610 Actions on applications?

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Actions on Applications

[42 Pa.B. 1865]
[Saturday, April 7, 2012]

 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 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 20, 2012.

 Under section 503.E of the Department of Banking 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, 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
3-16-2012	ESSA Bancorp, Inc. Stroudsburg Monroe County			Filed
	Application for approval to acquire 100% of First Star Bancorp, Inc., Bethlehem, and thereby indirectly acquire 100% of First Star Bank, Bethlehem.

Consolidations, Mergers, and Absorptions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
3-16-2012	ESSA Bank and Trust Stroudsburg Monroe County			Filed
	Application for approval to merge First Star Bank, Bethlehem, with and into ESSA Bank and Trust, Stroudsburg.

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
3-19-2012	F&M Trust Co. of Chambersburg Chambersburg Franklin County		6375 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg Cumberland County	Approved

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
4-12-2011	Graystone Tower Bank Lancaster Lancaster County		Westgate Plaza 309 Lancaster Avenue Frazer Chester County	Closed
4-12-2011	Graystone Tower Bank Lancaster Lancaster County		849 West Baltimore Pike West Grove Chester County	Closed

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

 The Department's web site at www.banking.state.pa.us includes public notices for more recently filed applications.

GLENN E. MOYER, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-610. Filed for public inspection April 6, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]