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ANNOUNCEMENT BY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

(H.2, 1977 No. 24)
Actions of the Board; Applications and Reports
Received During the Week Ending June 11, 1977
ACTIONS OF THE BOARD
Statement by Governor J. Charles Partee before the Senate
Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, answering
questions regarding monetary velocity—the intensity with
which money is being used.
Letter to Chairman William Proxmire, Senate Committee on
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on H.R. 5675, which
permits the payment of interest on Treasury accounts.
Amendment to Rules Regarding Delegation of Authority to
expand the scope of authority previously delegated regarding acquisitions of shares of a bank.
Bank of the Commonwealth, Detroit, Michigan, to make an investment in bank premises in connection with leasehold
improvements at the Michigan-Shelby storage facility.
Issuance of subordinated capital notes by Girard Trust Bank,
Bala-Cynwyd, P ennsyIvania.
Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto, Canada, a one year extension
of time to divest of shares in Bank of Novo Scotia Trust
Company of New York, New York. 1/
Mingo Bancshares, Inc., Puxico, Missouri, a proposed one
bank holding company, request for an additional 30-day
extension of time until July 14, 1977, to acquire shares
of Puxico State Bank, Puxico, Missouri. 1/
State Bank of Anoka, Anoka, Minnesota, to make an investment
in bank premises, 1/
Deregistration for Allegheny Airlines Federal Credit Union,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1/
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Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued

Deregistration for Bell Account;ing Credit Union, Chicago,
Illinois; The College Life Insurance of America,
Indianapolis, Indiana; Multivest Funding Programs, Inc.,
Southfield, Michigan; University Life Insurance Company
of America, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Storm Lake Production Credit Association, Storm Lake, Iowa. 1/
First National Interim Bank of Brunswick, Brunswick, Georgia,
proposed merger with The First National Bank of Brunswick,
Brunswick, Georgia, report tc the Comptroller of the
Currency on competitive factors. 1/
First Security Bank of Bountiful, National Association,
Bountiful, Utah, proposed merger with First Security Bank
of Utah, National Association, Ogden, Utah, report to the
Comptroller of the Currency on competitive factors. 1/
Lauderdale Lakes National Bank, Lauderdale Lakes, Florida,
and Broward National Bank of Plantation, Plantation,
Florida, proposed acquisition by Century National Bank of
Broward, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, report to the Comptroller
of the Currency on competitive factors. 1/
Potomac National Bank, Potomac, Maryland, proposed merger
with The Commerce Bank and Trust Company of Maryland,
Bethesda, Maryland, report to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on competitive factors. 1/
Silverlake/Sunset Branch of The Hongkong Bank of California,
San Francisco, California, proposed acquisition by Los
Angeles National Bank, Los Angeles, California, report to
the Comptroller of the Currency on competitive factors.
1/

Uptown National Bank of Moline, Moline, Illinois, proposed
acquisition by First National Bank of Moline, Moline,
Illinois, report to the CoTr.pt: oiler of the Currency on
competitive factors. IV

1/

Application processed on behalf of th
authority.




% u: Governors under delegate'

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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued

To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section
9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Approved
The Forest Hill State Bank, Forest Hill, Maryland. Branch
to be established at 138-42 Main Street, Bel Air, Hartford
County. 7J
* * * * *

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
Boston Overseas Financial Corporation: Investment - indirectly acquire additional shares of Societe Francaise
de Factoring and amend Boardfs 11-12-76 letter re: Alex
Lawrie Factors, Limited, United Kingdom.
Boston Overseas Financial Corporation: Remove the standard
subsidiary conditions re: Arrendadora Industrial
Venezolana C.A., Caracas, Venezuela.
Chalfen-Holiday Inc.: To become a Bank Holding Company and
to continue to hold its 20 per cent joint venture interest
in International Holiday on Ice Company, London, England.
Bamerical International Financial Corporation: Investment additional 25 per cent of the shares of B.A. Leasing &
Capital (Hong Kong) Limited, thereby increasing its
interest to 100 per cent.
* * * * *

To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Approved
KSB Ltd., Keokuk, Iowa, for approval to acquire 80 per cent
or more of the voting shares of Keokuk Savings Bank and
Trust Company, Keokuk, Iowa. 2/
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Application processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of
Governors under delegated authority.




