FORM 10-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

(Mark One)

[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994

                                    OR

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED)

For the transition period form ___________________ to _____________________

Commission file number 0-6216

BRENTON BANKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     Incorporated in Iowa                                No. 42-0658989
State of other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization                            Identification No.)

Suite 300, Capital Square, 400 Locust, Des Moines, Iowa            50309
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code  515-237-5100

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  

Title of each class               Name of each exchange on which registered

     None                                          None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, $5 par value
(Title of class)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  X  .  No     .

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K [ X ]

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant as of March 13, 1995, was $87,489,000. 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the most recent practicable date, March 13, 1995.

                            7,916,346 shares Common Stock, $5 par value

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The Annual Report to Shareholders for the 1994 calendar year is incorporated
by reference into Part I and Part II hereof to the extent indicated in such
Parts.

The definitive proxy statement of Brenton Banks, Inc. which will be filed not
later than 120 days after the close of the Company's fiscal year ending
December 31, 1994, is incorporated by reference into Part III hereof to the
extent indicated in such Part.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I
                                                                        Page

Item 1.  Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5

         (A)  General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5

         (B)  Recent Developments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5

         (C)  Affiliated Banks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7

         (D)  Bank-Related Subsidiaries and Affiliates  . . . . . . . . .  8

         (E)  Executive Officers of the Registrant  . . . . . . . . . . .  8

         (F)  Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9

         (G)  Supervision and Regulation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

         (H)  Governmental Monetary Policy and Economic 
              Conditions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

         (I)  Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

         (J)  Statistical Disclosure  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Item 2.  Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
         Holders  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27


PART II

Item 5.  Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and 
         Related Stockholder Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Item 6.  Selected Financial Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
         Condition and Results of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data . . . . . . . . . . 28

Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
         on Accounting and Financial Disclosure  . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant  . . . . . . 28

Item 11. Executive Compensation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
         and Management  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions  . . . . . . . . 28



PART IV

Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and
         Reports on Form 8-K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28




Exhibit Index  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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PART I

Item 1.   Business.

          (A)  General Description.

          Brenton Banks, Inc. (the "Parent Company") is a bank holding
company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and a savings
and loan holding company under the Savings and Loan Holding Company Act. 
Brenton Banks, Inc. was organized as an Iowa corporation under the name
Brenton Companies in 1948.  Subsequently, the Parent Company changed its
corporate name to its current name, Brenton Banks, Inc.  On December 31,
1994, the Parent Company had direct control of its 13 affiliated commercial
banks and 1 savings bank (hereinafter the "affiliated banks"), all of which
are located in Iowa, 5 of which are national banks organized under the laws
of the United States, 8 of which are state banks incorporated under the laws
of the State of Iowa, and 1 of which is a federal savings bank organized
under the laws of the United States.  On December 31, 1994, the affiliated
banks were operating 44 banking locations in Iowa.  All of the affiliated
banks are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and all of the
affiliated national banks are members of the Federal Reserve System.

          Brenton Banks, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") engages in
retail and commercial banking and related financial services.  In connection
with this banking industry segment, the Company renders the usual products
and services of retail and commercial banking such as deposits, commercial
loans, personal loans, and trust services.  The principal service rendered by
the Company consists of making loans.  The principal markets for these loans
are businesses and individuals.  These loans are made at the offices of the
affiliated banks and subsidiaries, and some are sold on the secondary market. 
The Company also engages in activities that are closely related to banking,
including mortgage banking and investment brokerage.

          The Parent Company furnishes specialized services to its affiliated
banks and subsidiaries including supervision, administration and review of
loan portfolios; administration of investment portfolios, insurance programs
and employee benefit plans; performance of audits; preparation of tax
returns; and assistance with respect to accounting and operating systems and
procedures, personnel, marketing, trust, investment brokerage services, cash
management services and banking facilities and equipment.  Charges for the
services are based on the nature and extent of the services provided.

          (B)  Recent Developments.

          New Directors.  In July 1994, Thomas R. Smith retired from the
Board and Hubert G. Ferguson was elected to fill the position.  Prior to his
retirement from active employment, Mr. Ferguson was the National Sales
Manager for Dain Bosworth, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  In
February 1995, the Board of Directors increased the number of directors from
six to seven and named Gary M. Christensen to fill the position.  Mr.
Christensen is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Pella Corporation
in Pella, Iowa.

          Stock Split.  In May 1994, the Company declared a 3-for-2 stock
split in the form of a stock dividend.  This transaction resulted in the
issuance of 2,633,895 shares of common stock and the transfer of $13,169,475
from retained earnings to common stock.

          Common Stock Repurchase Plan.  In March 1994, the Board of
Directors authorized a plan to repurchase $2,000,000 of the Company's common
stock.  As of December 31, 1994, the Company had repurchased 44,800 shares,
at a total cost of $850,950.

          Regulatory Developments.  During 1994, the "Riegle-Neal Interstate
Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994" (the "Interstate Banking Act")
was enacted.  This law amends certain provisions of the federal banking laws
(including the Bank Holding Company Act) to permit the acquisition of banks
by banks or bank holding companies domiciled outside of the home state of the
acquired bank.  The law will become effective on June 1, 1997.  The Interstate
Banking Act seeks to provide a uniform interstate banking
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law for all 50 states.  Provisions of the law allow individual states to
"opt-out" of the provisions of the Interstate Banking Act by expressly
prohibiting merger transactions with out-of-state banks.  Also, states are
permitted to impose certain conditions upon interstate mergers.  States
electing to opt-out of the Interstate Banking Act must pass such a law prior
to June 1, 1997.  In addition, the Interstate Banking Act also permits
certain affiliated financial institutions to act as agents for each other,
establishes limits upon the maximum deposits that may be held by any one
institution in the nation and in any one state and seeks to equalize the
competitive opportunities between the United States and the foreign banks. 
Whether Iowa or other states surrounding Iowa will "opt-out" of the
provisions of the Interstate Banking Act prior to June 1, 1997 is unknown. 
The full extent of the provisions of the Interstate Banking Act and its
effect upon the Company is unknown at this time.

          During the first quarter of 1995, the FDIC proposed a reduction in
the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) assessments.  Under the proposed rate structure
BIF rates would be reduced from current rates of $.23 to $.31 per $100 of
deposits, to $.04 to $.31 per $100 of deposits based upon a risk based
assessment schedule.  Such a reduction in insurance premium rates, if
enacted, could result in a 82% decrease in the Company's expense related to
BIF insured deposits.  The proposed regulation would not affect the insurance
premiums on deposits insured by the Savings Association Insurance Fund
(SAIF).  See Item 1, Section (G), Supervision and Regulation.

          Recently, Congress announced the introduction of legislation which
could substantially change the regulatory framework in which banks and other
financial institutions operate.  At the present time, it is impossible for
the Company to predict whether such legislation will be enacted and the
nature of the effects on the Company, if enacted.

          Growth and Acquisitions.  As part of management's strategic growth
plans, Brenton Banks, Inc. investigates growth and expansion opportunities
which strengthen the Company's presence in current or selected new market
areas.  During 1995, the Company plans to continue expansion of its
traditional and non-traditional services.  There are plans to open a
supermarket branch in Iowa City in 1995, as well as a telebanking center to
be headquartered in Des Moines.  In addition, a new savings bank branch
facility in Ankeny will be completed in early 1995.

          On October 1, 1992, Brenton Banks, Inc. merged with Ames Financial
Corporation and acquired its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ames Savings Bank, FSB,
of Ames, Iowa whose name has since been changed to Brenton Savings Bank, FSB. 
 The institution continues to operate as a federal savings bank, requiring
Brenton Banks, Inc. to also register as a savings and loan holding company. 
As a savings and loan holding company, Brenton Banks, Inc. is required to
file certain reports with and be regulated by the Office of Thrift
Supervision.  See Item 1, Section (G), Supervision and Regulation.  Late in
1993, Brenton Savings Bank received approval to open a new banking office in
Ankeny, Iowa.  In addition, the Brenton Savings Bank, FSB has received
approval to open a banking office in Iowa City, Iowa.  Both Ankeny and Iowa
City are rapidly expanding markets not previously served by Brenton.

          Restructuring of Organization.  In December 1994, the Board of
Directors authorized a restructuring plan, which included merging the
Company's five national banks and eight state banks into a single, state
chartered banking organization under the laws of the state of Iowa.  In
addition, the Board approved plans to consolidate banking facilities and
reduce the Company's work force by approximately 10 percent in 1995.  A
restructuring charge was recorded in 1994 to cover the costs of implementing
this plan.

          Strategic Planning Coordinating Team.  In order to facilitate the
Company's strategic planning process, which included the restructuring plan,
a Strategic Planning Coordinating Team was named to direct these efforts. 
That team is comprised of Robert L. DeMeulenaere, President, Brenton Banks,
Inc.; Woodward G. Brenton, President & CEO, Brenton First National Bank,
Davenport; Charles N. Funk, Vice President- Investments, Brenton Banks, Inc.;
Ronald D. Larson, President & CEO, Brenton Bank and Trust Company of Cedar
Rapids; Larry A. Mindrup, President & CEO, Brenton Savings Bank, FSB, Ames;
Phillip L. Risley, President & CEO, Brenton Bank, N.A., Des Moines; Steven T.
Schuler, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer/
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Secretary, Brenton Banks, Inc.; Norman D. Schuneman, Senior Vice President-
Lending, Brenton Banks, Inc.; and Roger D. Winterhof, President & CEO,
Brenton National Bank-Poweshiek County, Grinnell.

          Other.  The information appearing on pages 2 through 8 of the
Company's Annual Report to Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 1994
(the "Annual Report") filed as Exhibit 13, is incorporated by reference.

          (C)  Affiliated Banks.

          The 14 affiliated banks had 44 banking locations at December 31,
1994, located in 12 of Iowa's 99 counties.  These banks serve both
agricultural and metropolitan areas.  The location and certain other
information about the affiliated banks are given below:

          Brenton Bank, N.A., Des Moines is located in the Des Moines, Iowa,
metropolitan area.  Des Moines is the largest city in Iowa and the population
of the metropolitan area is approximately 406,000.  In addition to their main
banking office, Brenton Bank, N.A., Des Moines has eight offices.  All of
these offices are located in the Des Moines metropolitan area.

