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Notice of Formations & Mergers of, & Acquisitions by, BHCs; Change in Bank Control

Week ending 03/25/2000

  • Section I - Applications Subject to Newspaper Notice Only
  • Section II - Applications Subject to Both Newspaper and Federal Register Notice
  • Section III - Applications Subject to Federal Register Only
  • Section IV - Applications Not Subject to Federal Register Notice or Newspaper Notice
  • Section V - Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

  • Section I
    Applications Subject to Newspaper Notice Only

    Type Application Ending date of comment period
    Branch First Security Bank of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, to establish a branch office at the southwest corner of Russell Road and Arville Street, Las Vegas, Nevada. * Newspaper -
    03/23/2000


    Section II
    Applications Subject to Both Newspaper and Federal Register Notice

    Type Application Ending date of comment period
    3(a)(1) Earthbank Corporation, San Mateo, California, to merge with Monument Bancshares, Inc., Poland, Ohio, and thereby acquire its subsidiary, Monument National Bank, Ridgecrest, California.* Newspaper -
    04/18/2000
    Fed Reg -
    04/14/2000


    Section III
    Applications Subject to Federal Register Only

    None.

    Section IV
    Applications Not Subject to Federal Register Notice or Newspaper Notice

    None.

    Section V
    Publicly Available CRA Evaluations

    The Community Reinvestment Act is intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. It was enacted by the Congress in 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901) and is implemented by Regulation BB (12 CFR 228). The regulation was revised in May 1995.

    The CRA requires that each depository institution's record in helping meet the credit needs of its entire community be evaluated periodically. That record is taken into account in considering an institution's application for deposit facilities.

    A copy of an institution's CRA evaluation may be obtained directly from the institution or Reserve Bank.

    The federal bank regulators use the following four performance levels to rate an institution's performance under CRA:

    O = Outstanding
    S = Satisfactory
    NI = Needs to improve
    SN = Substantial noncompliance

    The following state member banks have been examined and their CRA public evaluations are now available:

    RSSD
    number

    Institution/Location
    Examination
    date
    CRA
    public date
    CRA
    rating
    Exam type
    Lrg Bk     Sm Bk
    478766 Liberty Bank
    500 Linden Avenue
    South San Francisco, CA 94080
    (650) 871-2400
    11/29/1999 03/24/2000 S X

    *Subject to CRA.