[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 42251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20677]


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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. 
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. 
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.      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 September 6, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
    1. Whitney Holding Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana; to merge 
with Liberty Holding Company, Pensacola, Florida, and thereby 
indirectly acquire Liberty Bank, Pensacola, Florida.
    2. Whitney Holding Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana; to acquire 
100 percent of the voting shares of Whitney National Bank of Florida, 
Pensacola, Florida, a de novo national bank.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (R. Chris Moore, Senior Vice 
President) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101:
    1. Classic Bancshares, Inc., Ashland, Kentucky; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of First 
Paintsville Bancshares, Inc., Paintsville, Kentucky, and thereby 
indirectly acquire First National Bank of Paintsville, Paintsville, 
Kentucky.
    In connection with this application, Classic Bancshares, Inc., also 
has applied to retain 100 percent of the voting shares of Ashland 
Federal Savings Bank, Ashland, Kentucky, and thereby engage in 
permissible savings association activities pursuant to Sec.  
225.25(b)(9) of the Board's Regulation Y.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
    1. Arvest Bank Group, Inc., Bentonville, Arkansas; to acquire 50 
percent of the voting shares of The Oklahoma National Bank of Duncan, 
Duncan, Oklahoma.
    2. Chester Bancorp, Inc., Chester, Illinois; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Chester National Bank, Chester, Illinois, a proposed de novo bank and 
successor to the conversion of Chester Savings Bank, FSB, Chester, 
Illinois, and Chester National Bank of Missouri, Perryville, Missouri, 
a proposed de novo bank that will purchase the assets and assume the 
liabilities of Chester Savings Bank, FSB, Perryville, Missouri.
    3. First Commercial Corporation, Little Rock, Arkansas; to acquire 
50 percent of the voting shares of The Oklahoma National Bank of 
Duncan, Duncan, Oklahoma.
    4. TRH Oklahoma, Inc., Norman, Oklahoma; to become a bank holding 
company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of The Oklahoma 
National Bank of Duncan, Duncan, Oklahoma.
    D. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Rotan Bancshares, Inc., Rotan, Texas; and Rotan Delaware 
Bancshares, Inc., Dover, Delaware, to become bank holding companies by 
acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of First National Bank, 
Rotan, Texas, a de novo bank.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 8, 
1996.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-20677 Filed 8-13-96; 8:45 am]
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