INTERCHANGE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP /NJ/
10-Q, 1996-11-14
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS
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                   INTERCHANGE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (in thousands)

<CAPTION>
                                                                                                     SEPTEMBER 30,      December 31,
                                                                                                         1996               1995
                                                                                                    --------------     -------------

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ASSETS

Cash and due from banks ....................................................................            $ 26,510            $ 25,151
Federal funds sold .........................................................................                 200                --
                                                                                                        --------            --------

Total cash and cash equivalents ............................................................              26,710              25,151
                                                                                                        --------            --------

Securities held to maturity at amortized cost  (approximate
      market value of $73,197 and $75,611 ) ................................................              73,096              74,688
                                                                                                        --------            --------
Securities available for sale at estimated  market value
      (amortized cost of $49,215 and $66,604 ) .............................................              49,279              67,545
                                                                                                        --------            --------

Loans ......................................................................................             333,542             311,164
Less:  Allowance for loan losses ...........................................................               3,567               3,647
                                                                                                        --------            --------
Net loans ..................................................................................             329,975             307,517
                                                                                                        --------            --------

Premises and equipment, net ................................................................               5,346               5,510
Foreclosed real estate .....................................................................                 653               1,213
Accrued interest receivable and other assets ...............................................               8,262               9,833
                                                                                                        --------            --------

TOTAL ASSETS ...............................................................................            $493,321            $491,457
                                                                                                        ========            ========

LIABILITIES

Deposits

      Noninterest bearing ..................................................................            $ 73,982            $ 69,213
      Interest bearing .....................................................................             361,668             367,239
                                                                                                        --------            --------

Total deposits .............................................................................             435,650             436,452

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase .............................................              10,150               1,704
Short-term borrowings ......................................................................               1,250               9,200
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities .............................................               3,627               3,860
                                                                                                        --------            --------

TOTAL LIABILITIES ..........................................................................             450,677             451,216
                                                                                                        --------            --------

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Common stock ...............................................................................               4,733               4,495
Capital surplus ............................................................................              14,932              12,110
Retained earnings ..........................................................................              22,913              22,990
Unrealized gain - securities available for sale, net of income taxes .......................                  66                 646
                                                                                                        --------            --------

Total stockholders' equity .................................................................              42,644              40,241
                                                                                                        --------            --------

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY .................................................            $493,321            $491,457
                                                                                                        ========            ========
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See notes to consolidated financial statements
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                   INTERCHANGE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                      (in thousands except per share data)
<CAPTION>

                                                                                Three months ended                Nine months ended
                                                                                   September 30,                    September 30,
                                                                             ------------------------            -------------------
                                                                                 1996          1995            1996            1995
                                                                                ------        ------          -------        -------
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INTEREST INCOME

Interest and fees on loans ............................................        $ 7,295        $ 6,878         $21,468        $20,368
Interest on federal funds sold ........................................              5            179             375            368
Interest and dividends on securities
    Taxable interest income ...........................................          1,874          2,235           5,664          6,791
    Interest income exempt from federal income taxes ..................             49             12              79             41
    Dividends .........................................................             39             43             115            123
                                                                               -------        -------         -------        -------

TOTAL INTEREST INCOME .................................................          9,262          9,347          27,701         27,691
                                                                               -------        -------         -------        -------

INTEREST EXPENSE

Interest on deposits ..................................................          3,488          3,730          10,626         10,813
Interest on short-term borrowings .....................................             89             90             344            352
Interest on long-term borrowings ......................................           --               23            --              130
                                                                               -------        -------         -------        -------

TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE ................................................          3,577          3,843          10,970         11,295
                                                                               -------        -------         -------        -------

NET INTEREST INCOME ...................................................          5,685          5,504          16,731         16,396
Provision for loan losses .............................................            150            225             550            825
                                                                               -------        -------         -------        -------
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION
 FOR LOAN LOSSES ......................................................          5,535          5,279          16,181         15,571
                                                                               -------        -------         -------        -------

NONINTEREST INCOME

Service fees on deposit accounts ......................................            397            375           1,161          1,110
Net gain on sale of loans available for sale ..........................           --             --              --               22
Net gain on sale of securities available for sale .....................           --             --               235             15
Accretion of discount in connection with acquisition ..................            131            190             511            570
Other .................................................................            197            256             990          1,233
                                                                               -------        -------         -------        -------

TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME ..............................................            675            821           2,897          2,950
                                                                               -------        -------         -------        -------

NONINTEREST EXPENSES

Salaries and benefits .................................................          1,919          1,798           5,722          5,468
Net occupancy .........................................................            539            522           1,637          1,547
Furniture and equipment ...............................................            171            177             534            506
Advertising and promotion .............................................            213            201             561            580
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation assessment ......................            129            (14)            154            451
Foreclosed real estate expense ........................................            116             46             235            156
Other .................................................................          1,191          1,193           3,499          3,155
                                                                               -------        -------         -------        -------

TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSES ............................................          4,228          3,923          12,342         11,863
                                                                               -------        -------         -------        -------

Income before  income taxes ...........................................          1,982          2,177           6,736          6,658

Income taxes ..........................................................            694            762           2,358          2,273
                                                                               -------        -------         -------        -------

NET INCOME ............................................................        $ 1,288        $ 1,415         $ 4,378        $ 4,385
                                                                               =======        =======         =======        =======

PER COMMON SHARE ......................................................        $  0.45        $  0.49         $  1.54        $  1.52
                                                                               =======        =======         =======        =======

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See notes to consolidated financial statements
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                   INTERCHANGE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

           CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                 (in thousands)

                                                                                                     Unrealized
                                                                                                     Gain/(Loss)
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                          on
                                                                                                      Securities
                                                       Preferred    Common     Capital     Retained   Available   Treasury
                                                         Stock      Stock      Surplus     Earnings   for Sale     Stock      Total
                                                         --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Balance at January 1, 1995 .......................   $  5,000    $  4,495    $ 11,333    $ 18,737   $ (1,813)   $ (2,623)   $35,129
Net income .......................................                                          4,385                             4,385
Dividends on common stock at $0.514 per share (1)                                          (1,456)                           (1,456)
Dividends on preferred stock .....................                                            (85)                              (85)
Purchase of 32,000 preferred shares ..............                                                                (1,600)    (1,600)
Retirement of 100,000 shares of preferred stock ..     (5,000)                    777                              4,223        --
Increase in market valuation - securities
    available for sale, net of income taxes ......                                                     1,226                  1,226
                                                     --------    --------    --------    --------   --------    --------    --------

Balance at September 30, 1995 ....................       --         4,495      12,110      21,581       (587)       --       37,599

Net income .......................................                                          1,895                             1,895
Dividends on common stock at $0.172 per share (1)                                            (486)                             (486)
Dividends on preferred stock .....................                                             --                                --
Increase in market valuation - securities
    available for sale, net of income taxes ......                                                     1,233                  1,233
                                                     --------    --------    --------    --------   --------    --------    --------

Balance at December 31, 1995 .....................       --         4,495      12,110      22,990        646        --       40,241

Net income .......................................                                          4,378                             4,378
Dividends on common stock at $0.547 per share (1)                                          (1,551)                           (1,551)
5% common stock dividend .........................                    226       2,678      (2,904)                               --
Fractional shares of 5% common stock dividend ....                                 (5)                                           (5)
Issued 7,498 shares of common stock
    in connection with incentive plan ............                     12         149                                           161
Decrease in market valuation - securities
    available for sale, net of income taxes ......                                                      (580)                  (580)
                                                     --------    --------    --------    --------   --------    --------    --------

BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 ....................   $   --      $  4,733    $ 14,932    $ 22,913   $     66    $   --      $42,644
                                                     ========    ========    ========    ========   ========    ========    ========

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<FN>
(1) Restated for retroactive effect of 5% common stock dividend issued on April 19, 1996 to shareholders of record on March 20,1996

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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                   INTERCHANGE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (in thousands)
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                         For the nine months ended
                                                                                                                September 30,
                                                                                                         ---------------------------
                                                                                                             1996             1995
                                                                                                         --------------------------
<S>                                                                                                     <C>                 <C>    
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income .................................................................................           $  4,378            $  4,385
Non-cash items included in earnings
   Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets ...........................................                755                 618
   Amortization of securities premiums .....................................................                801               1,106
   Accretion of securities discounts .......................................................                (48)                (40)
   Amortization of premiums in connection with acquisition .................................                333                 333
   Accretion of discount in connection with acquisition ....................................               (511)               (570)
   Provision for loan losses ...............................................................                550                 825
   Net gain on sale of securities available for sale .......................................               (235)                (15)
   Net gain on sale of  loans available for sale ...........................................               --                   (22)
   Net loss/(gain) on sale of foreclosed real estate .......................................                 87                 (13)
   Decrease/(increase) in carrying value of loans available for sale .......................                 30                 (74)
   Loss on sale of fixed assets ............................................................               --                    27
(Increase) decrease in operating assets
   Net origination of loans available for sale .............................................               (108)               (484)
   Proceeds from sale of loans available for sale ..........................................               --                   837
   Accrued interest receivable .............................................................                616                  56
   Deferred income taxes ...................................................................                (84)               --
   Other ...................................................................................              1,014               1,008
Increase/(decrease) in operating liabilities
   Accrued interest payable ................................................................                 93                 226
   Other ...................................................................................               (326)                194
                                                                                                       --------            --------
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES ......................................................              7,345               8,397
                                                                                                       --------            --------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from (payments for)
   Net originations of loans ...............................................................            (20,482)             (4,407)
   Purchase of loans .......................................................................             (2,116)               (642)
   Purchase of securities available for sale ...............................................            (21,528)             (4,915)
   Maturities of securities available for sale .............................................                618               1,351
   Sale of securities available for sale ...................................................             38,349               2,484
   Sale of foreclosed real estate ..........................................................                644                 309
   Purchase of securities held to maturity ..................................................           (19,266)             (3,999)
   Maturities of securities held to maturity ................................................            20,270               9,000
   Proceeds from/(payments on) foreclosed real estate ......................................                  8                 (78)
   Purchase of  fixed assets ...............................................................               (582)             (1,514)
   Sale of fixed assets ....................................................................               --                     4
                                                                                                       --------            --------
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES .........................................................             (4,085)             (2,407)
                                                                                                       --------            --------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
(Payments for) proceeds from
   Deposits (less) more than withdrawals ...................................................               (802)              4,111
   Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ..........................................             15,828                --
   Retirement of other borrowings ..........................................................             (7,950)             (9,750)
   Retirement of securities sold under agreement
      to repurchase ........................................................................             (7,382)               (602)
   Dividends ...............................................................................             (1,551)             (1,541)
   Preferred stock .........................................................................               --                (1,600)
   Common stock issued .....................................................................                156                --
                                                                                                       --------            --------
CASH USED FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES .........................................................             (1,701)             (9,382)
                                                                                                       --------            --------
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS ......................................................              1,559              (3,392)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR ...............................................             25,151              25,965
                                                                                                       --------            --------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD ...................................................           $ 26,710            $ 22,573
                                                                                                       ========            ========

