2172 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[35 Pa.B. 6443]

   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 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 November 15, 2005.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
11-10-05	Parke Bancorp, Inc., Washington Township, NJ, to acquire all the shares of Parke Interim Bank, Philadelphia, PA		Washington Township, NJ	Filed

New Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-10-05	Greystone Bank Lancaster Lancaster County		361 Granite Run Drive Lancaster Lancaster County	Commenced Operations
11-10-05	Valley Forge Trust Company King of Prussia Montgomery County		120 South Warner Road Suite 200 King of Prussia Montgomery County	Commenced Operations

Consolidations, Mergers, and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-9-05	Standard Bank, PaSB, Murrysville, and Hoblitzell National Bank of Hyndman Surviving Institution-- Standard Bank, PaSB, Murrysville		Murrysville	Approved
11-10-05	Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank, Philadelphia, and Northwood Savings Bank, Philadelphia Surviving Institution-- Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank, Philadelphia		Philadelphia	Effective
	The former main office of Northwood Savings Bank, and its only office, located at 1500 East Susquehanna Avenue, Philadelphia, will be discontinued and all operations will be transferred to an office of Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank located at Aramingo and Cumberland Streets, Philadelphia.

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
10-17-05	Parkvale Savings Bank Monroeville Allegheny County		1420 Greengate Centre Circle Greensburg Westmoreland County	Opened
11-7-05	East Penn Bank Emmaus Lehigh County		4510 Bath Pike Hanover Township Northampton County	Opened
11-9-05	Graystone Bank Lancaster Lancaster County		112 Market Street Harrisburg Dauphin County	Approved
11-9-05	Graystone Bank Lancaster Lancaster County		362 West Main Street Leola Lancaster County	Approved

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-8-05	PeoplesBank, A Codorus Valley Company York York County	To:	48 East Market Street York York County	Filed
		From:	118 East Market Street York York County

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Bank		Purpose	Action
11-10-05	First Savings Bank of Perkasie Perkasie Bucks County		The amendment to Article 2 of the Articles of Incorporation provides for a change in the principal place of business from 1211 North Fifth Street to 219 South Ninth Street, both addresses in Perkasie, Bucks County; and the amendment to Article 11 is to amend and restate the article in its entirety.	Approved and Effective

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
11-9-05	Freedom Credit Union, Philadelphia, and FBC Federal Credit Union, Philadelphia Surviving Institution-- Freedom Credit Union, Philadelphia		Philadelphia	Filed

A. WILLIAM SCHENCK, III,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-2172. Filed for public inspection November 23, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]