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• # ANNOUNCEMENT BY BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.2 1973 No. 38 Applications and Reports Received or Acted on During the Week Ending September 22, 1973 District 2 5 10 Date Current Report Filed Pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act Received Nassau Trust Company, Glen Cove, New York To Become a Member of the Federal Reserve System Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act Approved *King George State Bank, Inc., King George, Virginia Bank of Boulder, Boulder, Colorado * * * * * To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act Received Marine Midland Bank-Western, Buffalo, New York. Branch to be established at 237 Main Street, Buffalo. Chemical Bank, New York, New York. Branch to be established in the immediate neighborhood of Grand Central Terminal, 89-105 East 42nd Street, New York. Bankers Trust Company, New York, New York. Branch to be established at One Bankers Trust Plaza, New York. *Application processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 9-17-22 H.2 1973 No. 38 - 2 ~ 3 The Bank of New Jersey, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey. Branch to be established at the intersection of Springdale and Greentree Roads, Cherry Hill, Camden County. 8 First American Bank, Memphis, Tennessee. Branch to be established at the rear of 85 North Third Street, Memphis. 12 3 United California Bank, Los Angeles, California. to be established at the following locations: Branches A. To be established at 600 South Spring Street, Los Angeles. B. To be established at 4300 Long Beach Boulevard, Suite 200 located in Building #2, Cherritos Square, Long Beach. Approved *The Bank of New Jersey, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey. Branch to be established at the intersection of Springdale and Greentree Roads, Cherry Hill, Camden County. 3 "Girard Trust Bank, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Branch to be established at the Northwest corner of the intersection of Routes 222 and 724, Cuxaru Township, Berks County. 5 ^United Virginia Bank, Richmond, Virginia. Branch to be established in the Chippenham Mall Shopping Center near the intersection of Hull Street and Chippenham Parkway, Richmond e 7 *Genessee Merchants Bank & Trust Company, Flint, Michigan. Branch to be established at Genesee Valley Shopping Center, (Drive-In facility) at 3341 Linden Road, Flint Township, Genesee County. 7 ^Central State Bank, Connersville, Indiana. Branch to be established at 531 Central Avenue, Connersville. *Application processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. ^Pendleton Banking Company, Pendleton, Indiana, Branch to be established at the Southeast corner of 3rd Street and Swain Street, Ingalls. *Commerce Bank of Lebanon, Lebanon, Missouri. Branch to be established at the Southeast corner of 7th Street and Jefferson Avenue, Lebanon. ^Citizens Fidelity Bank and Trust Company, Louisville, Kentucky. Branches to be established at the following locations: A. To be established in the Vermont American Building, located at First and Liberty Streets, Louisville, Jefferson County. B. To be located in the Plainview Shopping Center located at Hurstbourne Lane and Linn Station Road, Jefferstown, Jefferson County. ^Citizens State Bank of Corpus Christi.., Corpus Christi, Texas. Branch to be established across the street from the Main Bank Building. ^United California Bank, Los Angeles, California. Branch to be established at 600 South Spring Street, Los Angeles. *Walker Bank and Trust Company, Salt Lake City Utah. to be established in Vernal, Uintah County. Branch * * * * * To establish an Overseas Branch of a Member Bank Pursuant to Section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act Approved First National City Bank, New York, New York. To establish a branch in Port Louis, Mauritius, and in Nairobi, Kenya. H. 2 1973 No. 38 12 - 4 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 Received United California Bank, Los Angeles, California. To organize a corporation in Los Angeles to be known as "United California Overseas Investment Corporation." * * * * * On H.2 No. 37 the following corrections are to be made: 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 Approved Bankers Trust Company, New York, New York. To organize the following corporations: - Bankers Trust International (Miami) Corporation, Miami, Florida. - Bankers Trust International (Chicago) Corporation, Chicago, Illinois. Bankers Trust International (Houston) Corporation, Houston, Texas. * * * * * On H.2 No. 36 the following correction is to be made: 7 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 Received The Chase Manhattan Bank, National Association, New York, New York. To organize a corporation in Chicago, Illinois to be known as "Chase Manhattan International Banking Corporation (Chicago)." -k -k -k -k To Merge Pursuant to Section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act Received Interim Bank of Oxford, Oxford, Alabama for prior approval to merge with The First State Bank of Oxford, Oxford, Alabama. To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Received Schroder International Limited, London, England, for prior approval to acquire 96.6 per cent of the voting shares of Schroder Trust Company, New York, New York. Schroder International Holdings Limited, London, England, for prior approval to acquire 96.6 per cent of the voting shares of Schroder Trust Company, New York, New York. Citizens Fidelity