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ANNOUNCEMENT BY

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
( H . 2 , 1 9 7 8 No. 13)
Actions of the Board; Applications and Reports
Received During the Week Ending April 1, 1978
ACTIONS OF THE BOARD
Request from a member bank to change the Board 1 s rule
relating to the prepayment of interest to a depositor in
the form of merchandise.
Change in the credit policy applicable to check deposits
made by Government agencies.
Proposal for revision of the portion of Regulation Y,
Bank Holding Companies, concerned with the sale of insurance to conform to court decisions; Board request for
comment by May 1, 1978.
(Docket No. R-0050)
First National Bank of South Jersey, Egg Harbor Township,
New Jersey, proposed merger with First National State
Bank of Central Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey, report to
the Comptroller of the Currency on competitive factors.
Extension of time through April 13, 1978, within which to
comment on a proposal published by the Board on February
16, 1978 with respect to possible sale by bank holding
companies of money orders and similar instruments,
travelers checks, U.S. Savings Bonds and consumeroriented financial management courses.
(Docket No. R 0145) 1/
Extension of comment period to May 1, 1978, relating to
the record keeping and confirmation requirement for
certain securities transactions effected by State member
banks.
(Docket No. R-0142) 1/
Publication of a revised list of over-the-counter stocks
subject to the Board's margin requirements. 1/
Bank of Neosho, Missouri, extension of time to October 8,
1978, within which to establish a branch facility at 528
Neosho Boulevard, Neosho, Missouri. 1/

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Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
Citizens and Southern Holding Company, Atlanta, Georgia,
extension of time to June 30, 1978, within which to open
for business the offices in Albany, Columbus, and Rome,
Georgia. V
First International Bancshares, Inc., Dallas, Texas, extension of time to May 6, 1978, within which to consummate the acquisition of City National Bank in Wichita
Falls, Wichita Falls, Texas. 1/
Midland Mortgage Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, extension
of time to June 22, 1978, within which to establish a de
novo subsidiary, and engage in activities at 350 First
National Building, through its subsidiary, Midland
Mortgage Service Corporation, Detroit, Michigan. 1/
Security Financial Corporation of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Texas, extension of time to May 6, 1978, within
which to consummate the acquisition of Security State
Bank and Trust, Fredericksburg, Texas. 1/
NBM Corp., McAlester, Oklahoma, extension of time to April
17, 1978 within which to file its registration statement.
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Occidental Life Insurance Company of California, San Francisco,
California, termination of registration pursuant to
Regulation G. 1/
Levi Strauss and Company, San Francisco, California, termination of registration pursuant to Regulation G, V
First Mark Financial Corp., Indianapolis, Indiana, termination of registration pursuant to Regulation G. 1/
State Bank of Remington (Incorporated), Remington, Virginia,
investment in bank premises. 1/
Wheeling Dollar Savings & Trust Co., Wheeling, West Virginia,
investment in bank premises. Ij

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Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section
9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Approved
The Farmers and Merchants State & Savings Bank, Montpelier,
Ohio. Branch to be established at 103 West Main Street,
Montpelier, William County. 2/
United Citizens Bank, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Branch
to be established on Old Highway 52, Rural Hall, Forsyth
County. 2/
The Detroit Bank and Trust Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Branch to be established at the intersection of Fifteen
Mile and Schoenherr Roads, Sterling Heights, Macomb
County. 2j

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To Merge Pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act
Approved
The Bank of Mid-Jersey, Bordentown Township, Burlington
County, New Jersey, to merge with The Hamilton Bank,
National Association, Hamilton Township, Mercer County,
New Jersey. 2j

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To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank
Pursuant to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act
Approved
Chemical Bank, New York, New York:
in Seoul, Korea.
Citibank, N.A., New York, New York:
in Kartoum, Sudan.

to establish a branch

to establish a branch

lowa-Des Moines National Bank, Des Moines, Iowa: to establish a branch in George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman
Islands.

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Application processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of
Governors under delegated authority.




