[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46448-46449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23539]


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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

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received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of 
Governors not later than September 16, 1998.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Lois Berthaume, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-2713:
    1. Acadiana Bancshares, Inc., Lafayette, Louisiana; to acquire 
Cadence Holdings, L.L.C., Lafayette, Louisiana, and thereby engage in 
consumer lending, pursuant to Sec.  225.28(b)(1) of Regulation Y, 
issuance and sale of money orders, travelers checks and similar 
consumer-type payment services, pursuant to Sec.  225.28(b)(13) of 
Regulation Y, tax-preparation services, pursuant to Sec.  
225.28(b)(6)(vi) of Regulation Y, and check cashing services and wire 
money transfer services, pursuant to Popular, Inc., 84 Fed. Res. Bull. 
481 (1998).

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, August 27, 
1998.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 98-23539 Filed 8-31-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F