BANK WEST FINANCIAL CORP
SC 13D/A, 1997-09-11
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 1)


                         BANK WEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $.01 par value
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    065631103
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               Charles R. Haywood
                                 Foley & Lardner
                                  One IBM Plaza
                             330 North Wabash Avenue
                                   Suite 3300
                             Chicago, Illinois 60611
                                 (312) 755-2510
                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                September 9, 1997
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


   If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
   report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
   filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the
   following box [ ].

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   CUSIP No. 065631103

   1    Name of Reporting Person
        S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Number of Above Person (optional)
             LaSalle Financial Partners, Limited Partnership

   2    Check The Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group            (a)[X]
                                                                    (b)[ ]

   3    SEC Use Only

   4    Source of Funds:  WC, OO

   5    Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
        Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)                              [X]

   6    Citizenship or Place of Organization
             Delaware

                  7    Sole Voting Power
                       0 shares
   Number of
   Shares         8    Shared Voting Power
   Beneficially             119,000 shares
   Owned By
   Each Reporting 9    Sole Dispositive Power
   Person With              0 shares

                  10   Shared Dispositive Power
                       119,000 shares

   11   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
             119,000 shares

   12   Check Box If The Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes
        Certain Shares                                         [ ]

   13   Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)
             6.7%

   14   Type of Reporting Person
        PN


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   1    Name of Reporting Person
        S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Number of Above Person (optional)
             Richard J. Nelson

   2    Check The Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group            (a)[X]
                                                                    (b)[ ]

   3    SEC Use Only

   4    Source of Funds:  Not Applicable

   5    Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
        Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)                              [X]

   6    Citizenship or Place of Organization
             United States

                  7    Sole Voting Power
                       0 shares
   Number of
   Shares         8    Shared Voting Power
   Beneficially             119,000 shares
   Owned By
   Each Reporting 9    Sole Dispositive Power
   Person With              0 shares

                  10   Shared Dispositive Power
                       119,000 shares

   11   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
             119,000 shares

   12   Check Box If The Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes
        Certain Shares                                         [ ]

   13   Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)
             6.7%

   14   Type of Reporting Person
        IN

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   1    Name of Reporting Person
        S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Number of Above Person (optional)
             Peter T. Kross

   2    Check The Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group            (a)[X]
                                                                    (b)[ ]

   3    SEC Use Only

   4    Source of Funds:  Not Applicable

   5    Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
        Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)                              [X]

   6    Citizenship or Place of Organization
             United States

                  7    Sole Voting Power
                       0 shares
   Number of
   Shares         8    Shared Voting Power
   Beneficially             119,000 shares
   Owned By
   Each Reporting 9    Sole Dispositive Power
   Person With              0 shares

                  10   Shared Dispositive Power
                       119,000 shares

   11   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
             119,000 shares

   12   Check Box If The Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes
        Certain Shares                                         [ ]

   13   Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)
             6.7%

   14   Type of Reporting Person
        IN


   <PAGE>

   1    Name of Reporting Person
        S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Number of Above Person (optional)
             Florence Nelson

   2    Check The Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group            (a)[X]
                                                                    (b)[ ]

   3    SEC Use Only

   4    Source of Funds:  Not Applicable

   5    Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
        Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)                              [ ]

   6    Citizenship or Place of Organization
             United States

                  7    Sole Voting Power
                       0 shares
   Number of
   Shares         8    Shared Voting Power
   Beneficially             0 shares
   Owned By
   Each Reporting 9    Sole Dispositive Power
   Person With              0 shares

                  10   Shared Dispositive Power
                       0 shares

   11   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
             0 shares

   12   Check Box If The Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes
        Certain Shares                                         [X]

   13   Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (11)
             6.7%

   14   Type of Reporting Person
        IN

   <PAGE>


   Item 1.      Security and Issuer

             This is Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed jointly by
   LaSalle Financial Partners, Limited Partnership (the "Partnership"),
   Richard J. Nelson and Peter T. Kross (including Florence Nelson as of this
   Amendment No. 1, the "Group") and relates to the common stock, $.01 par
   value (the "Common Stock"), of Bank West Financial Corporation  (the
   "Issuer").   The following items in the Original 13D are amended to read
   in their entirety as follows:

   Item 2.      Identity and Background

        (a)-(c)  The Partnership is a Delaware limited partnership.  The
   address of the Partnership's principal business and its principal office
   is 350 East Michigan, Suite 500, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007.  The principal
   business of the Partnership is that of investing in equity-oriented
   securities issued by publicly traded companies, with emphasis on
   investments in banks, thrifts and savings banks.

        The general partners of the Partnership (the "General Partners") are
   LaSalle Capital Management, Inc., a Michigan corporation owned by Richard
   J. Nelson and his wife, Florence Nelson, and Talman Financial, Inc., a
   Michigan corporation owned by Peter T. Kross.  The executive officers and
   directors of LaSalle Capital Management, Inc., are Mr. Nelson, who serves
   as President and a director, and his wife Florence Nelson, who serves as
   Secretary, Treasurer and a director.  Mr. Nelson is self-employed as a
   banking consultant, and his business address is 350 East Michigan, Suite
   500, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007.  Mrs. Nelson is a homemaker and is not
   otherwise employed; her residence address is 605 West Inkster, Kalamazoo,
   Michigan 49008.

        Mr. Kross is the sole director and the sole executive officer of
   Talman Financial, Inc.  Mr. Kross is employed as a Senior Vice President
   of EVEREN Securities, Inc., a securities broker-dealer the address of
   which is 440 E. Congress, Third Floor, Detroit, Michigan 48226.  Mr.
   Kross's residence address is 248 Grosse Pointe Boulevard, Grosse Pointe
   Farms, Michigan 48236.

        The business address of LaSalle Capital Management is 350 East
   Michigan, Suite 500, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007.  The principal business of
   LaSalle Capital Management is management consulting specializing in
   financial institution corporate restructurings.

        The business address of Talman Financial is 248 Grosse Pointe
   Boulevard, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236.  The principal business of
   Talman Financial is being a general partner of the Partnership.

        (d)-(e)  During the past five years, none of the Partnership, the
   General Partners, Mr. Nelson, Mrs. Nelson or Mr. Kross has been convicted
   in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations).

        On December 9, 1996, Standard Financial, Inc. filed a civil lawsuit
   (case No. 96-C-8037) in the United States District Court for the Northern
   District of Illinois (the "Court") naming as defendants the Partnership
   (then known as LaSalle/Kross Partners), the General Partners, Mr. Kross
   and Mr. Nelson (collectively, the "defendants").  The lawsuit requested
   injunctive relief and claimed that the defendants had made a false and
   misleading Schedule 13D filing with respect to beneficial ownership of
   Standard Financial, Inc.'s common stock.  On February 10, 1997, the Court
   entered a Memorandum Opinion and Order granting in part and denying in
   part Standard Financial's request for injunctive relief.  On March 19,
   1997, the Court modified that order.  The Court ordered, among other
   things, that (1) the Group amend its Schedule 13D with respect to Standard
   Financial to reflect the Group's "purpose to acquire control over and
   influence the policies of Standard by electing the Partnership's own
   nominees to Standard's board of directors"; (2) "Defendants are
   temporarily enjoined from purchasing or selling any shares, in their
   individual capacities or on behalf of the Section 13(d) group, but not in
   a licensed or registered capacity, or otherwise seeking control of
   Standard until seven days after they have filed [an] amended Schedule 13D"
   in compliance with the Court's order; and (3) "Defendants are temporarily
   enjoined from violating Section 13(d) and ordered to amend Schedule 13D
   with regard to Standard from time to time as necessary to comply with
   federal law."  Thereafter, the defendants promptly complied with the
   Court's order and filed an amended Schedule 13D.

        (f)  Mr. Nelson, Mrs. Nelson and Mr. Kross are citizens of the United
   States.

   Item 3.      Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

        The amount of funds expended to date by the Partnership to acquire
   its shares as reported herein is $1,637,388.  Such funds were provided in
   part from the Partnership's available capital and in part by loans from
   subsidiaries of The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. ("Bear Stearns").  The
   Partnership has a margin account with Bear Stearns and has used the
   proceeds from loans made to it by Bear Stearns to purchase a portion of
   the shares of the Common Stock that it presently owns.  All of the
   marginable securities owned by the Partnership and held in its brokerage
   account at Bear Stearns are pledged as collateral for the repayment of
   margin loans made to the Partnership by Bear Stearns.  A copy of the
   Partnership's margin agreement with Bear Stearns is attached hereto as
   Exhibit 2 and incorporated herein by reference. 

   Item 4.      Purpose of Transaction

        The Group's goal is to profit from appreciation in the market price
   of the Common Stock.  The Group expects to actively assert shareholder
   rights, in the manner described below, with the purpose to acquire control
   over and influence the policies of the Issuer by electing the
   Partnership's own nominees to the Issuer's board of directors, with the
   intent of influencing a business combination involving the Issuer.

        The Partnership's stated purpose is to emphasize investments in the
   stocks of selected thrifts, banks and savings banks which the General
   Partners believe to be undervalued or that they believe to represent
   "special situation" investment opportunities.  The Partnership has further
   described its purpose, in its private placement memorandum, as follows:

             Considering the current opportunity to purchase shares of
        selected thrifts and savings banks at substantial discounts to
        intrinsic value as determined by the General Partners, with
        significant appreciation potential available due to merger and
        acquisition activity in the banking industry, the Partnership
        currently intends to concentrate its investments in thrifts,
        banks and savings banks which, in the opinion of the General
        Partners, possess certain buyout characteristics.  Concentrated
        investments may be made in companies to allow the partnership to
        influence or to effect control over management's decisions in
        order to achieve Partnership objectives.

   The Partnership believes that its acquisition of the Common Stock is in
   accordance with these stated purposes.

        By letter dated August 22, 1997, the Partnership stated its intent to
   nominate Mr. Nelson for election as a director of the Issuer at the annual
   meeting of stockholders to be held in October, 1997.  (On August 25, 1997,
   the Partnership sent to the Issuer a version of the August 22 letter
   corrected to remove typographical errors; that corrected version is
   attached as Exhibit 3.)  Shortly before sending the letter of August 22,
   Mr. Nelson discussed the Group's intentions regarding the proposed
   nomination with Mr. Paul Sydloski, President and Chief Executive Officer
   of the Issuer.  Mr. Nelson stated that the Group was interested in Mr.
   Nelson becoming a Board nominee for election as a director of the Issuer. 
   However, because the deadline for notices of intent to nominate directors
   by shareholders was August 23, 1997, in order that the Group's options not
   be foreclosed, the Group felt obliged to formally give notice of its
   intent to nominate Mr. Nelson.  The Group intends to continue to work with
   the Issuer regarding the nomination of Mr. Nelson.

        On September 5, 1997, the Partnership received a response to its
   letter of August 22.  The Issuer did not respond to Mr. Nelson's request
   that he be made a Board nominee.  The Issuer requested that the
   Partnership submit additional information regarding Mr. Nelson.  A copy of
   that letter is attached as Exhibit 4.

        On September 9, 1997, the Partnership delivered its response to the
   Issuer's letter of September 5.   A copy of the Partnership's response is
   attached as Exhibit 5.  Together with the letter the Partnership delivered
   a revised notice of intent to nominate.  A copy of that revised notice of
   intent to nominate is attached as Exhibit 6.

        By letter dated September 10, 1997, the Partnership made demand upon
   the Issuer for access to the Issuer's stock ledger, stockholder list, and
   books and records.  A copy of that letter is attached as Exhibit 7.

        The Group's purpose in seeking representatives on the Board of
   Directors is primarily to attempt to influence the Board of Directors to
   consider all possible strategic alternatives available to the Issuer in
   order to increase the market price of the Common Stock.  One way of
   achieving this goal is to seek out another financial institution and
   attempt to implement a business combination.  The Group is interested in
   influencing the Issuer's Board of Directors to explore seriously, in
   consultation with independent financial advisors, this and other possible
   means of improving the market price of the Common Stock, to the extent
   such options may not have already been fully explored.  To the extent such
   influence may be deemed to constitute a "control purpose" with respect to
   the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the regulations
   thereunder, the Group has such a purpose.

        The above-stated purpose to control is unrelated to the Office of
   Thrift Supervision ("OTS") regulations.  Specifically, the Group is aware
   that regulations promulgated by the OTS contain separate standards with
   regard to acquisition of "control" of a federally chartered savings
   institution, such as the Issuer's subsidiary bank.  Those regulations
   require OTS approval for acquisition of control under certain conditions. 
   Some of the provisions are based in part on numerical criteria.  One of
   the provisions creates a rebuttable presumption of control where a person
   acquires more than 10 percent of the voting stock of a savings association
   and other conditions are met.  Another provision creates a rebuttable
   presumption of control where a person acquires proxies to elect one-third
   or more of the savings association's board of directors and other
   conditions are met.  The Group has no present plans to cross these
   numerical thresholds.

        The Group intends to continue to evaluate the Issuer and its business
   prospects and intends to consult with management of the Issuer, other
   shareholders of the Common Stock or other persons to further its
   objectives.  The Group may make further purchases of shares of the Common
   Stock or may dispose of any or all of its shares of the Common Stock at
   any time.  At present, and except as disclosed herein, the Group has no
   specific plans or proposals that relate to, or could result in, any of the
   matters referred to in paragraphs (a) through (j), inclusive, of Item 4 of
   Schedule 13D.  The Group intends to continue to explore the options
   available to it.  The Group may, at any time or from time to time, review
   or reconsider its position with respect to the Issuer and may formulate
   plans with respect to matters referred to in Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

   Item 5.      Interest in Securities of the Issuer

        (a)  By virtue of their separate ownership and control over the
   General Partners, Mr. Nelson and Mr. Kross are each deemed to own
   beneficially all of the 119,000 shares of the Common Stock that the
   Partnership owns, constituting approximately 6.7% of the issued and
   outstanding shares of the Common Stock, based on the number of outstanding
   shares reported on the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
   period ended March 31, 1997.  Mrs. Nelson may also be beneficially deemed
   to own the shares owned by the Partnership; Mrs. Nelson hereby expressly
   disclaims such beneficial ownership.  None of Mr. Nelson, Mrs. Nelson, Mr.
   Kross or the General Partners beneficially owns any shares of the Common
   Stock personally or otherwise, except for the shares owned by the
   Partnership itself.