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- 4 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued

International Investments and Other Actions Pursuant to
Sections 25 and 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act and
Sections 4(c)(9) and 4(c)(13) of the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956, as amended
Approved
Citicorp, New York, New York: to purchase and hold,
directly or indirectly, additional shares of its whollyowned subsidiary, Citicorp International Finance S.A.,
Geneva, Switzerland.
Morgan Guaranty International Finance Corporation, New
York, New York: to purchase and hold, directly or
indirectly, an additional 53.45 per cent of Morgan
Guaranty and Partners Limited, Singapore.
Philadelphia International Investment Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: to purchase and hold, directly
or indirectly, additional shares of Australian Finance
and Securities Limited, Sydney, Australia.
Philadelphia International Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: to purchase and hold, directly or indirectly,
8.0 per cent of the outstanding shares of Triarch Corporation Ltd., Toronto, Canada.

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To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Withdrawn
First Edwardsville Corporation, Edwardsville, Illinois,
for approval to acquire 80 per cent of the voting shares
of Edwardsville National Bank and Trust Company, Edwardsville,
Illinois.

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Application processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of
Governors under delegated authority.




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
Approved
K-4 Banco Corporation, Latimer, Iowa, for approval to acquire
92.1 per cent of the voting shares of Latimer State
Bank, Latimer, Iowa. 2/
Palatine Bancorporation, Inc., Palatine, Illinois, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of First Bank and Trust Company, Palatine,
Illinois, Palatine, Illinois.
Ames Holding Company, Ltd., Omaha, Nebraska, for approval
to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
Ames Bank, Omaha, Nebraska.
First National Hamilton Bankshares, Inc., Hamilton, Kansas,
for approval to acquire 91.1 per cent or more of the
voting shares of The First National Bank of Hamilton,
Hamilton, Kansas. 2/
Denied
Midwest Bancorp, Inc., Gardner, Illinois, for approval to
acquire 88.4 per cent or more of the voting shares of
Exchange Bank, Gardner, Illinois.

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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Withdrawn
Financial General Bankshares, Inc., Financial General Corporation and The Morris Plan Corporation, all of Washington, D.C., for approval to acquire an additional
76,556 shares of the voting shares of American National
Bank of Maryland, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Approved
Royal Trustco Limited, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Royal
Trust Bank Corp., Miami, Florida, for approval to acquire
99.69 per cent of the voting shares of Baymeadows Bank,
Jacksonville, Florida.
First Agency of Hastings, Inc., Hastings, Minnesota, for
approval to acquire an additional 18.3 per cent of the
voting shares of The First National Bank of Hastings,
Hastings, Minnesota.

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Application processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of
Governors under delegated authority.




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c) (8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Permitted
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (making loans to individuals and businesses secured by real and personal property, the proceeds of which may be for purposes other
than personal, family or household usage; sale of credit
related life/accident and health, or decreasing or level
(in the case of single payment loans) term life insurance to cover the outstanding balances on credit transactions (singly or jointly with co-signers in the case
of life coverage) in the event of death, or, to make
contractual monthly payments on the credit transactions
in the event of the obligator f s disability by licensed
agents or brokers to the extent permissible under applicable State insurance laws and regulations; the sale of
credit related property and casualty insurance protecting personal and real property subject to a security
agreement with Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial
Center, Inc. and to include liability coverage in home
or automobile policies where such is the general practice
by licensed agents or brokers to the extent permissible
under applicable State insurance laws and regulations;
credit related decreasing term life insurance and accident and health insurance may be reinsured by Gateway
Life Insurance Company, an affiliate of Citicorp Personto-Person Financial Center, Inc.; further, in regard to
the sale of credit related insurance, the subsidiary
does not act as a general insurance agency) at 3525
North Causeway Boulevard, Metaire, Louisiana, through
its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Services Corporation presently operating as Citicorp Person-to-Person
Financial Center, Inc. (3/31/78) 3/
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (making loans to individuals and businesses secured by real and personal property, the proceeds of which may be for purposes other
than personal, family or household usage; sale of credit
related life/accident and health, or decreasing or level
(in the case of single payment loans) term life insurance to cover the outstanding balances on credit transactions (singly or jointly with co-signers in the case
of life coverage) in the event of death, or, to make

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4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.




