For immediate release

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the application filed pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Bilbao, Spain, to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Laredo National Bancshares, Inc., Laredo, Texas; Laredo National Bancshares of Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware; and The Laredo National Bank and South Texas National Bank of Laredo, both of Laredo, Texas. Attached is the Board's Order relating to this action. Attachment (78 KB PDF)

2005 Orders on banking applications