Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies, 63833 [2012-25512]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 201 / Wednesday, October 17, 2012 / Notices Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 12, 2012. Robert deV. Frierson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2012–25511 Filed 10–16–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 applications 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 (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 November 1, 2012. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: 1. VisionBankshares, Inc., Boone, Iowa; to become a bank holding company by merging with Ogden Bancshares, Inc., Boone, Iowa, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Ames Community Bank, Ames, Iowa. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198–0001: 1. Freeport Bancshares, Inc., Argonia, Kansas; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:49 Oct 16, 2012 Jkt 229001 the voting shares of Freeport State Bank, Harper, Kansas. 2. Legacy Financial, Inc., Johnson, Kansas; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the outstanding voting shares of First National Bank of Syracuse, Syracuse, Kansas. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 12, 2012. Robert deV. Frierson, Secretary of the Board. 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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 63833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25512]


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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 applications 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 (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 November 1, 2012.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Colette A. Fried, Assistant 
Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
    1. VisionBankshares, Inc., Boone, Iowa; to become a bank holding 
company by merging with Ogden Bancshares, Inc., Boone, Iowa, and 
thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Ames Community Bank, Ames, 
Iowa.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Dennis Denney, Assistant 
Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001:
    1. Freeport Bancshares, Inc., Argonia, Kansas; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Freeport State Bank, Harper, Kansas.
    2. Legacy Financial, Inc., Johnson, Kansas; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the outstanding voting 
shares of First National Bank of Syracuse, Syracuse, Kansas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 12, 
2012.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2012-25512 Filed 10-16-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-P

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