for the record

Northwestern Financial Review, May 15-May 31, 2005

FEDERAL RESERVE

WEEKLY FILINGS

April 9: Bank of Geneva, Ind., authorized to establish a branch in Portland.

Citizens Bancshares Co., Chillicothe, Mo.; Young Partners, LP; and Young Corp., authorized to acquire additional shares, for a total of 6.95 percent, of Clayco Bane Corp., Claycomo. and thereby acquire CSB Bank. The same shareholder group also authorized to acquire additional shares, for a total of 23.3 percent, of First Community Bancshares, Inc., Overland Park, Kan., and thereby acquire First Community Bank, Lee's Summit, Mo.

CNB Community Bancorp, Inc., Hillsdale, Mich., authorized to become a bank holding company and to acquire Hillsdale County National Bank.

Great River Financial Group, Inc., Burlington, Iowa, authorized to acquire Two Rivers Bank and Trust, Johnston, a de novo bank.

QCR Holdings, Inc., Moline, Ill., authorized to engage de novo in extending credit and servicing loans through a joint venture by its subsidiary, Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Village Bank and Trust of Arlington Heights, Ill., filed to merge with First Northwest Bank, Arlington Heights.

Family Merchants Bancorp., Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, filed to become a bank holding company by acquiring Family Merchants Bank (in organization), Cedar Rapids.

Mainsour Financial Group, Inc., Greensburg, Ind., filed to acquire Madison Bank & Trust Co., Madison, Ind.

Peotone Bancorp, Inc., Peotone, Ill., filed to acquire up to 20.06 percent of SouthwestUSA Corp., Las Vegas, Nev., and thereby indirectly acquire SouthwestUSA Bank, Las Vegas.

First Suburban Bancorp Corp., Maywood, Ill., proposes to acquire Water Street Capital Markets LLC, Glendale Heights, Ill., and thereby to engage in securities brokerage activities.

SouthernTrust Bancshares, Inc., Goreville, Ill., filed to become a bank holding company by acquiring SouthernTrust Bank, Goreville (in organization).

Stockgrowers State Bank ESOP, Ashland, Kan., filed to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of an additional 24 percent, for a total of 35 percent, of Stockgrowers Bane Corp, parent of Stockgrowers State Bank, both of Ashland.

Signature Acquisition Co., Inc., Olathe, Kan., filed to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of Citizens Agency, Inc., Haddam, Kan., parent of Frontier Bank, Haddam, and immediately thereafter, to be merged into Signature Bancshares, Inc., Olathe.

Signature Bancshares, Inc., Olathe, Kan., filed to become a bank holding company through the acquisition Citizens Agency, Inc., Haddam, Kan., parent of Frontier Bank, Haddam.

Notification filed by Joel H. Wiens, Cheyenne, Wyo., to acquire control of Union Bank Corp., parent of Union State Bank, both of Upton, Wyo.

TSB Bank, Marshalltown, Iowa, has received an outstanding rating for small-bank CRA compliance.

STATE FILINGS

Colorado

Home State Bank, Fort Collins, opened its Raintree branch on March 17.

FirstBank of Adams County, Thornton, opened a branch March 7.

Millennium Bank of Vail authorized to open a branch.

Bank of the West authorized to open a loan production office in Denver.

Illinois

Arthur R. Murray, Inc., authorized to acquire Dewey State Bank.

Martin B. Rowe authorized to acquire control of First Eldorado Bancshares, Inc., the holding company for First State Bank of Eldorado.

Bobette Pfeffer Gerlach authorized to acquire W.B. Bancorp., Inc., the holding company for Warren-Boynton State Bank, New Berlin, Ill.

Village Bank and Trust of North Barrington has changed its name to State Bank and Trust.

Westbank of Hillside has changed its name to Inland Bank and Trust.

Busey Bank, Urbana, has filed to open a branch in Normal.

Cole Taylor Bank, Chicago, has filed to open a branch in Orland Park.

Heartland Bank and Trust Co., Bloomington, has filed to open a branch in Peoria.

Main Street Bank & Trust, Champaign, has filed to open a branch in Peoria.

Royal American Bank, Inverness, has filed to open a branch in Buffalo Grove.

Standard Bank and Trust Co., Hickory Hills, has filed to open a branch in Oak Lawn.

Devon Bank, Chicago, has filed to establish Devon Bank Client Service, LLC #119 and Devon Bank Client Service LLC. #120.

First Personal Bank, Orland Park, has filed to establish First Personal Insurance Services, Inc.

Indiana

City Savings Bank, Michigan City, is opening a branch in Valparaiso.

Lincoln Bank FSB, Plainfield, is converting to a State Commercial Bank from a Federal Stock Savings Bank.

Iowa

Application approved for Connie Klemm and GL Nordbrock Family Trust to acquire Adair Insurance Agency, Inc., from Gerald L. Nordbrock.

People Trust & Savings Bank, Adel, authorized to open a branch in Clive.

Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Co., authorized to establish a limited purpose bank office in Cedar Rapids.

Hansen Family authorized to acquire DeWitt Bancorp, Inc.

Community Savings Bank, Robins, is merging into Community Savings Bank Edgewood.

Iowa State Bank & Trust Company, Iowa City, authorized to operate a branch approximately one hour per week in the Oaknoll retirement home in Iowa City.

Two Rivers Bank and Trust, a new state-chartered bank, has received a charter to open in Johnston.