District 9
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Instructions for commenting on applications
Filings received during the week ending February 1, 2020
| Filer | Filing Type | Filing Proposal | End of comment period |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITIZENS BANCORPORATION OF NEW ULM, INC. | 4c8 | Citizens Bancorporation of New Ulm, Inc., New Ulm, Minnesota, to acquire a 100% interest in Farmers State Agency of Watkins, Inc., Watkins, Minnesota. | Newspaper: Not applicable Federal Register: Not available |
| CITIZENS BANCSHARES, INC. | CIC | Change in control notice by Christopher J. Yatooma, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Citizens Bancshares, Inc., Ontonagon, Michigan ("Citizens"), and thereby acquire control of The Citizens State Bank of Ontonagon, Ontonagon, Michigan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Citizens. | Newspaper: Not available Federal Register: 02/18/2020 |
| FULL SERVICE INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. | CIC | Change in Control Notice by notificant John D. Marchell, Grand Forks, North Dakota, individually, to retain 10% or more of the shares and thereby control of Full Service Insurance Agency, Inc., Buxton, North Dakota (FSIA BHC) and thereby indirectly control First State Bank, Buxton, North Dakota. In addition, the following notificants are participating in the change in control to acquire voting shares of FSIA BHC and for retroactive approval to join the Marchell, Kloster, and Haugen Family Groups, each family group controls 25% or more of the shares of FSIA BHC. Pernell S. Marchell, Warwick, North Dakota; and Lisa B. Marchell, West Richland, Washington (collectively, the Marchell Family Group); Janice M. Kloster, Fargo, North Dakota; Laurie Kloster Gray, Greenbrae, California; Nancy K. Tibbs, Loveland, Ohio; Katie, Kloster, Edina, Minnesota; Polly Kloster, Fargo, North Dakota; and Dan Kloster, Fairway, Kansas (collectively, the Kloster Family Group); and Marilyn J. Aarsvold, Blanchard, North Dakota; Nicole Haugen Prom, Bloomington, Minnesota; Peter Haugen, Portland, North Dakota; Jon Aarsvold, Fargo, North Dakota; Bruce Aarsvold, Peachtree, Georgia; Julie Haugen, Fargo, North Dakota(collectively, the Haugen Family Group). | Newspaper: Not available Federal Register: Not available |
| METRO NORTH BANCSHARES, INC. | CIC | Change in Control Notice by John E. Babcock, Anoka, Minnesota, to retain 10 percent or more of the shares of Metro North Bancshares, Inc. (Company), and thereby control of The Bank of Elk River (Bank), both of Elk River, Minnesota. Additionally, Anne Babcock Hollowed, trustee of the Anne Babcock Hollowed Trust ("ABH Trust"), both of Mercer Island, Washington, and Catherine Babcock, trustee of the Beyer/Babcock Family Trust U/A DTD 4/6/00 ("BB Trust"), both of Altadena, California, for permission for ABH Trust and BB Trust to retain shares of Company, and thereby join the Babcock family shareholder group acting in concert, which controls 25 percent or more of the shares of Company and thereby controls Bank. | Newspaper: 02/07/2020 Federal Register: 02/13/2020 |
| REDWOOD FINANCIAL, INC. | CIC | Gale M. Hoese, Glencoe, Minnesota, individually and through IRAs to acquire 10 percent or more of the shares and thereby control of Redwood Financial, Inc., Redwood Falls, Minnesota (Redwood), and also Gale M. Hoese together with the Todd C. Hoese Revocable Trust, Waconia, Minnesota (Jonathan T. Hoese, Golden Valley, Minnesota, Trustee); Security Bancshares Co., Glencoe, Minnesota, a Minnesota bank holding company; Jonathan T. Hoese, Golden Valley, Minnesota; David J. Schornack, Perham, Minnesota, individually and through his IRAs and 401K; Denise N. Schornack, Perham, Minnesota, individually and through IRAs; Andrew Schornack, Rosemount, Minnesota, individually and through IRAs; Jill Schornack, Rosemount, Minnesota; Tamara Jo Hoese Retka, Glencoe, Minnesota; and Noah D. Retka, Glencoe, Minnesota, as a control group acting in concert, to retain 10 percent or more of the shares and thereby control of Redwood. Redwood controls HomeTown Bank, Redwood Falls, Minnesota. | Newspaper: Not available Federal Register: Not available |
| STEARNS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. | CIC | A Change in Control Notice by the following persons (collectively, the "Skalicky Family Group"): Kelly A. Skalicky, New York, New York, individually and as co-trustee and/or trustee of the following trusts: the Norman C. Skalicky 2019 Revocable Trust, St. Cloud, Minnesota; the Kelly A. Skalicky 2019 GRAT, New York, New York; and the 2019 Skalicky Family Gift Trust FBO Trenton Dean Skalicky, New York, New York; and Norman C. Skalicky, as co-trustee of the Norman C. Skalicky 2019 Revocable Trust, both of St. Cloud, Minnesota; to retain 25 percent or more of the shares and thereby control of Stearns Financial Services, Inc., ("SFSI BHC"), St. Cloud, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly control Stearns Bank NA, St Cloud, Minnesota; Stearns Bank Holdingford NA, Holdingford, Minnesota; and Stearns Bank NA, Upsala, Minnesota. In addition, Cheryl R. Ryan, individually and as trustee of the Cheryl R. Ryan 2019 GRAT, both of Elk River, Minnesota; Jeffery Dean Skalicky, individually and as trustee of the Jeffery D. Skalicky 2019 GRAT, both of Rosholt, South Dakota; Jan M. Hanson, Duvall, Washington; Johanna A. Ryan, Brooklyn, New York; and Barrett C. Skalicky Doss, as trustee of the 2012 Gift Trust FBO Barrett Chelsea Skalicky Doss, both of Brooklyn, New York; are participating in the change in control notice to retain voting shares of SFSI BHC and for retroactive approval to join the Skalicky Family Group, which controls 25% or more of SFSI. | Newspaper: Not available Federal Register: 02/06/2020 |
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.
| Institution/Location | RSSD ID | Exam date | CRA public date | CRA rating | Exam method |
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| NONE | |||||
CRA Examinations scheduled
| Institution | Location | Quarter | |||
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| NONE | |||||
* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act