1666 Actions on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Actions on Applications

[38 Pa.B. 5042]
[Saturday, September 13, 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 September 2, 2008.

   Under section 503.E of the Department of Banking Code (71 P. S. §  733-503.E), any person wishing to comment on the following applications, with the exception of branch applications and any application filed prior to August 7, 2008, may file their comments in writing with the Department of Banking, 17 North Second Street, Suite 1300, Harrisburg, PA 17101. Comments must be received no later than 30 days from the date notice of the application is published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The nonconfidential portions of the applications are on file at the Department and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photcopies of the nonconfidential portions of the applications may be requested consistent with the Department's Right-to-Know Law Records Request Policy.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-29-2008	Bank of Pittsburgh Wexford Allegheny County		Wexford	Filed
	Corresponding Agent:
	Joseph D. Reid, III 14000 Perry Highway Wexford, PA 15090

Mutual Holding Company Reorganizations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-26-2008	Reliance Savings Bank Altoona Blair County		Altoona	Approved
	Reorganization of Reliance Savings Bank, a mutual savings bank, into a two-tier, mutual holding company structure.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-27-2008	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	Approved
	Application filed in conjunction with the reorganization of Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, into a bank holding company structure whereby Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley will become the wholly-owned subsidiary of Embassy Bancorp, Inc., Bethlehem.

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-27-2008	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		1609 East Sunrise Boulevard Fort Lauderdale Broward County, FL	Filed

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-22-2008	Graystone Bank Lancaster Lancaster County		37 North Market Street Frederick Frederick County, MD	Closed

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. 08-1666. Filed for public inspection September 12, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]