COMMUNITY BANCSHARES INC /NC/
10QSB, 1998-11-13
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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                  ---------------------------
                         FORM 10-QSB

(Mark One)

 X	QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
	EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1998.

                              OR

  	TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
	SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period from               to             
  
                  Commission File No. 000-22517

                COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.                      
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)


    North Carolina                        56-1693841          
(State of Incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1600 Curtis Bridge Road  Wilkesboro, North Carolina  28697           (Address 
of Principal Executive Offices)

                          (336) 838-4100                         
(Issuer's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                         Not Applicable                           
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last 
Report)

	Check whether the issuer (1) 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 issuer was required 
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements 
for the past 90 days.
                    Yes  X            No        

	APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:  Indicate the number of shares 
outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity as of the latest 
practicable date.

	Common stock, $3.00 par value per share 1,446,984 shares issued and 
outstanding as of November 12, 1998.

	Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check one):
                    Yes               No  X     

                         (Page 1 of 14)

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
	Item 1.  Financial Statements

                 COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
                 Wilkesboro, North Carolina
                 Consolidated Balance Sheets

ASSETS:
                                    September 30,    December 31,
                                         1998           1997
                                      (Unaudited)    (Unaudited)
Cash and due from banks              $  4,823,130    $ 2,534,421
Federal funds sold                           - -       1,500,000
  Total cash and cash equivalents    $  4,823,130    $ 4,034,421
Securities:
 Available-for-sale,
  at estimated market values           20,597,548     13,592,071
 Held-to-maturity (Estimated market
  values of $3,039,094 (09-30-98)
  and $3,644,394 (12-31-97))            2,995,123      3,627,805
Loans, net                             70,764,202     69,194,004
Property and equipment                  1,851,095      1,806,059
Goodwill                                   21,649         26,645
Other assets                            1,001,191        794,652
  Total Assets                       $102,053,938    $93,075,657

	LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Deposits
 Non-interest bearing deposits       $  6,503,867    $ 5,910,213
 Interest bearing deposits             81,297,248     75,869,351
  Total deposits                     $ 87,801,115    $81,779,564
Other liabilities                       2,523,993      1,191,085
  Total Liabilities                  $ 90,325,108    $82,970,649

Commitments & Contingencies

Shareholders' Equity:
Common stock - $3.00 par value,
 10 million shares authorized;
 1,446,984 and 1,297,156
 shares issued and outstanding
 at September 30, 1998 and
 December 31, 1997, respectively     $  4,340,952    $ 3,891,468
Paid-in-capital                         5,769,693      5,380,223
Retained earnings                       1,496,555        791,381
Unrealized gain on
 securities available-for-sale            121,630         41,936
  Total Shareholders' Equity         $ 11,728,830    $10,105,008
  Total Liabilities
   and Shareholders' Equity          $102,053,938    $93,075,657

	Refer to notes to the consolidated financial statements.

               COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
               Wilkesboro, North Carolina
                    Income Statements
                       (Unaudited)

                                            For the nine months
                                            ended September 30,  
                                              1998         1997  
Interest income                        $6,580,409     $5,476,573
Interest expense                        3,217,495      2,660,710
Net interest income                    $3,362,914     $2,815,863

Provision for possible loan losses        190,000        400,000

Net interest income after
 provision for possible loan losses    $3,172,914     $2,415,863

Other income:
 Service fees and other charges        $  176,586     $  126,973
 Gain on sale of assets                    34,954           - -
 Gain/(loss) on sale of securities          1,360         (4,618)
  Total other income                   $  212,900     $  122,355

Operating expenses:
  Salaries and benefits                $1,046,988     $  876,758
  Legal and professional                  254,390        113,621
  Depreciation                             65,041         42,557
  Amortization                              4,996          7,002
  Courier and postage                      72,218         51,313
  Rent and land lease expense              72,136         73,148
  Data processing                         144,146         98,595
  Regulatory assessments                   47,454         33,866
  Other operating expenses                451,371        394,714
Total Expenses                         $2,158,740     $1,691,574
 
Income before taxes                    $1,227,074     $  846,644

Income tax                                521,900        422,869

Net income                             $  705,174     $  423,775


Basic income per share                 $      .51     $      .35

Diluted income per share               $      .49     $      .33


Refer to notes to the consolidated financial statements.


