CITICORP v. BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF FED. RES. SYS.

No. 953, Docket 90-4124.

936 F.2d 66 (1991)

CITICORP, Petitioner, v. BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF the FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, Respondent, American Council of Life Insurance, Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc., National Association of Casualty and Surety Agents, National Association of Life Underwriters, Inc., National Association of Professional Insurance Agents, National Association of Surety Bond Producers, Professional Insurance Agents of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware, Inc., Independent Insurance Agents of Delaware, Delaware Association of Life Underwriters, State of Delaware, and Delaware Bankers Association, Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 10, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Helfer, Washington, D.C. (David S. Swayze, Joseph A. Fillip, Jr., Wilmington, Del., Carl T. Solberg, George G. Baxter, III, Alan F. Liebowitz, New York City, Christopher R. Lipsett, Murray A. Indick, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D.C., on the brief), for petitioner.

Jacob M. Lewis, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice (Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Anthony J. Steinmeyer, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, J. Virgil Mattingly, Gen. Counsel, Richard M. Ashton, Associate Gen. Counsel, Katherine H. Wheatley, Federal Reserve Bd., Washington, D.C., on the brief), for respondent.

A. Gilchrist Sparks, III (Michael Houghton, S. David Peress, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, and Marsha Kramarck, Deputy Atty. Gen., Wilmington, Del., on the brief), for intervenors Delaware Bankers Ass'n and State of Del.

David Overlock Stewart (Martin E. Lybecker, Alan G. Priest, Raymond C. Ortman, Jr., Ropes & Gray, Washington, D.C., on the brief), for intervenor American Council of Life Ins.

Jonathan B. Sallet (Ann M. Kappler, Jenner & Block, Washington, D.C., on the brief), for remaining intervenors.

John L. Warden, H. Rodgin Cohen, Lisamichelle Davis, Sullivan & Cromwell, New York City, submitted a brief for amicus curiae New York Clearing House Ass'n.

John D. Hawke, Jr., Melanie L. Fein, Pauline B. Heller, David F. Freeman, Jr., Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C., submitted a brief for amicus curiae Conference of State Bank Supervisors.

John J. Gill, Michael F. Crotty, American Bankers Ass'n, James T. McIntyre, Jr., McNair Law Firm, Richard M. Whiting, Ass'n of Bank Holding Companies, Wendy B. Samuel, David E. Danovitch, Charlotte M. Bahin, Nat. Council of Sav. Institutions, Washington, D.C., Marcia Z. Sullivan, Consumer Bankers Ass'n, Arlington, Va., and Lawrence R. Uhlick, Institute of Intern. Bankers, New York City, submitted a brief for amici curiae American Bankers Ass'n, Ass'n of Bank Holding Companies, Ass'n of Reserve City Bankers, Consumer Bankers Ass'n, Ass'n of Banks in Ins. Institute of Intern. Bankers, and Nat. Council of Sav. Institutions.

Before LUMBARD, NEWMAN, and ALTIMARI, Circuit Judges.


JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:

Once again we consider an aspect of the broad issue of the extent to which banks are authorized to engage in nonbanking activities. That issue was before us just two years ago in Independent Insurance Agents of America, Inc. v. Board of Governors, 890 F.2d 1275 (2d Cir.1989) (Merchants II), cert. denied, ___ U.S. ___, 111 S.Ct. 44, 112 L.Ed.2d 21 (1990). We there ruled, in agreement...

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