EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT



                                 BY AND BETWEEN:



                                 LARRY A. DREYER
                      President and Chief Executive Officer
                          American Federal Savings Bank


                                       AND

                          AMERICAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK

                                       AND

                                  EAGLE BANCORP

                                       AND

                               EAGLE FINANCIAL MHC






                            EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000









                         EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


         THIS  AGREEMENT is made effective as of January 1, 2000, by and between
American  Federal Savings Bank (the "BANK"),  Eagle Bancorp (the  "COMPANY"),  a
federal  corporation,  and Eagle  Financial  MHC  ("MHC");  and Larry A.  Dreyer
("EXECUTIVE").

         WHEREAS, EXECUTIVE serves in a position of substantial responsibility;

         WHEREAS,  the BANK wishes to assure itself of the services of EXECUTIVE
for the period provided in this Agreement; and

         WHEREAS,  EXECUTIVE  is willing to serve in the employ of the BANK on a
full-time basis for said period.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of  the  mutual  covenants  herein
contained,  and upon the other terms and conditions  hereinafter  provided,  the
parties hereby agree as follows:

         1. POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

         During  the period of his  employment  hereunder,  EXECUTIVE  agrees to
serve as President of the BANK.  During said  period,  EXECUTIVE  also agrees to
serve,  if  elected,  as an  officer  and  director  of the MHC,  COMPANY or any
subsidiary  or  affiliate  of the COMPANY or the BANK.  Executive  shall  render
administrative  and  management  duties  to the  BANK  such  as are  customarily
performed by persons situated in a similar executive capacity.

         2. TERMS AND DUTIES.

         (a) The term of this Agreement  shall be deemed to have commenced as of
the date first  above  written  and shall  continue  for a period of three years
thereafter.  Commencing  on the first  anniversary  date,  e.g. 36 months  after
commencement  of the term and continuing at each twelve month  anniversary  date
thereafter,  the Board of  Directors  of the BANK (the  "Board")  may extend the
Agreement  for an  additional  year.  Prior to the extension of the Agreement as
provided  herein,  the  Board  of the BANK  will  conduct  a formal  performance
evaluation  of  EXECUTIVE  for  purposes  of  determining  whether to extend the
Agreement,  and the  results  thereof  shall be  included  in the minutes of the
Board's meeting.

         (b) During the period of his employment  hereunder,  except for periods
of absence occasioned by illness,  reasonable  vacation periods,  and reasonable
leaves of absence,  EXECUTIVE shall devote  substantially all his business time,
attention,  skill,  and  efforts  to the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties
hereunder  including  activities  and  services  related  to  the  organization,
operation and management of the BANK; provided, however, that, with the approval
of the Board,  as evidenced by a  resolution  of such Board,  from time to time,
EXECUTIVE  may serve,  or continue to serve,  on the boards of directors of, and
hold any other offices or positions in,  companies or  organizations,  which, in
such Board's judgment,  will not present any conflict of interest with the BANK,
or materially  affect the  performance  of EXECUTIVE's  duties  pursuant to this
Agreement.

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         3. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.

         (a) The  compensation  specified under this Agreement shall  constitute
the salary and benefits  paid for the duties  described in Sections 1 and 2. The
BANK shall pay EXECUTIVE as compensation a salary of $_________________ per year
("Base  Salary").  Such Base  Salary  shall be  payable in  accordance  with the
customary  payroll  practices of the BANK.  During the period of this Agreement,
EXECUTIVE's  Base Salary  shall be reviewed  at least  annually;  the first such
review will be made no later than one year from the date of this Agreement. Such
review shall be conducted by a Committee  designated by the Board, and the Board
may increase EXECUTIVE's Base Salary. In addition to the Base Salary provided in
this Section 3(a), the BANK shall provide EXECUTIVE at no cost to EXECUTIVE with
all such  other  benefits  as are  provided  uniformly  to  permanent  full-time
employees of the BANK.

