[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29805-29806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13815]


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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 June 18, 2001.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Betsy Buttrill White, Senior 
Vice President) 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045-0001:
    1. Discount Bancorp, Inc., New York, New York; to engage de novo 
through its subsidiary, IDB Mortgage Corp., New York, New York, in 
residential mortgage lending activities, pursuant to Secs.  225.28 
(b)(1) and (b)(2) of Regulation Y.
    2. Dexia S.A., Brussels, Belgium; to acquire Artesia Mortgage 
Capital Corporation, Issaqua, Washington; Artesia Mortgage CMBS, Inc., 
Issaqua, Washington; Artesia Delaware Inc., Wilmington, Delaware; and 
Artesia North America, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, and thereby engage 
in extending credit and servicing loans,

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pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(1) of Regulation Y, activities related to 
extending credit, pursuant to Sec.  225.25(b)(2) of Regulation Y, and 
investment transactions as a principal in connection with its hedging 
activities, pursuant to Sec.  225.25 (b)(8) of Regulation Y.
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Phillip Jackson, Applications 
Officer) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
    1. Northview Financial Corporation, Northfield, Illinois; to retain 
its interest in Northview Mortgage L.L.C., Northfield, Illinois, and 
thereby engage in extending credit and servicing loans, pursuant to 
Sec.  225.28 (b)(1) of Regulation Y.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 29, 2001.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 01-13815 Filed 5-31-01; 8:45 am]
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