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Vol. 13 No. 17
Des Moines, Iowa
“ Behind Every Cloud . .
B y BEN H ALLER, JR.
Publisher
T IS certainly difficult to look for
any positive sign when consider
ing a problem o f the magnitude posed
by the FD IC’s recent rescue plan for
the Continental Bank o f Chicago.
There is no question that FDIC
Chairman William Isaac handled
that pending insolvency differently
than his staff had been handling a
number o f smaller bank insolvencies
when d ep ositors in excess o f
$100,000 were put at risk with other
general creditors.
Because o f the magnitude o f the
effect a Continental failure could
have had on hundreds o f other
banks, and the econom ies o f all their
communities, as well as foreign na
tions whose deposits were involved,
Chairman Isaac exercised an alter
native that practically all bankers,
wholeheartedly or grudgingly, have
conceded was necessary.
However, one m ajor point seems
to have been overlooked in all the
trauma and gloom and doom talk
connected with the Continental
Bank situation: For exactly 50 years
the nation’s commercial banks have
paid insurance premiums into the
FDIC fund to make sure the depos
its up to lim its set by Congress are
protected for bank depositors. The
system has worked, without fail, for
that entire half- century!
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— Real F acts
The fact that some banks and de
positors were helped more exten
sively than others is a separate dis
cussion.
The main fact is that the FDIC
concept has worked. Consequently,
the nation’s commercial banking
system has a m assive example in
Continental to show the public that
the commercial banking system
does, in fact, protect depositors.
Another fact is that one o f the ma
jo r problem s facing banks today is
the com petition from non-bank enti
ties with their incursions into the
various services offered traditional
ly by commercial banks. An addi
tional fact about them is that their
depositors or custom ers are not
FDIC insured!
From behind the dark cloud o f the
Continental rescue plan isn’t there a
silver lining displaying a message?
To me it says, “ American banks,
you have som ething really solid to
offer your depositors! You can offer
them what people have sought for
ages—security o f their earnings,
their savings, their investm ents.”
The message is clear and simple.
A t a time when they are being as
saulted on all fronts by these non
bank com petitors, banks have a su
preme example and proof thrust
within their grasp—emphasize in a
massive and united campaign from
banks o f all sizes, through A B A and
IB A A , or in unity, hopefully, that
,
there is a difference and that differ
ence for the average American is
safety o f their funds!
Perhaps the FDIC should or could
take part in such a campaign. It
would be an ultim ate beneficiary in
increased premium collections if the
deposits o f banks would increase
from those recognizing safety o f
funds.
If nothing more, such a hard-hit
ting campaign by the banks would
help Americans face up to the deci
sion they’re really making—do you
want to accept “ risk” o f all your
funds by dealing with a non-bank, or
do you want guaranteed “ safety” o f
the first $100,000 o f your funds in
whatever type o f deposit instrument
you choose with your commercial,
regulated bank?
For those o f the non-banks who
say, “ Y ou’re dealing with old-line,
solid, giant com panies,” one can
point quickly to the unfortunate
Continental to show that even the
great ones can have problem s—but
at least it belonged to a banking
system that was able to give it—and
its depositors—new life!
This opportunity is an immediate
one because the im pact o f FD IC ’s
Chicago action is still prominent in
the daily press. Perhaps from behind
that dark cloud has come some ray
o f positive approach that the na
tion’s bankers should seize immedi
ately.
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The FDIC has issued for public
comment a proposed regulation to
be used in determining capital ade
quacy o f insured nonmember com
mercial and savings bank. Deadline
for subm itting comments is Septem
ber 18. It would apply to examina
tions as well as new applications. It
would establish definitions and min
imum requirements for primary and
total capital. The basic points are:
1. Minimum acceptable level o f
total capital to assets is 6%, o f
which 5Vz must be in primary capi
tal.
2. Those banks below this level
will be given a reasonable time to
bring capital into compliance.
3. Higher capital levels will be
mandated for banks that exhibit
more than a moderate degree o f on
or off-balance sheet risk or other
characteristics that indicate the
need for maintenance o f higher capi
tal levels.
4. The FDIC may require more
primary or total capital if conditions
warrant.
Primary capital consists o f com
mon stock, capital surplus, undivi
ded profits (less intangible assets),
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capital reserves, net worth certifi
cates issued to the FDIC, m inority
interests in consolidated subsidi
aries, allowances for possible loan
and lease losses, and certain manda
tory convertible instruments lim ited
to 20% o f the other primary capital
com ponents.
