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ANNOUNCEMENT BY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Applications and Reports Received or Acted on
H.2
1974 No. 41

During the Week Ending October 12, 1974

District

Date
Current Report Filed Pursuant to Section 13
of the Securities Exchange Act
Received

12

Union Bank, Los Angeles, California
(Amendment #1 - August 1974)

10-4-74

12

Union Bank, Los Angeles, California
(September 1974)

10-7-74

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8

To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System
Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Received
The Louisville Trust Bank Company, Louisville, Kentucky

8

Approved
Commerce Union Bank of Sumner County, Gallatin, Tennessee

8

Commerce Union Bank of Lawrence County, Lawrenceburg,
Tennessee

8

Commerce Union Bank of Rutherford County, Murfreesboro,
Tennessee




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- 2 To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to
Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Received
Chemical Bank of Syracuse, Syracuse, New York.
Branches to be established at the following
locations:
A.

To be established at 6535 Ridings Toad,
Syracuse, Town of De Witt, Onondaga County.

B,

To be established in the immediate neighborhood
of 7th North Street and Buckley Road,
Liverpool, Town of Clay, Onondaga County.

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The Detroit Bank and Trust Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Branch to be established at 20805 Twelve Mile
Road, in the city of Roseville, County of Macomb.

8

Citizens Fidelity Bank and Trust Company, Louisville,
Kentucky. Branch to be established at the intersection of River Road and U.S. 42 in the Prospect
Point Shopping Center, Louisville, Jefferson County.

12

Approved
*Bank of Utah, Ogden, Utah. Branch to be established
at the Southeast Corner of 7th South and State
Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County.
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*Application processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of
Governors under delegated authority.







To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Received
The Landmands Corporation, Kimballton, Iowa, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of The Landmands National Bank of Kimballton,
Kimballton, Iowa.
M. G. Bancorporation, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, for
approval to acquire 90 per cent of the voting shares
of Mount Greenwood Bank, Chicago, Illinois.
POLO BANCORP, INC., Polo, Illinois, for approval to
acquire 97.2 per cent of the voting shares of The
Polo National Bank, Polo, Illinois.
Farmers & Merchants Agency, Inc., Pierz, Minnesota,
for approval to acquire 97.8 per cent of the voting
shares of Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Pierz,
Pierz, Minnesota.
La Crosse Insurance, Inc., La Crosse, Kansas, for approval to acquire 832 shares of the voting shares
of The Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Rush
County, La Crosse, Kansas.
Approved
Oregon Corporation, Oregon, Illinois, for approval to
acquire 95.3 per cent of the voting shares of The
Ogle County National Bank of Oregon, Oregon, Illinois.
Clayton Bankshares, Inc., Clayton, Wisconsin, for approval to acquire 94.3 per cent of the voting shares
of Citizens State Bank of Clayton, Clayton, Wisconsin.
First Moore Bancshares, Inc., Moore, Oklahoma, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of The First National Bank of Moore, Moore,
Oklahoma.




To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Received
First Bancshares of Florida, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida,
for approval to acquire 90 per cent or more (less
directors f qualifying shares) of the voting shares
of Vero Beach National Bank, Vero Beach, Florida,
a proposed new bank.
Westland Banks, Inc., Lakewood, Colorado, for approval
to acquire 98 per cent of the voting shares of
Castle Rock National Bank, Castle Rock, Colorado.
Westland Banks, Inc., Lakewood, Colorado, for approval
to acquire 98 per cent of the voting shares of Gunbarrel National Bank, Boulder, Colorado.
Security Bankshares, Inc., Waco, Texas, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less
directors' qualifying shares) of City State Bank in
Wellington, Wellington, Texas,
Commercial Security Bancorporation, Ogden, Utah, for
approval to acquire 51 per cent or more of the voting shares of Bank of Salt Lake, Salt Lake County
(P.O. Salt Lake City), Utah.
Approved
Tennessee Valley Bancorp, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting
shares of Commerce Union Bank of Lawrence County,
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, a proposed new bank.
Tennessee Valley Bancorp, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting
shares of Commerce Union Bank of Rutherford County,
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, a proposed new bank.
Tennessee Valley Bancorp, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting
shares of Commerce Union Bank of Sumner County,
Gallatin, Tennessee, a proposed new bank.




