[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 121 (Friday, June 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31941-31942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15849]
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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.)
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(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, including whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company can
``reasonably be expected to produce benefits to the public, such as
greater convenience, increased competition, or gains in efficiency,
that outweigh possible adverse effects, such as undue concentration of
resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interests, or
unsound banking practices'' (12 U.S.C. 1843). Any request for a
hearing must be accompanied by a statement of the reasons a written
presentation would not suffice in lieu of a hearing, identifying
specifically any questions of fact that are in dispute, summarizing the
evidence that would be presented at a hearing, and indicating how the
party commenting would be aggrieved by approval of the proposal. 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 July 15, 1996.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (R. Chris Moore, Senior Vice
President) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101:
1. Westwood Homestead Financial Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio; to
become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting
shares of The Westwood Homestead Savings Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
1. First Merchants Corporation, Muncie, Indiana; to merge with
Randolph County Bancorp, Winchester, Indiana, and thereby indirectly
acquire Randolph County Bank, Winchester, Indiana.
2. Fortress Bancshares, Inc., Cresco, Iowa; to become a bank
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of
Fortress Holdings, Inc., Hartland, Wisconsin (currently known as
Fortress Bancshares, Inc.), and thereby indirectly acquire Houston
Security Bank, Houston, Minnesota, and Westby-Coon Valley State Bank,
Westby, Wisconsin.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 17, 1996.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-15849 Filed 6-20-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F
