[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 12, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 12CFR225.43]

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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 E--Change in Bank Control
 
Sec. 225.43  Procedures for filing, processing, publishing, and acting on notices.

    (a) Filing notice. (1) A notice required under this subpart shall be 
filed with the appropriate Reserve Bank and shall contain all the 
information required by paragraph 6 of the Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 
1817(j)(6)), or prescribed in the designated Board form.
    (2) The Board may waive any of the informational requirements of the 
notice if the Board determines that it is in the public interest.
    (3) A notificant shall notify the appropriate Reserve Bank or the 
Board immediately of any material changes in a notice submitted to the 
Reserve Bank, including changes in financial or other conditions.
    (4) When the acquiring person is an individual, or group of 
individuals acting in concert, the requirement to provide personal 
financial data may be satisfied by a current statement of assets and 
liabilities and an income summary, as required in the designated Board 
form, together with a statement of any material changes since the date 
of the statement or summary. The Reserve Bank or the Board, 
nevertheless, may request additional information, if appropriate.
    (b) Acceptance of notice. The 60-day notice period specified in 
Sec. 225.41 of this subpart begins on the date of receipt of a complete 
notice. The Reserve Bank shall notify the person or persons submitting a 
notice under this subpart in writing of the date the notice is or was 
complete and thereby accepted for processing. The Reserve Bank or the 
Board may request additional relevant information at any time after the 
date of acceptance.
    (c) Publication--(1) Newspaper Announcement. Any person(s) filing a 
notice under this subpart shall publish, in a form prescribed by the 
Board, an announcement soliciting public comment on the proposed 
acquisition. The announcement shall be published in a newspaper of 
general circulation in the community in which the head office of the 
state member bank to be acquired is located or, in the case of a 
proposed acquisition of a bank holding company, in the community in 
which its head office is located and in the community in which the head 
office of each of its subsidiary banks is located. The announcement 
shall be published no earlier than 15 calendar days before the filing of 
the notice with the appropriate Reserve Bank and no later than 10 
calendar days after the filing date; and the publisher's affidavit of a 
publication shall be provided to the appropriate Reserve Bank.
    (2) Contents of newspaper announcement. The newspaper announcement 
shall state:
    (i) The name of each person identified in the notice as a proposed 
acquiror of the bank or bank holding company;
    (ii) The name of the bank or bank holding company to be acquired, 
including the name of each of the bank holding company's subsidiary 
banks; and
    (iii) A statement that interested persons may submit comments on the 
notice to the Board or the appropriate Reserve Bank for a period of 20 
days, or such shorter period as may be provided, pursuant to paragraph 
(c)(5) of this section.
    (3) Federal Register announcement. The Board shall, upon filing of a 
notice under this subpart, publish announcement in the Federal Register 
of receipt of the notice. The Federal Register announcement shall 
contain the information required under paragraphs (c)(2)(i) and 
(c)(2)(ii) of this section and a statement that interested persons may 
submit comments on the proposed acquisition for a period of 15 calendar 
days, or such shorter period as may be provided, pursuant to paragraph 
(c)(5) of this section. The Board may waive publication in the Federal 
Register, if the Board determines that such action is appropriate.
    (4) Delay of publication. The Board may permit delay in the 
publication required under paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(3) of this section 
if the Board determines, for good cause shown, that it is in the public 
interest to grant such

