EXCESS BENEFIT AGREEMENT

         This Excess Benefit  Agreement (the  "Agreement"),  effective as of the
28th day of February,  1996,  formalizes the  understanding by and between First
Federal Savings Bank of Marion (the "Bank"), a federally chartered savings bank,
and John M. Dalton, hereinafter referred to as "Executive".

                                   WITNESSETH:
         WHEREAS, the Executive is employed by the Bank; and

         WHEREAS, the Bank recognizes the valuable services heretofore performed
for it by such Executive and wishes to encourage continued employment; and

         WHEREAS,  the Bank  wishes to provide  the  Executive  with  retirement
benefits to which he would otherwise be entitled under the Bank's  tax-qualified
pension plan but for the changes made to Section  401(a)(17)  of the Code by the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 ("OBRA `93") and to Section 415 of the
Code by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of `94 ("GATT `94"); and

         WHEREAS,  the Bank and the  Executive  wish to  provide  the  terms and
conditions  upon which the Bank shall pay such  additional  compensation  to the
Executive  after  retirement or other  termination  of  employment  and/or death
benefits to his beneficiaries after death; and

         WHEREAS,  the  Bank  and the  Executive  intend  this  Agreement  to be
considered an unfunded arrangement, maintained primarily to provide supplemental
retirement  income for such Executive,  a member of a select group of management
or a highly compensated






employee  of the  Bank,  for tax  purposes  and  for  purposes  of the  Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; and

         WHEREAS,  the Bank has adopted  this  Excess  Benefit  Agreement  which
controls all issues relating to the Excess Benefit as described herein;

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises and of the mutual
promises herein contained, the Bank and the Executive agree as follows:

                                    SECTION I
                                   DEFINITIONS

         When used  herein,  the  following  words and  phrases  shall  have the
meanings below unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

1.1      "Accrued  Benefit"  means that portion of the Excess  Benefit  which is
         required to be expensed and accrued under generally accepted accounting
         principles  (GAAP) by any appropriate  method which the Bank's Board of
         Directors may require in the exercise of its sole discretion.

1.2      "Act" means the Employee  Retirement  Income  Security Act of 1974,  as
         amended from time to time.

1.3      "Bank" means First  Federal  Savings  Bank of Marion and any  successor
         thereto.


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1.4      "Beneficiary"  means the person or persons (and their heirs) designated
         as  Beneficiary  in Exhibit A of this  Agreement  to whom the  deceased
         Executive's  benefits are payable.  If no Beneficiary is so designated,
         then the Executive's Spouse, if living, will be deemed the Beneficiary.
         If the  Executive's  Spouse is not  living,  then the  Children  of the
         Executive  will be  deemed  the  Beneficiaries  and will  take on a per
         stirpes  basis.  If  there  are no  Children,  then the  Estate  of the
         Executive will be deemed the Beneficiary.

1.5      "Benefit Age" means the Executive's sixty-fifth (65th) birthday.

1.6      "Benefit  Eligibility  Date" means the date on which the  Executive  is
         entitled to receive any benefit(s)  pursuant to Subsection  2.1, 2.3 or
         2.4 of this Agreement. It shall be the first day of the month following
         the month in which the Executive attains his Benefit Age.

1.7      "Cause"  means  personal   dishonesty,   willful  misconduct,   willful
         malfeasance,  breach  of  fiduciary  duty  involving  personal  profit,
         intentional failure to perform stated duties,  willful violation of any
         law,  rule,  regulation  (other  than  traffic  violations  or  similar
         offenses),  or final  cease-and-desist  order,  material  breach of any
         provision of this Agreement, or gross negligence in matters of material
         importance to the Bank.

1.8      "Change in Control" of the Bank shall mean and include the following:

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         (1)      a Change in Control of a nature  that would be  required to be
                  reported in  response  to Item 1 (a) of the current  report on
                  Form 8-K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to Section
                  13 or  15(d)  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934  (the
                  "Exchange Act"); or

         (2)      a change in  control  of the Bank  within  the  meaning  of 12
                  C.F.R. 574.4; or

         (3)      a Change in Control at such time as

                  (i)      any "person"  (as the term is used in Sections  13(d)
                           and  14(d) of the  Exchange  Act) is or  becomes  the
                           "beneficial  owner" (as  defined in Rule 13d-3  under
                           the  Exchange  Act),   directly  or  indirectly,   of
                           securities of the Bank  representing  Twenty  (20.0%)
                           Percent or more of the  combined  voting power of the
                           Bank's outstanding  securities  ordinarily having the
                           right to vote at the  election of  Directors,  except
                           for any stock  purchased by the Bank's Employee Stock
                           Ownership Plan and/or trust; or

