NOTICE OF FILINGS

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 Division 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 Agency Clerk as follows:

By Mail or Facsimile                            OR           By Hand Delivery

Agency Clerk                                                         Agency Clerk

Office of Financial Regulation                            Office of Financial Regulation

P. O. Box 8050                                                        General Counsel’s Office

Tallahassee, Florida 32314-8050                         The Fletcher Building, Suite 118

Phone (850)410-9800                                            101 East Gaines Street,

Fax: (850)410-9548                                                 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0379

                                                                                 Phone: (850)410-9889

The Petition must be received by the Clerk within twenty-one (21) days of publication of this notice (by 5:00 p.m., October 14, 2011):

APPLICATION TO ACQUIRE CONTROL

Financial Institution to be Acquired: Broward Financial Holdings, Inc. (Broward Bank of Commerce) Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Proposed Purchasers: Trade Street BFHI Holdings, LLC, Trade Street Financial Holdings, LLC, Trade Street Investment Services, LLC and Florida Carpenters Regional Council Pension Fund

Received: September 9, 2011