DEPARTMENT OF BANKING Action on Applications [26 Pa.B. 1566] 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 March 26, 1996.
BANKING INSTITUTIONS Holding Company Acquisitions Date Name of Corporation Location Action 3-22-96 CoreStates Financial Corp., Philadelphia, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of Meridian Bancorp, Inc., Reading Philadelphia Approved Branch Applications Date Name of Bank Location Action 3-18-96 Bank of Hanover and Trust Company
Hanover
York County1511 Kenneth Road
York
York CountyOpened 3-18-96 Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank
Philadelphia
Philadelphia CountyEdgmont Square Shopping Center
4821 West Chester Pike
Edgmont
Delaware County
(Temporary Location)Opened 3-18-96 Integra Bank
Pittsburgh
Allegheny CountyOne Oxford Centre
Pittsburgh
Allegheny CountyOpened 3-20-96 Standard Bank, PaSB
Murrysville
Westmoreland CountyDavis Supermarket
Latrobe 30 Plaza
Latrobe
Westmoreland CountyOpened 3-22-96 The Drovers & Mechanics Bank
York
York CountyAdjacent to Shipley Stores
Dover Square
Intersection of East Canal Rd. and
Main St. (Route 74)
Dover
York CountyFiled 3-22-96 The Drovers & Mechanics Bank
York
York CountySoutheast Intersection of Church Road
and Susquehanna Trail (Route 238)
Manchester Twp.
York CountyFiled 3-22-96 Sun Bank
Selinsgrove
Snyder County96 Duke Street
Northumberland
Northumberland CountyFiled
Branch Discontinuances Date Name of Bank Location Action 3-22-96 Dauphin Deposit Bank and Trust
Company
Harrisburg
Dauphin County3091 Carlisle Road
Dover
York CountyApproved 3-22-96 Meridian Bank
Reading
Berks CountyJackson Street
Thompson
Susquehanna CountyEffective 3-22-96 Meridian Bank
Reading
Berks CountyMain Street
Little Meadows
Susquehanna CountyEffective 3-22-96 Meridian Bank
Reading
Berks CountyRichardson Avenue
Shohola
Pike CountyEffective 3-22-96 Meridian Bank
Reading
Berks CountyRoute 370 and Lake Como Road
Lakewood
Wayne CountyEffective
SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS Branch Applications Date Name of Association Location Action 3-22-96 First Financial Savings Association
Downingtown
Chester County82 Quarry Road
Downington
Chester CountyApproved Main Office Relocation Date Name of Association Location Action 3-11-96 Quaint Oak Building and Loan
Association
Feasterville
Lower Southampton Twp.
Bucks CountyTo: 607 Lakeside Drive
Southampton
Upper Southampton Twp.
Bucks CountyFiled From: 52 East Street Road
Feasterville
Lower Southampton Twp.
Bucks County
CREDIT UNIONS No activity. RICHARD C. RISHEL,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-539. Filed for public inspection April 5, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]