NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[30 Pa.B. 5157]

   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 September 26, 2000.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
9-25-00	Merchants Bank of Pennsylvania,    Shenandoah, and The First    National Bank of Leesport,    Leesport    Surviving Institution--    Merchants Bank of Pennsylvania,    Shenandoah, with a change in    corporate title and location    to ''Leesport Bank,'' 133 North    Centre Avenue, Leesport, Berks    County, PA		Shenandoah	Effective
	Branches Acquired Via Merger:
	909 West Leesport Road Leesport Berks County		1 Reading Drive Wernersville Berks County
	1199 Berkshire Blvd. Wyomissing Berks County		1210 Rockland Street Reading Berks County
	U. S. Route 222 Blandon Berks County		Rittenhouse Place Route 309 Drums Luzerne County
	3401-3 Pricetown Road Fleetwood Berks County		Maplewood Plaza 140 Cando Expressway Hazleton Luzerne County
	801 South 4th Street Hamburg Berks County		101 North Main Street Shenandoah Schuylkill County (Former Main Office)

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
9-18-00	The Peoples State Bank East Berlin Adams County		Intersection of U. S.    Route 30 & Lincoln St. New Oxford Adams County	Opened
9-20-00	Somerset Trust Company Somerset Somerset County		7109 Mason Dixon Highway Meyersdale Summit Township Somerset County (Drive-Up Facility)	Approved

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
9-18-00	Bank of Hanover and Trust Company Hanover York County	To:	10 Lincoln Street New Oxford Adams County	Effective
		From:	318 Lincolnway East New Oxford Adams County
9-25-00	Parkvale Savings Bank Monroeville Allegheny County	To:	74 Allegheny River Boulevard Verona Allegheny County	Filed
		From:	736 Allegheny River Blvd. Verona Allegheny County

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
9-20-00	Lancaster Postal Employees    Credit Union Lancaster Lancaster County		1000 W. Valley Road Southeastern Chester County	Approved

JAMES B. KAUFFMAN, Jr.,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1722. Filed for public inspection October 6, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]

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