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ANNOUNCEMENT BY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(H.2, 1978 No. 3)

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Actions of the Board; Applications and Reports
Received During the Week Ending January 21, 1978
ACTIONS OF THE BOARD
Survey of foreign lending by large United States banks as
of June 30, 1977, the survey was made public by the
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Reserve
Board.
Federal bank regulating agencies issued notice that political
contributions and certain other questionable payments by
banks and bank holding companies may be regarded as unsafe and unsound banking practices subject to appropriate
corrective action.
Federal bank and thrift institution regulators announced
plans for developing regulations to carry out the new
Community Reinvestment Act.
Affirmative Action Program for 1978 approved.
Deregistration under Regulation G for Republic of Texas
Corporation and for the Howard Corporation, both of
Dallas, Texas. 1/
Western Michigan Corporation, Niles, Michigan, extension of
time to March 26, 1978, within which to acquire 100 per
cent of the voting shares (less directors1 qualifying
shares) of the successor by merger to The First National
Bank of Cassopolis, Cassopolis, Michigan. 1/
Union Trust Company of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, extension of time to February 22, 1979, within which to
establish a branch at the intersection of Crusader Road
and Meteor Avenue, Cambridge, Maryland. 1/
1/

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




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
Citibank Overseas Investment Corporation, Wilmington,
Delaware, extension of time to February 3, 1979, within
which to purchase and hold, directly or indirectly, all
the minority held shares of Societe de Credit pour
VAcquisition et 1'Amelioration des Immeubles, S.A.,
Paris, France. 1_!
Bank of Utah, Ogden, Utah, extension of time to August 28,
1978, within which to issue subordinated capital notes.
1/
Brighton State Bank, Brighton, Michigan, proposed merger
with BSB Bank, Brighton, Michigan, report to the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation on competitive factors. 1_!
New Capitol Bank, National Association, Raleigh, North
Carolina, proposed merger with Capitol National Bank,
Raleigh, North Carolina, report to the Comptroller of
the Currency on competitive factors. 1J
New Jersey Bank, National Association, Clifton, New Jersey,
two branches of, proposed acquisition by The Town &
Country Bank, Raritan Township, New Jersey, report to
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on competitive
factors. 1/

1J

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




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
International Investments and Other Actions Pursuant to
Sections 25 and 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act and
Sections 4(c)(9) and 4(c)(13) of the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956, as amended
Approved
Citibank Overseas Investment Corporation, Wilmington,
Delaware: to acquire additional shares of Finaneiera
Citicorp, S.A., Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Chase International Investment Corporation, New York, New
York: to amend Article EIGHTH of Articles of Association changing the quorum requirement for meetings of
the Board of Directors from a majority to one third.
Citibank International - Chicago, Chicago, Illinois:
issue and have outstanding promissory notes payable to
the Export-Import Bank of the United States with
maturities in excess of one year.
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To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Approved
San Bancorp., Sanborn, Iowa, for approval to acquire
80 per cent or more of the voting shares of Sanborn
Savings Bank, Sanborn, Iowa.
The Tayco Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, for approval
to acquire certain assets and assume substantially all
of the liabilities of Drovers Bank of Chicago, Chicago,
Illinois the successor by absorption to The Drovers
National Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
First Gothenburg Bancshares, Inc., Gothenburg, Nebraska,
for approval to acquire 97 per cent (less directorsT
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of First State
Bank, Gothenburg, Nebraska. 2/
2/

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




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Denied
Heaton Bank Holding Company, Heaton, North Dakota, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares
(less directorsf qualifying shares) of Farmers State
Bank, Heaton, North Dakota.
* * * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Approved
Suburban Bancorporation, Hyattsville, Maryland, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of
the successor by merger to The Peoples National Bank of
Hancock, Hancock, Maryland. 2j
Central National Bancshares, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Associated Bank Corporation, Mason City, Iowa.
Delta Bancshares Company, St. Louis, Missouri, for approval to acquire at least 70 per cent of the voting
shares of Security Bank of Manchester, Manchester,
Missouri. 2/
Republic of Texas Corporation, Dallas, Texas, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors' qualifying shares) of the successor by merger
to First National Bank of Duncanville, Duncanville, Texas.
* * * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Delayed
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in jie novo activities (making or acquiring, for
its own account or for the account of others, commercial
loans; and leasing personal or real property or acting
as agent, broker, or adviser in leasing such property
2J