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: 
   Cash paid for:
      Interest .............................................................................           $ 10,876            $ 11,069
      Income taxes .........................................................................              2,960               2,524

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
      Loans transferred to foreclosed real estate ..........................................           $    179            $    593
      Decrease/(increase)-market valuation of securities available
         for sale ..........................................................................                876              (1,901)
      Amortization of valuation allowance-securities
         transferred from availabe to sale to held to maturity .............................                 21                --

See notes to consolidated financial statements
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                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                  FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996

1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     The consolidated  financial  statements  should be read in conjunction with
the financial statements and schedules as presented in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Interchange  Financial Services Corporation (the "Company") for the year
ended December 31, 1995.

     Consolidated  financial  data for the nine months ended  September 30, 1996
and 1995,  are unaudited but reflect all  adjustments  consisting of only normal
recurring  adjustments  which  are,  in the  opinion of  management,  considered
necessary  for a fair  presentation  of the  financial  condition and results of
operations  for  the  interim  periods.  Results  for  interim  periods  are not
necessarily  indicative  of results to be expected  for any other  period or the
full year. 

2. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     Interchange  State Bank's (the  "Bank"),  a wholly owned  subsidiary of the
Company  was a party to a  lawsuit  commenced  in  April  1989  (Great  American
Mortgage Corp., et al, v. Robert Utter, et al.),  filed in the Superior Court of
New Jersey  alleging  that the Bank was  statutorily  liable in  conversion  for
having paid checks drawn on deposit  accounts of  plaintiffs at the Bank bearing
irregular endorsements. Various other legal proceedings related to the foregoing
were also  instituted  in which the Bank pursued  various  parties whom the Bank
alleged  were  liable  to it. On August 2,  1996,  the Bank paid  $120,000  plus
prejudgment interest to settle the final matter pertaining to these occurrences.
The remainder of a reserve,  which had been  established in 1992, was sufficient
to cover the amount of the settlement.  All legal  proceedings  related to these
occurrences have now been resolved.

     The Company is also a party to routine litigation involving various aspects
of its business, none of which, in the opinion of management, after consultation
with  legal  counsel,  is  expected  to have a  material  adverse  impact on the
consolidated  financial  condition,  results of  operations  or liquidity of the
Company.

3.  EMPLOYEES' STOCK OPTION PLAN

     In October 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board adopted Statement
No. 123,  "Accounting for Stock-Based  Compensation" ("SFAS No. 123"), which was
effective for the Company as of January 1, 1996. SFAS No. 123 requires  expanded
disclosures  of  stock-based   compensation   arrangements  with  employees  and
encourages,  but does not require  compensation cost to be measured based on the
fair value of the equity instrument awarded.  Companies are permitted,  however,
to  continue to apply APB Opinion No. 25,  which  recognizes  compensation  cost
based on the intrinsic value of the equity instrument awarded.  The Company will
continue to apply APB Opinion No. 25 to its stock-based  compensation  awards to
employees  and will  disclose  the  required  pro forma effect on net income and
earnings per share in its annual financial statements.


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                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The  following  discussion  is an  analysis of the  consolidated  financial
condition and results of operations of the Company for the three and nine months
ended  September 30, 1996 and 1995, and should be read in  conjunction  with the
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Item 1 hereof.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The Company's most important revenue source is net interest income which is
the difference  between interest earned on its interest earning assets,  such as
loans  and   investments,   and  the  interest  paid  on  its  interest  bearing
liabilities,  primarily deposits.  Changes in net interest income from period to
period  result from  increases or decreases in the average  balances of interest
earning assets and interest  bearing  liabilities  and increases or decreases in
the spread between the average rates earned on such assets and the average rates
paid on such liabilities.

THREE MONTHS

     Net Income for the quarter ended  September  30, 1996,  was $1.3 million or
$0.45  per share as  compared  to $1.4  million  or $0.49 per share for the same
period a year ago. The decrease was attributable to several components which are
described in the following paragraphs.

     Net income  decreased  because  noninterest  expenses for the third quarter
1996  increased  $355  thousand  or 9.0% over the same  period a year  ago.  The
increase  resulted  primarily from a $143 thousand  increase in Federal  Deposit
Insurance  Corporation ("FDIC") costs of which $114 thousand resulted from a one
time special assessment.  The assessment represents the Company's  apportionment
of an amount  necessary to recapitalize the Savings  Association  Insurance Fund
("SAIF"). In addition,  costs of $109 thousand incurred during the third quarter
of 1996 to sell nonperforming  assets also contributed to the increase.  Also, a
$121  thousand  increase in salaries and  benefits due largely to annual  salary
increases  was  partly  responsible  for the  change.  Furthermore,  noninterest
expenses were negatively  affected by costs associated with the opening of a new
branch office during the second quarter of 1996.

     Net  income  was  negatively   affected  by  a  $96  thousand  decrease  in
noninterest income for the current quarter as compared to the same period a year
ago. The decrease was mostly  attributable  to the following  components:  a $46
thousand  reduction  of servicing  fee income due to the sale of loan  servicing
rights  which  occurred  in the  fourth  quarter of 1995;  and,  a $59  thousand
decrease in the accretion of discounts in connection with an acquisition.

     Earnings for the quarter were favorably impacted by a $181 thousand or 3.3%
growth  in  net  interest  income  compared  to the  same  period  a  year  ago.
Contributing to this growth was an increase of $8.3 million in average  interest
earning assets over the comparable  1995 period.  The growth  occurred mostly in
loans which had an average aggregate  balance of $329.4 million,  an increase of
$40.7 million or 14.1% over the comparable  1995 period.  Proceeds from the sale
and maturity of investment securities funded a significant portion of the growth
in loans,  thereby,  resulting  in a positive  shift in the  composition  of the
Company's earning assets. The benefit derived from the positive trend in earning
assets was rather  offset by a 22 basis  point  decrease in net yield on average
earning  assets for the 1996  period as  compared  to the same 1995  period.  In
addition,  earnings for the period were positively  affected by a decrease of 28
basis  point  in the  Company's  funding  costs  which  provided  a boost to the
Company's  net  interest  spread  for the 1996  period as  compared  to the 1995
period.

     Earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 1996, were favorably  affected
by a $75 thousand  decrease in the provision for loan losses, as compared to the
same period a year ago.  The amount  provided  for loan  losses  during 1996 was
reduced based upon the results of the analysis  described in the section  titled
"Provision  for Loan  Losses  and  Loan  Loss  Experience"  in  which,  based on
management's opinion,  using the best available  information,  it was determined
that the allowance for loan losses was sufficient to cover future loan losses on
existing loans.



NINE MONTHS

     Net Income for the nine months ended  September 30, 1996,  was $4.4 million
or $1.54 per share,  as compared to $4.4 million or $1.52 per share for the same
period a year ago. The significant components of net income are described in the
following paragraphs.

     Earnings  for the nine month  period  were  positively  affected  by a $335
thousand or 2.0% growth in net interest  income from the same period a year ago.
Contributing  to the  growth in net  interest  income was an  increase  of $12.0
million  in  average  interest  earning  assets  for the  1996  period  over the
comparable 1995 period. The growth occurred mostly in loans which had an average
balance  of $319.8  million,  an  increase  of $32.2  million  or 11.2% over the
comparable  1995  period.  Proceeds  from the sale and  maturity  of  investment
securities  funded a  significant  portion  of the  growth  in  loans,  thereby,
generating a positive shift in the composition of the Company's  earning assets.
The Company's net yield on average  earning  assets fell 22 basis points for the
1996  period as  compared  to the same 1995  period,  while  its  funding  costs
decreased 16 basis points for the same  periods.  This  asymmetric  shift in net
yield  versus  funding  costs  served to offset  some of the  positive  benefits
attributed to the loan growth.

     Noninterest income for the first nine months of 1996 decreased $53 thousand
or 1.8% despite a $235 thousand  gain from the sale of securities  that occurred
in the first  quarter  of 1996.  The  decrease  was mostly  attributable  to the
following  components:  a $162 thousand reduction of servicing fee income due to
the sale of loan servicing  rights which occurred in the fourth quarter of 1995;
and, a $59 thousand decrease in the accretion of discounts in connection with an
acquisition.

