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[Federal Register: October 29, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 209)]
[Notices]               
[Page 54526-54527]
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

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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 23, 2001.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (W. Arthur Tribble, Vice 
President) 2200 North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-2272:
    1. East Texas Financial Corporation, Kilgore, Texas, and East Texas 
Delaware Holdings, Wilmington, Delaware; to acquire 55 percent of the 
voting shares of East Texas Financial Services, Inc., Tyler, Texas, and 
thereby indirectly acquire First Federal Savings and Loan Association, 
Tyler, Texas, and 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, October 24, 
2001.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 01-27170 Filed 10-26-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-S

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