          Brenton Bank and Trust Company, Adel, is located in Adel, Iowa. 
The bank has offices in Dexter, Redfield and Van Meter, Iowa.  Brenton State
Bank, Dallas Center, is located in Dallas Center, Iowa and has offices in
Granger, Woodward and Waukee, Iowa.  These two affiliated banks service cus-
tomers in parts of Polk, Dallas, Madison, Adair, Guthrie, and Boone counties.

          Warren County Brenton Bank and Trust is located in Indianola, Iowa,
and services customers in parts of Polk, Warren, Madison, Marion, Lucas and
Clarke counties. 

          Brenton National Bank of Perry is located in Perry, Iowa and
services parts of Dallas, Boone, Guthrie and Greene counties.  

          Brenton State Bank of Jefferson is located in Jefferson, Iowa. 
This affiliated bank services customers in Greene County. 

          Brenton Bank of Palo Alto County is located in Emmetsburg, Iowa and
has offices in Mallard and Ayrshire, Iowa.  This affiliated bank services
Palo Alto County.

          Brenton Bank and Trust Company, Clarion, is located in Clarion,
Iowa, and has offices in Eagle Grove and Rowan, Iowa.  This affiliated bank
services customers in parts of Wright, Humboldt and Webster counties.  

          Brenton First National Bank, Davenport, is located in Davenport,
Iowa and services customers in the Quad-Cities metropolitan area with a
population of approximately 357,000.  The bank has four offices in the
Davenport metropolitan area.

          Brenton National Bank-Poweshiek County is located in Grinnell, Iowa
and services parts of Poweshiek and Jasper counties.

          Brenton Bank and Trust Company, Marshalltown, Iowa is located in
Marshalltown, Iowa and has one office in Marshalltown and one office in
Albion, Iowa.  The bank services customers in Marshall County.

          Brenton Bank and Trust Company of Cedar Rapids is located in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa and services customers in Linn County, population of
approximately 173,000.  The bank has four offices in Cedar Rapids and one
office in Marion, Iowa.

          Brenton Bank, N.A., Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Iowa.  The
bank services customers of Marion County, south of the Des Moines river.
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          Brenton Savings Bank, FSB is located in Ames, Iowa and has offices
in Ames, Story City and Ankeny.  The savings bank serves customers in Story
and Polk Counties.

          At December 31, 1994, four of the affiliated banks owned and
operated insurance agencies handling group, fire, crop, homeowner's,
automobile and liability insurance.  One of the affiliated banks operates
insurance agency activities through corporate subsidiaries and three of the
affiliated banks conduct the activities directly.  In addition, two of the
affiliated banks own and operate real estate agencies.  One of the affiliated
banks operates real estate agency activities through a corporate subsidiary,
while the other bank conducts the activities directly.  The total commissions
from the insurance and real estate agencies are not substantial in relation
to total other receipts of any of the affiliated banks owning these agencies.

          During 1994, 13 of the Company's subsidiary banks (excluding the
savings bank) established subsidiaries for the purpose of holding the
respective bank's investment portfolio.  These wholly-owned subsidiaries hold
and manage the banks investment portfolios in Nevada and are not subject to
state taxation, as Nevada imposes no corporate income taxes.

          (D)  Bank-Related Subsidiaries and Affiliates.

          Brenton Brokerage Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Brenton Bank, N.A., Des Moines, was formed in 1992 and provides a full array
of retail investment brokerage services to customers.  The company is not
involved with the direct issuance, flotation or underwriting of securities. 
At December 31, 1994, this subsidiary had 27 licensed brokers serving all
Brenton banks.  

          Brenton Bank Services Corporation, a bank services company owned by
the affiliated banks, provides centralized accounting, operations and
financial reporting services; and coordinates centralized proof services and
the computer processing services for the Company. 

          Brenton Mortgages, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent
Company, engages in the mortgage banking business.  This subsidiary services
numerous mortgage loans sold to institutional investors and the mortgage loan
portfolios of the affiliated banks.

          Brenton Insurance Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Parent Company, provides insurance risk management services for the Company.

          (E)  Executive Officers of the Registrant.

          The term of office for the executive officers of the Parent Company
is from the date of election until the next Annual Organizational Meeting of
the Board of Directors.  The names and ages of the executive officers of the
Parent Company as of March 13, 1995, the Parent Company offices held by these
executive officers on that date, the period during which the executive
officers have served as such and the other positions held with the Company by
these officers during the past five years are set forth below and on the
following page: 



                                   Parent Company       Position
Name and Address         Age         Position           Commenced                   Other Positions
________________         ___         ________           _________                   _______________

                                                          
C. Robert Brenton         64  Chairman of the Board        1990       President of the Parent Company - prior to
Des Moines, Iowa                                                      May 1990

William H. Brenton        70  Chairman of the              1990       Chairman of the Board of the Parent Company -
Des Moines, Iowa              Executive Committee                     prior to May 1990
                              and Vice Chairman of
                              the Board

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                                   Parent Company       Position
Name and Address         Age         Position           Commenced                   Other Positions
________________         ___         ________           _________                   _______________

                                                          
Robert L. DeMeulenaere    55  President                    1994       President/Treasurer, Brenton Mortgages, Inc.
Des Moines, Iowa                                                      - August 1989 to July, 1994; CEO, Brenton Bank
                                                                      and Trust Company of Cedar Rapids - August
                                                                      1990 to January 1994; Senior Vice President
                                                                      of the Parent Company - August 1990 to
                                                                      January 1994; Senior Vice President-Metro
                                                                      Bank Division of the Parent Company -
                                                                      February 1986 to January 1990.

Phillip L. Risley         52  Executive Vice               1992       President and CEO, Brenton Bank, N.A.,
Des Moines, Iowa              President                               Des Moines - February 1990 to present; Vice
                                                                      President - Operations of the Parent
                                                                      Company - May 1984 to January 1992;
                                                                      Chairman of the Board, Brenton Bank
                                                                      Services Corporation - May 1992 to present;
                                                                      Executive Vice President/Treasurer, Brenton
                                                                      Information Systems, Inc. - April 1990 to May
                                                                      1992;  President, Brenton Information
                                                                      Systems, Inc. - prior to April 1990; President,
                                                                      Brenton Bank, N.A.,  Des Moines - April 1988
                                                                      to February 1990

Roger D. Winterhof        49  Senior Vice President        1984       Senior Vice President, Community Bank
Des Moines, Iowa                                                      Division - February 1986 to April 1994

Norman D. Schuneman       52  Senior Vice President -       1990      Executive Vice President, Brenton Bank, N.A.,
Des Moines, Iowa              Lending                                 Des Moines - July 1985 to present; Vice
                                                                      President - Loans of the Parent Company -
                                                                      January 1988 to January 1990

John R. Amatangelo        45  Senior Vice President -       1991      President, Brenton Bank Services Corporation
Des Moines, Iowa              Operations/Technology                   - May 1992 to present

Steven T. Schuler         43  Chief Financial Officer/      1990      Executive Vice President, Brenton Bank
Des Moines, Iowa              Treasurer/Secretary           1986      Services Corporation - May 1992 to present

Gary D. Ernst             51  Vice President - Trust        1990

Charles N. Funk           40  Vice President -              1991
                              Investments

Steven F. Schneider       41  Vice President -              1990      President, Brenton Brokerage Services, Inc. -
Des Moines, Iowa              Brokerage Services                      April 1993 to present

<FN>
All of the foregoing individuals have been employed by the Company for the past five years, except for Steven F. Schneider,
who was an Investment Representative of A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa, prior to February 1990; John R.
Amatangelo, who was Senior Vice President and Director of Operations of Ameritrust Indiana Corporation, Indianapolis,
Indiana, from May 1989 to August 1991; Gary D. Ernst, who was Senior Vice President/Senior Trust Officer of First National
Bank, Iowa City, Iowa, from November 1989 to June 1990; and Charles N. Funk, who was Senior Vice President, Bank and Trust
Investments of Union National Bank, Wichita, Kansas, from December 1984 to December 1991.

          (F)  Employees.

          On December 31, 1994, the Parent Company had 57 full-time employees
and 5 part-time employees.  On December 31, 1994, the Company had 686 full-
time employees and 213 part-time employees.  None of the employees of the
Company are represented by unions.  The relationship between management and
employees of the Company is considered good.
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          (G)  Supervision and Regulation.

          The Company is restricted by various regulatory bodies as to the
types of activities and businesses in which it may engage.  References to the
provisions of certain statutes and regulations are only brief summaries
thereof and are qualified in their entirety by reference to those statutes
and regulations.  The Parent Company cannot predict what other legislation
may be enacted or what regulations may be adopted, or, if enacted or adopted,
the effect thereof.  Furthermore, certain regulatory and legislative changes
are discussed in Item 1, Section (B), Recent Developments.

          The Parent Company, as a bank holding company, is subject to
regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the "Act") and is
registered with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.  Under
the Act, the Parent Company is prohibited, with certain exceptions, from
acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 5% of the
voting shares of any company which is not a bank and from engaging in any
business other than that of banking, managing and controlling banks or
furnishing services to its affiliated banks.  However, the Parent Company may
engage in and may own shares of companies engaged in certain businesses found
by the Board of Governors to be so closely related to banking "as to be a
proper incident thereto." The Act does not place territorial restrictions on
the activities of bank-related subsidiaries of bank holding companies.  The
Parent Company is required by the Act to file periodic reports of its
operations with the Board of Governors and is subject to examination by the
Board of Governors.  Under the Act and the regulations of the Board of
Governors, bank holding companies and their subsidiaries are prohibited from
engaging in certain tie-in arrangements in connection with any extension of
credit or provision of any property or services.

          As a savings and loan holding company, Brenton Banks, Inc. is
subject to federal regulation and examination by the Office of Thrift
Supervision (the "OTS").  The OTS has enforcement authority over the Company. 
This authority permits the OTS to restrict or prohibit activities that are
determined to be a serious risk to the subsidiary savings institution. 
Generally, the activities for a bank holding company are more limited than
the authorized activities for a savings and loan holding company.

