1046 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[37 Pa.B. 2721]
[Saturday, June 16, 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 9, 2002 (P. L. 1572, No. 207), known as the Credit Union Code, has taken the following action on applications received for the week ending June 5, 2007.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Section 112 Applications

Date	Name of Individual		Location	Action
5-24-07	J. Donald Steel, Jr. and Joanne K. Steele, to acquire up to 35.0% of the voting shares of Northumberland Bancorp, Northumberland		Lewisburg	Filed

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
5-25-07	Pennsylvania State Bank, Camp Hill, and Bank of Lancaster County, National Association, Strasburg Surviving Institution-- Bank of Lancaster County, National Association, Strasburg, with a change in corporate title to ''BLC Bank, National Association''		Camp Hill	Effective
	Both entities are wholly-owned by Sterling Financial Corporation, Lancaster, a financial holding company.
5-25-07	Bank of Hanover and Trust Company, Hanover, and Bank of Lancaster County, National Association, Strasburg Surviving Institution-- Bank of Lancaster County, National Association, Strasburg, with a change in corporate title to ''BLC Bank, National Association''		Hanover	Effective
	Both entities are wholly-owned by Sterling Financial Corporation, Lancaster, a financial holding company.

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
5-29-07	First Commonwealth Bank Indiana Indiana County		Corner of Perry Highway and Pine Creek Road McCandless Township Allegheny County	Filed
5-29-07	First Commonwealth Bank Indiana Indiana County		339 Mansfield Avenue Greentree Allegheny County	Filed
5-29-07	First Commonwealth Bank Indiana Indiana County		Corner of Freedom Road and Patriot Drive Cranberry Township Butler County	Filed
5-30-07	Huntingdon Valley Bank Huntingdon Valley Montgomery County		The Lafayette Redeemer Retirement Community 8580 Verree Road Philadelphia Philadelphia County (Limited Service Facility)	Opened
5-31-07	Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley Bethlehem Northampton County		1142 South Cedar Crest Boulevard Allentown Salisbury Township Lehigh County	Approved
6-1-07	Graystone Bank Lancaster Lancaster County		One College Avenue Grantham Cumberland County	Filed
6-1-07	Mid Penn Bank Millersburg Dauphin County		2101 Market Street Camp Hill Cumberland County	Filed
6-4-07	Firstrust Savings Bank Conshohocken Montgomery County		2nd Street Pike and Almshouse Road Richboro Bucks County	Authorization Surrendered

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
6-4-07	S & T Bank Indiana Indiana County		Two Gateway Center 603 Stanwix Street Pittsburgh Allegheny County	Approved

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Bank		Purpose	Action
6-1-07	Republic First Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		To amend Article II of the Articles of Incorporation to provide for a change in the principal place of business	Approved and Effective
		From:	1608 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
		To:	Two Liberty Place, 50 South 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

   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. 07-1046. Filed for public inspection June 15, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]