        (b)  With respect to the shares described in (a) above, all decisions
   regarding voting and disposition of the Partnership's 119,000 shares are
   made jointly by the chief executive officers of the General Partners
   (i.e., Messrs. Nelson and Kross).  As such, they share voting and
   investment power with respect to those shares.

        (c)  The following transactions are the only purchases of the Common
   Stock made by the Partnership within the past sixty days, all of which
   were made in open market purchases on the Nasdaq National Market System:

        DATE            NUMBER OF SHARES           COST PER SHARE
       5/13/97               25,000                    $12.56
       5/16/97               20,000                    $12.88
       5/20/97                2,000                    $12.75
       5/30/97               10,000                    $13.75
       6/25/97                5,000                    $13.75
       6/26/97               10,000                    $13.75
       7/15/97                5,000                    $13.63
       7/17/97                3,000                    $13.63
       7/18/97                4,000                    $13.63
       8/18/97               27,000                    $14.92
       8/21/97                3,000                    $16.13
       8/22/97                5,000                    $16.25


   Item 6.      Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With
                Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

        See Item 2 regarding disclosure of the arrangements among members of
   the Group, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.

   Item 7.      Material to be Filed as Exhibits

        No.       Description
        1         Joint Filing Agreement
        2         Professional Account Agreement, dated March 6, 1996,
                  between the Partnership and each of the subsidiaries of The
                  Bear Stearns Companies Inc.
        3         Letter from Richard J. Nelson to James A. Koessel, dated
                  August 22, 1997.
        4         Letter from James A. Koessel to Richard J. Nelson, dated
                  September 5, 1997.
        5         Letter from Richard J. Nelson to James A. Koessel, dated
                  September 10, 1997.
        6         Letter from Richard J. Nelson to James A. Koessel, dated
                  September 10, 1997.
        7         Letter from Richard J. Nelson to James A. Koessel, dated
                  September 10, 1997.



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                                   SIGNATURES

        After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
   I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
   complete and correct.


   Date:     September 10, 1997


                            LaSALLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                            By:  LaSALLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
                                 a General Partner

                                 By:  /s/ Richard J. Nelson
                                      Richard J. Nelson, President


                            /s/ Richard J. Nelson
                            Richard J. Nelson


                            /s/ Peter T. Kross
                            Peter T. Kross


                            /s/ Florence Nelson
                            Florence Nelson




                                                                    EXHIBIT 1

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

        Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of
   1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree that the Schedule 13D to
   which this Joint Filing Agreement is being filed as an exhibit shall be a
   joint statement filed on behalf of each of the undersigned.


   Date:     September 10, 1997

                            LaSALLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                            By:  LaSALLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
                                 a General Partner

                                 By:  /s/ Richard J. Nelson
                                      Richard J. Nelson, President


                            /s/ Richard J. Nelson
                            Richard J. Nelson


                            /s/ Peter T. Kross
                            Peter T. Kross


                            /s/ Florence Nelson
                            Florence Nelson



                                                                    EXHIBIT 2

   Professional                                                  Bear Stearns
   Account Agreement                                                
                                              The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.
                                                              245 Park Avenue
                                                           New York, NY 10167
                                                               (212) 272-2000


    Title:                            Account or Family No.:

   This agreement ("Agreement") sets forth the terms and conditions under
   which subsidiaries of The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. will open and
   maintain account(s) in your name and otherwise transact business with you. 
   If these accounts are cash accounts and you have fully paid for all
   securities therein, the provisions of paragraphs 17 and 18 shall not bind
   you unless you enter into a margin transaction.

        1.   Parties.  You hereby agree that the parties to this Agreement
   shall consist of you, each and every subsidiary of The Bear Stearns
   Companies, Inc., whether now existing or hereafter created (each such
   subsidiary being referred to hereinafter as a "Bear Stearns entity" and
   all such entities being collectively referred to as "Bear Stearns").

        2.   Applicable Law and Regulations.  All transactions shall be
   subject to the applicable laws, rules and regulations of all federal,
   state and self-regulatory authorities, including, but not limited to, the
   Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the constitution,
   rules and customs of the exchange or market (and clearing house) where
   such transactions are executed.

        3.   Security Interest and Lien.  As security for the payment and
   performance of all of your obligations and liabilities from time to time
   outstanding to any Bear Stearns entity, whether under this Agreement or
   otherwise, each Bear Stearns entity shall have a continuing first lien and
   security interest in (i) all property in which you now have or hereafter
   acquire an interest which is now or hereafter held by or through any Bear
   Stearns entity, including, but not limited to, any and all accounts,
   instruments, documents, contract rights, commodities and commodity futures
   contracts, commercial paper and other securities, monies, deposit accounts
   and general intangibles, and (ii) any and all rights, claims and causes of
   action you may now or hereafter have against any Bear Stearns entity.  
   You hereby acknowledge and agree that all such property of yours held by
   or through any Bear Stearns entity is held as collateral by such Bear
   Stearns entity as agent and bailee for itself and all other Bear Stearns
   entities.  You represent that the above-described collateral shall at all
   times be free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances of any
   nature other than the security interest created hereby.  In addition, in
   order to satisfy any of your outstanding liabilities or obligations to any
   Bear Stearns entity, Bear Stearns may, to the fullest extent permitted by
   law, at any time in its discretion and without prior notice to you, use,
   apply or transfer any and all securities or other property (including,
   without limitation, fully-paid securities and cash).  You hereby agree
   that, except as otherwise specifically agreed in writing, Bear Stearns may
   register and hold the securities and other property in  your accounts in
   its name or the name of its designee.

        4.   Deposits on Transactions.  Whenever Bear Stearns, in its sole
   discretion, considers it necessary in order to assure the due performance
   of your open contractual commitments, it may require you, and you hereby
   agree, to deposit cash or collateral immediately in your account(s) prior
   to any applicable settlement date.

        5.   Breach, Bankruptcy or Default.  Any breach of or default under
   this Agreement or any other agreement you may have with any Bear Stearns
   entity, whether heretofore or hereafter entered into, or the filing of a
   petition or other proceeding in bankruptcy or insolvency, or the
   appointment of a receiver by or against you or any guarantor, co-signer or
   other party liable on or providing security for your obligations to any
   Bear Stearns entity, or the levy of an attachment against your or any such
   other party's accounts with any Bear Stearns entity, or your death, mental
   incompetence or dissolution, or any other grounds for insecurity
   (including, without limitation, any indication of your refusal or
   inability to satisfy promptly any margin call or other deposit requirement
   hereunder) shall constitute, at Bear Stearns' election, a default by you
   under all agreements you may then have with any Bear Stearns entity,
   whether heretofore or hereafter entered into.  In the event of such
   default, each Bear Stearns entity shall have all of the rights of a
   secured party upon default under the New York Uniform Commercial Code and
   other applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without
   limitation, the right, without prior notice to you: to sell any and all
   property in which you have an interest held by or through any Bear Stearns
   entity, to buy any or all property which may have been sold short, to
   accelerate, cancel, liquidate, close out and net the settlement payments
   and/or delivery obligations of any or all outstanding transactions and/or
   to purchase or sell any other securities or property to offset market risk
   and offset any indebtedness you may have (either individually or jointly
   with others), after which you shall be liable to Bear Stearns for any
   remaining deficiency, loss, costs or expenses sustained by Bear Stearns in
   connection therewith.  Such purchases and/or sales may be effected
   publicly or privately without notice or advertisement in such manner as
   Bear Stearns may in its sole discretion determine.  At any such sale or
   purchase, any Bear Stearns entity  may purchase or sell the property free
   of any right of redemption.  In addition, Bear Stearns shall have the
   right, at any time and from time to time, to set off and otherwise apply
   any and all amounts owing by such Bear Stearns entity to you or for your
   account or credit against any and all amounts now or hereafter owing by
   you to any Bear Stearns entity  (including, without limitation, any
   indebtedness in your accounts), whether matured or unmatured, fixed,
   contingent or otherwise and irrespective of whether any Bear Stearns
   entity shall have made any demand therefor.  Bear Stearns agrees to notify
   you of any such set-off and application, provided, however, that the
   failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of any such set-
   off and application.

        6.   Execution Fees and Service Charges.  You understand that your
   account(s) will be charged brokerage commissions or mark-ups/mark-downs in
   connection with the execution of transactions ("Execution Fees"), and may
   be charged certain other fees for custody and other services furnished to
   you ("Service Fees").  All such fees shall be determined by Bear Stearns
   unless your account(s) is (are) introduced to Bear Stearns by another
   broker, in which case all Execution Fees and certain Service Fees shall be
   determined by such other broker. You further understand that Execution
   Fees may be changed from time to time without prior notice to you and
   Service Fees may be changed from time to time upon thirty days' prior
   written notice to you, and, in each case, and you agree to be bound
   thereby.

        7.   Transaction Reports and Account Statements.  Reports of the
   execution of orders and other activity in your account(s) which have been
   provided or made available to you by 10:00 a.m. shall be conclusive if not
   objected to by 12:00 noon (eastern time) on that day or, if such reports
   are provided or made available to you after 10:00 a.m., then no later than
   two hours after such reports have been provided or made available to you;
   provided, however, that if you are a registered options trader, then by
   the market opening on the day following trade date.  Information contained
   in monthly statements of account, to the extent not included in an
   activity report, shall be conclusive if not objected to in writing within
   fifteen days after such statements have been provided or made available to
   you.

        8.   Debit Balances; Truth-In-Lending.  You hereby acknowledge
   receipt of Bear Stearns' Truth-in-Lending disclosure statement.  You
   understand that interest will be charged on any debit balances in your
   accounts in accordance with the methods described in such statement or in
   any amendment thereof or revision thereto which may be provided to you. 
   Any debit balance which is not paid at the close of an interest period
   will be added to the opening balance for the next interest period.

        9.   Clearance Accounts.  If any of your account(s) is carried by any
   Bear Stearns entity as clearing agent for your broker, unless such Bear
   Stearns entity receives from you prior written notice to the contrary, it
   may accept from such other broker, without any inquiry or investigation: 
   (a) orders for the purchase or sale of securities and other property in
   your account(s) on margin or otherwise and (b) any other instructions
   concerning your account(s) or the property therein.  You understand and
   agree that Bear Stearns shall have no responsibility or liability to you
   for any acts or omissions of such broker, its officers, employees or
   agents.  You agree that your broker and its employees are third-party
   beneficiaries of this Agreement and that the terms and conditions hereof,
   including the arbitration provision, shall be applicable to all matters
   between or among any of you, your broker and its employees and Bear
   Stearns and its employees.

        10.  Costs of Collection and Other Account-Related Costs.  You hereby
   authorize Bear Stearns to charge you for any reasonable direct or indirect
   costs, liabilities and damages incurred by Bear Stearns (including,
   without limitation, costs of collection, attorney's fees, court costs and
   other expenses) in connection with (i) enforcing its rights hereunder,
   (ii) any investigation, litigation or proceeding involving your account or
   any property therein (including, without limitation, claims to such
   property by third parties), (iii) your use of or access to any Bear
   Stearns or thirty-party system or (iv) Bear Stearns' acting in reliance
   upon your instructions or, if you account is introduced to Bear Stearns by
   another broker, the instruction of such other broker.  In each case and
   whether or not demand has been made therefor, you hereby authorize Bear
   Stearns to charge your account(s) of any and all such costs, including,
   without limitation, costs incurred in connection with the liquidation of
   an property held in your account(s).

        11.  Impartial Lottery Allocation.  You agree that, in the event Bear
   Stearns holds on your behalf securities in its name, in the name of its
   designee or in bearer form which are called in part, you will participate
   in the impartial lottery allocation system for such called securities in
   accordance with the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. or any
   other appropriate self-regulatory organization.  When any such call is
   favorable, no allocation will be made to any account in which, to the
   knowledge of Bear Stearns, any officer, director or employee of Bear
   Stearns has any financial interest until all other customers are satisfied
   on an impartial lottery basis.

        12.  Waiver, Assignment and Notices.  Neither Bear Stearns' failure
   to insist at any time upon strict compliance with this Agreement or with
   any of the terms hereof nor any continued course of such conduct on its
   part shall constitute or be considered a waiver by Bear Stearns of any or
   its rights or privileges hereunder.  Any assignment of your rights and
   obligations hereunder or your interest in any property held by or through
   Bear Stearns without obtaining the prior written consent of an authorized
   representative of Bear Stearns shall be null and void.  Each Bear Stearns
   entity reserves the right to assign any of its rights or obligations
   hereunder to any other Bear Stearns entity without prior notice to you. 
   Notices or other communications (including, without limitation, margin
   calls) will be delivered, faxed, sent by express delivery service or
   mailed to the address provided by you, until Bear Stearns has received
   notice in writing of a different address be deemed to have been personally
   delivered to you.  Margin calls may be also communicated orally without
   subsequent written confirmation.

        13.  Free Credit Balances.  You hereby authorize Bear Stearns to use
   any free credit balance awaiting investment or reinvestment in any of your
   account(s) in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations and to
   pay interest thereon at such rate or rates and under such conditions as
   are established from time to time by Bear Stearns for such account(s) and
   for the amounts of cash so used.

