399 Actions on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Actions on Applications

[38 Pa.B. 1172]
[Saturday, March 8, 2008]

   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 February 26, 2008.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Section 112 Applications

Date	Name of Group		Location	Action
2-25-2008	The Snyder Group, Kittanning, to acquire up to 74.2% of Merchants Bancorp of Pennsylvania, Kittanning		Kittanning	Filed

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
2-25-2008	First Priority Financial Corp., Malvern, to acquire 100% of Prestige Community Bank, Newtown		Malvern	Approved

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-25-2008	First Priority Bank, Malvern, and Prestige Community Bank, Newtown Surviving Institution: First Priority Bank, Malvern		Malvern	Approved

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
1-2-2008	Valley Green Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		23 West Highland Avenue Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Opened
2-21-2008	Affinity Bank of Pennsylvania Wyomissing Berks County		South Temple Boulevard and 5th Street Highway Muhlenberg Berks County	Filed
2-22-2008	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		1632 Empire Boulevard Webster Monroe County, NY	Filed
2-22-2008	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		125 Emeryville Drive Suite 100 Cranberry Township Butler County	Filed
2-25-2008	American Bank Allentown Lehigh County		4261 Freemansburg Avenue Bethlehem Northampton County	Approved

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-25-2008	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County	To:	780 South Valley Forge Road Lansdale Montgomery County	Approved
		From:	1601 South Valley Forge Road Lansdale Montgomery County

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Conversions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
2-13-2008	Lancaster Postal Employees Credit Union Lancaster Lancaster County		Lancaster	Effective
	Conversion from a Pennsylvania State-chartered credit union to a Federally-chartered credit union to be known as Lancaster Postal Employees Federal Credit Union.

Community Charter Conversions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
2-13-2008	Superior Credit Union Collegeville Montgomery County		Collegeville	Filed
	The credit union proposes to amend its Articles of Incorporation to serve a field of membership limited to the following community: All people who live, work, worship, attend school in, and businesses and other legal entities in Montgomery County, PA.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
2-20-2008	TruMark Financial Credit Union, Trevose, and Local 98 IBEW Federal Credit Union, Philadelphia Surviving Credit Union: TruMark Financial Credit Union, Trevose		Trevose	Approved
2-25-2008	Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union, Harrisburg, and Rite Aid Employees Credit Union, Camp Hill Surviving Credit Union: Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union, Harrisburg		Harrisburg	Approved

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Credit Union		Purpose	Action
2-25-2008	Binney & Smith Inc. Easton Employees Credit Union Easton Northampton County		Amendment to Article 1 of the Articles of Incorporation provides for a change of the name of the credit union from ''Binney & Smith Inc. Easton Employees Credit Union'' to ''Crayola LLC Employees Credit Union.''	Approved and Effective
2-25-2008	Callery Credit Union Mars Butler County		Amendment to the Article 1 of the Articles of Incorporation provides for a change of the name of the credit union from ''Callery Credit Union'' to ''Southern Butler County Community Credit Union.''	Approved and Effective

   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. 08-399. Filed for public inspection March 7, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]