Exhibit 10.16

Indenture Agreement with respect to Capital Notes dated March 27, 1991.  
     185


CAPITAL NOTES INDENTURES DATED AFTER 1985 AND PRIOR TO 1991,
THAT HAVE CAPITAL NOTES OUTSTANDING UNDER THEIR TERMS, ARE
SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE FOLLOWING CAPITAL NOTE INDENTURE.


I N D E N T U R E   A G R E E M E N T

W I T H   R E S P E C T

T O   C A P I T A L   N O T E S

D A T E D   M A R C H  2 7,  1 9 9 1


INDENTURE AGREEMENT

     THIS INDENTURE AGREEMENT is made as of the 27th day of March, 1991, 
between BRENTON BANKS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the 
laws of Iowa with its principal place of business in the City of Des Moines, 
Iowa, hereinafter called the "Company," and BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, a state 
banking corporation organized under the laws of the State of Iowa, with its 
principal place of business in the City of Des Moines, Iowa, hereinafter 
called the "Trustee."

W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, Company is duly authorized by its Articles of Incorporation and 
By-Laws to borrow money for its corporate purposes; and,

     WHEREAS, Company was heretofore duly authorized by a unanimous 
affirmative vote of its directors at a meeting duly called and held for such 
purpose to borrow the sum of $2,000,000 for use in connection with its 
ordinary operations and to issue its Capital Notes in the total sum of 
$2,000,000, with the same to be secured by an appropriate Indenture Agreement 
with Bankers Trust Company, Des Moines, Iowa, as Trustee for the Capital Note 
holders.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of One Dollar ($1.00) in hand paid to 
Trustee, and in consideration of the purchase and acceptance of Capital Notes 
of Company by various purchasers, Company hereby covenants and declares that 
its Capital Notes in the maximum principal sum of $2,000,000, and hereinafter 
more fully described, shall be issued by it upon and subject to the following 
terms, conditions, and covenants, and Trustee by its execution hereof agrees 
to act as Trustee for all such Capital Note holders under and pursuant to the 
terms of this Agreement.

ARTICLE I

Capital Notes

     1.01   Company shall issue its Capital Notes, in the maximum total 
principal sum of $2,000,000 with the same being in the series, maturing on 
the dates, and bearing interest at the rates enumerated on Exhibit A attached 
hereto, which said Capital Notes shall constitute those issued under and 
pursuant to this Indenture.  Such Capital Notes shall be issued in 
denominations of multiples of $1,000.

     1.02   The Capital Notes to be issued under and pursuant to the terms 
hereof shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.


     1.03   All Capital Notes issued pursuant to this Indenture shall be 
issued directly to the registered owners as to principal and interest, and 
shall be transferable by the registered owner in person or by duly authorized 
attorney at the office of the Company upon surrender and cancellation of the 
original Capital Note, at which time a new registered Capital Note(s) shall 
be executed and delivered by Company in lieu thereof with the same registered 
in the name of the transferee or transferees.  Each Capital Note issued in 
consummation of an assignment and transfer of an original issue, or any 
subsequent Capital Notes issued and outstanding under the terms hereof, shall 
be appropriately recorded by both Company and by Trustee.

     1.04   All Capital Notes issued under and pursuant to this Indenture 
shall be certified by Trustee and shall not be valid for any purpose until so 
certified. Whenever a Capital Note is surrendered for transfer or assignment 
and a new Capital Note issued in lieu thereof, the same shall be certified at 
that time by Trustee prior to its delivery to the registered owner or owners.

     1.05   All Capital Notes issued under the terms hereof shall have equal 
priority as to principal.  Upon the happening of an "event of default," all 
interest due and unpaid on that date on all Capital Notes issued and 
outstanding shall have priority over any principal amounts of such Capital 
Notes, and shall be paid ratably either in money or property among the 
Capital Note holders to whom the said unpaid interest is due and owing, and 
no payment of principal shall be made until all said unpaid interest has been 
paid and discharged in full.  Following payment of the interest, the 
principal sums due and unpaid on all Capital Notes issued and outstanding as 
of that date shall then be paid.  For the purpose of principal payment, 
whether by virtue of distribution of money or property, priority with respect 
thereto shall be equal between all such outstanding Capital Notes.

     1.06   Any Capital Note issued under the terms hereof which has been 
lost, destroyed, or stolen shall be replaced by Company with an identical new 
Capital Note, certified by Trustee, upon proof of loss, destruction, or theft 
satisfactory to Company and Trustee and the giving of a bond to secure 
Company and Trustee from loss, if and to the extent required by Company and 
Trustee.

