[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 169 (Thursday, August 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45485-45486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21683]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
National Westminster Bank PLC, 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 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
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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 September 25, 1995.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (William L. Rutledge, Senior
Vice President) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045:
1. National Westminster Bank PLC, London, England; Natwest Holdings
Inc., New York, New York; National Westminster Bancorp Inc., Jersey
City, New Jersey; and National Westminster Bancorp NJ, Jersey City, New
Jersey; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Natwest Bank
National Association, Scranton, Pennsylvania, a de novo bank.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
1. BancMidwest Corporation, St. Paul, Minnesota; to acquire 100
percent of the voting shares of South St. Paul Bancshares, Inc., South
St. Paul, Minnesota, and thereby indirectly acquire Southview Bank,
South St. Paul, Minnesota.
2. Lake Elmo Bancshares, Inc., Lake Elmo, Minnesota; to become a
bank holding company by acquiring at least 70.57 percent of the voting
shares of Lake Elmo Bancorp, Inc., Lake Elmo, Minnesota, and thereby
indirectly acquire Lake Elmo Bank, Lake Elmo, Minnesota.
C. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning,
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco,
California 94105:
1. First Commercial Bank, Taipei, Taiwan; to become a bank holding
company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of FCB Taiwan
California Bank, Alhambra, California (in organization).
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 28,
1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-21683 Filed 8-30-95; 8:45 am]
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