[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 238 (Thursday, December 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65267-65268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32442]


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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 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.
    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 5, 1998.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Philip Jackson, Applications 
Officer) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1413:
    1. Amcore Financial, Inc., Rockford, Illinois; to acquire Midwest 
Federal Financial Corp., Baraboo, Wisconsin, and thereby indirectly 
acquire Baraboo Federal Bank, FSB, Baraboo, Wisconsin, and B.T. 
Financial Services, Inc., Baraboo, Wisconsin, and thereby engage in 
operating a savings association;

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securities brokerage activities; trust company functions, and the sale 
of credit life insurance, pursuant to Secs.  225.28(b)(4), (b)(7), 
(b)(5), and (b)(11) of the Board's Regulation Y, respectively.
    2. National Australia Bank Limited, Melbourne, Australia; to 
acquire Homeside, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, and thereby indirectly 
acquire Homeside Lending, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, and thereby 
engage in extending credit and servicing loans and activities related 
to extending credit, pursuant Secs.  225.28(b)(1) and 225.28(b)(2) of 
the Board's Regulation Y. Comments on this application must be received 
by December 26, 1997.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Randall C. Sumner, Vice 
President) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2034:
    1. Mercantile Bancorporation Inc., St. Louis, Missouri; to acquire 
HomeCorp, Inc., Rockford, Illinois, and thereby indirectly acquire 
HomeBanc FSB, Rockford, Illinois, and thereby engage in the operation 
of a savings association, pursuant to Sec.  225.28(b)(4)(ii) of the 
Board's Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, December 8, 
1997.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 97-32442 Filed 12-10-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F