     1.07   Any Capital Note surrendered to Company by the holder thereof on 
payment or redemption shall be promptly cancelled by Company and after 
cancellation delivered to Trustee for recordation and return to Company.  A 
Capital Note surrendered upon an assignment or transfer shall also be so 
cancelled by Company and delivered to Trustee for recordation and return to 
Company.


     1.08   All Capital Notes issued pursuant to the terms hereof shall bear 
interest, payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year prior 
to maturity, call for redemption or redemption pursuant to Section 1.11 
hereof.  No payment of principal shall be made until all unpaid interest has 
been paid and discharged in full.  Following payment of the interest, the 
principal sums due and unpaid on all Capital Notes issued and outstanding as 
of that date shall be paid.  For the purpose of principal payments, whether 
by virtue of distribution of money or property, priority with respect thereto 
shall be equal in all respects between all such outstanding Capital Notes.

     1.09   Capital Notes issued and outstanding under the terms hereof shall 
be paid on maturity to the extent that payment is not prohibited by the terms 
hereof, and after payment of all interest due and payable on any such 
outstanding Capital Notes at that time.

     1.10   Any Capital Note issued pursuant to this Indenture may be 
redeemed in whole or in part by Company, on any interest payment date after 
eight (8) years from the date of issuance of such Capital Note, in advance of 
maturity at any time thirty (30) days after notice by Company of its election 
to do so by paying all interest due thereon together with the principal 
amount thereof.

     1.11   Upon the death of an individual registered holder or of an 
individual bearing a certain designated relationship to the registered 
holder, a Capital Note will be redeemed by the Company at the option of 
certain designated person(s) exercised as provided herein at face plus all 
interest accrued on the Capital Note to the date of redemption.  An option 
shall arise upon the death of an individual who is (i) sole registered 
holder, (ii) a joint tenant registered holder, (iii) a tenant in common 
registered holder, (iv) a life tenant registered holder, (v) the sole grantor 
of a revocable trust which is a registered holder, (vi) a participant in an 
IRA or other retirement plan solely for the benefit of one participant which 
is a registered holder, or (vii) the ward of a conservatorship or 
custodianship which is a registered holder.  No option to require redemption 
of a Capital Note shall arise except as specifically set forth above.

            Upon the death of an individual who is the sole registered holder 
of a Capital Note, such option shall be exercisable by the deceased holder's 
personal representative(s).  Upon the death of a registered holder who holds 
a Capital Note in joint tenancy, such option shall be exercisable by the 
surviving joint tenant(s).  Upon the death of a registered holder who holds a 
Capital Note in tenancy in common, such option shall be exercisable jointly 
by the personal representative(s) of the deceased holder and by the remaining 
tenant(s) in common.  Upon the death of a registered 


holder who has a life estate in a Capital Note, such option shall be 
exercisable by the remainderman(men).  Upon the death of an individual who is 
the sole grantor of a revocable trust which is a registered holder, such 
option shall be exercisable by the trustee(s) of the trust.  Upon the death 
of the participant in an IRA or other retirement plan solely for the benefit 
of one participant which is a registered holder, such option shall be 
exercisable by the beneficiary(ies) of such IRA or retirement plan.  Upon the 
death of a ward of a conservatorship or custodianship which is a registered 
holder, such option shall be exercisable by the personal representative(s) of 
such ward's estate.  In the event more than one person is entitled to 
exercise the option, such option shall be exercisable only with the 
concurrence of all persons entitled to exercise the option.

            The option shall be exercisable for a period of 9 months 
following the date of death of the individual whose death gives rise to the 
option.  The option shall be exercised by the person(s) entitled to exercise 
the option giving written notice to the Company of the exercise of the option 
at the Company's principal executive offices.  Prior to the redemption of the 
Capital Note, the person(s) entitled to exercise the option shall furnish the 
Company with such documentation or evidence as the Company shall require to 
establish such person's(s') entitlement to exercise the redemption option.  
The Company shall be under no duty to notify the person(s) entitled to 
exercise the option of the existence of this redemption option or of any 
facts which come to the attention of the Company which would give any person 
the right to exercise the option.

     1.12   In the event any Capital Note is not presented for surrender and 
cancellation on maturity or when called for redemption by Company, Company 
shall deposit a sum equal to the amount due thereon, with Trustee in trust 
for payment thereof, and no interest shall be due and payable to the holder 
of such Capital Note from and after its maturity or redemption date.  Such 
payment by Company to Trustee shall be made within thirty (30) days after the 
due date.  Thereafter, Trustee shall pay over said sum to the owner upon 
delivery and surrender of the pertinent Capital Note(s) for redemption and 
cancellation.

