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ANNOUNCEMENT BY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF THE
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
03.2, 1979 No. 38) ;
Actions of the Board; Applications and Reports
Received During the Week Ending September 22, 1979
APPLICABLE
RESERVE BANK

ACTIONS OF THE BOARD
Increase in the discount rate frcm 10-1/2 per cent to
11 per cent, effective Wednesday, September 19, 1979.
Regulation Z, Right of Rescission, the Board revoked
an amendment that allowed an exception to the "cooling
off" period for consumers who pledge their hones as
security in open end credit arrangements; the revocation of the amendment will take effect March 31, 1980.
Amendment to Board's Rules Regarding Delegation of Authority,
authorizing the Reserve Banks to approve a significant
portion of bank holding company and merger applications
currently being acted on by the Board, and to transmit
all competitive factor reports in merger cases; effective September 21, 1979.

Richmond

Antietam Bank Company, Hagerstovn, Maryland, proposed.
merger with The Peoples Bank of Hancock, Hancock,
Maryland; report to the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation on competitive factors. 1/

Cleveland

Citizens National Bank, Bryan, Ohio, proposed merger
with New Bryan Bank; Bryan, Ohio; report to the Comptroller of the Currency on competitive factors. 1/

Philadelphia

Coastal State Bank, Ocean City, New Jersey, proposed
acquisition by Heritage Bank, National Association,
Cherry Hill, New Jersey; report to the Comptroller of
the Currency on competitive factors. 1/

Dallas

Commercial State Bank, Houston, Texas, proposed merger
with New Commercial State Bank, Houston, Texas; report
to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on competitive factors. 1/

Atlanta

Ducorp., Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, proposed merger with
The Bank of Duluth, Duluth, Georgia; report to the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on competitive
factors. 1/

l7 Application processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated
authority.



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Atlanta

Interim-Hanpton,. Inc., Griffin, Georgia, proposed merger
with Bank of Hampton, Hampton, Georgia; report to the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on competitive
factors. 1/

Boston

Old Colony Bank of Berkshire County, National Association,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, proposed merger with Pittsfield National Bank, Pittsfield, Massachusetts; report
to the Comptroller of the Currency on competitive
factors. 1/

Richmond

Services National Bank, Arlington, Virginia, proposed
merger with First & Merchants National Bank, Richmond,
Virginia; report to the Comptroller of the Currency
on competitive factors. 1/

Minneapolis

Springfield State Bank, Springfield, South Dakota, proposed merger with Northwestern National Bank of Sioux
Falls, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; 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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ACTIONS OF THE BQMXSontinued

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

Approved
Marine Midland Bank, Buffalo, New York. Branch to be
established at Sisters of Charity Hospital, 2157 Main
Street, Buffalo, Erie County. 1/ & 2/

New York

Marine Midland Bank, Buffalo, New York. Branch to be
established at Canisius College, 2001 Main Street,
Buffalo, Erie County. 1/ & 2/

Richmond

Metropolitan
Virginia.
section of
Candlewood

Richmond

Union Trust Company of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland.
Branch to be established near the intersection of
State Routes 97 and 140, Carroll County. 1/ & 2/

Richmond

First Virginia Bank - South Central, Brookneal,
Virginia. Branch to be established in the Timbrook
Square Shopping Center, 8800 Timberlake Road, Canpbell
County. 1/ & 2/

Richmond

Bank of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. Branch to be
established at the intersection of Holland and Rosemont Roads, Virginia Beach. 1/ & 2/

St. Louis

Louisville Trust Bank, Louisville, Kentucky. Branch
to be established in the Audubom Medical Plaza, at
the corner of Poplar Level Road and McKinley Avenue,
Louisville, Jefferson County. 1/ & 2/

Bank of Central Virginia, Lynchburg,
Branch to be established at the interTimberlake Road (U.S. Highway 460) and
County, Lynchburg. 1/ & 2/

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

Approved
Pueblo Boulevard Bank, Pueblo, Colorado. 1/ & 2/

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.



