[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 5000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2800]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Valley Community Bancorp, 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 March 4, 1996.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
1. Valley Community Bancorp, Inc., St. Charles, Illinois; to become
a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of
Valley Community Bank, St. Charles, Illinois, in organization.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
1. Heritage Financial Corporation, Lawrenceville, Illinois; to
become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting
shares of Heritage National Bank, Lawrenceville, Illinois.
C. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
1. Taylor Bancshares, Inc., North Mankato, Minnesota; to acquire 7
percent of the voting shares of First National Bank of Fairfax,
Fairfax, Minnesota.
D. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
1. ComBankshares, Inc., Prairie Village, Kansas; to become a bank
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of
Community Bank, Chapman, Kansas.
E. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President)
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
1. Caldwell Holding Company, Columbia, Louisiana; to acquire 7.30
percent of the voting shares of Citizens Progressive Bank, Columbia,
Louisiana.
2. City State Bancshares, Inc., Palacios, Texas, and City State
Bancshares, Inc., Delaware, Dover, Delaware; to become a bank holding
companies by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of The City
Bank of Palacios, Palacios, Texas.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 5,
1996.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-2800 Filed 2-8-96; 8:45 am]
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