2233 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[32 Pa.B. 6138]

   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 December 3, 2002.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisition

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
11-26-02	Citizens Financial Group, Inc.,    Providence, RI, to acquire 100% of    the voting shares of Commonwealth    Bancorp, Inc., Norristown, PA		Providence, RI	Approved

New Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-26-02	Integrity Bank Camp Hill Dauphin County		3345 Market St. Camp Hill Dauphin County	Approved

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-26-02	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania,    Philadelphia, and Commonwealth    Bank, Norristown    Surviving Institution--    Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania,    Philadelphia		Philadelphia	Approved

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-20-02	Citizens Bank of Southern    Pennsylvania Greencastle Franklin County		24 N. Cedar Street Lititz Lancaster County	Opened
11-25-02	Citizens Bank of    Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		1142 Northern Blvd. Clarks Summit Lackawanna County	Filed
11-25-02	Altoona First Savings Bank Altoona Blair County		Kapa Plaza 112 Willow Grove Drive Everett Snake Spring Township Bedford County	Opened
12-2-02	Mid Penn Bank Millersburg Dauphin County		One Lemoyne Square Lemoyne Cumberland County	Filed
12-2-02	Farmers and Merchants Trust    Company of Chambersburg Chambersburg Franklin County		Menno-Haven    Retirement Community 2075 Scotland Avenue Chambersburg Franklin County	Filed

Branch Relocations/Consolidations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-22-02	Lebanon Valley    Farmers Bank Lebanon Lebanon County	Into:	555 Willow Street Lebanon Lebanon County (Main Office)	Effective
		From:	250 North 8th Street Lebanon Lebanon County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-26-02	AmeriServ Financial Bank Johnstown Cambria County		Oakley Park II Route 30 East Greensburg Westmoreland County	Approved

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity

PAUL H. WENTZEL, Jr.,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-2233. Filed for public inspection December 13, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]