Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 67 (Friday, April 6, 2018)

Federal Register Volume 83, Number 67 (Friday, April 6, 2018)

Notices

Pages 14852-14853

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2018-07009

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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 applications 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 (12 U.S.C. 1843). 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 2, 2018.

1. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Mark A. Rauzi, Vice President), 90 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-0291:

1. Viking Financial Corporation, Alexandria, Minnesota; to become a bank holding company by acquiring First State Bank of Ashby, Ashby, Minnesota. In connection with this proposal, the Applicant will retain ownership of its saving association subsidiary, Viking Bank, Alexandria, Minnesota and thereby engage in

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operating a savings association, pursuant to Section 225.28(b)(4).

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 2, 2018.

Ann Misback,

Secretary of the Board.

FR Doc. 2018-07009 Filed 4-5-18; 8:45 am

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