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ANNOUNCEMENT BY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(H.2, 1978 No. 33)
Actions of the Board; Applications and Reports
Received During the Week Ending August 19, 1978
ACTIONS OF THE BOARD
Statement by Chairman G. William Miller before the Senate
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on proposals
on financial institutions, reserve requirements and related issues.
Discount rate increase from 7-1/4 per cent to 7-3/4 per
cent, effective Monday, August 21.
Report on bill H.R. 13847, letter to Chairman Reuss of
House Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Committee expressing Board T s views on promoting competitive equality
among banks.
Extension of the comment period to September 13, 1978, on
proposal for possible adoption of an amendment to Regu11
tion Y that would permit bank holding company subsidiaries to engage in check verification (Docket Mo. R0171)
National Bank of Delaware County, Walton, Walton, New
York, proposed merger with Wilber National Bank, Oneonta,
New York; report to the Comptroller of the Currency on
competitive factors.
Central National Bancshares, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, requesting Board f s approval to repeal two sections of its
By-Laws pertaining to Central National Bancshares warrants
and convertible shares.
Corabanks Corporation, Winter Park, Florida, extension of
time to December 1, 1978, within which to consummate
the acquisition of 51.5 per cent of the voting shares of
American Bancshares, Inc., North Miami, Florida. 1/
National Detroit Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, extension
of time to November 14, 1978, within which to acquire
100 per cent of the voting shares of NBD-Portage Bank,
Portage, Michigan (in organization), and within which
NBD-Portage Bank may open for business. 1/

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




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- 2 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued

Union Bancorporation, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
extension of time to November 17, 1978, within which
to consummate the acquisition of Union Bank and Trust
Company, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 1/
Bank of Neosho, Neosho, Missouri, extension of time to
April 8, 1979, within which it may establish a branch
facility at 528 Neosho Boulevard, Neosho, Missouri. 1/
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Central California, Lodi,
California, extension of time to February 22, 1979,
within which to establish a branch at McHenry Avenue
between Woodrow and Floyd Avenues, North Modesto,
California. 1/
Security Bank and Trust Company, Southgate, Michigan,
extension of time to March 23, 1979, within which to
establish a branch in the vicinity of Canton Center and
Warren Roads, Canton Township, Michigan. 1/
Adirondack Trust Company, Saratoga Springs, New York, requesting permission to redeem 17.5 per cent of its outstanding common shares, 1/
First & Merchants Corporation, Richmond, Virginia, subsidiaries of, proposed merger with First & Merchants National
Bank, Richmond, Virginia; report to the Comptroller of the
Currency on competitive factors. 1/
First National Bank of Cloverdale, Cloverdale, California,
Healdsburg branch of, proposed acquisition by Bank of
Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, California; report to the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on competitive
factors. 1/

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




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- 3 ACT10NS OF THE BOARD-Continued

To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System
Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Approved
The Bank of Oxford, Oxford, Alabama. 2/
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To Merge Pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act
Approved
Flagship Bank of Tampa, Tampa, Florida, to merge with
Flagship Bank of Town f N Country, Tampa, Florida,
Flagship Bank of Tampa-East, Tampa, Florida, and
Flagship Bank of Lutz, Lutz, Florida. 2/
Chemical Bank, New York, New York, to merge with Chemical
Bank of Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, Chemical BankBuffalo, Buffalo, New York, Chemical Bank-Eastern, N.A.,
Greenwich, New York, Chemical Bank of Rochester, Hilton,
New York, and Chemical Bank of Syracuse, Syracuse, New
York. 2/

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International Investments and Other Actions Pursuant
Co Section 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
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, New York, New York:
grants consent to continue to hold 60 per cent of the
shares of Manufacturers Hanover Bank (Nordique), Paris,
France, notwithstanding Nordique 1 s acquisition of all
of the shares of Societe de Financement et de Development Immobiliere, Paris, France.
Bank of America N.T. & S.A., San Francisco, California:
grants consent for Bamerical International Financial
Corporation, San Francisco, California, to purchase
and hold, directlv or indirectly, up to 3,555,556
additional shares of BA (Australia) Ltd,, Melbourne,
Australia.

