[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 1118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-368]


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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 23, 1997.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Christopher J. McCurdy, Senior 
Vice President) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045:
    1. The Bank of New York Company, Inc., New York, New York; to 
engage through its subsidiary, BNY Capital Markets, Inc., New York, New 
York, in underwriting and dealing in debt and equity securities of all 
types, other than shares of open-end investment companies. See Canadian 
Imperial Bank of Commerce, 76 Fed. Res. Bull. 158 (1990); J. P. Morgan 
& Co. Incorporated, 75 Fed. Res. Bull. 192 (1989), aff'd sub nom. 
Securities Industries Ass'n v. Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System, 900 F.2d 360 (D.C. Cir. 1990); and Citicorp, 73 Fed. 
Res. Bull. 473 (1987), aff'd sub nom. Securities Industry Ass'n v. 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 839 F.2d 47 (2d 
Cir.), cert. denied, 486 U.S. 1059 (1988).
    2. The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Toronto, Canada and Waterhouse 
Investor Services, Inc., New York, New York; to acquire 50 percent of 
the voting shares of Marketware International, Inc., and thereby engage 
in providing data processing and data transmission services, pursuant 
to Sec.  225.25(b)(7) of the Board's Regulation Y.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Karen L. Grandstrand, Vice 
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
    1. Norwest Corporation, Minneapolis Minnesota; to acquire Statewide 
Mortgage Company, Birmingham, Alabama, and thereby engage in the 
purchase, origination, and sale of mortgage loans and related servicing 
rights, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(1) of the Board's Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 2, 
1997.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 97-368 Filed 1-7-97; 8:45 am]
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