[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1621-1622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-362]


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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. [thinsp]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/.

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    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 27, 2010.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Steve Foley, Vice President) 
1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309:
    1. Florida Shores Bancorp, Inc., Smith Associates Bank Fund 
Management LLC, and Smith Associates Florida Banking Fund LLC, all of 
Pompano Beach, Florida; to collectively acquire at least 60 percent of 
the voting shares of Coastal Bancorporation, Inc., and thereby 
indirectly acquire voting shares of Coastal Bank, both of Merritt 
Island, Florida, and engage in operating a savings association, 
pursuant to section 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y. Comments 
regarding this application must be received by February 8, 2010.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (E. Ann Worthy, Vice President) 
2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. American Bank Holding Corporation, Corpus Christi, Texas; to 
engage de novo through its subsidiary, American Capital Solutions 
Group, Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas, in financial and investment 
advisory activities, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(6)(iii) of 
Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 7, 
2010.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2010-362 Filed 1-11-10; 8:45 am]
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