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ANNOUNCEMENT BY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(H.2, 1979 No. 42)
Actions of the Board; Applications and Reports
Received During the Week Ending October 20, 1979
APPLICABLE
RESERVE BANK

ACTIONS OF THE BOARD
Statement by Chairman Paul A. Volcker before the Joint
Economic Committee on monetary policy.
Statement by Governor J. Charles Partee before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance of the House Banking Committee on
several proposed bills pertaining to bank holding
companies.

St. Louis

Issuance of subordinated capital notes by The State Bank
of Lima, Lima, Illinois. 1/

New York

Columbus Trust Company, Newburgh, New York, extension of
time to November 15, 1980, within which to establish a
branch at the corner of Highland Terrace and the east
side of Route 5W, Middlehope, Tcwn of Newburgh, New
York. 1/

Dallas

Summit Bancshares, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, extension of
time to February 14, 1980, within which to consummate
the acquisition of Summit National Bank, Fort Worth,
Texas. 1/

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




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ACTIONS OF THE BQAKD-Continued
To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System
Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
San
Francisco

Approved
Golden Spike State Bank, Trencmton, Utah. 1/ & 2/

* * * * *

To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to
Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
New York

Dallas

Approved
The Bank of New York, New York, New York. Branch to
be established in the immediate vicinity of the
intersection of East Genesee and Tcwnsend Street,
Syracuse, New York. 1/ & 2/
Central Bank, Monroe, Louisiana. Branch to be established at 1800 U.S. Highway 165 By-Pass, Monroe,
Louisiana. 1/ & 2/
*

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To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank
Pursuant to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act
Cleveland

Chicago

V

Approved
BancQhio National Bank, Columbus, Ohio: grants permission to establish a branch in Grand Cayman, Cayman
Islands, British West Indies.
Sears Bank and Trust Company, Chicago, Illinois: grants
permission to establish a branch in Grand Cayman, the
Cayman Islands, British West Indies.

Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.
2/ Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Comnunity
Reinvestment Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted
as to the length of the comment period.




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ACTIONS OF THE BQAREHContinued
Application and Notifications for 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
New York

Sixty Day Notification Period Allowed to Expire
Morgan Guaranty International Finance Corporation, New
York, New York: no objection to make an investment
either directly or indirectly through its wholly-owned
Delaware subsidiary, J.P. Morgan Overseas Capital
Corporation, in an additional 894,744 ordinary shares
of AUG Holdings Limited.
*

*

*

*

*

To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3 (a) (1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Chicago

Atlanta

Withdrawn
FIRST BANCSHARES, INC., Highland, Indiana, for approval
to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
The First Bank of Whiting, Whiting, Indiana. 2/
Approved
Peoples Bancorporation, Inc., Lakeland, Florida, for
approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares
of Peoples Bank of Lakeland, Lakeland, Florida. 1/ &

2/

Chicago

C & F Banc Shares Corporation, Kendallville, Indiana,
for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the
voting shares of The Campbell & Fetter Bank, Kendallville, Indiana. 1/ & 2/

Chicago

Qnarga Bancorp, Inc., Otiarga, Illinois, for approval to
acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of B & B
Management Corp., Qnarga, Illinois and indirectly
acquire 82.57 per cent of the outstanding capital
stock of Qnarga State Bank, Qnarga, Illinois. 1/ & 2/

Kansas City

First Haskell Corporation, Haskell, Oklahoma, for approval to acquire more than 80 per cent of the voting
shares of The First Bank of Haskell, Haskell, Oklahoma.

1/&2/

l7 Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.
2/ Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
Reinvestment Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted
as to the length of the comment period.




