[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52915-52916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25152]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc., et al.; Formations of, Acquisitions by, 
and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies; and Acquisitions of 
Nonbanking Companies

    The companies listed in this notice have applied under Sec.  225.14 
of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.14) for the Board's approval 
under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1842) to 
become a bank holding company or to acquire voting securities of a bank 
or bank holding company. The listed companies have also applied under 
Sec.  225.23(a)(2) of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.23(a)(2)) 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, or to engage in such an activity. Unless otherwise 
noted, these activities will be conducted throughout the United States.
    The applications are 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 

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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 or the 
offices of the Board of Governors not later than November 3, 1995.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166:
    1. Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc., and Acquisition Sub, Inc., both of 
St. Louis, Missouri; to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of 
Fourth Financial Corporation, Wichita, Kansas, and thereby indirectly 
acquire Bank IV, National Association, Wichita, Kansas; and Bank IV 
Oklahoma, National Association, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
    In connection with this application, Applicants have applied to 
acquire Bank IV Community Development Corporation, Wichita, Kansas; and 
thereby engage in making equity and debt investments in corporations or 
projects designed primarily to promote community welfare, such as the 
economic rehabilitation and development of low-income areas by 
providing housing, services or jobs for residents, pursuant to Sec.  
225.25(b)(6) of the Board's Regulation Y; Fourth Financial Insurance 
Company, Wichita, Kansas, and thereby engage in the reinsurance of 
credit life and accident and health insurance, directly related to an 
extension of credit by Bank IV Kansas, N.A., Wichita, Kansas, and Bank 
IV Oklahoma, N.A., Tulsa, Oklahoma, and that is limited to ensuring the 
repayment of the outstanding balance due on the extension of credit, in 
the event of the death or disability of the debtor, pursuant to Sec.  
225.25(b)(8) of the Board's Regulation Y; Fourth Investment Advisors, 
Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma, and thereby engage in providing portfolio 
investment advice, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(4) of the Board's 
Regulation Y; Southgate Trust Company, Overland Park, Kansas, and 
thereby engage in performing functions or activities that maybe 
performed by a trust company (including activities of a fiduciary, 
agency, or custodial nature), in the manner authorized by federal or 
state law, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(3) of the Board's Regulation Y.
    Also in connection with this application, Acquisition Sub, Inc., 
also has applied to become a bank holding company.
    2. Mercantile Bancorporation Inc., St. Louis, Missouri; to acquire 
100 percent of the voting shares of Hawkeye Bancorporation, Des Moines, 
Iowa, and thereby indirectly acquire The Citizens National Bank of 
Boone-Stratford, Boone, Iowa; Hawkeye Bank of Ankeny, Ankeny, Iowa; 
Hawkeye Bank of Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Hawkeye Bank of 
Centerville, N.A., Centerville, Iowa; Hawkeye Bank of Chariton, 
Chariton, Chariton, Iowa; Hawkeye Bank of Clay County, Spencer, Iowa; 
Hawkeye Bank of Clinton County, N.A., Clinton, Iowa; Hawkeye Bank of 
Council Bluffs, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Hawkeye Bank of Des Moines, Des 
Moines, Iowa; Hawkeye Bank of Dubuque, N.A., Dubuque, Iowa; Hawkeye 
Bank of Humboldt County, Humboldt, Iowa; Hawkeye Bank of Jasper County, 
Newton, Iowa; Hawkeye Bank of Lyon County, Rock Rapids, Iowa; Hawkeye 
Bank of Maquoketa, Maquoketa, Iowa; Hawkeye Bank of Marshalltown, 
Marshalltown, Iowa; Hawkeye Bank of Mount Ayr, Mount Ayr, Iowa; Hawkeye 
Bank of Mt. Pleasant, Mount Pleasant, Iowa; Hawkeye Bank of Onawa, 
Onawa, Iowa; Hawkeye Bank of Osceola County, N.A., Sibley, Iowa; 
Hawkeye Bank of Pella, N.A., Pella, Iowa; Hawkeye Bank of Tipton, 
Tipton, Iowa; Hawkeye Bank of Vinton, Vinton, Iowa; and Hawkeye Bank of 
Washington County, N.A., Washington, Iowa.
    In connection with this application, Applicant also has applied to 
acquire Hawkeye Guaranteed Loans, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, and thereby 
engage in providing funding and servicing for government guaranteed 
FMHA loans, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(1) of the Board's Regulation Y; 
and Hawkeye Leasing Corporation, Des Moines, Iowa; and thereby engage 
in the leasing of commercial equipment, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(5) 
of the Board's Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 4, 
1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-25152 Filed 10-10-95; 8:45 am]
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