          The Parent Company, its affiliated banks and its bank-related
subsidiaries are affiliates within the meaning of the Federal Reserve Act and
OTS regulations.  As affiliates, they are subject to certain restrictions on
loans by an affiliated bank to the Parent Company, other affiliated banks or
such other subsidiaries, on investments by an affiliated bank in their stock
or securities and on an affiliated bank taking such stock and securities as
collateral for loans to any borrower.  The Company is also subject to certain
restrictions with respect to direct issuance, flotation, underwriting, public
sale or distribution of certain securities.

          The five affiliated banks which are national banks are subject to
the supervision of and are regularly examined by the Comptroller of the
Currency.  All other affiliated state banks are subject to the supervision of
and are regularly examined by the Iowa Superintendent of Banking and, because
of their membership in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"),
are subject to examination by the FDIC.  All banks are required to maintain
certain minimum capital ratios established by their primary regulators.  The
provisions of The FDIC Improvement Act of 1991 ("FDICA") restrict the
activities that insured state chartered banks may engage in to those
activities that are permissible for national banks, except where the FDIC
determines that the activity poses no significant risk to the deposit
insurance fund and the bank remains adequately capitalized.  Furthermore,
FDICIA grants the FDIC the power to take prompt regulatory action against
certain undercapitalized and seriously undercapitalized institutions in order
to preserve the deposit insurance fund.  

          The affiliated savings bank is subject to the supervision of and is
regularly examined by the OTS and FDIC.  In addition to the fees charged by
the FDIC, the savings bank is assessed fees by the OTS based upon the
savings bank's total assets.  As a savings institution, the savings bank is
a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, must maintain certain
minimum capital ratios established by the OTS and is required to meet a
qualified thrift lender test (the "QTL") to avoid certain restrictions upon
its
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operations.  On December 31, 1994, Brenton Savings Bank, FSB, complied with
the current minimum capital guidelines and met the QTL test, which it has
always met since the test was implemented.  

          The Company operates within a regulatory structure that
continuously evolves.  In the last several years, significant changes have
occurred that affect the Company.  The material provisions of those changes 
occurring prior to 1994 follow.  See Item 1, Section (B), Recent
Developments, for those changes during 1994.
   
          The FDIC Improvement Act of 1991 was primarily designed to
recapitalize the FDIC's Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") and Savings Association
Insurance Fund ("SAIF").  To accomplish this purpose the FDIC was:  (1)
granted additional borrowing authority; (2) granted the power to levy
emergency special assessments on all insured depository institutions; (3)
granted the right to change BIF and SAIF rates on deposits on a semiannual
basis; and (4) directed to draft regulations that would provide for "Risk-
Based Assessment System" by January 1994.  FDICIA also imposed additional
regulatory standards upon depository institutions and granted additional
authority to the FDIC.  FDICIA generally requires that all institutions be
examined by the FDIC annually.  Under the provisions of FDICIA, all
regulatory authorities are required to examine their regulatory accounting
standards and, to the extent possible, are required to conform to Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles.  Finally, FDICIA granted to the FDIC, under
certain circumstances, the authority to seek regulatory orders against banks
where necessary and when the banks' primary bank regulatory agency has
refused to act.  

          The Company's affiliated banks are assessed fees based on the
banks' deposits by the FDIC, to insure the funds of customers on deposit with
the banks.  The deposits acquired from the Resolution Trust Corporation and
the deposits of the savings bank are insured by SAIF, while deposits of the
Company's subsidiary banks are insured by BIF.  The FDIC has implemented the
"Risk-Based Assessment System" which is a system designed to assess higher
FDIC insurance premiums to those institutions that are more likely to result
in a loss to the deposit insurance fund.  Currently, both BIF and SAIF
insured institutions are assessed premiums from $.23 to $.31 per $100 of
deposits.  All Brenton banks currently pay an FDIC insurance premium rate of
$.23 per $100 of deposits, the lowest rate under the "Risk-Based Assessment
System".  The FDIC has authority to change the base BIF and SAIF rates under
certain circumstances that are set forth in the law.  The FDIC has recently
proposed to decrease the BIF insurance premiums assessed in 1995.  See Item
1, Section (B), Recent Developments.

          According to Iowa's regional interstate banking law, Iowa-based
banks and bank holding companies can acquire banks and bank holding companies
located in certain other states.  Additionally, certain non-Iowa based banks
and bank holding companies can acquire Iowa banks and bank holding companies,
provided that the total deposits of all banks and savings and loan
associations (hereinafter "thrifts") controlled by out of state bank holding
companies does not exceed thirty-five percent of the total deposits of all
banks and thrifts in the state.  The law allows regional interstate banking
between Iowa and Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and
Wisconsin.  See Item 1, Section (B), Recent Developments, for information on
the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994.

          Bank holding companies and banks may acquire thrifts in any state,
regardless of whether the acquiror can operate a bank in that state.  Such
thrifts must conform their activities to those that are permissible for banks
or bank holding companies and their subsidiaries.

          In the first quarter of 1990, an Iowa law was enacted suspending
the application of Iowa Banking Law prohibitions against branch banking with
respect to the acquisition of troubled thrifts.  This law was extended during
the second quarter of 1994.  The suspension of these prohibitions allows
Iowa-based banks and bank holding companies to acquire thrifts in
contravention of existing branch banking restrictions until July 1, 1995. 

          Generally, banks in Iowa are prohibited from operating offices in
counties other than the county in which the bank's principal office is
located and contiguous counties.  However, certain banks located in the same
or different municipalities or urban complexes may consolidate or merge and
retain their existing
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banking locations by converting to a United Community Bank.  The resulting
bank would adopt one principal place of business, and would retain the
remaining banking locations of the merged or consolidated banks as offices. 
The Company relied upon the United Community Bank law when it merged Brenton
National Bank, Des Moines and Brenton Bank and Trust, Urbandale to form
Brenton Bank, N.A., Des Moines.  The Company will also rely on this law when
it merges its commercial banks in 1995.  Generally, thrifts can operate
offices in any county in Iowa and may, under certain circumstances, acquire
or branch into thrifts in other states with the approval of the OTS.

          (H)  Governmental Monetary Policy and Economic Conditions.

          The earnings of the Company are affected by the policies of
regulatory authorities, including the Federal Reserve System.  Federal
Reserve System monetary policies have had a significant effect on the
operating results of commercial banks in the past and are expected to
continue to do so in the future.  Because of changing conditions in the
economy and in the money markets, as a result of actions by monetary and
fiscal authorities, interest rates, credit availability and deposit levels
may change due to circumstances beyond the control of the Company.  Future
policies of the Federal Reserve System and other authorities cannot be
predicted, nor can their effect on future earnings be predicted.

          (I)  Competition.

          The banking business in Iowa is highly competitive and the
affiliated banks compete not only with banks and thrifts, but with sales,
finance and personal loan companies; credit unions; and other financial
institutions which are active in the areas in which the affiliated banks
operate.  In addition, the affiliated banks compete for customer funds with
other investment alternatives available through investment brokers, insurance
companies, finance companies and other institutions.

          The multi-bank holding companies which own banks in Iowa are in
direct competition with one another.  The Company is one of the largest
multi-bank holding companies operating in Iowa based on deposit size.  The
largest multi-bank holding company, which is domiciled in Minnesota, has 44
banking locations  in various parts of Iowa.  The total deposits of this
company's affiliated banks located in Iowa are approximately 270 percent
greater than the total deposits of the Company.  Another multi-bank holding
company, domiciled in Wisconsin, has 43 locations in Iowa, and another multi-
bank holding company domiciled in Missouri, has 33 locations in Iowa.

          Brenton Banks, Inc. is the second largest multi-bank holding
company domiciled in Iowa.  The largest Iowa-based bank holding company has
64 banking locations in the state and deposits approximately 25 percent
greater than the deposits of the Company.

          The third largest Iowa-based multi-bank holding company has 32
locations in Iowa and deposits approximately 29 percent less than those of
the Company.

          Certain of the subsidiary banks of these multi-bank holding
companies may compete with certain of the Parent Company's affiliated banks
and any other affiliated financial institutions which may be acquired by the
Parent Company.  These multi-bank holding companies, other smaller bank
holding companies, chain banking systems and others may compete with the
Parent Company for the acquisition of additional banks.

          The Company has also expanded into the related investment brokerage
business in the last several years, placing brokers in many Brenton bank
locations.  The Brenton brokers in small communities compete with brokers
from regional and national investment brokerage firms.
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Item 1(J) Business - Statistical Disclosure

           The following statistical disclosures relative to the consolidated
operations of the Company have been prepared in accordance with Guide 3 of
the Guides for the Preparation and Filing of Reports and Registration
Statements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Average balances were
primarily calculated on a daily basis.

I.    Distribution of Assets, Liabilities, and Stockholders' Equity; 
      Interest Rates and Interest Differential

           The following summarizes the average consolidated statement of
condition by major type of account, the interest earned and interest paid and
the average yields and average rates paid for each of the three years ending
December 31, 1994:



                                               1994                           1993                           1992
                                  ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

                                             Interest   Average             Interest   Average             Interest   Average
                                   Average   Income or Yields or  Average   Income or Yields or  Average   Income or Yields or
                                   Balance    Expense    Rates    Balance    Expense    Rates    Balance   Interest    Rates
                                  __________ _________ _________ __________ _________ _________ __________ _________ _________
                                                                      (Dollars in thousands)
                                                                                          
Assets:
 Interest-earning assets
  Loans (1,2)                     $  936,370 $ 76,271  8.14%     $  802,088 $ 70,310  8.77%     $  736,646 $ 71,077  9.65%
  Investment securities held to
    maturity:
    Taxable investments:
     United States Treasury
      securities                          --       --    --          24,598    1,290  5.24          81,606    5,282  6.47
     Securities of United States
      government agencies              2,001       98  4.92          58,522    3,410  5.83         102,196    7,128  6.98
     Mortgage-backed and related
      securities                      29,834    1,679  5.63         204,130   10,857  5.32         170,480   11,931  7.00
     Other investments                 3,959       85  2.15          12,743    1,071  8.41          30,019    2,098  6.99
    Tax-exempt investments:
     Obligations of states and
      political subdivisions(2)       44,584    3,433  7.70         164,520   11,471  6.97         139,296   10,665  7.66
  Investment securities available
    for sale:
     United States Treasury
      securities                      55,580    2,519  4.53          44,605    2,315  5.19           6,512      459  7.05
     Securities of United States
      government agencies             58,603    3,016  5.15           8,439      486  5.76              --       --    --
<FN>
(1)  The average outstanding balance is net of unearned income and includes nonaccrual loans.
(2)  Interest income and yields are stated on a tax equivalent basis using a 34 percent federal income tax rate for 1994 and
1992 and 35 percent rate for 1993, and are adjusted to reflect the effect of the nondeductible interest expense of owning tax-
exempt investments.  The standard federal income tax rate is used for consistency of presentation.

