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< u ANNOUNCEMENT BY BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.2 1972 No. 10 Applications and Reports Received or Acted on During the Week Ending March 4, 1972 District 6 Date Tender Offer Statement Filed Pursuant to Section 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act Received Peoples Bank and Trust Company of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama by Central State National Corporation of Alabama 2-28-72 * * * * * 6 Ownership Statement Filed Pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act Received Peoples Bank and Trust Company of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama by Directors of Peoples Bank and Trust Company of Alabama * * * * * 7 To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act * Received Peoples Mid-Illinois Bank, Bloomington, Illinois * * * * * 8 12 To Withdraw from Membership in the Federal Reserve System Without a Six Month Notice as Prescribed by Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act Received Gallatin County State Bank, Ridgeway, Illinois Cashmere Valley Bank, Cashmere, Washington 3- 1-72 w H. 2 1972 No. 10 -2Approved ' Citizens State Bank and Trust Company, Wausau, Wisconsin The First Stat< Bank, Avinger, Texas 12 Cashmere valley Bank, Cashmere, Washington To Establish a Dontestic Branch Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act Received State Bank oi Albany, Albany, New York. Branch to be established at 625 State Street, Schenectady, New York. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, New York, New York. Branch to be established at the northeast corner of West Merrick Road and Fie tcher Avenue, Village of Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York. Branch to be established in Storeroom #3, Maple Ridge Plaza, on the north side of Maple Ridge Road (Route 31) Medina, Orleans County, New York. The Fidelity Bank, Rosemont, Pennsylvania. Branch to be established at 430 Rhawn Street, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Approved ^Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, Buffalo, New York. Branch to be established at 3000 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown (unincorporated area) Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. ^Chemical, Bank, New York, New York. Branch to be established at 116-04 Metropolitan Avenue, Kew Gardens, Queens County, New York. * Application processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H.2 1972 No. 10 W -3Approved Continued ^Metropolitan Bank of Syracuse, Syracuse, New York. Branch to be established at 6011 South Sabina Street, Town of Onondaga, County of Onondaga, New York. *Home Trust Company of Elizabeth New Jersey, Elizabeth New Jersey. Branch to be established near the intersection of the easterly side of Elmora Avenue and northerly side of West End Avenue, Elizabeth, New Jersey. *The First Pennsylvania Banking and Trust Company, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. Branch to be established on the north side of West Chester Pike, East of Five Points Road, West Goshen Township, Chester County. *The First State Bank of Decatur Indiana, Decatur, Indiana. Branch to be established at 322 North Second Street, Decatur, Indiana. *Wayne State Bank, Wayne, Michigan. Branch to be established at 41652 Ford Road (Canton Township), Plymouth. * * * * Vc 5 To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank Pursuant to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act Approved The Riggs National Bank of Washington, D. C., Washington, D. C. Branch to be established in Nassau, Bahamas. * Vr 5 To Merge Pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act Approved Union County Trust Company, Elizabeth, New Jersey. For prior approval to merge with Keansburg-Middletown National Bank. Middletown, New Jersey under the charter of Union Trust and title of United Counties Trust Company. * Application processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H.2 1972 NOo 10 2 -4Thirty Day Notice of Intention to Establish An Additional Branch in a Ioreign Country Received First National City Bank, New Yrrk, New York Branch in Pucrt c R i m (suburb )f San .Jirm) •k -J< Vc -k H. 2 1972 No. 10 1 -5- To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Received **First Coolidge Corporation, Watertown, Massachusetts, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of Coolidge Bank and Trust Company, Watertown, Massachusetts. MET Corporation and IGI Successor, Inc., both of Minneapolis, Minnesota, for prior approval to acquire 68 per cent of the voting shares of the First National Bank in Sioux City, Sioux City, I owa. 7 10 12 2-29-72 Cheyenne County Investment Company, Inc., St. Francis, Kansas, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors1 qualifying shares) of the voting shares of The Cheyenne County State Bank, St. Francis, Kansas . ^Commercial Security Bancorporation, Ogden, Utah , for prior approval to acquire substantially all of the shares of Commercial Security Bank, Ogden, Utah. 11 Approved Trans Texas Bancorporation, Inc., for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of El Paso National Bank, First State Bank, Northgate National Bank of El Paso, and Border City Bank, all of El Paso, Texas. **Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 3-3-72 1972 No. 10 11 -6Approved Continued State National Bancshares, Inc., El Paso, Texas, for prior approval to acquire (1) 100 per cent (less directors' qualifying shares) of the voting shares of the successor by merger to The State National Bank of El Paso, El Paso, Texas, and (2) indirect control of 30.0 7 per cent of the voting shares of Bassett National Bank, El Paso, 24.99 per cent of the voting shares of Citizens State Bank of Ysleta, El Paso, and 24.27 per cent of the voting shares of First National Bank of Fab ens , Fab ens, all in Texas. * * * * * To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Received **First & Merchants Corporation, Richmond, Virginia, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors1 qualifying shares) of First & Merchants National Bank of the Peninsula, York County, Virginia, a proposed new bank. BTNB Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama, for prior