NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Actions on Applications

[40 Pa.B. 2445]
[Saturday, May 8, 2010]

 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 April 20, 2010.

 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

Section 112 Acquisitions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
4-9-2010	First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. Buffalo, NY			Effective
	Acquisition of up to 19.9% of the common stock of Berkshire Bancorp, Inc., Wyomissing, and indirect acquisition of up to 19.9% of the common stock of Berkshire Bank, Wyomissing.

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
4-9-2010	First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. Buffalo, NY			Effective
	Acquisition of 100% of Harleysville National Corporation, Harleysville, and indirect acquisition of 100% of The Harleysville National Bank and Trust Company, Harleysville.

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
12-17-2009	Fleetwood Bank Fleetwood Berks County		455 Main Street Shoemakersville Berks County	Opened
4-14-2010	Republic First Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		30 Kings Highway East Haddonfield Camden County, NJ	Filed

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
4-10-2010	Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		9910 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Closed
4-10-2010	Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		2 Scott Street and Pavilion Avenue Riverside Burlington County, NJ	Closed

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Change of Principal Place of Business

Date	Name and Location of Institution		Address	Action
4-19-2010	PPL GOLD Credit Union Allentown Lehigh County	To:	4703 Hamilton Boulevard Allentown, PA 18103 Lehigh County	Effective
		From:	932 West Hamilton Street Allentown, PA 18101 Lehigh County

 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. 10-831. Filed for public inspection May 7, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]

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