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ANNOUNCEMENT BY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(H.2, 1978 No. 12)
Actions of the Board; Applications and Reports
Received During the Week Ending March 25, 1978
ACTIONS OF THE BOARD
Policy statement
that may arise
formation, and
taken to avoid

alerting State member banks to penalties
from the misuse of inside investment inproviding examples of steps that could be
violation of Federal law in this field.

Letter in response to request by Freedom National Bank of
New York, New York, for a determination of the applicability of Section 212.3(g) of Board's Regulation L •—
Interlocking Bank Relationships Under the Clayton Act,
to the appointment of Mr. Michael Gibbons, vice president,
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, New York, to
serve as a director of Freedom National Bank.
Letter in response to request by Alaska National Bank of
Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, for a determination of the
applicability of Section 212.3(g) of Board's Regulation
L — Interlocking Bank Relationships Under the Clayton
Act, to the appointment of President Frank H. Murkowski
to serve as a director of The First National Bank of
Ketchikan, Alaska.
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System announced the formation of a committee of experts to
review the seasonal adjustment techniques used by the
Board in adjusting financial data.
Community Banks, Inc., Middleton, Wisconsin, extension of
time to June 30, 1978, within which to become a bank
holding company through the acquisition of 80 per cent
or more of the voting shares of The Bank of Middleton,
Middleton, Wisconsin and The Bank of Shorewood Hills,
Madison, Wisconsin. 1/
First Colonial Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, extension
of time to July 5, 1978, within which to become a bank
holding company through the acquisition of 80 per cent
or more of the voting shares of Colonial Bank and Trust
Company of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. 1/
1/

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




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First National Holding Corp., Atlanta, Georgia, extension
of time to June 28, 1978, within which to acquire the
remaining shares of The First National Bank of Dalton,
Dalton, Georgia. 1/
Florida Banshares, Inc., Hollywood, Florida, extension of
time to June 30, 1978, within which to acquire additional
shares of The First National Bank of Sebring, Sebring,
Florida. 1/
Merchants State Bank, Freeman, South Dakota, to make an investment in bank premises. 1/
Parker Bank & Trust Company, Culliman, Alabama, to make an
investment in bank premises. 1/
Cleveland Trust Company, Cleveland, Ohio, extension of time
to October 28, 1978, within which to establish a branch
at Superior Avenue and East 105th Street, Cleveland,
Ohio. 1/
Detroit Banks-Southfield, Michigan, extension of time to
July 14, 1978, within which to establish a branch at the
southeast corner of Southfield and Edwards Roads, Southfield, Michigan. 1/
Valley Bank of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, extension of time
to September 30, 1978, within which to establish a
branch on the southeast corner of Moana and Kietzke
Lanes, Reno, Nevada, and extension of time to November
9, 1978, within which to establish a branch on the
southwest corner of Glendale Avenue and Rock Boulevard,
Sparks, Nevada. 1/
Northwest Commerce Bank, North Bend, Oregon, extension of
time to May 12, 1978, within which to accomplish admission
to membership in Federal Reserve System. 1/
Second National Bank, Flushing, Ohio, proposed merger with
Community National Bank, Flushing, Ohio, report to the
Comptroller of the Currency on competitive factors. 1/
South Main National Bank, Duncanville, Texas, proposed
merger with First National Bank of Duncanville, Duncanville,
Texas, report to the Comptroller of the Currency on competitive factors. 1/

1/

Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
author i '




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued

York Haven State Bank, York, Pennsylvania, proposed merger
with The Drovers & Mechanics National Bank of York,
York, Pennsylvania, 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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To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section 9
of the Securities Exchange Act
Approved
NB Bank of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia. Branch to be
established at 5817 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond.
* * * * *

To Establish an Overseas Branch of Corporations Operating
Under Section 25 or 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act
Approved
Boston Overseas Financial Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts: to purchase and hold, directly or indirectly,
additional shares of its wholly-owned subsidiary,
Boston Distributors de Titulos e Valores Mobiliarios
Ltda., Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Boston Overseas Financial Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts: to purchase and hold, directly or indirectly, 20
per cent of the shares of a de novo merchant bank to be
called Nigerian American Merchant Bank Limited, Lagos,
Nigeria.
* * * * *

