CENTURY BANCSHARES INC
10-Q, 1998-05-15
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

      (Mark One)
      [X]        QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1998

                                       OR

      [ ]        TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

           FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM____________ TO ____________.


                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-16234

                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

           DELAWARE                                 52-1489098
   (State or other jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)                Identification No.)


                         1275 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20004
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (202) 496-4100
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
   reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
   Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
   for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file
   such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
   requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No



   At May 14, 1998, there were 2,256,097 shares of the registrant's
   Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share outstanding.


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                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
                      For The Quarter Ended March 31, 1998

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                                                    PAGE

                                     PART I

     Item 1. Financial Statements                                     1

     Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
             Condition and Results of Operations                      8

     Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
             About Market Risk                                       18


                                     PART II

     Item 1. Legal Proceedings                                       19

     Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds               19

     Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities                         19

     Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders     19

     Item 5. Other Information                                       19

     Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8K                         19


             (a) The following exhibits are filed with this report:



     EXHIBIT
     NUMBER               DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

       27                 Financial Data Schedule


              (b) No Reports on Forms 8-K were filed by the Company
                  during the three months ended March 31, 1998.

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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.     Condensed Financial Information

                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
March 31, 1998 and 1997, and December 31, 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                    March 31,                March 31,               December 31,
                                                                       1998                     1997                     1997
                                                                   (Unaudited)              (Unaudited)
                                                                 -----------------        -----------------        -----------------
<S>                                                                 <C>                       <C>                   <C> 


ASSETS

Cash and due from banks                                               $ 6,115,795              $ 5,483,333              $ 7,069,139
Federal funds sold                                                      6,400,000                5,754,000                5,000,000
Interest bearing deposits in other banks                               10,549,235               16,412,190               22,223,037
Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value                16,656,224                6,888,208               15,776,517
Investment securities, at cost, fair value of $2,923,821,
     $164,926 and $3,634,867 at March 31, 1998,
     March 31, 1997 and December 31, 1997, respectively                 2,858,479                  164,926                3,632,076

Loans, net of unearned income                                          96,299,369               70,643,221               94,171,450
Less:  allowance for loan losses                                       (1,023,339)                (619,679)                (887,046)
                                                                 -----------------        -----------------        -----------------
Loans, net                                                             95,276,030               70,023,542               93,284,404

Leasehold improvements, furniture, and equipment, net                   1,656,230                1,457,025                1,708,987
Accrued interest receivable                                               828,495                  485,777                  922,327
Other real estate owned                                                    52,000                        -                   52,000
Deposit premium                                                         1,688,384                  265,917                1,735,768
Net deferred taxes                                                        680,601                  467,774                  693,360
Other assets                                                              605,869                  633,994                  542,012
                                                                 -----------------        -----------------        -----------------
                Total Assets                                        $ 143,367,342            $ 108,036,686            $ 152,639,627
                                                                 -----------------        -----------------        -----------------

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Liabilities:
Deposits:
     Noninterest-bearing                                             $ 23,441,260             $ 21,716,779             $ 26,225,119
     Interest-bearing                                                  97,216,444               70,046,496              103,379,913
                                                                 -----------------        -----------------        -----------------
Total deposits                                                        120,657,704               91,763,275              129,605,032

Other borrowings                                                        7,681,871                8,078,120                8,198,843
Other liabilities                                                       1,301,187                1,254,715                1,300,226
                                                                 -----------------        -----------------        -----------------
                Total Liabilities                                     129,640,762              101,096,110              139,104,101

Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $1 par value;  5,000,000 shares authorized;
     2,224,217,  1,158,267 and 2,209,229 shares issued and
     outstanding at March 31, 1998 and 1997, and
     December 31, 1997, respectively                                    2,224,217                1,158,267                2,209,229
Additional paid in capital                                             10,706,056                4,894,903               10,695,480
Retained earnings                                                         783,536                  948,961                  651,646
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:
     Unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities
       available-for-sale, net of tax effect                               12,771                  (61,555)                 (20,829)
                                                                 -----------------        -----------------        -----------------
                Total Stockholders' Equity                             13,726,580                6,940,576               13,535,526

                                                                 -----------------        -----------------        -----------------
                Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity          $ 143,367,342            $ 108,036,686            $ 152,639,627
                                                                 -----------------        -----------------        -----------------
</TABLE>



See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                                                            Three Months             Three Months
                                                                                               Ended                    Ended
                                                                                           March 31, 1998           March 31, 1997
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------
<S>                                                                                           <C>                     <C>   

Interest income:
     Interest and fees on loans                                                                $ 2,333,592              $ 1,681,239
     Interest on federal funds sold                                                                 73,760                   68,742
     Interest on deposits in other banks                                                           258,282                  103,244
     Interest on securities available-for-sale                                                     215,428                  123,967
     Interest on securities held-to-maturity                                                        82,552                    1,888
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------
Total interest income                                                                            2,963,614                1,979,080

Interest expense:
     Interest on deposits:
          Savings accounts                                                                         192,708                   14,444
          NOW accounts                                                                              92,224                   67,002
          Money market accounts                                                                    233,220                  184,920
          Certificates under $100,000                                                              360,397                  177,423
          Certificates $100,000 and over                                                           222,680                  188,041
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------
     Total interest on deposits                                                                  1,101,229                  631,830
     Interest on other borrowings                                                                  126,289                  130,981
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------
Total interest expense                                                                           1,227,518                  762,811

                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------
Net interest income                                                                              1,736,096                1,216,269
Provision for loan losses                                                                          193,000                   21,000
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------
Net interest income after provision for loan losses                                              1,543,096                1,195,269

Noninterest income:
     Service charges on deposit accounts                                                            98,437                  118,502
     Other operating income                                                                        152,208                  153,908
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------
Total noninterest income                                                                           250,645                  272,410

Noninterest expense:
     Salaries and employee benefits                                                                603,579                  488,110
     Occupancy and equipment expense                                                               205,923                  138,946
     Professional fees                                                                             190,689                  102,709
     Data processing                                                                               167,633                  135,166
     Depreciation and amortization                                                                 165,751                  124,949
     Communications                                                                                 63,517                   46,207
     Federal deposit insurance premiums                                                              6,260                    1,200
     Other operating expenses                                                                      166,832                  154,127
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------
Total noninterest expense                                                                        1,570,184                1,191,414

