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                                                                   Exhibit 10.12


                      ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made and entered into this 8 day of May 1998 by and between
First Commerce Technologies, Inc., Lincoln, Nebraska, hereinafter referred to as
Processor, and Firs State Bank, Kimball, Nebraska, including a branch located in
Elm Creek, Nebraska, hereinafter referred to as Client, and supercedes any and
all other prior such Agreements upon the following terms and condition:

       1.      Services.

               Processor will provide to Client the electronic data processing
               services described in attached Addendum A,

        2.     Fees And Charges.

               Client agrees to pay processor, via the ACII network on the
               fifteenth day of each month, processing fees as set forth on
               Addendum B for services performed the previous month. Processor,
               at its option, may impose a charge of 1 1/2% per month on account
               balances not paid by the due date. Charges for services performed
               for the Client by the Processor which are not specified in
               Addendum B will be at a price and upon the terms and conditions
               agreed to by the parties at the time the Client requests such
               services.

               In order to adjust for the effects of inflation, after the first
               twelve months of this Agreement, and semiannually thereafter, all
               fees and charges reflected in this Agreement will be increased,
               but not decreased, based on changes in the Consumer Price Index
               for All Urban Consumers - Other Goods and Services (the "CPI-U")
               as published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
               Statistics. The first adjustment to be made at the beginning of
               the thirteenth month will be equal to the percent of change over
               the one year period for the twelve consecutive most recent months
               of information published. This annual adjustment will not be less
               than 3% nor more than 9%. Subsequent semiannual adjustments will
               reflect the CPI-U change in each respective six month period and
               will not be less than 1 1/2% nor more than 4 1/2% in any one
               period.

               In addition to the charges described above, Client agrees to pay
               for any sales, use, or other tax or charge, levied or assessed
               upon or as a result of the performance of any service pursuant to
               this Agreement or materials furnished with respect to this
               Agreement, except taxes based on Processor's income.

        3.     Term.

               The original term of this Agreement shall be for a period of
               three (3) yeas beginning on APRIL 1, 1998,

        4.     Input Data.

               Client will provide Processor input data in a format acceptable
               to or designated by Processor. Input data shall be complete and
               correct, in a condition suitable for machine processing and
               compatible with the data processing equipment and programs of
               Processor. If the data submitted by the Client to the Processor
               are incorrect, incomplete, or not in the form designated by




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               Processor, Client will pay Processor for any additional work
               performed to correct or complete the data.

               Processor may rely upon any data, information, or instructions
               provided by Client. If any error results from incorrect input
               supplied by Client, Client shall be responsible for discovering
               and reporting such error and supplying the data necessary to
               correct such error.

        5.     Delivery Schedule.

               Client will deliver input data to the Processor as established by
               Addendum C. This schedule will be subject to mutually agreed upon
               changes based upon the need and convenience of the Client and the
               Processor. The priority for processing Clients data will be
               established by Processor in accordance with a policy of providing
               reasonable and efficient delivery of services to all Clients.

        6.     Contact Representative.

               Client will designate a qualified individual who will handle all
               relations with the Processor. At the time of the conversion,
               Processor will train the contact representative in the use of the
               data processing system(s).

        7.     System Modification.

               The Processor will notify the Client of changes in the system
               which affect procedures or reports and require Client to take
               action with respect to such changes. These notifications shall be
               in the form of addenda to the User Manual.

        8.     Electronic, Transactions.

               Client authorizes Processor to facilitate the origination and
               receipt of transactions to and from the National Automated
               Clearing House Association (ACH). Client shall comply with all
               rules, regulations, and operating procedures of the ACH or its
               operators as in effect from time-to-time and shall enter into all
               agreements required by the ACH or its operators. All entries into
               the system shall be under the route transit identification number
               of a financial institution to be designated by Client and all
               clearing and settlement for such entries shall be conducted
               through such financial institution.