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Item 1(J) Business - Statistical Disclosure, Continued

I.    Distribution of Assets, Liabilities, and Stockholders' Equity; 
      Interest Rates and Interest Differential, Continued



                                               1994                           1993                           1992
                                  ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

                                             Interest   Average             Interest   Average             Interest   Average
                                   Average   Income or Yields or  Average   Income or Yields or  Average   Income or Yields or
                                   Balance    Expense    Rates    Balance    Expense    Rates    Balance   Interest    Rates
                                  __________ _________ _________ __________ _________ _________ __________ _________ _________
                                                                      (Dollars in thousands)
                                                                                          
     Mortgage-backed and related
      securities                     124,591    6,864  5.51              --       --    --              --       --    --
     Other investments                 7,255      641  8.87             130        8  6.00              --       --    --
     Tax-exempt investments:
      Obligations of states and
       political subdivisions        132,040    8,412  6.37              --       --    --              --       --    --
  Loans held for sale                  2,575      193  7.50           6,165      520  8.43           2,553      238  9.33
  Federal funds sold and
     securities purchased under
     agreements to resell             37,666    1,706  4.53          23,725      486  2.05          27,082      654  2.41
  Interest-bearing deposits
     with banks                          124        8  6.65             762       22  2.88           6,240      307  4.92
                                   _________  _______  ____       _________  _______  ____       _________  _______  ____
 Total interest-earning assets(1)  1,435,182 $104,925  7.31%      1,350,427 $102,246  7.57%      1,302,630 $109,839  8.43%
 Allowance for loan losses           (10,502)                        (9,615)                        (8,894)
 Cash and due from banks              46,301                         46,025                         41,715
 Bank premises and equipment          24,545                         23,045                         21,400
 Other assets                         25,663                         26,543                         30,422
                                   _________                      _________                      _________ 
 Total assets                     $1,521,189                     $1,436,425                     $1,387,273
<FN>
(1)  Interest income and yields are stated on a tax equivalent basis using a 34 percent federal income tax rate for 1994 and
1992 and 35 percent rate for 1993, and are adjusted to reflect the effect of the nondeductible interest expense of owning tax-
exempt investments.  The standard federal income tax rate is used for consistency of presentation.

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Item 1(J) Business - Statistical Disclosure, Continued

I.   Distribution of Assets, Liabilities, and Stockholders' Equity; 
     Interest Rates and Interest Differential, Continued



                                             1994                           1993                           1992
                                  ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________
                                            Interest    Average             Interest   Average             Interest   Average
                                   Average  Income or  Yields or  Average   Income or Yields or  Average   Income or Yields or
                                   Balance   Expense     Rates    Balance    Expense    Rates    Balance    Expense    Rates
                                  _________ __________ _________ __________ _________ _________ __________ _________ _________
                                                                      (Dollars in thousands)
                                                                                          
Liabilities and stockholders' 
equity:
 Interest-bearing liabilities:
  Interest-bearing deposits:
   Demand                         $  250,520 $ 5,418   2.16%     $  217,754 $ 4,552   2.09%     $  209,642 $ 5,277   2.52%
   Savings                           294,715   6,878   2.33         299,640   7,697   2.57         260,568   9,385   3.60
   Time                              625,981  29,313   4.68         622,789  29,940   4.81         646,261  37,781   5.85
  Federal funds purchased and
    securities sold under
    agreements to repurchase          61,656   2,082   3.38          42,715   1,027   2.41          33,240     924   2.78
   Other short-term borrowings         4,860     264   5.42              33       1   3.62           2,170     121   5.57
   Long-term borrowings               26,500   1,817   6.86          14,077   1,210   8.60          14,067   1,285   9.14
                                   _________  ______   ____       _________  ______   ____       _________   ______  ____
 Total interest-bearing 
  liabilities                      1,264,232 $45,772   3.62%      1,197,008 $44,427   3.71%      1,165,948 $54,773   4.70%

 Noninterest-bearing deposits        127,464                        119,322                        112,054
 Accrued expenses and other
  liabilities                         13,254                         12,805                         13,735
                                   _________                      _________                      _________
 Total liabilities                 1,404,950                      1,329,135                      1,291,737

 Minority interest                     4,290                          4,150                          3,845
 Common stockholders' equity         111,949                        103,140                         91,691
                                   _________                      _________                      _________
 Total liabilities and
  stockholders' equity            $1,521,189                     $1,436,425                     $1,387,273

 Net interest spread (1)                               3.69%                          3.86%                          3.73%
 Net interest income/margin (1)              $59,153   4.12%                $57,819   4.28%                $55,066   4.23%
<FN>
(1)  Interest income and yields are stated on a tax equivalent basis using a 34 percent federal income tax rate for 1994 and 1992,
and a 35 percent rate for 1993, and are adjusted to reflect the effect of the nondeductible interest expense of owning tax-exempt
investments.  The standard federal income tax rate is used for consistency of presentation.

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Item 1(J) Business - Statistical Disclosure, Continued

I.   Distribution of Assets, Liabilities, and Stockholders' Equity; 
     Interest Rates and Interest Differential, Continued

          The following shows the changes in interest earned and interest
paid due to changes in volume and changes in rate for each of the two years
ended December 31, 1994:



                                                       1994 vs. 1993                    1993 vs. 1992
                                                __________________________       __________________________
                                                               Variance                         Variance
                                                                due to                           due to
                                                           _______________                  _______________
                                                Variance   Volume     Rate       Variance   Volume     Rate
                                                ________   ______     ____       ________   ______     ____
                                                       (In thousands)                   (In thousands)
                                                                                   
Interest Income:
 Loans (1,2)                                    $  5,961   11,185   (5,224)      $  (767)   6,030    (6,797)

 Investment securities held
  to maturity:
   Taxable investments:
    United States Treasury securities            (1,290)  (1,290)       --        (3,992)  (3,139)     (853)
    Securities of United States government
     agencies                                    (3,312)  (2,843)     (469)       (3,718)  (2,684)   (1,034)
    Mortgage-backed and related
     securities                                  (9,178)  (9,775)      597        (1,074)   2,100    (3,174)
    Other investments                              (986)    (474)     (512)       (1,027)  (1,388)      361 
   Tax-exempt investments:
    Obligations of states and political
     subdivisions (2)                            (8,038)  (9,126)    1,088           806    1,816    (1,010)

 Investment securities available
  for sale:
   Taxable Investments:
    United States Treasury securities               204      522      (318)        1,856    1,969      (113)
    Securities of United States government
     agencies                                     2,530    2,587       (57)          486      516       (30)
    Mortgage-backed and related securities        6,864    6,864        --            --       --        --
    Other investments                               633      628         5             8        8        --
   Tax-exempt Investments:
    Obligations of states and political
     subdivisions (2)                             8,412    8,412        --            --       --        --

 Loans held for sale                               (327)    (275)      (52)          282      307       (25)

 Federal funds sold and securities purchased
  under agreements to resell                      1,220      399       821          (168)     (76)      (92)

 Interest-bearing deposits with banks               (14)     (28)       14          (285)    (194)      (91)
                                                 ______    _____    ______        ______    _____    ______

                                                  2,679    6,786    (4,107)       (7,593)   5,265   (12,858)
                                                  _____    _____    ______        _______   _____    ______
Interest expense:
 Interest-bearing deposits:
  Demand                                            866      704       162          (725)     198      (923)
  Savings                                          (820)    (125)     (695)       (1,688)   1,269    (2,957)
  Time                                             (626)     153      (779)       (7,841)  (1,331)   (6,510)

 Federal funds purchased and securities sold
  under agreements to repurchase                  1,055      552       503           103      239      (136)

 Other short-term borrowings                          4        6        (2)         (120)     (82)      (38)

 Long-term borrowings                               866    1,082      (216)          (75)       1       (76)
                                                 ______    _____    ______        ______    _____    ______

                                                  1,345    2,372    (1,027)      (10,346)     294   (10,640)
                                                 ______    _____    ______        ______    _____    ______

Net interest income (expense)                   $ 1,334    4,414    (3,080)      $ 2,753    4,971    (2,218)
                                                 ______    _____    ______        ______    _____    ______

Note:  The change in interest due to both rate and volume has been allocated 
       to change due to volume and change due to rate in proportion to the
       relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.
<FN>
(1)  Nonaccrual loans have been included in the analysis of volume and rate variances.

(2)  Computed on tax equivalent basis using a 34 percent federal income tax rate for 1994 and 1992 and a 35 percent rate
for 1993, and adjusted to reflect the effect of the nondeductible interest expense of owning tax-exempt investments.

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Item 1(J) Business - Statistical Disclosure, Continued


I.   Distribution of Assets, Liabilities, and Stockholders' Equity;
     Interest Rates and Interest Differential, Continued

Interest Rate Sensitivity Analysis

          The following schedule shows the matching of interest sensitive
assets to interest sensitive liabilities by various maturity or repricing
periods as of December 31, 1994.  As the schedule shows, the Company is
liability sensitive within the one-year time frame.  Included in the three
months or less sensitivity category are all interest-bearing demand and
savings accounts.  Although these deposits are contractually subject to
immediate repricing, management believes a large portion of these accounts
are not synchronized with overall market rate movements. 



