Participant Acknowledgement
| Re: | Harvard Illinois Bancorp, Inc. |
Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed March 13, 2014
Filed by Stilwell Value Partners II, L.P., et al.
SEC File No. 0-53935
In connection with the above-captioned proxy statement, I hereby acknowledge that:
- I am responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing;
- SEC staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and
-I may not assert SEC staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
| /s/Maida L. Korte | |
| Maida L. Korte | |
| Dated: March 20, 2014 |
