Miscellaneous

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
FSC - Financial Institution Regulation
Financial Institutions

NOTICE OF FILINGS

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Financial Regulation, Division of Financial Institutions, has received a written withdrawal of 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, 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., September 26, 2008):

APPLICATION TO ACQUIRE CONTROL

Financial Institution to be Acquired: Freedom Bank, Bradenton, Florida

Proposed Purchaser: Community Bank Investors of America, L.P. (Laurence C. Fentriss and Timothy A. Anonick), Richmond, Virginia

Received: August 22, 2008

APPLICATION TO MERGE

Constituent Institutions: USAmeriBank, Largo, Florida, and Liberty Bank, Clearwater, Florida

Resulting Institution: USAmeriBank

Received: August 26, 2008