[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 126 (Friday, June 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 34257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16106]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Berkshire Bancorp, 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 July 25, 1995.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Robert M. Brady, Vice President) 
600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02106:
    1. Berkshire Bancorp, Pittsfield, Massachusetts; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Berkshire County Savings Bank, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice 
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
    1. Harris Taubman Financial Corporation, Fayette, Missouri; to 
become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting 
shares of CTC Bancorp, Inc., Fayette, Missouri, and thereby indirectly 
acquire Commercial Trust Company of Fayette, Fayette, Missouri.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, 
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105:
    1. Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California; to acquire 80 
percent of the voting shares of Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank, National 
Association, San Francisco, California.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 26, 1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-16106 Filed 6-29-95; 8:45 am]
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