for the record

Northwestern Financial Review, Jul 15-Jul 31, 2005

FEDERAL RESERVE WEEKLY FILINGS

June 18: United Bank & Trust, Marysville, Kan., authorized to establish a branch in Manhattan, Kan.

North Star Financial Holdings, Inc., Bingham Farms, Mien., authorized to become a bank holding company and to acquire N Star Community Bank, a de novo bank.

Tradition Bancshares, Inc., Edina, Minn., authorized to become a bank holding company and to acquire Tradition Capital Bank, a de now bank.

Comerica Bank, Detroit, authorized to establish two branches in California.

Port Byron State Bank, Port Byron, Ill., filed to establish a branch in Coal Valley, Ill.

AztecAmerica Financial Group, Inc., Berwyn, Ill., filed to become a bank holding company by acquiring AztecAmerica Bank (in organization), Berwyn.

Capitol Bancorp, Ltd., Lansing, Mien., and Capitol Development Bancorp Limited I, Lansing, filed to acquire 51 percent of Bank of San Francisco (in organization).

Notice filed by Ralph Mason, Bourbon, Ind., and Brad Mason, Bourbon, to acquire The First State Bank of Bourbon.

Lamplighter Financial, MHC, Wauwatosa, Wis., and Wauwatosa Holdings, Inc., filed to become a bank holding company by acquiring Wauwatosa Savings Bank.

Western Illinois Bancshares, Inc., Monmouth, Ill., filed to become a bank holding company by acquiring Midwest Bank of Western Illinois, Monmouth.

Bank of Lincoln County, Elsberry, Mo., filed to establish a branch in Winfield, Mo.

Notice filed by Nancy A. Malitz, Detroit, and Barbara G. Lee, Kalispell, Mont., to gain control of Ravalli County Bankshares, Inc., Hamilton, Mont., and thereby gain control of Ravalli County Bank, Hamilton, and West One Bank, Kalispell.

Vision Bancshares, Inc., St. Louis Park, Minn., filed to become a bank holding company by acquiring Vision Bank, St. Louis Park, a bank in organization.

June 4: Fifth Third Bank, Grand Rapids, Mich., authorized to establish Illinois branches in Lockport, Yorkville, Round Lake Beach, Chicago, Rockford and Des Plaines.

Sand Ridge Bank, Highland, Ind., authorized to establish a branch in Hastings, Mich.

Capitol Bancorp, Ltd., Lansing, Mich., authorized to acquire 51 percent of Capitol Development Bancorp Ltd. Il and thereby acquire Bank of Auburn Hills, a de novo bank; and for Capitol Development Bancorp Ltd. II to become a bank holding company and to acquire 51 percent of Bank of Auburn Hills.

Central Financial Corp., Hutchinson, Kan., authorized to acquire up to 17.66 percent of Parkway National Bancshares, Inc., Piano, Texas, and thereby acquire Parkway Bank, N.A.

Deerwood Bancshares, Inc., Deerwood, Minn., authorized to acquire Northome Bancshares, Inc., Northome, Minn., and thereby acquire Northland Community Bank.

Evans Bancshares, Inc., Evansdale, Iowa authorized to acquire First Resource Bank, Savage, Minn., a de novo bank.

Frontier Management, LLC, Madison, Neb., and Frontier Holdings, LLC, filed to become a bank holding company and to acquire The Bank of Madison.

Peotone Bancorp, Inc., Peotone, Ill., and Founders Group, Worth, Ill., authorized to acquire Vermilion Bancorp, Inc., Danville, Ill., and thereby acquire its subsidiary, American Savings Bank of Danville.

Symphony Bancorp, Indianapolis, authorized to become a bank holding company and to acquire Symphony Bank, a de novo bank.

Templeton Savings Bank, Templeton, Iowa, authorized to purchase the Manning, Iowa, branch of American Interstate Bank, Elkhorn, Neb.

WestStar Bank, Vail, Colo., filed to establish a branch in Fruita, Colo.

Sixth Bancshares, Inc., Salina, Kan., filed to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of Geneseo Bancshares, Inc., parent of Citizens State Bank, both in Geneseo, Kan.

Firs Tier Bancorp, Cheyenne, Wyo., filed to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of Union Bank Corp., parent of Union State Bank, both in Upton, Wyo.

Notice filed by Landon H. Rowland and Sarah F. Rowland, both of Kansas City, Mo., to acquire Garden City Bancshares, Inc., parent of Garden City Bank, both in Garden City, Mo.

ELECTIONS

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors named new officers at its annual meeting in May. Missouri Commissioner of Finance D. Eric McClure was elected CSBS chairman. Wyoming State Banking Commissioner Jeffrey Vogel was elected vice chairman while North Dakota Commissioner of Financial Institutions Timothy Karsky was elected secretary. Tom Gronstal, Iowa Superintendent of Banking, was elected to a two-year term as CSBS treasurer. Supervisor representing District II is Linda Walters, Michigan Commissioner of Financial and Insurance Services; Supervisor representing District IV is Clarence Morris, Commissioner of Banking for Kansas.

Nebraska Bankers Bank, Lincoln, Neb., elected David Ochsner, Geneva State Bank, Geneva, Neb., chairman. L.D. McDonald, president and CEO of Midwest Independent Bancshares, Jefferson City, Mo., was elected vice chairman. The board subsequently elected Bill Voss as president and CEO of NBB. Hounding out the board serving one-year terms, are: Wes Condron, America's Community Bank, Blue Springs, Mo.; Greg Hohl, Wahoo State Bank, Wahoo, Neb.; William McDaniel, Community Bank of Raymore, Mo.; Steve claybaugh, Commercial Bank, Nelson, Neb.; Gary Meyer, Peoples-Webster County Bank, Red Cloud, Neb.; Jim Stanoscheck, State Bank of Odell, Neb., and David Norton, Filley Bank, Filley, Neb.