        14.  Restrictions on Accounts.  You understand that Bear Stearns in
   its sole discretion, may restrict or prohibit trading of securities or
   other property in your account(s) and may terminate your account(s), and
   you shall nevertheless remain liable for all of your obligations to Bear
   Stearns under this Agreement or otherwise.

        15.  Credit Information and Investigation.  You authorize Bear
   Stearns and, if applicable, your introducing broker, in its or their
   discretion, at any time and from time to time, to make or obtain reports
   concerning your credit standing and business conduct.  You may make a
   written request for a description of the nature and scope of the reports
   made or obtained by Bear Stearns and the same will be provided to you
   within a reasonable period of time.

        16.  Short and Long Sales.  In placing any sell order for a short
   account, you will designate the order as such and hereby authorize Bear
   Stearns to mark the order as being "short."  In placing any sell order for
   a long account, you will designate the order as such and hereby authorize
   Bear Stearns to mark the order as being "long."  The designation of a sell
   order as being for a long account shall constitute a representation that
   you own the security with respect to which the order has been placed, that
   such security is not restricted under Rules 144 and 145 under The
   Securities Act of 1933 or any other applicable law, rule or regulation 
   and, as such, may be sold without restriction in the open market and that,
   if Bear Stearns does not have the security in its possession at the time
   you place the order, you shall deliver the security by settlement date in
   good deliverable form or pay to Bear Stearns any losses or expenses it may
   incur or sustain as a result of your failure to make delivery on a timely
   basis.

        17.  Margin and Other Collateral Requirements.  You hereby agree to
   deposit and maintain such margin in any of your margin accounts, if any,
   as Bear Stearns may in its sole discretion require, and you agree to pay
   forthwith on demand any debit balance owing with respect to any of your
   margin accounts.  In addition, you further agree to promptly deposit and
   maintain such other collateral with Bear Stearns as is required by any
   other agreement or open transaction you may have with any Bear Stearns
   entity.  Upon your failure to make any such payment or deposit, or if at
   any time Bear Stearns in its sole discretion deems it necessary for its
   protection, whether with or without prior demand, call or notice, Bear
   Stearns shall be entitled to exercise all rights and remedies provided in
   paragraph 3, 5 and 29 hereof.  No demands, calls, tenders or notices that
   Bear Stearns may have made or given in the past in any one or more
   instances shall invalidate your waiver of the requirement to make or give
   the same in the future.  You further acknowledge and agree that any
   positions in your margin account(s) shall be deemed "securities contracts"
   within the meaning of Sections 555 and 741(7) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
   and any successors thereto.  Unless you expressly advise Bear Stearns to
   the contrary, you hereby represent that you are not an "affiliate" (as
   defined in Rule 144(a)(1) under The Securities Act of 1933) of the issuer
   of any security held in any of your accounts.

        18.  Consent to Loan or Pledge of Securities In Margin Accounts. 
   Within the limits of applicable law and regulations, you hereby authorize
   Bear Stearns to lend either to itself or to others any securities held by
   it in any of your margin accounts, to convey therewith all attendant
   rights of ownership (including voting rights), and to use all such
   property as collateral for its general loans.  Any such property, together
   with all attendant rights of ownership, may be pledged, repledged,
   hypothecated or rehypothecated either separately or in common with other
   such property for any amounts due to Bear Stearns thereon or for a greater
   sum, and Bear Stearns shall have no obligation to retain a like amount of
   similar property in its possession and control.  You hereby acknowledge
   that, as a result of such activities, Bear Stearns may receive and retain
   certain benefits to which you will not be entitled.  In certain
   circumstances, such loans may limit, in whole or in part, your ability to
   exercise voting and other attendant rights of ownership with respect to
   the loaned or pledged securities.

        19.  Give-ups:  Free Deliveries. In the event:  (i) your orders are
   not executed by Bear Stearns and you give-up Bear Stearns' name for
   clearance and/or settlement, or (ii) you require Bear Stearns to make a
   free delivery of cash or securities in connection with the settlement of
   such orders, the following terms and conditions shall apply:

        (a)  You agree that you will only execute bona-fide orders and if
        required for settlement, you will request a free delivery of cash or
        securities only when you have reasonable grounds to believe that the
        contra-party and the broker who executed your order have the
        financial capability to complete any contemplated transaction;

        (b)  Bear Stearns reserves the right at any time to place a limit (of
        either dollars or number of securities) on the size of transactions
        that Bear Stearns will accept for clearance.  If after you have
        received notice of such limitation you execute an order in excess of
        the limit established by Bear Stearns, Bear Stearns shall have the
        right, exercisable in its sole discretion, to decline to accept the
        transaction for clearance and settlement.  In the event any claim is
        asserted against Bear Stearns by the broker who executed your order
        because of such action by Bear Stearns, you agree to indemnify and
        hold Bear Stearns harmless from any loss, liability, damage, cost or
        expense (including, but not limited to fees and expenses of legal
        counsel) arising directly or indirectly therefrom; and

        (c)  Bear Stearns will on a best efforts basis attempt to clear such
        transactions within a reasonable period and utilize the same
        procedures it utilizes when clearing transactions executed by it. 
        Notwithstanding Paragraph #7 or any other provision herein to the
        contrary, Bear Stearns shall have the right but not the obligation to
        take action at any time in its sole discretion to correct errors in
        such transactions. You hereby agree to release, indemnify and hold
        Bear Stearns harmless from any loss, liability, damage, claim, cost
        or expense (including, but not limited to fees and expenses of legal
        counsel) arising out of or incurred in connection with your failure
        or the failure of the broker who executed your order to settle the
        transaction, to return any free delivery upon demand, or to object to
        any information provided or made available to you under paragraph #7
        hereof, and Bear Stearns shall have no liability whatsoever to you in
        any such circumstance.

        20.  Prime Brokerage Services.

        (a)  Prior to the commencement of any prime brokerage activity, Bear
             Stearns will enter into an agreement with your executing
             broker(s) under which your executing broker(s) will be
             authorized to accept orders from you for settlement by Bear
             Stearns (the "Prime Brokerage Agreement").  Bear Stearns will
             accept for clearance and settlement trades executed on your
             behalf by such executing broker(s) as you may designate from
             time to time.  On the day following each transaction, Bear
             Stearns will send you a notification of each trade placed with
             your executing broker for settlement by us based upon the
             information provided by you or your agent.

        (b)  Bear Stearns shall be responsible for settling trades executed
             on your behalf by your executing broker(s) and reported to Bear
             Stearns by you and your executing broker(s) provided that you
             have reported to Bear Stearns on trade date, by the time
             designated to you by Bear Stearns, all the details of such
             trades including, but not limited to, the contract amount, the
             security involved, the number of shares or the number of units
             and whether the transaction was a long or short sale or a
             purchase, and further provided that Bear Stearns has either
             affirmed or not DK'd ("indicated that it does not know") and has
             not subsequently disaffirmed such trades.  In the event that
             Bear Stearns determines not to settle a trade, Bear Stearns
             shall not have settlement responsibility for such trade and
             shall, instead, send you a cancellation notification to offset
             that notification sent to you under sub-paragraph a of this
             paragraph.  You shall be solely responsible and liable to your
             executing broker(s) for settling such trade.  In addition Bear
             Stearns may be required to cease providing prime brokerage
             services to you in accordance with the Prime Brokerage
             Agreement.

        (c)  In the event of (i) the filing of a petition or other proceeding
             in bankruptcy, insolvency or for the appointment of a receiver
             by or against your executing broker, (ii) the termination of
             your executing broker's registration and the cessation of
             business by it as a broker-dealer, or (iii) your executing
             broker's failure inability or refusal, for any reason whatsoever
             or for no reason at all, to settle a trade, if Bear Stearns
             agrees to settle any trades executed on your behalf by such
             executing broker, regardless whether Bear Stearns either
             affirmed or did not DK and did not disaffirm such trades, you
             shall be solely responsible, and liable to Bear Stearns, for any
             losses arising out of or incurred in connection with Bear
             Stearns' agreement to settle such trades.

        (d)  You shall maintain in your account with Bear Stearns such
             minimum net equity in cash or securities as Bear Stearns, in its
             sole discretion may require, from time to time [the "Bear
             Stearns Net Equity Requirements"], which shall in no event be
             less than the minimum net equity required by the SEC Letter, as
             defined in sub-paragraph (g) of this paragraph (the "SEC Net
             Equity Requirements").  In the event your account falls below
             the SEC Net Equity Requirements, you hereby authorize Bear
             Stearns to notify promptly all executing brokers with whom it
             has a Prime Brokerage Agreement on your behalf of such event. 
             Moreover, if you fail to restore your account to compliance with
             the SEC Net Equity Requirements within the time specified in the
             SEC Letter, Bear Stearns shall:  (i) notify all such executing
             brokers that Bear Stearns is no longer acting as your prime
             broker and (ii) either not affirm or DK ("indicate that it does
             not know") all prime brokerage transactions on your behalf with
             trade date after the business day on which such notification was
             sent.  In the event either:  (i) your account falls below the
             Bear Stearns Net Equity Requirements, (ii) Bear Stearns
             determines that there would not be enough cash in your account
             to settle such transactions or that a maintenance margin call
             may be required as a result of settling such transactions, or
             (iii) Bear Stearns determines that the continuation of prime
             brokerage services to you presents an unacceptable risk to Bear
             Stearns taking into consideration all the facts and
             circumstances, Bear Stearns may disaffirm all your prime
             brokerage transactions and/or cease to act as your prime broker.

        (e)  If you have instructed your executing broker(s) to send
             confirmations to you in care of Bear Stearns, as your prime
             broker, the confirmation sent by such executing broker is
             available to you promptly from Bear Stearns, at no additional
             charge.

        (f)  If your account is managed on a discretionary basis, you hereby
             acknowledge that your prime brokerage transactions may be
             aggregated with those of other accounts of your advisor,
             according to your advisor's instructions, for execution by your
             executing broker(s) in a single bulk trade and for settlement in
             bulk by Bear Stearns.  You hereby authorize Bear Stearns to
             disclose your name, address and tax I.D. number to your
             executing broker(s).  In the event any trade is disaffirmed, as
             soon as practicable thereafter, Bear Stearns shall supply your
             executing broker(s) with the allocation of the bulk trade, based
             upon information provided by your advisor.

        (g)  The prime brokerage services hereunder shall be provided in a
             manner not inconsistent with the no-action letter dated January
             29, 1994 issued by the Division of Market Regulation of the
             Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC Letter"), and any
             supplements or amendments thereto.

        21.  Legally Binding.  You and Bear Stearns hereby agree that this
   Agreement and all of the terms hereof shall be binding upon you and your
   your estate, heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives,
   successors and assigns.  You further agree that all purchases and sales
   shall be for your account(s) in accordance with your oral or written
   instructions.  You hereby waive any and all defenses that any such oral
   instruction was not in writing as may be required by any applicable law,
   rule or regulation.

        22.  Amendment.  You agree that Bear Stearns may modify the terms of
   this Agreement at any time upon prior written notice to you.  By
   continuing to accept services from Bear Stearns thereafter, you will have
   indicated your acceptance of any such modification.  If you do not accept
   any such modification, you must notify Bear Stearns thereof in writing and
   your account may then be terminated by Bear Stearns, but you will still be
   liable thereafter to Bear Stearns for all outstanding liability and
   obligations.  Otherwise, this Agreement may not be waived or modified
   absent a written instrument signed by an authorized representative of Bear
   Stearns.

        23.  GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE
   IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND THE CONTRACTUAL AND
   ALL OTHER RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE
   WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE
   CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPALS THEREOF.

        24.  ARBITRATION.  YOU AGREE THAT CONTROVERSIES ARISING BETWEEN YOU
   AND YOUR INTRODUCING BROKER AND/OR BEAR STEARNS, AND ANY OF YOUR OR THEIR
   CONTROL PERSONS, PREDECESSORS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS,
   ASSIGNS AND EMPLOYEES, SHALL BE DETERMINED BY ARBITRATION.  WITH RESPECT
   TO THE RESOLUTION OF ANY SUCH CONTROVERSY, YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT::

   $    ARBITRATION IS FINAL AND BINDING ON THE PARTIES.

   $    EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN, THE PARTIES ARE WAIVING THEIR
        RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES IN COURT, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL.

   $    PRE-ARBITRATION DISCOVERY IS GENERALLY MORE LIMITED THAN AND
        DIFFERENT FROM COURT PROCEEDINGS.

   $    THE ARBITRATORS' AWARD IS NOT REQUIRED TO INCLUDE FACTUAL FINDINGS OR
        LEGAL REASONING AND ANY PARTY'S RIGHT TO APPEAR OR TO SEEK
        MODIFICATION OF RULINGS BY THE ARBITRATORS IS STRICTLY LIMITED.

   $    THE PANEL OF ARBITRATORS WILL TYPICALLY INCLUDE A MINORITY OF
        ARBITRATORS WHO WERE OR ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY.

   $    NO PERSON SHALL BRING A PUTATIVE OR CERTIFIED CLASS ACTION TO
        ARBITRATION, NOR SEEK TO ENFORCE ANY PRE-DISPUTE ARBITRATION
        AGREEMENT AGAINST ANY PERSON WHO HAS INITIATED IN COURT A PUTATIVE
        CLASS ACTION, WHO IS A MEMBER OF A PUTATIVE CLASS WHO HAS NOT OPTED
        OUT OF THE CLASS WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIMS ENCOMPASSED BY THE
        PUTATIVE CLASS ACTION UNIT: (I) THE CLASS CERTIFICATION IS DENIED;
        (II) THE CLASS IS DECERTIFIED; OR (III) THE CUSTOMER IS EXCLUDED FROM
        THE CLASS BY THE COURT.  SUCH FORBEARANCE TO ENFORCE AN AGREEMENT TO
        ARBITRATE SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS
        AGREEMENT EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT STATED HEREIN.