Approved Continued
Third National Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee, for
approval to acquire 50 per cent or more of the voting shares of Bank of Elbridge, Elbridge, Tennessee.
Third National Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee, for
approval to acquire 50 per cent or more of the voting shares of Citizens Bank, Savannah, Tennessee.
First National Financial Corporation, Kalamazoo,
Michigan, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of
the voting shares (less directors 1 qualifying
shares) of the successor by merger to The Gogebic
National Bank of Ironwood, Ironwood, Michigan.
First International Bancshares, Inc., Dallas, Texas,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting
shares (less directors* qualifying shares) of American Bank of Commerce, Victoria, Texas.
Withdrawn
On H.2 No. 29 (1974), the Board reported receipt of
an application from Flagship Banks, Inc., Miami
Beach, Florida, for approval to acquire 90 per cent
or more of the voting shares of Citizens State Bank,
Marianna, Florida. In a letter dated September 25,
1974, Applicant requested that the application be
withdrawn.
On H.2 No. 30 (1974), the Board reported receipt of
an application from Sun Banks of Florida, Inc.,
Orlando, Florida, for approval to acquire 90 per
cent or more of the voting shares of Bank at OrmondBy-The-Sea, Volusia County (P.O. Ormond Beach),
Florida. In a letter dated October 1, 1974, Applicant requested that the application be withdrawn.

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Withdrawn Continued
On H,2 No. 32 (1974), the Board reported receipt of an
application from Sun Banks of Florida, Inc., Orlando,
Florida, for approval to acquire 90 per cent or more
of the voting shares of The Bank of Pasco County, Dade
City, Florida, In a letter dated October 1, 1974,
Applicant requested that the application be withdrawn.
On H.2 No, 32 (1974), the Board reported receipt of an
application from Sun Banks of Florida, Inc., Orlando,
Florida, for approval to acquire 90 per cent or more
of the voting shares of Citizens Bank of Pasco,
Zephyrhills, Florida. In a letter dated October 1,
1974, Applicant requested that the application be withdrawn.
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To Retain Bank Shares Acquired in a Fiduciary Capacity
Pursuant to Section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act
of 1956
Approved
Trust Company of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia* and Trust
Company of Georgia Associates, Atlanta, Georgia, for
approval to retain 51.05 per cent of the voting shares
c.r The First State Bank of Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald,
Ceci'gia.
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(5) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Approved
Central National Corporation, Richmond, Virginia, for
approval to acquire all of the assets of Northern
Virginia Bankshares Incorporated, Bailey's Crossroads , Virginia, and thereby to acquire all of the
voting shares of: Hamilton Bank and Trust Company,
Bailey ! s Crossroads, Virginia; First Manassas Bank
and Trust Company, Manassas, Virginia; and The Bank
of Arlington, Arlington, Virginia.

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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Received
**Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent
to engage in de novo activities (making consumer
installment personal loans, purchasing consumer
installment sales finance contracts, and acting as
broker for the sale of consumer credit related life/
accident and health insurance and consumer credit
related property and casualty insurance; if this
proposal is effected, Nationwide Financial Corporation of Oklahoma will offer to sell insurance as
follows: (a) group credit life/accident and health
insurance to cover the outstanding balances of
loans to borrowers in the event of their death, or,
to make the contractual monthly payments on the loans
in the event of the borrower's disability; (b) individual casualty insurance on property, generally
automobiles and household goods, subject to security
agreements with Nationwide; further, in regard to
the sale of credit related insurance, Nationwide
Financial Corporation of Oklahoma will not offer
insurance counseling) at 151 North Rockwell, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, through its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Corporation of Oklahoma.

10-10-74

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^^Connecticut Financial Services Corporation, Bridge10- 2-74
port, Connecticut, 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 such as would be made by
a mortgage company; and servicing such loans and extensions of credit for any person) at 33 Church Street,
Waterbury, Connecticut, through its subsidiary,
CFSCM Corporation.