     Noninterest  expenses for the period  increased  $479 thousand or 4.0% over
the same period a year ago. This occurred because other noninterest expenses for
the 1995  period were  favorably  affected  by the $250  thousand  reversal of a
previously  established litigation reserve resulting from the partial settlement
of a lawsuit. Adjusted for the reversal of the reserve, noninterest expenses for
the 1996 period would have  increased  $229  thousand or 1.9% as compared to the
same period a year ago. An increase of $254  thousand in salaries  and  benefits
due largely to annual salary increases contributed to the increase. Furthermore,
a one time special FDIC assessment  (discussed  previously) of $114 thousand and
costs  of $109  thousand  incurred  during  the  third  quarter  of 1996 to sell
nonperforming assets also contributed to the increase. In addition,  noninterest
expenses were negatively  affected by costs associated with the opening of a new
branch office during the second quarter of 1996.

     Earnings for the nine month period ended September 30, 1996, were favorably
affected  by a $275  thousand  decrease  in the  provision  for loan  losses  as
compared  to the same  period a year ago.  The amount  provided  for loan losses
during 1996 was reduced based upon the results of the analysis  described in the
section titled  "Provision  for Loan Losses and Loan Loss  Experience" in which,
based on  management's  opinion,  using the best available  information,  it was
determined  that the  allowance  for loan losses was  sufficient to cover future
loan losses on existing loans.

     NONPERFORMING ASSETS

     Nonperforming  assets,  consisting of nonaccrual loans,  restructured loans
and foreclosed real estate, decreased $1.2 million from $5.2 million at December
31, 1995,  to $4.0 million at September  30, 1996.  For the third  quarter 1996,
nonperforming  assets  decreased  $2.3 million from $6.3 million for the quarter
ended June 30, 1996. The reduction  resulted primarily from a third quarter sale
of $1.8 million of nonperforming  assets.  The ratio of nonperforming  assets to
total loans and  foreclosed  real estate  decreased  from 1.66% at December  31,
1995,  to 1.20% at  September  30,  1996.  The ratio,  at  September  30,  1996,
decreased from 1.93% as of the quarter ended June 30, 1996.

    PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES AND LOAN LOSS EXPERIENCE

     The provision for loan losses represents management's  determination of the
amount  necessary  to bring  the  allowance  for  loan  losses  to a level  that
management  considers  adequate to reflect the risk of future losses inherent in
the Company's loan portfolio. In its evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance
for loan losses, management considers past loan loss experience,  changes in the
composition of nonperforming  loans, the condition of borrowers facing financial
pressure,  the  relationship of the current level of the allowance to the credit
portfolio and to nonperforming loans and existing economic conditions.  However,
the  process  of  determining  the  adequacy  of the  allowance  is  necessarily
judgmental and subject to changes in external conditions. Accordingly, there can
be no assurance  that existing  levels of the allowance  will  ultimately  prove
adequate to cover actual loan losses.

     The allowance  for loan losses was $3.6 million at September 30, 1996,  and
$3.6  million  at  December  31,   1995,   representing   106.4%  and  91.7%  of
nonperforming loans at those dates, respectively.


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SECURITIES

     Securities held to maturity and securities available for sale consist of the following:  (in thousands)
<CAPTION>

                                                                              September 30, 1996
                                                         -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                             Gross          Gross
                                                          Amortized         Unrealized     Unrealized       Market
                                                            Cost             Gains          Losses          Value
                                                         ------------      ---------     -----------     -------------
<S>                                                       <C>              <C>            <C>             <C>   

Securities held to maturity

    Obligations of U.S. Treasury ...................        $ 50,664            $267           $   8       $  50,923
    Obligations of U.S. Agencies ...................          11,085            --                61          11,024
    Obligations of state and political
      subdivisions..................................           5,842               1              10           5,833
    Other debt securities ..........................           5,505            --                88           5,417
                                                            --------        --------        --------        --------
                                                              73,096             268             167          73,197
                                                            --------        --------        --------        --------

Securities available for sale

    Obligations of U.S. Treasury ...................          25,698             484             309          25,873
    Obligations of U.S. Agencies ...................          17,452              15             126          17,341
    Other debt securities ..........................           2,153            --                34           2,119
    Equity securities ..............................           3,912              34            --             3,946
                                                            --------        --------        --------        --------
                                                              49,215             533             469          49,279
                                                            --------        --------        --------        --------

      Total securities .............................        $122,311           $ 801           $ 636        $122,476
                                                            ========        ========        ========        ========
<CAPTION>

                                                                              December 31, 1995
                                                         -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              Gross          Gross         Estimated
                                                          Amortized         Unrealized     Unrealized       Market
                                                            Cost              Gains         Losses          Value
                                                         ------------      ---------     -----------     -------------
<S>                                                       <C>              <C>            <C>             <C>   

Securities held to maturity

    Obligations of U.S. Treasury ...................        $ 65,223          $  942          $   26       $  66,139
    Obligations of U.S. agencies ...................           8,037               7            --             8,044
    Obligations of states & political
      subdivisions .................................           1,278            --              --             1,278
    Other debt securities ..........................             150            --              --               150
                                                            --------        --------        --------        --------
                                                              74,688             949              26          75,611
                                                            --------        --------        --------        --------
Securities available for sale

    Obligations of U.S. Treasury ...................          40,888           1,466             184          42,170
    Obligations of U.S. agencies ...................          23,282            --               341          22,941
    Equity securities ..............................           2,434            --              --             2,434
                                                            --------        --------        --------        --------
                                                              66,604           1,466             525          67,545
                                                            --------        --------        --------        --------

      Total securities .............................        $141,292          $2,415            $551        $143,156
                                                            ========        ========        ========        ========
</TABLE>



<PAGE>


<TABLE>
At September 30, 1996, the contractual maturities of investment securities and securities available
for sale are as follows: (in thousands)
<CAPTION>

                                                                                              Securities
                                             Securities Held to Maturity                  Available for Sale
                                           -------------------------------            ----------------------------
                                              Amortized           Market                 Amortized        Market
                                                 Cost             Value                    Cost            Value
                                            -------------     -------------            ------------    ------------
<S>                                           <C>               <C>                   <C>                <C>   

Within 1 year                                   $35,852           $35,997                      -               -
After 1 but within 5 years                       26,586            26,661                 $29,636         $29,805
After 5 but within 10 years                       4,198             4,179                   7,680           7,617
After 10 years                                    6,460             6,360                   7,987           7,911
Equity securities                                     -                 -                   3,912           3,946
                                             -----------        ----------              ----------      ----------

                        Total                   $73,096           $73,197                 $49,215         $49,279
                                             ===========        ==========              ==========      ==========
</TABLE>




<TABLE>
CAPITAL ADEQUACY

The table below presents the Company's capital position as of September 30, 1996: (dollars in thousands)
<S>                                                                   <C>    

Stockholders' equity ..........................................        $ 42,644
Intangible assets .............................................          (1,088)
Unrealized gain - securities available for sale,
     net of income taxes ......................................             (66)

                                                                       --------
Tier 1 capital ................................................          41,490

Allowable portion of allowance
     for loan losses ..........................................           3,567

                                                                       --------
Total risk-based capital ......................................        $ 45,057
                                                                       ========


Risk weighted assets                                                   $310,181
                                                                      =========
<CAPTION>



                                                                             Minimum
                                                             Actual         Requirement
                                                           ------------    --------------
<S>                                                         <C>              <C>   

Risk-based ratio

     Tier 1 ...................................               13.38%           4.00%
     Total ....................................               14.53            8.00

Leverage capital ratio ........................                8.49            3.00
</TABLE>



<PAGE>



    LIQUIDITY

     Liquidity  is the  ability  to  provide  sufficient  resources  to meet all
financial obligations and finance prospective business opportunities.  Liquidity
levels over any given period of time are a product of the  Company's  operating,
financing  and investing  activities.  The extent of such  activities  are often
shaped by such  external  factors as  competition  for  deposits  and demand for
loans.

     Funding for the Company's loans and  investments is derived  primarily from
deposits,  along with interest and principal  payments on loans and investments.
At September  30, 1996,  average total  deposits  increased by $9.0 million from
$425.7 million at December 31, 1995.  Average total deposits  increased by $10.2
million from $424.5 million at September 30, 1995.

     In 1996, loan production  continued to be the Company's principal investing
activity. Net loans at September 30, 1996 amounted to $330.0 million compared to
$307.5  million at December  31,  1995,  an  increase  of $22.5  million for the
nine-month period. Furthermore, net loans increased $39.2 million from September
30, 1995.

     The  Company's  most liquid  assets are cash and due from banks and federal
funds sold.  At September 30, 1996,  the total of such assets  amounted to $26.7
million  compared to $25.1  million at December  31,  1995,  an increase of $1.6
million. The Company's available for sale ("AFS") securities portfolio is also a
significant  source of  liquidity.  At September  30, 1996,  the  Company's  AFS
portfolio  amounted  to $49.3  million or 40.3% of total  investments  down from
$67.5 million or 47.5% at December 31, 1995. The decline  resulted from the sale
of  securities  during the first  quarter of 1996 in which only a portion of the
proceeds were reinvested in AFS securities.

     Sales of securities under repurchase  agreements ("Repos") amounting to $10
million  were a  significant  financing  activity  for the  Company in the third
quarter of 1996. The repos were used to replace repos and Federal Home Loan Bank
borrowings that matured earlier in the year.

     In addition to the aforementioned sources of liquidity, the Company derives
liquidity from various other  sources,  including  federal funds  purchased from
other banks and sales of securities under repurchase  agreements.  The Bank also
has a $49.1  million  line of credit  available  through its  membership  in the
Federal  Home Loan Bank of New York.  Another  source of liquidity is the Bank's
ability to borrow from the Federal Reserve discount window.

     Management  believes that the Company's  sources of funds are sufficient to
meet its funding requirements.


<PAGE>



                            PART II OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     Reference is made to Form 10-K filed for the year ended  December 31, 1995.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

         (a)  The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

              EXHIBIT NO.

