504 Actions on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Actions on Applications

[40 Pa.B. 1537]
[Saturday, March 20, 2010]

 The Department of Banking (Department), 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 9, 2010.

 Under section 503.E of the Department of Banking Code (71 P. S. § 733-503.E), any person wishing to comment on the following applications, with the exception of branch applications, may file their comments in writing with the Department of Banking, Corporate Applications Division, 17 North Second Street, Suite 1300, Harrisburg, PA 17101-2290. Comments must be received no later than 30 days from the date notice regarding receipt of the application is published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The nonconfidential portions of the applications are on file at the Department and are available for public inspection, by appointment only, during regular business hours. To schedule an appointment, contact the Corporate Applications Division at [phone]. Photocopies of the nonconfidential portions of the applications may be requested consistent with the Department's Right-to-Know Law Records Request policy.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Section 112 Acquisitions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
3-9-2010	First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. Buffalo, NY			Approved
	Application for approval to acquire up to 19.9% of the common stock of Berkshire Bancorp, Inc., Wyomissing, and thereby indirectly acquire up to 19.9% of the common stock of Berkshire Bank, Wyomissing.

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
3-9-2010	Tower Bancorp, Inc. Harrisburg Dauphin County			Filed
	Application for approval to acquire 100% of First Chester County Corporation, West Chester, and thereby indirectly acquire 100% of First National Bank of Chester County, West Chester.
3-9-2010	First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. Buffalo, NY			Approved
	Application for approval to acquire of 100% of Harleysville National Corporation, Harleysville, and thereby indirectly acquire 100% of The Harleysville National Bank and Trust Company, Harleysville.

Consolidations, Mergers, and Absorptions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
3-9-2010	Graystone Tower Bank Lancaster Lancaster County			Filed
	Application for approval to merge First National Bank of Chester County, West Chester, with and into Graystone Tower Bank, Lancaster.

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
2-26-2010	Harleysville Savings Bank Harleysville Montgomery County		41 County Line Road Souderton Bucks County	Opened
3-1-2010	Graystone Tower Bank Lancaster Lancaster County		329 East Beaver Avenue State College Centre County	Opened

Branch Relocations

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
3-9-2010	Graystone Tower Bank Lancaster Lancaster County	To:	800 Norland Avenue Chambersburg Franklin County	Approved
		From:	488 Gateway Avenue Chambersburg Franklin County
3-9-2010	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County	To:	841 West Erie Plaza Erie Erie County	Approved
		From:	2256 West 8th Street Erie Erie County

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

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

STEVEN KAPLAN, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-504. Filed for public inspection March 19, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]