2/ Applications 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

To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank
Pursuant to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act
Approved
National Bank of Westchester, White Plains, New York:
grants permission, to establish a branch in George Town,
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, permission is granted
subject to (1) a continuing review of these types of
activities, and after due notice may be withdrawn or
modified, (2) the condition that reserves shall be
maintained against deposits in this branch under Section
213.7 of Regulation M without benefit of the exclusions
in provisions (1) and (2) of Section 213.7(b), and (3)
the further condition that adequate information covering
the branch's operations will be maintained at your head
office and will be available to the Board and its accredited
representatives.
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Form a Bank Til ding Company Pursuant to Section
f i) (1) of the. i %
Holding Company Act of 1956
Approved
Porest City Limited, i)cs Moines, Iowa, for approval to
acquire 80 percent of the voting shares of Forest City
Rank f, Trust Company, Forest City, Iowa.
First Wust Fargo Holding Company, West Fargo, North Dakota,
Tor approval to acquire 85,7 per cent or more of the
voting shares of First National Bank, West Fargo, North
Dakota. 2/
Golden Spread Financial Corp., Tulia, Texas, for approval
to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
First State Bank, Tulia, Texas. 2/
Harllngen National Bancsharos, Inc., Harllngen, Texas, for
approval to acquire approximately 81 per cent of the
voting shares of The Harllngen National Bank, Harllngen,
Texas. 2/

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Applications 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
Delayed
First Pennsylvania Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to expand the activities of subsidiaries (sale of credit related life, accident and
health and property damage and liability insurance on
collateral at the office of Termplan, Inc. in Colorado
Springs, Colorado; sale of property damage and liability
insurance on collateral at offices of Ellwood Consumer
Discount Company in Ellwood, Pennsylvania, Aliquippa,
Pennsylvania and Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania) (8/19/78)
3/
Permitted
Industrial National Corporation, Providence, Rhode Island,
notification of intent to engage in de_ novo activities
(origination, sale, and servicing of commercial mortgage
loans) at Suite 380, 24300 Southfield Road, Southfield,
Michigan, through its indirect subsidiary, Mortgage
Associates, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin (a Rhode Island
Corporation) which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of its
direct subsidiary, MAI Financial Corporation, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin (a Wisconsin Corporation) (8/16/78) 3/
Chemical New York Corporation, New York, New York, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making
or acquiring, for its own account loans and other extensions
of credit such as would be made or acquired by a finance
company and servicing loans and other extensions of
credit, such activities will include, but not be limited
to, making consumer installment loans, purchasing installment sales finance contracts, and making loans secured
by real and personal property; acting as agent or broker
for the sale of credit related life and credit related
accident and disability insurance in connection with
extensions of credit made or acquired by Sunamerica
Financial Corp.; credit life and credit accident and
health insurance written by the new office will be reinsured by two existing subsidiaries of Chemical New York
Corporation, Sun States Life Insurance Company and Great
Lakes Insurance Company) at 1456 Ellis Avenue, Jackson,
Mississippi, through its subsidiary, Sunamerica Financial
Corp. (8/14/78) 3/

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




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-ConCinued
Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, New York, New York,
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 sales finance company including purchasing installment sales finance contracts;
and servicing such loans and other extensions of credit
for any person; acting as agent or broker for the sale
of credit related property damage and liability insurance
which is related to extensions of credit made and acquired by Ritter Finance Company, Inc. of North Carolina)
at 233 Wicker Street, Sanford; Main Street, Shallotte;
119 Princess Street, Wilmington; and 209 East Main
Street, Wallace, all located in North Carolina, through
its indirect subsidiary, Ritter Finance Company, Inc. of
North Carolina (8/19/78) 2/
Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, New York, New York,
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 finance company; 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 sales finance company including
purchasing installment sales finance contracts, servicing any such loans and other extensions of credit for
any person; and acting as agent or broker for the sale
of credit related life and accident and health insurance
and property damage and liability insurance which is
related to extensions of credit made and acquired by
Ritter Consumer Discount Company, Inc. of Pennsylvania;
reinsurance, through Ritter Life Insurance Company of
credit life insurance which is related to extensions of
credit made or acquired by Ritter Consumer Discount
Company, Inc. of Pennsylvania) at Store No. 6D, Gilbertsville
Shopping Center, Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania, through
its indirect subsidiary, Ritter Consumer Discount Company,
Inc. of Pennsylvania (8/19/78) 3/
Combanks Corporation, Winter Park, Florida, notification
of intent to engage in d_e novo activities (investment
advisor to companies registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940) at 750 South Orlando Avenue, Winter
Park, Florida, through Combanks Investment Services,
Inc. (8/16/78) 3/
3/

