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ANNOUNCEMENT BY BOARD OF•'GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Applications and Reports Received or Acted on H.2 1973 No. 7 During the Week Ending February 17, 1973 District Date Current Report Filed Pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act Received The Cleveland Trust Company, Cleveland, Ohio, ;Union Bank & Trust Company, Montgomery, Alabama. * 2-12-73 2-12-73 *k k 'k i< Proxy Statement (Special Meeting) Filed Pursuant to Section 14 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act Received Ohio Citizens Trust Company, Toledo, Ohio. /V /V * -?v -k To Withdraw from Membership in the Federal Reserve System Without a Six-Month Notice as Prescribed by Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act Received The Wayne Trust Company, Cambridge City, Indiana. To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act Received First Bank of Colonia, Colonia, New Jersey. Branch to be established at South Avenue West and Hort Street, Westfield. 2-12-73 H. 2 1973 No. - 2 ~ Received Continued Bankers Trust Company, New York, New York. Branch to be established at 40-30 National Avenue, Corona, Queens County. 3 Girard Trust Bank, Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. Branch to be established on the sout side of Baltimore Pike (U.S. Route 1) in the vicinity of War Admiral Lane, Middleton Township, Delaware County. 7 Villa Park Trust & Savings Bank, Villa Park, Illinois. Branch to be established at 505 East St. Charles Road, Villa Park. 10 First Stock Yards Bank, St. Joseph, Missouri. Drive-in facility to be established at the 6900 block of King Hill Avenue, St. Joseph. 11 Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Company, Tucson, Arizona. Branch to be established in the vicinity of Flowing Wheels Road and Wetmore Road, Tucson. 1 Approved *Union Trust Company of Wllsworth, Ellsworth, Maine. Branches to be established at the following locations: A. On Main Street, Blue Hill. B. On Main Street, Jonesport. "Valley Bank of New York, Valley Stream, New York. Branches to be established at the following locations: A. At 127 East Merrick Road, incorporated village of Valley Stream, Nassau County. B. At the intersection of Middle Country Road (State Route 25) and Yaphank Road (Route 21), Middle Island (unincorporated area), Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County. "The Bank of New York, Albany, New York. Branch to be established in Aragona Shopping Plaza, Johnson Road, Latham (unincorporated area), Town of Colonie, Albany County. ^Application processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority„ H. 2 1973 No. 7 - 3 2 2 12 Approved Continued ^Nassau Trust Company, Glen Cove, New York. Branch to be established on the north side of Muttontown Road, approximately 50 feet west of the north side of Gold Spring Road, Syosset, (unincorporated area), Oyster Bay Township. *Tioga State Bank, Spencer, New York. Branch to be established at Main and South Streets, Shaffer Road (unincorporated area), Town of Newfield, Tompkins County. ^United California Bank, Los Angeles, California. Branch to be established in the vicinity of Claremont Mesa Boulevard between Ruffner and Mercury Streets, City and County of San Diego. * 2 i< i< ~V To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank Pursuant to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act Received National Newardk & Essex Bank, Newark, New Jersey. To establish a branch in Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. k k k k k 12 Thirty-Day Notice of Intention to Establish An Additional Branch in a Foreign Country. Approved Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, San Francisco, California. To establish an additional branch in Nicaragua, to be located in Masaya. k k k k ^Application processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 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 Received First National Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. To organize a corporation to be known as First Chicago International in San Francisco. First National Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. To organize a corporation to be known as First Chicago International in Los Angeles. * * * * * To Merge Pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act Received Cheboygan State Bank, Cheboygan, Michigan for prior approval to merge with Cheboygan Bank, Cheboygan, Michigan. H.2 1973 No. 7 6 7 - 5 To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Received Florida Bankshares, Inc., Hollywood, Florida, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors' qualifying shares) of the voting shares of First National Bank of Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida; First National Bank of Hallandale, Hallandale, Florida; and Second National Bank of West Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida. Approved Oakland Banshares, Inc., Oakland, Iowa, for prior approval to acquire 95.45 per cent or more of the voting shares of Oakland Savings Bank, Oakland, Iowa. 10 **Bellevue Capital Co., Bellevue, Nebraska, for prior approval to acquire 94 per cent or more of the voting shares of Bank of Bellevue, Bellevue, Nebraska. 