Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation

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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

Notice to All Interested Parties of the Termination of Certain
Receiverships by the FDIC in the Fourth Quarter of 1999

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the FDIC, for itself or as
successor in interest to the Resolution Trust Corporation, in its
capacity as Receiver for the Institutions set forth below (the
Receiver) intends to terminate these receiverships during the fourth
calendar quarter of 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division of Resolutions and
Receiverships, Terminations Section, 1-800-568-9161.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Financial institution number and name City State
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1232 First Federal Savings & Loan Association....... Pontiac.......................... MI
1263 Far West Federal Savings Bank.................. Portland......................... OR
1296 Guardian Federal Savings Association........... Huntington Beach................. CA
2100 Victoria Savings Association, F.S.A............ San Antonio...................... TX
2170 First Federal Savings Association of Raleigh... Raleigh.......................... NC
2177 Jefferson Federal Savings and Loan Association, Birmingham....................... AL
F.A..
2180 Progressive Savings Bank, FSB.................. Pasadena......................... CA
2197 County Bank, F.S.B............................. Santa Barbara.................... CA
4308 Capitol Bank & Trust Company................... Boston........................... MA
4360 Florida State Bank............................. Holiday.......................... FL
4371 First Mutual Bank for Savings.................. Boston........................... MA
4460 First Security Bank of Anaconda................ Anaconda......................... MT
4461 The Bank for Savings........................... Malden........................... MA
4521 First Constitution Bank........................ New Haven........................ CT
4545 Guaranty-First Trust Company................... Waltham.......................... MA
4549 First New York Bank for Business............... New York......................... NY
4556 Meritor Savings Bank........................... Philadelphia..................... PA
6955 Skokie Federal Savings and Loan Association, Skokie........................... IL
F.A..
7009 Germantown Trust Savings Bank.................. Germantown....................... TN
7018 American Savings of Colorado, a Federal Savings Colorado Springs................. CO
and Loan Association.
7021 Horizon Financial, F.A......................... Southhampton..................... PA
7111 Valley Federal Savings Association............. McAllen.......................... TX
7137 Great Plains Savings Association, F.A.......... Weatherford...................... OK
7201 MeraBank Federal Savings Bank.................. Phoenix.......................... AZ
7218 Brookside Federal Savings and Loan Association. Los Angeles...................... CA
7258 Mid-America Federal Savings & Loan Association. Columbus......................... OH
7274 Mid Kansas Federal Savings and Loan Association Wichita.......................... KS
of Wichita.
7373 Fulton Federal Savings Association............. Atlanta.......................... GA
7379 TexasBanc Federal Savings Bank................. Conroe........................... TX
7411 State Federal Savings Association.............. Tulsa............................ OK
7435 United Home Federal............................ Toledo........................... OH

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7446 Home Federal Savings Bank, F.A................. Waukegan......................... IL
7561 Vernon Savings and Loan Association, FSA....... Dallas........................... TX
7828 Guardian Savings and Loan Association.......... Huntington Beach................. CA
7868 Jefferson Federal Savings and Loan Association Birmingham....................... AL
of Birmingham.
8202 State Federal Savings and Loan Association..... Tulsa............................ OK
8215 Fulton Federal Savings Bank.................... Atlanta.......................... GA
8243 Far West Federal Bank, S.B..................... Portland......................... OR
8296 Home Federal Bank for Savings.................. Waukegan......................... IL
8806 MeraBank, a Federal Savings Bank............... Phoenix.......................... AZ
8814 TexasBanc Savings, FSB......................... Conroe........................... TX
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The liquidation of the assets of these receiverships is expected to
be completed no later than December 31, 1999. To the extent permitted
by available funds and in accordance with law, the Receiver for these
institutions will be making a final dividend payment to proven
creditors.
Based upon the foregoing, the Receiver has determined that the
continued existence of such receiverships will serve no useful purpose.
Consequently, notice is given that the receiverships will be
terminated, as soon as practicable but no sooner than thirty (30) days
after the date this Notice is published.
If any person wishes to comment concerning the termination of these
receiverships, such comment must be made in writing and sent within
thirty days of the date this Notice is published to: Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, Division of Resolutions and Receiverships,
Attention: Terminations Department 1910 Pacific Ave, Dallas, TX
75201.
No comments concerning the termination of this receivership will be
considered which are not sent within this time frame.

Dated: September 24, 1999.