[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 27579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13318]


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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.
    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 June 3, 1998.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Paul Kaboth, Banking 
Supervisor) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-2566:
    1. FirstMerit Corporation, Akron, Ohio; to acquire Security First 
Corp., Mayfield Heights, Ohio, and thereby indirectly acquire Security 
Federal Savings & Loan Association of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, and 
First Federal Security Bank of Kent, Kent, Ohio, and thereby engage in 
permissible savings and loan activities, pursuant to Sec.  
225.28(b)(4)(ii) of the Board's Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 14, 1998.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 98-13318 Filed 5-18-98; 8:45 am]
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