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ACTIONS OF 1HE BQAHCH-Continued
To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a) (1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Chicago

Approved
First Busey Corporation, Urbana, Illinois, for approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors'
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of the
successor by merger to Busey First National Bank,
Urbana, Illinois. 2/

St. Louis

Cabool Bancshares, Inc., Chesterfield, Missouri, for
approval to acquire 80.9 per cent of the voting shares
of Cabool State Bank, Cabool, Missouri. 2/

Minneapolis

Continental Banksystem, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota,
for approval to acquire 87 per cent or more of the
voting shares of St. Anthony Park State Bank, St.
Paul, Minnesota. 2/

Minneapolis

M.S.B. Agency, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota, for approval
to acquire 85.1 per cent of the voting shares of
Minnesota State Bank of St. Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota.
2/
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Minneapolis

Minnesota Bankshares Corporation, Brainerd, Minnesota,
for approval to acquire 55.2 per cent of the voting
shares of Brainerd National Bank, Brainerd, Minnesota.

1/ & 2/

Kansas City

Blackburn Bancshares, Inc., Blackburn, Missouri, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Blackburn Bank, Blackburn, Missouri. 1/ & 2/

Kansas City

Conrnunity Bancorporation, Inc., Bristol, Oklahoma, for
approval to acquire more than 80 per cent of the
voting shares (less directors1 qualifying shares) of
Coirmunity Bank, Bristcw, Oklahoma. 1/ & 2/

Kansas City

Meno Bancshares, Inc., Meno, Oklahoma, for approval
to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
Meno Guaranty Bank, Meno, Oklahoma. 2/

Dallas

Corpus Christi Bankshares, Inc., Corpus Christ!f Texas,
for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the
voting shares of First State Bank of Corpus Christi,
Corpus Christi, Texas. 1/ & 2/

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

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ACTIONS OF THE BCftRD-Continued
Dallas

Ctnaha Bancshares, Inc., Omaha, Texas, for approval to
acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
The State Bank of Cmaha, Texas, Omaha, Texas. 1/ & 2/
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a) (3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Kansas City

Approved
Missouri Country Bancshares, Inc., Liberal, Missouri,
for approval to acquire 56.77 per cent of the voting
shares of Bank of Raymondville, Raymondvilie, Missouri.

2/

Chicago

Denied
Independent Bank Corporation, Ionia, Michigan, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of
the successor by consolidation to The Old State Bank
of Fremont, Fremont, Michigan. 2/
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Secton
4 (c) (8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Boston

Returned
First National Boston Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (providing corporate, pension and personal
trust related services to corporations, partnerships
and individuals) at the Sapelo Building in Island
Office Park, Hilton Head, South Carolina, through its
subsidiary, Old Colony Trust Company of South Carolina.
3/

1/ Application processed on behalf of the Board, of Governors under delegated
authority.
2/ Application subject to Community Reinvestment Act. The Community
Reinvesmtent 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 Banktinbehalf
of the Board of Governors under delegated authority;




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ACTIONS OF TOE BOARD-Continued
Kansas City

Philadelphia

San
Francisco

Richmond

New York

Approved
Community Bancorporation, Inc., Bristcw, Oklahoma, for
permission to engage de novo in the sale of credit
related insurance by acquiring 100 per cent of the
beneficial interest in Community Business Trust which
will cwn 100 per cent of Bristow Community Insurance
Agency, Inc., Bristol, Oklahoma. 1/
Delayed
Philadelphia National Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (selling of credit accident and health
insurance) at 284 N. Market Street, East Palestine,
Ohio, through its subsidiary, Signal Mortgage Corporation (9/19/79) 3/
First Hawaiian, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii, notification of
intent to engage in de novo activities (the offering
of property damage and liability insurance in connection with extensions of credit) at 1268 Kaahumanu
Street, Pearl City, Hawaii, through its subsidiary,
Hawaii Thrift & Loan, Incorporated (9/20/79) 3/
Reactivated
South Carolina National Corporation, Columbia, South
Carolina, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (acting as agent in the sale of credit
life, credit accident and health insurance directly
related to extensions of credit) at 408 East Main
Street, Forest City, North Carolina, through its subsidiary, Provident Financial Corporation (9/21/79) 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 124 East Colonial
Drive, Orlando, Florida, through its subsidiary,
Citicorp Person-to-Person Financial Center of Florida,
Inc. (9/20/79) 3/

