[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 5062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2442]


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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 world.
    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 February 17, 1999.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Betsy Buttrill White, Senior 
Vice President) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045-0001:
    1. Fortis (B), Brussels, Belgium, Fortis (NL) N.V., Utrecht, the 
Netherlands, Fortis SA/NV, Brussels, Belgium and Generale de Banque, 
Brussels, Belgium; to engage de novo through its subsidiary, Generale 
(USA) Finance LLC and Generale (USA) Financial Markets LLC, both of New 
York, New York, in extending credit and servicing loans, pursuant to 
Sec.  225.28(b)(1) of Regulation Y; in leasing personal or real 
property, pursuant to Sec.  225.28(b)(3) of Regulation Y; in investing 
and trading activities, pursuant to Sec.  225.28(b)(8)(ii) of 
Regulation Y; and in buying and selling bullion, and related 
activities, pursuant to Sec.  225.28(b)(8)(iii) of Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 28, 
1999.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 99-2442 Filed 2-1-99; 8:45 am]
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