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District 9
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Instructions for commenting on applications

Filings received during the week ending November 21, 2015

Type Application Ending date of
comment period

* 3A5

Darwin Bancshares, Inc., Darwin, Minnesota, to merge with Winthrop Bancshares, Inc., Winthrop, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly acquire Winthrop State Bank, Winthrop, Minnesota.

Newspaper: Not available

Federal Register: 11/30/2015

CIC

Change in Control Notice by the 2015 Grandchildren's Fidelity Trust under Agreement dated February 24, 2015, Paul Bennett Lewis and Russell Craig Flom as co-trustees, of the "Grandchildren's Fidelity Trust", to acquire 25 percent or more of the shares of Fidelity Holding Company, Minnetonka, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly gain control of Fidelity Bank, Edina, Minnesota.

Newspaper: 11/13/2015

Federal Register: 11/12/2015

CIC Change in Control notice by Colter Cumin, Deer Lodge, Montana, to acquire 25 percent or more of the shares of First Security Group, Deer Lodge, Montana, and thereby indirectly gain control of First Security Bank Deer Lodge, Deer Lodge, Montana.  

Newspaper: 12/01/2015

Federal Register: 11/24/2015

CIC Change in Control Notice by Debra J. Erickson, Lakeland Shores, Minnesota, individually and as co-trustee of the Bank Stock Family Trust Created Under the David B. Erickson Revocable Trust dated May 12, 2010, Hudson, Wisconsin (Gary D. Vander Vorst, Hudson, Wisconsin, Co-Trustee), to acquire 28.79% or more of Freedom Bancorporation, Inc.("Freedom BC"), Lindstrom, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly gain control of Lake Area Bank, Lindstrom, Minnesota. Additionally, the Descendants Separate Trust CLE Irrev Tr FBO DBE FBO Ashley B. Erickson, the Descendants Separate Trust CLE Irrev Tr FBO DBE FBO Bradley D. Erickson, and the Descendants Separate Trust CLE Irrev Tr FBO DBE FBO Grady L. Erickson, all of Hudson, Wisconsin (Gary D. Vander Vorst, trustee of the trusts), to retain shares of Freedom BC and thereby remain members of the Erickson Family Shareholder Group, which controls Freedom BC.  

Newspaper: 12/01/2015

Federal Register: 12/03/2015


Availability of CRA public 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.

Federal bank regulators use the following 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 Exam date CRA public date CRA rating Exam type

945950

GRAND MARAIS ST BK, GRAND MARAIS, MINNESOTA

07/27/2015

11/02/2015

S

Small Bank

CRA examinations scheduled for Quarter of

Institution Location

AMERICAN FSB

HELENA, MONTANA

FIRST INTRST BK

BILLINGS, MONTANA

FRANDSEN B&T

LONSDALE, MINNESOTA

PLAZA PARK ST BK

WAITE PARK, MINNESOTA


* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act