<ARTICLE>                                            9
<LEGEND>
COMMUNITYCORP EDGAR FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULES
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                                   SEP-30-1997
<CASH>                                         2,607,117
<INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>                         10,000
<FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                               2,920,000
<TRADING-ASSETS>                               0
<INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE>                    9,590,285
<INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>                         6,353,160
<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                           6,372,248
<LOANS>                                        38,233,197
<ALLOWANCE>                                    731,897
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 61,768,325
<DEPOSITS>                                     53,754,683
<SHORT-TERM>                                   610,000
<LIABILITIES-OTHER>                            405,755
<LONG-TERM>                                    0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0
<PREFERRED>                                    0
<COMMON>                                       1,500,000
<OTHER-SE>                                     5,497,887
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY>                 61,768,325
<INTEREST-LOAN>                                2,597,864
<INTEREST-INVEST>                              754,508
<INTEREST-OTHER>                               165,710
<INTEREST-TOTAL>                               3,518,082
<INTEREST-DEPOSIT>                             0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             1,584,939
<INTEREST-INCOME-NET>                          1,933,143
<LOAN-LOSSES>                                  105,000
<SECURITIES-GAINS>                             0
<EXPENSE-OTHER>                                927,465
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                1,089,856
<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>                     1,089,856
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0
<CHANGES>                                      0
<NET-INCOME>                                   725,356
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                  2.43
<EPS-DILUTED>                                  2.43
<YIELD-ACTUAL>                                 4.55
<LOANS-NON>                                    518,869
<LOANS-PAST>                                   0
<LOANS-TROUBLED>                               0
<LOANS-PROBLEM>                                887,503
<ALLOWANCE-OPEN>                               638,688
<CHARGE-OFFS>                                  19,928
<RECOVERIES>                                   8,137
<ALLOWANCE-CLOSE>                              731,897
<ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC>                           731,897
<ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN>                            0
<ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED>                        0