     1.13   Nothing contained in this Indenture or in any of the Capital 
Notes shall be construed to cause the Capital Notes issued hereunder to 
become immediately due and payable in the event of any consolidation or 
merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or corporations 
(whether or not affiliated with the Company), or successive consolidations or 
mergers in which the Company or its successor or successors shall be a party 
or parties, or any sale or conveyance of the property of the Company as an 


entirety or substantially as an entirety, to any other corporation (whether 
or not affiliated with the Company) or the purchase of stock and subsequent 
liquidation of the assets into the purchasing entity (hereinafter "purchase 
and liquidation") authorized to acquire and operate the same if the following 
are delivered to the Trustee:  (1) an opinion by a certified public 
accountant appointed by the successor corporation or entity opining that the 
net worth of the successor corporation or entity following the acquisition, 
merger, consolidation, sale of assets, or purchase and liquidation determined 
on a pro forma basis using the successor corporation's or entity's and the 
Company's most recent year-end financial statements preceding the date of the 
acquisition, merger, consolidation, sale of assets, or purchase and 
liquidation is in excess of the net worth of the Company as reflected on the 
Company's most recent year-end financial statements preceding the date of the 
acquisition, merger, consolidation, sale of assets, or purchase and 
liquidation; (2) an Assumption Agreement in which the successor corporation 
or entity expressly assumes the due and punctual performance and observance 
of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed by 
the Company; and (3) an opinion of counsel appointed by the successor 
corporation or entity that the Assumption Agreement is a valid and binding 
obligation of such successor corporation or entity enforceable in accordance 
with its terms and the Capital Notes are valid and binding obligations of the 
successor corporation or entity.

            In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, or 
purchase and liquidation and upon the assumption by the successor 
corporation, such successor corporation shall succeed to and be substituted 
for the Company, with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the 
Company.

     1.14   Any notices which Company is required to give under the terms of 
this Indenture, or which are deemed necessary or proper by Company, shall be 
given by first class mail with postage prepaid addressed to each Capital Note 
holder at the address shown for him on the books and records of Company, and 
notices so given shall be deemed given upon the date of the mailing thereof.

ARTICLE II

Covenants of Company

     2.01   Company covenants and agrees to pay all principal and interest as 
the same becomes due and payable upon any Capital Notes issued and 
outstanding under the terms of this Indenture; provided, however, that 
principal shall only be paid by it upon surrender of the appropriate Capital 
Notes for cancellation, or if not surrendered, by payment to Trustee as 
provided in this Indenture.


     2.02   Subject to the provisions of Section 1.13 hereof, Company 
covenants to continue the operation of its business, all as required and 
permitted by its Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws, and to at all times 
maintain sufficient assets and property to continue such general operations 
so long as any of its Capital Notes remain issued and outstanding under the 
terms hereof.

     2.03   Company covenants to meet all requirements relative to issuance 
of said Capital Notes, payment of principal and interest thereon from the 
sources specified, and all other conditions relating thereto as provided in 
Article I hereof.

     2.04   Company further covenants to furnish Trustee true copies of all 
quarterly and annual reports normally prepared by Company.

     2.05   On an annual basis Company covenants to furnish trustee with a 
certificate indicating whether there has been an "event of default", as 
defined in Article III hereof, on the Capital Notes. Said statement shall be 
certified by an officer of the Company that it is true and accurate according 
to the Company's best knowledge and belief.  The Company shall deliver the 
certificate to the Trustee within ninety (90) days of the Company's fiscal 
year end.

     2.06.  The Company further covenants to furnish Trustee a quarterly 
statement listing the current capital noteholders.  Said statement shall be 
certified by an officer of the Company to be true and accurate according to 
the Company's best knowledge and belief.

ARTICLE III

Defaults:  Rights, Remedies, and Duties of
Trustee and Capital Note Holders

     3.01   An "event of default" shall constitute any one of the following:

            a.   Failure of Company to pay interest or principal or any part 
thereof, within thirty (30) days after due;

            b.   Failure of Company to fully perform any other covenant or 
obligation made and to be kept or performed by Company by virtue of this 
Indenture which is not remedied within sixty (60) days after notice of such 
failure from Trustee or from the holders of twenty-five percent (25%) of the 
principal amount of all 


Capital Notes issued and outstanding under the terms hereof at that time.

            c.   Adjudication of Company as a bankrupt or insolvent in any 
state or federal court, or appointment by any court of a receiver to take 
over and conduct the business, affairs, and property of Company, or 
commencement of liquidation of Company, either voluntary or involuntary, 
pursuant to any bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership.