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Another fact that will be imping
ing on FDIC and/or Congressional
decisions in the near future is that
foreign deposits in United States
banks are not currently subject to
F D IC prem ium charges. That
makes no difference to the m ajority
o f the nation’s banks, except that a
m ajor share o f Continental Bank’s
deposits were from abroad; there
fore, any potential adjustm ent in
premium charges to the nation’s
banks makes them pick up the pre
mium tab for those deposits which
were not insured.
O f the 22 banks with more than
$10 billion in deposits, it is esti
mated by FDIC that they would
have paid $120 million additional
yearly in premiums, or a total o f
$400 million, if foreign deposits had
been included. Yet, those foreign de
posits are, in effect, being protected
by FDIC.
It is estim ated the highest
amount, about $28.5 m illion addi
tional, would be paid by Citibank. It
actually paid about $13.8 million,
while 74%, or $47.7 billion o f its
total deposits, were foreign depos
its. If it had paid FDIC premiums o f
about $42.5 million on the entire de
posit base, it is estim ated Citibank’s
net incom e would have been reduced
by 3%.
Similar reductions in net would
have resulted at a dozen o f the other
leading banks, whose foreign depos
its range from 38% to 64% o f their
total deposits.
Iowa News
H ARTLEY: Jack Cuttell has been
appointed vice president o f the Se
curity State Bank. He previously
was with Everly State Bank, Everly, for 12 years as a vice president.
HORNICK: State Savings Bank in
H om ick has made application to the
Iowa Banking Department to relo
cate its main office to Onawa and es
tablish a bank office in H om ick. A
hearing will be held August 15 to de
cide on the application.
M ANCHESTER: Eric C. Anderson
has been prom oted to assistant vice
president o f the Farmers & Mer-
OSKALOOSA: John Pothoven, ex
ecutive vice president o f Mahaska
State Bank has been named president. He succeeds R ussell S.
Howard, Jr., who will remain as
chairman. In addition, Rex Blom
has been advanced to executive vice
president from senior vice president.
Mr. Pothoven joined the bank in
1976 as vice president and loan offi
cer. Mr. Blom has been with the
bank since 1966 and has served the
past five years as head o f the loan
department.
RENW ICK: Two applications in
volving Renwick Savings Bank will
be decided on at a hearing scheduled
for August 15 by the Iowa Banking
Department. The first is for Ren
wick Savings Bank to dissolve its
corporate existence. The second is
for Hawkeye Bank & Trust o f Humboldt to purchase and assume the
assets and liabilities o f Renwick
Savings Bank and establish an of
fice in Renwick.
STANW OOD: July 30 marked the
com pletion o f a merger o f the
Clarence Savings Bank with the
Union Trust and Savings Bank o f
Stanwood and Olin, form ing Com
munity State Bank. The merged
bank, which will have facilities in
Clarence, Stanwood and Olin, has
total assets o f $50 million. Only one
personnel change has occurred with
the merger, according to Bob Bunn
president, and that is the hiring o f
David Detwiler from Amboy* 111., to
serve as vice president and office
manager at the Stanwood branch.
Loren M ortvedt will remain in Olin
as vice president and office manager
and Tom Jepson, executive vice
president, will manage the Clarence
office.
W H EATLAN D : Douglas A. Gibson
has joined the staff o f First Trust
and Savings Bank as assistant vice
president and office manager at the
Dixon Branch. Mr. Gibson m ost recently was a loan officer at the
Grand Mound branch office o f First
National Bank o f Clinton.
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year.
The new schedule boosts the hour
ly charge by 25%, from $24 to $30
an hour, and the asset-based assessment by 300%, from 5$ per $1,000
to 15$ per $1,000.
G RAN D ISLAN D : Omaha National
Bank recently com pleted the acquisition o f Commercial National Bank
& Trust Co. o f Grand Island and
its branches, effective August 3.
This follow s Omaha N ational’s re
cent acquisition o f Commercial Savings Co., both which were owned by
Commercial Bankshares o f Nebras
ka. The operations o f Commercial
National and Commercial Savings
have been consolidated and reopened as full-service branch offices
o f Omaha National. Lawrence Com
ine, Jr., has been named to serve as
senior officer in charge o f the Grand
Island operation, as well as being in
charge o f the recently acquired First
Investm ent Co., Kearney, now oper
ating as Omaha National Bank
Kearney, a branch office.
O M AH A: John F. K otouc has been
elected president and chief executive
officer o f American National Bank.
