2311 Actions on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Actions on Applications

[40 Pa.B. 6950]
[Saturday, December 4, 2010]

 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 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 16, 2010.

 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 regarding receipt 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, by appointment only, during regular business hours. To schedule an appointment, contact the Corporate Applications Division at [phone]. 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 Acquisitions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
11-9-2010	WVS Financial Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan  and Trustee Jonathan D. Hoover			Approved
	Application for approval to acquire up to 24.9% of the common stock of WVS Financial Corp., Pittsburgh, the parent bank holding company of West View Savings Bank, Pittsburgh.

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
11-4-2010	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		475 Ben Franklin Road South Indiana Indiana County	Opened
11-10-2010	First Star Bank Bethlehem Northampton County		2415 Park Avenue Easton Northampton County	Approved

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
11-10-2010	First Star Bank Bethlehem Northampton County		3590 Northwood Avenue Palmer Northampton County	Approved

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name and Location of Institution			Action
11-12-2010	Community First Bank Reynoldsville Jefferson County			Approved and Effective
	Articles of Amendment provide for the institution's Articles of Incorporation to be amended and restated in their entirety and also authorize the issuance of preferred stock.
11-16-2010	Greater Delaware Valley Savings Bank Broomall Delaware County			Filed
	Amendment to Article IX of the institution's Articles of Incorporation provides for a liquidation account for certain depositors of the institution.

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

 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. 10-2311. Filed for public inspection December 3, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]