                                                   3 Months     Over 3     Over 6    Total    Over 1
                                                      or      through 6  through 12  within  through 5   Over
                                                     Less       Months     Months    1 Year    Years    5 Years    Total
                                                     ----       ------     ------    ------    -----    -------    -----
                                                                                 (In thousands)
                                                                                             
Interest-earning assets:
 Loans (1)                                         $ 200,835    34,917     49,213   284,965   499,466   181,999    966,430
  Investment securities:
   Available for sale:
    Taxable investments                               79,198    25,163     37,598   141,959    88,718       934    231,611
    Tax-exempt investments                             8,255    15,101     10,884    34,240    55,540    27,818    117,598
   Held to maturity:
    Taxable investments                               21,396     2,915      6,266    30,577    14,560     2,676     47,813
    Tax-exempt investments                             1,707     5,585     12,759    20,051    18,351     8,269     46,671
 Loans held for sale                                   2,104        --         --     2,104        --        --      2,104
 Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
  agreements to resell                                59,396        --         --    59,396        --        --     59,396
 Interest-bearing deposits with banks                     64        --         --        64        --        --         64
                                                     _______   _______    _______   _______   _______   _______  _________
Total interest-earning assets                      $ 372,955    83,681    116,720   573,356   676,635   221,696  1,471,687
                                                     _______   _______    _______   _______   _______   _______  _________

Interest-bearing liabilities:
 Interest-bearing deposits:
  Demand and savings deposits (2)                  $ 570,415        --         --   570,415        --        --    570,415
  Time deposits                                      107,218    89,080    121,587   317,885   314,017     1,418    633,320
 Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
  agreements to repurchase                            70,704        --         --    70,704        --        --     70,704
  Other short-term borrowings                          5,000        --      7,000    12,000        --        --     12,000
  Long-term borrowings                                     0        --        105       105    22,824     6,010     28,939
                                                     _______   _______    _______   _______   _______   _______  _________
Total interest-bearing liabilities                 $ 753,337    89,080    128,692   971,109   336,841     7,428  1,315,378
                                                     _______   _______    _______   _______   _______   _______  _________
Interest sensitivity GAP                           $(380,382)   (5,399)   (11,972) (397,753)  339,794   214,268    156,309
                                                     _______   _______    _______   _______   _______   _______  _________
Interest sensitivity GAP ratio                         .50:1     .94:1      .91:1     .59:1    2.01:1   29.85:1     1.12:1
                                                     _______   _______    _______   _______   _______   _______  _________

Cumulative interest sensitivity GAP                $(380,382) (385,781)  (397,753) (397,753)  (57,959)  156,309    156,309
                                                     _______   _______    _______   _______   _______   _______  _________
Cumulative interest sensitivity GAP ratio              .50:1     .54:1      .59:1     .59:1     .96:1    1.12:1     1.12:1
                                                     _______   _______    _______   _______   _______   _______  _________
<FN>
(1)  Nonaccrual loans have been excluded from the interest rate sensitivity analysis.

(2)  Interest-bearing demand and savings deposits are included in the 3 months or less sensitivity category.

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Item 1(J) Business - Statistical Disclosure, Continued

II.  Investment Portfolio

          The carrying value of investment securities at December 31 for each
of the past three years follows:


                                               Amortized Cost at December 31,
                                               ______________________________

                                                   1994      1993      1992
                                                   ____      ____      ____
                                                        (In thousands)
<s)                                                            
Investment securities available for sale:

 Taxable investments:
  United States Treasury securities               $ 50,641   63,777   28,878
  Securities of United States government agencies   66,037   59,181       --
  Mortgage-backed and related securities           104,121  138,744    1,166
  Other investments                                 10,812    5,925       --

 Tax-exempt investments:
  Obligations of states and political subdivisions 117,598  144,583       --
                                                   _______  _______  _______

                                                   349,209  412,210   30,044
                                                   _______  _______  _______

Investment securities held to maturity:

 Taxable investments:
  United States Treasury securities                     --       --   55,586
  Securities of United States government agencies    9,444       --   67,324
  Mortgage-backed and related securities            35,282   24,882  225,659
  Other investments                                  3,087    5,563   11,769

 Tax-exempt investments:
  Obligations of states and political subdivisions  46,671   35,939  150,639
                                                   _______  _______  _______

                                                    94,484   66,384  510,977
                                                   _______  _______  _______

               Total investment securities        $443,693  478,594  541,021
                                                   _______  _______  _______

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Item 1(J) Business - Statistical Disclosure, Continued


II.  Investment Portfolio

          The following table shows the maturity distribution and weighted
average yields of investment securities at December 31, 1994:

(caption>
                                          Investments by Maturity and Yields at December 31, 1994
                               ____________________________________________________________________________

                                                      After One            After Five
                                    Within           but through          but through            After
                                   One Year           Five Years           Ten Years           Ten Years

                               _______________     _______________      _______________     _______________
                               Amount    Yield     Amount    Yield      Amount    Yield     Amount    Yield
                               ______    _____     ______    _____      ______    _____     ______    _____
                                                              (Dollars in thousands)
                                                                              
Investment securities available for sale:

 Taxable investments:
  United States Treasury
   securities                $ 44,298    4.11%   $  5,337    4.86%   $  1,006    4.29%   $      --      --%
  Securities of United States
   government agencies         28,537    5.41      28,132    5.38       9,368    5.14           --      --
  Mortgage-backed and 
   related securities          24,225    5.97      74,646    5.69       5,112    7.07          138    7.50
  Other investments             3,071    4.54       3,228    5.80          --      --        4,513    7.67
 
 Tax-exempt investments:
  Obligations of states and
   political subdivisions      33,125    5.89      41,811    6.89      15,954    9.70       26,708    8.70
                              _______    ____     _______    ____      ______    ____       ______    ____

                              133,256    5.18     153,154    5.93      31,440    7.74       31,359    8.55
                              _______    ____     _______    ____      ______    ____       ______    ____

Investment securities held to maturity:

 Taxable investments:
  Securities of United States
   government agencies          1,795    5.82       7,649    5.53         --       --           --      --
  Mortgage-backed and 
   related securities           8,551    6.42      19,504    6.64      3,367     5.68        3,860    5.60
  Other investments             1,350    6.10         977    4.84        120     6.27          640    7.11

 Tax-exempt investments:
  Obligations of states and 
    olitical subdivisions      17,638    6.21      18,296    6.64      4,565     7.83        6,172    8.70
                              _______    ____     _______    ____     ______     ____       ______    ____

                               29,334    6.24      46,426    6.42      8,052     6.91       10,672    7.48
                              _______    ____     _______    ____     ______     ____       ______    ____
Total investment securities  $162,590    5.55%   $199,580    6.12%   $39,492     7.60%     $42,031    8.28%
                              _______    ____     _______    ____     ______     ____       ______    ____

NOTE:  The weighted average yields are calculated on the basis of the cost
and effective yields for each scheduled maturity group.  The weighted average
yields for tax-exempt obligations have been adjusted to a fully taxable
basis, assuming a 34 percent federal income tax rate for 1994 and 1992 and a
35 percent rate for 1993, and are adjusted to reflect the effect of the
nondeductible interest expense of owning tax-exempt investments. 

As of December 31, 1994, the Company did not have securities from a single
issuer, other than the United States Government or its agencies, which
exceeded 10 percent of consolidated common stockholders' equity.

Maturities of all investment securities are managed to meet the Company's
normal liquidity needs.  Investment securities available for sale may be sold
prior to maturity to meet liquidity needs, to respond to market changes or to
adjust the Company's asset/liability position.
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Item 1(J) Business - Statistical Disclosure, Continued

III. Loan Portfolio

          The following table shows the amount of loans outstanding by type
as of December 31 for each of the past five years:


                                                                          December 31
                                                      ____________________________________________________
                                                        1994       1993       1992       1991       1990
                                                        ____       ____       ____       ____       ____
                                                                         (In thousands)
                                                                                
1. Real estate loans:
   a. Commercial construction and land development    $ 26,549     24,189     25,180     16,155     16,319
   b. Secured by 1-4 family residential property       389,713    349,810    324,124    321,721    315,934
   c. Other                                            143,960    129,574    101,418     96,805     88,572
2. Loans to financial institutions (primarily bankers'
   acceptances)                                             --         --        393      4,785      9,969
3. Loans to farmers                                     71,853     66,574     62,471     60,898     55,856
4. Commercial and industrial loans                     115,280     90,521     75,062     93,180     67,575
5. Loans to individuals for personal expenditures,
   net of unearned income                              221,627    214,401    163,876    151,529    151,261
6. All other loans                                       1,232        812        930      6,837      1,832
                                                       _______    _______    _______    _______    _______

                                                      $970,214    875,881    753,454    751,910    707,318
                                                       _______    _______    _______    _______    _______

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Item 1(J) Business - Statistical Disclosure, Continued

III. Loan Portfolio, Continued

          The following table shows the maturity distribution of loans as of
December 31, 1994 (excluding real estate loans secured by 1-4 family
residential property and loans to individuals for personal expenditures):




                                                     Loans by Maturity at December 31, 1994
                                                    ________________________________________
                                                              After One
                                                                Year
                                                     Within    through    After Five
                                                    One Year  Five Years     Years    Total
                                                    ________  __________     _____    _____
                                                                  (In thousands)
                                                                         
1. Real estate loans:
   a. Commercial construction and land development  $ 21,359     3,717       1,473    26,549
   b. Other                                           38,187    60,202      45,571   143,960
2. Loans to financial institutions                        --       --           --        --
3. Loans to farmers                                   44,730    23,918       3,205    71,853
4. Commercial and industrial loans                    71,290    36,575       7,415   115,280
5. All other loans                                     1,196        27           9     1,232
                                                     _______   _______      ______   _______

                                                    $176,762   124,439      57,673   358,874
                                                     _______   _______      ______   _______


          The above loans due after one year which have predetermined and
floating interest rates follow:
 
          Predetermined interest rates       $122,965
                                               ______

          Floating interest rates            $ 59,147
                                               ______
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Item 1(J) Business - Statistical Disclosure, Continued

III. Loan Portfolio, Continued

          The following schedule shows the dollar amount of loans at December
31 for each of the past five years which were either accounted for on a
nonaccrual basis, had been restructured to below market terms to provide a
reduction or deferral of interest or principal, or were 90 days or more past
due as to interest or principal.  Each particular loan has been included in
only the most appropriate category.



