[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 21, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-23288]


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[Federal Register: September 21, 1994]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

 

Fairbanco Holding Company, Inc., ESOP, 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 October 14, 1994.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
    1. Fairbanco Holding Company, Inc., ESOP, Fairburn, Georgia; to 
become a bank holding company by acquiring 31 percent of the voting 
shares of Fairbanco Holding Company, Inc., Fairburn, Georgia, and 
thereby indirectly acquiring Fairbanco Banking Company, Fairburn, 
Georgia.
    2. Gulf West Banks, Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Mercantile Bank, St. Petersburg, Florida.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. First Bancorp, Inc., Denton, Texas; to acquire 100 percent of 
the voting shares of Kaufman Bancshares, Inc., Kaufman, Texas, and 
thereby indirectly acquire Farmers and Merchants National Bank, 
Kaufman, Texas.
    2. First Delaware Bancorp, Inc., Dover, Delaware; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of Kaufman Bancshares, Inc., Kaufman, 
Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Farmers and Merchants National 
Bank, Kaufman, Texas.
    3. Texas Financial Bancorporation, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota; to 
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Kaufman Bancshares, Inc., 
Kaufman, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Farmers and Merchants 
National Bank, Kaufman, Texas.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, 
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105:
    1. First Interstate Bancorp, Los Angeles, California; to merge with 
Levy Bancorp, Ventura, California, and thereby indirectly acquire Bank 
of A. Levy, Ventura, California.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-23288 Filed 9-20-94; 8:45 am]
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