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




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Philadelphia

Philadelphia National Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (selling joint credit life insurance in
connection with personal installment loans made pursuant to Signal Finance of Vermont, Inc. fs consumer
finance business and reinsuring such insurance through
Patrick Henry Life Insurance Company, an indirect subsidiary of Philadelphia National Corporation) such
activities will be conducted from branch offices of
Signal Finance of Vermont, Inc. in the following locations and will extend throughout Vermont and the
immediately contiguous portions of New York and New
Hampshire: 180 Pearl St., Burlington, Vermont, 17
Conventry St., Newport, Vermont, and Redwood Plaza,
108-110 Lake St., St. Albans, Vermont, through its
indirect subsidiary, Signal Finance of Vermont, Inc.
(a Vermont Corporation) (9/11/79) 3/

Philadelphia

Philadelphia National Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (the origination of FHA, VA and Conventional residential mortgage loans) at 1980 112th Avenue,
N.E., Bellevue, Washington, through its subsidiary,
Colonial Mortgage Service Company Associates, Inc.
(9/12/79) 3/

Cleveland

Mellon National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(general consumer finance activities, "including acting
as insurance agent with respect to the sale of credit
life insurance, credit accident and health insurance,
and credit property insurance) at 1486 Semoran Blvd.,
Casselberry, Florida, through a subsidiary, Freedom
Financial Services Corporation (9/20/79) 3/

Cleveland

Mellon National Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(acting as insurance agent in the sale of credit
property insurance) at Peppertree Plaza Shopping
Center, 4738 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach,
Florida, through a subsidiary, Freedom Financial
Services Corporation (9/18/79) 3/

Richmond

South Carolina National Corporation, Columbia, South
Carolina, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (acting as agent in the sale of credit
life, credit accident and health insurance directly
related to extensions of credit) at 408 East Main
Street, Forest City, North Carolina, through its subsidiary, Provident Financial Corporation (9/22/79) 3/

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

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ACTIONS OF THE BQARD-Continued
Minneapolis

Northwest Bancorporationf Minneapolis, Minnesota, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(the business of providing computerized audit software
services to nonaffiliated banks) at 968 Northwestern
Bank Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota, through a subsidiary, Banco Incorporated (9/20/79) 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
To Establish a Danes tie Branch Pursuant to Section
9: df the Federal Reserve Act
Boston

The Connecticut Bank and Trust Company, Hartford,
Connecticut. Branch to be established at the intersection of Routes 7 and 33, Wilton. 2/

Atlanta

Bank of Holiday, Holiday, Florida. Branch to be established at U.S. Highway 19, Gulf View Square Mall
Shopping Center, Pasco County. 2/

St. Louis

First Bank of Charlestown, Charlestown, Indiana.
Branch to be established at 920 Market Street,
Charleston!, Clark County. 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

America Corporation, Morgan City, Louisiana, for approval to acquire 45 per cent of the voting shares of
American Bank in Louisiana, Morgan City, Louisiana, a
proposed new bank. 2/

Chicago

Astoria Investment Ctimpany, Quincy, Illinois, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of
Farmers State Bank of Astoria, Astoria, Illinois. 2/

Chicago

Indiana Bancorp, Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less
directors' qualifying shares) of the successor by
merger to Indiana Bank and Trust Company of Fort
Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana. 2/

Minneapolis

Elnpire Bancshares, Inc., Cottonwood, Minnesota, for approval to acquire 84.27 per cent of the voting shares
of Empire State Bank, Cottonwood, Minnesota. 2/

Minneapolis

Pembina County Bankshares, Ltd., Cavalier, North Dakota,
for approval to acquire 99.33 per cent of the voting
shares of Citizens State Bank o± Pembina County,
Cavalier, North Dakota. 2/

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




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APPLICATICNS REXEIVED-Ccaitinued
Minneapolis

Yellowstone Holding Company, Columbus, Montana, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares of
Yellowstone Bank, Absarokee, Montana, The Yellowstone
Bank, Columbus, Montana, and The Yellowstone Bank,
Laurel, Montana. 2/

Kansas City

Chadron Banshares, Inc., Chadron, Nebraska, for approval
to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
Bank of Chadron, Chadron, Nebraska. 2/

Kansas City

First Mangum Corp., Mangum, Oklahoma, for approval to
acquire more than 80 per cent of the voting shares of
The First National Bank of Mangum, Mangum, Oklahoma.

