Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 102 / Friday, May 25, 2001 / Notices 28911

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

§ 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 June 12,

2001.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri

63166–2034:

1. Raymond and Ruth Schnake, St.

Peter, Illinois; to retain voting shares of

St. Peter Bancshares, Inc., St. Peter,

Illinois, and thereby indirectly retain

voting shares of First State Bank of St.

Peter, St. Peter, Illinois.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

(W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201–

2272:

1. William James Collier, Post, Texas,

Thomas Curtis Darden, Linda Ann

Lewis, both of Lubbock, Texas, and

Jesse Lee Reese, Ralls, Texas; to acquire

voting shares of Kenco Bancshares, Inc.,

Jayton, Texas, and thereby indirectly

acquire voting shares of Kent County

State Bank, Jayton, Texas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 22, 2001.

Robert deV. Frierson

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 01–13281 Filed 5–24–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S

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

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise

noted, nonbanking activities will be

conducted throughout the United States.

Additional information on all bank

holding companies may be obtained

from the National Information Center

website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.

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 June 18, 2001.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Minneapolis (JoAnne F. Lewellen,

Assistant Vice President) 90 Hennepin

Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota

55480–0291:

1. West End Financial Corp.,

Bessemer, Michigan; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of Gogebic

Range Bank, Bessemer, Michigan, a de

novo bank.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, May 21, 2001.

Robert deV. Frierson

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 01–13179 Filed 5–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S

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

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise

noted, nonbanking activities will be

conducted throughout the United States.

Additional information on all bank

holding companies may be obtained

from the National Information Center

website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.

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 June 22, 2001.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Cynthia C. Goodwin, Vice President)

104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta,

Georgia 30303–2713:

1. Madison Bancshares, Inc., Palm

Harbor, Florida; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of Madison

Bank, Palm Harbor, Florida.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(Phillip Jackson, Applications Officer)

230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60690–1414:

1. Commerce Investments I,

Commerce Investments II and

Commerce Investments III, all located in

Oak Brook Terrace, Illinois; to become

bank holding companies by acquiring

27.9 percent of the voting shares of

Bancshares Holding Corp., Downers

Grove, Illinois, and thereby acquire The

Bank of Commerce, Downers Grove,

Illinois. In connection with these

applications, Bancshares Holding Corp.

has applied to become a bank holding

company by acquiring 100 percent of

the voting shares of The Bank of

Commerce, Downers Grove, Illinois.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

(W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201–

2272:

1. Mason National Bank Employee

Stock Ownership Plan, Mason, Texas; to

become a bank holding company by

acquiring 31.1 percent of the voting

shares of Mason National Bancshares,

Inc., Mason, Texas, and thereby

indirectly acquiring Mason National

Bancshares of Nevada, Carson City,