[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 139 (Thursday, July 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37448-37449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17823]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
First Empire State Corporation, 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.
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Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these
applications must be received not later than August 14, 1995.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (William L. Rutledge, Senior
Vice President) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045:
1. First Empire State Corporation, Buffalo, New York; to acquire
100 percent of the voting shares of M&T Bank, National Association,
Oakfield, New York, a de novo bank.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Lloyd W. Bostian, Jr., Senior
Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261:
1. First Bancorp, Inc., Lebanon, Virginia; to acquire 100 percent
of the voting shares of First Bank and Trust Company of Tennessee,
Johnson City, Tennessee, a de novo bank.
C. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President)
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
1. Ameribank Bancshares, Inc., Hollywood, Florida; to merge with
First National Bancshares, Inc., Hollywood, Florida, and thereby
indirectly acquire First National Bank of Hollywood, Hollywood,
Florida.
D. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
1. Shorebank Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; to acquire 100 percent
of the voting shares of Indecorp Inc., Chicago, Illinois, and thereby
indirectly acquire Independence National Bank, Chicago, Illinois, and
Drexel National Bank, Chicago, Illinois.
E. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
1. Community First Bankshares, Inc., Fargo, North Dakota; to
acquire 95.25 percent of the voting shares of Farmers & Merchants Bank
of Beach, Beach, North Dakota.
F. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
1. First National Corporation of Ardmore, Inc., Ardmore, Oklahoma;
to acquire 50.50 percent of the voting shares of Bank of Love County,
Marietta, Oklahoma.
G. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President)
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
1. Central Texas Bankshare Holdings, Inc., Columbus, Texas; to
acquire 12.7 percent of the voting shares of Hill Bancshare Holdings,
Inc., Weimar, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Hill Bank & Trust
Company.
2. Columbus State Bankshare Holdings, Inc., Wimington, Delaware; to
acquire 25.4 percent of the voting shares of Hill Bancshare Holdings,
Inc., Weimar, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Hill Bank & Trust
Company.
3. Maedgen & White, Ltd., Lubbock, Texas; to become a bank holding
company by acquiring 10.71 percent of the voting shares of Plains
Capital Corporation, Lubbock, Texas, which owns 100 percent of the
voting shares of Plains National Bank of West Texas, Lubbock, Texas,
and to indirectly acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Friona
Bancorporation, Inc., Friona, Texas, which owns 100 percent of the
voting shares of Friona State Bank, Friona, Texas.
4. Plains Capital Corporation, Lubbock, Texas; to acquire 100
percent of the voting shares of Friona Bancorporation, Inc., Friona,
Texas, which owns 100 percent of the voting shares of Friona State
Bank, Friona, Texas.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 14, 1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-17823 Filed 7-19-95; 8:45 am]
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