                  10 Material contracts

                    (a)  Agreement for legal services between Andora,  Palmisano
                         & Geaney and the Company dated April 25, 1996

                    (b)  Lease for Oakland, New Jersey Branch Office dated March
                         11, 1996

                    11   Statement Re: Computation of Per Share Earnings

         (b) No  reports on Form 8-K have been filed  during the  quarter  ended
September 30, 1996.






                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                     INTERCHANGE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Date:  November 14, 1996             by:       /S/ROBERT N. HARRIS

                                     Robert N. Harris, Executive Vice President
                                     and Chief Financial Officer
                                     (Principal Financial Officer and
                                     and Duly Authorized Officer)

                          AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES

         THIS AGREEMENT for legal services made this 25th day of April, 1996, by
and between:

                           ANDORA, PALMISANO & GEANEY

                           A Professional Corporation

                         303 Molnar Drive, P.O. Box 431

                       Elmwood Park, New Jersey 07407-0431

                     hereinafter referred to as "Attorneys",

                                       and

                   INTERCHANGE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

                             Park 80 West, Plaza Two

                         Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07662

                                       and

                             INTERCHANGE STATE BANK

                              A Banking Corporation

                             Park 80 West, Plaza Two

                         Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07662

                      hereinafter referred to as "Clients".

         IN  CONSIDERATION  of the mutual  promises,  covenants and undertakings
contained herein the Attorneys and the Clients agree as follows:

1.       RETAINER

         Clients hereby retain the services of Attorneys to act as its corporate
counsel for the term and compensation as outlined herein.

2.       TERM

         The  Attorneys  shall be  retained  by  Clients  until the next  annual
reorganization meeting of Clients.

3.       COMPENSATION

         The Clients shall pay the Attorneys for services  rendered as corporate
counsel an annual retainer of NINETY-FIVE  THOUSAND DOLLARS ($95,000.00) payable
in  equal  monthly  installments  on the  first  day of  each  and  every  month
commencing the first day of the month following the execution of this Agreement.
Clients  shall,  in addition to the annual  retainer,  pay to the  Attorneys all
out-of-pocket  expenses,  filing fees, or disbursements made by the Attorneys on
Clients'  behalf.  Clients  shall,  in  addition  to the  payment  of the annual
retainer and all costs,  pay to the  Attorneys a legal fee based on the rate per
hour as shown on  SCHEDULE A for all legal  services  provided to Clients by the
Attorney  which are "legal  services  rendered in addition to those  rendered as
corporate  counsel." Such fees and costs shall be billed by Attorneys to clients
on a thirty-day basis and Clients shall pay all bills within five (5) days after
each monthly Board of Director's meeting of the Clients.

4.       DEFINITIONS

         The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

          A.   "Legal  services  rendered as corporate  counsel"  shall mean and
               include all of the following types of legal work:

               1.   Except as hereinafter  set forth in subparagraph B, document
                    review and  drafting of  documents  on behalf of the Clients
                    including,  but not limited to:  leases,  notes,  contracts,
                    mortgages,   commitment  letters,   disclosure   statements,
                    modifications,  extensions and legal  agreements not related
                    to  third-party   borrowers,   except  residential  mortgage
                    reviews.

               2.   Providing  legal  advice  required  in the  usual  course of
                    Clients' business including compliance analysis.

               3.   Attendance at Board of Director's and Shareholders' Meetings
                    other than as a Director.

               4.   Advice regarding levies and executions

               5.   Preparation  of annual  SEC 10K,  10Q and  "ordinary"  proxy
                    filings.

          B.   "Legal services rendered in addition to those rendered as general
               corporate counsel" shall mean and include, but not be limited to,
               all of the following types of legal work which shall be billed on
               an hourly basis:

               1.   Litigation in which Clients are named as defendants.

               2.   Litigation or other proceedings in which Clients and another
                    person  or  agency  (i.e.,  Small  Business  Administration)
                    specially  retain  Attorney.  The hourly rate for such legal
                    services shall be specifically  agreed upon by Clients,  the
                    agency, and Attorneys.

               3.   Foreclosure litigation, including lien protection litigation
                    in any Court including the Bankruptcy Court.

               4.   Regulatory or administrative  law proceedings  including but
                    not  limited to  Department  of  Banking,  zoning  agencies,
                    N.L.R.B., F.D.I.C., and Tax Court.

               5.   Loan  reviews  and  closings,  including  modifications  and
                    extensions thereof,  except that the fee shall be based upon
                    $250.00  per hour plus  costs and such fee shall not  exceed
                    1/2% of the  principal  amount of the loan plus costs but in
                    no event shall such fee be less than $250.00.

               6.   Closings in which the bank is a buyer or seller.

               7.   SEC Filings other than annual 10K, 10Q or  "ordinary"  proxy
                    filings.

               8.   Mergers and Acquisitions.

               9.   All  other  legal  services  not  specifically  set forth in
                    Paragraph 4A.

5.       BINDING EFFECT

         This agreement  shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of
the parties' successors or assigns.

6.       NO ASSIGNMENT

         This  agreement  shall not be  assigned  or sublet  without the express
written consent of the parties.

7.       LAW APPLICABLE

         This  agreement  shall  be  governed  by the  laws of the  State of New
Jersey.

8.       SEVERABILITY

         In the event any clause,  section or paragraph of this agreement  shall
be declared invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction,  such
invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the remainder of this Agreement.


<PAGE>



         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF the parties have hereunto signed this agreement the
date first above written.

                                                        INTERCHANGE STATE BANK

ATTEST:

/S/BENJAMIN ROSENZWEIG                                   /S/ ANTHONY S. ABBATE
Benjamin Rosenzweig, Secretary                    Anthony S. Abbate, President

                                    INTERCHANGE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

ATTEST:

/S/BENJAMIN ROSENZWEIG                                   /S/ ANTHONY S. ABBATE
Benjamin Rosenzweig, Secretary                    Anthony S. Abbate, President

ATTEST:                                              ANDORA, PALMISANO & GEANEY

JOHN P. PALMISANO,                                       /S/  ANTHONY D. ANDORA
John P. Palmisano, Secretary                        Anthony D. Andora, President


<PAGE>


                                   SCHEDULE A

         The  hourly  rates  contained  herein  are  subject  to  change  on the
anniversary dates of the Agreement of Legal Services.

         Schedule A, reviewed and approved at Annual  Reorganization  Meeting on
April 25, 1996.

                  Andora D. Andora                   $200.00 per hour

                  John P. Palmisano                  $200.00 per hour

                  John F. Geaney                     $200.00 per hour

                  Other Partners and

                  Senior Associates                  $175.00 per hour

                  Other Associates                   $150.00 per hour

                                   SPACE LEASE

         THIS AGREEMENT, made as of the 11th day of March, 1996 by and between

     ROBERT F. GALLO and W. CARY EDWARDS,  JR., having an office at 3 Post Road,
Oakland, Bergen County, New Jersey 07436 (the "Landlord"), and

         INTERCHANGE  STATE BANK,  having an office at Park 80  West/Plaza  Two,
Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07662-5893 (the "Tenant");

                                   WITNESSETH:

         1.  Premises  and Term - The  Landlord  has let unto the Tenant and the
Tenant has hired from the Landlord 2565 square feet of space on the ground floor
of the building located at the  northwesterly  corner of Long Hill Road and Post
Road, in the Borough of Oakland,  Bergen County, New Jersey, commonly known as 3
Post Road,  Oakland,  new Jersey  (the  space let being  hereinafter  called the
("premises")  for a period of five (5) years  beginning April 1, 1996 and ending
on March 31,  2001,  to be used as a bank  office or for any other  business  or
professional office use permitted by law and not otherwise.  Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Tenant will be permitted to occupy the premises prior to April 1,
1996 provided the Tenant has received all governmental and regulatory  approvals
necessary for the operation of a branch banking facility at the premises and the
current  tenant has vacated the premises.  In the event the Tenant  occupies the
premises  prior to April 1, 1996,  the term of this Lease shall commence on such
date and the Tenant shall pay rent for the portion of the period of time it goes
into possession prior to April 1, 1996 at the rate of $5,000.00 per month.

         TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the premises,  with the appurtenances thereto, unto
the  Tenant  for and  during  the full  term of five (5)  years,  unless  sooner
terminated as hereinafter provided.

         2. Rent - The Tenant shall pay to the Landlord at its place of business
at 3 Post Road,  Oakland,  New Jersey 07436, or at such other place or places as
may be  designated  by the Landlord  from time to time,  the annual rent for the
first  three  (3)  years of the term of  $60,000.00,  payable  in equal  monthly
installments  of  $5,000.00 on the first day of each and every month in advance,
annual  rent for the fourth and fifth  years of the term of this Lease  shall be
$63,000.00,  payable in equal monthly installments of $5,250.00 on the first day
of each and every  month in  advance  subject  to  adjustments  as  provided  in
Subsection 7.04 and, in addition, all other amounts, liabilities and obligations
which the Tenant  assumes or agrees to pay or discharge  pursuant to this Lease,
whether or not specifically designated as additional rent, which additional sums
are hereby declared to be additional rent and due and payable as rent under this
Lease, each of which, if not paid within the grace period hereinafter  provided,
shall bear  interest  at a rate two  percentage  points  above the Prime Rate in
effect  from  time to time  from the day it is  payable  under the terms of this
Lease until it shall have been fully paid.

         3.  Definitions -

          (a) The term "Improvements"  means the building erected on the land in
          which the premises are located, and all equipment,  fixtures and items
          of  personal  property  attached  to  and  used  in the  operation  or
          maintenance of the building,  specifically including,  but not limited
          to, pavement,  curbs,  walks and other site  improvements,  machinery,
          elevators,  heating and air-conditioning systems and equipment and all
          additions,  alterations,  restorations and repairs to and replacements
          of any of the foregoing (but not including trade  fixtures,  machinery
          and equipment  and/or  computers which are the property of a subtenant
          or third  parties).  