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




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and servicing such leases where the leases serve as the
functional equivalent of an extension of credit to the
lessee of the property where at the inception of the
initial lease the effect of the transaction will be to
compensate the lessor for not less than its full investment in the property over the term of the lease and
where the transaction is subject to all of the qualifications specified in 12 CFR 225.4(a)(6)(a) and (b)) at 1
Beacon Street, 32nd Floor, Boston, Massachusetts, 41
Perimeter Center East, N.E., Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia
and Entex Building, Suite 300, 1200 Milam Street, Houston,
Texas, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Citicorp
Commercial, Inc. (1/17/78) 3/

Security Pacific Corporation, Los Angeles, California, notification of intent to engage in dje novo activities
(the origination and acquisition of mortgage loans including development and construction loans on multifamily and commercial properties, for its own account or
for the sale to others and the servicing of such loans
for others) at 745 Fort Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, through
its subsidiary, Security Pacific Mortgage Corporation of
Hawaii, Inc. (1/17/78)
Permitted
Industrial National Corporation, Providence, Rhode Island,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(insurance agency for the sale of credit property insurance sold in connection with extensions of credit) at
Lanier Village Shopping Center, Cumming, Georgia, through
its indirect subsidiary, 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 (1/21/78)
3/
Industrial National Corporation, Providence, Rhode Island,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(insurance agency for the sale of credit property insurance sold in connection with extensions of credit) at
107 W. 6th North Street, Summerville, South Carolina,
through its indirect subsidiary, Southern Discount
Company, Inc. (a South Carolina 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 (1/21/78) 3/
37

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




ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
Industrial National Corporation, Providence, Rhode Island,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(consumer finance and insurance agency for the sale of
credit life, credit accident and health, and credit
property insurance sold in connection with extensions of
credit) at 217 E. Greene Street, Perry, Florida, through
its indirect subsidiaries, Southern Discount Company and
S.D.A. Corp. (Florida Corporations), which are whollyowned by Industrial National Corporation1s indirect
subsidiary, Southern Discount Company (a Rhode Island
Corporation) with its principal office in Atlanta,
Georgia (1/21/78)
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (making loans to individuals and businesses secured by real and personal property, the proceeds of which may be for purposes other
than personal, family or household usage; sale of credit
related life/accident and health, or decreasing or level
(in the case of single payment loans) term life insurance
to cover the outstanding balances on credit transactions
(singly or jointly with co-signers in the case of life
coverage) in the event of death, or, to make contractual
monthly payments on the credit transactions in the event
of the obligator's disability by licensed agents or
brokers to the extent permissible under applicable State
insurance laws and regulations; the sale of credit
related property and casualty insurance protecting
personal and real property subject to a security agreement with Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center,
Inc. and to include liability coverage in home and
automobile owner "package" policies where such is the
general practice by applicable State insurance laws and
regulations; credit related decreasing term life insurance and accident and health insurance may be reinsured by Gateway Life Insurance Company, an affiliate
of Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center, Inc. and
Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center; further, in
regard to the sale of credit related insurance, the
subsidiary does not act as a general insurance agency)
in Lakewood, Colorado (2); Aurora, Colorado (2);
Westminster, Colorado; Denver, Colorado (3); Englewood,
Colorado; Littleton, Colorado; Salt Lake City, Utah (4);
Granger, Utah; and Murray, Utah, through its subsidiaries,
Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center, Inc. for the
offices located in Colorado and Citicorp Person-toPerson Financial Center for the offices located in Utah
(1/19/78) 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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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued

Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, New York, New York, notification of intent to expand 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) in Alexandria, Virginia; Appomattox, Virginia;
Bedford, Virginia; Bluefield, Virginia; Bowling Green,
Virginia; Bridgewater, Virginia; Cape Charles, Virginia;
Clarksville, Virginia; Crewe, Virginia; Culpeper, Virginia;
Elkton, Virginia; Farmville, Virginia; Lebanon, Virginia;
Louisa, Virginia; Manassas, Virginia; Onancock, Virginia;
Purcelleville, Virginia; Rocky Mount, Virginia; South
Boston, Virginia; Sterling, Virginia; Tabb, Virginia;
Warrenton, Virginia; Warsaw, Virginia; Winchester,
Virginia; Woodbridge, Virginia; Woodstock, Virginia; Big
Stone Cap, Virginia; Blacksburg, Virginia; Brookneal,
Virginia; Charlottesville, Virginia (2); Covington,
Virginia; Emporia, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia;
Burgaw, North Carolina; Burlington, North Carolina;
Elizabethtown, North Carolina; Lumberton, North Carolina;
Fairmont, North Carolina; Fayetteville, North Carolina;
Kinston, North Carolina; Wilkesboro, North Carolina; Red
Springs, North Carolina; Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina;
Roxboro, North Carolina; Sanford, North Carolina;
Wadesboro, North Carolina; Lawrenceburg, Kentucky; North
Vernon, Indiana; New Stanton, Pennsylvania; and Walnutport,
Pennsylvania, through subsidiaries of Ritter Financial
Corporation (1/20/78) 3/
Pittsburgh National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in de^ novo activities
(mortgage banking, including the making, acquiring and
servicing for its own accounts or the accounts of others,
loans and other extensions of credit) at 8730 East
Imperial Highway, Downey, California, through its whollyowned subsidiary, The Kissell Company, Springfield, Ohio
(1/19/78) 3/
Pittsburgh National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(mortgage banking, including the making, acquiring, and
servicing for its own accounts or the accounts of others,
loans and other extensions 6f credit) at Suite One,
Willow Run Professional Plaza, 1717 Madison Avenue,
Loveland, Colorado, through its wholly-owned subsidiary,
The Kissell Company, Springfield, Ohio (1/20/78) 3/
3/

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




ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
Pittsburgh National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in de^ novo activities
(mortgage banking, including the making, acquiring and
servicing for its own accounts or the accounts of others,
loans and other extensions of credit) at Suite 27, Parkwood Plaza North, 1000 North Ninth Street, Grand Junction,
Colorado, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The
Kissell Company, Springfield, Ohio (1/20/78) 37
Pittsburgh National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(mortgage banking, including the making, acquiring and
servicing for its own accounts or the accounts of others,
loans and other extensions of credit) at 111 Northfield
Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey, through its whollyowned subsidiary, The Kissell Company, Springfield, Ohio
(1/20/78) 3/
Pittsburgh National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(the sale, through a licensed agent, of mortgage redemption insurance, credit life insurance and credit health
and accident insurance which is directly related to
mortgage loans and other extensions of credit serviced
by Pittsburgh National Corporation or its subsidiaries)
in the Pittsburgh National Building, Fifth Avenue and
Wood Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, through its
wholly-owned subsidiary, PINACO, Inc. (1/21/78) 3/
The Citizens and Southern Corporation, Charleston, South
Carolina, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (servicing loans and other extensions of
credit and making or acquiring, for its own acccount
loans and extensions of credit such as would be made by
a mortgage or finance company; and offering credit life
insurance to borrowing customers) at 200 South Kings
Highway, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, through a subsidiary, Carolina National Mortgage Investment Company,
Inc. (1/19/78) 3/
Third National Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (acting
as agent in the sale of property damage insurance for
collateral supporting loans made by such finance subsidiary) at 202 Lake Street, Fulton, Kentucky, through
a subsidiary, Friendly Finance, Inc. (1/18/78) 3/
3j

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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- 9ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued