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ACTIONS OF THE BQARD-Continued
Dallas

Dublin Bancshares, Inc., Dublin, Texas, for approval to
acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
The Dublin National Bank, Dublin, Texas. 2/

Dallas

Graham National Bancorporationf Graham, Texas, for approval to acquire 80-100 per cent of the voting shares
(less directors' qualifying shares) of The Graham
National Bank, Graham, Texas. 1/ & 2/

Dallas

Kleberg and Company Bankers, Inc., Kingsville, Texas,
for approval to acquire 90 per cent or more of the
voting shares of Kleberg First National Bank of Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas. 1/ & 2/
* * * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a) (3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Atlanta

Approved
Pan American Bancshares, Inc., Miami, Florida, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Central Bank of Palm Beach County, West Palm
Beach, Florida. 1/ & 2/

Chicago

Chemical Financial Corporation, Midland, Michigan, for
approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares
of the successor by consolidation to Citizens Bank and
Trust Company, Clare, Michigan. 1/ & 2/

Minneapolis

Adams Investment Company, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, for
approval to acquire an addi tional 5.7 per cent of the
voting shares of First National Bank of Fergus Falls,
Fergus Falls, Minnesota. 1/ & 2/

Kansas City

Colorado National Bankshares, Inc., Denver, Colorado, for
approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares
of Bank of Orchard Mesa, Grand Junction, Colorado. 1/

& 2/

Dallas

First City Bancorporation of Texas, Inc., Houston, Texas,
for approval to acquire 9,148.82 shares of Citizens
State Bank, Sealy, Texas. 1/ & 2/

V

Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.
2/ Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
Reinvestment Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted
as to the length of the comment period.




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ACTIONS OF THE BQARD-Oontinued
Dallas

First United Bancorporation, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting
shares (less directors1 qualifying shares) of First
United Bank-Richland, N.A., North Richland Hills,
Texas, a proposed new bank. 1/ & 2/

Dallas

Trans Texas Bancorporation, Inc., El Paso, Texas, for
approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares
(less directors' qualifying shares) of West El Paso
National Bank, El Paso, Texas, a proposed new bank. 1/

&2/

V

Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.
2/ Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
Reinvestment Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted
as to the length of the comment period.




ACTIONS OF THE BQARD-Continued
To Expand a Bank Holding Ccnpany Pursuant to Section
4 (c) (8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Chicago

New York

New York

37

Returned
Security Agency, Inc., Decorah, Icwa, notification of
intent to engage in de novo activities (to engage in
personal property leasing activities) at 102 West Main
Street, Decorah, Iowa, through a wholly-cwned subsidiary, Security Leasing Company (9/26/79) 3/
Withdrawn
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent
to engage in de novo activities (making or acquiring,
loans and other extensions of credit, secured or unsecured, for consumer and other purposes; the extension of loans to dealers for the financing of inventory (floor planning) and working capital purposes;
purchasing for its cran account and servicing sales
finance contracts; the sale of credit related life and
accident and health or decreasing or level (in the
case of single payment loans) term life insurance by
licensed agents or brokers, as required, to the extent
permissible under applicable State insurance laws and
regulations; and 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 the
extent permissible under applicable State insurance
laws and regulations; in regard to credit related
insurance, the business of a general insurance agency
will not be conducted) at 9848 Business Park Drive,
Suite "C", Sacramento, California, through its subsidiary, Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center,
Inc. (10/18/79) 3/
Delayed
Barclays Bank Limited, London, England and Barclays
Bank International Limited, London, England, notification of intent to relocate de novo activities (making direct consumer loans and purchasing of sales
finance contracts representing extensions of credit
such as would be made or acquired by a consumer finance company, and wholesale financing (floor planning);
and acting as agent for the sale of related credit
life, credit accident and health and credit property
insurance) frcm Plaza Office Building, Pace Boulevard
at Fairfield, Suite E, Pensacola, Florida to Ferry

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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Pass Plaza, Unit No. 8, 8102 North Davis Highway,
Pensacola, Florida and frcm 500 East Broad Street,
Lake Charles, Louisiana to 3825 Ryan Street, Lake
Charles, Louisiana, through their subsidiary, Bare laysAmericanCorporation (10/17/79) 3/

