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ANNOUNCEMENT BY

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BOARD CF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
(H.2/ 1979 No, 37)
Actions of the Board; Applications aftd Reports
APPLICABLE
RESERVE BANK

Received During the Week Ending September 15, 1979
ACTIONS OF SHE BOARD
Statement by Governor Nancy H. Teeters, before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the House Committee on Ways
and Means to discuss the recent study by the Internal
Revenue Service on unreported income.
Statement by Governor Errmett J. Rice, before the Commerce
Consumer, and Monetary Affairs Subcommittee of the
House Committee on Government Operations to review
supervision of bank advertising practices by the
Federal financial regulatory agencies;
Extension of the Garment period until November 23, 1979, on
proposal to implement provisions of the International
Banking Act of 1978 by imposing reserve requirements
and interest rate limitations on branches and agencies
of foreign banks in this country whose parent banks
have worldwide assets of $1 billion or more.

New York

Marine Midland International Corporation, New York, New
York, requesting an extension of time until December
31 ? 1979, within which to divest its interest in
Banque de 1*Union Europeenne, Paris, France.

Dallas

First United Banoorporation, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, extension of time to December 10, 1979, within which to
consummate the acquisition of First United Bank Arlington, N.A., Arlington, Texas, a proposed new
bankc 1/

Dallas

Soutliwest Bancnhares, Inc., Houston, Texas, extension of
time to September 30, 1979, within which to consummate
the acquisition of Lewisville National Bank, Lewisville,
Texas. 1/

Chicago

Suburban Bancorp, Inc., Palatine, Illinois, extension of
time to December 7, 1979, within which to became a
bank holding company through acquisition of 80 per
cent or more of the voting shares of Palatine National
Bank, Palatine, Illinois. 1/

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




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ACTIONS OF TOE BQAREHCcmtinued
San
Francisco

^registration for Livermore Production Credit Association, Livermore, California. 1/

Richmond

Blakeley Bank and Trust Company, Ranson, West Virginia,
investment in bank premises. 1/

Chicago

Citizens Ctimnercial & Savings Bank, Flint, Michigan, investment in bank premises . 1/

New York

Long Island Trust Company, Garden City, New York, investment in bank premises. 1/

Minneapolis

State Bank of Alcester, Alcester, South Dakota, investment in bank premises. 1/

Chicago

Springfield Marine Bank, Springfield, Illinois, investment in bank premises. 1/

St. Louis

Effingham State Bank, Effingham, Illinois, extension of
time to November 7, 1979, witliin which to establish a
branch (facility) at Main and Jefferson Streets, in
Martin's IGA Store, Effingham, Illinois. 1/

Cleveland

Farmers State Bank of Stryker, Stryker, Ohio, and The
First National Bank in Bryan, Bryan, Ohio, proposed
merger; report to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on competitive factors. 1/

Atlanta

First Railroad Bank of Dalton, Dalton, Georgia, proposed
merger with The Bank of Dalton, Dalton, Georgia;
report to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on
competitive factors. 1/

Dallas

West Davis National Bank, Conros, Texas, proposed merger
with First National Bank in Oonroe, Texas; report to
the Comptroller of the Currency on competitive factors.

1/

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




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To Establish a Domes tic Branch Pursuant to Section
9 of the Federal Reserve Act
San
Francisco

Approved
United California Bank, Los Angeles, California. Branch
to be established at the intersection of Skyway Highway and Lakeridge Court, Canmunity of Paradise Pines,
County of Butte. 1/ & 2/
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Applications 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
Qiicago

New York

Applications Approved
Manufacturers-Detroit International Corporation, Detroit,
Michigan: grants consent to exchange its 10 per cent
ownership interest in The Metropolitan Trust Company,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for a 3.2 per cent interest
in VCM Trustee Limited, Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
Sixty Day Notification Period Allowed to Expire
Citibank Overseas Investment Corporation, Wilmington,
Delaware: no objection to continue to hold, indirectly,
the shares of Citicorp Canada Limited, after Limited
acquires and holds 300 ,000 additional cannon shares of
Citicorp Leasing Canada Limited.