Midland Capital Co., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, notification
of intent to engage in cte novo activities (mortgage
banking activities) at 7798 Starling Drive, San Diego,
California, through a subsidiary, Midland Mortgage Co.,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1/20/78) 3/
Platte Valley Bancorp, Inc., Brighton, Colorado, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (the sale
of single and joint reducing term and single level term
credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance in connection with extensions of credit) on the
premises of Platte Valley Bank and Platte Valley Industrial Bank, both in Brighton, Colorado (1/19/78) 3/
BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to engage in cle novo activities (acting as investment or financial advisor to the extent of
providing portfolio investment advice to direct and indirect subsidiaries of BankAmerica Corporation and to
others) at 555 California Street, San Francisco, California, through its subsidiary, BankAmerica Capital
Corporation (1/20/78) 3/
BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to engage in die 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;
and the offering of credit-related life, credit-related
accident and disability insurance, and credit-related
property insurance in connection with extensions of
credit made or acquired by FinanceAmerica Consumer
Discount Company) at 154 Desmond Street, Sayre, Pennsylvania, through its indirect subsidiary, FinaneeAmerica
Consumer Discount Company (1/16/78) 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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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
Approved
Central National Bancshares, Inc., Des
approval to engage in the activities
property and equipment and acting as
adviser in leasing of such property,
Inc.
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Moines, Iowa, for
of leasing personal
agent, broker, or
through Leasing,

* * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Permitted
Gamble-Skogmo, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, notification
of intent to acquire 100 per cent of Leath & Company,
Chicago, Illinois (1/15/78) 3/

3/

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




H.2, 1978 No. 3

- 11 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED

To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section
9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Hempstead Bank, Hempstead, New York. Branch to be
established at 27 Smith Street, Village of Farmingdale,
Town of Babylon, Suffolk County.
Gaylord State Bank, Gaylord, Michigan. Branch to be
established at Old U.S. 27 North, Grayling Road, 1-75
Business Loop, Grayling Township, Crawford County.
* * * * *

To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System
Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
North Park Bank of Commerce, North Logan, Utah.
* * * * *

To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank
Pursuant to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association,
San Francisco: to establish a branch in Tunisia, to be
located in Tunis.
* * * * *

To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Mizrahi Holdings Association, Tel Aviv, Israel, for approval to acquire 70 per cent or more of the voting
shares of UMB Bank and Trust Company, New York, New
York, a proposed new bank.
United Mizrahi Bank Ltd., Tel Aviv, Israel, for approval
to acquire 70 per cent or more of the voting shares of
UMB Bank and Trust Company, New York, New York, a proposed new bank.




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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued

CORWITH STATE BANCSHARES, INC., Corwith, Iowa, for approval to acquire 91.4 per cent of the voting shares of
Corwith State Bank, Corwith, Iowa.
First Affiliated Bancorporation, Inc., Stevens Point,
Wisconsin, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more
of the voting shares of First National Bank of Stevens
Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin and Bank of Park Ridge,
Park Ridge, Wisconsin.
First Gridley BanCorporation, Inc., Gridley, Illinois,
for approval to acquire 80 per cent of the voting shares
of First Bank & Trust Co. of Gridley, Gridley, Illinois.
The Tayco Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, for approval to
acquire certain assets and assume substantially all of
the liabilities of Drovers Bank of Chicago, Chicago,
Illinois the successor by absorption to The Drovers
National Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
First National Hamilton Bankshares, Inc., Hamilton, Kansas,
for approval to acquire 91.1 per cent or more of the
voting shares of The First National Bank of Hamilton,
Hamilton, Kansas.
Mankato Bankshares, Inc., Mankato, Kansas, for approval
to acquire 93 1/3 per cent of the voting shares of First
National Bank in Mankato, Mankato, Kansas.
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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 Steuben Bancorp., Inc., Toronto, Ohio, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of Community
National Bank, Flushing, Ohio.
Royal Trustco Limited, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, for approval to acquire 51 per cent or more of the voting
shares of The American Bank of Orange County, Orange
County, Florida.




