NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF BANKING
Action on Applications
[34 Pa.B. 5812]
The Department of Banking, 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 October 5, 2004.
BANKING INSTITUTIONS
Holding Company Acquisitions
| Date | Name of Corporation | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-28-04 | ESB Financial Corporation, Ellwood City, to acquire 100% of PHSB Financial Corporation, Beaver Falls | Ellwood City | Filed | |
| 9-29-04 | F. N. B. Corporation, Hermitage, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of Slippery Rock Financial Corporation, Slippery Rock | Hermitage | Approved | |
| 9-29-04 | Sterling Financial Corporation, Lancaster, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of The Pennsylvania State Banking Company, Camp Hill | Lancaster | Approved | |
| As a result of the holding company merger, Pennsylvania State Bank, Camp Hill, a wholly owned banking subsidiary of The Pennsylvania State Banking Company, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Sterling Financial Corporation. | ||||
| 10-1-04 | Leesport Financial Corp., Wyomissing, acquired 100% of the voting shares of Madison Bancshares Group, Ltd., Blue Bell | Wyomissing | Effective | |
| 10-1-04 | Omega Financial Corporation, State College, acquired 100% of Sun Bancorp, Inc., Lewisburg, and thereby indirectly acquired Sun Bank, Lewisburg, which was merged with and into Omega Bank, N. A., State College | State College | Effective | |
| As a result of this transaction, Sentry Trust Company, Chambersburg, a nondepository trust subsidiary of Sun Bank, was acquired by Omega Financial Corporation and became a subsidiary of Omega Bank, N. A. | ||||
Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions
| Date | Name of Bank | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-28-04 | ESB Savings Bank, Ellwood City, and Peoples Home Savings Bank, Beaver Falls Surviving Institution-- ESB Savings Bank, Ellwood City | Ellwood City | Filed | |
| 9-30-04 | First Financial Bank Downingtown Chester County | Downingtown | Filed | |
| Purchase of assets/assumption of liabilities of one branch of PNC Bank, N. A., Pittsburgh, Located at: | ||||
| Pennsylvania Avenue and First Street Avondale Chester County | ||||
| 10-1-04 | Leesport Bank, Wyomissing, and The Madison Bank, Blue Bell Surviving Institution-- Leesport Bank, Wyomissing | Wyomissing | Effective | |
| As a result of the merger, all branches of The Madison Bank, including the former main office, will become branches of Leesport Bank. | ||||
| 1767 Sentry Parkway West Blue Bell Montgomery County | ||||
Branch Applications
| Date | Name of Bank | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-7-04 | Stonebridge Bank Exton Chester County | 600 West Germantown Pike Plymouth Meeting Montgomery County | Opened | |
| 9-22-04 | Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County | Medford Acme 175 Route 70 Medford Burlington County, NJ | Opened | |
| 9-24-04 | Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County | Broomall Acme Lawrence Park Shopping Center 1991 Sproul Road Broomall Delaware County | Opened | |
| 9-28-04 | First Financial Bank Downingtown Chester County | 321 North Third Street Oxford Chester County | Filed | |
| 9-28-04 | Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County | Acme 720 Downingtown Pike West Chester Chester County | Opened | |
| 9-29-04 | Royal Bank America Narbeth Montgomery County | 7001 West Chester Pike Upper Darby Delaware County | Opened | |
| 9-30-04 | First CornerStone Bank King of Prussia Montgomery County | Ridley Shopping Center 160 Morton Avenue Ridley Park Delaware County | Approved | |
| 10-1-04 | Greenville Savings Bank Greenville Mercer County | 3302 Wilmington Road New Castle Lawrence County | Filed | |
| 10-4-04 | First Commonwealth Bank Indiana Indiana County | Pittsburgh Mills Circle Frazer Township Allegheny County | Filed |
Branch Relocations
| Date | Name of Bank | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-30-04 | Farmers First Bank Lititz Lancaster County | To: | 1570 Manheim Pike Lancaster Lancaster County | Filed |
| From: | 2006 Miller Road East Petersburg Lancaster County | |||
| 10-4-04 | Fulton Bank Lancaster Lancaster County | To: | 2057 South Queen Street York Township York County | Filed |
| From: | 2081 Springwood Road York Township York County |
Branch Discontinuances
| Date | Name of Bank | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-30-04 | The Madison Bank Blue Bell Montgomery County | Summit Square Shopping Center Route 413 and Doublewoods Road Langhorne Bucks County | Effective | |
| 9-30-04 | The Madison Bank Blue Bell Montgomery County | One Abington Plaza 101 Old York Road Jenkintown Montgomery County | Effective |
Articles of Amendment
| Date | Name of Bank | Purpose | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-30-04 | Prudential Trust Company Scranton Lackawanna County | Amendment to Article III reflects the removal of references to ''The Prudential Insurance Company of America'' from the purpose clause. | Effective |
SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS
No activity.
CREDIT UNIONS
No activity.
A. WILLIAM SCHENCK, III,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-1919. Filed for public inspection October 22, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]
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