        9.     Laws: Regulations.

               Client shall be responsible for determining the applicability of
               all state and federal laws and regulations including, but not
               limited to, laws and regulations governing interest rates,
               charges, penalties, disclosures, timing, applicable law and
               conflict of laws, and to adopt standards, policies, practices and
               procedures consistent with such laws and regulations. Processor
               assumes no responsibility with respect to such determinations and
               expressly limits its obligation to processing data supplied to
               Client in accordance with this Agreement.

        10.    IRS Filing.

               Client represents to Processor that it has complied with all
               laws, regulations, procedures. and requirements in attempting to
               secure correct Tax Identification Numbers (TINs) for Client's





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               payees and agrees to attest to this compliance by affidavit
               provided annually, Client authorizes Processor to act as Clients
               agent and sign on Clients behalf any affidavit required by the
               Internal Revenue Service with respect to TINs.

               Client acknowledges that Processor's execution of IRS Affidavits
               on Clients behalf does not relieve Client of responsibility to
               provide accurate TINs or liability for any penalties which may be
               assessed for failure to comply with TIN requirements.

        11.    Confidentiality.

               Processor shall hold in confidence all information received by it
               in the course of rendering services designated herein relating to
               the Clients assets, liabilities, or the assets, liabilities,
               business or affairs of any of the Clients customers. Processor
               may disclose Client information pursuant to (1) any law of the
               United States or any state; (2) the order of any court or
               governmental agency; (3) the rules and regulations of any
               governmental agency; (4) any subpoena; or (5) any rule of
               discovery in connection with any civil or criminal action. Upon
               termination Processor shall return to Client all information in
               its possession in whatever form held.

        12.    Ownership.

               All data, documentation, specifications, tapes and programs
               furnished by the Client shall remain the property of the Client.
               Files, documentation and records developed by the Processor from
               data furnished by the Client shall be the property of the
               Processor and shall remain the property of the Processor upon
               termination of this Agreement. All specifications, tapes, and
               programs used or developed by Processor in connection with this
               Agreement (except those furnished by Client) are and shall remain
               the sole property of Processor.

       13.     Risk Of Loss.

               Client will deliver and/or transmit the required input to
               Processor at Client's expense and pay the cost of delivery and
               for transmission back to Client. Client will maintain source data
               and other backup media sufficient for file and input data
               recreation in order to mitigate against the, possibility of loss
               of input data and Client data maintained by Processor.

               Processor will bear the risk of loss with respect to items in its
               custody, but only to the, extent of the cost to replace or repair
               the material on which the items or records arc recorded.

               Processor will bear no risk of loss for items that are not
               machine-readable, including, but not limited to, mutilated
               currency, food coupons, bond coupons, credit card merchant
               receipts, and foreign checks.

       14.     Catastrophic Loss Or Malfunction.

               Processor will maintain industry acceptable procedures for
               emergency processing in the event of catastrophic hardware loss
               or malfunction.


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       15.     Insurance.

               Throughout the term of the agreement, Processor shall maintain
               insurance coverage (or shall be self insured) for losses from
               fire, disaster, and other causes contributing to interruption of
               these services. The proceeds, of such insurance shall be payable
               to Processor. Nothing in this agreement shall be construed as to
               permit Client to receive any of such proceeds, or to be named as
               an additional loss payee under any insurance policy.

       16.     Disclaimer of Warranties.

               PROCESSOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER WRITTEN, ORAL,
               EXPRESSED, OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY
               OF THE FOREGOING, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR
               A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

       17.     Indemnification

               Except for losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses as
               might be incurred or to which Processor may be subjected by
               reason of its own negligence or willful misconduct Client agrees
               to indemnify and bold the Processor harmless from all loss,
               liability, costs, damages and expenses (including reasonable
               attorney's fees) to which Processor may be subjected, or which
               may be incurred in connection with any claim by third parties
               which may arise out of or as a result of this Agreement or the
               performance by Processor of services hereunder.

