Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 36 / Thursday, February 23, 1995 / Notices 10083

Y (12 CFR 225.21(a)) to acquire or

control voting securities or assets of a

company engaged in a nonbanking

activity that is listed in § 225.25 of

Regulation Y as closely related to

banking and permissible for bank

holding companies, or to engage in such

an activity. Unless otherwise noted,

these activities will be conducted

throughout the United States.

The application is 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

question whether consummation of the

proposal 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.’’ Any request for a

hearing on this question must be

accompanied by a statement of the

reasons a written presentation would

not suffice in lieu of a hearing,

identifying specifically any questions of

fact that are in dispute, summarizing the

evidence that would be presented at a

hearing, and indicating how the party

commenting would be aggrieved by

approval of the proposal.

Comments regarding the application

must be received at the Reserve Bank

indicated or the offices of the Board of

Governors not later than March 8, 1995.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198:

1. Stine Family Partnership, Grand

Island, Nebraska; to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 57.58

percent of the voting shares of United

Nebraska Financial Co., Grand Island,

Nebraska, and thereby indirectly acquire

United Nebraska Bank, Grand Island,

Nebraska.

In connection with this application,

Applicant also has also applied to

acquire Burwell Insurance Agency, Inc.,

Burwell, Nebraska, which is an existing

subsidiary of United Nebraska Financial

Co., and thereby engage in acting as

agent for the sale of general insurance in

a town of less than 5,000, pursuant to

§ 225.25(b)(8)(iii)(A) of the Board’s

Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, February 16, 1995.

William W. Wiles,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 95-4352 Filed 2-22-95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210-01-F

Old Second Bancorp, Inc., et al.;

Formations of; Acquisitions by; and

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

The companies listed in this notice

have applied for the Board’s approval

under section 3 of the Bank Holding

Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1842) and §

225.14 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.14) to become a bank holding

company or to acquire a bank or bank

holding company. The factors that are

considered in acting on the applications

are set forth in section 3(c) of the Act

(12 U.S.C. 1842(c)).

Each application is 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 to the

Reserve Bank or to the offices of the

Board of Governors. Any comment on

an application that requests a hearing

must include a statement of why a

written presentation would not suffice

in lieu of a hearing, identifying

specifically any questions of fact that

are in dispute and summarizing the

evidence that would be presented at a

hearing.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding each of these applications

must be received not later than March

17, 1995.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

(James A. Bluemle, Vice President) 230

South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois

60690:

1. Old Second Bancorp, Inc., Aurora,

Illinois; to acquire 100 percent of the

voting shares of Bank of Sugar Grove,

Sugar Grove, Illinois.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:

1. Golden Bancshares, Inc., Golden,

Illinois; to acquire 100 percent of the

voting shares of Maurice L. Quinn

Properties, Inc., Northbrook, Illinois,

and thereby indirectly acquire Brown

County State Bank, Mount Sterling,

Illinois.

2. Lima Bancshares, Inc., Lima,

Illinois; to acquire at least 81.11 percent

of the voting shares of Wemple State

Bank, Waverly, Illinois.

3. NC Bancorp, Inc., Shepherdsville,

Kentucky; to become a bank holding

company by acquiring 100 percent of

the voting shares of Nelson County

Banking Company, Bardstown,

Kentucky, a de novo bank.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198:

1. Star Valley State Bank, Inc., Afton,

Wyoming; to become a bank holding

company by acquiring 100 percent of

the voting shares of Star Valley State

Bank, Afton, Wyoming (in organization).

D. Federal Reserve Bank of San

Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning,

Director, Bank Holding Company) 101

Market Street, San Francisco, California

94105:

1. Farmington Bancorp, Seattle,

Washington, and Farmington Finance

Corporation, Hong Kong; to become

bank holding companies by acquiring

100 percent of the voting shares of

Farmington Finance State Bank,

Farmington, Washington.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, February 16, 1995.

William W. Wiles,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 95-4351 Filed 2-22-95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210-01-F

Marshall & Iisley Corporation; Notice

of Application to Engage de novo in

Permissible Nonbanking Activities

The company listed in this notice has

filed an application under § 225.23(a)(1)

of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR

225.23(a)(1)) for the Board’s approval

under section 4(c)(8) of the Bank

Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.

1843(c)(8)) and § 225.21(a) of Regulation

Y (12 CFR 225.21(a)) to commence or to

engage de novo, either directly or

through a subsidiary, in a nonbanking

activity that is listed in § 225.25 of

Regulation Y as closely related to

banking and permissible for bank

holding companies. Unless otherwise

noted, such activities will be conducted

throughout the United States.

The application is 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

question whether consummation of the

proposal 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,