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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 04-1919

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF BANKING

Action on Applications

[34 Pa.B. 5812]

   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 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 October 5, 2004.

BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Holding Company Acquisitions

DateName of CorporationLocationAction
9-28-04ESB Financial Corporation,
Ellwood City, to acquire
100% of PHSB Financial
Corporation, Beaver Falls
Ellwood CityFiled
9-29-04F. N. B. Corporation, Hermitage,
to acquire 100% of the voting
shares of Slippery Rock Financial
Corporation, Slippery Rock
HermitageApproved
9-29-04Sterling Financial Corporation,
Lancaster, to acquire 100% of
the voting shares of The Pennsylvania
State Banking Company, Camp Hill
LancasterApproved
As a result of the holding company merger, Pennsylvania State Bank, Camp Hill, a wholly owned banking subsidiary of The Pennsylvania State Banking Company, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Sterling Financial Corporation.
10-1-04Leesport Financial Corp.,
Wyomissing, acquired 100% of
the voting shares of Madison
Bancshares Group, Ltd., Blue Bell
WyomissingEffective
10-1-04Omega Financial Corporation,
State College, acquired 100%
of Sun Bancorp, Inc., Lewisburg,
and thereby indirectly acquired
Sun Bank, Lewisburg, which was
merged with and into Omega Bank, N. A., State College
State CollegeEffective
As a result of this transaction, Sentry Trust Company, Chambersburg, a nondepository trust subsidiary of Sun Bank, was acquired by Omega Financial Corporation and became a subsidiary of Omega Bank, N. A.

Consolidations, Mergers and Absorptions

DateName of BankLocationAction
9-28-04ESB Savings Bank, Ellwood City,
and Peoples Home Savings Bank,
Beaver Falls
Surviving Institution--
ESB Savings Bank, Ellwood City
Ellwood CityFiled
9-30-04First Financial Bank
Downingtown
Chester County
DowningtownFiled
Purchase of assets/assumption of
liabilities of one branch of
PNC Bank, N. A., Pittsburgh,
Located at:
Pennsylvania Avenue and
First Street
Avondale
Chester County
10-1-04Leesport Bank, Wyomissing,
and The Madison Bank,
Blue Bell
Surviving Institution--
Leesport Bank, Wyomissing
WyomissingEffective
As a result of the merger, all branches of The Madison Bank, including the former main office, will become branches of Leesport Bank.
1767 Sentry Parkway West
Blue Bell
Montgomery County

Branch Applications

DateName of BankLocationAction
9-7-04Stonebridge Bank
Exton
Chester County
600 West Germantown Pike
Plymouth Meeting
Montgomery County
Opened
9-22-04Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Medford Acme
175 Route 70
Medford
Burlington County, NJ
Opened
9-24-04Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Broomall Acme
Lawrence Park Shopping Center
1991 Sproul Road
Broomall
Delaware County
Opened
9-28-04First Financial Bank
Downingtown
Chester County
321 North Third Street
Oxford
Chester County
Filed
9-28-04Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Acme
720 Downingtown Pike
West Chester
Chester County
Opened
9-29-04Royal Bank America
Narbeth
Montgomery County
7001 West Chester Pike
Upper Darby
Delaware County
Opened
9-30-04First CornerStone Bank
King of Prussia
Montgomery County
Ridley Shopping Center
160 Morton Avenue
Ridley Park
Delaware County
Approved
10-1-04Greenville Savings Bank
Greenville
Mercer County
3302 Wilmington Road
New Castle
Lawrence County
Filed
10-4-04First Commonwealth Bank
Indiana
Indiana County
Pittsburgh Mills Circle
Frazer Township
Allegheny County
Filed

Branch Relocations

DateName of BankLocationAction
9-30-04Farmers First Bank
Lititz
Lancaster County
To:1570 Manheim Pike
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Filed
From:2006 Miller Road
East Petersburg
Lancaster County
10-4-04Fulton Bank
Lancaster
Lancaster County
To:2057 South Queen Street
York Township
York County
Filed
From:2081 Springwood Road
York Township
York County

Branch Discontinuances

DateName of BankLocationAction
9-30-04The Madison Bank
Blue Bell
Montgomery County
Summit Square Shopping Center
Route 413 and Doublewoods Road
Langhorne
Bucks County
Effective
9-30-04The Madison Bank
Blue Bell
Montgomery County
One Abington Plaza
101 Old York Road
Jenkintown
Montgomery County
Effective

Articles of Amendment

DateName of BankPurposeAction
9-30-04Prudential Trust Company
Scranton
Lackawanna County
Amendment to Article III
reflects the removal of
references to ''The Prudential
Insurance Company of America''
from the purpose clause.
Effective

SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS

No activity.

CREDIT UNIONS

No activity.

A. WILLIAM SCHENCK, III,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-1919. Filed for public inspection October 22, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]



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