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ANNOUNCEMENT BY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.2, 1984 No. 2
Actions of the Board; Applications and Reports
Received During the Week Ending January 14, 1984

APPLICABLE
RESERVE BANK

ACTIONS OF THE BOARD
Regulation T, proposal to amend Regulation T to
permit an options clearing agency to accept
margin securities to meet its deposit requirements;
comment requested by February 15, 1984 (Docket
No. R-0500)
Regulation Z, Truth in Lending, the Board issued for
public comment proposals affecting the use of credit
cards under its Regulation Z; comment requested by
February 24, 1984.
Regulation E, Electronic Fund Transfers, the Board
issued for comment proposals affecting the use of
debit cards under its Regulation E; comment requested
by February 24, 1984.
The Federal Reserve Board issued a statement which
discusses the relationship of contemporaneous reserve
requirements to open market operating procedures.
Statistical releases, the Federal Reserve Board announced
a series of changes in the content and timing of its
statistical releases on money stock and reserves data
that will occur with the forthcoming conversion to
contemporaneous reserve requirements.

Boston

Fenwick Financial Corporation, Old Saybrook, Connecticut,
extension of time to January 13, 1984, within which
to become a bank holding company through the acquisition
of Old Saybrook Bank and Trust Company, Old Saybrook,
Connecticut, a de novo bank. ]_/

Boston

Dartmouth National Corporation, Hanover, New Hampshire,
extension of time to March 10, 1984, within which to
become a bank holding company through the acquisition
of Dartmouth National Bank of Hanover, Hanover, New
Hampshire. 1/

1/

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




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD - Continued
Boston

Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire,
extension of time to March 12, 1984, within which to
acquire 26.95 percent of Dartmouth National Corporation,
Hanover, New Hampshire. J_/

Philadelphia

Greencastle Interim National Bank, Greencastle, Pennsylvania,
proposal to merge with The First National Bank of
Greencastle, Greencastle, Pennsylvania, under the
charter of the former and with the title of the latter;
report to the Comptroller of the Currency on competitive
factors. V

Philadlephia

Deposit Bank, DuBois, Pennsylvania, proposal to merge
with Interim Deposit Bank, DuBois, Pennsylvania, under
the charter of the latter and with the title of the
former; report to the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation on competitive factors. 1/

Richmond

City Holding Company, Charleston, West Virginia, extension
of time to April 15, 1984, within which to become a
bank holding company through the acquisition of The
City National Bank of Charleston, Charleston, West
Virginia. 1/

Richmond

United Bankshares, Inc., Parkersburg, West Virginia,
extension of time to April 22, 1984, within which
to become a bank holding company through the
acquisition of The Parkersburg National Bank, Vienna;
and Valley Bank, Parkersburg, West Virginia. 1/

Richmond

Pocahontas Bankshares Corporation, Bluefield, West
Virginia, extension of time to April 17, 1984, within
which to become a bank holding company through the
acquisition of The First National Bank of Bluefield,
Bluefield, West Virginia. ]_/

Richmond

Central Fidelity Bank, National Association, Southwest,
Abingdon, Virginia, proposed merger with The National
Bank of Chilhowie, Chilhowie, Virginia; report to the
Comptroller of the Currency on competitive factors. 1/

Atlanta

ll.N. National Bank, Buckhannon, West Virginia, a proposed
new bank, proposed merger with Upshur National Bank,
Buckhannon, West Virginia; report to the Comptroller
of the Currency on competitive factors. 1/

V

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




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD - Continued

Atlanta

United Bank, Atmore, Alabama, proposed merger with
United Bank of Frisco City, Frisco City, Alabama;
report to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
on competitive factors. V

Atlanta

Sun Bank/Suncoast, N.A., St. Petersburg, Florida, pro­
posed merger with Flagship Bank of Pinellas, N.A.,
St. Petersburg, Florida; report to the Comptroller
of the Currency on competitive factors. ]_/

• Atlanta

Sun First National Bank of Polk County, Lake Wales,
Florida, proposed merger with Flagship State Bank of
Polk County, Fort Meade, Florida; report to the
Comptroller of the Currency on competitive factors. ]_/

Atlanta

Sun Bank/Indian River, N.A., Vero Beach, Florida,
proposed merger with Flagship National Bank of
Indian River County, Vero Beach, Florida; report
to the Comptroller of the Currency on competitive
factors. ]_/

Atlanta

Sun Bank/North Florida, N.A., Jacksonville, Florida,
proposed merger with Flagship Bank of Jacksonville,
Jacksonville, Florida; report to the Comptroller of
the Currency on competitive factors. ]_/

Atlanta

Sun Bank/Palm Beach County, N.A., Delray Beach, Florida,
proposed merger with Flagship National Bank of Palm
Beach County, West Palm Beach, Florida; report to the
Comptroller of the Currency on competitive factors. ]_/

Atlanta

Sun Bank/Southwest, N.A., Cape Coral, Florida, proposed
merger with Flagship Bank of Fort Myers, Fort Myers,
Florida; report to the Comptroller of the Currency on
competitive factors. V

Atlanta

Sun Bank, N.A., Orlando, Florida, proposed merger with
Flagship Bank of Seminole, Sanford, Florida, and
Flagship First National Bank of Titusville, Titusville,
Florida; report to the Comptroller of the Currency on
competitive factors. V

Atlanta

Bank of Jackson, Jackson, Louisiana, proposed merger
with BOJ Bank, Jackson, Louisiana; report to the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on competitive
factors. 1/

2/

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




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Atlanta

First American Bank of Walton, Monroe, Georgia, proposed
merger with FABW Interim, Inc., Monroe, Georgia;
report to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
on competitive factors. 1/

Atlanta

Bank of Edison, Edison, Georgia, proposed merger with
Edison Interim Corp., Edison, Georgia; report to the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on competitive
factors. 1/

Atlanta

Bank of Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, proposed merger
with Colonial Bank of North Alabama, Huntsville, Alabama;
report to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on
competitive factors. ]_/

Atlanta

First National Bank of Jeanerette, Jeanerette, Louisiana,
proposed merger with FNBJ National Bank, Jeanerette,
Louisiana; report to the Comptroller of the Currency
on competitive factors. 1/

