DEPARTMENT OF BANKING Actions on Applications [41 Pa.B. 5392]
[Saturday, October 8, 2011]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 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 September 20, 2011.
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, 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 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 (717) 783-2253. 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 9-19-2011 From: Union Community Bank, FSB
Mount Joy
Lancaster CountyFiled To: Union Community Bank
Mount Joy
Lancaster CountyApplication for approval to convert from a Federal savings bank to State-chartered stock savings bank Holding Company Acquisitions Date Name and Location of Applicant Action 9-17-2011 Customers Bancorp, Inc.
Phoenixville
Chester CountyEffective Application for approval to acquire 100% of Berkshire Bancorp, Inc., Wyomissing and thereby indirectly acquire 100% of Berkshire Bank, Wyomissing. Consolidations, Mergers, and Absorptions Date Name and Location of Applicant Action 9-17-2011 Customers Bank
Phoenixville
Chester CountyEffective Merger of Customers Bank, Phoenixville, with and into New Century Interim Bank, Phoenixville, with a change in corporate title to Customers Bank. As a result of this transaction, Customers Bank, Phoenixville, has become the wholly-owned subsidiary of Customers Bancorp, Inc., Phoenixville, a newly-formed holding company. 9-17-2011 Customers Bank
Phoenixville
Chester CountyEffective Merger of Berkshire Bank, Wyomissing, with and into Customers Bank, Phoenixville. As a result of the merger, the following branch offices of Berkshire Bank became branch offices of Customers Bank: 1101 Woodland Road
Wyomissing
Berks County
(Former main office of
Berkshire Bank)
350 East Bellevue Avenue
Reading
Berks County1 Hearthstone Court
Reading
Berks County555 Penn Avenue
West Reading
Berks County2493 Bernville Road
Reading
Berks CountyBranch Applications Branch Relocations Date Name and Location of Applicant Location of Branch Action 9-13-2011 Northwest Savings Bank
Warren
Warren CountyTo: 2200 South Atherton Drive
State College
Centre CountyFiled From: 611 University Drive
State College
Centre County9-14-2011 Miners Bank
Minersville
Schuylkill CountyTo: 504 South Atherton Avenue
Frackville
Schuylkill CountyFiled From: 452 Lehigh Avenue
Frackville
Schuylkill CountyBranch Discontinuances Date Name and Location of Applicant Location of Branch Action 8-26-2011 Elderton State Bank
Elderton
Armstrong County121 North McKean Street
Kittanning
Armstrong CountyClosed 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.
GLENN E. MOYER,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-1733. Filed for public inspection October 7, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]