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Royal Trustco Limited, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and Royal
Trust Bank Corp., Miami, Florida, for approval to acquire
51 per cent or more of the voting shares of Baymeadows
Bank, Jacksonville, Florida.
Bancorporation of Montana, Great Falls, Montana, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares
(less directors1 qualifying shares) of Midstate Bank of
Montana, Lewistown, Montana, a proposed new bank.
* * * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
State Street Boston Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts,
notification of intent to relocate de novo activities
(real estate lending, mortgage banking, servicing
mortgage loans; and sale of credit related life/accident
and health .insurance to mortgagors on loans serviced by
KMC) from 2060 Idle Hour Shopping Center, Lexington,
Kentucky to 1949 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, Kentucky
and to continue to engage in such activities at a branch,
the location for which prior approval has not been
obtained, located at 3349 Tates Creek Pike, Suite 5-B,
Lexington, Kentucky, through its existing subsidiary,
Kentucky Mortgage Company, Inc. (1/17/78) 3/
Philadelphia National Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (making installment loans for personal,
family and household purposes, purchasing sales finance
contracts executed in connection with the sale of
personal, family and household goods and services in
connection with certain personal installment loans made
and sales finance contracts purchased, selling casualty
insurance, credit life insurance and credit accident and
health insurance and reinsuring such credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance through
Patrick Henry Life Insurance Company and Patrick Henry
Insurance Company, indirect subsidiaries of Philadelphia
National Corporation; advertising, offering and preparing
J3/

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-Cont inued
motor vehicle leases arid generally acting as agent for a
lessor of motor vehicles and generally engaging in the
business of a consumer finance company) at 1715 Route
286 South, Indiana, Pennsylvania, through an indirect
subsidiary, Signal Consumer Discount Company (1/12/78)
3/

Centran Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio, for approval to
acquire Investors Income Insurance Company, Garland,
Texas.
Exchange Bancorporation, Inc., Tampa, Florida, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (the
business of leasing personal property or acting as
agent, broker, or adviser in leasing such-property
pursuant to Section 225.4(a)(6) of Regulation Y) in the
Exchange National Bank of Tampa, 610 Florida Avenue,
Tampa, Florida, through a subsidiary, Exchange Leasing,
Inc. (1/18/78) 3/
Mercantile Bancorporation Inc., St. Louis, Missouri,
through its subsidiary, Franklin Finance Company,
Clayton, Missouri, for approval to acquire the assets of
Thorp Credit Company of Parkersburg, Parkersburg, West
Virginia.
New Mexico Bancorporation, Inc., Santa Fe, New Mexico,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(to act as a sales finance company to acquire for its
own account or the account of others, retail installment
sales contracts primarily on mobile homes and to service
all such retail installment sales contracts for its own
account or the account of others) at 62 Lincoln Avenue,
Plaza West, Santa Fe, New Mexico (1/16/78) 3/
Y & S Investment Company, Atwood, Kansas, notification of
intent to engage in de novo activities (the business of
leasing personal property or acting as agent, broker, or
adviser in leasing such property) at 4th and State
Streets, Atwood, Kansas (1/16/78) 3/
Orbanco, Inc., Portland, Oregon, for approval to acquire
Union Investment Company, Birmingham, Michigan.
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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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15 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued

Security Pacific Corporation, Los Angeles, California, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(making or acquiring, for its own account or for the
account of others, loans and extensions of credit including making consumer installment personal loans,
purchasing consumer installment sales finance contracts,
making loans to small businesses and other extensions of
credit such as would be made by a factoring company or a
consumer finance company; and acting as broker or agent
for the sale of credit-related life/accident and health
insurance and credit-related property and casualty
insurance) at 9550 Flair Drive, El Monte; 333 N. Glenoaks
Boulevard, Burbank; 550 W. Vista Way, Vista; and 660
Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, all located in
California, through its subsidiary, Security Pacific
Finance Corp. (1/12/78) 3/
* * * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Arkansas Best Corporation, Fort Smith, Arkansas, notification of intent to acquire all of the outstanding stock
of Navajo Freight Lines, Inc., Denver, Colorado (1/18/78)
3/
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REPORTS RECEIVED
None

PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING
None.
3/

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