427 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[30 Pa.B. 1381]

   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 29, 2000.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
2-17-00	NBT Bancorp, Inc., Norwich,    New York, to acquire 100% of    the voting shares of Lake    Ariel Bancorp, Inc.,    Lake Ariel, PA, and thereby    indirectly acquire LA Bank,    National Association,    Lake Ariel, PA		Norwich, NY	Effective
2-29-00	NBT Bancorp, Inc., Norwich,    New York, to acquire 100% of    the voting shares of Pioneer    American Holding Company Corp.,    Carbondale, PA		Norwich, NY	Filed

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-24-00	Harleysville Savings Bank,    Harleysville, and Harleysville    Interim Savings Bank,    Harleysville    Surviving Institution--    Harleysville Savings Bank,    Harleysville		Harleysville	Effective
	Merger is being effected to facilitate the acquisition of Harleysville Savings Bank by Harleysville Savings Financial Corporation, Harleysville, a new bank holding company.

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-18-00	Keystone Savings Bank Bethlehem Northampton County		3100 Tilghman St. South Whitehall Twp. Lehigh County	Opened
2-28-00	Greenville Savings Bank Greenville Mercer County		550 N. Hermitage Rd. Hermitage Mercer County	Filed
2-29-00	Summit Bank Bethlehem Northampton County		Pathmark Supermarket 5005 Edgemont Ave. Brookhaven Delaware County	Approved
2-29-00	Summit Bank Bethlehem Northampton County		Pathmark Supermarket 4160 Monument Road Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Approved
2-29-00	Summit Bank Bethlehem Northampton County		Pathmark Supermarket 840 Cottman Avenue Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Approved
2-29-00	Summit Bank Bethlehem Northampton County		Pathmark Supermarket 8700 Frankford Ave. Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Approved
2-29-00	Mercer County    State Bank Sandy Lake Mercer County		Meadville Mall 16881 Conneaut Lake Rd. Meadville Crawford County	Approved

Branch Relocations/Consolidations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-23-00	Somerset Trust Company Somerset Somerset County	To:	1416 Scalp Avenue Richland Township Cambria County	Approved
		From:	3220 Elton Road Richland Township Cambria County
2-23-00	Parkvale Savings Bank Monroeville Allegheny County	To:	2719 Brodhead Road Aliquippa Beaver County	Effective
		From:	913 23rd Street Aliquippa Beaver County
2-29-00	Summit Bank Bethlehem Northampton County	To:	737 Bethlehem Pike Montgomery Township Montgomery County	Approved
		From:	521 Stump Road Montgomery Township Montgomery County
2-29-00	Summit Bank Bethlehem Northampton County	Into:	723 Street Road Southampton Bucks County	Approved
		From:	735 Davisville Road Southampton Bucks County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-28-00	Lafayette Ambassador Bank Easton Northampton County		1605 W. Broad St. Bethlehem Lehigh County	Filed

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Association		Location	Action
2-29-00	East Stroudsburg Savings    Association Stroudsburg Monroe County		Stroudsburg	Approved
	Purchase of assets/assumption of liabilities of one branch office of Pioneer American Bank, N.A., Carbondale, located at:
	Mr. Z's Supermarket Route 611 Stroudsburg Monroe County

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

DAVID E. ZUERN,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-427. Filed for public inspection March 10, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]