                  COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
                  Wilkesboro, North Carolina
                      Income Statements
                         (Unaudited)

                                            For the three months
                                            ended September 30, 
                                            1998            1997

Interest income                         $2,226,678     $2,059,677
Interest expense                         1,061,290        966,976
Net interest income                     $1,165,388     $1,092,701

Provision for possible loan losses          60,000        125,000

Net interest income after
 provision for possible loan losses     $1,105,388     $  967,701

Other income:
 Service fees and other charges         $   57,510     $   54,788
  Total other income                    $   57,510     $   54,788

Operating expenses:
  Salaries and benefits                 $  342,387     $  384,752
  Legal and professional                    86,245         59,772
  Depreciation                              23,938         17,076
  Amortization                               1,665          1,195
  Courier and postage                       25,294         22,522
  Rent and land lease expense               25,539         25,193
  Data processing                           49,825         34,538
  Regulatory assessments                    15,750          8,519
  Other operating expenses                 153,427        219,496
Total Expenses                          $  724,070     $  773,063

Income before taxes                     $  438,828     $  249,426

Income tax                                 185,000        139,249

Net income                              $  253,828     $  110,177


Basic income per share                  $      .18     $      .09

Diluted income per share                $      .17     $      .08



	Refer to notes to the consolidated financial statements.


                     COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
                     Wilkesboro, North Carolina
                      Statements of Cash Flows
                           (Unaudited)


                                                  Nine months ended
                                                    September 30,  
                                                  1998         1997


Cash flows from operating activities:       $  1,127,592  $     80,394

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchase of equipment                         (110,077)     (787,564)
  (Increase) in loans, net                    (1,760,198)  (12,891,583)
  Securities, available-for-sale
   Sale of securities                            504,687     2,051,632
   Purchase of securities                    (11,484,896)   (3,939,653)
   Maturities and pay-downs                    3,818,414     1,105,760
  Securities, held-to-maturity
   Purchase of securities                       (538,462)     (298,799)
   Maturities and pay-downs                    1,171,144     1,489,269
Net cash used in investing activities       $ (8,399,388) $(13,270,938)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Increase in borrowings                    $  1,200,000  $       - -
  Increase in deposits                         6,021,551    12,437,421
  Proceeds from sale of stock                    838,954       104,255
Net cash provided from financing activities $  8,060,505  $ 12,541,676

Net increase (decrease) in
 cash and cash equivalents                  $    788,709  $   (648,868)
Cash and cash equivalents
 at beginning of period                        4,034,421     4,213,882
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $  4,823,130  $  3,565,014


	Refer to notes to the consolidated financial statements.



                       COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
                       Wilkesboro, North Carolina
           Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
                          September 30, 1998


Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

	The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance 
with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial 
information and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB.  Accordingly, they do 
not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted 
accounting principles for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of 
management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring  accruals) 
considered  necessary  for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating 
results for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1998 are not necessarily 
indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 
31, 1998.  These statements should be read in conjunction with the 
consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in Form 10-
KSB for the year ended December 31, 1997.


Note 2 - Summary of Organization

	Community Bancshares, Inc., Wilkesboro, North Carolina (the "Company"), 
was incorporated under the laws of the State of North Carolina on June 11, 
1990, for the purpose of becoming a bank holding company with respect to a 
proposed national bank, Wilkes National Bank (the "Bank"), located in 
Wilkesboro, North Carolina.  Upon commencement of the Bank's principal 
operations on January 17, 1992, the Company acquired 100 percent of the voting 
stock of the Bank by injecting $3,750,000 into the Bank's capital accounts.

	As of September 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, there were 1,446,984 and 
1,297,156 shares of common stock outstanding, respectively.

	The Company offered warrants to its organizers and to a group of initial 
subscribers.  Each warrant, when surrendered with $5.50 to the Company, is 
convertible into one share of common stock.  The warrants expire ten years 
from January 17, 1992.  At September 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, there 
were 235,036 and 382,664 warrants outstanding, respectively.  The Company also 
has a stock option plan with 166,296 and 168,496 options outstanding at 
September 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, respectively.


Note 3 - Recent Accounting Pronouncements

	Beginning January 1, 1998, the Company adopted SFAS No. 130, "Reporting 
Comprehensive Income," which is effective for annual and COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, 
INC.interim periods beginning after December 15, 1997.  SFAS 130 establishes
new rules for the reporting and display of comprehensive income and its 
components; however, the adoption of this Statement had no impact on the 
Company's net income or shareholders' equity.  SFAS 130 requires unrealized 
gains and losses on the Company's available-for-sale securities which, prior 
to adoption were reported separately in shareholders' equity, to be included 
in other comprehensive income.  During the third quarter and for the nine-
month period ended September 30, 1998, total comprehensive income amounted to 
$342,551 and $784,868, respectively, and totaled $140,587 and $449,878 
respectively, for the comparable periods in 1997.

