for the record

Northwestern Financial Review, Dec 15-Dec 31, 2008

FEDERAL RESERVE WEEKLY FILINGS

Nov. 22: Garnavillo Bank Corp.. Garnavillo, Iowa, authorized to engage in extending credit and servicing loans.

Hoosier Heartland State Bancorp, Crawfordsville, Ind., authorized to become a bank holding company and to acquire Linden State Bancorp, Linden, and thereby acquire Linden State Bank, and to acquire New Ross Bancorp, New Ross, and thereby acquire Farmers State Bank.

National Bancshares, Inc., Bettendorf, Iowa granted a waiver of application to acquire First Wisconsin Bank and Trust, Brookfield, Wis., in connection with its merger with National's subsidiary bank, The National Bank, Moline, III.

First Community Financial Partners. Inc., Joliet, III., filed to acquire at least 50.1 percent of Burr Ridge Bank and Trust (in organization), Bur Ridge, III.

Golden Eagle Bancorp, Inc., Woodstock, III., filed to become a bank holding company by acquiring Golden Eagle Community Bank, Woodstock.

Grant County State Bancshares. Inc., ESOR Swayzee, Ind., filed to increase its ownership to 41.6 percent of Grant County State Banschares, Inc., Swayzee, and thereby increase its ownership of Grant County State Bank, Swayzee.

Paramount Bank, Farmington Hills. Mich., filed to merge with Paramount Bank, Las Vegas, Nev.

Peoples Bancorp. Inc., Prairie du Chien, Wis., filed to acquire Security State Bank, Guttenberg. Iowa.

White River Capital, Inc., Indianapolis, filed to become a bank holding company by acquiring First Chicago Bancorp, Itasca, III., and thereby acquire First Chicago Bank & Trust, Itasca, III.

First Chicago Bank & Trust. Itasca, III., filed to establish a branch in Chicago.

Notice filed by John E. Post, Coon Rapids. Minn., to gain control of Community Pride Bank Corp, Ham Lake, Minn., and thereby gain control of Community Pride Bank, Isanti, Minn.

Security Financial Bank, Durand, Wis., filed to establish a branch in Eau Claire, Wis.

Union State Banc Holding Company, Clay Center, Kan., filed to become a bank holding company through the acquisition of Union State Bank, Clay Center.

Nov. 15: First Merchants Corporation, Muncie. Ind., filed to acquire Lincoln Bancorp, Plainfield, Ind., and Lincoln Bank.

Notice by First National Bank of Sparta Profit Sharing Plan, together with David Hauskins, Sparta, III., Mary Hauskins, Sparta, The Roger L. Deterding Declaration of Trust. The Nancy K. Deterding Declaration of Trust, and Mary Lou Bauer, Red Bud, III., to gain control of First Bancorp of Sparta, Ltd., Sparta.

Change in control notice filed by the Claire L. Erickson Irrevocable Trust, Hudson. Wis., and others which collectively are part of a group acting in concert with David Erickson, Hudson, to gain and/or retain control of Freedom Bancorp., Inc., Lindstrom, Minn., and thereby gain and/or retain control of Lake Area Bank, Lindstrom.

Change in control notice filed by the Claire L. Erickson Irrevocable Trust Il and others of Hudson, Wis., which collectively are part of a group acting in concert with Kristi Erickson Kampmeyer. Sunfish Lake. Minn., and Marilyn J. Kron, Hudson, to gain control of Waseca Bancshares, Inc.. Waseca, Minn., and thereby gain control of Roundbank, Waseca.

First State Bank of Hotchkiss. Colo., filed to merge with Colorado Mountain Bank, Westcliffe, Colo.. Paonia State Bank, Paonia, Colo.. Paonia Financial Services, Inc., Denver, and Orchard Valley Financial Corp., Denver, and thereto establish two branches in Delta and Westcliffe, and to operate under the title of First State Bank of Hotchkiss.

Nov. 8: Alpine Bank & Trust Co.. Rockford, III., authorized to establish a branch in Rockford.

Collegiate Peaks Bank. Buena Vista, Colo., authorized to establish branches in Denver and Aurora. Colo.

First Farmers Bank & Trust, Converse, Ind., authorized to establish a branch in Marion, lnd.

First Community Financial Partners, Inc., Joliet, III., authorized to acquire shares of First Community Bank of Homer Glen & Lockport (in organization). Homer Glen, III.

Marshall & llsley Corporation, Milwaukee, authorized to acquire Taplin, Cánida & Habacht, Inc., Miami, FIa., and retain its interest in TCH Ml LLC, Milwaukee, and thereby engage in financial and investment advisory and securities brokerage activities.

Linden State Bank, Linden, Ind., authorized to merge with Farmers State Bank, New Ross, Inc.. and thereby establish four branches.

Notice filed by Carrie A. Zorich, Muscatine, Iowa; Daniel P. Stein, Muscatine; and Timothy J. Stein, Madison, Wis., to gain control of Central Bancshares, Inc., Muscatine, and thereby gain control of Central State Bank. Muscatine; Farmers and Merchants Bank. Galesburg, III.; Freedom Security Bank, Coralville, Iowa; and West Chester Savings Bank, Washington, Iowa.

Mt. Sterling Bancorp, Inc., Mt. Sterling, III., filed to acquire Timewell State Bank, Timewell, III.

Lindoe, Inc., Ordway, Colo., filed to acquire up to 100 percent of Southern Colorado National Bancorp.. Inc., Pueblo. Colo., and thereby acquire Southern Colorado National Bank, Pueblo.

Nov. 1: Illinois National Bancorp, Inc., Springfield, III., authorized to engage de novo in lending activities.