       18.     Limitation Of Liability.

               Processor agrees to perform data processing services herein in a
               commercially reasonable manner, which is similar to the services
               provided by it to its other Clients, and no other or higher
               degree of care. In no event shall the Processor, its employees or
               agent be liable for any failure of delay in processing due to
               fire, flood, other natural catastrophe, the failure of data
               processing or handling equipment, strike or other causes beyond
               Processor's reasonable control. PROCESSOR, ITS AGENTS OR
               EMPLOYEES WILL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT,
               INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCURRED BY CLIENT
               INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF INTEREST, LOSS OF INCOME,
               OR LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER PROCESSOR
               WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLE OCCURRENCE OF SUCH DAMAGES.

       19.     Information To Third Parties.

               Processor will furnish data processing information to such
               regulatory authorities, auditors, or examiners or such other
               parties as requested by Client in writhing. Client will pay any
               fees incurred for producing such information.

       20.     Financial Information.

               Processor shall make available to the Client, upon request, an
               annual report on the financial condition of the Processor.


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       21.     Audit.

               Processor shall, upon request, provide Client one (1) copy of the
               report resulting from the third party review by Processor's
               independent certified public accountants. Processor shall, upon
               request, make available for Clients review a current copy of
               Processor's Disaster Recovery Plan. Client (or a Representative
               of the Client) shall have the right to perform additional audit
               procedures on Processor. Client assumes responsibility for all
               costs associated with the performance of Client's additional
               audit procedures, including expenses incurred by Processor
               related to such procedures.

       22.     Continuation After Term.

               This, Agreement shall automatically renew for successive contract
               terms equal to the original term, unless written notice is
               delivered by either Client or Processor to the other at least
               nine (9) months prior to the expiration of the original term
               hereof or any renewal or extension thereof.

       23.     Early Termination.

               Client may terminate the Agreement before expiration of the
               original term of this Agreement, upon satisfaction of each of the
               following conditions: (a) Client shall have been acquired by
               another financial institution; (b) within six months after it is
               acquired Client shall have notified Processor in writing of its
               intention to terminate, with such notice providing for a
               termination date not less than one year thereafter; and (c)
               Client shall have paid Processor a fee, which shall accompany the
               foregoing termination notice, equal to 40% of the scheduled
               processing fee which would have been paid from the actual
               termination date through the original term of the Agreement. For
               any portion of the processing fee which may be volume sensitive
               as set forth on Addendum B, the termination charge for such
               portion shall be based on the average processing fee assessed for
               the three (3) calendar months immediately preceding the month of
               notice.

               If processor fails to provide or offer services consistent with
               Year 2000 requirements, Client may terminate this Agreement by
               giving Processor a six (6) month notice of termination and not be
               liable for any other termination fee.

       24.     Default.

               If Client is in default of any of its obligations hereunder,
               including nonpayment of processing fees, Processor may, at its
               option and in addition to all other remedies immediately
               terminate the Agreement as to future obligations without further
               notice.

       25,     Disposition of Client Data.

               At the expiration of this Agreement, Processor may dispose of any
               data left by Client unless written instructions for disposition
               are received within ten (10) days of the termination date. Client
               shall pay any expense incurred and disposing of or transferring
               the data to another processor.

       26.     User Manual.

               Processor agrees to provide Client with one User Manual for each
               application. Client agrees to abide by the procedures,
               instructions, and conditions set forth in the User's Manual.
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               may periodically amend and/or update the Users Manual, and will
               provide Client with documentation regarding such amendments and
               updates.

       27.     Year 2000 Statement

               FCT acknowledges the responsibility for assuring that its active
               systems effectively handle Year 2000 conditions. As such, FCT is
               making the necessary adjustments to appropriate systems to
               accommodate the calendar rollover to the Year 2000. In addition,
               a significant testing program is being implemented to ensure that
               our mission critical applications process Year 2000 dates
               correctly.

