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ANNOUNCEMENT BY
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

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Applications and Reports Received or Acted on
and All Other Actions of the Board
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During the Week Ending September 27, 1975

District

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Date
Current Report Filed Pursuant to Section 13
of the Securities Exchange Act
Received
Metropolitan Bank, Tampa, Florida

9-19-75

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To Establish a Domestic Branch Pursuant to
Section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act
Received
Lincoln First Bank of Rochester,. Rochester, New York.
Branches to be established at the following locations:
A.

To be established at 2883 Ridge Road West, Town of
Greece, Monroe County.

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To be established at 5130 East Main Street, Town of
Balavia, Genesee County.

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The Toledo Trust Company, Toledo, Ohio. Branch to be
established at 5555 Secore Road, Toledo, Lucas County.

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Security Bank and Trust Company, Southgate, Michigan. Branch
to be established in the vicinity of High Street and
Southfield Road, Ecorse, Wayne County.




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Received Cont'd
American Trust & Savings Bank, Dubuque, Iowa. Branch
to be established at 3201 Jackson Street, Dubuque.
Miners and Merchants Bank, Lead, South Dakota. To
establish a Remote facility in Lead, South Dakota.
Withdrawal
Bank of Virginia Company, Richmond, Virginia. Branch to
be established at 801 West Grace Street, Richmond.
Approved
^Marine Midland Bank-Western, Buffalo, New York. Branch
to be established within the Twin Fair Discount Department
Store, 2970 Transit Road, Town of West Seneca, Erie
County.

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"Fidelity Union Trust Company, Newark, New Jersey. Branch
to be established at Fair Lawn Avenue in the vicinity of
of Plaza Road, Fair Lawn Boro, Bergen County.

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*The Oystermen's Bank and Trust Company, Sayville, New York.
Branch to be established in the immediate neighborhood
of Yaphank Avenue and Main Street, Yaphank, Suffolk
County.

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*Tioga State Bank, Spencer, New York. Branch to be established
in the immediate neighborhood of the intersection of
Route 34 and Main Street.

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*The State Bank, Fort Dodge, Iowa. Branch to be established
at Second Avenue and North at 27th Street, Fort Dodge.

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^Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Park Ridge, Illinois. Branch
to be established at Summit Avenue, 145.3 feet southeast
of Washington Street, Park Ridge.

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*Bank of Utah, Ogden, Utah. Branch to be established in the
Aspen Plaza, 1000 North Fairfield Road, East Layton,
Davis County.
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*Application processed by the Reserve Bank on behalf of the Board of
Governors under delegated authority.




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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

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Marine Midland International Corporation, New York,
New York: suspend the standard condition imposed
in Board's consent of 10/3/72 regarding RoyMarine
Leasing Ltd., Montreal, Canada.

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Wells Fargo Bank International, New York, New York:
an additional investment in Interamericana de
Arrendamientos, S. A., Mexico.
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To Merge Pursuant to Section 18(c) of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
Received
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, Buffalo, New York
for prior approval to merge with First Empire BankNew York, New York, New York.
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To Form a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(1) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Received
Traer Shares, Incorporated, Traer, Iowa, for approval
to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting shares of
Farmers Savings Bank, Traer, Iowa.
Citizens Ban-Corporation, Kansas City, Missouri, for
approval to acquire 80 per cent or more of the voting
shares of The Citizens Bank of Atchison County, Rock
Port, Missouri.
Approved
Southern Illinois Bancorporation, Inc., Highland, Illinois, for approval to acquire 96.7 per cent of the
voting shares of Farmers and Merchants Bank of Highland,
Highland, Illinois.
Denied
Downs Bancshares, Inc., Downs, Kansas, for approval to
acquire 100 per cent (less directors1 qualifying shares)
of the voting shares of The Downs National Bank, Downs,
Kansas. The Section 4(c)(8) application to acquire the
assets of Gushing Insurance Agency, Downs, Kansas,
hereby becomes moot.
Suspended
Midland Bancorp, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, for approval
to acquire 100 per cent of the voting shares (less
directors' qualifying shares) of the successor by merger
to Sears Bank and Trust Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Withdrawn
0C Capital Corporation, South Bend, Indiana, for approval
to acquire 97.546 per cent of the voting shares of
Bremer State Bank, Bremer, Indiana.
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
3(a)(3) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Received
Popular Bancshares Corporation, Miami, Florida, for approval to acquire 97.416 per cent of the voting shares
of The Security State Bank of Pompano Beach, Pompano
Beach, Florida.