3

**Fidelcor, Inc., Rosemont, Pennsylvania, notification
of intent to engage through its proposed indirect
subsidiary, Wayland Agency Inc. and its existing
indirect subsidiary, Local Finance Company of
Florida in de novo activities (Wayland will act
as insurance agent or broker through which insurance
may be placed by Local; this insurance will be

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




10- 8-74

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limited to the insurance Local may make available
to its customers, including credit life and credit
accident and health insurance and casualty insurance
on collateral securing extensions of credit, including coverage on household goods in which Local has
a security interest as a result of its extensions of
credit and additional living expense coverage sold
to individual borrowers as part of the insurance
package (as a matter of general practice in Florida)
that covers such household goods; the insurance
agent or broker activity will be conducted at the
existing office of or in an office adjacent to Local
Management Corporation (an indirect subsidiary of
Fidelcor) 179 Wayland Avenue, Providence, Rhode
Island; Local Finance Company of Florida offices
are at the following locations in Florida: 2212
First Street, Bradenton; 705 Mason Avenue, Daytona
Beach; 4460 Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers; 1365
Cassat Avenue, Jacksonville; 10031 Atlantic Boulevard, Jacksonville; 1600 East Spacecoast Parkway,
Kissimmee; 1508 South Harbor City Boulevard, Melbourne; 9353 S.W. 40th Street, Miami; 3033 Coral
Way, Miami; 901 11. E. 79th Street, Miami; 1415 h
Lisenby Avenue, Panama City; 4162 S. Tamiami Trail,
Sarasota; 3348 Tyrone Boulevard, St. Petersburg;
3092 M Aloma Avenue, Winter Park; and 1450 Eight
Avenue, Vero Beach.

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**Sun Banks of Florida, Inc., Orlando, Florida, 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) at 200 South Orange Avenue, Orlando,
Florida.

10- 7-74

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**Sun Banks of Florida, Inc., Orlando, Florida, notification of intent to engage in de. novo activities
(leasing real property, or acting as agent, broker,
or adviser in leasing such property) at 730 E. Strawbridge Avenue, Melbourne, Florida, through a subsidiary, Sunbanks Mortgage Company.

10-11-74

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




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**Sun Banks of Florida, Inc., Orlando, Florida, notification of intent to engage in tie novo activities
(leasing real property, or acting as agent, broker,
or adviser in leasing such property) at 801 North
Magnolia Avenue, Orlando, Florida, through a subsidiary, Sunbank Properties, Inc.
**Central Bancompany, Jefferson City, Missouri, 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 such as would be made, for example, by
a mortgage or finance company) at 1916 Paris Road,
Columbia, Missouri, through a newly formed subsidiary to be known as Madison Financial Services
Company.

9

Farmers & Merchants Agency, Inc., Pierz, Minnesota,
for approval to acquire the ordinary life and
casualty insurance agency activities, including
the solicitation and sale of commercial fire, dwelling, automobiles, and general liability insurance
presently owned and conducted by William T. Stoll
with offices in Pierz, Minnesota.

10

Affiliated Bankshares of Colorado, Inc., Boulder,
Colorado, for approval to shift a de novo activity
from First Colorado Bankservices, Inc., Littleton,
Colorado, a subsidiary of four of Applicant's subsidiary banks, to Affiliated Banks Service Company,
Thornton, Colorado.

10

La Crosse Insurance, Inc., La Crosse, Kansas, for approval to acquire certain assets of La Crosse Insurance Agency, La Crosse, Kansas.

12

**First Hawaiian, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii, notification
of intent to engage in de_novo activities (acting
as an industrial loan company under chapter 408,
Hawaii Revised Statues, and as may be permitted
from time-to-time under the Hawaii Revised Statues)
at the Pacific Trade Center, 190 South King Street,
Honolulu, Hawaii, through a subsidiary to be known
as FHI Financial, Inc.

