for the record

Northwestern Financial Review, Nov 15-Nov 30, 2003

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK'S WEEKLYFILINGS

Oct. 18: Northern States Financial Corp, Waukegan, III., filed to acquire Round Lake Bankcorp, Inc., Round Lake, III., and thereby acquire First State Bank of Round Lake.

ColoEast Bankshares, Inc., Lamar, CoIo., filed to acquire First National Bank of Tribune, Tribune, Kan.

Oct. 11: Chemical Financial Corp, Midland, Mich., filed to acquire Caledonia Financial Corp, Caledonia, Mich., and thereby acquire State Bank of Caledonia.

Wintrust Financial Corp, Lake Forest, III., filed to acquire Beverly Bank & Trust Co., Chicago.

Freedom Bancshares of Southern Missouri, Inc. Cassville, Mo., filed to become a bank holding company by acquiring Freedom Bank of Southern Missouri, Cassville.

Dacotah Bank, Aberdeen, S.D., proposes to establish a branch in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Bancorp III, Inc., Stillwell, Kan., filed to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of First Bank of Kansas City, Mo.

Oct. 4: First Midwest Bancorp, Inc., ltasca, III., filed to acquire CoVest Bancshares, Inc., Des Plaines, III., and thereby acquire CoVest Bane, Des Plaines.

Brian Dean Wolff, Adams, Minn., filed to gain control of Adams Bancshares, Inc., and thereby gain control of Farmers State Bank of Adams.

THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS

Associated Banc-Corp, Green Bay, Wis.: reported earnings of $58.4 million or 79 cents per diluted share compared to $53.5 million or 70 cents per diluted share for third quarter 2002.

Bank One Corp, Chicago: reported earnings of $883 million or 79 cents per diluted share, compared to $823 million or 70 cents per diluted share in third quarter 2002.

Comerica Bancshares, Detroit: reported earnings of $157 million or 89 cents per share compared to $24 million or 14 cents per share in third quarter 2002.

Marshall & llsley Corp, Milwaukee: reported earnings of $140.3 million or 61 cents per diluted share compared to $119.2 million or 54 cents per diluted share in third quarter 2002.

Northern Trust Corp, Chicago: reported earnings of $113.8 million or 51 cents per share or $96.4 million or 43 cents per share in third quarter 2002.

TCF Financial Corp, Minneapolis: reported earnings of $36 million or 51 cents per diluted share compared to $58.9 million or 80 cents per diluted share in third quarter 2002.

AMCORE Financial, Inc., Rockford, III.: reported earnings of $11.7 million or 47 cents per diluted share compared to $997,000 or 43 cents per diluted share in third quarter 2002.

Corus Bankshares, Chicago: reported earnings of $16.2 million or $1.12 per diluted share compared to $14.5 million or $1.01 per diluted share in third quarter 2002.

First Financial Corp, Terre Haute, Ind.: reported earnings of $19.6 million or $1.45 per share compared to $19.5 million or $1.42 per share in third quarter 2002.

First Indiana Corp, Indianapolis: reported earnings of $2.4 million or 16 cents per diluted share compared to $6.8 million or 43 cents per diluted share in third quarter 2002.

U.S. Bancorp, Minneapolis: reported earnings of $984.9 million or 51 cents per diluted share compared to $860.3 million or 45 cents per share for third quarter 2002.

Republic Bancorp lnc, Ann Arbor, Mich.: reported earnings of $15.8 million or 27 cents per diluted share compared to $14.3 million or 24 cent per diluted share in 2002.

Community First, Fargo, N.D.: reported earnings of $18.3 million or 48 cents per share compared to $20.4 million or 51 cents per share third quarter 2002.

Wells Fargo & Co, San Francisco: reported earnings of $1.6 billion or 92 cents per diluted share compared to $1.4 billion or 84 cents per diluted share in third quarter 2002.

UMB Financial Corp, Kansas City, Mo.: reported earnings of $13.2 million or 61 cents per share compared to $1.7 million or 52 per share third quarter 2002.

ELECTIONS

America's Community Bankers named these officers for 2003-2004. Chairman William W. Zuppe, Sterling Savings Bank, Spokane, Wash.; First Vice Chairman Harry P. Doherty, Sl Bank & Trust, Staten Island, N.Y.; second Vice Chairman F. Weller Meyer, Acacia Federal Savings Bank, Falls Church, Va.