[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 12, Volume 3, Parts 220 to 299]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 12CFR225.13]

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                       TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
 
                   CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 
PART 225--BANK HOLDING COMPANIES AND CHANGE IN BANK CONTROL (REGULATION Y)--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart B--Acquisition of Bank Securities or Assets
 
Sec. 225.13  Factors considered in acting on bank acquisition proposals.

    (a) Factors requiring denial. As specified in section 3(c) of the 
BHC Act, the Board may not approve any application under this subpart 
if:
    (1) The transaction would result in a monopoly or would further any 
combination or conspiracy to monopolize, or to attempt to monopolize, 
the business of banking in any part of the United States;
    (2) The effect of the transaction may be substantially to lessen 
competition in any section of the country, tend to create a monopoly, or 
in any other manner be in restraint of trade, unless the Board finds 
that the transaction's anti-competitive effects are clearly outweighed 
by its probable effect in meeting the convenience and needs of the 
community;
    (3) The applicant has failed to provide the Board with adequate 
assurances that it will make available such information on its 
operations or activities, and the operations or activities of any 
affiliate of the applicant, that the Board deems appropriate to 
determine and enforce compliance with the BHC Act and other applicable 
federal banking statutes, and any regulations thereunder; or
    (4) In the case of an application involving a foreign banking 
organization, the foreign banking organization is not subject to 
comprehensive supervision or regulation on a consolidated basis by the 
appropriate authorities in its home country, as provided in 
Sec. 211.24(c)(1)(ii) of the Board's Regulation K (12 CFR 
211.24(c)(1)(ii)).
    (b) Other factors. In deciding applications under this subpart, the 
Board also considers the following factors with respect to the 
applicant, its subsidiaries, any banks related to the applicant through 
common ownership or management, and the bank or banks to be acquired:
    (1) Financial condition. Their financial condition and future 
prospects, including whether current and projected capital positions and 
levels of indebtedness conform to standards and policies established by 
the Board.
    (2) Managerial resources. The competence, experience, and integrity 
of the officers, directors, and principal

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shareholders of the applicant, its subsidiaries, and the banks and bank 
holding companies concerned; their record of compliance with laws and 
regulations; and the record of the applicant and its affiliates of 
fulfilling any commitments to, and any conditions imposed by, the Board 
in connection with prior applications.
    (3) Convenience and needs of community. The convenience and needs of 
the communities to be served, including the record of performance under 
the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) and 
regulations issued thereunder, including the Board's Regulation BB (12 
CFR part 228).
    (c) Interstate transactions. The Board may approve any application 
or notice under this subpart by a bank holding company to acquire 
control of all or substantially all of the assets of a bank located in a 
state other than the home state of the bank holding company, without 
regard to whether the transaction is prohibited under the law of any 
state, if the transaction complies with the requirements of section 3(d) 
of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(d)).
    (d) Conditional approvals. The Board may impose conditions on any 
approval, including conditions to address competitive, financial, 
managerial, safety and soundness, convenience and needs, compliance or 
other concerns, to ensure that approval is consistent with the relevant 
statutory factors and other provisions of the BHC Act.