890 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[35 Pa.B. 2762]

   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 April 19, 2005.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
4-15-05	KNBT Bancorp, Inc., Bethlehem, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of Northeast Pennsylvania Financial Corp., Hazleton		Bethlehem	Approved

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
4-12-05	Enterprise Bank, Allison Park, and Enterprise Interim Bank, Allison Park Surviving Institution-- Enterprise Bank, Allison Park		Allison Park	Filed
	Merger will be effected solely to facilitate the acquisition of Enterprise Bank by Enterprise Financial Services Group, Inc., a newly formed Pennsylvania corporation and proposed bank holding company.
4-15-05	Keystone Bank & Trust Company, Bethlehem, First Federal Bank, Hazelton, and Northeast Pennsylvania Trust Company, Hazelton Surviving Institution-- Keystone Bank & Trust Company, Bethlehem		Bethlehem	Approved
4-15-05	Farmers & Merchants Bank and Trust, Hagerstown, MD, Susquehanna Bank, Baltimore, MD, Citizens Bank of Southern Pennsylvania, Greencastle, PA, and First American Bank of Pennsylvania, Everett, PA Surviving Institution-- Farmers & Merchants Bank and Trust, Hagerstown, MD, with a change in name to Susquehanna Bank.		Hagerstown, MD	Effective
	Note: The four previously noted merger proponents are all wholly owned subsidiaries of Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc., Lititz, PA.
4-18-05	Clearfield Bank & Trust Company Clearfield Clearfield County		Clearfield	Approved
	Purchase of assets/assumption of liabilities of one branch of First Commonwealth Bank, Indiana, Located at:
	511 Pine Grove Road State College Centre County

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
3-7-05	Bank of Hanover and Trust Company Hanover York County		8-12 Locust Lane Westminster Carroll County, MD	Opened
4-8-05	Pennsylvania Business Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		1132 Cooper Street Deptford Gloucester County, NJ	Opened
4-11-05	East Penn Bank Emmaus Lehigh County		18 South Second Street Emmaus Lehigh County	Opened
4-13-05	Affinity Bank of Pennsylvania Wyomissing Berks County		29 North Sixth Street Reading Berks County	Approved
4-13-05	Abington Savings Bank Jenkintown Montgomery County		1111 Easton Road Warrington Bucks County	Approved
4-13-05	West Milton State Bank West Milton Union County		Corner of Pine Street and U. S. Route 522 Beaver Springs Spring Township Snyder County	Approved
4-18-05	Mid Penn Bank Millersburg Dauphin County		5500 Allentown Boulevard Harrisburg Dauphin County	Opened
4-18-05	Fulton Bank Lancaster Lancaster County		2747 Century Boulevard Sinking Spring Spring Township Berks County	Approved

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
4-13-05	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		Seven branches in Butler County at the following locations:	Approved
			301 North Main Street Butler Butler County
			1521 North Main Street Butler Butler County
			700 Moraine Point Plaza Butler Butler County
			20111 Route 19 Cranberry Mall Cranberry Township Butler County
			Main Street Saxonburg Butler County
			223 Grove City Road Slippery Rock Butler County
			100 North Main Street Zelienople Butler County
4-18-05	Lafayette Ambassador Bank Easton Northampton County		1401 Easton Avenue Bethlehem Northampton County	Approved

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

A. WILLIAM SCHENCK, III,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-890. Filed for public inspection May 6, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]