View original document

The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.

ANNOUNCEMENT BY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(H.2, 1978 No. 9)
Actions of the Board; Applications and Reports
Received During the Week Ending March 4, 1978
ACTIONS OF THE BOARD
Consumer Advisory Council will meet March 8-9, 1978.
Annual Report to Congress on the Freedom of Information Act
for the year 1977.
Survey of private placement advisory services offered by
State member banks.
Report on bills S. 1720 and S. 1721, bills to amend chapter
5, subchapter II of title 5, U.S. Code, to provide for
improved administrative procedures; report sent to
Chairman Eastland of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Termination of registration under Regulation G for Puget
Sound Production Credit Association, Mount Vernon,
Washington. 1/
First National Bancorporation, Inc., Denver, Colorado, extension of time to April 12, 1978 within which it may
commence mortgage banking activities through First
Denver Mortgage Company, at a de novo office in Glenwood
Springs, Colorado. 1/
Citicorp, New York, New York, request for a 60-day extension
of the comment period on the Board's December 27, 1977,
announcement to provide interregional clearing and
settlement for payments processed through the automated
clearing houses; denied. V
Florida Coast Banks, Inc., Pompano Beach, Florida, extension
of time until June 9, 1978, within which to acquire
Florida Coast Bank of South Palm Beach County, National
Association, and to open for business. 1/
Union Bancorporation, Salt Lake City, Utah, extension of
time to June 19, 1978, within which to acquire shares of
Union Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah. 1/
1/

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




2

H.2, 1978 No. 9

ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
United Banks of Colorado, Inc., Denver, Colorado, extension
of time to June 27, 1978 within which to consummate the
acquisition of United Bank of Arvada National Association,
Arvada, Colorado; and an extension of time to September
27, 1978 within which to open United Bank of Arvada,
National Association, Arvada, Colorado. 1/
United Missouri Bancshares, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, extension of time to May 23, 1978, within which to consummate
the acquisition of Cass County Bank, Peculiar, Missouri.
1/

Cape Cod Bank and Trust Company, Hyannis, Massachusetts, to
make an investment in bank premises. V
Detroit Bank - Troy, Troy, Michigan, extension of time to
September 15, 1978, within which to establish a branch
at the intersection of Square Lake and Rochester Roads,
Troy, Michigan. V
First State Bank in Temple, Temple, Oklahoma, extension of
time to September 9, 1978, within which to terminate its
membership in the Federal Reserve System. 1/
Clifton Bank, Clifton, Texas, proposed merger with New
Clifton State Bank, Clifton, Texas, report to the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation on competitive factors. 1/
Oneida Federal Savings and Loan Association, Oneida, New
York, proposed merger with Albany Savings Bank, Albany,
New York, report to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on competitive factors. 1/

V

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




H.2, 1978 No. 9

3 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued

To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section
9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Approved
Hamilton Bank and Trust Company, Bailey's Crossroad's,
Virginia. Branch to be established at Skyline Mall
Shopping'Center, 5163 Leesburg Pike, Fairfax County. 2j
*

*

* * *

To Withdraw from Membership in the Federal Reserve
System without a Six-Month Notice as Prescribed by
Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Denied
High Ridge Mercantile Bank, High Ridge, Missouri. 2j

*

* *

* *

To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System
Pursuant £o Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Approved
Continental Bank and Trust Company, West Springfield,
Virginia.

* * * * *

To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Sank
Pursuant to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act
Approved
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association,
San Francisco, California: to establish a branch in
Tunisia, to be located in Tunis.
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association,
San Francisco, California: to establish an additional
branch in Bolivia, to be located at Cochabamba.
2/

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




- 4 -

H.2, 1978 No. 9

ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Corit inued
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
Citibank Overseas Investment Corporation, Wilmington,
Delaware: to acquire additional shares of Adelantos y
Creditos S.A.F., Santiago, Chile.
First National Bank in Dallas, Dallas, Texas: to acquire
all the shares of First Dallas Asia Limited, Hong Kong,
Hong Kong.
Security Pacific Overseas Corp., Los Angeles, California:
to continue to hold the shares of Bank of Canton, Limited,
Hong Kong, after it establishes a wholly-owned nominee
company in Singapore.
*

