[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 164 (Thursday, August 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 43361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21413]
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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, 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 September 16, 1996.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President)
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
1. 1st United Bancorp, Boca Raton, Florida; to acquire 100 percent
of the voting shares of Park Bancshares, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, and
thereby indirectly acquire First National Bank of Lake Park, Lake Park,
Florida.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
1. Kerkhoff L.P., to become a bank holding company by acquiring
34.60 percent of the voting shares of Southwest Financial Group of
Iowa, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Houghton State Bank, all of
Red Oak, Iowa.
C. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
1. River Valley Bancorp, to become a bank holding company by
acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Citizens National Bank of
Madison, both of Madison, Indiana.
In connection with this application, River Valley Bancorp also has
applied to acquire Madison First Federal Savings and Loan Association,
Madison, Indiana, and thereby engage in the operation of a savings
association, pursuant to Sec. 225.25(b)(9) of the Board's Regulation
Y; and to engage in making and servicing loans pursuant to Sec.
225.25(b)(1) of the Board's Regulation Y.
D. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President)
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
1. First International Bancshares, Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas; to
become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting
shares of Delaware International Bancshares, Inc., Dover, Delaware, and
thereby indirectly acquire The International Bank, Corpus Christi,
Texas.
2. Delaware International Bancshares, Inc., Dover, Delaware; to
become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting
shares of The International Bank, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 16,
1996.
Jennifer J. Johnson
Deputy Secretary of the Board
[FR Doc. 96-21413 Filed 8-21-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F
