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ANNOUNCEMENT BY BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (H.2, 1980 No. 13) Actions of the Board; Applications and Reports Received During the Week Ending March 28, 1980 APPLICABLE RESERVE BANK ACTION OF THE BOARD Statement by Mr. Nathaniel E. Butler, Associate Director, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs before the Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs Subcommittee of the House Commmittee on Government Operations, to respond to the Subcommittee's inquiries regarding variable rate and renegotiable rate mortgages. Changes in the Federal Reserve Board's credit restraint program concerning money market funds and other similar entitles. (Docket No. R-0281) Policy statement; to facilitate the change of ownership of small banks and to help maintain the safety and soundness of the banking system by amending the criteria applied in considering applications for one-bank holding company formations. (Docket No. R-0265) Federal Reserve Board statement in connection with the signing of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (use of the discount window). Kansas City Central Bancorporation, Inc., Denver, Colorado, extension of time to June 26, 1980, within which to consummate the acquisition of twelve banks in Colorado. 1/ Kansas City Colorado National Bankshares, Inc., Denver, Colorado, extension of time to June 14, 1980, within which it may consummate the acquisition of Colorado Bank-Tech Center, Denver, Colorado, a proposed new bank. 1/ Dallas First Greenville Bancshares, Inc., Greenville, Texas, extension of time to June 30, 1980, within which to consummate the acquisition of First Greenville National Bank, Greenville, Texas. 1/ Kansas City Firstbank Holding Company, Lakewood, Colorado, extension of time to July 12, 1980, within which it may consummate the acquisition of Firstbank of Governor's Ranch, N.A., Denver, Colorado; and an extension of time to October 12, 1980, within which it may open Firstbank of Governor's Ranch, N.A., Denver, Colorado, a proposed new bank. 1/ Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. l H.2, 1980 No. 13 — 2 — ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-CONTINUED Kansas City Flrstbank Holding Company, Lakewood, Colorado, extension of time to October 12, 1980, within which it may open Flrstbank of Villa Italia, N.A., Lakewood, Colorado, a proposed new bank. 1/ Atlanta Florida Bankshares, Inc., Hollywood, Florida, extension of time within which to acquire additional shares of The First National Bank of Sebring, Sebring, Florida. 1/ Chicago Indecorp, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, extension of time to May 13, 1980, within which to acquire all the outstanding voting shares of Independent Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. 1/ Dallas International Bancshares Corporation, Laredo, Texas, extension of time to July 1, 1980, within which to consummate the acquisition of International Bank of Commerce of Laredo, Laredo, Texas. 1/ Kansas City ONB Bancorp, Inc., Chickasha, Oklahoma, extension of time to June 12, 1980, within which to consummate the acquisition of Oklahoma National Bank and Trust Company, Chickasha, Oklahoma. V Cleveland Bridgeville Trust Company, Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, an investment in bank premises. 1/ Chicago Citizens Commercial & Savings Bank, Flint, Michigan, an additional investment in bank premises. 1/ New York Fidelity Union Trust Company, Newark, New Jersey, additional investments in bank premises. 1/ Atlanta Gulf Coast Bank of Pinellas, Madeira Beach, Florida, an investment in bank premises. 1/ Boston Northeast Bank of Sanford, Sanford, Maine, an investment in bank premises. 1/ Chicago Rock Island Bank, Rock Island, Illinois, an additional investment in bank premises. 1J Richmond Tucker County Bank, Parsons, West Virginia, an investment in bank premises. V San Francisco Deregistration under Regulation G for Amcord, Inc., Newport Beach, California, 1/ 17 Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H.2, 1980 No. 13 - 3 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-CONTINUED San Francisco Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach, Long Beach, California, extension of time to April 2, 1981, within which to establish a branch office at the Memorial Hospital Medical Center, Long Beach, California. 1/ Chicago Peoples Bank of Bloomington, Bloomington, Illinois, extension of time to June 28, 1980, within which to withdraw from membership in the Federal Reserve System, i/ Atlanta Home Bank of Guntersville, Guntersville, Alabama, extension of time within which to withdraw from membership in the Federal Reserve System. 