         (b) The BANK  will  provide  EXECUTIVE  with  employee  benefit  plans,
arrangements  and  perquisites   substantially  equivalent  to  those  in  which
EXECUTIVE was participating or otherwise deriving benefit from immediately prior
to the beginning of the term of this agreement,  and the BANK will not,  without
EXECUTIVE's prior written consent, make any changes in such plans,  arrangements
or  perquisites  which would  adversely  affect  EXECUTIVE's  rights or benefits
thereunder.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of this
Subsection (b), EXECUTIVE will be entitled to participate in or receive benefits
under any  employee  benefit  plans  including,  but not limited to,  retirement
plans, profit-sharing plans,  health-and-accident plans, medical coverage or any
other  employee  benefit plan or  arrangement  made available by the BANK in the
future to its senior executives and key management employees, subject to, and on
a basis consistent  with, the terms,  conditions and overall  administration  of
such  plans  and   arrangements.   EXECUTIVE   will  be  entitled  to  incentive
compensation and bonuses as provided in any plan, or pursuant to any arrangement
of the BANK in which  EXECUTIVE  is eligible  to  participate.  Nothing  paid to
EXECUTIVE  under  any such plan or  arrangement  will be deemed to be in lieu of
other compensation to which EXECUTIVE is entitled under this Agreement.

         (c) In addition to the Base Salary  provided  for by  paragraph  (a) of
this Section 3, the BANK shall pay or  reimburse  EXECUTIVE  for all  reasonable
travel  and  other  obligations  under  this  Agreement  and  may  provide  such
additional compensation in such form and such amounts as the Board may from time
to time determine.

         4. PAYMENTS TO EXECUTIVE UPON AN EVENT OF TERMINATION.

         (a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination  (as herein defined)
during  EXECUTIVE's term of employment  under this Agreement,  the provisions of
this Section shall apply. As used in this  Agreement,  an "Event of Termination"
shall mean and include any one or more of the following;  (i) the termination by
the  BANK  of  EXECUTIVE's   full-time  employment  hereunder  for  any  reason,
disability, as defined in Section 5(a) hereof; death; resignation or retirement,
as defined in Section 6 hereof,  or termination for cause, as defined in Section
7 hereof;  (ii) EXECUTIVE's  resignation from the BANK's employ, upon (A) unless
consented to by EXECUTIVE, a material change in EXECUTIVE's function, duties, or
responsibilities, which change would cause EXECUTIVE's position to become one of
lesser  responsibility,  importance,  or scope from the position and  attributes
thereof  described in Sections

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1 and 2, above (any such material change shall be deemed a continuing  breach of
this  Agreement),  (B)  unless  consented  to  by  EXECUTIVE,  a  relocation  of
EXECUTIVE's  principal  place  of  employment  by more  than 50  miles  from its
location  at the  effective  date of this  Agreement,  or,  without  EXECUTIVE's
consent,  a material reduction in the benefits and perquisites to EXECUTIVE from
those  being  provided  as of the  effective  date  of this  Agreement,  (C) the
liquidation  or  dissolution of the BANK, or (D) any breach of this Agreement by
the BANK.  Upon the occurrence of any event  described in clauses (A), (B), (C),
or (D),  above,  EXECUTIVE  shall  have the  right to  elect  to  terminate  his
employment  under this  Agreement by  resignation  upon not less than sixty (60)
days  prior  written  notice  given  within a  reasonable  period of time not to
exceed,  except in case of a continuing  breach,  four (4) calendar months after
the event giving rise to such right to elect.

