[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 17827-17828] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-9442] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 17828]] 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 May 8, 1997. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1413: 1. Citizens Banking Corporation, Flint, Michigan; to merge with CB Financial Corporation, Jackson, Michigan, and thereby indirectly acquire CB North, Charlevoix, Michigan; City Bank & Trust, Jackson, Michigan; and City Bank, Saint Johns, Michigan. B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2034: 1. Central Bancompany, Inc., Jefferson City, Missouri; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Warrensburg Bancshares, Inc., Warrensburg, Missouri, and thereby indirectly acquire Bank of Warrensburg, Warrensburg, Missouri. C. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001: 1. Midstate Bancorp, Inc., Hinton, Oklahoma; to merge with Binger Agency, Inc., Binger, Oklahoma, and thereby indirectly acquire First Community Bank, Binger, Oklahoma. D. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272: 1. Buffalo Bancorp, Inc., Buffalo, Texas, and Buffalo Corp., Dover, Delaware; to become bank holding companies by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Citizens State Bank, Buffalo, Texas. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 8, 1997. Jennifer J. Johnson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 97-9442 Filed 4-10-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-F