                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------
Income before income tax expense                                                                   223,557                  276,265
Income tax expense                                                                                  91,667                  106,361
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------
Net income                                                                                       $ 131,890                $ 169,904
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------

Basic income per common share                                                                       $ 0.06                   $ 0.14
Diluted income per common share                                                                       0.06                     0.13

Weighted-average common shares outstanding                                                       2,214,022                1,209,755


</TABLE>



See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                 Accumulated
                                                                                             Other Comprehensive
                                                                                                   Income
                                                                                             -------------------
                                                                                             Unrealized gain (loss)
                                                                                                 on investment
                                                 Common          Additional                        securities          Total
                                                  stock           paid in          Retained   available-for-sale,   Stockholders'
                                                $1.00 par         capital          earnings     net of tax effect      Equity
                                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                  <C>            <C>                <C>               <C>           <C> 

Balance, December 31, 1996                        $ 1,146,028      $ 4,870,856        $ 779,057        $ (45,900)     $ 6,750,041

Comprehensive Income
Net income                                                                              169,904                           169,904
Unrealized loss on invest.
  securities available-for-sale,
  net of tax effect                                                                                      (15,655)         (15,655)
                                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Comprehensive Income                                  -                -          169,904          (15,655)         154,249

Exercise of common stock
  options- 12,239 shares                               12,239           24,047                                             36,286
                                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Balance, March 31, 1997                           $ 1,158,267      $ 4,894,903        $ 948,961        $ (61,555)     $ 6,940,576
                                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------




Balance, December 31, 1997                        $ 2,209,229     $ 10,695,480        $ 651,646        $ (20,829)    $ 13,535,526

Comprehensive Income
Net income                                                                              131,890                           131,890
Unrealized gain on invest.
  securities available-for-sale,
  net of tax effect                                                                                       33,600           33,600
                                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Comprehensive Income                                  -                -          131,890           33,600          165,490

Exercise of common stock
  options- 13,469 shares                               13,469            4,321                                             17,790
Exercise of warrants-
  1,519 shares                                          1,519            6,255                                              7,774
                                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Balance, March 31, 1998                           $ 2,224,217     $ 10,706,056        $ 783,536         $ 12,771     $ 13,726,580
                                            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

</TABLE>





See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                            Three Months             Three Months
                                                                                               Ended                    Ended
                                                                                           March 31, 1998           March 31, 1997
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------
<S>                                                                                            <C>                    <C> 

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income                                                                                       $ 131,890                $ 169,904
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
     provided by operating activities:
       Depreciation and amortization                                                               165,751                  124,949
       Provision for loan losses                                                                   193,000                   21,000
       (Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable                                           93,832                   23,790
       (Increase) decrease in other assets                                                         (69,191)                (104,369)
       Increase (decrease) in other liabilities                                                        961                  269,834
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------
Total adjustments                                                                                  384,353                  335,204
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------
Net cash provided by operating activities                                                          516,243                  505,108
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
Net increase in loans                                                                           (2,184,626)                (194,062)
Net decrease (increase) in interest bearing deposits in other banks                             11,673,802               (9,589,113)
Purchases of securities available-for-sale                                                      (1,998,440)                       -
Purchases of securities held-to-maturity                                                                 -                 (134,031)
Repayments and maturities of securities available-for-sale                                       1,170,426                  437,498
Repayments and maturities of securities held-to-maturity                                           773,597                        -
Net purchase of leasehold improv., furn. and equipment                                             (65,610)                 (14,572)
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                                              9,369,149               (9,494,280)
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
Net decrease in demand, savings, NOW and
     money market deposit accounts                                                              (5,117,028)              (6,017,249)
Net (decrease) increase in certificates of deposit                                              (3,830,300)               6,795,314
Net decrease in other borrowings                                                                  (314,533)                (387,757)
Repayment of long-term debt                                                                       (202,439)                       -
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock                                                          25,564                   36,286
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities                                             (9,438,736)                 426,594
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                               446,656               (8,562,578)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year                                                    12,069,139               19,799,911
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                                      $ 12,515,795             $ 11,237,333
                                                                                          -----------------        -----------------

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid on deposits and borrowings                                                       $ 1,240,058                $ 703,671
Income taxes paid                                                                                   27,000                        -

</TABLE>







See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
        CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
                             March 31, 1998 and 1997

(1)      Basis of Presentation

     The  unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements as of and for the three
months  ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 have not been  audited but, in the opinion
of  management  contain all  adjustments  (consisting  only of normal  recurring
adjustments)  necessary to present fairly the financial  position and results of
operations of the Company as of such dates and for such  periods.  The unaudited
consolidated  financial  statements  should  be read  in  conjunction  with  the
Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and the Notes thereto appearing
in the Company's  1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the  Securities and
Exchange Commission.  The results of operations for the three months ended March
31, 1998 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be
expected for the year ending  December 31, 1998 or any future  periods.  Certain
prior period balances have been restated to conform with the current period.

(2)      Investment Securities

 Investment securities available-for-sale,  and their contractual maturities, at
March 31, 1998 are summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                               Gross           Gross
                                                              Amortized      Unrealized      Unrealized         Fair
                                                                 Cost           Gains          Losses          Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                              <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>


Obligations of U.S. treasury and
 government agencies:
            Within one year                                    $ 4,372,440       $ 11,926         $ 1,409     $ 4,382,957
            After one, but within five years                     7,521,798         32,754              61       7,554,491
            After five, but within ten years                     1,757,773          2,239               -       1,760,012
            After ten years                                        744,464          1,387           7,676         738,175
                                                           ---------------------------------------------------------------
 Total                                                          14,396,475         48,306           9,146      14,435,635
Collateralized mortgage obligations:
            After ten years                                      1,181,951              -          19,512       1,162,439
Federal Reserve Bank stock                                         236,350              -               -         236,350
Federal Home Loan Bank stock                                       821,800              -               -         821,800
                                                           ---------------------------------------------------------------
 Total investment securities available-for-sale               $ 16,636,576       $ 48,306        $ 28,658    $ 16,656,224
                                                           ---------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


