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Federal Reserve Bank of: New York

## Filings received during the week ending January 31, 2009

|Filer                                   | Filing Type     | Filing Proposal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | End of Comment Period                                 
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|BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE                | FBSEA           | Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto, Canada, to establish an agency in Miami, Florida, pursuant to Section 5(a)(3) of the International Banking Act and Section 211.24(a)(2)(i)(A) of Regulation K.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Newspaper:Not availableFederal Register:Not applicable
|Newspaper:                              | Not available  
|Federal Register:                       | Not applicable 
|DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT        | * 3A3           | Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany, Taunus Corporation and Deutsche Bank Trust Corporation, both of New York, New York, to acquire Deutsche Bank Trust Company, National Association, New York, New York as a full service national bank as part of an internal reorganization.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Newspaper:02/23/2009Federal Register:02/27/2009       
|Newspaper:                              | 02/23/2009     
|Federal Register:                       | 02/27/2009     
|INVESTORS BANCORP, MHC                  | * 4c8           | Investors Bancorp, MHC and Investors Bancorp, Inc., both of Short Hills, New Jersey to acquire American Bancorp of New Jersey, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, American Bank of New Jersey, both of Bloomfield, New Jersey , pursuant to Section 4(c)(8) of the BHC Act and Section 225.24 of Regulation Y.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Newspaper:Not availableFederal Register:02/27/2009    
|Newspaper:                              | Not available  
|Federal Register:                       | 02/27/2009     
|M&T BANK CORPORATION                    | * 3A5* 18C* 3A3 | Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c., Dublin, Ireland, M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T"), and M&T's newly-formed subsidiary, First Empire State Holding Company ("First Empire"), both of Buffalo, New York, request prior approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Board") to acquire Provident Bankshares Corporation ("Provident"), Baltimore, Maryland, and to merge Provident with and into First Empire and thereby to acquire Provident's wholly owned bank, Provident Bank of Maryland, ("Provident Bank"), Baltimore, Maryland pursuant to Sections 3(a)(3) and 3(a)(5) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 , as amended (the "BHC Act") and Section 225.15 of the Board's Regulation Y.  Additionally, M&T requests prior approval to merge Provident Bank, with and into its subsidiary bank, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company ("M&T Bank"), Buffalo, New York pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, and to retain the current branch locations of Provident Bank pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act. | Newspaper:02/03/2009Federal Register:02/26/2009       
|Newspaper:                              | 02/03/2009     
|Federal Register:                       | 02/26/2009     
|MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | * Branch        | Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York, to establish a branch to be located at 1452 Buck Road, Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. (Holland branch-RSSD 3882775)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Newspaper:02/08/2009Federal Register:Not applicable   
|Newspaper:                              | 02/08/2009     
|Federal Register:                       | Not applicable 
|MAX BANCORP, LLC                        | * 3A1           | Max Bancorp, LLC, New York, New York, to become a one-bank holding company by acquiring majority of the voting shares of Allegiance Community Bank, South Orange, New Jersey, pursuant to Section 3(a)(1) of BHC Act and Section 225.15 of Regulation Y.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Newspaper:Not availableFederal Register:02/23/2009    
|Newspaper:                              | Not available  
|Federal Register:                       | 02/23/2009     
|STANDARD CHARTERED BANK                 | FBSEA           | Standard Chartered Bank, London, United Kingdom  to establish a representative office in Houston, Texas.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Newspaper:02/15/2009Federal Register:Not applicable   
|Newspaper:                              | 02/15/2009     
|Federal Register:                       | Not applicable 

## Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

|Institution / Location | RSSDID | Exam Date | CRAPublic Date | CRARating | Exam Method
|---------------------- | ------ | --------- | -------------- | --------- | -----------
|NONE                  

## CRA Examinations scheduled for     Quarter of

|Institution | Location
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|NONE       

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

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