[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 240 (Thursday, December 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 64165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30439]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Fulton Financial 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 January 10, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior 
Vice President) 100 North 6th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105:
    1. Fulton Financial Corporation, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; to merge 
with Gloucester County Bankshares, Inc., Woodbury, New Jersey, and 
thereby indirectly acquire The Bank of Gloucester County, The Deptford 
Township, New Jersey.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (John J. Wixted, Jr., Vice 
President) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101:
    1. Pittsburgh Home Financial Corp., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; to 
become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting 
shares of Pittsburgh Home Savings Bank, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
    1. FABP Bancshares, Inc., Pensacola, Florida; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of First 
American Bank of Pensacola, N.A., Pensacola, Florida.
    D. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Crestmark Bancorp, Inc., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Crestmark Bank, Troy, Michigan (in organization).
    E. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice 
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
    1. Baxter Bancshares, Inc., Baxter Springs, Kansas; to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
The Baxter State Bank, Baxter Springs, Kansas, and 24.99 percent of the 
voting shares of People's National Bank, Seneca, Missouri (in 
organization).
    F. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc., San Antonio, Texas, and The New 
Galveston Company, Wilmington, Delaware; to acquire 100 percent of the 
voting shares of Park National Bank of Houston, Houston, Texas.
    2. Sabine Bancshares, Inc., Many, Louisiana; to merge with First 
Community Bancshares, Inc., Winnfield, Louisiana, and thereby 
indirectly acquire Winn Bancshares, Inc., Winnfield, Louisiana, and 
First Community Bank, Winnfield, Louisiana.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 8, 
1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-30439 Filed 12-13-95; 8:45 am]
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