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A c n m s OF THE BOARD-Continued

contractual monthly payments on the credit transactions
in the event of the obligator f s disability by licensed
agents or brokers to the extent permissible under applicable State insurance laws and regulations; credit related decreasing term life insurance and accident and
health insurance may be reinsured by Gateway Life Insurance Company, an affiliate of Nationwide Financial
Corporation of Florida/Nationwide Acceptance Corporation
of Florida; further, in regard to the sale of credit
related insurance, the subsidiary does not act as a
general insurance agency) at 2131 Hollywood Blvd., Suite
103, Hollywood, 5812-5814 Stirling Road, Hollywood and
1940 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, all located in
Florida, through its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial
Services Corporation presently operating as Nationwide
Financial Corporation of Florida/Nationwide Acceptance
Corporation of Florida (3/31/78) 3/
Mercantile Bankshares Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(making or acquiring, for its own account or for the
account of others, loans and other extensions of credit
such as would be made by a mortgage company) at U.S. Rt.
301 and State Rt. 228, Waldorf, Maryland and State Rt.
235 at St. Andrews Road, California, Maryland, through a
subsidiary, Mercantile Mortgage Corporation (3/27/78) 3/
The First National Bancorporation, Inc., Denver, Colorado,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(originating, processing and closing VA, FHA, and Conventional permanent real estate mortgage loans in the Grand
Junction, Colorado area and its environs, to and including the towns or communities of Clifton, Palisade and
Fruita, Colorado, and in the Delta, Colorado area and
its environs, to and including the towns or communities
of Cedaredge and Paonia, Colorado) at 359 Main Street,
Grand Junction, Colorado, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary, First Denver Mortgage Company (3/27/78) 3/
First Okmulgee Corporation, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (offering
credit life insurance and credit accident and health
insurance in connection with extensions of credit by
First Okmulgee Corporation and its subsidiary bank, The

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4(c) (8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
First National Bank & Trust Company, Okmulgee, Oklahoma,
by acquiring the beneficial interest in First Okmulgee
Business Trust, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, which will own
shares of First Okmulgee Insurance Agency, Inc., Okmulgee,
Oklahoma) at 101 West Sixth, Okmulgee, Oklahoma (3/31/78)
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U.S. Bancorp, Portland, Oregon, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (making, acquiring, and
servicing of loans and other extensions of credit,
either secured or unsecured, for its own account or for
the account of others including, but not limited to,
commercial, rediscount and consumer loans; installment
sales contracts and other forms of receivables; leasing
of personal property and equipment in comformance with
the provisions of section 225.4(a)(6)(a) of Regulation
Y; and acting as insurance agent with regard to credit
life and disability insurance, property and casualty
insurance solely in connection with extensions of credit
by U.S. Bancorp Financial, Inc.) at One Wilshire Building,
624 South Grand, Los Angeles, California, through its
subsidiary, U.S. Bancorp Financial, Inc. (4/1/78) 3/

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4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.




H.2, 1978 No. 13

- 9 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED

To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section
9 of the Federal Reserve Act
First Bank of Colonia, Colonia, New Jersey. Branch to
be established as a mini-branch office at Skyline Avenue
& Lake Avenue, Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County.
Colonial State Bank, Marion, South Carolina. Branch to
be established at 1301 Main Street, Marion, Marion
County.
United California Bank, Los Angeles, California.
to be established at the following locations:

Branches

A.

In the vicinity of the intersection of Lake Forest
Drive and The San Diego Freeway, Unincorporated
Community of Lake Forest, Orange County,

B.

In the vicinity of the intersection of East Hillsdale
and Foster City Boulevards, Foster City, San Mateo
County.

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To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System
Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
International Bank, Denver, Colorado.

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To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank
Pursuant to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act
National Bank of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan:
a branch in Nassau, Bahamas.

to establish

The Alamo National Bank, San Antonio, Texas: to establish
a foreign branch to be located in the Cayman Islands.




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- 10 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued

