[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 9841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4225]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

First Mariner 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 March 17, 1995.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Lloyd W. Bostian, Jr., Senior 
Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261:
    1. First Mariner Bancorp (formerly MarylandsBank Corp.), Towson, 
Maryland; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of 
the voting shares of First Mariner Bank (formerly MarylandsBank, FSB), 
Towson, Maryland.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Capitol Bancorp, Ltd., Lansing, Michigan; to acquire 100 percent 
of the voting shares of Grand Haven Bank, Grand Haven, Michigan, a de 
novo bank.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice 
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
    1. First Place Financial Corporation, Farmington, New Mexico; to 
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Western Bank, Gallup, New 
Mexico.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 15, 
1995.
William W. Wiles,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-4225 Filed 2-21-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F