NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[35 Pa.B. 5137]

   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 September 6, 2005.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of corporation		Location	Action
8-31-05	Willow Grove Bancorp, Inc., Maple Glen, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of Chester Valley Bancorp, Inc., Downingtown, and thereby indirectly acquire First Financial Bank, Downingtown, wholly owned subsidiary of Chester Valley Bancorp, Inc.		Maple Glen	Effective

New Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
9-2-05	Graystone Bank Lancaster Lancaster County		100 Granite Run Road Lancaster Lancaster County	Approved

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-31-05	Willow Grove Bank, Maple Glen, and First Financial Bank, Downingtown Surviving Institution--Willow Grove Bank, Maple Glen		Maple Glen	Effective
9-2-05	Clearfield Bank & Trust Company Clearfield Clearfield County		Clearfield	Filed
	Purchase of assets/assumption of liabilities of six offices of First Commonwealth Bank, IN
	Located at:
	Ames Plaza Route 22 Huntingdon Huntingdon County		729 Main Street Saxton Bedford County
	501 Penn Street Huntingdon Huntingdon County		Ashman Street Three Springs Huntingdon County
	16 West Shirley Street Mount Union Huntingdon County		101 High Street Williamsburg Blair County

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-22-05	Citizens & Northern Bank Wellsboro Tioga County		230-232 Railroad Street Jersey Shore Lycoming County	Opened
8-29-05	First Savings Bank of Perkasie Perkasie Bucks County		219 South Ninth Street Perkasie Bucks County	Approved
8-30-05	East Penn Bank Emmaus Lehigh County		4510 Bath Pike Hanover Township Northampton County	Approved
8-30-05	Community Banks Millersburg Dauphin County		Village at Sprenkle Drive 1802 Folkemer Circle Manchester Township York County (Limited Service Facility)	Filed
9-2-05	Keystone Nazareth Bank    and Trust Co. Bethlehem Northampton County		211 Best Avenue Walnutport Lehigh County	Filed

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
8-29-05	Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County	To:	1139 Chestnut Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Approved
		From:	1200 Chestnut Street Philadelphia Philadelphia County
9-1-05	ESB Bank Ellwood City Lawrence County	To:	1552 Beechview Avenue Pittsburgh Allegheny County	Approved
		From:	1609 Broadway Avenue Pittsburgh Allegheny County

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Bank		Purpose	Action
9-1-05	Community Banks Millersburg Dauphin County		Amendment to Article I of the Articles of Incorporation provides for a change in name from ''Community Banks'' to ''CommunityBanks.''	Approved and Effective

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Association		Location	Action
9-1-05	Slovenian Savings and Loan    Association of Franklin-Conemaugh Conemaugh Cambria County		585 Goucher Street Upper Yoder Township Cambria County	Approved

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

A. WILLIAM SCHENCK, III,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1719. Filed for public inspection September 16, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]

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