[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 17362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8258]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


American State Bank ESOP, 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 April 28, 1995.
    A. 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. Mountain Parks Financial Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota; to 
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Financial Holdings, Inc., 
Louisville, Colorado, and thereby indirectly acquire Boulder Valley 
Bank and Trust, Boulder, Colorado, and The Bank of Louisville, 
Louisville, Colorado.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, 
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105:
    1. InterWest Bancorp., Inc., Oak Harbor, Washington; to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
InterWest Savings Bank, Oak Harbor, Washington.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 30, 
1995.
Barbara R. Lowrey,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-8258 Filed 4-4-95; 8:45 am]
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