Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 24 / Wednesday, February 5, 1997 / Notices 5411

Reserve Bank indicated. Once the

notices have been accepted for

processing, they will also 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 February 20, 1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(James A. Bluemle, Vice President) 230

South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois

60690-1413:

1. Randolph S. Miles, Antioch,

Illinois; to retain 35.88 percent of the

shares of Antioch Holding Company,

Antioch, Illinois, and thereby indirectly

retain share of State Bank of The Lakes,

Antioch, Illinois.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, January 31, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–2862 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

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). 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 28,

1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(James A. Bluemle, Vice President) 230

South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois

60690-1413:

1. Pioneer Bancorp, Inc., Auburndale,

Wisconsin; to become a bank holding

company by acquiring 98.2 percent of

the voting shares of Pioneer State Bank,

Auburndale, Wisconsin.

2. The Connor Trusts, Marshfield,

Wisconsin; to become a bank holding

company by acquiring 36.84 percent of

the voting shares of Pioneer Bancorp,

Inc., Auburndale, Wisconsin, and

thereby indirectly acquire Pioneer State

Bank, Auburndale, Wisconsin.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-

2034:

1. Marshfield Investment Company,

Springfield, Missouri; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of

Metropolitan Bancshares, Inc.,

Springfield, Missouri, and thereby

indirectly acquire Metropolitan National

Bank, Springfield, Missouri.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

(Genie D. Short, Vice President) 2200

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-

2272:

1. Krum Holdings, L.L.C., Krum,

Texas; to become a bank holding

company by acquiring 1.0 percent of the

voting shares of Porter Holdings, Ltd.,

Krum, Texas.

In connection with this application

Porter Holdings, Ltd., has also applied

to become a bank holding company by

acquiring 69.16 percent of the voting

shares of Farmers & Merchants State

Bank, Krum, Texas.

2. Eagle Bancshares, Inc., Fairfield,

Texas; to become a bank holding

company by acquiring 100 percent of

the voting shares of Fairfield Holdings,

Inc., Fairfield, Texas, and thereby

indirectly acquire First National Bank of

Fairfield, Fairfield, Texas.

In connection with this application,

Fairfield Holdings, Inc., Fairfield, Texas,

has also applied to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of First

National Bank of Fairfield, Fairfield,

Texas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, January 30, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–2762 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

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). 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 March 3, 1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Richmond (Lloyd W. Bostian, Jr., Senior

Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street,

Richmond, Virginia 23261-4528:

1. Tri-County Financial Corporation,

Waldorf, Maryland; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of

Community Bank of Tri-County,