                           1994      1993      1992      1991      1990
                           ____      ____      ____      ____      ____
                                          (In thousands)
                                                    
Nonaccrual                $3,784     1,605     1,884     2,931     2,391

Restructured                 298       323       448     1,019     1,063

Past due 90 days or more     940     2,085     2,261     1,672     2,006
                           _____     _____     _____     _____     _____

   Nonperforming loans    $5,022     4,013     4,593     5,622     5,460
                           _____     _____     _____     _____     _____


          Interest income recorded during 1994 on nonaccrual and restructured
loans amounted to $321,000.  The amount of interest income which would have
been recorded during 1994 if nonaccrual and restructured loans had been
current, in accordance with the original terms, was $537,000.

          The amounts scheduled above include the entire balance of any
particular loan.  Much of the scheduled amount is adequately collateralized,
and thus does not represent the amount of anticipated charge-offs in the
future.  The loans scheduled are representative of the entire customer base
of the Company and, therefore, are not concentrated in a specific industry or
geographic area other than the loans to farmers in Iowa.  Overdrafts are
loans for which interest does not normally accrue.  Since overdrafts are
generally low volume, they were not included in the above schedule, unless
there was serious doubt concerning collection.

          The accrual of interest income is stopped when the ultimate
collection of a loan becomes doubtful.  A loan is placed on nonaccrual status
when it becomes 90 days past due, unless it is both well secured and in the
process of collection.  Once determined uncollectible, previously accrued
interest is charged to the allowance for loan losses.

          In addition to the loans scheduled above, management has identified
other loans which, due to a change in economic circumstances or a
deterioration in the financial position of the borrower, present serious
concern as to the ability of the borrower to comply with present repayment
terms.  Additionally, management considers the identification of loans
classified for regulatory or internal purposes as loss, doubtful, substandard
or special mention.  This serious concern may eventually result in certain of
these loans being classified in one of the above scheduled categories.  At
December 31, 1994, these loans amounted to approximately $2 million.

           As of December 31, 1994, management is unaware of any other
material interest-earning assets which have been placed on a nonaccrual
basis, have been restructured, or are 90 days or more past due.  The amount
of other real estate owned, which has been received in lieu of loan
repayment, amounted to $541,000 and $948,000 at December 31, 1994 and 1993,
respectively.
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Item 1(J) Business - Statistical Disclosure, Continued

IV.  Summary of Loan Loss Experience

          The following is an analysis of the allowance for loan losses for
years ended December 31, for each of the past five years: 



                                                                       Year Ended December 31
                                                           _______________________________________________
                                                            1994      1993      1992      1991      1990
                                                            ____      ____      ____      ____      ____
                                                                           (In thousands)
                                                                                    
Total loans at the end of the year                        $970,214   875,881   753,454   751,910   707,318
Average loans outstanding                                  936,370   802,088   736,646   727,870   659,283
                                                           _______   _______   _______   _______   _______
Allowance for loan losses -
  beginning of the year                                   $  9,818     9,006     8,548     8,871     8,431
                                                           _______   _______   _______   _______   _______
Amount of charge-offs during year:
  Real estate loans                                             83       109       276       110       203
  Loans to financial institutions                               --        --        --        --        -- 
  Loans to farmers                                              31        68        45        48        90
  Commercial and industrial loans                              337        54       252       769       455
  Loans to individuals for personal expenditures             1,943     1,230     1,304     1,404     1,011
  All other loans                                               48        70        67         5         8
                                                           _______   _______   _______   _______   _______

    Total charge-offs                                        2,442     1,531     1,944     2,336     1,767
                                                           _______   _______   _______   _______   _______


Amount of recoveries during year:
  Real estate loans                                            101       101        32        60        38
  Loans to financial institutions                               --        --        --        --        -- 
  Loans to farmers                                             146        81       179       135       130
  Commercial and industrial loans                              334       248       125       303       505
  Loans to individuals for personal expenditures               947       641       635       716       280
  All other loans                                               21        20        20        --        --
                                                           _______   _______   _______   _______   _______
    Total recoveries                                         1,549     1,091       991     1,214       953
                                                           _______   _______   _______   _______   _______
Net loans charged off during year                              893       440       953     1,122       814
                                                           _______   _______   _______   _______   _______
Additions to allowance charged to operating expense          1,988     1,252     1,411       799       869
                                                           _______   _______   _______   _______   _______
Allowance of acquisitions                                       --        --        --        --       385
                                                           _______   _______   _______   _______   _______ 
Allowance for loan losses - end of the year               $ 10,913     9,818     9,006     8,548     8,871
                                                           _______   _______   _______   _______   _______
Ratio of allowance to loans outstanding at end of year        1.12%     1.12      1.20      1.14      1.25
                                                              ____      ____      ____      ____      ____
Ratio of net charge-offs to average loans outstanding          .10%      .05       .13       .15       .12
                                                               ___       ___       ___       ___       ___


NOTE:  The provision for loan losses charged to operating expenses is based
on management's evaluation of the loan portfolio, past loan loss experience
and other factors that deserve current recognition in estimating loan losses. 
The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level necessary to support
management's evaluation of potential losses in the loan portfolio, after
considering various factors including prevailing and anticipated economic
conditions.
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Item 1(J) Business - Statistical Disclosure, Continued

IV.  Summary of Loan Loss Experience, Continued

          In the following summary, the Company has allocated the allowance
for loan losses, according to the amount deemed to be reasonably necessary to
provide for losses within each category of loans.  The amount of the
allowance applicable to each category and the percentage of loans in each
category to total loans follows:



                                                                   Year Ended December 31
                                 __________________________________________________________________________________________
                                        1994              1993              1992              1991             1990
                                 _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ __________________
                                 Allowance Percent Allowance Percent Allowance Percent Allowance Percent Allowance Percent
                                    for    of Loans   for    of Loans   for    of Loans   for    of Loans   for    of Loans
                                    Loan   to Total   Loan   to Total   Loan   to Total   Loan   to Total   Loan   to Total
                                   Losses    Loans   Losses    Loans   Losses    Loans   Losses    Loans   Losses    Loans
                                   ______    _____   ______    _____   ______    _____   ______    _____     _____   _____
                                                 (Dollars in thousands)
                                                                                      
Real estate loans                  $ 2,600    57.7%  $2,400    57.5%   $2,200    59.8%   $2,002   57.8%    $1,967    59.5%
Loans to financial institutions         --      --       --      --        --      .1        --     .6         --     1.4 
Loans to farmers                     1,400     7.4    1,600     7.6     1,200     8.3     1,500    8.1      1,900     7.9 
Commercial and industrial loans      2,800    11.9    2,700    10.3     2,700    10.0     2,600   12.4      3,000     9.6 
Loans to individuals for personal
  expenditures                       4,113    22.8    3,118    24.5     2,906    21.3     2,446   20.2      2,004    21.4 
All other loans                         --      .2       --      .1        --      .5        --     .9         --      .2 
                                   _______   _____    _____   _____     _____   _____     _____  _____      _____   _____
                                   $10,913   100.0%  $9,818   100.0%   $9,006   100.0%   $8,548  100.0%    $8,871   100.0%
                                    ______   _____    _____   _____     _____   _____     _____  _____      _____   _____

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Item 1(J) Business - Statistical Disclosure, Continued

V.   Deposits

          A classification of the Company's average deposits and average
rates paid for the years indicated follows:


                                            Year Ended December 31

                                    1994             1993             1992
                                Amount  Rate     Amount  Rate     Amount  Rate
                                             (Dollars in thousands)
                                                        
Noninterest-bearing deposits $  127,464   --% $  119,322   --% $  112,054   --%
Interest-bearing deposits:
   Demand                       250,520 2.16     217,754 2.09     209,642 2.52 
   Savings                      294,715 2.33     299,640 2.57     260,568 3.60 
   Time                         625,981 4.68     622,789 4.81     646,261 5.85 
                              _________ ____   _________ ____   _________ ____

                             $1,298,680       $1,259,505       $1,228,525      
                              _________        _________        _________


          The following sets forth the maturity distribution of all time
deposits of $100,000 or more as of December 31, 1994:

                                               Large Time Deposits
                                                  by Maturity at
          Maturity Remaining                    December 31, 1994
                                                  (In thousands)

          Less than 3 months                          $23,139
          Over 3 through 6 months                      10,191
          Over 6 through 12 months                     16,831
          Over 12 months                               23,188
                                                       ______

                                                      $73,349
                                                       ______


VI.  Return on Equity and Assets

          Various operating and equity ratios for the years indicated are
presented below:


                                                     Year Ended  December 31,
                                                     ________________________
                                                      1994     1993     1992
                                                      ____     ____     ____
                                                              
Return on average total assets:
  Net income before deduction of minority interest     .70%    1.04%     .98%

  Return on average equity                            9.03    13.82    14.13

  Common dividend payout ratio                       34.65    22.22    21.00

  Average equity to average assets                    7.36     7.18     6.61

  Equity to assets ratio                              6.98     7.59     6.81

  Tier 1 leverage capital ratio                       7.23     7.36     6.71

  Primary capital ratio                               8.18     8.31     7.67
                                                      ____     ____     ____

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Item 1(J) Business - Statistical Disclosure, Continued

VII. Short-Term Borrowings

          Information relative to federal funds purchased and securities sold
under agreements to repurchase follows:


                                               1994        1993        1992
                                               ____        ____        ____
                                                  (Dollars in thousands)
                                                              
Amount outstanding at December 31            $70,704      37,664       34,882
Weighted average interest rate at
  December 31                                   4.73%       2.31         2.34
Maximum amount outstanding at any
  quarter-end                                $70,704      66,740       49,125
Average amount outstanding during
  the year                                   $61,656      42,715       33,240
Weighted average interest rate during
  the year                                      3.38%       2.41         2.78
                                              ______      ______       ______


          Information relative to other short-term borrowings, which consist
primarily of notes payable by the Parent Company, Federal Reserve Bank
borrowings and U.S. Treasury - tax depository note options, follows:



                                               1994       1993        1992
                                               ____       ____        ____
                                                  (Dollars in thousands)
                                                             
Amount outstanding at December 31             $12,000           --        120
Weighted average interest rate at
  December 31                                    5.40%          --       3.15
Maximum amount outstanding at any
  quarter-end                                 $12,000           --      2,840
Average amount outstanding during
  the year                                    $ 4,860           33      2,170
Weighted average interest rate during
  the year                                       5.42%        3.63       5.57
                                               ______       ______     ______

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Item 2.   Properties.

