[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 31, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-13156]


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[Federal Register: May 31, 1994]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 

Rurban Financial Corp., 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 June 24, 1994.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (John J. Wixted, Jr., Vice 
President) 1455 East Sixth, Cleveland, Ohio 44101:
    1. Rurban Financial Corp., Defiance, Ohio; to acquire 100 percent 
of the voting shares of The Citizens Savings Bank Company Pemberville, 
Ohio.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Lloyd W. Bostian, Jr., Senior 
Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261:
    I. Commercial BancShares, Incorporated, Parkersburg, West Virginia; 
to merge with Hometown Bancshares, Inc., Middlebourne, West Virginia, 
and thereby indirectly acquire Union Bank of Tyler County, 
Middlebourne, West Virginia; Bank of Paden City, Paden City, West 
Virginia; and the Community Bank, Pennsboro, West Virginia.
    2. Potomac Bancshares, Inc., Charles Town, West Virginia; to become 
a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Bank of Charles Town, Charles Town, West Virginia.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. First National Bancorp, Farragut, Iowa; to become a bank holding 
company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of The First 
National Bank of Farragut, Farragut, Iowa.
    D. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
    1. The Templar Fund, Inc., Brentwood, Missouri, and Truman 
Bancorporation, Inc., Brentwood, Missouri; to become bank holding 
companies by acquiring at least 53.07 percent of the voting shares of 
U.S. National Bank of Clayton, St. Louis, Missouri.
    E. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Stephen E. McBride, 
Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 
64198:
    1. Erick Bancshares, Inc., Erick, Oklahoma; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Erick 
Bancorporation, Inc., Erick, Oklahoma, and thereby indirectly acquire 
First American Bank, Erick, Oklahoma.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 24, 1994.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-13156 Filed 5-27-94; 8:45 am]
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