[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." [S] [C] [PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR [FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-1997 [PERIOD-END] SEP-30-1998 [CASH] 42,550 [INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS] 50 [FED-FUNDS-SOLD] 0 [TRADING-ASSETS] 0 [INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE] 571,498 [INVESTMENTS-CARRYING] 33,025 [INVESTMENTS-MARKET] 33,956 [LOANS] 1,318,509 [ALLOWANCE] 24,791 [TOTAL-ASSETS] 2,037,077 [DEPOSITS] 1,371,446 [SHORT-TERM] 137,366 [LIABILITIES-OTHER] 47,861 [LONG-TERM] 229,198 [PREFERRED-MANDATORY] 0 [PREFERRED] 0 [COMMON] 74,285 [OTHER-SE] 176,921 [TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY] 251,206 [INTEREST-LOAN] 85,791 [INTEREST-INVEST] 27,052 [INTEREST-OTHER] 223 [INTEREST-TOTAL] 113,066 [INTEREST-DEPOSIT] 37,000 [INTEREST-EXPENSE] 51,656 [INTEREST-INCOME-NET] 61,410 [LOAN-LOSSES] 8,050 [SECURITIES-GAINS] 8,539 [EXPENSE-OTHER] 31,258 [INCOME-PRETAX] 40,201 [INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY] 40,201 [EXTRAORDINARY] 0 [CHANGES] 0 [NET-INCOME] 28,189 [EPS-PRIMARY] 1.02 [EPS-DILUTED] 1.00 [YIELD-ACTUAL] 4.63 [LOANS-NON] 3,609 [LOANS-PAST] 0 [LOANS-TROUBLED] 0 [LOANS-PROBLEM] 0 [ALLOWANCE-OPEN] 20,427 [CHARGE-OFFS] 4,787 [RECOVERIES] 1,101 [ALLOWANCE-CLOSE] 24,791 [ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC] 24,791 [ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN] 0 [ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED] 0