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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 00-1283

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[30 Pa.B. 3813]

   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 July 18, 2000.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

DateName of Institution LocationAction
7-14-00Fidelity Bancorp, Inc.,
   Pittsburgh, to acquire
100% of the voting shares
of Pennwood Bancorp, Inc.,
Pittsburgh
 PittsburghEffective
7-17-00Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.,
   Jersey Shore, to acquire up
to 19.9% of voting shares of
Columbia Financial Corporation,
Bloomsburg
 Jersey ShoreWithdrawn

New Charter Applications

DateName of Bank LocationAction
7-18-00Landmark Community Bank
Pittston
Luzerne County
 PittstonFiled
Correspondent:
Nicholas Bybel, Jr., Esq.
Cheryl A. Zeman, Esq.
Shumaker Williams, P.C.
3425 Simpson Ferry Road
Camp Hill, PA 17011

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

DateName of Bank LocationAction
9-17-99The Peoples State Bank
East Berlin
Adams County
 East BerlinEffective
Purchase of assets/assumption of
liabilities of one branch office
of Sovereign Bank, F.S.B., Wyomissing,
located at:
29 North Washington Street
Gettysburg
Adams County
7-10-00First Liberty Bank & Trust
Jermyn
Lackawanna County
 JermynEffective
Purchase of assets/assumption of
liabilities of two branch offices
of Mellon Bank, N.A., Pittsburg, located at:
101 Old Lackawanna Trail
Clarks Summit
Lackawanna County
400 Spruce Street
Scranton
Lackawanna County
7-14-00The Peoples Bank of
   Oxford, Oxford, and
The Peoples Interim
Bank of Oxford, Oxford
Surviving Institution--
The Peoples Bank of Oxford,
Oxford
 OxfordApproved
Merger is being effected solely to facilitate the acquisition of The Peoples Bank of Oxford by Peoples First, Inc., Oxford, a bank holding company in organization.
7-14-00Fidelity Savings Bank,
   Pittsburgh, and Pennwood
Savings Bank, Pittsburgh
Surviving Institution--
Fidelity Savings Bank,
Pittsburgh
 PittsburghEffective
Subsequent to the merger, both branch offices of Pennwood Savings Bank located in Kittanning will be acquired by The Farmers National Bank of Kittanning. The former main office of Pennwood Savings Bank will become a branch office of Fidelity Savings Bank as follows:
683 Lincoln Avenue
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County

Branch Applications

DateName of Bank LocationAction
6-26-00Irwin Bank & Trust Company
Irwin
Westmoreland County
 Scozio's Festival
   Foods
Penn Crossing
2000 Penny Lane
Jeannette
Westmoreland County
(Approved as Shop N Save,
Harrison City.)
Opened
7-14-00Premier Bank
Doylestown
Bucks County
 2100 Street Road
Bensalem
Bucks County
Approved
7-14-00Pennsylvania State Bank
Camp Hill
Cumberland County
 6480 Carlisle Pike
Mechanicsburg
Cumberland County
Filed
7-17-00The Peoples Bank of Oxford
Oxford
Chester County
 Maple Heights Lane &
   Maryland Rte. 273
Rising Sun
Cecil County
Maryland
Filed

Branch Relocations

DateName of Bank LocationAction
5-22-00Firstrust Savings Bank
Conshohocken
Montgomery County
To:1515 Market St.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Effective
From:1601 JFK Boulevard
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County

Branch Discontinuances

DateName of Bank LocationAction
7-14-00Pennwood Savings Bank*
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
 125 Market St.
Kittanning
Armstrong County
Effective
7-14-00Pennwood Savings Bank*
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
 4 Hilltop Plaza
Kittanning
Armstrong County
Effective
*Above-noted branch offices were acquired by The Farmers National Bank of Kittanning, simultaneous with the merger of Pennwood Savings Bank with and into Fidelity Savings Bank, Pittsburgh.

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

Branch Application

DateName of Association LocationAction
7-13-00Washington Savings Association
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
 8729 Frankford Ave.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Filed

CREDIT UNIONS

   No activity.

DAVID E. ZUERN,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1283. Filed for public inspection July 28, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]



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