887 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[37 Pa.B. 2308]
[Saturday, May 19, 2007]

   The Department of Banking, 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 May 8, 2007.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
5-2-07	Northwest Bancorp, Inc., Warren, to Acquire 100% of the Voting Shares of Penn Laurel Financial Corporation, Curwensville		Warren	Approved

New Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
5-4-07	Great Bear Bank Allentown Lehigh County		Allentown	Approved

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
5-2-07	Northwest Savings Bank, Warren, and CSB Bank, Curwensville Surviving Institution-- Northwest Savings Bank, Warren		Warren	Approved
5-8-07	Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank, Philadelphia, PA and Farmers & Mechanics Bank, Burlington, NJ Surviving Institution-- Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank, Philadelphia, PA		Philadelphia	Approved

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
5-4-07	CommunityBanks Millersburg Dauphin County	To:	1801 Baltimore Pike York West Manheim Township York County	Filed
		From:	1345 Baltimore Street York West Manheim Township York County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
4-13-07	S & T Bank Indiana Indiana County		Treasure Lake Coral Reef and Crooked Island Roads DuBois Clearfield County	Effective
4-27-07	AmeriServ Financial Bank Johnstown Cambria County		900 Locust Street St. Michael Adams Township Cambria County	Filed
5-1-07	Standard Bank, PaSB Murrysville Westmoreland County		730 Penn Avenue Wilkinsburg Allegheny County	Effective

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

Conversions

Date	Name of Association		Location	Action
4-3-07	ESSA Bank & Trust Stroudsburg Monroe County		Stroudsburg	Effective
	Represents conversion from a mutual savings association to a stock savings association and concurrent formation of a thrift holding company, ESSA Bancorp, Inc., that will own 100% of the common stock of the association.

CREDIT UNIONS

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
5-1-07	TruMark Financial Credit Union Trevose Bucks County		Plymouth Whitemarsh High School 201 East Germantown Pike Plymouth Meeting Montgomery County	Filed

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
4-30-07	White Rose Credit Union York York County	To:	200 East High Street Red Lion York Township York County	Effective
		From:	13 Dairyland Square Red Lion York Township York County

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

VICTORIA A. REIDER,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 07-887. Filed for public inspection May 18, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]