Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies, 12175 [2015-05220]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 44 / Friday, March 6, 2015 / Notices PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: (202) 694–1220. Shawn Woodhead Werth, Secretary and Clerk of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2015–05441 Filed 3–4–15; 04:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6715–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 shares of 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 offices 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 March 23, 2015. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Jacquelyn K. Brunmeier, Assistant Vice President) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480–0291: 1. Merchants Financial Group, Inc., Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Winona, Minnesota; to retain voting shares of Merchants Financial Group, Inc., Winona, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Merchants Bank, National Association, Winona, Minnesota. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198–0001: 1. Justine Hurry, Glenbrook, Nevada; to acquire control of Premier Bank, Denver, Colorado. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 2, 2015. Michael J. Lewandowski, Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2015–05182 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:59 Mar 05, 2015 Jkt 235001 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 April 2, 2015. A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Yvonne Sparks, Community Development Officer), P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, Missouri 63166–2034: 1. BancorpSouth, Inc., Tupelo, Mississippi; to merge with Central Community Corporation, Temple, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire First State Bank Central Texas, Austin, Texas. 2. BancorpSouth, Inc., Tupelo, Mississippi; to acquire, through merger, Ouachita Bancshares Corporation, and thereby indirectly acquire Ouachita Independent Bank, both in Monroe, Louisiana. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice President), 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198–0001: 1. Ironhorse Financial Group, Inc., Muskogee, Oklahoma; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Benefit Bank, Fort Smith, Arkansas. PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 12175 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 3, 2015. Michael J. Lewandowski, Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2015–05220 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Notice of Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities The companies listed in this notice have given notice under section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y, (12 CFR part 225) to engage de novo, or to acquire or control voting securities or assets of a company, including the companies listed below, that engages either directly or through a subsidiary or other company, in a nonbanking activity that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has determined by Order to be closely related to banking and permissible for bank holding companies. Unless otherwise noted, these activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Each notice is available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notice also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the question whether the proposal complies with the standards of section 4 of the BHC Act. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding the applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than March 23, 2015. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198–0001: 1. NebraskaLand Financial Services, Inc., North Platte, Nebraska; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of NFS Holdings LLC, North Platte, Nebraska, and to continue to engage in lending and servicing of loans, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(1). Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 2, 2015. Michael J. Lewandowski, Associate Secretary of the Board. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 2015)]
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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 April 2, 2015.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Yvonne Sparks, Community 
Development Officer), P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034:
    1. BancorpSouth, Inc., Tupelo, Mississippi; to merge with Central 
Community Corporation, Temple, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire 
First State Bank Central Texas, Austin, Texas.
    2. BancorpSouth, Inc., Tupelo, Mississippi; to acquire, through 
merger, Ouachita Bancshares Corporation, and thereby indirectly acquire 
Ouachita Independent Bank, both in Monroe, Louisiana.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Dennis Denney, Assistant 
Vice President), 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001:
    1. Ironhorse Financial Group, Inc., Muskogee, Oklahoma; to acquire 
100 percent of the voting shares of Benefit Bank, Fort Smith, Arkansas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 3, 2015.
Michael J. Lewandowski,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2015-05220 Filed 3-5-15; 8:45 am]
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