[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 249 (Thursday, December 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67135-67136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31426]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

CoreStates Financial Corp.; Formation of, Acquisition by, or 
Merger of Bank Holding Companies; and Acquisition of Nonbanking Company

    The company listed in this notice has 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 company also has given notice under Sec.  
225.23(a)(2) of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.23(a)(2)) for the 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 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 to 
acquire the non-banking subsidiaries 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.
    Comments regarding the application must be received at the Reserve 
Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than 
January 22, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior 
Vice President) 100 North 6th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105:
    1. CoreStates Financial Corp., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; to merge 
with Meridian Bancorp, Inc., Reading, Pennsylvania, and thereby 
indirectly acquire Meridian Bank, Reading, Pennsylvania; Delaware Trust 
Company, Wilmington, Delaware; and Meridian Bank, New Jersey, Cherry 
Hill, New Jersey. Applicant also has applied to acquire 24.9 percent of 
the voting shares of First Commercial Bank of Philadelphia, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and 6.7 percent of the voting shares of 
United Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    In connection with this application, Applicant, also has applied to 
acquire McGlinn Capital Management, Inc., Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, and 
thereby engage in providing investment advise, pursuant to Sec.  
225.25(b)(4) of the Board's Regulation Y; Meridian Acceptance 
Corporation, Trenton, New Jersey, and thereby engage in lending 
activities, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(1) of the Board's Regulation Y; 
Meridian Asset Management, Inc., Malvern, Pennsylvania, Meridian Trust 
Company, Malvern, Pennsylvania, and Meridian Trust Company of 
California, San Francisco, California (in dissolution), and thereby 
engage in trust company activities, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(3) of 
the Board's Regulation Y; Meridian Investment Company, Malvern, 
Pennsylvania, and thereby engage in providing investment advice, 
pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(4) of the Board's Regulation Y; Meridian 
Commercial Financial Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and 
thereby engage in lending activities, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(1) of 
the Board's Regulation Y; Meridian Life Insurance Company, Phoenix, 
Arizona, and thereby engage in the sale of credit-related insurance, 
pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(8)(i) of the Board's Regulation Y; and 
Meridian Securities, Inc., Reading, Pennsylvania, and thereby engage in 
providing securities brokerage services and advice, pursuant to Sec.  
225.25(b)(15)(i) and (ii), and underwriting and dealing in government 
obligations and money market instruments, pursuant to Sec.  
225.25(b)(16) of the Board's Regulation Y.


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    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 21, 
1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-31426 Filed 12-27-95; 8:45 am]
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