Investment  securities  held-to-maturity  at March 31, 1998,  are  summarized as
follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                               Gross           Gross
                                                              Amortized      Unrealized      Unrealized         Fair
                                                                 Cost           Gains          Losses          Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                             <C>             <C>             <C>             <C> 


Obligations of U.S. treasury, municipals, and
 government agencies:
            Within one year                                       $ 64,982          $ 186             $ -        $ 65,168
            After one, but within five years                       499,720          1,700               -         501,420
            After ten years                                        293,984              -             695         293,289
                                                           ---------------------------------------------------------------
 Total                                                             858,686          1,886             695         859,877
Other securities:
            After one, but within five years                     1,000,000         30,243               -       1,030,243
            After five, but within ten years                       999,793         33,908               -       1,033,701
                                                           ---------------------------------------------------------------
 Total investment securities held-to-maturity                  $ 2,858,479       $ 66,037           $ 695     $ 2,923,821
                                                           ---------------------------------------------------------------

</TABLE>


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                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
        CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
                             March 31, 1998 and 1997

(3)      Income per Common Share

     In 1997,  SFAS No.  128,  "Earnings  Per  Share" was  issued.  SFAS No. 128
requires  income per share to be  presented  under two  computations:  basic and
diluted  income per share.  Basic income per share is calculated by dividing net
income (after deduction of preferred dividends),  by the weighted-average common
shares  outstanding.  Diluted  income per share is  calculated  by dividing  net
income (after deduction of preferred  dividends) by the sum of  weighted-average
common  shares and common stock  equivalents.  SFAS No. 128 was  implemented  on
December 31, 1997, with prior periods  restated in conformity with SFAS No. 128.
On April 22, 1997,  the Company  declared a 5 percent  stock  dividend to common
stock  shareholders  of record as of May 7, 1997,  resulting  in the issuance of
57,793 shares.  Weighted-average  shares outstanding and income per common share
have been restated for the effect of the stock dividends.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                                                  Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                         --------------------------------------------
                                                                              1998                         1997
                                                                         ---------------              ---------------
<S>                                                                          <C>                          <C> 

Basic Income Per Share:
Net income applicable to common stock                                          $131,890                     $169,904

Weighted-average common shares outstanding                                    2,214,022                    1,209,755

Basic income per share                                                            $0.06                        $0.14

Diluted Income Per Share:
Net income applicable to common stock                                          $131,890                     $169,904

Weighted-average common shares outstanding                                    2,214,022                    1,209,755
Dilutive effect of warrants and stock options                                   185,492                      105,829
                                                                         ---------------              ---------------
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding                            2,399,514                    1,315,584

Diluted income per share                                                          $0.06                        $0.13

</TABLE>


(4)      Stock Option Plans

Stock option transactions for the three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 are
summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                     1998                         1997
                                                           ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                           Weighted-                    Weighted-
                                                                            Average                      Average
                                                                            Exercise                     Exercise
                                                              Shares         Price         Shares         Price
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                             <C>         <C>       <C>          <C>   

Outstanding at beginning of year                                 176,614    $ 4.68         155,733       $ 3.81
Granted                                                           14,000     10.63               -            -
Exercised                                                        (13,469)     3.02         (11,567)        2.57
Forfeited                                                           (731)     6.20          (1,353)        5.44
                                                           ----------------------------------------------------------
Outstanding at end of period                                     176,414    $ 5.28         142,813       $ 3.90
                                                           ----------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


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                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
        CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
                             March 31, 1998 and 1997


(5)      New Financial Accounting Standards

     In June 1997,  SFAS No. 130 "Reporting  Comprehensive  Income," and No. 131
"Disclosures  about  Segments of an  Enterprise  and Related  Information"  were
issued. SFAS No. 130 requires that certain financial activity normally disclosed
in  stockholders'  equity be  reported  in the  statement  of  operations  as an
adjustment to net income in computing  comprehensive income. Items applicable to
the Company would be gain/loss on  investment  securities  and  preferred  stock
dividends.  Accumulated comprehensive income components should be reported under
a separate caption in the statements of condition and stockholders' equity. SFAS
No. 130 is effective January 1, 1998, including  restatement of prior periods in
conformity with this new presentation.  The Company  implemented SFAS No. 130 in
January  1998,  which did not have any  financial  impact on the  Company or its
operations  for the three  months  ended March 31,  1998.  The Company  chose to
disclose   comprehensive   income  under  an  alternative   presentation,   thus
comprehensive income is disclosed,  net of taxes, in the Statements of Condition
and as a separate  component  in the  Statements  of  Changes  in  Stockholders'
Equity.

     SFAS No. 131 requires the reporting of selected  segmented  information  in
quarterly and annual financial reporting. Information from operating segments is
derived from methods used by the Company's management to measure performance and
allocate  resources.   The  Company  is  required  to  disclose  the  basis  for
identifying  segments and the services  and  products  offered in each  segment.
Additionally,  the Company should disclose the earnings,  revenues and assets of
each  segment.  SFAS  No.  131 is  effective  January  1,  1998,  including  the
restatement  of  prior  periods  reported  consistent  with  SFAS  No.  131,  if
practical.  The Company does not have any reportable segments as defined in SFAS
No.  131,  and  thus has not made any  additional  segment  disclosures  in this
report.

     In February 1998, SFAS No. 132 "Employers'  Disclosures  about Pensions and
Other Postretirement  Benefits-- an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, and
106" was issued. SFAS No. 132 revises employers'  disclosures about pensions and
other  postretirement  benefit  plans.  Overall,  this statement does not change
measurement or recognition  for such plans,  however,  it does  standardize  the
disclosure  requirements for benefit plans to the extent  practicable as well as
requiring additional disclosures regarding benefit changes and the fair value of
plan  assets.  This  statement is effective  for fiscal  years  beginning  after
December 15, 1997, with earlier adoption encourage. The Company is reviewing the
impact of this new pronouncement  and will report additional  information on its
adoption in subsequent reports.
