         (b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination,  the BANK shall pay
EXECUTIVE,  or,  in the  event  of his  subsequent  death,  his  beneficiary  or
beneficiaries, or his estate, as the case may be, as severance pay or liquidated
damages, or both, a sum equal to the payments due to EXECUTIVE for the remaining
term of the  Agreement,  including  Base Salary (of not less than one year if an
Event of Termination  occurs with a term of less than one year  remaining  under
this Agreement), bonuses, and any other cash or deferred compensation paid or to
be paid (including the value of employer contributions that would have been made
on  EXECUTIVE's  behalf  over  the  remaining  term  of  the  agreement  to  any
tax-qualified  retirement  plan  sponsored  by  the  BANK  as  of  the  Date  of
Termination) to EXECUTIVE for the term of the Agreement provided,  however, that
if the BANK is not in compliance  with its minimum  capital  requirements  or if
such  payments  would cause the BANK's  capital to be reduced  below its minimum
capital  requirements,  such payments  shall be deferred  until such time as the
BANK is in capital  compliance.  All payments made pursuant to this Section 4(b)
shall be paid in  substantially  equal monthly  installments  over the remaining
term of this Agreement following  EXECUTIVE's  termination;  provided,  however,
that  if the  remaining  term  of the  Agreement  is  less  than  one  (1)  year
(determined as of EXECUTIVE's Date of  Termination),  such payments and benefits
shall be paid to EXECUTIVE in a lump sum within  thirty (30) days of the Date of
Termination.

         (c) Upon the  occurrence  of an Event  of  Termination,  the BANK  will
continue  to  pay  life,  medical,   dental  and  disability   insurance  having
substantially  identical  coverage to that  maintained by the BANK for EXECUTIVE
prior to his  termination.  Such coverage shall cease upon the expiration of the
remaining term of this agreement unless the remaining term is less than one year
in which case the remaining term shall be deemed a one year term.

         5. TERMINATION FOR DISABILITY.

         (a) If EXECUTIVE  shall  become  disabled as defined in the BANK's then
current  disability plan (or, if no such plan is then in effect, if EXECUTIVE is
permanently and totally  disabled within the meaning of Section  22(e)(3) of the
Code as  determined  by a  physician  designated  by the  Board),  the  BANK may
terminate EXECUTIVE's employment for "Disability."

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         (b) Upon EXECUTIVE's termination of employment for Disability, the BANK
will pay EXECUTIVE, as disability pay, a monthly payment equal to three-quarters
(3/4)  of  EXECUTIVE's  monthly  Base  Salary  on the  effective  date  of  such
termination.  These disability  payments shall commence on the effective date of
EXECUTIVE's  termination  and will end on the earlier of (i) the date  EXECUTIVE
returns to the  full-time  employment of the BANK in the same capacity as he was
employed prior to his  termination  for Disability and pursuant to an employment
agreement between EXECUTIVE and the BANK; (ii) EXECUTIVE's  full-time employment
by another  employer;  (iii) EXECUTIVE  attaining the age of sixty-five (65); or
(iv)  EXECUTIVE's  death;  or (v) the expiration of this  Agreement  unless such
Agreement  expires  in less than one year in which case the  Agreement  shall be
deemed to expire in one year. The disability pay shall be reduced by the amount,
if any,  paid to  EXECUTIVE  under  any  plan of the BANK  providing  disability
benefits to EXECUTIVE.

         (c) The BANK will cause to be continued any life,  medical,  dental and
disability  coverage in  existence  at the time of  termination  for  disability
substantially  identical to the coverage  maintained  by the BANK for  EXECUTIVE
prior to his  termination for  Disability.  The coverage and payments  described
herein  shall  cease upon the earlier of (i) the date  EXECUTIVE  returns to the
full-time  employment of the BANK, in the same capacity as he was employed prior
to his  termination  for  Disability  and  pursuant to an  employment  agreement
between EXECUTIVE and the BANK; (ii) EXECUTIVE's full-time employment by another
employer;   (iii)  EXECUTIVE's  attaining  the  age  of  sixty-five  (65);  (iv)
EXECUTIVE's  death; or (v) the expiration of the term of this Agreement,  unless
the Agreement expires in less than one year in which case the Agreement shall be
deemed to expire in one year.

         (d)  Notwithstanding  the foregoing,  there will be no reduction in the
compensation  otherwise  payable to  EXECUTIVE  during any period  during  which
EXECUTIVE is incapable of performing his duties hereunder by reason of temporary
disability.