Atlanta

Sun Bank/South Florida, N.A., Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
proposed merger with Flagship National Bank of Broward
County, Hollywood, Florida; report to the Comptroller
of the Currency on competitive factors. J_/

Atlanta

New Iberia National Bancorp, Inc., New Iberia, Louisiana,
extension of time to April 11, 1984, within which to
become a bank holding company through acquisition of
New Iberia National Bank, New Iberia, Louisiana. 1/

Atlanta

Sun Bank/Miami, N.A., Miami, Florida, proposed merger with
The Flagship National Bank of Miami, Miami, Florida, and
Sun Bank of Miami, N.A., Miami, Florida; report to the
Comptroller of the Currency on competitive factors. 1/

Atlanta

Caribank, Dania, Florida, proposed merger with Caribank,
N.A., Coral Gables, Florida, report to the Comptroller
of the Currency on competitive factors. J_/

Atlanta

Citizens National Bank of Opp, Opp, Alabama, proposed
merger with Colonial Bank of Opp, N.A., Opp, Alabama;
report to the Comptroller of the Currency on competitive
factors. 1/

1/
—

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




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Atlanta

Calhoun First National Bank, Calhoun, Georgia, proposed
merger with Calhoun First National Interim Bank, Calhoun,
Georgia; report to the Comptroller of the Currency on
competitive factors. ]_/

Atlanta

County Financial Corporation, North Miami Beach, Florida,
extension of time to April 14, 1984, within which to
become a bank holding company through the acquisition
of County National Bank of South Florida, North Miami
Beach, Florida. 1/

Chicago

Pioneer Bank of Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, proposal
to merge with Midwest Bank of Peoria, Peoria, Illinois,
under the charter and title of Pioneer Bank of Peoria;
report to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on
competitive factors. V

Chicago

First State Bank of Monticello, Monticello, Illinois,
proposal to merge with State Bank of Monticello,
Monticello, Illinois, under the charter of State Bank
of Monticello and title of First State Bank of Monti­
cello; report to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
on competitive factors. 1_/

Chicago

MAI West Suburban Bank, Brookfield, Wisconsin, proposal
to merge with MAI Northern Bank, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
under the charter of MAI West Suburban Bank and title
of MAI Northern Bank; to the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation on competitive factors. V

Chicago

Lowell National Interim Bank, Lowell, Indiana, proposal
to merge with The Lowell National Bank, Lowell, Indiana,
under the charter of Lowell National Interim Bank and
title of The Lowell National Bank; report to the Comp­
troller of the Currency on competitive factors. ]_/

Chicago

State Bank of Green Valley, Green Valley, Wisconsin,
proposal to merge with Firstar Bank Green Valley, Green
Valley, Wisconsin, under the charter of State Bank of
Green Valley and title of Firstar Bank of Green Valley;
report to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on
competitive factors. 1/

1/

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




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD - Continued
Chicago

FIRST STATE BANCORP OF MONTICELLO, Monticello, Illinois,
extension of time to April 5, 1984, within which to
become a bank holding company through the acquisition
of 100 percent of the voting shares of the successor
by merger to First State Bank of Monticello, Monticello,
Illinois. 1/

Chicago

First Lacon Corp., Lacon, Illinois, extension of time
to February 21, 1984, within which to become a bank
holding company through the acquisition of 80 percent
or more of the voting shares of The First National
Bank of Lacon, Lacon, Illinois. V

Chicago

JAW Bancshares Corp., Stanhope, Iowa, extension of time
to March 25, 1984, within which to become a bank
holding company through the acquisition of 80 percent
or more of the voting shares of Farmers State Bank,
Stanhope, Iowa. 1/

St. Louis

Springfield State Bank, Springfield, Kentucky, proposal
to merge with Washington County Bank, Springfield,
Kentucky; report to the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation on competitive factors. ]_/

Minneapolis

Onalaska Holding Company, Inc., Onalaska, Wisconsin,
extension of time to April 17, 1984, within which to
acquire the Bank of Onalaska, Onalaska, Wisconsin. 1/

Dallas

Northwest Bank, Roanoke, Texas, proposal to merge with
Allied Bank Roanoke, Roanoke, Texas; report to the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on competitive
factors. V

Dallas

Franklin National Association, Mount Vernon, Texas,
proposal to merge with Franklin National Bank, Mount
Vernon, Texas; report to the Comptroller of the Currency
on competitive factors. J_/

Dal 1as

Winnsboro Bank and Trust, Winnsboro, Texas, proposal to
merge with New Winnsboro Bank and Trust, Winnsboro,
Texas; report to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
on competitive factors. ]_/

Dallas

First National Bank of Port Neches, Port Neches, Texas,
proposal to merge with Mid-County Bank & Trust, Port
Neches, Texas; re'port to the Comptroller of the
Currency on competitive factors. ]_/

1/
—

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




H.2, 1984 No

2

- 7 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD - Continued

San
Francisco

V

First Bankshares, Inc., St. George, Utah, extension of
time to April 11, 1984, within which to become a bank
holding company through acquisition of Dixie State
Bank, St. Georgia, Utah. ]_/

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




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H.2, 1984 No. 2

ACTIONS OF THE BOARD - Continued
To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to
Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act

Philadelphia

Approved
United Jersey Bank/Southwest, Camden, New Jersey. To
establish an offsite electronic facility to be located
in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. 1/
* * * * *

Issued Intent Not to Disapprove Change of Control
Pursuant to Change in Bank Control Act of 1978

Dal 1as

Not Disapproved
Ted Oak Bancshares, Inc., Red Oak, Texas. 1/

& Investments, Inc., Overland Park,

Kansas City

Kansas Agencies
Kansas. ]_/

Kansas City

Country Agencies

Mi nneapolis

First Noble Holding Co., Le Roy, Minnesota. 1/
★

★

& Investments, Inc., Odessa, Missouri. ]_/

★ ★ ★

Applications and Notifications for International
Investments and Other Actions Pursuant to Sections 25 and 25(a)
of the Federal Reserve Act and Sections 4(c)(9), 4(c)(13) and 4(c)(14)
________ of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended____________
New York

