1178 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[35 Pa.B. 3430]

   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 7, 2005.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Mutual Holding Company Reorganization

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
6-1-05	North Penn Bank Scranton Lackawanna County		Scranton	Effective
	Represents reorganization into a mutual holding company to be known as North Penn Mutual Holding Company, Scranton, PA, a newly formed Pennsylvania mutual holding company and 100% owner of North Penn Bancorp, Inc., Scranton, PA, a newly formed Pennsylvania stock holding company. North Penn Bank will be a wholly owned subsidiary of North Penn Bancorp, Inc.

Conversions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
6-1-05	North Penn Bank Scranton Lackawanna County		Scranton	Effective
	Represents conversion from a State-chartered mutual savings bank to a State-chartered stock savings bank in conjunction with the reorganization into a mutual form of ownership listed previously.
6-1-05	The First National Bank of Canton Canton Bradford County          To: Bank of Canton Canton Bradford County		Canton	Filed
	Application represents conversion from a National association to a Pennsylvania State-chartered commercial bank.
6-3-05	Vartan National Bank Harrisburg Dauphin County          To: Vartan Bank Harrisburg Dauphin County		Harrisburg	Application Withdrawn
	Application was for the conversion of the previously mentioned bank from a National banking association to a Pennsylvania State-chartered bank.

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
10-24-03	Earthstar Bank Southampton Bucks County		48 West Skippack Pike Broad Axe Whitpain Township Montgomery County	Opened
6-6-05	Bucks County Bank Doylestown Bucks County		2084 Street Road Bensalem Bucks County	Filed
6-6-05	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		Route 228 Commercial Center Cranberry Township Butler County	Filed

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
6-1-05	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County	To:	200 West Beaver Avenue State College Centre County	Filed
		From:	201 West Beaver Avenue State College Centre County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
5-27-05	The Legacy Bank Harrisburg Dauphin County		140 Can-Do Expressway Hazleton Luzerne County	Effective
6-1-05	First Commonwealth Bank Indiana Indiana County		511 Pine Grove Road State College Centre County	Filed

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Bank		Purpose	Action
6-1-05	CNB Community Bank Clarion Clarion County		Amendment to Article 1 of the Articles of Incorporation provides for a change in corporate title from CNB Community Bank to Clarion County Community Bank.	Approved and Effective

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

A. WILLIAM SCHENCK, III,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1178. Filed for public inspection June 17, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]