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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Florida National Banks of Florida, Inc., Jacksonville,
Florida, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (making or acquiring loans and other extensions of credit, operating as an industrial loan company
and leasing personal and real property or acting as an
agent, broker or advisor in leasing such property in
offices in Boca Raton, Clearwater, Cocoa, Daytona Beach,
Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Fort Pierce, Fort: Walton
Beach, Gainesville, Hollywood, Jacksonville, Key West:,
Lakeland, Miami, Ocala, Orlando, Panama City, Pensacola,
Sarasota, Tallahassee, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Florida;
Albany, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, Rome,
Savannah, Valdosta, Georgia; Asheville, Burlington,
Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, Gastonia, Goldsboro,
Greensboro, High Point, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, WinstonSalem, North Carolina; and Anderson, Charleston, Columbia,
Florence, Greenville, Rock Hill, Spartanburg, South
Carolina) at 214 Hogan Street, Jacksonville, Florida,
through a subsidiary, Florida National Credit Corporation
(8/20/78) 3/
First Union Corporation, Stillwater, Oklahoma, notification
of intent to transfer the credit-related insurance
business conducted by its subsidiary bank to a de novo
indirect subsidiary, First Union Insurance Agency, Inc.,
Stillwater, Oklahoma (the entire stock of the insurance
agency will be owned by First Union Company, an Oklahoma
Business Trust, the holding company will have sole
beneficial interest in the business trust, the creditrelated insurance agency activities will be limited to
the sale of single and joint decreasing term credit life
insurance, level term credit life insurance on single
payment demand notes, credit accident and health insurance
and mortgage cancellation insurance, all in connection
with extensions of credit by the holding company's
subsidiary bank, The First National Bank and Trust
Company of Stillwater, Stillwater, Oklahoma, the insurance agency activity will be conducted at an office on
Che premises of the bank) at 808 Main, Stillwater,
Oklahoma (H/14/78) 3/
Security Pacific Corporation, Los Angeles, California, not if iuation of intent to engage in de novo activities
(t hv origination and acquisition of mortgage loans,
including development and construction loans on multifamily and commercial properties, for its own account or
tor the sale to others and the servicing of such loans
for others) at 7100 S.W. Hampton, Suite 110B, Tigard,
Oregon, through its subsidiary, Security Pacific Mortgage
Cui'pwALiott Ui/13/78) 3/
3/

4(c)(H) and 4 f v ) ( i ; notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Eoard of Governors under delegated authority.




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-ConCinued

Wells Fargo & Company, Sari Francisco, California, notification
of intent to continue to engage in d_e '2pv_o activities
(performing or carrying on the following activities of a
trust company to the extent permitted under section
225.4(a)(4) of Regulation Y of the Federal Reserve
Board: (a) securities clearing agent; (b) paying or
exchange agent in connection with mergers, tender offers
and other corporate reorganizations; (c) paying agent
for outstanding commercial paper; (d) custodian for
purpose of holding securities for safekeeping or collateral
pursuant to instructions; (e) paying agent for disbursement:
of funds to securities dealers or brokers pursuant to
preauthorized lines of credit i'rom Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A.) at 27 Williams Street, New York, New York, through
its subsidiary, Wells Fargo Securities Clearance Corporation
(8/19/78) 3/
Approved
Maryland National Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland, for approval to engage de novo in underwriting as a reinsurer
of credit life and credit accident and health insurance
. isks on certain customers of Applicant's subsidiaries
in the State of Maryland; Applicant proposes to engage
in the activitiy through an indirect subsidiary, MidAtlantic Life Insurance Company, Inc. to be organized
under the laws of the State of Arizona and with offices
to be located in Baltimore, Maryland and Phoenix, Arizona.
2/
Forest City Limited, Des Moines, Iowa, for approval to
engage in the sale of certain types of credit-related
insurance by acquiring John Witmer Agency, Forest City,
Iowa.
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Certifications Issued Pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Tax Act of 1976
Time Holdings, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a final certification pursuant to section 1101(e)(2) of the Internal
Revenue Code that it has (before the expiration of the
period prohibited property is permitted under the Bank
Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. § 1841 et seq.) to be
held by a bank holding company) ceased to be a bank
holding company. (Legal Divison Docket No. TCR 76149) */
2/
3/
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Application processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of
Governors under delegated authority.
4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority,
Processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.




