for the record

Northwestern Financial Review, Dec 1-Dec 14, 2004

FEDERAL RESERVE WEEKLY FILINGS

Oct. 23: Calumet County Bank, Brillion, Wis., authorized to establish a branch in Sherwood.

Michigan Heritage Bank, Farmington Hills, Mich., authorized to establish a branch in Wixom.

Union Colony Bank, Greeley, Colo., authorized to establish a branch in Evans.

Cass Information Systems, Inc., Bridgeton, Mo., authorized to acquire assets of NTransit, Inc., Wellington, Kan., and NTransit, LLC and thereby engage in data processing and management consulting activities.

Country Bancshares, Inc., Jamesport, Mo., authorized to retain shares of Branson Bancshares, Inc., Branson, and thereby retain Branson Bank.

Maries County Bancorp, Inc., Vienna, Mo., authorized to acquire 10.9 percent of Lone Summit Bancorp, Inc., Lake Lotawana, and thereby acquire Lone Summit Bank.

Marshall & Ilsley Corp., Milwaukee, authorized to acquire through Metavante Corp the limited liability company interests of NuEdge Systems, LLC, Brookfield, and thereby engage in data processing activities.

Wilber Co., Wilber, Neb., SSB Management LLC, and First National Johnson Bancshares, Inc., Johnson, authorized to acquire Hickman Corp., Hickman, and its subsidiary, First State Bank, Lincoln; to acquire Yutan Bancorp., Inc., Yutan, and Bank of Yutan; to acquire Yutan Insurance Agency; and for SSB Management LLC and First National Johnson Bancshares, Inc. to acquire additional shares of Wilber Co.

Comerica Bank, Detroit, filed to establish branches in Commerce Township, Mich.; and San Mateo, Calif., and Ontario, Calif.

Capitol Bancorp, Ltd., Lansing, Mich., filed to acquire Capitol Development Bancorp Limited I, Lansing, Mich., and thereby indirectly control Bank of Michigan (in organization), Farmington Hills, Mich., and by Capitol Development Bancorp Limited I to become a bank holding company by acquiring 51 percent of the voting shares of Bank of Michigan.

Rural Bancshares of Wisconsin, Inc., Fennimore, Wis. filed to become a bank holding company by acquiring 80 percent of LSB Holding Company, Livingston, Wis., and thereby indirectly acquire Livingston State Bank, Livingston.

Cornerstone Financial Services Group, Inc., Ottumwa, Iowa, filed to acquire West Liberty Holding Co., West Liberty, Iowa, and thereby indirectly acquire West Liberty State Bank, West Liberty.

Nashua Bancshares, Inc., Saint Paul, Minn., filed to become a bank holding company by acquiring First State Bank (in organization), Nashua, Iowa, and by FNSB Bancorp, Inc., Nashua, Iowa; Readlyn Bancshares, Inc., St. Paul; Britt Bancshares, Inc. St. Paul; Tripoli Bancshares, Inc. St. Paul, and Ashton Bancshares Inc., St. Paul, to acquire shares of Nashua Bancshares and thereby indirectly acquire First State Bank.

Marshall & Isley Corp., Milwaukee, filed to acquire, indirectly through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Metavante Corp, the VECTORsgi Holdings, Inc., Addison, Texas, and indirectly acquire VECTORsgi, Inc., and thereby engage in data processing activities and management consulting activities.

Peoples State Bank of Plainview, Minn., filed to merge with Red Cedar Bank, N.A., Boyceville, Wis., and thereby establish branches in Boyceville and Menomonie.

Bradley E. Bakken, St. Louis Park, Minn., filed to gain control of Bakken Securities, St. Louis Park, and thereby indirectly gain control of Citizens Independent Bank, St. Louis Park.

DCNB Holding Company, Clear Lake, S.D., filed to become a bank holding company by acquiring Deuel County National Bank, Clear Lake.

Independent Bancshares. Inc., Clarkfield, Minn., filed to acquire Clarkfield Holding Co., Clarkfield, and thereby indirectly acquire Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Clarkfield.

Vision Bank Holdings, Inc., Fargo, N.D., filed to become a bank holding company by acquiring VISIONBank, Fargo, a de nom bank.

Young Corp., Chillicothe, Mo., filed to become a bank holding company through the indirect retention of 20.34 percent Citizens Bancshares Co., Chillicothe, parent of Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Chillicothe.

Citizens Bancshares Co., Chillicothe, Mo., filed to acquire 12 percent of First Community Bancshares, Inc., Overland Park, Kan., parent of First Community Bank, Lee's Summit, Mo.

Notice by the M.L. Smith Revocable Trust, Brookfield, Mo., Mark L. Smith, trustee; the Ann E. Smith Revocable Trust and the Ann E. Smith Residuary Trust, both in Brookfield, Ann E. Smith, trustee; and Michael R. Smith, Perry, Iowa, to retain control of First Missouri Bancshares, Inc., parent of First Missouri National Bank, both in Brookfield.

ELECTIONS

The Nebraska Independent Community Bankers elected the following 2004-2005 leadership at its annual convention in Lincoln: Chairman Steven Ausdemore, Citizens National Bank of Wisner; Chairman-Elect Don Eberly, Stanton National Bank, Stanton; Vice Chairman Tom Jensen, First National Bank of Omaha; Secretary David Steffensmeier, First National Bank of Beemer; and Treasurer Arnold Lowell, Ceresco Bank, Ceresco. Immediate Past Chairman is Kathleen Thuman, Farmers State Bank Maywood, and President is Kurt Yost.