Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies, 46486 [E7-16295]

Download as PDF 46486 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 160 / Monday, August 20, 2007 / Notices incurred by PANYNJ in defending the AMP action. Karen V. Gregory, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–16268 Filed 8–17–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6730–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than September 14, 2007. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (David Tatum, Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309: 1. Anderen Financial of TampaBay, Inc., Clearwater, Florida; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Anderen Bank of Tampa Bay, Palm Harbor, Florida (in organization). 2. Banco Popular Espanol, S.A., Madrid, Spain; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:53 Aug 17, 2007 Jkt 211001 percent of the voting shares of TotalBank, Miami, Florida. B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414: 1. SB Bancorp, Inc., DeForest, Wisconsin; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Settlers Bank, DeForest, Wisconsin (in organization). C. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166–2034: 1. M & P Community Bancshares, Inc. 401(k) Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Newport, Arkansas; to acquire additional voting shares, not to exceed 32 percent of the total voting shares of M & P Community Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire additional voting shares of Merchants & Planters Bank, both of Newport, Arkansas, and Greers Ferry Lake State Bank, Heber Springs, Arkansas. D. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Tracy Basinger, Director, Regional and Community Bank Group) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105-1579: 1. Franklin Resources, Inc., San Mateo, California; to acquire 5.31 percent of the voting shares of Chemical Financial Corporation, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Chemical Bank, both of Midland, Michigan. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 15, 2007. Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7–16295 Filed 8–17–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–S FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities The companies listed in this notice have given notice under section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225) to engage de novo, or to acquire or control voting securities or assets of a company, including the companies listed below, that engages either directly or through a subsidiary or other company, in a nonbanking activity that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has determined by Order to be closely related to banking and permissible for bank holding companies. Unless PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 otherwise noted, these activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Each notice is available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notice also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the question whether the proposal complies with the standards of section 4 of the BHC Act. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding the applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than September 4, 2007. A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Anne MacEwen, Bank Applications Officer) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045-0001: 1. Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones S.A., Panama City, Republic of Panama; to engage de novo through its subsidiary, Bladex Asset Managment, New York, New York, in serving as investment adviser, including sponsoring, organizing and managing a closed-end investment company, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(6)(i); furnishing general economic information and advice, general economic statistical forecasting services, and industry studies, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(6)(ii); providing advice in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, investments, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, capital structurings, financing transactions and similar transactions, and conducting financial feasibility studies, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(6)(iii); providing information, statistical forecasting, and advice with respect to any transaction in foreign exchange, swaps, and similar transactions, commodities, and any forward contract, option, future, option on a future, and similar instruments, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(6)(iv); providing educational courses, and instructional materials to consumers on individual financial management matters, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(6)(v); and providing taxplanning and tax-preparation services to any person, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(6)(vi), all of Regulation Y. In addition, Applicant also has applied to engage in providing administrative services to mutual funds, including, but not limited do, recordkeeping, providing legal and regulatory advice, developing compliance procedures, preparing reports and tax returns, and coordinating with the funds’ other advisers and service providers. See E:\FR\FM\20AUN1.SGM 20AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 160 (Monday, August 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 46486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16295]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding 
Companies

    The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for 
approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 
1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other 
applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company 
and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the 
power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the 
banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, 
including the companies listed below.
    The applications listed below, as well as other related filings 
required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the 
Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available 
for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested 
persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated 
in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the 
acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether 
the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards 
in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, 
nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. 
Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained 
from the National Information Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.
    Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these 
applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the 
offices of the Board of Governors not later than September 14, 2007.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (David Tatum, Vice President) 
1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309:
    1. Anderen Financial of TampaBay, Inc., Clearwater, Florida; to 
become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting 
shares of Anderen Bank of Tampa Bay, Palm Harbor, Florida (in 
organization).
    2. Banco Popular Espanol, S.A., Madrid, Spain; to become a bank 
holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of 
TotalBank, Miami, Florida.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice 
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
    1. SB Bancorp, Inc., DeForest, Wisconsin; to become a bank holding 
company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of Settlers Bank, 
DeForest, Wisconsin (in organization).
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Glenda Wilson, Community 
Affairs Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034:
    1. M & P Community Bancshares, Inc. 401(k) Employee Stock Ownership 
Plan, Newport, Arkansas; to acquire additional voting shares, not to 
exceed 32 percent of the total voting shares of M & P Community 
Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire additional voting 
shares of Merchants & Planters Bank, both of Newport, Arkansas, and 
Greers Ferry Lake State Bank, Heber Springs, Arkansas.
    D. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Tracy Basinger, Director, 
Regional and Community Bank Group) 101 Market Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105-1579:
    1. Franklin Resources, Inc., San Mateo, California; to acquire 5.31 
percent of the voting shares of Chemical Financial Corporation, and 
thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Chemical Bank, both of 
Midland, Michigan.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 15, 
2007.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E7-16295 Filed 8-17-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-S
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