[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 18601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8968]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Compass Bancshares, Inc.; 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 May 5, 1995.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
    1. Compass Bancshares, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama; to merge with The 
American Bancorporation of the South, Merritt Island, Florida, and 
thereby indirectly acquire The American Bank of the South, Merritt 
Island, Florida.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Texas Financial Bancorporation, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota to 
acquire Delaware Financial Bancorporation, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware; 
to become a bank holding company; by acquiring 100 percent of the 
voting shares of First Bank, Houston, Texas.
    2. Midland American Bancshares, Inc., Midland, Texas; and MAB 
Bancshares of Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware to become bank 
holding companies by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Midland American Bank, Midland, Texas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 6, 1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-8968 Filed 4-11-95; 8:45 am]
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