1714 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[29 Pa.B. 5308]

   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 September 28, 1999.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Conversions

Date	Name of Institution		Location	Action
9-27-99	Croydon Building and    Loan Association Croydon Bucks County		Croydon	Approved
	To:
	Croydon Savings Bank Croydon Bucks County
	Represents conversion from a State-chartered mutual savings association to a State-chartered mutual savings bank.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
9-13-99	Orrstown Bank Orrstown Franklin County		Orrstown	Effective
	Purchase of assets/assumption of liabilities of one branch office of Sovereign Bank, F.S.B., Wyomissing, Located at:
	1730 Lincoln Way East Chambersburg Franklin County
9-20-99	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		Warren	Effective
	Purchase of assets/assumption of liabilities of eight branch offices of PNC Bank, N.A., Pittsburgh, located at:
	475 Theatre Drive Johnstown Cambria County		Walnut & W. Spruce Sts. Marienville Forest County
	Lyter Dr. & Entrance Way Johnstown Cambria County		428 Main Street Smethport McKean County
	225-227 Frankklin Street Johnstown Cambria County		5 Buckingham Street Tidioute Warren County
	221 Elm Street Tionesta Forest County		101 South Main Street Sheffield Warren County

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
9-20-99	Fulton Bank Lancaster Lancaster County		South York Plaza Pauline Drive York Township York County	Opened
9-22-99	Sun Bank Selinsgrove Snyder County		2 E. Mountain Ave. South Williamsport Lycoming County	Approved
9-23-99	Main Street Bank Reading Berks County		15 Maplewood Drive Amity Township Berks County	Filed
9-23-99	Main Street Bank Reading Berks County		100 Progress Drive Doylestown Township Bucks County	Filed
9-27-99	Patriot Bank Pottstown Montgomery County		151 Good Drive Lancaster Lancaster County	Approved
9-27-99	Patriot Bank Pottstown Montgomery County		500 Office Center Dr. Fort Washington Montgomery County	Approved
9-27-99	Patriot Bank Pottstown Montgomery County		65 E. Elizabeth Ave. Bethlehem Northampton County	Approved
	Note: Patriot Bank branches were listed as approved 9-15-99 on Summary No. 38; approval date should be changed to 9-27-99.

Branch Relocations/Consolidations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
9-17-99	Summit Bank Bethlehem Northampton County	Into:	9501 Bustleton Ave. Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Effective
		From:	1695 Grant Avenue Philadelphia Philadelphia County
	Consolidation was effected in conjunction with the merger of Prime Bank, Philadelphia, with and into Summit Bank. The Grant Avenue branch was a branch office of Prime Bank.
9-24-99	Harris Savings Bank Harrisburg Dauphin County	To:	36 Robin Hood Drive Newberry Township York County	Filed
		From:	320 Newberry Commons Newberry Township York County

SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-26-99	East Stroudsburg Savings    Association Stroudsburg Monroe County		Mr. Z's Supermarket 695 N. Courtland St. East Stroudsburg Monroe County	Opened

CREDIT UNIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
9-27-99	Educational Credit Union,    Philadelphia, and    The Freedom Federal Credit    Union, Warminster    Surviving Institution--    Educational Credit Union,    Philadelphia, with a change in    corporate title to ''Freedom    Credit Union''		Philadelphia	Approved

DAVID E. ZUERN,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-1714. Filed for public inspection October 8, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]