	Beginning January 1, 1998, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 
No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related 
Information," which is effective for annual and interim periods beginning 
after December 15, 1997.  This Statement establishes standards for the method 
that public entities are to use when reporting information about operating 
segments in annual financial statements and requires that those enterprise 
reports be issued to shareholders, beginning with annual financial statements 
in 1998 and for interim and annual financial statements thereafter.  SFAS 131 
also established standards for related disclosures about products and 
services, geographic areas and major customers.

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

	The Company commenced its planned principal operations on January 17, 
1992 when its subsidiary Bank opened for business.  During the period from 
February 1, 1990 to January 17, 1992, the Company was in the development stage 
as it devoted most of its efforts to organizing, incorporating, planning, 
raising capital and recruiting personnel.  During the development stage, the 
Company funded its operations principally through borrowings.  However, by 
December 31, 1991, all outstanding loans were paid-off with funds raised 
through the sale of the Company's common stock.

	Total assets increased by $9.0 million to $102.1 million during the 
nine-month period ended sept 30, 1998.  The increase was generated primarily 
through a $6.0 million increase in deposits, a $1.3 million increase in other 
liabilities, a $.7 million increase in retained earnings and a $.8 million 
increase in equity capital from the exercise of stock warrants.  These funds 
were utilized to expand the securities portfolio by $6.4 million, loans by 
$1.6 million, cash and cash equivalents by $.8 million and other assets by $.2 
million.  During the nine-month period ended September 30, 1998, loans grew at 
a rate proportionally lower than that of the asset growth rate.  Management 
believes that this is due to a weaker loan demand triggered by uncertain 
economic conditions, as well as to rate competition undertaken by other banks.


Liquidity and Sources of Capital

	Liquidity is the Company's ability to meet all deposit withdrawals 
immediately, while also providing for the credit needs of customers.  The 
September 30, 1998 financial statements evidence a satisfactory liquidity 
position as total cash and cash equivalents amounted to $4.8 million, 
representing 4.7% of total assets.  Investment securities, which amounted to 
$23.4 million or 23.1% of total assets, provide a secondary source of 
liquidity because they can be converted into cash in a timely manner.  The 
subsidiary Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System and is maintaining 
relationships with several correspondent banks and, thus, could obtain funds 
on short notice.  The Company's management closely monitors and maintains 
appropriate levels of interest earning assets and interest bearing 
liabilities, so that maturities of assets are such that adequate funds are 
provided to meet customer withdrawals and loan demand.  There are no trends, 
demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in or are 
reasonably likely to result in the Company's liquidity increasing or 
decreasing in any material way.  The Bank maintains an adequate level of 
capitalization as measured by the following capital ratios and the respective 
minimum capital requirements by the Bank's primary regulator, the Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency.

                            Bank's          Minimum required
                      September 30, 1998      by regulator
Leverage ratio                8.2%                4.0%
Risk weighted ratio          12.7%                8.0%

	With respect to the leverage ratio, the regulator expects a minimum of 
5.0% to 6.0% ratio for banks that are not rated CAMEL 1.  Although the Bank is 
not rated CAMEL 1, its leverage ratio of 8.2% is well above the required 
minimum.

	During the first nine months of 1998, 147,628 warrants and 2,200 options 
were exercised, resulting in an $838,954 increase in the Company's capital 
accounts.  These funds can be injected into the Bank's capital accounts as 
management deems appropriate.


Results of Operations

	For the three-month periods ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, net 
income amounted to $253,828 and $110,177, respectively.  On a per share basis, 
basic and diluted income for the three-month period ended September 30, 1998 
amounted to $.18 and $.17, respectively.  For the three-month period ended 
September 30, 1997, basic and diluted income per share amounted to $.09 and 
$.08, respectively.  The improvement in net income for the three-month period 
ended September 30, 1998 as compared to the three-month period ended September 
30, 1997, is primarily due to the following:

  (i)  Net interest income, which represents the difference between interest 
       received on interest earning assets and interest paid on interest 
       bearing liabilities, increased by approximately $73,000, due to a 
       higher level of earning assets.

