<ARTICLE> 9 <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1998 <CASH> $35,761 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 75,993 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 21,160 <TRADING-ASSETS> 0 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 121,714 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 93,233 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 96,323 <LOANS> 656,196 <ALLOWANCE> 11,738 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,053,326 <DEPOSITS> 870,784 <SHORT-TERM> 51,096 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 9,162 <LONG-TERM> 23,780 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 7,194 <OTHER-SE> 91,310 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 1,053,326 <INTEREST-LOAN> 32,017 <INTEREST-INVEST> 7,611 <INTEREST-OTHER> 1,648 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 41,276 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 17,339 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 19,228 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 22,048 <LOAN-LOSSES> 5,076 <SECURITIES-GAINS> 21 <EXPENSE-OTHER> 14,726 <INCOME-PRETAX> 7,956 <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 7,956 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 5,490 <EPS-PRIMARY> .78 <EPS-DILUTED> .78 <YIELD-ACTUAL> 4.93 <LOANS-NON> 8,725 <LOANS-PAST> 1,740 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 517 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 10,465 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 11,406 <CHARGE-OFFS> 4,984 <RECOVERIES> 239 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 11,738 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 1,884 <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0 <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 9,854