[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 35681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14578]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding 
Companies

    The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for 
approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 
1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other 
applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company 
and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the 
power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the 
banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, 
including the companies listed below.
    The applications listed below, as well as other related filings 
required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the 
Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The applications will also be available 
for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested 
persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated 
in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the 
acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether 
the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards 
in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, 
nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States.
    Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these 
applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the 
offices of the Board of Governors not later than July 9, 2012.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (E. Ann Worthy, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. Diamond A Financial, L.P., Hilltop Holdings Inc., and Meadow 
Corporation, all in Dallas, Texas; to become bank holding companies by 
acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of PlainsCapital 
Corporation, and its subsidiary bank, PlainsCapital Bank, both in 
Dallas, Texas.
    In connection with this application, Applicants also have applied 
to acquire PrimeLending, a PlainsCapital Company, and indirectly 
acquire PrimeLending Ventures Management, LLC, and PrimeLending 
Ventures, LLC, all in Dallas, Texas; and thereby engage in mortgage 
lending activities pursuant to section 225.28(b)(1) and (2).
    In addition, Diamond A Financial, L.P., and Hilltop Holdings Inc.; 
have applied to retain an interest in SWS Group, Inc., and indirectly 
retain an interest in Southwest Securities, FSB, both in Dallas, Texas, 
and thereby engage in the operation of a savings association pursuant 
to section 225.28(b)(4)(ii). Applicants also have applied to engage in 
the following activities: extending credit and servicing loans 
activities, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(1) and (2); financial and 
investment advisory activities, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(6); 
agency transactional services for customers, including providing 
securities brokerage services, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(7); acting 
as riskless-principal and providing private-placement services and 
other transactional services as agent for customers, pursuant to 
section 225.28(b)(7); underwriting and dealing in government 
obligations and money market investments, pursuant to section 
225.28(b)(8); community development activities, pursuant to section 
225.28(b)(12); and issuing and selling money orders, savings bonds, 
traveler's checks and similar consumer payment instruments, pursuant to 
section 225.28(b)(13).

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

    Dated: June 11, 2012.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2012-14578 Filed 6-13-12; 8:45 am]
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