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                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

                             March 31, 1998 and 1997

ITEM 2.         MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

     Century  Bancshares,  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  ("Company"),  and  a
registered  bank holding  company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as
amended  ("BHCA"),  was  incorporated  and organized in 1985.  The Company began
active  operations  in 1986  with the  acquisition  of its  subsidiary,  Century
National Bank  ("Bank"),  a full service bank which opened for business in 1982.
The Bank  provides a broad line of financial  products and services to small and
medium sized  businesses and consumers,  through its main office located at 1875
Eye Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., a branch office located at 1275 Pennsylvania
Avenue, N.W., two offices in Northern Virginia at 8251 Greensboro Drive and 6832
Old Dominion  Drive,  McLean,  Virginia,  and a branch office at 4625  Wisconsin
Avenue,  Bethesda,  Maryland.  The  Company's  principal  executive  offices are
located at 1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.

Net Income

     For the three  months ended March 31, 1998,  the  Company's  net income was
$132 thousand,  or $0.06 per diluted share,  compared with $170 thousand for the
first three months of 1997, or $0.13 per diluted share. The 22.4% decline in net
income was primarily  attributable to a 31.8% increase in non-interest  expenses
resulting  from a  significant  increase in the  Company's  scope of  operations
including the opening of three new  branches,  together with an 819% increase in
the  provision  for  loan  losses  resulting  from  a  higher  volume  of  loans
outstanding,  a rising trend in Company's historical loan charge-off experience,
and an increase in the volume of nonperforming  loans.  These increased expenses
were partially  offset by a 42.7% increase in net interest income which resulted
primarily  from the Company's  increased  size in terms of earning  assets.  The
57.4%  decline in earnings per share was even more  significant  on a percentage
basis than the decline in net income  because  the  weighted  average  number of
common shares outstanding, on a fully diluted basis, increased 82.4% between the
periods,  primarily as a result of the sale of additional shares of Common Stock
in a public offering  completed in the third quarter of 1997.  Return on average
assets was 0.36% for the first  quarter of 1998,  compared  with 0.69% for 1997.
Return on average  common equity was 3.91% for the quarter ended March 31, 1998,
compared with 10.07% for the same period in 1997. Total stockholders'  equity to
total assets at March 31, 1997, was 9.58% vs. 6.42% at March 31, 1997.

Net Interest Income

     Net interest  income before  provision for loan losses was $1.7 million for
the three months ended March 31, 1998, compared with net interest income of $1.2
million for the three months ended March 31, 1997, an increase of $520 thousand,
or  42.7%.   The  increase  in  net  interest  income  between  the  periods  is
attributable to an increase in  average-earning  assets to $137.6 million during
the first  quarter of 1998,  compared to total  average-earning  assets of $92.2
million  for the same  period in 1997.  Additionally,  average  interest-bearing
liabilities  increased  to $109.8  million  during  the first  quarter  of 1998,
compared  with $72.7  million in 1997.  Thus,  average  interest-earning  assets
increased $45.4 million, or 49.2%,  between the periods,  partially offset by an
increase in average interest-bearing liabilities of $37.1 million, or 51.0%. The
increases  in both  average  earning  assets  and  interest-bearing  liabilities
resulted  primarily from the purchase of a branch in Virginia  during the fourth
quarter of 1997,  which  increased  loans and deposits by $9.0 million and $28.0
million,  respectively.  The  additional  growth  was  primarily  the  result of
internal loan and deposit growth between the periods (see the "Average  Balances
and Interest Rates" table) .





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<PAGE>

                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

                             March 31, 1998 and 1997

ITEM 2.         MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

Net Interest Income, Continued


     The Company's net interest  income is affected by changes in the amount and
mix of  interest-earning  assets and  interest-bearing  liabilities,  while also
being affected by changes in yields earned on interest-earning  assets and rates
paid on deposits and other  interest-bearing  funds. The net interest margin for
the quarter  ended March 31, 1998 was 5.12%,  a decrease of 23 basis points from
5.35% for the first  quarter of 1997.  This decrease was primarily the result of
increases in rates paid on deposits assumed in connection with the McLean branch
acquisition  in 1997, as well as higher rates offered by the Company in response
to  increased  competition  for  deposits  in the  Washington,  D.C.  area.  The
following  table  sets  forth  the  averages  of  interest  earned  or  paid  by
significant   categories  of  interest   earning  assets  and  interest  bearing
liabilities for the three month periods ending March 31, 1998 and 1997.




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<PAGE>

                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

                             March 31, 1998 and 1997

ITEM 2.         MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                        Three Months Ended March 31,
                                          ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           1998                                           1997
                                          -------------------------------------------    -------------------------------------------
                                                           Interest                                       Interest
                                             Average       Income/        Average           Average       Income/        Average
                                             Balance       Expense         Rate             Balance       Expense         Rate
                                          -------------------------------------------    -------------------------------------------
                                                                              ($ in thousands)
<S>                                            <C>            <C>            <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>


Interest-Earning Assets
  Loans, net (1)                               $ 94,262        $ 2,334     10.04%          $ 70,731        $ 1,681             9.64%
  Investment securities (2)                      19,217            298      6.29%             7,131            126             7.17%
  Federal funds sold                              5,417             74      5.53%             4,835             69             5.79%
  Interest bearing deposits
    with banks                                   18,720            258      5.60%             9,536            103             4.38%
                                          -------------------------------------------    -------------------------------------------
Total interest-earning assets                   137,616          2,964      8.73%            92,233          1,979             8.70%

  Cash and due from banks                         5,281                                       4,838
  Other assets                                    4,795                                       2,672
                                          --------------                                 --------------
Total Assets                                  $ 147,692                                      99,743
                                          --------------                                 --------------

Interest-Bearing Liabilities
  Interest-Bearing Deposits:
    NOW accounts                               $ 18,685           $ 92      2.00%          $ 14,161           $ 67             1.92%
    Savings accounts                             17,012            193      4.59%             2,352             14             2.41%
    Money market accounts                        24,198            233      3.91%            21,052            185             3.56%
    Time deposits                                42,202            583      5.60%            27,124            366             5.47%
  Borrowings and
    notes payable                                 7,677            127      6.67%             7,988            131             6.65%
                                          -------------------------------------------    -------------------------------------------
Total interest-bearing
    liabilities                                 109,774          1,228      4.53%            72,677            763             4.26%
                                          -------------------------------------------    -------------------------------------------
  Non-interest bearing deposits                  22,929                                      18,879
  Other liabilities                               1,323                                       1,342
                                          --------------                                 --------------
Total liabilities                               134,026                                      92,898

