[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10581-10582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6079]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking 
Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible 
Nonbanking Activities

    The companies listed in this notice have given notice under section 
4 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. Sec.  1843) (BHC Act) and 
Regulation      Y, (12 CFR Part 225) to commence or to engage de novo, 
or to acquire or control voting securities or assets of a company that 
engages either directly or through a subsidiary or other company, in a 
nonbanking activity that is listed in Sec.  225.25 of Regulation Y (12 
CFR 225.25) or that the Board has determined by Order to be closely 
related to banking and permissible for bank holding companies. Unless 
otherwise noted, these activities will be conducted throughout the 
United States.
    Each notice is available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank 
indicated. Once the notice 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 the proposal complies with the standards of section 4 
of the BHC Act, including 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'' (12 U.S.C. Sec.  1843). Any request for a 
hearing on this question must be

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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 the applications must be 
received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of 
Governors not later than March 28, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice 
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
    1. BNCCORP, Inc., Bismarck, North Dakota; to acquire Cambridge Bank 
Professionals, LLC, St. Cloud, Minnesota, through a newly formed 
subsidiary, BNC Financial Corporation, St. Cloud, Minnesota, and 
thereby engage in commercial finance activities pursuant to Sec.  
225.25(b)(1)(iv) of the Board's Regulation Y; and in management 
consulting pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(11) of the Board's Regulation Y, 
including consulting with respect to credit process review/loan review, 
pre-funding loan due diligence and underwriting, collateral reviews, 
problem loan consulting, expert witness/litigation support, bankruptcy 
support, valuation services, compliance process design and review, 
special investigations, bank buy-sell due diligence, and CAMEL 
assessments. These activities will take place in Minnesota, North 
Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (James M. Lyon, Vice 
President) 250 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480:
    1. Norwest Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota; to engage de novo 
through a joint venture, Mortgage Professionals, West Des Moines, Iowa, 
in residential mortgage lending business pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(1) 
of the Board's Regulation Y. The co-venturers will be Norwest Ventures, 
Inc., and Mid-America Mortgage Co., West Des Moines, Iowa.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Woodforest Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas; to acquire Mutual 
Money Investments, Inc. (d.b.a Tri-Star Financial), Houston, Texas, and 
thereby engage in underwriting and dealing in government obligations 
and money market instuments pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(16) of the 
Board's Regulation Y.
    D. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, 
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105:
    1. InterWest Bancorp, Reno, Nevada; to acquire InterWest Mortgage, 
Reno, Nevada, and thereby engage in making, acquiring, and servicing 
loans pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(1) of the Board's Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 8, 1996.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-6079 Filed 3-13-96; 8:45 am]
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