   $    ANY ARBITRATION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE HELD AT THE FACILITIES
        AND BEFORE AN ARBITRATION PANEL APPOINTED BY THE NEW YORK STOCK
        EXCHANGE, INC.  THE AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE, INC., OR THE NATIONAL
        ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS, INC., OR, IF THE TRANSACTION WHICH
        GIVES RISE TO SUCH CONTROVERSY IS EFFECTED IN ANOTHER UNITED STATES
        MARKET WHICH PROVIDES ARBITRATION FACILITIES, BEFORE SUCH OTHER
        FACILITIES.  YOU MAY ELECT ONE OF THE FOREGOING FORUMS FOR
        ARBITRATION, BUT IF YOU FAIL TO MAKE SUCH ELECTION BY REGISTERED MAIL
        OR TELEGRAM ADDRESSED TO BEAR STEARNS SECURITIES CORP. 245 PARK
        AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10167, ATTENTION:  CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER (OR
        ANY OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH YOU ARE ADVISED IN WRITING), BEFORE THE
        EXPIRATION OF TEN DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST FROM BEAR
        STEARNS TO MAKE SUCH ELECTION, THEN BEAR STEARNS MAY MAKE SUCH
        ELECTION.  FOR ANY ARBITRATION SOLELY BETWEEN YOU AND A BROKER FOR
        WHICH  BEAR STEARNS ACTS AS CLEARING AGENT, SUCH ELECTION SHALL BE
        MADE BY REGISTERED MAIL TO SUCH BROKER AT ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF
        BUSINESS.  JUDGMENT UPON THE AWARD OF THE ARBITRATORS MAY BE ENTERED
        IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT HAVING JURISDICTION.

        25.  Severability.  If and to the extent any provision hereof is or
   should become invalid or unenforceable under any present or future law,
   rule or regulation of any sovereign government or regulatory body having
   jurisdiction over the subject matter of this Agreement, then (i) the
   remaining terms and provisions shall be unimpaired and remain in full
   force and effect and (ii) the invalid or unenforceable provision or term
   shall be replaced by a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and
   that comes closest to expressing the intent of such invalid or
   unenforceable term or provision.

        26.  Extraordinary Events.  Bear Stearns shall not be liable for
   losses caused directly or indirectly by government restrictions, exchange
   or market rulings, suspension of trading, war, strikes or other conditions
   beyond its control.

        27.  Headings.  The headings of the provisions hereof are for ease of
   reference only and shall not affect the interpretation or application of
   this Agreement or in any way modify or qualify any of the rights provided
   for hereunder.

        28.  Telephone Conversations.  For the protection of both you and
   Bear Stearns, and as a tool to correct misunderstandings, you hereby
   authorize Bear Stearns, at Bear Stearns' discretion and without prior
   notice to you, to monitor and/or record any or all telephone conversations
   between you and any of Bear Stearns' employees or agents.  You acknowledge
   that Bear Stearns may determine not to make or keep any of such recordings
   and that such determination shall not in any way affect such party's
   rights.

        29.  Cumulative Rights; Entire Agreement.  The rights of each Bear
   Stearns entity set forth in this Agreement and in each other agreement you
   may have with any Bear Stearns entity, whether heretofore or hereafter
   entered into, are cumulative are in addition to any other rights and
   remedies that any Bear Stearns entity may have and shall supersede any
   limitation on or any requirement for the exercise of such rights and
   remedies that is inconsistent with the terms of this or any other such
   agreement (including, without limitation, any requirement that time elapse
   or notice or demand be given prior to the exercise of remedies).  The
   provisions of this Agreement shall supersede any inconsistent provisions
   of any other agreement heretofore or hereafter entered into by you and any
   other Bear Stearns entity to the extent that the subject matter thereof is
   dealt with in this Agreement and the provisions of any such other
   agreement would deny and Bear Stearns entity any benefit or protection
   afforded to it under this Agreement.  You hereby appoint Bear Stearns as
   your agent and attorney-in-fact to take any action (including, but not
   limited to, the filing of financing statements) necessary or desirable to
   perfect the security interest granted to it in paragraph 3 hereof or to
   otherwise accomplish the purposes of this Agreement.  Except as set forth
   above, this Agreement represents the entire agreement and understanding
   between you and Bear Stearns concerning the subject matter hereof.

   30.  Capacity to Contract; Affiliations.  You represent that you are of
   legal age and that, unless you have notified Bear Stearns to the contrary,
   neither you nor any member of your immediate family is (i) an employee or
   member of any exchange, (ii) an employee or member of the National
   Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., (iii) an individual or an
   employee of any corporation or firm engaged in the business of dealing as
   broker or principal, in securities, options or futures or (iv) an employee
   of any bank, trust company or insurance company.  If the undersigned is
   signing on behalf of others, the undersigned hereby represents that the
   person(s) or entity(ies) on whose behalf it is signing is/are authorized
   to enter into this Agreement and that the undersigned is duly authorized
   to sign this Agreement and make the representations contained herein in
   the name and on the behalf of such other person(s) or entity(ies).  You
   hereby authorize Bear Stearns to accept faxed copies of this or any other
   document or instruction as if it were the original and further to accept
   signatures on said faxes as if they were the original.

   ALL ACCOUNTS PLEASE COMPLETE THIS INFORMATION AND SIGN ON THE FOLLOWING
   PAGE AS APPROPRIATE:

                   THIS AGREEMENT IS DATED AS OF JULY 7, 1997
                        LaSalle Financial Partners, L.P.
                              Name of Account Owner

                350 E. Michigan Avenue-Suite 500                 
                        Street Address           Country


                          Kalamazoo, MI      49007    
                           City, State     Zip Code+4



   By signing this Agreement you acknowledge that:

   1.   The securities in your margin account(s) and any securities for which
   you have not fully paid, together with all attendant ownership rights, may
   be loaned to Bear Stearns or to others and;

   2.   You have received a copy of this Agreement.

   This Agreement contains a pre-dispute arbitration clause at  paragraph 24.

   If account is owned by a partnership:

   Signature of Partnership

   LaSalle Capital Management, Inc.
   By:
   /s/ Richard J. Nelson, President, LaSalle Capital Management, Inc.



   Print Name and Title:

   Talman Financial, Inc.
   /s/ Peter T. Kross, President, Talman Financial, Inc.



   Accepted and Agreed to :

   _____________________
   for the Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries



                                                                EXHIBIT 3

                      LASALLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, L.P.
                                  Suite 500
                           350 E. Michigan Avenue
                          Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007
                             __________________
                          Telephone (616) 344-4993

                               August 22, 1997

   James A. Koessel
   Vice President and Secretary
   Bank West Financial Corporation
   2185 Three Mile Road, N.W.
   Grand Rapids, Michigan 49544

        Re:  Notice of Intent to Nominate One Director

   Dear Mr. Koessel:

        This letter constitutes a notice of intent by LaSalle Financial
   Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership"), to nominate one person for election as
   a director of Bank West Financial Corporation (the "Corporation") at the
   1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation. This notice is
   being provided to you, as Secretary of the Corporation, pursuant to
   Article 7.F. of the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation. The
   Partnership beneficially owns 119,000 shares of the Common Stock, which
   shares are held in a brokerage account at Bear, Stearns & Co.

        The Partnership hereby notifies the Corporation pursuant to Article
   7.F of the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation that the Partnership
   intends to nominate Richard J. Nelson for election to the Board of
   Directors of the Corporation at the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
   the Corporation.  Also enclosed is the written consent of the proposed
   nominee to be named in the Partnership's proxy statement and to serve as a
   director of the Corporation if elected.

        Set forth below is certain information, including that required by
   Article 7.F of the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation.  The
   information set forth below responds fully to all of the requirements of
   Article 7.F.  In certain instances in which a disclosure item is not
   applicable or no disclosure is required to be made pursuant to Regulation
   14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, no response has
   been provided below.

   (i)  As to Mr. Nelson:

   A.   Name, Age, Business Address and Residence Address

    Name                Age   Business Address       Residence Address

    Richard J. Nelson   53    350 East Michigan,     605 West Inkster
                              Suite 500              Kalamazoo, Michigan
                              Kalamazoo, Michigan    49008
                              49007

   B.   Principal Occupation or Employment

   For more than the past five years, Richard J. Nelson has been principally
   employed as the President of LaSalle Capital Management, Inc., one of the
   General Partners of the Partnership.  LaSalle Capital Management, Inc. is
   a management consulting firm that specializes in financial institution
   corporate restructurings.  LaSalle Capital Management, Inc., is not a
   parent, subsidiary or other affiliate of the Corporation.

   C.   Shares Owned Either Beneficially or Of Record.

   Mr. Nelson may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock
   beneficially owned by the Partnership.  Mr. Nelson expressly disclaims
   beneficial ownership of such shares.  Mr. Nelson owns no other shares of
   Common Stock, either beneficially or of record.

   D.   Interest of Certain Persons in Matters to be Acted Upon 
   Except in connection with the Partnership and as otherwise set forth
   herein, Mr. Nelson has not been, within the past year, a party to any
   contract, arrangement or understanding with any person with respect to any
   securities of the Corporation, including, but not limited to joint
   ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees against
   loss or guarantees of profit, division of losses or profits, or the giving
   or withholding of proxies.

   E.   Other information relating to such person that is required to be
   disclosed in a solicitation of proxies for the election of directors, or
   is otherwise required, pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities
   Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

   Directorships of Other Publicly Owned Companies

   Except as described in this paragraph, Mr. Nelson is not serving as a
   director of any corporation, partnership or other entity that has a class
   of equity securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
   as amended, or subject to the requirements of 15(d) of the such Act or any
   company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company
   Act of 1940.  Mr. Nelson has previously served as a director of Great
   Lakes Bancorp, FSB, D&N Financial Corporation and FSB Financial
   Corporation, all of which are or were thrift institutions headquartered in
   Michigan.

   Material Proceedings Adverse to the Corporation

   To the Partnership's best knowledge, and based on information provided by
   the nominee, there are no material proceedings to which Mr. Nelson, or any
   associate of his, is a party adverse to the Corporation or any of its
   subsidiaries, and neither he nor any associate of his has a material
   interest adverse to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

   Positions or Offices with the Corporation

   Mr. Nelson holds no position or office with the Corporation.

   Arrangements or Understandings with Other Persons:

   Mr. Nelson has an understanding with the Partnership pursuant to which the
   Partnership has requested him to serve as its representative on the Board
   of Directors of the Corporation, and he has agreed to do so, without
   compensation from the Partnership of any sort whatsoever.  The Partnership
   has agreed to reimburse Mr. Nelson for any out-of-pocket expenses that he
   incurs in connection with the Partnership's intended solicitation of
   proxies for use at the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the
   Corporation, but has no other arrangements or understandings with Mr.
   Nelson.  To the Partnership's knowledge, Mr. Nelson has no arrangement or
   understanding with any other person pursuant to which he was or is to be
   selected as a director or nominee for election as a director of the
   Corporation.

   Absence of any Family Relationships

   Mr. Nelson has no family relationship with any director or officer of the
   Corporation.  There is no family relationship between Mr. Nelson and any
   general partner of the Partnership or any person who controls any partner
   of the Partnership.

   Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

   To the best knowledge of the Partnership, and based on information
   provided by Mr. Nelson:

        (i)  Since January 1, 1991 no petition under the Federal bankruptcy
   laws or any state insolvency law has been filed by or against Mr. Nelson,
   and no receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer has been appointed by a
   court for business or property of Mr. Nelson.  In addition, since January
   1, 1991 no petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any state
   insolvency law has been filed by or against, and no receiver, fiscal agent
   or similar officer has been appointed by a court for business or property
   of, any partnership in which Mr. Nelson is or was a general partner, or
   any corporation or business association of Mr. Nelson is or was an
   executive officer.

        (ii) Mr. Nelson has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding nor
   has he been named as the subject of any pending criminal proceeding
   (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

        (iii)-(v)   On February 10, 1997, the United States District Court
   for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, entered a
   temporary injunction against LaSalle/Kross Partners, L.P. (the former name
   of the Partnership), its general partners and their affiliates, including
   Mr. Nelson (collectively, "LaSalle/Kross Partners"), in connection with
   the Schedule 13D filed by LaSalle/Kross Partners with respect to its
   investment in Standard Financial, Inc. ("SFI"), a corporation unrelated to
   the Company.  On plaintiff SFI's motion for a preliminary injunction, the
   Court found, among other things, that there was more than a negligible
   likelihood of success in proving that LaSalle/Kross Partners' Schedule 13D
   was misleading in that it failed to express the intent of LaSalle/Kross
   Partners to control and influence SFI.  The temporary injunction required
   LaSalle/Kross Partners (i) to file an amended Schedule 13D, (ii) to comply
   on an ongoing basis with securities law filing requirements with respect
   to its holdings in SFI, and (iii) for a period of seven days after
   amendment of the Schedule 13D, to refrain from purchasing or selling any
   shares of, or seeking control of, SFI.  LaSalle/Kross Partners amended its
   Schedule 13D as required on March 7, 1997.  No final order has been
   entered, and there have been no findings of liability on the part of
   LaSalle/Kross Partners.

   Absence of Certain Transactions

   To the best knowledge of the Partnership, and based on information
   provided by the nominee:

        (i)  Since April 1, 1996, neither Mr. Nelson nor any member of his
   immediate family has had any material interest in any transaction or any
   series of similar transactions to which the Corporation or any of its
   subsidiaries was a party, and neither Mr. Nelson nor any member of his
   immediate family has any material interest in any currently proposed
   transaction, or series of similar transactions to which the Corporation or
   any of its subsidiaries is a party.

