[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 1391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-445]


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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 January 24, 2000.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Lois Berthaume, Vice President) 
104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-2713:
    1. Central Progressive Bancshares, Inc., Hammond, Louisiana; to 
engage de novo in making, acquiring, brokering, or servicing loans or 
other extensions of credit through its wholly owned, newly formed 
subsidiary, Central Progressive Mortgage Corporation, Hammond, 
Louisiana, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(1) of Regulation Y.
    2. Intervest Bancshares Corporation, New York, New York; to acquire 
Intervest Corporation of New York, New York, New York, and thereby 
engage in making, acquiring, or servicing loans or other extensions of 
credit, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(1) of Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 4, 
2000.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 00-445 Filed 1-7-00; 8:45 am]
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