Nov; York

Morgan Guaranty International Finance Corporation, New
York, New York: no objection to make an additional
investment in Morgan Guaranty S.A.E., Madrid, Spain.

Sail
Francisco

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., San Francisco, California: no
objection to establish its initial branch in Argentina.
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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
Now York

Approved
Banque da Paris et des Pays-Bas, Paris, France: to
establish an Edge Corporation to be known as Banque de
Paris et des Pay-Bas International. (Houston) Co.

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AppJ "' cation processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegate;
authority.
2/ Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Ccnmmity
Reinvestment Officer of the applicable Rose:
Bank may be contacted
as to the length of Hie ea^iu-yL period.




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ACTIONS OF TOE BOABD-Continued
To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a) (1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Atlanta

Kansas City

Withdrawn
Cunming Bancshares, Inc., Cunming, Georgia, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Bank of Cunming, Cunming, Georgia. 2/
Approved
Arapahoe County Funding Company, Englewood, Colorado,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting
shares (less directors' qualifying shares) of Arapahoe
Bank and Trust, Englewood, Colorado. 2/

Kansas City

Enders Company, Enders, Nebraska, for approval to acquire
100 per cent (less directors' qualifying shares) of
the voting shares of First State Bank, Enders, Nebraska.
1/ & 2/

Kansas City

First Osmond Corporation, Osmond, Nebraska, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent (less directors' qualifying
shares) of the voting shares of Osmond State Bank,
Osmond, Nebraska. 1/ & 2/

Kansas City

Kilgore Bancshares, Inc., Kilgore, Nebraska, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent (less directors' qualifying
shares) of the voting shares of Farmers State Bank,
Kilgore, Nebraska. 2/

Kansas City

SCB Financial Corporation, Smith Center, Kansas, for approval to acquire 63.8 per cent of the voting shares
of The Smith County State Bank and Trust Company,
Smith Center, Kansas. 1/ & 2/

Dallas

Greenbelt Bancshares, Inc., Quanah, Texas, for approval
to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
The Security National Bank of Quanah, Quanah, Texas.

1/ & 2/

Dallas

Kerens Bancshares, Inc., Kerens, Texas, for approval to
acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares (less
directors' qualifying shares) of The Kerens State Bank
of Kerens, Kerens, Texas. 1/ & 2/

1/ Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.
2/ Application subject to Ccranunity 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

New First Security National Corporation, Houston, Texas,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting
shares of First Security Bank of Beaumont, N.A.,
Beaumont, Texas; 100 per cent of the voting shares of
First Security Central Bank, Beaumont, Texas; 100 per
cent of the voting shares of First Security Bank of
Colleyville, N.A., Colleyville, Texas; 100 per cent of
the voting shares of First Security Bank of Dallas,
N.A., Dallas, Texas; 100 per cent of the voting shares
of First Security Bank of Garland, N.A., Garland,
Texas; 100 per cent of the voting shares of First
Security Bank of Grand Prairie, N.A., Grand Prairie,
Texas; 85.41 per cent of the voting shares of First
Security Bank of Kountze, Kbuntze, Texas; 100 per cent
of the voting shares of First Security Bank of Lancaster,
Lancaster, Texas; 56.95 per cent of the Voting shares
of First Security Bank of Sour Lake, Sour Lake, Texas;
and 37.50 per cent of the voting shares of Gateway
National Bank of Beaumont, Beaumont, Texas. 2/

Dallas

Reunion Bancshares, Inc., Dallas, Texas, for approval to
acquire 80 to 100 per cent (less directors1 qualifying
shares) of the voting shares of Reunion Bank, Dallas,
Texas. 1/ & 2/

Kansas City

ONB Bancorp, Inc., Chickasha, Oklahoma, for approval to
acquire 100 per cent (less directors1 qualifying
shares) of the voting shares of Oklahoma National Bank
& Trust Company of Chickasha, Chickasha, Oklahoma. 1/

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

Dallas

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Approved
Colorado National Bankshares, Inc., Denver, Cdlorado,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors'
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Colorado
Bank-Tech Center, Denver, Colorado, a proposed new
bank. 1/ & 2/
First City Bancorporation of Texas, Inc., Houston, Texas,
for approval.to acquire 62.5 per cent of the voting
shares of Gateway National Bank of Beaumont, Beaumont,
Texas. 2/

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 oament period.