        (ii)  Since April 1, 1996, Mr. Nelson has not had any relationship of
   the nature described in Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K, promulgated by the
   SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Specifically,
   since April 1, 1996, Mr. Nelson has not been an officer, director, partner
   or employee of, nor has he owned (directly or indirectly) more than 10% of
   the equity interest in, any of the following types of organizations:

             (A)  Any organization that has made or proposes to make payments
                  to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries for property
                  or services;

             (B)  Any organization to which the Corporation or any of its
                  subsidiaries was indebted;

             (C)  Any organization to which the Corporation or any of its
                  subsidiaries has made or proposes to make payments for
                  property or services; or

             (D)  Any organization that provided legal services or investment
                  banking services to the Corporation or any of its
                  subsidiaries.

        (iv) Since April 1, 1996, neither Mr. Nelson nor any member of his
   immediate family or any firm, corporation or organization of which he is
   an executive officer or director or the beneficial owner of 10% or more of
   any class of equity securities, nor any trust or other estate in which he
   has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which he serves as a
   trustee or in a similar capacity, was indebted to the Corporation or any
   of its subsidiaries in excess of $60,000 at any time.

   Section 16 Compliance

   Mr. Nelson is not required to file reports under Section 16 of the
   Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to the Common
   Stock of the Corporation.


   (ii) As to the Partnership:

        (A)  The name and record address of the Partnership is:

             LaSalle Financial Partners, Limited Partnership
             350 East Michigan, Suite 500
             Kalamazoo, Michigan  49007

        No other stockholder is known to the Partnership to be supporting Mr.
   Nelson as a nominee.

        (B)  The Partnership is the beneficial owner of 119,000 shares of
   Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation.


                                 Very truly yours,

                                 LASALLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, L.P.

                                 By:  LaSalle Capital Management, Inc.

                                      By:  /s/ Richard J. Nelson
                                           Richard J. Nelson, President


   <PAGE>


                           CONSENT OF PROPOSED NOMINEE

        I, Richard J. Nelson, hereby consent to be named in the proxy
   statement of LaSalle Financial Partners, L.P., to be used in connection
   with its solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Bank West
   Financial Corporation, for use in voting at the 1997 Annual Meeting of
   Stockholders of Bank West Financial Corporation, and I hereby consent and
   agree to serve a director of Bank West Financial Corporation if elected at
   such Annual Meeting.


                                 /s/ Richard J. Nelson
                                 Richard J. Nelson 

   Dated:  August 22, 1997



                                                                    EXHIBIT 4

   BANK WEST, Financial Corporation

   2185 3 Mile Road N.W.  -  P.O. Box 141220  -  Grand Rapids, Michigan
   49514-1220  -  616-785-3400

   September 5, 1997


            Via Telecopy and Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested

   Richard J. Nelson, President
   LaSalle Capital Management, Inc.
   350 E. Michigan Avenue, Suite 500
   Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007

   Dear Mr. Nelson:

        Please be advised that we received your letter dated August 22, 1997
   after the close of business on Friday, August 22, 1997.  The letter was
   not received by me or any other executive officer of Bank West Financial
   Corporation (the "Company") until Monday morning, August 25, 1997.  We
   also note that a corrected copy of your August 22, 1997 letter was sent to
   us on Monday, August 25.

        Without addressing the timeliness of your August 22, 1997 letter,
   please be advised that your letter has been reviewed for compliance with
   Article 7.F of the Company's Articles of Incorporation.  Exhibit A
   attached hereto sets forth the deficiencies noted with respect to your
   August 22, 1997 letter.  In accordance with Article 7.F, you have five
   days from the date of this deficiency notice (i.e., the maximum time
   period permitted by Article 7.F) to cure the deficiencies by providing the
   requisite additional or correcting information.

        Your response should clearly indicate how each of the deficiencies
   noted in Exhibit A has been corrected or addressed by you.  In the event
   that you do not fully and timely cure the deficiencies noted, your
   nomination would have to be rejected under Article 7.F.  Any questions
   regarding the deficiencies may be addressed to our counsel, Gerald F.
   Heupel, Jr., Esq. of Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P., at (202) 347-
   0300.

   Sincerely,

   /s/ James A. Koessel

   James A. Koessel, Secretary

   <PAGE>

   Exhibit A

                   DEFICIENCIES IN NOMINATING MATERIALS
                 SUBMITTED BY LETTER DATED AUGUST 22, 1997



        1.   Your letter dated August 22, 1997 references in several places
   the proxy statement of LaSalle Financial Partners, L.P. (the
   "Partnership", correct title is LaSalle Financial Partners, Limited
   Partnership) and "the Partnership's intended solicitation of proxies for
   use at the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders" of the Company.  By
   contrast, Item 4 of the Schedule 13D filed on August 25, 1997 indicates
   that your group is "interested in Mr. Nelson becoming a management nominee
   for election as a director of the Issuer."  It appears from the language
   in your August 22, 1997 letter that your group has already decided to
   conduct its own proxy solicitation.  The nominating materials and Schedule
   13D should be reconciled.

        2.   In paragraph C on page 2 of your letter dated August 22, 1997,
   you state that Mr. Nelson may be deemed to beneficially own the shares
   held by the Partnership.  The nominating materials should be revised to
   disclose that Mr. Nelson may be deemed to have shared ownership through
   his positions with one of the corporate general partners of the
   Partnership, and that such ownership is further shared with the other
   general corporate partner and Peter Kross.  In light of Florence Nelson's
   positions in LaSalle Capital Management, Inc. and her marital relationship
   with Richard Nelson, it appears that Florence Nelson also may be deemed to
   have shared beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Partnership, in
   which case the nominating materials and Schedule 13D should be revised as
   appropriate.

        3.   Paragraph D on page 2 of your letter dated August 22, 1997
   indicates that Mr. Nelson has been a party to contracts, arrangements or
   understandings within the past year with respect to the Company's
   securities in connection with the Partnership.  The provisions of the
   partnership agreement regarding the division of losses or profits, the
   transfer or voting of the shares held by the Partnership, or the giving or
   withholding of proxies should be described pursuant to Item 5(b)(1)(viii)
   of Schedule 14A and Item 6 of Schedule 13D.

        4.   The limited partnership agreement of the Partnership should be
   filed as an exhibit to the Schedule 13D pursuant to item 7 of Schedule
   13D, and the parties to such agreement should be named pursuant to Item
   5(b)(1)(viii) of Schedule 14A and Item 6 of Schedule 13D.

        5.   We note that the Partnership filed a Form D with the Securities
   and Exchange Commission on May 1, 1996 with respect to a $7,070,000
   private placement to 20 investors and that Item 4 of the Group's Schedule
   13D quotes from the Partnership's private placement memorandum in
   describing the purpose of the Partnership's investment in the Company's
   common stock.  It appears that the private placement memorandum
   constitutes a continuing arrangement or understanding between the
   Partnership and its investors and that the relevant provisions of the
   private placement memorandum should be disclosed in the August 22,1 997
   nominating letter pursuant to Item 5(b)(1)(viii) of Schedule 14A and in
   Item 6 of Schedule 13D.  Please advise or revise as appropriate.

        6.   In the last paragraph on page 2 of your August 22, 1997 letter,
   it appears from the last sentence of such paragraph that you are no longer
   a director of any of the three thrift holding companies listed.  However,
   the introductory clause of the first sentence of such paragraph ("except
   as described in this paragraph") implies that you are currently serving as
   a director of another company that has publicly registered securities. 
   Please advise or revise as appropriate.

        7.   The third paragraph on page 3 of your August 22, 1997 letter
   should be expanded to describe all arrangements or understandings as noted
   elsewhere herein.  In addition, it appears from Item 5(b) of the group's
   Schedule 13D that Mr. Nelson has arrangements or understandings with Mr.
   Kross and/or Talman Financial, Inc. regarding the voting and disposition
   of the shares held by the Partnership.

        8.   With respect to the fourth paragraph on page 3 of  your August
   22, 1997 letter, it appears that Florence Nelson may be deemed to be a
   control person with respect to LaSalle Capital Management, Inc., in which
   case there is an existing family relationship.  Please advise or revise as
   appropriate.

        9.   The last sentence of the next to last paragraph on page 3 of
   your August 22, 1997 letter should be expanded to clarify that there was
   no action taken against any partnership, corporation or business
   association in which Mr. Nelson had one of the specified positions within
   two years before the time of any filing.  It also appears that some
   language is missing in the last line of the  paragraph.  Please advise or
   revise as appropriate.

        10.  In the last paragraph on page 3 of your August 22, 1997 letter,
   the reference to "similar misdemeanors" should be changed to "other minor
   offenses" pursuant to Item 401(f)(2) of Regulation S-K.

        11.  The first paragraph on page 4 of your August 22, 1997 letter
   references the filing of an amended Schedule 13D on March 7, 1997 in
   response to a temporary injunction and indicates that there was no final
   order.  However, Item 2 of the group's Schedule 13D references a March 19,
   1997 order.  In addition, the date of the temporary injunction is
   different in the nominating letter and in the Schedule 13D.  Please advise
   or revise as appropriate.  Furthermore, while not technically required to
   be provided by you to the Company, we respectfully request that you
   provide us with a copy of the court orders entered in February and March
   1997 to assist us in our evaluation of the Partnership's background and
   our review of your nomination.

        12.  With respect to the next to last paragraph on page 5 of your
   August 22, 1997 letter, it would appear that Peter Kross and/or Talman
   Financial, Inc. as well as Florence Nelson are also supporting your
   nomination.  Please advise or revise as appropriate.  We also note that
   Item 4 of the group's Schedule 13D indicates that the group "intends to
   consult with . . . other shareholders of the Common Stock or other persons
   to further its objectives."  Please advise whether any such consultations
   have occurred and, if so, whether any of such other persons are also
   supporting your nomination.

        13.  Please be advised that Article 7.F of the Company's Articles of
   Incorporation requires your nominating materials to provide the applicable
   disclosures required by Items 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Schedule 14A.  It appears
   that your August 22,1 997 letter provides none of the disclosures required
   by Items 4(b), 5(b)(1)(vi), 5(b)(1)(vii) (amount of indebtedness as of
   latest practicable date), 5(b)(1)(ix), and 6(d) (with regard to Item
   403(c) of Regulation S-K).  Please revise as appropriate.

        14.  Please confirm that all required information with respect to
   each "participant" (as such term is defined in Instruction 3(a) to Item 4
   of Schedule 14A) has been provided.  It is noted that such term is defined
   very broadly, particularly clauses (iii) and (v) of such instruction.

        15.  It is unclear why LaSalle Capital Management, Inc. and Talman
   Financial, Inc. are not included as reporting persons in the cover pages
   for the Schedule 13D, particularly since such corporations constitute the
   links between the Partnership on the one hand Messrs. Nelson and Kross on
   the other.  It would also appear that Florence Nelson is a member of the
   group.  See Rule 13d-5(b)(1) and Instruction (1) for Cover Page of
   Schedule 13D.  Please advise or revise as appropriate.

        16.  The business address and principal business address of each of
   the corporate general partners should be disclosed pursuant to Items
   5(b)(1)(i) and (ii) of Schedule 14A and Items 2(b) and (c) of Schedule
   13D.  See General Instruction C to Schedule 13D.




                                                                    EXHIBIT 5

                        LASALLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, L.P.
                                    Suite 500
                             350 E. Michigan Avenue
                            Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007
                             ______________________
                            Telephone (616) 344-4993
                            Facsimile (616) 382-2382


                                September 9, 1997


   James A. Koessel
   Vice President and Secretary
   Bank West Financial Corporation
   2185 Three Mile Road, N.W.
   Grand Rapids, Michigan 49544

   Dear Mr. Koessel:

             This letter responds to your letter of September 5, 1997. 
   Attached please find a revised notice of intent to nominate one director
   to the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Bank West Financial Corporation
   (the "Company").

             In order to give some background to the revisions we have made,
   and to ensure clarity as we continue to work together, I would like to
   explain some apparent inaccuracies in your letter.  As you probably know,
   on Friday, August 22, I (together with Peter Kross) telephoned Mr. Paul
   Sydloski, the President and CEO of the Company, and discussed with him
   that LaSalle Financial Partners, Limited Partnership (the "Partnership")
   had acquired more than 5% of the common stock of the Company, and
   therefore would be filing a Schedule 13D with the Securities and Exchange
   Commission (the "SEC").

             At that time, I indicated to Mr. Sydloski our desire that I be
   made a Board nominee for election to the Board.  We agreed, however, that
   the deadline for shareholder notices of intent to nominate directors was
   the following day, Saturday, August 23, and that the Board could not
   consider nominating me as a Board nominee until the following week. 
   Therefore, I stated that, in order to not foreclose the Partnership's
   options, the Partnership would be delivering to the Company a notice of
   intent to nominate, by facsimile on that day and by hand delivery the
   following day.  Mr. Sydloski stated that such an arrangement was
   acceptable to him and that the Company offices would be open on Saturday
   to accept the delivery I would personally be making by hand.  Mr. Sydloski
   also asked that a courtesy copy of the Schedule 13D be faxed to him when
   it was filed with the SEC.  We concluded by agreeing to continue to
   discuss the possibility of my becoming a Board nominee, rather than a
   shareholder nominee, for election to the Board.

             As your letter states, the Company received the facsimile notice
   of intent to nominate on Friday, August 22.  Notwithstanding being told
   that your offices would be open on Saturday until 1:00 p.m., the Company
   offices were not, in fact, open on Saturday.  I arrived only to find a
   handwritten sign on your door indicating that the bank offices were
   closed.  Nonetheless, I located a bank teller in a drive up window and
   delivered the notice of intent to nominate to the Company on that day. 
   (The receipt received from the assistant manager is attached as Exhibit
   A.)  Mr. Sydloski received his courtesy copy of the Schedule 13D on the
   same day it was filed with the SEC, Monday, August  25.

