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ANNOUNCEMENT BY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(H.2, 1977 No. 29)
Actions of the Board; Applications and Reports
Received During the Week Ending July 16, 1977
ACTIONS OF THE BOARD
Statement by Vice Chairman Stephen S. Gardner before the
subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision,
Regulation and Insurance of the House Banking, Finance
and Urban Affairs Committee in support of the International Banking Act of 1977.
Statement by Governor Philip C. Jackson, Jr., before the
Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of the Senate Banking,
Finance and Urban Affairs Committee in support of the
simplification of the Truth in Lending Act.
Collection of data from member banks on Individual Retirement and Keogh accounts.
Board response to proposal by Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith to operate a cash management account.
Milco Bancorporation, Inc., Iberia, Missouri, request for
an extension of time to August 1, 1977, within which
to file its registration statement. IJ
Bank of Neosho, Neosho, Missouri, to make an investment in
bank premises. 1/
Arkansas Bank & Trust, Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas,
to make an investment in bank premises. 1/
Foxworth Bank, Foxworth, Mississippi, to make an investment in bank premises. If
Bank of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, request for an extension of time within which to establish a branch in
the Canterbury Shopping Center at the intersection of
Patterson Avenue and Pump Road, Henrico County,
Virginia. 1/

1/

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




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
Barclays Bank of New York, New York, New York, extension
of time within which to establish a branch office at 3
Park Avenue, New York, New York. 1/
Jackson State Bank, Jackson, Wyoming, to make an investment
in bank premises. 1/
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, New York, New York,
extension of time within which to establish a branch
office at 5910 Clarendon Road, Kings County, New York. 1/
Union Trust Company of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, request
for an extension of time within which to establish a branch
in the Bel Air Plaza Shopping Center on Bel Air Road near
its intersection with Kelly Road, Bel Air, Maryland. 1/
First Citizens Bank of Butte, Butte, Montana, request for an
extension of 30 days' time within which to accomplish
membership in the Federal Reserve System. 1/
Shawmut Bank of Boston, N.A., Boston, Massachusetts, extension
of time to June 14, 1978, within which to purchase and hold,
directly or indirectly, additional shares of Atlantic
International Bank Limited, London, England. 1J
Main Street Commerce Bank National
Texas, proposed merger with Main
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, report to
Currency on competitive factors.
TJ

Association, Dallas,
Street National Bank of
the Comptroller of the
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Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.




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3 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
Returned
First National Boston Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors'
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of the successor
by merger to Blackstone Valley National Bank, Whitinsville, Massachusetts.
Approved
First Texas Bancorp, Inc., Georgetown, Texas, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less
directors' qualifying shares) of First National Bank,
Copperas Cove, Texas, a proposed new bank. 2J
Texas Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas, for
approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors'
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Tanglewood
Commerce Bank, Houston, Texas, a proposed new bank.
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Returned
Southwest Florida Banks, Inc., Fort Myers, Florida, notification of intent to engage in
novo activities (providing, as agent, in connection with extensions of credit
by applicant's subsidiary banks, insurance assuring repayment of such extensions of credit in the event of
death or disability of the borrower), at 691 Fifth Avenue,
South, Naples, Florida, through a subsidiary, Southwest
Financial Services, Inc.
Withdrawn
Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, New York, New York, for
approval to acquire all the assets of Modern Loan Company,
Incorporated, Louisville, Kentucky. 2/
2/

