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[FR Doc No: 94-12719]


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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

AJJ Bancorp, Inc., et al.; Formations of; Acquisitions by; and 
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

    The companies listed in this notice have applied for the Board's 
approval under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 
1842) and Sec.  225.14 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.14) to 
become a bank holding company or to acquire a bank or bank holding 
company. The factors that are considered in acting on the applications 
are set forth in section 3(c) of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)).
    Each application is available for immediate inspection at the 
Federal Reserve Bank indicated. Once the application has been accepted 
for processing, it will also be available for inspection at the offices 
of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views 
in writing to the Reserve Bank or to the offices of the Board of 
Governors. Any comment on an application that requests a hearing must 
include a statement of why a written presentation would not suffice in 
lieu of a hearing, identifying specifically any questions of fact that 
are in dispute and summarizing the evidence that would be presented at 
a hearing.
    Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these 
applications must be received not later than June 17, 1994.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. AJJ Bancorp, Inc., Elkader, Iowa; to become a bank holding 
company by acquiring 92.5 percent of the voting shares of Central State 
Bank, Elkader, Iowa.
    2. Bank of Montreal, Toronto, Ontario; Bankmont Financial Corp., 
Wilmington, Delaware; and Harris Bankmont, Inc., Chicago, Illinois; to 
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Suburban Bancorp, Inc., 
Palatine, Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire Suburban National 
Bank, Aurora, Illinois; Suburban Bank of Barrington, Barrington, 
Illinois; Suburban Bank of Bartlet, Bartlet, Illinois; Suburban Bank of 
Cary-Grove, Cary, Illinois; Suburban National Bank of Elk Grove 
Village, Elk Grove, Illinois; Marengo State Bank, Marengo, Illinois; 
Suburban Bank of Oakbrook Terrace, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois; Suburban 
National Bank of Palatine, Palatine, Illinois; Suburban Bank of Rolling 
Meadows, Rolling Meadows, Illinois; Suburban Bank of Hoffman-
Schaumburg, Schaumburg, Illinois; Suburban Bank of Westbrook, 
Westchester, Illinois; Woodstock Acquisition Corp., Chicago, Illinois; 
The State Bank of Woodstock, Woodstock, Illinois; Huntley Acquisition 
Corp., Huntley, Illinois; and State Bank of Huntley, Aurora, Illinois.
    In connection with this application, Harris Bankmont, Inc., 
Chicago, Illinois, has also applied to become a bank holding company by 
acquiring Suburban Bancorp, Inc., Palatine, Illinois, and its 
subsidiaries.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice 
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
    1. Citizens State Bancshares, Inc., Lankin, North Dakota; to become 
a bank holding company by acquiring 82.08 percent of the voting shares 
of Citizens State Bank of Lankin, Lankin, North Dakota.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Central Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas; to acquire 100 percent 
of the voting shares of Lee County National Bank, Giddings, Texas.
    D. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, 
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105:
    1. Charter Bancorporation, Newport, Minnesota; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of First 
Buffalo Holding Company, Scottsdale, Arizona, and thereby indirectly 
acquire Bank of Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 19, 1994.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-12719 Filed 5-24-94; 8:45 am]
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