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ANNOUNCEMENT BY HOARD OF (TiVKKNORS OF TH:.% FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (1L 2," 1978lwr"T(f) Actions of the Board; Applications and Reports Received During the Week Ending October 7, 1978 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD Report on bill H.R. 134 71, a proposed amendment that would authorize the Hoard to extend the December 31, 1980, divestiture deadline in the Bank Holding Company Act for companies required to divest certain real estate interests; letter in response to request for comments sent to Chairman St. Germain, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance, House Banking Committee. Authorization for the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. to administer professional qualification examinations for municipal securities dealer personnel. Issuance of subordinated capital notes by Seabrook Bank and Trust Company, Scabrook, New Hampshire. Over-the-counter stocks, the Board published a revised list of OTC stocks that arc subject to its margin r e g ulations , effective iimiicdlately. If First hank Holding C^r party, Lakevuod , Colorado, extension of t ime to Per enN-r 1 •*, 1978, wi: h ia which it may consummale Die acquisition of Fir.xbmk of Wosc Arvada, N.A. , Arvada, (N'h«radn% a proposed n w bank. 1/ 1 m v n n i i on 11 !;rn! h.*rhood i»f !'>m !»t"'<aN r , Iron Ship ! ! d«-i , !U u k : T h:t, F » r a n d l p« r , Kansas Ci(v, Kan a;. , n ; (on of li:,* to !h\ enb, r U , 1979, r o re; a (a a%: hnr i i v for i !, xihl, (%-nership not Co exceed p, r et ui ; or on,' v« ai . 1/ K p'ibli. u. C *s* extension ! ? i: ' ; i *. t ut , : M * I # , v,' i i h t a wh i * h I o I\i H i l l " '.» in ; * t he e r i'al jc / o w n s of ' a*-i r ' %'r y . *1 !: eir Texas, ^ l h; >u :t : ,, rf .in/in - u- i h« nt ires. 1 i*,L !_/ Ap| IfeaLi xi:; pro/ex^ed on be!%al f of the auihor i(y. of Cove m o r s under dele 2 11.2, 1978 No. 40 ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continned Wca I11* • r t ()Vd Banc s 11a re,<•;, I.nc . , Wca t: Iic: r f o rd , Te>:as , exIension of time to December 5, 1978, within which to consummate the acquisition of The First National Bank oF Weather ford, Weather ford, Texas. 1/ Wyoming Bancorporation, Cheyenne, Wyoming, extension of time to December 21., 1978, within which to open and consummate the acquisition of First Wyoming BankC ijlette, Ciliette, Wyoming. 1/ Bank of Tazewell County, Tazewell, Virginia, to make an investment in hank premises. _1/ Jackson Fxchangc Hank and Trust Company, Jackson, Missouri, requesting permission to make an additional investment in bank premises. 1/ Parker Bank & Trust Company, Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, requesting to make an investment in bank premises. !_/ SunBank if South Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, requestin: permission to make an investment in bank promises. 1/ Wadena State Bank, Wadena, Minnesota, requesting permission to make an investment in bank premises. 1/ Manufacturers Bank of Livonia, Livonia* Xichl/an, extension of time to April 28, 1979, within which to establish a branch in the vicinity of the northwest corner of Six Mile Road and Newbun;h Road, Livonia, Michigan, j/ Mo r u n < -ua r ant v international 1 nan- e Corporal i un , Xrw York, X York, request in - an addiiiena! exteir ien m l i e within whirl) t. i purcliase an 1 hold, directly or indirectly, share*; of a Co::,m* reial ;'r,per:y Cicpanv and o; a Ke' ident ia 1 1'r^per ly Company, !^ih to i*r Iwcatet! in Frarv «•. 1/ < U \ *! I * \ X'U i« u : 1 Biu' ai. ! I u'.r < i ^ n« :*iie'"', York, , r ip /L r with lirsl 1: % % l and Deper i: pan", r'v: acu*;,', X, Y e n ; repert (o t:*e 1 ' d«'i ) I ! es i % lie*.; im c ( .*rp rat i,K: u *,,!.*'[ i; i v. * a c u n \ , 1/ Ap, It- alien t rot n;t i t v. n behalf t rs under delc/aced , H.2, 1978 No. 40 ACTIONS OK TIIK r.OARD-Continucd Donald K. Anderson, Director of Clio new Division of: Support: Services, effective January 1, 1979. Jolm L. Orizzard, Associate ])ivision Director Cor Building Services; he %^il.l be responsible Cor the sections of Meciianical, Labor, Motor Transport, and Security. Walter Kreimann, Associate Division Director for Staff Support; Mr. Kreimann will be responsible for the Board service sections of Procurement; Duplicating, Messenger, Mail, and Supply; Publications; Communications (telephone and telegragh); and Food Services. H.2, 1978 No. - 4 - 40 ACTIONS OF THI% 13()ARD-Continned To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act Approved Bank of Tazewell County, Tazewell, Virginia. Branch to be established on Fincastie Turnpike (U.S. Route 460), Tazewell County. 