[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 213 (Friday, November 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 64705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18561]


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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 November 30, 2006.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Andre Anderson, Vice President) 
1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309:
    1. IBERIABANK Corporation, Lafayette, Louisiana; to merge with 
Pocahontas Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire First 
Community Bank, both of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and engage in operating a 
savings association, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation 
Y.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Patrick M. Wilder, Assistant 
Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
    1. Bankers' Bancorp, Inc., Springfield, Illinois to acquire 100 
percent of the voting shares of Bankers' Banc Investment Services, LLC, 
St. Louis, Missouri, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of 
First St. Louis Capital Markets, Inc., and its subsidiary, First St. 
Louis Securities, Inc., both of St. Louis, Missouri, and thereby engage 
in securities brokerage, private placement services, and underwriting 
government obligations and money market instruments, pursuant to 
sections 225.28(b)(7)(i), (b)(7)(iii), and (b)(8)(i) of Regulation 
Y.Comments regarding this application should be received not later than 
November 20, 2006.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 31, 
2006.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E6-18561 Filed 11-2-06; 8:45 am]
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