Notice is hereby given that the Office of Financial Regulation, Division of Financial Institutions, has received the following application. 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., November 27, 2009):

APPLICATION TO ACQUIRE CONTROL

Financial Institution to be Acquired: The BANKshares, Inc. (BankFIRST) Winter Park, Florida

Proposed Purchasers: CapGen Capital Group LP, and CapGen Capital Group LLC, New York, NY

Received: October 26, 2009

 Notice is hereby given that the Office of Financial Regulation, Division of Financial Institutions, has received a written withdrawal of the following applications:

APPLICATION WITHDRAWN

Application for a New Financial Institution

Applicant and Proposed Location: Florida Shores Bank – Gulf Coast, 12995 S. Cleveland Avenue, Suite 145, Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida 33907

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

Date of Application: April 9, 2008

Withdrawn: October 23, 2009

Application To Merge

Constituent Institutions: Valley Bank (Florida), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Valley Bank (Illinois), Moline, Illinois

Resulting Institution: Valley Bank (Florida)

Received: August 26, 2009

Withdrawn: October 27, 2009

EXPANDED FIELD OF MEMBERSHIP

Notice is hereby given that the Office of Financial Regulation, Division of Financial Institutions, has received a request by a credit union to expand its field of membership. Specific information regarding the expansion can be found at http://www.flofr.com/banking/cufm.asp

Name and Address of Applicant: State Employees Credit Union, 401 West 1st Street, Jacksonville, FL 32232

Expansion Includes: Geographic

Received: October 21, 2009

Name and Address of Applicant: MIDFLORIDA Credit Union,129 South Kentucky Avenue, Suite 700, Lakeland, FL 33801

Expansion Includes: Geographic

Received: October 26, 2009