[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37067-37068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18008]


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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. 1843) (BHC Act) and 
Regulation      Y, (12 CFR Part 225) 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. 1843). 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.
    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 July 30, 1996.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (John E. Yorke, Senior Vice 
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198:
    1. First Kansas Bancshares, Inc., Hutchinson, Kansas; to engage de 
novo through its subsidiary, Personal Finance Corp., Hutchinson, 
Kansas, in a joint venture in consumer finance lending activities 
pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(1) of the Board's Regulation Y.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Kenneth R. Binning, 
Director, Bank Holding Company) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105:
    1. Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California; to engage de 
novo through all their subsidiary banks, in expanding the geographic 
scope of the activities authorized by Board Order dated December 16, 
1985. Specifically to engage in the issuance and sale of payment 
instruments as follows: (1) domestic money orders up to a maximum face 
value of $10,000; (2) international money orders in denominations not 
to exceed $10,000; and (3) official checks with no maximum limitation 
on the face amount, but subject to certain conditions. Wells Fargo will 
engage in these activities nationwide.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 10, 1996.
Jennifer J. Johnson
Deputy Secretary of the Board
[FR Doc. 96-18008 Filed 7-15-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F