Notice is hereby given that the Office of Financial Regulation, Division of Financial Institution, has received the following applications. Comments may be submitted to the Director, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0371, for inclusion in the official record without requesting a hearing. However, pursuant to provisions specified in Chapter 69U-105, Florida Administrative Code, any person may request a public hearing by filing a petition with the Clerk, Legal Services Office, Office of Financial Regulation, Division of Financial Institutions, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0379. The Petition must be received by the Clerk within twenty-one (21) days of publication of this notice (by 5:00 P.M., May 25, 2007):
APPLICATION TO ACQUIRE CONTROL
Financial Institution to be Acquired: Peoples Community Bank of the West Coast, Sarasota, Florida
Proposed Purchaser: Southern National Corporation, Andalusia, Alabama
Received: April 23, 2007
APPLICATION TO ACQUIRE CONTROL
Financial Institution to be Indirectly Acquired: Peoples Community Bank of the West Coast through the merger of Peoples Community Bancshares, Inc., Sarasota, Florida, with and into Superior Bancorp, Birmingham, Alabama (Proposed Purchaser)
Received: April 23, 2007