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delay. Requests for delay of publication may be submitted to the 
appropriate Reserve Bank.
    (5) Shortening or waiving notice. The Board may shorten or waive the 
public comment or newspaper publication requirements of this paragraph, 
or act on a notice before the expiration of a public comment period, if 
it determines in writing that an emergency exists, or that disclosure of 
the notice, solicitation of public comment, or delay until expiration of 
the public comment period would seriously threaten the safety or 
soundness of the bank or bank holding company to be acquired.
    (6) Consideration of public comments. In acting upon a notice filed 
under this subpart, the Board shall consider all public comments 
received in writing within the period specified in the newspaper or 
Federal Register announcement, whichever is later. At the Board's 
option, comments received after this period may, but need not, be 
considered.
    (7) Standing. No person (other than the acquiring person) who 
submits comments or information on a notice filed under this subpart 
shall thereby become a party to the proceeding or acquire any standing 
or right to participate in the Board's consideration of the notice or to 
appeal or otherwise contest the notice or the Board's action regarding 
the notice.
    (d) Time period for Board action--(1) Consummation of acquisition --
(i) The notificant(s) may consummate the proposed acquisition 60 days 
after submission to the Reserve Bank of a complete notice under 
paragraph (a) of this section, unless within that period the Board 
disapproves the proposed acquisition or extends the 60-day period, as 
provided under paragraph (d)(2) of this section.
    (ii) The notificant(s) may consummate the proposed transaction 
before the expiration of the 60-day period if the Board notifies the 
notificant(s) in writing of the Board's intention not to disapprove the 
acquisition.
    (2) Extensions of time period. (i) The Board may extend the 60-day 
period in paragraph (d)(1) of this section for an additional 30 days by 
notifying the acquiring person(s).
    (ii) The Board may further extend the period during which it may 
disapprove a notice for two additional periods of not more than 45 days 
each, if the Board determines that:
    (A) Any acquiring person has not furnished all the information 
required under paragraph (a) of this section;
    (B) Any material information submitted is substantially inaccurate;
    (C) The Board is unable to complete the investigation of an 
acquiring person because of inadequate cooperation or delay by that 
person; or
    (D) Additional time is needed to investigate and determine that no 
acquiring person has a record of failing to comply with the requirements 
of the Bank Secrecy Act, subchapter II of Chapter 53 of Title 31, United 
States Code.
    (iii) If the Board extends the time period under this paragraph, it 
shall notify the acquiring person(s) of the reasons therefor and shall 
include a statement of the information, if any, deemed incomplete or 
inaccurate.
    (e) Advice to bank supervisory agencies. (1) Upon accepting a notice 
relating to acquisition of securities of a state member bank, the 
Reserve Bank shall send a copy of the notice to the appropriate state 
bank supervisor, which shall have 30 calendar days from the date the 
notice is sent in which to submit its views and recommendations to the 
Board. The Reserve Bank also shall send a copy of any notice to the 
Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
and the Office of Thrift Supervision.
    (2) If the Board finds that it must act immediately in order to 
prevent the probable failure of the bank or bank holding company 
involved, the Board may dispense with or modify the requirements for 
notice to the state supervisor.
    (f) Investigation and report. (1) After receiving a notice under 
this subpart, the Board or the appropriate Reserve Bank shall conduct an 
investigation of the competence, experience, integrity, and financial 
ability of each person by and for whom an acquisition is to be made. The 
Board shall also make an

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independent determination of the accuracy and completeness of any 
information required to be contained in a notice under paragraph (a) of 
this section. In investigating any notice accepted under this subpart, 
the Board or Reserve Bank may solicit information or views from any 
person, including any bank or bank holding company involved in the 
notice, and any appropriate state, federal, or foreign governmental 
authority.
    (2) The Board or the appropriate Reserve Bank shall prepare a 
written report of its investigation, which shall contain, at a minimum, 
a summary of the results of the investigation.
    (g) Factors considered in acting on notices. In reviewing a notice 
filed under this subpart, the Board shall consider the information in 
the record, the views and recommendations of the appropriate bank 
supervisor, and any other relevant information obtained during any 
investigation of the notice.
    (h) Disapproval and hearing--(1) Disapproval of notice. The Board 
may disapprove an acquisition if it finds adverse effects with respect 
to any of the factors set forth in paragraph 7 of the Bank Control Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)) (i.e., competitive, financial, managerial, 
banking, or incompleteness of information).
    (2) Disapproval notification. Within three days after its decision 
to issue a notice of intent to disapprove any proposed acquisition, the 
Board shall notify the acquiring person in writing of the reasons for 
the action.
    (3) Hearing. Within 10 calendar days of receipt of the notice of the 
Board's intent to disapprove, the acquiring person may submit a written 
request for a hearing. Any hearing conducted under this paragraph shall 
be in accordance with the Rules of Practice for Formal Hearings (12 CFR 
part 263). At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board shall, by order, 
approve or disapprove the proposed acquisition on the basis of the 
record of the hearing. If the acquiring person does not request a 
hearing, the notice of intent to disapprove becomes final and 
unappealable.