New York

Barclays Bank Limited, London, England and Barclays
Bank International Limited, London, England, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(making direct-consumer loans and purchasing of sales
finance contracts representing extensions of credit
such as would be made or acquired by a consumer finance company, and wholesale financing (floor planning) ;
and acting as agent for the sale of related credit
life, credit accident and health and credit property
insurance) at 2427 South College, Suite 3, Unit B,
Fort Collins, Colorado; 1005 North 12th Street, Grand
Junction, Colorado; 2016 South Elizabeth Street,
Kokano, Indiana; 1840 West Southern, Mesa, Arizona;
2601 West Dunlap, Phoenix, Arizona; 6125 East Broadway, Suite 142, Tucson, Arizona; 25 Harrisville Road,
Ogden, Utah; 202 South Van Buren, Enid, Oklahoma; 1909
South Ohio, Salina, Kansas; and Bel Aire Plaza, 12139
Florida Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, through
their subsidiary, BarclaysAmericanCorporation (10/17/79)
3/

New York

Barclays Bank Limited, London, England and Barclays
Bank International Limited, London, England, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making direct consumer loans and purchasing of sales finance contracts representing extensions of credit such
as would be made or acquired by a consumer finance
company, and wholesale financing (floor planning); and
acting as agent for the sale of related credit life,
credit accident and health and credit property insurance) at 1660 South Highland Avenue, Jackson, Tennessee,
105 West Church Street, Leesville, South Carolina and
700 Parklands North Shopping Center, Jasper, Alabama,
through'their subsidiary, Barclay sAmericanCorporation/Credit, Inc, (10/17/79) 3/

Kansas City

Approved
First Haskell Corporation, Haskell, Oklahoma, for approval to engage de novo in the sale of credit related
insurance by acquiring 100 per cent of the beneficial
interest in First Haskell Business Trust which will
own 100 per cent of First Haskell Insurance Agency,
Inc., Haskell, Oklahoma. 1/

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



ACTIONS OF THE BQARD-Continued
Boston

Permitted
Industrial National Corporation, Providence, Rhode Island,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(origination and sale of residential mortgages and
servicing of residential mortgage loans) at 2331 San
Luis Place, Green Bay, Wisconsin, through Industrial
National Corporation's indirect subsidiary, Amortized
Mortgages, Inc. (10/13/79) 3/

Boston

Industrial National Corporation, Providence, Rhode Island,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(origination and sale of residential mortgages and
servicing of residential mortgages) at 1751 West
Country Road B, Roseville, Minnesota, through Industrial
National Corporation's indirect subsidiary, Mortgage
Associates, Inc. (10/13/79) 3/

New York

Barclays Bank Limited, London, England and Barclays Bank
International Limited, London, England, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (engaging in
factoring and commercial finance and making other commercial loans) at 10170 Linn Station Road, Suite 565,
Louisville, Kentucky, through their subsidiary, BarclaysAmerican/Ccnmercial, Inc. (10/20/79) 3/

New York

Barclays Bank Limited, London, England and Barclays Bank
International Limited, London, England, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (lease financing of personal property) at 1020 South Springfield
Avenue, Mountainside, New Jersey and 9545 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas, through their subsidiary, BarclaysAmerican/Leasing, Inc. (10/20/79) 3/

New York

Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
relocate de novo activities (making consumer installment personal loans, purchasing and servicing for its
cwn account consumer installment sales finance contracts, making loans for the account of others, 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; and selling life and accident and health or
decreasing or level (in the case of single payment
loans) term life insurance directly related to its
extensions of credit and the sale of property and

3/

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




ACTIONS OF THE BQARCHContinued
casualty insurance protecting personal and real property) from 307 West 18th Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming to
3221 East Pershing Boulevard, Cheyenne, Wyoming,
through its subsidiary, Citicorp Person-to-Person
Financial Center, Inc. (10/16/79) 3/
Philadelphia

