1162 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[36 Pa.B. 3118]
[Saturday, June 24, 2006]

   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 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 13, 2006.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
6-8-06	First Commonwealth Financial Corporation, Indiana, to acquire 100% of the Laurel Capital Group, Inc., Allison Park		Indiana	Filed

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
6-8-06	First Commonwealth Bank, Indiana, and Laurel Savings Bank, Allison Park Surviving Institution-- First Commonwealth Bank, Indiana		Indiana	Filed

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
5-25-06	New Century Bank Phoenixville Chester County		Lincoln Court Shopping Center Route 30 Malvern East Whiteland Township Chester County	Opened
6-6-06	Mauch Chunk Trust Company Jim Thorpe Carbon County		735 Blakeslee Drive East Lehighton Mahoning Township Carbon County	Opened
6-7-06	Berkshire Bank Wyomissing Berks County		Lots 1 and 2 Crestwood East Office Park Neversink and Hearthstone Court Reading Exeter Township Berks County	Filed
6-8-06	MoreBank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		7042--7062 Terminal Square Upper Darby Delaware County	Filed
6-12-06	Graystone Bank Lancaster Lancaster County		Chateau Place, Lot 1 Linglestown Road Harrisburg Dauphin County	Approved
6-12-06	CommunityBanks Millersburg Dauphin County		1201 Carlisle Road York West Manchester Township York County	Approved

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
6-12-06	ESB Bank Ellwood City Lawrence County	To:	SR 65, Ellwood Road New Castle Shenango Township Lawrence County	Approved
		From:	The Lawrence Village Plaza New Castle Shenango Township Lawrence County
6-12-06	Coatesville Savings Bank Coatesville Chester County	To:	1099 Georgetown Road Bart Lancaster County	Approved
		From:	1082 Georgetown Road Bart Lancaster County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
6-8-06	Orrstown Bank Shippensburg Cumberland County		13 Center Square Greencastle Franklin County	Approved

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Charter Conversions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
6-8-06	Lehigh Valley Educators    Credit Union Allentown Lehigh County		Allentown	Filed
	Application represents request for conversion from occupational-based credit union to a community-based charter to serve ''all people who live, work, worship, attend school in, and businesses and other legal entities in Lehigh and Northampton County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.'' The subject conversion will be completed by filing Articles of Amendment with the Department of State.

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
6-12-06	Healthcare First Credit Union Johnstown Cambria County		1152 Franklin Street Johnstown Cambria County	Approved

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

A. WILLIAM SCHENCK, III,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-1162. Filed for public inspection June 23, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]