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ACTIONS OF SHE BOARD-Continued
To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a) (5) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Dallas

Approved
First City Bancorporation of Texas, Inc., Houston, Texas,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting
shares of First Security National Corporation, Beaumont,
Texas. 2/
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c) (8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Kansas City

Kansas City

Dallas

Returned
Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(acting as agent or broker for the sale of certain
property and casualty insurance which is directly
related to extensions of credit by the bank and nonbank subsidiaries of Applicant) at 720 Main Street,
Kansas City, Missouri, through bank and nonbank subsidiaries of Applicant, through a subsidiary, CBI
Insurance Agency, Inc. (7/9/79) 3/
Approved
ONB Bancorp, Inc., Chickasha, Oklahoma, for approval to
acquire the beneficial interest in ONB Business Trust,
Chickasha, Oklahoma and thereby to indirectly acquire
the shares of CNB Insurance Agency, Inc., Chickasha,
Oklahoma. 1/
First City Bancorporation of Texas, Inc., Houston, Texas,
for approval to acquire all of the assets of First
Security National Corporation that provide bookkeeping
and data processing services necessary for its internal
operations and the operations of its subsidiaries, and
other functions permissible under Section*225.4(a) (8)
of the Board's Regulation Y; and to acquire FSN Life
Insurance Company, Beaumont, Texas, a subsidiary of
FSN, and thereby engage in the writing of credit accident, health, and life insurance directly related to
extensions of credit.

1/ 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.
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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ACTIONS OF THE BQARD-Continued
Richmond

New York

New York

Delayed
South Carolina National Corporation, Columbia, South
Carolina, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (offering credit life, accident and health
and property insurance directly related to extensions
of credit) at 408 East Main Street, Forest City, North
Carolina, through its subsidiary, Provident Financial
Corporation (9/14/79) 3/
Permitted
Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (making consumer installment personal 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; and selling as agent
credit related life and accident and health insurance
or decreasing or level (in the case of single payment
loans) term life insurance) at 215 Harrison Avenue,
Panama City; 675 West Garden Street, Pensacola; 2415
Blanding Blvd., Jacksonville; 16403 N.W. 67th Avenue,
Miami; 3725 Grace Street W., Tampa; 4000 N. State Road
7, Ft. Lauderdale; 2300 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., West
Palm Beach; 1940 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota; 1915
North Monroe, Tallahassee; and 9550 Regency Square
Blvd., Jacksonville, all in Florida, through its
subsidiary, Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center
of Florida, Inc. (9/11/79) 3/
Citicorp, New York, NOT York, notification of intent to
engage in de novo activities (making consumer installment personal loans, purchasing and servicing for its
cwn account consumer installment sales finance contracts, making loains for the account of others such as
one-tp-fdur family unit mortgage loans, making loans
to individuals arid businesses secured by real and
personal property, the proceeds of which may be for
purposes other than personal, family or household
usage; and 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 to the extent permissible under
applicable State insurance laws and regulations; the
sale of credit related property and casualty insurance
protecting personal and real property subject to a
security agreement with Nationwide Financial Corporation of Montana and to the extent permissible under

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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applicable State insurance laws and regulations) at
600 Kensington Street, Missoula, Montana, through its
subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Corporation of Montana
(9/10/79) 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 cwn
account or the account of others, loans and other
extensions of credit principally secured by mortgages)
at 19 Bala Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, through
its direct subsidiary, Underwood Mortgage and Title
Company (9/10/79) 3/