* * * *

To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Suspended
First National Hamilton Bankshares, Inc., Hamilton, Kansas,
for approval to acquire 91.1 per cent or more of the
voting shares of The First National Bank of Hamilton,
Hamilton, Kansas. 2/
Approved
CORWITH STATE BANCSHARES, INC., Corwith, Iowa, for approval
to acquire 91.4 per cent of the voting shares of Corwith
State Bank, Corwith, Iowa. 2/
Meadows Bankcorp, Inc., Rolling Meadows, Illinois, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Suburban Bank of Rolling Meadows, Rolling
Meadows, Illinois. 2/
Sueco, Inc., El Dorado, Kansas, for approval to acquire
80.3 per cent of the voting shares of The Potwin State
Bank, Potwin, Kansas.
2j

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




5

H.2, 1978 No. 9

ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Contiriued
Denied
Calcon Bancshares, Inc., Callao, Missouri, for approval to
acquire more than 80 per cent of the voting shares of
Callao Community Bank, Callao, Missouri. The Section
4(c)(8) application for permission to acquire S & D
Insurance Agency, Callao, Missouri, hereby becomes moot.
*

* * *

*

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Approved
Western Banks of Wyoming, Inc., Rapid City, South Dakota,
for approval to acquire 83 per cent or more of the
voting shares of Moorcroft State Bank, Moorcroft,
Wyoming.
National Bancshares Corporation of Texas, San Antonio,
Texas, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the
voting shares (less directors' qualifying shares) of
National Bank of Commerce, Kerrville, Texas, a proposed
new bank.
Texas Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares
(less directors' qualifying shares) of the successor by
merger to First National Bank of McAllen, McAllen,
Texas.

*

*

* *

*

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Approved
Stepp, Inc., Mission Hills, Kansas, for approval to retain
shares of A. F. Stepp Investments, Inc., Kansas City,
Missouri.
United Bancorp, Roseburg, Oregon, for approval to acquire
the shares of United Bancorp Municipals, Inc., Roseburg,
Oregon.




H.2, 1978 No. 9

6
ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued

Returned
American Fletcher Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana, notification of intent to engage in djB novo activities
(making or acquiring, for its own account loans or other
extensions of credit for personal, family or household
purposes, purchasing for its own account consumer installment sales finance contracts; and acting as agent with
respect to credit life and disability insurance on
borrowing customers and insurance which protects property taken as collateral in connection with such extensions of credit) at 108 North Pennsylvania Street,
Indianapolis, Indiana, through its subsidiary, Local
Finance Corporation (2/28/78) 3/
Reactivated
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (making consumer installment personal loans, purchasing and servicing for its
own account installment sales finance contracts, making
loans for the account of others such as one-to-four
family unit mortgage loans, making loans to individuals
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 Citicorp
Person-to-Person Financial Center, Inc. and to include
liability coverage in home or automobile owner "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 Citicorp Person-to-Person
Financial Center, Inc.; further, in regard to the sale of
3/

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




" H.2, 1978 No. 9

- 7 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
credit related insurance, the subsidiary does not act as
a general insurance agency) at 9002 Parkway East,
Birmingham, 12 North 20th Street, Birmingham and Suite
500, Shel-Al Bldg., 11 West Oxmoor Road, Birmingham, all
located in Alabama, through its subsidiary, Citicorp
Person-to-Person Financial Center, Inc. (3/1/78) 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 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 and to
include liability coverage in home or automobile owner
"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; further, in regard to the sale of
credit related insurance, the subsidiary does not act as
a general insurance agency) at 5332 Oporto Avenue,
Birmingham, #12 Phillips Drive, Midfield and #40 Greensprings Highway, Homewood, all located in Alabama,
through its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Services
Corporation presently operating as Nationwide Financial
Corporation (3/1/78) 3/
Permitted
State Street Boston Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts, notification of intent to relocate de novo activities
(real estate lending, mortgage banking, servicing mortgage loans; and sale of credit life/accident and health
insurance to mortgagors on loans serviced by KMC) from
3/