          (b) The term "Property" means the land and the Improvements located at
          3 Post Road, Oakland, New Jersey.

          (c) The term "Tenant" means the tenant in possession  under this Lease
          and shall include any successor  assignee of the Tenant's  interest in
          this Lease.

          (d) The term "Tenant's estate" means all the right, title and interest
          of the Tenant in the premises.

          (e) The term  "Landlord's  estate"  means  all the  right,  title  and
          interest of the Landlord in the Property.

          (f) The term  "Mortgage"  means any  mortgage,  deed of trust or other
          security  instrument  from  Landlord to a third party which  creates a
          first lien on the Landlord's estate.

          (g) The term  "Mortgagee"  means the mortgagee or a beneficiary  under
          the Mortgage.

          (h) The term "Prime Rate" means the announced  prime rate from time to
          time of Tenant or by such banking institution as may have succeeded to
          the business of Tenant.

         4.   Defaults -

          (a) If the rent or any part thereof or any sum of money due or payable
          as additional  rent is not paid on any day such payment is due, and if
          such default  continues for a period of ten (10) days after notice and
          demand, or

          (b) If the Tenant at any time fails in the  performance  of or permits
          the violation of any of the covenants, conditions, terms or provisions
          contained  in this Lease,  which,  on the part of the  Tenant,  are or
          ought to be  observed,  performed  or  fulfilled  and,  except where a
          specific  time is  provided  for the  performance  of any  covenant or
          condition,  when such default is not made good within thirty (30) days
          after  written  notice and  demand  (or,  if the  default is of such a
          nature that it cannot  reasonably  be cured  within  thirty (30) days,
          when  correction of such default has not been commenced  within thirty
          (30) days and diligently prosecuted to conclusion), then and in any of
          the events  enumerated  in paragraphs  (a) or (b) above,  the Landlord
          may, at its option, on five (5) days' notice in writing terminate this
          Lease and this Lease and the term thereof  shall  automatically  cease
          and terminate at the  expiration  of such five (5) day period,  and it
          shall be lawful for the Landlord, at its option, to enter the premises
          or any part  thereof,  and to have,  hold,  repossess  and  enjoy  the
          premises,  and the  Landlord  may recover the  premises and remove all
          persons by summary  proceedings or by any action or proceeding,  or by
          force  or  otherwise,   anything  herein  contained  to  the  contrary
          notwithstanding,  and  any  notice  required  by any  statutes  now or
          hereafter in force are waived.

          5.  Tenant's  Covenants - The Tenant  covenants and agrees to and with
the Landlord as follows:

              5.01  Payment  of Rent - That it will pay the rent at the time and
place, and in the manner provided in Section 2.

              5.02  Condition of  Premises;  Repairs - The Tenant will take good
care of the premises and, at its own cost and expense, make all repairs thereto,
except:

                    (a)  Such  repairs  as are to be  made  by the  Landlord  as
                    hereinafter provided, or

                    (b) Such  repairs as are  necessary as a result of damage or
                    destruction by fire or other casualty and which are provided
                    for in Subsection  7.07; and, at the end or other expiration
                    of the  term,  deliver  up the  premises  in good  order  or
                    condition,  ordinary  wear and tear  excepted;  all  repairs
                    shall be in quality and class equal to the original work; if
                    the Tenant fails to make any such repairs,  the Landlord may
                    make the same for the account of the Tenant.

              5.03  Real Estate Taxes -

                    (a) It will pay to the  Landlord,  as additional  rent,  its
                    share of the real estate taxes assessed against the Property
                    each  calendar  year during the term of this Lease in excess
                    of the amount of the real estate taxes assessed  against the
                    Property for the calendar year 1995.

                    (b)  The  Tenant's  share  of real  estate  taxes  for  each
                    calendar  year  after  1995  shall be 21% of the  difference
                    between the tax which  becomes due and payable  with respect
                    to the Property for the calendar year 1995 and the tax which
                    becomes  due and payable  with the  respect to the  Property
                    during the calendar  year in  question.  The Tenant shall be
                    entitled  to  deduct  or be  reimbursed  for all  reasonable
                    expenses  incurred by Tenant in connection with a tax appeal
                    filed   pursuant  to  the   provisions   hereof,   including
                    reasonable  filing  fees,  appraisal  fees,  legal  fees and
                    disbursements.  The balance of the proceeds of the refund in
                    excess of such expenses shall be turned over to the Landlord
                    and the Landlord  will  reimburse  the Tenant in  connection
                    with the  percentage  of taxes for which the Tenant has paid
                    under this Lease.

                    (c) The Tenant's  share of the increase of real estate taxes
                    for  each  calendar  year  shall be due and  payable  within
                    thirty (30) days after billing therefor by the Landlord.

                    (d) If the  expiration  date of the Lease does not  coincide
                    with  the  calendar  year,  then the  Tenant's  share of the
                    increase  of tax for the year in which the Lease  terminates
                    shall be proportionately reduced according to the portion of
                    the year which will elapse prior to the termination date.

                    (e) The  Tenant  may,  in its own name or in the name of the
                    Landlord,  with the  consent  of  twenty-one  (21%)  percent
                    (based on floor area) of all of the tenants  affected by any
                    real estate tax, file such  applications or protests for the
                    correction or reduction of assessed valuations and prosecute
                    such actions or  proceedings as it may deem  advisable.  The
                    Landlord  shall sign such  applications,  protests and other
                    instruments  as  may  be  necessary  for  a  review  by  any
                    regulatory body or by any court of such assessed  valuation.
                    All   expenses   of  any  kind  in   connection   with  such
                    applications,  protests or proceedings before any regulatory
                    body or any court for the foregoing  purposes  shall be paid
                    by the Tenant.  The  Landlord  shall make  available  to the
                    Tenant  in  connection   with  any  such   applications   or
                    proceedings such information as may be reasonably  necessary
                    for the proper prosecution of any such action or proceeding.

          5.04 Landlord's Operating Expense - It will reimburse the Landlord for
its share of the  increase  in the  Landlord's  gross cost of  operation  of the
Property,  excluding real estate taxes and insurance,  over the Landlord's gross
cost of operation of the Property for the calendar year 1995 in accordance  with
the following:

                    (a) Common facilities shall mean common hallways, stairways,
                    elevator,  parking area, driveways,  sidewalks and all other
                    areas  in the  Property  now or  hereafter  constructed  and
                    intended  to be used in common by or for the  tenants of the
                    Property.

                    (b) The  Tenant's  share of the  increase of the  Landlord's
                    gross  cost  for the  operation  of the  Property  shall  be
                    determined  for each calendar year by  subtracting  the cost
                    for the year 1995 from the  costs for the  calendar  year in
                    question and multiplying the difference by the same ratio as
                    is used to determine the Tenant's share of real estate taxes
                    in accordance with Subsection 5.03 (Real Estate Taxes).

                    (c) The Landlord's gross cost shall include:

                              (i)       Electricity   for   lighting  of  common
                                        facilities.

                              (ii)      Repairs  and  maintenance  to the common
                                        facilities (including landscaping,  snow
                                        removal, trash removal and burglar alarm
                                        services)  not  properly  chargeable  to
                                        capital account under generally accepted
                                        accounting principles.

                              (iii)     Fuel for hot water.

                              (iv)      Water

                              (v)       Other similar direct costs, exclusive of
                                        real estate taxes and insurance.

                              (vi)      A  management  fee  equal  to  ten  (10)
                                        percent  of the  aggregate  of items (i)
                                        through  (v) above  and the real  estate
                                        taxes for the applicable  calendar year,
                                        the insurance  premiums  payable for the
                                        applicable  year  and  the  increase  in
                                        mortgage  interest expenses as described
                                        in Subsection 5.06.

                    (d) If the  expiration  date of the Lease does not  coincide
                    with  the  calendar  year,  then the  Tenant's  share of the
                    increase of operating expense for the calendar year in which
                    the  Lease  terminates  shall  be  proportionately   reduced
                    according to the portion of the year which will elapse prior
                    to the termination date.

          5.05  Insurance  Premiums - It will pay to the Landlord as  additional
rent its share of any  increase  in premiums  for fire,  extended  coverage  and
general  liability  insurance  policies  covering  the  Property  ("insurance"),
whether  resulting  from an increase in premium  rates  (unless the  increase is
caused by a higher risk use of other space in the building by another tenant) or
from a reasonable  increase in the amount of insurance  carried,  in  accordance
with the following provisions:

                    (a) The base  premium  shall be the total of the  annualized
                    premiums  for all  insurance  which is in effect at the last
                    day of the calendar year 1995.

                    (b) The increase in insurance  premiums  shall be calculated
                    at the close of each calendar year by  subtracting  the base
                    premium  from the total of the  annualized  premiums for all
                    insurance  in  effect  at the  last  day of each  succeeding
                    calendar year.

                    (c) The Tenant's share of the increase in insurance premiums
                    for each calendar  year shall be  calculated by  multiplying
                    the  increase  by the  same  fraction  as  that  defined  in
                    Subsection  5.03  (Real  Estate  Taxes) and shall be due and
                    payable  within  thirty  (30)  days  after  billing  by  the
                    Landlord.

                    (d) If the  expiration  date of the Lease does not  coincide
                    with the calendar  year and then the  Tenant's  share of the
                    increase of  insurance  premiums  for the  calendar  year in
                    which the Lease terminates shall be proportionately  reduced
                    according to the portion of the year which will elapse prior
                    to the termination date.

          5.06 Increased Mortgage Interest Expense - It will pay to the Landlord
as  additional  rent  its  share of any  increase  in the  interest  paid by the
Landlord  under any mortgage  loan which the Landlord  secures to refinance  the
unamortized  balance of the existing Mortgage at its maturity (a "new mortgage")
or the unamortized  balance of any new mortgage at its maturity (likewise a "new
mortgage") in accordance with the following:

                    (a) There will be no additional rent payable if the interest
                    rate on a new  mortgage  loan is equal to or lower  than the
                    interest rate on the Mortgage.