                  (ii)     individuals  who constitute the board of directors on
                           the date hereof (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any
                           reason to  constitute  at least a  majority  thereof,
                           provided   that  any   person   becoming  a  director
                           subsequent  to the date  hereof  whose  election  was
                           approved by a vote of at least  three-quarters of the
                           directors  comprising the Incumbent  Board,  or whose
                           nomination  for  election by the Bank's  shareholders
                           was approved by the Bank's nominating committee which
                           is comprised of members of the Incumbent Board, shall
                           be, for purposes of this

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                           clause (ii), considered as though he were a member of
                           the Incumbent Board; or

                  (iii)    merger,   consolidation,    or   sale   of   all   or
                           substantially  all of the assets of the Bank  occurs;
                           or

                  (iv)     a proxy statement is issued  soliciting  proxies from
                           the  stockholders  of the Bank by someone  other than
                           the   current   management   of  the  Bank,   seeking
                           stockholder  approval  of a plan  of  reorganization,
                           merger, or consolidation of the Bank with one or more
                           corporations  as a result  of which  the  outstanding
                           shares  of the  class of the  Bank's  securities  are
                           exchanged  for or converted  into cash or property or
                           securities not issued by the Bank.

1.9      "Children" means all natural and adopted children of the Executive, and
         issue of any predeceased child or children.

1.10     "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
         time.

1.11     "Disability Benefit" means the monthly benefit payable to the Executive
         following a  determination,  in accordance with Subsection 2.6, that he
         is no longer able, properly and  satisfactorily,  to perform his duties
         as Executive.

1.12     "Effective Date" of this Agreement shall be February 28th, 1996.

1.13     "Estate" means the estate of the Executive.

1.14     "Excess Benefit" means an annual amount equal to Forty One Thousand Six
         Hundred Eighty One Dollars ($41,681.00).

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1.15     "Interest   Factor"  means   monthly   compounding,   discounting,   or
         annuitizing as applicable,  at Seven and 89/100th's Percent (7.89%) per
         annum.

1.16     "Payout  Period"  means the time frame  during which  certain  benefits
         payable hereunder shall be distributed. Payments shall be made in equal
         monthly installments commencing on the first day of the month following
         the occurrence of the event which triggers  distribution and continuing
         for a period of one hundred eighty (180) months.

1.17     "Spouse" means the individual to whom the Executive is legally  married
         at the time of the Executive's death.

1.18     "Survivor's Benefit" means an annual amount equal to Forty One Thousand
         Six Hundred Eighty One Dollars ($41,681.00), payable to the Beneficiary
         in monthly installments throughout the Payout Period.

                                   SECTION II
                                    BENEFITS

2.1      Retirement  Benefit. If the Executive is in service with the Bank until
         reaching his Benefit Age, the Executive shall be entitled to the Excess
         Benefit.  Such  benefit  shall  commence  on  the  Executive's  Benefit
         Eligibility   Date  and  shall  be  payable  in  monthly   installments
         throughout  the Payout  Period.  In the event the Executive dies at any
         time after  attaining  his Benefit Age, but prior to  completion of all
         such  payments  due and  owing  hereunder,  the Bank  shall  pay to the
         Executive's  Beneficiary a continuation of the monthly installments for
         the remainder of the Payout Period.

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2.2      Death During  Employment.  If the Executive  dies while employed at the
         Bank, the Executive's  Beneficiary  shall be entitled to the Survivor's
         Benefit.  The Survivor's Benefit shall commence on the first day of the
         month following the  Executive's  death and shall be payable in monthly
         installments throughout the Payout Period.