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




ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
2060 Idle Hour Shopping Center, Lexington, Kentucky to
1949 Nicholasville Road, Lexington, Kentucky and to
continue to engage in such activities at a branch, the
location for which prior approval has not been obtained,
located at 3349 Tates Creek Pike, Suite 5-B, Lexington,
Kentucky, through its subsidiary, Kentucky Mortgage
Company, Inc. (3/2/78) 3/
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (making consumer installment personal loans, purchasing and servicing for its
own account installment sales finance contracts, making
loans for the account of others such as one-to-four
family unit mortgage loans, making loans to individuals
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 Citicorp
Person-to-Person Financial Center, Inc. and to include
liability coverage in home or automobile owner "package1'
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-toPerson Financial Center, Inc.; further, in regard to the
sale of credit related insurance, the subsidiary does
not act as a general insurance agency) at 9002 Parkway
East, Birmingham, 12 North 20th Street, Birmingham and
Suite 500, Shel-Al Bldg., 11 West Oxmoor Road, Birmingham,
all located in Alabama, through its subsidiary, Citicorp
Person-to-Person Financial Center, Inc. (3/1/78) 3/
2/

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




H.2, 1978 No. 9

9
ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued

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 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 and to
include liability coverage in home or automobile owner
"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; further, in regard to the sale of
credit related insurance, the subsidiary does not act as
a general insurance agency) at 5332 Oporto. Avenue,
Birmingham, #12 Phillips Drive, Midfield and #40 Greensprings Highway, Homewood, all located in Alabama,
through its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Services
Corporation presently operating as Nationwide Financial
Corporation (3/1/78) V
Fidelity Union Bancorporation, Newark, New Jersey, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (the
business of making loans in the present maximum amount
of $5,000.00 or less under the provisions of The Pennsylania Consumer Discount Company Act; and making available to customers credit life insurance and disability
insurance covering the unpaid balance of loans outstanding, and fire, casualty and theft insurance to protect
household goods held as collateral during the periods of
credit extensions) at 3820 Walnut Street, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, through its subsidiary, Suburban Finance
Company known as Sentry Consumer Discount Company (2/27/78)
3/
37

5(c)(8) and4(e)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Board of :
under delegated authority.




•
H.2, 1978 No. 9

•
-10ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued

Philadelphia National Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, notification of intent to engage in d<e novo
activities (making installment loans for personal,
family and household purposes, purchasing sales finance
contracts executed in connection with the sale of personal, family and household goods and services in connection with certain personal installment loans made and
sales finance contracts purchased; selling casualty
insurance, credit life insurance and credit accident and
health insurance and reinsuring such credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance through
Patrick Henry Life Insurance Company and Patrick Henry
Insurance Company, indirect subsidiaries of Philadelphia
National Corporation; advertising, offering and preparing
motor vehicle leases and generally acting as agent for a
lessor of motor vehicles and generally engaging in the
business of a consumer finance company) at 1715 Route
286 South, Indiana, Pennsylvania, through an indirect
subsidiary, Signal Consumer Discount Company (2/26/78)
3/
Exchange Bancorporation, Inc., Tampa, Florida, notification of intent to engage in de_ novo activities (the
business of leasing personal property or acting as
agent, broker or adviser in leasing such property) at
offices in The Exchange National Bank of Tampa, 610
Florida Avenue, Tampa, Florida, through a subsidiary,
Exchange Leasing, Inc. (3/3/78) 3/
New Mexico Bancorporation, Inc., Santa Fe, New Mexico,
notification of intent to engage in <de novo activities
(acting as a sales finance company licensed under the
New Mexico Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act to acquire
for its own account or the account of others, retail
installment sales contracts primarily on mobile homes
and servicing all such retail installment sales contracts for its own account or the account of others) at
62 Lincoln Avenue, Plaza West, Santa Fe, New Mexico
(3/2/78) 3/
Y & S Investment Company, Atwood, Kansas, notification of
intent to engage in de novo activities (the business of
leasing personal property or acting as agent, broker or
adviser in leasing such property) at 4th and State
Streets, Atwood, Kansas (3/2/78) 3/

