1010 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[37 Pa.B. 2612]
[Saturday, June 9, 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 May 29, 2007.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
5-25-07	The Victory Bank Royersford Limerick Township Montgomery County		Royersford	Approved

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
5-29-07	The Bank of New York Corporation New York, NY, to acquire 100% of Mellon Financial Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA, and so indirectly acquire Mellon Bank, N.A., Pittsburgh, PA		New York, NY	Approved

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
5-22-07	Mauch Chunk Trust Company Jim Thorpe Carbon County		226 Claremont Tamaqua Schuylkill County	Filed

Branch Relocations/Consolidations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
5-21-07	ESB Bank Ellwood City Lawrence County	To:	2731 Ellwood Road New Castle Shenango Township Lawrence County	Effective
		From:	The Lawrence Village Plaza New Castle Shenango Township Lawrence County
5-22-07	AmeriServ Financial Bank Johnstown Cambria County	Into:	1404 Eisenhower Boulevard Johnstown Richland Township Cambria County	Approved
		From:	1213 Scalp Avenue Johnstown Richland Township Cambria County
5-24-07	Meridian Bank Berwyn Chester County	To:	1776 East Lancaster Avenue Paoli Tredyffrin Township Chester County	Approved
		From:	1436 Lancaster Avenue Berwyn Tredyffrin Township Chester County
5-29-07	The Juniata Valley Bank Mifflintown Juniata County	To:	R. D. No. 1 McAlisterville Juniata County	Filed
		From:	Main and School Streets McAlisterville Juniata County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
5-22-07	AmeriServ Financial Bank Johnstown Cambria County		900 Locust Street St. Michael Adams Township Cambria County	Approved

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Charter Conversions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
5-23-07	Lancaster Red Rose Credit Union Lancaster Lancaster County		Lancaster	Effective
	Represents conversion from an occupational-based credit union to a community-based charter; said conversion will be completed by filing Articles of Amendment with the Department of State (see the following).

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
5-23-07	Lancaster Red Rose Credit Union Lancaster Lancaster County		Amendment to Article 8 of the Articles of Incorporation provides for a change in the field of membership of said credit union to read as follows: ''The membership of Lancaster Red Rose Credit Union will be limited to people, businesses, organizations, associations and other legal entities who live, work, worship or attend school in Lancaster County, PA. Other persons eligible for membership include: Spouses of persons who died within the field of membership of this CU; Employees of the CU; Volunteers of eligible groups; Members of immediate family or household of eligible persons; Organizations of such persons; Current Members of the Lancaster Red Rose Credit Union.''	Approved and Effective

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

VICTORIA A. REIDER,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 07-1010. Filed for public inspection June 8, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]