Stockholders' equity                             13,666                                       6,845
                                          --------------                                 --------------
Total liabilities and
    stockholders' equity                      $ 147,692                                    $ 99,743
                                          --------------                                 --------------
Net interest income and spread                                 $ 1,736      4.20%                          $ 1,216             4.44%
                                                        -----------------------------                  -----------------------------

Net interest margin                                                         5.12%                                              5.35%
                                                                       --------------                                 --------------

</TABLE>

[FN]
(1)      Non-accrual  loan balances are included in the  calculation  of Average
         Balances - Loans,  Net. Interest income on non-accrual loan balances is
         included in interest income to the extent that it has been collected.
(2)      Average balance and average rate for investment securities are computed
         based on book value of  securities  held-to-maturity  and cost basis of
         securities available-for-sale.
</FN>

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<PAGE>

                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

                             March 31, 1998 and 1997

ITEM 2.         MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

Noninterest Income

     Noninterest  income  totaled  $251  thousand  for the first three months on
1998, a $21 thousand decrease when compared with the first three months of 1997,
which totaled $272 thousand (see table below).  The decrease between the periods
was  primarily  the result of decreases in deposit  service  charges,  caused by
decreases in transaction-based  accounts over the past twelve months. Reductions
in credit card and merchant fees totaling $18 thousand, or 13.6%, was the result
of  decreases  in  merchant  fees.  These  decreases  were  partially  offset by
increases in commission,  fee and other income totaling $16 thousand between the
periods.

Noninterest Income
(in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                               Three Months Ended
                                                                     March 31,                      Change
                                                           ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                               1998           1997            $             %
                                                           ----------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                             <C>            <C>            <C>          <C>

Service charges on deposit accounts                             $ 98,437      $ 118,502     $ (20,065)     -16.9%
Credit card and merchant fees                                    115,475        133,639       (18,164)     -13.6%
Commission an other fee income                                    25,152          9,775        15,377      157.3%
Other income                                                      11,581         10,494         1,087       10.4%
                                                           ----------------------------------------------------------
Total noninterest income                                        $250,645      $ 272,410      $(21,765)      -8.0%
                                                           ----------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>




Noninterest Expense

     Noninterest  expense totaled $1.6 million for the first quarter of 1998, an
increase of $379 thousand, or 31.8%, when compared with 1997's total noninterest
expense of $1.2 million.  This increase was  principally the result of three new
retail banking  locations opened during 1997. This  significant  increase in the
scope of the Company's  operations  was  accompanied by increases in most of the
operating expense categories,  including salaries and benefits,  which increased
$115 thousand, or 23.7%, and professional fees and  occupancy-related  expenses,
which increased $88 thousand and $67 thousand, respectively.

Noninterest Expense
(in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                             Three Months Ended
                                                                    March 31,                      Change
                                                           ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                               1998           1997            $             %
                                                           ----------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                            <C>             <C>              <C>            <C>    

Salaries and employee benefits                               $   603,579   $  488,110     $ 115,469         23.7%
Occupancy and equipment expense                                  205,923      138,946        66,977         48.2%
Professional fees                                                190,689      102,709        87,980         85.7%
Data Processing                                                  167,633      135,166        32,467         24.0%
Depreciation and amortization                                    165,751      124,949        40,802         32.7%
Communications                                                    63,517       46,207        17,310         37.5%
Other expenses                                                   173,092      155,327        17,765         11.4%
                                                           ----------------------------------------------------------
Total noninterest expense                                     $1,570,184   $1,191,414     $ 378,770         31.8%
                                                           ----------------------------------------------------------

</TABLE>









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<PAGE>

                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

                             March 31, 1998 and 1997

ITEM 2.         MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

Investments

     The  Company's  investment  portfolio of $19.5 million as of March 31, 1998
consisted  mostly of U.S.  Treasury  and  government  agency  obligations.  This
represented  an  increase  of  $12.5  million,  or  176.7%,  compared  with  the
investment  portfolio total of $7.0 million at March 31, 1997. This  substantial
increase  was the result of  liquidity  obtained  from the  purchase of a retail
banking  branch  in  Virginia  in the  fourth  quarter  of 1997.  The  Company's
investment  portfolio at March 31, 1997,  consisted primarily of U.S. government
agency  obligations  and  mortgage-backed  securities  (see Note 2-- "Investment
Securities").

     Investment  securities  held-to-maturity  are stated at cost,  adjusted for
amortization  of  premium  and  accretion  of  discount.  Investment  securities
available-for-sale are stated at fair value.

Loans

     The Company  presently  is, and in the future  expects to remain,  a middle
market banking organization serving  professionals and businesses with interests
in and around the  Washington,  D.C.,  metropolitan  area. Most of the Company's
loan  portfolio is  collateralized  by first  mortgages and home equity lines of
credit on  residential  real  estate.  Although  residential  real estate  loans
increased over the past twelve months as a result of the mortgage loan portfolio
acquired  in  connection  with the  Virginia  branch  acquisition,  the  Company
anticipates that this concentration  will decline,  as the Company continues its
emphasis  on  the  development  of  new  commercial  loan  business,   including
commercial real estate loans. Most of the Company's commercial real estate loans
are secured by  owner-occupied  properties  with borrowers that are also banking
customers of the  Company.  As of March 31, 1998 and 1997,  approximately  $59.2
million (61.4%) and $40.1 million (41.6%) of the Company's total loan portfolio,
respectively,  consisted of loans secured by real estate,  of which  one-to-four
family  residential  mortgage loans and home equity lines of credit  represented
$31.5 million (32.7%) and $24.3 million (25.2%),  respectively, of the Company's
total loan portfolio.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                                                   March 31,
                                                           ----------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       1998                         1997
                                                           ----------------------------------------------------------
Type of loan ( in thousands):                                    $             %              $             %
                                                           ----------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                             <C>             <C>           <C>           <C>  

