[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 204 (Monday, October 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 54376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26124]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Peoples Holding Corporation, 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 November 13, 1995.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Peoples Holding Corporation, Minden, Louisiana; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of First State Bank & Trust Company, Plain 
Dealing, Louisiana.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, 
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105:
    1. Valley Bancorp, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona; to become a bank holding 
company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Valley Bank of 
Arizona, Pheonix, Arizona a de novo bank.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 13, 
1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-26124 Filed 10-20-95; 8:45 am]
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