3J

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




11

H.2, 1978 No. 9

ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
Security Pacific Corporation, Los Angeles, 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 extensions of credit including making consumer installment personal loans,
purchasing consumer installment sales finance contracts,
making- loans to small businesses and other extensions of
credit such as would be made by a factoring company or a
consumer finance company; and acting as a broker or
agent for the sale of credit-related life/accident and
health insurance and credit-related property and casualty
insurance) at 9550 Flair Drive, El Monte; 333 N. Glenoaks
Boulevard, Burbank; 550 W. Vista Way, Vista; and 660
Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, California, through
its subsidiary, Security Pacific Finance Corp. (2/26/78)
3/
*

* * *

*

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Permitted
The Jacobus Company, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, notification of
intent to acquire certain assets of Lake Shore Oil
Company of Cudahy, Cudahy, Wisconsin, a residential and
commercial heating fuel oil and gasoline business (2/26/78)
3/
Arkansas Best Corporation, Fort Smith, Arkansas, notification of intent to acquire all of the outstanding stock
of Navajo Freight Lines, Inc., Denver, Colorado (3/3/78)
1/

3/

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




H.2, 1978 No. 9

12
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED

To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section
9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Cheboygan Bank, Cheboygan, Michigan. Branch to be
established on East State Street, in the vicinity of
Lafayette and Gerow Streets, Cheboygan County.
United California Bank, Los Angeles, California. Branch
to be established in the vicinity of the intersection of
Sycamore Valley Road and Interstate 680, Community of
Danville, Contracosta County.
Valley Bank and Trust Company, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Branch to be established in the vicinity of 4800 West
. and 4100 South, Salt Lake County.
* * * * *

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: permission to establish a branch in Sudan to be located in Khartoum.
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association,
San Francisco, California: for permission to establish
two additional branches in Hong Kong to be located at
Tsuen Wan and Causeway Bay.
* * * * *

To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Citizens Bancorp, Inc., Hartford City, Indiana, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of The Citizens State Bank, Hartford City,
Indiana.
First Edwardsville Corporation, Edwardsville, Illinois,
for approval to acquire 80 per cent of the voting shares
of Edwardsville National Bank and Trust Company,
Edwardsville, Illinois.




#
13 -

H.2, 1978 No. 9

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued
Franklin Bancgroup & Co., St. Louis, Missouri, for approval to acquire 83.2 per cent of the voting shares of
Benton Community Bank, Benton, Illinois.
Tri County Investment Co., Pine Island, Minnesota, for
approval to acquire 83.06 per cent of the voting shares
of The Security State Bank of Pine Island, Pine Island,
Minnesota.
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.
Everest Bancshares, Inc., Everest, Kansas, for approval to
acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of The
Union State Bank of Everest, Everest, Kansas.
Shawnee Bank Shares, Inc., Shawnee, Kansas, for approval
to acquire 80 per cent of the voting shares of The
Shawnee State Bank, Shawnee, Kansas.
*

* * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
First Missouri Banks, Inc., Creve Coeur, Missouri, for approval to acquire 50 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Montgomery County Bank, Montgomery City,
Missouri.
*

* * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
State Street Boston Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts,
notification of intent to engage in de^ novo activities
(providing services in the safekeeping of securities,
services in the processing of securities transactions,
delivery of securities in accordance with customers'
Instructions and collecting and forwarding payment




H.2, 1978 No. 9

14
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued
thereto) at 40 Exchange Place, New York, New York,
through its subsidiary, State Street Boston Securities
Services Corporation (3/1/78) 3/

