NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[31 Pa.B. 5272]

   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 September 4, 2001.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisition

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-31-01	F.N.B. Corporation, Naples,    Florida, to Acquire 100% of    the Common Stock of Promistar    Financial Corporation, Johnstown,    Pennsylvania, and Thereby    Indirectly Acquire Promistar Bank    and Promistar Trust Company		Naples, FL	Approved

Conversions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-31-01	First Financial Savings    Association Downingtown Chester County		100 East Lancaster    Avenue Downingtown Chester County	Effective
	To:
	First Financial Bank Downingtown Chester County
	Represents conversion of a State-chartered stock savings association to a State-chartered bank and trust company.
	Branches
	601 North Pottstown Pike Exton Chester County		102 Airport Road Coatesville Chester County
	200 West Lancaster Avenue Frazer Chester County		82 Quarry Road Downingtown Chester County
	3909 Lincoln Highway Downingtown Chester County		414 Lancaster Avenue Devon Chester County
	1197 Wilmington Pike West Chester Chester County

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
9-4-01	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		Warren	Filed
	Purchase of Assets/Assumption of Liabilities of two Branches of Sun Bank, Selinsgrove, Located at:
	Johnsonburg Plaza Route 219 Johnsonburg Elk County		2 East Fourth Street Emporium Cameron County

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-20-01	Beneficial Mutual    Savings Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		Holme Circle    Shopping Center 2845 Holme Avenue Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Opened
8-22-01	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		108 Washington Towne    Boulevard Edinboro Erie County	Opened
8-28-01	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		720 North Main St. Meadville Crawford County (Drive-Up Facility)	Approved

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

JAMES B. KAUFFMAN, Jr.,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-1674. Filed for public inspection September 14, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]

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