[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 234 (Friday, December 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68085-68086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30214]


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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

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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 December 19, 2003.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (James Hunter, Assistant 
Vice President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64198-0001:
    1. Exchange Company, Gibbon, Nebraska; to acquire 100 percent of 
the voting shares of Ace Sales, Inc., Deshler, Nebraska, and thereby 
engage in lending activities, pursuant to Section 225.28(b)(1) of 
Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 1, 
2003.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc.03-30214 Filed 12-4-03; 8:45 am]
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