         6. TERMINATION UPON RETIREMENT; DEATH OF EXECUTIVE; RESIGNATION.

         Termination by the BANK of EXECUTIVE based on  "Retirement"  shall mean
retirement at or after  attaining age sixty-five  (65) or in accordance with any
retirement arrangement established with EXECUTIVE's consent with respect to him.
Upon  termination of EXECUTIVE upon  Retirement,  EXECUTIVE shall be entitled to
all  benefits  under any  retirement  plan of the BANK or the  COMPANY and other
plans to which EXECUTIVE is a party. Upon the death of EXECUTIVE during the term
of this Agreement, the BANK shall pay to EXECUTIVE's estate the compensation due
to  EXECUTIVE  through  the last day of the  calendar  month in which  his death
occurred.  Upon the voluntary  resignation of EXECUTIVE  during the term of this
Agreement, other than in connection with an Event of Termination, the BANK shall
pay to  EXECUTIVE  the  compensation  due  to  EXECUTIVE  through  his  Date  of
Termination.

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         7. TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.

         For purposes of this Agreement,  "Termination  for Cause" shall include
termination because of EXECUTIVE's  personal dishonesty,  incompetence,  willful
misconduct,  breach of fiduciary duty  involving  personal  profit,  intentional
failure to  perform  stated  duties,  willful  violation  of any law,  rule,  or
regulation  (other  than  traffic  violations  or  similar  offenses)  or  final
cease-and-desist  order,  or material breach of any provision of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  EXECUTIVE  shall  not be  deemed  to have been
terminated  for Cause unless and until there shall have been  delivered to him a
copy of a  resolution  duly  adopted  by the  affirmative  vote of not less than
two-thirds  (2/3) of the  members of the Board at a meeting of the Board  called
and  held  for  that  purpose  (after  reasonable  notice  to  EXECUTIVE  and an
opportunity  for him,  together  with  counsel to be heard  before  the  Board),
finding  that in the good faith  opinion of the Board,  EXECUTIVE  was guilty of
conduct  justifying  termination  for cause and specifying the reasons  thereof.
EXECUTIVE shall not have the right to receive compensation or other benefits for
any period after  termination for cause.  Any stock options granted to EXECUTIVE
under any stock option plan or any unvested awards granted under any other stock
benefit plan of the BANK, the COMPANY,  or any subsidiary or affiliate  thereof,
shall  become  null and void  effective  upon  EXECUTIVE's  receipt of Notice of
Termination  for  Cause  pursuant  to  Section  10  hereof,  and  shall  not  be
exercisable by EXECUTIVE at any time subsequent to such termination for cause.

         8. REQUIRED PROVISIONS.

         (a) The BANK may terminate EXECUTIVE's  employment at any time, but any
termination by the BANK, other than  termination for cause,  shall not prejudice
EXECUTIVE's  right to  compensation  or other  benefits  under  this  Agreement.
EXECUTIVE shall not have the right to receive compensation or other benefits for
any period after termination for cause as defined in Section 7 herein.

         (b) If  EXECUTIVE  is  suspended  and/or  temporarily  prohibited  from
participating  in the  conduct of the BANK's  affairs by a notice  served  under
Section  8(e)(3) or (g)(1) of the Federal  Deposit  Insurance Act ("FDIA"),  the
BANK's  obligations  under the  Agreement  shall be  suspended as of the date of
service, unless stayed by appropriate proceedings.  If the charges in the notice
are dismissed, the BANK may, in its discretion, (i) pay EXECUTIVE all or part of
the compensation withheld while its contract obligations were suspended and (ii)
reinstate (in whole or in part) any of its obligations that were suspended.

         (c)  If  EXECUTIVE  is  removed  and/or  permanently   prohibited  from
participating  in the  conduct of the BANK's  affairs by an order  issued  under
Section  8(e)(4) or (g)(1) of the FDIA,  all  obligations  of the BANK under the
Agreement  shall  terminate as of the  effective  date of the order,  but vested
rights of the contracting parties shall not be affected.

