DEPARTMENT OF BANKING Action on Applications [27 Pa.B. 1371] 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 4, 1997.
BANKING INSTITUTIONS Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions Date Name of Bank Location Action 2-26-97 Mifflinburg Bank and
Trust Company
Mifflinburg
Union CountyMifflinburg Approved Purchase of assets/assumption
of liabilities of one branch
office of Northern Central Bank,
Williamsport, located at:Main Street (Route 35)
Richfield
Juniata CountyMutual Holding Company Reorganization Date Name of Bank Location Action 2-28-97 Peoples Home Savings Bank
Beaver Falls
Beaver CountyBeaver Falls Filed Application represents reorganization into a mutual holding company to be known as ''PHS Bancorp, M.H.C.,'' Beaver Falls. Branch Applications Date Name of Bank Location Action 6-24-96 Founders' Bank
Bryn Mawr
Montgomery County15 East Gay Street
West Chester
Chester CountyOpened 3-3-97 Franklin First
Savings Bank
Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne County15 S. Franklin St.
Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne County
(Trust Dept. Branch)Filed Branch Relocations Date Name of Bank Location Action 2-28-97 Johnstown Bank and Trust
Company
Johnstown
Cambria CountyTo: Corner of Rambler Dr.
and Route 356
Sarver
Butler CountyFiled From: 111 South Pike Road
Sarver
Butler County3-3-97 Fayette Bank
Uniontown
Fayette CountyTo: 3539 Washington Rd.
McMurray
Washington CountyApproved From: 3870 Washington Rd.
McMurray
Washington County3-3-97 Sun Bank
Selinsgrove
Snyder CountyTo: Corner of Routes
11 and 15 and
Kessler Avenue
Shamokin Dam
Snyder CountyApproved From: Routes 11 and 15
Shamokin Dam
Snyder CountyBranch Discontinuances Date Name of Bank Location Action 2-26-97 Northern Central Bank
Williamsport
Lycoming CountyMain Street (Rte. 35)
Richfield
Juniata CountyApproved SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions Date Name of Association Location Action 2-28-97 Tioga-Franklin Savings
Association, Philadelphia,
and Wayne Junction Savings
Association, Ambler
surviving institution--
Tioga-Franklin Savings
Association, PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Effective 3-4-97 Prudential Savings Bank, PaSA
Philadelphia
Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia Approved Purchase of assets/assumption of
liabilities of two branch offices
of Roxborough-Manayunk Federal Savings Bank, Philadelphia,
located at:1722 South Broad Street
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County601 Morgan Avenue
Drexel Hill
Delaware CountyBranch Applications Date Name of Association Location Action 1-6-97 East Stroudsburg Savings
Association
Stroudsburg
MonroeU. S. Highway 209 and
Edward F. Smith Blvd.
Bushkill
Middle Smithfield Twp.
Monroe CountyOpened CREDIT UNIONS Conversions Date Name of Credit Union Location Action 2-28-97 Plumbers Local # 27 Credit
Union
Pittsburgh
Allegheny CountyPittsburgh Effective To: Plumbers Local # 27 Federal
Credit Union
Pittsburgh
Allegheny CountyRepresents conversion from a State-chartered credit union to a Federally-chartered credit union. RICHARD C. RISHEL,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-409. Filed for public inspection March 14, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]