Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities, 57576-57577 [E7-19921]
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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 195 / Wednesday, October 10, 2007 / Notices
Hillary S. DeNigro,
Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division,
Enforcement Bureau.
cc: Calvin B. Kurimai, Esq., Assistant United
States Attorney.
Kristy Carroll, Esq., Universal Service
Administrative Company (via e-mail).
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Change in Bank Control Notices;
Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank
Holding Companies
The notificants listed below have
applied under the Change in Bank
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and
§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank
holding company. The factors that are
considered in acting on the notices are
set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12
U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
The notices are available for
immediate inspection at the Federal
Reserve Bank indicated. The notices
also will be available for inspection at
the office of the Board of Governors.
Interested persons may express their
views in writing to the Reserve Bank
indicated for that notice or to the offices
of the Board of Governors. Comments
must be received not later than October
24, 2007.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
(Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414:
1. James P. Stein; Mary Ann
Bramhall–Lambert; Thomas L. Lambert;
Velma M. Lambert; as a family acting in
concert; and William M. Parks,
individually and in concert with Ann F.
Parks, all of Muscatine, Iowa, to acquire
voting shares of Central Bancshares,
Inc., and thereby indirectly Central State
Bank, both of Muscatine, Iowa; Farmers
and Mechanics Bank, Galesburg,
Illinois; Freedom Security Bank,
Coralville, Iowa; and West Chester
Savings Bank, Washington, Iowa.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
City (Todd Offenbacker, Assistant Vice
President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas
City, Missouri 64198–0001:
1. The Regnier Trust (Ann Regnier,
trustee), as general partner of the Robert
D. and Ann Regnier Family Limited
Partnership, Leawood, Kansas; Victor A.
Regnier, Los Angeles, California;
Catherine M. Regnier, Mission, Kansas;
Ranch Mart Hardware (Robert D.
Regnier, president); Regnier
Investments, both of Shawnee Mission,
Kansas; and Regnier Management LLC
(Robert D. Regnier, managing member),
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as general partner of the Regnier Family
Limited Partnership; Regnier Family
Limited Partnership II; and the Regnier
Family Limited Partnership III, all of
Shawnee Mission, Kansas, as members
of the Regnier Family Group; to retain
voting shares of Blue Valley Ban Corp.,
and thereby indirectly retain voting
shares of Bank of Blue Valley, both in
Overland Park, Kansas.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, October 4, 2007.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
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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 November 5,
2007.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
(Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414:
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1. Greenfield Bancorporation, Ltd., to
become a bank holding company by
acquiring 100 percent of the voting
shares of Union State Bank, both of
Greenfield, Iowa.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King,
Community Affairs Officer) 90
Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis,
Minnesota 55480–0291:
1. Dairyland Bancorp Inc., Bruce,
Wisconsin; to merge with Gilman
Corporation, and thereby indirectly
acquire State Bank of Gilman, both of
Gilman, Wisconsin.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, October 4, 2007.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
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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
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 October 24, 2007.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of New
York (Anne MacEwen, Bank
Applications Officer) 33 Liberty Street,
New York, New York 10045–0001:
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1. Standard Chartered PLC, Standard
Chartered Holdings Limited, and
Standard Chartered Bank, all of
London, United Kingdom; to acquire
Harrison Lovegrove & Co. Limited,
London, England, and thereby indirectly
acquire Harrison Lovegrove Americas
L.P., Houston, Texas, and thereby
engage in 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 in accordance with Section
225.28(b)(6)(iii); and acting as agent for
the private placement of securities,
pursuant to Section 225.28(b)(7)(iii),
both of Regulation Y.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
(Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414:
1. Capitol Bancorp, Ltd., and Capitol
Development Bancorp Limited VIII, both
of Lansing, Michigan; to acquire 51
percent of the voting shares of
Community Bank of Lincoln (in
organization), Lincoln, Nebraska, and
thereby operate a savings association,
pursuant to section 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of
Regulation Y. Comment on this
application must be received by
November 5, 2007.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, October 4, 2007.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
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Consumer Advisory Council
Notice of Meeting of the
Consumer Advisory Council
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Members will discuss various issues
related to the Board’s rulemaking
authority under HOEPA to address
concerns about abusive lending
practices in the home mortgage market.
