<ARTICLE> 9 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINES SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE 1ST QUARTER 10-Q AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-2000 <CASH> 3,498 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 9,769 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 2,630 <TRADING-ASSETS> 0 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 589,393 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 0 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 0 <LOANS> 471,589 <ALLOWANCE> 4,915 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,144,596 <DEPOSITS> 498,300 <SHORT-TERM> 253,651 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 6,962 <LONG-TERM> 297,461 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 69 <OTHER-SE> 59,595 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 1,144,596 <INTEREST-LOAN> 8,395 <INTEREST-INVEST> 9,590 <INTEREST-OTHER> 402 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 18,387 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 4,976 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 13,655 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 4,732 <LOAN-LOSSES> (452) <SECURITIES-GAINS> 4 <EXPENSE-OTHER> 3,348 <INCOME-PRETAX> 2,501 <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 2,501 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 1,923 <EPS-BASIC> 0.37 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.37 <YIELD-ACTUAL> 7.32 <LOANS-NON> 3,520 <LOANS-PAST> 0 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 0 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 0 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 4,823 <CHARGE-OFFS> 1 <RECOVERIES> 1 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 4,915 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 4,915 <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0 <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 0