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Packwood Financial, Inc., Packwood, Iowa, for approval to
acquire 73.7 per cent or more of the voting shares of
Farmers Savings Bank, Packwood, Iowa. 2/
Chalfen-Koliday, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, for approval
to acquire 70 per cent or more of the voting shares of
First National Bank in Anoka, Anoka, Minnesota.
Industrial loan and Investment Company, Sedalia, Missouri,
for approval to acquire 87.67 per cent of the voting
shares of Bank of Ionia, Ionia, Missouri.
Omaha State Corporation, Omaha, Nebraska, for approval to
acquire 100 per cent (less directors! qualifying shares)
of the voting shares of Omaha State Bank, Omaha, Nebraska.
First Northern Bancorporation, Anchorage, Alaska, for approval to acquire 81 per cent of the voting shares of
First National Bank of Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska. 2J
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(5) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Approved
FrostBank Corporation, San Antonio, Texas, for approval to
merge with Cullen Bankers, Inc., Houston, Texas.
* * * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Returned
BankOklahoma Corp., Tulsa, Oklahoma, notification of intent
to engage in 6e_ novo activities (to make, acquire, sell
participations, and or service for its own account or for
the account of others, loans or other extensions of
credit for agricultural and agricultural related purposes
as well as provide other ancillary services) at Highway
2?

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




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54 East, Guymon, Oklahoma, through a subsidiary, BancOklahoma Agri-Service Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary in
a general partnership known as Agbanc of Oklahoma (6/6/77)
3/
Withdrawn
Washington Bancshares, Inc. (now Old National Bancorporation), Spokane, Washington, notification of intent to
engage in jde novo activities (acting as an agent or
broker for the sale of group life and casualty insurance
to be issued in connection with the making or acquiring
of loans by Bancshares Mortgage Company) at 717 South
Pines Road, Spokane, Washington, through its subsidiary,
Bancshares Mortgage Company (6/10/77) 3/
Permitted
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in <de novo activities (making consumer installment
personal loans, purchasing and servicing for its own
account consumer installment sales finance contracts,
~nr ^ for t*hr
others such as one-tofour family unit mortgage loans; and acting as agent or
broker for the sale of credit related life/accident and
health insurance) at Vista Grande Shopping Center,
Colorado Springs, Colorado, through its subsidiary,
Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center, Inc. (6/6/77)
3/
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (making loans for the account of others such as one-to-four family unit mortgage
loans) at: 2235 East Broadway, Tucson, Arizona; 169 Fry
Boulevard, Sierra Vista, Arizona; 250 West 24th Street,
Yuma, Arizona; El Con Shopping Center, Tucson, Arizona;
201 Stone Street, Tucson, Arizona; and Park.Mall Center,
Tucson, Arizona, through Its subsidiary, Nationwide
Financial Corporation of Arizona (6/5/77) 3J
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
relocate de novo activities (making of consumer installment personal loans, purchasing consumer installment
sales finance contracts; sale of credit related life/accident and health insurance; sale by a licensed agent of
insurance which protects personal property subject to a
security agreement with Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial

37

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




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Center) from 6544 E. 22nd Street, Tucson, Arizona, 4441
North Oracle Ridge, Tucson, Arizona and 4754 East Grant,
Tucson, Arizona to El Con Shopping Center, Tucson, Arizona,
201 Stone Street, Tucson, Arizona and Park Mall Center,
Tucson, Arizona, respectively, through its subsidiary,
Nationwide Financial Corporation of Arizona (6/5/77) 3/
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
relocate die novo activities (making of consumer installment personal loans, purchasing consumer installment
sales finance contracts; sale of credit related life/
accident and health insurance to be sold in accordance
with applicable State laws and regulations in regard to
the sale of credit related insurance, the business of a
general insurance agency is not included) from 1465
Cassat Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida to 2415 Blanding
Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida, through its subsidiary,
Nationwide Financial Corporation of Florida (6/6/77) 3/
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in cle novo activities (making loans for the account of others such as one-to-four family unit mortgage
loans) at 315 South Circle Drive, Colorado Springs,
Colorado; 380 Main Street, Security, Colorado; 1150 North
25th Street, Grand Junction, Colorado; Pueblo Mall, 148
West 29th Street, Pueblo, Colorado; and Suite 2304,
Janitell Two Building, Garden Valley Center, 2860 South
Circle Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado, through its
subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Corporation of Colorado
(6/5/77) 3/
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of Intent to
relocate de novo activities (making of consumer installment personal loans, purchasing consumer installment
sales finance contracts; sale of credit related life/
accident and health insurance; sale by a licensed agent
of insurance which protects personal property subject to
a security agreement with Citicorp Person-to-Person
Financial Center) from 1301 South Pueblo Boulevard,
Pueblo, Colorado and Academy Fair Shopping Center, 1518
N. Academy Boulevard, Colorado Springs, Colorado to
Pueblo Mall, 148 Vest 29th Street, Pueblo, Colorado and
Suite 2304, Janitell Two Building, Garden Valley Center,
1 7 4 ( c ) ( 8 ) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority,




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2860 South Circle Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado,
respectively, through its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Corporation of Colorado (6/5/77) 3/
Barnett Banks of Florida, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (performing or carrying on any one or more of the functions
or activities that may be performed or carried on by a
trust company including activities of a fiduciary, agency
or custodial nature in the manner authorized by Federal
and State law; provided however, that loans and investments will be made and deposits accepted only in conformity with Regulations of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System) at 60 Cathedral Place, St.
Augustine, Florida, through a subsidiary, Barnett Banks
Trust Company, N.A. (6/5/77) 3/
First Alabama Bancshares, Inc., Montgomery, Alabama, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (acting
as agent or broker with respect to nonfiling insurance,
insurance in lieu of perfecting any security interest on
a transaction that is directly related to the extension
of credit by a bank; and single interest insurance (vendor's
single interest insurance) against loss of or damage to
property including coverage for skip, concealment, repossessions, conversion, confiscation and errors and omissions
written in connection with a credit transaction) at
various offices in the State of Alabama, through a subsidiary, FAB Agency, Inc. (6/11/77) 3/
First Bank System, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, notification
of intent to engage In de novo activities (mortgage banking business including the brokering, origination, purchase,
sale, and servicing o( real estate mortgage loans) In the
metropolitan areas of Portland, Oregon and Seattle* Washington, through its subsidiary, FBS Financial, Inc.
(6/5/77) 2/
BankAmerlca Corporator, San Francisco, California, notification of intent cc mpage in de novo activities (making
or acquiring, for It " nwn account loans and other extensions of credit sue*:
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 financc contracts* making loans and other
37

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
extensions of credit to small businesses, and making
loans secured by real and personal property; acting as
agent or broker for the sale of credit related life and
credit related accident and disability insurance in
connection with extensions of credit made or acquired by
FinaneeAmerica Corporation) at 306E South Ironton Street,
Aurora, Colorado, through its subsidiary, FinaneeAmerica
Corporation (a Colorado Corporation) (6/11/77) 3/
Old National Bancorporation, Spokane, Washington, notification of intent to engage in dj2 novo activities (making or
acquiring, for its own account or for the account of
others, loans or other extensions of credit secured by
real estate mortgages or deeds of trust and the servicing
of such loans and such other activities as are incidental
to the operations of a mortgage company including, but
not limited to; acting as agent or broker for the sale of
mortgage redemption life and disability insurance to be
issued in connection with making or acquiring such loans)
at 611 Sherman Avenue, Coeur DfAlene, Idaho; 302 Thain
Road, Lewiston, Idaho; and 1452 Hudson Street, Longview,
Washington, through its subsidiary, Bancshares Mortgage
Company (6/9/77) 3/
Old National Bancorporation, Spokane, Washington, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (serving
as an escrow or closing agent in connection with closing
of real estate loans financed by credit extending subsidiaries of Old National Bancorporation) at 611 Sherman
Avenue, Coeur D1Alene, Idaho; 302 Thain Road, Lewiston,
Idaho; and 1452 Hudson Street, Longview, Washington,
through its subsidiary, Cascade Escrow Company (6/9/77)