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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED
To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section 9
of the Federal Reserve Act
The Union Commerce Bank, Cleveland, Ohio. Branch to be
established at 10800 Brookpark Road, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga
County.
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To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System Pursuant
to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Bank of Virginia-Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.
error as approved in H.2 1978, No. 30).

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(Shown in

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To Organize, or Invest in, a Corporation Doing Foreign
Banking and Other Foreign Financing Pursuant to Section
25 or 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of
Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, requests the consent to
establish an Edge Act Corporation in Miami, Florida.

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To Establish an Overseas Branch of Corporations Operating
Under Section 25 or Section 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act
Bank of America NT & SA, San Francisco, California, to
establish two branches in Chile, to be located in Santiago
and Valparaiso.

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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued
To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Georgia Bancshares, Inc., Macon, Georgia, for approval to
acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of the proposed
successor by merger to Georgia Bank & Trust Company,
Macon, Georgia.
Alden Investment Company, Inc., Aiden, Iowa, for approval
to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
Alden State Bank, Alden, Iowa.
LAKESIDE BANK HOLDING COMPANY, New Town, North Dakota, for
approval to acquire 97.5 per cent of the voting shares
of Lakeside State Bank, New Town, North Dakota.
Northern Cities Bancorporation, Inc., Anoka, Minnesota,
for approval to acquire 80.4 per cent of the voting
shares of State Bank of Anoka, Anoka, Minnesota.
Loomis Company, Omaha, Nebraska, for approval to acquire
80 percent or more of the voting shares of First State
Bank, Loomis, Nebraska.
QUAIL COUNTY INVESTMENT CORP., Pawnee City, Nebraska, for
approval to acquire 99.56 percent of the voting shares
of Pawnee County Bank, Pawnee City, Nebraska.
Plainview Bancshares, Inc., Plainview, Texas, for approval
to acquire 83.98 per cent of the voting shares of The
City National Bank of Plainview, Plainview, Texas.
Morris County Bankshares, Incorporated, Naples, Texas, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of The Morris County National Bank, of Naples,
Naples, Texas.
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
First City Bancorporation of Texas, Houston, Texas, for
approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares
(less directors*1 qualifying shares) of The Lufkin
National Bank, Lufkin, Texas,

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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued
First Security Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah, for
approval to acquire 99.67 per cent of the voting shares
of First Security State Bank of Twelfth Street, Ogden,
Utah, a proposed new bank.

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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Industrial National Corporation, Providence, Rhode Island,
notification of intent to engage in cte novo activities
(consumer finance and insurance agency for the sale of
credit life and credit accident and health insurance
directly related to an extension of credit) at 6696 Tata
Boulevard, Jonesboro, Georgia, through Industrial National
Corporation 1 s indirect subsidiary known as Southern
Discount Company of Georgia (a Georgia Corporation)
which is wholly-owned by Industrial National Corporation*s
indirect subsidiary, Southern Discount Company (a Rhode
Island Corporation) with its principal office in Atlanta,
Georgia (8/]8/78) 3/
Chemical New York Corporation, New York, New York, notification of intent to engage in de_ novo activities (making
or acquiring for its own account loans and other extensions
of credit such as would be made or acquired by a finance
company and servicing loans and other extensions of
credit, such activities will include, but not be limited
to, making consumer installment loans, purchasing installment
sales finance contracts, making loans and other extensions
of credit to small businesses, and making loans secured
by real and personal property; acting as agent or broker
for the sale of credit related life, credit related
accident and disability and credit related property and
casualty insurance in connection with extensions of
credit made or acquired by Sunamerica Financial Corp.;
credit life and credit accident and health insurance
written by the new office will be reinsured by two
existing subsidiaries of Chemical New York Corporation,
Sun States Life Insurance Company and Great Lakes Insurance
Company) at 2172 E. 54th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana,
through its subsidiary, Sunamerica Financial Corp.
(8/18/78) 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-Continued