     3.02   Subject to the provisions of Section 4.01(e), upon the happening 
of an "event of default," Trustee shall declare all principal and interest on 
all Capital Notes of Company then issued and outstanding under the terms 
hereof due and payable at once by written notice to Company, and thereafter, 
Trustee may sue at law or in equity or proceed in any other manner authorized 
by law to enforce payment of all sums due on any such outstanding Capital 
Notes and to establish and enforce all rights and priorities of every kind 
and nature of the holders of all such Capital Notes and of such Trustee.

     3.03   Subject to the provisions of Section 4.01(e), upon the occurrence 
of an "event of default" as defined in this Indenture, Trustee, within thirty 
(30) days after knowledge thereof, shall give written notice thereof to all 
registered owners of Capital Notes outstanding under the terms of this 
Indenture at that time, said notice to be by ordinary first class mail 
addressed to each owner at the address shown on Trustee's records. Failure to 
give notices under the terms hereof, however, shall not make Trustee liable 
for any claim resulting therefrom.

     3.04   In any action or proceeding in which rights of Capital Note 
holders in and to the assets and property of Company are or may be affected, 
or to enforce payment of interest or principal due under this Indenture or 
any of the Capital Notes issued pursuant to the same, or to otherwise enforce 
performance by Company of any obligations made or to be performed by it under 
the terms hereof or of Capital Notes issued pursuant to this Indenture, 
Trustee shall act for and on behalf of all Capital Note Holders, and shall 
file and make proof of debts, claims, petitions, pleadings, and all other 
instruments, and may take all action and steps deemed necessary or proper to 
enforce, protect, and preserve all rights and properties of the holders of 
outstanding Capital Notes.

     3.05   Trustee may employ counsel as in its discretion deemed proper in 
the case of any "event of default" of Company, or any other actions as in 
this Indenture described or provided for with respect to Trustee either in 
its own right or for and on behalf of


Capital Note holders, and Company shall pay all fees and expenses of such 
counsel and of Trustee in any such acts, actions, or proceedings taken by 
Trustee under terms hereof.

     3.06   All moneys collected or received by Trustee by virtue of any act, 
action, or proceeding taken under the terms hereof or received by Trustee for 
and on behalf of Capital Note holders shall be disbursed as follows:

            a.   In payment of all costs, expenses, charges, and fees of 
Trustee, including counsel and attorney's fees;

            b.   In payment of all principal and interest due and unpaid on 
the Capital Notes issued and outstanding at that time.  If there are 
insufficient funds to fully pay all such principal and interest, the funds 
available shall be applied and paid first ratably to the payment of unpaid 
interest and then ratably to the payment of principal;

            c.   The remainder, if any, to Company.

     3.07   In case of an "event of default" by Company by virtue of which 
the Trustee may elect to institute an action or proceeding on behalf of the 
Capital Note holders against Company, if Trustee does not institute an action 
within thirty (30) days after its elective right to so do has accrued, the 
holders of Capital Notes totaling twenty-five percent (25%) of the principal 
amount of all such Capital Notes then issued and outstanding by written 
demand given to Trustee may require Trustee to institute any action or 
proceeding which they direct Trustee to initiate, provided however, that 
Trustee, before bringing any such action, may, as is hereinafter more fully 
spelled out, require adequate security from such Capital Note holders to 
protect it against any loss by virtue of expenses, charges, and fees incident 
to any action so required.  In the event that two or more groups of holders 
of Capital Notes each of which holds Capital Notes totaling twenty-five 
percent (25%) of the principal amount of all such Capital Notes then issued 
and outstanding direct the trustee to proceed in a conflicting manner(s), the 
trustee may interplead the funds into or may seek a declaratory determination 
of the conflict(s) from the District Court for Polk County, Iowa.

     3.08   No holder of any Capital Note issued hereunder shall have the 
right to institute any suit, action, or proceeding in equity or at law for 
the execution of any trust or power hereof or for the endorsement or any 
remedy under this Indenture or any Capital Note issued hereunder unless:


            a.   Such holder shall have previously given the Trustee written 
notice of some existing "event of default" and of the continuance thereof;

            b.   The holders of twenty-five percent (25%) in principal amount 
of the Capital Notes at the time outstanding shall have requested the Trustee 
to exercise such power or right of action after the right to do so has 
accrued hereunder and have afforded the Trustee a reasonable opportunity to 
proceed upon such request;

            c.   Such holders shall have offered to Trustee indemnity 
satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses, and liabilities to be 
incurred thereby; and

            d.   The Trustee shall have failed or refused to comply with such 
request within a period of sixty (60) days.  Compliance with the foregoing 
conditions shall at the option of the Trustee be a condition precedent to the 
exercise of the powers and trusts of this Indenture and to any action or 
proceeding for the enforcement of any remedy hereunder, and no holder of any 
Capital Note shall have any right to enforce any right on account of this 
Indenture or his Capital Note, except in the manner herein provided, and in 
any event all proceedings hereunder at law or in equity shall be instituted 
and maintained for the ratable benefit of all holders of outstanding Capital 
Notes in the manner and with the interest priority provided for in Section 
1.05 and Section 3.06, and any other applicable provisions hereof.

