<ARTICLE> 9 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FILED AS PART OF THE QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-QSB AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-QSB. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1997 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997 <CASH> 7,470 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 0 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 2,675 <TRADING-ASSETS> 0 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 0 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 8,008 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 8,023 <LOANS> 171,242 <ALLOWANCE> 1,739 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 201,262 <DEPOSITS> 129,074 <SHORT-TERM> 29,445 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 1,551 <LONG-TERM> 26,000 <COMMON> 3,656 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 11,536 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 201,262 <INTEREST-LOAN> 10,550 <INTEREST-INVEST> 275 <INTEREST-OTHER> 130 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 10,955 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 3,826 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,045 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 5,084 <LOAN-LOSSES> 162 <SECURITIES-GAINS> 0 <EXPENSE-OTHER> 3,546 <INCOME-PRETAX> 2,192 <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 1,468 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 1,468 <EPS-PRIMARY> .85 <EPS-DILUTED> .85 <YIELD-ACTUAL> 3.84 <LOANS-NON> 451 <LOANS-PAST> 111 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 0 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 0 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 1,611 <CHARGE-OFFS> 73 <RECOVERIES> 39 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 1,739 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 1,289 <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0 <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 450