             Your letter of September 5 lists 16 alleged deficiencies "with
   respect to [my] August 22, 1997 letter [of notice of intent to nominate]." 
   Several of the alleged deficiencies are, in fact, allegations of
   deficiencies in the Schedule 13D filed by the Partnership, and thus not
   germane to the adequacy of the Partnership's notice.  However, the
   Partnership will be filing Amendment No. 1 to its Schedule 13D, addressing
   some of the information you requested.

             Following is a list, numbered in accordance with your letter, of
   actions we have taken in response to your requests.  The Partnership does
   not admit that its original letter was deficient in any respect; what you
   requested is actually either not required by the Articles for notices of
   intent to nominate or is not material.  Your original requests are in
   italics; our responses are in regular typeface.

   1.   Your letter dated August 22, 1997 references in several places the
        proxy statement of LaSalle Financial Partners, L.P. (the
        "Partnership", correct title is LaSalle Financial Partners, Limited
        Partnership) and "the Partnership's intended solicitation of proxies
        for use at the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders" of the Company. 
        By contrast, Item 4 of the Schedule 13D filed on August 25, 1997
        indicates that your group is "interested in Mr. Nelson becoming a
        management nominee for election as a director of the Issuer."  It
        appears from the language in your August 22, 1997 letter that your
        group has already decided to conduct its own proxy solicitation.  The
        nominating materials and Schedule 13D should be reconciled.

             This request is not for factual information required by Article
   7.F (which does not require reconciliation of documents, but merely
   specific factual information), but appears to originate in confusion that
   the Company apparently has regarding the distinction between Board and
   shareholder nominees.  As discussed above, Mr. Sydloski and I agreed that
   it was a continuing possibility that I would become a Board nominee for
   election to the Board, at which time it would no longer be necessary for
   me to be a shareholder nominee for election.  However, because of the
   timing required by the Articles, in order that I still be able to stand
   for election even if the Board decided not to nominate me, the Partnership
   gave notice of intent to nominate me as a shareholder nominee.  Therefore,
   the statement in the Schedule 13D is not opposed to the statement that the
   Partnership intends to solicit proxies; the Partnership continues to
   remain "interested in Mr. Nelson becoming a management nominee for
   election as a director of the Issuer."

             The Partnership's formal name is indeed LaSalle Financial
   Partners, Limited Partnership.  "Limited Partnership" is commonly
   abbreviated to "L.P."; the distinction is not material because there is no
   danger of confusion.  As a shareholder, we would hope that the Company did
   not spend significant money on outside counsel to develop this argument.

   2.   In paragraph C on page 2 of your letter dated August 22, 1997, you
        state that Mr. Nelson may be deemed to beneficially own the shares
        held by the Partnership.  The nominating materials should be revised
        to disclose that Mr. Nelson may be deemed to have shared ownership
        through his positions with one of the corporate general partners of
        the Partnership, and that such ownership is further shared with the
        other general corporate partner and Peter Kross.  In light of
        Florence Nelson's positions in LaSalle Capital Management, Inc. and
        her marital relationship with Richard Nelson, it appears that
        Florence Nelson also may be deemed to have shared beneficial
        ownership of the shares held by the Partnership, in which case the
        nominating materials and Schedule 13D should be revised as
        appropriate.

             Paragraph C responds to the requirement in Article 7.F(a)(iii)
   of the Company's Articles of Incorporation that the "class and number of
   shares of Corporation stock which are Beneficially Owned . . . by [the
   nominee] on the date of such stockholder notice" be disclosed.  That
   provision of Article 7.F does not require that the mode of ownership
   (e.g., shared or sole power over disposition) be disclosed, but rather
   that the class and number of shares be disclosed.  Article 7.F further
   does not require that shares held by persons other than the nominee (e.g.,
   those with whom the nominee may share ownership) be disclosed.

             Neither LaSalle Capital Management, Inc. or Talman Financial,
   Inc. has any voting power or investment power over shares of Company stock
   held by those entities because each of those entities is wholly controlled
   by Mr. Nelson and Mr. Peter Kross, respectively.  Likewise, as noted in
   the Schedule 13D, Florence Nelson, although a director and part owner of
   LaSalle Capital Management, has no voting or investment power over shares
   of Company stock held by LaSalle Capital Management.  Therefore, properly
   viewed, none of those three entities has shared power over or beneficial
   ownership of the shares owned by the Partnership.  However, to avoid any
   further such arguments on your part, we have added to the notice of intent
   to nominate additional disclosures regarding holdings of individuals
   affiliated with the nominee.

   3.   Paragraph D on page 2 of your letter dated August 22, 1997 indicates
        that Mr. Nelson has been a party to contracts, arrangements or
        understandings within the past year with respect to the Company's
        securities in connection with the Partnership.  The provisions of the
        partnership agreement regarding the division of losses or profits,
        the transfer or voting of the shares held by the Partnership, or the
        giving or withholding of proxies should be described pursuant to Item
        5(b)(1)(viii) of Schedule 14A and Item 6 of Schedule 13D.


             Item 5(b)(1)(viii) of Schedule 14A and Item 6 of Schedule 13D
   require disclosure of agreements "with respect to" securities of the
   Company.  Provisions of the governing documents of the Partnership are not
   "contracts, arrangements or understandings with respect to" securities of
   the Company.  Rather, they are made with respect to the overall workings
   of the Partnership.  However, courtesy copies of the governing documents
   of the Partnership will be available for inspection at the Partnership's
   offices.

             Profits of the Partnership are divided among its general
   partners, LaSalle Capital Management and Talman Financial, and its limited
   partners.  All decisions regarding transfer and voting of the shares of
   Company stock are made jointly by the chief executive officers of the
   general partners, i.e., Messrs. Nelson and Kross.  No contractual
   arrangements are made with respect to the giving or withholding of proxies
   of the Company; decisions regarding proxies would be made by Messrs.
   Nelson and Kross.

   4.   The limited partnership agreement of the Partnership should be filed
        as an exhibit to the Schedule 13D pursuant to item 7 of Schedule 13D,
        and the parties to such agreement should be named pursuant to Item
        5(b)(1)(viii) of Schedule 14A and Item 6 of Schedule 13D.

             As discussed above, the requirements of Schedule 13D are not
   germane to the completeness of the Partnership's notice of intent to
   nominate.  Moreover, as discussed in the response to #3, the provisions of
   the partnership agreement of the Partnership are not made "with respect
   to" securities of the Company, nor are they "related to" securities of the
   Company.  The partnership agreement is not related to the securities of
   the Company, except inasmuch (as already disclosed) as the general
   partners determine voting and disposition of shares of Company stock owned
   by the Partnership.  Therefore, the parties to the partnership agreement
   who are not the general partners and have no potential to influence
   decisions regarding the securities of the Company (i.e., the limited
   partners) will not be listed, nor will the agreement itself need to be
   provided.  A courtesy copy of the partnership agreement will be available
   for inspection at the Partnership's offices.

   5.   We note that the Partnership filed a Form D with the Securities and
        Exchange Commission on May 1, 1996 with respect to a $7,070,000
        private placement to 20 investors and that Item 4 of the Group's
        Schedule 13D quotes from the Partnership's private placement
        memorandum in describing the purpose of the Partnership's investment
        in the Company's common stock.  It appears that the private placement
        memorandum constitutes a continuing arrangement or understanding
        between the Partnership and its investors and that the relevant
        provisions of the private placement memorandum should be disclosed in
        the August 22, 1997 nominating letter pursuant to Item 5(b)(1)(viii)
        of Schedule 14A and in Item 6 of Schedule 13D.  Please advise or
        revise as appropriate.

             As with the Partnership's partnership agreement (discussed in #3
   and #4), documents of the Partnership regarding investments in the
   Partnership are not made "with respect to" nor are they "related to"
   securities of the Company.  Therefore, no additional details regarding any
   such documents need be provided in the notice of intent to nominate or the
   Schedule 13D.  Courtesy copies of the partnership agreement and the
   private placement memorandum will be available for inspection at the
   Partnership's offices.

   6.   In the last paragraph on page 2 of your August 22, 1997 letter, it
        appears from the last sentence of such paragraph that you are no
        longer a director of any of the three thrift holding companies
        listed.  However, the introductory clause of the first sentence of
        such paragraph ("except as described in this paragraph") implies that
        you are currently serving as a director of another company that has
        publicly registered securities.  Please advise or revise as
        appropriate.

             In order to clarify the language, the phrase "except as
   described in this paragraph" has been deleted.  Mr. Nelson is not
   currently a director of any corporation, partnership or other entity that
   has a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities
   Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or is subject to the requirements of
   15(d) of such Act or any company registered as an investment company under
   the Investment Company Act of 1940.

   7.   The third paragraph on page 3 of your August 22, 1997 letter should
        be expanded to describe all arrangements or understandings as noted
        elsewhere herein.  In addition, it appears from Item 5(b) of the
        group's Schedule 13D that Mr. Nelson has arrangements or
        understandings with Mr. Kross and/or Talman Financial, Inc. regarding
        the voting and disposition of the shares held by the Partnership.

             As discussed in the response to #3, #4, and #5, additional
   details regarding the Partnership's partnership agreement and investment
   documents are not required by Article 7.F. (Moreover, even if they were,
   it would not be necessary to repeat them in multiple sections of the
   notice of intent to nominate.)  Mr. Nelson has no arrangements or
   understandings with regard to the voting and disposition of the shares
   held by the Partnership, except that, as already disclosed, all decisions
   regarding voting and disposition of shares of Company stock held by the
   Partnership are made jointly by Messrs. Nelson and Kross.  The notice of
   intent to nominate has been revised at your request.

   8.   With respect to the fourth paragraph on page 3 of  your August 22,
        1997 letter, it appears that Florence Nelson may be deemed to be a
        control person with respect to LaSalle Capital Management, Inc., in
        which case there is an existing family relationship.  Please advise
        or revise as appropriate.

             Although, as discussed above, the Partnership does not believe
   that Mrs. Nelson has any control over the Partnership, the notice of
   intent to nominate has been revised to reflect her family relationship.

   9.   The last sentence of the next to last paragraph on page 3 of your
        August 22, 1997 letter should be expanded to clarify that there was
        no action taken against any partnership, corporation or business
        association in which Mr. Nelson had one of the specified positions
        within two years before the time of any filing.  It also appears that
        some language is missing in the last line of the  paragraph.  Please
        advise or revise as appropriate.

             The language has been modified to clarify that no action was
   taken within two years of the specified filing.  The word "which" has also
   been added in the last sentence of the paragraph to enhance your
   understanding.  Again, we reiterate our concern as a shareholder that the
   Company is spending corporate resources on legal counsel to opine on a
   missing word in our notice of intent to nominate.

   10.  In the last paragraph on page 3 of your August 22, 1997 letter, the
        reference to "similar misdemeanors" should be changed to "other minor
        offenses" pursuant to Item 401(f)(2) of Regulation S-K.

             The requested change has been made.  (We note, however, that
   Item 5(b)(1)(iii) of Schedule 14A, with which this notice of intent to
   nominate complies, uses the term "similar misdemeanors" instead of "other
   minor offenses" in an essentially identical context.)

   11.  The first paragraph on page 4 of your August 22, 1997 letter
        references the filing of an amended Schedule 13D on March 7, 1997 in
        response to a temporary injunction and indicates that there was no
        final order.  However, Item 2 of the group's Schedule 13D references
        a March 19, 1997 order.  In addition, the date of the temporary
        injunction is different in the nominating letter and in the Schedule
        13D.  Please advise or revise as appropriate.  Furthermore, while not
        technically required to be provided by you to the Company, we
        respectfully request that you provide us with a copy of the court
        orders entered in February and March 1997 to assist us in our
        evaluation of the Partnership's background and our review of your
        nomination.

             The March 19, 1997 Order clarified and modified the Court's
   Order of February 10.  The March 19, 1997 Order was not a final order. The
   date contained in the Schedule 13D was February 11, 1997; the date
   contained in the letter of nomination was February 10, 1997.  The correct
   date is February 10, 1997.

   12.  With respect to the next to last paragraph on page 5 of your August
        22, 1997 letter, it would appear that Peter Kross and/or Talman
        Financial, Inc. as well as Florence Nelson are also supporting your
        nomination.  Please advise or revise as appropriate.  We also note
        that Item 4 of the group's Schedule 13D indicates that the group
        "intends to consult with . . . other shareholders of the Common Stock
        or other persons to further its objectives."  Please advise whether
        any such consultations have occurred and, if so, whether any of such
        other persons are also supporting your nomination.

             As discussed above, not all the listed entities beneficially own
   the shares of Company stock owned by the Partnership (and thus constitute
   beneficial shareholders).  Nonetheless, we have revised the notice of
   intent to nominate as requested to address your beneficial ownership
   issues.  The status of consultations with other stockholders is not
   required to be disclosed by Article 7.F.  Notwithstanding, to the extent
   known by the Partnership, no other stockholder is currently supporting Mr.
   Nelson's nomination.

   13.  Please be advised that Article 7.F of the Company's Articles of
        Incorporation requires your nominating materials to provide the
        applicable disclosures required by Items 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Schedule
        14A.  It appears that your August 22, 1997 letter provides none of
        the disclosures required by Items 4(b), 5(b)(1)(vi), 5(b)(1)(vii)
        (amount of indebtedness as of latest practicable date), 5(b)(1)(ix),
        and 6(d) (with regard to Item 403(c) of Regulation S-K).  Please
        revise as appropriate.