1/

Kansas City

Gordon State Banshares, Inc., Gordon, Nebraska, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Gordon State Bank, Gordon, Nebraska. 2/

Kansas City

Guardian Banshares, Inc., Alliance, Nebraska, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Guardian State Bank and Trust Company,
Alliance, Nebraska. 2/

Kansas City

Hemingford Banshares, Inc., Hemingford, Nebraska, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Bank of Hemingford, Hfemingford, Nebraska. 2/

Kansas City

Hyannis Banshares, Inc., Hyannis, Nebraska, for approval
to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
Bank of Hyannis, Hyannis, Nebraska. 2/

Kansas City

Mullen Banshares, Inc., Mullen, Nebraska, for approval
to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
Bank of Mullen, Mullen, Nebraska. 2/

Kansas City

Rose Hill Bancorp, Rose Hill, Kansas, for approval to
acquire 80.2 per cent of the voting shares of The Rose
Hill State Bank, Rose Hill, Kansas. 2/

Kansas City

Thedford Banshares, Inc., Thedford, Nebraska, for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of Citizens State Bank, Thedford, Nebraska. 2/

Kansas City

Valentine State Banshares, Inc., Valentine, Nebraska,
for approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the
voting shares of Bank of Valentine, Valentine,
Nebraska. 2/

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



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Dallas

Conmercial Bancshares, Inc., Wharton, Texas, for approval to acquire 80-100 per cent (less directors1
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Commercial
State Bank of El Campo, El Campo, Texas, Wharton Bank
& Trust Company, Wharton, Texas, The Security State
Bank, Navasota, Texas, and First State Bank of Magnolia,
Magnolia, Texas. 2/
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a) (3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Kansas City

Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent of the voting shares
of The American Security Bank of Pacific, Pacific,
Missouri. 2/

Kansas City

Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent of the voting shares
of Spanish Lake Bank and Trust Company, St. Louis
County (P.O. St. Louis), Missouri. 2/

Kansas City

First National Lincoln Corp., Lincoln, Nebraska, for
approval to retain 6 2/3 per cent of the voting shares
of The McCook National Bank, McCook, Nebraska. 2/

Dallas

Republic of Texas Corporation, Dallas, Texas, for approval to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares
(less directors' qualifying shares) of Republic Bank
of Irving, Irving, Texas, a proposed new bank. 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

Industrial National Corporation, Providence, Rhode Island,
notification of intent to relocate de novo activities
(origination and sale of loans for the purchase of
mobile homes? servicing of mobile home loans; and insurance agency for the sale of property and casualty
insurance sold in connection with extensions of credit)

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



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APPLICATIONS REX^MM>3ntini^sd
frcm 4635 S.W. Freeway, Houston, Texas to Southgate
Building, 2101 South IH35, Austin, Texas, through its
indirect subsidiary, Kensington Mortgage and Finance
Corporation (9/20/79) 3/
New York

Chemical New York Corporation, New York, New York, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(extending direct loan credit, purchasing sales finance contracts, and making, acquiring or servicing
such other extensions of credit as would be made,
acquired or serviced by a consumer finance company
including, but not limited to, making loans secured by
real and personal property; and providing, at the
election of debtors, credit life insurance and credit
accident and health insurance in connection with such
extensions of credit) at 6433 Georgetown North Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Indiana, through its subsidiary,
Sunamerica Corporation (9/18/79) 3/

Philadelphia

Philadelphia National Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (disbursement of instruments, documents and
funds delivered in connection with, and parties to,
real estate sales and mortgage loans) at 1980 112th
Avenue, N.E., Bellevue, Washington, through, a newformed indirect subsidiary, CMSC Escrow Company (a
Washington Corporation) (9/18/79) 3/

Philadelphia

Philadelphia National Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (the origination of FHA, VA and Conventional
residential mortgage loans) at the Anfoers Meadows
Professional Building, 198 Thomas Johnson Road,
Frederick, Maryland, through its subsidiary, Colonial
Mortgage Service Company Associates, Inc. (9/14/79) 3/

Philadelphia

Philadelphia National Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, notification of intent to engage in de novo
activities (the origiantion of EHA, VA, Conventional
residential mortgage loans) at 7900 Sudley Road, Suite
404, Manassas, Virginia, through its subsidiary,
Colonial Mortgage Service Company Associates, Inc.
(9/14/79) 3/

