NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[31 Pa.B. 1381]

   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 February 27, 2001.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Conversions

Date	Name of Institution		Location	Action
2-26-01	First Financial Savings    Association Downingtown Chester County       To: First Financial Bank Downingtown Chester County		Downingtown	Filed
	Application represents conversion from a State-chartered stock savings association to a State-chartered bank and trust company.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-21-01	Iron and Glass Bank Pittsburgh Allegheny County		Pittsburgh	Approved
	Purchase of Assets/Assumption of Liabilities of One Branch Office of First Commonwealth Bank, Indiana, Located At:
	3400 South Park Road Bethel Park Allegheny County
2-21-01	The Peoples State Bank,    East Berlin, and    The Glen Rock State    Bank, Glen Rock    Surviving Institution--    The Peoples State Bank,    East Berlin		East Berlin	Approved
	Transaction includes the approval of Community Banks, Inc., the parent holding company of The Peoples State Bank, to acquire 100% of the voting shares of The Glen Rock State Bank.
2-22-01	Sun Bank Selinsgrove Snyder County		Selinsgrove	Approved
	Purchase of Assets/Assumption of Liabilities of One Branch of Mellon Bank, N.A., Pittsburgh, Located At:
	311 Market Street Lewisburg Union County

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-20-01	Somerset Trust Company Somerset Somerset County		807 Goucher St. Johnstown Cambria County	Opened
2-21-01	Jersey Shore State Bank Jersey Shore Lycoming County		1952 Waddle Road State College Centre County	Filed
2-27-01	Mifflinburg Bank and    Trust Company Mifflinburg Union County		Buffalo Valley    Lutheran Village 211 Fairground Road Lewisburg Union County (Limited Service Facility)	Opened

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-26-01	Beneficial Mutual    Savings Bank Philadelphia	To:	530 Walnut St. Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Approved
		From:	330 Market St. Philadelphia Philadelphia County

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Bank		Purpose	Action
2-21-01	Patriot Bank Pottstown Montgomery County		Amendment to Article III eliminates the authority of Patriot Bank to exercise trust powers.	Approved and Effective

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

Branch Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
2-26-01	First Financial Savings    Association Downingtown Chester County		830 E. Baltimore Pike Kennett Square Chester County	Filed

CREDIT UNIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
2-22-01	Freedom Credit Union,    Philadelphia, and Braceland    Federal Credit Union, Philadelphia    Surviving Institution--    Freedom Credit Union, Philadelphia		Philadelphia	Filed
2-23-01	Freedom Credit Union,    Philadelphia, and    W.E.H. Employees Federal    Credit Union, Philadelphia    Surviving Institution--    Freedom Credit Union, Philadelphia		Philadelphia	Effective

JAMES B. KAUFFMAN, Jr.,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-409. Filed for public inspection March 9, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]

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