[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54321-54322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25897]
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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.
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 October 20, 1999.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Cynthia Goodwin, Vice
President) 104 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-2713:
1. Synovus Financial Corporation, Columbus, Georgia; to engage de
novo in
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a joint venture through its subsidiary, Prepaid Technologies, LLC,
Birmingham, Alabama (in organization), in nonbanking activities
including developing, introducing, selling, and marketing prepaid,
stored value cards, offering prepaid, card based financial services and
products, pursuant to Sec. 225.28(b)(14) of Regulation Y.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, September 30,
1999.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 99-25897 Filed 10-5-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210-01-F
