FED APPROVES AMSOUTH &lt;ASO> AFFILIATION

  AmSouth Corp said the Federal
  Reserve Board approved the affiliation of First Tuskaloosa Corp
  with Amsouth.
      The approval was the final regulatory step in the
  affiliation process which began in August, Amsouth said.
      Under terms of the affiliation, each First Tuskaloosa
  shareholder will receive 66 dlrs value of AmSouth stock for
  each share held. The total consideration is valued at 105.6 mln
  dlrs.
  

