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BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.
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4c8
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Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Bilbao, Spain, to acquire 100 percent of the voting securities of Proxima Alfa Investments (USA) LLC, New York, New York, and thereby engage in the following: (i) providing investment and financial advisory services, including acting as a registered investment adviser and as a registered commodity trading adviser; (ii) providing as agent transactional services with respect to derivatives, forward contracts, futures, options, swaps and similar transactions; (iii) serving as investment adviser to, general partner or managing member of (and, if appropriate, acting as a commodity pool operator for), and holding and placing equity interests in, private investment funds (including limited partnerships, limited liability companies and similar investment vehicles) ("Private Investment Funds") that invest only in securities, derivatives, commodity contracts, and other assets and instruments that a bank holding company would be permitted to hold directly under the BHCA ("Private Investment Fund Activities"). These activities have been approved by prior Board Orders (see e.g.,Meridian Bancorp, Inc., 80 Fed Res. Bull. 736 (1994); The Bessemer Group, Inc., 82 Fed. Res. Bull. 569 (1996); Dresdner Bank AG, 84 Fed. Res. Bull. 985 (1998); UBS AG, 84 Fed. Res. Bull. 684 (1998); Travelers Group Inc., 84 Fed. Res. Bull. 985 (1998); KeyCorp, 84 Fed. Res. Bull. 1075 (1998); First Security Corporation, 85 Fed. Res. Bull. 207 (1999); Banque National de Paris, 86 Fed. Res. Bull. 118 (2000); Letter from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, dated June 3, 2003 (approval for Commerzbank); and Letter from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, dated December 16, 2002 (approval for Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.)); and (iv) investing and trading in foreign exchange, forward contracts, options, futures, options on futures, swaps and similar contracts, whether traded on exchanges or not, based on any rate, price, financial asset (other than a bank-ineligible security), nonfinancial asset, group of assets or index of any of the foregoing.
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BRAND BANKING COMPANY, THE
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The Brand Banking Company, Lawrenceville, Georgia, to establish a branch located at 480 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Suwanee, Georgia.
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03/26/2008
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CAIXA DE AFORROS DE VIGO, OURENSE E PONTEVEDRA
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FBSEA
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Caixa de Aforros de Vigo, Ourense e Pontevedra, Vigo, Spain, to establish international bank branches in New York, New York, Chicago, Illinois, Los Angeles, California, and Houston, Texas.
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FRANKLIN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.
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4c8
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Franklin Financial Network, Inc., to establish Banc Compliance Group, Inc., and its subsidiary, Banc Compliance Group, LLC, all of Franklin, Tennessee, and thereby engage de novo in providing management consulting and counseling activities.
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GATEWAY FINANCIAL HOLDINGS OF FLORIDA, INC.
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* 3A3
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Gateway Financial Holdings of Florida, Inc., Daytona Beach, Florida, to acquire 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Gateway Bank of Southwest Florida, Sarasota, Florida (in organization).
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04/12/2008
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04/17/2008
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RESURGENS BANCORP, INC.
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* 3A1
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Resurgens Bancorp, to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Resurgens Bank, Atlanta, Georgia (in organization).
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04/18/2008
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