[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 33081-33082] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-15694] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 July 6, 1999. A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Betsy Buttrill White, Senior Vice President) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045-0001: 1. The Fuji Bank, Limited, Tokyo, Japan; to acquire through its subsidiary, Heller Financial Inc., Chicago, Illinois, up to 100 percent of the voting shares of HealthCare Financial Partners, Inc., Chevy Chase, Maryland, and thereby engage in extending credit and servicing [[Page 33082]] loans, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(1) of Regulation Y, and activities related to extending credit, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(2) of Regulation Y. B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2034: 1. Arvest Bank Group, Inc., Bentonville, Arkansas, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Ameribank Corporation, Shawnee, Oklahoma, and its wholly owned subsidiary, United Oklahoma Bancshares, Inc., Del City, Oklahoma; to convert its existing state-chartered bank subsidiary, United Bank, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, into a savings association and thereby engage in the operation of a savings association, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y. Comments regarding this application must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than July 16, 1999. C. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (JoAnne F. Lewellen, Assistant Vice President) 90 Hennepin Avenue, P.O. Box 291, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480-0291: 1. Farmers State Corporation, Mankato, Minnesota; to acquire Southwest State Agency, Springfield, Minnesota, and thereby engage in general insurance agency activities in a place with a population not exceeding 5,000, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(11)(iii) of Regulation Y. The proposed activity will be conducted under the name United Prairie Agency, Springfield, Minnesota. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 15, 1999. Robert deV. Frierson, Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 99-15694 Filed 6-18-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210-01-F