Chemical New York Corporation, New York, New York, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making loans in excess of $3,000 under Chapter 57-2 of the
Code of Georgia) at 1101 Greene Street, Augusta; 906 S.
Thornton Avenue, Dalton; 2000 Clearview Avenue, Atlanta;
567 Roswell Street, Marietta; 4021 Jonesboro Road S.E.,
Forest Park; 431 Pat Mell Road S.E., Marietta; 4598
Memorial Drive, Decatur; 1895 Phoenix Boulevard, College
Park; 300 14th Street, Columbus; 3500 1/2 Victory Drive,
Columbus; 2003 B. Riverside Drive, Macon; 489 E. Clayton
Street, Athens; 104 Bull Street, Lagrange; 1810 North
Ashley Street, Valdosta; and 1836 E. Victory Drive,
Savannah, all located in Georgia, through subsidiaries
of Sunamerica Corporation (3/3/78) 3/
Chemical New York Corporation, New York, New York, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making loans in excess of $2,500 as permitted under Sec.
687.12, Florida Statutes) at 710 East Colonial Drive,
Orlando; 10422 North Florida Avenue, Tampa; 3008 D North
West 13 Street, Gainesville; 2003 Appalachee Parkway,
Tallahassee; 3225 University Boulevard South, Jacksonville;
1137 Harrison Avenue, Panama City; and 4404 South
Florida Avenue, Lakeland, all located in Florida,
through subsidiaries of Sunamerica Corporation (3/2/78)

1/
C.I.T. Financial Corporation, New York, New York, notification of intent to retain shares of C.I.T. Realty
Corporation and continue, through that subsidiary, to
invest in Waterside Redevelopment Company and North
Waterside Redevelopment Company, which were established
de novo (to construct and operate in New York City three
moderate-income and one low-Income residential apartment
buildings with associated commercial and parking space.
The companies operate under the private housing finance
law of the State of New York) (3/2/78) 3/
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
relocate de novo activities (making of consumer installment personal loans, purchasing consumer Installment
sales finance contracts for its own account; sale of
credit related life/accident and health Insurance; sale
37

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




H.2, 1978 No. 9
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued
by a licensed agent of insurance which protects personal
property subject to a security agreement with Nationwide
Financial Corporation of Nevada, a subsidiary of Nationwide Financial Services Corporation; all to be sold in
accordance with applicable State insurance laws and
regulations; in regard to the sale of credit related
insurance, the business of a general insurance agency is
not conducted) from 119 North Fourth Street, Las Vegas,
Nevada to 4698 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada,
through its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Corporation
of Nevada (3/1/78) 3V
Shawnee Bank Shares, Inc., Shawnee, Kansas, for approval
to acquire the business of C. H. Pflumm and Sons Insurance Agency, Shawnee, Kansas.
BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to engage in de_ novo activities (making or 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 consumer installment loans,
purchasing installment sales finance contracts, making
loans and other extensions of credit to small businesses,
and making loans secured by real and personal property;
and the offering of credit related life and credit related accident and disability insurance, and credit
related property insurance in connection with extensions
of credit made or acquired by FinanceAmerica Corporation
of Georgia) at 2526 North Atlanta Street, Smyrna, Georgia,
through its indirect subsidiary, FinanceAmerica Corporation of Georgia (3/26/78) 3/
BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, notificatlon of intent to engage in de novo activities
(making or acquiring, for its own account loans and
*>ther 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 inelude, but not be limited to* making loans and other
extensions of credit to small businesses, making loans
s* cured by real and personal property; and the offering
of credit related life, credit related accident and
3/

W
mi
(12) not if it a w n s processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Hoar'! of Governors under delegated authority.




H.2, 1978 No. 9

17
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c) (12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Gamble-Skogmo, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, notification
of intent to acquire indirectly through a subsidiary all
issued and outstanding stock of Minnesota Title Financial
Corporation (3/1/78) 3/
*

* * * *

REPORTS RECEIVED
Registration Statement Filed Pursuant to Section 12(g)
of the Securities Exchange Act
The City Bank Company, Lorain, Ohio.
* * * * *

Current Report Filed Pursuant to Section 13 of the
Securities Exchange Act
Cape Cod Bank and Trust Company, Hyannis, Massachusetts.
* * * * *

PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING
None.

37

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