1-4 family residential mortgage                                 $ 24,365        25.3%        $ 17,483        24.7%
Home equity loans                                                  7,160         7.4%           6,812         9.6%
Multifamily residential                                            1,851         1.9%           1,954         2.8%
Construction                                                         983         1.0%             342         0.5%
Commercial real estate                                            24,887        25.8%          13,512        19.1%
Commercial loans                                                  25,680        26.7%          19,432        27.5%
Installment and credit card loans                                 10,951        11.4%          10,497        14.8%
Other loans                                                          480         0.5%             676         1.0%
                                                           ----------------------------------------------------------
Gross loans                                                       96,357        100.0%         70,708       100.0%
                                                           ---------------              ---------------
Less:  Unearned income                                                58                           65
                                                           --------------               ---------------
Total loans, net of unearned                                    $ 96,299                     $ 70,643
                                                           --------------               ---------------

</TABLE>


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<PAGE>


                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

                             March 31, 1998 and 1997

ITEM 2.         MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

Asset Quality

     In originating  loans,  the Company  recognizes  that credit losses will be
experienced  and the risk of loss will vary with,  among other  things,  general
economic  conditions,  the type of loan being made, the  creditworthiness of the
borrower  over the term of the loan and, in the case of a  collateralized  loan,
the quality of the collateral for such loan. The Company  maintains an allowance
for loan losses  based upon,  among other  things,  such  factors as  historical
experience,  the volume and type of lending conducted by the Company, the amount
of nonperforming  assets,  regulatory  policies,  generally accepted  accounting
principles,  general  economic  conditions,  and other  factors  related  to the
collectibility of loans in the Company's portfolios.  In addition to unallocated
allowances,  specific allowances are provided for individual loans when ultimate
collection is considered  questionable by management after reviewing the current
status of loans which are  contractually  past due and after considering the net
realizable value of the collateral for the loan.

     
     Management  actively  monitors the Company's  asset quality in a continuing
effort  to  charge-off   loans  against  the  allowance  for  loan  losses  when
appropriate and to provide  specific loss  allowances  when necessary.  Although
management   believes   it  uses  the  best   information   available   to  make
determinations with respect to the allowance for loan losses, future adjustments
may be necessary if actual economic conditions and other assumptions differ from
those  used in  making  the  initial  determinations.  At March  31,  1998,  the
allowance  for loan losses  amounted to $1.0  million,  or 1.06% of total loans.
This represents an increase in the allowance compared to $887 thousand, or 0.94%
of total loans as of December 31,  1997,  and $620  thousand,  or 0.88% of total
loans as of March 31,  1997.  The  Company has  increased  the  allowance,  as a
percentage  of total  loans  outstanding,  to reflect  the upward  trend in loan
charge-offs  experienced  by the Company over the past two years,  as well as an
increase in the volume of nonperforming  loans. The allowance for loan losses as
a percentage of nonperforming  loans was 88% at March 31, 1998, compared to 127%
at December 31, 1997 and 346% at March 31, 1997.

     Total nonperforming loans were $1.2 million, compared with $750 thousand at
December  31,  1997 and $179  thousand  at  March  31,  1997.  The  increase  in
nonperforming  assets  from  year-end  1997  was the  result  of two  commercial
borrowers  being placed on  nonaccrual  status  during the first quarter of 1998
totaling $498 thousand and one commercial  borrower  reaching 90 days delinquent
status but still accruing at March 31, 1998, for a total of $394 thousand. These
increases were partially offset by a $624 thousand residential loan returning to
accrual status during the quarter. Of the $1.2 million in nonperforming loans as
of March 31, 1998,  approximately  $394  thousand was secured by a first lien on
commercial  real estate and $74 thousand was  guaranteed  by the Small  Business
Administration.  The remaining $700 thousand in nonperforming  loans were either
unsecured,  secured by various  business  assets,  or secured by junior liens on
real estate.  Within its analysis of the allowance for loan losses,  the Company
estimated  loss exposure of  approximately  $300 thousand  attributable  to this
latter group of loans.


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<PAGE>

                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

                             March 31, 1998 and 1997

ITEM 2.         MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

Asset Quality , Continued

     The  Company's  recent  historical   charge-off  experience  has  primarily
occurred in connection  with consumer  loans (1-4 family  residential  mortgage,
home  equity,  installment  and credit card  loans).  The Company  believes  its
experience in this regard is consistent with national trends.  In response,  the
Company during 1997 strengthened its underwriting  criteria for approval of such
loans,  particularly in connection with its credit card program. Net charge-offs
were $57 thousand  during the first  quarter of 1998, a 75% decline  compared to
$227  thousand  during  the same  period of 1997.  Notwithstanding  this  recent
improvement,  the increased loss  experience in recent years continues to affect
the Company's analysis of the required allowance as a percentage of total loans.

     Of  the  $1.2  million  in  nonperforming  loans  as  of  March  31,  1998,
approximately  $1.1 million were commercial loans and $88 thousand were consumer
loans.  The  Company's  strategy  in  recent  years  has  been to  increase  its
commercial  loan  business  significantly,  and the volume of  commercial  loans
(including  commercial  real  estate  loans)  has more than  doubled  from $25.1
million as of  December  31,  1995 to $50.6  million as of March 31,  1998.  The
commercial loans which are currently nonperforming were originated, for the most
part, during or prior to 1996, and their nonperforming  status reflects business
and/or personal  circumstances unique to each situation,  rather than the result
of any discernible trend or change in underwriting standards.

     Provisions  for loan  losses  are  charged  to  income  to bring  the total
allowance for loan losses to a level deemed appropriate by management,  based on
the factors  identified  above.  The  provision for loan losses during the first
quarter of 1998 was $193 thousand,  representing an increase of $172 thousand or
819% compared to the first quarter of 1997.  The increase over last year's first
quarter  was the result of the 36.3%  increase in loans  outstanding  during the
past twelve months, as well as the increase in the allowance from 0.88% to 1.06%
of total loans due to the increase in  nonperforming  loans and the upward trend
in  loan  charge-offs  over  the  past  two  years.  These  trends,  taken  into
consideration  with other  factors in the  Company's  internal  analysis  of the
allowance  for loan  loss,  have led to  increased  reserve  requirements  and a
resulting  increase in the provision expense necessary to bring the allowance up
to the level deemed  appropriate  by management of the Company (see the table on
the following page).


