Department of Financial Services, FSC - Financial Institution Regulation

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
FSC - Financial Institution Regulation

NOTICE OF FILINGS

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Financial Regulation, Division of Financial Institution, has received the following applications. Comments may be submitted to: the Director, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0371, for inclusion in the official record without requesting a hearing. However, pursuant to provisions specified in Chapter 69U-105, Florida Administrative Code, any person may request a public hearing by filing a petition with the Clerk, Legal Services Office, Office of Financial Regulation, Division of Financial Institutions, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0379. The Petition must be received by the Clerk within twenty-one (21) days of publication of this notice (by 5:00 p.m., October 13, 2006):

APPLICATION TO ACQUIRE CONTROL

Financial Institution to be Acquired: Tri-County Bank, Trenton, Florida

Proposed Purchaser: First M&F Corporation, Kosciusko, MS

Received: September 1, 2006

APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN

Application To Organize A Successor Institution: Cornerstone Interim Company (In Organization), St. Petersburg, Florida

Withdrawn: August 30, 2006

Application To Merge:

Constituent Institutions: Cornerstone Community Bank, St. Petersburg, Florida and Cornerstone Interim Company (In Organization), St. Petersburg, Florida

Resulting Institution: Cornerstone Community Bank

Withdrawn: August 30, 2006

APPLICATION TO MERGE

Constituent Institutions: First Florida Credit Union, Jacksonville, Florida, and Seaboard Credit Union, Jacksonville, Florida

Resulting Institution: First Florida Credit Union

Received: September 8, 2006

APPLICATION TO ACQUIRE CONTROL

Financial Institution to be acquired: The Bank Brevard, Melbourne, Florida

Proposed Purchasers: Castle Creek Capital Partners III, LP, Castle Creek Capital III LLC, John M. Eggemeyer III, William J. Ruh and Mark G. Merlo

Received: September 8, 2006

APPLICATION FOR A NEW FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

Applicant and Proposed Location: Gateway Bank of Central Florida, 2210 SE 17th Street, Suite 301, Ocala, Marion County, Florida 34471

Correspondent: John P. Greeley, 255 South Orange Avenue, Suite 800, Orlando, Florida 32801

Received: September 8, 2006