NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Actions on Applications

[39 Pa.B. 5740]
[Saturday, October 3, 2009]

 The Department of Banking (Department), 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 22, 2009.

 Under section 503.E of the Department of Banking Code (71 P. S. § 733-503.E), any person wishing to comment on the following applications, with the exception of branch applications, may file their comments in writing with the Department of Banking, Corporate Applications Division, 17 North Second Street, Suite 1300, Harrisburg, PA 17101-2290. Comments must be received no later than 30 days from the date notice regarding receipt of the application is published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The nonconfidential portions of the applications are on file at the Department and are available for public inspection, by appointment only, during regular business hours. To schedule an appointment, contact the Corporate Applications Division at (717) 783-2253. Photocopies of the nonconfidential portions of the applications may be requested consistent with the Department's Right-to-Know Law Records Request policy.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Conversions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
9-21-2009	From: Washington Federal Savings Bank Washington Washington County			Filed
	To: Washington Financial Bank Washington Washington County
	Application for approval to convert from a Federally-chartered stock savings association to a Pennsylvania State-chartered stock savings bank.

Consolidations, Mergers, and Absorptions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
9-15-2009	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County			Filed
	Application for approval to merge Northwest Interim Bank I, Northwest Interim Bank II, and Northwest Interim Bank III with and into Northwest Savings Bank, Warren. The purpose of the proposed transaction is to facilitate the reorganization of Northwest Savings Bank from a mutual holding company structure to a stock holding company structure.

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
9-10-2009	Affinity Bank of Pennsylvania Wyomissing Berks County		4541 Perkiomen Avenue Exeter Berks County	Opened
9-14-2009	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		860 Long Pond Road Greece Monroe County, NY	Opened
9-16-2009	PeoplesBank, A Codorus Valley Company York York County		Normandie Ridge 1700 Normandie Drive York York County (Limited Service Facility)	Filed
9-21-2009	Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley Bethlehem Northampton County		3495 Route 378 Bethlehem Northampton County	Opened

Branch Relocations

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
9-14-2009	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County	To:	437 Cochran Road Pittsburgh Allegheny County	Effective
		From:	300 Cochran Road Pittsburgh Allegheny County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
9-18-2009	Earthstar Bank Southampton Bucks County		8910 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Filed

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Consolidations, Mergers, and Absorptions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
9-21-2009	White Rose Credit Union York York County			Approved
	Approval to merge YORKCO School Employees Credit Union, York, with and into White Rose Credit Union, York.

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
9-21-2009	TruMark Financial Credit Union Trevose Bucks County		12377 Academy Road Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Filed

 The Department's web site at www.banking.state.pa.us includes public notices for more recently filed applications.

STEVEN KAPLAN, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 09-1833. Filed for public inspection October 2, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]

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