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# Actions under delegated authority

## Actions taken during the week ending October 2, 2010

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Bank Branches, DomesticChicago          Citizens Bank, Flint, Michigan -- to establish a branch at 31215 West Fourteen Mile Road, Farmington Hills.            -Approved, September 30, 2010            St. Louis          Evolve Bank & Trust, West Memphis, Arkansas -- to establish a branch at 8000 Centerview Parkway, Suite 500, Cordova, Tennessee.            -Approved, September 29, 2010            New York          Five Star Bank, Warsaw, New York -- to establish a branch at 3171 Chili Avenue, Monroe County, New York.            -Approved, October 1, 2010            Atlanta          Palm Beach Community Bank, Boynton Beach, Florida -- to establish a branch at 8101 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach.            -Approved, September 28, 2010            Bank Holding CompaniesMinneapolis          215 Holding Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota -- to acquire White Rock Bank, Cannon Falls.            -Approved, October 1, 2010            New York          Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., Docklands, Australia -- waiver of application for acquisition by Banking Group's subsidiary holding company and bank as part of an internal reorganization, in connection with the merger of Banking Group's subsidiary banks, Amerika Samoa Bank, Pago Pago, American Samoa, and ANZ Guam, Inc., Hagatna, Guam.            -Granted, September 20, 2010            (A/C)          St. Louis          Benefit Financial Group, Inc., Fort Smith, Arkansas -- to become a bank holding company on the conversion of its subsidiary bank, Benefit Bank, Fort Smith, from a federally chartered savings institution to a state-chartered bank.            -Withdrawn, September 27, 2010            Director, BS&R          BNP Paribas, Paris, France -- to engage in energy tolling and provide energy management services in the United States as activities that are complementary to a financial activity.            -Approved, September 21, 2010            (A/C)          General Counsel          CapGen Capital Group V LP, New York, New York; CapGen Capital Group V LLC; CapGen Capital Group VI LP; and CapGen Capital Group VI LLC -- requests for exemptions under the Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act and Regulation L.            -Granted, October 1, 2010            St. Louis          First Bank Corp, Fort Smith, Arkansas -- to acquire shares of Bankshares of Fayetteville, Inc., Fayetteville, and thereby indirectly acquire Bank of Fayetteville.            -Withdrawn, September 27, 2010            Dallas          Mason National Bancshares, Inc., Mason, Texas, and Mason National Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan -- to engage de novo in lending activities through the acquisition of loans from its subsidiary bank, Mason National Bank, Mason.            -Approved, September 29, 2010            Director, BS&R          Morgan Stanley, New York, New York -- waiver of remainder of prior-notification period to invest in Aldermore Bank plc, Peterborough, United Kingdom.            -Granted, September 28, 2010            New York          PNBK Holdings LLC, Stamford, Connecticut, PNBK Sponsor LLC, and PNBK Investment Partners LLC -- to become bank holding companies and to acquire Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., Stamford, and Patriot National Bank.            -Approved, September 30, 2010            Atlanta          Vantage Bancshares, Inc., Albertville, Alabama -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Vantage Bank of Alabama, Albertville.            -Approved, September 30, 2010            Secretary          Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California -- to acquire shares of Western Liberty Bancorporation, Las Vegas, Nevada, and thereby indirectly acquire shares of Service1st Bank of Nevada.            -Approved, September 30, 2010            San Francisco          Western Liberty Bancorp, Las Vegas, Nevada -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Service1st Bank of Nevada, Las Vegas.            -Approved, September 30, 2010            Bank MergersSt. Louis          Centennial Bank, Conway, Arkansas -- to purchase the assets and assume the deposit liabilities of Wakulla Bank, Crawfordville, Florida, and to retain the acquired facilities as branches.            -Approved, October 1, 2010            Atlanta          First Southern Bank, Boca Raton, Florida -- to purchase the assets and assume the liabilities of Haven Trust Bank Florida, Ponte Vedra Beach.            -Approved, September 24, 2010            (A/C)          Change in Bank ControlAtlanta          First Citizens-Crenshaw Bancshares, Inc., Luverne, Alabama -- change in bank control of First Citizens and its subsidiary bank, First Citizens Bank, Luverne.            -Permitted, October 1, 2010            Minneapolis          Mountain West Financial Corp., Helena, Montana -- change in bank control of Mountain West and its subsidiary bank, Mountain West Bank, National Association, Helena.            -Permitted, September 30, 2010            Cleveland          North Valley Bancshares, Inc., Zanesville, Ohio -- change in bank control of North Valley and its subsidiary bank, North Valley Bank, Zanesville.            -Withdrawn, September 28, 2010            Chicago          TCSB Bancorp, Inc., Traverse City, Michigan -- change in bank control of TCSB and its subsidiary bank, Traverse City State Bank, Traverse City.            -Permitted, September 30, 2010            Extensions of TimeNew York          Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Limited, Beijing, China -- extension to December 25, 2010, to acquire Strong City Securities LLC, Newton, New Jersey, and the prime dealer services business unit of Fortis Securities LLC, New York, New York, and thereby engage in certain securities activities.            -Granted, October 1, 2010            MembershipSt. Louis          Bank of Salem, Salem, Arkansas -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.            -Approved, September 29, 2010            
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