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Security BancShares of Montana, Inc., Billings, Montana,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directorsT
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Big Horn
County State Bank, Hardin, Montana.
Security BancShares of Montana, Inc., Billings, Montana,
for approval to acquire 100 per cent (less directors!
qualifying shares) of the voting shares of Security Bank
of Colstrip, Colstrip, Montana.

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First New Mexico Bankshare Corporation, Albuquerque, New
Mexico, for approval to acquire 99 per cent of the
voting shares of Bank of Las Cruces, National Association,
Las Cruces, New Mexico, a proposed new bank.

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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 Braes Bayou National
Bank, Houston, Texas, a proposed new bank.
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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Received
**Barnett Banks of Florida, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida,
notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(performing or carrying on any one or more of the
functions or activities that may be performed or carried
on by a trust company, including activities of a fiduciary, agency, or custodial nature in the manner authorized by federal and State law; provided, however, that
loans and investments will be made and deposits accepted)
at 230 North Woodland Boulevard, Deland, Florida, through
a subsidiary, Barnett Banks Trust Company, N.A.
**Third National Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee, notification of intent to engage in
novo activities (servicing commercial banks and savings and loan associations
by arranging and servicing mobile home loans for such
institutions, performing and assisting on collection

**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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Received Continued
work on retail accounts, providing dealers with appraisal services for used mobile homes; acting as agent
for credit life and mobile home physical damage insurance companies, and also providing lenders with insurance against credit losses on mobile home financing) at
170 4th Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee, through a subsidiary, Mobile Home Guaranty Corporation.
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First Community Bancorporation, Joplin, Missouri, for
approval to acquire the shares of Conqueror Life Insurance Company, Phoenix, Arizona.

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Republic of Texas Corporation, Dallas, Texas, for permission to retain the shares of Republic Enterprises
Corporation and its subsidiary Republic National Mortgage Corporation of Texas, both of Dallas, Texas.

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**Security Pacific Corporation, Los Angeles, California,
notification of intent to engage in de_ novo activities
(making or acquiring, for its own account or for the
account of others, loans and extensions of credit,
including making consumer installment personal loans,
purchasing consumer installment sales finance contracts;
making loans to small businesses and other extensions of
credit such as would be made by a factoring company or a
commercial finance company; and acting as broker or
agent for the sale of consumer related life/accident and
health insurance and consumer related property and
casualty insurance) at 591 Camino De La Reina, San
Diego, California, through its subsidiary, Security
Pacific Finance Corp.

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Approved
The Chase Manhattan Corporation,
for approval to engage de novo
agency activities from offices
operating primarily in various
Florida. The Order dated July
modified.

New York, New York,
in certain insurance
of the holding company
parts of the State of
14, 1975, has been

Barnett Banks of Florida, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida,
for approval to engage de novo in certain insurance
agency activities from offices of the holding company in
various parts of the State of Florida. The Order dated
July 14, 1975, has been modified.

**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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Approved Continued
Barnett Banks of Florida, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida,
for approval to engage de. novo in certain insurance
agency activities through a newly formed subsidiary to
be known as Barnett Winston Insurance Agency, Inc.,
Pinelles Park, Miami, Jacksonville, Tampa, Winter Park,
and Orlando, Florida and Harris County, Texas. The Order
dated July 14, 1975, has been modified.

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Pan American Bancshares, Inc., Miami, Florida, for
approval to acquire Atico Insurance Agency, Miami,
Florida, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Atico
Financial Corporation, Miami, Florida, and thereby to
engage in certain insurance agency activities at various
locations in Florida where Pan American or its banking
and nonbanking subsidiaries are otherwise engaged in
business. The Order dated July 14, 1975, has been
modified.

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Southern Illinois Bancorporation, Inc., Highland, Illinois, for approval to engage de novo in the sale of
credit life and credit health and accident insurance
directly related to extensions of credit by Bank at
Bank* s office in Highland, Illinois.

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Delayed
**First Wisconsin Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, notification of intent to engage in dje novo activities (serving as the advisory company for a real estate investment
trust, in which capacity it will, among other activities,
obtain or provide for the trust such services as may be
required to supervise, service or manage the existing
investments of the trust; represent the trust in transwith others; originate and recommend to the trust investments in the form of construction mortgage loans, permanent mortzga e loans, equity interest in real estate, and
other investments in or related to real property; and
advise and consult the trustees of the trust) in Boca
Raton, Florida, through its subsidiary, First Wisconsin
Mortgage Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
**First Bank System, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (leasing
personal property and acting as agent, broker, or adviser in the leasing of real or personal property)
through the Minneapolis office of FBS Financial, Inc.