New York

!_/

Approved
Citibank, N.A., New York, New York, on behalf of its
wholly-owned Edge Act Corporation, Citibank Overseas
Investment Corporation: grants consent to engage
through its subsidiary, Citibank Assurance Company
Limited, London, England, in the activity of
underwriting life insurance in the United Kingdom.
Westpac Banking Corporation, Los Angeles, California:
consented to an agreement to limit the deposit-taking
activities of a limited federal branch located in
Los Angeles, California. 1/

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




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- 9 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD - Continued

New York

Sixty-Day Notification Period Allowed to Expire
Citibank, N.A., New York, New York: no objection to
permit its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cititrust (Cayman)
Limited, Georgetown, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands,
to establish an initial branch in Nassau, Bahamas.
* * * * *

To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956

Chicago

Philadelphia

Withdrawn
Hometown Bancorporation, Inc., Rock Island, Illinois,
for approval to acquire at least 51 percent of the
voting shares of Financial Services of the Midwest,
Rock Island, Illinois and indirectly acquire The
Rock Island Bank, Rock Island, Illinois.

Approved
Tower Bancorp, Inc., Greencastle, Pennsylvania, for
approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares
of The First National Bank of Greencastle, Green­
castle, Pennsylvania. nj/

Atlanta

Zachary Bancshares, Inc., Zachary, Louisiana, for
approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares
of Bank of Zachary, Zachary, Louisiana. 1/

Chicago

Corn Belt Bancorporation, Correctionville, Iowa for approval
to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting shares of
Corn Belt State Bank, Correctionville, Iowa. V

Chicago

Decatur Bancshares, Inc., Greensburg, Indiana, for
approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of
Decatur County Bank, Greensburg, Indiana. JJ

Chicago

Garnavillo Bank Corporation, Garnavillo, Iowa, for
approval to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting
shares of The Garnavillo Savings Bank, Garnavillo,
Iowa. 1/

V

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




H.2, 1984 No. 2

- 10 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD - Continued

Chicago

Hoosier Hills Financial Corporation, Osgood, Indiana, for
approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares
(less directors' qualifying shares) of the successor by
merger to The Ripley County Bank, Osgood, Indiana. 1/

Chicago

Marytown Bancshares, Inc., New Holstein, Wisconsin, for
approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares
(less directors' qualifying shares) of Farmers &
Merchants Bank, Marytown, Wisconsin. 1/

St. Louis

Citizens Financial Group, Inc., New Haven, Missouri,
for approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting
shares of the successor by merger to Citizens Bank
of New Haven, New Haven, Missouri. 1/

St. Louis

Crawford Bancshares Corporation, English, Indiana, for
approval to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting
shares of English State Bank, English, Indiana. 1/

St. Louis

Financial Investment Corporation, Springdale, Arkansas,
for approval to acquire at least 80 percent of the
voting shares of The First National Bank of Springdale,
Springdale, Arkansas. 1_/

St. Louis

North Missouri Bancorp., Inc., LaBelle, Missouri,
for approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting
shares of The Citizens Bank of Edina, Edina, Missouri. 1/

St. Louis

Perry County Bancorp, Inc., DuQuoin, Illinois, for
approval to acquire up to 98.75 percent but not less
than 98.22 percent of the voting shares of DuQuoin State
Bank, DuQuoin, Illinois. 1_/

St. Louis

SBV Bancshares, Inc., Virden, Illinois, for approval
to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of the
successor by merger to State Bank of Virden, Virden,
Illinois. 1_/

St. Louis

State National Bancorp of Frankfort, Inc., Frankfort,
Kentucky, for approval to acquire 100 percent of the
voting shares of the successor by merger to The
State National Bank of Frankfort, Frankfort, Kentucky.

St. Louis

T7

Tallahatchie Holding Company, Charleston, Mississippi,
for approval to acquire at least 80 percent or more of
voting shares of the successor by merger to Tallahatchie
County Bank, Charleston, Mississippi. 1_/

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




]_/

ACTIONS OF THE BOARD - Continued
Minneapolis

Baldwin Bancshares, Inc., Baldwin, Wisconsin, for
approval to acquire 93.5 percent of the voting
shares of First National Bank of Baldwin, Baldwin,
Wisconsin. 1J

Minneapolis

Northern Highlands Bancorporation, Inc., Mercer,
Wisconsin, for approval to acquire at least 85 percent
of the voting shares of Northern Highlands State
Bank, Mercer, Wisconsin. \j

Kansas city

Eberly Investment Co., Stanton, Nebraska, for approval
to acquire 80.5 percent of the voting shares of The
Stanton National Bank, Stanton, Nebraska. V

Kansas City

Financial Group Dawson, Inc., Humboldt, Nebraska, for
approval to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting
shares of The Dawson Bank, Dawson, Nebraska. V

Kansas City

Financial Group Elk Creek, Inc., Humboldt, Nebraska,
for approval to acquire at least 80 percent of the
voting shares of State Bank of Elk Creek, Elk Creek,
Nebraska. ]_/

Kansas City

Financial Group Humboldt, Inc., Humboldt, Nebraska,
for approval to acquire at least 80 percent of the
voting shares of Home State Bank and Trust Company,
Humboldt, Nebraska. 1/

Kansas City

Tipton Bancshares, Inc., Tipton, Oklahoma, for approval
to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of
Tipton Bancorporation, Inc., Tipton, Oklahoma, and
indirectly The First National Bank of Tipton, Tipton,
Oklahoma. 1/

Dallas

First Alpine, Inc., Alpine, Texas, for approval to acquire
100 percent of the voting shares of First National Bank
in Alpine, Alpine, Texas. !_/

San
Francisco

National Mercantile Bancorp, Los Angeles, California, for
approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares
of the successor by merger to Mercantile National Bank,
Los Angeles, California. J_/
* * * * *

1/

Application processed 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
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956

Minneapolis

Withdrawn
Intermountain Bancorporation, Columbia Falls, Montana,
for approval to acquire at least 90 percent of the
voting shares of Treasure State Bank of Glasgow,
Glasgow, Montana.

