[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 35748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16899]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Marblehead 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 August 4, 1995.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (John J. Wixted, Jr., Vice 
President) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101:
    1. Marblehead Bancorp, Marblehead, Ohio; to become a bank holding 
company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of The Marblehead 
Bank, Marblehead, Ohio.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Lloyd W. Bostian, Jr., Senior 
Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261:
    1. United Bankshares, Inc., Charleston, West Virginia; to acquire 
100 percent of voting shares of First Commercial Bank, Arlington, 
Virginia.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
    1. Barnett Banks, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida; to acquire 100 
percent of voting shares of Community Bank of the Islands, Sanibel, 
Florida.
    D. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Colfax Bancshares, Inc., Colfax, Iowa; to acquire 100 percent of 
voting shares of Maxwell Bancorporation, Maxwell, Iowa, and thereby 
indirectly acquire Maxwell State Bank, Maxwell, Iowa.
    2. Shorebank Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; to acquire 100 percent 
of voting shares of U.S. Bank of Southwest Washington, Vancouver, 
Washington.
    E. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
    1. First Commercial Corporation, Little Rock, Arkansas; to acquire 
100 percent of voting shares of West-Ark Bancshares, Inc., Clarksville, 
Arkansas, and thereby indirectly acquire Arkansas State Bank, 
Clarksville, Arkansas.
    F. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice 
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
    1. Norwest Corporation, Minneapolis Minnesota; to acquire 100 
percent of voting shares of State National Bank, El Paso, Texas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 5, 1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-16899 Filed 7-10-95; 8:45 am]
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