       28,     Miscellaneous.

               A.  Addenda    

                              All addenda and other schedules or exhibits
                              attached to or referred to in this Agreement shall
                              be deemed to be a part of this Agreement as if
                              fully set forth.

               B.  Notices 

                              All notices required or permitted under this
                              Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be
                              deemed given when mailed, first class, postage
                              prepaid, addressed to the party at the address set
                              forth in connection with the party's signature or
                              such other address as any party shall provide to
                              the other by notice.

               C.  Use of Services

                              Client will use the services provided under this
                              Agreement only for its own internal business
                              purposes and will not sell or otherwise provide,
                              directly or indirectly, any such services or any
                              portion thereof to any third party.

               D.  Entire Agreement

                              This Agreement, together with the Addenda hereto,
                              constitutes, the entire agreement between
                              Processor and Client with respect to the subject
                              matter hereof. There are no restrictions,
                              promises, warranties, covenants, or undertakings
                              other than those expressly set forth herein. This
                              Agreement supersedes all prior negotiations,
                              agreements, and undertakings between the parties
                              with respect to such subject matter.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Agreement as of
        the date first above written and have executed the Agreement on the date
        set forth in connection with their respective signatures.

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First Commerce Technologies, Inc.           First State Bank
126 North 11th Street, P.O. Box 82414       115 S Walnut Street P.O. Box 730
Lincoln, Nebraska 68501                     Kimball, Nebraska 69145

Signature: /s/ J. Michael Tadlock           Signature: /s/ Michael J. Nelson
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Print Name: J. Michael Tadlock              Print Name: Michael J. Nelson
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Title: Senior Vice President                Title: President
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Date: 5/13/98                               Date: May 8, 1998
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                                   ADDENDUM A

This is an Addendum to the Electronic Data Processing Agreement dated May 8,
1998. Processor will provide the following services to client as set forth in
the User's Manual.

Standard applications included in the "basic fee" on Addendum B.

          Demand Deposit Accounting (DDA) Certificates Of Deposit (CDS)
          Individual Retirement Accounting (IRA) Loan Accounting System (LAS)
          General Ledger System (GLS) Client Services Information (CSI) Tax
          Repotting System (TRS) Funds Transfer System (FES) Card Management
          System (CMS) Bond Accounting., System (Bonds)

  Additional applications included on Addendum B:

          Online System (OLS)
          Online input and inquiry transactions
          Item Processing Services (Schedule A)
          View/Print/Archive Report Software
          Call Report Preparation Software


 First Commerce Technologies, Inc.           First State Bank
 126 North 11th Street, P.O. Box 82414       115 S. Walnut Street, P.O. Box 730
 Lincoln, Nebraska 68501                     Kimball, Nebraska 69145

 Signature: /s/ J. Michael Tadlock           Signature: /s/ Michael J. Nelson
 Print Name: J. Michael Tadlock              Print Name: Michael J. Nelson
 Title: Senior Vice President                Title: President
 Date: 5/18/98                               Date: May 8, 1998


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                                   ADDENDUM B

This is an Addendum to the Electronic Data Processing Agreement dated May 8,
1998 Processing will be provided as follows:

         Data Center Services processing with full on-line input and inquiry
         with reports printed in the Processing Center and transported by ground
         to Client's facility.

Processing fees will be paid by Client to the Processor for the applications
listed on Addendum A.

BASE FEE

        The following base monthly processing fee applies to the standard
applications listed on Addendum A.

       Base Monthly Processing Fee;                  $5,243.00
               Up to 8,800 accounts                  Included in Base Fee
           8,801 to 25,000 accounts                  $0.60 per account
               Over 25,000 accounts                  $0.55 per account




         All additional applications listed on Addendum A will be charged based
         on fees provided in Schedule A or contracted for separately.

Additional Fees:

1)       Monthly ATM Processing Fees:            2 ATMs at $220 Per ATM

         The monthly fee for ATM service includes the cost of a modem and
         related maintenance and line monitoring, and unlimited transactions and
         authorizations.

