DEPARTMENT OF BANKING Action on Applications [26 Pa.B. 1718] 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 April 2, 1996.
BANKING INSTITUTIONS Conversions Date Name of Institution Location Action 4-1-96 Pittsburgh Home Savings Bank
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County438 Wood Street
Pittsburgh
Allegheny CountyEffective Represents conversion from a State-chartered mutual savings bank to a State-chartered stock savings bank. Subject bank will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pittsburgh Home Financial Corp., Pittsburgh, a new bank holding company. 4-2-96 Dollar Savings Association
New Castle
Lawrence County32 North Mill St.
New Castle
Lawrence CountyApproved To: Dollar Savings Bank
New Castle
Lawrence CountyConversion from a State-chartered stock savings association to a State-chartered savings bank being effected solely to facilitate the merger of the resulting savings bank with and into the First National Bank of Pennsylvania, Hermitage. Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions Date Name of Bank Location Action 3-25-96 Wayne Bank
Honesdale
Wayne CountyHonesdale Effective Purchase of assets/assumption of liabilities of three branch offices of Meridian Bank, Reading, located at: Route 370 and Lake Como Road
Lakewood
Wayne CountyJackson Street
Thompson
Susquehanna County
Richardson Avenue
Shohola
Pike County3-29-96 Wayne Bank, Honesdale, and Wayne Interim Bank, Honesdale
surviving institution--Wayne Bank, HonesdaleHonesdale Effective Subject merger is being effected solely to facilitate the acquisition of Wayne Bank, Honesdale, by Norwood Financial Corp., Honesdale, a new bank holding company. 3-29-96 Northwest Savings Bank, Warren, and First Federal Savings Bank of Kane, Kane
surviving institution--Northwest Savings Bank, WarrenWarren Effective Branches Acquired: 56 Fraley Street
Kane
McKean County601 Main Street
Clarion
Clarion County97 South Main Street
Clarion
Clarion CountyBranch Applications Date Name of Bank Location Action 3-29-96 Farmers & Merchants Trust Company
Chambersburg
Franklin CountyMenno Haven Penn Hall Retirement
Community
1425 Philadelphia Ave.
Chambersburg
Franklin CountyFiled Branch Relocations Date Name of Bank Location Action 3-25-96 Indiana First Savings Bank
Indiana
Indiana CountyTo: Townfair Center
475 Ben Franklin Road South
White Township
Indiana CountyEffective From: 2450 Route 422 West Indiana
White Township
Indiana CountyBranch Discontinuances Date Name of Bank Location Action 12-28-95 Heritage Trust Company
Erie
Erie County381 Mansfield Ave.
Pittsburgh
Allegheny CountyEffective 4-2-96 First Valley Bank
Bethlehem
Northampton County639 South Main St.
Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne CountyFiled Section 112 Applications Date Name of Individual Location Action 3-18-96 Edwin C. Hostetter to acquire up to 20,000 additional shares of common stock of Jonestown Bank and Trust Company of Jonestown, PA Jonestown Effective SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS No activity. CREDIT UNIONS Branch Applications Date Name of Credit Union Location Action 3-29-96 Lee Hospital Credit Union
Johnstown
Cambria CountyHomewood of Martinsburg
430 S. Market St.
Martinsburg
Blair CountyFiled RICHARD C. RISHEL,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-588. Filed for public inspection April 12, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]