[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5560-5561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3109]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Fort Wayne National Corporation, et al.; Formations of;
Acquisitions by; and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice have applied for the Board's
approval under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.
1842) and Sec. 225.14 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.14) to
become a bank holding company or to acquire a bank or bank holding
company. The factors that are considered in acting on the applications
are set forth in section 3(c) of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)).
Each application is available for immediate inspection at the
Federal Reserve Bank indicated. Once the application has been accepted
for
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processing, it will also be available for inspection at the offices of
the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in
writing to the Reserve Bank or to the offices of the Board of
Governors. Any comment on an application that requests a hearing must
include a statement of why a written presentation would not suffice in
lieu of a hearing, identifying specifically any questions of fact that
are in dispute and summarizing the evidence that would be presented at
a hearing.
Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these
applications must be received not later than March 8, 1996.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
1. Fort Wayne National Corporation, Fort Wayne, Indiana; to merge
with Valley Financial Services, Inc., Mishawaka, Indiana, and thereby
indirectly acquire Valley American Bank and Trust Company, South Bend,
Indiana.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President)
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
1. JWL-GSW, Ltd., Houston, Texas; to become a bank holding company
by acquiring 20.1 percent of the voting shares of Gulf Southwest
Bancorp, Inc., Houston, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire Gulf
Southwest Nevada Bancorp, Inc., Reno, Nevada, and Merchants Bank,
Houston, Texas.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 7,
1996.
Barbara R. Lowrey,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-3109 Filed 2-12-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F
