158 Actions on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND SECURITIES

Actions on Applications

[46 Pa.B. 566]
[Saturday, January 30, 2016]

 The Department of Banking and Securities (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 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 January 19, 2016.

 Under section 503.E of the Department of Banking and Securities 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 and Securities, 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 regarding receipt 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

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
1-8-2016	Nextier, Inc. Kittanning Armstrong County			Effective
	Application for approval to acquire 100% of Eureka Financial Corporation, Pittsburgh and thereby indirectly acquire 100% of Eureka Bank, Financial Savings Association, Pittsburgh.
1-19-2016	Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. Philadelphia Philadelphia County			Approved
	Application for approval to acquire 100% of Conestoga Bancorp, Inc., Chester Springs and thereby indirectly acquire 100% of Conestoga Bank, Chester Springs.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
1-19-2016	Beneficial Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County			Approved
	Application for approval to merge Conestoga Bank, Chester Springs with and into Beneficial Bank, Philadelphia.

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
1-4-2016	PeoplesBank, A Codorus Valley Company York York County		One Masonic Drive Elizabethtown Lancaster County	Opened
1-12-2016	The Bank of Landisburg Landisburg Perry County		2784 Keystone Way Newport Perry County (Formerly 2780 Keystone Way)	Opened

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

 The Department's web site at www.dobs.pa.gov includes public notices for more recently filed applications.

ROBIN L. WIESSMANN, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-158. Filed for public inspection January 29, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]