Philadelphia National Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (selling credit accident and health insurance to borrowers in connection with loans made pursuant to Signal's second mortgage lending business and
reinsuring such insurance through Patrick Henry Insurance Company, an indirect subsidiary of Philadelphia
National Corporation) at Stadium Plaza, 1616 East
Wooster Street, Bowling Green; 8334 Mentor Avenue,
Mentor; Perkins Plaza, Store 5, Perkins Avenue, Sandusky;
4950 Barrow Road, Stow; and 27328 Lorain Road, North
Olmstead, all located in Ohio, through its indirect
subsidiary, Signal Mortgage Corporation (10/10/79) 3/

Philadelphia

Philadelphia National Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (to engage in second mortgage lending and
the sale of credit life, credit accident and health,
and casualty insurance in connection with such extensions of credit secured by second mortgages, and the
reinsurance of credit life and credit accident and
health insurance through Patrick Henry Insurance Company and Patrick Henry Life Insurance Company) at 284
N. Market Street, East Palestine, Ohio, through its
indirect subsidiary, Signal Mortgage Corporation
(10/10/79) 3/

Atlanta

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; servicing loans and other extensions of credit
for any person; and operation of a licensed small loan
company' and of an installment sales finance company)
in Mobile, Alabama, through a subsidiary, Citizens and
Southern Finance Company d/b/a C & S Financial Services
(10/20/79) 3/

San
Francisco

BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(to engage in mortgage lending, loan servicing, investment advisory and leasing activities) at 4414
Centerview Drive, Suite 264, San Antonio, Texas,
through its subsidiary, BA Mortgage and International
Realty Corporation (10/21/79) 3/

37

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




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
San
Francisco

3/

Orbanco, Inc., Portland, Oregon, notification of intent
to engage in de novo activities (to engage in lending,
leasing personal property, servicing loans and credit
related insurance activities) at 9701 Higgins Road,
Rosemont, Illinois, through its subsidiary, Northwest
Acceptance Corporation (10/15/79) 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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APPLICATIOMS RECEIVED
To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section
9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Cleveland

The Cleveland Trust Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Branch
to be established in the La Place Shopping Center on
the southeast corner of Cedar and Richmond Roads,
Beachwood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. 2/

New York

Chemical Bank, New York, New York. Branches to be established (a) first floor of Avis Rent a Car System
Incorporated, 900 Old Country Road, Garden City East,
Nassau County, New York State, and (b) 86th floor of
the World Trade Center South Tower , Borough of Manhattan, City of New York. 2/
*

* * * *

To Merge Pursuant to Section 18 (c) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act
Chicago

SBT Bank, Petoskey, Michigan, to merge with State Bank
and Trust Company, Petoskey, Michgan. 2/
*

* * * *

To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System
Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Chicago

SBT Bank, Petoskey, Michigan. 2/
* * * * *

To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank
Pursuant to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act
San
Francisco

Security Pacific National Bank, Los Angeles, California:
requests consent to establish its initial branch in
Singapore.

2/ Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
Reinvestment Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted
as to the length of the comment period.




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APPLICATICNS HECEIVED--CQntinued
To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a) (1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Chicago

Portland Financial Services, Inc., Portland, Indiana,
for approval to acquire 97.36 per cent of the voting
shares of The Citizens Bank of Portland, Portland,
Indiana. 2/

Chicago

Syracuse Bancorp, Inc., Syracuse, Indiana, for approval
to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
State Bank of Syracuse, Syracuse, Indiana. 2/

Minneapolis

Bradley Bancorporation, Inc., Tcmahavk, Wisconsin, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent of the voting shares
of Bradley Bank, Tomahawk, Wisconsin. 2/

Minneapolis

Elk River Bancshares, Inc., Elk River, Minnesota, for
approval to acquire 95.5 per cent of the voting shares
of First National Bank of Elk River, Elk River,
Minnesota. 2/