Approved
Chicago

F

& M Bancorporation, Inc., Kaukauna, Wisconsin, for
approval to acquire at least 80 percent of the
voting shares of State Bank of Hilbert, Hilbert,
Wisconsin. 1_/

Chicago

Illini Financial Corp., Galesburg, Illinois, for approval
to acquire at least 98 percent or more of the voting
shares of The Bank of Alexis, Alexis, Illinois. J/

St. Louis

First Illinois Bancorp, Inc., Manchester, Missouri, for
approval to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting
shares of Monroe National Bank of Columbia, Columbia,
Illinois. 1_/

St. Louis

General Bancshares Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri, for
approval to acquire indirect control of 100 percent of
the voting shares of The Charleston National Bank,
Charleston, Illinois, and at least 51 percent of
Ashmore State Bank, Ashmore, Illinois. 1_/

St. Louis

LaBelle Bancshares, Inc., LaBelle, Missouri, for approval
to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of North
Missouri Bancorp., Inc., LaBelle, Missouri. J/

Dallas

Victoria Bankshares, Inc., Victoria, Texas, for approval
to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of
Mercantile National Bank of Kingsville, Kingsville,
Texas. ]_/
* * * * *

1/
”

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




H.2, 1984 No. 2

13 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD - Continued

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(5) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956

St. Louis

Kansas City

Approved
General Bancshares Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri,
through the merger of Mid-Central Bancshares, Inc.,
Charleston, Illinois, into General Bancshares
Corporation of Illinois, Belleville, Illinois. 1/
Centennial Bancshares, Inc., Mission, Kansas, for
approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares
of Mission Bancshares, Inc., Mission, Kansas and
indirectly Commercial National Bank of Kansas City,
Kansas City, Kansas; Security National Bank of
Kansas City, Kansas City, Kansas, and Mission Bank,
Mission, Kansas. 1/

* * * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956

San
Francisco

Boston

New York

1_/

Withdrawn
Midland Bank pic, London, England; Midland California
Holdings, Limited, London, England; and Crocker
National Corporation, San Francisco, California, for
approval to engage de novo in acting as agent for the
management of real property through a direct subsidiary
of Crocker National Corporation, Bishop Trust Company,
Limited.

Approved
Bank of Boston Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts, for
approval to acquire at least 50 percent of the voting
shares of Quissett Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1_/
Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, New York, New York,
for approval to engage through a de novo indirect subsidiary,
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company of California, San
Francisco, California, in corporate trust, corporate agency
escrow, stock transfer agency, personal trust and general
fiduciary activities, and to acquire certain corporate
trust and corporate agency business of Wells Fargo Bank,
N.A., San Francisco, California. 1/

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




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- 14 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD - Continued

Chicago

Cornbelt Bancorporation, Omaha, Nebraska, for approval
to engage de novo in general insurance activities in
Correctionville, Iowa, population less than 5,000. V

St. Louis

Financial Investment Corporation, Springdale, Arkansas,
for approval to engage directly in performing real
estate appraisals. ]_/

Kansas City

Eberly Investment Co., Stanton, Nebraska, for approval
to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Stanton
National Insurance Agency, Stanton, Nebraska. V

Kansas City

Tipton Bancshares, Inc., Tipton, Oklahoma, for approval
to indirectly acquire First Tipton Business Trust,
Tipton, Oklahoma. 1/

New York

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3/

Permitted
Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Bank International
Limited, both located in London, England, request
permission to relocate three offices engaging in
the following activities (making direct consumer
loans, including loans secured by real estate, and
purchasing sales finance contracts representing
extensions of credit such as would be made or
acquired by a consumer finance company, and whole­
sale financing [floor planning], acting as agent
for the sale of credit-related life, credit accident
and health and credit property insurance, and selling at
retail money orders having a face value not exceeding
$1,000; credit life and credit accident and health
insurance sold as agent may be underwritten or
reinsured by the insurance underwriting subsidiaries
of BarclaysAmericanCorporation) from 296 Pearl
Street at Liberty, Beaumont, Texas to Spindletop
Square, 2263 North 11th Street, Beaumont, Texas;
from 72 Green Springs Highway, Birmingham, Alabama
to Centurion Square, Suite E, 160 Oxmoor Road,
Birmingham, Alabama and from 309 Belmont at W.
Market, Johnson City, Tennessee to 2020 Northpark,
Suite 2A, Johnson City, Tennessee, through its
subsidiary, BarclaysAmerican/Financial, Inc. (1/13/84) 3/

Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under
delegated authority.
4(c)(8) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the
Board of Governors under delegated authority.




H.2, 1984 No. 2

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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD - Continued

New York

Citicorp, New York, New York, requests permission to
establish two de novo offices engaging in the
following activities (the making or acquiring of
loans and other extensions of credit, secured or
unsecured, for consumer and other purposes; the
sale of credit-related life and accident and health
insurance by licensed agents or brokers, as required;
the sale of consumer oriented financial management
courses; the servicing, for any person, of loans and
other extensions of credit; the making, acquiring,
and servicing, for its own account and for the account
of others, of extensions of credit to individuals
secured by liens on residential or non-residential
real estate; and the sale of mortgage life and mortgage
disability insurance directly related to extensions of
mortgage loans) at Colonial Executive Center, 1620
Medical Lane, Ft. Myers, Florida, through its sub­
sidiaries, Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center
of Florida, Inc. and Citicorp Homeowners, Inc. (1/11/84) 3/

New York

Citicorp, New York, New York, requests permission to
establish de novo offices engaging in the following
activitiesTthe making or acquiring of loans and
other extensions of credit, secured or unsecured,
for consumer and other purposes, the sale of creditrelated life and accident and health insurance by
licensed agents or brokers, as required; the sale of
consumer oriented financial management courses; the
servicing, for any person, of loans and other extensions
of credit; the making, acquiring, and servicing, for its
own account and for the account of others, of extensions
of credit to individuals secured by liens on residential
or non-residential real estate; and the sale of mortgage
life and mortgage disability insurance directly related
to extensions of mortgage loans) at Oakhill Plaza, 200
N. Warner Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, through
its subsidiaries, Citicorp Homeowners, Inc., and Citicorp
Financial, Inc. (1/8/84) 3/

