[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34454-34455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12018]


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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

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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 May 29, 2002.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (A. Linwood Gill, III, Vice 
President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261-4528:
    1. First Mariner Bancorp, Baltimore, Maryland; to engage de novo 
through its subsidiary, Finance Maryland, LLC, Baltimore, Maryland, in 
lending and credit-related insurance activities, pursuant to Secs.  
225.28(b)(1) and (b)(11)(i) of Regulation Y.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (Susan Zubradt, Assistant 
Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001:
    1. First Community Bancshares, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas; to 
engage de novo in management consulting and financial advisory 
activities, pursuant to Secs.  225.28(b)(6)(iii) and (b)(9)(i)(A) of 
Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 9, 2002.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc.02-12018 Filed 5-13-02; 8:45 am]
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