1253 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[27 Pa.B. 4008]

   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 29, 1997.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
7-23-97	United Asian Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		1010 Arch Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Filed
	Correspondent:
	Patrick G. Oakes, Esq. Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul 3800 Centre Square West Philadelphia, PA 19102

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
7-28-97	Northwest Savings Bank, Warren, and    Northwest Interim Savings    Bank I, Warren    Surviving Institution--    Northwest Savings Bank, Warren		Warren	Filed
	Subject merger is being effected solely in connection with the ''two-tier'' reorganization of Northwest Bancorp, M.H.C., Warren.

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
7-24-97	First Commonwealth Bank Indiana Indiana County		Route 220 and Stadium Drive Altoona Blair County	Approved
7-24-97	1st Summit Bank Johnstown Cambria County		1304 William Penn Ave. Johnstown East Taylor Township Cambria County	Approved
7-28-97	Irwin Bank & Trust Company Irwin Westmoreland County		Shop N Save Supermarket Route 136 and Janyce Dr. Greensburg Westmoreland County	Filed

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
7-25-97	First Lehigh Bank Walnutport Northampton County		1448 West Broad St. Quakertown Bucks County	Approved

SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Conversions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
7-28-97	White Rose Postal Employees Federal    Credit Union York York County
	To:
	White Rose Credit Union York York County		3498 Industrial Dr. York York County	Approved
	Represents conversion from a Federally-chartered credit union to a State-chartered credit union.

RICHARD C. RISHEL,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1253. Filed for public inspection August 8, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]