[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 7770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3236]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
F & M National 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 March 6, 1995.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Lloyd W. Bostian, Jr., Senior
Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261:
1. F & M National Corporation, Winchester, Virginia; to acquire 100
percent of the voting shares of Bank of the Potomac, Inc., Herndon,
Virginia.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President)
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
1. Community Group, Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee; to acquire 100
percent of the voting shares of Etowah Bancing Company, Etowah,
Tennessee, and thereby acquire Southern United Bank of McMinn County,
Etowah, Tennessee.
2. Greater Rome Bancshares, Inc., Rome, Georgia; to become a bank
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of
Greater Rome Bank, Rome Georgia, a de novo bank.
C. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
1. AMCORE Financial, Inc., Rockford, Illinois; to acquire 100
percent of the voting shares of NBM Bancorp, Inc., Mendota, Illinois,
and thereby indirectly acquire First National Bank of Peru, Peru,
Illinois, and National Bank of Mendota, Mendota, Illinois.
D. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
1. Otto Bremer Foundation and Bremer Financial Corporation, both of
St. Paul, Minnesota; to merge with Morris State Bancorporation, Morris,
Minnesota, and thereby indirectly acquire Morris State Bank, Morris,
Minnesota.
E. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
1. American State Bank ESOP, Broken Bow, Oklahoma; to become a bank
holding company by acquiring 37.04 percent of the voting shares of
American State Bancshares, Inc., Broken Bow, Oklahoma, and thereby
indirectly acquire American State Bank, Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
2. Overland Bancorp, Inc., Belton, Missouri; to become a bank
holding company by acquiring 80 percent of the voting shares of Bank of
Belton, Belton, Missouri.
F. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President)
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
1. Gulf Southwest Nevada Bancorp, Inc., Reno, Nevada; and Gulf
Southwest Bancorp, Inc., Houston, Texas to acquire 100 percent of the
voting shares of Texas Gulf Coast Bancorp, Inc., Houston, Texas, and
thereby indirectly acquire First Bank Mainland, LaMarque, Texas; First
Bank Pearland, Pearland, Texas; and Texas City Bank, Texas City, Texas.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 3,
1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-3236 Filed 2-8-95; 8:45 am]
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