80_FR_25762 80 FR 25676 - Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

80 FR 25676 - Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 86 (May 5, 2015)

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FR Document2015-10442

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 25676]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10442]


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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 May 29, 2015.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Colette A. Fried, Assistant 
Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
    1. Ambank Company, Inc., Sioux Center, Iowa; to acquire 100 percent 
of the voting shares of Alton Bancorporation, and thereby indirectly 
acquire voting shares of Community Bank, both in Alton, Iowa.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 30, 
2015.
Michael J. Lewandowski,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2015-10442 Filed 5-4-15; 8:45 am]
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25676 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 86 / Tuesday, May 5, 2015 / Notices Federal Reserve Board via email at noted, nonbanking activities will be Commission, Office of the Secretary, appraisal-questions@frb.gov, requesting conducted throughout the United States. 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite a return meeting registration email. The Unless otherwise noted, comments CC–5610 (Annex J), Washington, DC Federal Reserve Law Enforcement Unit regarding each of these applications 20580, or deliver your comment to the will then send an email message with a must be received at the Reserve Bank following address: Federal Trade web link where you may provide your indicated or the offices of the Board of Commission, Office of the Secretary, date of birth and social security number Governors not later than May 29, 2015. Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW., through their encrypted system. You A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex J), may register until close of business May (Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice Washington, DC 20024. 8, 2015. You will also be asked to President) 230 South LaSalle Street, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: provide identifying information, Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: Robin Moore, Attorney, 202–326–2167, including a valid government-issued 1. Ambank Company, Inc., Sioux Division of Enforcement, Bureau of photo ID, before being admitted to the Center, Iowa; to acquire 100 percent of Consumer Protection, 600 Pennsylvania meeting. Alternatively, you can contact the voting shares of Alton Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580. Kevin Wilson at 202–452–2362 for other Bancorporation, and thereby indirectly SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: registration options. The meeting space acquire voting shares of Community is intended to accommodate public Bank, both in Alton, Iowa. I. Background attendees. However, if the space will not Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve The Commission’s Class Action accommodate all requests, the ASC may System, April 30, 2015. Fairness Project strives to ensure that refuse attendance on that reasonable Michael J. Lewandowski, class action settlements in consumer basis. The use of any video or audio Associate Secretary of the Board. protection and competition matters tape recording device, photographing [FR Doc. 2015–10442 Filed 5–4–15; 8:45 am] provide appropriate benefits to device, or any other electronic or BILLING CODE 6210–01–P consumers and that class action counsel mechanical device designed for similar or defendants are not inappropriately purposes is prohibited at ASC meetings. benefitting at the expense of class Dated: April 29, 2015. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION members. As part of this program, the James R. Park, FTC monitors class actions and files Executive Director. Agency Information Collection amicus briefs or intervenes in [FR Doc. 2015–10467 Filed 5–4–15; 8:45 am] Activities; Proposed Collection; appropriate cases; 1 coordinates with BILLING CODE P Comment Request state, federal, and private groups to advise them and to seek suggestions on AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission matters that merit FTC attention; and (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘FTC’’). monitors the progress of legislation and ACTION: Notice. class action rule changes. FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM SUMMARY: The FTC plans to conduct a II. The FTC’s Proposed Study Formations of, Acquisitions by, and study to examine consumer perception Mergers of Bank Holding Companies of class action notices. This is the first A. Study Description The companies listed in this notice of two notices required under the To further these goals, the FTC plans have applied to the Board for approval, Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’) to conduct an Internet-based consumer pursuant to the Bank Holding Company seeking public comments on proposed research study to explore consumer Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) research before requesting Office of perceptions of class action notices, (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) including whether consumers 225), and all other applicable statutes review of, and clearance for, the understand the options provided in the and regulations to become a bank collection of information discussed notices and the implications of such holding company and/or to acquire the herein. options. The proposed Study will gauge assets or the ownership of, control of, or DATES: Comments must be received on consumer comprehension of the options the power to vote shares of a bank or or before July 6, 2015. conveyed by the notice and the bank holding company and all of the implications of each option for the ADDRESSES: Interested parties may banks and nonbanking companies respondent. Specifically, using a file a comment at https:// owned by the bank holding company, treatment-effect methodology, the study ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/ including the companies listed below. will examine whether respondents classactionnoticepra online or on paper, receiving class action notices The applications listed below, as well by following the instructions in the as other related filings required by the Request for Comment part of the 1 See e.g., FTC’s Mem. of Law as Amicus Curiae, Board, are available for immediate SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section Nwabueze v. AT&T, Inc., 3:09–cv–1529 (N.D. Cal. inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank below. Write ‘‘Class Action Notice Aug. 30, 2013), available at https://www.ftc.gov/ indicated. The applications will also be Consumer Perception Study, Project No. sites/default/files/documents/amicus_briefs/ nwabueze-v.att-inc./130830nwabuezeamicus.pdf; available for inspection at the offices of P024210’’ on your comment, and file FTC’s Mem. of Law as Amicus Curiae, White v. the Board of Governors. Interested your comment online at https:// EDebitPay, LLC, 2:11–cv–06738 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 9, persons may express their views in ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/ asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 2013), available at https://www.ftc.gov/sites/ writing on the standards enumerated in classactionnoticepra by following the default/files/documents/amicus_briefs/anita-white- et-al.v.edebitpay-l.l.c.et-al.no.211-cv-06738-cbm- the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the instructions on the web-based form. If ffm-c.d.cal-august-9-2013/ proposal also involves the acquisition of you prefer to file your comment on 130809edebitpayamicusbrief.pdf; Mot. of FTC for a nonbanking company, the review also paper, write ‘‘Class Action Notice Leave to File Brief as Amicus Curiae, Moore v. includes whether the acquisition of the Consumer Perception Study, Project No. Verizon Commc’ns, Inc., 4:09–cv–08123 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 17, 2012), available at https://www.ftc.gov/ nonbanking company complies with the P024210’’ on your comment and on the sites/default/files/documents/amicus_briefs/moore- standards in section 4 of the BHC Act envelope, and mail your comment to the v.verizon-communications-inc./ (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise following address: Federal Trade 120817mooreverizonamicusbrief.pdf. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:18 May 04, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05MYN1.SGM 05MYN1


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FR Citation80 FR 25676 
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