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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 10-109

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Withdrawn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Withdrawn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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