[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 48955-48956] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-23731] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 October 11, 1996. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303: 1. Smoky Mountain Bancorp, Inc., Gatlinburg, Tennessee; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of BankFirst, Knoxville, Tennessee. 2. Upson Bankshares, Inc., Thomaston, Georgia; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Bank of Upson, Thomaston, Georgia. 3. Wilson Bank Holding Company, Lebanon, Tennessee; to acquire 50 percent of the voting shares of Community Bank of Smith County, Carthage, Tennessee (in organization). B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166: 1. Union Illinois Company Employee Stock Ownership Trust, Swansea, Illinois; to retain an additional 1.90 percent, for a total of 33.10 percent, of the voting shares of Union Illinois Company, Swansea, Illinois, and thereby indirectly retain State Bank of Jerseyville, Jerseyville, Illinois, and Union Bank of Illinois, Swansea, Illinois. C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198: 1. FirstBank Holding Company of Colorado ESOP, Lakewood, Colorado; to acquire 26.7 percent of the voting shares of FirstBank Holding Company of Colorado, Lakewood, Colorado, and thereby indirectly acquire FirstBank of Arvada, N.A., Arvada, Colorado; FirstBank of Aurora, N.A., Aurora, Colorado; FirstBank of Avon, Avon, Colorado; FirstBank of Boulder, N.A., Boulder, Colorado; FirstBank of Breckenridge, N.A., Breckenridge, Colorado; FirstBank of Douglas County, N.A., Castle Rock, Colorado; FirstBank of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado; FirstBank of Cherry Creek, N.A., Denver, Colorado; FirstBank of Denver, N.A., Denver, Colorado; FirstBank of Longmont, Longmont, Colorado; FirstBank of Northern Colorado, Fort Collins, Colorado; FirstBank of Tech Center, N.A., Englewood, Colorado; FirstBank of Colorado, N.A., Lakewood, Colorado; FirstBank of South Jeffco, Littleton, Colorado; FirstBank of Lakewood, N.A, Lakewood, Colorado; First Bank of Littleton, N.A., Littleton, Colorado; FirstBank of Arapahoe County, N.A., Littleton, Colorado; FirstBank of Silverthorne, N.A., Silverthorne, Colorado; FirstBank of Vail, Vail, Colorado; FirstBank North, N.A., Westminster, Colorado; FirstBank of Wheat Ridge, N.A., Wheat Ridge, Colorado; and FirstBank, N.A., Palm Desert, California. 2. Nolte Family Limited Partnership, Kenesaw, Nebraska; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 35 percent of the voting shares of First Kenesaw Company, Kenesaw, Nebraska, and thereby indirectly acquire Adams County Bank, Kenesaw, Nebraska. In connection with this application, Nolte Family Partnership has also applied to engage through First Kenesaw Company, in the sale of general insurance in towns less than 5,000 in population, pursuant to Sec. 225.25(b)(8)(iii) of the Board's Regulation Y. D. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272: 1. First Baird Bancshares, Inc., Baird, Texas, First Baird Bancshares of Delaware, Inc., Dover, Delaware, Weatherford Bancshares, Inc., Weatherford, Texas, and First Weatherford Bancshares, Inc., Weatherford, Texas; to acquire 88.81 percent of the voting shares of First Munday Bancshares, Inc., Munday, [[Page 48956]] Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire First Munday Bancshares of Delaware, Inc., Munday, Texas, and First National Bank in Munday, Munday, Texas. 2. Paradigm Bancorporation, Inc., Houston, Texas; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Paradigm Delaware Bancorporation, Inc., Dover, Delaware, and thereby indirectly acquire Woodcreek Bank, Houston, Texas. In connection with this application, Paradigm Delaware Bancorporation, Inc., Dover, Delaware, has also applied to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Woodcreek Bank, Houston, Texas. E. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105: 1. Humboldt Bancorp, Eureka, California; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Humboldt Bank Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada (in organization). Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 11, 1996. Jennifer J. Johnson Deputy Secretary of the Board [FR Doc. 96-23731 Filed 9-16-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-F