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ANNOUNCEMENT BY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(H.2, 1979 No. 13)
Actions of the Board; Applications and Reports
Received During the Week Ending March 31, 1979
ACTIONS OF THE BOARD
Revised list of Over-the-counter stock published.
Report on bills H.R. 2281 and H.R. 421, letter to Hon.
Parren Mitchell, Chainran, Subccmnittee on Domestic
Monetary Policy of the House Banking Committee commenting on the proposal to combine the two Treasury
emergency draw authorities contained in the two bills.
Rules of Organization amendment, that will bring up to
date descriptions of the functions of the various
offices and divisions of the Board.
Catoosa Bancshares, Inc., Catoosa, Oklahoma, extension
of time to May 30, 1979, within which to consummate
the acquisition of 1st Bank of Catoosa, Catoosa,
Oklahoma. 1/
Houston Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas, extension of
time to May 1, 1979, within which to consummate the
acquisition of North Side Bank, Houston, Texas. 1/
Mercantile Texas Corporation, Dallas, Texas, extension
of time to June 28, 1979, within which to close the
sale of Plaza Del Cro Tract. 1/
Townsend Financial Corporation, Parsons, Tennessee, extension of time to June 12, 1979, within which to
become a bank holding company through the acquisition
of Farmers Bank, Parsons, Tennessee. 1/
United Missouri Bancshares, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri,
extension of time to June 23, 1979, within which to
consummate the acquisition of City Bond and Mortgage
Company, Kansas City, Missouri. 1/
Annapolis Banking and Trust Company, Annapolis, Maryland,
to make an investment in bank premises. 1/
Glenwood State Bank, Glenwood, Iowa, to make an investment in bank premises. 1/
South Boston Bank and Trust Company, South Boston,
Virginia, to make and investment in bank premises. 1/
17 Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.



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ACTIONS OF THE BQARD-Continued
To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section 9
of the Federal Reserve Act
Approved
The Cortland Savings and Banking Company, Cortland,
Ohio. Branch to be established at Route 322,
Williams field, Ashtabula County. 1/ & 2/
Chemical Bank, New York, New York. Branch to be
established on the first floor of the main building of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New
York. V & 2/
United California Bank, Los Angeles, California.
Branch to be established in the vicinity of the
intersection of Walnut Avenue and Culver Drive,
Irvine, Orange County. 1/ & 2/
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To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System
Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Approved
New Citizens Bank, Bay town, Texas. 2/
State Bank of Mills, Mills, Wyoming. 1/ & 2/
First State Bank at Afton, Afton, Wyoming. 1/ & 2/
First State Bank at Shoshoni, Shoshoni, Wyoming. 1/ & 2/
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To Merge Pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act
Approved
New Citizens Bank, Baytown, Texas, to merge with
Citizens Bank and Trust Company of Baytown,
Bay torn, Texas. 2/
1/ Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.
2/ Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act.




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ACTIONS OF THE BQARD-Continued
International Investments and Other Actions Pursuant
to Sections 25 and 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act
and Sections 4(c) (9) and 4(c) (13) of the Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956, as amended
Approved
Irving International Financing Corporation, New York,
New York: consent to purchase and hold, directly
or indirectly, an additional 20,000 new shares of
equity in China United Trust and Investment Corporation (TRUST), Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Manufacturers Hanover Bank International (Miami) ,
New York, New York: permission to amend Article
"Ninth" of its Articles of Association to delete
the requirement that all directors must be citizens
of the United States.
Walter E. Heller International Corporation, Chicago,
Illinois: consent to purchase and hold, directly
or indirectly, an additional 50 per cent of the
shares of N.V. Heller Factoring S.A. Brussels,
Belgium.
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To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank
Pursuant to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act
Approved
The First National Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois:
permission to establish a branch in Madrid, Spain.
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To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a) (1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of .1956
Approved
SWG Financial Enterprises, Inc., Morristown, Tennessee,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting
shares of Hamilton Bank of Morris tarn, Morristown,
Tennessee. 1/ & 2/
1/ Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.
2/ Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act.




