[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 66666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32108]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking
Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible
Nonbanking Activities
The companies listed in this notice have given notice under section
4 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1843) (BHC Act) and
Regulation Y, (12 CFR Part 225) to engage de novo, or to acquire
or control voting securities or assets of a company that engages either
directly or through a subsidiary or other company, in a nonbanking
activity that is listed in Sec. 225.25 of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.25)
or that the Board has determined by Order to be closely related to
banking and permissible for bank holding companies. Unless otherwise
noted, these activities will be conducted throughout the United States.
Each notice is available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
indicated. Once the notice 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 the proposal complies with the standards of section 4
of the BHC Act, including 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'' (12 U.S.C. 1843). 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.
Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding the applications must be
received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of
Governors not later than January 3, 1997.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Robert M. Brady, Vice President)
600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02106:
1. Bank of Boston Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts; The Bank of
New York Company, Inc., New York, New York; The Chase Manhattan
Corporation, New York, New York; Citicorp, New York, New York; First
Union Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina; Fleet Financial Group,
Inc., Providence, Rhode Island; The Governor and Company of the Bank of
Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc,
Edinburgh, Scotland; The Royal Bank of Scotland, plc, Edinburgh,
Scotland; Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island;
HSBC Holdings PLC, London, United Kingdom; HSBC Holdings BV, Amsterdam,
Netherlands; HSBC Americas, Inc., Buffalo, New York; and National
Westminster Bank PLC, London, England; to acquire Card Alert Services,
Inc., Arlington, Virginia, and thereby engage in data processing
activities, pursuant to Sec. 225.25(b)(7) of the Board's Regulation Y.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President)
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
1. Regions Financial Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama; to acquire
Florida FirstBank, Panama City, Florida, and thereby indirectly acquire
Florida FirstBank, Panama City, Florida, and thereby engage in
operating a savings association, pursuant to Sec. 225.25(b)(9) of the
Board's Regulation Y.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 13,
1996.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-32108 Filed 12-17-96; 8:45 am]
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