[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6376-6377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3649]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Valley Ridge Financial 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 March 15, 1996.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
1. Valley Ridge Financial Corporation, Kent City, Michigan; to
merge with Community Bank Corporation, Grant, Michigan, and thereby
indirectly acquire Grant State Bank, Grant, Michigan.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
1. Country Bancorp, Inc., Hillsboro, Illinois; to acquire at least
51 percent of the voting shares of Keyesport Bancshares, Inc.,
Keyesport, Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire State Bank of
Keyesport, Keyesport, Illinois.
C. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
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1. James Valley Bancorporation, Inc dba New Capital Corporation,
Jamestown, North Dakota; to become a bank holding company by acquiring
76 percent of the voting shares of Northern Plains Investment, Inc.,
Jamestown, North Dakota, and North Star Holding Company, Jamestown,
North Dakota, and thereby indirectly acquire Stutsman County State
Bank, Jamestown, North Dakota, and Farmers State Bank of Ypsilanti,
Ypsilanti, North Dakota.
D. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
1. First State BancShares, Inc., Scottsbluff, Nebraska; to acquire
90.8 percent of the voting shares of Security First Bank, Cheyenne,
Wyoming.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 13,
1996.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-3649 Filed 2-16-96; 8:45 am]
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