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
First Bancorporation of Holdenville, Inc., Holdenville,
Oklahoma, for approval to acquire more than 80 per
cent (less directors' qualifying shares) of the voting
shares of The First National Bank and Trust Company
of Holdenville, Holdenville, Oklahoma. 1/ & 2/
Citizens Bankers, Inc., Baytown, Texas, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less
directors1 qualifying shares) of the successor by
merger to Citizens Bank and Trust Company of Baytown,
Baytown, Texas, and 100 per cent of the voting shares
(less directors' qualifying shares) of Baytown State
Bank, Baytown, Texas. 2/
Inwood Bancshares, Inc., Dallas, Texas, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent (less directors' qualifying
shares) of the voting shares of Inwood National Bank
of Dallas, Dallas, Texas. 1/ & 2/
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a) (3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Approved
Manufacturers National Corporation, Detroit, Michigan,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting
shares of American Heritage Bancshares, Inc., East
Lansing, Michigan, and indirectly acquire 95.3 per
cent of the voting shares of State Bank of Michigan,
Coopersville, Michigan. 2/
First Northern Bancorporation, Anchorage, Alaska,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors'
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Alaska
Pacific Bank, Anchorage, Alaska. 2/
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c) (8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Approved
Chevalier, Inc., Postville, Iowa,, for approval to continue acting as agent for the sale of credit life and
credit accident and health insurance directly related
to extensions of credit by Citizens State Bank, Postville,
Iowa.
1/ Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.
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First Bancorporation of Holdenville, Inc., Holdenville,
Oklahoma, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of
First Business Trust, and indirectly acquire 100 per
cent of First Holdenville Insurance Agency, Inc.,
Holdenville, Oklahoma. 1/
Returned
River Cities Investment Co. and its subsidiary, Investment Management, Inc., both in Davenport, Iowa, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (to
retain data processing activities) at 200 Northwest
Tower, 100 East Kimberly Road, Davenport, Icxva, through
its subsidiary, Mid-America Financial Services, Ltd.
(3/14/79) V
Delayed
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (providing bookkeeping
or data processing services for the internal operations
of the holding company and its subsidiaries, and storing
and processing other banking, financial or related
economic data such as performing payroll, accounts
receivable or payable, or billing services) at 399 Park
Avenue, New York, New York, through its subsidiary,
Citishare Corporation (3/30/79) 3/
Midland Mortgage Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (servicing real estate mortgage loans) at 350 First National
Building, Detroit, Michigan, through a subsidiary,
Midland Mortgage Service Corporation (3/30/79) 3/
Mercantile Bancorporation Inc., St. Louis, Missouri,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(acting as agent or broker in the sale of credit life,
disability, accident and health insurance, physical
damage insurance on property used as collateral for an
extension of credit or the provision of other financial
services; any insurance for Mercantile Bancorporation
Inc.'s banking subsidiaries; such activities to be
conducted at offices in which Mercantile Bancorporation
Inc. or any of its subsidiaries are otherwise engaged
in business (or in an office adjacent thereto)) in
various locations as described in H.2 No. 7, through a
subsidiary, MBI Insurance Co., Inc. (3/28/79) 3/
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Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.
4(c) (8) or 4(c) (12) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
Permitted
First National Boston Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts,
notification of intent to engage in de nc~~ "civities
(servicing loans and other other extensions of credit
for corporations, trusts, partnerships and individuals
engaged in the business of floor plan financing by processing transactions relating to floor plan financing,
verifying inventory, acting as security for floor plan
obligations and preparing reports related to floor plan
transactions) at One Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles,
California, through its indirect subsidiary, Invenchek,
Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, which is wholly-owned by First
National's direct subsidiary, FSC Corporation, Boston,
Massachusetts (3/25/79) 3/
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (purchasing and servicing
for its own account consumer installment sales finance
contracts; and acting as agent or broker for the sale
of credit life, accident and health insurance, property
and casualty insurance (including liability coverage
where such is the general practice), all such insurance
being directly related to its extension of credit) at
9000 Keystown Crossing, Suite 110, Indianapolis,
Indiana, through its subsidiary, Citicorp Person-toPerson Financial Center, Inc. (3/25/79) 3/
Mellon National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in de 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 6115 Hollywood Blvd.
#1, Hollywood, Florida, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Freedom Financial Services Corp. (3/26/79)
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Colonial American Bankshares Corporation, Roanoke,
Virginia, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (making, acquiring, and servicing loans
for its oivn account or the account of others, loans
secured primarily by second mortgages on real property;
and acting as agent in the sale of credit life- insurance and credit accident and health insurance in connection with such loans) at 5298 Fairfield Shopping
Center, Providence and Kempsville Road, and 4551
Professional Circle, Suite 204, Virginia Beach, Virginia,
through a subsidiary, Colonial American Mortgage
Corporation (3/31/79) 3/
3 4 [cTwT or 4 (c) (12) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behal T
of the Board of Governors under delegated author!tv.