Corporation, Louisville, Kentucky, for prior approval to acquire 99.75 per cent of the voting shares (less directors * qualifying shares) of the successor by merger to Citizens Fidelity Bank and Trust Company, Louisville, Kentucky. Burlingame Bankshares, Inc., Burlingame, Kansas, for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of The First State Bank of Burlingame, Burlingame, Kansas. Exchange National Corporation, Ardmore, Oklahoma, for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of Exchange National Bank and Trust Company, Ardmore, Ardmore, Oklahoma. Approved Southern Bancorporation, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of the successor by merger to Southern Bank and Trust Company, Greenville, South Carolina. Payne County Bancshares, Inc., Perkins, Oklahoma, for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of The Payne County Bank, Perkins, Oklahoma. Suspended On H.2 No. 42 (1972), the Board reported receipt of an application from American Capital Corporation, Houston, Texas, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of the successors by merger to The First National Bank of Raymondville, Raymondville, Texas; First State Bank of Alamo, Alamo, Texas; First State Bank of Willis, Willis, Texas; and Union State Bank, Carrizo Springs, Texas. This application is now in suspense at Applicant's request. * * * * * To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Received American Bancorporation, Columbus, Ohio, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors 1 qualifying shares) of the voting shares of The American Bank of Central Ohio, Harrisburg, Ohio. Central National Corporation, Richmond, Virginia, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors 1 qualifying shares) of the successor by merger to The First National Bank of Yorktown, Yorktown, Virginia. Fidelity American Bankshares, Inc., Lynchburg, Virginia for prior approval to acquire 90 per cent or more of the voting shares of The People's Bank of Buena Vista, Virginia, Incorporated, Buena Vista, Virginia. Fidelity American Bankshares, Inc., Lynchburg, Virginia for prior approval to acquire 90 per cent or more of the voting shares of Planters Bank and Trust Company, Chatham, Virginia. Central Bancshares of the South, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of the successor by merger to The First State Bank of Oxford, Oxford, Alabama. Received Continued First at Orlando Corporation, Orlando, Florida, for prior approval to acquire 90 per cent or more of the voting shares of The Palmetto Bank and Trust Co., Palmetto, Florida. Tennessee Valley Bancorp, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, for prior approval to acquire 90 per cent or more of the voting shares of First Trust & Savings Bank, Clarksville, Tennessee. Michigan National Corporation, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors 1 qualifying shares) of Valley National Bank, Flint Township, Michigan, a proposed new bank. Northern States Bancorporation, Inc., Detroit, Michigan, and Twin Gates Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors 1 qualifying shares) of the successor by merger to First National Bank of Lake City, Lake City, Michigan. Boatmen's Bancshares, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of Bank of Pevely, Pevely, Missouri. First Tennessee National Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of the successor by merger to Mosheim Bank, Mosheim, Tennessee. First Security National Corporation, Beaumont, Texas, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors 1 qualifying shares) of First National Bank in Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, Texas. Received Continued First Security National Corporation, Beaumont, Texas, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less directors 1 qualifying shares) of Texas National Bank of Dallas, Dallas, Texas. First United Bancorporation, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, for prior approval to acquire 90 per cent or more of the voting shares of Longview National Bank, Longview, Texas. Approved Multibank Financial Corp., Boston, Massachusetts, for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of Northampton National Bank, Northampton, Massachusetts. First Commercial Banks, Inc., Albany, New York, for prior approval to acquire all of the voting shares (less directors 1 qualifying shares) of the successor by merger to The Homer National Bank, Homer, New York. Central National Corporation, Richmond, Virginia, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of the successor by merger to City Savings Bank and Trust Company, Petersburg, Virginia. First Alabama Bancshares, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of the successor by merger to Citizens Bank of Guntersville, Guntersville, Alabama. First Alabama Bancshares, Inc., for prior approval to acquire directors' qualifying shares) of the successor by merger to of Athens, Athens, Alabama. Birmingham, Alabama, 80 per cent (less of the voting shares First National Bank Landmark Banking Corporation of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (formerly Consolidated Bankshares of Florida, Inc.), for prior approval to acquire 98 per cent of the voting shares of The American Bank, St. Petersburg, Florida, and 87 per cent of the voting shares of American National Bank of Clearwater, Clearwater, Florida. H. 2 1973 No. 38 - 10 Approved Continued Palmer Bank Corporation, Sarasota, Florida, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors' qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Palmer Bank of Bradenton, N.A., Bradenton, Florida, a proposed new bank. 6 Palmer Bank Corporation, Sarasota, Florida, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors1 qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Palmer Bank of Fort Myers, N.A., Fort Myers, Florida, a proposed new bank. 6 Palmer Bank Corporation, Sarasota, Florida, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors\ qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Naples Palmer Bank and Trust Company, N.A., Naples, Florida, a proposed new bank. 8 First Tennessee National Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of the successor by merger to Jackson State Bank, Jackson, Tennessee. 