1333 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[32 Pa.B. 3700]

   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, 1993 (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 23, 2002.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
7-18-02	Berkshire Financial Holdings, Inc.,    Holdings, Inc., Collegeville, to    acquire 100% of the voting shares    of USABancShares.Com, Inc.,    Philadelphia		Collegeville	Approved

Conversions, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
7-18-02	First Commonwealth Bank,    Indiana, and Southwest    Bank, Greensburg    Surviving Institution--    First Commonwealth Bank,    Indiana		Indiana	Approved

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
7-11-02	Citizens Bank of    Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		202 W. Ridge Pike Conshohocken Montgomery County	Approved
7-17-02	The Fidelity Deposit and    Discount Bank Dunmore Lackawanna County		511 Scranton    Carbondale Highway Eynon Lackawanna County	Opened
7-18-02	Brentwood Bank Bethel Park Allegheny County		Application for nine limited service facilities at the following locations:	Filed
	Arrowood of Southwestern 500 North Lewis Run Road Pleasant Hills Allegheny County		Merryheart Retirement    Residence 100 Knoedler Road Pittsburgh Allegheny County
	Atria Assisted Living 5300 Clarion Boulevard Pittsburgh Allegheny County		The Oaks Retirement Residence 2850 Carson Street Pittsburgh Allegheny County
	Baptist Homes of Western    Pennsylvania 489 Castle Shannon Blvd. Pittsburgh Allegheny County		The Oaks Retirement Residence 200 Railroad Avenue Carnegie Allegheny County
	Brookdale--The Devonshire    of Mt. Lebanon 1050 McNeilly Road Pittsburgh Allegheny County		Sunrise Assisted Living    at South Hills 1320 Greentree Road Pittsburgh Allegheny County
	Friendship Village of South Hills 1290 Boyce Road Upper St. Clair Allegheny County

Branch Relocations/Consolidations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
7-17-02	Beneficial Mutual    Savings Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County	To:	267 Main Street Exton Chester County	Filed
		From:	470 John Young Way Exton Chester County
7-22-02	Beneficial Mutual    Savings Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Into:	1600 Chestnut St. Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Filed
		From:	15th and Market St. Philadelphia Philadelphia County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
7-22-02	Farmers First Bank Lititz Lancaster County		Weis Market 5360 Lincoln Highway Gap Lancaster County	Filed

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Conversions, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
7-19-02	Rohm & Haas Del Val Credit Union,    Philadelphia, and Rohm & Haas    Employees Federal Credit Union,    Philadelphia    Surviving Institution--    Rohm & Haas Employees Federal    Credit Union, Philadelphia		Philadelphia	Effective
7-22-02	Erie Insurance Exchange Credit    Union, Erie, and GTE Erie    Federal Credit Union, Erie    Surviving Institution--    Erie Insurance Exchange Credit    Union, Erie		Erie	Filed

FRANCES A. BEDEKOVIC,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-1333. Filed for public inspection August 2, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]