2/ Jackson Exchange Bank and Trust Company, Jackson, Missouri. Branch to be established at 2025 Highway 61 East, Jackson, Cape Girardeau County. 2/ ft *ftftft To Merge Pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act Approved The First State Bank of Miami, Miami, Florida to merge with Hialcah-Miami Springs First State Bank, Hialeah, Florida; North Hialeah First State Bank, Hialeah, Florida; Airport First State Bank, Miami, Florida; Miami Lakes First State Bank, Hialeah, Florida; and North Miami First State Bank, North Miami, Florida. 2J ft ft ft ft ft International Investments and Other Actions Pursuant to Section 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 (COIC), W i lining Con Delaware, to purchase and hold, directly or indirectly, 125 thousand additional shares of Korea Development Finance Corporation, Seoul, Korea. Citibank Overseas Investment Corporation, New York, New York: grants consent for Citi.lease S.A. (Citiloase), Brussels, Belgium to increase its capital by exchanging Citilease shares for the assets of Citicorp International Securities S.A. (CISSA), Brussels, Belgium. 2/^" Appl Motions processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Coventors under delegated authority. H.2, 1978 No. 40 - 5 - ACTIONS OF Till": B()AR.D-Continued NCNB International Ranking Corporation, New York, New York: grants consent for your Corporation (NIBC) Co continue to hold the sliares, directly or indirectly, of Demandand Supply Company Limited (DSL), London, England. First Chicago Corporation, Chicago, Illinois: grants consent, to purchase and hold, directly or indirectly, all of the shares of First Chicago Trust Company (Cayman) Ltd. (FCT), Ceorge Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. >'< i'c ic A * To Form a Rank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Approved Alden Investment Company, Inc., Alden, Iowa, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of Alden State Bank, Alden, Iowa. 2/ Sibley Rancorporation, Sibley, Iowa, for approval to acquire 93 per cent of the voting shares of The First National Bank of Sibley, Sibley, Iowa. Dcarmin Bancorp, Inc., Odon, Indiana, for approval to acquire 80.8 per cent of the voting shares of The First National Bank of Odon, Odon, Indiana. 2/ LAKFS1DF BANK HOLDING COMPANY, New Town, North Dakota, for approval to acquire 97.5 per cent of the voting shares of Lakeside State Bank, New Town, North Dakota. 2/ Kussell State Bancshares, Inc., Russell, Kansas, for approval to acquire 50 per cent or more of the voting shares of Russell State Bank, Russell, Kansas. 2/ M a i n v i c w Bancshares, Inc., Plainviow. Texas, for approval to acquire S3.98 per cent of the voting shares of The City National Bank of Plainview, Tlainview, Texas. 2/ V processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of CovL'iiwn; under delegated authority. H.2, 1978 No. 40 - 6 ACTIONS 01' Till': BOARD-Continned To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant: to Section i (a) (_]) L)_l_ t ho Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Approved Bank of Virginia Company, Richmond, Virginia, Cor approval to acquire 100 per cent of; the voting shares o f Ban k o f: V i r g i n i a - R i c h m ond , Richmo n d , V i r g i n i a, a proposed new bank. 2/ Florida National Ranks of Florida, inc., Jacksonville, F Lor ida , f o r approva 1 to acqui r e 51. per cent or more of the voting shares of Tlie National Bank of Cape Coral, Cape Coral, Flordia. National Bancshares Corporation of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, for approva.1 to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors' qualifying shares) of Guaranty National Bank, Houston, Texas. Denied United Bank Corporation of New York, Albany, New York, for approval to acquire all the voting shares of the successor by merger to The Schenectady Trust Company, Schenectady, New York. To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 4(c)(S) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 W i t lid rawn Amcricorp, Shawnee, Oklahoma, notification of intent to engage in d_c n m m activities (originating and servicing ail types of commercial and personal ioans) at 201 N. Second, Seminole, Oklahoma, 201 N. Broadway, Shawnee, Oklahoma and 434 W. MacArthur, Shawnee, Oklahoma, through a subsidiary, ANB Financial Services, inc. (10/2/78) 3/ BankAmcrica Corporal ion, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (the offering of credit related property insurance in connection with extensions of credit made or acquired) at 2201 Hardy Street, Hatticshurg, Mississippi, through its indirect subsidiaries, F.i nance America Corporation (a Mississippi Corporation) and F inanecAmorica Industr ia L Flan, Inc. (10/6/78) ],/ 2/ 2/ Applications processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Kn;jrrl n f C n v o r n n r <-j u n d e r (I e 1 n a l t rwl ;ini h n r i I 11.2, 1978 Nu. 40 ACTIONS OF TIIK MOARD-Continned Fe^rin^i L l ed Adwildon Corpora t: i on , Cressk i 1 I , New .Jersey , no t :i f i cation of intent to engage in d_e novo activities (leasing personal or real property on a Cull, payout basis including, but not limited to, direct leases and leveraged leases, or acting as agent, broker or advisor in leasing such property and servicing such leases where the leases serve as the functional equivalent of an extension ol: credit to the lessees of the property, where at the inception of the initial lease the effect of the transaction will be to compensate the lessor for not less than its full investment in the property over the term of tlie lease, all of the above activities to be in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) at One Tcnakill Park, Cresskill, New Jersey (10/6/78) 2/ Chemical New York Corporation, New York, New York, notification of intent to engage in d_e 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; acting as agent or broker for the sale of credit related life, credit accident and disability and credit related property and casualty insurance in connection with extens i ons o f c redit made o r acqu ired by SunAinerica Financial Corp.; credit life and credit accident and lieal tii insurance written by the new office will be reinsured by two existing subsidiaries of Chemical New York Corporation, Sun States Life Insurance Company and Croat Lakes insurance Company) at 2172 F. 54 Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, through its subsidiary, Sunamcrica Financial Corp. (10/2/78) 3/ Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to engage in dc novo activities (acting as agent or broker for t he sale of credit related properly and casualty insurance (on purchased installment sales finance contracts, said insurance will only be offered when such t ransac t i ons a re the equivalent of direct extens ions of credit by Advance Mortgage Corporation) on property, generally mobile homes and one-to-four family residences 2/ Ale) (#) and not it icat i<ms processed by Keservo Bank on behalf ol the Board of Governors under delegated authority. (1.2 , 1978 No. 40 -8 - ACT I ONS OK THE bOAKD-Cont iuued where Advance Mortgage Corporati on has a security interest: .md to include 1 i a b i. 1. i. I: y r.ovo rage in homeowner "package" policies where such is the general practice by licensed agents or brokers) at 9247 North Meridian Street, Inc 1 :i a11a j^o.1. is , I n< 1 i ana, Lh i'cmi; 11 i t s subsid ia ry , Advance Insurance Agency, Inc. (10/6/78) ^/ Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to engage in de novo actlviti.es (making or acquiring, for its own account or lor the account: of others, commerical loans; leasing personal, or real property or acting as agent, broker or advisor in leasing such property, and servicing such leases where the leases serve as the functional equivalent; or an extension of credit to the lessee of the property, where at the inception of the initial lease Che effect of the transaction will be to compensate the lessor for not less than its full investment in the property over the term of the lease, and where the transaction is subject to all of the qualifications specified in 12 CFR 225.4(a)(6)(a) and (b)) at 407 7 Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville, Florida; One Southeast Third Avenue, Miami, Florida; 100 North Broadway, St. Louis, Missouri; 1826 Commerce Tower, 911 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri; 4 Office Park Circle, Birmingham, Alabama; 5 Denver Technological Center, Fnglewood, Colorado; and 800 Fast Commerce Road, Elmwood Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, through its subsidiary, Citicorp Industrial Credit, Inc. (10/6/78) 1/ 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 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 balance; of credit transactions (singly or jointly wiih ee-signors in the rase oi li;e coverage) in the event of death, or, to make contractual monthly payments of the credit: transactions in the event of obligor's disability hv licensed agents or brokers to the extent i'.!c under applicable State laws and regulations; I he sale of credit related property and casualty insur- 2/ 41 M ; and notifications processed b\' Reserve Bank on behalf of the hoard o! f!«>vernors under delegated authority. 11.2, 197% No. 40 - 9 ACT ! mici' p I'd t tic I; i ri>?