1667 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[27 Pa.B. 5437]

   The Department of Banking of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 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 October 7, 1997.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Foreign Bank Organization Offices

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
10-1-97	Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. Bancentre, Ballsbridge Dublin 4, Ireland		1703 Weatherstone Dr. Paoli Chester County	Opened

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
10-1-97	First Sterling Bank, Devon, and Prime    Bank, a savings bank, Philadelphia    Surviving Institution--First    Sterling Bank, Devon, with a    change in corporate title and    location to ''Prime Bank,''    Philadelphia		Devon	Effective
	Branch Acquired Via Merger:
	80 West Lancaster Avenue Devon Chester County
10-3-97	Ambassador Bank of the    Commonwealth, Allentown, and    Wibur Savings Bank, Bethlehem    Surviving Institution--Ambassador    Bank of the Commonwealth,    Allentown		Allentown	Effective
	Branch Acquired Via Merger:
	231 East Broad Street Bethlehem Northampton County

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
9-16-97	Mid-State Bank and Trust Company Altoona Blair County		Mobile Branch to be operated at    various locations throughout    Bedford, Blair, Centre, Clearfield    and Huntingdon Counties	Opened
9-30-97	PeoplesBank Glen Rock York County		Normandie Ridge 1700 Normandie Drive West Manchester Twp. York County (Limited Service Facility)	Opened
10-3-97	The York Bank and Trust Company York York County		Weis Market 1800 Roosevelt Ave. York York County	Approved
10-6-97	First Commonwealth Bank Indiana Indiana County		The Landings First Floor, Ste. 7 Harmar Township Allegheny County	Approved
10-6-97	Woodlands Bank Williamsport Lycoming County		618 West Southern Ave. South Williamsport Lycoming County	Approved

Voluntary Dissolutions

Date	Name of Bank	Action
10-1-97	FTC Liquidating Bank Carlisle Cumberland County	Certificate of Election for voluntary dissolution filed. Effective as of opening of business October 1, 1997.

SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Association		Location	Action
10-6-97	East Stroudsburg Savings Association Stroudsburg Monroe County		Mr. Z's Supermarket U. S. Highway 209 and Weir Lake    Road Chestnuthill Township Monroe County	Filed

CREDIT UNIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
10-1-97	Delco Postal Credit Union, Upper    Darby, and Wolfe-Baron State    Credit Union, Philadelphia    Surviving Institution--Delco Postal    Credit Union, Upper Darby		Upper Darby	Effective
10-6-97	Rhawnhurst Federal Credit Union,    Philadelphia, and Lt. Milton Kelkey    Credit Union, Philadelphia    Surviving Institution--Rhawnhurst    Federal Credit Union, Philadelphia		Philadelphia	Effective

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Credit Union	Purpose		Action
10-1-97	Delco Postal Credit Union Upper Darby Delaware County	To provide for a change in Article 8 of the Articles of Incorporation.		Approved and Effective

RICHARD C. RISHEL,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1667. Filed for public inspection October 17, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]