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[FR Doc No: 94-13486]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

 

The Bank Holding Company, 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 27, 1994.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
    1. The Bank Holding Company, Griffin, Georgia; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of First Community Bank of Henry County, 
McDonough, Georgia.
    2. Regions Financial Corporation, formerly First Alabama 
Bancshares, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, to acquire 100 percent of the 
voting shares of BNR Bancshares, Inc., New Roads, Louisiana, and 
thereby indirectly acquire Bank of New Roads, New Roads, Louisiana.
    3. Regions Financial Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama; to acquire 
100 percent of the voting shares of First Community Bancshares, Inc., 
Rome, Georgia, and thereby indirectly acquire First Rome Bank, Rome, 
Georgia.
    4. Washington/Wilkes Holding Company, Washington, Georgia; to 
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of The Peoples Bank, 
Crawfordville, Georgia.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Wintrust Investments, Inc., Lake Forest, Illinois; to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
North Shore Community Bank & Trust Company, Wilmette, Illinois, a de 
novo bank.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
    1. Arvest Bank Group, Inc., Bentonville, Arkansas; to merge with 
First Bancshares, Inc., Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and thereby indirectly 
acquire WestStar Bank, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and WestStar Bank, 
Tulsa, Oklahoma.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 27, 1994.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-13486 Filed 6-2-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F