Pennsylvania Bulletin

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

Date Name of Institution Location Action

7-14-00 Fidelity Bancorp, Inc.,
   Pittsburgh, to acquire
100% of the voting shares
of Pennwood Bancorp, Inc.,
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Effective

7-17-00 Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.,
   Jersey Shore, to acquire up
to 19.9% of voting shares of
Columbia Financial Corporation,
Bloomsburg
Jersey Shore Withdrawn

New Charter Applications

Date Name of Bank Location Action

7-18-00 Landmark Community Bank
Pittston
Luzerne County Pittston Filed

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

Date Name of Bank Location Action

9-17-99 The Peoples State Bank
East Berlin
Adams County East Berlin Effective

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

7-10-00 First Liberty Bank & Trust
Jermyn
Lackawanna County Jermyn Effective

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

7-14-00 The Peoples Bank of
   Oxford, Oxford, and
The Peoples Interim
Bank of Oxford, Oxford
Surviving Institution--
The Peoples Bank of Oxford,
Oxford
Oxford Approved

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.

7-14-00 Fidelity Savings Bank,
   Pittsburgh, and Pennwood
Savings Bank, Pittsburgh
Surviving Institution--
Fidelity Savings Bank,
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Effective

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

Date Name of Bank Location Action

6-26-00 Irwin 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

7-14-00 Premier Bank
Doylestown
Bucks County 2100 Street Road
Bensalem
Bucks County Approved

7-14-00 Pennsylvania State Bank
Camp Hill
Cumberland County 6480 Carlisle Pike
Mechanicsburg
Cumberland County Filed

7-17-00 The Peoples Bank of Oxford
Oxford
Chester County Maple Heights Lane &
   Maryland Rte. 273
Rising Sun
Cecil County
Maryland Filed

Branch Relocations

Date Name of Bank Location Action

5-22-00 Firstrust Savings Bank
Conshohocken
Montgomery County To: 1515 Market St.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County Effective

From: 1601 JFK Boulevard
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County

Branch Discontinuances

Date Name of Bank Location Action

7-14-00 Pennwood Savings Bank*
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County 125 Market St.
Kittanning
Armstrong County Effective

7-14-00 Pennwood 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

Date Name of Association Location Action

7-13-00 Washington 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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Date	Name of Institution		Location	Action
7-14-00	Fidelity Bancorp, Inc., Pittsburgh, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of Pennwood Bancorp, Inc., Pittsburgh		Pittsburgh	Effective
7-17-00	Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc., Jersey Shore, to acquire up to 19.9% of voting shares of Columbia Financial Corporation, Bloomsburg		Jersey Shore	Withdrawn

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

Date	Name of Bank	Location	Action
9-17-99	The Peoples State Bank East Berlin Adams County	East Berlin	Effective
	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
7-10-00	First Liberty Bank & Trust Jermyn Lackawanna County	Jermyn	Effective
	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
7-14-00	The Peoples Bank of Oxford, Oxford, and The Peoples Interim Bank of Oxford, Oxford Surviving Institution-- The Peoples Bank of Oxford, Oxford	Oxford	Approved
	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.
7-14-00	Fidelity Savings Bank, Pittsburgh, and Pennwood Savings Bank, Pittsburgh Surviving Institution-- Fidelity Savings Bank, Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	Effective
	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

Date	Name of Bank	Location	Action
6-26-00	Irwin 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
7-14-00	Premier Bank Doylestown Bucks County	2100 Street Road Bensalem Bucks County	Approved
7-14-00	Pennsylvania State Bank Camp Hill Cumberland County	6480 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg Cumberland County	Filed
7-17-00	The Peoples Bank of Oxford Oxford Chester County	Maple Heights Lane & Maryland Rte. 273 Rising Sun Cecil County Maryland	Filed

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
5-22-00	Firstrust Savings Bank Conshohocken Montgomery County	To:	1515 Market St. Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Effective
		From:	1601 JFK Boulevard Philadelphia Philadelphia County

Date	Name of Bank	Location	Action
7-14-00	Pennwood Savings Bank* Pittsburgh Allegheny County	125 Market St. Kittanning Armstrong County	Effective
7-14-00	Pennwood 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.