361 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[35 Pa.B. 1435]

   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 February 15, 2005.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
2-11-05	ESB Financial Corporation, Ellwood City, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of PHSB Financial Corporation, Beaver Falls		Ellwood City	Effective

New Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-11-05	First Priority Bank Malvern Chester County		Malvern	Filed
	Correspondent:
	Timothy F. Demers, Esq. Stevens & Lee 111 North 6th Street P. O. Box 679 Reading, PA 19603-0679

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-11-05	ESB Savings Bank, Ellwood City, and Peoples Home Savings Bank, Beaver Falls Surviving Institution-- ESB Savings Bank, Ellwood City		Ellwood City	Effective
	The former main office of Peoples Home Savings Bank will become a branch office of ESB Savings Bank:
	1427 Seventh Avenue Beaver Falls Beaver County
	All remaining branches of Peoples Home Savings Bank will also be operated as branch offices of ESB Savings Bank with the exception of the following, which will be discontinued as a result of this transaction:
	632 Lawrence Avenue Ellwood City Lawrence County		101 Golfview Drive Center Township Beaver County
	229 Brighton Avenue Rochester Beaver County

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-14-05	The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank Dunmore Lackawanna County		Corner of Main Avenue and Luzerne Street Scranton Lackawanna County	Approved

Branch Relocations/Consolidations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-9-05	Susquehanna Bank PA Lititz Lancaster County	To:	1105 Corporate Boulevard Lancaster Lancaster County	Filed
		From:	1400 Stony Battery Road Lancaster Lancaster County
2-9-05	Jersey Shore State Bank Jersey Shore Lycoming County	Into:	2050 North Atherton Street State College Centre County	Filed
		From:	1952 Waddle Road State College Centre County

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
2-11-05	Corry Jamestown Credit Union, Corry, and Corry Foam Employees Federal Credit Union, Corry Surviving Institution-- Corry Jamestown Credit Union, Corry		Corry	Approved
2-14-05	Steel Seven Credit Union, Harrisburg, and Pennsylvania Central Federal Credit Union, Harrisburg Surviving Institution-- Pennsylvania Central Federal Credit Union, Harrisburg		Harrisburg	Approved

A. WILLIAM SCHENCK, III,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-361. Filed for public inspection February 25, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]