[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 3403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1021]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Fifth Third Bancorp, 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 February 10, 1995.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (John J. Wixted, Jr., Vice 
President) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101:
    1. Fifth Third Bancorp, Cincinnati, Ohio; to acquire 100 percent of 
the voting shares of Fifth Third Bank of Northeastern Ohio, Cleveland, 
Ohio.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice 
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
    1. Norwest Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of First American National Bank, Chandler, 
Arizona.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice 
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
    1. MNB Bancshares, Inc., Manhattan, Kansas; to merge with Auburn 
Security Bancshares, Inc., Auburn, Kansas, and thereby indirectly 
acquire The Security State Bank, Auburn, Kansas.
    2. State Bank Employees Stock Ownership Plan, Hoxie, Kansas; to 
become a bank holding company by acquiring 45 percent of the voting 
shares of Prairie State Bancshares, Inc., Hoxie, Kansas, and thereby 
indirectly acquire Hoxie Bank, Hoxie, Kansas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 10, 
1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-1021 Filed 1-13-95; 8:45 am]
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