**4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by*Reserve Bank on behalf
of the Btard of Governors under delegated authority.



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Delayed Continued
**United Banks of Colorado, Inc., Denver, Colorado, notification of intent to engage in <de novo activities
(general mortgage banking business, including the
origination of real estate mortgage loans, the purchase
of mortgage loans from others, and the sale of loans to
and servicing of loans for investors; the company will
also continue to perform various activities for its
affiliated banks, such as assembling credit information
and soliciting mortgage investors) in Craig, Colorado,
through a subsidiary, United Mortgage Company.
Permitted
**Citicorp, New York, New York, notification of intent to
relocate de novo activities (making consumer installment
personal loans, purchasing consumer installment sales
finance contracts; and acting as broker for the sale of
consumer credit related life/accident and health insurance
and consumer credit related property and casualty insurance; if this proposal is effected, Nationwide Financial
Corporation of California will offer to sell insurance
as follows: (a) group credit life/accident and health
insurance to cover the outstanding balances of loans to
borrowers in the event of their death, or, to make the
contractual monthly payments on the loans in the event
of the borrowers1 disability; (b) individual physical
damage insurance on personal property subject to security
agreements (including liability only when such insurance
is sold as part of an insurance package on such property);
further, in regard to the sale of credit related insurance,
Nationwide Financial Corporation of California will not
offer insurance counseling) from 3113 MacDonald, Richmond,
California, to 1806 Willow Pass Road, Concord, California,
through its subsidiary, Nationwide Financial Corporation
of California.
**Virginia National Bankshares, Inc., Norfolk, Virginia, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities
(acting as insurance agent or broker with respect to the
following types of insurance related to or arising out
of loans made or credit transactions involving an affiliate or subsidiary of Virginia National Bankshares,
Inc.: credit life/accident and health insurance;
physical damage insurance on mobile homes, motor homes,
or other similar vehicles; mortgage redemption insurance;

**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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9-27-75

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Permitted Continued
single premium decreasing term life insurance; and
vendor1s single interest physical damage insurance for
motor vehicles, boats, trailers, and other kinds of
personal property or attachments designed for use in
connection therewith), through a subsidiary to be known
as VNB Insurance Agency, Inc., One Commercial Place,
Norfolk, Virginia; its activities will be conducted
through offices of Virginia National Bank, Virginia
Trust Company, Virginia National Bank/Lynchburg, Virginia National Bank/Henry County, Virginia National
Bank/Fairfax, VNB Mortgage Corporation, VNB Equity
Corporation, VNB Capital Corporation and Atlantic Credit
Corporation, with offices presently located in Abingdon,
Alberta, Alexandria, Arlington, Boykins, Brodnax, Buena
Vista, Burkeville, Cape Charles, Capron, Charlottesville,
Chesapeake, Crewe, Crockett, Crozet, Danville, Dillwyn,
Dumfries, Elkton, Fairlawn, Falls Church, Farmville,
Fairfax, Fielddale, Franklin, Gate City, Glade Spring,
Gordonsville, Hampton, Harrisonburg, Hillsville, Lawrenceville, Louisa, Lynchburg, Manassas, Martinsville, Newport News, Nickelsville, Norfolk, Orange, Portsmouth,
Pulaski, Quantico, Richmond, Roanoke, Rural Retreat,
Shenandoah, Smithfield, Springfield, Stanardsville,
Staunton, Suffolk, Victoria, Virginia Beach, Waynesboro,
Weber City, Woodbridge, Woodstock, and Wytheville,
Virginia; and Edenton, Elizabeth City, Farmville, Greenville, Henderson, High Point, Kinston, Mount Olive, New
Bern, Oxford, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Washington,
Williamston, Wilson, and Zebulon, North Carolina.

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**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; and servicing loans and other extensions of credit) at 555
South Flower Street, 33rd Floor, Los Angeles, California, through its subsidiary, First Chicago Realty
Services Corporation.

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**The Main Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (acquiring,
for its own account, Medicaid and Medicare accounts
receivable from doctors and other providers of medical

9-27-75

**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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Permitted Continued
care and acquiring, for its own account, accounts
receivable from doctors and other providers of medical
care and health services, providing billing and accounts
receivable management services for doctors and other
providers of medical care and health services) at 6000
North Keating, Chicago, Illinois, through a subsidiary,
Health Management Services Corporation.