2.3      Termination  Other  Than for Cause.  If the  Executive  voluntarily  or
         involuntarily  terminates  employment  at the Bank before  reaching his
         Benefit  Age, for any reason other than for (i) Cause (which is covered
         in  Subsection  2.5) or (ii)  related to a Change in Control  (which is
         covered in Subsection 2.4), the Executive (or his Beneficiary) shall be
         entitled to a stream of monthly  installments  based on the Executive's
         Accrued  Benefit.  (a) If, after such  termination,  the Executive dies
         prior to attaining his Benefit Age, the stream of monthly  installments
         payable to the  Beneficiary  shall commence  within thirty (30) days of
         the Executive's death. The Accrued Benefit,  measured as of the date of
         termination,  shall be increased  monthly  (using the Interest  Factor)
         from the date of termination  until the Executive's  death. The Accrued
         Benefit,  measured as of the date of the  Executive's  death,  shall be
         annuitized  into monthly  installments  using the  Interest  Factor and
         shall be payable for the Payout Period. (b) If, after such termination,
         the  Executive  lives until  attaining  his Benefit  Age, the stream of
         monthly  installments  payable to the Executive  shall  commence on the
         Executive's Benefit Eligibility Date. The Accrued Benefit,  measured as
         of the date of  termination,  shall be  increased  monthly  (using  the
         Interest Factor) from the date

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         of termination  until the Executive's  Benefit Age. The Accrued Benefit
         measured as of the  Executive's  Benefit Age shall be  annuitized  into
         monthly installments using the Interest Factor and shall be payable for
         the Payout Period.  In the event the Executive dies prior to completion
         of all such monthly installments, the Bank shall pay to the Executive's
         Beneficiary  a  continuation  of  the  monthly   installments  for  the
         remainder of the Payout Period.

2.4     Termination of Service Related to a Change in Control.

         (a)      If the Executive's  termination of service (as defined in this
                  Subsection)  is related to a Change in Control,  the Executive
                  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  his  Excess   Benefit   upon
                  attainment of his Benefit Age, payment of which shall commence
                  on his Benefit  Eligibility  Date.  In the event the Executive
                  dies at any time after attaining his Benefit Age, but prior to
                  completion of all such payments due and owing  hereunder,  the
                  Bank shall pay to the  Executive's  Beneficiary a continuation
                  of the monthly  installments  for the  remainder of the Payout
                  Period.

         (b)      For  purposes  of this  Subsection,  "termination  of service"
                  shall include the following:

                           If, at any time following said Change in Control, (i)
                           the  employment  of the  Executive  is  involuntarily
                           terminated   by  the   Bank,   or  (ii)   voluntarily
                           terminated  by the  Executive  after:  (A) a material
                           change

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                           in   the    Executive's    function,    duties,    or
                           responsibilities,   which   change  would  cause  the
                           Executive's   position   to  become   one  of  lesser
                           responsibility,   importance,   or  scope   from  the
                           position the Executive held at the time of the Change
                           in  Control,  (B) a  relocation  of  the  Executive's
                           principal  place of  employment  by more than  thirty
                           (30) miles from its  location  prior to the Change in
                           Control,  or (C) a material reduction in the benefits
                           and  perquisites  to the  Executive  from those being
                           provided at the time of the Change in Control.

         (c)      Should the  Executive die after being  terminated  following a
                  Change in  Control,  but prior to  commencement  of the Excess
                  Benefit,  his  Beneficiary  shall be  entitled  to receive the
                  Survivor's  Benefit,  payment of which shall  commence  within
                  thirty (30) days following the Executive's death.

2.5      Termination  for Cause.  If the Executive is terminated for Cause,  all
         benefits  under this  Agreement  shall be forfeited and this  Agreement
         shall become null and void.

2.6      Disability  Benefit.  If the Executive's service is terminated prior to
         Benefit  Age due to a  disability  which meets the  criteria  set forth
         below,  the Executive may request to receive the Disability  Benefit in
         lieu of the retirement  benefit  described in Section 2.1 (which is not
         available prior to the Executive's Benefit Eligibility Date).


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         Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  hereof,  if  requested  by  the
         Executive and approved by the Board of Directors,  the Executive  shall
         receive the Disability  Benefit  hereunder,  in any case in which it is
         determined by a duly licensed  physician selected by the Bank, that the
         Executive is no longer able,  properly and  satisfactorily,  to perform
         his regular  duties as an Executive,  because of ill health,  accident,
         disability or general  inability due to age. The monthly  benefit shall
         not begin more than  thirty  (30) days  following  the  above-mentioned
         disability  determination.  The amount of the monthly  benefit shall be
         the annuitized value of the Executive's  Accrued Benefit measured as of
         the date of such disability determination. The Accrued Benefit shall be
         annuitized  using the  Interest  Factor and shall be  payable  over the
         Payout Period. In the event the Executive dies while receiving payments
         pursuant  to this  Subsection,  or  after  becoming  eligible  for such
         payments  but before  the actual  commencement  of such  payments,  his
         Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive the Survivor's Benefit for the
         balance of the Payout Period.

