<ARTICLE> 9 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the balance sheet and the statement of earnings of Revere Federal Savomgs for the period at and ending June 30, 1998 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1 <CURRENCY> US Dollars <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1998 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1998 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <CASH> $789,612 <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS> 798,698 <FED-FUNDS-SOLD> 2,909,032 <TRADING-ASSETS> 0 <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE> 849,564 <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING> 33,296,332 <INVESTMENTS-MARKET> 33,657,615 <LOANS> 46,825,441 <ALLOWANCE> 506,053 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 88,780,275 <DEPOSITS> 62,975,843 <SHORT-TERM> 0 <LIABILITIES-OTHER> 145,824 <LONG-TERM> 19,284,394 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 6,374,214 <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY> 88,780,275 <INTEREST-LOAN> 2,874,611 <INTEREST-INVEST> 1,898,421 <INTEREST-OTHER> 234,399 <INTEREST-TOTAL> 5,007,431 <INTEREST-DEPOSIT> 1,696,613 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,751,417 <INTEREST-INCOME-NET> 2,256,014 <LOAN-LOSSES> 174,500 <SECURITIES-GAINS> 0 <EXPENSE-OTHER> 1,865,564 <INCOME-PRETAX> 332,958 <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY> 332,958 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 207,979 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <YIELD-ACTUAL> 2.62 <LOANS-NON> 145,000 <LOANS-PAST> 124,000 <LOANS-TROUBLED> 0 <LOANS-PROBLEM> 0 <ALLOWANCE-OPEN> 377,000 <CHARGE-OFFS> 46,000 <RECOVERIES> 0 <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE> 506,053 <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC> 368,000 <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN> 0 <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED> 138,000