[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 6 (Thursday, January 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1333-1334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-478]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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. Once the application has been accepted
for processing, it will also 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, including whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company can
``reasonably be expected to produce benefits to the public, such as
greater convenience, increased competition, or gains in efficiency,
that outweigh possible adverse effects, such as undue concentration of
resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interests, or
unsound banking practices'' (12 U.S.C. 1843). Any request for a hearing
must be accompanied by a statement of the reasons a written
presentation would not suffice in lieu of a hearing, identifying
specifically any questions of fact that are in dispute, summarizing the
evidence that would be presented at a hearing, and indicating how the
party commenting would be aggrieved by approval of the proposal. 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 3, 1997.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President)
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
1. Emerald Coast Bancshares, Inc., Panama City Beach, Florida; to
become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting
shares of Emerald Coast Bank, Panama City Beach, Florida.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
1. First Financial Bancorporation, Iowa City, Iowa; to acquire 100
percent of the voting shares of West Branch Bancorp, Inc., West Branch,
Iowa, and thereby indirectly acquire West Branch State Bank, West
Branch, Iowa.
C. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
1. FGH Bancorp, Inc., Herrin, Illinois; to become a bank holding
company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of The Bank of
Herrin, Herrin, Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire Carterville
State & Savings Bank, Carterville, Illinois.
2. NCF Financial Corporation, Bardstown, Kentucky; to become a bank
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Nelson
[[Page 1334]]
County Bank & Trust, Bardstown, Kentucky.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 3,
1997.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 97-478 Filed 1-8-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F
