[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 7, 1994)]
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[Federal Register: September 7, 1994]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, 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 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 30, 1994.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; to acquire 
100 percent of the voting shares of Bank of Burlington, Burlington, 
Wisconsin.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Hemisphere Financial, Ltd., Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin 
Islands; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of 
the voting shares of Mercantile Financial Enterprises, Inc., 
Wilmington, Delaware, and thereby indirectly acquire Mercantile Bank, 
N.A., Brownsville, Texas. In connection with this application 
Mercantile Financial Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware; also has 
applied to become a bank holding company by acquiring 95.78 percent of 
the voting shares of Mercantile Bank, N.A., Brownsville, Texas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 31, 
1994.
William W. Wiles,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 94-21974 Filed 9-6-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F