Minneapolis

First Dakota Financial Corporation, Bismarck, North
Dakota, for approval to acquire 88.0 per cent of the
voting shares of State Bank of Burleigh County Trust
Company, Bismarck, North Dakota. 2/

Minneapolis

Montana Bancsystem, Inc., Billings, Montana, for approval to acquire 85 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Montana Bank of Belgrade, Belgrade, Montana;
Montana Bank of Circle, N.A., Circle, Montana; First
National Montana Bank of Missoula, Missoula, Montana;
Montana Bank of South Missoula, Missoula, Montana; and
to acquire Baker Bancorporation, Inc.; Bozeman Bancorporation, Inc.; Butte Insurance Agency, Inc.;
Mineral County Bancorporation, Inc.; Red Lodge Bancorporation, Inc.; Roundup Insurance Agency, Inc.;
Sidney Holding Company, all located in Billings,
Montana; and to indirectly acquire 85 per cent or more
of the voting shares of Montana Bank of Baker, N.A.,
Baker, Montana; Montana Bank of Bozeman, N.A., Bozeman,
Montana; Montana Bank of Butte, N.A., Butte, Montana?
Montana Bank of Mineral County, Superior, Montana;
Montana Bank of Red Lodge, National Association, Red
Lodge, Montana; Montana Bank of Roundup, N.A., Roundup, Montana; and The Sidney National Bank, Sidney,
Montana. 2/

27 Application subject to Community Renvestment Act. The Community
Reinvestment Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted
as to the length of the Garment period.




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APPLICATICNS RECEIVED-Continued
Minneapolis

Osakis Bancshares, Osakis, Minnesota, for approval to
acquire 80.3 per cent of the voting shares of The
First National Bank of Osakis, Osakis, Minnesota. 2/

Kansas City

The Exchange Holding Company, Mound City, Missouri, for
approval to acquire 99.5 per cent of the voting shares
of Exchange Bank, Mound City, Missouri. 2/

Kansas City

First Kicwa Bancshares, Inc., Kiowa, Kansas, for approval to acquire 98.5 per cent of the voting shares
of The First State Bank, Kiowa, Kansas, Kicwa, Kansas.

1/
Kansas City

First State Bancshares, Inc. of King City, King City,
Missouri, for approval to acquire 89.85 per cent of
the voting shares of First State Bank of King City,
Missouri, King City, Missouri. 2/

Kansas City

First Tahlequah Corp., Tahlequah, Oklahoma, for approval
to acquire more than 80 per cent (less directors'
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of The First
National Bank of Tahlequah, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. 2/

Kansas City

General Bancorporation, Inc., Brocmfield, Colorado, for
approval to acquire over 80 per cent of the voting
shares of Brocmfield State Bank, Brocmfield, Colorado.

2/

Kansas City

Mercer County Bancshares, Inc., Princeton, Missouri, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Princeton State Bank, Princeton, Missouri.

2/

Kansas City

Rush Springs Bancorporation, Inc., Rush Springs, Oklahoma,
for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more (less directors' qualifying shares) of the voting shares of
First National Bank of Rush Springs, Rush Springs,
Oklahoma. 2/

Kansas City

Sullivan County Bancshares, Inc., Winigan, Missouri, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent or more (less directors'
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Citizens
Bank of Winigan, Winigan, Missouri. 2/

Dallas

Brcwnfield Bancshares, Inc., Bravnfield, Texas, for approval to acquire 80-90 per cent of the voting shares
of Brcwnfield State Bank & Trust Co., Brownfield,
Texas. 2/

2/ Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
Reinvestment Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted
as to the length of the comment period.