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**U.B. Financial Corp., Phoenix, Arizona, notification of
intent to relocate de_ novo activities (making, originating, acquiring, purchasing, arranging for, holding,
warehousing, and selling, for its own account and for
the account of others, loans of all types, and other
extensions of credit, secured by mortgages or deeds of
trust on real property, such as would be made by a
mortgage company; servicing such loans and other extensions of credit for any person; and acting as insurance agent or broker in selling general casualty,
credit life, credit disability, mortgage redemption and
mortgage cancellation insurance directly related to
loans and extensions of credit made by said H.S. Pickrell
Company) from 4325 Lead Avenue, S.E., Albuquerque, New
Mexico, to 6400 Uptown Boulevard, N.E., Suite 369W,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, through its subsidiary, H.S.
Pickrell Company.
Reactivated
**United Jersey Banks, Princeton, New Jersey, notification
of intent to engage in de novo activities (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 for
others) in Princeton and Westmont, New Jersey, through a
subsidiary, United Jersey Services Corp.
Withdrawn
**Schroders Limited, London, England, notification of intent to engage in de novo activities (acting as investment or financial adviser to the extent of providing
portfolio investment advice to persons with respect to
their investments in real property interests) in New
York, New York, through a subsidiary, Schroder Real
Estate Corporation.

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



9-21-75

9-12-75

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To Expand a Bank Holding Company Pursuant to Section
4(c)(12) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
Received
**Berkshire Hathaway Inc., New Bedford, Massachusetts,
notification of intent to acquire more than 5 per cent
of the outstanding voting stock of American Bankers
Insurance Co. of Florida, Miami, Florida, an insurance
company that writes fire and casualty insurance in the
United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
Permitted
**The Charter Company, Jacksonville, Florida, notification of itent to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Great American Life Insurance
Company, a New Jersey Corporation, from American Financial Corporation.

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**The Charter Company, Jacksonville, Florida, notification of intent to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Liberty Mortgage Insurance
Company, an Ohio Corporation, from American Financial
Corporation.

9-26-75

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**The Charter Company, Jacksonville, Florida, notification
of intent to acquire approximately 75.2 per cent of the
issued and outstanding common stock of United Liberty
Life Insurance Company, an Ohio Corporation, from
American Financial Corporation.

9-26-75

Other Actions of the Board
Statement by Chairman Arthur F. Burns before the Senate
Committee on the Budget.
Report on bill H.R. 8024, letter to Congressman St. Germain
in response to request for comments on an amendment to the
bill to set a statutory interest rate ceiling differential.
Letter to Congressman Wright Patman in response to request
for the Board of Governors to furnish certain information
concerning bank holding company acquisitions of finance
companies.
**4(c)(8) and 4(c)(12) notifications processed by Reserve Bank on behalf
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Continued
Privacy Act of 1975, rules regarding access to and review
of personal information in systems of records, adoption
of final regulation.
Nassau Trust Company, Glen Cove, New York, letter regarding the removal/suspension of the President and Director.
Bank of Virginia-Tidewater, Norfolk, Virginia, proposed
merger with Bank of Virginia-Peninsula, Newport News,
Virginia, report to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on competitive factors.
United Virginia Bank/National, Vienna, Virginia, proposed
merger with United Virginia Bank/Peoples National,
Manassas, Virginia, report to the Comptroller of the
Currency on competitive factors.
***Citicorp, New York, New York, extension of time for the
opening of its subsidiary, Nationwide Ft. Collins Industrial Bank, by Nationwide Financial Services Corporation.
***Fidelity Union Bancorporation, Newark, New Jersey, extension
of time for its subsidiary, Suburban Finance Company, to
open an office at 8 Highway 36, Atlantic Highlands, New
Jersey.
***Southern Bancorporation, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina,
extension of time in which to acquire additional voting
shares of Bank of North Charleston, North Charleston, South
Carolina.
***Topeka Bank Shares, Inc., Topeka, Kansas, extension of time
to October 31^ 1975, within which to file its registration
statement.
***Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Park Ridge, Illinois, to make
an investment in bank premises.
***Potters Bank & Trust Company, East Liverpool, Ohio, to make
an investment in bank premises.
***Southside Bank, Tappahannock, Virginia, to make an investment
bank premises.
***Girard Trust Bank, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, extension of
time of six months from October 21, 1975, within which
to establish a branch office at 838 Hamilton Mall,
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

***Processed on behalf of the Board of Governors under delegated authority.