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[Federal Register: October 23, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 205)]
[Notices]               
[Page 65126]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 <A HREF="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.ffiec.gov/nic/">www.ffiec.gov/nic/</A>.
    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 6, 2002.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Phillip Jackson, Applications 
Officer) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
    1. Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc., Melrose Park, Illinois; to acquire 
Big Foot Financial Corporation, Long Grove, Illinois, and thereby 
indirectly acquire Fairfield Savings Bank, F.S.B., Long Grove, 
Illinois, and thereby engage in operating a savings association, 
pursuant to Sec.  225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y. Comments on this 
application must be received no later than November 15, 2002.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034:
    1. Signature Bancshares, Inc., Springfield, Missouri; to engage de 
novo through Signature Investment Services, LLC, Springfield, Missouri, 
in securities brokerage activities, pursuant to Sec.  225.28(b)(7) of 
Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, October 17, 
2002.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 02-26898 Filed 10-22-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-S

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