[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 61823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30374]
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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 December 15, 1997.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Lois Berthaume, Vice President)
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-2713:
1. Compass Bancshares, Inc., and Compass Banks of Texas, Inc., both
of Birmingham, Alabama, and Compass Bancorporation of Texas, Inc.,
Wilmington, Delaware; to merge with Fidelity Resources Company,
University Park, Texas, and Fidelity Resources Company of Delaware,
Wilmington, Delaware, and thereby indirectly acquire Fidelity Bank,
National Association, University Park, Texas.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Philip Jackson, Applications
Officer) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1413:
1. Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc., and First Mutual of
Richmond, Inc., both of Richmond, Indiana; to become bank holding
companies by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of First Bank
of Richmond, Richmond, Indiana.
C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (D. Michael Manies,
Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri
64198-0001:
1. Sundance Bankshares, Inc., Sundance, Wyoming; to become a bank
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of
Sundance State Bank, Sundance, Wyoming.
D. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Pat Marshall, Manager of
Analytical Support, Consumer Regulation Group) 101 Market Street, San
Francisco, California 94105-1579:
1. Eggemeyer Advisory Corp., and Castle Creek Capital LLC, Castle
Creek Capital Partners Fund - I, LP, all of La Jolla, California; to
acquire up to 24.9 percent of the voting shares of Regency Bancorp,
Fresno, California, and thereby indirectly acquire Regency Bank,
Fresno, California.
In connection with this application, Applicants have also applied
to acquire Regency Investment Advisors, Fresno, California, and thereby
engage in financial and investment advisory activities, pursuant to
Sec. 225.28(b)(6) of the Board's Regulation Y.
2. InterWest Bancorp, Inc., Oak Harbor, Washington; to merge with
Puget Sound Bancorp, Inc., Port Orchard, Washington, and thereby
indirectly acquire First National Bank of Port Orchard, Port Orchard,
Washington.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 14,
1997.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 97-30374 Filed 11-18-97; 8:45 am]
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