 (ii)	Provision for loan losses (an expense item) was $65,000 lower in 1998.  
      Management believes that the reserve for loan losses, at 1.52% of 
      gross loans, is adequate.

(iii)	Other operating expenses declined by approximately $49,000 because of 
      lower personnel and other miscellaneous expenses.  These operating 
      expenses were generally lower in the third calendar quarter of 
      1998 as compared to the third calendar quarter of 1997 because of 
      a significantly lower asset growth rate.

	Net income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1998 amounted 
to $705,174, or $.49 per diluted share.  For the nine-month period ended 
September 30, 1997, net income amounted to $423,775, or $.33 per diluted 
share.  The following four items are of significance when one compares the 
September 30, 1998 results to those of September 30, 1997.

a.	Net interest income has increased from $2,815,863 for the nine-month 
      period ended September 30, 1997 to $3,362,914 for the same period one 
      year later, representing an increase of $547,051, or 19.4%.  This 
      increase was attained primarily because of a $15.9 million increase in 
      average earning assets, from $78.2 million for the nine-month period 
      ended September 30, 1997 to $94.1 million for the nine-month period 
      ended September 30, 1998.

b.	The net interest yield, defined as net interest income divided by 
      average interest earning assets, has declined slightly from 4.80% for 
      the nine-month period ended September 30, 1997 to 4.76% for the nine-
      month period ended September 30, 1998.  Below is pertinent information 
      concerning the yield on earning assets and the cost of funds for the 
      nine-month period ended September 30, 1998.

                 Avg. Assets/       Interest           Yield/
Description      Liabilities     Income/Expense         Cost 
Federal funds    $ 1,690,290       $   69,513           5.48%
Securities        21,347,515          981,165           6.13%
Loans             71,078,802        5,529,731          10.37%
  Total          $94,116,607       $6,580,409           9.32%

Transactional
 accounts        $15,859,672       $  389,194           3.27%
Savings            3,327,610           74,444           2.98%
CD's              61,867,389        2,744,514           5.91%
Other borrowings     298,718            9,343           4.17%
  Total          $81,353,389       $3,217,495           5.27%

Net interest income                $3,362,914

Net yield on earning assets                             4.76%


c.	Total non-interest income has increased from $122,355 for the nine-month 
      period ended September 30, 1997 to $212,900 for the nine-month period 
      ended September 30, 1998.  If one excludes a $34,954 gain on sale of 
      assets, non-interest income for the nine-month period ended September 
      30, 1998 would have been $177,946 or 45.4% higher than non-interest 
      income during the nine-month period ended September 30, 1997.  The 
      increase is attributable primarily to higher volumes and fees with 
      respect to transactional accounts.

d.	For the nine-month period ended September 30, 1998, operating expenses 
      amounted to $2,158,740 representing an annualized 2.86% of average 
      assets.  By comparison, for the nine-month period ended September 30, 
      1997, operating expenses amounted to $1,691,574, representing an 
      annualized 2.80% of average assets.  The increase in operating expenses 
      during 1998 is attributed mainly to salaries and benefits, data 
      processing costs, as well as professional fees related to the 
      shareholder litigation.

	During the nine-month period ended September 30, 1998, the allowance for 
loan losses has grown from $1,033,393 to $1,097,837.  The allowance for loan 
losses as a percentage of gross loans increased from 1.47% at December 31, 
1997 to 1.52% at September 30, 1998.  Management considers the allowance for 
loan losses to be adequate and sufficient to absorb possible future losses; 
however, there can be no assurance that charge-offs in future periods will not 
exceed the allowance for loan losses or that additional provisions to the 
allowance will not be required.

	The Company is not aware of any current recommendation by the regulatory 
authorities which, if they were to be implemented, would have a material 
effect on the Company's liquidity, capital resources, or results of 
operations.


Year 2000

	A critical issue affecting companies that rely extensively on electronic 
data processing systems, such as the Company, is the Year 2000 issue.  The 
Year 2000 issue has arisen due to the widespread use of computer programs that 
rely on two-digit date codes to perform computations or decision making 
functions.  Many of these programs may fail as a result of their inability to 
properly interpret date codes beginning January 1, 2000.  For example, such 
programs may misinterpret "00" as the year 1900 rather than the year 2000.  In 
addition, some equipment being controlled by microprocessor chips may not deal 
appropriately with the year "00".  This could result in a system failure or 
miscalculations causing disruptions of operations, including among other 
things, a temporary inability to process transactions or engage in similar, 
normal business activities.