2/

Security Pacific Corporation, Los Angeles, California, notification of intent to engage in
novo activities (making or acquiring, for its own account or for the account
of others, Iwanq and extensions of credit including making consumer installment personal loans, purchasing consumer sales finance contracts, caking loans to small
businesses and other extensions of credit such as would
be made by a factoring company or a commercial finance
company; and acting as broker or agent for the sale of
credit rflared life/accident and health insurance) at 80
South Lake Avenue, Pasadena, California, through its
subsidiary, Security Pacific Finance Corp. (6/11/77) 3/
3/

4(c)(8) and 4(c)(!2T notifications processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.




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U.S. Bancorp, Portland, Oregon, notification of intent to
engage in de_ novo activities (making, acquiring, and
servicing of loans and other forms of credit and financing either secured or unsecured for its own account or
for the account of others, including commercial, industrial, agricultural and personal loans of all types,
financial leases, sales contracts, accounts receivable
and equity loans secured by real estate, leasing of personal property and equipment and acting as agent, broker,
or adviser in the leasing of such property or the making
of such loans; and acting as insurance agent or broker
with regard to credit life and disability insurance relating only to said extensions of such credit as made by
this corporation) at 309 S.W. Sixth Avenue, Portland,
Oregon, through its subsidiary, U.S. Commercial Corp.
(6/9/77) 3/
Approved
Industrial Loan and Investment Company, Sedalia, Missouri,
for permission to continue to engage in the activities
of an industrial loan company and to continue to engage
in the sale of credit life and credit accident and health
insurance directly related to extensions of credit by
Applicant.
BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, for approval to continue to engage in data processing activities
through its wholly-owned subsidiary, FinaneeAmerica Corporation, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
* * * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Permitted
Heights Finance Corporation, Peoria, Illinois, notification
of intent to indirectly acquire the assets of Montgomery
County Loan Company, Hillsboro, Illinois, through Commerce
Loan Corporation (6/5/77) 3/
37

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
To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section
9 of the Federal Reserve Act
First Bank & Trust Company of South Bend, South Bend,
Indiana. Branch to be established at 1202 Elwood Avenue
(within Martin's Supermarket, Inc.), South Bend, Ft,
Joseph County.
* * * * *

To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
BANKSTOCK ONE, INC., Ozark, Arkansas, for approval to
acquire 12,000 shares of the voting shares of Bank of
Ozark, Ozark, Arkansas.
AMERICAN STATE BANCSHARES, INC., Osawatomie, Kansas, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of The American State Bank, Osawatomie, Kansas.
* * * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Caprice Corporation, Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, for approval to acquire 93.33 per cent of the voting shares of
Plummer State Bank, Plummer, Minnesota.
First Texas Bancorp, Inc., Georgetown, Texas, lor approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (.1 ess
directors' qualifying shares) of First National Bank,
Copperas Cove, 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
Hartford National Corporation, Hartford, Connecticut, notification of intent to continue to engage in d£ novo
activities (origination, negotiation, making and collec-




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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued

tion of loans secured by real estate) from an existing
office located at 830 Post Road East (formerly known as
830 East State Street), Westport, Connecticut, which was
established in June 1970, and will also be conducted
from a new location at 111 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut, through its subsidiary, HNC Realty Company
(6/6/77) 3/
Industrial National Corporation, Providence, Rhode Island,
notification of intent to form, de novo, a wholly-owned
subsidiary under the name of MAI Corporation and to
transfer to such subsidiary all of the stock of Mortgage
Associates, Inc., therefore continuing to engage in de
novo activities (origination and sale of residential and
commercial mortgages; origination and sale of loans for
the purchase of mobile homes; consumer finance; servicing
of mortgage loans and mobile home loans; and insurance
agency for any insurance for the holding company and its
subsidiaries and for any insurance directly related to an
extension of credit or provision of other financial
services or otherwise sold as a matter of convenience to
the purchaser) through Mortgage Associates, Inc. at the
sole office of MAI Corporation, located at the main
office of Mortgage Associates, Inc., at 125 East Wells
Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (6/7/77) 3/
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in jde novo activities (making consumer installment
personal loans, purchasing and servicing for its own account consumer installment sales finance contracts; and
acting as agent or broker for the sale of credit related
life/accident and health insurance) at 714 Lincoln Highway, Fairview Business Campus, Fairview Heights, Illinois,
through its subsidiary, Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center, Inc. (6/8/77) 3/
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (making loans for the account of others such as one-to-four family unit mortgage
loans) at Jamestown Executive Center, 3011 N.W. 63rd
Street, Suite 110, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and 2507 N.W.
23rd Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, through its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Services Corporation (6/10/77) 3j
37

