2235 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[34 Pa.B. 6659]

   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 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 7, 2004.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
12-2-04	Parkvale Financial Corporation, Monroeville, PA, to acquire 100% of Advance Financial Bancorp, Wellsburg, WV		Monroeville	Approved
12-3-04	Sterling Financial Corporation, Lancaster, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of The Pennsylvania State Banking Company, Camp Hill		Lancaster	Effective
	As a result of the holding company merger, Pennsylvania State Bank, Camp Hill, the wholly owned banking subsidiary of The Pennsylvania State Banking Company, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Sterling Financial Corporation.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-2-04	Commercial Bank of Pennsylvania, Latrobe, and Highway Trust Company, Greensburg Surviving Institution-- Commercial Bank of Pennsylvania, Latrobe, with a change in corporate title to ''Commercial Bank & Trust of Pa.''		Latrobe	Approved
12-2-04	Parkvale Savings Bank, Monroeville, PA, and Advance Financial Savings Bank, Wellsburg, WV Surviving Institution-- Parkvale Savings Bank, Monroeville, PA		Monroeville	Approved

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-1-04	Sharon Savings Bank Darby Delaware County		1900-02 South Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Opened
12-1-04	NOVA Savings Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		448 East Baltimore Pike Media Delaware County	Approved
12-7-04	Allegiance Bank of North America Bala Cynwyd Montgomery County		36 North 3rd Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Approved

Branch Relocations/Consolidations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-1-04	Mercer County State Bank Sandy Lake Mercer County	To:	16411 Conneaut Lake Road Meadville Crawford County	Approved
		From:	16881 Conneaut Lake Road Meadville Crawford County
12-3-04	Irwin Bank & Trust Company Irwin Westmoreland County	To:	4580 Broadway Boulevard Monroeville Allegheny County	Filed
		From:	4548 Broadway Boulevard Monroeville Allegheny County
12-3-04	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County	To:	1188 Mae Street Hershey Dauphin County	Filed
		From:	1201 Governor Road Hershey Dauphin County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-1-04	Fulton Bank Lancaster Lancaster County		1188 Mae Street Hummelstown Dauphin County	Approved
12-2-04	Irwin Bank & Trust Company Irwin Westmoreland County		512 Broadway Pitcairn Allegheny County	Filed

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
12-1-04	Erie Community Credit Union, Erie, and Zurn Community Federal Credit Union, Erie Surviving Institution-- Erie Community Credit Union, Erie		Erie	Effective
	Branch Acquired by means of Merger:
	2165 West 21st Street Erie Erie County

A. WILLIAM SCHENCK, III,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-2235. Filed for public inspection December 17, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]