1J T7 Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H.2, 1980 No. 13 - 4 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-CONTINUED To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act Philadelphia Atlanta Approved Girard Bank, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. To establish an offsite electronic facility at 1443 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1/ & 2/ Sunset Commercial Bank, Miami, Florida. Branch to be established in the vicinity of the intersection of Sunset Drive and S.W. 57th Avenue (RED ROAD), Coral Gables, Florida. 1/ & 2/ * * * * * To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act Richmond Approved Bank of Suffolk, Suffolk, Virginia. 1/ * * * * * To Merge Pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act Chicago Approved Hillsdale State Savings Bank, Hillsdale, Michigan, to merge with HSB Bank, Hillsdale, Michigan. JJ & 2/ * * * * * To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank Pursuant to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act San Francisco V 2] Approved United California Bank International, New York, New York: grants consent to establish and operate branches in Houston, Texas; Miami, Florida; and Chicago, Illinois. 1/ Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community Reinvestment Officer of the Applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted as to the length of the comment period. i H.2, 1980 No. 13 - 5 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued Applications and Notifications for International Investments and Other Actions Pursuant to Sections 25 and 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act and Sections 4(c)(9) and 4(c)(13) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Boston Approved State Street Bank Boston International, New York, New York: grants permission to amend Article First of the Articles of Association of State Street Bank Boston International to change its name to State Street Bank International. * * * * * To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Atlanta Approved Straz Investment Co., Inc., Kenosha, Wisconsin, for approval to acquire 86.15 per cent or more of the voting shares of First Gulf Beach Bank and Trust Company, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. 1/ & 2/ Chicago M.W. Reed Banco, Inc., Iowa Falls, Iowa, for approval to acquire thru Stege Insurance Agency, Inc., Fonda, Iowa, 84 per cent of the voting shares of The First National Bank of Fonda, Fonda, Iowa. 1/ & 2J Chicago Northwest Indiana Bancshares Inc., Hammond, Indiana, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of Counting House Bank, North Webster, Indiana. 1/ & 2/ Chicago Waupaca Bancorporation, Waupaca, Wisconsin, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of First National Bank of Waupaca, Waupaca, Wisconsin. U & 2/ Minneapolis Farmers and Merchants Holding Company, Inc., Beach, North Dakota, for approval to acquire 51 per cent of the voting shares of Farmers and Merchants Bank, Beach, North Dakota. 1/ & 2/ 1J 2] Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community Reinvestment Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted as to the length of the comment period. H.2, 1980 No. 13 - 6 - ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued Kansas City The Salida Corporation, Salida, Colorado, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of The Chaffee County Bank, Salida, Colorado. 1/ & 2/ Kansas City TBC, Incorporated, Taylor, Nebraska, for approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors' qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Bank of Taylor, Taylor, Nebraska. 1/ & 2/ Kansas City Wellsville Bancshares, Inc., Wellsville, Kansas, for approval to acquire an additional 60 per cent or more of the voting shares of Wellsville Bank, Wellsville, Kansas. 1/ & 2/ * * * * * To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Cleveland Chicago Denied Toledo Trustcorp, Inc., Toledo, Ohio, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of National Bank of Defiance, Defiance, Ohio. 2/ The Marine Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors' qualifying shares) of First National Bank and Trust Company of Racine, Racine, Wisconsin. 2/ * * * * * To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Chicago 1J 2/ Approved Indiana National Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana, for approval to retain its subsidiary, Indiana Mortgage Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana, and continue to engage in making loans and in leasing real property. 