2318 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[33 Pa.B. 5933]

   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 November 25, 2003.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
11-19-03	National Penn Bancshares, Inc.,    Boyertown, to acquire 100% of    voting shares of HomeTowne    Heritage Bank, Intercourse		Boyertown	Approved

Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-19-03	NPB Interim Bank Boyertown Berks County		Boyertown	Approved
	Interim bank being formed solely to facilitate the acquisition of HomeTowne Heritage Bank, Intercourse, by National Penn Bancshares, Inc., Boyertown.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-19-03	HomeTowne Heritage Bank,    Intercourse, and NPB    Interim Bank, Boyertown    Surviving Institution--    HomeTowne Heritage Bank,    Intercourse		Intercourse	Approved

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-18-03	Community Banks Millersburg Dauphin County		201 West Chocolate Avenue Hershey Derry Township Dauphin County	Filed
11-18-03	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		1767 North Atherton Street State College Patton Township Centre County	Approved
11-18-03	Citizens Bank of    Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		Cinnaminson Acme 1103 Route 130 South Cinnaminson Burlington County, NJ	Opened
11-21-03	Beneficial Mutual    Savings Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		1574 Easton Road Warrington Bucks County	Filed
11-21-03	Beneficial Mutual    Savings Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		2500 Aramingo Avenue Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Filed

Branch Relocations/Consolidations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-14-03	Citizens Bank of    Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Into:	2516 Welsh Road Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Effective
		From:	2501 Welsh Road Philadelphia Philadelphia County (Will continue to operate as a drive-up facility.)
11-20-03	Royal Bank of Pennsylvania Narberth Montgomery County	To:	1230 Walnut Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Filed
		From:	1340 Walnut Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-18-03	Mifflinburg Bank &    Trust Company Mifflinburg Union County		Buffalo Valley    Lutheran Village 211 Fairground Road Lewisburg Union County	Approved
11-18-03	Mifflinburg Bank &    Trust Company Mifflinburg Union County		Riverwoods 1 River Drive Lewisburg Union County	Approved

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Credit Union	Purpose		Action
11-19-03	Pittsburgh Teachers    Credit Union Pittsburgh Allegheny County		Amendment to Article 8 provides for a change in the field of membership.	Approved and Effective

A. WILLIAM SCHENCK, III,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-2318. Filed for public inspection December 5, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]