305 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[27 Pa.B. 1050]

   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 18, 1997.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

New Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-12-97	Susquehanna Interim Bank Bryn Mawr Montgomery County		Bryn Mawr	Filed
	Application to charter an interim bank will be used to facilitate the acquisition of Founders' Bank, Bryn Mawr, by Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc., Lititz.
2-13-97	Patriot Interim Bank Pottstown Montgomery County		Pottstown	Approved
	Application to charter an interim commercial bank will be used to facilitate the conversion of Patriot Bank, Pottstown, from a Federally-chartered savings bank to a State-chartered commercial bank.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-12-97	S & T Bank, Indiana, and    Peoples Bank of Unity,    Pittsburgh    surviving institution--    S & T Bank, Indiana		Indiana	Approved
2-13-97	Patriot Interim Bank, Pottstown,    and Patriot Bank, Pottstown    surviving institution--    Patriot Interim Bank, Pottstown		Pottstown	Filed

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-13-97	Harris Savings Bank Harrisburg Dauphin County		635 N. 12th Street Lemoyne Cumberland County	Approved
2-18-97	Abington Savings Bank Jenkintown Montgomery County		1432 Easton Road Warrington Bucks County	Filed

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-14-96	The York Bank and    Trust Company York York County	To:	4202 Valley Green Etters York County	Effective
		From:	36 Robin Hood Drive Etters York County
2-10-97	Sun Bank Selinsgrove Snyder County	To:	Corner of Routes 11    and 15 and Kessler Ave. Shamokin Dam Snyder County	Filed
		From:	Routes 11 and 15 Shamokin Dam Snyder County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-11-97	Northern Central Bank Williamsport Lycoming County		Main Street (Rte. 35) Richfield Juniata County	Filed
2-13-97	Summit Bank Bethlehem Northampton County		3933 Freemansburg Ave. Bethlehem Northampton County	Approved

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Bank		Purpose	Action
2-13-97	Centre Square Trust Company Philadelphia Philadelphia County		To amend and restate in their entirety the Articles of Incorporation to provide for the existence henceforth of the institution as a bank and trust company.	Approved and Effective

SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Associations

Date	Name of Association		Location	Action
2-18-97	Tioga-Franklin Savings    Association, Philadelphia, and Wayne Junction Savings Association, Ambler surviving association-- Tioga-Franklin Savings Association, Philadelphia		Philadelphia	Approved

CREDIT UNION

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
2-3-97	Lee Hospital Credit Union Johnstown Cambria County		Laurel View Village Carpenters Park Road Davidsville Somerset County	Opened

RICHARD C. RISHEL,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-305. Filed for public inspection February 28, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]