[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 207 (Thursday, October 27, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-26607]
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[Federal Register: October 27, 1994]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Whitney Holding Corporation, et al.; Formations of; Acquisitions
by; and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice have applied for the Board's
approval under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.
1842) and Sec. 225.14 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.14) to
become a bank holding company or to acquire a bank or bank holding
company. The factors that are considered in acting on the applications
are set forth in section 3(c) of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)).
Each application is 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 to the Reserve Bank or to the offices of the Board of
Governors. Any comment on an application that requests a hearing must
include a statement of why a written presentation would not suffice in
lieu of a hearing, identifying specifically any questions of fact that
are in dispute and summarizing the evidence that would be presented at
a hearing.
Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these
applications must be received not later than November 21, 1994.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President)
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
1. Whitney Holding Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana; to acquire
100 percent of the voting shares of Whitney Bank of Alabama, Mobile,
Alabama, a de novo bank.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
1. First National Independent Bancorp, Inc., La Grange, Illinois,
and Wesco Investment Company, La Grange, Illinois; to become a bank
holding company by acquiring 51 percent of the voting shares of FNBC of
La Grange, Inc., La Grange, Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire
Mokena State Bank, Mokena, Illinois; First National Bank of La Grange,
La Grange, Illinois; and West Chicago State Bank, West Chicago,
Illinois.
2. Oak Bancorporation, Oakland, Iowa; to acquire 100 percent of the
voting shares of Security Bancorp, Stanton, Iowa, and thereby
indirectly acquire Security State Bank, Stanton, Iowa.
C. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
1. American Bancshares, Inc., Highland, Illinois; to become a bank
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of
American Bank of Illinois in Highland, Highland, Illinois.
D. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
1. Berlau Bancshares, Inc., Prairie Village, Kansas; to become a
bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of
Brooke State Bank, Jewell, Kansas.
E. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President)
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
1. Texas Financial Bancorporation, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota; to
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of acquire Fulton State,
Fulton, Illinois; Monmouth Trust and Savings Bank, Monmouth, Illinois;
Monmouth Financial Services, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota; and First
National Bank of Rosenberg, Rosenberg, Texas.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 21,
1994.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-26607 Filed 10-26-94; 8:45 am]
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