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Show : v v? X'; j- v ; s - " J , -Z ' ,s- ' W s ; "' " - MllWMW''W'WW"M"'vJ' l.,iwWAyWrw WW r X S - s j -6 v ' : : r ' ' j ' K ' ' i fs " "-' -' ! ' i Is V I ' v' ' ' ' I I' ' ' ' v 3 C. G. "Neal" White I5en Vincent Annual Report of Growth of First Security Announced by Officials Substantial gains in rank among banks of the nation have been made by the First Security system of banks, according to C. G. White and B. W. Vincent, managers of First Security's Sugar House bank. The 1956 bank rankings, according to the amount of total deposits, have been compiled by The American Amer-ican Banker daily banking newspaper. news-paper. First Security Bank of Utah, N.A. advanced fourteen places during 1956 to the rank of 106th largest bank in the United States. First Security Bank of Idaho, N.A. ranked 144th. Combined deposits of the First Security bank system would rank First Security 54th among the nation's na-tion's top 100 banks. Total deposits de-posits of First Security system of banks reached $437,673,683 at the end of 1956. The system now serves approximately approx-imately 300,000 depositors. First Security's total resources amounted amount-ed to $472,203 834 at year's end. First Security last year made a total of 114,295 loans, amounting to $437,709,878. "T h e outstanding economic growth of this intermountain area is reflected in these gains," said George S. Eccles, First Security president. "Our banks will continue con-tinue to make every possible effort to assist in the vast development awaiting this resources - rich region." |