[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 58 (Friday, March 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15910-15911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7270]


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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. Additional information on all 
bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information 
Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.
    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 April 7, 2000.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034:
    1. First Banks, Inc., Creve Coeur, Missouri; to acquire certain 
assets and assume certain liabilities of First Capital Group, Inc., 
Albuquerque, New Mexico, and thereby engage in leasing personal and 
real property activities, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(3) of Regulation 
Y. The leasing activities will be conducted in a newly formed direct 
wholly owned subsidiary of Notificant, which will assume the selling 
institution's name of First Capital Group, Inc. and retain its

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head office location in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, March 20, 
2000.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 00-7270 Filed 3-23-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-P