[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 3896-3897] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-1938] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 February 23, 1998. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Jeffery Hirsch, Banking Supervisor) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-2566: 1. Banc One Corporation, Columbus, Ohio; to acquire and thereby merge with [[Page 3897]] First Commerce Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana, and thereby indirectly acquire First National Bank of Commerce, New Orleans, Louisiana; City National Bank of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Rapides Bank & Trust Company in Alexandria, Alexandria, Louisiana; The First National Bank of Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana; The First National Bank of Lake Charles, Lake Charles, Louisiana; Central Bank, Monroe, Louisiana; and First United Bank of Farmerville, Farmerville, Louisiana. In connection with this application, Applicant also has applied to acquire First Commerce Service Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana, and thereby engage in providing data processing and data transmission services, facilities, data bases, advice and access to such services, facilities, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(14) of the Board's Regulation Y. B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2034: 1. First United Bancshares, Inc., El Dorado, Arkansas; to merge with First Republic Bancshares, Inc., Rayville, Louisiana, and thereby indirectly acquire First Republic Bank, Rayville, Louisiana. 2. Unity Bancshares, L.L.C., St. John, Missouri; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 60.1 percent of the voting shares of St. Johns Bancshares, Inc., St. John, Missouri, and thereby indirectly acquire St. Johns Bank and Trust Company, St. John, Missouri. C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001: 1. AmCorp Financial Inc., Ardmore, Oklahoma; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of First State Bank, Morton, Texas. In addition, the bank's main office will be relocated to Keller, Texas, and the bank will be renamed American Bank, Keller, Texas. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 22, 1998. Jennifer J. Johnson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 98-1938 Filed 1-26-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-F