23 Actions on applications

Actions on Applications

[44 Pa.B. 34]
[Saturday, January 4, 2014]

 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 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 and Securities 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 24, 2013.

 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

Conversions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
12-17-2014	From: Slovenian Savings and Loan Association Strabane Washington County			Filed
	To: Slovenian Saving and Loan Association Strabane Washington County
	Application for approval to convert from a Pennsylvania State-chartered savings and loan association to a Pennsylvania State-chartered savings bank.

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
12-18-2013	GNB Financial Services, Inc. Gratz Dauphin County			Approved
	Application for approval to acquire 100% of Liberty Centre Bancorp, Inc., Pottsville, and thereby indirectly acquire 100% of Liberty Savings Bank F.S.B., Pottsville.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
12-18-2013	The Gratz Bank Gratz Dauphin County			Approved
	Application for approval to merge Liberty Savings Bank, Pottsville, with and into The Gratz Bank, Gratz.

Branch Applications

Branch Relocations

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
12-20-2013	Merchants Bank of Bangor Bangor Northampton County	To:	46 Centre Square Easton Northampton County	Approved
		From:	1 Centre Square Easton Northampton County

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

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

GLENN E. MOYER, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-23. Filed for public inspection January 3, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]