557 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[35 Pa.B. 1893]

   The Department of Banking, 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 15, 2005.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
3-9-05	Willow Grove Bancorp, Inc., Maple Glen, to acquire 100% of the shares of Chester Valley Bancorp, Inc., Downingtown		Maple Glen	Filed
	As a result of this transaction, First Financial Bank, Downingtown, a Pennsylvania-chartered commercial bank and the wholly owned subsidiary of Chester Valley Bancorp, Inc., will merge with and into Willow Grove Bank, a Federally chartered savings bank and subsidiary of Willow Grove Bancorp, Inc.
3-10-05	Community Banks, Inc., Harrisburg, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of Pennrock Financial Services Corp., Blue Ball		Harrisburg	Approved

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
3-10-05	Community Banks, Millersburg, and Blue Ball National Bank, Blue Ball Surviving Institution-- Community Banks, Millersburg		Millersburg	Approved

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
3-9-05	The Bryn Mawr Trust Company Bryn Mawr Montgomery County		237 North Pottstown Pike Exton West Whiteland Township Chester County	Opened
3-9-05	Affinity Bank of Pennsylvania Wyomissing Berks County		29 North Sixth Street Reading Berks County	Filed
3-14-05	Abington Savings Bank Jenkintown Montgomery County		1111 Easton Road Warrington Bucks County	Filed

Branch Relocations/Consolidations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
3-7-05	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County	To:	1188 Mae Street Hershey Dauphin County	Effective
		From:	1201 Governor Road Hershey Dauphin County
3-11-05	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County   Consolidation of the following six branch offices:			Effective
Into:	6060 Ridge Avenue Philadelphia Philadelphia County	From:	4370 Main Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County
Into:	1201 Spring Garden Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County	From:	201 Spring Garden Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County
Into:	2039 East Lincoln Highway Langhorne Bucks County	From:	U. S. Route 1 and Durham Road Penndel Bucks County
Into:	1502 West Chester Pike West Chester Chester County	From:	1522 West McDaniel Drive West Chester Chester County
Into:	402 South Main Street Greensburg Westmoreland County	From:	1 North Main Street Greensburg Westmoreland County
Into:	2841 Ligonier Street Latrobe Westmoreland County	From:	Ligonier and Main Streets Latrobe Westmoreland County

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Conversions to Community Charters

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
3-11-05	Callery Credit Union Mars Butler County		Mars	Approved
	Conversion from occupational based to community charter will result in an amendment to the credit union's Articles of Incorporation, Article 8, to read: ''The members of the Callery Credit Union shall consist of individuals who live, work, worship, and/or attend school within the described areas listed below: the six townships of Cranberry, Adams, Forward, Jackson, Middlesex, and Penn Townships in the southwest corner of Butler County and the boroughs located within these townships, including: Evans City, Marks, Zelienople, Harmony, Callery, Seven Fields, Valencia, and Connequenessing. Furthermore, membership shall include members of their households, members of their immediate family, and immediate family of any credit union member.''

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
3-10-05	New Life Community Development Credit Union Philadelphia Philadelphia County		3955 Conshohocken Avenue Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Approved

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Credit Union		Purpose	Action
3-11-05	CONSOL Employees Credit Union Pittsburgh Allegheny County	Amendment to Article 6 adds Item ''F,'' which adds ''Other occupational or associational groups as permitted by law and with the prior written approval of the Department of Banking,'' to the credit union's field of membership.		Effective

A. WILLIAM SCHENCK, III,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-557. Filed for public inspection March 25, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]