[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66971-66972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31304]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Banknorth Group, Inc., 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 January 19, 1996.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Robert M. Brady, Vice President)
600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02106:
1. Banknorth Group, Inc., Burlington, Vermont; to acquire 100
percent of the voting shares of First Massachusetts Bank, N.A.,
Worcester, Massachusetts (in organization).
2. Beacon Bancorp, Taunton, Massachusetts; to become a bank holding
company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Bristol County
Savings Bank, Taunton, Massachusetts.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (John J. Wixted, Jr., Vice
President) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101:
1. First Southern Bancorp, Inc., Stanford, Kentucky; to acquire 100
percent of the voting shares of Casey County Bancorp, Inc., Liberty,
Kentucky, and thereby indirectly acquire Casey County Bank, Liberty,
Kentucky.
2. Pittsburgh Home Financial Corp., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; to
become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting
shares of Pittsburgh Home Savings Bank, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
C. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
1. Harbor Springs Financial Corporation, Harbor Springs, Michigan,
to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Select Bank, Grand
Rapids, Michigan (in organization).
D. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
1. CNB Bancshares, Inc., Evansville, Indiana; to acquire 100
percent of the voting shares of DuQuoin Bancorp, Inc., DuQuoin,
Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire DuQuoin National Bank,
DuQuoin, Illinois.
E. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
1. Bancshares of Nichols Hills, Inc., Ponca City, Oklahoma; to
become a bank holding company by acquiring 100
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percent of the voting shares of Bank of Nichols Hills, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma (in organization).
In connection with this application, Pioneer Bancshares, Inc.,
Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Ponca City, Oklahoma, and its
subsidiary, Pioneer Bancshares, Inc., Ponca City, Oklahoma; have
applied to become bank holding companies by acquiring 100 percent of
the voting shares of Bancshares of Nichols Hills, Inc., Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, proposed parent of Bank of Nichols Hills, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma (in organization).
2. Platte Valley Bancshares, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, and
Peoples Bancshares of Schuyler County, Kansas City, Missouri, through
their subsidiary Lindsey Bancshares, Inc., Harrisonville, Missouri; to
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Harrisonville Bancshares,
Inc., Harrisonville, Missouri, and thereby indirectly acquire Allen
Bank & Trust Co., Harrisonville, Missouri.
In connection with this application, Peoples Bancshares of Schuyler
County and Lindsey Bancshares, Inc., also have applied to become bank
holding companies.
F. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning,
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco,
California 94105:
1. FNB Bancorp, Los Angeles, California; to acquire Founders
National Bank of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Consummation of
this application must be recevied by January 16, 1996.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 20,
1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-31304 Filed 12-26-95; 8:45 am]
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