         (d) If the BANK is in default  (as  defined  in Section  3(x)(1) of the
FDIA),  all  obligations  under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date of
default, but this paragraph shall not affect any vested rights of the parties.

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         (e) All obligations under this Agreement shall be terminated (except to
the extent  determined  that  continuation of the Agreement is necessary for the
continued  operation  of the BANK):  (i) by the Director of the Office of Thrift
Supervision  (the  "Director')  or his designee at the time the Federal  Deposit
Insurance  Corporation  enters into an agreement to provide  assistance to or on
behalf of the BANK under the authority contained in Section 13(c) of the FDIA or
(ii) by the Director,  or his designee at the time the Director or such designee
approves a supervisory  merger to resolve  problems  related to operation of the
BANK or when  the BANK is  determined  by the  Director  to be in an  unsafe  or
unsound condition.  Any rights of the parties that have already vested, however,
shall not be affected by such action.

         (f) Any  payments  made to  EXECUTIVE  pursuant to this  Agreement,  or
otherwise,  are subject to and conditioned upon compliance with Section 18(k) of
the FDIC and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

         9. NOTICE.

         (a) Any  purported  termination  by the BANK or by  EXECUTIVE  shall be
communicated by Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of
this Agreement, a Notice of Termination" shall mean a written notice which shall
indicate the specific  termination  provision in this Agreement  relied upon and
shall set forth in  reasonable  detail  the facts and  circumstances  claimed to
provide a basis for termination of EXECUTIVE's employment under the provision so
indicated.

         (b) "Date of Termination"  shall mean (A) if EXECUTIVE's  employment is
terminated  for  Disability,  thirty (30) days after a Notice of  Termination is
given (provided that he shall not have returned to the performance of his duties
on a  full-time  basis  during  such  thirty  (30) day  period),  and (B) if his
employment is terminated for any other reason, other than termination for cause,
the date  specified in the Notice of  Termination.  In the event of  EXECUTIVE's
termination for cause, the Date of Termination  shall be the same as the date of
the Notice of Termination.

         (c) If,  within  thirty  (30) days after any Notice of  Termination  is
given,  the party receiving such Notice of Termination  notifies the other party
that a dispute exists concerning the termination,  the Date of Termination shall
be  extended  by a notice of dispute  only if such notice is given in good faith
and the party  giving such notice  pursues the  resolution  of such dispute with
reasonable diligence. Notwithstanding the pendency of any such dispute, the BANK
will continue to pay EXECUTIVE his full  compensation  in effect when the notice
giving rise to the dispute was given (including, but not limited to Base Salary)
and continue him as a  participant  in all  compensation  benefit and  insurance
plans in which he was participating  when the notice of dispute was given, until
the dispute is finally resolved in accordance with this agreement.  Amounts paid
under this Section are in addition to all other amounts due under this Agreement
and shall not be offset  against  or reduce  any other  amounts  due under  this
Agreement.

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         10. NON-COMPETITION.

         (a) Upon any termination of EXECUTIVE's  employment  hereunder pursuant
to an Event of Termination as provided in Section 4 hereto, EXECUTIVE agrees not
to  compete  with the  BANK  and/or  the  COMPANY  for a period  of one (1) year
following such  termination in any city, town or county in which the BANK and/or
the COMPANY has an office or has filed an application for regulatory approval to
establish an office,  determined as of the effective  date of such  termination.
EXECUTIVE  agrees that during  such  period and within  said  cities,  towns and
counties,  EXECUTIVE  shall not work for or advise,  consult or otherwise  serve
with, directly or indirectly, any entity whose business materially competes with
the  depository,  lending or other  business  activities  of the BANK and/or the
COMPANY. The parties hereto,  recognizing that irreparable injury will result to
the  BANK  and/or  the  COMPANY,  its  business  and  property  in the  event of
EXECUTIVE's  breach of this Subsection 10(a) agree that in the event of any such
breach by EXECUTIVE,  the BANK and/or the COMPANY will be entitled,  in addition
to any other  remedies and damages  available,  to an injunction to restrain the
violation  hereof  by  EXECUTIVE,   EXECUTIVE's  partners,   agents,   servants,
employers,  employees and all persons  acting for or with  EXECUTIVE.  EXECUTIVE
represents  and admits that in the event of the  termination  of his  employment
pursuant to Section 4 hereof,  EXECUTIVE's  experience and capabilities are such
that EXECUTIVE can obtain employment in a business engaged in other lines and/or
of a different nature than the BANK and/or the COMPANY, and that the enforcement
of a remedy by way of  injunction  will not  prevent  EXECUTIVE  from  earning a
livelihood.  Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the BANK and/or the
COMPANY  from  pursuing  any other  remedies  available  to the BANK  and/or the
COMPANY for such breach or threatened breach,  including the recovery of damages
from EXECUTIVE.

