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[FR Doc No: 94-25444]


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[Federal Register: October 14, 1994]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

 

The New Prosperity Banking Corporation, 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 November 7, 1994.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
    1. The New Prosperity Banking Corporation, St. Augustine, Florida; 
to become a bank holding company by acquiring 90 percent of the voting 
shares of Prosperity Banking Company, St. Augustine, Florida, and 
thereby indirectly acquire Prosperity Bank of St. Augustine, St. 
Augustine, Florida.
    2. TB&C Bancshares, Inc.; Columbus, Georgia; to acquire an 
additional 7.04 percent (for a total of 13.47 percent) of the voting 
shares of Synovus Financial Corp., Columbus, Georgia; and thereby 
indirectly acquire Columbus Bank and Trust Company, Columbus, Georgia; 
Commercial Bank, Thomasville, Georgia; Commercial Bank and Trust Co. of 
Troup County, LaGrange, Georgia; Security Bank and Trust Co., Albany, 
Georgia; Sumter Bank and Trust Company, Americus, Georgia; The Coastal 
Bank of Georgia, Brunswick, Georgia; First State Bank and Trust Co., 
Valdosta, Georgia; Bank of Hazlehurst, Hazlehurst, Georgia; Citizens 
Bank and Trust Co. of West Georgia, Carrolton, Georgia; Cohutta Banking 
Company, Chatsworth, Georgia; Bank of Coweta, Newnan, Georgia; First 
Community Bank of Tifton, Tifton, Georgia; The National Bank of Walton 
County, Monroe, Georgia; CB&T Bank of Middle Georgia, Warner Robins, 
Georgia; Sea Island Bank, Statesboro, Georgia; Citizens First Bank, 
Rome, Georgia; The Citizens Bank of Cochran, Cochran, Georgia; The 
Citizens Bank, Fort Valley, Georgia; Athens First Bank and Trust Co., 
Athens, Georgia; Peachtree National Bank, Peachtree City, Georgia; Bank 
of Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida; The Quincy State Bank, Quincy, 
Florida; The Tallahassee State Bank, Tallahassee, Florida; Vanguard 
Bank and Trust Company, Valparaiso, Florida; First Coast Community 
Bank, Fernandina Beach, Florida; First Commercial Bank, Birmingham, 
Alabama; First Commercial Bank of Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama; 
First National Bank of Jasper, Jasper, Alabama; Sterling Bank, 
Montgomery, Alabama; Fort Rucker National Bank, Fort Rucker, Alabama; 
The Bank of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; and CB&T Bank of Russell 
County, Phoenix City, Alabama.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice 
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
    1. HF Limited Partnership, Marshall, Missouri; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 49.85 percent of the voting shares of Wood 
& Huston Bancorporation, Inc., Marshall, Missouri; and thereby 
indirectly acquire South East Missouri Bank, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; 
Missouri Southern Bank, West Plains, Missouri; and Wood and Huston 
Bank, Marshall, Missouri.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 7, 
1994.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-25444 Filed 10-13-94; 8:45 am]
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