DEPARTMENT OF BANKING Action on Applications [26 Pa.B. 6193] The Department of Banking of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 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 17, 1996.
BANKING INSTITUTIONS Holding Company Acquisitions Date Name of Corporation Location Action 12-12-96 Prime Newco, Inc. (to be renamed Prime Bancorp., Inc.), Philadelphia, to merge with First Sterling Bancorp, Inc., Devon, and so indirectly acquire First Sterling Bank, Devon Philadelphia Approved New Charter Applications Date Name of Bank Location Action 12-13-96 Northwest Interim Savings Bank
Warren
Warren CountyWarren Approved Subject institution will be utilized to merge Bridgeville Savings Bank, FSB, Bridgeville, with and into Northwest Savings Bank, Warren. Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions Date Name of Bank Location Action 12-9-96 Parkvale Savings Bank
Monroeville
Allegheny CountyMonroeville Effective Purchase of assets/assumption
of liabilities of one branch
office of First Home Savings
Bank, FSB, Pittsburgh, located at:Crafton-Ingram Shopping Center
Pittsburgh
Allegheny CountyAssumption of deposits only; said deposits will be transferred to the applicant's existing branch located at the Crafton-Ingram Shopping Center. 12-9-96 Northside Bank
Pittsburgh
Allegheny CountyPittsburgh Effective Purchase of assets/assumption of
liabilities of one branch office
of First Home Savings Bank, FSB,
Pittsburgh, located at:701 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County12-9-96 Pittsburgh Home Savings Bank
Pittsburgh
Allegheny CountyPittsburgh Effective Purchase of assets/assumption of
liabilities of one branch office
of First Home Savings Bank, FSB,
Pittsburgh, located at:2905 West Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County12-13-96 Northwest Savings Bank,
Warren, and Bridgeville
Savings Bank, F.S.B.,
Bridgeville
surviving institution--
Northwest Savings Bank,
WarrenWarren Approved Branch Applications Date Name of Bank Location Action 11-13-96 Dauphin Deposit Bank and
Trust Company
Harrisburg
Dauphin CountyWalMart
1355 E. Lehman St.
Lebanon
Lebanon CountyOpened 11-19-96 Dauphin Deposit Bank and
Trust Company
Harrisburg
Dauphin CountyCressler's Grocery
Store
1075 W. King St.
Shippensburg
Franklin CountyOpened 12-2-96 Mifflin County Savings Bank
Lewistown
Mifflin CountyCorner of Specht
and Brown Sts.
McClure
Snyder CountyOpened 12-2-96 Summit Bank
Bethlehem
Northampton CountyCenterville Square
580 Centerville Rd.
East Hempfield Twp.
Lancaster CountyOpened 12-10-96 Peoples Bank of Glen Rock
Glen Rock
York County2701 Eastern Blvd.
York
Springettsbury Twp.
York CountyFiled 12-13-96 Dauphin Deposit Bank
and Trust Company
Harrisburg
Dauphin CountyRossmoyne Business
Center
Ritter Road
Mechanicsburg
Cumberland CountyFiled SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions Date Name of Bank Location Action 12-10-96 Keystone Savings and Loan Association, Philadelphia; Hometown Building and Loan Association, Philadelphia; and Wayne Junction Savings Association, Ambler
surviving institution--Keystone Savings and Loan Association, PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Withdrawn Voluntary Dissolutions Date Name of Association Action 12-12-96 William F. Campbell Building
and Loan Association
Philadelphia
Philadelphia CountyCertificate of Election for
Voluntary Dissolution filed.
Effective as of the opening of
business December 13, 1996.CREDIT UNIONS Conversions Date Name of Credit Union Location Action 12-12-96 Diamond Federal Credit Union
Pottstown
Montgomery County100 Medical Drive
Pottstown
Montgomery CountyFiled To: Diamond Credit Union
Pottstown
Montgomery CountyRepresents conversion from a Federally-chartered credit union to a State-chartered credit union. RICHARD C. RISHEL,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-2190. Filed for public inspection December 27, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