         Furthermore,  if (i) Board of Director  approval is obtained,  and (ii)
         the  total  dollar  amount  of  disability  payments  received  by  the
         Executive  under the  provisions  of this  Subsection  is less than the
         total dollar  amount of payments  that would have been received had the
         Survivor's  Benefit been paid in lieu of the Disability  Benefit during
         the Executive's life, the Bank shall pay the Executive's  Beneficiary a
         lump sum payment  for the  difference.  This lump sum payment  shall be
         made within thirty (30) days of the Executive's death.

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2.7      Non-Competition During and After Employment.
         (a) In consideration of the agreements of the Bank contained herein and
         of the payments to be made by the Bank pursuant  hereto,  the Executive
         hereby agrees that, so long as he remains employed by the Bank, he will
         devote substantially all of his time, skill, diligence and attention to
         the business of the Bank, and will not actively engage, either directly
         or  indirectly,  in any business or other  activity  which is or may be
         deemed  to be in any  way  competitive  with  or  adverse  to the  best
         interests  of the  business of the Bank.  (b) The  Executive  expressly
         agrees that, as  consideration  for the covenants of the Bank contained
         herein  and as a  condition  to the  performance  by  the  Bank  of its
         obligations  hereunder,  from and after any  voluntary  or  involuntary
         termination of service, other than a termination of service pursuant to
         Subsection 2.4, and continuing  throughout the entire Payout Period, as
         provided herein,  he will not, without the prior written consent of the
         Bank, engage in, become interested,  directly or indirectly,  as a sole
         proprietor,  as  a  partner  in a  partnership,  or  as  a  substantial
         shareholder  in a  corporation,  nor  become  associated  with,  in the
         capacity of an employee,  director,  officer, principal, agent, trustee
         or in any other capacity  whatsoever,  any enterprise  conducted in the
         trading area of the business of the Bank which enterprise is, or may be
         deemed to be,  competitive  with any business carried on by the Bank as
         of the date of the  termination  of the  Executive's  employment or his
         retirement.

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         (c) In the event of a termination of the Executive's service related to
         a Change in Control  pursuant to Subsection 2.4,  paragraph (b) of this
         Subsection shall cease to be a condition to the performance by the Bank
         of its obligations under this Agreement.

2.8      Breach.  In the event of any breach by the Executive of the  agreements
         and  covenants  contained  herein,  the Board of  Directors of the Bank
         shall direct that any unpaid  balance of any payments to the  Executive
         under this  Agreement  be  suspended,  and shall  thereupon  notify the
         Executive of such suspensions,  in writing.  Thereupon, if the Board of
         Directors of the Bank shall determine that said breach by the Executive
         has continued for a period of one (1) month  following  notification of
         such  suspension,  all rights of the  Executive  and his  Beneficiaries
         under this Agreement,  including rights to further payments  hereunder,
         shall thereupon terminate.

                                   SECTION III
                             BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

         The  Executive  shall  make  an  initial  designation  of  primary  and
secondary  Beneficiaries  upon  execution of this  Agreement  and shall have the
right to change such  designation,  at any subsequent time, by submitting to the
Administrator in substantially the form attached as Exhibit to this Agreement, a
written  designation  of primary and secondary  Beneficiaries.  Any  Beneficiary
designation made subsequent to execution of this Agreement

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shall become  effective only when receipt  thereof is acknowledged in writing by
the Administrator.

                                   SECTION IV
                           EXECUTIVE'S RIGHT TO ASSETS

         The  rights of the  Executive,  any  Beneficiary,  or any other  person
claiming through the Executive under this Agreement, shall be solely those of an
unsecured general creditor of the Bank. The Executive,  the Beneficiary,  or any
other  person  claiming  through  the  Executive,  shall  only have the right to
receive from the Bank those  payments so  specified  under this  Agreement.  The
Executive agrees that he, his Beneficiary,  or any other person claiming through
him  shall  have no  rights or  interests  whatsoever  in any asset of the Bank,
including  any  insurance  policies or  contracts  which the Bank may possess or
obtain to informally fund this Agreement. Any asset used or acquired by the Bank
in connection with the  liabilities it has assumed under this Agreement,  unless
expressly  provided  herein,  shall not be deemed to be held under any trust for
the  benefit  of the  Executive  or his  Beneficiaries,  nor  shall any asset be
considered security for the performance of the obligations of the Bank. Any such
asset shall be and remain, a general,  unpledged,  and unrestricted asset of the
Bank.


