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#   Actions under delegated authority

## Actions taken during the week ending December 9, 2006

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Bank Branches, DomesticSt. LouisArvest Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas  -- to establish a branch at 420 South Elm Street, Jenks, Oklahoma.					-Approved, December 4, 2006 					ChicagoThe Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Galesburg, Illinois  -- to establish a mobile branch serving Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, Knox, and Warren Counties.					-Approved, December 7, 2006 					Kansas CityFirst Community Bank, Emporia, Kansas  -- to establish a branch at 2160 West Highway 50 and to relocate the head office to 715 Merchant Street.					-Approved, December 7, 2006 					AtlantaFirst Florida Bank, Naples, Florida  -- to establish a branch at 16451 Health Park Commons Drive, Fort Myers.					-Approved, December 6, 2006 					New YorkManufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York  -- to establish a branch at 7918 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, Virginia.					-Approved, December 7, 2006 					AtlantaMarine Bank, Marathon, Florida  -- to establish a branch at 100290 Overseas Highway, Key Largo.					-Approved, December 7, 2006 					RichmondMonarch Bank, Chesapeake, Virginia  -- to establish a branch at 5225 Providence Road, Virginia Beach.					-Approved, December 8, 2006 					SecretarySunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia  -- to establish a branch at 9360 Navarre Parkway, Navarre, Florida.					-Approved, December 6, 2006 					SecretarySunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia  -- to establish a branch at 3968 Wedgewood Lane, The Villages, Florida.					-Approved, December 6, 2006 					SecretarySunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia  -- to establish a branch at 3502 Avalon Park West BV, Orlando, Florida.					-Approved, December 6, 2006 					RichmondVirginia Heritage Bank, Fairfax, Virginia  -- to establish a branch at 13986 Metrotech Drive, Chantilly.					-Approved, December 7, 2006 					

Bank Holding CompaniesSt. LouisArvest Bank Group, Inc., Bentonville, Arkansas, and Arvest Holdings, Inc.  -- waiver of application to acquire Caney Valley Bancshares, Inc., Caney, Kansas, in connection with the merger of Caney Valley National Bank and Arvest Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas.					-Granted, December 4, 2006 					DallasBT Holdings, Inc., Quitman, Texas  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Quitman Bancorporation, Inc., and thereby acquire Quitman Bancorporation of Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, and Bank Texas, National Association, Quitman, Texas.					-Approved, December 7, 2006 					SecretaryCharter Bankshares, Inc., Eau Claire, Wisconsin  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire at least 90 percent of the shares of Charter Bank Eau Claire.					-Approved, December 4, 2006 					AtlantaEmbassy Bancshares, Inc., Snellville, Georgia  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Embassy National Bank, Lawrenceville, a de novo bank.					-Approved, December 8, 2006 					AtlantaFirst America Holdings Corporation, Osprey, Florida  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire First America Bank.					-Approved, December 5, 2006 					Kansas CityFirst Fidelity Bancorp, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  -- to acquire Western Security Holding Co., Ltd., Scottsdale, Arizona, and Western Security Bank.					-Withdrawn, December 8, 2006 					AtlantaFirst NBC Bank Holding Company, New Orleans, Louisiana  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire First NBC Bank.					-Withdrawn, December 7, 2006 					MinneapolisFrandsen Financial Corporation, Arden Hills, Minnesota  -- to merge with Pine Bankshares, Inc., Pine City, and thereby acquire The First National Bank of Pine City.					-Approved, December 8, 2006 					ChicagoGreene Investment Co., Jefferson, Iowa  -- to merge with Audubon Investment Company, Carroll and to acquire Audubon State Bank, Audubon.					-Approved, December 7, 2006 					BostonMayflower Bancorp, Inc., Middleboro, Massachusetts  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Mayflower Co-operative Bank. 					-Approved, December 8, 2006 					St. LouisThe McGehee Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan, McGehee, Arkansas  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire 28 percent of Southeast Financial Bankstock Corporation and thereby acquire McGehee Bank.					-Approved, December 7, 2006 					Kansas CityNodaway Valley Bancshares, Inc., Maryville, Missouri  -- to acquire Exchange Bank, Mound City.					-Withdrawn, December 5, 2006 					ChicagoPrivateBancorp, Inc., Chicago, Illinois  -- to acquire The PrivateBank, N.A., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a de novo bank.					-Approved, December 7, 2006 					ChicagoQCR Holdings, Inc., Moline, Illinois  -- to acquire Ridgeland Bancorp, Inc., Tony, Wisconsin, and Farmers State Bank, Ridgeland; for Farmers State Bank to become a member of the Federal Reserve System; and for Farmers State Bank to merge with Rockford Bank and Trust Company, Rockford, Illinois, and thereby establish a branch at 1133 Quail Court, Suite 100, Pewaukee, Wisconsin.					-Approved, December 8, 2006 					RichmondTrustAtlantic Financial Corporation, Raleigh, North Carolina  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Millennia Community Bank, Greenville.					-Approved, December 6, 2006 					St. LouisUnion County Bancshares, Inc., Anna, Illinois  -- waiver of application to merge with The Jonesboro Bancompany, Inc., Jonesboro, in connection with the merger of The First National Bank of Jonesboro and Anna National Bank, Anna. 					-Withdrawn, December 8, 2006 					SecretaryWest Valley Bancorp, Inc., Avondale, Arizona  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire West Valley National Bank, a de novo bank.					-Approved, December 5, 2006 					

Change In Bank ControlKansas CityCommerce Bancorp, Inc., Duncan, Oklahoma  -- change in bank control.					-Permitted, December 7, 2006 					MinneapolisEden Valley Bancshares, Inc., Eden Valley, Minnesota  -- change in bank control.					-Permitted, December 8, 2006 					

Extensions Of TimeRichmondBCBank, Inc., Philippi, West Virginia  -- extension to January 10, 2007, to establish a branch at 936 East Park Avenue, Fairmont.					-Granted, December 7, 2006 					Director, BS&RFortis S.A./N.V., Brussels, Belgium, Fortis N.V., and Fortis Bank S.A./N.V.  -- extension of time to conform or divest certain impermissible activities.					-Granted, December 5, 2006 					

Financial Holding CompaniesChicagoArneson Bancshares, Inc., Clear Lake, Iowa  -- election to become a financial holding company.					-Effective, December 6, 2006 					

International OperationsDirector, BS&RCitibank, N.A., Las Vegas, Nevada  -- waiver of remainder of notification period to invest, through its subsidiary, Citibank Overseas Investment Corporation, New Castle, Delaware, in Akbank T.A.S., Istanbul, Republic of Turkey, and modification of the aggregate investment limit of Regulation K.					-Granted, December 8, 2006 					

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