To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Withdrawn
Cherokee Investment Company, Inc., Baxter Springs, Kansas,
for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the
voting shares of Citizens State Bank of Galena, Galena,
Kansas. 2/
Reactivated
First National Hamilton Bankshares, Inc., Hamilton, Kansas,
for approval to acquire 91.1 per cent or more of the
voting shares of First National Bank of Hamilton, Hamilton,
Kansas. 2/

2/

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




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Approved
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.
Corydon Bancorporation, Corydon, Iowa, for approval to
acquire 95.87 per cent of the voting shares of Corydon
State Bank, Corydon, Iowa. 2/
Coffeyville Financial Corporation, Coffeyville, Kansas,
for approval to acquire 85.8 per cent of the voting
shares of The Condon National Bank of Coffeyville,
Coffeyville, Kansas.
The Gretna Company, Gretna, Nebraska, for approval to
acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
Gretna State Bank, Gretna, Nebraska.
Quanah Bancshares, Inc., Ouanah, Texas, for approval to
acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors' qualifying shares) of First National Bank in
Quanah, Quanah, Texas. 2/
United Bancshares, Inc., Rosenberg, Texas, for approval
to acquire 95 per cent or more of the voting shares of
Rosenberg Bank and Trust, Rosenberg, Texas. 2/
* * * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank
Holding
Company Act of - 1956
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Approved
Trust Company of Georgia, Trust Company Bank, and Trust
Company of Georgia Associates, all of Atlanta, Georgia,
for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the
voting shares of The First National Bank of Wayne County,
Jesup, Georgia, 27
2/

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




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- 6 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued

Associated Banc-Corp., Green Bay, Wisconsin, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of Associated Bank of Appleton, Appleton, Wisconsin, a proposed
new bank. 2/
* A * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Approved
The Gretna Company, Gretna, Nebraska, for permission to
engage in the activity as agent for the sale of credit
life and credit accident and health insurance directly
related to extensions of credit by Gretna State Bank,
Gretna, Nebraska.
Returned
Money Management Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, notification of intent to engage in cie novo activities (acting
as a financial adviser to banks to the extent of furnishing general economic information and advice, providing
general economic statistical forecasting services and
industry studies to banks, assisting in asset allocation
planning as incident to acting as a portfolio investment
adviser and acting as agent and attorney-in-fact to buy
or sell securities and to provide specific portfolio
recommendations) at 1000 N. Ashley Drive, Tampa, Florida
(3/24/78) 3/
Permitted
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 and credit property insurance sold in connection with extensions of credit) at Oak Terrace Office
Hall, 806 South Tarboro Street, Wilson, North Carolina,
through its indirect subsidiary, Southern Discount Mortgage Company which is wholly-owned by its indirect subsidiary, Southern Discount Company, Atlanta, Georgia
(3/20/78) 3/

2/
2/

Appl Icat iua
! thr Rcsw
on behalf of the Board of
Governors
authority,
4(c)(8) anu 4(c)(I2) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.




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7 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continned

Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
relocate de_ novo activities (making consumer installment
personal loans, purchasing and servicing for its own
account consumer installment sales finance contracts,
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 Nationwide Financial Corporation of Missouri and to include liability
coverage in home or automobile "package" policies where
such is the general practice by licensed agents or
brokers to the extent permissible under 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 Nationwide Financial Corporation of Missouri;
further, in regard to the sale of credit related insurance, the subsidiary does not act as a general insurance
agency) from 100-D East Manchester, Ballwin, Missouri to
1245 Old Orchard Center, St. Louis County, Missouri,
through its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Services
Corporation presently operating as Nationwide Financial
Corporation of Missouri (3/23/78) 3/
Philadelphia National Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (second mortgage lending which consists of
making personal installment loans secured by mortgages
other than first liens on the borrower's real estate;
and selling credit life insurance, joint credit life
insurance and credit accident and health insurance in
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connection with such personal installment loans and
reinsuring such insurance through Patrick Henry Life
Insurance Company and Patrick Henry Insurance Company,
indirect subsidiaries of Philadelphia National Corporation) at 10895 Main Street, Fairfax, Virginia and
8432 Centreville Road, Manassas, Virginia, through a
subsidiary, Signal Mortgage Corporation of Virginia
(3/20/78) V
Union Trust Bancorp, Baltimore, Maryland, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (making second
mortgage loans secured in whole or in part by mortgage,
deed of trust, security agreement, or other lien on real
estate; and acting as agent in the sale of credit life
insurance and credit accident and health insurance
directly related to an extension of credit) at 4908-A
West Mercury Boulevard, Hampton, Virginia, 7862 Tidewater Drive, Norfolk, Virginia and 632 North Washington
Street, Alexandria, Virginia, through its subsidiary,
Landmark Financial Services, Inc. (3/20/78) 3/
Fulton National Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making
or acquiring, for its own account loans secured by real
estate and other loans and extensions of credit and the
sale of credit life insurance) at 1895 Phoenix Boulevard,
Suite 336, College Park, Georgia; in addition Fulton
National proposes to relocate an office of its subsidiary from 2540 Powers Ferry Road, Suite 140, Atlanta,
Georgia to 875 Johnson Ferry Road, N.E., Suite 200,
Atlanta, Georgia, through a subsidiary, FNC Financial
Corporation (3/25/78) 3/
National Detroit Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, 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 including
consumer loans, the purchase of sales finance contracts,
loans to small businesses and other extensions of credit
such as would be made by a factoring company or finance
company; and acting as an insurance agent or broker for
the sale of credit related life/ accident and health
insurance) at 841 J, Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport
News, Virginia, through its subsidiary, Instaloan Financial Services, Inc. (3/23/78) 3/
V