	The Bank primarily uses a third-party vendor for processing its primary 
banking applications.  During 1997, the Bank formed an internal task force, 
chaired by its Operations Executive, to address the Year 2000 issue, conduct a 
comprehensive review of the Bank's systems and ensure that the Bank takes any 
necessary measures.  The Company is currently involved in testing its systems 
to ensure that they are Year 2000 compliant.  Management estimates that the 
Bank will incur approximately $50,000 in expenditures relating to Year 2000 
compliance.  As of September 30, 1998, the Company had spent approximately 
$8,000 to upgrade its software and hardware systems to help ensure that they 
would be Year 2000 compliant.  Further, all third-party vendors have been 
contacted to provide assurances that their data processing programs and 
systems are Year 2000 compliant now or will be well in advance of the year 
2000.  The Company believes that its systems and those of its data processing 
vendors are currently Year 2000 compliant and does not believe that material 
expenditures will be necessary to implement any further modifications.  
However, there can be no assurances that unforseen difficulties or costs will 
not arise.  In addition, there can be no assurance that systems of other 
companies on which the Company's systems rely, such as the Bank's data 
processing vendor, will be modified on a timely basis, or that the failure by 
another company to properly modify its systems will not negatively impact the 
Company's systems or operations.

	PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

	On September 24, 1998, the North Carolina Superior Court dismissed the 
shareholder derivative action brought against the Company and eight of its 
directors by Edward F. Greene and Joe Severt.  The lawsuit, styled Edward F. 
Greene and Joe Severt, Individually and Derivatively on behalf of Community 
Bancshares, Inc. v. Ronald S. Shoemaker, Dwight Pardue, Rebecca Ann Sebastian, 
Colin Shoemaker, Gilbert Miller, Robert Ricketts, Brent Eller, Ray Ferguson 
and Community Bancshares, Inc.; In the North Carolina General Court of 
Justice, Superior Court Division; File No.: 97-CvS-2118, was dismissed for 
failure to make a demand for relief before filing a shareholder derivative 
action as required by North Carolina law and for failure to state a claim upon 
which relief may be granted.

	Both sides in this litigation have filed motions to recover fees and 
expenses.  A hearing on these motions was held on November 10, 1998.  A 
decision is expected shortly.

	The day after the lawsuit was dismissed, Mr. Greene presented the 
Company with a formal demand in accordance with  the derivative action 
requirements of North Carolina law.  The demand was accompanied by a proposed 
third lawsuit against the Company and certain of its directors.  In his demand 
and in the draft lawsuit, Mr. Greene reiterates many of the claims he made in 
his first two lawsuits against the Company and requests, among other things, 
compensatory and punitive damages, along with reasonable attorneys fees and 
other costs.

	In response to Mr. Greene's demand, the Company on October 6, 1998 filed 
a motion asking the court to appoint one or more independent persons to 
determine whether the proposed derivative proceeding is in the best interests 
of the Company.  On November 10, 1998, the Court appointed a two-man panel to 
determine whether the proposed derivative proceeding is in the best interest 
of the Company.

	The Company believes that the claims of Mr. Greene in his demand and 
draft lawsuit are unfounded and completely without merit.  The Company denies 
any liability with respect to these claims and intends vigorously to defend 
them.  This action is at an early procedural stage, however, and it is not 
possible at this time to determine the outcome of the lawsuit or the effect of 
its resolution on the Company's financial position or operating results.  
Management of the Company and the directors who are proposed defendants in 
this action believe that their defenses have merit; however, there can be no 
assurance that any such litigation will not have a material adverse effect on 
the Company's results of operations for some period or on the Company's 
financial position.

	Reference is made to "Item 3 -- Legal Proceedings" in the Company's 
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1997 for 
additional information relating to this litigation.


Item 2.  Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.

	During the third calendar quarter of 1998, one individual exercised his 
warrants to purchase 400 shares of the Company's common stock.  These warrants 
were exercised on August 3, 1998 at a price of $5.50 per share.  The warrants 
were originally issued in connection with the Company's initial public 
offering to its organizers and a group of the Company's initial shareholders.

	All issuances of securities described above were made in reliance on the 
exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 
1933 as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering.  No 
underwriter was involved in the transactions and no commissions were paid.