approval to acquire not less than 80 per cent of the outstanding voting shares of The First National Bank of Dothan, Dothan, Alabama. BTNB Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama, for prior approval to acquire not less than 80 per cent of the voting shares of the Peoples National Bank of Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama. First Florida Bancorporation, Tampa, Florida, for prior approval to acquire 90 per cent or more of the voting shares of Ormond Beach First National Bank, Ormond Beach, Florida. **Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 1 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 3-1-72 H .2 1972 No. 10 7 Received Continued Hawkeye Bancorporation, Red Oak, Iowa, for prior approval to acquire 51 per cent or more of the voting shares of The Citizens National Bank of Boone, Boone , Iowa. 7 Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for prior approval to acquire 90 per cent or more of the voting shares of Citizens American Bank, Merrill, Wisconsin. 8 First Union, Incorporated, St. Louis, Missouri, for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of Missouri State Bank of Sedalia, Sedalia, Missouri. 8 First Union, Incorporated, St. Louis, Missouri, for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of First National Bank of Liberty, Liberty, Missouri. 9 American Bancorporation, Inc., and Jacob Schmidt Company, both in Saint Paul, Minnesota, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors V qualifying shares) of the voting shares of American State Bank of Moorhead, Moorhead, Minnesota. 10 2 **First New Mexico Bankshares Corporation, Albuquerque, New Mexico, for prior approval to acquire 6,575 of the voting shares of The Capital Bank, Santa Fe, New Mexico, a proposed new bank. Approved First National City Corporation, New York, New York, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors' qualifying shares) of the successor by merger to The Silver Creek National Bank, Silver Creek, New York. **Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 2-28-72 H.2 19 72 No. 10 Approved Continued American Bancorporation, Columbus, Ohio, for prior approval to acquire up to 100 per cent (less directors1 qualifying shares) of the voting shares of The Dime Bank, Marietta, Ohio, a proposed new bank, the successor by acquisition of assets and assumption of liabilities to The Dime Savings Society of Marietta, Marietta, Ohio. First American National Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee, for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of Farmers Exchange Bank, Union City, Tennessee. First American National Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee, for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of Union-Peoples Bank, Clinton, Tennessee. Mercantile Bancorporation Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, for prior approval to acquire at least 90 per cent of the voting shares of Franklin County Bank and Trust Company, Washington, Missouri. Withdrawn On H.2 No. 36 (1971), the Board reported receipt of an application from American Bankshares Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of Central Bank, West Allis, Wisconsin. In a letter dated February 28, 1972, Applicant requested that the application be withdrawn. * 1 * * * * To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Received ** Industrial National Corporation, Providence, Rhode 3-3-72 Island, notification of intent to shift a de novo activity (investment advisor) from Industrial National Bank of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island, to a new company to be headquartered at 111 Westminister Street, Providence, Rhode Island. ^Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H.2 1972 No. 10 6 Received Continued **RTNB Corporation, Birmingham, Alabama, notification 2-28-72 of intent to engage in de novo activities (acting as insurance agent or broker in offices at which the holding company or its subsidiaries are otherwise engaged in business (or in an office adjacent thereto) with respect to the following types of insurance: any insurance for the holding company and its subsidiaries; any insurance that is directly related to an extension of credit by a bank or a bank related firm, or is directly related to the provision of other financial services by a bank or such a bank related firm, or is otherwise sold as a matter of convenience to the purchaser; or any insurance sold in a community that has a population not exceeding 5,000) through a subsidiary known as Alabama Financial Insurance Agency, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama. 7 **American Fletcher Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2-28-72 notification of intent to engage de_ novo in certain activities (leasing personal property and equipment, or acting as agent, broker or advisor in leasing of such property) through a newly-formed subsidiary known as American Fletcher Leasing Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana. 7 **Polisli Roman Catholic Union of America, Chicago, 2-28-72 Illinois, notification of intent to engage de novo in certain activities ((1) making and acquiring loans and other extentions of credit for both cur ^account and others, (2) leasing of personal property and equipment) through a subsidiary known as Nathan Hale Investment Corporation, Chicago, Illinois. 7 **United Bankshares, Inc., Green Bay, Wisconsin, 2-29-72 notification of intent to engage de novo in certain activities (making or acquiring, for its own account or for the account of others, loans and other extentions of credit, such as would be made, for example, by a finance or factoring company). Such activities will be conducted at 310 West Walnut Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin. * *Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H.2 1972 No. 10 10 _iQ_ Received Continued Citizens Investment Company, Thornton, Colorado, for permission to engage in insurance activities, formerly conducted by North Investment Company, Thornton, Colorado. 