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On November 15, 2017, Patriot National Bancorp, Inc., a Connecticut corporation and registered bank holding company, filed an acquisition statement and application for the acquisition of Prime Bank, a Connecticut-chartered bank and trust company, pursuant to section 36a-184 of the Connecticut General Statutes. The acquisition will be accomplished through a two-step merger process, culminating in the merger of Prime Bank with and into Patriot Bank, N.A., a national bank headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut and wholly-owned subsidiary of Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. Notice of the merger was filed on November 7, 2017 (see Bulletin #2803).

DATE:  November 14, 2017

CREDIT UNION:  Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union Inc., Rocky Hill

LOCATION:  From 2900 Main Street, Suite D, Stratford, CT  06614

                  To 250 Barnum Avenue Cutoff, Stratford, CT  06614

ACTIVITY-BRANCH TYPE:  Approved to Relocate - Full Service Branch

On November 8, 2017, the Commissioner issued an Order Revoking Mortgage Correspondent Lender Licenses and Order to Cease and Desist (“Order”) In the Matter of: Vanguard Funding LLC (NMLS # 2675) (“Respondent”). The Order was based on Respondent’s failure to maintain a surety bond that runs concurrently with the period of its mortgage correspondent lender licenses, in violation of Section 36a-492 of the Connecticut General Statutes. The Order revokes Respondent’s licenses to engage in the business of a mortgage correspondent lender in Connecticut from 300 Garden City Plaza, Suite 170, Garden City, New York, and from 155 Route 109, West Babylon, New York, and orders Respondent to cease and desist from violating Sections 36a-492 of the Connecticut General Statutes.