NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[35 Pa.B. 4093]

   The Department of Banking, 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 9, 2002 (P. L. 1572, No. 207), known as the Credit Union Code, has taken the following action on applications received for the week ending July 12, 2005.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
6-29-05	Putnam, LLC, Boston, MA, to acquire in excess of 10% of the common stock of Commerce Bancorp, Inc., Cherry Hill, NJ, and thereby indirectly acquire 10% or more of the voting shares of Commerce Bank/ Pennsylvania, N. A., Philadelphia, PA, under section 112 of the Banking Code of 1965		Boston, MA	Filed
7-7-05	Northwest Bancorp, Inc., Warren, PA, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of Equinox Financial Corp., Pembroke Pines, FL, under section 115 of the Banking Code of 1965		Warren, PA	Filed

Consolidations, Mergers or Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
7-7-05	Northwest Bank, Warren, PA, and Equinox Bank, FSB, Pembroke Pines, FL Surviving Institution-- Northwest Bank, Warren		Warren, PA	Filed
7-8-05	Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank, Philadelphia, and Northwood Savings Bank, Philadelphia Surviving Institution-- Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank, Philadelphia		Philadelphia	Filed

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
4-11-05	Royal Bank America Narberth Montgomery County		213 Main Street Fort Lee Bergen County, NJ	Opened
6-24-05	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		3517 Union Road Cheektowaga Erie County, NY	Opened
6-25-05	Integrity Bank Camp Hill Cumberland County		440 Bridge Street New Cumberland Cumberland County	Opened
6-27-05	Community Banks Millersburg Dauphin County		271 Market Street Lemoyne Cumberland County	Opened
6-28-05	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		Giant Eagle 3230 West Wilmington Road New Castle Lawrence County	Opened
7-6-05	Bucks County Bank Doylestown Bucks County		2084 Street Road Bensalem Bucks County	Approved
7-7-05	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		Giant Eagle 206 Seven Fields Boulevard Seven Fields Butler County	Approved
7-8-05	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		Cardinal Avenue 3rd Floor George Town Grand Cayman Cayman Islands	Approved

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
3-1-04	Royal Bank America Narberth Montgomery County	To:	1230 Walnut Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Effective
		From:	1340 Walnut Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County
7-6-05	The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank Dunmore Lackawanna County	To:	Corner of Green Ridge Street and Ross Avenue Scranton Lackawanna County	Approved
		From:	Greenridge Plaza Scranton Lackawanna County
7-6-05	Wilmington Trust of Pennsylvania Villanova Delaware County	To:	2003 South Easton Road Suite 204 Doylestown Bucks County	Approved
		From:	116 East Court Street Doylestown Bucks County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
6-17-05	Lebanon Valley Farmers Bank Lebanon Lebanon County		2 Micro Drive Jonestown Lebanon County	Effective
6-30-05	Lafayette Ambassador Bank Easton Northampton County		1401 Easton Avenue Bethlehem Northampton County	Effective
7-1-05	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		Seven branch offices located in Butler County	Authorization Rescinded

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Conversions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
7-8-05	Belco Community Credit Union Harrisburg Dauphin County		Harrisburg	**
	Represents conversion from an occupational-based credit union to a community charter; the conversion is completed by filing Articles of Amendment with the Department of State (see the following Articles of Amendment).
	**Application became effective by Operation of Law under section 501(g) of the Credit Union Code.

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Credit Union		Purpose	Action
7-8-05	Belco Community Credit Union Harrisburg Dauphin County		Amendment to section 7 of the Articles of Incorporation provides for a change in the field of membership of the credit union to be: ''Persons who live, work, worship, attend school, and volunteer as well as businesses and other legal entities in the counties of: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York, Pennsylvania. Spouses of persons who died while within the field of membership of this credit union; employees of the credit union; members of their immediate family or households; and organizations and/or associations of such persons.''	Effective

A. WILLIAM SCHENCK, III,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1382. Filed for public inspection July 22, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]

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