NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Actions on Applications

[40 Pa.B. 5348]
[Saturday, September 18, 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 September 7, 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

Conversions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
8-31-2010	From: First Keystone National Bank Berwick Columbia County			Approved
	To: First Keystone Community Bank Berwick Columbia County
	Application for approval to convert from a national banking association to a Pennsylvania state-chartered bank and trust company.

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
9-7-2010	Northwest Bancshares, Inc.			Approved
	Warren Warren County
	Application for approval to acquire 100% of NexTier, Inc., Butler, and thereby indirectly acquire 100% of NexTier Bank, National Association, Butler.

Consolidations, Mergers, and Absorptions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
9-1-2010	Citizens & Northern Bank Wellsboro Tioga County			Effective
	First State Bank, Canisteo, NY, merged with and into Citizens & Northern Bank, Wellsboro, PA.
	As a result of the merger, the following branch offices of First State Bank, Canisteo, NY became branch offices of Citizens & Northern Bank:
	3 Main Street Canisteo Steuben County, NY		6250 County Route 64  East Avenue Hornell Steuben County, NY	Extension
9-7-2010	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County			Approved
	Application for approval to merge NexTier Bank, National Association, Butler, with and into Northwest Savings Bank, Warren.
9-7-2010	Royal Bank America Narberth Montgomery County			Approved
	Application for approval to merge Royal Asian Bank, Philadelphia, with and into Royal Bank America, Narberth.

Branch Applications

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
9-7-2010	Susquehanna Bank Lititz Lancaster County		10211 Wincopin Circle Columbia Howard County, MD	Approved

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

 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. 10-1756. Filed for public inspection September 17, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]

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