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[FR Doc No: 94-26607]


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[Federal Register: October 27, 1994]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 

Whitney Holding 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 21, 1994.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
    1. Whitney Holding Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana; to acquire 
100 percent of the voting shares of Whitney Bank of Alabama, Mobile, 
Alabama, a de novo bank.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. First National Independent Bancorp, Inc., La Grange, Illinois, 
and Wesco Investment Company, La Grange, Illinois; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 51 percent of the voting shares of FNBC of 
La Grange, Inc., La Grange, Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire 
Mokena State Bank, Mokena, Illinois; First National Bank of La Grange, 
La Grange, Illinois; and West Chicago State Bank, West Chicago, 
Illinois.
    2. Oak Bancorporation, Oakland, Iowa; to acquire 100 percent of the 
voting shares of Security Bancorp, Stanton, Iowa, and thereby 
indirectly acquire Security State Bank, Stanton, Iowa.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
    1. American Bancshares, Inc., Highland, Illinois; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
American Bank of Illinois in Highland, Highland, Illinois.
    D. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice 
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
    1. Berlau Bancshares, Inc., Prairie Village, Kansas; to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Brooke State Bank, Jewell, Kansas.
    E. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Texas Financial Bancorporation, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota; to 
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of acquire Fulton State, 
Fulton, Illinois; Monmouth Trust and Savings Bank, Monmouth, Illinois; 
Monmouth Financial Services, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota; and First 
National Bank of Rosenberg, Rosenberg, Texas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 21, 
1994.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-26607 Filed 10-26-94; 8:45 am]
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