[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 2601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-527]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Norwest Corporation, et al.; Acquisitions of Companies Engaged in 
Permissible Nonbanking Activities

    The organizations listed in this notice have applied under Sec.  
225.23(a)(2) or (f) of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.23(a)(2) or 
(f)) 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. Unless otherwise noted, such activities 
will be conducted throughout the United States.
    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 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.
    Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these 
applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated for the 
application or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than 
January 24, 1995.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice 
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
    1. Norwest Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota; to acquire through 
its subsidiary Norwest Mortgage, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, the mortgage 
servicing rights of Montana Bank, N.A, Billings, Montana, and Bank of 
Montana, N.A., Great Falls, Montana, and thereby engage in mortgage 
servicing, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(1) of the Board's Regulation Y.
    2. Otto Bremer Foundation, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Bremer 
Financial Corporation, St. Paul, Minnesota; to acquire Morris State 
Agency, Morris, Minnesota, and thereby engage through its subsidiary, 
First American Insurance Agencies, Inc. St. Paul, Minnesota, in 
insurance agency activities through the purchase of assets and the 
assumption of liabilites, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(8)(vii) of the 
Board's Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 4, 
1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-527 Filed 1-9-5; 8:45 am]
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