73 Actions on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Actions on Applications

[39 Pa.B. 313]
[Saturday, January 17, 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 January 6, 2009.

   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

Voluntary Dissolutions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-30-2008	Nesquehoning Savings Bank Nesquehoning Carbon County		Nesquehoning	Approved
12-31-2008	Nesquehoning Savings Bank Nesquehoning Carbon County		Nesquehoning	Certificate of Election to Dissolve filed with Department of State
	Institution shall cease to do business.

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
12-31-2008	Tower Bancorp, Inc., Greencastle, to acquire 100% of Graystone Financial Corp., Lancaster		Greencastle	Filed
12-31-2008	Riverview Financial Corporation, Halifax, acquired 100% of First Perry Bancorp, Inc., Marysville, and its subsidiary The First National Bank of Marysville, Marysville, and 100% of HNB Bancorp, Inc., Halifax, and its subsidiary Halifax National Bank, Halifax		Halifax	Effective

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-31-2008	Graystone Bank, Lancaster, and The First National Bank of Greencastle, Greencastle Surviving Institution: Graystone Bank, Lancaster, with the resulting institution continuing under the name ''Graystone Tower Bank''		Lancaster	Filed

Branch Applications

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-31-2008	Wayne Bank Honesdale Wayne County		Weis Market Route 590 Hamlin Wayne County	Filed

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Bank		Purpose	Action
12-30-2008	Public Savings Bank Huntingdon Valley Montgomery County		Amend and restate Articles of Incorporation in their entirety.	Approved and Effective

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Credit Union		Purpose	Action
1-1-2008	Schuylkill County School Employees Credit Union Pottsville Schuylkill County		Amend Article 1 of the Articles of Incorporation.	Approved and Effective
	Amendment to Article 1 provides for a change of the name of the credit union From: ''Schuylkill County School Employees Credit Union'' To: ''Hidden River Credit Union.''

   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. 09-73. Filed for public inspection January 16, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]