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




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Delayed
Union Trust Bancorp, Baltimore, Maryland, notification of
intent to engage in de novo activities (acting as agent
in the sale of insurance protecting collateral held
against the extensions of credit) at 111 North Palafox
Street, Pensacola, Florida, through a subsidiary,
Landmark Finance Corporation of Florida (a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Landmark Financial Services, Inc.)
(7/15/77) 3/
Permitted
Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, New York, New York,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(expand the geographical area to be served by an office
in Cincinnati, Ohio of Manufacturers Hanover Leasing
Corporation, leasing real and personal property on a full
payout basis, acting as agent, broker, or adviser in
leasing of such property, and making and acquiring, for
its own account or for the account of others, loans and
other extensions of credit with respect to such property
and servicing such leases, loans or other extensions of
credit to include the communities served by the midwestern and eastern editions of the Wall Street Journal)
(7/11/77) 3/
Maryland National Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland, notification of intent to engage in de_ novo activities
(engaging generally in the business of leasing personal
activity including, but not limited to, the leasing of
various types of equipment, machinery, vehicles, transportation equipment, and data processing equipment;
originating personal property leases as principal or
agent; servicing personal property leases for affiliated
or nonaffiliated individuals, partnerships or corporations;
buying and selling and otherwise dealing in personal
property lease contracts as principal or agent; acting
as adviser in personal property leasing transactions;
engaging in the sale, as agent or broker, of insurance
similar in form and intent to credit life and/or mortgage
redemption insurance engaging generally in the business
of leasing real property where the lease is the functional
equivalent of an extension of credit; originating real
property leases as principal or agent; servicing real
property leases for affiliated or nonaffiliated individuals,
partnerships, corporations or other entities; buying,
selling, and otherwise dealing in real property leases as
principal, agent or broker; and acting as adviser in real
property leasing transactions) at 79 Oak Hill Road, Red
Bank, New Jersey, through its subsidiary, Maryland
National Leasing Corporation (7/15/77) 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

First National Lincoln Corp., Lincoln, Nebraska, notification of intent to engage in de_ novo activities
(operation of a detached auxiliary office of an industrial bank organized as an industrial loan and
investment company pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 8,
reissue revised statutes of Nebraska, 1943 as amended;
this auxiliary office of the industrial bank will receive savings deposits, both installment (passbook)
and time certificates, paying interest thereon at rates
not to exceed those approved from time to time by the
director of banking and finance of the State of Nebraska;
the auxiliary office of the industrial bank will also
make loans,principally consumer installment loans secured
by First or Second Mortgages pursuant to Sections 8-435
to 8-450, reissue revised statues of Nebraska, 1943) on
the northwest corner of 14th and "L" Streets, Lincoln,
Nebraska, through its subsidiary, First Savings Company
of Lincoln (7/15/77) 3/
Nevada National Bancorporation, Reno, Nevada, and Seilon,
Inc., Toledo, Ohio, notification of intent to relocate
de novo activities (financing of personal property and
equipment and the leasing of such property or the acting
as an agent, broker or advisor in the leasing and/or
financing of such property where at the inception of the
initial lease, the effect of the transaction will yield
a return that will compensate the lessor for not less
than the lessor's full investment in the property, plus
the estimated total cost of financing the property over
the term of the lease; making or acquiring for its own
account or for the account of others, loans and other
extensions of credit in the normal course of its leasing
business, including the making of business instalment
loans, the purchase of business instalment sales finance
contracts and making loans to businesses of various
sizes) from 4th and Bridger Streets to 3160 West Sahara
Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada, through its subsidiary,
Nevada National Leasing Company, Inc. (7/10/77) 3/
Rainier Bancorporation, Seattle, Washington, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (making or
acquiring, for its own account or for the account of
others, loans and other extensions of credit) at 33110
Pacific Highway South, Federal Way, Washington, through
its subsidiary, Rainier Mortgage Company (7/10/77) 3/
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4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.




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Security Pacific Corporation, Los Angeles, California,
notification of intent to engage in cte novo activities
(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 2020 Hurley Way, Sacramento,
California through its subsidiary, Security Pacific
Mortgage Corporation (7/10/77) 3/
Security Pacific Corporation, Los Angeles, California,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(acting as escrow agent for the purchase and sale of
real property and the execution of all documents and
dispersal of funds relating to loan transactions and
all other activities normally engaged in by an escrow
company) at 10 South Lake Avenue, Pasadena, California,
through its indirect subsidiary, SP Escrow Service,
Inc. (7/15/77) 3/
Approved
Central National Bancshares, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, for
approval to acquire by merger First Kansas Financial,
Inc., Wichita, Kansas.
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, 1977 No. 29

