[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 35748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16899]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Marblehead Bancorp, 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 August 4, 1995.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (John J. Wixted, Jr., Vice
President) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101:
1. Marblehead Bancorp, Marblehead, Ohio; to become a bank holding
company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of The Marblehead
Bank, Marblehead, Ohio.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Lloyd W. Bostian, Jr., Senior
Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261:
1. United Bankshares, Inc., Charleston, West Virginia; to acquire
100 percent of voting shares of First Commercial Bank, Arlington,
Virginia.
C. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President)
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
1. Barnett Banks, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida; to acquire 100
percent of voting shares of Community Bank of the Islands, Sanibel,
Florida.
D. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
1. Colfax Bancshares, Inc., Colfax, Iowa; to acquire 100 percent of
voting shares of Maxwell Bancorporation, Maxwell, Iowa, and thereby
indirectly acquire Maxwell State Bank, Maxwell, Iowa.
2. Shorebank Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; to acquire 100 percent
of voting shares of U.S. Bank of Southwest Washington, Vancouver,
Washington.
E. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
1. First Commercial Corporation, Little Rock, Arkansas; to acquire
100 percent of voting shares of West-Ark Bancshares, Inc., Clarksville,
Arkansas, and thereby indirectly acquire Arkansas State Bank,
Clarksville, Arkansas.
F. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
1. Norwest Corporation, Minneapolis Minnesota; to acquire 100
percent of voting shares of State National Bank, El Paso, Texas.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 5, 1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-16899 Filed 7-10-95; 8:45 am]
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