02-22571. Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the office of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than September 18, 2002.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Susan Zubradt, Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001:

1. Jason Howard Reed, Dallas, Texas; to acquire control of Grant County Bank, Medford, Oklahoma.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:

1. First La Grange Bancshares, Inc., Employee Stock Ownership Plan, La Grange, Texas, Falcon National Bank, San Antonio, Texas, and National Bank & Trust, La Grange, Texas; to acquire voting shares of First La Grange Bancshares, Inc., La Grange, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of National Bank & Trust, La Grange, Texas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 29, 2002.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Secretary of the Board.