80 FR 48105 - Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 154 (August 11, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-19666

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Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding 
Companies

    The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for 
approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 
1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other 
applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company 
and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the 
power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the 
banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, 
including the companies listed below.
    The applications listed below, as well as other related filings 
required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the 
Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The applications will also be available 
for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested 
persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated 
in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the 
acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether 
the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards 
in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, 
nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States.
    Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these 
applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the 
offices of the Board of Governors not later than September 4, 2015.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Gerald C. Tsai, Director, 
Applications and Enforcement) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105-1579:
    1. Carpenter Bank Partners, Inc., CCFW, Inc., (dba Carpenter & 
Company), Carpenter Fund Management Company, LLC, Carpenter Fund 
Manager GP, LLC, Carpenter Community BancFund, L.P., and Carpenter 
Community BancFund-A, L.P., all in Irvine, California; to acquire 
additional voting shares up to approximately 32.6 percent of Pacific 
Mercantile Bancorp, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of 
Pacific Mercantile Bank, both in Costa Mesa, California.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 5, 
2015.
Margaret McCloskey Shanks,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
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hours; Address discrepancies: 4 hours; accuracy of data in the consumer Market Street, San Francisco, California
Risk-based pricing: Notice to reporting system. 94105–1579:
consumers, 5 hours; Furnisher duties: Since 2011, the Consumer Financial 1. Carpenter Bank Partners, Inc.,
Policies and procedures, 40 hours and Protection Bureau has been responsible CCFW, Inc., (dba Carpenter &
Notice of frivolous disputes to for issuing most FCRA regulations. The Company), Carpenter Fund
consumers, 14 minutes. Federal Reserve retained rule-writing Management Company, LLC, Carpenter
Number of respondents: Negative authority for certain provisions of the Fund Manager GP, LLC, Carpenter
information notice: 1,500 financial FCRA applicable to motor vehicle Community BancFund, L.P., and
institutions; Affiliate marketing: Notices dealers and provisions of the FCRA that Carpenter Community BancFund-A,
to consumers, 1,402 financial require identity theft prevention L.P., all in Irvine, California; to acquire
institutions and 1,282,000 Consumer programs, regulate the disposal of additional voting shares up to
response; Red flags: 2,024 financial consumer information, and require card approximately 32.6 percent of Pacific
institutions; Address discrepancies: issuers to validate consumers’ Mercantile Bancorp, and thereby
1,500 financial institutions; Risk-based notifications of changes of address. indirectly acquire voting shares of
pricing: Notice to consumers, 1,500 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
Pacific Mercantile Bank, both in Costa
financial institutions; Furnisher duties: System, August 6, 2015. Mesa, California.
Policies and procedures, 1,500 financial Robert deV. Frierson, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
institutions and 611,966, Notice of System, August 5, 2015.
Secretary of the Board.
frivolous disputes to consumers. Margaret McCloskey Shanks,
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General description of report: This Deputy Secretary of the Board.
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information collection is mandatory
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pursuant to Dodd-Frank Wall Street
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Reform and Consumer Protection Act
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(12 U.S.C. 5519) and the FCRA (15
U.S.C. 1681m, 1681w, and 1681s). Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Because the notices and disclosures DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies HUMAN SERVICES
required are not provided to the Federal
Reserve, and all records thereof are The companies listed in this notice
Agency for Healthcare Research and
maintained at state member banks, no have applied to the Board for approval,
Quality
issue of confidentiality arises under the pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Freedom of Information Act. Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) Scientific Information Request on
Abstract: The Fair Credit Reporting (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part Omega 3 Fatty Acids and
Act (FCRA) was enacted in 1970 based 225), and all other applicable statutes Cardiovascular Disease—Update
on a Congressional finding that the and regulations to become a bank
banking system is dependent on fair and holding company and/or to acquire the AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research
accurate credit reporting.1 The FCRA assets or the ownership of, control of, or and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
was enacted to ensure consumer the power to vote shares of a bank or ACTION: Request for Scientific
reporting agencies exercise their bank holding company and all of the Information Submissions.
responsibilities with fairness, banks and nonbanking companies
impartiality, and a respect for the owned by the bank holding company, SUMMARY: The Agency for Healthcare
consumer’s right to privacy. The FCRA including the companies listed below. Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking
requires consumer reporting agencies to The applications listed below, as well scientific information submissions from
adopt reasonable procedures that are as other related filings required by the the public. Scientific information is
fair and equitable to the consumer with Board, are available for immediate being solicited to inform our review of
regard to the confidentiality, accuracy, inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank Omega 3 Fatty Acids and
relevancy, and proper utilization of indicated. The applications will also be Cardiovascular Disease—Update, which
consumer information. available for inspection at the offices of is currently being conducted by the
Congress substantially amended the the Board of Governors. Interested AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice
FCRA upon the passage of the Fair and persons may express their views in Centers (EPC) Programs. Access to
Accurate Credit Transactions Act of writing on the standards enumerated in published and unpublished pertinent
2003 (FACT Act).2 The FACT Act the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the scientific information will improve the
created many new responsibilities for proposal also involves the acquisition of quality of this review. AHRQ is
consumer reporting agencies and users a nonbanking company, the review also conducting this systematic review
of consumer reports. It contained many includes whether the acquisition of the pursuant to Section 902(a) of the Public
new consumer disclosure requirements, nonbanking company complies with the Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 299a(a).
as well as provisions to address identity standards in section 4 of the BHC Act DATES: Submission Deadline on or
theft. In addition, the FACT Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise before September 10, 2015.
provided consumers with the right to noted, nonbanking activities will be ADDRESSES: Online submissions: http://
obtain a copy of their consumer report conducted throughout the United States. effectivehealthcare.AHRQ.gov/
annually without cost. Improving Unless otherwise noted, comments index.cfm/submit-scientific-
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consumers’ access to their credit report regarding each of these applications information-packets/. Please select the
is intended to help increase the must be received at the Reserve Bank study for which you are submitting
indicated or the offices of the Board of information from the list to upload your
1 The FCRA is one part of the Consumer Credit Governors not later than September 4, documents.
Protection Act which also includes the Truth in 2015. Email submissions: SIPS@epc-src.org.
Lending Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. 15 U.S.C. 1601 A. Federal Reserve Bank of San Print submissions: Mailing Address:
et seq. Francisco (Gerald C. Tsai, Director, Portland VA Research Foundation,
2 Public Law 108–159, 117 Stat. 1952. Applications and Enforcement) 101 Scientific Resource Center, ATTN:

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