21 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[34 Pa.B. 67]

   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 December 23, 2003.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-17-03	FleetBoston Financial Corporation,    Boston, MA, to acquire 100% of the    voting shares of Progress Financial    Corporation, Blue Bell, PA, and    thereby indirectly acquire Progress    Bank, Blue Bell, PA		Boston, MA	Approved

New Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-18-03	Meridian bank Berwyn Chester County		Berwyn	Filed
	Correspondent:
	David F. Scranton, Esq. Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP Great Valley Corporate Center 30 Valley Stream Parkway Malvern, PA 19355-1481

Conversions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-16-03	ESB Bank, F. S. B. Ellwood City Lawrence County		Ellwood City	Approved
	To:
	ESB Bank Ellwood City Lawrence County
	Represents conversion from a Federally-chartered stock savings bank to a State-chartered stock savings bank.

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-6-03	Pennsylvania State Bank Camp Hill Cumberland County		7040 Jonestown Road Harrisburg West Hanover Township Dauphin County	Opened
12-11-03	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		3407 Liberty Street Erie Erie County	Opened
12-15-03	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		2 East Baltimore Avenue Media Delaware County	Opened
12-15-03	Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		1411 Rhawn Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Filed
12-15-03	Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		6918 Brous Avenue Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Filed
12-15-03	Firstrust Savings Bank Conshohocken Montgomery County		725 West Lancaster Avenue Bryn Mawr Montgomery County	Filed
12-16-03	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		Gloucester Township Acme 515 Berlin-Cross Keys Road Sicklerville Camden County, NJ	Opened
12-16-03	New Century Bank Phoenixville Chester County		155 East Lancaster Avenue Wayne Radnor Township Delaware County	Approved
12-16-03	First Columbia Bank & Trust Co. Bloomsburg Columbia County		Northumberland Drive Ralpho Township Northumberland County	Approved
12-18-03	Community Banks Millersburg Dauphin County		271 Market Street Lemoyne Cumberland County	Approved
12-18-03	Community Banks Millersburg Dauphin County		201 West Chocolate Avenue Hershey Derry Township Dauphin County	Approved
12-19-03	Community Banks Millersburg Dauphin County		One East Harrisburg Street Dillsburg York County	Filed

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-17-03	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County	To:	4525 Buffalo Road Erie Harborcreek Township Erie County	Filed
		From:	4423 Buffalo Road Erie Harborcreek Township Erie County
12-18-03	Royal Bank of Pennsylvania Narberth Montgomery County	To:	1230 Walnut Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Approved
		From:	1340 Walnut Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-28-03	Fulton Bank Lancaster Lancaster County		3123 North George Street Emigsville York County	Effective

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
12-17-03	DPC Credit Union, Atglen, and Citadel Federal Credit Union, Thorndale Surviving Institution--Citadel Federal Credit Union, Thorndale		Atglen	Approved

A. WILLIAM SCHENCK, III,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-21. Filed for public inspection January 2, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]