80 FR 12175 - Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 44 (March 6, 2015)

Page Range		12175-12175
FR Document		2015-05220

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 44 (Friday, March 6, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-05220]


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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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PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: System, March 3, 2015.
(202) 694–1220. Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Michael J. Lewandowski,
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies Associate Secretary of the Board.
Shawn Woodhead Werth,
[FR Doc. 2015–05220 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am]
Secretary and Clerk of the Commission. The companies listed in this notice
BILLING CODE 6210–01–P
[FR Doc. 2015–05441 Filed 3–4–15; 04:15 pm] have applied to the Board for approval,
BILLING CODE 6715–01–P pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part
225), and all other applicable statutes Notice of Proposals To Engage in or
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM and regulations to become a bank To Acquire Companies Engaged in
holding company and/or to acquire the Permissible Nonbanking Activities
Change in Bank Control Notices; assets or the ownership of, control of, or
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or the power to vote shares of a bank or The companies listed in this notice
Bank Holding Company bank holding company and all of the have given notice under section 4 of the
banks and nonbanking companies Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.
The notificants listed below have owned by the bank holding company,
1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y, (12
applied under the Change in Bank including the companies listed below.
CFR part 225) to engage de novo, or to
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and The applications listed below, as well acquire or control voting securities or
§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 as other related filings required by the assets of a company, including the
CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank Board, are available for immediate companies listed below, that engages
or bank holding company. The factors inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank either directly or through a subsidiary or
that are considered in acting on the indicated. The applications will also be other company, in a nonbanking activity
notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of available for inspection at the offices of that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y
the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). the Board of Governors. Interested
(12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has
The notices are available for persons may express their views in
determined by Order to be closely
immediate inspection at the Federal writing on the standards enumerated in
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the related to banking and permissible for
Reserve Bank indicated. The notices bank holding companies. Unless
proposal also involves the acquisition of
also will be available for inspection at otherwise noted, these activities will be
a nonbanking company, the review also
the offices of the Board of Governors. conducted throughout the United States.
includes whether the acquisition of the
Interested persons may express their
nonbanking company complies with the Each notice is available for inspection
views in writing to the Reserve Bank standards in section 4 of the BHC Act at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated.
indicated for that notice or to the offices (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise The notice also will be available for
of the Board of Governors. Comments noted, nonbanking activities will be inspection at the offices of the Board of
must be received not later than March conducted throughout the United States. Governors. Interested persons may
23, 2015.
Unless otherwise noted, comments express their views in writing on the
A. Federal Reserve Bank of regarding each of these applications question whether the proposal complies
Minneapolis (Jacquelyn K. Brunmeier, must be received at the Reserve Bank with the standards of section 4 of the
Assistant Vice President) 90 Hennepin indicated or the offices of the Board of BHC Act.
Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota Governors not later than April 2, 2015. Unless otherwise noted, comments
55480–0291: A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis regarding the applications must be
1. Merchants Financial Group, Inc., (Yvonne Sparks, Community received at the Reserve Bank indicated
Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Development Officer), P.O. Box 442, St. or the offices of the Board of Governors
Winona, Minnesota; to retain voting Louis, Missouri 63166–2034: not later than March 23, 2015.
shares of Merchants Financial Group, 1. BancorpSouth, Inc., Tupelo, A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
Inc., Winona, Minnesota, and thereby Mississippi; to merge with Central City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice
indirectly acquire voting shares of Community Corporation, Temple, President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas
Merchants Bank, National Association, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire City, Missouri 64198–0001:
Winona, Minnesota. First State Bank Central Texas, Austin,
Texas. 1. NebraskaLand Financial Services,
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
Inc., North Platte, Nebraska; to acquire
City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice 2. BancorpSouth, Inc., Tupelo, 100 percent of the voting shares of NFS
President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas Mississippi; to acquire, through merger, Holdings LLC, North Platte, Nebraska,
City, Missouri 64198–0001: Ouachita Bancshares Corporation, and and to continue to engage in lending
1. Justine Hurry, Glenbrook, Nevada; thereby indirectly acquire Ouachita
and servicing of loans, pursuant to
to acquire control of Premier Bank, Independent Bank, both in Monroe,
section 225.28(b)(1).
Denver, Colorado. Louisiana.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 2, 2015.
System, March 2, 2015.
City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice
President), 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas Michael J. Lewandowski,
Michael J. Lewandowski, Associate Secretary of the Board.
City, Missouri 64198–0001:
Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2015–05183 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am]
1. Ironhorse Financial Group, Inc.,
[FR Doc. 2015–05182 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am]
Muskogee, Oklahoma; to acquire 100 BILLING CODE 6210–01–P
BILLING CODE 6210–01–P percent of the voting shares of Benefit
Bank, Fort Smith, Arkansas.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		80 FR 12175