NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[33 Pa.B. 43]

   The Department of Banking, 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 24, 2002.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
12-19-02	M&T Bank Corporation, Buffalo,    New York, to Acquire 100% of the    Voting Shares of Allfirst Financial,    Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, and    Thereby Indirectly Acquire Allfirst    Trust Company of Pennsylvania,    N.A., Harrisburg, PA		Buffalo, NY	Approved
12-20-02	Laurel Capital Group, Inc., Allison    Park, to Acquire 100% of SFSB    Holding Company, Pittsburgh		Allison Park	Filed

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-20-02	Laurel Savings Bank, Allison Park,    and Stanton Federal Savings Bank,    Pittsburgh    Surviving Institution--Laurel    Savings Bank, Allison Park		Allison Park	Filed

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-10-02	PEOPLESBANK, A Codorus    Valley Company York York County		Susquehanna Commerce Center 221 W. Philadelphia St. York York County	Opened
12-20-02	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		3407 Liberty Street Erie Erie County	Filed

Branch Relocations/Consolidations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-16-02	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Into:	2001 Market St. Philadelphia Philadelphia County (Main Office)	Effective
		From:	2200-2202 Market St. Philadelphia Philadelphia County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
12-16-02	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		Five branch offices at the following locations:	Filed
	Redner's 1661 Easton Road Warrington Bucks County		Village Square 70 Commerce Dr. Wyomissing Berks County
	Thriftway 700 Downingtown Pike West Chester Chester County		Johnson Highway and Markley Street Norristown Montgomery County
	Clemens 170 Eagleview Boulevard Exton Chester County
	Note: The above-noted branches are presently branches of Commonwealth Bank, Norristown, except for the Norristown branch, and will be acquired by Citizens Bank as a result of the pending merger between the two banks.

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

PAUL H. WENTZEL, Jr.,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-22. Filed for public inspection January 3, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]

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