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ANNOUNCEMENT BY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(H.2, 1978 No. 46)
Actions of the Board; Applications and Reports
Received During the Week Ending November 18, 1978
ACTIONS OF THE BOARD
Statement by Chairman G. William Miller before the Senate
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on domestic
inflation and the decline in the value of the dollar
on foreign markets.
The Board approved for transmission to Congress a preliminary schedule of prices for Federal Reserve check and
automated clearing house services.
Regulation K revisions — concerning corporations engaged
in foreign banking and financing — to conform to
certain provisions of the new International Banking
Act. (Docket No. R-0190)
National Detroit Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, extension of time to February 12, 1979, within which to
acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of NBDPortage Bank, Portage, Michigan (in organization). 1/
Union Bancorporation, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, extension of time to February 17, 1979, within which to
consummate the acquisition of Union Bank and Trust
Company, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 1/
Issuance of subordinated capital notes by Chemung Canal
Trust Company, Elmira, New York. 1/
Valley Bank of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, extension of
time to May 23, 1979, within which to establish a
branch at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Rainbow
Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada. 1/
17 Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
Morgan Guaranty International Finance Corporation, New
York, New York, request for an additional one-year
extension of time within which to complete its
acquisition of up to 30 per cent of the shares of
Bank of the Philippine Islands. 1/
University National Bank, Rockville, Maryland, proposed
merger with The Equitable Trust Company, Baltimore,
Maryland; report the the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation on competitive factors. 1/

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




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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued
To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
National City Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent (less directors' qualifying
shares) of the voting shares of The Huron County
Banking Company, National Associationr Norwalk, Ohio.

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Central Wisconsin Bankshares, Inc., Wausau, Wisconsin,
for approval to acquire 50.66 per cent or more of the
voting shares of Community State Bank, Eau Claire,
Wisconsin. 2/
First National Corporation, Appleton, Wisconsin, for approval to acquire 70 per cent or more of the voting
shares of The Oshkosh National Bank, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

2/

Texas American Bancshares, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, for
approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares
(less directors' qualifying shares) of The Citizens
National Bank of Denison, Denison, Texas. 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
Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, New York, New York,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(arranging, making or acquiring for its own account or
for the account of others, loans and other extensions
of credit such as would be made by a finance company ;
making or acquiring for its own account or for the
account of others, loans and other extensions of
credit such as would be made by a sales finance company
including purchasing installment sales finance contracts;
servicing any such loans and other extensions of
credit for any person; and acting as agent or broker
for the sale of credit related life and accident and
health insurance and property damage and liability
2/ Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act.




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-12APPLICATIQNS RECEIVED-Continued
insurance which is related to extensions of credit
made and acquired by Ritter Finance Company, Incorporated of Maryland) at Route 2, Box 224, Pocomoke
City, Maryland, through its subsidiary, Ritter Finance
Company, Incorporated of Maryland (11/17/78) 3/

National Westminster Bank Limited, London, England,
for approval to retain its indirect interest in C F
International Inc., New York, New York.
Heritage Wisconsin Corporation, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(succeed to and be substituted for the Heritage Bank
Beloit as to all fiduciary powers, rights, duties,
privileges and liabilities of the Bank in its capacity
as fiduciary for all estates, trusts, guardianships
and other fiduciary relationships of which the Bank is
new serving as fiduciary to the extent permitted by
Section 225.4(a)(4) of Regulation Y of the Board of
Governors; and engage in the conduct of all of the
routine activities involved in the administration of
fiduciary accounts) at 500 East Grand Avenue, Beloit,
Wisconsin, through its wholly-owned subsidiary,
Heritage Trust Company (11/15/78) 3/
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 in connection with extensions of credit made
or acquired by FinanceAmerica Corporation) at 9191-A
North Washington Street, Thorton, Colorado, through
its indirect subsidiary, FinanceAmerica Corporation (a
Colorado Corporation) (11/13/78) 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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- U AI^PLICATIONS RECEIVED

To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section
9 of the Federal Reserve Act
The Farmers Banking Company, Lakeview, Ohio. Branch
to be established on North Main Street, Bellefontaine,
Loaan CiLy. 2/
The Union Commerce Bank, Cleveland, Ohio. Branch to
be established at 6677 Pearl Road, Parma Heights,
Cuyahoga County. 2/
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To Withdraw from Membership in the Federal Reserve
System without a Six-Month Notice as Prescribed by
Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Schuyler County State Bank, Lancaster, Missouri.
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To Bccome a Member of the Federal Reserve System
Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
First Virginia Bank - Loudoun, Purcellville, Virginia.

