[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 188 (Thursday, September 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 50206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24074]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Greene County Bancshares, 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 October 20, 1995.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
    1. Greene County Bancshares, Inc., Greeneville, Tennessee; to 
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Premier Bancshares, Inc. 
(formerly Niota Bancshares, Inc.), Niota, Tennessee, and thereby 
indirectly acquire Premier Bank of East Tennessee (formerly Bank of 
Niota), Niota, Tennessee.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Thumb Bancorp, Inc., Pigeon, Michigan; to become a bank holding 
company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Thumb National 
Bank and Trust Company, Pigeon, Michigan.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
    1. Union Planters Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of First Bancshares of Eastern Arkansas, 
Inc., West Memphis, Arkansas, and thereby indirectly acquire First 
National Bank in West Memphis, West Memphis, Arkansas.
    2. Union Planters Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of First Bancshares of N.E. Arkansas, 
Inc., Osceola, Arkansas, and thereby indirectly acquire First National 
Bank in Osceola, Osceola, Arkansas.
    D. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice 
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
    1. Metropolitan Bancshares, Inc., Aurora, Colorado; to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Wally Bancorp, Inc., Parker, Colorado, and thereby indirectly acquire 
Community Bank of Parker, Parker, Colorado.
    E. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, 
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105:
    1. Neighborhood Bancorp, San Diego, California; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 50.1 percent of the voting shares of 
Neighborhood Development Bank, National Association (in Organization), 
San Diego, California.
    2. Sacramento Commercial Bancorp, Sacramento, California; to become 
a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Sacramento Commercial Bank, Sacramento, California.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 22, 
1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-24074 Filed 9-27-95; 8:45 am]
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