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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Citicorp, New York, Hew York, notification of intent to
relocate dje novo activities (making of consumer installment personal loans» purchasing consumer installment
sales finance contracts; sale of credit related life/
accident and health insurance; sale by a licensed agent
of insurance which protects personal property subject to
a security agreement with Nationwide Financial Corporation of Oklahoma, Inc.) from 4520 N.W. 50th, Old ahoma
City, Oklahoma and 1514 North Rockwell, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma to Jamestown Executive Center, 3011 N.W. 63rd
Street, Suite 110, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and 2507 N.W.
23rd Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, respectively, through
its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Services Corporation
(6/10/77) 3/
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
relocate d_e novo activities (making of consumer installment personal loans, purchasing consumer installment
sales finance contracts; sale of credit related life/accident and health insurance; sale by a licensed agent of
insurance which protects personal property subject to a
security agreement with Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial
Center) from #3, 28 East 21st Street, Salt Lake City,
Utah to 3828 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah,
through its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Services
Corporation (6/10/77) 3/
Horizon Bancorp, Kerristown, New Jersey, notification of
intent to engage in de novo activities (making or acquiring, for its own account or for the account of others,
loans and other extensions of credit as would be made by
a mortgage company and servicing loans and other extensions of credit for any person) at Jefferson Office
Complex, 7500 West Mississippi, Denver, Colorado, through
its subsidiary, Mortgage Investment Securities, Inc.
(6/9/77) 3/
Florida National Banks of Florida, Inc., Jacksonville,
Florida, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (to engage in da:a processing: services to
commercial banks and/or other financial institutions and
their corporate clients) at 7550 N.W. 26th Street,
Miami, Florida, through a department of the company known
as Miami Computer Services Facility (6/6/77) 3/
37

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

Mercantile Bancorporation Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, notification of intent to relocate cle novo activities
(operating as an industrial loan company in the manner
authorized by the laws of West Virginia and will not both
accept deposits and make commercial loans; and insurance
agency or brokerage in connection with selling to borrowers credit life insuance and credit accident and
health insurance) from 541 9th Street, Huntington, W.
Virginia to 3203 U.S. 60 East, Huntington W. Virginia,
through a subsidiary, Bond Industrial Loan Company of
Huntington, Inc. with a name change to Franklin Thrift
and Loan Company of Huntington, Inc. (6/6/77) 3/
Mercantile Bancorporation Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, notification of intent to relocate de novo activities
(making, acquiring, or servicing loans or other extensions of credit for personal, family or household purposes such as are made by a finance company; and insurance agency or brokerage in connection with selling to
consumer finance borrowers credit life insurance and
credit accident and health insurance) from 537 9th Street,
Huntington, W. Virginia to 3201 U.S. 60 East, Huntington,
W. Virginia, through its subsidiary, Franklin Finance
Company with a name change to Franklin Thrift and Loan
Company of Huntington, Inc. (6/6/77) 3/
First Security Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah, notification of intent to engage in de_ novo activities (making or
acquiring, for its own account or for the account of
others, loans and other extensions of credit such as are
normally made by a mortgage company and the servicing of
such loan accounts for itself and for others including
loans on improved and unimproved residential and commercial properties) at 300 South 4th Street, Las Vegas,
Nevada, through its subsidiary, First Security Mortgage
Co. (6/2/77) 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., a subsidiary of Security Pacific Finance Corp. (5/31/77) 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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REPORTS RECEIVED

Current Report Filed Pursuant to Section 13 of the
Securities Exchange Act
Bank of the Commonwealth, Detroit, Michigan.
Union Bank, Los Angeles, California.
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PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING
None