518 Actions and applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Actions on Applications

[39 Pa.B. 1395]
[Saturday, March 21, 2009]

   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 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 March 10, 2009.

   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

Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
3-9-2009	e3bank Malvern Chester County		Malvern	Approved

Interim Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
3-6-2009	Affinity Interim Bank Wyomissing Berks County		Wyomissing	Filed
	Application filed in conjunction with the proposed reorganization of Affinity Bank of Pennsylvania, Wyomissing, into a bank holding company structure whereby Affinity Bank of Pennsylvania will become the wholly-owned subsidiary of Affinity Bancorp, a new holding company in formation.

Conversions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
3-3-2009	From: Centric Bank, National Association Harrisburg Dauphin County		Harrisburg	Effective
	To: Centric Bank 4320 Linglestown Road Harrisburg, PA 17112 Dauphin County
	Conversion from a National banking association to a Pennsylvania State-chartered bank. Centric Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centric Financial Corporation, Harrisburg, an existing bank holding company.
	Branch offices operated by Centric Bank:
	10 North Progress Avenue Harrisburg Dauphin County		6480 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg Cumberland County

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
3-5-2009	Penseco Financial Services Corporation, Scranton, to acquire 100% of Old Forge Bank, Old Forge		Scranton	Approved
3-6-2009	Chemung Financial Corporation, Elmira, NY, to acquire 100% of Canton Bancorp, Inc., Canton, and thereby indirectly acquire Bank of Canton, Canton, which will subsequently merge with and into Chemung Canal Trust Company, Elmira, NY, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chemung Financial Corporation		Elmira, NY	Filed

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
3-5-2009	Penn Security Bank and Trust Company, Scranton, and Old Forge Bank, Old Forge Surviving Institution: Penn Security Bank and Trust Company, Scranton		Scranton	Approved

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
3-2-2009	First Commonwealth Bank Indiana Indiana County		520 Butler Crossings Butler Butler County	Opened
3-4-2009	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		2113 Chili Avenue Gates Monroe County, NY	Filed
3-6-2009	VIST Bank Wyomissing Berks County		The Heritage of Green Hills 200 Tranquility Lane Reading Berks County (Limited Service Facility)	Approved

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
3-2-2009	First Commonwealth Bank Indiana Indiana County	To:	8291 SR 22 New Alexandria Westmoreland County	Effective
		From:	412 West Main Street New Alexandria Westmoreland County
3-2-2009	Susquehanna Bank Lititz Lancaster County	To:	110 Kings Highway Haddonfield Camden County, NJ	Effective
		From:	30 Kings Highway East Haddonfield Camden County, NJ

Branch Consolidations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-26-2009	Susquehanna Bank Lititz Lancaster County	Into:	1950 Old Philadelphia Pike Lancaster Lancaster County	Filed
		From:	2034 Lincoln Highway East Lancaster Lancaster County
3-6-2009	Jersey Shore State Bank Jersey Shore Lycoming County	Into:	2050 North Atherton Street State College Centre County	Approved
		From:	1665 North Atherton Place State College Centre County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
3-6-2009	Firstrust Savings Bank Conshohocken Montgomery County		405 Oxford Valley Road Fairless Hills Bucks County	Approved

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. 09-518. Filed for public inspection March 20, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]