97-6303. Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 11894-11895]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-6303]
    
    
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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,
    
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    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. 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 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 April 7, 1997.
        A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Lloyd W. Bostian, Jr., Senior 
    Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261-4528:
        1. First Virginia Banks, Inc., Falls Church, Virginia to merge with 
    Premier Bankshares Corporation, Bluefield, Virginia, and thereby 
    indirectly acquire Premier Bank, N.A., Tazewell, Virginia; Premier 
    Bank-South, National Association, Wytheville, Virginia; and Premier 
    Bank-Central, N.A., Honaker, Virginia.
        In connection with this application, Applicant also has applied to 
    acquire Premier Trust Company, Bluefield, Virginia, and thereby engage 
    in activities that may be performed by a trust company (including 
    activities of a fiduciary, agency, or custodial nature), in the manner 
    authorized by federal or state law, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(3) of 
    the Board's Regulation Y.
        B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
    President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1413:
        1. Bando McGlocklin Capital Corporation, Pewaukee, Wisconsin; to 
    become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting 
    shares of Investors Bank, Pewaukee, Wisconsin a de novo bank.
        In connection with this application, Applicant has also retain to 
    acquire Bando McGlocklin Small Business Lending Company and Bando 
    McGlocklin Investment Corporation, Pewaukee, Wisconsin, and thereby 
    continue to engage in the activities permitted by Sec.  225.25(b)(1) of 
    the Board's Regulation Y.
        C. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Karen L. Grandstrand, Vice 
    President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-2171:
        1. Conrad Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota; to acquire up to 62 
    percent of voting shares of National Mercantile Bancorp, Los Angeles, 
    California, and thereby indirectly acquire Mercantile National Bank, 
    Los Angeles, California.
        D. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, 
    Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
    California 94105-1579:
        1. Citizens Bancorp, Corvallis, Oregon; to become a bank holding 
    company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Citizens Bank, 
    Corvallis, Oregon.
    
        Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 7, 1997.
    Jennifer J. Johnson,
    Deputy Secretary of the Board.
    [FR Doc. 97-6303 Filed 3-12-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6210-01-F
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
03/13/1997
Department:
Federal Reserve System
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
97-6303
Pages:
11894-11895 (2 pages)
PDF File:
97-6303.pdf