11 9 First International Bancshares, Inc., Dallas, Texas, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors 1 qualifying shares) of the voting shares of the successor by merger to The Citizens National Bank in Abilene, Abilene, Texas. Denied Northwest Bancorporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for prior approval to acquire 90 per cent or more of the voting shares of The First National Bank of Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa. H.2 1973 No. 38 - 11 To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 3(a)(5) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Received Northeast Bancorp, Inc., New Haven, Connecticut, for prior approval to merge with First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc., Hartford, Connecticut. 1 11 Capital National Corporation, Houston, Texas, for prior approval to merge with Federated Texas Bancorporation, Inc., San Antonio, Texas. * * * * * To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Received **First National Boston Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts, 9-21-73 notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making, acquiring, and servicing, for its own account, loans and other extensions of credit, including loans to individuals for property improvement, debt consolidation and other purposes, in Alabama and elsewhere in southeastern United States; and providing all such other services and engaging in all such other activities as are incidental to the foregoing) in Birmingham, Alabama, through a subsidiary, CAH Acceptance Corporation. The Chase Manhattan Corporation, New York, New York, for prior approval to acquire all the shares of Dial Financial Corporation, Des Moines, Iowa. **Fidelity Union Bancorporation, Newark, New Jersey, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (the business of making loans in the present maximum amount of $1,000,000 or less under the provisions of the New Jersey Small Loan Law and making loans secured by second mortgages on residential real estate (up to 4-family occupancy) owned by the borrowers under the New Jersey Secondary Mortgage Loan Act and making available to the customers **4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 9-13-73 H. 2 1973 No. 38 - 12 Received Continued credit life insurance and disability insurance covering the unpaid balance of the loan outstanding) in Rockaway Township, New Jersey, through its subsidiary, Suburban Finance Company of Preakness. 5 F & M National Corporation, Winchester, Virginia, for prior approval to acquire all of the shares of Virginia Loan and Thrift Corporation, Winchester, Virginia. 5 **United Carolina Bancshares Corporation, Whiteville, North Carolina, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making loans with a cash advance of $900 or less, all to be repaid in instalments; and acting as agent with respect to credit life and credit accident and health insurance that is directly related to any extension of credit) in Whiteville, North Carolina, through its subsidiary, First Credit Corporation. 9-20-73 5 **United Virginia Bankshares Incorporated, Richmond, Virginia, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (originating loans as principal or as agent; servicing loans for nonaffiliated individuals, parternships, corporations, and for affiliates of the holding company; selling, as agent, credit life, credit disability, mortgage redemption and mortgage cancellation insurance in connection with such loans; and such other activities as may be incidental to the business of a mortgage corporation) in Rockville, Maryland, through its subsidiary, United Virginia Mortgage Corporation. 9-18-73 6 **Barnett Banks of Florida, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (conducting the business of a mortgage company, including the making or acquiring, for its own account or for the account of others, loans and other extensions of credit; servicing loans and other extensions of credit for any person; and acting as investment or financial adviser to the extent of (i) providing portfolio investment advice, and (ii) furnishing economic information and advice) in Oak Brook, Illinois, through its subsidiary, B a m e t t Winston Mortgage Company. 9-18-73 **4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H. 2 1973 No. 38 - 13Received Continued American Fletcher Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the guaranty stock of Southwest Savings & Loan Association, Phoenix, Arizona. 7 7 **B & F Corporation, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, notification 9-17-73 of intent to engage in a de novo activity (leasing of personal property and equipment in a manner to provide a full payout of lessor 1 s investment) in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. 