Horizon Bancorp, Morristox<m, Mew Jersey, 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 and servicing loans
and other extensions of credit for any person) at 1917
Tyrone Boulevard, St. Petersburg, Florida and 3725 Grace
Street, Tampa, Florida, through is subsidiary, Mortgage
Investment Securities, Inc. (8/14/78) 3/
First Pennsylvania Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(selling property damage and liability insurance as part
of a package of insurance relating to physical damage of
collateral in connection with its loans and other extensions of credit) at 203 E. Main St., Newark, Delaware,
109 Market Street, Laurel, Delaware and The Smyrna Mart,
Smyrna, Delaware, through its subsidiary, Investors Loan
Corporation (8/10/78) 3/
First Maryland Bancorp, Baltimore, Maryland, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (rendering
data processing services related to banking, financial
or related economic data and including, without limitation, the following: data processing services for banks
including deposit, loan and accounting services; data
processing services to corporate customers of banks including services such as payroll, general ledger, accounts
receivable, accounts payable and inventory accounting;
data processing services for financial institutions,
colleges and universities in the accounting and servicing
of student loans; and providing computer output microfilm
services for data being processed in connection with the
aforedescribed services) at 14 Light Street, Light and
Redwood Streets, Baltimore, Maryland, through a subsidiary,
First Maryland Services Corporation (8/18/78) 3/
Suburban Bancorporation, Hyattsville, Maryland, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (making and
acquiring loans and other extensions of credit for
itself or for others; and providing bookkeeping and data
processing services for the internal operations of the
holding company and its subsidiaries and of storing and
processing other banking, financial, or related economic
data such as performing payroll, accounts receivable or
payable, and billing services) at 6495 New Hampshire
Avenue, Hyattsville, Maryland and 6 East Main Street,
Hancock, Maryland (8/18/78) 3/
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4(c)(8f 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-Continued

Suburban Bancorporation, Hyattsville, Maryland, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (engaging
generally in the business of a mortgage banker and
mortgage broker; engaging in business of acquiring loans
and other extensions of credit for itself or for others;
engaging in the business of servicing loans and other
extensions of credit for itself and others; and engaging
in the business of arranging financing, financial
structuring and analysis of real estate problems) at
6495 New Hampshire Avenue, Hyattsville, Maryland, 1250
Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. and 186 Broad
Street, Providence, Rhode Island, through a subsidiary,
Suburban Mortgage Associates Incorporated (8/18/78) 3/
Suburban Bancorporation, Hyattsville, Maryland, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (engaging
generally in the business of a commercial finance company;
engaging in the business of acquiring loans and other
extensions of credit for itself or for others; leasing
real and personal property and acting as agent, broker,
and adviser in the leasing of real and personal property;
servicing loans, leases, and other extensions of credit
for itself and others; and engaging in the business of
arranging financing, financial structuring, and analysis
of equipment financing problems) at 6495 New Hampshire
Avenue, Hyattsville, Maryland and 31 Light Street,
Baltimore, Maryland, through a subsidiary, Suburban
Funding Corporation (8/18/78) 3/
Southeast Banking Corporation, Miami, Florida, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (the business
of making, acquiring, or servicing for its own account
or for the account of others, loans and other extensions
of credit such as would be made, for example, by a
finance or factoring company, pursuant to Regulation Y
(12 CFR 225)) at Highway 1792 and Packwood Avenue,
Maitland, Florida, 100 South Biscayne Boulevard, Miami,
Florida and 560 N.W. 165th Street, Unincorporated Dade
County, Florida, through a subsidiary, Southeast Acceptance
Corporation (8/16/78) 3/
St. Joseph Agency, Inc., South Bend, Indiana, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (in the leasing
of personal property or acting as agent or advisor in
leasing such property, such lease transactions to serve
as the functional equivalent of an extension of credit to
the lessee of the property, to yield a return that will
compensate the lessor for not less than the lessor 1 s full
3/

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-Continued
investment in the property plus the estimated total cost
of financing the property over the term of the lease and
to otherwise comply with Section 225.4(a)(6)(i) of the
Board's Regulation Y) through its de novo subsidiary, St
Joseph Lease Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries,
St. Joseph Leasing Corporation and St. Joseph Equity
Corporation, both of South Bend, Indiana, and Alexandria,
Virginia (8/17/78) 3/

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REPORTS RECEIVED
Current Report filed Pursuant to Section 13 of the
Securities Exchange Act
The City Bank Company, Lorain, Ohio.
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, New York, New York.
The Sylvania Savings Bank Company, Sylvania, Ohio.
Union Bank, Los Angeles, California.
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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.