FINANCIAL CORP OF SANTA BARBARA
SC 13G, 1994-02-14
SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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                                 UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                            (Amendment No._______)*


                     Financial Corporation of Santa Barbara
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title Of Class of Securities)


                                   317441103
                         ------------------------------ 
                                 (CUSIP Number)

    Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [X].  (A
    fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement
    on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the
    class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment
    subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of
    such class.) (See Rule 13d-7).

    *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
    person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
    securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
    would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

    The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
    deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
    section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
    (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 317441103             13G                            Page 2 of 8 Pages


1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
          Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.


2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   Joint Filing
                                                                      (a) [_]
                                                                      (b) [_]

3 SEC USE ONLY 


4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
          Delaware


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

            5 SOLE VOTING POWER
              None

        
            6 SHARED VOTING POWER
              1,957,500

            7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
              None

            8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
              1,957,500



9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
       1,957,500



10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

    
           
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
       8.3%


12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
       HC, CO




                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 317441103             13G                            Page 3 of 8 Pages


1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
   S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
          Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated


2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*   Joint Filing
                                                                      (a) [_]
                                                                      (b) [_]

3 SEC USE ONLY 


4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         Delaware


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH


            5 SOLE VOTING POWER
              None
 
            6 SHARED VOTING POWER
              1,957,500

            7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
              None

            8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
              1,957,500



9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
       1,957,500


10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

    
           
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
       8.3%


12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
       BD, CO


                     

                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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                                  SCHEDULE 13G


Item 1 (a)    Name of Issuer:
              ---------------

              Financial Corporation of Santa Barbara

Item 1 (b)    Address of Issuer's  Principal Executive Offices:
              ------------------------------------------------

              Bank of America NTSA
              Trustee for Financial Corporation of Santa Barbara
              333 South Beaudry Ave.
              25th Floor
              Los Angeles, California 90017

Item 2 (a)    Names of Persons Filing:
              ----------------------- 

              Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
              Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Item 2 (b)    Address of Principal Business Office, or, if None, Residence:
              ------------------------------------------------------------

              Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
              World Financial Center, North Tower
              250 Vesey Street
              New York, New York  10281

              Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
              World Financial Center, North Tower
              250 Vesey Street
              New York, New York  10281

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Item 2 (c)    Citizenship:
              ----------- 

              See Item 4 of Cover Pages

Item 2 (d)    Title of Class of Securities:
              ---------------------------- 

              Common Stock

Item 2 (e)    CUSIP Number:
              ------------ 

              317441103

Item 3

          Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. ("ML&Co.") is a parent holding company, in
accordance with (S) 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G).  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated ("MLPF&S") is a broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act").

Item 4        Ownership
              ---------

          (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:

          See Item 9 of Cover Pages.  Pursuant to (S) 240.13d-4, ML&Co. and
MLPF&S (the "Reporting Persons") disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities
of Financial Corporation of Santa Barbara referred to herein, and the filing of
this Schedule 13G shall not be construed as an admission that the Reporting
Persons are, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"), the beneficial owner of any securities of
Financial Corporation of Santa Barbara.


          (b) Percent of Class:

                    See Item 11 of Cover Pages

          (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

               (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

                    See Item 5 of Cover Pages

               (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

                    See Item 6 of Cover Pages

               (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

                    See Item 7 of Cover Pages

               (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

                               Page 5 of 8 Pages
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                   See Item 8 of Cover Pages

Item 5        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
              -------------------------------------------- 

              Not Applicable

Item 6        Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
              --------------------------------------------------------------- 


          MLPF&S is a sponsor of various unit investment trusts ("UITs") which
invest in "equity securities" as defined in (S) 240.13d-1(d).  The UITs have the
right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the
proceeds from the sale of, the securities reported herein, no single UIT's
interest relates to more than 5% of the class of securities reported herein.



Item 7        Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
              ---------------------------------------------------------
              Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
              -------------------------------------------------------------
              Company.
              ------- 

              See Exhibit A

Item 8        Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
              --------------------------------------------------------- 

              Not Applicable

Item 9        Notice of Dissolution of Group.
              -------------------------------

              Not Applicable

                               Page 6 of 8 Pages
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Item 10       Certification.
              ------------- 

          By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best
of their knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do
not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having such purposes or effect.

Signature.
- --------- 

          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

Date:  February 14, 1994               Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

                                       /s/ David L. Dick
                                       -------------------------------
                                       Name: David L. Dick
                                       Title: Assistant Secretary


                                       Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
                                         Smith Incorporated

                                       /s/ David L. Dick
                                       -------------------------------
                                       Name: David L. Dick
                                       Title: Attorney-in-Fact*



________________

* Signed pursuant to a power of attorney, dated February 10, 1994, included as
an exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., et. al. on February 14, 1994 with respect to Koll
Real Estate Group.

                               Page 7 of 8 Pages
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                           EXHIBIT A TO SCHEDULE 13G
                           -------------------------

                   ITEM 7 DISCLOSURE RESPECTING SUBSIDIARIES
                   -----------------------------------------

        One of the persons filing this report, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., a
Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at World Financial
Center, North Tower, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York ("ML&Co."), is a
parent holding company pursuant to (S) 240-13d-1(b)(1)(G).  The relevant
subsidiary of ML&Co. is Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated, a
Delaware corporation with is principal place of business at 250 Vesey Street,
New York, New York ("MLPF&S").  MLPF&S is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ML&Co.
and a broker-dealer registered pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
MLPF&S may be deemed the beneficial owner of 8.3% of the securities of Financial
Corporation of Santa Barbara as a result of acting as a sponsor of ten unit
investment trusts none of which individually owns more than 5% of the class of
securities reported herein.

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