[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 5401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2933]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Connecticut Bankshares, MHC, 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 March 7, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Robert M. Brady, Vice President) 
600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02106:
    1. Connecticut Bankshares, MHC, Manchester, Connecticut; to become 
a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
The Savings Bank of Manchester, Manchester, Connecticut.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Lloyd W. Bostian, Jr., Senior 
Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261:
    1. Community Bankshares, Inc., Orangeburg, South Carolina; to 
acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Sumter National Bank, 
Sumter, South Carolina (an organizing bank).
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
    1. Westside Financial Corporation, Kennesaw, Georgia; to merge with 
Eastside Holding Corporation, Snellville, Georgia, and thereby 
indirectly acquire The Eastside Bank & Trust Company, Snellville, 
Georgia.
    2. Wilson Bank Holding Company, Lebanon, Tennessee; to acquire 50 
percent of the voting shares of DeKalb Community Bank (formerly named 
DeKalb Bank & Trust), Smithville, Tennessee (in organization). Comments 
regarding this application must be received not later than February 26, 
1996.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 6, 
1996.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-2933 Filed 2-9-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F