[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 6643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3783]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Fleet Financial Group, Inc., 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 March 15, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Robert M. Brady, Vice President) 
600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02106:
    1. Fleet Financial Group, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts; to acquire 
100 percent of the voting shares of NatWest Bank National Association, 
Jersey City, New Jersey.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior 
Vice President) 100 North 6th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105:
    1. BT Financial Corporation, Johnstown, Pennsylvania; to merge with 
Moxham Bank Corporation, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and thereby 
indirectly acquire The Moxham National Bank of Johnstown, Johnstown, 
Pennsylvania.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice 
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
    1. Norwest Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota; to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of Regional Bank of Colorado, N.A., Rifle, 
Colorado.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 14, 
1996.
Barbara R. Lowrey,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-3783 Filed 2-20-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F