1523 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[28 Pa.B. 4725]

   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 8, 1998.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
9-8-98	Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc., Lititz, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of Cardinal Bancorp, Inc., Everett		Lititz	Approved

Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
9-8-98	HomeTowne Heritage Bank Earl Township Lancaster County		Earl Township	Filed
	Correspondent:
	J. Lawrence Grim, Jr., Esq. Grim, Biehn & Thatcher Sixth & Chestnut Sts. P. O. Box 215 Perkasie, PA 18944

Conversions

Date	Name of Institution		Location	Action
9-3-98	Bally Building and Loan    Association Bally Berks County		Bally	Approved
	To:
	Bally Savings Bank Bally Berks County
	Represents conversion from a State-chartered mutual savings association to a State-chartered mutual savings bank.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
9-8-98	Lafayette Bank, Easton, and Ambassador Bank of the Commonwealth, Allentown Surviving Institution-- Lafayette Bank, Easton, with a change in corporate title to Lafayette Ambassador Bank		Easton	Approved

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
9-1-98	Summit Bank Bethlehem Northampton County		Genuardi's Family Market 1758 Allentown Road Lansdale Montgomery County	Filed
9-3-98	Farmers First Bank Lititz Lancaster County		Weis Market Route 30 and Fruitville Pike Manheim Township Lancaster County	Approved

Branch Relocations/Consolidations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
9-1-98	Reeves Bank Beaver Falls Beaver County	To:	1700 Beaver Road Baden Beaver County	Effective
		From:	280 Ohio River Blvd. Baden Beaver County
9-4-98	Jersey Shore State Bank Jersey Shore Lycoming County	To:	WalMart Supercenter Hogan Boulevard and    Country Club Lane Mill Hall Clinton County	Approved
		From:	Millbrook Plaza Hogan Boulevard Mill Hall Clinton County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
9-2-98	The York Bank and Trust Company York York County		Nine branch offices at the following locations:	Approved
	Weis Market 4300 Linglestown Road Harrisburg Dauphin County		Weis Market 800 South 12th Street Lebanon Lebanon County
	Weis Market 5000 Jonestown Road Harrisburg Dauphin County		Weis Market 2160 White Street York York County
	Weis Market 3885 Union Deposit Road Harrisburg Dauphin County		West Manchester Mall 1800 Loucks Road York York County
	Weis Market 1651 East Cumberland Street Lebanon Lebanon County		1425 North Sherman Street York York County
			2220 South Queen Street York York County
9-4-98	Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		118 North Wayne Ave. Wayne Delaware County	Approved

SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

RICHARD C. RISHEL,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-1523. Filed for public inspection September 18, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]