         (b) EXECUTIVE  recognizes  and  acknowledges  that the knowledge of the
business activities and plans for business activities of the BANK and affiliates
thereof,  as it may exist from time to time,  is a valuable,  special and unique
asset of the business of the BANK.  EXECUTIVE will not, during or after the term
of his  employment,  disclose  any  knowledge of the past,  present,  planned or
considered  business activities of the BANK or affiliates thereof to any person,
firm,  corporation,  or other  entity  for any  reason  or  purpose  whatsoever.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,  EXECUTIVE may disclose any knowledge of banking,
financial and/or economic principles, concepts or ideas which are not solely and
exclusively  derived from the business  plans and activities of the BANK. In the
event of a breach or  threatened  breath by EXECUTIVE of the  provisions of this
Section, the BANK will be entitled to an injunction  restraining  EXECUTIVE from
disclosing,  in whole or in part, the knowledge of the past, present, planned or
considered  business  activities  of the  BANK or  affiliates  thereof,  or from
rendering any services to any person,  firm,  corporation,  other entity to whom
such  knowledge,  in whole or in part, has been disclosed or is threatened to be
disclosed.  Nothing  herein  will be  construed  as  prohibiting  the BANK  from
pursuing any other remedies  available to the BANK for such breach or threatened
breach, including the recovery of damages from EXECUTIVE.

         11. SOURCE OF PAYMENTS.

         All payments provided in this Agreement shall be timely paid in cash or
check from the general funds of the BANK. The COMPANY,  however,  guarantees all
payments  and the

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provision of all amounts and benefits  due  hereunder to EXECUTIVE  and, if such
payments are not timely paid or provided by the BANK,  such amounts and benefits
shall be paid or provided by the COMPANY.

         12. EFFECT ON PRIOR AGREEMENTS AND EXISTING BENEFITS PLANS.

         This Agreement  contains the entire  understanding  between the parties
hereto and supersedes  any prior  employment  agreement  between the BANK or any
predecessor  of the BANK and  EXECUTIVE,  except that this  Agreement  shall not
affect or operate to reduce any benefit or compensation  inuring to EXECUTIVE of
a kind elsewhere  provided.  No provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted
to mean that  EXECUTIVE  is  subject  to  receiving  fewer  benefits  than those
available to him without reference to this Agreement.

         13. NO ATTACHMENT.

         (a) Except as required by law, no right to receive  payments under this
Agreement  shall be  subject to  anticipation,  commutation,  alienation,  sale,
assignment,   encumbrance,  charge,  pledge,  hypothecation,  or  to  execution,
attachment,  levy, or similar process or assignment by operation of law, and any
attempt,  voluntary  or  involuntary,  to affect any such action  shall be null,
void, and of no effect.

         (b) This Agreement  shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of,
EXECUTIVE, the BANK, the COMPANY and their respective successors and assigns.

         14. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER.

         (a)  This  Agreement  may  not be  modified  or  amended  except  by an
instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.