To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a) (1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Keystone Bancshares, Inc., Monona, Iowa, for approval
to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
Peoples State Bank, Elkader, Iowa.
Sibley Bancorporation, Sibley, Iowa, for approval to
acquire 80 per cent of the voting shares of The First
National Bank of Sibley, Sibley, Iowa.
Missouri State Financial Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri,
for approval to acquire 80 per cent of the voting shares
of Missouri State Bank and Trust Company, St. Louis,
Missouri.
Phelps County Bancshares, Inc., Rolla, Missouri, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Phelps County Bank, Rolla, Missouri.
AMERICAN BANCOR, LTD., Dickinson, North Dakota, for approval to acquire 97.75 per cent of the voting shares of
American State Bank of Dickinson, Dickinson, North
Dakota; to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of
American State Bank of New England, New England, North
Dakota; and to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares
of American State Bank of Killdeer, Killdeer, North
Dakota.
Polk County Banco, Inc., Centuria, Wisconsin, for approval
to acquire 90 per cent or more of the voting shares of
Polk County Bank, Centuria, Wisconsin.
Commerce Companies, Inc., Topeka, Kansas, for approval to
acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
Commerce Bank and Trust, Topeka, Kansas.
Farmers Banshares of Abilene, Inc., Abilene, Kansas, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of The Farmers National Bank of Abilene, Abilene,
Kansas.
First-Taylor Financial Corporation, Taylor, Texas, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent of the voting shares of
First-Taylor National Bank, Taylor, Texas.

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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued
The Kyowa Bank, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, for approval to acquire
100 per cent of the voting shares of Kyowa Bank of
California, Los Angeles, California, a proposed new
bank.

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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Fidelity Union Bancorporation, Newark, New Jersey, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of
Burlington County Trust Company, Moorestown, New Jersey.
First Bancgroup-Alabama, Inc., Mobile, Alabama, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of
the successor by merger to Eastern Shore National Bank,
Daphne, Alabama.
Chemical Financial Corporation, Midland, Michigan, for
approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares
(less directors1 qualifying shares) of the successor by
consolidation to National Bank of Marshall, Marshall,
Michigan.
Mercantile Bancorporation Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, for
approval to acquire at least 90 per cent (plus directors 1
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of First National
Bank of Doniphan, Doniphan, Missouri.




Otto Bremer Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, for approval to
acquire 68.2 per cent of the voting shares of The First
National Bank of Crookston, Crookston, Minnesota.
Republic of Texas Corporation, Dallas, Texas, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors1 qualifying shares) of The First National Bank
in Mineral Wells, Mineral Wells, Texas.

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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued
To Retain Bank Shares Acquired in a Fiduciary Capacity
Pursuant to Section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act
of 1956
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The Citizens and Southern Corporation, Charleston, South
Carolina, for permission to retain 5,400 shares of the
60,000 outstanding shares of Bank of York, York, South
Carolina.
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (making loans to individuals and businesses secured by real and personal property, the proceeds of which may be for purposes other
than personal, family or household usage; sale of credit
related life/accident and health, or decreasing or level
(in the case of single payment loans) term life insurance
to cover the outstanding balances on credit transactions
(singly or jointly with co-signers in the case of life
coverage) in the event of death, or, to make contractual
monthly payments on the credit transactions in the event
of the obligator 1 s disability by licensed agents or
brokers to the extent permissible under applicable State
insurance laws and regulations; the sale of credit related property and casualty insurance protecting personal
and real property subject to a security agreement with
Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center and to include
liability coverage in home or automobile policies where
such is the general practice by licensed agents or
brokers to the extent permissible under applicable State
insurance laws and regulations; credit related decreasing
term life insurance and accident and health insurance
may be reinsured by Gateway Life Insurance Company, an
affiliate of Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center;
further, in regard to the sale of credit-related insurance, the subsidiary does not act as a general insurance
agency) at 2235 E. Broadway, Tucson; 3601 E. Broadway
//8, Tucson; 201 N. Stone, Tucson; Park Mall Shopping
Center, 5870 E. Broadway, Tucson; and 169 Fry Blvd.,
Sierra Vista, all located in Arizona, through its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Services Corporation
presently operating as Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center (3/30/78)
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4(c)(8) and 4(c) (12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.