7 **Bankshares of Indiana, Inc., Merrillville, Indiana, 9-19-73 notification of intent to engage in a de novo activity (acting as investment or financial adviser to the extent of (i) serving as the advisory company for a mortgage or a real estate investment trust; (ii) serving as investment adviser, as defined in Section 2(a)(20) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, to an investment company registered under that Act; (iii) providing portfolio investment advice to any other person; (iv) furnishing general economic information and advice, general economic statistical forecasting services and industry studies; and (v) providing financial advice to State and local governments, such as with respect to the issuance of their securities) through a subsidiary, International Money Management Corporation, Merrillville, Indiana. 7 **Brenton Banks, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, notification 9-21-73 of intent to engage in a de novo activity (leasing personal property and equipment, or acting as agent, broker, or adviser with respect to the leasing of such property where it is expected at the inception of the lease that the effect of the transaction and reasonably anticipated future transactions with the same lessee as to the same property will be to compensate the company for not less than its full investment in such property) in Davenport, Marshalltown, Des Moines, Vinton, Adel, Jefferson, Indianola, Emmetsburg, Perry, Cedar Rapids, Dallas Center, Eagle Grove, Grinnell, and Clarion, all located in Iowa, through a subsidiary, Brenton Leasing, Inc. **4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H.2 1973 No. 38 7 -14Received Continued Nortrust Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, for prior approval to acquire all of the voting shares of Nortrust Datacorp, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. 9 **First Bank System, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, notification of intent to engage in -de novo activities (making or acquiring, for its own account or for the account of others, loans or other extensions of credit such as would be made by a finance company; and incidental credit related insurance agency activities) in Columbia, South Carolina; Omaha, Nebraska; and Birmingham, Alabama, through its wholly-owned sales finance and direct lending finance subsidiary, FBS Financial, Inc. 9-21-73 9 **First Bank System, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (making or acquiring, for its own account or for the account of others, loans or other extensions of credit such as would be made by a finance company; and incidental credit related insurance agency activities) in Lubbock, Texas, through FBS Financial of Texas, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of FBS Financial, Inc., a wholly-owned sales finance and direct lending finance subsidiary of First Bank System, Inc. 9-21-73 11 12 12 First United Bancorporation, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, for prior approval to acquire 33 1/3 per cent of the voting shares of Bankers Computer Services, Inc., Longview, Texas. **Beverly Hills Bancorp, Beverly Hills, California, notification of intent to engage in a de novo activity (an industrial loan company) in Grange, Califronia, through its subsidiary, Golden State Thrift and Loan. U. S. Bancorp, Portland, Oregon, for prior approval to acquire 100 per cent of the nonvoting shares of Nortrust Datacorp, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. **4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 9-17-73 X H. 2 1973 No. 38 12 5 - 15 Received Continued **Washington Bancshares, Inc., Spokane, Washington, 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 or deeds of trust; and servicing such loans and such other activities as are incidental to the operation of a real estate mortgage company, including, but not limited to, acting as an agent or broker for the sale of mortgage redemption life and disability insurance to be issued in connection with making or acquiring such loans) in Seattle, Washington, through its subsidiary, Bancshares Mortgage Company, Spokane, Washington. 9- 4-73 Approved Southern Bancorporation, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina, for prior approval to acquire all of the voting shares of the successor by merger to Piedmont Premium Service, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina. 5 Southern Bancorporation, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina, for prior approval to acquire all of the voting shares of the successor by merger to SBT Real Estate, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina. 5 Southern Bancorporation, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina, for prior approval to acquire all of the voting shares of the successor by merger to World Acceptance Corporation, Greenville, South Carolina. 