[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-00006]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Fidelity Company, 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 Sec.  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 January 29, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Fidelity Company, Dyersville, Iowa; to become a bank holding 
company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Valley State 
Bank, Guttenberg, Iowa, in organization.
    2. Hamburg Financial, Inc., Hamburg, Iowa; to acquire 100 percent 
of the voting shares of Thurman State Corporation, Lincoln, Nebraska, 
and thereby indirectly acquire United National Bank of Iowa, Sidney, 
Iowa.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
    1. Marine Bancorp, Inc., Springfield, Illinois (formerly Wayne City 
Bancorp, Inc., Springfield, Illinois); to acquire 100 percent of the 
voting shares of Marine Bank Springfield, Springfield, Illinois.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice 
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
    1. Norwest Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of Henrietta Bancshares, Inc., Henrietta, 
Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire The First National Bank of 
Henrietta, Henrietta, Texas, and First State Bank of Hubbard, Hubbard, 
Texas.
    2. Norwest Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of Victoria Bankshares, Inc., Victoria, 
Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Victoria Bank & Trust Company, 
Victoria, Texas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 27, 
1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-00006 Filed 1-2-96; 8:45 am]
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