89 FR 60 pgs. 21253-21254 - Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

Type: NOTICEVolume: 89Number: 60Pages: 21253 - 21254
FR document: [FR Doc. 2024-06537 Filed 3-26-24; 8:45 am]
Agency: Federal Reserve System
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 21253, 21254

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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 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 public portions of the applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, if any, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank(s) indicated below and at the offices of the Board of Governors. This information may also be obtained on an expedited basis, upon request, by contacting the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank and from the Board's Freedom of Information Office at https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/request.htm . 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), and interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in section 4. Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States.

Comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors, Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20551-0001, not later than April 26, 2024.

Comments received are subject to public disclosure. In general, comments received will be made available without change and will not be modified to remove personal or business information including confidential, contact, or other identifying information. Comments should not include any information such as confidential information that would not be appropriate for public disclosure. Copies of the public application materials, including comments and any responses to the comments submitted by the applicant, will be made available on the Board's public website at https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/readingrooms.htm#rr1 .

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Brent B. Hassell, Assistant Vice President) P.O. Box 27622, Richmond, Virginia 23261. Comments can also be sent electronically to Comments.applications@rich.frb.org:

1. Capital One Financial Corporation, McLean, Virginia; to acquire Discover Financial Services, Riverwoods, Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire Discover Bank, Greenwood, Delaware. In connection with this application, Capital One Financial Corporation to acquire DFS Services LLC, Riverwoods, Illinois; Discover Financial Services (Canada), Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; PULSE Network LLC, Houston, Texas; Diners Club International Ltd., Riverwoods, Illinois; Diners Club Services Private Ltd.-India, Mumbai, India; and Diners Club Services Taiwan Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan, and thereby engage in extending credit and servicing loans, activities related to extending credit, and data processing pursuant to section 225.28(b)(1), (b)(2) and (b)(14), respectively, of the Board's Regulation Y.


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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Ann Misback,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 2024-06537 Filed 3-26-24; 8:45 am]

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