1/ Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community Reinvestment Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted as to the length of the comment period. H.2, 1980 No. 13 - 7 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-CONTINUED Chicago M.W. Reed Banco, Inc., Iowa Falls, Iowa, for approval to engage in the activities of a general insurance agency in a community with a population not exceeding 5,000 through Stege Insurance Agency, Inc., Fonda, Iowa. V Minneapolis Springfield Investment Company, Springfield, Minnesota, for approval to retain and to engage directly in the business of general insurance agency activities in Springfield, Minnesota. 1/ Kansas City Cunningham Agency, Inc., Mound City, Kansas, for approval to retain its insurance agency assets and to continue to engage in the sale of insurance sold in connection with extensions of credit by Farmers and Merchants Bank of Mound City, Kansas, Mound City, Kansas. V Kansas City G & R, Inc., Troy, Kansas, for approval to continue to engage in the sale of insurance directly related to extensions of credit by its subsidiary bank, Troy State Bank, Troy, Kansas. 1/ Kansas City Kansas Bancorporation, Inc., Kansas City, Kansas, for approval to engage de novo in mortgage banking activities through a subsidiary to be known as Kansas Mortgage Company, Kansas City, Kansas, and to acquire certain assets of Mission Investment Company, Mission, Kansas. 1/ San Francisco Security Pacific Corporation, Los Angeles, California, for approval to reinsure credit life, accident and health insurance in the State of New York through its subsidiary, General Fidelity Life Insurance Company, Richmond, Virginia. 1/ Kansas City New York JJ 3/ Delayed Commerce Companies, Inc., Topeka, Kansas, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (to engage in consumer and commercial lending activities) at 4900 West 29th Street and 3035 South Topeka, both in Topeka, Kansas, through a subsidiary, Commerce Neighborhood Financial Center (3/24/80) 3/ Reactivated Barclays Bank Limited and Barclays Bank International Limited, both of London, England, notification of intent to relocate de novo activities (making direct consumer loans and purchasing of sales finance contracts representing extensions of credit such as would Application processed on behalf of the board of Governors under delegated authority. 4(c)(8) or 4(c)(12) notification processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H.2, 1980 No. 13 - 8 - ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued be made or acquired by a consumer finance company and wholesale financing (floor planning); and acting as agent for the sale of related credit life, credit accident and health and credit property insurance) from 110 East 9th Street, Owensboro, Kentucky to 2767 Veach Road, Owensboro, Kentucky, through their subsidiary, BarclaysAmericanCorporation (3/26/80) 3/ New York Permitted Barclays Bank Limited and Barclays Bank International Limited, both of London, England, notification of intent to relocate jde novo activities (making direct consumer loans and purchasing of sales finance contracts representing extensions of credit such as would be made or acquired by a consumer finance company, and wholesale financing (floor planning); and acting as agent for the sale of related credit life, credit accident and health and credit property insurance) from 110 East 9th Street, Owensboro, Kentucky to 2767 Veach Road, Owensboro, Kentucky, through their subsidiary, BarclaysAmericanCorporation (3/27/80) 3/ New York Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, New York, New York, notification of intent to engage in jle novo activities (second mortgage lending, and to sell credit life insurance directly related to such extensions of credit) at 1225 E. National Highway, La Vale, Maryland and Route 13, Box 223, Pocomoke City, Maryland, through its subsidiary, Ritter Finance Incorporated of Maryland (3/29/80) 3/ Richmond American Security Corporation, Washington, D.C., notification of intent to engage in dj% novo activities (to engage in consumer lending, including first mortgage loans, sale of travelers checks, money orders, savings bonds; and act as agent in the sale of credit life, accident and health insurance directly related to its extensions of credit) in Arlington County, Virginia and Bethesda, Maryland, through American Security Financial Services, Inc. and American Security Financial Center, Inc. (3/25/80) 3/ Minneapolis Intermountain Bancorporation, Columbia Falls, Montana, notification of intent to engage in jie novo activities (to engage in (1) leasing of real and personal property through the de novo subsidiary, Union Leasing, Columbia Falls, Montana and (2) mortgage banking through the de novo subsidiary, Union Mortgage Company, Columbia Falls, Montana) these activities will be conducted from the parent holding company head- 3/ 4(c)(8) or 4(c)(12) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued quarters at P.O. Box 540, Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls, Montana (3/24/80) 3/ San Francisco Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (to