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[Federal Register: March 11, 1994]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 

First Financial 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 April 4, 1994.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (John J. Wixted, Jr., Vice 
President) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101:
    1. First Financial Bancorp, Hamilton, Ohio; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of First 
Clyde Banc Corp., Clyde, Ohio, and thereby indirectly acquire Clyde 
Savings Bank, Clyde Ohio.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Robert E. Heck, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
    1. First Community Corporation, Rogersville, Tennessee, to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of First Community Bank 
of East Tennessee, Rogersville, Tennessee.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (David S. Epstein, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. First Chicago Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, to merge with Lake 
Shore Bancorp, Inc., Chicago, Illinois; and thereby indirectly acquire 
Lake Shore National Bank, Chicago, Illinois, and Bank of Hinsdale, 
Hinsdale, Illinois. In addition, First Chicago has applied to acquire 
up to 16.6 percent of the shares of Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.
    2. First Chicago Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, to merge with 
Hampton Park Corporation, Romeoville, Illinois, and thereby indirectly 
acquire Oxford Bank, Romeoville, Illinois.
    D. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
    1. Jacksonville Bancorp, M.H.C., Jacksonville, Illinois; to become 
a bank holding company by acquiring at least 51 percent of Jacksonville 
Savings Bank, Jacksonville, Illinois, a proposed stock savings bank 
being formed to acquire substantially all of the assets and assume all 
of the liabilities of Jacksonville Savings Bank, Jacksonville, 
Illinois, an existing mutual savings bank.
    E. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice 
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
    1. Mesaba Bancshares, Inc., Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring 80 percent of Mountain Iron First 
State Bank, Mountain Iron, Minnesota; 100 percent of American National 
Agency, Inc., Nashwauk, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly acquire 
American Bank of Nashwauk, Nashwauk, Minnesota; and 100 percent of 
Calumet Investment Company, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and thereby 
indirectly acquire Itasca State Bank of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, 
Minnesota.
    F. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Thomas M. Hoenig, Vice 
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
    1. ColoEast Bankshares, Inc., Lamar, Colorado, to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Holly 
Bankshares, Inc. Holly, Colorado and thereby indirectly acquire First 
Bank & Trust, Holly, Colorado; and Granada Bankshares, Inc., Granada, 
Colorado, and thereby indirectly acquire The American State Bank, 
Granada, Colorado.
    G. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, 
Assistant Vice President) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, California 
94105:
    1. NBT Northwest Bancorp, Tukwila, Washington, to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of National Bank of Tukwila, 
Tukwila, Washington.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 7, 1994.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-5692 Filed 3-10-94; 8:45 am]
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