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#   Actions under delegated authority

## Actions taken during the week ending November 3, 2007

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Bank Branches, DomesticAtlantaAliant Bank, Alexander City, Alabama  -- to establish a branch at 2401 Stemley Bridge Road, Suite 13, Pell City.					-Approved, October 31, 2007 					AtlantaCommunity Bank of West Georgia, Villa Rica, Georgia  -- to establish a branch at 401 Adamson Square, Carrollton.					-Withdrawn, November 1, 2007 					RichmondGateway Bank & Trust Co., Elizabeth City, North Carolina  -- to establish a branch at 2235 Access Medical Drive, Raleigh.					-Approved, November 2, 2007 					Kansas CitySolutionsBank, Overland Park, Kansas  -- to establish a branch at 10600 Mission Road, Leawood.					-Approved, November 2, 2007 					DallasTradition Bank, Houston, Texas  -- to establish a branch at Kirby Drive and Shadow Creek Parkway, Pearland.					-Approved, October 30, 2007 					RichmondWaccamaw Bank, Whiteville, North Carolina  -- to establish a branch at 112 Waccamaw Medical Park, Conway, South Carolina.					-Approved, October 31, 2007 					

Bank Holding CompaniesMinneapolisBancorp of Montana Holding Company; Montana Business Capital Corporation, Missoula, Montana  -- to become a bank holding company and thereby acquire Bank of Montana, Missoula, a de novo bank, and thereby engage in commercial and residential loan origination activities.					-Approved, November 2, 2007 					BostonBoston Private Financial Holdings, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts  -- to acquire additional interests in Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough LLC, San Francisco, California.					-Approved, October 31, 2007 					AtlantaCapGen Capital Group LLC, Washington, D.C.  -- to engage de novo in acting as agent for the private placement of securities.					-Approved, October 31, 2007 					St. LouisFirst Banks, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri  -- to acquire Coast Financial Holdings, Inc., Bradenton, Florida, and thereby indirectly acquire Coast Bank of Florida; and for First Bank, St. Louis, to merge with Coast Bank of Florida and thereby establish branches.					-Approved, November 1, 2007 					Director, BS&RFirst Busey Corporation, Urbana, Illinois  -- relief from a commitment.					-Granted, October 31, 2007 					Kansas CityFirst Olathe Bancshares, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas  -- to acquire additional shares of First National Bank of Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona, a de novo bank.					-Approved, November 1, 2007 					ChicagoFox River Financial Corporation, Burlington, Wisconsin.  -- to become a bank holding company and thereby acquire Fox River State Bank, Burlington.					-Approved, October 29, 2007 					MinneapolisHazen Bancorporation, Inc., Hazen, North Dakota  -- to increase its ownership of  North Star Holding Company, Jamestown, and thereby indirectly acquire Unison Bank.					-Approved, November 1, 2007 					MinneapolisMcIntosh County Bank Holding Company, Inc., Ashley, North Dakota  -- to increase its ownership of North Star Holding Company, Jamestown, and thereby indirectly acquire Unison Bank.					-Approved, November 1, 2007 					RichmondSouth Atlantic Bancshares, Inc., Myrtle Beach, South Carolina  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire South Atlantic Bank, Myrtle Beach, a de novo bank.					-Approved, October 31, 2007 					New YorkStandard Chartered PLC, London, United Kingdom  -- to acquire Harrison Lovegrove & Co. Limited, and its subsidiaries, and thereby engage in investment advisory services and riskless principal transactions.					-Approved, October 31, 2007 					AtlantaSunrise Bank, Cocoa Beach, Florida  -- commitment relief request.					-Withdrawn, October 29, 2007 					MinneapolisWishek Bancorporation, Inc., Wishek, North Dakota  -- to increase its ownership of North Star Holding Company, Jamestown, and thereby indirectly acquire Unison Bank.					-Approved, November 1, 2007 					

Bank MergersKansas CityCornerstone Bank, York, Nebraska  -- to merge with Bank of St. Edward, St. Edward, and thereby establish a branch.					-Approved, November 2, 2007 					

Bank PremisesSt. LouisFarmers Bank and Trust Company, Blytheville, Arkansas  -- to increase its investment in bank premises.					-Approved, October 29, 2007 					

Change In Bank ControlKansas CityBlue Valley Ban Corp., Overland Park, Kansas  -- to retain control of Blue Valley Ban Corp., Overland Park, and Bank of Blue Valley. 					-Permitted, November 1, 2007 					Kansas CityCarroll County Bancshares, Inc., Carrollton, Missouri  -- to retain control of Carroll County Bancshares, Inc., Carrollton,  and Carroll County Trust Company.					-Permitted, October 30, 2007 					Kansas CityCommercial Bancorp, Pine Bluffs, Wyoming  -- change in bank control.					-Permitted, November 2, 2007 					ChicagoFNB Ban Shares, Inc., West Union, Iowa  -- to retain control of  FNB Ban Shares, Inc., West Union,  and First National Bank. 					-Permitted, November 2, 2007 					ChicagoLincoln S.B. Corp., Lincoln, Illinois  -- to retain control of  Lincoln S.B. Corp., Lincoln, and State Bank of Lincoln. 					-Permitted, November 2, 2007 					

Extensions Of TimeRichmondBank of America, National Association, Charlotte, North Carolina  -- extension to December 31, 2007,  to increase its investment in Banc of America Leasing Ireland Co., Limited, Dublin, Ireland.					-Granted, October 31, 2007 					Kansas CityThe Farmers State Bank of Fort Morgan, Colorado, Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Fort Morgan, Colorado  -- extension to February 13, 2008,  to acquire additional voting shares of  F.S.B. Bancorporation of Fort Morgan.					-Granted, October 30, 2007 					

Financial Holding CompaniesSecretaryNew Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin  -- election to become a financial holding company. 					-Effective, November 1, 2007 					

MembershipSt. LouisFirst National Bank of Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Illinois  -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.					-Approved, November 2, 2007 					

Regulations And PoliciesFOMCShort-term Interest Rates  -- decrease in the target for the federal funds rate from 4-3/4 percent to 4-1/2 percent.					-Approved, October 31, 2007 					

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