[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 7791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4588]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Compass Bancshares, 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 25, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Zane R. Kelley, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:
    1. Compass Bancshares, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama; Compass Banks of 
Texas, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama; and Compass Bancorporation of Texas, 
Inc., Wilmington, Delaware; to merge with Peoples Bancshares, Inc., 
Belton, Texas, and thereby indirectly acquire The Peoples National 
Bank, Belton, Texas.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, 
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105:
    1. Bank of Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan; to acquire, indirectly through 
First Commercial Bank, Taipei, Taiwan, at least 12.84 percent of the 
voting shares of FCB Taiwan California Bank, Alhambra, California (in 
organization).

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 23, 
1996.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-4588 Filed 2-28-96; 8:45 am]
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