         (b) No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been
waived, nor shall there by any estoppel against the enforcement of any provision
of this Agreement,  except by written  instrument of the party charged with such
waiver or estoppel.  No such written waiver shall be deemed a continuing  waiver
unless specifically  stated therein,  and each such waiver shall operate only as
to the specific  term or condition  waived and shall not  constitute a waiver of
such term or condition for the future as to any act other than that specifically
waived.

         15. SEVERABILITY.

         If, for any reason, any provision of this Agreement, or any part of any
provision, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision
of this  Agreement or any part of such  provision not held so invalid,  and each
such other  provision and part thereof shall to the full extent  consistent with
law continue in full force and effect.

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         16. HEADINGS FOR REFERENCE ONLY.

         The headings of sections and paragraphs  herein are included solely for
convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or  interpretation of
any of the provisions of this Agreement.

         17. GOVERNING LAW.

         This  Agreement  shall be governed by the laws of the State of Montana,
unless otherwise  specified herein;  provided,  however,  that in the event of a
conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any applicable federal or state
law or regulation, the provisions of such law or regulation shall prevail.

         18. ARBITRATION.

         Any dispute or  controversy  arising under or in  connection  with this
Agreement shall be settled  exclusively by arbitration  conducted before a panel
of three arbitrators sitting in a location selected by the employee within fifty
miles  from the  location  of the  BANK,  in  accordance  with the  rules of the
American Arbitration  Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the
arbitrator's award in any court having  jurisdiction;  provided,  however,  that
EXECUTIVE shall be entitled to seek specific performance of his right to be paid
until the Date of Termination  during the pendency of any dispute or controversy
arising under or in connection with this Agreement.

         19. PAYMENT OF LEGAL FEES.

         All reasonable legal fees paid or incurred by EXECUTIVE pursuant to any
dispute or question of  interpretation  relating to this Agreement shall be paid
or reimbursed by the BANK, to EXECUTIVE,  if EXECUTIVE is successful pursuant to
a legal judgment, arbitration or settlement.

         20. INDEMNIFICATION.

         The BANK shall provide  EXECUTIVE  (including his heirs,  executors and
administrators)   with  coverage  under  a  standard  directors'  and  officers'
liability insurance policy at its expense,  or in lieu thereof,  shall indemnify
EXECUTIVE (and his heirs,  executors and  administrators)  to the fullest extent
permitted  under  federal  banking laws  against all  expenses  and  liabilities
reasonably incurred by him in connection with or arising out of any action, suit
or  proceeding  in which he may be  involved  by  reason  of his  having  been a
director or officer of the BANK, MHC or COMPANY  (whether or not he continues to
be  a  directors  or  officer  at  the  time  of  incurring   such  expenses  or
liabilities),  such expenses and liabilities to include,  but not be limited to,
judgment,   court  costs  and  attorneys'   fees  and  the  cost  of  reasonable
settlements.

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         21. SUCCESSOR TO THE MHC, BANK OR THE COMPANY.

         The MHC,  BANK and the COMPANY shall require any successor or assignee,
whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger,  consolidation or otherwise, to
all or substantially all the business or assets of the MHC, BANK or the COMPANY,
expressly and  unconditionally to assume and agree to perform the MHC's,  BANK's
or the COMPANY's obligations under this Agreement, in the same manner and to the
same extent that the MHC, BANK or the COMPANY would be required to perform if no
such succession or assignment had taken place.


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         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the BANK,  the  COMPANY  and MHC have caused this
Agreement  to be  executed  and  their  seal to be  affixed  hereunto  by a duly
authorized  officer,  and EXECUTIVE has signed this Agreement,  all on the _____
day of ______________, 1999.

ATTEST:                                        AMERICAN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK



________________________________               BY:______________________________
          [SEAL]



ATTEST:                                       EAGLE BANCORP



________________________________               BY:______________________________
          [SEAL]



ATTEST:                                        EAGLE FINANCIAL MHC



________________________________               BY:______________________________
         [SEAL]


WITNESS:



____________________________              ______________________________________
                                          Larry A. Dreyer
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer,
                                          American Federal Savings Bank
                                          ("EXECUTIVE")

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