1726 Action on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[36 Pa.B. 5615]
[Saturday, September 2, 2006]

   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 August 22, 2006.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-16-06	Republic First Bank, Philadelphia, PA, and Republic First Bank of New Jersey, Voorhees, NJ Surviving Institution-- Republic First Bank, Philadelphia, PA		Philadelphia	Effective
	The merger enables Republic First Bank, Philadelphia, PA, to expand operations into the state of New Jersey by establishing a branch at 342 South Burnt Mill Road, Voorhees, Camden County, NJ

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-7-06	East River Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		6137 Ridge Avenue Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Opened
8-14-06	Jersey Shore State Bank Jersey Shore Lycoming County		820 Broad Street Montoursville Lycoming County	Opened
8-18-06	First Star Savings Bank Bethlehem Lehigh County		6302 Route 309 New Tripoli Lehigh County	Approved
8-18-06	Meridian Bank Berwyn Chester County		16 West Market Street West Chester Chester County	Approved
8-18-06	Penn Liberty Bank Wayne Delaware		210 Font Road Downingtown Chester County	Approved

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
7-17-06	Parkvale Savings Bank Monroeville Westmoreland County	To:	401 Ninth Street New Kensington Westmoreland County	Effective
		From:	931 Fifth Avenue New Kensington Westmoreland County
8-18-06	Fulton Bank Lancaster Lancaster County	To:	Route 10 Lower Oxford Township Chester County	Approved
		From:	18 South 3rd Street Oxford Chester County

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

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

A. WILLIAM SCHENCK, III,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-1726. Filed for public inspection September 1, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]