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ANNOUNCEMENT BY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(H.2, 1976 No. 37)
Actions of the Board; Applications and Reports
Received During the Week Ending September 11, 1976
ACTIONS OF THE BOARD
Stockmen 1 s Bank, Gillette, Wyoming, extension of time to
December 31, 1.976, within which to issue subordinated
capital notes.
National Bank of Northampton, Nassawadox, Virginia, proposed merger with United Virginia Bank/Seaboard National,
Norfolk, Virginia; report to the Comptroller of the
Currency on competitive factors.
Illinois National Bancorp, Inc., Springfield, Illinois,
extension of time to December 9, 1976, within which to
acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors'
qualifying shares) of the successor by merger to The
Illinois National Bank of Springfield, Illinois. 1/
Republic of Texas Corporation, Dallas, Texas, extension of
time to October 21, 1976, within which to consummate
the acquisition of First Bank & Trust, Lufkin, Texas
and Diboll State Bank, Diboll, Texas. 1J
SYB Corporation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, extension of
time to October 8, 1976, within which to consummate
the acquisition of The Stock Yards Bank, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma. JJ
SunBank of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to make
an investment in bank premises. 1/
Farmers State Bank of Breckenridge, Breckenridge, Michigan,
application to exercise limited trust powers. 1J
First Virginia Bank of Tidewater, Norfolk, Virginia, proposed merger with First Virginia Bank of the Peninsula,
Poquoson, Virginia; report to the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation on competitive factors. 1/

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Application processed on
delegated authority.




behalf of the Board of Governors under

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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued

Mississippi Bank, Jackson, Mississippi, proposed merger
with Truckers Exchange Bank, Crystal Springs, Mississippi;
report to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on
competitive factors. 1/
National Bank of Ludington, Ludington, Michigan, proposed
merger with NBL National Bank, Ludington, Michigan;
report to the Comptroller of the Currency on competitive
factors. V

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Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.
NOTE: The H.2 release is now published in the Federal Register. It will continue to be sent, upon request, to anyone desiring a copy.




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section 9
of the Federal Reserve Act
Approved
Platte Valley Bank, Brighton, Colorado. Branch to be
established at 12th and Bridge Street, Brighton. 2/

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To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System Pursuant
to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Approved
Bank of Marin, San Rafael, California. 2/
Tracey-Collins Bank and Trust Company, Salt Lake City, Utah. 2/

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To Merger Pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act
Approved
Bankers Trust Company, New York, New York, to merge with
Bankers Trust of Suffolk, National Association, Patchogue,
New York.
Bankers Trust Company of Western New York, Jamestown, New
York, to merge with Bankers Trust Company of Rochester,
Rochester, New York.

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To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank Pursuant
to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act
Approved
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York.
Branches to be
established in Italy, one each in Milan and Rome.
Bank of America N T and S A.
the Channel Islands.

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Branch - Island of Jersey in

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




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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
International Investments and Other Actions Pursuant to
Sections 25 and 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act and
Sections 4(c)(9) and 4(c)(13) of the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956, as amended
Approved
Bamerical International Financial Corporation.
Investment additional in Bankamerica Finance, Limited, Reading,
England.
Bamerical International Financial Corporation.
in a de novo finance company in Paraguay.

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To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Withdrawn
First Hanover Park Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, for
approval to acquire 80.03 per cent of the voting shares
of First State Bank & Trust Company of Hanover Park,
Hanover Park, Illinois.
Approved
FAM Financial Incorporated, Macksville, Kansas, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of The Farmers and Merchants State Bank,
Macksville, Kansas.
Platte Valley Bancorp, Inc., Brighton, Colorado, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Platte Valley Bank, Brighton, Colorado and
Platte Valley Bank of Weld County, Frederick, Colorado.

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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Withdrawn
Cullen Bankers, Inc., Houston, Texas, for approval to
acquire 100 per cent (less directors f qualifying shares)
of the voting shares of San Felipe National Bank, Houston, Texas.

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ACTIONS OF THE BOARD-Continued
Approved
IB&T Corp., Pocatello, Idaho, for approval to acquire
80 per cent or more of the voting shares of First Bank
of Troy, Troy, Idaho *

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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Returned
First Chicago Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (making or
acquiring, for its own account or for the account of
others, secured or unsecured loans and other extensions
of credit such as would be made by a finance company
which activities include making consumer installment
loans, purchasing consumer installment sales contracts,
and making loans to small businesses) in Arlington
Heights, Calumet City, Cicero, Deerfield, and Naperville, Illinois, through its subsidiary, First Chicago
Credit Corporation.
This notification has been terminated
as a Y - 4 application will be submitted (7/13/76) 3/
Withdrawn
Popular Bancshares Corp., Miami, Florida, notification of
intent to engage in de novo activities (placement of
casualty insurance for individuals and corporations
with insurance companies qualified to do business in the
State of Florida) in Miami, Florida, through a subsidiary,
Popular Insurance Agency, Inc.
Prague Company, Prague, Nebraska, notification of intent
to engage in de novo activities (acting as insurance
agent or broker for general lines of insurance including
credit related and casualty insurance) at The Bank of
Prague, Prague, Nebraska (9/10/76) 3/
Delayed
Chemical New York Corporation, New York, New York, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (the
origination and sale of mortgage loans on residential,
commercial, and industrial real estate and the servicing
of mortgage loans owned by The Galbreath Mortgage Company
and owned by others) at 1700 Sunset Boulevard, West
Columbia, South Carolina, through its subsidiary, The
Galbreath Mortgage Company (9/8//76) 3/