engage in lending and loan servicing) at 10950 Grandview, Overland Park, Kansas, through its subsidiary, Wells Fargo Business Credit (3/24/80) 3/ San Francisco Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (to engage in credit related insurance agency activities) at 2277 Fairoaks Boulevard, Sacramento, California, through its subsidiary, Wells Fargo Insurance Services (3/28/80) 3/ * * * * * To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 4(c)(12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 New York 3J Permitted Warner Communications Inc., New York, New York, notification of intent to acquire up to 100 per cent of DeKalb Cablevision Corporation, a cable television system in DeKalb, Georgia (3/24/80) 3/ 4(c)(8) or 4(c)(12) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H.2, 1980 No. 13 - 10 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued Agreements Filed, Pursuant to Section 8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 The Tokai Bank, Ltd. of Nagoya, Japan has filed an agreement with the Board undertaking to comply with all provisions which relate to the use of credit to finance transactions in securities. H.2, 1980 No. 13 - 1 1 - APPLICATIONS RECEIVED To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act Richmond United Virginia Bank, Richmond, Virginia, Branch to be established at 206 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia. 2/ San Francisco Walker Bank and Trust Company, Salt Lake City, Utah. Branch to be established in the vicinity of 2440 South Highway 89 (91), Woods Cross, Davis County, Utah. 2/ * * * * * To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act Dallas Graham Drive State Bank, Tomball, Texas. 2] * * * * * To Organize, or Invest in, a Corporation Doing Foreign Banking and Other Foreign Financing Pursuant to Section 25 or 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act New York Banco Real S.A., Sao Paulo, Brazil: requests consent to establish an Edge Corporation at its proposed new office in Chicago, Illinois and its proposed branch in Houston, Texas. * * * * * To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Atlanta 2/ Creditbank Shares, Inc., Hollywood, Florida, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of Creditbank, Miami, Florida. 2/ Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community Reinvestment Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted as to the length of the comment period. , H.2, 1980 No. 13 - 12 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued Atlanta Isensee Corporation, Naples, Florida, for approval to acquire 50 per cent or more of the voting shares of First National Bank of Englewood, Englewood, Florida. 2/ Chicago Marbanco, Inc., Marengo, Illinois, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares Marengo State Bank, Marengo, Illinois. 2/ St. Louis Second Security Corporation, Jackson, Mississippi, for approval to acquire 99.7 per cent of the voting shares of The Security Bank, Corinth, Mississippi. 2/ Minneapolis Adrian Building Corporation, Adrian, Minnesota, for approval to acquire 82 per cent of the voting shares of Adrian State Bank, Adrian, Minnesota. 2/ Kansas City Blackwater Bancshares, Inc., Blackwater, Missouri, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more the voting shares of Farmers' Stock Bank, Blackwater, Missouri. 2/ Kansas City Chase Financial Services, Inc., Chase, Kansas, for approval to acquire 80 percent or more of the voting shares of The Rice County State Bank, Chase, Kansas. 2/ Kansas City Crofton State Company § Crofton, Nebraska, for approval to acquire not less than 90 per cent of the voting shares of Crofton State Bank, Crofton, Nebraska. 2/ Kansas City Green Country Bancorporation, Inc., Ketchum, Oklahoma, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of The First State Bank, Ketchum, Oklahoma. 2/ Kansas City Intermountain Bankshares Colorado, for approval voting shares of First Westminster, Coloradd. Kansas City Ray County Bancshares, Inc., Hardin, Missouri, for approval to acquire 80 per cent of more of the voting shares of Hardin State Bank, Hardin, Missouri. 2/ YT of Colorado, Inc., Boulder, to acquire 100 per cent of National Bank, Westminster, 2j Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community Reinvestment Officer of thef applicable Reserve Sank may be contacted as to the length of the comment periodi -13- H.2, 1980 No. 13 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Cont inued Dallas Anna Bancshares, Inc.* Anna, Texas, for approval to acquire 80-100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors' qualifying shares) of The First National Bank of Anna, Anna, Texas. 2/ Dallas Coronado Bancshres, Inc., El Paso, Texas, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors' qualifying shares) of Coronado State Bank, El Paso, Texas. 