2114 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[33 Pa.B. 5425]

   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 21, 2003.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
8-31-03	Northwest Bancorp, Inc., Warren,    to acquire 100% of the voting    shares of First Bell Bancorp, Inc.,    Wilmington, DE		Warren	Effective

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
10-17-03	Market Street Interim Bank,    Camp Hill, and Pennsylvania    State Bank, Camp Hill    Surviving Institution--    Market Street Interim Bank,    Camp Hill, with a change in    corporate title to ''Pennsylvania    State Bank,'' Camp Hill		Camp Hill	Approved
	Merger will be effected solely to facilitate the acquisition of Pennsylvania State Bank by The Pennsylvania State Banking Company, a bank holding company in formation.
10-17-03	Northwest Savings Bank, Warren,    and Bell Federal Savings and    Loan Association of Bellevue,    Pittsburgh    Surviving Institution--    Northwest Savings Bank, Warren		Warren	Effective
	Branches Acquired by Means of Merger:
	532 Lincoln Avenue Pittsburgh Allegheny County		201 North Craig Street Pittsburgh Allegheny
	7709 McKnight Road Pittsburgh Allegheny County		414 Beaver Street Sewickley Allegheny County
	300 6th Ave. Building Pittsburgh Allegheny County		Route 19, Perry Highway Wexford Allegheny County
	300 Cochran Road Pittsburgh Allegheny County

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
10-15-03	Farmers First Bank Lititz Lancaster County		270 Good Drive Lancaster East Hempfield Township Lancaster County	Approved
10-15-03	Citizens Bank of    Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		Schenley Gardens    Retirement Community 3890 Bigelow Boulevard Pittsburgh Allegheny County	Approved
10-17-03	Pennsylvania Business Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		1132 Cooper Street Deptford Gloucester County, NJ	Approved
10-20-03	Fulton Bank Lancaster Lancaster County		950 Willow Valley    Lakes Drive West Lampeter Township Lancaster County	Approved
10-20-03	Landmark Community Bank Pittston Luzerne County		1318-20 Wyoming Ave. Forty Fort Luzerne County	Approved
10-20-03	First CornerStone Bank King of Prussia Montgomery County		368 Schuylkill Road Phoenixville Chester County	Filed

Branch Relocations/Consolidations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
10-14-03	Farmers and Merchants Bank    and Trust Company Chambersburg Franklin County	To:	1712 Lincoln    Way East Chambersburg Franklin County	Effective
		From:	1805 Lincoln Way East Chambersburg Franklin County
10-17-03	Fulton Bank Lancaster Lancaster County	Into:	1550 Kenneth Road West Manchester Township York County	Approved
		From:	1750 Loucks Road West Manchester Township York County
10-17-03	Fulton Bank Lancaster Lancaster County	Into:	185 Memory Lane Springettsbury Township York County	Approved
		From:	2415 East Market St. Springettsbury Township York County
10-20-03	Peoples State Bank of    Wyalusing, Pa. Wyalusing Bradford County	To:	Route 6 East Wyalusing Township Bradford County	Approved
		From:	201 Church Street Wyalusing Bradford County (Customer Services Only)

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
10-21-03	First Columbia Bank &    Trust Company Bloomsburg Columbia County		1010 S. Market St. Bloomsburg Columbia County	Withdrawn

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Conversions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
10-15-03	Local No. 38 and Associates    Credit Union Milton Northumberland County		Milton	Effective
	Represents conversion from an occupational credit union to a community credit union.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
10-17-03	Montgomery County Employees    Credit Union, Norristown,    and American Heritage Federal    Credit Union, Philadelphia    Surviving Institution--    American Heritage Federal    Credit Union, Philadelphia		Norristown	Approved

A. WILLIAM SCHENCK, III,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-2114. Filed for public inspection October 31, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]