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

	(a)  Exhibits.  The following exhibit is filed with this report.

	27.1  Financial Data Schedule (for SEC use only)

	(b)  Reports on Form 8-K.  No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the 
quarter ended September 30, 1998.

                           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.

                             COMMUNITY BANCSHARES, INC.
                             (Registrant)


Date: November 12, 1998  BY:  /s/ Ronald S. Shoemaker       
                             Ronald S. Shoemaker
                             President and Chief Executive Officer
                             (Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting 
Officer

Exhibit 27.1

Financial Data Schedule Submitted Under Item 601(a)(27) of Regulation S-B

	This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from 
Community 
Bancshares, Inc. unaudited consolidated financial statements for the nine-month 
periods 
ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 and is qualified in its entirety by reference 
to such 
financial statements.

Item Number      Item Description                            Amount
                                                           September 30,  
                                                        1998          1997
9-03(1)        Cash and due from banks            $  4,823,130  $ 2,765,014
9-03(2)        Interest bearing deposits                     0            0
9-03(3)        Federal funds sold - purchased
                  securities for sale                        0      800,000
9-03(4)        Trading account assets                                     0
9-03(6)        Investment and mortgage backed
                  securities held for sale          20,597,548   12,101,317
9-03(6)        Investment and mortgage backed
                  securities held to maturity -
                  carrying value                     2,995,123    4,224,366
9-03(6)        Investment and mortgage backed
                  securities held to maturity -
                  market value                       3,039,094    4,238,596
9-03(7)        Loans                                71,862,039   66,278,221
9-03(7)(2)     Allowance for losses                  1,097,837      999,940
9-03(11)       Total assets                        102,053,938   87,811,011
9-03(12)       Deposits                             87,801,115   76,892,598
9-03(13)       Short-term borrowings                 1,200,000            0
9-03(15)       Other liabilities                     1,323,993    1,028,382
9-03(16)       Long-term debt                                0            0
9-03(19)       Preferred stock -
                  mandatory redemption                       0            0
9-03(20)       Preferred stock -
                  no mandatory redemption                    0            0
9-03(21)       Common stock                          4,340,952    3,890,268
9-03(22)       Other stockholders' equity            7,387,878    5,999,763
9-03(23)       Total liabilities and
                  stockholders' equity             102,053,938   87,811,011
9-04(1)        Interest and fees on loans            5,529,731    4,647,529
9-04(2)        Interest and dividends
                  on investments                     1,050,678      829,044
9-04(4)        Other interest income                         0            0
9-04(5)        Total interest income                 6,580,409    5,476,573
9-04(6)        Interest on deposits                  3,211,733    2,646,124
9-04(9)        Total interest expense                3,217,495    2,660,710
9-04(10)       Net interest income                   3,362,914    2,815,863
9-04(11)       Provision for loan losses               190,000      400,000
9-04(13)(h)    Investment securities gains/losses        1,360       (4,618)
9-04(14)       Other expenses                        2,158,740    1,691,574
9-04(15)       Income/loss before income tax         1,227,074      846,644


Item Number      Item Description                            Amount
                                                           September 30,  
                                                        1998          1997
9-04(17)       Income/loss before
                  extraordinary items             $  1,227,074      846,644
9-04(18)       Extraordinary items, less tax                 0            0
9-04(19)       Cumulative change in
                  accounting principles                      0            0
9-04(20)       Net income or loss                      705,174      423,775
9-04(21)       Earnings per share - primary                .51          .35
9-04(21)       Earnings per share - fully diluted          .49          .33



I.B.5.         Net yield - interest earning
                  assets - actual                         4.76%        4.80%
III.C.1(a)     Loans on non-accrual                     48,363       83,000
III.C.1(b)     Accruing loans past due
                  90 days or more                            0            0
III.C.1(c)     Troubled debt restructuring                   0            0
III.C.2.       Potential problem loans               2,131,986    1,639,644
IV.A.1         Allowance for loan losses - 
                  beginning of period                1,033,393      619,133
IV.A.2         Total chargeoffs                        133,770       24,887
IV.A.3         Total recoveries                          8,214        5,694
IV.A.4         Allowance for loan losses - 
                  end of period                      1,097,837      999,940
IV.B.1         Loan loss allowance allocated to
                  domestic loans                     1,025,941      988,000
IV.B.2         Loan loss allowance allocated to
                  foreign loans                              0            0
IV.B.3         Loan loss allowance - unallocated        71,896       11,940




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