NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[28 Pa.B. 6187]

   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 December 8, 1998.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-2-98	U.S. Bank Johnstown Cambria County		Johnstown	Approved
	Purchase of assets/assumption of liabilities of two branch offices of First Western Bank, N.A., New Castle, located at:
	103 Tenth Street Barnesboro Cambria County		104 South Center Street Ebensburg Cambria County
12-3-98	Berks County Bank, Reading,    and Heritage National    Bank, Pottsville    Surviving Institution--    Berks County Bank, Reading,    With a change in corporate title to    ''Main Street Bank''		Reading	Filed
12-4-98	First Capitol Bank, York,    and Susquehanna Interim    Bank, York    Surviving Institution--    First Capitol Bank, York		York	Approved
	Subject merger will be effected to facilitate the acquisition of First Capitol Bank, York, by Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc., Lititz, a bank holding company.

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-2-98	Community State Bank of    Orbisonia Orbisonia Huntington County		620 Main Street Saxton Bedford County	Approved
12-2-98	East Penn Bank Emmaus Lehigh County		1251 South Cedar    Crest Boulevard Salisbury Township Lehigh County	Approved
12-2-98	FirstService Bank Lansdale Montgomery County		200 Radcliff Street Bristol Bucks County	Filed
12-2-98	Lafayette Ambassador Bank Easton Northampton County		Saucon Valley Square 3727 Route 378 Bethlehem Lower Saucon Township Northampton County	Opened
12-4-98	First Commonwealth    Trust Company Indiana Indiana County		15 South Main Street Chambersburg Franklin County	Filed
12-4-98	First Commonwealth    Trust Company Indiana Indiana County		111 South Main Street Greensburg Westmoreland County	Filed
12-8-98	Summit Bank Bethlehem Northampton County		301 West Lancaster Ave. Wayne Chester County	Filed

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
11-30-98	Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		118 N. Wayne Ave. Wayne Delaware County	Effective
12-2-98	Fulton Bank Lancaster Lancaster County		38 East Roseville Rd. Lancaster Lancaster County	Approved
12-7-98	Patriot Bank Pottstown Montgomery County		Redner's Supermarket 703 S. West End Blvd. Quakertown Bucks County	Filed

SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

RICHARD C. RISHEL,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-2066. Filed for public inspection December 18, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]

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