<ARTICLE> 9 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the December 31, 1997 financial statements of Community Bancorp, Inc. and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1997 <CASH> 16704667 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 0 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 14600000 <TRADING-ASSETS> 0 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 38880166 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 56304224 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 56404323 <LOANS> 139839853 <ALLOWANCE> 3215559 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 273550527 <DEPOSITS> 232788534 <SHORT-TERM> 16637064 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 1688830 <LONG-TERM> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 7998045 <OTHER-SE> 14438054 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 273550527 <INTEREST-LOAN> 13138908 <INTEREST-INVEST> 5567027 <INTEREST-OTHER> 464016 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 19169951 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 6139134 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 6895222 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 12274729 <LOAN-LOSSES> 0 <SECURITIES-GAINS> 8587 <EXPENSE-OTHER> 9445509 <INCOME-PRETAX> 5483848 <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 5483848 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 3429859 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.17 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.17 <YIELD-ACTUAL> 5.24 <LOANS-NON> 632569 <LOANS-PAST> 239050 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 0 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 0 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 3481705 <CHARGE-OFFS> 366139 <RECOVERIES> 99993 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 3215559 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 1710617 <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0 <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 1504942