10 ^Affiliated Bankshares of Colorado Inc., Boulder, Colorado, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (providing bookkeeping and data processing services for the holding company and its subsidiaries and storing and processing other banking financial or related economic data for customers of subsidiary banks) through a subsidiary to be known as Affiliated Banks Service Company in Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada. 2-28-72 12 **BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to continue to engage in de novo activities ((1) leasing personal property and equipment, primarily computer equipment, and acting as agent, broker, or advisor in leasing of such property, where at the inception of the initial lease the expectation is that the effect of the transaction and reasonably anticipated future transactions with the same lessee as to the same property will be to compensate the lessor for not less than the lessor's full investment in the property; (2) storing and processing bank, financial, and related economic data, for financial institutions such as demand deposit accounting, general ledger accounting, account reconciliation, installment loan accounting, mortgage loan accounting, savings accounting, credit union accounting, and commercial loan accounting, and the storing and processing of financial and accounting data for non-financial institutions relating to payroll, accounts receivable or payable, and other billing services; (3) providing bookkeeping or data processing services for the internal operations of BankAmerica Corporation 2-29-72 **Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H.2 1972 No. 10 -11Received Continued and its affiliates; and (4) providing computer systems and programming assistance and advice to BankAmerica Corporation and its affiliates, and as an incident thereto, providing of such services to other customers in connection with their financial and accounting computer applications) through a subsidiary known as Decimus Corporation. Such activities will be conducted at offices located in San Francisco and Gardena, California; New York, New York; Rosemont, Illinois; and Houston, Texas. 12 6 **Beverly Hills Bancorp, Beverly Hills, California, ' notification of intent to engage in a de novo activity (investment advisory services) through a subsidiary known as New West Equity Management Corporation, Beverly Hills, California. 2-29-72 Delayed** Citizens and Southern Holding Company, Atlanta, Georgia, 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 issuing letters of credit and accepting drafts), such as would be made, for example, by a mortgage company; servicing loans and other extensions of credit for any person; acting as investment or financial advisor, including (i) serving as the advisory company for a mortgage or a real estate investment trust and (ii) furnishing economic or financial information) through a subsidiary to be known as Citizens and Southern Mortgage Company with proposed offices to be located in Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, Macon, Savannah, Valdosta, Albany, Dalton, Rome, Columbus, and Decatur, Georgia. **Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 2-28-72 H.2 1972 No. 10 6 -12- Delayed** Continued Citizens and Southern Holding Company, Atlanta, 3-2-72 Georgia, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (to conduct a general trust company business, offering a full range of corporate and personal trust services, including without limitation estate and trust administration, investment management services, corporate and institutional trusteeships and investment counseling services) through a subsidiary known as Coastal and Southern Corporation, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. 7 Mid-Wis Bankshares, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, notification of intent to engage de novo in certain activities (making or acquiring, for its own account or for the account of others, mortgage loans and other related extensions of credit, and the servicing of such loans and other related extensions of credit for any person) through a subsidiary known as United Wisconsin Mortgage, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin. 3-2-72 12 Charter Bancorp, Culver City, California, to engage in a de novo activity (leasing automobiles, trucks, and other related commercial consumer commodities to individuals) through a subsidiary known as Charter Leasco, at offices located in Culver City, Redondo Beach, and Los Angeles, California. 3-2-72 7 Permitted** Hawkeye Bancorporation, Red Oak, Iowa, to engage 2-26-72 de novo in certain activities (acting as a mortgage banker, by (i) originating and otherwise acquiring real estate mortgages on residential and commercial property for its own account; (ii) selling part or all of the mortgages so acquired or selling interests or participations in such mortgages or in pools thereof; (iii) servicing such mortgages after they have been sold, and, in some cases, servicing other mortgages for financial institutions or others; (iv) making construction **Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H. 2 1972 No. 10 -13. Permitted** Continued and development loans to builders and others; and (v) conducting transactions as an incident to the foregoing activities, but not including taking equity positions in construction activities or real estate development, or acting as a real estate broker) through its subsidiary known as Hawkeye Mortgage Company, Des Moines, Iowa. These activities will be performed in Clinton, Burlington, Red Oak, Elliott, Pella, Rock Rapids, Glenwood, Silver City, Des Moines, and Cedar Rapids, all in Iowa. * * * * * 4 9 To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 4(c)(12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Received **Citizens Financial Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio, for prior approval to acquire Larson Insurance Agency Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. **Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, for prior approval to acquire the business assets and goodwill of Rochester Datronics, Inc., Rochester, Minnesota. * * * * * 1 For Exemption Pursuant to Section 4(d) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Suspense Family Finance Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware. **Processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 3-3-72 3-2-72
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