NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Actions on Applications

[40 Pa.B. 441]
[Saturday, January 16, 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 January 5, 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

Incorporations

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
12-31-2009	New American Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County			Withdrawn
12-31-2009	Bank of Pittsburgh Wexford Allegheny County			Withdrawn

Conversions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
12-28-2009	From: Washington Federal Savings Bank Washington Washington County			Effective
	To: Washington Financial Bank Washington Washington County
	Conversion from a Federally-chartered stock savings association to a Pennsylvania State-chartered stock savings bank. Washington Financial Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WFSB, Inc., Washington, a thrift holding company already in existence, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WFSB Mutual Holding Company, Washington, a mutual holding company already in existence.
	Branch offices operated by Washington Financial Bank:
	160 East Pike Street Canonsburg Washington County		220 Main Street Hickory Washington County
	3616 Washington Road McMurray Washington County		430 Valley Brook Road McMurray Washington County
	98 East Wylie Avenue Washington Washington County		1500 West Chestnut Street Washington Washington County
	255 Murtland Avenue Washington Washington County

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
12-21-2009	Manor Bank Manor Westmoreland County		799 SR 130 Trafford Westmoreland County	Opened

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name and Location of Applicant		Location of Branch	Action
1-4-2010	ESSA Bank & Trust Stroudsburg Monroe County		5580 Crawford Drive Bethlehem Northampton County	Filed
1-4-2010	ESSA Bank & Trust Stroudsburg Monroe County		5020 PA Route 873 Schnecksville Lehigh County	Filed

CREDIT UNIONS

Consolidations, Mergers, and Absorptions

Date	Name and Location of Applicant			Action
12-31-2009	First Choice Federal Credit Union New Castle Lawrence County			Effective
	Merger of New Castle Postal Employees Credit Union, New Castle, with and into First Choice Federal Credit Union, New Castle.

 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. 10-109. Filed for public inspection January 15, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]

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