ACTIONS OF THE BC&RD-Continued
First Union Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina,
notification of intent to continue to engage in
activities previously commenced de novo (providing
bookkeeping, data processing and related.management
services for the internal operations of First Union
Corporation, its direct and indirect subsidiaries;
marketing application software products developed
by First Ccrrputer Services, Inc., for financial
application in the internal operations of First Union
Corporation, it direct and indirect subsidiaries;
storing and processing banking, financial and related
economic data for outside firms; and making excess
computer time available to outside firms by providing
the facility and necessary operating personnel) at
First Union Plaza, Charlotte; 4300 Six Forks Road,
Raleigh; 82 Patton Avenue, Asheville; 8th and Elm
Streets, Lumber ton; 122 North Elm Street, Greensboro;
all located in North Carolina, through First Computer
Services, Inc. (3/31/79) 3/
Virginia National Bankshares, Inc., Norfolk, Virginia,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(making, acquiring, and servicing, for its cwn account
or for the accounts of others, loans secured principally
by second mortgages on real property; and acting as
agent in the sale of credit life insurance and accident
and health insurance in connection with such loans) at
1201 Airline Boulevard, Portsmouth, Virginia and 1003
W. Washington Street, Suffolk, Virginia, through its
subsidiary, Atlantic Credit Corporation (3/31/79) 3/
First Railroad & Banking Company of Georgia, Augusta,
Georgia, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (the making or acquiring, for its own
account or for the account of others, loans and other
extensions of credit principally consisting of insurance premium financing) at 1320 East Morehead Street,
Charlotte, North Carolina, through a subsidiary, CMC
Group, Inc. and its subsidiary. Capital Premium Plan,
D e . (3/30/79)3/
First Chicago Corporation, Chicago* Illinois, notification
intent to engage in de novo activities (making or
acquiring, for its own account or fortiieaccount of
( thrra, loom# and other extensions of credit secured
real estate mortgages and servicing such loans and
oUier ttxumsions of credit) at 1101 17th Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C., through its subsidiary, First Chicago
Realty Services Corporation (3/30/79) 3/
37 4(c)(8) or 4(c) (12) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.



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ACTIONS OF THE BQARIXontinued
First Chicago Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, 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 secured by real estate mortgages and
servicing such loans and other extensions of credit)
at 11 Milam Building, Houston, Texas, through its
subsidiary, First Chicago Realty Services Corporation
(3/30/79) 3/
Walter E. Heller International Corporation, Chicago,
Illinois, notification of intent to engage in de
novo activities (to engage in commercial finance,
factoring activities) at Bassett Towers, 303 Texas
Street, El Paso, Texas, through its subsidiary,
Texas Western Financial Corporation (3/26/79) 3/
Walter E. Heller International Corporation, Chicago,
Illinois, notification of intent to engage in de
novo activities (to engage in real estate mortgage
lending activities) in Bellevue, Washington, through
its subsidiary, Walter E. Heller & Company (3/31/79) 3/
First Arkansas Bankstock Corporation, Little Rock,
Arkansas, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (making or acquiring, for its a m account
or for the account of others real estate mortgage loans
and servicing such loans; and acting as agent or broker
with respect to the sale of insurance that is directly
related to the extensions of real estate mortgage credit
by that company consisting of mortgage redemption insurance , credit life and credit accident and health
insurance) at Suite 802, Worthen Bank Building, 200
West Capital Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas, through a
subsidiary, FABCO Mortgage Company, Inc. (3/29/79) 3/
Fidelity Bankshares, Inc., Topeka, Kansas, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (the sale
of credit life insurance, credit accident and health
insurance and other insurance directly related to extensions of credit by Fidelity State Bank and Trust
Company, Topeka, Kansas, including, but not limited
to, fire and casualty insurance covering residences,
automobiles, boats, inventory, equipment and other
property pledged to such bank to secure loans or lines
of credit) at 600 Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas
(3/26/79) 3/
3/ 4(c) (8) or 4(c) (12) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.




