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#   Actions under delegated authority

## Actions taken during the week ending January 27, 2007

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Bank Branches, DomesticRichmondBank of the Commonwealth, Norfolk, Virginia  -- to establish a branch at 8468 Caratoke Highway, Powells Point, North Carolina.					-Approved, January 24, 2007 					AtlantaFirst Commercial Bank of Florida, Orlando, Florida  -- to establish a branch at 800 Deltona Boulevard, Deltona.					-Approved, January 25, 2007 					SecretaryManufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York  -- to establish a branch at 313 Ushers Road, Ballston Lake.					-Approved, January 26, 2007 					

Bank Holding CompaniesChicagoBancorp Financial, Inc., Evergreen Park, Illinois  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Evergreen Community Bank.					-Approved, January 24, 2007 					San FranciscoCity National Corporation, Beverly Hills, California  -- to merge with Business Bank Corporation, Las Vegas, Nevada, and thereby acquire Business Bank of Nevada.					-Approved, January 25, 2007 					BostonDanvers Bancorp, Inc., Danvers, Massachusetts  -- to acquire BankMalden Cooperative Bank, Malden.					-Approved, January 24, 2007 					PhiladelphiaEHPW Acquisition Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Vartan National Bank and Vartan Financial Corporation.					-Approved, January 23, 2007 					San FranciscoFairfield Financial Holding Corp., Fairfield, Washington  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Bank of Fairfield.					-Withdrawn, January 26, 2007 					St. LouisFirst American Financial Holdings, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Planters Bank of Tennessee, Maury City.					-Approved, January 22, 2007 					Kansas CityFirst Fidelity Bancorp, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  -- to acquire Western Security Holding Co., Ltd., Scottsdale, Arizona, and thereby acquire Western Security Bank.					-Approved, January 24, 2007 					MinneapolisFirst Sleepy Eye Bancorporation, Inc., Sioux Falls, South Dakota  -- to acquire Lake Benton Bancorporation, Inc., Sioux Falls, and thereby acquire First Security Bank-Lake Benton, Lake Benton, Minnesota.					-Approved, January 22, 2007 					San FranciscoFranklin Resources, Inc., San Mateo, California  -- to retain control of 24.4 percent of the shares of First Chicago Bancorp, Chicago, Illinois, and thereby retain control of its subsidiary, First Chicago Bank & Trust.					-Approved, January 25, 2007 					ChicagoLarch Bancorporation, Inc., Larchwood, Iowa  -- waiver of application to acquire George State Bank, George, in connection with the merger of George State Bank with Security Savings Bank, Larchwood.					-Granted, January 26, 2007 					SecretaryMarshall & Ilsley Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin  -- to acquire United Heritage Bankshares of Florida, Inc., Longwood, Florida, and thereby acquire United Heritage Bank.					-Approved, January 26, 2007 					DallasProsperity Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas  -- waiver of application requirement to merge with Texas United Bancshares, Inc., La Grange, and thereby acquire State Bank; Gateway National Bank, Dallas; GNB Financial N.A., Gainesville; and Northwest Bank, Roanoke.					-Granted, January 26, 2007 					SecretarySandy Spring Bancorp, Inc., Olney, Maryland  -- to acquire Potomac Bank of Virginia, Fairfax, Virginia; and for Sandy Spring Bank, Olney, Maryland, to merge with Potomac Bank of Virginia and retain the acquired facilities as branches.					-Approved, January 24, 2007 					AtlantaSignature Bancshares, Inc., Sandy Springs, Georgia  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Signature Bank of Georgia, Dunwoody.					-Approved, January 26, 2007 					

Bank MergersSt. LouisFirst Banks, Inc., Hazelwood, Missouri, and The San Francisco Company, Clayton  -- to acquire Royal Oaks Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas, and thereby acquire Royal Oaks Bank, SSB; and for First Bank, St. Louis, Missouri, to merge with Royal Oaks Bank, SSB and retain the acquired facilities as branches.					-Approved, January 25, 2007 					

Change In Bank ControlAtlantaCoastal Bankshares, Inc., Savannah, Georgia  -- change in bank control.					-Permitted, January 23, 2007 					Kansas CityFirst Fidelity Bancorp, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  -- change in bank control.					-Permitted, January 24, 2007 					

Competitive Factors ReportsChicagoEvergreen Community Bank, Evergreen Park, Illinois  -- report on competitive factors of the proposed merger with Evergreen Interim Bank.					-Submitted, January 26, 2007 					

Extensions Of TimeNew YorkNew York Private Bank & Trust Corporation, New York, New York; Emigrant Bancorp, Inc.; and Emigrant Bank  -- extension to February 9, 2007, to acquire EmigrantDirect Bank, Ossining, a de novo bank.					-Granted, January 26, 2007 					AtlantaAmSouth Bank, Birmingham, Alabama  -- extension to February 21, 2008, to establish a branch at the intersection of Memorial Parkway and Lokey Avenue, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.					-Granted, January 23, 2007 					AtlantaAmSouth Bank, Birmingham, Alabama  -- extension to April 19, 2008, to establish a branch at the intersection of Highway 98 and Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach, Florida.					-Granted, January 23, 2007 					AtlantaOglethorpe Bank Holding Company, Brunswick, Georgia  -- extension to May 17, 2007, to become a bank holding company and to acquire Oglethorpe Bank.					-Granted, January 22, 2007 					RichmondVirginia Commerce Bank, Arlington, Virginia  -- extension to July 26, 2007, to establish a branch at Ryan Park Center and Yukon Drive, Ashburn.					-Granted, January 22, 2007 					

MembershipAtlantaAnchor Commercial Bank, Juno Beach, Florida  -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.					-Approved, January 26, 2007 					

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