[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 231 (Thursday, November 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71322-71323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30549]


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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

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received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of 
Governors not later than December 26, 2000.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (Michael E. Collins, Senior 
Vice President) 100 North 6th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105-
1521:
    1. PSB Bancorp, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; to acquire 37 
percent of the voting shares of Iron Bridge Holdings, Inc., Plymouth 
Meeting, Pennsylvania, and thereby engage de novo in financial and 
investment advisory activities, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(6) of 
Regulation Y, and management consulting and counseling activities, 
pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(9) of Regulation Y.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034:
    1. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc., Springfield, Missouri; to acquire 
up to 20 percent of the outstanding voting shares of Guaranty Federal 
Bancshares, Inc., Springfield, Missouri, and thereby indirectly acquire 
Guaranty Federal Savings Bank, Springfield, Missouri, and thereby 
engage in the operation of a savings association, pursuant to 
Sec. 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 27, 
2000.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 00-30549 Filed 11-29-00; 8:45 am]
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