[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 725-726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-332]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Associated Banc-Corp., 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 February 2, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Associated Banc-Corp., Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Associated 
Banc-Shares, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin; to acquire, by merger, 100 
percent of the voting shares of Greater Columbia Bancshares, Inc., 
Portage, Wisconsin, and thereby indirectly acquire The First National 
Bank of Portage, Portage, Wisconsin.
    2. First Capital Bankshares, Inc., Peoria, Illinois, a de vovo 
bank; to become a bank holding company by 

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acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of First Capital Bank, 
Peoria, Illinois (in organization).
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, 
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105:
    1. First Hawaiian, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii; to acquire 100 percent 
of the voting shares of Pacific One Bank, Portland, Oregon, a de novo 
bank.
    2. ValliCorp Holdings, Inc., Fresno, California; to merge with 
CoBank Financial Corporation, San Luis Obispo, California, and thereby 
indirectly acquire Commerce Bank of San Luis Obispo, National 
Association, San Luis Obispo, California.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 4, 
1996.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-332 Filed 1-9-96; 8:45 am]
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