[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 222 (Thursday, November 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 71344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29695]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank 
or Bank Holding Company

    The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank 
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Sec.  225.41 of the Board's 
Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of 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 offices 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
    Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding the applications must be 
received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of 
Governors not later than December 2, 2011.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (William Lang, Senior Vice 
President) 100 North 6th Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105-1521:
    1. Arthur J. Kania, St. Davids, Pennsylvania; to acquire voting 
shares of Franklin Security Bancorp, Inc., Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, 
and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Franklin Security Bank, 
Plains Township, Pennsylvania.
    2. W. Kirk Wycoff, Ira M. Lubert, and James J. Lynch, all of 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; collectively to acquire voting shares of 
Continental Bank Holdings, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting 
shares of Continental Bank, both in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Chapelle Davis, Assistant Vice 
President) 1000 Peachtree Street NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30309:
    1. Richard D. Ross, Leesville, Louisiana; to retain control of 
Merchants & Farmers Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly retain 
control of Merchants & Farmers Bank & Trust Company, both in Leesville, 
Louisiana.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 14, 
2011.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2011-29695 Filed 11-16-11; 8:45 am]
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