<ARTICLE> 9 <LEGEND> "This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from SEC Form 10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements." </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <CASH> 38,759 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 52 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 0 <TRADING-ASSETS> 0 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 575,911 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 15,292 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 15,471 <LOANS> 1,594,336 <ALLOWANCE> 30,030 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,296,268 <DEPOSITS> 1,494,065 <SHORT-TERM> 99,183 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 53,345 <LONG-TERM> 384,868 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 74,285 <OTHER-SE> 190,522 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 264,807 <INTEREST-LOAN> 101,497 <INTEREST-INVEST> 27,753 <INTEREST-OTHER> 1,192 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 130,442 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 41,364 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 63,350 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 64,092 <LOAN-LOSSES> 3,000 <SECURITIES-GAINS> 2,424 <EXPENSE-OTHER> 34,219 <INCOME-PRETAX> 46,323 <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 46,323 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 33,343 <EPS-BASIC> 1.24 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.23 <YIELD-ACTUAL> 4.40 <LOANS-NON> 7,848 <LOANS-PAST> 0 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 0 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 0 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 27,134 <CHARGE-OFFS> 2,814 <RECOVERIES> 2,710 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 30,030 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 0 <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0 <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 0