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To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Downs Bancshares, Inc., Downs, Kansas, for approval to
acquire 100 per cent (less directors1 qualifying
shares) of The Downs National Bank, Downs, Kansas. 2/
Holt County Investment Company, Oregon, Missouri, for
approval to acquire 94 per cent of the voting shares
of Zook and Roecker State Bank, Oregon, Missouri.
Fort Worth Bancshares, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less
directors' qualifying shares) of Fort Worth Bank and
Trust, Fort Worth, Texas. If
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Landmark Bancshares Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri,
for approval to acquire 99 per cent of the voting
shares of Fidelity Bank & Trust Company, Creve
Coeur, Missouri.
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Mellon National Corporation, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(making or acquiring, for its own account secured
and unsecured loans and other extensions of credit
such as would be made by a finance company which
activities include making direct consumer installment
loans and purchasing consumer installment sales
finance contracts; providing credit life and credit
accident and health insurance in conjunction with the
above lending activities, such insurance will be provided only in connection with extensions of credit
by Local Loan Co., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries
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4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.




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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued

and will be available soley at the option of the
borrower and the borrower is advised of this option
in advance) at 9202 West Alameda„ Lakewood, Colorado,
through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Local Loan
Co., Chicago, Illinois (7/13/77) 3/
Mellon National Corporation, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(making or acquiring, for its own account secured and
unsecured loans and other extensions of credit such as
would be made by a finance company which activities
include making direct consumer installment loans and
purchasing consumer installment sales finance contracts;
providing credit life and credit accident and health insurance in conjunction with the above lending activities;
such insurance will be provided only in connection with
extensions of credit by Local Loan Co., and its whollyowned subsidiaries and will be available soley at the
option of the borrower and the borrower is advised of
this option in advance) at 25190 Mission Boulevard,
Hayward, California, through its wholly-owned subsidiary
Local Loan Co., Chicago, Illinois (7/13/77) 3/
Maryland National Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(engaging generally in the business of a mortgage banker,
mortgage broker, and mortgage servicing firm; originating
loans as principal or agent; servicing loans for affiliated
or nonaffiliated individuals, partnerships or corporations;
engaging in the sale, as agent, of credit life, credit
disability, loan redemption and loan cancellation insurance
in connection with loan transactions; engaging generally
in the business of leasing real property where the lease
is the functional equivalent of an extension of credit;
originating real property leases as principal or agent;
servicing real property leases for affiliated or nonaffiliated individuals, partnerships, corporations or
other entities; buying, selling or otherwise dealing
in real property leases as principal, agent or broker;
and acting as adviser in real property leasing transactions)
at 450 Park Avenue, New York, New York, through its
subsidiary, Maryland National REalty Investors, Inc.,
(7/15/77) 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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Union Trust Bancorp, Baltimore, Maryland, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (making instalment loans to individuals for personal, family or
household purposes; purchasing sales finance contracts
executed in connection with the sale of personal,
family or household goods or services; acting as agent
in the sale of credit life and credit accident and
health insurance directly related to its extensions of
credit; and acting as agent in the sale of insurance
protecting collateral held against the extensions of
credit) at 111 North Palafox Street, Pensacola, Florida,
through a subsidiary, Landmark Finance Corporation of
Florida (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Landmark Financial
Services, Inc.) (7/15/77) _3/
Great American Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making
and acquiring, for its own account loans, discounts,
acceptances and other extensions of credit and such
other business as is customarily engaged in by consumer
credit or finance company; and acting as insurance agent
or broker in selling insurance to borrowers from such
finance subsidiary to include credit life insurance,
accident and health insurance and property insurance
for collateral supporting loans made by said finance
subsidiary) at 3204 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana,
through a subsidiary, Ambank Acceptance Corporation
d/b/a American Acceptance Associates (7/11/77) 3/
First Amtenn Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee, notification of intenet to relocated in de_ novo activities
(making or acquiring, for its own account or the
account of others, loans and other extensions of
credit such as would be made by a finance company including secured and unsecured loans to individuals;
discounting of installment sales contracts and secured
commercial financing such as dealer floor-plan
financing and lease financing; acting as agent or
broker in selling the following types of insurance to
borrowing customers: credit life insurance, accident
and health insurance, and property damage insurance on
collateral supporting loans made by Atlantic Consumer
Services of Tennessee, Inc.) from 326 Union Street,
Nashville, Tennessee, to 2512 Nolensville Road,
Nashville, Tennessee, through a subsidiary, Atlantic
Consumer Services of Tennessee, Inc. (7/13/77) 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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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Cont inued
First Commerce Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana, for
approval to acquire certain consumer notes receivable
of Downtown Finance Plan, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana
(engaged in entering into consumer extensions of credit,
and acting as insurance agent with respect to the sale
of credit life insurance and credit accident and health
insurance in connection with consumer extensions of
credit)
Midland Mortgage Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, notification
of intent to engage in die novo activities (servicing loans
and other extensions of credit for any person or entity)
at 350 First National Building, Detroit, Michigan, through
its subsidiary, Midland Mortgage Service Corporation
(7/8/77) 3/
First National of Nebraska, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska,
notification of intent to engage in de_ novo activities
(operating an industrial loan and investment company
pursuant to the laws of the State of Nebraska including the issuance of paid-up certificates of indebtedness and making consumer loans, commercial loans
and first and second mortgage loans on real estate;
acting as insurance agent for the sale of
credit life insurance and credit accident and health
insurance which coverages are directly related to extensions of credit by First of Omaha Savings Company)
at 4421 South 84th Street and 3022 North 90th Street,
Omaha, Nebraska, through a subsidiary, First of Omaha
Savings Company (7/12/77) 3/
University Bancorp, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, notification of intent to continue to engage in de novo
activities (leasing personal property, such personal
property leasing activity will serve as the functional
equivalent of an extension of credit to the lessee
of the property; the property to be leased will be
acquired specifically for the leasing transactions
under consideration on a non-operating basis and at the
inception of the initial lease the effect of the transaction will yield a return that will compensate the
lessor for not less than the lessor's full investment in
the property over the term of the lease) at 531 Walnut,
Kansas City, Missouri (7/11/77) 3/
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4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.




