					-Permitted, February 16, 2006 					

Competitive Factors ReportsSan FranciscoAmericanWest Bank, Spokane, Washington  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Columbia Trust Bank, Pasco.					-Submitted, February 13, 2006 					PhiladelphiaMerrill Lynch Trust Company, FSB, Pennington, New Jersey  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Co., Plainsboro.					-Submitted, February 14, 2006 					RichmondSouth Carolina Bank and Trust, National Association, Orangeburg, South Carolina  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with SunBank, National Association, Murrells Inlet.					-Submitted, February 16, 2006 					San FranciscoWestern State Bank, Duarte, California  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with WSB Merger Corp., Ontario.					-Submitted, February 14, 2006 					

Extensions Of TimeKansas CityAmerican Heritage Bank, Sapulpa, Oklahoma  -- extension to May 17, 2006, to establish a branch at 502 East Indiana Avenue, Kiefer.					-Granted, February 13, 2006 					PhiladelphiaPremier Bank, Doylestown, Pennsylvania  -- extension to February 22, 2007, to establish a branch at the intersection of York and Streets Roads, Warminister Township.					-Granted, February 16, 2006 					

Financial Holding CompaniesChicagoSpring Bancorp, Inc., Springfield, Illinois  -- election to become a financial holding company.					-Effective, February 16, 2006 					

MembershipSt. LouisKing Southern Bank, Chaplin, Kentucky  -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.					-Approved, February 13, 2006 					

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