DEPARTMENT OF BANKING Action on Applications [30 Pa.B. 5853] 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 October 31, 2000.
BANKING INSTITUTIONS Holding Company Acquisitions Date Name of Corporation Location Action 10-27-00 Citizens & Northern Corporation,
Wellsboro, to acquire 100% of
voting shares of Peoples Ltd.,
Wyalusing
Wellsboro Filed New Charter Applications Date Name of Bank Location Action 10-27-00 Landmark Community Bank
Pittston
Luzerne County2 South Main St.
Pittston
Luzerne CountyApproved Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions Date Name of Bank Location Action 10-25-00 Farmers First Bank
Lititz
Lancaster County1950 Old Philadelphia Pike
East Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster CountyApproved 10-27-00 Citizens & Northern Bank,
Wellsboro, and Peoples
State Bank of Wyalusing,
Wyalusing
Surviving Institution--
Citizens & Northern Bank,
WellsboroWellsboro Filed 10-28-00 Fulton Bank, Lancaster,
and Great Valley Savings
Bank, Reading
Surviving Institution--
Fulton Bank, LancasterLancaster Effective Branch Acquired Via Merger: 210 North Fifth Street
Reading
Berks CountyBranch Applications Date Name of Bank Location Action 10-18-00 Premier Bank
Doylestown
Bucks CountyGeneral Hancock
Shopping Center
Horsham & Upper
State Roads
Montgomeryville
Montgomery CountyOpened 10-19-00 Northwest Savings Bank
Warren
Warren County800 State Street
Erie
Erie CountyOpened 10-26-00 The Madison Bank
Blue Bell
Montgomery County1232 Egypt Road
Oaks
Montgomery CountyFiled 10-26-00 Somerset Trust Company
Somerset
Somerset County7109 Mason Dixon Hwy.
Meyersdale
Summit Township
Somerset County
(Drive-Up Facility)Opened Branch Relocations Date Name of Bank Location Action 10-27-00 First Commonwealth Bank
Indiana
Indiana CountyTo: 683 McMurray Rd.
Bethel Park
Allegheny CountyAuthorization Rescinded From: 3400 South Park Rd.
Bethel Park
Allegheny CountyBranch Discontinuances Date Name of Bank Location Action 10-25-00 Fulton Bank
Lancaster
Lancaster County2900 Oregon Pike
Lititz
Lancaster CountyFiled 10-27-00 First Commonwealth Bank
Indiana
Indiana County3400 South Park Rd.
Bethel Park
Allegheny CountyFiled SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS No activity. CREDIT UNIONS No activity. JAMES B. KAUFFMAN, Jr.,
Acting Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1937. Filed for public inspection November 10, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]