▁company ▁named ▁Wisconsin ▁Bank sh ares ▁Corporation ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁owner ▁for ▁First ▁Wisconsin ▁National ▁Bank ▁and ▁for ▁acqu iring ▁other ▁banks . ▁ 3 1 ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁holding ▁company ▁was ▁renamed ▁First ▁Wisconsin ▁Bank sh ares ▁Corporation ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁holding ▁company ▁was ▁changed ▁again ▁to ▁First ▁Wisconsin ▁Corporation ▁and ▁finally ▁to ▁First ar ▁Corporation ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁subs idi ary ▁banks ▁did ▁not ▁adopt ▁its ▁parent ' s ▁new ▁corpor ate ▁name ▁until ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁when ▁the ▁First ▁Wisconsin ▁brand ▁was ▁finally ▁retired . ▁ ▁First ▁Wisconsin ▁constructed ▁a ▁new ▁ 4 2 ▁stories ▁tall ▁headquarters ▁building ▁in ▁Mil w au kee ▁that ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁First ▁Wisconsin ▁Center ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁tall est ▁building ▁in ▁Wisconsin . ▁This ▁building ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Un us ual ▁for ▁a ▁small ▁regional ▁bank , ▁First ▁Wisconsin ▁was ▁active ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁in ▁l ending ▁money ▁to ▁companies ▁in ▁South ▁America ▁to ▁assist ▁those ▁companies ▁in ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁American ▁products . ▁Because ▁of ▁First ▁Wisconsin ' s ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁international ▁loan ▁market , ▁First ▁Wisconsin ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Latin ▁American ▁deb t ▁crisis ▁and ▁lost ▁some ▁money ▁when ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁clients ▁default ed . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1