[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 8625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5004]



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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 29, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
    1. Acadiana Bancshares, Inc., Lafayette, Louisiana; to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
LBA Savings Bank, Lafayette, Louisiana.
    2. Monticello Bancshares, Inc., Monticello, Georgia; to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Bank of Monticello, Monticello, Georgia.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Capitol Bancorp Ltd., Lansing, Michigan; to acquire 51 percent 
of the voting shares of Bank of Tucson, Tucson, Arizona (in 
organization).
    2. Home Financial Bancorp, Spencer, Indiana; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Owen 
Community Bank, s.b., Spencer, Indiana.
    3. LeMars Bancorporation, Inc., LeMars, Iowa; to merge with 
Brunsville Bancorporation, Inc., Brunsville, Iowa, and thereby 
indirectly acquire First State Bank, Brunsville, Iowa, and to merge 
with Merrill Bancorporation, Inc., Merrill, Iowa; and thereby 
indirectly acquire Farmers State Bank, Merrill, Iowa.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice 
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
    1. Norwest Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of Union Texas Bancorporation, Inc., 
Laredo, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Union National Bank, 
Laredo, Texas.
    D. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice 
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
    1. R. Banking Limited Partnership, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; to 
acquire up to 49.99 percent of the voting shares of BancFirst 
Corporation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and thereby indirectly acquire 
BancFirst, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 28.
William W. Wiles,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-5004 Filed 3-4-96; 8:45 am]
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