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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-CQntinued
To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a) (3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
New York

Midlantic Banks Inc., West Orange, New Jersey, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares
(less directors1 qualifying shares) of Atlantic Nation
al Bank, Atlantic City, New Jersey. 2/

Chicago

First Charter Financial Corporation, Syracuse, Indiana,
for approval to acquire 68.26 per cent of Syracuse
Bancorp, Inc. which proposes to acquire 80 per cent or
more of the voting shares of State Bank of Syracuse,
Syracuse, Indiana. 2/

Kansas City

J. J. Flynn Investment Co., Inc., Parsons, Kansas, for
approval to acquire 208 to 350 shares of the voting
shares of The State Bank of Parsons, Parsons, Kansas.

2/

Dallas

First City Bancorporation of Texas, Inc., Houston, Texas
for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting
shares (less directors' qualifying shares) of First
City Bank - Greenspoint, N.A., Houston, Texas, a proposed new bank. 2/

Dallas

First City Bancorporation
for approval to acquire
shares (less directors'
City Bank - Westheimer,
proposed new bank. 2/

Dallas

Southwest Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors1 qualifying shares) of The Woodlands National
Bank, The Woodlands, Texas, a proposed new bank. 2/

of Texas, Inc., Houston, Texas
100 per cent of the voting
qualifying shares) of First
N.A., Harris County, Texas, a

* * * * *

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a) (5) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Chicago

DETROITBANK Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of the
successor by merger to Second National Corporation,
Saginaw, Michigan, and to indirectly acquire Second
National Bank of Bay City, Bay City, Michigan and
Second National Bank of Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan. 2/

27 Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
Reinvestment Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted
as to the length of the Garment period.



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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued

To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c) (8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Boston

CBT Corporation, Hartford, Connecticut, notification of
intent to engage in de novo activities (commercial financing, including the making of loans secured by accounts receivable, inventory, machinery and equipment
and real estate, and full payout leasing of equipment)
at 4801 Classen Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
through its indirect subsidiary, General Discount
Corporation (10/18/79) 3/

Boston

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 hones; servicing of mobile heme loans; and acting as agent for the sale of property and casualty
insurance sold in connection with extensions of credit)
in Spartanburg, South Carolina, through its indirect
subsidiary, Kensington Mortgage and Finance Corporation (10/15/79) 3/

Boston

Old Stone Corporation, Providence, Rhode Island, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (the
origination, sale and servicing of first and second
mortgage loans; and the sale of credit life, and
credit health and accident insurance sold in connection
with extensions of credit) at Suite 2280, 1020 Downtowner
Boulevard, Mobile, Alabama, through a new indirect
subsidiary, DAC Corporation of Alabama (10/15/79) 3/

New York

Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (making or acquiring,
loans and other extensions of credit, secured or unsecured, for consumer and other purposes; the extension of loans to dealers for the financing of inventory (floor planning) and working capital purposes;
purchasing for its cam account and servicing sales finance contracts; the sale of credit related life and
accident and health or decreasing or level (in the
case of single payment loans) term life insurance by
licensed agents or brokers, as required, to the extent
permissible under applicable State insurance laws and
regulations and the sale of credit related property
and casualty insurance protecting personal and real
property subject to a security agreement with Citicorp
Perscn-to-Person Finance Center, Inc. and to the extent

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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-16APPLICATiONS HECEIVEI>Continued
permissible under applicable State insurance laws and
regulations; in regard to credit related insurance,
the business of a general insurance agency will not be
conducted) at 9848 Business Park Drive, Suite "C",
Sacramento, California, through its subsidiary, Citicorp
Person-to-Person Financial Center, Inc. (±0/17/79) 3/

New York

Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, New York, New York,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(leasing real and personal property on a full payout
basis, and acting as agent, broker or adviser in leasing of such property in accordance with the provisions
of regulations promulgated by the aforesaid Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System and making and
acquiring, for its own account or for the account of
others, loans and other extensions of credit with
respect to such property and servicing such leases,
loans or other extensions of credit) at the Fourth and
Blanchard Building, Fourth and Blanchard Street,
Seattle, Washington, through its subsidiary, Manufacturers
Hanover Leasing Corporation (10/17/79) 3/

