[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66971-66972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31304]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Banknorth Group, 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 January 19, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Robert M. Brady, Vice President) 
600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02106:
    1. Banknorth Group, Inc., Burlington, Vermont; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of First Massachusetts Bank, N.A., 
Worcester, Massachusetts (in organization).
    2. Beacon Bancorp, Taunton, Massachusetts; to become a bank holding 
company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Bristol County 
Savings Bank, Taunton, Massachusetts.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (John J. Wixted, Jr., Vice 
President) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101:
    1. First Southern Bancorp, Inc., Stanford, Kentucky; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of Casey County Bancorp, Inc., Liberty, 
Kentucky, and thereby indirectly acquire Casey County Bank, Liberty, 
Kentucky.
    2. 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 Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Harbor Springs Financial Corporation, Harbor Springs, Michigan, 
to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Select Bank, Grand 
Rapids, Michigan (in organization).
    D. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
    1. CNB Bancshares, Inc., Evansville, Indiana; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of DuQuoin Bancorp, Inc., DuQuoin, 
Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire DuQuoin National Bank, 
DuQuoin, Illinois.
    E. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice 
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
    1. Bancshares of Nichols Hills, Inc., Ponca City, Oklahoma; to 
become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 

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percent of the voting shares of Bank of Nichols Hills, Oklahoma City, 
Oklahoma (in organization).
    In connection with this application, Pioneer Bancshares, Inc., 
Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Ponca City, Oklahoma, and its 
subsidiary, Pioneer Bancshares, Inc., Ponca City, Oklahoma; have 
applied to become bank holding companies by acquiring 100 percent of 
the voting shares of Bancshares of Nichols Hills, Inc., Oklahoma City, 
Oklahoma, proposed parent of Bank of Nichols Hills, Oklahoma City, 
Oklahoma (in organization).
    2. Platte Valley Bancshares, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, and 
Peoples Bancshares of Schuyler County, Kansas City, Missouri, through 
their subsidiary Lindsey Bancshares, Inc., Harrisonville, Missouri; to 
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Harrisonville Bancshares, 
Inc., Harrisonville, Missouri, and thereby indirectly acquire Allen 
Bank & Trust Co., Harrisonville, Missouri.
    In connection with this application, Peoples Bancshares of Schuyler 
County and Lindsey Bancshares, Inc., also have applied to become bank 
holding companies.
    F. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, 
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105:
    1. FNB Bancorp, Los Angeles, California; to acquire Founders 
National Bank of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Consummation of 
this application must be recevied by January 16, 1996.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 20, 
1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-31304 Filed 12-26-95; 8:45 am]
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