2-15-73 10 **First Manhattan Bankshares, Inc., Manhattan, Kansas, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors' qualifying shares) of the voting shares of the successor by merger to The First National Bank of Manhattan, Manhattan, Kansas. 2-16-73 * * * * * 1 To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Received New England Merchants Company, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors1 qualifying shares) of the voting shares of the successor by merger to The Barnstable County National Bank of Hyannis, Hyannis, Massachusetts, **Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. Received Continued Charter New York Corporation, New York, New York, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of The Bank of Lake Placid, Lake Placid, New York. First Alabama Bancshares, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent of the voting shares of First National Bank of Bay Minette, Bay Minette, Alabama. First International Bancshares, I n c D a l l a s , Texas, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors1 qualifying shares) of the voting shares of American Bank and Trust Company, Dallas, Texas. First International Bancshares, Inc., Dallas, Texas, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors1 qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Grove State Bank, Dallas, Texas. First International Bancshares, Inc., Dallas, Texas, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors1 qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Park Cities Bank and Trust Company, Dallas, Texas. First International Bancshares, Inc., Dallas, Texas, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors' qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Southwest Bank and Trust Company, Irving, Texas. Approved Florida National Banks of Florida, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, for prior approval to acquire 90 per cent or more of the voting shares of Bank of Commerce of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Palmer Bank Corporation, Sarasota, Florida, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors' qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Gulf Gate Palmer Bank, Sarasota, < Florida, a proposed new bank. H. 2 1973 No, 7 - 7 6 8 10 10 11 Approved Continued **Popular Bancshares Corporation, Miami, Florida, for prior approval to acquire 99.3 per cent of the voting shares of Palmetto State Bank, Miami, Florida, a proposed new bank. First Union, Incorporated, St. Louis, Missouri, for prior approval to acquire 90 per cent or more of the voting shares of Citizens Bank of Pacific, Pacific, Missouri. Suspended On H.2 No. 45 (1972), the Board reported receipt of an application from First New Mexico Bankshare Corporation, Albuquerque, New Mexico, for prior approval to acquire 56,000 or more of the voting shares of The Clovis National Bank, Clovis, New Mexico. This application is now in suspense awaiting receipt of Applicantfs reply to a Department of Justice letter to the Board dated February 8, 1973. On H.2 No. 51 (1972), the Board reported receipt of an application from Preferred Investment Shares, Inc., Denver, Colorado, for permission to retain 13,693 of the additional voting shares of Center State Bank, Denver, Colorado. In a letter dated February 7, 1973, Applicant requested that the application be placed in suspense until April 15, 1973. Withdrawn On H.2 No. 34 (1972), the Board reported receipt of an application from The Fort Worth National Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas, for prior approval to acquire 20 per cent of the voting shares of Bank of North Texas, North Richmond Hills (P.O. Hurst), Texas. In a letter dated February 8, 1973, Applicant requested that the application be withdrawn. **Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 2-19-73 Withdrawn Continued On H.2 No. 38 (1972), the Board reported receipt of an application by Outreach National Enterprises, Incorporated, Beaumont, Texas, for approval to retain 81.67 per cent of the outstanding shares of Texas Bank of Beaumont, Texas, Beaumont, Texas. Since Applicant has filed an irrevocable notice of intent to cease to be a bank holding company before January 1, 1981, this application has been withdrawn. * * * * * To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 3(a)(5) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Approved First Florida Bancorporation, Tampa, Florida, for prior approval to merge with United Bancshares of Florida, Inc., Miami Beach, Florida. * * * * * To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Received Bankers Trust New York Corporation, New