2175 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[32 Pa.B. 5964]

   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 26, 2002.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
11-18-02	Fidelity Bancorp, Inc.,    Pittsburgh, to acquire 100% of    First Pennsylvania Savings    Association, Pittsburgh		Pittsburgh	Approved
11-21-02	Franklin Financial Services    Corporation, Chambersburg,    to acquire up to 23.5% of the    voting shares of American    Home Bank, National Association,    Lancaster		Chambersburg	Approved

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-18-02	Fidelity Savings Bank,    Pittsburgh, and First    Pennsylvania Savings    Association, Pittsburgh    Surviving Institution--    Fidelity Savings Bank, Pittsburgh		Pittsburgh	Approved

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-18-02	Community Banks Millersburg Dauphin County		4501 Hanover Pike Manchester Carroll County, MD	Opened
11-18-02	The Peoples Bank of    Oxford Oxford Chester County		1138 Georgetown Road Georgetown Bart Township Lancaster County	Opened

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

Conversions

Date	Name of Association		Location	Action
11-18-02	First Pennsylvania Savings    Association Pittsburgh Allegheny County		Pittsburgh	Approved
	Represents conversion from a State-chartered mutual savings association to a State-chartered permanent reserve fund stock savings association.

CREDIT UNIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
11-19-02	Atlantic Credit Union,    Newtown Square, PA, and    UFCW Local 56 Federal Credit    Union, Pennsauken, NJ    Surving Institution--    Atlantic Credit Union,    Newtown Square, PA		Newtown Square	Approved

PAUL H. WENTZEL, Jr.,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-2175. Filed for public inspection December 6, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]