97-8135. Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 15518-15519]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-8135]
    
    
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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. 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 25, 1997.
        A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice
    
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    President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001:
        1. Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc., Central City, Nebraska; to acquire 100 
    percent of the voting shares of First Ogallala Investment, Inc., 
    Ogallala, Nebraska, and thereby indirectly acquire First National Bank 
    in Ogallala, Ogallala, Nebraska.
        B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
    2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
        1. BonState Bancshares, Inc., Bonham, Texas, and Bonham Financial 
    Services, Inc., Dover, Delaware; to become bank holding companies by 
    acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Bonham Financial 
    Services, Inc., Dover, Delaware.
        C. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, 
    Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
    California 94105-1579:
        1. Castle Creek Capital Partners Fund-I, L.P.; Castle Creek 
    Capital, L.L.C.; and Eggemeyer Advisory Corporation, all of San Diego, 
    California; to acquire up to 35 percent of the voting shares of Rancho 
    Santa Fe National Bank, Rancho Santa Fe, California, and up to 24.9 
    percent of the voting shares of First Community Bank of the Desert, 
    Yucca Valley, California.
    
        Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 26, 
    1997.
    Jennifer J. Johnson,
    Deputy Secretary of the Board.
    [FR Doc. 97-8135 Filed 3-31-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6210-01-F
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
04/01/1997
Department:
Federal Reserve System
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
97-8135
Pages:
15518-15519 (2 pages)
PDF File:
97-8135.pdf