                    (b) The interest paid by the Landlord under any new mortgage
                    loan shall be the rate actually  used to calculate  interest
                    under any new mortgage.

                    (c) The Tenant's share of the Landlord's  increased interest
                    cost  shall  be  calculated  by  multiplying   the  increase
                    [determined from the calculation described in paragraph (b)]
                    by the same  fraction  as that  defined in  Subsection  5.03
                    (Real Estate  Taxes) and shall be due and payable  within 30
                    days after billing by the Landlord.

                    (d)  Nothing  contained  in this  Subsection  5.06  shall be
                    deemed to limit the right of the Landlord to  refinance  for
                    such principal amount and on such terms as it may wish.

                    (e) The Tenant shall not be responsible  for the cost of any
                    such  refinance  of the  Mortgage;  nor shall the  Tenant be
                    responsible  for any  interest on the  principal  balance of
                    such new mortgage in excess of the outstanding  principal of
                    the Mortgage.

          5.07  Compliance  with Laws - It will not use,  occupy,  or permit the
premises to be used or occupied  for any  unlawful  purpose,  and will  promptly
execute and comply with all statutes, ordinances, rules, orders, regulations and
requirements of the Federal, State and Municipal Government, and of all of their
Departments  and  Bureaus   applicable  to  the  premises  for  the  correction,
prevention and abatement of nuisances,  violations or other grievances, in, upon
or connected with the premises  during the term,  and also promptly  comply with
and execute all rules,  orders and regulations of the Board of Fire Underwriters
for the prevention of fires, at its own cost and expense;  nothing  contained in
this  paragraph  shall apply to those  portions of the  building or the property
constructed  or maintained by the Landlord  pursuant to this Lease nor shall the
Tenant be responsible to pay for structural  changes to the premises required by
the Tenant's use of the premises as a branch banking facility.

          If it fails or  neglects  to comply  with such  statutes,  ordinances,
rules, orders,  regulations and requirements,  or any of them, or if it fails or
neglects  to make  the  repairs  required  to be made by the  Tenant,  then  the
Landlord,  or its agents,  may enter the premises,  provided Tenant's failure or
neglect has continued  for ten (10) days after  written  notice from Landlord to
Tenant, and make such repairs and comply with all of such statutes,  ordinances,
rules,  orders,  regulations  or  requirements  at the cost and  expense  of the
Tenant,  and in case of its failure to pay therefor,  the cost and expense shall
be  deemed to be  additional  rent and shall be due and  payable  as such.  This
provision is in addition to the right of the Landlord to terminate this Lease by
reason of any default on the part of the Tenant.

          5.08  Compliance  with  Insurance  - It will comply with and cause the
premises to comply with all terms of any insurance policy covering or applicable
to the  premises,  all  requirements  of the  issuer of any such  policy and all
regulations and then current  standards  applicable to or affecting the premises
or any use or condition  thereof which may at the time be  recommended by either
(a) National Fire Protection  Association (or any other body exercising  similar
functions) or 9b) the Board of Fire  Underwriters  if any,  having  jurisdiction
over the  premises;  nothing  contained in this  paragraph  shall apply to those
portions of the building or the Property constructed, furnished or maintained by
the Landlord  pursuant to this Lease; nor shall the Tenant be responsible to pay
for structural  changes to the premised required by Tenant's use of the premises
as a branch banking facility.

          5.09  Mechanic's  Liens'  Construction  Lien Claims - It will,  within
twenty (20) days after the filing thereof, discharge by payment or by bonding or
any other lawful  manner all  mechanics' or other liens for the payment of money
filed  against  the  premises  for work  claimed  to have been done for,  or for
materials claimed to have been furnished to, the Tenant; if the Tenant shall not
discharge the same, the Landlord, in addition to any other remedies it may have,
may pay the lien without inquiring into the validity thereof,  and the amount so
paid shall be payable to the Landlord as additional rent;  nothing  contained in
this Lease  shall be  construed  as  constituting  the consent or request of the
Landlord,  expressed  or  implied,  to or for the  performance  of any  labor or
services  or the  furnishing  of  any  goods  or  materials  by any  contractor,
subcontractor, laborer, material men or vendor.

          5.10  Indemnity and Liability  Insurance - It will  indemnify and save
the Landlord  harmless  from and against any and all injury,  loss or damage and
any and all claims for injury,  loss or damage of whatever  nature (a) caused by
or resulting  from, or claimed to have been caused by or to have resulted  from,
any act,  omission  or  negligence  of the  Tenant or anyone  claiming  under or
through  the Tenant  (including,  but  without  limitation,  contractors  of the
Tenant), no matter where occurring,  and (b) occurring in or about the premises,
no matter how caused.

          It will provide and keep in force, for the benefit of the Landlord and
the Tenant,  general liability insurance in an insurance company selected by the
Tenant and reasonably  satisfactory to the landlord;  such insurance shall be in
amounts not less than  $500,000./$1,000,000.  in respect to personal injuries in
any one accident,  and not less than  $25,000.00 in respect to property  damage;
the policies of such  insurance  shall  provide that they may not be canceled by
the  issuer  except  on  ten  (10)  days'  written  notice  to the  Landlord;  a
certificate of each such policy shall be delivered to the Landlord not less than
ten (10) days prior to the date upon which it is effective.

          5.11 Surrender - It will,  upon the expiration or earlier  termination
of this Lease, peaceably leave and surrender the premises to the Landlord in the
same condition in which the premises were originally  received from the Landlord
at the commencement of the term of this Lease,  except as improved or altered as
provided in,  permitted by or required by any provision of this Lease and except
for ordinary wear and tear.

          5.12  Mortgages - This Lease is and shall be, without the execution of
any  further  instrument,  subordinate  at all  times  to all  Mortgages  in any
amounts,  and all  advances  thereon,  which  may now or  hereafter  affect  the
premises and to all  renewals,  modifications,  consolidations,  participations,
replacements  and  extensions  thereof  (the term  "Mortgages"  being  deemed to
include  trust  indentures  and  deeds of  trusts),  provided  that no action or
proceeding may be instituted or taken by any Mortgagee to terminate the Tenant's
estate in the  premises  for any reason  other than one which would  entitle the
Landlord to terminate this Lease;  if any Mortgagee or any of its successors and
assigns shall  hereafter  succeed to the rights of the Landlord in the premises,
whether through possession or foreclosure  action, the Tenant will attorn to and
recognize such successor as the Tenant's  landlord under this Lease;  the Tenant
will promptly execute such subordination or other documents or agreements as may
be requested  or required by any  Mortgagee  to confirm the  provisions  of this
Subsection  5.12 and containing  such other  conditions as are not  inconsistent
with the  provisions of this  Subsection  5.12.  Landlord  shall use  reasonable
effort to obtain a non-disturbance  agreement from each future Mortgagee but the
failure to obtain such  non-disturbance  agreement shall not effect the right of
the Tenant under this Subsection 5.12.

          5.13  Broker  - It has had no  dealings  with any  broker  or agent in
connection  with the  premises  on the basis of which any broker or agent  could
claim  commission from the Landlord and will save and hold harmless the Landlord
from any claim which may be asserted  by any broker or agent with  reference  to
this Lease where the claim is based upon any alleged  dealing of the Tenant with
any broker or agent.

          5.14 Electricity and Gas - It will pay all charges for electricity and
gas used by it in connection with the operation of the premises.

          6.  Landlord's  Covenants - The Landlord,  on its part,  covenants and
agrees to and with the Tenant that:

          6.01 Quite Possession - If the Tenant shall pay the rent and all other
amounts  required to be paid by Tenant  under this Lease as herein  provided and
shall keep,  observe and perform all of the other  covenants of this Lease by it
to be kept,  observed and performed,  the Tenant may peaceably and quietly have,
hold and enjoy the premises for the term aforesaid.

          6.02 Use of Common Areas - It grants to the Tenant the exclusive right
to use:

                    (a) 7 assigned  parking spaces near the bank entrance in the
                    parking areas currently used by NatWest Bank.

                    (b) The  drive-in  lanes and stack-up  space  located at the
                    Property.

          In addition,  it hereby grants to the Tenant a  nonexclusive  right to
use:

                    (a) Any  unassigned  space in the  parking  areas for use by
                    Tenant's visitors.

                    (b) The public  conveniences of the building,  the hallways,
                    elevator, if any, walks,  driveways and other similar common
                    facilities.

          Employees of the Tenant shall use the upper parking area.

          6.03 Repairs and  Maintenance by Landlord - It will make all necessary
repairs to the foundation,  roof, exterior walls and other structural components
of the  building,  the  elevator  (if any) and all  portions of the  electrical,
plumbing,  heating, cooling and sewage disposal systems installed by it, and all
pavement, landscaping, curbs, walks and other site improvements.

          In addition, it will do the following:

                    (a) Keep all of the common  facilities  of the building in a
                    neat and clean condition and in a good state of repair;

                    (b) Keep all walks,  driveways and parking areas,  including
                    drive-in and stack-up  lanes,  in good repair and reasonably
                    free from ice, snow, refuse and obstructions; and

                    (c) Keep all driveways and parking areas clearly striped and
                    marked for parking, stack-up spaces and traffic flow.

