[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 60101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30198]


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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 December 20, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Robert M. Brady, Vice President) 
600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02106:
    1. BostonFed Bancorp, Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts; to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Broadway Capital Corp., Chelsea, Massachusetts, and thereby indirectly 
acquire The Broadway National Bank of Chelsea, Chelsea, Massachusetts, 
a de novo bank.
    In connection with this application, Applicant also has applied to 
acquire Boston Federal Savings Bank, Burlington, Massachusetts, and 
thereby engage in operating a savings association, pursuant to Sec.  
225.25(b)(9) of the Board's Regulation Y. This activity will be 
conducted in the Boston, Massachusetts metropolitan area.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Old Kent Financial Corporation, Grand Rapids, Michigan; to 
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Old Kent Bank, National 
Association, Jonesville, Michigan.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice 
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
    1. Front Range Bancshares, Inc. , Lakewood, Colorado; to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring at least 80 percent of the voting 
shares of Front Range Bank, Lakewood, Colorado, a de novo bank.
    D. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Central Texas Bankshare Holdings, Inc., Columbus, Texas, and 
Colorado County Investment Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware; both 
to acquire 30 percent of the voting shares of Hill Bancshares Holdings, 
Inc., Weimar, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Hill Bancshares, 
Wilmington, Delaware, and Hill Bank & Trust Company, Weimar, Texas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 21, 
1996.
William W. Wiles,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-30198 Filed 11-25-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F