He succeeds Harold G. Haver, who
resigned. Mr. K otouc will continue
with his present duties as president
o f three K otouc fam ily banks—
Home State Bank & Trust Com
pany, Humboldt, State Bank o f Elk
Creek, and The Dawson Bank.
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BLUE EARTH : August A. W il
liams has been elected president o f
First Bank Blue Earth. He succeeds
Peter L. H ollister, who has accepted
a position with Security State Bank
o f Cannon Falls. Mr. W illiams pre
viously was senior vice president o f
agricultural lending at First Bank
Rochester, where he had been associ
ated since 1962.
ties o f Guaranty State Bank have
South Dakota News
been assumed by Shelard National
Bank, St. Louis Park. Guaranty ALCESTER: W illard J. Lenners has
State Bank was closed July 19 and been appointed vice president and
reopened July 20 as a branch o f senior loan officer o f the State Bank
Shelard National Bank. Shelard Na o f Alcester. He previously served
tional has agreed to pay the FDIC a tw o years as the senior loan officer
purchase premium o f $1,710,000 at First National Bank, Council
and purchase G uaranty S tate Bluffs, Iowa, and 12 years as vice
Bank’s instalment loans and certain president o f Bank W est, N .A.,
other assets. The FDIC will advance Pierre.
cash amounting to $14.4 million to VERM ILLIO N : Ron W right has
Shelard National and retain assets been named vice president and man
o f the failed bank with a book value ager o f American State Bank in Ver
o f approxim ately $17.3 million.
million. He replaces Jerry Paulsen
who is returning to American State
in Yankton. Mr. W right joined the
Illinois News
Vermillion bank from Oakland Sav
The Illinois Bankers Association, ings Bank in Oakland, Iowa. He pre
along with the Independent Commu viously was with American State in
nity Banks in Illinois, Illinois Farm Yankton for seven years before m ov
Bureau, Farmers Home Adm inistra ing to Iowa.
tion, Illinois Cooperative Extension
Service and Farm Credit Banks will
Wyoming News
be co-sponsoring tw o Agricultural
CASPER:
Neal T. Allred has been
Lender conferences to be held Tues
appointed
vice
president and man
day, August 21 at the Ramada Inn,
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department at
Rock Falls, and W ednesday, August
29 at the Holiday Inn, Jacksonville. W yom ing National Bank. Mr. AllEach o f the two conferences will red previously was vice president
include a presentation by extension and manager o f the real estate de
specialists and federal bank exami partment at First Interstate Bank
ners. Attendees will also be chal in Kalispell, M ont.
lenged by sample case studies,
which will involve credit analysis.
The conferences will be held from 1-8
p.m. on each day.
W H EELIN G : Cole-Taylor Financial
Group, Inc., based in Chicago, has
signed a letter o f agreement to ac
quire W heeling Trust & Savings
Bank. Under terms o f the agree
ment, Wheeling Trust would be
merged into Main Bank o f Chicago
and assume the Main Bank name,
according to a join t statement by
Chairman Sidney J. Taylor and De
puty Chairman Irwin H. Cole.
Wisconsin News
RICE LAK E: Alan G. Cronk has
been prom oted from senior vice pres
M IN N EAPOLIS: The Federal Re
ident to chief executive officer o f the
serve Bank o f Minneapolis recently
Dairy State Bank. A s the bank’s top
named Theodore E. Umhoefer, Jr. as
executive officer, Mr. Cronk suc
vice president, responsible for the
ceeds Harvey E. Lorfeld, who re
bank’s personnel department. Mr.
signed as president in M ay. Mr.
Umhoefer joined the bank in 1974 as
Cronk joined the bank in 1976 and
a management science analyst.
was advanced to vice president in
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BIG PIN EY: Dale Smith has been
named vice president and senior
loan officer o f First W yom ing Bank,
N .A. - B ig Piney. He started with
First W yom ing Bancorporation in
1981 at the Kemmerer affiliate.
Montana News
The Montana Bankers A ssocia
tion, in cooperation with the Am eri
can Bankers Association, will pre
sent an Insurance and Risk Manage
ment Seminar September 13 at The
Colonial Inn, Helena.
Instructor for the seminar is
Stephen L. Marley, president o f
Marley & Associates, Inc., Coral
Springs, Florida, and a nationally re
cognized bank insurance expert, se
curity management educator, au
thor and consultant.
The seminar will begin at 8:30
a.m. with registration and run until
4:30 p.m. Registration fee is $150 for
the first registrant and $95 for each
additional registrant from the same
bank. For more information contact
the Montana Bankers Association.
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