1130 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[30 Pa.B. 3269]

   The Department of Banking of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 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 June 20, 2000.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
6-14-00	Fidelity Bancorp, Inc.,    Pittsburgh, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of Pennwood Bancorp, Inc., Pittsburgh		Pittsburgh	Approved
6-15-00	M&T Bank Corporation, Buffalo,    New York, and Olympia Financial Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of M&T, to acquire 100% of Keystone Financial, Inc., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and thereby indirectly acquire Keystone Financial Bank, N.A., Harrisburg		Buffalo, NY	Filed
6-19-00	Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.,    Jersey Shore, to acquire up to 19.9% of the voting shares of Columbia Financial Corporation, Bloomsburg		Jersey Shore	Filed

Conversions

Date	Name of Institution		Location	Action
6-14-00	Chelten Hills Savings    Association Abington Montgomery County          To: Chelten Hills Savings Bank Abington Montgomery County		Abington	Filed
	Application represents conversion from a State-chartered mutual savings association to a State-chartered mutual savings bank.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
6-14-00	Fidelity Savings Bank,    Pittsburgh, and Pennwood Savings Bank, Pittsburgh Surviving Institution--Fidelity Savings Bank, Pittsburgh		Pittsburgh	Approved
6-14-00	Port Richmond Savings,    Philadelphia, and Jozef Poniatowski Building & Loan Association, Philadelphia Surviving Institution--Port Richmond Savings, Philadelphia		Philadelphia	Approved
6-20-00	Somerset Trust Company, Somerset,    and Somerset Interim Bank, Somerset Surviving Institution--Somerset Trust Company, Somerset		Somerset	Approved
	The merger is being effected solely to effect the acquisition of Somerset Trust Company by Somerset Trust Holding Company, a bank holding company in organization.

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
6-12-00	Jonestown Bank &    Trust Company Jonestown Lebanon County		Lebanon Valley    Brethren Home 1200 Grubb Road Palmyra Lebanon County (Limited Service Facility)	Opened
6-16-00	Summit Bank Bethlehem Northampton County		Pathmark Supermarket 8700 Frankford Ave. Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Opened
6-19-00	Wayne Bank Honesdale Wayne County		Lords Valley Plaza Route 729 Blooming Grove Twp. Pike County	Approved
6-19-00	Harleysville Savings Bank Harleysville Montgomery County		640 East Main St. Lansdale Montgomery County	Approved
6-19-00	The Peoples State Bank East Berlin Adams County		Intersection of    U. S. Route 30 &    Lincoln Street New Oxford Adams County	Approved
6-19-00	Wilmington Trust of    Pennsylvania West Chester Chester County		116 East Court St. Doylestown Bucks County	Approved
6-19-00	Wilmington Trust of    Pennsylvania West Chester		2 West Market St. West Chester Chester County	Approved
6-19-00	Peoples Home Savings Bank Beaver Falls Beaver County		101 Golfview Drive Center Township Beaver County	Filed
6-20-00	S & T Bank Indiana Indiana County		820 South Aiken Ave. Pittsburgh Allegheny County	Approved
6-20-00	S & T Bank Indiana Indiana County		Messenger Service to be operated    within a 5-mile radius of the 820    South Aiken Avenue, Pittsburg,    Branch.	Approved
6-30-00	Premier Bank Doylestown Bucks County		2100 Street Road Bensalem Bucks County	Filed

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
6-19-00	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County	To:	39 S. St. Marys St. St. Marys Elk County	Approved
		From:	201 Brusselles St. St. Marys Elk County
6-20-00	Pennview Savings Bank Souderton Montgomery County	To:	500 Harleysville Pk. Harleysville Montgomery County	Approved
		From:	503 Harleysville Pike Harleysville Montgomery County

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

   No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

   No activity.

DAVID E. ZUERN,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1130. Filed for public inspection June 30, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]