          At December 31, 1994, the affiliated banks had 44 banking locations
with approximately 296,000 square feet, all located in Iowa.  Of these
banking locations, 33 were owned by the Company - approximately 229,000
square feet; 3 were owned buildings on leased land - approximately 30,000
square feet and 8 were operated under lease contracts with unaffiliated
parties - approximately 37,000 square feet.  

          The Company leases certain real estate and equipment under long-
term and short-term leases.  The Company owns certain real estate which is
leased to unrelated persons.

Item 3.   Legal Proceedings.

          The Company (Brenton Banks, Inc. and its subsidiaries) is involved
in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of
business.  In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these
matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial
position or results of operations. 

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

          There were no matters submitted during the fourth quarter of the
fiscal year covered by this report to a vote of security holders, through the
solicitation of proxies or otherwise.


PART II


Item 5.   Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters.

          The information appearing on pages 30 and 37 of the Corporation's
Annual Report, filed as Exhibit 13 hereto, is incorporated herein by
reference.

          There were approximately 1,608 holders of record of the Parent
Company's $5 common stock as of March 13, 1995.  The closing bid price of the
Parent Company's common stock was $17.75 on March 13, 1995.

          The Parent Company increased dividends to common shareholders in
1993 to $.44 per share, a 10 percent increase over $.40 for 1993, after
restatement for the May 1994 3-for-2 stock split.  Dividend declarations are
evaluated and determined by the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.  In
January 1995, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $.11 per common
share.  There are currently no restrictions on the Parent Company's present
or future ability to pay dividends.

Item 6.   Selected Financial Data.

          The information appearing on page 19 of the Company's Annual
Report, filed as Exhibit 13 hereto, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations.

          The information appearing on pages 12 through 17 of the Company's
Annual Report, filed as Exhibit 13 hereto, is incorporated herein by
reference.
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Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

          The information appearing on pages 20 through 36 of the Company's
Annual Report, filed as Exhibit 13 hereto, is incorporated herein by
reference.

Item 9.   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure.

          Within the twenty-four months prior to the date of the most recent
financial statements, there has been no change of accountants of the Company.


PART III

Item 10.  Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.

          The definitive proxy statement of Brenton Banks, Inc., which will
be filed not later than 120 days following the close of the Company's fiscal
year ending December 31, 1994, is incorporated herein by reference.  See also
Item 1(E) of this Form 10-K captioned "Executive Officers of the Registrant."

Item 11.  Executive Compensation.

          The definitive proxy statement of Brenton Banks, Inc., which will
be filed not later than 120 days following the close of the Company's fiscal
year ended December 31, 1994, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.

          The definitive proxy statement of Brenton Banks, Inc., which will
be filed not later than 120 days following the close of the Company's fiscal
year ending December 31, 1994, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

          The definitive proxy statement of Brenton Banks, Inc., which will
be filed not later than 120 days following the close of the Company's fiscal
year ending December 31, 1994, is incorporated herein by reference.


PART IV


Item 14.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.

          The following exhibits and financial statement schedules are filed
as part of this report:

          (a)     1.  Financial Statements: See the financial statements on
                      pages 20 through 36 of the Company's Annual Report,
                      filed as Exhibit 13 hereto, which are incorporated by
                      reference herein.

                  2.  Financial Statement Schedules: See Exhibits 11 and 12,
                      for computation of earnings per share and ratios.
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                  3.  Exhibits (not covered by independent auditors' report).

                      Exhibit 3

                      The Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws,
                      as amended, of Brenton Banks, Inc.  These Articles of
                      Incorporation and Bylaws are incorporated by reference
                      from Form 10-K of Brenton Banks, Inc., for the year
                      ended December 31, 1993.

                      Exhibit 10.1


                      Summary of the Bank Bonus Plans under which some of the
                      executive officers of the Parent Company and certain
                      other personnel of the subsidiaries are eligible to
                      receive a bonus each year.

                      Exhibit 10.2

                      Summary of the Executive Bonus Plan under which some of
                      the executive officers of the Parent Company are
                      eligible to receive a bonus each year.

                      Exhibit 10.3

                      Summary of the Trust Division Bonus Plan under which
                      one of the executive officers of the Parent Company is
                      eligible to receive a bonus each year.

                      Exhibit 10.4

                      Summary of the Brokerage Bonus Plan under which one of
                      the executive officers of the Parent Company is
                      eligible to receive a bonus each year.

                      Exhibit 10.5

                      Summary of the Employee Bonus Plan under which
                      employees of the Company are eligible to receive a
                      bonus each year.

                      Exhibit 10.6

                      Employment Agreement, dated July 6, 1989, between
                      William H. Brenton and Brenton Banks, Inc.  

                      Exhibit 10.7

                      Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, Administrative Rules
                      and Agreement under which officers of the Company are
                      eligible to receive options to purchase an aggregate of
                      300,000 shares of the Company's $5 par value common
                      stock.  This Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan,
                      Administrative Rules and Agreement is incorporated by
                      reference from Form 10-K of Brenton Banks, Inc., for
                      the year ended December 31, 1992.

                      Exhibit 10.8

                      Long-Term Stock Compensation Plan, Agreements and
                      related documents, effective for 1994, under which
                      certain of the Company's senior officers and bank
                      presidents are eligible to receive shares of Brenton
                      Banks, Inc. stock based upon their service to the
                      Company and Company performance.
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                      Exhibit 10.9

                      Long-Term Stock Compensation Plan, Agreements and
                      related documents, effective for 1993, under which
                      certain of the Company's senior officers and bank
                      presidents are eligible to receive shares of Brenton
                      Banks, Inc. stock based upon their service to the
                      Company and Company performance.  This Long-Term Stock
                      Compensation Plan, Agreements and related documents are
                      incorporated by reference from Form 10-K of Brenton
                      Banks, Inc., for the year ended December 31, 1993.

                      Exhibit 10.10

                      Long-Term Stock Compensation Plan, Agreements and
                      related documents, effective for 1992, under which
                      certain of the Company's senior officers and bank
                      presidents are eligible to receive shares of Brenton
                      Banks, Inc. stock based upon their service to the
                      Company and Company performance.  This Long-Term Stock
                      Compensation Plan, Agreements and related documents,
                      effective for 1992, are incorporated by reference from
                      Form 10-K of Brenton Banks, Inc., for the year ended
                      December 31, 1992.

                      Exhibit 10.11

                      Standard Agreement for Advances, Pledge and Security
                      Agreement between Brenton banks and the Federal Home
                      Loan Bank of Des Moines.  These standard Agreement for
                      Advances, Pledge and Security Agreement are
                      incorporated by reference from Form 10-K of Brenton
                      Banks, Inc., for the year ended December 31, 1993.

                      Exhibit 10.12

                      Short-term note with American National Bank & Trust
                      Company of Chicago as of  April 30, 1994, setting forth
                      the terms of the Parent Company's $2,000,000 short-term
                      debt agreement.

                      Exhibit 10.13

                      Data Processing Agreement dated December 1, 1991 by and
                      between Systematics, Inc. and Brenton Information
                      Systems, Inc.  This Data Processing Agreement is
                      incorporated by reference from Form 10-K of Brenton
                      Banks, Inc., for the year ended December 31, 1991.

                      Exhibit 10.14

                      Item Processing Agreement dated December 1, 1991
                      between Brenton Bank Services Corporation and the
                      Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines.  This Item
                      Processing Agreement is incorporated by reference
                      from Form 10-K of Brenton Banks, Inc., for the year
                      ended December 31, 1992.

                      Exhibit 10.15

                      Restated Trust Agreement for Brenton Banks, Inc.
                      Retirement Plan, effective January 1, 1986.  This
                      Restated Trust Agreement is incorporated by reference
                      from Form 10-K of Brenton Banks, Inc., for the year
                      ended December 31, 1991.
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                      Exhibit 10.16

                      Amendments to the Restated Trust Agreement for Brenton
                      Banks, Inc. Retirement Plan, effective January 1, 1987,
                      January 1, 1993 and January 1, 1994.

                      Exhibit 10.17

                      Indenture Agreement with respect to Capital Notes dated
                      April 12, 1993.  This Indenture Agreement is
                      incorporated by reference from Form 10-K of Brenton
                      Banks, Inc., for the year ended December 31, 1993.

                      Exhibit 10.18

                      Indenture Agreement with respect to Capital Notes dated
                      April 14, 1992.  This Indenture Agreement is
                      incorporated by reference from Form 10-K of Brenton
                      Banks, Inc., for the year ended December 31, 1992.  

                      Exhibit 10.19

                      Indenture Agreement with respect to Capital Notes dated
                      August 5, 1991.  This Indenture Agreement is
                      incorporated by reference from Form 10-K of Brenton
                      Banks, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1991.

                      Exhibit 10.20

                      Indenture Agreement with respect to Capital Notes dated
                      March 27, 1991.  This Indenture Agreement is
                      incorporated by reference from Form 10-K of Brenton
                      Banks, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1991.

                      Exhibit 10.21

                      Indenture Agreement with respect to Capital Notes dated
                      April 5, 1985.  This Indenture Agreement is
                      incorporated by reference from Form 10-K of Brenton
                      Banks, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1991.

                      Exhibit 10.22

                      Indenture Agreement with respect to Capital Notes dated
                      April 8, 1994.

                      Exhibit 10.23

                      Split Dollar Insurance Agreement between the Company,
                      William H. Brenton Crummy Trust and William H. Brenton
                      Crummy Trust II, dated November 23, 1994.

                      Exhibit 10.24

                      Split Dollar Insurance Agreement between the Company
                      and Brenton Life Insurance Trust for the benefit of C.
                      Robert Brenton, dated August 12, 1994.