Philadelphia

Commonwealth Bancshares Corporation, Williamsport, Pennsyl­
vania, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (in underwriting, as reinsurer, credit life
and accident and health insurance directly related to
extensions of credit by the Corporation's subsidiary
bank(s)) these activities will be conducted in the State
of Pennsylvania, through its subsidiary, Susquehanna Life
Insurance Company (1/14/84) 3/

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




H.2, 1984 No. 2

- 16 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD - Continued

Philadelphia

United National Bancorporation, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(in underwriting, as reinsurer, credit life and
accident/health insurance directly related to extensions
of credit by Unitas National Bank) at 501 Penn Street,
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, serving the State (Commonwealth)
of Pennsylvania, through its subsidiary, Unitas Life
Insurance Company (1/14/84) 3/

Richmond

NCNB Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (making direct
loans for consumer and other purposes, purchasing retail
installment notes and contracts, selling at retail
money orders having a face value of not more than $1,000
and acting as agent for the sale of credit life, credit
accident and health and physical damage insurance directly
related to its extensions of credit, through its subsididary, TranSouth Financial Corporation; and making
direct loans for consumer and other purposes under the
general usury statutes, purchasing retail installment
notes and contracts, making direct loans to dealers for
financing of inventory [floor planning] and working
capital purposes and acting as agent for the sale of
credit life, credit accident and health and physical
damage insurance directly related to its extensions of
credit) at 4519 Roxboro Road, Durham, North Carolina,
through its subsidiary, TranSouth Mortgage Corpora­
tion (1/8/84) 3/

Chicago

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(in underwriting, as reinsurer, credit 1ife and credit
accident and health insurance directly related to
extensions of credit by Applicant's credit-granting
subsidiaries located in Wisconsin) the geographic scope
will be the State of Wisconsin, through its subsidiary,
M&I Insurance of Arizona, Inc. (1/10/84) y

Mi nneapol i s

Dakota Bankshares, Inc., Fargo, North Dakota, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (in acting
as agent for the sale of life, and accident and health
insurance directly related to its extensions of credit)
in Fargo, Cass county, North Dakota and in Bismarck,
Burleigh County, North Dakota, through its subsidiary
Dakota Financial Services, Inc. (12/30/83) 3/

3/

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




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Dallas

Texas Bancorp Shares, Inc., San Antonio, Texas, notifi­
cation of intent to engage in de novo activities (in
the underwriting of credit life insurance and credit
accident and health insurance directly related to the
extensions of credit by Texas Bank) at 403 S. W.
White Road, San Antonio, Texas, serving Texas, through
its subsidiary, Texas Bancorp Life Insurance (1/12/84) 3/

San
Francisco

BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California,
notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (in the activities of making loans and
other extensions of credit to domestic and overseas
borrowers, including foreign governments and their
agencies and instrumentalities; such activities will
include, but not be limited to, issuing letters of
credit and accepting drafts) in Coral Gables, Florida,
serving all fifty States, the District of Columbia,
and all foreign countries, through its subsidiary,
Overseas Finance Corporation (a Delaware corporation)
(1/14/84) 3/

San
Franci sco

BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California,
notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (in the activities of securities brokerage,
consisting principally of buying and selling securities
solely upon the order and for the account of customers,
and of extending margin credit in conformity with
Regulation T) at 5151 East Broadway #570, Tucson,
Arizona; 16921 Via de Santa Fe, Rancho Santa Fe,
California; 5454 Wisconsin Avenue #1630, Chevy Chase,
Maryland; 209 S. 19th Street #540, Omaha, Nebraska,
each office serving all fifty States and the District
of Columbia, through its subsidiary, Charles Schwab &
Co., Inc. (1/10/84) 3/

San
Francisco

BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California,
notification of intent to expand 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; servicing
loans and other extensions of credit; and offering
credit-related life insurance and credit-related
accident and health insurance; the aforementioned
credit-related insurance activities are permissible
under Section 4(c)(8)(A) of the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956, as amended by the Garn-St Germain
Depository Institutions Act of 1982, credit-related

37

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




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18 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD - Continued
property insurance will not be offered; such activities
will include, but not be limited to, making loans and
other extensions of credit to consumers and businesses,
making loans and other extensions of credit secured by
real and personal property, purchasing installment
sales finance contracts, and offering credit-related
life and credit-related accident and health insurance
directly related to extensions of credit made or acquired
by FinanceAmerica Corporation; credit-related life and
credit-related accident and health insurance may be
reinsured by BA Insurance Company, Inc., an affiliate
of FinanceAmerica Corporation) in Mount Vernon, Illinois,
serving the additional States of Indiana, Kentucky and
Missouri and Rockford, Illinois, serving the entire
States of Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, through its
subsidiary, FinanceAmerica Corporation (a Delaware
corporation)
(1/8/84) 3/

San
Francisco

San
Francisco

BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California,
notification of intent to expand de novo activities
(in the activities of leasing personal property
acquired specifically for the leasing transactions
through leases which are the functional equivalent of
extensions of credit, 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,
leasing of motor vehicles and purchasing retail install­
ment sales contracts covering motor vehicles) at 3960
Freedom Circle, Suite 201, Santa Clara, California and
1873 S. Bellaire Street, Suite 710, Denver, Colorado,
each office will serve all fifty States and the District
of Columbia, through its subsidiary, BancAmerica
Acceptance Corporation (a Delaware corporation) (1/8/84)
BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(in the activities of 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 and making loans and other
extensions of credit of a commercial nature to
businesses; such loans may be unsecured or secured by

~T/ 4(c)(8) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the
~

Board of Governors under delegated authority.