2)       All phone line charges, drops and installation fees. Charges are passed
         on to the user bank in relationship to amounts charged by provider, and
         may be adjusted periodically.

3)       Transportation of data and/or items to and from the dam center. Charges
         are passed on to the user bank in relationship to the amounts charged
         by provider, and may be adjusted periodically.

4)       Equipment purchases and maintenance, leased equipment and repairs are
         contracted for separately.

5)       Custom forms may be printed on bank premise at bank expense. In an
         In-Bank printing environment, user bank is responsible for all paper
         and forms printed in bank. Purchasing of supplies, stock paper,
         statements, and special forms may be made through FCT to get quantity
         pricing.

6)       All FRAD'S, modems, modem sharing devices, and converters for telephone
         communications are leased and contracted for separately.
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7)       FCT's Online System (Online input and inquiry transactions)

8)       Item Processing Services (Schedule A)

9)       View/Print/Archive Report Software

10)      Call Report Preparation Software

11)       Microfiche Generation Service



The pricing set forth in this Addendum B will be adjusted for increased volume
as reflected above. If, through acquisitions, mergers or other means, the client
significantly increases the number of accounts, volume of transactions or number
of branches, Processor reserves the right to adjust the monthly processing fee
of this Agreement with mutual agreement of the Client.



 First Commerce Technologies, Inc.          First State Bank
 126 North 11th Street, P.O. Box 82414      115 S. Walnut Street, P.O. Box 730
 Lincoln, Nebraska 68501                    Kimball, Nebraska 69145

 Signature: /s/ J. Michael Tadlock          Signature: /s/ Michael J. Nelson
 Print Name: J. Michael Tadlock             Print Name: Michael J. Nelson
 Title: Senior Vice President               Title: President
 Date: 5/13/98                              Date: May 8, 1998


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                                   ADDENDUM C


This is an Addendum to an Electronic Data Processing Agreement dated May 8,
1998.


Delivery schedules as of the date of this Addendum are as follows:

         Client shall have available for courier pick up all input data on or
         before, 4:00 p.m. on each day Monday through Friday.

         Processor shall deliver by courier all output data on or before 8:00
         a.m. each day Tuesday through Saturday,




  First Commerce Technologies, Inc.          First State Bank
  126 North 11th Street, P.O. Box 82414      115 S. Walnut Street, P.O. Box 730
  Lincoln, Nebraska 68501                    Kimball, Nebraska 69145

  Signature: /s/ J. Michael Tadlock          Signature: /s/ Michael J. Nelson
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  Print Name: J. Michael Tadlock             Print Name: Michael J. Nelson
             -------------------------                  ------------------------
  Title: Senior Vice President               Title: President
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  Date: 5/13/98                              Date: May 8, 1998
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                        FIRST COMMERCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                                   Schedule A
                            ITEM PROCESSING SERVICES
                                  FEE SCHEDULE



Service Description                                  unit            Service Fee

                                                                    
ITEM CAPTURE
Inclearing Item Capture                             Per Item           $0.010
Proof of Deposit (POD) Item Capture                 Per Item           $0.015
Bulk File/Fine Sorting of Items                     Per Item           $0.0083

STATEMENT PRINTING
Printed Statement Data                              Per Page           $0.07



First Commerce Technologies, Inc.           First State Bank
126 North 11th Street, P.O. Box 82414       115 S. Walnut Street, P.O. Box 730
Lincoln, Nebraska 68501                     Kimball, Nebraska 69145

Signature: /s/ J. Michael Tadlock           Signature: /s/ Michael J. Nelson
          ----------------------------                -------------------------
Print Name: J. Michael Tadlock              Print Name: Michael J. Nelson
           ---------------------------                 ------------------------
Title: Senior Vice President                Title: President
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Date: 5/13/98                               Date: May 8, 1998
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