To r.^abl'
Pursuant t'

~n Overseas Branch of a Member Bank
ction 23 of the Federal Reserve Act

Gnomical Bank, "Jew York, New York: requests consent
o. la: rr;h a initial branch in Madrid, Spain.
7: •1 C. t y it; inn a I Bank & Trust Company of Columbus,
Colur] -I:'clo: requests consent to establish a
bran;:.
jotown, Grand 7a\imn, British West
Tndic '.
2? Application ;u




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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Contlnued
To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3 (a) (1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
National Westminster Bank Limited, London, England and
NatWest Holdings Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, for
approval to acquire 75.1 per cent of the voting shares
of National Bank of North America, New York, New York.

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SafraCorp, Miami, Florida, for approval to acquire 100
per cent of the voting shares of SafraBank, Dade
County, Florida. 2/
Bowman Capital Co., Omaha, Nebraska, for approval to
acquire 100 per cent (less directors' qualifying,
shares) of the voting shares of The First National
Bank of Bowman, Bowman, North Dakota. 2/
Lamb's Bancorporation, Ltd., Michigan, North Dakota,
for approval to acquire 82.73 per cent of the voting
shares of Lamb's Bank of Michigan City, Michigan,
North Dakota. 2/
Denison Bancshares, Inc. of Holton, Holton, Kansas,
for approval to acquire 94.37 per cent of the voting
shares of The Denison State Bank, Holton, Kansas. 2/
First Munday Bancshares, Inc., Munday, Texas, for approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors'
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of First
National Bank in Munday, Munday, Texas. 2/
Houston Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas, for approval
to acquire 99.2 per cent (less directors' qualifying
shares) of the voting shares of North Side Bank,
Houston, Texas. 2/
Raymondville State Bancshares, Incorporated, Raymondville, Texas, for approval to acquire 80-93.82 per
cent of the voting shares of Raymondville State Bank,
Raymondville, Texas. 2/
State National Financial Corporation, Corsicana, Texas,
for approval to acquire 98.4 per cent (less directors1
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of The State
National Bank of Corsicana, Corsicana, Texas. 2/
2/ Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act.



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accident and health insurance, and acting as agent in
the sale of property damage insurance for collateral
supporting loans made by such finance subsidiary) at
419 Harding Place, Nashville, Tennessee, through a
subsidiary, Friendly Finance, Inc. (11/15/78) 3/

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, credit related accident and disability
insurance, and credit related property insurance in
connection with extensions of credit made or acquired
by FinanceAmerica Corporation) at Northgate Village
Shopping Center, Suite K, 3025 McHenry Avenue, Modesto,
California, through its indirect subsidiary, FinanceAmerica Corporation (a California Corporation) (11/13/78)
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Delayed
Kemper Corporation, Long Grove, Illinois, notification
of intent to acquire additional shares of the capital
stock of Gibraltar Financial Corporation of California,
a savings and loan association (11/16/78) 3/
Permitted
Warner Communications Inc., New York, New York, notification of intent to acquire the business of Specialty
Records Corporation, Olyphant, Pennsylvania (11/13/78)
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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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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
Heights Finance Corporation, Peoria, Illinois, notification of intent to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Central Acceptance
Corporation, Davenport, Iowa (11/17/78) 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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5 ACTIONS OF TIGS BOARD-Continued
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 as is authorized by the Federal
Reserve Board under Regulation Y and the Bank Holding
Company Act) at 107 South Main Street, Salt Lake City,
Utah (11/17/78) 3/

Permitted
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-tofour family unit mortgage loans, 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 and accident and health, or
decreasing or level (in the case of single payment
loans) term life insurance to cover the outstanding
balances of 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
of the credit transactions in the event of the obligor's
disability by licensed agents or brokers to the extent
permissible under applicable State 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 heme and automobile policies where such is the
general practice by licensed agents or brokers to the
extent permissible under applicable State insurance
laws and regulations; credit related decreasing term
life insurance and accident and health insurance may
be reinsured by Family Guardian Life Insurance Company,
an affiliate of Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial
Center, Inc.; further, in regard to the sale of credit
related insurance the subsidiary will not act as a
general insurance agency) at 1025 Shoshone Street
North, Suite 41, Twin Falls, Idaho, through its subsidiary , Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center,
Inc. (11/17/78) 3/
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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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- G ACTIONS J3F_1T1EJ30ARD-Cont mued

