1212 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[30 Pa.B. 3567]

   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 July 4, 2000.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
7-01-00	NBT Bancorp, Inc., Norwich,    New York, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of Pioneer American Holding Company Corp., Carbondale, PA		Norwich, NY	Effective

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Institution		Location	Action
6-30-00	Port Richmond Savings,    Philadelphia, and Jozef Poniatowski Building and Loan Association, Philadelphia Surviving Institution-- Port Richmond Savings, Philadelphia		Philadelphia	Effective
6-30-00	The Fidelity Deposit and    Discount Bank, Dunmore, and The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Interim Bank, Dunmore Surviving Institution-- The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank, Dunmore		Dunmore	Effective
	Merger is being effected solely to facilitate the acquisition of the Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank, Dunmore, by Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc., Dunmore, a new bank holding company.

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
6-22-00	The Peoples State Bank East Berlin Adams County		Eastern Blvd. and    Kingston Road York York County	Opened
6-27-00	Premier Bank Doylestown Bucks County		New Heritage Tower 200 Veterans Lane Doylestown Bucks County	Approved
6-29-00	Orrstown Bank Orrstown Franklin County		3 Baden Powell Lane Suite 1 Mechanicsburg Silver Spring Twp. Cumberland County	Opened
6-30-00	FirstService Bank Lansdale Montgomery County		170 N. Flowers    Mill Road Middletown Township Bucks County	Filed
6-30-00	Somerset Trust Company Somerset Borough Somerset County		612 Logan Place Confluence Borough Somerset County	Filed
7-03-00	Abington Savings Bank Jenkintown Montgomery County		251 Stump Road North Wales Montgomery County	Filed
7-03-00	Northern State Bank Towanda Bradford County		420 N. Elmira St. Sayre Bradford County	Filed

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
6-23-00	First Columbia Bank    and Trust Co. Bloomsburg Columbia County		Route 42 North Numidia Columbia County	Effective
6-30-00	United Bank of Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia County		Discontinuance of three branch offices at the following locations:	Filed
	4806 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia Philadelphia County		2820 West Girard Avenue Philadelphia Philadelphia County
	40th and Chestnut Streets Philadelphia Philadelphia County

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

   No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

   No activity.

DAVID E. ZUERN,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1212. Filed for public inspection July 14, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]