Richmond

South Carolina National Corporation, Columbia, South
Carolina, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (making or acquiring, loans and other extensions of credit for its cwn account such as would
be made by a consumer finance ccnpany; and servicing
loans and other extensions of credit for the account
of others) at 408 East Main Street/ Forest City, North
Carolina, through its subsidiary, Provident Financial
Corporation (9/15/79) 3/

Richmond

Uhion Trust Bancorp, Baltimore, Maryland, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (making
installment loans to individuals for personal, family
or household purposes; purchasing sales finance contracts executed in connection with the sale of personal, family or household goods or services; and
acting as agent in the sale of credit life and credit
accident and health insurance directly related to its
extensions of credit) at 8917 Lem Turner Road, Jacksonville, Florida, through its subsidiary, Landmark
Financial Services, Inc. (9/14/79) 3/

Atlanta

Great American Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, notification of intent to continue to engage in de novo
activities (making of long-term permanent residential
loans of a conventional nature in addition to making
loans insured by federal agencies; the making of
long-term permanent loans on income producing properties; and servicing loans for institutional investors)
at One American Place, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, through
its subsidiary, Embank Mortgage Ccnpany (9/14/79) 3/

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




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Atlanta

First Alabama Bancshares, Inc., Montgomery, Alabama, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(the sale as agent of credit life Insurance, credit
accident and health insurance, and physical damage
insurance, all of which are directly related to extensions of credit by First Alabama Bank of Conecuh
County, a proposed subsidiary of the holding company)
in Evergreen, Alabama, through its subsidiary, FAB
Agency, Inc. (9/12/79) 3/

Kansas City

Plains States Financial Corporation, Walsenburg, Colorado,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(to engage in industrial banking activities and in the
sale of insurance directly related to extensions of
credit by the industrial bank) through a subsidiary,
First Walsenburg Industrial Bank, Walsenburg, Colorado
(9/13/79) 3/

San
Francisco

Imperial Bancorp, Inglewood, California, notification of
intent to engage in de novo activities (making, acquiring or placing loans and other extensions of credit
for its own account and for the account of others and
servicing such loans and extensions of credit for its
cam account and for the account of others; the company
will primarily engage in insurance premium financing,
consisting of financing of premiums relating to both
commercial and consumer property and casualty insurance) in the vicinity of the intersection of 116th
Avenue, N.E. and 8th Street, N.E., Bellevue, Washington,
through its subsidiary, Imperial Credit Corporation
(9/14/79) 3/

San
Francisco

Security Pacific Corporation, Los Angeles, California,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(to engage in acting as escrow agent for the purchase
and sale of real property and the execution of all
documents and disbursal of funds relating to loan
transactions and all other activities engaged in by an
escrow company) at 2256 South Mountain Avenue, Ontario,
California, through its subsidiary, S.P.M.C. Escrow,
Inc. (9/13/79) 3/

San
Francisco

Security Pacific Corporation, Los Angeles, California,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(originating and acquisition of mortgage loans, including development and construction loans on multifamily and commercial properties for Security Pacific
Mortgage Corporation's a m account or for sale to
others and the servicing of such loans for others) at
1755 East Plum Lane, Reno, Nevada, through its subsidiary,
Security Pacific Mortgage Corporation (9/13/79) 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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San
Francisco

U.S. Bancorp, Portland, Oregon, notification of intent
to engage in de novo activities (to engage in lending,
loan servicing, leasing of personal property, and
credit related insurance agency activities) in the
vicinity of the intersection of South Federal Boulevard and North Bel levies, Littleton, Colorado, through
its subsidiary, U.S. Bancorp Financial Inc. (9/14/79)
3/
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Agreements Filed Pursuant to Section 8 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfort, Germany has filed an
agreement with the Board undertaking to comply with
all provisions which relate to the use of credit to
finance transactions in securities.