          7.  Mutual  Covenants  - It is  hereby  mutually  agreed  between  the
Landlord and the Tenant as follows:

          7.01 Furnishing and Fixturing - The Tenant may install in the premises
any and all fixtures,  electric fixtures, trade equipment,  (including alarm and
security equipment),  furniture,  furnishings and decoration as may be useful or
desirable in connection  with the use of the premises as a banking  office;  the
Tenant may commence the installation of all of the same upon commencement of the
term of this Lease;  the Landlord,  at its option,  shall have  ownership of all
fixtures and electric  fixtures and at the expiration of the term of this Lease,
at  Landlord's  option,  the Tenant  will  remove any or all such  fixtures  and
electric  fixtures  and at the  Tenant's  cost  restore the premises to the same
condition  as existed  prior to such  installation;  the  Tenant  shall have and
retain ownership of all equipment and furnishings from time to time installed by
the Tenant at the  Tenant's  expense;  the  Tenant  reserves  the right,  at the
Tenant's  election,  to remove any of such equipment and furnishings at any time
during the term of this Lease,  provided the Tenant promptly repairs any and all
damage to the building caused by any such removal;  the Tenant's  failure at the
expiration or other  termination of this Lease to remove all or any part of such
equipment and  furnishings  installed by it, shall not be deemed or construed to
constitute a holdover by Tenant;  any such  property and  equipment  not removed
shall be deemed  abandoned and become the property of the  Landlord.  The Tenant
recognizes and acknowledges  that the premises are currently  equipped as a full
service branch banking  facility and all such furniture,  fixtures and equipment
are the property of the Landlord.  The Tenant shall have no obligation to remove
any furniture,  fixtures or equipment  belonging to the Landlord  referred to in
the preceding sentence.

          7.02 Signs - The Tenant may letter the windows of the premises; Tenant
is authorized  to erect and display signs on the building,  provided they comply
with all applicable rules and regulations of all governmental agencies and other
offices  having  jurisdiction  thereof  and  provided  they do not exceed in the
aggregate an area equal to the total sign area permitted for the entire building
multiplied  by the same  fraction as that used in  Subsection  5.03 (Real Estate
Taxes).  All such signs and  lettering  shall be subject to the  approval of the
Landlord.

          7.03  Options  to Renew - The  tenant  may renew  this Lease for three
further periods of five (5) years each at the same rental, except as provided in
Subsection  7.04,  and upon the same terms and  provisions  as contained in this
Lease; if the Tenant wishes to renew this Lease for any such additional  period,
it must give  notice to that effect to the  Landlord  not later than twelve (12)
months prior to the  expiration of the term of this Lease (or the  expiration of
the next preceding  exercised  renewal period, as the case may be) time being of
the  essence;  notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  no right of the Tenant to renew
shall, in any event, be deemed to be extinguished  unless the Landlord has given
to the Tenant a notice  advising the Tenant that its right to renew shall expire
ten (10) days after  receipt of the  notice and the Tenant  thereafter  fails to
exercise its option within such ten (10) day period.

          7.04  Increase  in Rent - The annual rent for the first three years of
any renewal  term shall be the greater of (i) five (5) percent  above the annual
rent for the year  immediately  preceding  such  renewal term or (ii) the annual
rent for the year  immediately  preceding  such  renewal  term  increased by the
percentage increase in the Index (as hereinafter defined) for the month of March
1, 1996 over the Index as of March 1st  immediately  preceding the  commencement
date of any such  renewal  term  but in no  event  shall  the  increase  in rent
provided in this (ii) exceed seven (7) percent over the rent for the immediately
preceding  year.  Further,  the annual  rental for the fourth and fifth years of
each such  renewal  term shall be the greater of (i) five (5) percent  above the
annual rent for the third year of such  renewal term or (ii) the annual rent for
the third year of such renewal term increased by the percentage  increase in the
Index for the month of March 1, 1996 over the Index as of March 1st of the third
year of such renewal term but in no event shall the increase in rent provided in
this (ii) exceed seven (7) percent over the rent for the  immediately  preceding
year.  The Index shall mean the Consumer  Price Index for the New York City area
for all items promulgated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States
Department of Labor or if the Consumer Price Index is no longer published,  such
other index as the Landlord may reasonably determine.

          7.05  Reletting  on Default;  Deficiency  - If, at any time during the
term of this Lease,  the Landlord  should  retake  possession of the premises by
reason of any default on the part of the Tenant,  (a) the rent shall  become due
thereupon and be paid up until the time of re-entry,  dispossess or  expiration,
together with reasonable  expenses of the Landlord as hereinafter  defined;  (b)
the Landlord may relet the premises or any part  thereof,  either in the name of
the  Landlord or  otherwise,  for a term or terms  which may, at the  Landlord's
option, be less than or exceed the period which would otherwise have constituted
the balance of the term of this Lease, and may grant reasonable concessions; and
(c) the  Tenant  or the legal  representatives  of the  Tenant  shall pay to the
Landlord,  for each month of the period which would  otherwise have  constituted
the balance of the term of this Lease, as liquidated  damages for the failure of
the Tenant to observe and perform the terms and  provisions  of this Lease,  the
deficiency between:

          (i) the amount of the monthly rent for the month immediately preceding
          such re-entry or termination, and

          (ii) the net amount,  if any, of the rents collected on account of the
          lease or leases of the premises; in computing such liquidated damages,
          there shall be added to the deficiency such reasonable expenses as the
          Landlord may incur in connection with relenting,  such as court costs,
          attorneys' fees, brokerage commissions and the expenses of keeping the
          premises in good order and of preparing  the same for  reletting;  any
          such liquidated  damages shall be paid in monthly  installments by the
          Tenant:  on the rent day specified in this Lease, and any suit brought
          to  collect  the  amount of the  deficiency  for any  month  shall not
          prejudice  in any  way  the  right  of the  Landlord  to  collect  the
          deficiency  for any  subsequent  month by a  similar  proceeding;  the
          making of any  alterations  or  decorations  in the premises which the
          Landlord  considers   advisable  and  necessary  for  the  purpose  of
          reletting  the same shall not operate or be  construed  to release the
          Tenant from liability hereunder.

         7.06  Condemnation -

              (a)  If

               (i)  the  whole  of  the  premises   shall  be  taken  in  or  by
               condemnation or other eminent domain proceedings  pursuant to any
               law,  general or special,  or (ii) only a portion of the premises
               shall be so taken,  and/or all or a portion of the  drive-in  and
               stack-up  areas,  and  if  such  taking  is  sufficient,  in  the
               good-faith judgment of Tenant, to render the remaining portion of
               the  premises  uneconomic  for  the  Tenant's  continued  use  or
               occupancy, and if the Tenant shall elect to terminate this Lease,
               then,  in either of such  events,  the term of this  Lease  shall
               cease and terminate as of the date of title  vesting  (unless the
               Tenant  shall  occupy a portion of the  premises  thereafter,  in
               which event the term shall cease when the Tenant vacates);

               (b) If any portion of the Property is taken in or by condemnation
               or other  eminent  domain  proceedings  and if this  Lease is not
               terminated  pursuant  to the  preceding  sentence,  the  Landlord
               shall,  at its expense,  repair any damage to the Property and to
               the premises  caused by such taking promptly after such taking so
               that,  after the completion of such repair,  the Property and the
               premises  shall  be,  as  nearly  as  practicable,  in  the  same
               condition as immediately prior to such taking;

               (c) If the Tenant  elects to terminate  this Lease by reason of a
               partial  taking of the premises,  or a taking of the drive-in and
               stack-up  areas,  it must  give  notice to the  Landlord  to that
               effect  not later  than  sixty  (60) days after the date on which
               title vests in the condemning authority; in the event of a taking
               as a result of which the term of this  Lease is  terminated,  the
               current annual rent and  additional  rent shall be apportioned as
               of the date of vesting of title; if this Lease is not terminated,
               the annual rent and additional  rent payable  hereunder  shall be
               reduced pro rata,  based upon the proportion which the floor area
               in the space taken bears to the entire floor area of the premises
               immediately prior to such taking.

          7.07 Damage or  Destruction  by  Insurable  Casualty - If, at any time
during the term of this Lease,  the  Property is damaged or destroyed by fire or
by any other  casualty or by the elements,  the Tenant shall give notice of such
damage or  destruction  to the Landlord  and,  except as  hereinafter  otherwise
provided,  the Landlord,  at the  Landlord's  expense,  shall  promptly  repair,
rebuild and  restore the  Property  as nearly as  practicable  to the  condition
existing  immediately  prior to such damage or  destruction;  if,  however,  the
building in which the premises are located is so damaged or destroyed by fire or
any other  casualty or by the  elements  that the  Landlord  shall decide not to
repair,  rebuild or restore the same, then the Landlord may terminate this Lease
by giving written notice of termination to the Tenant not later than ninety (90)
days after such damage or destruction occurs.

          7.08  Abatement of Rent - If the premises are  destroyed or so damaged
by fire or by any other  casualty  or  occurrence  or by the  elements  so as to
become  untenantable  or  unfit  for  occupancy  or for the  normal  conduct  of
business, then the annual rent and additional rent allocabble to the period from
the date of such  destruction  or damage  until the  premises  are  repaired  or
restored  and made fit for  occupancy  and use,  or if this Lease be  terminated
pursuant to this Subsection 7.08, until the date of such  termination,  shall be
abated during such period. In the event that the damage to the premises shall be
such as to render the same only partially  untenantable,  then during the period
from the date of such damage until the completion of the repair and  restoration
of the  premises  (or if this  Lease be  terminated  by the  giving of notice of
termination  pursuant to this Sub-section 7.08, then until the date of giving of
such notice),  the annual rent and  additional  rent, if any,  allocable to such
period payable by the Tenant  hereunder  shall abate in the proportion  that the
part of the  premises  which  shall be  untenantable  bears to the  whole of the
premises.