             Because the Partnership has not yet made or begun a 
   solicitation, Item 4(b) is not yet applicable.  Moreover, it appears that
   the additional information requested does not "relate to" Mr. Nelson, as
   required by Article 7.F.  Rather, it appears that the information
   requested relates to the Partnership, to a potential solicitation or to
   the participants in such a solicitation.  (If the parts of Article 7.F to
   which you refer already required such expansive information, the
   additional language of Article 7.F requiring separate information
   regarding the stockholder giving notice would be surplus.)  No decisions
   have been made regarding the mechanics of a potential solicitation; as the
   Partnership has discussed with Mr. Sydloski, the Partnership remains eager
   that Mr. Nelson be nominated by the Board, which would make a solicitation
   by the Partnership unnecessary.

             Nonetheless, the Partnership is willing to provide the requested
   information, to the extent currently possible, and has revised the notice
   of intent to nominate appropriately.

   14.  Please confirm that all required information with respect to each
        "participant" (as such term is defined in Instruction 3(a) to Item 4
        of Schedule 14A) has been provided.  It is noted that such term is
        defined very broadly, particularly clauses (iii) and (v) of such
        instruction.

             As discussed above, Article 7.F does not appear to require
   information regarding each "participant," but only information
   specifically related to the nominee as a participant under Schedule 14A. 
   However, the Partnership has revised the notice of intent to nominate to
   include information regarding those entities that would currently be
   considered "participants" if the Partnership engaged in a solicitation.

   15.  It is unclear why LaSalle Capital Management, Inc. and Talman
        Financial, Inc. are not included as reporting persons in the cover
        pages for the Schedule 13D, particularly since such corporations
        constitute the links between the Partnership on the one hand and
        Messrs. Nelson and Kross on the other.  It would also appear that
        Florence Nelson is a member of the group.  See Rule 13d-5(b)(1) and
        Instruction (1) for Cover Page of Schedule 13D.  Please advise or
        revise as appropriate.

             As discussed above, the Partnership's Schedule 13D is not
   germane to the completeness of the Partnership's notice of intent to
   nominate.  Moreover, none of the additional listed entities are members of
   a "group" pursuant to Section 13.

   16.  The business address and principal business address of each of the
   corporate general partners should be disclosed pursuant to Items
   5(b)(1)(I) and (ii) of Schedule 14A and Items 2(b) and (c) of Schedule
   13D.  See General Instruction C to Schedule 13D.

             The requested information has been provided in the notice of
   intent to nominate.

             These revisions to the notice of intent to nominate fully
   satisfy your requests.  If you have additional requests, we would be happy
   to consider those and promptly provide additional information if
   necessary.  In the meantime, I look forward to shortly hearing from the
   Company the status of the Partnership's earlier request that I be made a
   Board nominee for election to the Board of Directors.

                                 Very truly yours,

                                 LASALLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, L.P.

                                 By:  LaSalle Capital Management, Inc.

                                      By:  /s/ Richard J. Nelson
                                           Richard J. Nelson, President 



                                                                    EXHIBIT 6

                        LASALLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, L.P.
                                    Suite 500
                             350 E. Michigan Avenue
                            Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007
                             ______________________
                            Telephone (616) 344-4993
                            Facsimile (616) 382-2382


                                September 9, 1997



   James A. Koessel
   Vice President and Secretary
   Bank West Financial Corporation
   2185 Three Mile Road, N.W.
   Grand Rapids, Michigan 49544

        Re:  Revised Notice of Intent to Nominate One Director

   Dear Mr. Koessel:

        In accordance with the requests you made in your letter of September
   5, 1997, this letter constitutes a revised notice of intent by LaSalle
   Financial Partners, Limited Partnership (the "Partnership"), to nominate
   one person for election as a director of Bank West Financial Corporation
   (the "Corporation") at the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the
   Corporation.  As discussed in an accompanying letter to you of the same
   date as this letter, the revisions are not actually required, but the
   Partnership has revised certain provisions in order to ensure proper
   treatment of this notice by the Corporation.

        This notice is being provided to you, as Secretary of the
   Corporation, pursuant to Article 7.F of the Corporation's Articles of
   Incorporation. The Partnership beneficially owns 119,000 shares of the
   common stock of the Corporation, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common
   Stock"), of which shares 109,000 are held in a brokerage account at Bear,
   Stearns & Co. and 10,000 shares are held of record by the Partnership.

        The Partnership hereby notifies the Corporation pursuant to Article
   7.F of the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation that the Partnership
   intends to nominate Richard J. Nelson for election to the Board of
   Directors of the Corporation at the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
   the Corporation.  Also enclosed is the written consent of the proposed
   nominee to be named in the Partnership's proxy statement and to serve as a
   director of the Corporation if elected.

        Set forth below is certain information, including that required by
   Article 7.F of the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation.  The
   information set forth below responds fully to all of the requirements of
   Article 7.F.  In certain instances in which a disclosure item is not
   applicable or no disclosure is required to be made pursuant to Regulation
   14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, no response has
   been provided below.

   Background Information

   A.   Employment, Addresses, Etc.

   For more than the past five years, Richard J. Nelson has been principally
   employed as the President of LaSalle Capital Management, Inc. ("LaSalle
   Capital Management").  LaSalle Capital Management is not a parent,
   subsidiary or other affiliate of the Corporation.  Mr. Nelson's age is 53. 
   His business address is 350 East Michigan, Suite 500, Kalamazoo, Michigan
   49007.  His residence address is 605 West Inkster, Kalamazoo, Michigan
   49008.  Florence Nelson, Mr. Nelson's wife, has the same residence address
   as Mr. Nelson.  Mrs. Nelson is a homemaker and is not otherwise employed.

   Peter T. Kross is employed as a Senior Vice President of EVEREN
   Securities, Inc., a securities broker-dealer the address of which is 440
   E. Congress, Third Floor, Detroit, Michigan 48226 (which is also the
   business address of Mr. Kross).  Mr. Kross's residence address is 248
   Grosse Pointe Boulevard, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236.

   The address of the Partnership's principal business and its principal
   office is 350 East Michigan, Suite 500, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007.  The
   principal business of the Partnership is that of investing in equity-
   oriented securities issued by publicly traded companies, with emphasis on
   investments in banks, thrifts and savings banks.  The general partners of
   the Partnership are LaSalle Capital Management and Talman Financial, Inc.
   ("Talman Financial").

   The business address of LaSalle Capital Management is 350 East Michigan,
   Suite 500, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007.  The principal business of LaSalle
   Capital Management is management consulting specializing in financial
   institution corporate restructurings.  LaSalle Capital Management is a
   Michigan corporation owned by Mr. and Mrs. Nelson.  The executive officers
   and directors of LaSalle Capital Management are Mr. Nelson, who serves as
   President and a director, and his wife Florence Nelson, who serves as
   Secretary, Treasurer and a director.

   The business address of Talman Financial is 248 Grosse Pointe Boulevard,
   Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236.  The principal business of Talman
   Financial is being a general partner of the Partnership.  Mr. Kross is the
   sole owner, director and executive officer of Talman Financial.

   The Partnership, Mr. Nelson, Peter Kross, Florence Nelson, LaSalle Capital
   Management, Inc., and Talman Financial, Inc. are sometimes collectively
   referred to herein as the "Potential Participants."

   B.   Shares Owned Either Beneficially or Of Record.

   As set forth below, each of the Potential Participants may be deemed to
   beneficially own the 119,000 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by
   the Partnership.  The  Partnership does  not state that the Potential
   Participants actually beneficially own such shares, but has included their
   names herein in response to the Corporation's request.  None of the
   Potential Participants nor any of their associates (as defined in
   Regulation 14A) owns any other shares of Common Stock, either beneficially
   or of record.  None of the shares listed below are shares with respect to
   which the listed beneficial owner has the right to acquire beneficial
   ownership.

                                             Amount and Nature   Percent of
    Title of Class      Name and Address        of Ownership        Class

    Common Stock     LaSalle Financial       119,000 shares     6.7%
                     Partners                beneficially
                     (address above)         owned
    Common Stock     Richard J. Nelson       119,000 shares     6.7%
                     (address above)         beneficially
                                             owned
    Common Stock     Peter T. Kross          119,000 shares     6.7%
                     (address above)         beneficially
                                             owned
    Common Stock     Florence Nelson         119,000 shares     6.7%
                     (address above)         potentially
                                             beneficially
                                             owned
    Common Stock     LaSalle Capital         119,000 shares     6.7%
                     Management              potentially
                     (address above)         beneficially
                                             owned
    Common Stock     Talman Financial        119,000 shares     6.7%
                     (address above)         potentially
                                             beneficially
                                             owned


   C.   Interest of Certain Persons in Matters to be Acted Upon 

   In connection with the Partnership, all decisions regarding voting and
   disposition of shares of Common Stock are made jointly by the chief
   executive officers of the general partners of the Partnership (LaSalle
   Capital Management and Talman Financial), i.e., by Messrs. Nelson and
   Kross. Profits of the Partnership are divided among its general partners,
   LaSalle Capital Management and Talman Financial, and its limited partners. 
   No contractual arrangements have been with respect to the giving or
   withholding of proxies of the Corporation; decisions regarding proxies
   would be made by Messrs. Nelson and Kross.

   Except potentially in connection with the Partnership and as otherwise set
   forth herein, none of the Potential Participants has been, within the past
   year, a party to any contract, arrangement or understanding with any
   person with respect to any securities of the Corporation, including, but
   not limited to joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls,
   guarantees against loss or guarantees of profit, division of losses or
   profits, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

   D.   Other information relating to such person that is required to be
   disclosed in a solicitation of proxies for the election of directors
   pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
   amended.

   Directorships of Other Publicly Owned Companies

   Mr. Kross currently serves as a director of Dravo Corporation.  His term
   expires April, 2000.  None of the other Potential Participants is
   currently serving as a director of any corporation, partnership or other
   entity that has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of
   the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or is subject to the
   requirements of 15(d) of the such Act or any company registered as an
   investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  Mr. Nelson
   has previously served as a director of Great Lakes Bancorp, D&N Financial
   Corporation and FSB Financial Corporation, all of which are or were thrift
   institutions headquartered in Michigan.

   Material Proceedings Adverse to the Corporation

   To the Partnership's best knowledge, and based on information provided by
   the Potential Participants, there are no material proceedings to which the
   Potential Participants, or any associate of any of them, is a party
   adverse to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, and neither the
   Potential Participants nor any associate of any of them has a material
   interest adverse to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

   Positions or Offices with the Corporation

   None of the Potential Participants holds any position or office with the
   Corporation.

   Potential Solicitation Methods

   When and if a solicitation is made, it would most likely be made by the
   Partnership through the distribution of proxy materials to shareholders. 
   No regular employees of the Partnership would probably be employed in the
   solicitation.  The Partnership's counsel, Foley & Lardner, would probably
   assist in the solicitation; no contract or arrangement specifically for
   the solicitation has been made with Foley & Lardner.  It is possible that
   a proxy solicitor might be hired; no decision has been made in that regard
   and no contract or arrangement has been entered into.  No estimate of cost
   has been made.  It is unknown what the approximate number of employees of
   any person involved in the solicitation would be.

   In addition to the use of the mails, proxies might be solicited by the
   Potential Participants and/or their employees by telephone, telegram, and
   personal solicitation, for which no additional compensation will be paid
   to those persons engaged in such solicitation.

   The total amount that would be spent on a solicitation is unknown.  No
   expenditures have been made to date in connection with a potential
   solicitation.  Legal fees have been incurred in connection with notice of
   intent to nominate, which does not constitute a solicitation.  The cost of
   any solicitation would be borne entirely by the Partnership. The
   Partnership would probably intend to seek reimbursement from the
   Corporation for its reasonable expenses in connection with a solicitation;
   it is unknown whether the question of such reimbursement would be
   submitted to a vote of holders of the Common Stock.

   Purchases of Stock of the Corporation

   The following transactions are the only transactions with regard to the
   Common Stock made by the Partnership within the past two years.  Other
   than the transactions listed below, the Potential Participants have made
   no purchases or sales of Common Stock within the past two years.

                     PURCHASE OR                             COST OR PRICE
        DATE             SALE           NUMBER OF SHARES       PER SHARE

       5/7/96          Purchase              7,000               $9.13
       5/8/96          Purchase              10,000              $9.13
       5/8/96          Purchase              20,000              $9.00
       5/9/96          Purchase              11,000              $9.00
       5/10/96         Purchase              10,000              $9.06
       6/27/96         Purchase              2,500               $10.88
       7/22/96           Sale                10,500              $12.17
       7/24/96           Sale                2,000               $11.88
       7/25/96           Sale                6,700               $11.88
       7/26/96           Sale                12,000              $11.88
       8/16/96         Purchase              20,000              $11.88
       8/29/96         Purchase              5,000               $11.92
       8/29/96           Sale               15,000**             $11.88
       8/29/96           Sale                4,300               $11.75
       8/29/96           Sale               35,000**             $11.88
       5/13/97         Purchase              25,000              $12.56
       5/16/97         Purchase              20,000              $12.88
       5/20/97         Purchase              2,000               $12.75
       5/30/97         Purchase              10,000              $13.75
       6/25/97         Purchase              5,000               $13.75
       6/26/97         Purchase              10,000              $13.75
       7/15/97         Purchase              5,000               $13.63
       7/17/97         Purchase              3,000               $13.63
       7/18/97         Purchase              4,000               $13.63
       8/18/97         Purchase              27,000              $14.92
       8/21/97         Purchase              3,000               $16.13
       8/22/97         Purchase              5,000               $16.25

   ** means that the shares indicated were sold to the Corporation through
   Everen Securities in an agency transaction.

        The amount of funds expended to date by the Partnership to acquire
   the shares of the Common Stock currently held by the Partnership is
   $1,637,388.  Such funds were provided in part from the Partnership's
   available capital and in part by loans from subsidiaries of The Bear
   Stearns Companies, Inc. ("Bear Stearns").  The Partnership has a margin
   account with Bear Stearns and has used the proceeds from loans made to it
   by Bear Stearns to purchase a portion of the shares of the Common Stock
   that it presently owns.  The Partnership estimates that its total
   indebtedness to Bear Stearns as of the date of this letter is
   approximately $7,747,449.22; the Partnership is unable to determine what
   portion of that indebtedness relates specifically to purchases of the
   Common Stock.