• Regulation Z/Truth in Lending Act
(TILA)
Members will discuss issues that have
been raised in public comments on the
proposed amendments to Regulation Z,
which implements the Truth in Lending
Act (TILA). The amendments would
revise the disclosure requirements for
open–end (revolving) plans that are not
home–secured, including credit2186d
accounts.
Reports by committees and other
matters initiated by Council members
also may be discussed.
Persons wishing to submit views to
the Council on any of the above topics
may do so by sending written
statements to Jennifer Kerslake,
Secretary of the Consumer Advisory
Council, Division of Consumer and
Community Affairs, Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System,
Washington, D.C. 20551. Information
about this meeting may be obtained
from Ms. Kerslake, 202–452–6470.
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The Consumer Advisory Council will
meet on Thursday, October 25, 2007.
The meeting, which will be open to
public observation, will take place at the
Federal Reserve Board’s offices in
Washington, DC., in Dining Room E on
the Terrace Level of the Martin
Building. Anyone planning to attend the
meeting should, for security purposes,
register no later than Tuesday, October
23, by completing the form found online
at: https://www.federalreserve.gov/
secure/forms/cacregistration.cfm
Additionally, attendees must present
photo identification to enter the
building.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and
is expected to conclude at 1 p.m. The
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• Home Ownership and Equity
Protection Act (HOEPA)
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, October 3, 2007.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
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Martin Building is located on C Street,
NW., between 20th and 21st Streets.
The Council’s function is to advise
the Board on the exercise of the Board’s
responsibilities under various consumer
financial services laws and on other
matters on which the Board seeks its
advice. Time permitting, the Council
will discuss the following topics:
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Sunshine Act Meeting
Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
TIME AND DATE: 11:30 a.m., Monday,
October 15, 2007.
PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal
Reserve Board Building, 20th and C
Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20551.
STATUS: Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Personnel actions (appointments,
promotions, assignments,
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reassignments, and salary actions)
involving individual Federal Reserve
System employees.
2. Any items carried forward from a
previously announced meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Smith, Director, or Dave
Skidmore, Assistant to the Board, Office
of Board Members at 202–452–2955.
You may
call 202–452–3206 beginning at
approximately 5 p.m. two business days
before the meeting for a recorded
announcement of bank and bank
holding company applications
scheduled for the meeting; or you may
contact the Board’s Web site at https://
www.federalreserve.gov for an electronic
announcement that not only lists
applications, but also indicates
procedural and other information about
the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, October 5, 2007.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
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Granting of Request for Early
Termination of the Waiting Period
Under the Premerger Notification
Rules
Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15
U.S.C. 18a, as added by Title II of the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, requires
persons contemplating certain mergers
or acquisitions to give the Federal Trade
Commission and the Assistant Attorney
General advance notice and to wait
designated periods before
consummation of such plans. Section
7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies,
in individual cases, to terminate this
waiting period prior to its expiration
and requires that notice of this action be
published in the Federal Register.
The following transactions were
granted early termination of the waiting
period provided by law and the
premerger notification rules. The grants
were made by the Federal Trade
Commission and the Assistant Attorney
General for the Antitrust Division of the
Department of Justice. Neither agency
intends to take any action with respect
to these proposed acquisitions during
the applicable waiting period.
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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
Sec. 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 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 October 24, 2007.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Anne MacEwen, Bank
Applications Officer) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045-0001:
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1. Standard Chartered PLC, Standard Chartered Holdings Limited, and
Standard Chartered Bank, all of London, United Kingdom; to acquire
Harrison Lovegrove & Co. Limited, London, England, and thereby
indirectly acquire Harrison Lovegrove Americas L.P., Houston, Texas,
and thereby engage in 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 in accordance with Section 225.28(b)(6)(iii); and
acting as agent for the private placement of securities, pursuant to
Section 225.28(b)(7)(iii), both of Regulation Y.
B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice
President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
1. Capitol Bancorp, Ltd., and Capitol Development Bancorp Limited
VIII, both of Lansing, Michigan; to acquire 51 percent of the voting
shares of Community Bank of Lincoln (in organization), Lincoln,
Nebraska, and thereby operate a savings association, pursuant to
section 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y. Comment on this application
must be received by November 5, 2007.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 4,
2007.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
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