[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 129 (Thursday, July 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 35206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16540]



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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Citizens Bancshares Corporation; Notice of Application to Engage 
de novo in Permissible Nonbanking Activities

    The company listed in this notice has filed an application under 
Sec.  225.23(a)(1) of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.23(a)(1)) 
for the Board's approval under section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding 
Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1843(c)(8)) and Sec.  225.21(a) of Regulation Y 
(12 CFR 225.21(a)) to commence or to engage de novo, either directly or 
through a subsidiary, in a nonbanking activity that is listed in Sec.  
225.25 of Regulation Y as closely related to banking and permissible 
for bank holding companies. Unless otherwise noted, such activities 
will be conducted throughout the United States.
    The application is available for immediate inspection at the 
Federal Reserve Bank indicated. Once the application has been accepted 
for processing, it will also be available for inspection at the offices 
of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views 
in writing on the question whether consummation of the proposal can 
``reasonably be expected to produce benefits to the public, such as 
greater convenience, increased competition, or gains in efficiency, 
that outweigh possible adverse effects, such as undue concentration of 
resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interests, or 
unsound banking practices.'' Any request for a hearing on this question 
must be accompanied by a statement of the reasons a written 
presentation would not suffice in lieu of a hearing, identifying 
specifically any questions of fact that are in dispute, summarizing the 
evidence that would be presented at a hearing, and indicating how the 
party commenting would be aggrieved by approval of the proposal.
    Comments regarding the application must be received at the Reserve 
Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than 
July 19, 1995.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Lloyd W. Bostian, Jr., Senior 
Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261:
    1. Citizens Bancshares Corporation, Olanta, South Carolina; to 
engage de novo through its subsidiary, E Z Loan Company, Inc., Lake 
City, South Carolina, in operating as a consumer finance company and 
making consumer loans, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(1)(i) of the Board's 
Regulation Y; to act as agent in the sale of credit insurance directly 
related to an extension of credit and limited to ensuring the repayment 
of the outstanding balance on the extension of credit in the event of 
the death, disability, or involuntary unemployment of the debtor, 
pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(8)(i) of the Board's Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 29, 1995.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 95-16540 Filed 7-5-95; 8:45 am]
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