43 Actions on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Actions on Applications

[39 Pa.B. 240]
[Saturday, January 10, 2009]

   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 December 30, 2008.

   Under section 503.E of the Department of Banking Code (71 P. S. § 733-503.E), any person wishing to comment on the following applications, with the exception of branch applications, may file their comments in writing with the Department of Banking, Corporate Applications Division, 17 North Second Street, Suite 1300, Harrisburg, PA 17101-2290. Comments must be received no later than 30 days from the date notice of the application is published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The nonconfidential portions of the applications are on file at the Department and are available for public inspection, by appointment only, during regular business hours. To schedule an appointment, contact the Corporate Applications Division at [phone]. Photocopies of the nonconfidential portions of the applications may be requested consistent with the Department's Right-to-Know Law Records Request policy.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Conversions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-29-2008	From: Centric Bank, National Association Harrisburg Dauphin County		Harrisburg	Filed
	To: Centric Bank Harrisburg Dauphin County
	Application for conversion from a national banking association to a Pennsylvania State-chartered bank.

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-17-2008	The Dime Bank Honesdale Wayne County		99 Welwood Avenue Hawley Wayne County	Opened
12-29-2008	Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		818 Haddonfield Road Cherry Hill Camden County, NJ	Filed

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-22-2008	NOVA Bank Berwyn Chester County	To:	1420 Locust Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Effective
		From:	1535 Locust Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County
12-23-2008	The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank Dunmore Lackawanna County	To:	Water Street and Kennedy Boulevard Pittston Luzerne County	Filed
		From:	801 Wyoming Avenue West Pittston Luzerne County

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Bank		Purpose	Action
12-29-2008	Commerce Bank/Harrisburg Harrisburg Dauphin County		Amend and restate Articles of Incorporation in their entirety.	Filed

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

   The Department's web site at www.banking.state.pa.us includes public notices for more recently filed applications.

STEVEN KAPLAN,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 09-43. Filed for public inspection January 9, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]