[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 1994)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1400-1401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-467]
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[Federal Register: January 10, 1994]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Grupo Financiero Banamex Accival, S.A., de C.V.; Formation of,
Acquisition by, or Merger of Bank Holding Companies; and Acquisition of
Nonbanking Company
The company listed in this notice has applied under Sec. 225.14 of
the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.14) for the Board's approval under
section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1842) to become a
bank holding company or to acquire voting securities of a bank or bank
holding company. The listed company has also applied under Sec.
225.23(a)(2) of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.23(a)(2)) for the Board's
approval under section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act (12
U.S.C. 1843(c)(8)) and Sec. 225.21(a) of Regulation Y (12 CFR
225.21(a)) to acquire or control voting securities or assets of a
company engaged in a nonbanking activity that is listed in Sec. 225.25
of Regulation Y as closely related to banking and permissible for bank
holding companies, or to engage in such an activity. Unless otherwise
noted, these activities will be conducted throughout the United States.
The application is available for immediate inspection at the
Federal Reserve Bank indicated. Once the application has been accepted
for processing, it will also be available for inspection at the offices
of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views
in writing on the question whether consummation of the proposal can
``reasonably be expected to produce benefits to the public, such as
greater convenience, increased competition, or gains in efficiency,
that outweigh possible adverse effects, such as undue concentration of
resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interests, or
unsound banking practices.'' Any request for a hearing on this question
must be accompanied by a statement of the reasons a written
presentation would not suffice in lieu of a hearing, identifying
specifically any questions of fact that are in dispute, summarizing the
evidence that would be presented at a hearing, and indicating how the
party commenting would be aggrieved by approval of the proposal.
Comments regarding the application must be received at the Reserve
Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than
January 31, 1994.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning,
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco,
California 94105:
1. Grupo Financiero Banamex Accival, S.A. de C.V., Mexico, D.F.,
Mexico; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of
the voting shares of Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A., Mexico, D.F.,
Mexico, and thereby indirectly acquire Banamex USA Bancorp, Los
Angeles, California, and California Commerce Bank, Los Angeles,
California.
In connection with this application, Applicant also proposes to
acquire ACCI Securities, Inc., New York, New York, and thereby engage
in full service brokerage pursuant to Secs. 225.25(b)(4) and (b)(15)
of the Board's Regulation Y; and private placement services (soliciting
purchasers in the private placement of all types of securities)
pursuant to the criteria set forth in NCNB Corporation, 76 Federal
Reserve Bulletin 864 (1990).
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 3,
1994.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-467 Filed 1-7-94; 8:45 am]
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