2267 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[33 Pa.B. 5827]

   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 November 18, 2003.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
11-12-03	Community Bank System, Inc.,    DeWitt, NY, to acquire 100% of    Grange National Banc Corp.,    Tunkhannock, PA, and thereby    indirectly acquire Grange National    Bank, Laceyville, PA		DeWitt, NY	Approved

Conversions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-12-03	ESB Bank, F. S. B. Ellwood City Lawrence County       To: ESB Bank Ellwood City Lawrence County		Ellwood City	Filed
	Application represents a conversion from a Federally-chartered savings bank to a Pennsylvania-chartered savings bank.

Consolidations, Mergers and Acquisitions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-10-03	Minersville Safe Deposit Bank &    Trust Company Minersville Schuylkill County		Minersville	Effective
	Purchase of assets/assumption of liabilities of one branch of Community Banks, Millersburg, located at: 29 East Main Street Tremont Schuylkill County

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-13-03	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		Brentwood-Whitehall Giant Eagle 4138 Brownsville Road Pittsburgh Allegheny County	Opened
11-17-03	Community Banks Millersburg Dauphin County		271 Market Street Lemoyne Cumberland County	Filed

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
10-27-03	Bank of Hanover and Trust Company Hanover York County	To:	2430 East Market Street York York County	Effective
		From:	2215 East Market Street York York County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
10-22-03	Mifflinburg Bank & Trust Company Mifflinburg Union County		Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village 211 Fairground Road Lewisburg Union County (Limited Service Facility)	Filed
10-22-03	Mifflinburg Bank & Trust Company Mifflinburg Union County		Riverwoods 1 River Drive Lewisburg Union County (Limited Service Facility)	Filed

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

A. WILLIAM SCHENCK, III,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-2267. Filed for public inspection November 26, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]