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




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National Detroit Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, notification of intent to engage in cte novo activities (making, acquiring and servicing, for its own account and
for the account of others, mortgage loans and other extensions of credit in connection with the purchase,
development and/or improvement of real property) at 300
South Capital, Lansing, Michigan, through its subsidiary, NBD Mortgage Company (3/19/78) 3/
National Detroit Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making, acquiring and servicing, for its own account and
for the account of others, mortgage loans and other
extensions of credit in connection with the purchase,
development and/or improvement of real property) at
48701 Van Dyke Avenue, Utica, Michigan, through its
subsidiary, NBD Mortgage Company (3/19/78) 3/
First Security Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah, notification of intent to engage in djz 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 accounts for others) at 3300 Tully Road, Modesto,
California, through its subsidiary, Securities-Intermountain,
Inc. (3/23/78) 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 accounts for others) at 6670-D Magnolia Avenue,
Riverside, California, through its subsidiary, SecuritiesIntermountain, Inc. (3/23/78) 3/
* * * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Permitted
Baldwin-United Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio, notification
of intent to acquire 100 per cent of the stock of National
Farmers Union Investment Company and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries (3/23/78) 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
To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section
9 of the Federal Reserve Act
The Croghan Colonial Bank, Fremont, Ohio. Branch to
be established at 1600-1608 River Street, Fremont,
Ballville Township, Sandusky County.
The Commercial Savings Bank, Adrian, Michigan. Branch
to be established at 1300 block of W. Maumee Street,
Adrian.
*

* * * *

To Merge Pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act
Southern Bank and Trust Company, Richmond, Virginia, to
merge with The Bank of Chesterfield, Chesterfield County.
* * * * *

To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank
Pursuant to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act
Bank of Oklahoma, N. A., Tulsa, Oklahoma: to establish
a foreign branch in the Cayman Islands, British West
Indies.
Crocker National Bank, San Francisco, California: to
establish its initial branch in Hong Kong, B.C.C.
* * * * *

To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
U.S. Trust Corporation, New York, New York, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of United
States Trust Company of New York, New York, New York.




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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued

DSB CORPORATION, Deerfield, Illinois, for approval to
acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors* qualifying shares) of Deerfield State Bank,
Deerfield, Illinois.
Moline Manufacturing Company, Moline, Illinois, for approval to acquire 95.68 per cent of the voting shares of
Southeast National Bank of Moline, Moline, Illinois.
Tuscumbia Bancshares, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, for
approval to acquire 99.17 per cent (less directors'
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Bank of
Tuscumbia, Tuscumbia, Missouri.
North Dakota Bancshares, Inc., Fargo, North Dakota, for
approval to acquire 85 per cent or more of the voting
shares of The Fargo National Bank & Trust Company,
Fargo, North Dakota.
Great Southwest Ban Corp., Inc., Dodge City, Kansas, for
approval to acquire 81.67 per cent of the voting shares
of Bank of the Southwest, Dodge City, Kansas.
Overland Park Bancshares, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas,
for approval to acquire 90 per cent or more (less directors' qualifying shares) of the voting shares of The
Overland Park State Bank and Trust Company, Overland
Park, Kansas»
San Augustine Bancshares, Inc., San Augustine, Texas, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Commercial State Bank, San Augustine, Texas.
HOLLADAY BANCORPORATION, Salt Lake City, Utah, for approval
to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
Holladay Bank & Trust, Salt Lake City, Utah.
* * * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
FirstBank Holding Company, Lakewood, Colorado (formerly
Westland Banks, Inc.), for approval to acquire 97,8 per
cent of the voting shares of Westland National Bank,
Arvada, Colorado, a proposed new bank.