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                                    SECTION V
                            RESTRICTIONS UPON FUNDING

         The Bank shall have no obligation to set aside,  earmark or entrust any
fund or money  with  which to pay its  obligations  under  this  Agreement.  The
Executive,  his  Beneficiaries  or any successor in interest to him shall be and
remain simply a general unsecured creditor of the Bank in the same manner as any
other creditor having a general claim for matured and unpaid  compensation.  The
Bank  reserves  the absolute  right in its sole  discretion  to either  purchase
assets to meet its  obligations  undertaken by this Agreement or to refrain from
the  same  and to  determine  the  extent,  nature,  and  method  of such  asset
purchases.  Should the Bank  decide to purchase  assets such as life  insurance,
mutual funds,  disability policies or annuities,  the Bank reserves the absolute
right, in its sole discretion, to terminate such assets at any time, in whole or
in part. At no time shall the Executive be deemed to have any lien, right, title
or interest in or to any specific  investment  or to any assets of the Bank.  If
the Bank elects to invest in a life insurance, disability or annuity policy upon
the life of the  Executive,  then the Executive  shall assist the Bank by freely
submitting  to  a  physical   examination   and  by  supplying  such  additional
information necessary to obtain such insurance or annuities.


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                                   SECTION VI
                     ALIENABILITY AND ASSIGNMENT PROHIBITION

         Neither the Executive nor any  Beneficiary  under this Agreement  shall
have any power or right to transfer, assign, anticipate,  hypothecate, mortgage,
commute,  modify or otherwise  encumber in advance any of the  benefits  payable
hereunder,  nor shall any of said benefits be subject to seizure for the payment
of any debts,  judgments,  alimony or separate maintenance owed by the Executive
or his  Beneficiary,  nor be  transferable  by  operation of law in the event of
bankruptcy,  insolvency  or  otherwise.  In  the  event  the  Executive  or  any
Beneficiary  attempts  assignment,  communication,  hypothecation,  transfer  or
disposal of the benefits hereunder, the Bank's liabilities shall forthwith cease
and terminate.

                                   SECTION VII
                                 ACT PROVISIONS

7.1      Named  Fiduciary  and  Administrator.  The  Bank  shall  be  the  Named
         Fiduciary and Administrator (the "Administrator") of this Agreement. As
         Administrator,  the  Bank  shall  be  responsible  for the  management,
         control and administration of the Agreement as established  herein. The
         Administrator  may delegate to others certain aspects of the management
         and  operational  responsibilities  of  the  Agreement,  including  the
         employment  of advisors and the  delegation  of  ministerial  duties to
         qualified individuals.

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7.2      Claims Procedure and Arbitration. In the event that benefits under this
         Agreement are not paid to the Executive (or to his  Beneficiary  in the
         case of the  Executive's  death)  and  such  claimants  feel  they  are
         entitled to receive such benefits, then a written claim must be made to
         the  Administrator  within  sixty (60) days from the date  payments are
         refused.  The Bank and its Board of Directors  shall review the written
         claim  and,  if the claim is  denied,  in whole or in part,  they shall
         provide in writing,  within  ninety (90) days of receipt of such claim,
         their specific reasons for such denial,  reference to the provisions of
         this  Agreement  upon  which the  denial is based,  and any  additional
         material or information necessary to perfect the claim. Such writing by
         the  Bank  and its  Board  of  Directors  shall  further  indicate  the
         additional steps which must be undertaken by claimants if an additional
         review of the claim denial is desired.

         If   claimants   desire  a  second   review,   they  shall  notify  the
         Administrator  in writing  within  sixty  (60) days of the first  claim
         denial.  Claimants may review this Agreement or any documents  relating
         thereto and submit any issues and comments,  in writing,  they may feel
         appropriate.  In its sole  discretion,  the  Administrator  shall  then
         review the second  claim and provide a written  decision  within  sixty
         (60) days of receipt  of such  claim.  This  decision  shall  state the
         specific  reasons  for the  decision  and shall  include  reference  to
         specific provisions of this Agreement upon which the decision is based.