3/ 4(c) (8) or 4(c) (12) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
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APPLICAnONS RECEIVED

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

The Orrville Savings Bank, Orrville, Ohio. Branch to
be established at 10 North Main Street, Marshallville,
Wayne County. 2/
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To Becctre a Member of the Federal Reserve System
Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Chicago

EM State Bank, Sebewaing, Michigan, 2/

Chicago

MCB Bank, Dundee, Michigan. 2/
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To Merge Pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act
Chicago

FM State Bank, Sebewaing, Michigan, to merge with
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Sebewaing,
Michigan, Sebewaing, Michigan. 2/

Chicago

MCB Bank, Dundee, Michigan, to merge with Monroe
County Bank, Dundee, Michigan, 2/
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To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3 (a) (1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Atlanta

Citrus & Chemical Bancorporaticn, Inc., Bartcw, Florida,
for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the
voting shares of Citrus & Chemical Bank of Barton,
Bartow, Florida. 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 periodc




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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued
Atlanta

Rhea Bancshares, Inc., Daytcn, Tennessee, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of Dayton
Bank & Trust Company, Dayton, Tennessee. 2/

Chicago

CENTER POINT BANCSHARES CORP., Crawfordsville, Iowa, for
approval to acquire 91.5 per cent of the voting shares
of Iowa State Bank and Trust Company, Center Point,
Iowa. 2/

Chicago

First Naperville Bancorporation, Inc., Naperville,
Illinois, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more
of the voting shares of The First Bank, Naperville,
Naperville, Illinois. 2/

Chicago

Tsvaiter Financial Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Garfield Ridge Trust and Savings Bank,
Chicago, Illinois. 2/

Chicago

WALKER BANCSHARES CORP., Crawfordsville, lava, for approval to acquire 99.2 per cent of the voting shares
of Walker State Bank, Walker, lava. 2/

St. Louis

Western Kentucky Bancshares, Inc., Livermore, Kentucky,
for approval to acquire 88.05 per cent of the voting
shares of Farmers and Merchants Bank, Livermore,
Kentucky* 2/

Minneapolis

Western Bancshares, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota, for approval to acquire 94.7 per cent of the voting shares
of Western State Bank of St. Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota.
2/

Kansas City

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

Kansas City

Tulsa Bancshares, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma, for approval to
acquire 80.25 per cent of the voting shares of Guaranty
Bancorporation, Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2/

San
Francisco

Pacwest Bancorp, Milwaukie, Oregon, for approval to
acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of First
State Bank of Oregon, Milwaukie, Oregon, The Community
Bank, Lake Oswego, Oregon, The First National Bank of
McMinnville, McMinnville, Oregon, and Hood River
County Bank, Hood River, Oregon. 2/

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




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

First American Bank Corporation, Kalamazoo, Michigan,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting
shares of Farmers & Merchants State Bank of Sebewaing,
Michigan, Sebewaing, Michigan. 2/ .

Chicago

National Ann Arbor Corporation, Arm Arbor, Michigan,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting
shares of the successor by consolidation to Monroe
County Bank, Dundee, Michigan. 2/

Dallas

Kelly Field Bancshares Corporation, San Antonio, Texas,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting
shares of Exchange National Bank, San Antonio, Texas.

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Republic of Texas Corporation, Dallas, Texas, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares
(less directors' qualifying shares) of Southwest
National Bank, San Antonio, Texas. 2/
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c) (8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Boston

First Financial Group of New Hampshire, Inc., Manchester,
New Hampshire, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of
the voting shares of First; Guaranty Savings Bank,
Salem, New Hampshire. 1/ /

New York

Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
engage in cte novo activities (maxing consumer installment personal loans, purchasing and servicing for its
c m account consumer installment sales finance contracts, making loans to; individuals and businesses
secured by real and personal property , the proceeds of
xriiidh iin&y be for purposes other thdn personal, family
or household usage; and sale of credit related life
and accident and health or decreasingdr level (in the
case of single payment loans) termlife insurance by

27 Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. Hie Community
Reinvestment Officer of the applicable Reserve Bank may be contacted
as to the length of the comment period.
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APPLICATIONS RECEIVEDK^Dntinued
licensed agents or broker 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 Nationwide Financial
Corporation of Missouri 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;
credit related decreasing term life insurance and
accident and health insurance may be reinsured by
Family Guardian Life Insurance Company, an affiliate
of Nationwide Financial Corporation of Missouri) at
Plaza Tfcwers Office Building, 1736 East Sunshine,
Suite 102, Springfield, Missouri, through its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Corporation of Missouri
(9/13/79) 3/

