[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3896-3897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1938]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding
Companies
The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for
approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C.
1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other
applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company
and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the
power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well as other related filings
required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the
Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available
for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested
persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated
in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the
acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether
the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards
in section 4 of the BHC Act. Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking
activities will be conducted throughout the United States.
Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these
applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the
offices of the Board of Governors not later than February 23, 1998.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Jeffery Hirsch, Banking
Supervisor) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-2566:
1. Banc One Corporation, Columbus, Ohio; to acquire and thereby
merge with
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First Commerce Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana, and thereby
indirectly acquire First National Bank of Commerce, New Orleans,
Louisiana; City National Bank of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, Louisiana;
Rapides Bank & Trust Company in Alexandria, Alexandria, Louisiana; The
First National Bank of Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana; The First
National Bank of Lake Charles, Lake Charles, Louisiana; Central Bank,
Monroe, Louisiana; and First United Bank of Farmerville, Farmerville,
Louisiana.
In connection with this application, Applicant also has applied to
acquire First Commerce Service Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana, and
thereby engage in providing data processing and data transmission
services, facilities, data bases, advice and access to such services,
facilities, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(14) of the Board's Regulation
Y.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2034:
1. First United Bancshares, Inc., El Dorado, Arkansas; to merge
with First Republic Bancshares, Inc., Rayville, Louisiana, and thereby
indirectly acquire First Republic Bank, Rayville, Louisiana.
2. Unity Bancshares, L.L.C., St. John, Missouri; to become a bank
holding company by acquiring 60.1 percent of the voting shares of St.
Johns Bancshares, Inc., St. John, Missouri, and thereby indirectly
acquire St. Johns Bank and Trust Company, St. John, Missouri.
C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (D. Michael Manies,
Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri
64198-0001:
1. AmCorp Financial Inc., Ardmore, Oklahoma; to acquire 100 percent
of the voting shares of First State Bank, Morton, Texas. In addition,
the bank's main office will be relocated to Keller, Texas, and the bank
will be renamed American Bank, Keller, Texas.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 22,
1998.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 98-1938 Filed 1-26-98; 8:45 am]
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