870 Actions of applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Actions on Applications

[40 Pa.B. 2550]
[Saturday, May 15, 2010]

 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 April 27, 2010.

 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

Voluntary Dissolutions

Date	Name and Location of Institution			Action
4-22-2010	Nesquehoning Savings Bank Nesquehoning Carbon County			Effective

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
4-19-2010	Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley Bethlehem Northampton County		3751 Easton-Nazareth Highway Easton Northampton County	Opened
4-27-2010	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		275 Meadow Drive North Tonawanda Niagara County, NY	Approved

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name and Location of Institution			Action
4-27-2010	Jonestown Bank and Trust Company of Jonestown, PA Jonestown Lebanon County			Approved and Effective
	Amendment to Article V of the institution's Articles of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of common stock and preferred stock.

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
3-19-2010	ESSA Bank & Trust Stroudsburg Monroe County		PA Route 390 and Oak Lane Mountainhome Monroe County	Opened
4-2-2010	ESSA Bank & Trust Stroudsburg Monroe County		5580 Crawford Drive Bethlehem Northampton County	Opened
4-14-2010	ESSA Bank & Trust Stroudsburg Monroe County		1500 North Cedar Crest Boulevard Allentown Lehigh County	Opened

CREDIT UNIONS

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name and Location of Institution			Action
4-27-2010	PPL GOLD Credit Union Allentown Lehigh County			Approved and Effective
	Amendment to Article 8 of the credit union's Articles of Incorporation provides for the inclusion of ''Employees, officials, and persons who regularly work under contract in the Lehigh Valley for PPL Corporation, Inc. and subsidiaries'' and ''associations composed of PPL GOLD Credit Union Members'' in the credit union's field of membership.

 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. 10-870. Filed for public inspection May 14, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]