NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[31 Pa.B. 5118]

   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 August 28, 2001.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-23-01	American Bank, Allentown,    and American Interim Bank,    Allentown    Surviving institution--    American Bank, Allentown		Allentown	Approved
	Merger is being effected solely to facilitate the acquisition of American Bank by American Bank Incorporated, a bank holding company in organization
8-23-01	CSB Bank Curwensville Clearfield County		Curwensville	Approved
	Purchase of assets/assumption of liabilities of one branch of AmeriServ Financial Bank, Johnstown, Located at:
	356 Main Street Coalport Clearfield County
	Upon completion of this transaction, CSB Bank will transfer the assets and liabilities of the 356 Main Street branch office to its existing office located at Main and Linwood Streets, Coalport, and close the 356 Main Street office.
8-25-01	Fulton Bank, Lancaster, and    The Drovers & Mechanics    Bank, York    Surviving Institution--    Fulton Bank, Lancaster		Lancaster	Effective
	All branch offices of The Drovers & Mechanics Bank will become branch offices of Fulton Bank, with the exception of those noted below, including the former main office, located at:
	30 South George Street York York County
	As a result of the merger, the following offices will be consolidated:
	3140 Cape Horn Road Red Lion York County       Into: Windsor Commons Chapel Church Road and    Route 24 Red Lion York County (Upon Opening)   3 Tristan Drive (Route 15    and Spring Lane Road) Dillsburg York County       Into: 866 North Route 15 Dillsburg York County		275 Pauline Drive York York County       Into: 201 Pauline Drive York York County   1700 Roosevelt Avenue York York County       Into: 1500 Kenneth Road York York County   3413A Concord Road York York County       Into: 185 Memory Lane York York County
8-27-01	Mauch Chunk Interim    Trust Company, Jim Thorpe,    and Mauch Chunk Trust    Company, Jim Thorpe    Surviving institution--    Mauch Chunk Interim Trust    Company, Jim Thorpe, with a    change in corporate title to ''Mauch    Chunk Trust Company''		Jim Thorpe	Approved
	Subject merger is being effected solely to facilitate the acquisition of Mauch Chunk Company by Mauch Chunk Trust Financial Corp., a bank holding company being organized in conjunction with this transaction.

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-22-01	AmeriServ Financial Bank Johnstown Cambria County		5 Gateway Center Pittsburgh Allegheny County	Approved
8-23-01	Leesport Bank Leesport Berks County		240 Berkshire Blvd. Wyomissing Berks County	Filed

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-23-01	Firstrust Savings Bank Conshohocken Montgomery		Cherry Tree    Corporate Center 535 Route 38 East Cherry Hill Camden County New Jersey	Approved
8-23-01	AmeriServ Financial Bank Johnstown Cambria County		356 Main Street Coalport Clearfield County	Approved

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Bank		Purpose	Date
8-24-01	First Republic Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		Amendment to Article I provides for the change of corporate name of the bank to ''Republic First Bank.''	Approved and Effective

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

JAMES B. KAUFFMAN, Jr.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-1648. Filed for public inspection September 7, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]

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