ARTICLE IV

Trustee, Its Rights and Duties,
and Successor Trustees

     4.01   The Trustee, for itself and its successors, hereby accepts the 
trust created by this Indenture and assumes the duties imposed, but upon the 
following terms and conditions:

            a.   Trustee shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for all 
services from time to time rendered by it under and by virtue of the terms of 
this Indenture including an acceptance fee, together with all expenses from 
time to time incurred by it, including fees paid for counsel and for legal 
services.  The parties hereto shall agree upon Trustee's fees for ordinary 
services from time to time hereunder.  In the event the parties


do not agree, or in the event of extraordinary services by virtue of events 
of default or liquidation of Company, or any other matter which may require 
extraordinary services from Trustee, Trustee's compensation may be fixed by 
an appropriate court.  Company covenants to pay all compensation to which 
Trustee may be entitled, including expenses and fees from time to time, 
promptly upon demand.

            b.   Trustee shall not be responsible for the correctness of any 
recitals in this Indenture of any Capital Notes issued under and pursuant to 
the same (except certificates and authentications by Trustee).

            c.   Trustee may employ and consult with counsel whenever deemed 
necessary, and the opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete 
authorization and protection to and for Trustee in respect of any action 
taken or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the opinion of 
such counsel.

            d.        Trustee may rely upon the correctness of any 
certificate or statement, of the President or a Vice President of Company 
furnished from time to time under the terms hereof and shall not be liable in 
any way for any act done or any omission to act in reliance on any such 
certificate or statement.

            e.   Trustee hereunder shall have no responsibility for 
determining when or whether an "Event of Default" has occurred except for 
those events of default which would come to its knowledge and attention in 
the ordinary course of business under this form of Trust Indenture.

     4.02   Trustee shall not be liable for any act of commission or omission 
on its part in connection with the discharge and performance of its duties 
and obligations under this Indenture and any Capital Notes issued pursuant 
hereto, except to the extent that any such act or omission shall constitute 
willful misconduct or negligence, and reliance upon certificates and 
statements of Company, the President or a Vice President thereof, opinions of 
counsel (whether counsel for Company or not), and good faith errors in 
judgment by a responsible officer or officers of Trustee shall not be held to 
be negligent in any case.

     4.03   Trustee shall keep at all times a current list of the names and 
addresses of registered Capital Note holders, issued and outstanding under 
the terms of this Indenture.  Company shall 


promptly notify Trustee of all changes in names or addresses of Capital Note 
holders known to it.

     4.04   Trustee may resign whenever it may elect to so do, sixty (60) 
days after a written notice of its intention to so do has been served on 
Company and on all Capital Note owners shown by the records of Trustee 
(notices in all cases to be by ordinary, first class mail with the date of 
service thereof), and in the event Trustee shall resign, or in the event 
Trustee shall be dissolved and cease to do business as a bank or trust 
company, Company shall designate by an appropriate written instrument a 
successor Trustee which shall be a state or national bank or trust company 
with its principal office in the state of Iowa.  Any successor trustee 
appointed by Company under the terms hereof shall have all rights, powers, 
and duties of the original Trustee as herein provided, and whenever in this 
Indenture the word "Trustee" appears or the Trustee is referred to, it shall 
mean and includes any and all successor Trustees who may be appointed 
hereunder.

     4.05   Trustee shall not be in any manner precluded from buying, 
selling, owning, or dealing in Capital Notes issued pursuant to this 
agreement, either in its own right or as agent for others, as fully and 
completely as any other individual, firm, or corporation could do.

     4.06   Trustee or Company may (and on written request of owners of 
twenty-five percent (25%) in principal amount of outstanding Capital Notes 
shall) call a meeting of all Capital Note owners for any appropriate purpose. 
 Such meeting shall be called by giving a written notice of the time and 
place thereof by ordinary, first class mail to all Capital Note owners whose 
names and addresses are first shown in the records of Trustee, mailed not 
less than five (5) days prior to the date fixed for such meeting. The Company 
shall pay for the costs of calling and holding said meeting.

     4.07     In any case in which Trustee is required or may deem it proper 
or advisable to give a notice to Company, a Capital Note holder or any other 
person, firm, or agency, such notice shall be given by ordinary, first class 
mail, addressed to the last known post office address of any such person, 
firm, or agency, and the time of service thereof shall be the time of mailing 
thereof.

