2015-06-01

State of Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions Monthly Bulletin June 2015

The Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions issued its June 2015 Monthly Bulletin detailing regulatory actions for banks, thrifts, and credit unions. The document reports the merger of Banque of Maringouin Holding Company into Great Guaranty Bancshares, the approval of a merger between Vernon Bancshares and Merchants and Farmers Bancshares, and various branch openings, closures, and relocations. Additionally, the bulletin records the establishment of new loan production offices and subsidiary entities by institutions including Fidelity Bank, Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company, and First Bank and Trust.

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# STATE OF LOUISIANA  
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS  
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA  

## MONTHLY BULLETIN  
### JUNE 2015

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## BANK HOLDING COMPANIES  
No Activity  

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## BANKS/THRIFTS/CREDIT UNIONS/TRUST COMPANIES  
**Effective March 23, 2015 @ 8:00 a.m.**  
Banque of Maringouin Holding Company, Maringouin, LA, merged with and into Great Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., New Roads, LA, and immediately thereafter, merged Bank of Maringouin, Maringouin, Iberville Parish, LA, with and into Guaranty Bank and Trust Company, New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, under the Charter of and with the Title: Guaranty Bank and Trust Company, New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, and established the existing offices of Bank of Maringouin as branches of Guaranty Bank and Trust Company.  

**Approved June 17, 2015**  
Proposed Merger of Vernon Bancshares, Inc., Leesville, LA, with and into Merchants and Farmers Bancshares, Inc., Leesville, LA, and immediately thereafter, merge The Vernon Bank, Leesville, Vernon Parish, LA, with and into Merchants & Farmers Bank & Trust Company, Leesville, Vernon Parish, LA, under the Charter of and with the Title: Merchants & Farmers Bank & Trust Company, Leesville, Vernon Parish, LA, and to establish the existing offices of The Vernon Bank as branches of Merchants & Farmers Bank & Trust Company.  

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## BRANCHES  
**Filed/Approved June 15, 2015**  
Teche Bank and Trust Company, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, LA, proposes to close its NORTH MAIN BRANCH located at 2300 North Main Street, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, LA, 70582.  

**Approved June 23, 2015**  
BAYOU REGION BANKING CENTER proposed by Business First Bank, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, to be located at 435 Corporate Drive, Suite 102, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, LA, 70360.  

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## BRANCHES – (continued)  
**Approved June 23, 2015**  
OBERLIN BRANCH proposed by Sabine State Bank and Trust Company, Many, Sabine Parish, LA, to be located at 110 East Fifth Street, Oberlin, Allen Parish, LA, 70655.  

**Approved June 23, 2015**  
BOSSIER CITY BRANCH proposed by First Guaranty Bank, Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, LA, to be located at 4221 Airline Drive, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, LA, 71111.  

**Filed June 29, 2015**  
SPANISH TRAIL BRANCH proposed by Community First Bank, New Iberia, Iberia Parish, LA, to be located at the corner of Highway 182 and Highway 3212, New Iberia, Iberia Parish, LA, 70560.  

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## CHANGES OF LOCATION/CONSOLIDATIONS  
**Filed June 22, 2015**  
Community First Bank, New Iberia, Iberia Parish, LA, proposes to relocate its MAIN OFFICE from 535 Jefferson Terrace Boulevard to 1101 East Admiral Doyle Drive [a distance of approximately 1.5 miles], both locations within New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, 70560, and to retain the former Main Office location as a branch to be known as JEFFERSON TERRACE BRANCH.  

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## LOAN or TRUST PRODUCTION OFFICES  
**Effective May 26, 2015**  
Fidelity Bank [a State-chartered savings bank], New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, opened its GARLAND LOAN PRODUCTION OFFICE located at 1111 Beltline Road, Suite 209, Garland, Dallas County, TX, 75040.  

**Filed June 25, 2015**  
NEW ORLEANS PONTCHARTRAIN LOAN PRODUCTION OFFICE, proposed by Fidelity Bank [a State-chartered savings bank], New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, to be located at 6050 Pontchartrain Boulevard, Suites 4 and 5, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, 70124.  

**Filed June 29, 2015**  
GULF COAST BUSINESS CREDIT LOAN PRODUCTION OFFICE proposed by Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, to be located at 215 Celebration Place, Suite 300, Celebration, Osceola County, FL, 34747.  

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## SUBSIDIARIES  
**Filed June 24, 2015**  
First Bank and Trust, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, proposes to establish an additional office of the subsidiary, FBT MORTGAGE, L.L.C., to be located at 2233 East Fort King Street, Suite A, Ocala, Marion County, FL, 34471.  

**Filed June 24, 2015**  
First Bank and Trust, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, proposes to establish an additional office of the subsidiary, FBT MORTGAGE, L.L.C., to be located at 4881 NW 8th Avenue, Gainesville, Alachua County, FL, 33605.  

**Filed June 24, 2015**  
Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, proposes to establish a subsidiary, GULF COAST FACTORING MANAGEMENT, INC., to be located at 200 Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, 70130.  

**Filed June 24, 2015**  
Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, proposes to establish a subsidiary, GULF COAST FACTORING COMPANY I, LLC, to be located at 200 Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, 70130.  

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## TRUST POWERS  
No Activity  

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## OTHER  
No Activity  

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Any questions should be directed to Pam Skelton at (225) 925-4661.  

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**POST OFFICE BOX 94095, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70804-9095 (225) 925-4660**  
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