10-10-74

10- 9-74

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




9-26-74

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Received Continued
First Security Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah,
for approval to acquire the shares of SecuritiesI rite mountain , Inc., Portland, Oregon.
**Marine Eancorporation, Seattle, Washington, notification of intent to engage in dje novo activities
(making or acquiring, for its own account or for
the account of others, loans and other extensions
of credit, including the making of consumer installment loans, purchasing consumer installment
sales finance contracts, and making of loans to
small businesses; leasing personal property and
equipment, or acting as agent, broker, or adviser
in leasing of such property 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:
(1) rentals; (2) estimated tax benefits (investment
tax credit, net economic gain from tax deferral from
accelerated depreciation, and other tax benefits
with a substantially similar effect); (3) 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 the lessor; and (4)
in the case of a lease of not more than 7 years in
duration, such additional amount, which shall not exceed 60 per cent of the acquisition cost of the
property, as may be provided by an unconditional
guarantee by a lessee, independent third party or
manufacturer, which has been determined by the lessor
to have the financial resources to meet such obligation, that will assure the lessor of recovery of
its investment and cost of financing; acting as insurance agent or broker with regard to credit life/
disability insurance relating only to extensions of
credit by Commerce Credit Company, secured or unsecured, with the limitation that the initial amount of such insurance issued with respect to any

10- 4-74

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




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Received Continued
debtors may at no time exceed the amount owed by
such debtors, and with regard to consumer credit
related property and casualty insurance on personal
property subject to security agreements with Commerce Credit Company) at 50 Old Courthouse Square,
Santa Rosa, California, and 16625 Redmond Way, Redmond, Washington, through its subsidiary, Commerce
Credit Company.

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**Washington Bancshares, Inc., Spokane, Washington,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (leasing of personal property and equipment,
and acting as agent, broker, or adviser in leasing
personal property and equipment) at West 422 Riverside Avenue, Spokane, Washington, through a subsidiary to be known as Old National Leasing Company.

9-25-74

Approved
Central National Corporation, Richmond, Virginia,
for approval to acquire the voting shares of Bankers Mortgage Corporation, Falls Church, Virginia.
Union Planters Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee, for
approval to acquire all of the voting shares of
Planters Life Insurance Company, Phoenix, Arizona.

2

Delayed
**Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent
to engage in cle novo activities (purchasing and servicing for its own account, consumer installment
sales finance contracts; and acting as broker for
the sale of consumer credit related life/accident
and health insurance and consumer credit related
property and casualty insurance on purchase consumer
installment sales finance contracts; said insurance
will only be offered when such transactions are the
equivalent of direct extensions of consumer credit
by the subsidiary; if this proposal is effected,
the subsidiary will offer to sell insurance as
follows: (a) group credit life/accident and health
insurance to cover the outstanding balances on consumer installment sales finance contracts to obligators, singly or jointly, with their spouses or

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




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co~signers in the case of life coverage, in the
event of death, or, to make the contractual monthly
payments on consumer installment sales finance transactions in the event of the obligators' disability
to the extent permissible under applicable State
insurance laws and regulations; (b) individual casualty insurance on personal property subject to
security agreements; further, in regard to the sale
of credit related insurance, the subsidiary will
not act as a general insurance agency) at 2700 State
Street, Suite 11, Las Vegas, Nevada, through its
subsidiary, Nationwide Acceptance Corporation of
Nevada.
2

**Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent
to engage in de novo activities (purchasing and processing of consumer installment sales finance contracts; and acting as broker for the sale of consumer credit related life/accident and health insurance and consumer credit related property and
casualty insurance on purchased consumer installment sales finance contracts, said insurance will
only be offered when such transactions are the equivalent of direct extensions of consumer credit by
the subsidiary; if this proposal is effected, Nationwide Financial Corporation of Nevada will offer to
sell insurance as follows: (a) group credit life/
accident and health insurance to cover the outstanding balances on consumer installment sales finance
contracts to obligators, singly or jointly with
their spouses or co-signers in the case of life
coverage, in the event of death, or, to make the
contractual monthly payments on consumer installment
sales finance transactions in the event of the obligators' disability to the extent permissible under
applicable State insurance laws and regulations;
(b) individual casualty insurance on personal property subject to security agreements; further, in
regard to the sale of credit related insurance,
Nationwide Financial Corporation will not act as a
general insurance agency) at 4600 Kietzk Lane, Reno,
Nevada, through its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial
Corporation of Nevada,

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




9-25-74

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^^Connecticut Financial Services Corporation, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 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 such as would be made by
a mortgage company; and servicing such loans and extensions of credit for any person) at 33 Church
Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, through its subsidiary, CFSCM Corporation.

