[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 246 (Thursday, December 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 80431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32508]


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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 January 5, 2001.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (Jeffrey Hirsch, Banking 
Supervisor) 1455 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-2566:
    1. United Bancshares, Inc., Columbus Grove, Ohio; to acquire 
Citizens Bank of Delphos, Federal Savings Bank, Delphos, Ohio, and 
engage in permissible savings association activities pursuant to 
Sec. 225.28(b)(4) of Regulation Y. Comments on this application must be 
received by January 16, 2001.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Philip Jackson, Applications 
Officer) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1413:
    1. Michigan National Corporation, Farmington Hills, Michigan; to 
acquire Standard Federal Bancorporation, Inc., Troy, Michigan, and 
thereby indirectly acquire Standard Federal Bank, Troy, Michigan, and 
thereby engage in the nonbanking activity of operating a savings 
association pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(4) of Regulation Y. Comments on 
this application must be received by January 16, 2001.
    C. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Pat Marshall, Manager of 
Analytical Support, Consumer Regulation Group) 101 Market Street, San 
Francisco, California 94105-1579:
    1. City National Corporation, Beverly Hills, California; to acquire 
Reed, Conner & Birdwell, Inc., Los Angeles, California, and thereby 
engage in acting as investment and financial advisor pursuant to 
Sec. 225.28(b)(6) of Regulation Y; and providing administrative 
services to mutual funds. Lloyds TSB Group plc, 84 Federal Reserve 
Bulletin 128 (1998).

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 15, 
2000.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 00-32508 Filed 12-20-00; 8:45 am]
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