ARTICLE V

     5.01   The Company and Trustee may make arrangements varying, amending 
or changing this Indenture as Company and Trustee shall from time to time 
deem proper without the approval of the noteholders, provided only that no 
such amendment shall adversely affect


any rights or interests of owners of Capital Notes then issued and 
outstanding under and pursuant to this Indenture.

     5.02   Upon the execution of any Supplemental Indenture pursuant to the 
provisions of this Article V, this Indenture shall be and be deemed to be 
modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, 
limitations of rights, obligations, duties, and immunities under this 
Indenture of the Trustee, the Company, and the holders of Capital Notes shall 
thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all 
respects to such modifications and amendments, and all the terms and 
conditions of any such Supplemental Indenture shall be and be deemed to be 
part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Brenton Banks, Inc. has caused this Indenture to be 
executed in its name and on its behalf by its President, duly attested by its 
Secretary, with its corporate seal hereto attached, and Bankers Trust 
Company, Des Moines, Iowa, to evidence its acceptance of the trusts hereby 
created, has caused this instrument to be signed in its name and on its 
behalf by a duly authorized officer, all on or as of this 27th day of March, 
1991.

BRENTON BANKS, INC.                 BANKERS TRUST COMPANY



By /s/                              By /s/
  Junius C. Brenton                 Bryan Hall, Trust Officer
  President


ATTEST:


By /s/
  Steven T. Schuler,
  Chief Financial Officer and
  Vice President/Treasurer/Secretary



STATE OF IOWA               )
                            ) ss.
COUNTY OF POLK              )

     On this 28th day of March, 1991, before me, a Notary Public in and for 
Polk County, Iowa, personally appeared Junius C. Brenton, President, and 
Steven T. Schuler, Chief Financial Officer and Vice 
President/Treasurer/Secretary, of Brenton Banks,


Inc., the corporation which executed the above and foregoing instrument, who 
being to me known as the identical persons who signed the foregoing 
instrument, and by me duly sworn, each for himself, did say that they are 
respectively the President and the Chief Financial Officer/Vice President/ 
Secretary/Treasurer of said corporation, and that said instrument was by them 
signed and sealed on behalf of the said corporation by authority of its Board 
of Directors, and each of them acknowledged the execution of said instrument 
to be the voluntary act and deed of said corporation, by it and each of them 
voluntarily executed.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my 
Notarial Seal the day and year last above written.

                                       /s/ Judith L. Neckulle
                         Notary Public in and for Polk County


STATE OF IOWA               )
                            ) ss.
COUNTY OF POLK              )

     On this 27 day of March, 1991, before me, a Notary Public in and for 
Polk County, Iowa, personally appeared Bryan Hall, of Bankers Trust Company, 
the corporation which executed the above and foregoing instrument, who being 
to me known as the identical person who signed the foregoing instrument, and 
by me duly sworn, did say that he is the Trust Officer of said corporation, 
and that said instrument was by him signed and sealed on behalf of the said 
corporation by authority of its Board of Directors, and he acknowledged the 
execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of said 
corporation, by it and by him voluntarily executed.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my 
Notarial Seal the day and year last above written.


