[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 41 (Monday, March 3, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 9431-9432] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-5118] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 9432]] 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. 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 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. 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 March 27, 1997. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Robert M. Brady, Vice President) 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02106-2204: 1. Alliance Bancorp of New England, Inc., Vernon, Connecticut; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Tolland Bank, Tolland, Connecticut. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior Vice President) 100 North 6th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105- 1521: 1. Harris Financial MHC, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Harris Financial Inc., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and thereby indirectly acquire Harris Savings Bank, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In connection with this application, Harris Financial, Inc. also has applied to become a bank holding company. C. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272: 1. Texas Financial Bancorporation, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Delaware Financial Bancorporation, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Austin County Bancshares, Inc., Bellville, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Austin County Bancshares-Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware, and Austin County State Bank, Bellville, Texas. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 25, 1997. Jennifer J. Johnson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 97-5118 Filed 2-28-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-F