Banks and bank holding companies: Change in bank control,

[Federal Register: December 18, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 242)]

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Sec. 225.41 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the office of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than January 2, 2008.

1. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (David Tatum, Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309:

1. Donald V. Watkins, Miami Beach, Florida, and Donald V. Watkins, Jr., Birmingham, Alabama; to acquire voting shares of Alamerica BancCorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Alamerica Bank, both of Birmingham, Alabama.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 13, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. E7-24480 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210-01-S