3/

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19

ACTIONS OF THE BOARD - Continued
personal assets and residential and commercial real
estate; no credi>t-related insurance of any type will
be offered by BA Business Credit Corporation in connection
with its lending activities) in Lexington, Massachusetts,
serving all fifty States and the District of Columbia,
through its subsidiary, BA Business Credit Corporation
(a Delaware corporation)
(1/14/84) 3/
San
Franci sco

BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California,
notification of its intent to expand de novo activities
(in the activities of making or acquiring for their own
account of loans and other extensions of credit such as
would be made or acquired by a finance company; ser­
vicing loans and other extensions of credit; and
offering credit-related life insurance and creditrelated accident and health insurance to the extent
permissible under applicable state insurance laws;
the aforementioned credit-related insurance activities
are permissible under Section 4(c)(8)(A) of the Bank
Holding company Act of 1956, as amended by the GarnSt Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982, no
credit-related property insurance will be offered;
such activities will include, but not be limited to,
making consumer installment loans and loans to businesses,
making loans secured by real and personal property,
purchasing installment sales finance contracts, and
offering credit-related life and credit-related
accident and health insurance directly related to
extensions of credit made or acquired by both
corporations; except in the State of New York, creditrelated life and credit-related accident and health
insurance may be reinsured by BA Insurance Company,
Inc., an affiliate of both corporations) at Park Hill
Office Plaza, Suite #3, 1105 W. First Street, Laurel,
Mississippi, serving all fifty States and the District
of Columbia, through its subsidiaries, FinanceAmerica
Corporation and FinanceAmerica Industrial Plan Inc.
(both Mississippi corporations)
(1/14/84) 3/

San
Francisco

BSD Bancorp, Inc., San Diego, California, notification
of intent to expand de novo activities (in providing
financial and banking related data processing trans­
mission services and to expand its centralized proof;
data capture, balancing and transmission to an
independent data processor; and bulk check filing,
statement preparation and centralized mailing services

3/

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




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD - Continued
to include offering such services throughout California
and for transmission to any independent data processor)
at 2265 India Street, San Diego, California, serving
only financial institutions in California, through its
subsidiary, BSD Datacorp, Inc. (a California corporation)
(1/12/84) 3/
San
Franci sco

Meridian Bancorp, Pleasant Hill, California, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (in the
mortgage banking business by making or acquiring loans,
for its own account or for the account of others, by
holding or selling such loans, and by servicing such
loans for its own account or for the accounts of others;
the origination of loans would be performed in the
State of California and all other activities may be
performed with a qualified party wherever located in
the United States) at 61 Chilpancingo Parkway, Pleasant
Hill, California, serving the State of California,
through its subsidiary, Meridian Mortgage Services,
Inc. (1/14/84) 3/
* * * * *

Redemption of Shares

Kansas City

37

Approved
Citizens Holding Corporation, Keenesburg, Colorado.

4(c)(8) notification processed by Reserve Bank 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
Atlanta

Boca Bank, Boca Raton, Florida. To establish a branch
located at 125 Town Center, Boca Raton, Florida. 2/

St. Louis

Farmers State Bank of Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana. To
establish a branch at the northeast corner of Main
and Highway 41, Sullivan County, Farmersburg, Indiana. 2/
*

*

*

*

*

To Merge Pursuant to Section 18(c) of the
______ Federal Deposit Insurance Act______
Richmond

First Virginia Bank-Citizens, Clintwood, Virginia, to
merge with Virginia Citizens Bank, Clintwood, Virginia.
* * * * *

To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System
Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Richmond

First Virginia Bank-Citizens, Clintwood, Virginia. 2/
* * * * *

Applications and Notifications for International
Investments and Other Actions Pursuant to Sections 25 and 25(a)
of the Federal Reserve Act and Sections 4(c)(9), 4(c)(13) and 4(c)(14)
_________of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended____________
New York

J7

Chase Manhattan Overseas Banking Corporation, Newark,
Delaware:
requests consent to continue to hold its
interest in Libra Bank Limited, London, England,
after Libra establishes a New York State licensed
agency.

Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
Affairs Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted
as to the length of the comment period.




2J

H.2, 1984 No. 2

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Richmond

Equitable Bank, National Association, Baltimore,
Maryland: prior notification of its intent to
establish Equitable Bank (Bahamas) Limited, Nassau,
Bahamas.
* * * * *

To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Cleveland

McKeesport National Corporation, McKeesport, Pennsylvania,
for approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares
of the successor by merger to McKeesport National Bank,
McKeesport, Pennsylvania. 2/

Richmond

M&M Financial Corporation, Oak Hill, West Virginia,
for approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting
shares of the successor by merger to The Merchants
and Miners National Bank of Oak Hill, Oak Hill
West Vi rginia. 2/

Atlanta

BOJ Bankcshares, Inc., Jackson, Louisiana, for approval
to acquire at least two-thirds percent of the voting
shares of Bank of Jackson, Jackson, Louisiana. 2/

Atlanta

First Metropolitan Financial Corporation, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, for approval to acquire at least two-thirds
of the voting shares of Metropolitan Bank & Trust
Company, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 2/

Atlanta

LCB Corporation, Inc., Fayetteville, Tennessee, for
approval to acquire at least 80 percent or more of
the voting shares of Lincoln County Bank, Fayetteville,
Tennessee. 2/

Atlanta

United Security Bancshares, inc., Thomasville, Alabama,
for approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares
of Bank of Thomasville, Thomasville, Alabama. 2/

St. Louis

E.

2/

& D. Bancshares, Inc., Mendon, Illinois, for approval
to acquire at least 87.5 percent of the voting shares
of Mendon State Bank, Mendon, Illinois. 2/

Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
Affairs Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted
as to the length of the comment period.




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- 23 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED - Continued

St. Louis

Saline Bancorp., Inc., Harrisburg, Illinois, for approval
to acquire at least 81.80 percent of the voting shares
of The Bank of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, Illinois. 2/

Minneapolis

Dunn County Bankshares, Inc., Menomonie, Wisconsin,
for approval to acquire 89.6 percent of the voting
shares of Bank of Menomonie, Menomonie, Wisconsin.

2]

Minneapolis

St. Anthony Bancorporation, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska, for
approval to acquire 94.75 percent of the voting shares
of St. Anthony National Bank, St. Anthony, Minnesota. 2/

Minneapolis

Southern Minnesota Bancshares, Inc., Wells, Minnesota,
for approval to acquire 86 percent of the voting shares
of Security State Bank of Wells, Wells, Minnesota. 2/

Kansas City

Dighton National Bancshares, Inc., Dighton, Kansas, for
approval to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting
shares of First National Bank of Dighton, Dighton, Kansas. 2/

Kansas City

First Neodesha Bancshares, Inc., Neodesha, Kansas, for
approval to acquire 95.34 percent of the voting shares
of The First National Bank of Neodesha, Neodesha,
Kansas. 2/

Kansas City

Nebraska Bancorporation, Inc., Alliance, Nebraska, for
approval to acquire 80 percent of the voting shares of
Alliance National Bank and Trust Company, Alliance,
Nebraska. 2/

San
Francisco

Monarch Bancorp, Laguna Niguel, California, for approval
to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Monarch
Bank, Laguna Niguel, California. 2/
★ ★ * ★ *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Ri chmond

2/

First Virginia Banks, Inc., Falls Church, Virginia, for
approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of
First Virginia Bank-Citizens, Clintwood, Virginia, a
proposed new bank. 2/

Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
Affairs Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted
as to the length of the comment period.




