98-10365. Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 75 (Monday, April 20, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 19493-19494]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-10365]
    
    
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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.
    
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        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 May 15, 1998.
        A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Richard Walker, Community 
    Affairs Officer) 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02106-2204:
        1. New England Community Bancorp, Inc., Windsor, Connecticut; to 
    become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting 
    shares of Olde Port Bank & Trust Company, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
        B. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior 
    Vice President) 100 North 6th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105-
    1521:
        1. Dauphin Bancorp, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; to acquire 39.16 
    percent of the voting shares of First National Bank of Liverpool, 
    Liverpool, Pennsylvania.
        C. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (A. Linwood Gill III, Assistant 
    Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261-4528:
        1. ECB Bancorp, Inc., Engelhard, North Carolina; to become a bank 
    holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of The 
    East Carolina Bank, Engelhard, North Carolina.
        D. 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, Gonzales, Louisiana (in organization).
        E. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Maria Villanueva, Manager 
    of Analytical Support, Consumer Regulation Group) 101 Market Street, 
    San Francisco, California 94105-1579:
        1. InterWest Bancorp, Inc., Oak Harbor, Washington; to acquire 100 
    percent of the voting shares of Pacific Northwest Bank, Seattle, 
    Washington.
        2. InterWest Bancorp, Inc., Oak Harbor, Washington; to merge with 
    Pioneer Bancorp, Inc., Yakima, Washington, and thereby indirectly 
    acquire Pioneer National Bank, Yakima, Washington.
    
        Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 15, 
    1998.
    Jennifer J. Johnson,
    Deputy Secretary of the Board.
    [FR Doc. 98-10365 Filed 4-17-98; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6210-01-F
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
04/20/1998
Department:
Federal Reserve System
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
98-10365
Pages:
19493-19494 (2 pages)
PDF File:
98-10365.pdf