NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF BANKING
Action on Applications
[30 Pa.B. 3813]
The Department of Banking of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the authority contained in the act of November 30, 1965 (P. L. 847, No. 356), known as the Banking Code of 1965; the act of December 14, 1967 (P. L. 746, No. 345), known as the Savings Association Code of 1967; the act of May 15, 1933 (P. L. 565, No. 111), known as the Department of Banking Code; and the act of December 19, 1990 (P. L. 834, No. 198), known as the Credit Union Code, has taken the following action on applications received for the week ending July 18, 2000.
BANKING INSTITUTIONS
Holding Company Acquisitions
| Date | Name of Institution | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-14-00 | Fidelity Bancorp, Inc., Pittsburgh, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of Pennwood Bancorp, Inc., Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Effective | |
| 7-17-00 | Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc., Jersey Shore, to acquire up to 19.9% of voting shares of Columbia Financial Corporation, Bloomsburg | Jersey Shore | Withdrawn |
New Charter Applications
| Date | Name of Bank | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-18-00 | Landmark Community Bank Pittston Luzerne County | Pittston | Filed | |
| Correspondent: | ||||
| Nicholas Bybel, Jr., Esq. Cheryl A. Zeman, Esq. Shumaker Williams, P.C. 3425 Simpson Ferry Road Camp Hill, PA 17011 |
Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions
| Date | Name of Bank | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-17-99 | The Peoples State Bank East Berlin Adams County | East Berlin | Effective | |
| Purchase of assets/assumption of liabilities of one branch office of Sovereign Bank, F.S.B., Wyomissing, located at: | ||||
| 29 North Washington Street Gettysburg Adams County | ||||
| 7-10-00 | First Liberty Bank & Trust Jermyn Lackawanna County | Jermyn | Effective | |
| Purchase of assets/assumption of liabilities of two branch offices of Mellon Bank, N.A., Pittsburg, located at: | ||||
| 101 Old Lackawanna Trail Clarks Summit Lackawanna County | 400 Spruce Street Scranton Lackawanna County | |||
| 7-14-00 | The Peoples Bank of Oxford, Oxford, and The Peoples Interim Bank of Oxford, Oxford Surviving Institution-- The Peoples Bank of Oxford, Oxford | Oxford | Approved | |
| Merger is being effected solely to facilitate the acquisition of The Peoples Bank of Oxford by Peoples First, Inc., Oxford, a bank holding company in organization. | ||||
| 7-14-00 | Fidelity Savings Bank, Pittsburgh, and Pennwood Savings Bank, Pittsburgh Surviving Institution-- Fidelity Savings Bank, Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Effective | |
| Subsequent to the merger, both branch offices of Pennwood Savings Bank located in Kittanning will be acquired by The Farmers National Bank of Kittanning. The former main office of Pennwood Savings Bank will become a branch office of Fidelity Savings Bank as follows: | ||||
| 683 Lincoln Avenue Pittsburgh Allegheny County | ||||
Branch Applications
| Date | Name of Bank | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-26-00 | Irwin Bank & Trust Company Irwin Westmoreland County | Scozio's Festival Foods Penn Crossing 2000 Penny Lane Jeannette Westmoreland County (Approved as Shop N Save, Harrison City.) | Opened | |
| 7-14-00 | Premier Bank Doylestown Bucks County | 2100 Street Road Bensalem Bucks County | Approved | |
| 7-14-00 | Pennsylvania State Bank Camp Hill Cumberland County | 6480 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg Cumberland County | Filed | |
| 7-17-00 | The Peoples Bank of Oxford Oxford Chester County | Maple Heights Lane & Maryland Rte. 273 Rising Sun Cecil County Maryland | Filed |
Branch Relocations
| Date | Name of Bank | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-22-00 | Firstrust Savings Bank Conshohocken Montgomery County | To: | 1515 Market St. Philadelphia Philadelphia County | Effective |
| From: | 1601 JFK Boulevard Philadelphia Philadelphia County |
Branch Discontinuances
| Date | Name of Bank | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-14-00 | Pennwood Savings Bank* Pittsburgh Allegheny County | 125 Market St. Kittanning Armstrong County | Effective | |
| 7-14-00 | Pennwood Savings Bank* Pittsburgh Allegheny County | 4 Hilltop Plaza Kittanning Armstrong County | Effective | |
| *Above-noted branch offices were acquired by The Farmers National Bank of Kittanning, simultaneous with the merger of Pennwood Savings Bank with and into Fidelity Savings Bank, Pittsburgh. | ||||
SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS
Branch Application
| Date | Name of Association | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-13-00 | Washington Savings Association Philadelphia Philadelphia County | 8729 Frankford Ave. Philadelphia Philadelphia County | Filed |
CREDIT UNIONS
No activity.
DAVID E. ZUERN,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1283. Filed for public inspection July 28, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]
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