10-11-74

Denied
UB Financial Corp., Phoenix, Arizona, for approval
to acquire all of the voting shares of Anvil Thrift,
Glendale, California.
Permitted
**Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent
to engage in de novo activities (making consumer
installment personal loans, purchasing consumer installment sales finance contracts, and acting as
broker for the sale of consumer credit related life/
accident and health insurance and consumer credit
related property and casualty insurance; if this proposal is effected, Nationwide Financial Corporation
of Colorado will offer to sell insurance as follows:
(a) group credit life/accident and health insurance
to cover the outstanding balances of loans to borrowers in the event of their death, or, to make the contractual monthly payments on the loans in the event
of the borrowers 1 disability; (b) individual casualty insurance on property, generally automobiles
and household goods, subject to security agreements
with Nationwide; further, in regard to the sale of
credit related insurance, Nationwide Financial Corporation of Colorado will not offer insurance counseling) in Pueblo, Colorado, through its subsidiary,
Nationwide Financial Corporation of Colorado.

10- 9- %

**Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent
to engage in de_novo activities (making consumer
installment personal loans, purchasing consumer installment sales finance contracts) in Kansas City,
Missouri, through its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Corporation of Missouri.

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




10- 6-74

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**Bank of Virginia Company, Richmond, Virginia, notification of intent to relocate an office of its
subsidiary, BVA Credit Corporation, from 870 North
Military Highway, Norfolk, Virginia, to 500 Plume
Street East, Norfolk, Virginia, and to engage at
the new location in the following activities: term
financing using full pay-out lease contracts and
security agreements; secured and unsecured commercial
financing, including but not limited to, providing
guarantees of letters of credit and issuing letters
of guaranty of any kind; and vehicle leasing on a
full pay-out basis.

10-11-74

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**Barnett Banks of Florida, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida,
notification of intent to engage in dje novo activities (performing or carrying on any one or more of
the functions or activities that may be performed
or carried on by a trust company, including activities of a fiduciary, agency, or custodial nature,
in the manner authorized by Federal and State law;
provided, however, that loans and investments will
be made and deposits accepted) in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, through a subsidiary, Barnett Banks Trust
Company, N.A.

10-10-74

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^Continental Illinois Corporation, Chicago, Illinois,
notification of intent to engage in cte novo activities (leasing, on a nonoperating basis, real property acquired especially for leasing transaction;
and acting as agent, broker, or adviser in the leasing thereof, where the lease serves 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 expectation is that the effect of
the transaction (and, with respect to governmental
entities only, reasonably anticipated future transactions with the same lessee as to the same property) will be to compensate the lessor for net less
than the lessor 1 s full investment in the property
plus the estimated total cost of financing the property over the term of the lease) through a subsidiary,
Continental Illinois Leasing Corporation, Chicago,
Illinois.

10- 7-74

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




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**Merchants National Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana,
notification of intent to engage in ctenovo activities (leasing of capital goods and equipment to
industry, banks, or others, or acting as agent,
broker, or adviser in leasing such personal property, where at the inception of the initial lease
the effect of the transaction will yield a return
that will compensate the lessor for not less than
the lessor f s full investment in the property, plus
the estimated total cost of financing the property
over the term of the lease) in Louisville, Kentucky,
through a subsidiary, CAD Leasing Corp., Louisville,
Kentucky, and through its wholly-owned subsidiary,
Circle Leasing Corp., Indianapolis, Indiana.

10-11-74

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**Merchants National Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana,
notification of intent to engage in jde_ novo activities (leasing of capital goods and equipment to
industry, banks, or others, or acting as agent, broker, or adviser in leasing such personal property,
where at the inception of the initial lease the
effect of the transaction will yield a return that
will compensate the lessor for not less than the
lessor f s full investment in the property, plus the
estimated total cost of financing the property over
the term of the lease) in Columbus, Ohio, through a
subsidiary, Circle Acceptance Leasing Corp., Columbus , Ohio, and through its wholly-owned subsidiary,
Circle Leasing Corp., Indianapolis, Indiana.

