2153 Actions on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Actions on Applications

[38 Pa.B. 6507]
[Saturday, November 29, 2008]

   The Department of Banking (Department), 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 18, 2008.

   Under section 503.E of the Department of Banking Code (71 P. S. § 733-503.E), any person wishing to comment on the following applications, with the exception of branch applications, may file their comments in writing with the Department of Banking, Corporate Applications Division, 17 North Second Street, Suite 1300, Harrisburg, PA 17101-2290. Comments must be received no later than 30 days from the date notice of the application is published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The nonconfidential portions of the applications are on file at the Department and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the nonconfidential portions of the applications may be requested consistent with the Department's Right-to-Know Law Records Request policy.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Section 112 Applications

Date	Name of Individual		Location	Action
11-14-2008	William Kronenberg, III, to acquire up to 16.67% of preferred stock of New Century Bank, Phoenixville		Phoenixville	Filed
11-14-2008	Kenneth B. and Moira F. Mumma to acquire up to 16.67% of preferred stock of New Century Bank, Phoenixville		Phoenixville	Filed
11-14-2008	John J. and Doris Sickler to acquire up to 13.33% of preferred stock of New Century Bank, Phoenixville		Phoenixville	Filed
11-14-2008	T. Lawrence Way to acquire up to 16.67% of preferred stock of New Century Bank, Phoenixville		Phoenixville	Filed

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
11-10-2008	NOVA Financial Holdings, Inc., Berwyn, acquired 100% of Pennsylvania Business Bank, Philadelphia		Berwyn	Effective

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-10-2008	Pennsylvania Business Bank, Philadelphia, and NOVA Interim Bank, Berwyn Surviving Institution: Pennsylvania Business Bank, Philadelphia		Philadelphia	Effective
11-11-2008	Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, and Embassy Interim Bank, Bethlehem Surviving Institution: Embassy Interim Bank, Bethlehem, with the surviving institution continuing under the name ''Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley''		Bethlehem	Effective
	As a result of the previously mentioned merger, Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Embassy Bancorp, Inc., Bethlehem.

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
10-17-2008	Affinity Bank of Pennsylvania Wyomissing Berks County		4200 North 5th Street Highway Temple Berks County	Opened
10-21-2008	Clarion County Community Bank Clarion Clarion County		592 Main Street Rimersburg Clarion County	Opened
11-3-2008	Meridian Bank Devon Chester County		60 East Uwchlan Avenue Lionville Chester County	Opened
11-10-2008	Luzerne Bank Luzerne Luzerne County		Routes 118 and 415 Dallas Luzerne County	Opened
11-13-2008	QNB Bank Quakertown Bucks County		1091 Millcreek Road Allentown Lehigh County	Approved

Branch Consolidations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-18-2008	First Columbia Bank & Trust Co. Bloomsburg Columbia County	Into:	232 East Street Bloomsburg Columbia County	Filed
		From:	11 West Main Street Bloomsburg Columbia County

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Bank		Purpose	Action
11-14-2008	Public Savings Bank Huntingdon Valley Montgomery County		Articles of Amendment provide for the Articles of Incorporation to be amended and restated in their entirety.	Filed

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Community Charter Conversions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
10-23-2008	Penn Drake Credit Union Karns City Butler County		Karns City	Filed
	The credit union proposes to amend its Articles of Incorporation to serve a field of membership limited to the following community: All people who live, work, worship, attend school in, and businesses and other legal entities in Butler County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Change of Principal Place of Business

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
11-18-2008	Swindell Dressler Credit Union Pittsburgh Allegheny County	To:	555 Grant Street Suite 375 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Allegheny County	Effective
		From:	441 Smithfield Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Allegheny County

   The Department's web site at www.banking.state.pa.us includes public notices for more recently filed applications.

STEVEN KAPLAN,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-2153. Filed for public inspection November 28, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]