NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[31 Pa.B. 1590]

   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 March 13, 2001.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
3-8-01	Community Bank System, Inc.,    DeWitt, New York, to acquire    100% of First Liberty Bank    Corp., Jermyn PA, and    thereby indirectly acquire    First Liberty Bank and Trust,    Jermyn, PA		DeWitt, NY	Filed

New Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
3-13-01	Embassy Bank for the    Lehigh Valley Bethlehem Hanover Township Northampton County		Bethlehem Hanover Township Northampton County	Filed
	Correspondent:
	David M. Lobach, Jr. 6932 Kings Highway South Zionsville, PA 18092

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
3-12-01	First Penn Bank, Philadelphia,    and IGA Federal Savings,    Feasterville    Surviving Institution--    First Penn Bank, Philadelphia		Philadelphia	Filed

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
3-9-01	Leesport Bank Leesport Berks County		237 Route 61 South Schuylkill Haven North Manheim Township Schuylkill County	Filed
3-12-01	The Fidelity Deposit and    Discount Bank Dunmore Lackawanna County		247 Wyoming Avenue Kingston Luzerne County	Approved

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

JAMES B. KAUFFMAN, Jr.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-505. Filed for public inspection March 23, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]

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