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Atlanta

First Railroad & Banking Company of Georgia, Augusta,
Georgia, for approval to acquire 100 percent of the
voting shares of SBT Corporation, Savannah, Georgia. 2/

Atlanta

Georgia Bancshares, Inc., Macon, Georgia, for approval
to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of The
First State Bank of Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald, Georgia.

Atlanta

ZJ

Landmark Banking Corporation of Florida, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida and by Preferred Equity Investors of Florida,
Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee, for approval to acquire 100
percent of the voting shares of Landmark Bank of Palm
Beach County, Boca Raton, Florida, a proposed new bank.

ZJ

Atlanta

Landmark Banking Corporation of Florida, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida and Preferred Equity Investors of Florida, Inc.,
Knoxville, Tennessee, for approval to acquire 100
percent of the voting shares of Southwest Florida Banks,
Inc., Fort Myers, Florida and indirectly 100 percent of
Charlotte County National Bank, Charlotte County,
Florida; 99.9 percent of East First National Bank,
Fort Myers, Florida; 99.8 percent of First Commercial
Bank of Fort Myers, Fort Myers, Florida; 97.8 percent
of First National Bank in Fort Myers, Florida; 100
percent of Gulf Coast First National Bank, Fort Myers,
Florida; 99.7 percent of Peoples Bank of Pasco City,
Pasco County, Florida; 100 percent of Gulf Coast Bank
of Pinellas, Medeira Beach, Florida; 100 percent of
First National Bank & Trust Co., Naples, Florida; 100
percent of North First Bank, North Fort Myers, Florida;
98.2 percent of Palmetto Bank and Trust Co., Palmetto,
Florida; 99.8 percent of Palm State Bank, Pinellas County,
Florida; 98.2 percent of First County Bank, Riverview,
Florida; 100 percent of Gulf Coast National Bank,
Sarasota County, Florida; 99.4 percent of National
Bank of Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida; 100 percent of
South County Bank, South Venice, Florida; 100 percent
of Peoples Bank of Hillsborough City, Tampa, Florida; and
100 percent of The First Bank of Marco Island, Collier
County, Florida. Zj

Chicago

COUNTY BANKSHARES, INC., Blue Island, Illinois, for
approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares
of Heritage Bank of Oak Lawn, Oak Lawn, Illinois. ZJ

2/ Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
~ Affairs Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted
as to the length of the comment period.




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Chicago

Keystone Bancshares, Inc., Kankakee, Illinois, for
approval to acquire at least 80 percent of the
voting shares of Illinois Trust & Savings Bank,
Ottawa, IIlinois. 2/

St. Louis

Magna Group, Inc., Belleville, Illinois, for approval
to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of the
successors by merger to The First National Bank in
Columbia, Columbia, Illinois; First National Bank of
Marissa, Marissa, Illinois; First National Bank of
Smithton, Smithton, Illinois; and 100 percent of the
voting shares of Freeburg Bancorp, Inc., Freeburg,
Illinois and indirectly First National Bank of
Freeburg, Freeburg, Illinois. 2/

St. Louis

Mercantile Bancorporation Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, for
approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares
of the successor by merger to First County Bank,
Bloomfield, Missouri. 2/

St. Louis

Shawneetown Bancorp, Inc., Shawneetown, Illinois, for
approval to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting
shares of First National Bank in Golconda, Golconda,
IIlinois. 2/

Minneapolis

Duke Financial Group, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota, for
approval to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting
shares of Flag, Inc., and indirectly Peoples State
Bank of Cambridge, Cambridge, Minnesota. 2/

Kansas City

Valley Bank Holding Company, Security, Colorado, for
approval to acquire 58.6 percent of the voting shares
of Mountain National Bank, Woodland Park, Colorado. 2/

Dallas

Brazosport Corporation, Freeport, Texas, for approval
to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Mercantile
National Bank of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi,
Texas. 2/

Dallas

City National Bancshares, Inc., Carrollton, Texas, for
approval to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting
shares of Trinity Mills National Bank, Carrollton,
Texas, a proposed new bank. 2/

27

Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
Affairs Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted
as to the length of the comment period.




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26 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED - Continued

Dallas

First Huntsville Corporation, Huntsville, Texas, for
approval to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares
of First National Bank-South, Huntsville, Texas,
a proposed new bank. 2/

Dallas

Fresnos Bancshares, Inc., Los Fresnos, Texas, for approval
to acquire at least 80 percent of the voting shares of
Sunrise Bank, Brownsville, Texas. 2/

* * * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(5) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Cleveland

Society Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio, for approval
to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of
Interstate Financial Corporation, Dayton, Ohio
and indirectly The Third National Bank and Trust
Company, Dayton, Ohio and Waynesville National Bank,
Waynesville, Ohio. 2j
* * * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Boston

United Banks Corporation, Hanover, New Hampshire,
notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (in qualified real estate appraisals
as would be performed by any such qualified
person(s) and in accordance with the Board's
Regulation Y) these activities would be performed
in the border communities of New Hampshire and
Vermont more commonly known as The Upper Valley,
through its subsidiary, United Appraisals, Inc.
(1/13/84)

New York

Midlantic Banks Inc., Edison, New Jersey, requests per­
mission to establish a de novo office engaging in the
following activities ((17 acquiring for its account
or the accounts of others, loans and other extensions
of credit as would normally be acquired by a factoring
company of its type; (2) leasing personal property
and equipment on a full payment basis, or acting as

27

Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
Affairs Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted
as to the length of the comment period.