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<PAGE>


                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

                             March 31, 1998 and 1997

ITEM 2.         MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED



Nonperforming Loans
(in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                    March 31,
                                                           -----------------------------
                                                               1998           1997
                                                           -----------------------------
<S>                                                           <C>               <C> 

Non-accrual loans                                                  $ 707          $ 179
Accruing past due 90 days or more                                    461              -
                                                           -----------------------------
Total nonperforming loans                                          1,168            179

Other real estate owned                                               52             -
                                                           -----------------------------
Total nonperforming assets                                       $ 1,220          $ 179
                                                           -----------------------------

Nonperforming to total assets                                       0.85%          0.17%

</TABLE>


Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses
(in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                    March 31,
                                                           -----------------------------
                                                               1998           1997
                                                           -----------------------------
<S>                                                             <C>              <C>

Average net loans outstanding                                   $ 94,262       $ 70,731

Loans outstanding at period-end                                   96,299         70,643

Total nonperforming loans                                          1,168            179

Beginning balance of allowance                                  $    887       $    826
Loans charged-off:
1-4 family residential mortgage                                        -            109
Home equity loans                                                      1              -
Commercial loans                                                      10             24
Installment and credit card loans                                     82            118
                                                           -----------------------------
Total loans charged off                                               93            251
Recoveries of previous charge-offs:
1-4 family residential mortgage                                        1              -
Home equity loans                                                      2              -
Commercial loans                                                       -             23
Installment and credit card loans                                     33              1
                                                           -----------------------------
Total recoveries                                                      36             24
                                                           -----------------------------
Net loans charged-off                                                 57            227

Provision for loan losses                                            193             21
                                                           -----------------------------

Balance at end of period                                        $  1,023         $  620
                                                           -----------------------------

</TABLE>


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<PAGE>


                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

                             March 31, 1998 and 1997

ITEM 2.         MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

Deposits

     The  Company's  total  deposits at March 31, 1998 were $120.7  million,  an
increase of $28.9 million,  or 31.5%,  over 1997's first quarter balance.  Total
average  deposits  were $125.0  million for the quarter ended March 31, 1998, an
increase of $41.4  million,  or 49.6%  compared  with average  deposits of $83.6
million for the first quarter of 1997.  The Company  views  deposit  growth as a
significant  challenge  in its effort to  increase  its asset  size.  Thus,  the
Company  is  focusing  on its  branching  program  with  increased  emphasis  on
commercial  accounts,  and the offering of more  competitive  interest rates and
products to stimulate  deposit  growth.  This  strategy has and will continue to
result in  higher  cost of funds  when  compared  to prior  year's  results,  in
addition  to lower fee  income  as many of these  commercial  customers  utilize
accounts with lower transaction costs as well as a lower number of transactions.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                         Three Months Ended March 31,
                                            ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    1998                                       1997
                                            ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Weighted-                                  Weighted-
                                                  Average          Average         % of       Average         Average         % of
                                                  Balance           Rate          Total       Balance           Rate          Total
                                            ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                (in thousands)
<S>                                                <C>                 <C>           <C>         <C>             <C>          <C>

Noninterest-Bearing Deposits                      $ 22,929             0.00%         18.3%   $ 18,879            0.00%        22.6%
Interest-Bearing Deposits:
    NOW accounts                                    18,685             2.00%         14.9%     14,161            1.92%        16.9%
    Savings accounts                                17,012             4.59%         13.6%      2,352            2.41%         2.8%
    Money market accounts                           24,198             3.91%         19.4%     21,052            3.56%        25.2%
    Time deposits                                   42,202             5.60%         33.8%     27,124            5.47%        32.5%
                                            ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Total                                            $ 125,026                          100.0%   $ 83,568                        100.0%
                                            ---------------                    -----------------------------              ---------
Weighted-Average Rate                                                  3.57%                                       3.07%
                                                                --------------                             ---------------
</TABLE>


Capital Resources

     Total stockholders' equity at March 31, 1998 was $13.7 million, an increase
of $6.8 million, almost double the balance of total stockholders' equity of $6.9
million  at March 31,  1997.  This  significant  increase  was the result of the
Company  issuing  977,500 shares of Common Stock, at a price of $7.25 per share,
in the third  quarter of 1997.  The net  proceeds  from the sale of Common Stock
totaled approximately $6.3 million. Net income for the first quarter of 1998 was
$132 thousand.  In addition to retained earnings,  stockholders' equity was also
augmented  by a  $34  thousand  increase  in  the  market  value  of  investment
securities available-for-sale, net of tax effect, and $26 thousand received from
the exercise of warrants and stock options.

     The Office of the  Comptroller  of the  Currency  has  established  certain
minimum  risk-based  capital  standards  that apply to national  banks,  and the
Company  is  subject  to certain  capital  requirements  imposed by the  Federal
Reserve  Board.  At March 31,  1998,  the Century  National  Bank  exceeded  all
applicable  regulatory  capital  requirements  for  classification  as  a  "well
capitalized"   bank,  and  the  Company  satisfied  all  applicable   regulatory
requirements imposed on it by the Federal Reserve Board.


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<PAGE>


                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

                             March 31, 1998 and 1997

ITEM 2.         MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
                RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, CONTINUED

Liquidity

    The  Company's  Asset/Liability  Management  Policy is  intended to maintain
adequate  liquidity  for the Company  and  thereby  enhance its ability to raise
funds to support  asset  growth,  meet deposit  withdrawals  and lending  needs,
maintain reserve  requirements  and otherwise  sustain  operations.  The Company
accomplishes  this  primarily  through  management  of  the  maturities  of  its
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing  liabilities.  The Company believes
that its present  liquidity  position is adequate to meet its current and future
needs.

     Asset   liquidity  is  provided  by  cash  and  assets  which  are  readily
 marketable,  or which can be pledged,  or which will mature in the near future.
 The asset liquidity of the Bank is maintained in the form of vault
cash,  demand  deposits with  commercial  banks,  federal  funds sold,  interest
bearing  deposits  with  other  financial  institutions,  short-term  investment
securities,  other  investment  securities  available-for-sale,  and  short-term
loans.  The Company has defined  "cash and cash  equivalents"  as those  amounts
included in cash and due from banks and federal  funds sold.  At March 31, 1998,
the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $12.5 million,  an increase of $1.3
million,  when compared with the $11.2 million at March 31, 1997, which resulted
primarily from liquidity  received from the Virginia branch acquisition in 1997,
partially offset by increases in the loan portfolio between the periods.

