[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 40087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19585]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of Banks 
or Bank Holding Companies

    The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank 
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Sec.  225.41 of the Board's 
Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank holding company. 
The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth 
in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
    The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal 
Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for 
inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons 
may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for 
that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must 
be received not later than August 8, 1997.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (Genie D. Short, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Gordon M. Hatch, Portales, New Mexico; to acquire an additional 
2.03 percent, for a total of 25.51 percent, of the voting shares of 
Portales National Bancshares, Inc., Portales, New Mexico, and thereby 
indirectly acquire Portales National Bank, Portales, New Mexico.
    2. West U. Limited, Bradley F. Bracewell, Jr., General Partner, 
Houston, Texas; to acquire a total of 56.27 percent of the voting 
shares of First University Corporation, Houston, Texas, and thereby 
indirectly acquire West University Bank, N.A., Houston, Texas.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 21, 1997.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 97-19585 Filed 7-24-97; 8:45 am]
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