                         /s/ John D. Hunter
                         Notary Public in and for Polk County


EXHIBIT A

7.00% Capital Notes 
Series M-19 through M-30
Due 1995 through 2006

7.25% Capital Notes
Series N-19 through N-30
Due 1995 through 2006

7.50% Capital Notes
Series R-19 through R-30
Due 1995 through 2006

7.75% Capital Notes
Series T-19 through T-30
Due 1995 through 2006

8.00% Capital Notes
Series U-19 through U-30
Due 1995 through 2006

8.25% Capital Notes
Series V-19 through V-30
Due 1995 through 2006

8.50% Capital Notes
Series W-19 through W-30
Due 1995 through 2006

8.75% Capital Notes
Series X-19 through X-30
Due 1995 through 2006

9.00% Capital Notes
Series Y-19 through Y-30
Due 1995 through 2006

9.25% Capital Notes
Series B-19 through B-30
Due 1995 through 2006

9.50% Capital Notes
Series A-19 through A-30
Due 1995 through 2006

9.75% Capital Notes
Series C-19 through C-30
Due 1995 through 2006

10.00% Capital Notes
Series D-19 through D-30
Due 1995 through 2006

10.25% Capital Notes
Series E-19 through E-30
Due 1995 through 2006

10.50% Capital Notes
Series F-19 through F-30
Due 1995 through 2006

10.75% Capital Notes
Series H-19 through H-30
Due 1995 through 2006

11.00% Capital Notes
Series I-19 through I-30
Due 1995 through 2006

11.25% Capital Notes
Series L-19 through L-30
Due 1995 through 2006

11.50% Capital Notes
Series O-19 through O-30
Due 1995 through 2006

11.75% Capital Notes
Series S-19 through S-30
Due 1995 through 2006

12.00% Capital Notes
Series Z-19 through Z-30
Due 1995 through 2006

12.25% Capital Notes
Series P-19 through P-30
Due 1995 through 2006

12.50% Capital Notes
Series SS-19 through SS-30
Due 1995 through 2006

12.75% Capital Notes
Series AA-19 through AA-30
Due 1995 through 2006

13.00% Capital Notes
Series BB-19 through BB-30
Due 1995 through 2006

13.25% Capital Notes
Series CC-19 through CC-30
Due 1995 through 2006

13.50% Capital Notes
Series DD-19 through DD-30
Due 1995 through 2006

13.75% Capital Notes
Series EE-19 through EE-30
Due 1995 through 2006

14.00% Capital Notes
Series FF-19 through FF-30
Due 1995 through 2006


EXHIBIT "B"
KNo. _______________
BRENTON BANKS, INC.
DES MOINES, IOWA
$__________________
REGISTERED CAPITAL NOTE (SERIES _______________________ CALLABLE) 

     Brenton Banks, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws 
of the State of Iowa, hereinafter referred to as the Corporation, for value 
received hereby promises to pay to the registered holder hereof, upon 
presentation of this Capital Note, the sum of $___________________ on the 1st 
day of June,______________, at the main office of the Corporation in the City 
of Des Moines, Iowa. The Corporation further agrees to pay interest on the 
principal amount from the __________ day of ____________________, until paid, 
at the rate of _______% per annum, payable semi-annually on the first day of 
June and December of each year.