          7.09 Waiver of  Subrogation - Each party shall  endeavor to obtain and
maintain  provisions in its fire insurance  policies to the effect that any such
policy shall not be invalidated should the insured waive in writing,  prior to a
loss,  any or all right of recovery  against any party for loss occurring to any
of the property covered by the policy; so long as such or similar provisions are
included  in a fire  insurance  policy,  each party  hereby  waives any right of
recovery against the other for any loss covered by either party's fire insurance
policies;  if at any time a fire  insurance  carrier  will not  include  such or
similar  provisions in a fire insurance policy,  the party to whom the policy is
issued shall have the other party named in the policy as one of the insured;  if
any additional premium is imposed for the inclusion of any such provision or for
naming the other party as a party  insured,  as the case may be, the other party
shall pay such additional premium, except, however, in lieu of such payment, the
party may waive  the  provisions  of this  Subsection  7.09;  so long as such or
similar  provisions are included in party's fire insurance policies or the other
party is named in such  policies  as one of the  insured,  the  party  will look
solely to the proceeds of such  policies to  compensate  it for any loss covered
thereunder.  If either party is named as one of the insured in  accordance  with
the foregoing,  it will endorse promptly  without  recourse any check,  draft or
order for the payment of money representing the proceeds of any such policies or
representing  any other payment growing out of or connected with any such policy
and each party does hereby  irrevocably  waive any and all rights in and to such
proceeds and payments and  irrevocably  appoints the party to whom the policy is
issued as its attorney-in-fact to endorse any such check, draft or order.

          7.10  Holding Over - Should the Tenant hold over in  possession  after
the expiration of the original term or any renewal term, such holding over shall
not be deemed to extend the term or renew the Lease.

          7.11 Assignment and Subletting - The Tenant may assign or transfer its
interest in this Lease and may sublet the whole or any part of the  premises for
any use  described in Paragraph 1. No assignment or transfer of this Lease shall
be  binding  upon the  Landlord  until a copy of the  document  of  transfer  or
assignment,  executed by both the transferor and transferee,  has been delivered
to the  Landlord.  In the event of any  assignment  or transfer  pursuant to the
provisions of this  Subsection  7.11,  the transferee  shall be deemed,  without
further  agreement,  to have  assumed  and agreed to  observe  and  perform  all
obligations  of the Tenant under this Lease.  Any such  assignment or subletting
shall not release the Tenant from its obligation under this Lease.

          7.12  Permitted  Contests - The Tenant shall not be required to comply
with any statute,  law,  order,  rule,  regulation  or ordinance  referred to in
Subsection  5.06 so long as the Tenant shall contest,  in good faith and without
expense  to  the  Landlord,  the  existence,   amount  or  validity  thereof  by
appropriate  proceedings which shall operate,  during the pendancy  thereof,  to
prevent any  interference  with the use or occupancy of the Property or any part
thereof or the  imposition  of any criminal or  quasi-criminal  liability on the
Landlord;  while any such  proceedings are pending,  the Landlord shall not have
the  right to  undertake  compliance  with any such  statue,  law,  rule,  order
regulation or ordinance;  Tenant will promptly  prosecute each such contest to a
final conclusion;  the Tenant will pay or cause to be paid and save the Landlord
harmless  from and  against any and all  losses,  judgments,  decrees and costs,
(including all reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses),  in connection with any
such contest,  and will promptly after the final  settlement or determination of
such  contest  perform all acts,  the  performance  of which shall be ordered or
decreed as a result thereof.

          7.13  Waiver  - The  failure  of  either  party  to seek  redress  for
violation  of or to insist on the strict  performance  of any  covenant  of this
Lease shall not prevent a subsequent act which would have originally constituted
a violation from having all the force and effect of any original violations. The
receipt by the Landlord of rent with  knowledge of the breach of any covenant of
this Lease shall not be deemed a waiver of such breach.

          7.14 Estoppel  Certificates  - Each party will,  without charge at any
time and from time to time hereafter,  within ten (10) days after request by the
other,  certify by written  instrument,  duly executed and acknowledged,  to any
mortgagee,  purchaser or assignee as to the  validity,  force and effect of this
Lease in accordance with its tenor as then  constituted,  as to the existence of
any default on the part of either  party,  as to the  existence  of any offsets,
counterclaims  or  defenses  on its  part  and to any  other  matters  as may be
reasonably requested by the other party.

          7.15  Limitation  of Liability - The term  "Landlord"  as used in this
Lease means only the owner in fee or the  mortgagee in  possession  for the time
being of the premises or the holder of the Landlord's interest in this Lease, so
that in the event of any transfer of the fee title or  assignment of this Lease,
the  Landlord  shall  be  and is  hereby  entirely  freed  and  relieved  of all
obligations  of the Landlord under this Lease,  and it shall be deemed,  without
further  agreement  between the  transferor  or assignor and the  transferee  or
assignee,  that the transferee or assignee has assumed and agreed to perform all
obligations of the Landlord under this Lease.

          If Landlord is in breach or default with  respect to tits  obligations
or otherwise  under this Lease,  Tenant shall look for  satisfaction of Tenant's
damages,  rights and  remedies  solely to the equity of Landlord in the Property
and  Landlord  shall be under no  personal  liability  other  than  such  equity
therein. Landlord's liability under the terms, covenants, conditions, warranties
and  obligations  of this Lease shall in no event  exceed the loss of the equity
interest in the Property.

          8.  Notices  - All  notices  given  under  this  Lease  or in any  way
affecting this Lease shall be given in writing and delivered by Registered Mail,
Return Receipt Requested, addressed as follows:

          To the Landlord at 3 Post Road, Oakland, new Jersey, 07436.

          To the Tenant at 80 West/Plaza Two,  Saddle Brook,  New Jersey 07662 -
5893.

          The date of deposit of a notice in a United  States  Post  office with
the postage  prepaid shall be considered as the date of service or giving of the
notice.  Either  party may change the place at which notice is to be given to it
by notice given in accordance with this section.

          9. Recording - This Lease shall not be recorded or filed in any public
filing or recording  office;  if requested by either party, the other party will
join  in the  execution  of a  memorandum  of  this  agreement  containing  such
provisions  as either  party may request  except  those  provisions  which would
disclose  the  amount of rental or other  payments  to be made to the  Landlord,
which  memorandum  may be recorded or filed in lieu of  recording or filing this
Lease.

          10.  Entire  Agreement  - This Lease  contains  the  entire  agreement
between the parties with respect to the premises and may not be changed, altered
or modified except by an agreement signed by the parties hereto.

          11.  Gender and Number - Throughout  this Lease the  masculine  gender
shall be deemed to include the  feminine or neuter  gender,  as the case may be,
and the singular the plural, and vice versa.

          12. Binding Effect - This Lease, and all the covenants, provisions and
conditions herein contained shall endure to the benefit of, and be binding upon,
the parties hereto and their respective personal representatives, successors and
assigns,  provided,  however, that no assignment by, from , through or under the
Tenant in  violation  of any of the  provisions  of this Lease shall vest in the
assignee any right, title or interest whatsoever.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed and sealed by the
Landlord and the Tenant the day and year first above written. Signed, Sealed and
Delivered

         in the Presence of

/S/ MADELINE EDWARDS                                 ROBERT F. GALLO L.S.

Notary Public of New Jersey
My commission expires Oct 13, 1997

S/S CLINTON A. POFF, ESQ.                          S/S W. CARY EDWARDS, JR. L.S.

ATTEST:                                              INTERCHANGE STATE BANK

S/S TIMOTHY MCDERMOTT                                  S/S FRANK C. GIANCOLA
Assistant Secretary




<TABLE>
                                   EXHIBIT 11

                        COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS

                      (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<CAPTION>

                                                Three months ended   Nine months ended
                                                   September 30,       September 30,
                                               -------------------   ---------------                                               
                                                1996        1995       1996     1995
                                               ------------------   ----------------
<S>                                             <C>       <C>        <C>       <C>   
 
Net income ...............................      $1,288    $ 1,415    $ 4,378   $4,385

Preferred dividend requirements ..........      $   -     $    28    $     -   $   85

Weighted average common shares outstanding       2,840      2,832      2,838    2,832

                                                 --------   -------   ------   ------

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE ..............       $0.45      $0.49     $1.54    $1.52
                                                 ========   =======   ======   ======

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<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                                                          9
<MULTIPLIER>                                                   1,000

       

<S>                                                          <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                      9-Mos
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                             Dec-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                                  Sep-30-1996
<CASH>                                                        26,510
<INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>                                       361,668
<FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                                                 200
<TRADING-ASSETS>                                                   0
<INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE>                                   49,279
<INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>                                        73,096
<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                                          73,197
<LOANS>                                                      333,542
<ALLOWANCE>                                                   (3,567)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                               493,321
<DEPOSITS>                                                   435,650
<SHORT-TERM>                                                  11,400
<LIABILITIES-OTHER>                                            3,627
<LONG-TERM>                                                        0
<COMMON>                                                       4,733
                                              0
                                                        0
<OTHER-SE>                                                    37,911
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY>                               493,321
<INTEREST-LOAN>                                               21,468
<INTEREST-INVEST>                                              5,858
<INTEREST-OTHER>                                                 375
<INTEREST-TOTAL>                                              27,701
<INTEREST-DEPOSIT>                                            10,626
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                            10,970
<INTEREST-INCOME-NET>                                         16,731
<LOAN-LOSSES>                                                    550
<SECURITIES-GAINS>                                               235
<EXPENSE-OTHER>                                               12,342
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                                6,736
<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>                                     6,736
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                    0
<CHANGES>                                                          0
<NET-INCOME>                                                   4,378
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                      1.54
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                      1.54
<YIELD-ACTUAL>                                                     4.89
<LOANS-NON>                                                    2,353
<LOANS-PAST>                                                       0
<LOANS-TROUBLED>                                               1,000
<LOANS-PROBLEM>                                                    0
<ALLOWANCE-OPEN>                                               3,647
<CHARGE-OFFS>                                                    827
<RECOVERIES>                                                     197
<ALLOWANCE-CLOSE>                                              3,567
<ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC>                                           3,567
<ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN>                                                0
<ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED>                                          750
        

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