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#   Actions under delegated authority

## Actions taken during the week ending April 11, 2009

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Bank Branches, DomesticSan FranciscoAlta Alliance Bank, Oakland, California  -- to establish a branch at 601 West 5th Street, Los Angeles.					-Withdrawn, April 9, 2009 					St. LouisArvest Bank, Fayetteville, Arkansas  -- to establish a branch at 4400 West Markham Street, Little Rock.					-Approved, April 6, 2009 					

Bank Holding CompaniesRichmondArmed Forces Benefit Association, Alexandria, Virginia; AFBA Investment Trust; and 5Star Financial, LLC  -- to become bank holding companies on conversion of 5Star Bank, Colorado Springs, Colorado, to a state-chartered commercial bank, and election to become financial holding companies.					-Approved, April 7, 2009 					MinneapolisThe Bridger Company, Bridger, Montana  -- relief from a commitment.					-Granted, April 6, 2009 					BostonCampello Bancorp, Brockton, Massachusetts  -- relief from a commitment.					-Withdrawn, April 8, 2009 					Kansas CityFSB Investments, LLC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire shares of MidWest Community Financial Corporation, Midwest City, and its subsidiary bank, The First State Bank, Canute; and to acquire American Resource Mortgage, Inc., Midwest City, and thereby engage in mortgage loan origination.					-Approved, April 9, 2009 					Director, BS&RThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., New York, New York  -- request for an exception to the Board's risk-based capital guidelines that would lower the risk weight for Regulation T margin loans.					-Granted, April 10, 2009 					ChicagoGrand River Commerce, Inc., Grandville, Michigan  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Grand River Bank (in organization), Grandville.					-Approved, April 10, 2009 					New YorkInvestors Bancorp, MHC, Short Hills, New Jersey, and Investors Bancorp, Inc.  -- to acquire American Bancorp of New Jersey, Bloomfield, and American Bank of New Jersey.					-Approved, April 10, 2009 					DallasJourdanton Bancshares, Inc., Jourdanton, Texas  -- to become a bank holding company and to acquire Jourdanton State Bank, Jourdanton.					-Approved, April 8, 2009 					Director, BS&RMorgan Stanley, New York, New York  -- request for an exception to the Board's risk-based capital guidelines that would lower the risk weight for Regulation T margin loans.					-Granted, April 10, 2009 					San FranciscoNHB Holdings, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, and Proficio Mortgage Ventures, LLC  -- to engage de novo in a joint venture with SilverLeaf Mortgage, LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah, in conducting mortgage banking activities.					-Approved, April 8, 2009 					AtlantaRMB Holdings, LLC, Birmingham, Alabama, and ATB Management, LLC  -- to acquire shares of Americus Financial Services, Inc., Birmingham, and its subsidiary bank, Red Mountain Bank.					-Approved, April 8, 2009 					

Change In Bank ControlAtlantaClaiborne Holding Company, Inc., Tazewell, Tennessee  -- change in bank control of Claiborne and its subsidiary bank, First Century Bank, Tazewell.					-Permitted, April 7, 2009 					AtlantaWilliston Holding Company, Williston, Florida  -- change in bank control of Williston and its subsidiary bank, Perkins State Bank, Williston.					-Permitted, April 10, 2009 					

Extensions Of TimeRichmondHomeTown Bankshares Corporation, Roanoke, Virginia  -- extension to July 7, 2009, to become a bank holding company and to acquire HomeTown Bank, Roanoke.					-Granted, April 7, 2009 					Director, BS&RThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  -- extension of time and relief from certain divestiture commitments in connection with the acquisition of National City Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio.					-Granted, April 7, 2009 					New YorkStandard Chartered Bank, London, England  -- extension to May 12, 2009, to engage de novo through its subsidiary, Standard Chartered Securities (North America) Inc., New York, New York, in financial and investment advisory activities, agency transactional services, and investment transactions as principal.					-Granted, April 9, 2009 					Director, BS&RWells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California  -- extensions of time and relief from certain divestiture commitments in connection with the acquisition of Wachovia Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina.					-Granted, April 8, 2009 					

MembershipSan FranciscoAlliance Bank of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona  -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.					-Withdrawn, April 9, 2009 					San FranciscoFirst Independent Bank of Nevada, Reno, Nevada  -- to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.					-Withdrawn, April 9, 2009 					

Regulations And PoliciesFOMCFederal Open Market Committee  -- minutes of the meeting on March 17 and 18, 2009, and of the conference call on February 7, 2009.					-Published, April 8, 2009 					

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