[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 2513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1329]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Patapsco Bancorp, 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 February 20, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Lloyd W. Bostian, Jr., Senior 
Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261:
    1. Patapsco Bancorp, Inc., Dundalk, Maryland; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of The 
Patapsco Bank, Dundalk, Maryland. The Patapsco Bank is the proposed 
sucessor by charter conversion of Patapsco Federal Savings and Loan 
Association.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. NBE Bancshares, Inc., Earlville, Illinois; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of Pinnacle Bancshares, Incorporated, Paw 
Paw, Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire State Bank of Paw Paw, 
Illinois, Paw Paw, Illinois.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. West Texas Bancshares, Inc., Kermit, Texas; to merge with 
Monahans Bancshares, Inc., Monahans, Texas, and thereby indirectly 
acquire First State Bank, Monahans, Texas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 22, 
1996.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-1329 Filed 1-25-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F