Mellon National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pamsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(making or acquiring, for its own account secured and
unsecured loans and other extensions of credit such as
would be made by a finance company, which activities
include making direct consumer installment loans and
purchasing consumer installment sales contracts; acting as insurance agent with respect to credit life and
credit accident and health insurance, which insurance
will be provided only in conjunction with extensions
of credit by Freedom Financial Services Corporation or
its wholly-owned subsidiari.es which will be available
solely at the option of the borrower and the borrower
is advised of this option in advance; and acting as
insurance agent with respect to credit property insurance on personal property subject to security
agreements with Freedom Financial Services Corporation
or its wholly-owned subsidiaries, which insurance will
be provided only in conjunction with extensions of
credit by Freedom Financial Services Corporation and
purchase of this insurance through Freedom Financial
Services Corporation is solely at the option of the
borrower and the borrower is advised of this option in
advance; Freedom Financial Services Corporation does
not act as a general insurance agent) at 1165 Newmark
Avenue, Coos Bay, Oregon, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Freedom Financial Services Corporation,
Oak Brook, Illinois (11/15/78) 3/
Pittsburgh National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(mortgage banking, including the miking or acquiring
and servicing for its own accounts or the accounts of
others, loans and other extensions of credit) at 6000
Grand Central Avenue, Suite 1, Vienna, West Virginia,
through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Kissell
Company, Springfield, Ohio (11/15/78) 3/
Third National Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee, notification of intent to engage in .Ic novo activities
(making of installment loans; d.inct. t.o borrowers and
discounting of instal lment nol/% rrcvivu \i.u issued to
dealers by purchasers; und act.in.; ai, r.;ur^ncc agent
or broker in sell.iu., in "ira in;.r xn such
finance subsidiary Co inr]ud, ' - j - .!»t 1 '» n ;u ranee,
3/ 4(c) (8) or 4(c) (12) notification frocy .-.M b^ ^c.^rve Bank on behalf
of the Board of Governors und^r del, i itrd mfruc ' J ,



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ACTIONS OF THEBOARD-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
Citibank, N.A., New York, New York: grants consent for
Citibank Overseas Investment Corporation, Wilmington,
Delaware, to continue to hold the shares of Banco
Intemacional De Colombia S.A., Bogota, Columbia,
after BINT acquires 50 per cent of the shares of
Corporacion Financiera de Desarrollo Agropecuaria
S.A., Bogota, Columbia.
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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
Approved
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company
of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: to establish an Edge
Act Corporation, Continental Bank International,
Miami, Florida.
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To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3 (a) (1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Suspended
Anson Bancshares, Inc., Anson, Texas, for approval to
acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
The First National Bank of Anson, Anson, Texas. 2/
Approved
First Holdrege BancShares, Inc., Holdrege, Nebraska,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors'
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of The First
National Bank of Holdrege, Holdrege, Nebraska. 1/ & 2/
17 Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.
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ACTIONS OF Tim; BOARD-Continued
The Walsh Bancorporation, Inc., Walsh, Colorado, for
approval to acquire 98.8 per cent of the voting shares
of The Colorado State Bank of Walsh, Walsh, Colorado.
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c) (8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Delayed
Chittenden Trust Company, Burlington, Vermont, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(making, acquiring, or servicing loans to individuals,
partnerships and corporations exclusively to finance
the payment of fire and casualty insurance premiums)
at the main office of The Chittendon Trust Company,
Two Burlington Square, Burlington, Vermont, through an
existing inactive subsidiary of the holding company
known as Agents Finance Company, Inc., Burlington,
Vermont (11/17/78) V
First National State Bancorporation, Newark, New Jersey,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(credit life and accident and health insurance for
installment credit borrowers of subsidiary banks? any
other insurance that is directly related to an extension of credit by a subsidiary bank or a bank related
firm or is directly related to the provision of other
financial services by a subsidiary bank or a bank
related firm; and any insurance for the company's
banking subsidiaries) at 550 Broad Street, Newark, New
Jersey, through its subsidiary, Broad & Lombardy
Associates, Inc. (11/16/78) 3/
Tracy Bancorp, Salt Lake City, Utah, notification of
intent to engage in de novo activities (leasing of
personal property and equipment or the acting as an
agent, broker or adviser in the leasing and/or financing of such property where at the inception of the
initial lease the effect of the transaction (and, with
respect bo governmental entities only, reasonably
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Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.
2/ Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act.
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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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued
First Hawaiian, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii, for approval to
continue to engage in the sale of credit related life,
accident and health insurance in connection with any
loans or extensions of credit made by its subsidiary,
Hawaii Thrift & Loan, Incorporated, Honolulu, Hawaii.

REPORTS RECEIVED
Current Report filed Pursuant to Section 13 of the
Securities Exchange Act
The City Bank Company, Lorain, Ohio.
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Agreements Filed Pursuant to Section 8 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Banque de Paris et des Pays - Bas (Banque de Paris)
Paris, France 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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PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING
None.