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         If  claimants  continue  to  dispute  the  benefit  denial  based  upon
         completed  performance  of this  Agreement or the meaning and effect of
         the terms and conditions thereof, then claimants may submit the dispute
         to a  Board  of  Arbitration  for  final  arbitration.  Said  Board  of
         Arbitration  shall consist of one member selected by the claimant,  one
         member selected by the Bank, and the third member selected by the first
         two members. The Board of Arbitration shall operate under any generally
         recognized  set of  arbitration  rules.  The parties  hereto agree that
         they,  their heirs,  personal  representatives,  successors and assigns
         shall be bound  by the  decision  of such  Board  of  Arbitration  with
         respect to any controversy properly submitted to it for determination.

                                  SECTION VIII
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

8.1      No Effect on Employment  Rights.  Nothing  contained herein will confer
         upon the  Executive the right to be retained in the service of the Bank
         nor limit the right of the Bank to discharge or otherwise deal with the
         Executive without regard to the existence of the Agreement. Pursuant to
         12 C.F.R. ss. 563.39(b),  the following  conditions shall apply to this
         Agreement:

         (1)      The Bank's Board of Directors  may  terminate the Executive at
                  any time, but any termination by the Bank's Board of Directors
                  other than termination for

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                  Cause shall not  prejudice  the  Executive's  vested  right to
                  compensation or other benefits under the contract. As provided
                  in Section 2.5, the  Executive  shall forfeit his right to all
                  benefits  provided  for in the  Agreement  in the  event he is
                  terminated  for  Cause.  He shall  have no  right  to  receive
                  additional compensation or other benefits for any period after
                  termination for Cause.

         (2)      If the Executive is suspended  and/or  temporarily  prohibited
                  from  participating  in the conduct of the Bank's affairs by a
                  notice served under  Section  8(e)(3) or (g)(1) of the Federal
                  Deposit  Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.  1818(e)(3)  and (g)(1)) the
                  Bank's  obligations  under  the  contract  shall be  suspended
                  (except  vested  rights)  as of the  date  of  termination  of
                  service  unless  stayed  by  appropriate  proceedings.  If the
                  charges  in the  notice  are  dismissed,  the  Bank may in its
                  discretion   (i)  pay  the   Executive  all  or  part  of  the
                  compensation  withheld  while its  contract  obligations  were
                  suspended and (ii)  reinstate (in whole or in part) any of its
                  obligations which were suspended.

         (3)      If the Executive is terminated and/or  permanently  prohibited
                  from  participating in the conduct of the Bank's affairs by an
                  order  issued under  Section  8(e)(4) or (g)(1) of the Federal
                  Deposit  Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.  1818(e)(4) or (g)(1)),  all
                  non-vested  obligations  of the Bank under the contract  shall
                  terminate as of the effective date of the order.


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         (4)      If the Bank is in default  (as  defined in Section  3(x)(1) of
                  the Federal Deposit Insurance Act), all non-vested obligations
                  under the contract shall terminate as of the date of default.

         (5)      All  non-vested   obligations  under  the  contract  shall  be
                  terminated,  except to the extent determined that continuation
                  of the contract is necessary  for the  continued  operation of
                  the Bank:

                  (i)      by the  Director  [of the Federal  Deposit  Insurance
                           Corporation or the Resolution  Trust  Corporation] or
                           his   designee  at  the  time  the  Federal   Deposit
                           Insurance   Corporation  or  the   Resolution   Trust
                           Corporation  enters  into  an  agreement  to  provide
                           assistance  to or on  behalf  of the Bank  under  the
                           authority  contained  in ss.  13(c)  of  the  Federal
                           Deposit Insurance Act; or

                  (ii)     by the  Director  [of the Federal  Deposit  Insurance
                           Corporation or the Resolution  Trust  Corporation] or
                           his  designee,  at  the  time  the  Director  or  his
                           designee  approves  a  supervisory  merger to resolve
                           problems related to operation of the Bank or when the
                           Bank is determined by the Director to be in an unsafe
                           or unsound condition.

         Any  rights  of the  parties  that  have  already  vested,  (i.e.,  the
         Executive's  Accrued Benefit),  however,  shall not be affected by such
         action.

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8.2      State Law. The Agreement is  established  under,  and will be construed
         according to, the laws of the State of Indiana, to the extent such laws
         are  not  preempted  by  the  Act  and  valid   regulations   published
         thereunder.

8.3      Severability. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement
         or portion thereof,  are held to be inoperative or invalid by any court
         of competent jurisdiction,  then: (1) insofar as is reasonable,  effect
         will be given to the intent  manifested in the provisions  held invalid
         or  inoperative,  and  (2)  the  validity  and  enforceability  of  the
         remaining provisions will not be affected thereby.