10- 6-74

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**Merchants National Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making equity investments in leverage lease
transactions of personal property, where at the
inception of the initial lease, the rentals due,
the tax benefits, and the estimated residual value
of the property at the expiration of the lease will
return to the lessor not less than the lessor's
full investment in the property plus the estimated
total cost of financing the property) in Indianapolis,
Indiana, through a subsidiary, Circle Equity Leasing
Corp., Indianapolis, Indiana, and through its whollyowned subsidiary, Circle Leasing Corp., Indianapolis,
Indiana.

10-10-74

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




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Permitted Continued
**FBT Bancorp, Inc., South Bend, Indiana, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (making,
acquiring, or servicing loans or other extensions
of credit for personal, family, household, or
commercial purposes; and the sale of credit life,
accident and health insurance in connection with
the aforementioned extensions of credit) in Michigan City, Indiana, through its subsidiary, FBT
Capital Corporation, South Bend, Indiana.

10-10-74

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**Crocker National Corporation, San Francisco, California,
notification of intent to engage in cle novo activities
(acting as an investment and financial adviser to
the extent of (i) providing portfolio investment
advice to persons and entities with respect to real
property interests where the real property interest
is not to be used in the trade or business of the
person being advised; (ii) serving as the advisory
company for a mortgage or real estate investment
trust; (iii) furnishing real estate investment research services, including general economic information and advice, general statistical forecasting
services and industry studies) at One Montgomery
Street, San Francisco, California, and 611 West
Sixth Street, Los Angeles, California, through a
subsidiary, Crocker Realty Advisory Corp.

10-12-74

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**Zions Utah Bancorporation, Salt Lake City, Utah, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(operating a branch industrial loan business under
the laws of the State of Utah which includes the
lending of money to consumers and others; the sale
on an optional basis of credit life, health and accident insurance relating to such loans; and the
issuance of thrift certificates and thrift passbook
certificates) at 850 South State Street, Orem, Utah,
through its subsidiary, The Lockhart Co.

10-10-74

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




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Reactivated
**Fidelity American Bankshares, Inc., Lynchburg, Virginia, notification 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 businesc (or in an
office adjacent thereto) with respect to the following types of insurance: insurance which is directly
related to an extension of credit by its banks or
bank-related subsidiaries (primarily credit life insurance, credit accident and health insurance, property insurance which protects collateral upon which
a security interest results from an extension of
credit, and mortgage redemption or mortgage cancellation insurance) - subsequent to the date of the published notices, the holding company amended its proposal to eliminate the sale of property insurance)
in Madison Heights, Altavista, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Halifax, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Hampton,
Williamsburg, Blackstone, Brookneal, Chase City,
Clarksville, Drakes Branch, Farmville, Kenbridge,
Rustburg, Newport News, Accomack County, Culpeper,
Henrico County, Buchanan, Parksley, Albemarle County,
Botetourt County, Virginia Beach, Roanoke County,
Natural Bridge, Charlottesville, Herndon, Lynchburg,
Roanoke, and Norfolk, Virginia, through a subsidiary
to be known as Columbia Insurance Agency, Inc.
Withdrawn
**Industrial National Corporation, Providence, Rhode
Island, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (origination and sale of loans for the
purchase of mobile homes; and insurance agency for
any insurance directly related to an extension of
credit or provision of other financial services or
otherwise sold as a matter of convenience to the
purchaser) at Penn-Lo-Plaza, 7833 Lomas N.E., Albuquerque, New Mexico, through Kensington Mortgage
and Finance Corp., an existing subsidiary of a subsidiary of Mortgage Associates, Inc., Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, an existing subsidiary of Industrial
National Corporation.

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




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1974 No. 41

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- 18 Withdrawn Continued
**Equimark Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(making or acquiring, for investment or resale,
for its own account or for the account of others,
loans and other extensions of credit; acting as an
advisor on real estate matters; making property
inspections and appraisals; servicing mortgage loans;
and acting as an insurance agent or broker) through
its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nottingham Corporation,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania under the name of Nottingham Mortgage Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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




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