2079 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[33 Pa.B. 5326]

   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 October 14, 2002.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
9-23-03	East Penn Financial Corporation,    Emmaus, to acquire up to 24.9%    of the outstanding common stock    of Berkshire Bank, Wyomissing		Emmaus	Effective
10-14-03	FleetBoston Financial Corporation,    Boston, MA, to acquire 100% of    Progress Financial Corporation,    Blue Bell, PA, and thereby    indirectly acquire Progress Bank,    Blue Bell, PA		Boston, MA	Filed

New Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
10-8-03	Market Street Interim Bank Camp Hill Cumberland County		Camp Hill	Approved
	Interim bank being formed solely to facilitate the acquisition of Pennsylvania State Bank, Camp Hill, by The Pennsylvania State Banking Company, a bank holding company in organization.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
10-8-03	Market Street Interim Bank,    Camp Hill, and Pennsylvania    State Bank, Camp Hill    Surviving Institution--    Market Street Interim Bank,    Camp Hill		Camp Hill	Filed

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
10-8-03	Minersville Safe Deposit    Bank & Trust Company Minersville Schuylkill County		100 West Main Street Girardville Schuylkill County	Filed
10-9-03	Sharon Savings Bank Darby Delaware County		1900-02 South Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Approved
10-9-03	S & T Bank Indiana Indiana County		WalMart, Route 30 Latrobe Westmoreland County	Approved
10-9-03	East Penn Bank Emmaus Lehigh County		502 State Road Emmaus Lehigh County	Approved
10-14-03	Sun Bank Lewisburg Union County		220 Highland Park    Boulevard Wilkes-Barre Luzerne County	Filed

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
10-9-03	Farmers First Bank Lititz Lancaster County		1419 Lancaster Road Manheim Lancaster County	Approved

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

Voluntary Dissolutions

Date	Name of Association		Action
10-8-03	The Market Street Building    and Loan Association Philadelphia Philadelphia County		Articles of Dissolution filed with Department of State. Corporate existence terminated.

CREDIT UNIONS

Conversions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
10-10-03	Local No. 38 and Associates    Credit Union Milton Northumberland County		Milton	Approved
	Represents conversion from an occupational credit union to a community credit union.

A. WILLIAM SCHENCK, III,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-2079. Filed for public inspection October 24, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]