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- 27 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED - Continued
agent, broker or advisor in the leasing thereof;
and (3) servicing loans, and other extensions of
credit for any person) at 1460 Broadway, New York,
New York, through its subsidiary, Midlantic Commercial
Co. (1/6/84)

Cl eveland

Fifth Third Bancorp, Cincinnati, Ohio, for approval
to expand the permissible areas of operation of its
subsidiary, Money Station, Inc., to the states of
Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West
Virginia, as well as Ohio and to include point of
sale transactions as a future activity.

Cleveland

Society Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio, for approval
to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of
Scioto Savings Association; Financial Interstate
Life Insurance Company, Dayton, Ohio and 50 percent
of the voting shares of Green Machine Network
Corporation.

Richmond

Northwestern Financial Corporation, North Wilkesboro,
North Carolina, notification of intent to engage
in de novo activities (making, acquiring and
servicing first mortgage loans such as would be
made by a mortgage banking company) at 3414
Ashley Phosphate Road, North Charleston, South
Carolina; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and
Hickory, North Carolina, through its subsidiary,
Northwestern Mortgage Corporation (1/12/84)

Atlanta

Barnett Banks of Florida, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(in offering from additional offices, check verificatiqn
services, including authorizing subscribing merchants
to accept certain personal purchase money checks and
obligating Verifications, Inc. to purchase properly
verified checks which are subsequently dishonored)
in Tampa, Florida; Clearwater, Florida; West Palm Beach,
Florida; Pensacola, Florida and Montgomery, Alabama,
or their surrounding metropolitan areas, as well as
from existing offices of Verifications, Inc. and would
be offered throughout the States of Florida and Alabama,
through its subsidiary, Verifications, Inc. (1/9/84)

Atlanta

Citizens and Southern Georgia Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(in mortgage lending and mortgage banking activities,
including the extension of direct loans to consumers,
the purchase and discount of real estate loans and
other extensions of credit, making, acquiring, servicing,




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- 28 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED - Continued
or soliciting, for its own account or for the account
of others, loans and other extensions of credit; and
acting as agent for the sale of life, accident
and health insurance directly related to its extensions of
credit) these activities would be conducted in the
States of Florida and Tennessee, through its subsidiary,
Citizens and Southern Mortgage Company (FLA) (12/29/83)

Atlanta

Landmark Banking Corporation of Florida, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida and Preferred Equity Investors of Florida,
Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee, for approval to acquire
Southwest Financial Services, Inc., Fort Myers, Florida;
Southwest Mortgage Services, Inc., Fort Myers, Florida;
and Southwest Data Services, Inc., Fort Myers, Florida.

Chicago

First Illinois Corporation, Evanston, Illinois,
notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (in making and acquiring for its own
account or for the account of others, loans and other
extensions of credit such as would be made by a con­
sumer finance company; and acting as agent for the
sale of credit life, accident and health and property
insurance directly related to its extensions of
credit) these activities would be performed in the
State of Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia,
through its subsidiary, First Illinois Finance Company
(12/21/83)

Chicago

Firstar Corporation, Appleton, Wisconsin, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (in trust
and related services) the geographic scope of the
activity will be the State of Wisconsin, through its
subsidiary, Firstar Trust Company (1/4/84)

Chicago

MT. ZION BANCORP, INC., Mt. Zion, Illinois, notification
of intent to engage.in de novo activities (in general
insurance activities in a town with a population of
less than 5,000) the activities will be performed
from offices in Mt. Zion and Dalton City, Illinois,
serving these towns, through its subsidiary, MZB
Diversified Insurance Inc. (1/4/84)

Minneapolis

Norwest Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, notification
of intent to relocate de novo activities (in the
activities of consumer~Tinance, sales finance and
commercial finance, the sale of credit life, credit
accident and health and property and credit-related
casualty insurance related to extensions of credit
by those companies [such sale of credit-related




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- 29 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED - Continued
insurance being a permissible activity under Subparagraph D of Title VI of the Garn-St Germain
Depository Institutions Act of 1982] and the
offering for sale and selling of travelers checks) from
790 New Holland Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania to
1834 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, serving
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, through its subsidiaries,
Norwest Financial America, Inc. and Norwest Financial
Consumer Discount Company and from 10559 S.E. Price-Fuller
Road, Portland Oregon to 8800 Bldg., Room 101, 8800 S. E.
Sunnyside Road, Clackamus, Oregon, serving Clackamus,
Oregon, other nearby suburbs of Portland, Oregon, and
Portland, Oregon, through its subsidiary, Norwest
Financial System Oregon, Inc. (1/12/84)

Dallas

Bankers Southwest Corporation, Dallas, Texas, notifi­
cation of intent to engage in de novo activities
(in acting as an investment and financial advisor to the
extent of furnishing general economic information and
advice, general economic statistical forecasting
services and industry studies as well as providing
portfolio investment advice to any other person and
serving as an advisory company for a mortgage or real
estate investment trust; providing bookkeeping and
data processing for the internal operations of Bankers
Southwest Corporation, its subsidiaries, and for others
pursuant to 225.4(a)(8); leasing personal and real
property or acting as an agent, broker, or advisor in
leasing such property pursuant to 225.4(a)(6)(a) and
(b)) at 1304 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas and One
Financial Center, 800 Ferris Avenue, Waxahachie, Texas,
the service area to be served shall be the state of
Texas, for all activities referred to hereinabove;
the non-banking activities shall be performed by
both the Dallas and Waxahachie, Texas, offices, through
its subsidiary, American Southwest Corporation
(1/10/84)

San
Francisco

BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, for
approval to expand the activities of its existing
subsidiary, BA Futures, Inc., to include executing and
clearing for nonaffi1iated persons options on financial
futures contracts in U.S. Government securities.

San
Franci sco

California Commercial Bankshares, Santa Ana, California,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(in mortgage lending activities including origination
and sale of real estate secured loans) these activities
will be conducted primarily within California (1/10/84)




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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED - Continued
San
Franci sco




Monarch Bancorp, Laguna Niguel, California, for approval
to engage de novo in lending, through a proposed
subsidiary, M. B. Mortgage Company, Inc., Laguna Niguel,
California.
* * * * *
REPORTS RECEIVED
None.

PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING
None.