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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued
Republic of Texas Corporation, Dallas, Texas, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors1 qualifying shares) of Bexar County National
Bank of San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
Tennessee Homestead Company, Ogden, Utah, for approval to
acquire an additional 1,809 shares of the voting shares
of Bank of Utah, Ogden, Utah.
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Chemical New York Corporation, New York, New York, for approval to engage indirectly in the activity of reinsuring credit life and disability insurance sold in connection with extensions of credit in the State of New
York, through Sun States Life Insurance Company and
Great Lakes Insurance Company, both in Cleveland, Ohio.
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (operating a credit card
business including, but not limited to, soliciting and
entering into agreements with merchant customers to
service and process bank card charges, such services may
include providing credit authorizations, supplies, and
data processing) at Plaza Executive Center, North, 1405
N.W. 167th Street, Miami, Florida, through its whollyowned subsidiary, Citicorp Credit Services, Inc. (3/22/78)
3/
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
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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of the obligator1s disability by licensed agents or
brokers to the extent permissible under applicable State
insurance laws and regulations; credit related property
and casualty insurance protecting personal and real
property subject to the security agreement with Nationwide Financial Corporation of Montana and to include
liability coverage in home or automobile policies where
such is the general practice by licensed agents or
brokers to the extent permissible under 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 Nationwide Financial Corporation of
Montana; further, in regard to the sale of credit related insurance, the subsidiary does not act as a general
insurance agency) at 2107 Grand Billings, Montana,
through its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Corporation
of Montana (3/24/78) 3/
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 obligator1s 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 Nationwide Financial Corporation and to include
liability coverage in home or automobile policies where
such is the general practice by licensed agents or
brokers to the extent permissible under 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 Nationwide Financial Corporation; further,
in regard to the sale of credit-related insurance, the
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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subsidiary does not act as a general insurance agency)
at 1425 West Pioneer, Suite 255, Irving, Texas and 12400
1-45 Greens Road, Suite 209, Houston, Texas, through its
subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Services Corporation
(3/22/78) 3/
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in dja 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 payments 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 obligator1s 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 Ft. Collins Person-to-Person Industrial Bank
and to include liability coverage in home or automobile;
further, in regard to the sale of credit-related insurance, the subsidiary does not act as a general insurance
agency) at 3050 South College Avenue, Fort Collins,
Colorado, through its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial
Services Corporation (3/22/78) 3/
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in jde 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
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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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 or automobile policies
where such is the general practice by licensed agents or
brokers to the extent permissible under 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.; further, in regard to the sale of credit-related
insurance, the subsidiary does not act as a general
insurance agency) at 148 W. 29th Street, Pueblo, Colorado,
through its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Services
Corporation (3/22/78) 3/
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 obligatorTs 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 and
to include liability coverage in home or automobile
policies where such is the general practice by licensed
agents or brokers to the extent permissible under 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; further, in regard to the sale of
credit-related insurance, the subsidiary does not act as
a general insurance agency) at 7620 E. Indian School
Road, Suite 113, Scottsdale; 9861 Metro Parkway, Phoenix;
2077 East Camelback Road, Suite D4, Phoenix; 3840 N.
16th Street, Phoenix; Tri City Mall, 1836 West Main Street,
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-Continued
Mesa; Thomas Mall, 4421 East Thomas Road, Phoenix;
Valley West Mall, 143 Valley West Mall, 5719 W. Northern
Avenue, Glendale; and Chris Town Shopping Center, 1558
W. Montebello, Phoenix, all located in Arizona, through
its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Services Corporation (3/22/78) 3/
European American Bancorp, New York, New York, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (leasing personal or real property on a full payout basis including,
but not limited to, direct lease and leveraged leases,
or acting as agent, broker or adviser in leasing such
property 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 commercial lending, all of the above activities
to be in accordance with regulations promulgated by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) at 10
Hanover Square, New York, New York, through a subsidiary,
Euramlease, Inc. (3/22/78) 3/
Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, New York, New York, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(leasing real and personal property on a full payout
basis, and acting as agent, broker, or adviser in leasing of such property in accordance with the provisions
of regulations promulgated by the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve; 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 their extensions of
credit) at 3 Landmark Square, Stamford, Connecticut,
through its subsidiary, Manufacturers Hanover Leasing
Corporation (3/22/78) 37
Mellon National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in cte novo activities
(acting as insurance agent with respect to credit property insurance on personal property subject to security
agreements with Local Loan Co. or its wholly-owned
subsidiaries, such insurance will be provided only in
conjunction with extensions of credit by Local Loan Co.
or its wholly-owned subsidiaries, purchase of this in37

