[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 202 (Thursday, October 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 54208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26623]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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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 November 8, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Liberty Financial Corporation, West Des Moines, Iowa; to become 
a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
B & K Bancorporation, West Des Moines, Iowa, and thereby indirectly 
acquire Liberty Bank & Trust Company, Bloomfield, Iowa; Winnebago 
County Bancorporation, West Des Moines, Iowa, and thereby indirectly 
acquire Liberty Bank & Trust Company, Forest City, Iowa; L.B.T. 
Bancorporation, West Des Moines, Iowa, and thereby indirectly acquire 
Liberty Bank & Trust Company, Lake Mills, Iowa; First Liberty Bancorp., 
West Des Moines, Iowa, and thereby indirectly acquire Liberty Bank & 
Trust, Mason City, Iowa; BW3 Bancorporation, West Des Moines, Iowa, and 
thereby indirectly acquire Liberty Bank & Trust Company, NA, 
Pocahontas, Iowa; I.S.B. Bancorporation, Inc., West Des Moines, Iowa, 
and thereby indirectly acquire Liberty Bank & Trust Company, Woodbine, 
Iowa; A.B.C. Bancorporation, Inc., Tucson, Arizona, and thereby 
indirectly acquire and Liberty Bank & Trust Company, Tucson, Arizona.
    In connection with this application, Applicant also has applied to 
acquire L.S.B. Bancorp., West Des Moines, Iowa, and thereby indirectly 
acquire Liberty Savings Bank, FSB, Johnston, Iowa; Liberty Loan Store, 
West Des Moines, Iowa; Liberty Mortgage Company, West Des Moines, Iowa; 
and Liberty Leasing Company, West Des Moines, Iowa, and thereby engage 
in operating a savings association, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(9) of 
the Board's Regulation Y; in making and servicing loans, pursuant to 
Sec.  225.25(b)(1) of the Board's Regulation Y; in consumer finance 
counseling, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(20) of the Board's Regulation 
Y; in arranging commercial real estate equity financing, pursuant to 
Sec.  225.25(b)(14) of the Board's Regulation Y; and in leasing 
personal and real property, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b) of the Board's 
Regulation Y.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
    1. Albany Bancorp, Inc., Albany, Kentucky; to acquire 100 percent 
of the voting shares of First National Bancorp of Columbia, Inc., 
Columbia, Kentucky, and thereby indirectly acquire First National Bank 
of Columbia, Columbia, Kentucky.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 10, 
1996.
Jennifer J. Johnson
Deputy Secretary of the Board
[FR Doc. 96-26623 Filed 10-16-96; 8:45 am]
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