   Arrangements or Understandings:

   Mr. Nelson has an understanding with the Partnership pursuant to which the
   Partnership has requested him to serve as its representative on the Board
   of Directors of the Corporation, and he has agreed to do so, without
   compensation from the Partnership of any sort whatsoever.  The Partnership
   will probably agree to reimburse Mr. Nelson for any out-of-pocket expenses
   that he incurs in connection with any solicitation of proxies made by the
   Partnership for use at the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the
   Corporation; no other arrangements or understandings have been made or are
   contemplated with Mr. Nelson.  To the Partnership's knowledge, none of the
   Potential Participants has any arrangement or understanding with any other
   person pursuant to which such Potential Participant was or is to be
   selected as a director or nominee for election as a director of the
   Corporation.  Except as otherwise set forth herein, none of the Potential
   Participants nor any associate of any of them has any arrangement or
   understanding with any person with respect to any future employment by the
   Corporation or its affiliates or with respect to any future transactions
   to which the registrant or any of its affiliates will or may be a party.

   Family Relationships

   None of the Potential Participants has any family relationship with any
   director or officer of the Corporation.  Except for Mr. Nelson's
   relationship with his wife, Florence Nelson, there is no family
   relationship between any of the Potential Participants.

   Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

   To the best knowledge of the Partnership, and based on information
   provided by Mr. Nelson and the Potential Participants:

        (i)  Since January 1, 1992 no petition under the Federal bankruptcy
   laws or any state insolvency law has been filed by or against Mr. Nelson
   or any of the other Potential Participants, and no receiver, fiscal agent
   or similar officer has been appointed by a court for business or property
   of Mr. Nelson or any of the other Potential Participants.  In addition,
   since January 1, 1992, no petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws or
   any state insolvency law has been filed by or against, and no receiver,
   fiscal agent or similar officer has been appointed by a court for business
   or property of, any partnership in which Mr. Nelson or any of the other
   Potential Participants is or was a general partner at or within two years
   before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business association
   of which Mr. Nelson or any of the other Potential Participants is or was
   an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such
   filing.

        (ii) Neither Mr. Nelson nor any of the other Potential Participants
   has been convicted in a criminal proceeding nor has been named as the
   subject of any pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations
   and other minor offenses).

        (iii)     On February 10, 1997, the United States District Court for
   the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, entered a temporary
   injunction against LaSalle/Kross Partners, Limited Partnership (the former
   name of the Partnership), Mr. Nelson and the other Potential Participants
   (except for Mrs. Nelson) (collectively, "LaSalle/Kross Partners"), in
   connection with the Schedule 13D filed by LaSalle/Kross Partners with
   respect to its investment in Standard Financial, Inc. ("SFI"), a
   corporation unrelated to the Corporation.  On plaintiff SFI's motion for a
   preliminary injunction, the Court found, among other things, that there
   was more than a negligible likelihood of success in proving that
   LaSalle/Kross Partners' Schedule 13D was misleading in that it failed to
   express the intent of LaSalle/Kross Partners to control and influence SFI. 
   The temporary injunction required LaSalle/Kross Partners (i) to file an
   amended Schedule 13D, (ii) to comply on an ongoing basis with securities
   law filing requirements with respect to its holdings in SFI, and (iii) for
   a period of seven days after amendment of the Schedule 13D, to refrain
   from purchasing or selling any shares of, or seeking control of, SFI. 
   LaSalle/Kross Partners amended its Schedule 13D as required on March 7,
   1997.  No final order has been entered, and there have been no findings of
   liability on the part of LaSalle/Kross Partners.

   Absence of Certain Transactions

   To the best knowledge of the Partnership, and based on information
   provided by Mr. Nelson and the other Potential Participants:

        (i)  Since July 1, 1996, except for the purchase of 50,000 shares of
   Common Stock by the Corporation from the Partnership in an agency
   transaction on August 29, 1996 (identified on the chart above), neither
   Mr. Nelson nor any of the other Potential Participants nor any of their
   associates has had any direct or indirect material interest in any
   transaction or any series of similar transactions to which the Corporation
   or any of its subsidiaries was a party, and neither Mr. Nelson nor any of
   the other Potential Participants nor any of their associates has any
   direct or indirect material interest in any currently proposed
   transaction, or series of similar transactions to which the Corporation or
   any of its subsidiaries is a party.

        (ii)  Since July 1, 1996, neither Mr. Nelson nor any of the other
   Potential Participants nor any of their associates has had any
   relationship of the nature described in Item 404(b) of Regulation S-K,
   promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
   amended.  Specifically, since July 1, 1996, neither Mr. Nelson nor any of
   the other Potential Participants nor any of their associates has been an
   officer, director, partner or employee of, nor have they owned (directly
   or indirectly) more than 10% of the equity interest in, any of the
   following types of organizations:

             (A)  Any organization that has made or proposes to make payments
                  to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries for property
                  or services;

             (B)  Any organization to which the Corporation or any of its
                  subsidiaries was indebted;

             (C)  Any organization to which the Corporation or any of its
                  subsidiaries has made or proposes to make payments for
                  property or services; or

             (D)  Any organization that provided legal services or investment
                  banking services to the Corporation or any of its
                  subsidiaries.

        (iv) Since July 1, 1996, neither Mr. Nelson nor any of the other
   Potential Participants nor any of their associates nor any firm,
   corporation or organization of which any of them is an executive officer
   or director or the beneficial owner of 10% or more of any class of equity
   securities, nor any trust or other estate in which any of them has a
   substantial beneficial interest or as to which any of them serves as a
   trustee or in a similar capacity, was indebted to the Corporation or any
   of its subsidiaries in excess of $60,000 at any time.

   Section 16 Compliance

   Neither Mr. Nelson nor any of the other Potential Participants nor any of
   their associates is required to file reports under Section 16 of the
   Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to the Common
   Stock of the Corporation.

   Other Stockholders Supporting the Nomination

   Except for the other Potential Participants, who are supporting Mr.
   Nelson's nomination and who may be deemed to beneficially own the shares
   of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Partnership, no other
   stockholder is known to the Partnership to be supporting Mr. Nelson as a
   nominee.



                                 Very truly yours,

                                 LASALLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, L.P.

                                 By:  LaSalle Capital Management, Inc.

                                      By: /s/ Richard J. Nelson
                                           Richard J. Nelson, President

   <PAGE>


                           CONSENT OF PROPOSED NOMINEE

        I, Richard J. Nelson, hereby consent to be named in the proxy
   statement of LaSalle Financial Partners, Limited Partnership, to be used
   in connection with its solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of
   Bank West Financial Corporation, for use in voting at the 1997 Annual
   Meeting of Stockholders of Bank West Financial Corporation, and I hereby
   consent and agree to serve as a director of Bank West Financial
   Corporation if elected at such Annual Meeting.


                                 /s/ Richard J. Nelson
                                 Richard J. Nelson 

   Dated:  September 9, 1997


                                                                    EXHIBIT 7

                        LASALLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, L.P.
                                  Suite 500
                             350 E. Michigan Avenue
                            Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007
                             ______________________
                            Telephone (616) 344-4993
                            Facsimile (616) 382-2382


                               September 10, 1997


   James A. Koessel
   Vice President and Secretary
   Bank West Financial Corporation
   2185 Three Mile Road, N.W.
   Grand Rapids, Michigan 49544

        Re:  Demand For Stock Ledger, Stockholder List and Books and Records

   Dear Mr. Koessel:

        Pursuant to the applicable provisions of Michigan law, LaSalle
   Financial Partners, Limited Partnership (the "Partnership"), hereby
   demands an opportunity to inspect during normal business hours the stock
   ledger, current list of the stockholders (in alphabetical order, setting
   forth the name and address of each stockholder and the number of shares
   registered in the name of each such stockholder, as of the most recent
   date available), and books and records of Bank West Financial Corporation
   (the "Corporation"), and an opportunity to make copies of or extracts from
   such documents.  The Partnership hereby certifies to the Corporation that
   it is the record owner of 10,000 shares of common stock of the
   Corporation, as evidenced by the enclosed copy of stock certificate
   #BW1978.

        In connection with the foregoing demand, the Partnership further
   demands the opportunity to inspect and copy the following, updated as of
   the record date for the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, all of which
   should be in the possession of the Corporation or one of its agents:

   All daily stock transfer sheets showing changes in the stockholder list
        referred to in the preceding paragraph which are in or come into the
        possession of the Corporation or the transfer agent(s) for the common
        stock of the Corporation beginning the day following the date of such
        list.

   All information in the Corporation's possession and/or subject to its
        direction or control and/or which can be obtained from nominees of
        any central depository system relating to the breakdown of all
        brokerage and financial institutions holding shares for their
        customers in street name and a breakdown of holdings which appear on
        the corporate stock ledger under the names of any central depository
        system (e.g., Cede & Co.).

   A list of the names, addresses and securities positions of non-objecting
        beneficial owners and acquiescing beneficial owners obtained by the
        Corporation from brokers and dealers pursuant to the applicable rules
        promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
        If such list is not available as of a recent date, such list should
        be requested.

   A list of the names and addresses of employee participants in any stock
        ownership plan of the Corporation as of the date of the stockholder
        list.

   The Pershing/DLJ omnibus proxy list.

   The Philadep omnibus proxy list.

   Any other omnibus proxies produced by ADP for client banks or brokers,
        listing among other things any respondent positions.

   Any omnibus proxy produced by Bank of New York, or any other bank or
        broker, listing among other things any respondent positions.

   Any record date information provided by ADP relative to shares held for
        their clients, and the number of holders at each of their client
        firms holding shares of the Corporation.

   All minutes or other records of any meeting or any action or discussion at
        any meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of
        Directors relating in any way to the election of directors at the
        1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (including, without limitation,
        any recommendations or communications to or from stockholders
        regarding director nominations or election of directors).

   All documents constituting, referring to or relating to any amendments to
        the Bylaws or Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation proposed
        or approved within the past two years.

        The Partnership further demands that modifications of, additions to
   or deletions from, any and all information referenced above subsequent to
   the date of the stockholder list referred to above be furnished to the
   Partnership as and when the same becomes available to the Corporation or
   its agents or representatives.  In the event any or all of the information
   encompassed by this demand is available in the form of computer tape or
   other medium suitable for use by computer or word processor, the
   Partnership demands inspection and copying of such computer tape or other
   medium as well as any program, software, manual or other instructions
   necessary for the practical use of such information.

        Foley & Lardner, which is acting as counsel to the Partnership, or
   its designated agents, are authorized to make the above-referenced
   inspection and receive copies on behalf of the Partnership pursuant to the
   Power of Attorney attached hereto.

        The Partnership will bear the reasonable costs incurred by the
   Corporation (including those of its transfer agent(s)) in connection with
   the production of the information which demand is made herein.

        The purposes for requesting such inspection and copying are to
   communicate with stockholders regarding the earnings and growth strategies
   of the Corporation to maximize stockholder value (including, without
   limitation, the pursuit of a possible business combination) and to
   facilitate the Partnership's solicitation of proxies in connection with
   its notice to nominate Richard J. Nelson for election to the Corporation's
   Board of Directors at the 1997 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

        Under applicable Michigan law, the Corporation is required to respond
   to this request within five (5) business days after receiving this letter. 
   Please advise our counsel, Phillip M. Goldberg of Foley & Lardner, One IBM
   Plaza, 330 N. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3608 (telephone
   number: 312-755-1900) as to when the items sought will be made available,
   and in what form.


                                   Very truly yours,

                                    LASALLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS,
                                      LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                                        By:  LaSalle Capital Management, Inc.


                                             By: /s/ Richard J. Nelson
                                             Richard J. Nelson, President

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   STATE OF MICHIGAN   )
   COUNTY OF WAYNE     )    ss:
                       )


        Richard J. Nelson, having been first duly sworn according to law, did
   depose and say that he is the President of LaSalle Capital Management,
   Inc., a General Partner of LaSalle Financial Partners, Limited Partnership
   (the "Partnership"), that he is authorized on behalf of the Partnership to
   execute the foregoing Demand for Stock Ledger, Stockholder List and Books
   and Records and to make the demands, designations, authorizations and
   representations contained therein, and that the matters contained in the
   foregoing Demand for Stock Ledger, Stockholder List and Books and Records
   are true and correct.

        SWORN AND SUBSCRIBED before me this 10th day of September, 1997.


   /s/ Janine K. Scott
   Notary Public
   My Commission Expires:  4-29-01

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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY




   STATE OF MICHIGAN   )
   COUNTY OF WAYNE     )     ss:
                       )



             I, Richard J. Nelson, having full authority to do so on behalf
   of LaSalle Financial Partners, Limited Partnership, do hereby make,
   constitute and appoint the law firm of Foley & Lardner, or any of its
   designated agents, to act on its behalf, to inspect and receive copies of
   the stockholder records of Bank West Financial Corporation requested in
   the accompanying demand.

                                 LASALLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS,
                                      LIMITED PARTNERSHIP


                                 By:  LaSalle Capital Management, Inc.


                                 By: /s/ Richard J. Nelson
                                      Richard J. Nelson, President


   Sworn to and subscribed before me
   this 10th day of September, 1997.

   /s/ Janine K. Scott
   Notary Public
   My Commission Expires:  4-29-01




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