( pv f.sonn I. md rea I. p roper t.y subject to a security agreement with Citicorp Person-Lo-Person Financial Center, T no. and to include liability coverage in home and au to mo I) i, .1 e po I ir ics where such is the general practice by licensed agents or brokers to the extent permissible under applicable State insurance laws and regulations; further, in regard to Che sale of credit-related insurance, the subsidiary will not act as a general insurance agency) at 2003 Morse Rood, Columbus, Ohio, through its subsidiary, Citicorp Porsonto-Person Financial Center, Inc. (10/7/78) 2/ Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to engage in d_e novo activities (making consumer installment personal loans, purchasing and servicing Cor its own account: installemnt 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 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 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 home 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 Cuardian Life Insurance Company (formerly known as Gateway Life Insurance Company) an af fi1iate ot C it i corp Per son™ to~V<• r son Financi a1 Center, Inc; further, in regard to the sale of creditrelated insurance, the subsidiary will not act as a general insurance agency) at 7315 Midlothian Pike, Richmond, Virginia, through its subsidiary, Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center, Inc. (10/7/78) 3/ 3V 4(c)(S) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 11.2, 1978 No. 41) - 10 ACTIONS OF THK BOAKD-ConLinued Citicorp, New York, Now York, notification of intent Co engage in _d_e novji ncLiviLics (making Loans Co individuals and businesses secured by real, and personal properLy, the v rov eed s of which may he. for purposes other than personal., family or household usage; sale of crediL relaLed life and accident and hcalLh, or decreasing or level (in Che case of single payment loans) Lerm life insurance to cover Lhe onLsLanding balance of crediL transactions (singly or joinLly with co-signers in Lhe case of life coverage) in the ovenL of deaLh, or, Lo make contractual monthly paymenLs of Lhe crediL LransacLions in Lhe ovonL of Lhe ob]. igoir's disahiliLy by licensed agents or brokers Lo the extent permissible under applicable SLate insurance laws and regulaLions; Lhe sale of credit relaLed properLy and casualLy insurance proLecLing personal and real properLy subjecL Lo a securiLy agreement with Nationwide Financial CorporaLion of Montana and Lo include liabiliLy coverage in home or auLomobile policies where such is Lhe general pracLicc by licensed agenLs or brokers Lo Lhe exLenL permissible under applicable SLaLe insurance laws and regulaLions; crediL relaLed decreasing Lerm life insurance and accidenL and hcalLh insurance may be reinsured by Family Guardian Life Insurance Company (formerly known as CaLeway Life Insurance Company) an affiliate of NaLionwide Financial CorporaLion of Montana) aL 3100 Harrison Avenue, BuLLo, Montana, Lhrough its subsidiary, NaLionwide Financial Services CorporaLion presenLly operaLing as NaLionwide Financial CorporaLion of MonLana (10/7/78) 3/ BancOhio CorporaLion, Columbus, Ohio, noLificaLion of inLcnL Lo engage in do myyo activities (performing or carrying on pursuanL Lo conLracLual agreemenL of any one or more of Lhe funcLions or activiLies incidenLal Lo investmenL managemenL of non-corporaLe funds held by business and nonbusiness organixaLion in a fiduciary or agency capaciLy such as, huL noL limiLed Lo, employee benefit, charitable and escrowed funds) aL 155 KasL Broad SLrceL, Columbus, Ohio (10/4/78) 3/ Me I I on Na t i on a 1 Corpora L ion , I' i 11: «;bu rgh , Fennsy Ivan La , notification of intenL Lo engage in de novo activiLies (making or acquiring, for iLs own accounL secured and unsecured loans and other extensions of credit such as would be made by a finance company, which activities including making direct consumer insLailmenL loans 3/ 4(c)(8) and -He ) (12) not iLicaLions processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board or Covcrnors under delegated authority. H... , 1 U/8 No. 4u ~ 11 'OAKD-Continned and pit rc ha sin g consumer 1 os Lai linen t: sales contract:; acting as insurance agent with respect Co credit Lire and crod i t acc.if.len L and hea l th Insurance which insurance will, be p rov i clecl only in con j uc t ion with extensions of credit by Freedom Financial Services Corporation or its wholly-owned subsidiaries and which will be available soley at the option of the borrower and their 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 who.I Ly-owned subsidiaries, which insurance will be provided only in conduction 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 6617 E. Mill Plain Boulevard, Vancouver, Washington, through its whollyowned subsidiary, Freedom Financial Services Corporation, Oak Brook, Illinois (10/6/78) 2/ Dominion Bankshares Corporation, Roanoke, Virginia, notification of intent to relocate d£ novo activities (mortgage banking activities by originating residential, commercial and industrial mortgage loans for its own account but principally for sale to others, servicing such loans for others; and writing credit life, credit accident and health, and mortgage redemption insurance in connection with such mortgage loans) from 3284 Virginia Beach Boulevard to 3623 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, Virginia, through its subsidiary, Metropolitan Mortgage Fund, Inc. (10/7/78) _3/ First Maryland Bancorp, Baltimore, Maryland, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (rendering data processing services related to banking, financing or related economic data and including, without limitation, the following: data processing services for banks including, deposit, Joan and accounting services; data processing services to corporate customers of banks including services such as payroll, general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable and inventory accounting; data processing services for 2/ 4(c)(H) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H.2, 1978 No. 40 - 12 ACTIONS financial the providing processed at Baltimore, Suburban (making and for keeping and data of storing related 6495 of (engaging Finance Street intent and other as a g e n t , broker, personal other in financial nancing the structuring Hyattsville, Maryland, tion ing at a and and Maryland, of a commercial for analysis 31 acquiring and leasing loans, itself or of real and others; and financing, ol: e q u i p m e n t Light for to a c t leases, and Hampshire subsidiary, of itself property the notifi- activities arranging New services) Maryland fi- Avenue, Street, Suburban Baltimore, Funding (10/2/78) 2/ Bancorporation, ol" i n t e n t generally mortgage for of 6495 Maryland through Corporation Suburban business problems) in servicing or (10/2/78) 2 / credit personal of: c r e d i t financial the b u s i n e s s of internal payroll, billing business adviser property; extensions engaging and and of book- subsidiaries Hyattsville, in de^ n o v o in the its banking, Maryland the and for and Hyattsville, in extensions preforming payable, engaging real as notifi- activities providing services Avenue, extensions leasing and other Hancock, generally Maryland, other company to e n g a g e company; others; and or Hampshire Streets, First (10/2/78) 2/ and such Bancorporation, cation loans data, Redwood subsidiary, oilier; processing and I.or d a t a a f o r e d e s e r i bed and in d_e n o v o loans for holding receivable New East Suburban and or the Light a Loans; services Hyattsville, engage processing the economic accounts 6 through acquiring itself with Street, Corporation to intent operations and in c o n n e c t i o n Maryland, mui universi l ic;; in o I student: output: m i c r o f i l m 1.4 L i g h t Services on credit at sorvie i Bancorporation, cation and and computer services) Maryland MOARD-Continued i nr. t i l: n { i.on:; , c I I • a c c o n n L i ng being OF T H E Hyattsville, to e n g a g e in the broker; in ^ 2 business engaging in novo of Maryland, notificaactivities a mortgage the business (engag- banker of and acquiring l o a n s and o t h e r e x t e n s i o n s of c r e d i t for i t s e l f or for o t h e r s ; e n g a g i n g in t h e b u s i n e s s o f s e r v i c i n g l o a n s and other and engaging financial 3/ 4(c)(8) of the and Board 4(c)(12) of extensions in the of structuring notifications Governors under credit business and of for analysis processed delegated itself arranging by of real Reserve authority. and others; financing, estate Bank on behalf 11.2, .1978 No. 4 0 ACTIONS Or Till: BOARU-Continned problems) at 6495. New Hampshire Avenue, Hyattsville, Maryland, 1250 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. and 186 Broad Street, Providence, Rhode Island, through a subsidiary, Suburban Mortgage Associates Incorporated (10/2/78) 3/ St. Joseph Agency, Inc., South Bend, Indiana, notification of intent to engage in do novo activities (in the leasing of personal property or acting as agent or adviser in leasing such property, such lease transactions to serve as the functional equivalent of an extension of credit to the lessee of the property, to 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 and to otherwise comply with Section 225.4(a)(6)(i) of the Board's Regulation Y) through a dje novo subsidiary, St. Joseph Lease Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries, St. Joseph Leasing Corporation and St. Joseph Equity Corporation, both in South Bend, Indiana and Alexandria, Virginia (10/1/78) 3/ BankArnerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to engage in d_e 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 FinancoAmorica Corporation) at 4416 Johnslon Street, Lafayette, Louisiana, through its indirect subsidiary, FinanceAmerica Corporation (a Louisiana Corporation) (10/2/78) 3/ 2/ 4(c)(%) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Covcrnors under delegated authority. H.2, 1978 No. 40 - 14 ACTIONS OF Till;: I^OAKD-Continued To Expand a Bank Ilold ing Company Pursuant to SeeI. 1on 4(c)(12) o 5 the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Permitted The Sperry and Hutchinson Company, New York, New York, notification of intent to acquire indirectly The HighCountry Corporation (10/7/78) 3/ 2/ 4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 11.2, 1978 No. 40 -15Ai i i H \rIONS iiiccF.iVF.D To Fstablish a Ikn lie Branch Pursuant Co Section 9 of the Federal reserve Act Bank of South Florida, South Miami, Florida. Branch to be established at the northwest corner of the inCersection of North Kendall Drive and S. W. 137th Avenue. Bank of South Florida, South Miami, Florida. Branch to be established at the southwest corner of intersection U.S. Highway One and Caribbean Boulevard, in the Cutler Ridge area of South Dade County. To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act The George Mason Bank, Fairfax, Virginia. Bank of Bland County, Bland, Virginia. To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank Pursuant to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., New York, New York: request permission to establish an initial branch in Madrid, Spain. To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 H U N T ICR H O L D I N G CO., Hunter, North Dakota, for approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors' qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Security State Bank of Hunter, Hunter, North Dakota. M. S. B. Agency, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota, for approval to acquirc 85.9 per cent of the voting shares of Minnesota State Bank of St. Paul, St, Paul, Minnesota. H.2, 1978 No. 40 - 16 APPLICATIONS RFCF LVFD-Continued Yellow Medicine liancshares, Inc., Granite Foils, Minnesota, for approval to acquire 92.26 per cent of the voting sha re s o f Ye 11 ow Med ic ine Coiin ty Bank, Granite Fa 11 s , Minnesota. 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. Morrill Bancsharos, Inc., Morrill, Kansas, for approval to acquire 88 per cent of the voting shares of The Morrill State Bank, Morrill, Kansas. The Walsh Bancorporation, Inc., Walsh, Colorado, for approval to acquire 98.8 per cent (less directors' qualifying shares) of the voting shares of The Colorado State Bank of Walsh, Walsh, Colorado. To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Northwest Ohio Bancshares, Inc., Toledo, Ohio, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of National Bank of Paulding, Paulding, Ohio. The Wyoming National Corporation, Casper, Wyoming, for approval to acquire not less than 85.8 per cent of the voting shares of Wyoming National Bank of East Casper, Casper, Wyoming, a proposed new bank. Mercantile Texas Corporation, Dallas, Texas, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voLing shares (less directors' qualifying shares) of Citizens National Bank o[ Austin, Austin, Texas. U.2, 1978 No. 4 0 - 17 APPLICATIONS KKCCIVl!:D-Con tinned To Exp rind a M.ink Hold in;; Company Pursuant to Srv1 ion 4 (cj_(8)_ o f_ _tjio__ Bank Holding Coin pan y A c t of 1956 Chemical New York Corporation, New York, New York, notificntion of intent; to engage i.n do novo act ivi Lies (leasing real and personal property and equipment on a nonoperating, full payment basis and acting as agent, broker and advisor with respect to such leases; financing real and personal property and equipment such as would be done by a commercial finance company and servicing such extensions of credit) at 8095 Hast Be 1levlew Avenue, Fnglcwood, Colorado, through its subsidiary, ChemLeaso, Inc. (10/6/78) 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-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 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 Porson-to-Person Financial Center, Inc. and to include liability coverage in home and automobile pplicics 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 affillate of Citicorp Person-1o-Person Financial Center, Inc.; further, in regard to the sale of creditr e 1 a t ed insu rance , the subs id i a r y wi 11 no t: ac t as a general insurance agency) at 1025 Shoeshone Street Nor th, Suite 41, Twin Fa 11s, Ida 1 io, t hrough its subs1diar y, Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial. Center , Inc. (10/3/78) 3/ 37 4(c)(8) and 