NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF BANKING
Action on Applications
[36 Pa.B. 6001]
[Saturday, September 30, 2006]
[Saturday, September 30, 2006]
The Department of Banking (Department), 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 9, 2002 (P. L. 1572, No. 207), known as the Credit Union Code, has taken the following action on applications received for the week ending September 19, 2006.
BANKING INSTITUTIONS
Interim Charter Applications
| Date | Name of Bank | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-18-06 | Unity Bank of Pennsylvania Forks Township Northampton County | Forks Township | Effective | |
| Interim bank is being chartered solely to facilitate the ability of Unity Bank, Clinton, NJ, a New Jersey-chartered bank, to establish a branch office in Pennsylvania. The Interim will be immediately merged with and into Unity Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Unity Bancorp, Inc., Clinton, NJ. | ||||
Holding Company Acquisition
| Date | Name of Corporation | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1-06 | Juniata Valley Financial Corporation, Mifflintown, to acquire up to 39.2% of the outstanding common stock of The First National Bank of Liverpool, Liverpool, under the provisions of section 112 of the Banking Code of 1965 | Mifflintown | Effective | |
| 9-18-06 | Unity Bancorp, Inc., Clinton, New Jersey, to acquire 100% of Unity Bank Pennsylvania, Forks Township, PA, which will be merged with and into Unity Bank, Clinton, NJ, the wholly owned subsidiary of Unity Bancorp, Inc. | Clinton, NJ | Effective |
Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions
| Date | Name of Bank | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-12-06 | CommunityBanks, Millersburg, and Sentry Trust Company, Chambersburg Surviving Institution-- CommunityBanks, Millersburg | Millersburg | Approved and Effective 9-15-06 | |
| Branch Acquired by means of Merger: | ||||
| 785 Fifth Avenue Chambersburg Franklin County |
Branch Applications
| Date | Name of Bank | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-12-06 | Keystone Nazareth Bank & Trust Company Bethlehem Northampton County | Giant Food Store 1241 Blakeslee Boulevard Lehighton Carbon County | Filed | |
| 9-12-06 | Integrity Bank Camp Hill Cumberland County | 301 Colonial Road Harrisburg Lower Paxton Township Dauphin County | Opened | |
| 9-14-06 | Abington Savings Bank Jenkintown Montgomery County | Lansdale Pavillion 407 South Broad Street Lansdale Montgomery County | Approved | |
| 9-14-06 | Bank of Hanover and Trust Company Hanover York County | 1120 Fairfield Road Gettysburg Adams County | Approved | |
| 9-14-06 | Lafayette Ambassador Bank Easton Northampton County | North Third Street Coopersburg Lehigh County | Approved | |
| 9-18-06 | Prudential Savings Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County | 23 North 3rd Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County | Filed |
Branch Discontinuances
| Date | Name of Bank | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-13-06 | Minersville Safe Deposit Bank & Trust Company Minersville Schuylkill County | Discontinuance of Three Branch Offices Located at: | Approved | |
| Fourth and Sunbury Streets Minersville Schuylkill County | ||||
| 100 West Main Street Girardville Schuylkill County | ||||
| 339 Main Street Lavelle Schuylkill County | ||||
| 9-14-06 | Omega Bank State College Centre County | 1100 Spring Garden Drive Middletown Dauphin County | Filed | |
| 9-14-06 | Omega Bank State College Centre County | 51 South Street Steelton Dauphin County | Filed | |
| 9-14-06 | Omega Bank State College Centre County | 1110 East Simpson Street Mechanicsburg Cumberland County | Filed |
Articles of Amendment
| Date | Name of Bank | Purpose | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-14-06 | Sentry Trust Company Chambersburg Franklin County | Amendment to Article Third of the Articles of Incorporation in its entirety to read as follows: ''The purpose for which the institution is incorporated is to convert to a bank and trust company and immediately thereafter merge with and into CommunityBanks, a bank and trust company organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.'' | Approved and Effective |
SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS
No activity.
CREDIT UNIONS
Charter Conversions
| Date | Name of Credit Union | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-6-06 | Lehigh Valley Educators Credit Union Allentown Lehigh County | Allentown | Withdrawn | |
| Notice represented a request for conversion from an occupational-based credit union to a community-based charter to serve ''all people who live, work, worship, attend school in, and businesses and other legal entities in Lehigh and Northampton County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.'' | ||||
| 9-18-06 | American Pride Credit Union Altoona Blair County | Altoona | Effective | |
| Represents conversion from an occupational-based credit union to a community-based charter; the conversion will be completed by filing Articles of Amendment with the Department of State. | ||||
Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions
| Date | Name of Credit Union | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-13-06 | Freedom Credit Union, Philadelphia, and SE Family Federal Credit Union, Philadelphia Surviving Institution-- Freedom Credit Union, Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Approved | |
| 9-14-06 | Butler Armco Employees Credit Union, Butler, and Butler County Postal Employees Federal Credit Union, Butler Surviving Institution-- Butler Armco Employees Credit Union, Butler | Butler | Filed |
Articles of Amendment
| Date | Name of Credit Union | Purpose | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-18-06 | American Pride Credit Union Altoona Blair County | Amendment to Article XIII of the Articles of Incorporation provides for a change in the field of membership of said credit union to read as follows: ''The field of membership of this credit union will include persons who live, work, worship, attend school, perform voluntary service, or participate in associations, and businesses and other legal entities, including wholly-owned subsidiaries of businesses, located in Blair County Pennsylvania or Bedford County Pennsylvania; Members of their immediate families.'' | Effective |
The Department's website at www.banking.state.pa.us includes public notices for more recently filed applications.
VICTORIA A. REIDER,
Acting Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-1910. Filed for public inspection September 29, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]
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