97-26090. Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 191 (Thursday, October 2, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 51662]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-26090]
    
    
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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 October 27, 1997.
        A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Philip Jackson, Applications 
    Officer) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1413:
        1. FBOP Corporation, Oak Park, Illinois; to acquire 100 percent of 
    the voting shares of California Bank, N.A. (in organization), Beverly 
    Hills, California.
        B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
    President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2034:
        1. Mercantile Bancorp, Inc., Quincy, Illinois, Quincy, Illinois; to 
    merge with Golden Bancshares, Inc., Golden, Illinois, and thereby 
    indirectly acquire Golden State Bank, Golden, Illinois, and Brown 
    County State Bank, Mount Sterling, Illinois.
        2. Mid America Banking Corporation, Columbia, Missouri; to become a 
    bank holding company by acquiring a minimum of 98.58 percent of the 
    voting shares of Pulaski Bancshares, Inc., Dixon, Missouri, and thereby 
    indirectly acquire State Bank of Dixon, Dixon, Missouri.
        In connection with this application, Mid America Mortgage Services, 
    Inc., Columbia, Missouri; Mid America Mortgage Services of St. Louis, 
    Inc., St. Louis, Missouri; and Mid America Mortgage Services of 
    Springfield, Inc., Springfield, Missouri; also have applied to become 
    bank holding companies by acquiring an aggregate ownership of 19 
    percent of the voting shares of Mid America Banking Corporation, 
    Columbia, Missouri, and thereby indirectly acquire Pulaski Bancshares, 
    Inc., Dixon, Missouri, and State Bank of Dixon, Dixon, Missouri.
        C. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Pat Marshall, Manager of 
    Analytical Support, Consumer Regulation Group) 101 Market Street, San 
    Francisco, California 94105-1579:
        1. Security Bank Holding Company ESOP and Security Bank Holding 
    Company, both of Coos Bay, Oregon; to acquire 100 percent of the voting 
    shares of Pacific State Bank, Reedsport, Oregon. Comments regarding 
    this application must be received by October 20, 1997.
    
        Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 26, 
    1997.
    William W. Wiles,
    Secretary of the Board.
    [FR Doc. 97-26090 Filed 10-1-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6210-01-F
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
10/02/1997
Department:
Federal Reserve System
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
97-26090
Pages:
51662-51662 (1 pages)
PDF File:
97-26090.pdf