for the record

Northwestern Financial Review, Jan 1-Jan 14, 2005

FEDERAL RESERVE WEEKLY FILING

Nov. 27: Citizens Bank, Flint, Mich., authorized to establish branches in Walled Lake and Lake Orion, Mich.

Cornerstone Financial Services Group, Inc., Ottumwa, Iowa, authorized to acquire West Liberty Holding Company, West Liberty, and to acquire West Liberty State Bank.

SSB Management LLC, Wilber, Neb., Wilber Co., and First National Johnson Bancshares, Inc., Johnson, Neb., authorized to engage in the insurance business through the acquisition of Hickman Agency, LLC, Hickman, Neb.

QCR Holdings, Inc., Moline, III., filed to acquire Rockford Bank and Trust Company (in organization), Rockford, III. Rockford Bank and Trust Company also filed to become a member of the Federal Reserve System.

Rockford Bank and Trust Company (in organization), Rockford, III., filed to purchase the Rockford branch of Quad City Bank and Trust Company, Bettendorf, Iowa.

Dacotah Bank, Aberdeen, S.D., filed to merge with Dacotah Bank, RoIIa, N.D., and Dacotah Bank, Valley City, N.D., and establish seven branches.

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

Dolphin Family Limited Partnership, Blaine, Minn., filed to become a bank holding company by acquiring 13.55 percent of Crosstown Holding Company, Blaine, parent of 21st Century Bank, Loretto, Minn. Dolphin Family Management Co., Blaine, filed to become a bank holding company by acquiring indirect control of 13.55 percent of Crosstown Holding Company as general partner of Dolphin Family Limited Partnership.

Maximum Holding International, Inc., Brooklyn Park, Minn., filed to become a bank holding company by acquiring First Security Bank - Sanborn, Minn.

Notice filed by Bradley E. Bakken, St. Louis Park, Minn., to gain control of Bakken securities, St. Louis Park, and thereby gain control of Citizens Independent Bank, St. Louis Park.

Nov. 20: Community State Bank, Avilla, Ind., authorized to establish a branch in Kendallville, Ind.

Iowa State Bank, Hull, Iowa, authorized to establish a branch in Sanborn, Iowa.

The Farmers State Bank of Waupaca, Wis., authorized to establish a branch in Fremont, Wis.

Wintrust Financial Corp., Lake Forest, III., filed to acquire Antioch Holding Company, Antioch, III., and thereby acquire State Bank of The Lakes, Antioch.

Notice filed by Lyndon L. Krause and David D. Krause, Winnebago, Minn., to gain control of Krause Financial, Inc., Winnebago, and thereby gain control of First Nat'1. Bank in Winnebago.

Adams Bank and Trust, Ogallala, Neb., filed to establish a branch in Firestone, CoIo.

First Bankshares of Las Animas, Inc., Las Animas, CoIo., filed to acquire 9 percent of Southern Colorado National Bancorp, Inc., and thereby acquire Southern Colorado National Bank, both of Pueblo, CoIo.

Notification filed by Robert E. Schmidt, Hays, Kan., to acquire control of Hanston Insurance Agency, Inc., parent of Hanston State Bank, both of Hanston, Kan.

Nov. 13: Parkway Bancorp, Inc., Harwood Heights, III., filed to establish a wholly owned subsidiary, Parkway Financial, Inc., Harwood Heights, to acquire a 49.9 percent interest in Parkway Mortgage & Financial Center, LLC, Des Moines, Iowa, and thereby engage in residential real estate mortgage lending.

The Callaway Bank, Fulton, Mo., filed to establish a branch in Fulton.

Notice filed by Joel D. Neisen, Burnsville, Minn., Jeffery A. Neisen, Vadnais Heights, Minn., Timothy J. Neisen, Ormsby, Minn., Mary K. Laxen, Shakopee, Minn., and Brian J. Neisen, Sugarland, Texas, to gain control of Ormsby Bancshares, Inc., Ormsby, Minn, and thereby acquire Ormsby State Bank.

Notice filed by Craig K. Potts, Henderson, Nev., to gain control of security State Agency of Aitkin, Inc., Aitkin, Minn., and thereby gain control of security State Bank of Aitkin.

Notice filed by Walter David Scott, Amy Scott, and Sandra Parker, all of Omaha, Neb.; and Karen Dixon, Leawood, Kan., to acquire control of DB Holding Company, Inc., parent of Omaha State Bank, both in Omaha.

STATE FILINGS

Colorado

FirstBank of Northern Colorado opened a branch on Oct. 19 in Windsor.

First Western Trust Bank of Northern Colorado opened a branch in Fort Collins on Oct. 21.

Valley Bank & Trust opened a branch in Dacono on Oct. 22.

FirstBank of Colorado-Colorado Mills opened a branch in Golden on Oct. 25.

Illinois

First Banks, Inc., Hazelwood, Mo., filed to acquire control of Hillside Investors, Ltd., and CIB Bank, Hillside, III.

The following banks have applied to open branches. The location of the new branch is in parentheses:

Bank of Stronghurst, (Little York); Banklllinois, Champaign (East Peoria); Banterra Bank, Marion (mobile branch); casey State Bank (Patoka, Ind.); First County Bank, New Baden (O'Fallon); Heritage State Bank, Lawrenceville, (Vincennes, Ind.); Labe Bank, Chicago (Chicago); Libertyville Bank & Trust Co. (Mundelein); Northbrook Bank & Trust Co. (Northfield); Oak Brook Bank (Homer Glen and Elmhurst); Peoples Bank & Trust Co., Pana (Springfield); Soy Capital Bank and Trust Co., Decatur (McLean, Peoria and Springfield); The First Commercial Bank, Chicago (Chicago).