[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 1994)]
[Notices]
[Pages 576-577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-123]


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[Federal Register: January 5, 1994]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 

First Chicago Corporation, et al.; Notice of Applications to 
Engage de novo in Permissible Nonbanking Activities

    The companies listed in this notice have filed an application under 
Sec.  225.23(a)(1) of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.23(a)(1)) 
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 commence or to engage de novo, either directly or 
through a subsidiary, 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 the applications must be 
received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of 
Governors not later than January 19, 1994.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. First Chicago Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; to engage de novo 
through its subsidiary, First Chicago Capital Markets, Inc., Chicago, 
Illinois, in underwriting and dealing in, to a limited extent, all 
types of debt securities; acting as agent in the private placement of 
all types of securities, including providing related advisory services; 
buying and selling all types of securities on the order of investors as 
a riskless principal; providing financial and transactional advice in 
connection with the structuring and arranging of swaps, caps, and 
similar transactions; and providing, to institutional customers, full 
service securities brokerage services in combination with permissible 
investment advisory services, pursuant to Sec.  4 of the Bank Holding 
Company Act.
    2. Quad City Holdings, Inc., Bettendorf, Iowa; to engage de novo in 
making and servicing loans pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(1) of the 
Board's Regulation Y. These activities will be conducted within a 120 
mile radius of the Quad City, Iowa, area.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice 
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
    1. First Manistique Corporation, Manistique, Michigan; to engage de 
novo through its subsidiary, First Rural Relending Company, Manistique, 
Michigan, in making, acquiring, and servicing loans pursuant to Sec.  
225.25(b)(1) of the Board's Regulation Y. These activities will be 
conducted in the Upper Peninsula of the State of Michigan.
    2. U.S. Bancorp, Portland, Oregon; to engage de novo in data 
processing activities pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(7) of the Board's 
Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 30, 
1993.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-123 Filed 1-4-94; 8:45 am]
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