Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company

Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 151 (Monday, August 6, 2012)

Federal Register Volume 77, Number 151 (Monday, August 6, 2012)

Notices

Page 46762

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2012-19092

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company

The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Sec. 225.41 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than August 21, 2012.

1. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Nadine Wallman, Vice President) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-2566:

   1. Opportunity Fund, LLC; Bank Opportunity Advisors LLC; and Bank Acquisitions LLC, all in Washington, DC; to acquire voting shares of Middlefield Banc Corp., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of The Middlefield Banking Company, both in Middlefield, Ohio, and Emerald Bank, Dublin; Ohio.

2. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Chapelle Davis, Assistant Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30309:

   1. Moishe Gubin, Hillside, Illinois; to acquire voting shares of OptimumBank Holdings, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of OptimumBank, Plantation, Florida.

   Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 1, 2012.

   Michael J. Lewandowski,

   Assistant Secretary of the Board.

   FR Doc. 2012-19092 Filed 8-3-12; 8:45 am

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