295 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[30 Pa.B. 908]

   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 February 8, 2000.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
2-4-00	F & A Financial Corporation,       Kittanning, to acquire 96%       of the voting shares of       The Farmers National Bank       of Kittanning, Kittanning		Kittanning	Approved

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-8-00	Harleysville Savings Bank,       Harleysville, and Harleysville       Interim Savings Bank,       Harleysville       Surviving Institution--       Harleysville Savings Bank,       Harleysville		271 Main Street Harleysville Montgomery County	Approved
	Subject merger is being effected to facilitate the acquisition of Harleysville Savings Bank by Harleysville Savings Financial Corporation, a bank holding company in formation.

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-2-00	PeoplesBank, A Codorus       Valley Company Glen Rock York County		Stone Bridge    Commerce Center R. D. # 2 Wolfe Road Hopewell Township York County	Authorization Rescinded
2-2-00	Mercer County State Bank    Sandy Lake Mercer County		Meadville Mall 16881 Conneaut Lake Rd. Meadville Crawford County	Filed
2-2-00	The Bryn Mawr    Trust Company Bryn Mawr Montgomery County		White Horse Village 535 Gradyville Road Newtown Square Delaware County	Opened
2-4-00	The Farmers & Merchants       Trust Company Chambersburg Franklin County		1909 Ritner Highway Carlisle Cumberland County	Approved
2-4-00	Bank of Hanover Hanover York County		2991 Cape Horn Road Red Lion Windsor Township York County	Approved
2-5-00	Main Street Bank Reading Berks County		15 Maplewood Drive Douglassville Amity Township Berks County	Opened
2-7-00	Jonestown Bank and    Trust Company Jonestown Lebanon County		Lebanon Valley    Brethren Home 1200 Grubb Street Palmyra Lebanon County	Approved
2-8-00	Harris Savings Bank Harrisburg Dauphin County		Golden Mile    Marketplace Route 40 & McCain Drive Frederick Frederick County, Maryland	Approved

Branch Relocations/Consolidations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-3-00	Summit Bank Bethlehem Northampton County	Into:	723 Street Road Southampton Bucks County	Filed
		From:	735 Davisville Road Southampton Bucks County
2-3-00	Summit Bank Bethlehem Northampton County	To:	737 Bethlehem Pike Montgomery Township Montgomery County	Filed
		From:	521 Stump Road Montgomery Township Montgomery County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-4-00	First Commonwealth Bank Indiana Indiana County		Festival Foods 1275 York Road Gettysburg Adams County	Approved

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Bank	Purpose		Action
2-7-00	Clearfield Bank & Trust       Company Clearfield Clearfield County	Amendment provides for an increase in the number    of authorized shares and for additional provisions    governing shares and options.		Effective
2-7-00	Community Bank of    Chester County Exton Chester County	Amendment provides for the restatement of the    Articles of Incorporation in their entirety to reflect a    change in the name of the bank to ''Stonebridge    Bank.''		Effective

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

Voluntary Dissolutions

Date	Name of Association	Action
2-7-00	Bakers Northeast Savings          Association Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Certificate of Election for Voluntary Dissolution file. Effective as of close of business February 7, 2000.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

DAVID E. ZUERN,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-295. Filed for public inspection February 18, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]