4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued
surance through Local Loan Go. is solely at the option
of the borrower and the borrower is advised of this
option in advance; Local Loan Co. does not act as a
general insurance agent) at various offices located in
Colorado, Minnesota and Wisconsin, through its whollyowned subsidiary, Local Loan Co. (3/22/78) 3/
Union Trust Bancorp, Baltimore, Maryland, notification of
intent to engage in d<2 novo activities (making installment 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; acting as
agent in the sale of insurance protecting collateral
held against the extensions of credit; and making second
mortgage loans secured in whole or in part by mortgage
or other liens on real estate) at 478 Eldon Street,
Herndon, Virginia, through a subsidiary, Landmark Financial Services, Inc. d/b/a Landmark Finance Corporation of Virginia and Landmark Mortgage Corporation of
Virginia (3/23/78) 3/
Great Southwest Ban Corp., Inc., Dodge City, Kansas, for
approval to retain the credit related insurance activities
of Applicant and acquire the leasing activities of
Southwest Agency, Inc., Dodge City, Kansas.
BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, 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 other extensions of credit such as
would be made by a mortgage company; leasing real property or acting as agent, broker, or adviser in the leasing of real property in accordance with the provisions
of section 225.4(a)(6)(b) of Regulation Y; acting as investment or financial adviser to the extent of providing
portfolio investment advice to others with emphasis on
real property investments and real property interests,
servicing loans and other extensions of credit for
itself and others) at Bank of California Center, Suite
400, 900 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, Washington, through its
subsidiary, BA Mortgage and International Realty Corporation (3/16/78) 3/
3/

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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued
BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making and 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 loans and other extensions
of credit to small businesses and making loans secured
by real property; and the offering of credit related
life and credit related accident and disability insurance in connection with the extensions of credit made or
acquired by FinanceAmerica Mortgage Services Company) in
the following communities in the State of Virginia: 1816
Duke Street, Alexandria; 61 Commonwealth Avenue, Bristol;
122 Graham Park Road, Dumfries; 128 West Broad Street,
Falls Church; 1147 Jefferson Davis Boulevard, Fredericksburg; 2308 A West Mercury Boulevard, Hampton; 8370
Sudley Road, Manassas; 5329A Virginia Beach Boulevard,
Norfolk; 147 East Little Creek Road, Norfolk; 4020 G-l
Victory Boulevard, Portsmouth; 6021 West Broad Street
Road, Richmond; and 4301 Melrose Avenue, NW, Roanoke,
through its indirect subsidiary, FinanceAmerica Mortgage
Services Company (3/16/78) 3/
BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making and acquiring, for their own account loans and other
extensions of credit such as would be made or acquired
by a finance company and/or a mortgage company and servicing loans and other extensions of credit; and the
offering of credit related life and credit related
accident and disability insurance in connection with the
extensions of credit made or acquired) at Delco Plaza
Shopping Mall, Routes 522 and U.S. 50, Winchester,
Virginia, through its indirect subsidiaries, FinanceAmerica Corporation (a Virginia Corporation) and FinanceAmerica Mortgage Services Company (3/16/78) 3/
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REPORTS RECEIVED
Current Report Filed Pursuant to Section 13 of the
Securities Exchange Act
Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company, Tampa, Florida.
3/

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None.