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[FR Doc No: 94-30930]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

 

Illinois Financial Services, 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 January 9, 1995.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Illinois Financial Services, Chicago, Illinois; to acquire 80 
percent of the voting shares of Alpha Bancorp, Chicago, Illinois. Alpha 
Bancorp, Chicago, Illinois; has applied to become a bank holding 
company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Alpha 
Financial Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, and thereby indirectly 
acquire Archer National Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, and Chicago 
National Bank, Chicago, Illinois.
    2. B.J. Morgan Bancshares, Inc., Morgantown, Indiana; to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
First State Bank, Morgantown, Indiana.
    3. FBOP Corporation, Oak Park, Illinois; to acquire 100 percent of 
the voting shares of North Houston Bank, Houston, Texas.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice 
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
    1. Barry Limited Partnership, Valparaiso, Nebraska; to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring 69.7 percent of the voting shares of 
Valparaiso Enterprises, Inc., Valparaiso, Nebraska, and thereby 
indirectly acquire Oak Creek Valley Bank, Valparaiso, Nebraska.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 12, 
1994.
William W. Wiles,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-30930 Filed 12-15-94; 8:45 am]
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