Richrnond

United Virginia Barikshares Incorporated, Richmond,
Virginia, notification of intent to relocate de novo
activities (originating loans as principal or agent,
servicing loans for nonaffiliated individuals, partnerships, and corporations; servicing loans for affiliates

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

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of the holding company; acting as agent in the sale of
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) from
2421 Presidents Drive, Montgomery, Alabama to Suite
310, One/East, 500 East Boulevard, Montgomery, Alabama,
through its subsidiary, United Virginia Mortgage Corporation (9/21/79) 3/

Atlanta

Deposit Guaranty Corporation, Jackson, Mississippi, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(making or acquiring, for its cwn account or for the
account of others, loans and other extensions of
credit such as would be made by a mortgage company;
and of servicing loans and other extensions of credit
for any person; and selling and participating in the
proceeds of the sale of credit life (mortgage cancellation) and credit accident and health insurance related to loans and other extensions of credit) in
Ocala, Florida, through its subsidiary, Deposit
Guaranty Mortgage Company (9/17/79) 3/

Atlanta

First Capital Corporation, Jackson, Mississippi, notification of intent to continue to engage in de novo
activities (making or acquiring, for its own account
or for the account of others, loans and other extensions of credit; servicing loans and other extensions
of credit for any person; acting as adviser in leasing
personal property; acting as insurance agent and
broker in offices in which the holding company and its
subsidiaries are otherwise engaged in business with
respect to the following types of insurance: any
insurance that is directly related to an extension of
credit by a bank or a bank related firm of the kind
described in Regulation Y including the brokering of
credit life insurance, accident and health insurance
and property and casualty insurance for dealer paper
purchased by The First National Bank of Jackson,
Jackson, Mississippi, a subsidiary of First Capital
Corporation) such activities will be conducted at
offices of The First National Bank of Jackson and
F.S. Corporation, through its subsidiary, F.S. Corporation (9/17/79) 3/

San
Francisco

BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(to engage in mortgage lending, loan servicing, investment advisory and leasing activities) at 4414

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Centerview Drive, Suite 264, San Antonio, Texas,
through its subsidiary, BA Mortgage and International
Realty Corporation (9/6/79) 3/

San
Francisco

BankAmerica Corporation, San Francisco, California, notification of intent to relocate de novo activities
(making or acquiring, for their own account extensions
of credit such as would be made or acquired by a finance company and servicing loans and other extensions
of credit; FinanceAmerica Corporation of Ohio will
engage in making consumer installment loans, loans to
small businesses and will purchase installment sales
finance contracts; FinancAmerica Discount Company of
Ohio will engage in making loans secured by real property or secured by a combination of real and personal
property; in connection with the extensions of credit
made or acquired by said corporations, both corporations will offer credit related life insurance; FinanceAmerica Corporation of Ohio will also offer credit
related accident and disability insurance and credit
related property insurance) from 11 West Ohio Avenue,
Mt. Vernon, Ohio to 791 South State Street, Westerville,
Ohio, through its indirect subsidiaries, FinanceAmerica
Corporation of Ohio and FinanceAmerica Discount Company
of Ohio (8/29/79) 3/

San
Francisco

U.S. Bancorp, Portland, Oregon, notification of intent
to engage in de novo activities (to engage in leasing
of personal property and equipment and making, acquiring, and servicing of loans and other extensions of
credit) at 131 East Main Street, Msdford, Oregon,
through its subsidiary, U.S. Bancorp Financial, Inc.
(9/17/79) 3/

San
Francisco

Western Bancorporation, Los Angeles, California, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(credit related life, health, disability, property and
casualty insurance activities) at the existing branch
offices of Western Bancorporation1 s banking and nonbanking subsidiaries, throuh a subsidiary, Western
Bancorp Insurance Company (9/6/79) 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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APPLICATICNS RECEIVED-Continued
lb Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c) (12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Kansas City

Baldwin-United Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio and D.H.
Baldwin Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, that such companies,
through their subsidiary, National Farmers Union Service Corporation (a Delaware Corporation), intend to
acquire up to 100 per cent of the outstanding capital
stock of Farmers and Ranchers Life Insurance Company
(an Oklahoma Corporation), engaged in the general
business of underwriting and selling life insurance
(9/17/79) 3/
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REPORTS RECEIVED
None.
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PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING
None.

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