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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 00-2066

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[30 Pa.B. 6220]

   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 November 21, 2000.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

DateName of CorporationLocationAction
11-21-00Citizens & Northern Corporation,
   Wellsboro, to acquire 100% of voting
   shares of Peoples Ltd., Wyalusing
WellsboroApplication Withdrawn

New Charter Applications

DateName of BankLocationAction
11-14-00Gallatin State Bank
Uniontown
Fayette County
690 W. Main St.
Uniontown
Fayette County
Application Withdrawn

Conversions

DateName of BankLocationAction
10-17-00Harris Savings Bank
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
      To:
Waypoint Bank, FSB
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
HarrisburgEffective
Represents conversion from a State-chartered stock savings bank to a Federally-chartered stock savings bank, part of an overall merger and conversion transaction involving York Financial Corp., a Pennsylvania savings and loan holding company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Federal savings and loan association, York Federal Savings and Loan Association. In addition, Harris Financial, MHC, the majority owner of Harris Financial, Inc., converted from mutual to stock form and along with Harris Financial, Inc. (the sole owner of Harris Savings Bank), merged with and into Harris Savings Bank and ceased to exist. Waypoint Financial Corp., a new Federal savings and loan holding company, is the sole owner of Waypoint Bank.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

DateName of BankLocationAction
11-6-00Northwest Savings Bank
Warren
Warren County
WarrenEffective
Purchase of Assets/Assumption of Liabilities of Nine Branch Offices of Sovereign Bank, F.S.B., Wyomissing, located at:
47 Turner Street
Austin
Potter County
50 South Main Street
Mansfield
Tioga County
302 N. East Street
Coudersport
Potter County
61 Main Street
Wellsboro
Tioga County
30 West Street
Galeton
Potter County
16 Main Street
Wellsboro
Tioga County
(Drive-Up Facility)
51 Academy Street
Shinglehouse
Potter County
100 E. Main Street
Westfield
Tioga County
53 Main Street
Lawrenceville
Tioga County
11-9-00Sentry Trust Company,
   Chambersburg, and Greencastle
   Interim Trust Company, Greencastle
   Surviving Institution--Sentry Trust
   Company, Chambersburg
ChambersburgFiled
Application for merger being filed solely to facilitate the transfer of the trust accounts of The First National Bank of Greencastle to Sentry Trust Company.
11-21-00Citizens & Northern Bank, Wellsboro,
   and Peoples State Bank of
   Wyalusing, Wyalusing
   Surviving Institution--Citizens &
   Northern Bank, Wellsboro
WellsboroApplication Withdrawn

Branch Applications

DateName of BankLocationAction
10-24-00Parkvale Savings Bank
Monroeville
Allegheny County
600 WalMart Drive
Gibsonia
Allegheny County
Opened
11-6-00Mauch Chunk Trust Company
Jim Thorpe
Carbon County
1202 North Street
Jim Thorpe
Carbon County
Opened
11-6-00Northern State Bank
Towanda
Bradford County
420 N. Elmira Street
Sayre
Bradford County
Opened
11-6-00Farmers & Merchants Trust Company
   of Chambersburg
Chambersburg
Franklin County
1909 Ritner Highway
Carlisle
Cumberland County
Opened
11-10-00Irwin Bank & Trust Company
Irwin
Westmoreland County
Pennsylvania Avenue Commons
20 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Greensburg
Westmoreland County
(Trust Office)
Opened
11-11-00Pennsylvania State Bank
Camp Hill
Cumberland County
715 Wertzville Road
Enola
East Pennsboro Twp.
Cumberland County
Opened
11-13-00Susquehanna Trust & Investment
   Company
Lititz
Lancaster County
59 W. Washington St.
Hagerstown
Washington County
Maryland
Filed
11-14-00Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Holme Circle Shopping Center
Welsh Rd. & Holme Ave.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Filed
11-14-00Somerset Trust Company
Somerset
Somerset County
612 Logan Place
Confluence
Somerset County
Opened
11-21-00Somerset Trust Company
Somerset
Somerset County
807 Goucher Street
Johnstown
Cambria County
Approved
11-21-00The Madison Bank
Blue Bell
Montgomery County
1232 Egypt Road
Oaks
Montgomery County
Approved

Branch Relocations

DateName of BankLocationAction
11-20-00Northwest Savings Bank
Warren
Warren County
To:2218-2220 S. Queen St.
York
York County
Filed
From:Queensgate Shopping Center
2081 Springwood Rd.
York
York County

Branch Discontinuances

DateName of BankLocationAction
11-17-00First Commonwealth Bank
Indiana
Indiana County
3400 S. Park Road
Bethel Park
Allegheny County
Approved

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

DateName of AssociationLocationAction
11-10-00Security Savings Association of
   Hazleton, Hazleton, and First
   Federal Bank, Hazleton
   Surviving Institution--First Federal
   Bank, Hazleton
HazletonEffective

Branch Applications

DateName of AssociationLocationAction
11-1-00Washington Savings Association
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
8729 Frankford Ave.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Opened

CREDIT UNIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

DateName of Credit UnionLocationAction
11-21-00Erie Postal Credit Union, Erie, and
   Erie General Electric Employees
   Federal Credit Union, Erie
   Surviving Institution--Erie General
   Electric Employees Federal Credit
   Union, Erie
ErieConditional Approval

JAMES B. KAUFFMAN, Jr.,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-2066. Filed for public inspection December 1, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]



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