For the record

Northwestern Financial Review, Oct 1-Oct 14, 2003

FEDERAL RESERVE WEEKLY FILINGS

August 30: Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company, Columbus, Ind., filed to establish a branch in Greenwood, Ind.

August 23: North Shore Community Bank and Trust Company, Wilmette, Ill., filed to establish a branch in Chicago.

Citizens State Bank of Arlington, S.D., filed to merge with First State Bank of Sinai, S.D., and thereby establish a branch in Sinai.

Signature Bancshares, Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., filed to become a bank holding company by acquiring Signature Bank, Minnetonka.

August 16: Baylake Bank, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., filed to purchase the assets of the Kewaunee, Wis., branch of M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Milwaukee, and establish a branch in Kewaunee.

Legacy Bank & Trust Company, Plato, Mo., filed to establish a branch in Mountain Grove, Mo.

Gale Mark Hoese, David Kurt Hoese, Terry Clayton Hoese, all of Glencoe, Minn., and Todd Curtis Hoese, Waconia, Minn., filed to gain control of Commercial Bancshares, Inc., Bloomington, Minn.

STATE FILINGS

Colorado

Integrity Bank, Monument, granted permission to open as a de novo bank.

Concord EFS Interim Industrial Bank, Englewood, has applied to become a de novo bank.

First United Bank granted approval to open a branch in Castle Rock.

The Eastern Colorado Bank granted approval to open a branch in Colorado Springs under the name Garden of the Gods Bank.

Illinois

First Bank, Capron, granted approval to merge into Blackhawk State Bank, Beloit, Wis.

Farbod S. Zohouri filed to gain control of Texaco State Bank, Texaco.

Westbank granted approval to relocate an office to Hillside from Westchester.

Advance Bank, Lansing, granted approval to merge into Charter One Bank, Cleveland, Ohio.

The First National Bank of Coulterville filed to merge into First State Bank of Campbell Hill.

The following banks filed to establish branches in Illinois. The communities affected follow the bank: Archer Bank, Bridgeview, Chicago, and Palos Heights; Banterra Bank, Marion; First Choice Bank, St. Charles; Metropolitan Bank and Trust, Lyons; Oak Brook Bank, Northbrook; Plaza Bank, Niles; Harris Bank Frankfort, Flossmoor; North Community Bank, Chicago; First Bank & Trust, Evanston; Glenview State Bank, Northbrook; Libertyville Bank & Trust, Libertyville; Country Bank, Taylor Ridge; First Trust Bank of Illinois, Bourbonnais; and Heartland Bank and Trust, Metamora.

Indiana

Lafayette Community Bank filed to open a branch in Lafayette.

Iowa

Raccoon Valley State Bank, Adel, applied to merge into Perry State Bank, Perry.

First State Bank, Conrad, filed to relocate a branch within Parkersburg.

East Dubuque Savings Bank, Dubuque, applied to convert to a state chartered bank.

Farmers State Bank, Northwood, filed to establish a branch in Mason City.

Central Bank, Storm Lake, filed to relocate a branch within Sioux City.

Kansas

The Farmers State Bank, McPherson, filed to become a de novo bank.

Michigan

1st State Bank, Saginaw, filed to become a de novo bank.

Mercantile Bank of West Michigan, Grand Rapids, received approval to relocate its main office within Grand Rapids.

Midwest Guaranty Bank, Troy, granted trust powers.

Minnesota

Rural American Bank, East Grand Forks, granted approval to merge into Community National Bank of Grand Forks, N.D.

Border State Bank of Greenbush granted approval to amended name to Border State Bank, and establish branches in Roseau, Badger and Baudette.

Community Bank Corp., Chaska, granted approval to open a branch in Chanhassen.

Missouri

Reliance Bank, Des Peres, filed to establish a branch in Chesterfield.

First Community Bank, Knob Noster, filed to relocate its main office within Knob Noster.

Page Bancshares, Liberty, granted approval to acquire Griffin Bancshares, Cameron.

The following banks filed to establish branches in Missouri. The communities affected follow the bank: Allegiant Bank, St. Louis; Reliance Bank, Chesterfield; Independent Farmers Bank, Stewartsville; Bank of Bloomsdale, St. Genevieve; Premier Bank, Columbia; Community First Bank of Missouri, Kirksville, and Great Southern Bank, Springfield.

Nebraska

World's Foremost Bank, Sidney, granted approval to convert to a state bank charter.

FirsTier Bank, Bushnell, granted approval to relocate its main office within Bushnell.

Farmers State Bank, Maywood, filed to acquire State Bank of Trenton and establish a branch.

Bank of Clarks, granted approval to acquire Farmers State Bank, Silver Creek, and establish a branch to be named Farmers State Bank, a Branch of Bank of Clarks.

The following banks filed to establish branches in Nebraska. The communities affected follow the bank: Heritage Bank, Kearney; Security First Bank, Omaha; The Tilden Bank, Creighton; Hastings State Bank, Lincoln, and Valley Bank & Trust Company, Ft. Collins, Colo.

North Dakota

Jane D. Kirby denied permission to acquire NoDak State Trust Company, Bismarck.

Page State Bank, Page, filed to merge into The Fingal State Bank, Fingal.

McVille State Bank, McVille, filed to establish a branch in Sykeston.

State Bank of Fargo, applied to exercise trust powers.

Wisconsin

Merchants & Manufacturers Bancorp., Inc. Brookfield, granted approval to acquire Random Lake Bancorp, Limited, and Wisconsin State Bank, Random Lake, in addition to Reedsburg Bancorp., Inc., and The Reedsburg Bank, Reedsburg.