[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 3, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-10525]


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[Federal Register: May 3, 1994]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
 

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc., 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 May 27, 1994.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (William L. Rutledge, Senior 
Vice President) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045:
    1. Hudson City Bancorp, Inc., Paramus, New Jersey; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring up to 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Hudson City Savings Bank, Paramus, New Jersey.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Lloyd W. Bostian, Jr., Senior 
Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261:
    1. F&M National Corporation, Winchester, Virginia; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of Hallmark Bank and Trust Company, 
Springfield, Virginia.
    2. FNB Corp., Asheboro, North Carolina; to acquire 100 percent of 
the voting shares of Randleman Savings Bank, SSB, Randleman, North 
Carolina.
    3. First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina; to 
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Bank of Marlinton, 
Marlinton, West Virginia.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
    1. Hibernia Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana; to merge with 
First Continental Bancshares, Inc., Gretna, Louisiana, and thereby 
indirectly acquire First National Bank of Jefferson Parish, Gretna, 
Louisiana.
    D. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Amcore Financial, Inc., Rockford, Illinois; to merge with First 
State Bancorp of Princeton, Princeton, Illinois, and thereby indirectly 
acquire First State Bank of Princeton, Princeton, Illinois; First Bank 
of Ashton-Rochelle, Ashton, Illinois; and First Bank of Gridley, 
Gridley, Illinois.
    E. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, 
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105:
    1. Charter Bancorporation, Inc., Newport, Minnesota; to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
First Buffalo Holding Company, Scottsdale, Arizona, and thereby 
indirectly acquire The Bank of Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 26, 
1994.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-10525 Filed 5-2-94; 8:45 am]
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