York, New York, for prior approval to acquire all of the voting shares of Public Loan Company, Inc., Binghamton, New York. Bank of Virginia Company, Richmond, Virginia, for prior approval to acquire all of the outstanding shares of General Finance Service Corporation, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. I H.2 1973 No. 7 - 9 Received Continued **Fidelity American Bankshares, Inc., Lynchburg, Virginia, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (granting and servicing loans secured by mortgages, primarily second mortgages to individuals and acting as agent in the sale of credit life and credit accident and health insurance in connection with loans) through a subsidiary to be known as Columbia Mortgage Company, in Birmingham, Alabama. 2-14-73 5 **First & Merchants Corporation, Richmond, Virginia, notification of intent to engage in a de novo activity (making mortgage loans principally secured by second mortgages on residential and commercial real estate) through First Realty Mortgage Corporation in Cleveland, Ohio, doing business in Ohio under the name First & Merchants Mortgage Corporation, and in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, doing business in New Jersey under the name F & M Realty Mortgage Corporation. 2-13-73 5 **United Carolina Bancshares Corporation, Whiteville, North Carolina, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making or acquiring for its own account and for the account of others, loans and other extensions of credit such as would be made by a finance company; providing loan services to dealers in personal property who sell notes secured by liens on such personal property, and to financial institutions and others who may invest in such notes; arranging and handling full pay-out financial leases on personal property, or acting as agent, broker, or adviser in leasing such property; and acting as agent or broker in the sale of credit life insurance, credit accident and health insurance, and physical damage insurance, with such sales, limited to sales directly related to credit and lease transactions which it handles) through a subsidiray to be known as United Carolina Financial Corporation, in Charlotte, North Carolina. 2-13-73 ^Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H.2 1973 No. 7 - 6 7 10 - Received Continued **Barnett Banks of Florida, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (acting as insurance agent or broker with respect to the following types of insurance: (i) property damage arid liability insurance on real estate mortgaged as security for a loan originated and/or serviced by a bank-related subsidiary of Barnett; (ii) insurance on the life or health of a borrower indebted on a mortgage loan originated and/or serviced by a bank-related subsidiary of Barnett; (iii) mortgage guaranty . insurance assuring repayment, in the event of default, of all or a portion of a mortgage loan originated and/or serviced by a bank-related subsidiary of Barnett; (iv) home-owner 1s insurance with respect to a residence mortgaged as security for a loan originated and/or serviced by a bank-related subsidiary of Barnett; (v) insurance that is otherwise sold as a matter of convenience to the purchaser, so long as the premium income from such sales does not constitute a significant portion of the aggregate insurance premium income of Barnett) through a subsidiary to be known as Barnett Winston Insurance Agency, Inc., in Pinellas Park, Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa, Winter Park, and Orlando, Florida and Houston, Texas. **American Fletcher Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making, acquiring, or servicing loans or other extensions of credit for personal, family or household purposes, and acting as broker with respect to insurance directly related to said extension of credit) in Memphis, Tennessee, through its subsidiary American Fletcher Financial Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana. ^Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 2-15-73 2-16-73 H.2 1973 No. - 11 10 Received Continued Correction: **0n H.2 No. 6 (1973), the Board reported receipt of a notification from NBC Co., Lincoln, Nebraska, of intent to engage in a c[e novo activity (sale of credit life, health and accident insurance) through a subsidiary, NBC Credit Insurance Agency, Inc., in Omaha, Nebraska. The subsidiary should have been reported in Lincoln, Nebraska. 