NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[29 Pa.B. 2584]

   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 May 4, 1999.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
4-28-99	BT Financial Corporation, Johnstown, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of First Philson Financial Corporation, Berlin		Johnstown	Filed
5-4-99	First Leesport Bancorp, Inc., Leesport, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of Merchants of Shenandoah Ban-corp, Shenandoah		Leesport	Filed

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
4-24-99	Main Street Bank Reading Berks County		3900 Hamilton Center 3900 Hamilton Blvd. South Whitehall Twp. Lehigh County	Opened
4-30-99	Prime Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County		1430 Walnut Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Filed

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
4-28-99	Southwest Bank Greensburg Westmoreland County	Into:	5 Fourth Street Youngwood Westmoreland County	Filed
		From:	Route 119 South Greensburg Westmoreland County
4-28-99	Southwest Bank Greensburg Westmoreland County	Into:	331 East Sixth Avenue Tarentum Allegheny County	Filed
		From:	1121 Brackenridge Avenue Brackenridge Allegheny County

SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Savings Association		Location	Action
5-3-99	Ambler Savings and Loan Association Ambler Montgomery County		Fort Washington Estates 1264 Fort Washington Ave. Fort Washington Montgomery County (Limited Service Facility)	Filed

Voluntary Liquidation

Date	Name of Association		Action
5-4-99	Hometown Building and Loan    Association Philadelphia Philadelphia County		Certificate of Election for Voluntary Dissolution filed. Effective as of the close of business May 4, 1999.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

RICHARD C. RISHEL,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-789. Filed for public inspection May 14, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]

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