[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 145 (Monday, July 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49025-49026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19044]


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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

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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 August 22, 2002.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Phillip Jackson, Applications 
Officer) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
    1. FBOP Corporation, Oak Park, Illinois; to acquire American Home 
Loan Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona, and thereby indirectly inquire Bank 
USA, a Federal Savings Bank, Phoenix, Arizona, and thereby engage in 
operating a savings association, pursuant to Sec.  225.28(b)(4)(ii) of 
Regulation Y.
    2. Southwest Company, Oakland, Iowa; to acquire Fremont County 
Savings Bank, Sidney, Iowa; and thereby engage in operating a savings 
association, pursuant to Sec.  225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 23, 2002.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc.02-19044 Filed 7-26-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-S