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ACTIONS OF THE BQARD-Continued

First Newton Bankshares, Inc., Topeka, Kansas, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (the
sale of credit life insurance, credit accident and
health insurance and other insurance directly related
to extensions of credit by The First Bank, Newton,
Kansas, including, but not limited to, fire and
casualty insurance covering residences, automobiles,
boats, inventory, equipment and other property pledged
to such bank to secure loans or lines of credit) at 128
East Broadway, Newton, Kansas (3/26/79) 3/
Lyons Bankshares, Inc., Topeka, Kansas, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (the sale
of credit life insurance, credit accident and health
insurance and other insurance directly related to extensions of credit by The Chandler Bank of Lyons,
Lyons, Kansas, including, but not limited to, fire and
casualty insurance covering residences, automobiles,
boats, inventory, equipment and other property pledged
to such bank to secure loans or lines of credit) at
201 East Avenue South, Lyons, Kansas (3/26/79) 3/
Midland Capital Co., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(mortgage banking which will include origination and
servicing of VA, FHA and Conventional residential
mortgage loans) at 8119 Latigo Plaza, San Antonio,
Texas, through a subsidiary, Midland Mortgage Co.
(3/29/79) 3/
Midland Capital Co., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(mortgage banking which will include origination and
servicing of VA, FHA and Conventional residential
mortgage loans) at 11 E. Broadway, Suite 201, Sand
Springs, Oklahoma, through a subsidiary, Midland
Mortgage Co. (3/29/79) 3/

3/ 4(c) (8) or 4(c) (12) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.




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ACTIONS OF THE BQARD-Continued
To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c) (12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Permitted
GATX Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, notification of
intent to acquire 50 per cent of the outstanding
shares of Terminales Portuarias, S.A., a Spanish
Corporation, through its subsidiary, GATX Terminals
Corporation (3/31/79) 3/
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Agreements Filed Pursuant to Section 8 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Union Bank and Trust Co., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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.

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




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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED
To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System
Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
The Peoples Bank of Hanover County, Mechanicsvilie,
Virginia.
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To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank
Pursuant to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act
Citibank, N.A., New York, New York: requests consent
to establish an initial branch in Colombo, Sri
Lanka
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To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3 (a) (1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Meta Banco, Inc., Meta, Missouri, for approval to
acquire 97.6 per cent of the voting shares of
Meta State Bank, Meta, Missouri. 2/
Guaranty Bancshares, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
to acquire 100 per cent (less directors' qualifying
shares) of the voting shares of Guaranty Bank &
Trust Co., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 2/
Metropolitan Bancshares, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri,
for approval to acquire 83.81 per cent (less directors'
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of The Metropolitan Bank, Kansas City, Missouri. 2/
Northeastern Wyoming Bank Corporation, Inc., Newcastle, Wyoming, for approval to acquire 66 per
cent of the voting shares of First State Bank of
Newcastle, Newcastle, Wyoming. 2/
East Texas Bancshares, Inc., Tyler, Texas, for approval
to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares
of Heritage National Bank, Tyler, Texas. 2/
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APPLICATIQNS RE3CEIVED-Continued
To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c) (8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Industrial National Corporation, Providence, Rhode
Island, notification of intent to engage in de
novo activities (consumer finance and insurance
agency for the sale of credit life, credit accident
and health, and credit property insurance sold in
connection with extensions of credit) at 213 Avenue
0, S.W., Winter Haven Florida, through Industrial's
indirect subsidiaries, Southern Discount Company
and S.D.A Corporation (both Florida Corporations)
which are wholly-owned by Industrial's indirect
subsidiary, Southern Discount Company (a Rhode
Island Corporation) headquartered in Atlanta,
Georgia (3/23/79) 3/
J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated, New York, New York,
notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (activities that may be performed or
carried on by a trust company, including activities
of a fiduciary, investment advisory, agency or
custodian nature) in Palm Beach, Florida at an
office within an area one half mile north and south
of Royal Palm Way and bounded on the east and west
by the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Worth, through its
subsidiary, Morgan Trust Company of Florida (3/30/79)
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 advisor in
leasing of such property in accordance with the provisions of regulations promulgated by the aforesaid
Board of Governors of The Federal Reserve System 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)
at 1 Energy Center, 717 Seventeenth Street, Denver,
Colorado, through its subsidiary, Manufacturers
Hanover Leasing Corporation (3/29/79) 3/
3/ 4(c)(8) or 4(c)(12) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued
U.S. Trust Corporation, New York, New York, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(activities that may be carried on by a trust
company, including activities of a fiduciary, investment advisory, agency or custodian nature) at
125 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida, through its
subsidiary, U.S. Trust Company of Florida (3/30/79)
3/
The Girard Company, Bala-Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(providing processing and storing of banking, customer
operational and other financial data for bank
correspondents of Girard Bank and other banks, including in such services as data base systems, processing
of data for customer records and statements and auxiliary
activities such as payroll, general ledger and similar
systems, through services rendered at the data center
of Girard Bank in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and
facilitating activities at sites leased from such
correspondent and other banks) such activities will be
conducted at locations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
and other locations in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New
Jersey, New York, and Maryland, through an existing
subsidiary, Girard Services, Inc., Three Girard Plaza,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3/27/79) 3/
CORRECTION:
Pittsburgh National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(to engage in the activity of mortgage banking) to be
located in the Metropolitan area of Wheeling, West
Virginia, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The
Kissel 1 Company, Springfield, Ohio. The date listed
as received on H.2 No. 10 was incorrect. (3/16/79) 3/
Mid-Continent Corporation, Shawnee Mission, Kansas,
notification of intent to engage in industrial bank
activities (making second mortgage real estate loans,
automobile loans and the associate credit life,
accident and health insurance conducive to these types
of loans) to be located within a radius of one-half
mile of the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Eighth
Street, Leadville, Colorado (3/27/79) 3/
Republic Bancorporation, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (the
issuance of passbook type and term thrift certificates
and making secured loans to commercial and consumer
customers) at 501 South Boston, Tulsa, Oklahoma, through
its wholly-owned subsidiary, Republic Trust and Savings
Company (3/26/79) 3/
3/ 4(c) (8) or 4(c) (12) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued

BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (the activities of a finance ccrnpany to the
extent of providing management facilities and related services to FinanceAmerica Corporation
(a California Corporation) (FinanceAmerica/Califomia)
and FinanceAmerica VIP Service Corporation (a Delaware
Corporation) (FinanceAmerica VIP), both said
corporations being engaged in finance company activities
under the California Personal Property Broker's Law;
the services to be provided by FinanceAmerica Thrift
Corporation include management facilities and related
services in connection with the insurance agency activities of FinanceAmerica/California and FinanceAmerica
VIP) the proposed activities of FinanceAmerica Thrift
Corporation for FinanceAmerica/California will be
conducted at offices at the following locations from
which the activities of FinanceAmerica/California are
presently being conducted: 2500 W. Lincoln Avenue,
Anaheim, 7594 Edinger Avenue, Huntington Beach, 24861
Alicia Parkway, Laguna Hills and 2100 North Main, Santa
Ana, California and for FinanceAmerica VIP at 2100
North Main, Santa Ana, Califorina, through its subsidiary,
FinanceAmerica Thrift Corporation (3/21/79) 3/
Seafirst Corporation, Seattle, Washington, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (providing
portfolio investment advice) at 3615 Seattle-First
National Bank Building, Seattle, Washington, through
a subsidiary, Seafirst Investment Advisors, Inc.
(3/22/79) 3/
Wells Fargo & Company, 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, and leasing
personal or real property or acting as agent, broker or
advisor in leasing such property where the lease is to
serve as the functional equivalent of an extension of
credit to the lessee of the property and 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 lessor's full investment in the property plus
the estimated total cost of financing the property over
the term of the lease, from rentals, estimated tax
benefits (investment tax credit, net economic gain from
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tax deferral from accelerated depreciation, and other
tax benefits with a substantially similiar effect),
and the estimated residual value of the property at
the expiration of the initial term of the. lease which
in no case shall exceed 20 per cent of the acquisition
cost of the property to lessor) at 5624 Executive
Center Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina, through its
subsidiaries, Wells Fargo Leasing Corporation, Wells
Fargo Transport Leasing Corporation, Wells Fargo
Equipment Leasing Corporation and Wells Fargo Equipment
Credit Corporation (3/23/79) 3/
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4 (c) (12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Baldwin-United Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio, notification of intent to acquire, through its wholly-cwned
subsidiary, Baldwin Piano & Organ Company, the assets
of Music City Manufacturing Company, Nashville,
Tennessee (3/21/79) 3/
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REPORTS RECEIVED
Current Report filed Pursuant to Section 13 of the
Securities Exchange Act
The Dollar Savings and Trust Company, Youngstown,
Ohio.
The Maplewood Bank and Trust Company, Maplewood,
New Jersey.
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PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING
None.

4(c)(8) or 4(c)(12) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governor:; under delegated authority.