392 Action on applications

Action on Applications

[37 Pa.B. 1127]
[Saturday, March 10, 2007]

   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 9, 2002 (P. L. 1572, No. 207), known as the Credit Union Code, has taken the following action on applications received for the week ending February 27, 2007.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

New Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-23-07	Great Bear Bank Lower Macungie Township Lehigh County		Lower Macungie Township	Filed
	Correspondent:
	John K. Black Banking Specialist Bybel Rutledge, LLP 1017 Mumma Road, Suite 302 Lemoyne, PA 17043

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
2-8-07	EHPW Acquisition Company,    Harrisburg, n/k/a Centric    Financial Corporation, to acquire    100% of the Common Stock of Vartan    Financial Corporation, and thereby    indirectly acquire Vartan National    Bank, Harrisburg, under section 115    of the Banking Code of 1965		Harrisburg	Effective

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-27-07	First Priority Bank, Malvern,    and First Priority Interim    Bank, Malvern    Surviving Institution--    First Priority Bank, Malvern		Malvern	Filed
	The subject application is being filed in conjunction with First Priority Bank's reorganization into a holding company form of business by forming a Pennsylvania holding company to be known as ''First Priority Financial Corp.,'' Malvern.

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-21-07	Abington Savings Bank Jenkintown Montgomery County		4000 Fox Hound Drive Lafayette Hill Montgomery County (Limited Service Facility)	Filed
2-27-07	Irwin Bank and Trust    Company Irwin Westmoreland County		Huntingdon    Marketplace Highway 30/I-76 Irwin Westmoreland County	Approved
2-27-07	CommunityBanks Millersburg Dauphin County		Grayson View 150 Kempton Avenue Harrisburg Swatara Township Dauphin County (Limited Service Facility)	Approved

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-27-07	S & T Bank Indiana Indiana County		Treasure Lake Coral Reef Road    Crooked Island Road DuBois Clearfield County	Approved

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

   The Department's website at www.banking.state.pa.us includes public notices for more recently filed applications.

VICTORIA A. REIDER,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 07-392. Filed for public inspection March 9, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]