     Liability  liquidity  is  provided  by  access  to  core  funding  sources,
principally various customers' deposit accounts in the Company's market area. As
a member of the  Federal  Home Loan Bank of Atlanta  ("FHLBA"),  the  Company is
authorized  to borrow up to $19.9  million  secured  by a blanket  pledge of its
portfolio of  1-to-4-family  residential  mortgage  loans.  The Company also has
approved  lines of credit  from  larger  correspondent  banks to  borrow  excess
reserves on an  overnight  basis  (known as "federal  funds  purchased")  in the
amount  of  $1.0  million  and  to  borrow  on  a  secured  basis   ("repurchase
agreements")  in the amount of $5.0 million.  At March 31, 1998, the Company had
no federal funds  purchased or  repurchase  agreements,  and was utilizing  $7.2
million of its available FHLBA  borrowings in the form of fixed-rate term credit
advances  with an average cost of 6.73%.  The Company  utilizes  fixed rate term
credit  advances  from  the  FHLBA  to fund  fixed  rate  real  estate  loans of
comparable terms and maturities.
     
     The Company  had cash on hand in the amount of $2.0  million at the holding
company level at March 31, 1998.  The Company  anticipates  using these funds as
working capital  available to support the future growth of the franchise as well
as to pay normal operating  expenses.  Additionally,  working capital is further
supported by dividends  available from the Bank,  subject to certain  regulatory
restrictions  generally  applicable to national  banks.  At March 31, 1998,  the
Company had no indebtedness outstanding at the holding company level.


     This  report  contains  forward  looking  statements  within the meaning of
Section 27A of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Although the Company believes that
the  expectations  reflected in such forward  looking  statements are based upon
reasonable  assumptions,  it can give no assurance that its expectations will be
achieved. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from the Company's  expectations  are disclosed in its Form 10-K dated March 27,
1998,  filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission and is incorporated by
reference herein (Cautionary  Disclosures).  Subsequent written and oral forward
looking  statements  attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf
are expressly qualified in their entirety by the Cautionary Disclosures.

                                      -17-

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                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

                             March 31, 1998 and 1997

ITEM 3.         QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

     The Company's principal market risk exposure is to interest rates.

     Net interest  income,  which  constitutes  one of the principal  sources of
income for the Company,  represents the difference  between  interest  income on
interest-earning  assets and interest expense on  interest-bearing  liabilities.
The  difference  between  the  Company's   interest-rate  sensitive  assets  and
interest-rate sensitive liabilities for a specified time-frame is referred to as
an interest  sensitive "gap." Interest rate  sensitivity  reflects the potential
effect on net  interest  income of a movement  in  interest  rates.  A financial
institution is considered to be asset sensitive,  or having a positive gap, when
the amount of its  interest-earning  assets  maturing or  repricing  exceeds the
amount of its  interest-bearing  liabilities  also maturing or repricing  within
that time  period.  Conversely,  a financial  institution  is  considered  to be
liability  sensitive,  or  having  a  negative  gap,  when  the  amount  of  its
interest-bearing  liabilities  maturing or  repricing  exceeds the amount of its
interest-earning  assets.  During a period of rising (falling) interest rates, a
positive  gap would tend to increase  (decrease)  net interest  income,  while a
negative gap would tend to decrease (increase) net interest income.

     Management  seeks to  maintain a balanced  interest  rate risk  position to
protect its net interest margin from market  fluctuations.  Toward this end, the
Company maintains an Asset/Liability  Committee (the "ALCO") which reviews, on a
regular basis,  the maturity and repricing of the assets and  liabilities of the
Company.  The ALCO has adopted the  objective of  achieving  and  maintaining  a
one-year  cumulative GAP, as a percent of total assets,  of between plus 10% and
minus 10%. In addition,  ALCO monitors  potential changes in net interest income
under various  interest rate scenarios.  On a consolidated  basis, the Company's
one year  cumulative  gap was a positive  6.4% of total  assets at December  31,
1997.  Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and
rates,  arising  primarily from interest rate risk in the Company's  portfolios,
which can significantly impact the Company's profitability.  Net interest income
can be adversely  impacted where assets and liabilities do not react the same to
changes in  interest  rates.  At  year-end  1997,  the  forecasted  impact of an
immediate  increase of 100 basis points and 200 basis points would have resulted
in an  increase  in  interest  income  over a 12-month  period of 0.5% and 0.8%,
respectively,  with a  comparable  decrease  resulting in a decrease of 1.6% and
3.3%. Management is developing more sophisticated  modeling system for measuring
the Company's  interest rate risk at particular  points in time.  Such system is
expected to be  operational  some time during the second  quarter of 1998. As of
March 31, 1998, the Company's  sensitivity to market  interest rate risk was not
materially  different from the year-end position referral above and disclosed in
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.


                                      -18-



<PAGE>

                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

                             March 31, 1998 and 1997

                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.         Legal Proceedings

                Not applicable.

Item 2.         Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

                (a)  Not applicable.
                (b)  Not applicable.
                (c)  Not applicable.
                (d)  Not applicable.

Item 3.         Defaults upon Senior Securities

                Not applicable.

Item 4.         Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

                Not applicable.

Item 5.         Other Information

                Not applicable.

Item 6.         Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

                (a) The following exhibits are filed with this report:

                 Exhibit
                 Number                       Description of Exhibit
                 --------------               -------------------------------

                       27                     Financial Data Schedule

                (b) No  reports on Form 8-K were  filed by the  Company  for the
                    quarter ended March 31, 1998.

                                      -19-


<PAGE>


                            CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.
                          QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

                             March 31, 1998 and 1997






                                   SIGNATURES



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



                                               CENTURY BANCSHARES, INC.



 Date:        May 15, 1998                    By: /s/ JOSEPH S. BRACEWELL
     ----------------------------              --------------------------------
                                               Joseph S. Bracewell
                                               President and Chief
                                               Executive Officer
                                               (for the registrant and as its
                                                principal financial officer)











                                      -20-

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OF MARCH 31, 1998 AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY BY  REFERENCE  TO SUCH
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