Cleveland

Centran Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio, notification of
intent to engage in de novo activities (the making and
acquiring of consumer and ccnmercial finance loans for
its cam account or the account of others (including
loans secured by mortgages or deeds of trust on real
property); the sale as agent of credit life insurance
and credit health and accident insurance to borrowers
at their request in connection with extensions of
credit; and the servicing of loans and other extensions
of credit for any person) at Capital Beltway Building,
1751 Elton Road, Silver Spring, Maryland, through a
subsidiary, Major Finance Corporation of Silver Spring
(9/10/79) 3/

Richmond

Northwestern Financial Corporation, North Wilkesboro,
North Carolina, notification of intent to engage in de
novo activities (solicitation of home mortgage loans
secured by first mortgages) at Ridgewood Drive and Ash
Street, Goldsboro, North Carolina, through its subsidiary,
First Atlantic Corporation (9/12/79) 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 for any persons, and operation of a licensed
small loan company and of an installment sales fiannce
company) at 200 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, Alabama,
through a subsidiary, Citizens and Southern Finance
Company d/b/a C & S Financial Services (9/6/79) 3/

37 4(c) (8) or 4(c) (12) notification processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued

Chicago

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, loans and other extensions of credit secured
by real estate mortgages and servicing such loans and
other extensions of credit) in Forte Plaza, 1401
Brickel Avenue, Miami, Florida, Phoenix or Scottsdale,
Arizona, and Seattle, Washington, through its subsidiary,
First Chicago Realty Services Corporation (9/10/79) 3/

Chicago

Midland Mortgage Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, notification of intent to, engage in de novo activities
(originating mortgages an single family residential
housing in Florida, Washington, D.C., Virginia,
Maryland and Michigan) at 360 First National Building,
Detroit, Michigan (9/14/79) 3/

San
Francisco

BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, notificaticn of intent to relocate de novo activities
(to engage in lending, loan servicing, and insurance
agency activities) from Palm Center, 1742 Los Angeles
Avenue, Simi Valley to 2660 Tcwnsgate Road, Westlake
Village, California, through its subsidiary, FinanceAmerica Corporation (a California Corporation) (9/13/79)
3/

San
Francisco

BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, notif ication of intent to engage in de novo activities
(to engage in lending, loan servicing, and credit
related insurance activities) at 16268 Whittier Boulevard, Whittier, California, through its subsidiary,
FinanceAmerica Corporation (a California Corporation)
(9/13/79) 3/

San
Francisco

Patagonia Corporation, Tucson, Arizona, notification of
intent to engage in de novo activities (originating
residential and commercial real estate loans for sale
to permanent investors and servicing the same) in the
Orem-Provo, Utah area, through its subsidiary, Western
American Mortgage Company (9/11/79) 3/

San
Francisco

Patagonia Corporation, Tucson, Arizona, notification of
intent to engage in <te novo activities (originating i
residential and commercial real estate loans for sale
to permanent investors and servicing the same) in Salt
Lake City, Utah, through its subsidiary, Western
American Mortgage Company (9/11/79) 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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APPLICATIONS RECEIVED-Continued
San
Francisoo

Wells Fargo & Company, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (to
engage in credit related life and disability insurance
activities) in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland,
Palo Alto, Pleasant Hill, San Diego, and Stockton,
California, through its subsidiary, Wells Fargo Insurance Services (9/12/79) 3/
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REPORTS RECEIVED
Current Report filed Pursuant to Section 13 of the
Securities Exchange Act
The Bank of Eden, Eden, North Carolina.
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Ownership Report Filed Pursuant to Section 13 of the
Securities Exchange Act
United Citizens Bank, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
(Filed by F. Roger Page - Amendment #1)
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PETITIONS FOR RUIEMAKING
None.

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