                      Exhibit 10.25

                      Agreement between Robert L. DeMeulenaere and the
                      Company regarding the change in control arrangements,
                      dated December 31, 1994.
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                      Exhibit 10.26

                      Agreement between Larry A. Mindrup and the Company
                      regarding the change in control arrangements, dated
                      December 31, 1994.

                      Exhibit 11

                      Statement of computation of earnings per share.

                      Exhibit 12

                      Statement of computation of ratios. 

                      Exhibit 13

                      The Annual Report to Shareholders of Brenton Banks,
                      Inc., for the 1994 calendar year.

                      Exhibit 21

                      Subsidiaries.  

                      Exhibit 23

                      Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP to the incorporation
                      of their report dated February 17, 1995, relating to
                      certain consolidated statements of condition of Brenton
                      Banks, Inc. into the Registration Statement on Form S-8
                      of Brenton Banks, Inc.

                      Exhibit 27

                      Financial Data Schedule (filed only with Electronic
                      Transmission).

          The Parent Company will furnish to any shareholder upon request a
copy of any exhibit upon payment of a fee of $.50 per page. Requests for
copies of exhibits should be directed to Steven T. Schuler, Chief Financial
Officer/Treasurer/Secretary, at Brenton Banks, Inc., P.O. Box 961,
Des Moines, Iowa 50304-0961.

          (b)     Reports on Form 8-K:  No reports on Form 8-K were required
to be filed during the last quarter of 1994.
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SIGNATURES



          Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



BRENTON BANKS, INC.




By  /s/ C. Robert Brenton      
Chairman of the Board of Directors
C. ROBERT BRENTON

Date:  March 9, 1995




          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of
the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



By  /s/ William H. Brenton
Chairman of the Executive Committee,
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director
WILLIAM H. BRENTON
Principal Executive Officer

Date:  March 9, 1995


By  /s/ C. Robert Brenton
Chairman of the Board and Director
C. ROBERT BRENTON
Principal Executive Officer

Date:  March 9, 1995
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By  /s/ Robert L. DeMeulenaere 
President and Director
ROBERT L. DEMEULENAERE
Principal Executive Officer

Date:  March 9, 1995



By  /s/ Steven T. Schuler 
Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer/Secretary
STEVEN T. SCHULER
Chief Financial Officer

Date:  March 9, 1995



By  /s/ Jennifer Hixson Carney 
Controller
JENNIFER HIXSON CARNEY

Date:  March 9, 1995


BOARD OF DIRECTORS


By  /s/ Junius C. Brenton
JUNIUS C. BRENTON

Date:  March 9, 1995


By  /s/ R. Dean Duben
R. DEAN DUBEN

Date:  March 9, 1995


By  /s/ Hubert G. Ferguson
HUBERT G. FERGUSON

Date:  March 9, 1995


By  /s/ Gary M. Christensen
GARY M. CHRISTENSEN

Date:  March 9, 1995
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits                                                               Page 


          Exhibit 3

          The Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws,
          as amended, of Brenton Banks, Inc.  These Articles of
          Incorporation and Bylaws are incorporated by reference
          from Form 10-K of Brenton Banks, Inc., for the year
          ended December 31, 1993.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   39

          Exhibit 10.1

          Summary of the Bank Bonus Plans under which some of the
          executive officers of the Parent Company and certain
          other personnel of the subsidiaries are eligible to
          receive a bonus each year.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   40

          Exhibit 10.2

          Summary of the Executive Bonus Plan under which some
          of the executive officers of the Parent Company are
          eligible to receive a bonus each year.  . . . . . . . . . .   42

          Exhibit 10.3

          Summary of the Trust Division Bonus Plan under which
          one of the executive officers of the Parent Company
          is eligible to receive a bonus each year. . . . . . . . . .   44

          Exhibit 10.4

          Summary of the Brokerage Bonus Plan under which one
          of the executive officers of the Parent Company is
          eligible to receive a bonus each year.  . . . . . . . . . .   46

          Exhibit 10.5

          Summary of the Employee Bonus Plan under which
          employees of the Company are eligible to receive a
          bonus each year.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   48

          Exhibit 10.6

          Employment Agreement, dated July 6, 1989, between
          William H. Brenton and Brenton Banks, Inc.  . . . . . . . .   50

          Exhibit 10.7

          Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, Administrative
          Rules and Agreement under which officers of the
          Company are eligible to receive options to purchase
          an aggregate of 300,000 shares of the Company's $5
          par value common stock.  This Non-Qualified Stock
          Option Plan, Administrative Rules and Agreement is
          incorporated by reference from Form 10-K of Brenton
          Banks, Inc., for the year ended December 31, 1992.  . . . .   57
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          Exhibit 10.8

          Long-Term Stock Compensation Plan, Agreements and
          related documents, effective for 1994, under which
          certain of the Company's senior officers and bank
          presidents are eligible to receive shares of Brenton
          Banks, Inc. stock based upon their service to the
          Company and Company performance.  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   58

          Exhibit 10.9

          Long-Term Stock Compensation Plan, Agreements and
          related documents, effective for 1993, under which
          certain of the Company's senior officers and bank
          presidents are eligible to receive shares of Brenton
          Banks, Inc. stock based upon their service to the
          Company and Company performance.  This Long-Term
          Stock Compensation Plan, Agreements and related
          documents are incorporated by reference from Form
          10-K of Brenton Banks, Inc., for the year ended
          December 31, 1993.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   72

          Exhibit 10.10

          Long-Term Stock Compensation Plan, Agreements and
          related documents, effective for 1992, under which
          certain of the Company's senior officers and bank
          presidents are eligible to receive shares of Brenton
          Banks, Inc. stock based upon their service to the
          Company and Company performance.  This Long-Term
          Stock Compensation Plan, Agreements and related
          documents, effective for 1992, are incorporated by
          reference from Form 10-K of Brenton Banks, Inc.,
          for the year ended December 31, 1992. . . . . . . . . . . .   73

          Exhibit 10.11

          Standard Agreement for Advances, Pledge and Security
          Agreement between Brenton banks and the Federal Home
          Loan bank of Des Moines.  These standard Agreement
          for Advances, Pledge and Security Agreement are
          incorporated by reference from Form 10-K of Brenton
          Banks, Inc., for the year ended December 31, 1993.  . . . .   74

          Exhibit 10.12

          Short-term note with American National Bank & Trust
          Company of Chicago as of April 30, 1993, setting
          forth the terms of the Parent Company's $2,000,000
          short-term debt agreement.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   75

          Exhibit 10.13

          Data Processing Agreement dated December 1, 1991
          by and between Systematics, Inc. and Brenton 
          Information Systems, Inc.  This Data Processing
          Agreement is incorporated by reference from Form
          10-K of Brenton Banks, Inc., for the year ended
          December 31, 1991.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   77

          Exhibit 10.14

          Item Processing Agreement dated December 1, 1991
          between Brenton Bank Services Corporation and the Federal
          Home Loan Bank of Des Moines.  This Item Processing
          Agreement is incorporated by reference from Form 10-K
          of Brenton Banks, Inc., for the year ended
          December 31, 1992.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   78
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          Exhibit 10.15

          Restated Trust Agreement for Brenton Banks, Inc.
          Retirement Plan, effective January 1, 1986.  This
          Restated Trust Agreement is incorporated by 
          reference from Form 10-K of Brenton Banks, Inc.,
          for the year ended December 31, 1991.   . . . . . . . . . .   79

          Exhibit 10.16

          Amendments to the Restated Trust Agreement for
          Brenton Banks, Inc. Retirement Plan, effective
          January 1, 1987, January 1, 1993 and January 1, 1994. . . .   80

          Exhibit 10.17

          Indenture Agreement with respect to Capital Notes
          dated April 12, 1993.  This Indenture Agreement is
          incorporated by reference from Form 10-K of Brenton
          Banks, Inc., for the year ended December 31, 1993.  . . . .  112

          Exhibit 10.18

          Indenture Agreement with respect to Capital Notes
          dated April 14, 1992.  This Indenture Agreement is
          incorporated by reference from Form 10-K of Brenton
          Banks, Inc., for the year ended December 31, 1992.  . . . .  113

          Exhibit 10.19

          Indenture Agreement with respect to Capital Notes
          dated August 5, 1991.  This Indenture Agreement is
          incorporated by reference from Form 10-K of Brenton
          Banks, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1991. . . . . .  114

          Exhibit 10.20

          Indenture Agreement with respect to Capital Notes
          dated March 27, 1991.  This Indenture Agreement is
          incorporated by reference from Form 10-K of Brenton
          Banks, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1991. . . . . .  115

          Exhibit 10.21

          Indenture Agreement with respect to Capital Notes
          dated April 5, 1985.  This Indenture Agreement is
          incorporated by reference from Form 10-K of Brenton
          Banks, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1991. . . . . .  116

          Exhibit 10.22

          Indenture Agreement with respect to Capital Notes
          dated April 8, 1994.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  117

          Exhibit 10.23

          Split Dollar Insurance Agreement between the Company,
          William H. Brenton Crummy Trust and William H.
          Brenton Crummy Trust II, dated November 23, 1994. . . . . .  132
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          Exhibit 10.24

          Split Dollar Insurance Agreement between the Company
          and Brenton Life Insurance Trust for the benefit of 
          C. Robert Brenton, dated August 12, 1994. . . . . . . . . .  174

          Exhibit 10.25

          Agreement between Robert L. DeMeulenaere and the
          Company regarding the change in control arrangements,
          dated December 31, 1994.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  184

          Exhibit 10.26

          Agreement between Larry A. Mindrup and the Company
          regarding the change in control arrangements, dated
          December 31, 1994.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  188

          Exhibit 11

          Statement of computation of earnings per share. . . . . . .  192

          Exhibit 12

          Statement of computation of ratios. . . . . . . . . . . . .  194

          Exhibit 13

          The Annual Report to Shareholders of Brenton Banks,
          Inc., for the 1994 calendar year. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  197

          Exhibit 21

          Subsidiaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .  .  240

          Exhibit 23

          Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP to the incorporation
          of their report dated February 17, 1995, relating to
          certain consolidated statements of condition of Brenton
          Banks, Inc. into the Registration Statement on Form S-8
          of Brenton Banks, Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  244

          Exhibit 27

          Financial Data Schedule (filed only with Electronic
          Transmission).  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  246
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