Philadelphia

New Jersey National Corporation, Trenton, New Jersey,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(making, acquiring, selling and servicing, for its own
account or the account of others loans and other
extensions of credit principally secured by mortgages)
at Suite #17, Independence Mall, 1601 Concord Pike,
Wilmington, Delaware, through its subsidiary, Underwood Mortgage and Title Company (10/18/79) 3/

Cleveland

Pittsburgh National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(to engage in mortgage banking activities, including
the making or acquiring and servicing, for its own account or the account of others, loans and other extensions of qredit) at 1521 & 1523 Tennessee Street,
Vallejo, California, Satellite of Fairfield Production
Branch, Northwest California, through a subsidiary,
The Kissell Company (10/16/79) 3/

Richmond

First & Merchants Corporation, Richmond, Virginia, for
approval of the retention of shares of F&M Tri-South
Corporation, Richmond, Virginia.

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Richmond

NCNB Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina, for approval
to retain ownership and control of NCNB Tri-South Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Atlanta

Barnett Banks of Florida, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida,
for approval to engage de novo through its whollyowned subsidiary, Verifications, Inc., in check
verification activities in Alabama from offices in
Mobile and Metropolitan Birmingham, Alabama.

Atlanta

First Atlanta Corporation (formerly First National Holding Corp.), Atlanta, Georgia, for approval to retain
its indirect ownership of First Atlanta Tri-South Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia, through Applicant's whollyavned subsidiary, T & B.P.C., Inc.

Chicago

DETROITBANK Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, for approval
of the acquisition and retention of Second National
Corporation which Owns all of the stock of Century Life
Insurance Company of Michigan.

St. Louis

Mercantile Bancorporation Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(physical damage insurance on property used as collateral for extensions of credit or the provision of
other financial services in the banking or nonbanking
subsidiary offices of the holding company located in
the State of Missouri (such as a bank or other subsidiary providing the servicing function for investors
in real estate mortgage loans or mobile heme loan
paper); insurance customarily sold as part of an
insurance package with or in conjunction with the
physical damage insurance that protects the collateral)
at One Mercantile Center, St. Louis, Missouri, through
a subsidiary, MBI Insurance Agency, Inc. (10/18/79) 3/

Kansas City

First Tahlequah Corp., Tahlequah, Oklahoma, for approval
to engage de novo in the sale of credit life and accident and health insurance through the acquisition of
100 per cent of First Tahlequah Business Trust, which
will avn 100 per cent of First Tahlequah Insurance
Agency, Inc., Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued
Kansas City

Rush Springs Bancorporatd.cn, Inc., Rush Springs, Oklahoma,
for approval to engage de novo in the sale of credit
life and accident and health insurance through the
acquisition of 100 per cent of Rush Springs Business
Trust, which will cwn 100 per cent of Rush Springs
Insurance Agency, Rush Springs, Oklahoma.

San
Francisco

BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(to engage in lending, loan servicing, industrial
loan, and credit related life, accident, disability
and property insurance activities) at 22 Wilson Avenue,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, through its indirect subsidiary,
FinanoeAmerica Corporation (lava) (10/17/79) 3/

San
Francisco

BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(to engage in lending, loan servicing, and credit related life, accident, disability and property insurance) at 341 East 1300 South, Oram, Utah, through its
indirect subsidiary, FinanceAmerica Corporation (Utah)
(10/17/79) 3/

San
Francisco

United Bancorp of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (to engage
in the making, acquiring, and servicing of loans and
other extensions of credit secured by real estate
mortgages of deeds of trust) in the vicinity of 35th
Avenue and Peoria, Phoenix, Arizona, through its
subsidiary, H.S. Pickrell Company (10/15/79) 3/
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REPORTS RECEIVED
None
PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING
None
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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.