Feb 14 (Reuters) - Metlife Inc:

* Sheds bank holding company status with approvals from the Federal Reserve and

FDIC

* Gets approvals from Federal Deposit Insurance Corp & board of governors of

federal reserve to deregister as bank holding co

* Source text : MetLife Sheds Bank Holding Company Status with Approvals from the Federal Reserve and FDIC MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) announced today that it has received the required approvals from both the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve to deregister as a bank holding company. MetLife completed its sale of MetLife Bank's depository business to General Electric Capital on January 11.

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