1801 Actions on applications

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND SECURITIES

Actions on Applications

[43 Pa.B. 5711]
[Saturday, September 28, 2013]

 The Department of Banking and Securities (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 and Securities 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 17, 2013.

 Under section 503.E of the Department of Banking and Securities Code (71 P. S. § 733-503.E), any person wishing to comment on the following applications, with the exception of branch applications, may file their comments in writing with the Department of Banking and Securities, Corporate Applications Division, 17 North Second Street, Suite 1300, Harrisburg, PA 17101-2290. Comments must be received no later than 30 days from the date notice regarding receipt 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, by appointment only, during regular business hours. To schedule an appointment, contact the Corporate Applications Division at [phone]. Photocopies of the nonconfidential portions of the applications may be requested consistent with the Department's Right-to-Know Law Records Request policy.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Conversions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
9-16-2013	From: Fox Chase Bank Hatboro Montgomery County			Approved
	To: Fox Chase Bank Hatboro Montgomery County
	Application for approval to convert from a Federal savings bank to Pennsylvania State-chartered savings bank.
9-16-2013	From: County Savings Bank Essington Delaware County			Withdrawn
	To: County Savings Bank Essington Delaware County
	Application for approval to convert from a Federal mutual savings bank to Pennsylvania State-chartered mutual savings bank.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
9-16-2013	ESSA Bank and Trust Stroudsburg Monroe County			Filed
	Application for approval to purchase assets and assume liabilities of two branches of First National Community Bank, Dunmore, Pennsylvania, located at:
	5120 Milford Road East Stroudsburg Monroe County		301 McConnell Street Stroudsburg Monroe County

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
9-6-2013	Merchants Bank of Bangor Bangor Northampton County		2 West Broad Street Bethlehem Northampton County	Opened

Branch Consolidations

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
9-16-2013	ESSA Bank and Trust Stroudsburg Monroe County	Into:	5120 Milford Road East Stroudsburg Monroe County	Filed
		From:	5801 Milford Road East Stroudsburg Monroe County
9-16-2013	ESSA Bank and Trust Stroudsburg Monroe County	Into:	5120 Milford Road East Stroudsburg Monroe County	Filed
		From:	143 Seven Bridge Road Marshalls Creek Monroe County

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Branch Applications

Branch Relocations

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
9-10-2013	Belco Community Credit Union Harrisburg Dauphin County	To:	Lot 9 Gateway Hanover Hanover York County	Filed
		From:	110 West Eisenhower Drive Hanover York County

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

GLENN E. MOYER, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-1801. Filed for public inspection September 27, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]