| April 30, 1999 | Vol. XI - No. 17 |
Section I of the bulletin is a record, for the preceding week, of the receipt of, and actions on all applications by state chartered banks, bank holding companies, savings institutions, industrial loan associations and other entities or persons for: (1) certificates of authority to begin business, (2) acquisitions, (3) branches, (4) trust powers, (5) charter conversions, (6) name changes, (7) changes of location, (8) EFT facilities, and (9) mergers or consolidations. In addition, it lists structural changes of state chartered banks and savings institutions, such as opening and closing of offices and the effective date of mergers, acquisitions and relocations.
This bulletin constitutes the only notice of such activities that you will receive from the Bureau of Financial Institutions. If you desire a public hearing on an application, a written request for such a hearing must be received within 20 days from the date of this bulletin. The request should be addressed to:
Communications other than requests for hearings related to an application will be welcomed and will receive careful consideration. All written communications will be made a part of the application file.
Section II of the bulletin is a record, for your information, of notices received in this office during the preceding week pertaining to various applications by national banks and federal savings institutions to the federal agencies shown below:
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Comptroller of the Currency Southeastern District Office Marquis One Tower 245 Peachtree Center Ave., N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 |
Office of Thrift Supervision 1475 Peachtree Street, N.E. Post Office Box 105217 Atlanta, Georgia 30348-5217 |
Any comments you may wish to make regarding these applications should be addressed directly to the respective federal agency. A copy of your letter will be appreciated.
| DATE | DESCRIPTION | ACTIVITY |
| 04/27/99 |
BB&T Corporation to acquire Mason-Dixon Bancshares, Inc. and its Maryland bank subsidiaries, Carroll County Bank and Trust Company and Bank of Maryland pursuant to Section 6.1-406 of the Virginia Code |
Filed |
| DATE | INSTITUTION | LOCATION | ACTIVITY |
| 04/22/99 |
Guaranty Bank Charlottesville, VA |
Out-parcel B-1, Forest Lakes U.S. Route 29 and Worth Crossing Albemarle County, VA |
Approved |
| 04/26/99 |
First Bank Strasburg, VA |
496 North Main Street Woodstock, Shenandoah County, VA |
Filed |
| DATE | INSTITUTION | LOCATION | ACTIVITY |
| 04/10/99 |
Crestar Bank Richmond, VA |
From: 206 Harundale Mall To: 7750 Governor Ritchie Highway Both in Glen Burnie, MD |
Effective |
| 04/28/99 |
The Bank of Southside Virginia Carson, VA |
From: Route 1402 and Route 1, Dinwiddie Courthouse, Dinwiddie County, VA 13909 Boydton Plank Road Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, VA |
Effective |
| DATE | DESCRIPTION | ACTIVITY |
| 04/27/99 |
First Community Bank, Inc., Buckhannon, WV to convert to a national bank under the name First Community Bank, N.A. and, at the same time, merge into it the following affiliated banks: First Community Bank of Mercer County, Inc., Princeton, WV; First Community Bank of Southwest Virginia, Inc., Tazewell, VA and Blue Ridge Bank, Sparta, NC. Authority was also requested to relocate the main office of the resulting bank from 2 West Main Street, Buckhannon, WV to 29 College Drive, Bluefield, VA |
No Objection |
| DATE | INSTITUTION | LOCATION | ACTIVITY |
| 04/09/99 |
First Community National Bank Martinsville, VA |
East Church and Booker Road Martinsville, VA |
Filed |
| 04/05/99 |
Valley Bank, National Association Roanoke, VA |
8 East Main Street Salem, VA |
Opened |