Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies, 53453 [E6-14988]

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(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 October 6, 2006. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:03 Sep 08, 2006 Jkt 208001 A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Patrick M. Wilder, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414: 1. ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc., Sparta, Michigan; to merge with Valley Ridge Financial Corp., Kent City, Michigan, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Valley Ridge Bank, Kent City, Michigan. 2. Town Bancshares, Inc., Antioch, Illinois; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Town Community Bank and Trust (formerly Greater North Bank), Antioch, Illinois. B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034: 1. Ashley Bancstock Company, Crossett, Arkansas; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of First Community Bank of Crawford County, Van Buren, Arkansas. 2. St. Elizabeth Bancshares, Inc., Saint Elizabeth, Missouri; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Bank of Freeburg, Freeburg, Missouri. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 6, 2006. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 175 (Monday, September 11, 2006)]
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[FR Doc No: E6-14988]


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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 October 6, 2006.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Patrick M. Wilder, Assistant 
Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
    1. ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc., Sparta, Michigan; to merge 
with Valley Ridge Financial Corp., Kent City, Michigan, and thereby 
indirectly acquire voting shares of Valley Ridge Bank, Kent City, 
Michigan.
    2. Town Bancshares, Inc., Antioch, Illinois; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Town 
Community Bank and Trust (formerly Greater North Bank), Antioch, 
Illinois.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Glenda Wilson, Community 
Affairs Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034:
    1. Ashley Bancstock Company, Crossett, Arkansas; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of First Community Bank of Crawford 
County, Van Buren, Arkansas.
    2. St. Elizabeth Bancshares, Inc., Saint Elizabeth, Missouri; to 
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Bank of Freeburg, Freeburg, 
Missouri.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 6, 
2006.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E6-14988 Filed 9-8-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-S
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