1537 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[26 Pa.B. 4438]

   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 September 3, 1996.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

New Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-28-96	American Bank of the    Lehigh Valley Allentown Lehigh County		4029 W. Tilghman St. Allentown Lehigh County	Approved
8-29-96	Centre Square Trust Company Philadelphia Philadelphia County		Philadelphia	Approved
	The institution is being incorporated for the limited purpose of becoming transferee of certain corporate trust accounts held by Meridian Trust Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CoreStates Financial Corp., Philadelphia.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-28-96	Northside Bank Pittsburgh Allegheny County		Pittsburgh	Filed
	Purchase of assets/assumption of liabilities of one branch office of First Home Savings Bank, Pittsburgh, located at:
	701 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh Allegheny County

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-26-96	Mauch Chunk Trust Company Jim Thorpe Carbon County		Redner's Market 184 Market St. Nesquehoning Carbon County	Filed
8-27-96	Twin Rivers Community Bank Easton Northampton County		2850 Easton Avenue Bethlehem Northampton County	Approved
8-29-96	Mifflinburg Bank and    Trust Company Mifflinburg Union County		Route 2 Market Drive Spring Mills Centre County	Filed
8-29-96	Wayne Bank Honesdale Wayne County		WalMart Supercenter Brown and Lincoln Sts. East Stroudsburg Monroe County	Authorization Surrendered

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-29-96	Northern Central Bank Williamsport Lycoming County	To:	Colonial Plaza Towanda Bradford County	Approved
		From:	Colonial Plaza Route 6 Towanda Bradford County

SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Association		Location	Action
8-27-96	First Financial Savings    Association Downingtown Chester County		82 Quarry Road Downingtown Chester County	Opened

CREDIT UNION

No activity.

RICHARD C. RISHEL,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-1537. Filed for public inspection September 13, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]