247 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[26 Pa.B. 764]

   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, 1993 (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 13, 1996.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-9-96	Northwest Interim Savings Bank Warren Warren County		Warren	Approved
	Application filed in conjunction with the proposed merger of Northwest Savings Bank, Warren, and First Federal Savings Bank of Kane, Kane.

Conversions

Date	Name of Institution		Location	Action
2-12-96	Public Savings Association Bala Cynwyd Montgomery County		100 Presidential Boulevard, North Bala Cynwyd Montgomery County	Effective
	To:
	Public Savings Bank Bala Cynwyd Montgomery County
	Represents conversion from a State-chartered stock savings association to a State-chartered stock savings bank.
2-13-96	Pittsburgh Home Savings Bank Pittsburgh Allegheny County		Pittsburgh	Approved
	Represents conversion from a State-chartered mutual savings bank to a State-chartered stock savings bank.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-9-96	Northwest Savings Bank, Warren, and First Federal Savings Bank of Kane, Kane surviving institution--Northwest Savings Bank, Warren		Warren	Approved

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-7-96	First Valley Bank Bethlehem Northampton County		Centerville Square Route 30 and Centerville Rd. East Hempfield Twp. Lancaster County	Approved

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-7-96	First Commonwealth Bank Indiana Indiana County	To:	Southwest corner of Routes 224    and 60 Union Township Lawrence County	Approved
		From:	2008 Westgate Plaza Union Township Lawrence County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-31-95	Dauphin Deposit Bank and Trust    Company Harrisburg Dauphin County		424 West Main St. New Holland Lancaster County	Effective
2-13-96	Chambersburg Trust Company Chambersburg Franklin County		128 E. Queen Street Chambersburg Franklin County	Filed

SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

RICHARD C. RISHEL,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-247. Filed for public inspection February 23, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]