8.4      Incapacity  of  Recipient.  In the  event  the  Executive  is  declared
         incompetent  and a conservator or other person legally charged with the
         care of his  person or  Estate is  appointed,  any  benefits  under the
         Agreement  to which such  Executive  is entitled  shall be paid to such
         conservator or other person legally charged with the care of his person
         or Estate.

8.5      Unclaimed  Benefit.  The Executive  shall keep the Bank informed of his
         current  address and the current address of his  Beneficiaries.  If the
         location of the  Executive  is not made known to the Bank within  three
         (3) years after the date on which any payment of the Excess Benefit may
         first be made,  payment may be made as though the Executive had died at
         the end of the three (3) year  period.  If,  within one (1)  additional
         year after such three (3) year period has elapsed, or, within three (3)
         years

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         after the actual death of the  Executive,  whichever  comes first,  the
         Bank is unable to locate any Beneficiary of the Executive, the Bank may
         fully discharge its obligation by payment to the Estate.

8.6      Limitations  on  Liability.   Notwithstanding   any  of  the  preceding
         provisions of the  Agreement,  no  individual  acting as an employee or
         agent of the Bank,  or as a member of the Board of  Directors  shall be
         personally  liable to the  Executive or any other person for any claim,
         loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with the Agreement.

8.7      Gender.  Whenever in this Agreement  words are used in the masculine or
         neuter  gender,  they shall be read and construed as in the  masculine,
         feminine or neuter gender, whenever they should so apply.

8.8      Effect on Other Corporate Benefit Agreements. Nothing contained in this
         Agreement  shall affect the right of the Executive to participate in or
         be covered by any qualified or  nonqualified  pension,  profit sharing,
         group,  bonus or other  supplemental  compensation  or  fringe  benefit
         agreement  constituting  a  part  of  the  Bank's  existing  or  future
         compensation structure.


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8.9      Inurement.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the
         benefit of the Bank, its successors and assigns, and the Executive, his
         successors, heirs, executors, administrators, and Beneficiaries.

8.10     Tax Withholding.  The Bank may withhold from any benefits payable under
         this  Agreement  all federal,  state,  city, or other taxes as shall be
         required pursuant to any law or governmental regulation then in effect.

8.11     Headings.  Headings and sub-headings in this Agreement are inserted for
         reference and  convenience  only and shall not be deemed a part of this
         Agreement.

                                   SECTION IX
                              AMENDMENT/REVOCATION

         This Agreement  shall not be amended,  modified or revoked at any time,
in whole or part,  without the mutual  written  consent of the Executive and the
Bank, and such mutual written consent shall be required even if the Executive is
no longer employed by the Bank.

                                    SECTION X
                                    EXECUTION


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10.1     This  Agreement  sets forth the  entire  understanding  of the  parties
         hereto with respect to the transactions  contemplated  hereby,  and any
         previous  agreements  or  understandings  between  the  parties  hereto
         regarding the subject  matter hereof are merged into and  superseded by
         this Agreement.

10.2     This  Agreement  shall be executed in  triplicate,  each copy of which,
         when so executed and  delivered,  shall be an  original,  but all three
         copies shall together constitute one and the same instrument.


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         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Bank has caused this Agreement to be executed
on this 28th day of February, 1996

                                FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK OF MARION

                                By:      /s/ Larry G. Phillips
                                         Larry G. Phillips

                                         Vice President & Secretary-Treasuer
                          Title








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                            EXCESS BENEFIT AGREEMENT
                             BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION

         The Executive, under the terms of the Excess Benefit Agreement executed
by the Bank, of Marion, Indiana, dated February 28th,1996, hereby designates the
following Beneficiary to receive any guaranteed payments or death benefits under
such Agreement, following his death:

PRIMARY BENEFICIARY:                       Nancy H. Dalton
SECONDARY BENEFICIARY:                     Daphne D. Hess & Sidney D. Collier


         This  Beneficiary  Designation  hereby  revokes  any prior  Beneficiary
Designation which may have been in effect.

         Such Beneficiary Designation is revocable.

DATE:        February 28, 1996



/s/ Chris Bradford                                    /s/ John Dalton
(WITNESS)                                            (EXECUTIVE)



/s/ Sondra Rabb
(WITNESS)








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