6 Landmark Banking Corporation of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (formerly Consolidated Bankshares of Florida, Inc.), for prior approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of North American Mortgage Corporation, St. Petersburg, Florida. **4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H. 2 1973 No. 38 6 1 2 -Ik Delayed **First Am term Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (acting as agent or broker in selling title insurance to borrowing customers in connection with real estate loans made by Atlantic Discount Company, Inc., and its subsidiaries; said insurance protects the mortgagee against defects in the title to the mortgaged property and other liens, encumbrances, or claims which may affect title to the mortgaged property) through a subsidiary, Atlantic Investment Corp., Jacksonville, Florida, a subsidiary of Atlantic Discount Company, Inc. Permitted **Industrial National Corporation, Providence, Rhode Island, to continue to engage in de novo activities (consumer finance; insurance underwriting of credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance; and insurance agency or brokerage in connection with selling to consumer finance borrowers credit life insurance, credit accident and health insurance, and property damage insurance for collateral securing loans made to borrowers) at Zayre's Center, East Macon, Second Street, Macon, Georgia, through a subsidiary, Southern Discount Company. 9-20-73 9-21-73 **Lincoln First Banks Inc., Rochester, New York, to engage in de novo activities (making or acquiring, for its own account or for the account of others, loans and other extensions of credit such as would be made by a mortgage company'; servicing loans and other extensions of credit; acting as investment or financial adviser including acting as an adviser for mortgage or real estate investment trusts; and making equity and debt investments in corporations or projects designed primarily to promote community welfare, such as the economic rehabilitation and development of low income area) through a subsidiary to be known as LIFRECC of California, Inc., Los Angeles, California. **4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 9-20-73 H. 2 1973 No. 38 3 - II Permitted Continued **Fidelity Corporation of Pennsylvania, Rosemont, Pennsylvania, to shift a de novo activity (commercial financing) from the Fidelity Bank to a new office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, through a subsidiary, Commercial Capital Corporation. 9-16-73 3 **First Pennsylvania Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to engage in a de. novo activity (selling property insurance to protect collateral in which the companies have security interests as a result of their extensions of consumer credit) through its subsidiaries, Termplan Ruston, Inc., 118 North Trenton Street, Ruston, Louisiana; Termplan Terrebonne, Inc., 2313 West Park Avenue, Houma, Louisiana; Termplan Galliano Inc., Highway 1, Galliano, Louisiana; and Termplan Thibodaux, Inc., 1001 Jackson St., Thibodaux, Louisiana. 9-17-73 5 **First Virginia Bankshares Corporation, Falls Church, Virginia, to engage in de novo activities (operating as a finance company, including the extension of small personal loans; financing retail instalment sales; granting real estate loans, primarily second mortgage loans; and acting as agent or broker in the sale of property insurance, credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance only to its loan customers in connection with extensions of credit) in Pensacola, Florida, through its subsidiary, First General Financial Services, Inc. 9-21-73 6 **First Bancshares of Florida, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, to engage in a de novo activity (acting as a credit life and accident and health insurance agency for First Bancshares of Florida, Inc., its affiliated banks and subsidiaries in connection with their general banking or bank connected activities) in Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, through a subsidiary, Fleming Insurance Agency. 9-20-73 **4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H. 2 1973 No. 38 6 - IgPermitted Continued **First Commerce Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana, to engage in a de novo activity (acting as an agent or broker in the sale of credit life and credit accident and health insurance incidental to the extensions of consumer credit by the various offices of Money, Inc., operating under the name of E-Z Finance Plan in the State of Mississippi) in Moss Point, Pascagoula, Gulfport, Biloxi, Macomb, and Columbia, Mississippi, through its subsidiary, Money, Inc. (of Mississippi). 9-20-73 6 **First National Holding Corp., Atlanta, Georgia, to engage in de novo activities (leasing personal property and equipment, or acting as agent, broker, or adviser in leasing of such property; and making or acquiring, for its own account or for the account of others, loans and other extensions of credit) at 3715 Northside Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia, through its subsidiary, First South Leasing Company. 9-16-73 8 **First Tennessee National Corporation, Memphis, Tennessee, to engage in de novo activities (making or acquiring, for its own account, interestbearing 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) in Freeport, Illinois, through a subsidiary, Illinois Crown Finance Corporation, Springfield, Illinois, a subsidiary of Crown Finance Corporation, St. Louis County, Missouri. 9-17-73 11 **Texas Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Houston, Texas, to engage in de novo activities (mortgage banking and leasing) through wholly-owned subsidiaries known as Texas Commerce Realty Company and Texas Commerce Leasing Company, both located in Houston, Texas. 9-21-73 **4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. H. 2 1973 No. 38 12 12 7 11 - 14 Permitted Continued **BanCal Tri-State Corporation, San Francisco, California, to engage in a de novo activity (providing bookkeeping or data processing services for the internal operations of the holding company and its subsidiaries and storing and processing other banking, financial, or related economic data, such as performing payroll, accounts receivable or payable, or billing services) at 453 Forbes Boulevard, South San Francisco, California, through a subsidiary, California Bankdata Corporation. 