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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Cont inued
United States National Bancshares, Inc., Galveston, Texas,
to engage in permissible microfiche services at 600
Jefferson Building, Suite 715, Houston, Texas and 538
Highway 288 North, Clute, Texas through a wholly-owned
subsidiary, Bankers Data Services, Inc., Houston, Texas
(7/13/77) 3/
BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making
or acquiring, for its own account second mortgage loans and
other extensions of credit such as would be made or
acquired by a finance company and servicing second mortgage loans and other extensions of credit; such activities
will include but not be limited to purchasing instalment
sales finance contracts, extending credit to small
businesses, and making loans secured by second mortgages
and personal property; acting as agent or broker for the
sale of credit related life and credit related accident
and disability insurance in connection with extensions of
credit made or acquired by FinanceAmerica Corporation)
at Park Plaza West, 10700 S.W. Beaverton-Hillsdale
Highway, Beaverton, Oregon, through its indirect subsidiary, FinanceAmerica Corporation (an Oregon corporation)
(7/6/77) 3/
Seilon, Inc., Toledo, Ohio, notification of intent to engage in dje novo activities (leasing personal property and
equipment or acting as agent, broker or advisor in leasing
such property, where at the inception of the initial lease
the effect of the transaction, and, with respect to governmental entities only, reasonably anticipated future
transactions will yield a return that will compensate the
lessor for not less than the lessors full investment in the
property plus the estimated total cost of financing the
property over the term of the lease) at 901-903 Sneath
Lane, San Bruno, California, through its subsidiary,
Bancorporation Leasing (7/11/77) 3/
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REPORTS RECEIVED
None.
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PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING
None.
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A(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf

of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.