[Federal Register: June 25, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 122)]
[Notices]               
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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 application also will 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. 
Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained 
from the National Information Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.
    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 July 19, 2002.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Julie Stackhouse, Vice 
President) 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-0291:
    1. Richey Bancorporation, Inc., Glendive, Montana; to acquire 25 
percent of the voting shares of Community First Bancorp, Inc., 
Glendive, Montana, and thereby indirectly acquire Community First Bank, 
Glendive, Montana.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (W. Arthur Tribble, Vice 
President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. First Bancshares of Texas, Inc., Midland, Texas; to become a 
bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
First Midland Nevada Corp., Reno, Nevada, and thereby indirectly 
acquire First National Bank of Midland, Midland, Texas.
    2. Horizons Bancorp, Inc., Monroe, Louisiana; to merge with 
American National Bancshares, Inc., Ruston, Louisiana, and thereby 
indirectly acquire American Bank, N.A., Ruston, Louisiana.
    3. West Financial Inc., El Paso, Texas and Delaware West Financial, 
Inc., Dover, Delaware; to become bank holding companies by acquiring 
100 percent of the voting shares of Bank of the West, El Paso, Texas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 19, 2002.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 02-15932 Filed 6-24-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-S