411 Action on applications  

  • DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

    Action on Applications

    [29 Pa.B. 1401]

       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 March 2, 1999.

    BANKING INSTITUTIONS

    Holding Company Acquisitions

    DateName of CorporationLocationAction
    3-1-99ACNB Corporation, Gettysburg,
    to acquire 100% of the voting
    shares of Farmers National
    Bancorp, Inc., Newville, and
    indirectly Farmers National
    Bank of Newville
    GettysburgEffective

    New Charter Applications

    DateName of BankLocationAction
    2-26-99Community Bank of Chester County
    Exton
    Chester County
    629 N. Pottstown Pike
    Exton
    Chester County
    Commenced
    Business
    Community Bank of Chester County is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBCC, Inc., Exton, a new Pennsylvania bank holding company.

    Conversions

    DateName of BankLocationAction
    2-27-99First National Bank of Jermyn
    Jermyn
    Lackawanna County
          To:
    First Liberty Bank & Trust
    Jermyn
    Lackawanna County
    JermynEffective
    Represents conversion from a Nationally-chartered banking institution to a State-chartered banking institution. Subject bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Liberty Bancorp, Inc., Jermyn, a bank holding company.
    Branches Acquired by Conversion:
    1700 Keyser Avenue
    Scranton
    Lackawanna County
    67 Salem Avenue
    Carbondale
    Lackawanna County
    210 Church Street
    Jessup
    Lackawanna County
    Route 502
    Daleville
    Lackawanna County
    500 Davis Street
    Scranton
    Lackawanna County

    Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

    DateName of BankLocationAction
    2-24-991st Summit Bank
    Johnstown
    Cambria County
    JohnstownApproved
    Purchase of assets/assumptions of
    liabilities of two branch offices
    of Laurel Bank, Johnstown, located at:
    117 Route 286
    Indiana
    Indiana County
    922 North Philadelphia Avenue
    Indiana
    *Indiana County
    *Upon consummation of the transaction, the Philadelphia Avenue branch office will be consolidated in the Route 286 office.
    2-27-99Marine Midland Bank,
       Buffalo, New York, and
       First Commercial Bank of
       Philadelphia, Philadelphia,
       Pennsylvania
       Surviving Institution--
       Marine Midland Bank,
       Buffalo, New York
    Buffalo, New YorkEffective
    2-27-99First Liberty Bank & Trust,
       Jermyn, and NBO National Bank,
       Olyphant
       Surviving Institution--
       First Liberty Bank & Trust
       Jermyn
    JermynEffective
    Branches Acquired by Merger:
    128 Lackawanna Street
    Olyphant
    Lackawanna County
    45 South Main Street
    Pittston
    Luzerne County
    1300 Wyoming Avenue
    Scranton
    Lackawanna County

    Branch Applications

    DateName of BankLocationAction
    2-25-99Elderton State Bank
    Elderton
    Armstrong County
    Water Street and
       and Route 85
    Rural Valley
    Armstrong County
    Approved

    Branch Discontinuances

    DateName of BankLocationAction
    2-27-99Fulton Bank
    Lancaster
    Lancaster County
    38 E. Roseville Rd.
    Lancaster
    Lancaster County
    Effective

    Articles of Amendment

    DateName of BankPurposeAction
    3-2-99USBANCORP Trust Company
    Johnstown
    Cambria County
    To amend Article One of the
    Articles of Incorporation to
    provide for a change in
    corporate title to ''USBANCORP
    Trust and Financial Services Company.''
    Approved
    and
    Effective

    SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS

    CONVERSIONS

    DateName of AssociationLocationAction
    2-26-99American Eagle Savings and
       Loan Association
    Boothwyn
    Delaware County
          To:
    American Eagle Savings Bank
    Boothwyn
    Delaware County
    BoothwynEffective
    Represents conversion from a Pennsylvania State-chartered mutual savings association to a Federally-chartered mutual savings bank.

    CREDIT UNIONS

    Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

    DateName of Credit UnionLocationAction
    3-2-99Philadelphia Telco Credit
       Union, Trevose, and
       Air Shields Employees
       Credit Union, Hatboro
       Surviving Institution--
       Philadelphia Telco Credit
       Union, Trevose
    TrevoseFiled

    RICHARD C. RISHEL,   
    Secretary

    [Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-411. Filed for public inspection March 12, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]

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