[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 67 (Monday, April 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 18799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7184]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or 
Bank Holding Companies

    The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank 
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Sec. [thinsp]225.41 of the Board's 
Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank holding company. 
The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth 
in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
    The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal 
Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for 
inspection at the office of the Board of Governors. Interested persons 
may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for 
that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must 
be received not later than April 22, 2008.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Todd Offenbacker, Assistant 
Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001:
    1. Robert I. Guenthner, Newton, Kansas, and Ivan D. Knudsen, 
Wichita, Kansas, as co-trustees of the V. Jerry Blue Master Trust; to 
acquire control of Republic Financial Corporation, and thereby 
indirectly acquire control of Southwest National Bank, both in Wichita, 
Kansas.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (W. Arthur Tribble, Vice 
President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Laura Lankford, West, Texas; George B. Graves, Jr., and Sarah 
Lou Bracken, both of Waco, Texas; to acquire voting shares of West 
Bancshares, Inc., West, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire voting 
shares of Pointwest Bank, West, Texas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 2, 2008.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E8-7184 Filed 4-4-08; 8:45 am]
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