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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 06-1910

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[36 Pa.B. 6001]
[Saturday, September 30, 2006]

   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 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 19, 2006.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Interim Charter Applications

DateName of BankLocationAction
9-18-06Unity Bank of Pennsylvania
Forks Township
Northampton County
Forks TownshipEffective
Interim bank is being chartered solely to facilitate the ability of Unity Bank, Clinton, NJ, a New Jersey-chartered bank, to establish a branch office in Pennsylvania. The Interim will be immediately merged with and into Unity Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Unity Bancorp, Inc., Clinton, NJ.

Holding Company Acquisition

DateName of CorporationLocationAction
9-1-06Juniata Valley Financial Corporation, Mifflintown, to acquire up to 39.2% of the outstanding common stock of The First National Bank of Liverpool, Liverpool, under the provisions of section 112 of the Banking Code of 1965MifflintownEffective
9-18-06Unity Bancorp, Inc., Clinton, New Jersey, to acquire 100% of Unity Bank Pennsylvania, Forks Township, PA, which will be merged with and into Unity Bank, Clinton, NJ, the wholly owned subsidiary of Unity Bancorp, Inc.Clinton, NJEffective

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

DateName of BankLocationAction
9-12-06CommunityBanks, Millersburg, and Sentry Trust Company, Chambersburg
Surviving Institution--
CommunityBanks, Millersburg
MillersburgApproved and Effective 9-15-06
Branch Acquired by means of Merger:
785 Fifth Avenue
Chambersburg
Franklin County

Branch Applications

DateName of BankLocationAction
9-12-06Keystone Nazareth Bank & Trust Company
Bethlehem
Northampton County
Giant Food Store
1241 Blakeslee Boulevard
Lehighton
Carbon County
Filed
9-12-06Integrity Bank
Camp Hill
Cumberland County
301 Colonial Road
Harrisburg
Lower Paxton Township
Dauphin County
Opened
9-14-06Abington Savings Bank
Jenkintown
Montgomery County
Lansdale Pavillion
407 South Broad Street
Lansdale
Montgomery County
Approved
9-14-06Bank of Hanover and Trust Company
Hanover
York County
1120 Fairfield Road
Gettysburg
Adams County
Approved
9-14-06Lafayette Ambassador Bank
Easton
Northampton County
North Third Street
Coopersburg
Lehigh County
Approved
9-18-06Prudential Savings Bank
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
23 North 3rd Street
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Filed

Branch Discontinuances

DateName of BankLocationAction
9-13-06Minersville Safe Deposit Bank & Trust Company
Minersville
Schuylkill County
Discontinuance of Three Branch Offices
Located at:
Approved
Fourth and Sunbury Streets
Minersville
Schuylkill County
100 West Main Street
Girardville
Schuylkill County
339 Main Street
Lavelle
Schuylkill County
9-14-06Omega Bank
State College
Centre County
1100 Spring Garden Drive
Middletown
Dauphin County
Filed
9-14-06Omega Bank
State College
Centre County
51 South Street
Steelton
Dauphin County
Filed
9-14-06Omega Bank
State College
Centre County
1110 East Simpson Street
Mechanicsburg
Cumberland County
Filed

Articles of Amendment

DateName of BankPurposeAction
9-14-06Sentry Trust Company
Chambersburg
Franklin County
Amendment to Article Third of the Articles of Incorporation in its entirety to read as follows: ''The purpose for which the institution is incorporated is to convert to a bank and trust company and immediately thereafter merge with and into CommunityBanks, a bank and trust company organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.''Approved and Effective

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Charter Conversions

DateName of Credit UnionLocationAction
9-6-06Lehigh Valley Educators Credit Union
Allentown
Lehigh County
AllentownWithdrawn
Notice represented a request for conversion from an occupational-based credit union to a community-based charter to serve ''all people who live, work, worship, attend school in, and businesses and other legal entities in Lehigh and Northampton County, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.''
9-18-06American Pride Credit Union
Altoona
Blair County
AltoonaEffective
Represents conversion from an occupational-based credit union to a community-based charter; the conversion will be completed by filing Articles of Amendment with the Department of State.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

DateName of Credit UnionLocationAction
9-13-06Freedom Credit Union, Philadelphia, and SE Family Federal Credit Union, Philadelphia
Surviving Institution--
Freedom Credit Union, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaApproved
9-14-06Butler Armco Employees Credit Union, Butler, and Butler County Postal Employees Federal Credit Union, Butler
Surviving Institution--
Butler Armco Employees Credit Union, Butler
ButlerFiled

Articles of Amendment

DateName of Credit UnionPurposeAction
9-18-06American Pride Credit Union
Altoona
Blair County
Amendment to Article XIII of the Articles of Incorporation provides for a change in the field of membership of said credit union to read as follows: ''The field of membership of this credit union will include persons who live, work, worship, attend school, perform voluntary service, or participate in associations, and businesses and other legal entities, including wholly-owned subsidiaries of businesses, located in Blair County Pennsylvania or Bedford County Pennsylvania; Members of their immediate families.''Effective

   The Department's website at www.banking.state.pa.us includes public notices for more recently filed applications.

VICTORIA A. REIDER,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-1910. Filed for public inspection September 29, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]



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