1804 Actions on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Actions on Applications

[38 Pa.B. 5452]
[Saturday, October 4, 2008]

   The Department of Banking (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 Code; and the act of December 9, 2002 (P. L. 1572, No. 207), known as the Credit Union Code, has taken the following action on applications received for the week ending September 23, 2008.

   Under section 503.E of the Department of Banking Code (71 P. S. § 733-503.E), any person wishing to comment on the following applications, with the exception of branch applications and any application filed prior to August 7, 2008, may file their comments in writing with the Department of Banking, 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 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 during regular business hours. 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

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
6-5-2008	Susquehanna Bank PA, Lititz, Susquehanna Bank DV, Bryn Mawr, and Susquehanna Bank, Hagerstown, MD Surviving Institution: Susquehanna Bank PA, Lititz		Lititz	Amended
	Application amended to include the related merger of EB Corp., Wilmington, DE (a nonbank subsidiary of Susquehanna Bank DV, Bryn Mawr) with and into Susquehanna Bank DV, Bryn Mawr.

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
9-2-2008	Penn Liberty Bank Wayne Delaware County		1 West Lancaster Avenue Paoli Chester County	Opened
8-10-2008	Penn Liberty Bank Wayne Delaware County		543 North Lewis Road Limerick Montgomery County	Opened
9-18-2008	Luzerne Bank Luzerne Luzerne County		Routes 118 and 415 Dallas Luzerne County	Approved
9-19-2008	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		1127 Zion Road Bellefonte Centre County	Filed

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
9-12-2008	VIST Bank Wyomissing Berks County		100 Gibraltar Road Horsham Montgomery County	Closed

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Bank		Purpose	Action
9-17-2008	First Columbia Bank & Trust Co. Bloomsburg Columbia County		Amendment to Article II of the Articles of Incorporation changes the principal place of business of the institution	Filed
		From:	11 West Main Street Bloomsburg, PA 17815
		To:	232 East Street Bloomsburg, PA 17815 Columbia County
9-22-2008	North Penn Bank Scranton Lackawanna County		Amendment to Article VII of the Articles of Incorporation changes the authorized number of directors	Approved and Effective
		From:	not fewer than seven nor more than 20
		To:	not fewer than five nor more than 20.

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

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

STEVEN KAPLAN,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-1804. Filed for public inspection October 3, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]