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Mellon National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(acting as insurance agent with respect to credit property insurance on personal property subject to security
agreements with Local Loan Co. or its wholly-owned subsidiaries, purchase of this insurance through Local Loan
Co. is solely at the option of the borrower and the
borrower is advised of this option in advance; Local
Loan Co. does not act as a general insurance agent) at
various offices of Local Loan Co. located throughout the
State of Florida, through its wholly-owned subsidiary,
Local Loan Co. (3/29/78) 3/
Pittsburgh National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in de_ novo activities
(the activity of mortgage banking including the making,
acquiring and servicing for its own accounts or the accounts of others, loans and other extensions of credit)
at Medical Art Building, Suite No. 204, 890 Poplar
Church Road, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, through its
wholly-owned subsidiary, The Kissell Company (3/20/78)
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Union Trust Bancorp, Baltimore, Maryland, notification of
intent to engage in de novo activities (making secondary
mortgage loans secured in whole or in part by mortgage,
deed of trust, security agreement or other lien on real
estate situated in the State of Maryland which property
may be subject to one or more encumbrances or other
leasehold interests; and acting as agent in the sale of
credit life insurance and credit accident and health
insurance in connection with its extension of credit) at
3610 Milford Mill Road, Baltimore, Maryland, through its
subsidiary, Union Home Loan Corporation (3/29/78) 3/
Deposit Guaranty Corp., Jackson, Mississippi, notification
of intent to continue to engage in de novo activities
(making or acquiring, for its own account or for the
account of others, loans and other extensions of credit
such as would be made by a mortgage company and of
servicing loans and other extensions of credit for any
person; at offices located in Pearl, North Jackson,
Meridian and Tupelo, Mississippi; Baton Rouge and New
Orleans, Louisiana and Tampa, Florida, through a subsidiary, Deposit Guaranty Mortgage Company (3/30/78) 3/

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4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.




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14 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued

Exchange Bancorporation, Inc., Tampa, Florida, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (the business
of acting as agent for the sale of credit life/accident
and health insurance pursuant to Section 225.4(a)(9) of
Regulation Y, directly related to extensions of credit
by the bank holding company and/or its banking and nonbank subsidiaries) in offices located in Clearwater,
Holiday, Winter Haven, Haines City, Fort Myers, Bradenton,
Clermont, Kissimmee, Tampa, and Temple Terrace, Florida,
through a subsidiary, Exchange Financial Services, Inc.
(3/29/78) 3/
Central National Bancshares, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, notification of intent to relocate de novo activities
(leasing personal property and equipment or acting as
agent, broker, or adviser in leasing of such property
where at the inception of the initial lease the expectation is that the effect of the transaction and reasonably anticipated future transactions with the same
lessee as to the same property will be to compensate
the lessor for not less than the lessor's full investment in the property plus the estimated total cost of
financing the property over the term of the lease and
where the lease otherwise conforms with Section 225.4
(a)(6)(a) of Regulation Y, as amended, of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) from 5
West State Street, Mason City, Iowa to Suite 900,
Central National Bank Building, Locust at Sixth Avenue,
Des Moines, Iowa, through its subsidiary, Leasing, Inc.
(3/27/78) 3/
National Detroit Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making
or acquiring, for its own account or for the account of
others, loans and other extensions of credit under the
Small Loan Act and the purchase of sales finance contracts;
and acting as an insurance agent or broker for the sale
of credit related life/accident and health insurance) at
3224 Pickett Road, Fairfax, Virginia, through its subsidiary, Instaloan Financial Services, Inc. (3/31/78) 3/

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4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.




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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Contlnued
River Cities Investment Co. and its subsidiary, Investment
Management, Inc., both of Bettendorf, Iowa, notification
of intent to continue to engage in de novo activities
(providing bookkeeping or data processing services and
storing and processing other bank, banking, financial
related economic data for banking institutions) at 100
E. Kimberly Road, Davenport, Iowa, through its subsidiary, Mid-America Financial Services, Ltd. (3/28/78) 3/
Polaris Financial Corporation, Hutchinson, Kansas, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(originating personal property leases which serve as the
functional equivalent of an extension of credit to the
lessee) at 2094 Moccasin, Lawrence, Kansas, through a
subsidiary, Polaris Leasing Corporation, Hutchinson,
Kansas (3/28/78) V
Republic of Texas Corporation, Dallas, Texas, for approval
to retain 100 per cent of the voting shares of Exchange
Security & Investment Company, Dallas, Texas and its
wholly-owned subsidiary, Exchange National Life Insurance
Company, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to engage in cte novo activities (acting
as underwriter for credit life insurance directly related
to extensions of credit by subsidiaries of Wells Fargo &
Company, including Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in the State
of California) at 6710 East Camelback Road, Suite 106,
Scottsdale, Arizona, through its indirect subsidiary,
Central Western Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Wells
Fargo Finance Corporation.

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REPORTS RECEIVED
None.

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PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING
None.
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4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.