[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 42 (Friday, March 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 8065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4770]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding 
Companies

    The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for 
approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 
Sec.  1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all 
other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding 
company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, 
or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all 
of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding 
company, including the companies listed below.
    The applications listed below, as well as other related filings 
required by the Board, are 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 on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. Sec.  
1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking 
company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the 
nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC 
Act, including whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company can 
``reasonably be expected to produce benefits to the public, such as 
greater convenience, increased competition, or gains in efficiency, 
that outweigh possible adverse effects, such as undue concentration of 
resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interests, or 
unsound banking practices'' (12 U.S.C.      Sec. 1843). Any request for 
a hearing must be accompanied by a statement of the reasons a written 
presentation would not suffice in lieu of a hearing, identifying 
specifically any questions of fact that are in dispute, summarizing the 
evidence that would be presented at a hearing, and indicating how the 
party commenting would be aggrieved by approval of the proposal. Unless 
otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the 
United States.
    Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these 
applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the 
offices of the Board of Governors not later than March 25, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
    1. Crawford Financial Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana; to become 
a bank holding company by acquiring 71.38 percent of the voting shares 
of Marengo State Bank, Marengo, Indiana.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice 
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
    1. The Stuart Family Partnership, Lincoln, Nebraska; The Catherine 
Stuart Schmoker Family Partnership, Lincoln, Nebraska; The James 
Stuart, Jr. Family Partnership, Lincoln, Nebraska; The Scott Stuart 
Family Partnership, Lincoln, Nebraska; First Commerce Bancshares, Inc., 
Lincoln, Nebraska, and National Bank of Commerce Trust and Savings 
Association, Lincoln, Nebraska, as trustees, to control 5.2 percent of 
the voting shares of First State Bank, Randolph, Nebraska and 14.1 
percent of the voting shares of Bank of Bertrand, Bertrand, Nebraska.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Outsource Capital Group, Inc., Lubbock, Texas; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Outsource Delaware Capital Group, Inc., Dover, Delaware, and thereby 
indirectly acquire First Bank & Trust Co. White Deer, Texas
    In addition with this application, Outsource Delaware Capital 
Group, Inc., Dover, Delaware, also has applied to become a bank holding 
company by acquiring at least 88.4 percent of the voting shares of 
First Bank & Trust Co., White Deer, Texas.
    In connection with this application, Outsource Capital Group, Inc., 
Lubbock, Texas, has also applied to engage in through its subsidiary, 
Outsource Capital Group, Inc., d/b/a Outsource Lease, Lubbock, Texas, 
in leasing activities, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(5) of the Board's 
Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 26, 
1996.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-4770 Filed 2-29-96; 8:45 am]
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