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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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ACTIONS OF THE B O A R D ^ m t i n u e d
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (purchasing and servicing
for its own account consumer installment sales finance
contracts; and will act 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 the proposal
is effected, the subsidiary will offer to sell insurance
as follows: 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, make the
contractual monthly payments on consumer installment
sales finance transactions in the event of the obligators 1
disability to the extent permissable under applicable
State insurance laws and regulations; and 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 3000 Lynch Extension,
Jackson, Mississippi, through its subsidiary, Nationwide,
Financial Corporation (9/9/76) 3/
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to engage in
de novo activities (consumer home equity lending secured
by real estate, making loans for the account of others such
as one-to-four family unit mortgage loans; and in regard
to the new activities acting as agent or broker for the
sale of credit related life/accident and health insurance
and credit related property and casualty insurance; if
these proposals are effected the establishment will
offer to sell insurance as follows: consumer credit related
life/accident and health, decreasing or level (in the case
of single payment loans) term life insurance to cover
the outstanding balances to consumer credit transactions
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 the consumer credit
transactions in the event of the obligator disability
to the extent permissible under applicable State insurance
laws and regulations: property and casualty insurance
coverage on property subject to security agreements and to
include liability coverage in home or automobile owner
"package" policies where such is the general practice)
at 301 Grand Avenue, Laramie, Wyoming; Rock Springs Plaza,
Dewer Drive, Rock Springs, Wyoming; 415 West Cedar Street,
Rawlins, Wyoming; 227 North Main, Sheridan, Wyoming;

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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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OF THE BOARD-Continued

307 West 18th Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming; 690 Main
Street, Lander, Wyoming; Market Square, East Second
Street, Casper, Wyoming (to be relocated from 261 S.
Center Street, Casper, Wyoming) through its subsidiary,
Nationwide Financial Services Corporation and its
subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Corporation of Wyoming.
(9/10/76) 3/
Reactivated
Southwest Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (originating
loans as principal, orginating loans as agent, servicing
loans for non-affiliated individuals, partnerships,
and corporations; servicing loans for subsidiaries of
Southwest Bancshares, Inc., and such other activities
as may be incident to the business of a mortgage company)
at 2901 Wast Loop South, Houston, Texas, through a
subsidiary, Southwest Bancshares Mortgage Company (9/9/76) 3/
Permitted
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (purchasing and servicing
for its own account consumer installment sales finance
contracts; and will act 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, the subsidiary will offer to sell insurance
as follows: 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 1 disability to the extent permissible
under applicable State insurance laws and regulations;
and 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 Mall
View Office Park, 5313 50th Street, Building B, Suite
5, Lubbock, Texas, through its subsidiary, Nationwide
Financial Corporation (9/4/76) 3/
Approved
Platte Valley Bancorp, Inc., Brighton, Colorado, for
permission to retain its credit related insurance
agency activities that currently are conducted through
Platte Valley Insurance Agency, Frederick, Colorado.

3/ 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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To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section 9
of the Federal Reserve Act
Villa Park Trust & Savings Bank, Villa Park, Illinois.
Branch to be established at 27 West Park Boulevard,
Villa Park.
Nassau Trust Company, Glen Cove, New York. Branch to
be established on Main Street, Kings Park on the
Northwest corner of the intersection of Main Street
and Indian Head Road, (unincorporated area) Smithtown Township, Suffolk County.
Citizens Bank of New Haven, New Haven, Missouri. Branch
to be established on Miller Street near Highway 100 in
New Haven, Franklin County.
Bloomfield State Bank, Bloomfield, Indiana. Branch to be
known as Shakamak to be established at 315 E. Main Street,
Jasonville, Greene County.

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To Establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank Pursuant
to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company.
Ubaf Arab American Bank, New York.
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

Branch - Hong Kong.
Branch - George Town,

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To Organize or Invest in, a Corporation Doing Foreign
Banking and Other Foreign Financing Pursuant to Section
25 or 25(a) of the Federal Reserve Act
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York. To establish
an Edge Corporation to be known as, "Morgan Guaranty
International Bank of Miami."

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'ATIONS RECEIVED-Continued

To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
LubCo BancShares, Inc., Slaton, Texas, for approval to
acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less
directors 1 qualifying shares) of Citizens State Bank,
Slaton, Texas.

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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
The Marine Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for approval
to acquire 90 per cent or more of the voting shares of
The Merchants National Bank of Watertown, Watertown,
Wisconsin.

