[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 23977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09705]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Notice of Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies 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 May 14, 2014.
    A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (Richard Walker, Community 
Affairs Officer) 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210-2204:
    1. Meridian Bancorp, Inc., Peabody, Massachusetts; to engage de 
novo in extending credit and servicing loans, pursuant to section 
225.28(b)(1).
    B. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Colette A. Fried, Assistant 
Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414:
    1. Chemical Financial Corporation, Midland, Michigan; to acquire 
100 percent of the voting shares of Northwestern Bancorp, Inc., and 
indirectly acquire Northwestern Bank, both in Traverse City, Michigan, 
and thereby engage in operating a savings association, pursuant to 
section 225.28(b)(4)(ii).
    Comments regarding this application must be received not later than 
May 27, 2014.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 24, 
2014.
Michael J. Lewandowski,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2014-09705 Filed 4-28-14; 8:45 am]
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