[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 160 (Friday, August 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 43151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20518]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Stichting Prioriteit ABN AMRO Holding, 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 
September 1, 1995.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (James A. Bluemle, Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690:
    1. Stichting Prioriteit ABN AMRO Holding, Amsterdam Zuid-Ooost, The 
Netherlands; Stichting Administratiekantoor ABN AMRO Holding, Amsterdam 
Zuid-Ooost, The Netherlands; ABN AMRO Holding N.V., Amsterdam Zuid-
Ooost, The Netherlands; ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Amsterdam Zuid-Ooost, The 
Netherlands; and MeesPierson N.V., Amsterdam and Rotterdam, The 
Netherlands, to acquire LINC Financial Services, Inc., Chicago, 
Illinois, and thereby engage in arranging for the purchase of, and 
servicing the collection of healthcare receivables and engage in 
certain fiduciary activities with respect to the receivables, pursuant 
to Sec.  225.25(b)(1) and 225.25(b)(3) of the Board's Regulation Y.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. First Houston Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas; to acquire 
through its subsidiary, First Houston Financial Services, Inc., 
Houston, Texas d/b/a Altair Corp., Austin, Texas, and thereby acquire 
40 percent of Vision Software, Inc., Austin, Texas, and thereby engage 
in the development, sale, and servicing of medical payment services and 
software; provide data processing services for all aspects surrounding 
the payment of medical claims, pursuant to Banc One Corporation, 80 
Federal Reserve Bulletin 139 (1994).

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 14, 
1995.
William W. Wiles,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-20518 Filed 8-17-95; 8:45 am]
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