98-3759. Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 7419]
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    [FR Doc No: 98-3759]
    
    
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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 March 13, 1998.
        A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Lois Berthaume, Vice President) 
    104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-2713:
        1. United Community Bancshares, Inc., Gonzales, Louisiana; to 
    become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting 
    shares of United Community Bank (in organization), Gonzales, Louisiana.
        B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Philip Jackson, Applications 
    Officer) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1413:
        1. LB Bancorp, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin; to become a bank holding 
    company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Liberty Bank, 
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
        C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (D. Michael Manies, 
    Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 
    64198-0001:
        1. The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship 
    Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, Kansas City, Kansas; to 
    acquire up to 47.5 percent of the voting shares of Brotherhood 
    Bancshares, Inc., Kansas City, Kansas; and thereby indirectly acquire 
    Brotherhood Bank & Trust Company, Kansas City, Kansas.
    
        Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 10, 
    1998.
    Jennifer J. Johnson,
    Deputy Secretary of the Board.
    [FR Doc. 98-3759 Filed 2-12-98; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6210-01-F
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
02/13/1998
Department:
Federal Reserve System
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
98-3759
Pages:
7419-7419 (1 pages)
PDF File:
98-3759.pdf