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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (purchasing and servicing
for its own account consumer installment sales finance
contracts; and will act 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
the proposal is effected, the subsidiary will offer
to sell insurance as follows: 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, make the contractual monthly payments on
consumer installment sales finance transactions in the
event of the obligators' disability to the extent
permissable under applicable State insurance laws and
regulations; and 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 3000 Lynch Extension, Jackson, Mississippi, through its
subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Corporation (9/7/76) 3/

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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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Maryland National Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland,
notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (engaging generally in the business
of: a mortgage broker and mortgage servicing firm,
originating loans as agent for the borrower or
the lender, servicing loans for affiliated or
nonaffiliated individuals, partnerships, corporations, real estate, investment trusts, or others;
and engaging in the sale as agent or broker of
credit life, credit disability, mortgage redemption,
and mortgage cancellation insurance in connection
with mortgage transactions originated or serviced
as above) at 10 Light Street, Baltimore, Maryland and
325 John Knox Road, Tallahassee, Florida, through its
subsidiary, Maryland National Advisers, Inc. (9/7/76) 3/
NCNB Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina, for approval
to retain the shares of NCNB Financial Services, Inc.,
Charlotte, North Carolina
Ancorp Bancshares, Inc., Chattanooga, Tennessee, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making
and acquiring, for its own account and the account of
others, loans and other extensions of credit such as
would be made by a finance company; and acting as insurance
agent or broker with respect to any insurance that is
directly related to the extensions of credit by Ancorp
Finance Company and is directly related to the providing
of other financial services by Ancorp Finance Company),
at Richland Park Shopping Center, Dayton, Tennessee,
through a subsidiary, Ancorp Finance Company (9/10/76) 3/
Great American Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (the
organization of real estate and mortgage loans and such
other business as is customarily engaged in by mortgage
companies including the sale of credit life insurance,
accident and health insurance, and property insurance for
collateral supporting loans made by said subsidiary) at
2025 Mandeville-Covington Highway, Covington, Louisiana,
through a subsidiary, A m b a n k Mortgage Company (9/10/76) 3/
Southeast Banking Corporation, Miami, Florida, notification
of intent to engage in d £ novo activities (performing or
carrying on any one or more of the functions or activities
of a fiduciary, agency, or custodian nature) at 1007
South Federal Highway, Deerfield Beach, One Independent
Drive, Jacksonville, and 200 Canal Street, New Smyrna
Beach, all located in Florida, through a subsidiary, Southeast
Banks Trust Company, Inc. (9/7/76) 3/

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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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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued
First Tennessee National Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(making or acquiring, for its own account, interest
bearing and discount .loans and other extensions of credit
and offering through the direct insurer or the reinsurer
insurance that is directly related to an extension of
credit by the company or its subsidiaries; the kinds
of insurance offered will be reducing individual credit
life or reducing joint spouse credit life insurance and
credit disability insurance and credit property insurance
covering collateral pledged for a loan or other extensions
of credit) at 271.1. North Fourteen Street, Ponca City,
Oklahoma, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Crown
Finance Corporation (9/7/76) 3/
BancOklahoma Corp., Tulsa, Oklahoma, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (to offer credit
life and credit accident and health insurance on loans
or extensions of credit made by BancOklahoma Service Corp.
or its subsidiaries) at 321 South Boston, Tulsa, Oklahoma,
through a subsidiary, BancOklahoma Service Corp. (9/7/76) 3/
Liberty National Corporation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(originating, selling, and servicing real estate mortgage
loans on residential and commercial properties) at 1707 Cache
Road, Lawton, Oklahoma, through a wholly-owned indirect
subsidiary, Liberty Mortgage Company (9/7/76) 3/
Liberty National Corporation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(originating real estate mortgage loans on residential
and commercial properties) at 3801 N.W. 63rd Street,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, through a wholly-owned indirect
subsidiary, Liberty Mortgage Company (9/7/76) 3/
U.S. Bancorp, Portland, Oregon, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (making, acquiring, and
servicing of loans and other extensions of credit either
secured or unsecured for its own account or for the
account of others, including the making, originating,
acquiring, purchasing, arranging for holding, warehousing
and selling, for its own account and for the account of
others, loans of all types and other extensions of
credit for any person; and acting as insurance agent
with regard to credit life and disability insurance,
property and casualty insurance solely in connection with

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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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-12• APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Cont iinied
extensions of credit by U.S. Bancorp Mortgage
Co.) at 10th and Main Streets, Boise, Idaho, through a
subsidiary, U.S. Bancorp Mortgage Company (8/23/76) 3/

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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Warner Communications Inc., New York, New York, notification
of intent to acquire, through its subsidiary WCI Games
Inc., the controlling shares of Atari, Inc. (9/7/76) 3/

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REPORTS RECEIVED
Current Report Filed Pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities
Exchange Act
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The Ohio Citizens Trust Company, Toledo, Ohio.

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PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING
None.