5 7 7 2 Approved First Virginia Bankshares Corporation, Falls Church, Virginia, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of the successor by merger to Benson Investment Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama. Oakland Banshares, Inc., Oakland, Iowa, for prior approval to engage in certain permissible insurance agency activities through the retention of assets of Spencer Insurance Agency, Oakland, Iowa. Delayed **Washington Bancshares, Inc., Spokane, Washington, to engage in a de novo activity (acting as insurance agent or broker for the sale of group life and casualty insurance to be issued in connection with making or acquiring such loans) in Spokane, Washington, through its subsidiary Bancshares Mortgage Company, Spokane, Washington. Permitted **Bankers Trust New York Corporation, New York, New York, to engage in a de novo activity (marketing, storing and processing of banking, financial or related economic data, such as performing payroll, accounts receivable or payable, or billing services for customers, including one or more affiliates of Bankers Trust New York Corporation) through a subsidiary to be known as BT Data Corp., in New York, New York. ^Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 2-5-73 2-17-73 2-12-73 H.2 1973 No. 7 ; - 1 2 - 2 Permitted Continued **First National City Corporation, New York, 2-17-73 New York, to engage in a dje novo activity (acting as an investment and financial adviser to the extent of: (i) providing portfolio investment advice, including investment management service, to individuals, partnerships, corporations, trusts and other persons; and (ii) furnishing general economic information and advice, general statistical forecasting services and industry studies) through a subsidiary to be known as Citicorp Investment Management Inc., in San Francisco, California. 7 **FBT Bancorp, Inc., South Bend, Indiana, to engage in de novo activities (making, acquiring or servicing of loans or other extensions of credit for personal, family, household or commercial purposes, the sale of credit life insurance and other credit related insurance and carry on of all activities related and incidential to the operation of a finance business) through a subsidiary known as FBT Financial Services, Inc., South Bend, Indiana. 2-16-73 7 **Marshall & lisley Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to engage in a de novo activity (acting as an investment or financial adviser to the trust departments of affiliated banks, other banks, individuals, corporations, institutions and other entities, through the transfer of the M & I Marshall & Ilsley Bankf s Investment Management Services Department to the new company) through a subsidiary known as M & I Investment Management Corp., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 2-12-73 **Hawaii Bancorporation, Honolulu, Hawaii, to engage in a de novo activity (providing bookkeeping and data processing services for the internal operation of the holding company and its subsidiaries, and storing and processing other banking, financial or related economic data) through its wholly-owned subsidiary to be known as Hawaii Computer Services, Inc., in Honolulu, Hawaii. 2-16-73 12 **Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H. 2 1973 No. 7 -1312 7 12 Permitted Continued **Washington Bancshares, Inc., Spokane, Washington, to engage in de novo activities (making or acquiring for its own account or for the account of others, loans or other extensions of credit secured by real estate mortgages or deeds of trust, and the servicing of such loans and other activities as are incidental to the operations of a real estate mortgage company) in Spokane, Washington, through its subsidiary Bancshares Mortgage Company, Spokane, Washington. Reactivated On H.2 No. 43 (1972), the Board reported receipt of an application from Security National Corporation, Sioux City, Iowa, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting common shares of Siouxland Credit Corp., Sioux City, Iowa. This application was placed in suspense following receipt of a Department of Justice letter to the Board dated January 3, 1973. Following receipt of Applicant Ts reply dated February 16, 1973, this application has been reactivated. Withdrawn **0n H.2 No. 4 (1972) the Board reported receipt of an application for Charter Bancorp, Culver City, California, to engage in a de novo activity (leasing automobiles, trucks, and other related commercial consumer commodities to individuals) through a subsidiary known as Charter Leasco, in Culver City, Redondo Beach, and Los Angeles, California. In a letter dated February 8, 1973, Applicant requested that the application be withdrawn. * * * * * ^Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 2-17-73 2- 8-73 H.2 1973 No. 7 - 14 To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 4(c)(12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Permitted **Continential Western Industries, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, to acquire Little River Box Co. and Glanville Land and Timber Co., both of Glide, Oregon, whose principal business is the manufacture of lumber products. * 7 * * * * For Exemption Pursuant to Section 4(d) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Received R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, Illinois. **Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 2-16-73
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