[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 131 (Monday, July 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 35734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17245]


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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 July 22, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, 
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105:
    1. Capital Corp of the West, Merced, California; to engage through 
its newly formed subsidiary Capital West Group, Inc., Merced, 
California, in furnishing general economic information and advice, 
general economic statistical forecasting services and industry studies, 
pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(4)(iv) of the Board's Regulation Y, and in 
providing advice, including rendering fairness opinions and providing 
valuation services, in connection with mergers, acquisitions, 
divestitures, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, 
capital structurings, and financing transactions (including private and 
public financing and loan syndications); and conducting financial 
feasibility studies, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(4)(vi) of the Board's 
Regulation Y. These activities, currently limited in geographic scope, 
will be expanded to nationwide.
    In connection with this application Capital Corp of the West, 
Merced, California, also has applied to engage de novo through its 
subsidiary Capital West Group, Inc., Merced, California, in providing 
management consulting advice to nonaffiliated financial institutions, 
and will include, but is not limited to, providing services associated 
with assisting with organizational planning; assisting with strategic 
planning and assessments; business plan implementation and monitoring; 
presenting Board of Director education programs; and facilitating Board 
of Directors and management retreats, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(11) 
of the Board's Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 1, 1996.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-17245 Filed 7-5-96; 8:45 am]
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