   The Corporation shall, upon request of the registered holder hereof, mail 
a check representing the interest hereon, or the principal when due, to the 
registered holder at his address appearing on the books of registration. 
   The Capital Note is subject to being called on any interest payment date 
occurring more than eight (8) years after the date of issuance hereof, at the 
option of the Corporation on not less than thirty (30) days' prior written 
notice given by the Corporation by ordinary mail to the holder of the Capital 
Note at such holder's address appearing on the books of registration, at 100% 
of the principal amount of this Capital Note, together with interest accrued 
and unpaid on this Capital Note, to the date fixed for such call.
   Upon the death of an individual registered holder or of an individual 
bearing a certain designated relationship to the registered holder, a Capital 
Note will be redeemed by the Company at the option of certain designated 
person(s) exercised as provided herein at face plus all interest accrued on 
the Capital Note to the date of redemption. An option shall arise upon the 
death of an individual who is (i) sole registered holder, (ii) a joint tenant 
registered holder, (iii) a tenant in common registered holder, (iv) a life 
tenant registered holder, (v) the sole grantor of a revocable trust which is 
a registered holder, (vi) a participant in an IRA or other retirement plan 
solely for the benefit of one participant which is a registered holder, or 
(vii) the ward of a conservatorship or custodianship which is a registered 
holder. No option to require redemption of a Capital Note shall arise except 
as specifically set forth above.
   Upon the death of an individual who is the sole registered holder of a 
Capital Note, such option shall be exercisable by the deceased holder's 
personal representative(s). Upon the death of a registered holder who holds a 
Capital Note in joint tenancy, such option shall be exercisable by the 
surviving joint tenant(s). Upon the death of a registered holder who holds a 
Capital Note in tenancy in common, such option shall be exercisable jointly 
by the personal representative(s) of the deceased holder and by the remaining 
tenant(s) in common. Upon the death of a registered holder who has a life 
estate in a Capital Note, such option shall be exercisable by the 
remainderman(men). Upon the death of an individual who is the sole grantor of 
a revocable trust which is a registered holder, such option shall be 
exercisable by the trustee(s) of the trust. Upon the death of the participant 
in an IRA or other retirement plan solely for the benefit of one participant 
which is a registered holder, such option shall be exercisable by the 
beneficiary(ies) of such IRA or retirement plan. Upon the death of a ward of 
a conservatorship or custodianship which is a registered holder, such option 
shall be exercisable by the personal representative(s) of such ward's estate. 
In the event more than one person is entitled to exercise the option, such 
option shall be exercisable only with the concurrence of all persons entitled 
to exercise the option.
   The option shall be exercisable for a period of 9 months following the 
date of death of the individual whose death gives rise to the option. The 
option shall be exercised by the person(s) entitled to exercise the option 
giving written notice to the Company of the exercise of the option at the 
Company's principal executive offices. Prior to the redemption of the Capital 
Note, the person(s) entitled to exercise the option shall furnish the Company 
with such documentation or evidence as the Company shall require to establish 
such person's(s') entitlement to exercise the redemption option. The Company 
shall be under no duty to notify the person(s) entitled to exercise the 
option of the existence of this redemption option or of any facts which come 
to the attention of the Company which would give any person the right to 
exercise the option.
   This Capital Note is one of an authorized issue of fully registered 
Capital Notes of Brenton Banks, Inc., issued in multiples of $1,000 and 
limited to the aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000 at any one time 
outstanding, all issued pursuant to an Indenture dated April 10, 1990, 
executed and delivered by the Corporation to the Trustee, to which Indenture 
reference is hereby made for a description of rights, duties and obligations 
thereunder of the Corporation, the Trustee and the Owners of the Capital 
Notes.
   In the event of default in the payment of principal of, or interest on, 
this Capital Note, the total principal amount of this Capital Note, and all 
interest hereof, shall become due and payable and the Corporation shall 
immediately pay the same.
   Books for the registry hereof are maintained at the office of the 
Corporation or at the agency of the Corporation established for that purpose 
in the city of Des Moines, Iowa. This Capital Note is transferable by the 
registered holder hereof in person, or by his duly authorized attorney, at 
the office or agency of the Corporation for such purpose in the city of Des 
Moines, Iowa, upon surrender for cancellation of this Capital Note at said 
office or agency. Thereupon, a new Capital Note for a like principal amount, 
or new Capital Notes in such authorized denominations and registered in such 
name or names, as shall have been requested, shall be issued and delivered.
   No transfer hereof shall be valid unless made on the Corporation's books, 
at the office of the Corporation or the agency established for that purpose, 
in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing paragraph. The Corporation 
and its agents may deem and treat the person in whose name this Capital Note 
is registered as the absolute owner of the Capital Note for the purpose of 
receiving payment hereof and interest due hereon, but the Corporation may, at 
any time, require the presentation hereof as a condition precedent to such 
payment.
   No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of, or interest 
upon, this Capital Note, against any shareholder, officer, or director of the 
Corporation, by reason of any matter prior to the delivery of this Note, or 
otherwise, all such liability, by the acceptance hereof, and as a part of the 
consideration of this issue hereof, being expressly waived.
   In the event any Capital Note is not presented for payment when due or 
when called by the Corporation, the Corporation shall deposit a sum equal to 
the amount due thereon with Trustee in trust for payment thereof and neither 
the Corporation nor Trustee shall thereafter be liable for any interest 
thereon.
   This Capital Note and any subsequent Capital Note issued on transfer and 
surrender hereunder shall not be valid for any purpose until duly certified 
by the Trustee under the Indenture supporting the name.
   This Capital Note is not a deposit and is not insured by the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Capital Note to be 
executed by its President or other authorized officer, and its corporate seal 
affixed hereto, at Des Moines, Iowa, on the day and year appearing below.

Corporate Seal:

Date: ________________________________

BRENTON BANKS, INC.
By: __________________________________
    (Chairman, Vice Chairman or President) 

ATTEST: 
______________________________________
(Secretary, Assistant Secretary Treasurer)


REGISTRATION
(No writing on this registered Capital Note except by an officer or agent of 
the Corporation)

 Date of             In Whose                         Registry
Registration     Name Registered      Address          Officer

_____________    ________________     ___________   __________

_____________    ________________     ___________   __________

_____________    ________________     ___________   __________

_____________    ________________     ___________   __________


TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE

The foregoing Capital Note is hereby certified by the undersigned Bank as 
Trustee as one of the series of Capital Notes of Brenton Banks, Inc., 
described in the Indenture referred to therein, made between the Corporation 
and this Bank as Trustee.

     Dated as of this _______ day of ____________________, ______.

_______________________________
(Trustee)

By_____________________________
Its____________________________
        (Title)

ASSIGNMENT 

For value received I hereby assign to __________________________________ the 
within registered Capital Note and hereby irrevocably appoint _____________ 
____________________________________ attorney to transfer the registered 
Capital Note on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of 
substitution in the premises.

Dated:_________________________

Signatures guaranteed by the        __________________________
                                    Signature (in whose name
_______________________________                registered)
           (Bank)
                                    __________________________
_______________________________     Signature (in whose name
         Signature                             registered)

_______________________________
Date             Office & Title


The transfer of any notes represented by this certificate to any person who 
is not then a bona fide resident of the State of Iowa purchasing such notes 
for the purpose of investment and not for resale is restricted pursuant to 
the terms of a subscription form executed by the original holder of such 
notes.