2V San Francisco Hibernia Bancshares Corporation, San Francisco, California, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of The Hibernia Bank, San Francisco, California. 2/ * * * * * To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Cleveland Banc One Corporation, Columbus, Ohio, for approval to acquire at least 40,000 shares of the voting shares of The First National Bank of Fairborn, Fairborn, Ohio. 2/ St. Louis First Missouri Banks, Inc., Creve Coeur, Missouri, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of First Missouri Bank of Ellisville, Ellisville, Missouri, a proposed new bank. 2/ * * * * * To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Boston 2/ Multibank Financial Corp., Quincy, Massachusetts, notification of intent to engage in jde novo activities (to engage in processing bank related financial data; this activity would be conducted from an existing office in Auburn, Massachusetts and would be performed for Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community Reinvesmtent Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted as to the length of the comment period. a } H.2, 1980 No. 13 - 14 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Contlnued a single company located in Massachusetts) at 11 Midstate Drive, Auburn, Massachusetts, through its direct subsidiary, Multibank Computer Corp, (3/25/80) 3/ Boston Multibank Financial Corp., Quincy, Massachusetts, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (to engage in item processing services for customers of affiliated banks; these activities, which include demand deposit accounting, installment loan accounting and time deposit accounting, would be conducted from an existing office in Auburn, Massachusettts, servicing customers located throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, northern Connecticut, eastern New York, southern New Hampshire and southern Vermont) at 11 Midstate Drive, Auburn, Massachusetts, through its direct subsidiary, Multibank Computer Corp. (3/25/80) 3/ New York Lloyds Bank Limited, London, England, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Limited, Edinburgh, Scotland and RBSG'S subsidiary, The Royal Bank of Scotland Limited, Edinburgh, Scotland, for approval to acquire, indirectly through Lloyds and Scottish Limited, Edinburgh, Scotland, all the shares of James Talcott Factors, Inc., New York, New York. New York Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, New York, New York, for approval to expand the insurance underwriting activities of its indirect subsidiary, Ritter Life Insurance Company, to include reinsuring credit life insurance sold in the states of Indiana, Kentucky and Maryland. Cleveland Mellon National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, notification of intent to engage in d£ novo activities (general consumer finance activities including acting as insurance agent with respect to the sale of credit life insurance, credit accident and health insurance and credit property insurance) at 4708 South Florida Avenue, Lakeland, Florida and 2564 Sunset Point Road, Clearwater, Florida, through a subsidiary, Freedom Financial Services Corporation (3/20/80) 3/ St. Louis Second Security Corporation, Jackson, Mississippi, for approval to engage in the sale of credit life and credit accident and health insurance directly related to extensions of credit by the subsidiary bank. 3/ 4(c)(8) or 4(c)(12) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. I 1 H.2, 1980 N o . 13 - 1 5 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued Kansas City BBJ Incorporated, Ord, Nebraska, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (to continue to engage in general insurance activities which activities were previously commenced de novo) on the premises of its subsidiary bank, The First National Bank in Ord, Ord, Nebraska (3/28/80) 3/ San Francisco Security Pacific Corporation, Los Angeles, California, notification of intent to relocate jie novo activities (to engage in lending and credit related insurance activities) from 1095 South Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey to 2333 Whitehouse-Mercerville Road, Trenton, New Jersey, through its indirect subsidiary, Security Pacific Finance Corp. (3/27/80) 3/ * * * * * To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 4(c)(12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 New York Warner Communications Inc., New York, New York, notification of intent to acquire all the outstanding capital stock of Cine Production Equipment Inc. (3/25/80) 3/ * * * * * REPORTS RECEIVED None. * * * * * PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING None. TJ 4(c)(8) or 4(c)(12) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. i
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