<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 REPORT ON FORM 10-KSB AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1996 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1996 <CASH> 4,987 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 0 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 3,175 <TRADING-ASSETS> 0 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 0 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 6,209 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 6,204 <LOANS> 160,298 <ALLOWANCE> 1,611 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 184,467 <DEPOSITS> 130,072 <SHORT-TERM> 24,970 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 2,428 <LONG-TERM> 13,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 2,656 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 10,342 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 184,467 <INTEREST-LOAN> 13,153 <INTEREST-INVEST> 357 <INTEREST-OTHER> 121 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 13,631 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 5,414 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 7,099 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 6,532 <LOAN-LOSSES> 131 <SECURITIES-GAINS> 0 <EXPENSE-OTHER> 5,093 <INCOME-PRETAX> 2,179 <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 1,434 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 1,434 <EPS-PRIMARY> .91 <EPS-DILUTED> .84 <YIELD-ACTUAL> 4.04 <LOANS-NON> 386 <LOANS-PAST> 126 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 0 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 0 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 1,499 <CHARGE-OFFS> 28 <RECOVERIES> 9 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 1,161 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 0 <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0 <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 450