[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 28614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13360]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Northern Plains Investment, Inc., 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 June 23, 1995.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice 
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
    1. Northern Plains Investment, Inc., Jamestown, North Dakota and 
North Star Holding Company, Jamestown, North Dakota (Bank); to increase 
their ownership of Stutsman County State Bank, Jamestown, North Dakota, 
as a result of a corporate reorganization. North Star will control 100 
percent of Bank after the transaction.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice 
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
    1. Equity Bancshares, Inc., Mulhall, Oklahoma; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 96.6 percent of the voting shares of 
Oklahoma State Bank, Mulhall, Oklahoma.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 25, 1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-13360 Filed 5-31-95; 8:45 am]
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