4(c) (1.2) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Borad of Governors under delegated authority. H.2, 1978 No. 40 -18 APPL I.CAT I.ONS First Nntional Slate liancorporntion, Newark, New Jersey, no ti I" ieat: ion 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 cred it by a subs id iar y bank or a bank re1a ted f irm o r i s d i r e c 11 y-re 1 a ted to the p r o v is ion of o 111 e r financial services by a subsidiary bank or a bank re ].a ted f i rni; and a11y ins11ran<• e for the cornpa11y ' s banking subsidiaries) at 550 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey, through its subsidiary, Broad & Lombardy Associates, Inc. (10/6/78) Mellon National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 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 who fly-owned subsidiaries 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 conjuction with extensions of credit by Freedoin Financ ia 1 Servi.ces Cor j>ora t i on and purc 11ase 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 11.65 Ne win ark Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Freedom Financial Services Corporat ion, Oak Brook, Illinois (formerly Local Loan Co.) (10/2/78) 3/ Pittsburg}) National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, notification of intent to engage in de_ novo activities _3/ 4(c ) (8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed bv Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H.2, 1978 No. 40 - %% .. AI'I'L I CA'f 10NS_RFCI: I VI':l)-C(mj:i,nK^d (mortgage I),'inking, including the making or acquiring and so rv i c i nr for its own accounts or (lie accoun t s of others ion us and other extensions o i: credit) at 6000 Grand Central. Avenue, Suite 1, Vienna, West Virginia, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Kissell Company, Springfield, Ohio (10/2/78) 3/ Third National Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee, notification of intent to engage in dc novo activities (making of installment loans direct to borrowers and discounting of installment notes receivable issued to dealers by purchasers; and acting as insurance agent or broker in selling insurance to borrowers from such finance subsidiary to include credit life insurance, 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. (10/2/78) 2/ National Detroit Corporation, Detroit Michigan, to acquire ccrtain assets of Pioneer >Iortage Corporation, Up1and, California, and engage in mortgage banking activities through its subsidiary, NBD Mortgage Company. Mercantile Bancorporat ion Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, to acquire certain assets of Financial Loan and Investment Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma. BankAiner ica Corporation, San Francisco, California, noti.fi cation 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; a n (J t h e o f f c r i n g o f c r e < 1 i t: r o 1 a t; e d 1 i I' e , c r e d i t r e 1 a t o d accident and disability Insurance, and credit related property insurance in connection with extensions of cred made or acquired by FinanccAmerica Corporation) at North gate Village Shopping Center, Suite K, 3025 McHenry Avenue, Modesto, California, through its indirect subsid 2/ 4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Hank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H.2, 1978 No. 40 20 i:u-conL i inuxi ary, FinanceAmerica Corporation (a California corporation) (9/29/78) 3/ Rainier Bancorporation, Seattle, Washington, For approval Co engage de_ novo through its indirect subsidiary, R a i n 1 e r C v e d 1 t L ife I n s u r a nee Co in p any, Phoenix, Arizona, in the activity of- underwriting (pursuant to a reinsurance agreement) credit life and disability insurance which is directly related to extension of credit by Rainier National Bank and Rainier Credit Company in the S ta tes o i: Washing ton , Oregon, Ca I if ornia , Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah. •k -A' >V * >'c To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 4(c)(12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 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 (10/3/78) 2/ * * * REPORTS RECEIVED Current Report filed Pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act The Savings & Trust Company o[ Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania. vV * Ownership Statement filed Pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Socurities Exchange Act First Commor ica1 Bank, Arlington, Virginia. (Filed by C. Daniel. Clementc) 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, 197H No. -21 40 - AFTLICATIONS RECEIVICD-^LimJod First: Commerical Hank, Arlington, Virginia. (Filed by Charles Edward Taylor) riLTITIONS FOR RULEMAKING None.