[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 21, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-23288]
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[Federal Register: September 21, 1994]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Fairbanco Holding Company, Inc., ESOP, 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 October 14, 1994.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President)
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
1. Fairbanco Holding Company, Inc., ESOP, Fairburn, Georgia; to
become a bank holding company by acquiring 31 percent of the voting
shares of Fairbanco Holding Company, Inc., Fairburn, Georgia, and
thereby indirectly acquiring Fairbanco Banking Company, Fairburn,
Georgia.
2. Gulf West Banks, Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida; to become a bank
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of
Mercantile Bank, St. Petersburg, Florida.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President)
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
1. First Bancorp, Inc., Denton, Texas; to acquire 100 percent of
the voting shares of Kaufman Bancshares, Inc., Kaufman, Texas, and
thereby indirectly acquire Farmers and Merchants National Bank,
Kaufman, Texas.
2. First Delaware Bancorp, Inc., Dover, Delaware; to acquire 100
percent of the voting shares of Kaufman Bancshares, Inc., Kaufman,
Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Farmers and Merchants National
Bank, Kaufman, Texas.
3. Texas Financial Bancorporation, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota; to
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Kaufman Bancshares, Inc.,
Kaufman, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Farmers and Merchants
National Bank, Kaufman, Texas.
C. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning,
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco,
California 94105:
1. First Interstate Bancorp, Los Angeles, California; to merge with
Levy Bancorp, Ventura, California, and thereby indirectly acquire Bank
of A. Levy, Ventura, California.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-23288 Filed 9-20-94; 8:45 am]
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