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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549


                                    FORM T-1


                            Statement of Eligibility
                     Under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939
                     of a Corporation Designated to Act as
                                    Trustee


                      Check if an Application to Determine
                  Eligibility of a Trustee Pursuant to Section
                           305(b)(2)
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                         HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK
                               (Name of Trustee)

        Illinois                                         36-1194448
(State of Incorporation)                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                111 West Monroe Street; Chicago, Illinois  60603
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                Marian Onischak, Harris Trust and Savings Bank,
                111 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60603
                                  312-461-2532
           (Name, address and telephone number for agent for service)


                            NORWEST FINANCIAL, INC.
                               (Name of obligor)

          Iowa                                           42-1186565
(State of Incorporation)                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


                               206 Eighth Street
                          Des Moines, Illinois  50309
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                Debt Securities
                        (Title of indenture securities)
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 1.      GENERAL INFORMATION.  Furnish the following information as to the
         Trustee:

         (a)  Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
              which it is subject.

                 Commissioner of Banks and Trust Companies, State of Illinois,
                 Springfield, Illinois; Chicago Clearing House Association, 164
                 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois; Federal Deposit
                 Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.; The Board of
                 Governors of the Federal Reserve System,Washington, D.C.

         (b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

                 Harris Trust and Savings Bank is authorized to exercise
                 corporate trust powers.

 2.      AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.  If the Obligor is an affiliate of the
         Trustee, describe each such affiliation.

                 The Obligor is not an affiliate of the Trustee.

 3. thru 15.

                 NO RESPONSE NECESSARY

16.      LIST OF EXHIBITS.

         1.  A copy of the articles of association of the Trustee is now in
             effect which includes the authority of the trustee to commence
             business and to exercise corporate trust powers.

             A copy of the Certificate of Merger dated April 1, 1972 between
             Harris Trust and Savings Bank, HTS Bank and Harris Bankcorp, Inc.
             which constitutes the articles of association of the Trustee as
             now in effect and includes the authority of the Trustee to
             commence business and to exercise corporate trust powers was filed
             in connection with the Registration Statement of Louisville Gas
             and Electric Company, File No. 2-44295, and is incorporated herein
             by reference.

         2.  A copy of the existing by-laws of the Trustee.

             A copy of the existing by-laws of the Trustee was filed in
             connection with the Registration Statement of Hillenbrand
             Industries, Inc., File No. 33-44086, and is incorporated herein by
             reference.

         3.  The consents of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

(included as Exhibit A on page 2 of this statement)

         4.  A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published
             pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or
             examining authority.

(included as Exhibit B on page 3 of this statement)





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                                   SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Trustee,
HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Illinois, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, on the 14th day of September, 1995.

HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK


By: /s/ Marian Onischak
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        Marian Onischak
        Trust Officer

EXHIBIT A

The consents of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as the Trustee herein named, hereby consents
that reports of examinations of said trustee by Federal and State authorities
may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission
upon request therefor.

HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK


By: /s/ Marian Onischak
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        Marian Onischak
        Trust Officer





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                                                                       EXHIBIT B

Attached is a true and correct copy of the statement of condition of Harris
Trust and Savings Bank as of March 31, 1995, as published in accordance with a
call made by the State Banking Authority and by the Federal Reserve Bank of the
Seventh Reserve District.


                               [LOGO] HARRIS BANK
                         Harris Trust and Savings Bank
                             111 West Monroe Street
                            Chicago, Illinois  60603

of Chicago, Illinois, And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries, at the close of
business on March 31, 1995, a state banking institution organized and operating
under the banking laws of this State and a member of the Federal Reserve
System. Published in accordance with a call made by the Commissioner of Banks
and Trust Companies of the State of Illinois and by the Federal Reserve Bank of
this District.

                         Bank's Transit Number 71000288



                                                                                                               THOUSANDS
                                           ASSETS                                                              OF DOLLARS
                                                                                                               
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
        Non-interest bearing balances and currency and coin.......................................                    $1,005,442
        Interest bearing balances.................................................................                      $625,600
Securities:.......................................................................................
a.  Held-to-maturity securities                                                                                         $679,653
b.  Available-for-sale securities                                                                                     $1,399,848
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell in
    domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement
    subsidiaries, and in IBF's:
        Federal funds sold........................................................................                      $334,413
        Securities purchased under agreements to resell...........................................                      $216,275
Loans and lease financing receivables:
        Loans and leases, net of unearned income..................................................     $6,510,418
        LESS:  Allowance for loan and lease losses................................................        $92,572
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        Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve
        (item 4.a minus 4.b)......................................................................                    $6,417,846
Assets held in trading accounts...................................................................                      $414,465
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)..........................................                      $137,331
Other real estate owned...........................................................................                        $2,087
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies...............................                          $190
Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding......................................                      $108,888
Intangible assets.................................................................................                       $23,281
Other assets......................................................................................                      $324,142
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TOTAL ASSETS                                                                                                         $11,689,461
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                                        LIABILITIES
Deposits:
    In domestic offices...........................................................................                    $4,130,806
        Non-interest bearing......................................................................     $2,349,310
        Interest bearing..........................................................................     $1,781,496
    In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBF's                                                    $2,666,956
        Non-interest bearing......................................................................        $64,487
        Interest bearing..........................................................................     $2,602,469






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Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase in domestic
offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBF's:
    Federal funds purchased.......................................................................                      $754,641
    Securities sold under agreements to repurchase................................................                    $1,544,138
Trading Liabilities                                                                                                     $457,361
Other borrowed money:.............................................................................
a.  With original maturity of one year or less                                                                          $850,855
b.  With original maturity of more than one year                                                                         $14,177
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding                                                                $108,888
Subordinated notes and debentures.................................................................                      $235,000
Other liabilities.................................................................................                      $167,882
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TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                                                                    $10,930,704
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                                       EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock......................................................................................                      $100,000
Surplus...........................................................................................                      $275,000
a.  Undivided profits and capital reserves........................................................                      $389,937
b.  Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities                                               ($6,180)
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TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL                                                                                                    $758,757
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Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital                                                  $11,689,461
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         I, Steve Neudecker, Vice President of the above-named bank, do hereby
declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the
instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and
is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

                                STEVE NEUDECKER
                                    4/30/95

         We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and, to the
best of our knowledge and belief, has been prepared in conformance with the
instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and
the Commissioner of Banks and Trust Companies of the State of Illinois and is
true and correct.

              ALAN G. McNALLY,
              DONALD S. HUNT,
              JAMES J. GLASSER,
                                                                      Directors.





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