80 FR 44355 - Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 143 (July 27, 2015)

Page Range		44355-44355
FR Document		2015-18312

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 143 (Monday, July 27, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-18312]


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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 August 21, 2015.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Colette A. Fried, Assistant 
Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
    1. Heartland Financial USA, Inc., Dubuque, Iowa; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of Premier Valley Bank, Fresno, 
California.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Jacquelyn K. Brunmeier, 
Assistant Vice President) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 
55480-0291:
    1. Stearns Financial Services, Inc., Employee Stock Ownership Plan, 
Saint Cloud, Minnesota, to retain and acquire additional voting shares, 
for a total up to 32.48 percent of the voting shares of Stearns 
Financial Services, Inc., Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and thereby 
indirectly increase its control of Stearns Bank National Association, 
Saint Cloud, Minnesota, Stearns Bank of Upsala, National Association, 
Upsala, Minnesota, and Stearns Bank of Holdingford, National 
Association, Holdingford, Minnesota.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 22, 2015.
Michael J. Lewandowski,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
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Reserve Bank indicated. The notices indicated or the offices of the Board of with the standards of section 4 of the
also will be available for inspection at Governors not later than August 21, BHC Act.
the offices of the Board of Governors. 2015. Unless otherwise noted, comments
Interested persons may express their A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago regarding the notices must be received
views in writing to the Reserve Bank (Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice at the Reserve Bank indicated or the
indicated for that notice or to the offices President) 230 South LaSalle Street, offices of the Board of Governors not
of the Board of Governors. Comments Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: later than August 21, 2015.
must be received not later than August 1. Heartland Financial USA, Inc., A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
11, 2015. Dubuque, Iowa; to acquire 100 percent (Prabal Chakrabarti, Senior Vice
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas of the voting shares of Premier Valley President) 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston,
(Robert L. Triplett III, Senior Vice Bank, Fresno, California. Massachusetts 02210–2204:
President) 2200 North Pearl Street, B. Federal Reserve Bank of 1. South Shore Mutual Holding
Dallas, Texas 75201–2272: Minneapolis (Jacquelyn K. Brunmeier, Company, Weymouth, Massachusetts; to
1. Happy Bancshares, Inc., Employee Assistant Vice President) 90 Hennepin acquire Satuit MHC, and indirectly
Stock Ownership Plan with 401(k) Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota acquire Scituate Federal Savings Bank,
Provisions, Vicki Wilmarth, Trustee, 55480–0291: both in Scituate, Massachusetts, and
Amarillo, Texas; to acquire voting thereby engage in operating a savings
1. Stearns Financial Services, Inc.,
shares of Happy Bancshares, Inc., and loan association, pursuant to
Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Saint
Canyon, Texas, and thereby indirectly section 225.28(b)(4)(ii).
Cloud, Minnesota, to retain and acquire
acquire voting shares of Happy State Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
additional voting shares, for a total up
Bank, Happy, Texas. System, July 22, 2015.
to 32.48 percent of the voting shares of
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Stearns Financial Services, Inc., Saint Michael J. Lewandowski,
System, July 22, 2015. Cloud, Minnesota, and thereby Associate Secretary of the Board.
Michael J. Lewandowski, indirectly increase its control of Stearns [FR Doc. 2015–18311 Filed 7–24–15; 8:45 am]
Associate Secretary of the Board. Bank National Association, Saint Cloud, BILLING CODE 6210–01–P
[FR Doc. 2015–18310 Filed 7–24–15; 8:45 am] Minnesota, Stearns Bank of Upsala,
BILLING CODE 6210–01–P National Association, Upsala,
Minnesota, and Stearns Bank of DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Holdingford, National Association, HUMAN SERVICES
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Holdingford, Minnesota.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Centers for Disease Control and
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Prevention
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies System, July 22, 2015.
Michael J. Lewandowski, [60 Day–15–15AWV; Docket No. CDC–2015–
The companies listed in this notice Associate Secretary of the Board. 0060]
have applied to the Board for approval, [FR Doc. 2015–18312 Filed 7–24–15; 8:45 am]
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Proposed Data Collection Submitted
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Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) for Public Comment and
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part Recommendations
225), and all other applicable statutes FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
and regulations to become a bank AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and
holding company and/or to acquire the Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
Notice of Proposals To Engage in or
assets or the ownership of, control of, or and Human Services (HHS).
To Acquire Companies Engaged in
the power to vote shares of a bank or Permissible Nonbanking Activities ACTION: Notice with comment period.
bank holding company and all of the SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease
banks and nonbanking companies The companies listed in this notice
have given notice under section 4 of the Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
owned by the bank holding company, its continuing efforts to reduce public
including the companies listed below. Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.
1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y, (12 burden and maximize the utility of
The applications listed below, as well
CFR part 225) to engage de novo, or to government information, invites the
as other related filings required by the
acquire or control voting securities or general public and other Federal
Board, are available for immediate
assets of a company, including the agencies to take this opportunity to
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
companies listed below, that engages comment on proposed and/or
indicated. The applications will also be
either directly or through a subsidiary or continuing information collections, as
available for inspection at the offices of
other company, in a nonbanking activity required by the Paperwork Reduction
the Board of Governors. Interested
that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y Act of 1995. This notice invites
persons may express their views in
(12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has comment on an information collection
writing on the standards enumerated in
determined by Order to be closely pertaining to the collection of
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
related to banking and permissible for tuberculosis-related information from
proposal also involves the acquisition of
bank holding companies. Unless United States Panel Physicians.
a nonbanking company, the review also
includes whether the acquisition of the otherwise noted, these activities will be DATES: Written comments must be
nonbanking company complies with the conducted throughout the United States. received on or before September 25,
2015.
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standards in section 4 of the BHC Act Each notice is available for inspection
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
noted, nonbanking activities will be The notice also will be available for identified by Docket No. CDC–2015–
conducted throughout the United States. inspection at the offices of the Board of 0060 by any of the following methods:
Unless otherwise noted, comments Governors. Interested persons may • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
regarding each of these applications express their views in writing on the Regulation.gov. Follow the instructions
must be received at the Reserve Bank question whether the proposal complies for submitting comments.

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		80 FR 44355