Capital brief: Two Dates Added for First Interstate Hearings

The Federal Reserve Board has added two more dates to a series of hearings on Wells Fargo & Co.'s bid for First Interstate Bancorp.

The new dates are: Jan. 24 in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and Jan. 25 in Los Angeles.

The Fed previously said it would hold simultaneous hearings in Los Angeles and San Francisco to solicit public comment on competing bids by Wells Fargo and First Bank System Inc. In addition to the new dates, the Fed will hold hearings in both cities on Jan. 22 on Wells Fargo's application and on Jan. 23 on First Bank's bid.

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