NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Actions on Applications

[39 Pa.B. 2442]
[Saturday, May 16, 2009]

   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 May 5, 2009.

   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

Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
4-22-2009	Great Bear Bank Allentown Lehigh County		Allentown	Approval Withdrawn

Interim Charter Applications

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
4-30-2009	Affinity Interim Bank Wyomissing Berks County		Wyomissing	Approved and Effective
	The purpose of Affinity Interim Bank, Wyomissing, is to merge with Affinity Bank of Pennsylvania, Wyomissing, to facilitate the proposed reorganization of Affinity Bank of Pennsylvania into a bank holding company structure whereby Affinity Bank of Pennsylvania will become the wholly-owned subsidiary of Affinity Bancorp, a new holding company in formation.

Holding Company Acquisitions

Date	Name of Corporation		Location	Action
4-29-2009	Chemung Financial Corporation, Elmira, NY, to acquire 100% of Canton Bancorp, Inc., Canton, PA, and thereby indirectly acquire Bank of Canton, Canton, PA, which will subsequently merge with and into Chemung Canal Trust Company, Elmira, NY, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chemung Financial Corporation		Elmira, NY	Approved

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
4-29-2009	NOVA Bank, Berwyn, and Pennsylvania Business Bank, Berwyn Surviving Institution: NOVA Bank, Berwyn		Berwyn	Approved
5-4-2009	Affinity Interim Bank, Wyomissing, and Affinity Bank of Pennsylvania, Wyomissing Surviving Institution: Affinity Interim Bank, Wyomissing, continuing under the name ''Affinity Bank of Pennsylvania''		Wyomissing	Filed
	Application filed in conjunction with the proposed reorganization of Affinity Bank of Pennsylvania, Wyomissing, into a bank holding company structure whereby Affinity Bank of Pennsylvania will become the wholly-owned subsidiary of Affinity Bancorp, a new holding company in formation.

Branch Applications

De Novo Branches

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
4-29-2009	Embassy Bank for the Lehigh Valley Bethlehem Northampton County		Route 248 and Corriere Road Lower Nazareth Township Northampton County	Approved
5-4-2009	Quaint Oak Bank Southampton Bucks County		1710 Union Boulevard Allentown Lehigh County	Filed

Branch Relocations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
4-29-2009	Beneficial Mutual Savings Bank Philadelphia Philadelphia County	To:	537 Baltimore Pike Springfield Delaware County	Approved
		From:	410 West Baltimore Pike Clifton Heights Delaware County

Branch Consolidations

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
4-24-2009	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Into:	2 West Main Street Mechanicsburg Cumberland County	Effective
		From:	Main and Filbert Streets Mechanicsburg Cumberland County

Branch Discontinuances

Date	Name of Bank		Location	Action
4-24-2009	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		70 Buckwalter Road Royersford Montgomery County	Closed
4-24-2009	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		8423 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia Philadelphia County	Closed
4-24-2009	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		636 Broadway McKees Rocks Allegheny County	Closed
4-24-2009	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		5925 Sixth Avenue Altoona Blair County	Closed
4-24-2009	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		1500 Garrett Road Upper Darby Delaware County	Closed
4-24-2009	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		815 East 38th Street Erie Erie County	Closed
4-24-2009	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		45 East Main Street Dallastown York County	Closed
4-24-2009	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		33 West Gay Street West Chester Chester County	Closed
4-25-2009	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		5045 Township Line Road Drexel Hill Delaware County	Closed
4-25-2009	Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia County		512 Pennsylvania Avenue Fort Washington Montgomery County	Closed
4-29-2009	Union Bank and Trust Company Pottsville Schuylkill County		101 South Front Street Auburn Schuylkill County	Filed
4-30-2009	Lafayette Ambassador Bank Easton Northampton County		215 Robinson Avenue Pen Argyl Northampton County	Closed
5-4-2009	Northwest Savings Bank Warren Warren County		325 Center Street Chardon Geauga County, OH	Filed

Articles of Amendment

Date	Name of Bank		Purpose	Action
4-15-2009	Affinity Bank of Pennsylvania Wyomissing Berks County		Amend the Sixth Article of the Articles of Incorporation	Filed
	Amendment to the Sixth Article of the institution's Articles of Incorporation provides for the issuance of common stock and preferred stock.
5-5-2009	Jonestown Bank and Trust Company of Jonestown, PA Jonestown Lebanon County		Amend Article V of the Articles of Incorporation	Approved and Effective
	Amendment to Article V of the institution's Articles of Incorporation excludes from otherwise applicable preemptive rights of shareholders the offer and sale of common stock under a dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan (or similar plan) approved by the Board of Directors in which holders of the outstanding shares are eligible to participate (subject to the terms and conditions of the plan).

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

Date	Name of Credit Union		Location	Action
5-1-2009	Alcose Credit Union, White Oak and Basil Community Credit Union, Pittsburgh Surviving Institution: Alcose Credit Union, White Oak		White Oak	Effective
	The sole office of Basil Community Credit Union, at the following location, will be operated as a branch office of Alcose Credit Union:
			1732 Brownsville Road Pittsburgh Allegheny County

   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. 09-879. Filed for public inspection May 15, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]

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