[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 61823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30374]


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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. The application also will 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. 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 15, 1997.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Lois Berthaume, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-2713:
    1. Compass Bancshares, Inc., and Compass Banks of Texas, Inc., both 
of Birmingham, Alabama, and Compass Bancorporation of Texas, Inc., 
Wilmington, Delaware; to merge with Fidelity Resources Company, 
University Park, Texas, and Fidelity Resources Company of Delaware, 
Wilmington, Delaware, and thereby indirectly acquire Fidelity Bank, 
National Association, University Park, Texas.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Philip Jackson, Applications 
Officer) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1413:
    1. Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc., and First Mutual of 
Richmond, Inc., both of Richmond, Indiana; to become bank holding 
companies by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of First Bank 
of Richmond, Richmond, Indiana.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (D. Michael Manies, 
Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 
64198-0001:
    1. Sundance Bankshares, Inc., Sundance, Wyoming; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Sundance State Bank, Sundance, Wyoming.
    D. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Pat Marshall, Manager of 
Analytical Support, Consumer Regulation Group) 101 Market Street, San 
Francisco, California 94105-1579:
    1. Eggemeyer Advisory Corp., and Castle Creek Capital LLC, Castle 
Creek Capital Partners Fund - I, LP, all of La Jolla, California; to 
acquire up to 24.9 percent of the voting shares of Regency Bancorp, 
Fresno, California, and thereby indirectly acquire Regency Bank, 
Fresno, California.
    In connection with this application, Applicants have also applied 
to acquire Regency Investment Advisors, Fresno, California, and thereby 
engage in financial and investment advisory activities, pursuant to 
Sec.  225.28(b)(6) of the Board's Regulation Y.
    2. InterWest Bancorp, Inc., Oak Harbor, Washington; to merge with 
Puget Sound Bancorp, Inc., Port Orchard, Washington, and thereby 
indirectly acquire First National Bank of Port Orchard, Port Orchard, 
Washington.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 14, 
1997.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 97-30374 Filed 11-18-97; 8:45 am]
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