9-17-73 **Zions Utah Bancorporation, Salt Lake City, Utah, 9-17-73 to engage in de novo activities (soliciting and acquiring mortgages on real property which it will place with lenders including affiliates; as an adjunct to this business, Zions Mortgage Company will act as agent in the issuance of credit related insurance policies incidental to the proposed transactions) in the First Industrial Bank of Longmont, 510 Coffman Street, Longmont and The First Industrial Bank of Loveland, 350 East 7th Street, Loveland, Colorado, through a subsidiary, Zions Mortgage Company. Reactivated **Financial Data Systems, Inc., Detroit, Michigan, notification of intent to engage in a de novo activity (providing financially orientated data processing services primarily for mortgage banking companies, savings and loan institutions, and banks). Suspended On H.2 No. 53 (1972), the Board reported receipt of an application from American Capital Corporation, Houston, Texas, to retain 100 per cent of the voting shares of Economy Loan Company of Texas, Houston, Texas. This application is now in suspense at Applicant's request. **4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 9-18-73 H. 2 1973 No. 38 1 - \0 Withdrawn **Heritage Bancorp, Inc., Westfield, Massachusetts, notification of intent to engage in a de novo activity (making and acquiring, construction mortgage loans, mortgage warehousing loans, standing mortgage loans, and other real estate and mortgage loans, and short term commercial loans) through a subsidiary to be known as Heritage Investment Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts. 3 **First Pennsylvania Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, notification of intent to engage in a de novo activity (making equity and debt investments in corporations or projects designed primarily to promote community welfare such as the economic rehabilitation and development of low income areas) through a new indirect subsidiary to be known as Associated Community Development Corporation, Newport News, Virginia. 4 On H. 2 No. 29 (1972), the Board reported receipt of an application from Equimark Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for prior approval to acquire all of the loans receivable, office furniture and fixtures of six offices of First Provident Company, Inc., Sanford, North Carolina. In a letter dated September 13, 1973, Applicant requested that the application be withdrawn. 6 9-18-73 9-12-73 **Conanunity Banks of Florida, Inc., Seminole, Florida, notification of intent to engage in a de novo activity (acting as investment adviser for Community Investors of Florida, a real estate investment trust) in St. Petersburg, Florida, through a subsidiary, McCormick Mortgage Advisors, Inc. In a letter dated September 13, 1973, Applicant requested that the notification be withdrawn. **4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 9-13-73 H.2 1973 No. 38 4 11 2 7 ~ Zl To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section 4(c)(12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 Received **Midwestern Fidelity Corporation, Milford, Ohio, notification of intent to acquire 97.3 per cent of the outstanding common stock of The Buckeye Savings Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, and incidental to this same transaction will purchase certain assets of The Seven Hills Insurance Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio. **Outreach National Enterprises, Inc., Beaumont, Texas, notification of intent to acquire 100 per cent of Westminister Insurance Managers, Inc. 9-19-73 9-12-73 Permitted **Warner Communications, New York, New York, to acquire the stock interests of wholly-owned subsidiaries of Triangle Financial, Inc., which in turn is a subsidiary of Triangle Publications, Inc. The subsidiaries, whose stock is being acquired, own and operate Cable Television Systems serving Binghamton, New York; and Lebanon, Pennsylvania. **Berkshire Hathaway Inc., New Bedford, Massachusetts, 9-20-73 to acquire additional shares of the following companies: Oglilvy & Mather International Inc., New York, New York, whose principal business is the creation of advertising campaigns for television, radio, newspaper, magazines, and other media; The Washington Post Company, Washington, D.C., which is engaged in the newspaper and magazine publishing business and also owns and operates television and radio stations and owns a hotel and real estate; and United States Truck Lines Inc. of Delaware, Cleveland, Ohio, which is engaged in intercity motor carrier transportation and local cartage business. **4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority. 9-17-73 H. 2 1973 No. 38 7 - '2- 2- ~ Permitted Continued **Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company, Long Grove, Illinois, 9-22-73 to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Federal Mutual Insurance Company, Long Grove, Illinois, indirectly through its subsidiary, Kemperco, Inc., Long Grove, Illinois. The acquisition will take place through merger of Federal Mutual Insurance Company into Kemper Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, Long Grove, Illinois, a proposed wholly-owned de novo subsidiary of Kemperco, Inc. The resulting corporation will change its name to Federal Kemper Insurance Company. **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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