1464 Actions on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Actions on Applications

[38 Pa.B. 4398]
[Saturday, August 9, 2008]

   The Department of Banking (Department), 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 July 29, 2008.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
7-25-2008	Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, and Embassy Interim Bank, Bethlehem Surviving Institution: Embassy Interim Bank, Bethlehem, with name change to ''Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley''		Bethlehem	Filed
	Application filed in conjunction with the reorganization of Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, into a bank holding company form of business whereby Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley will become the wholly-owned subsidiary of Embassy Bancorp, Inc., a new holding company in formation.

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
7-22-2008	ESB Bank Ellwood City Lawrence County		831 Evans City Road Connoquenessing Township Renfrew Butler County	Filed
7-22-2008	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		5835 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh Allegheny County	Opened
7-24-2008	Fidelity Savings Bank Pittsburgh Allegheny County		5000 Centre Avenue Pittsburgh Allegheny County	Approved
7-24-2008	First Commonwealth Bank Indiana Indiana County		Grant Street and Oliver Avenue Pittsburgh Allegheny County	Approved
7-24-2008	PeoplesBank, A Codorus Valley Company York York County		124 North Main Street Bel Air Harford County, MD	Approved

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
7-24-2008	First Commonwealth Bank Indiana Indiana County	To:	3045 US Route 30 West Latrobe Westmoreland County	Approved
		From:	3954 US Route 30 West Latrobe Westmoreland County
7-24-2008	First Commonwealth Bank Indiana Indiana County	To:	8291 SR 22 New Alexandria Westmoreland County	Approved
		From:	412 West Main Street New Alexandria Westmoreland County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
7-24-2008	Graystone Bank Lancaster Lancaster County		37 North Market Street Frederick Frederick County, MD	Approved

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

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

STEVEN KAPLAN,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-1464. Filed for public inspection August 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]