741 Actions on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND SECURITIES

Actions on Applications

[46 Pa.B. 2188]
[Saturday, April 30, 2016]

 The Department of Banking and Securities (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 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 19, 2016.

 Under section 503.E of the Department of Banking and Securities 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 and Securities, 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

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
4-14-2016	Beneficial Bancorp, Inc. Philadelphia Philadelphia County			Effective
	Application for approval to acquire 100% of Conestoga Bank, Chester Springs.
4-18-2016	Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Souderton Montgomery County			Approved
	Application for approval to acquire 100% of Fox Chase Bancorp, Inc., Hatboro, and thereby indirectly acquire 100% of Fox Chase Bank, Hatboro.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
4-14-2016	Beneficial Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County			Effective
	Merger of Conestoga Bank, Chester Springs, with and into Beneficial Bank, Philadelphia.
	All branch offices of Conestoga Bank will become branch offices of Beneficial Bank including the former main office of Conestoga Bank located at:
			165 Pottstown Pike Chester Springs Chester County
4-18-2016	Univest Bank and Trust Company Souderton Montgomery County			Approved
	Application for approval to merge Fox Chase Bank, Hatboro, with and into Univest Bank and Trust Company, Souderton.

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
4-8-2016	Republic First Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		401 Ganttown Road Sewell Gloucester County, NJ	Opened
4-13-2016	PS Bank Wyalusing Bradford County		100 Old Lackawanna Trail Clarks Summit Lackawanna County	Opened
4-13-2016	Orrstown Bank Shippensburg Cumberland County		4750 Lindle Road Harrisburg Dauphin County	Approved
4-18-2016	VIST Bank Wyomissing Berks County		258 East High Street Pottstown Montgomery County	Approved

Branch Relocations

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
4-9-2016	Republic First Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County	To:	29-39 East Wynnewood Road Wynnewood Montgomery County	Effective
		From:	233 East Lancaster Avenue Ardmore Montgomery County

Branch Consolidations

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
4-14-2016	ESSA Bank & Trust Stroudsburg Monroe County	Into:	2826 Route 611 Tannersville Monroe County	Filed
		From:	2836 Route 611 Tannersville Monroe County

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name and Location of Institution			Action
4-18-2016	Stonebridge Bank West Chester Chester County			Filed
	Amendment to Article 5 of the institution's Articles of Incorporation changes the par value of the common stock to $1 per share. The amendment also adds Section 5A which provides for a ten for one reverse stock split of the presently outstanding shares.

CREDIT UNIONS

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name and Location of Institution			Action
4-19-2016	PPL GOLD Credit Union Allentown Lehigh County			Filed
	Amendment to Article 1 of the credit union's Articles of Incorporation changes their corporate title from PPL GOLD Credit Union to GOLD Credit Union.

 The Department's web site at www.dobs.pa.gov includes public notices for more recently filed applications.

ROBIN L. WIESSMANN, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-741. Filed for public inspection April 29, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]