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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-KSB

           X      ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
         -----    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002
                                       OR
                  TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
         -----    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ________ TO __________

                        COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-32535

                           FIRST BANCTRUST CORPORATION
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                 (NAME OF SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER IN ITS CHARTER)

                DELAWARE                             37-1406661
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    (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF                  (IRS EMPLOYER
    INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)                   IDENTIFICATION NO.)

    206 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE                         61944
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    PARIS, ILLINOIS                                  (ZIP CODE)
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    (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

          ISSUER'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: 217-465-6381
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      SECURITIES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12(b) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT: NONE
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         SECURITIES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT:
                    COMMON STOCK (PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE)
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                                (TITLE OF CLASS)

     Check whether the issuer: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by
        Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months
          (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
            to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
             filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X  No
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       Check if disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of
         Regulation S-B is not contained in this form, and no disclosure
          will be contained to the best of the registrant's knowledge,
           in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated
               by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any
                        amendment to this Form 10-KSB. X
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         Issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year: $12,895,456

      As of March 14, 2003, the aggregate value of the 1,151,471 shares of
         Common Stock of the Registrant outstanding on such date, which
           excludes 176,639 shares held by all directors and executive
              officers as a group, was approximately $20.2 million.
               This figure is based on the last known trade price
                 of $17.50 per share of the Registrant's Common
                            Stock on March 14, 2003.

  NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING AS OF MARCH 14, 2003: 1,328,110
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   TRANSITIONAL SMALL BUSINESS DISCLOSURE FORMAT (CHECK ONE): YES      NO  X
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                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

         List hereunder the following documents incorporated by reference and
the Part of the Form 10-KSB into which the document is incorporated:
(1)      Portions of the Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended
         December 31, 2002 are incorporated into Parts II and III.
(2)      Portions of the definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of
         Stockholders are incorporated into Part III.

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                                      INDEX


PART I

                                                                            PAGE

Item 1.     Description of Business                                           1

Item 2.     Description of Property                                          30

Item 3.     Legal Proceedings                                                31

Item 4.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders              31


PART II


Item 5.     Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters         31

Item 6.     Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation        32

Item 7.     Financial Statements                                             32

Item 8.     Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting
              and Financial Disclosure                                       32


PART III


Item 9.     Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons;
              Compliance with Section 16 (a) of the Exchange Act             32

Item 10.    Executive Compensation                                           32

Item 11.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
              and Related Stockholder Matters                                33

Item 12.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions                   33

Item 13.    Exhibits, List and Reports on Form 8-K                           33

Item 14.    Controls and Procedures                                          35


SIGNATURES


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                                     PART I

Item 1.      Description of Business.

In addition to historical information, this Annual Report may include certain
forward- looking statements based on current management expectations. The
Company's actual results could differ materially from those management
expectations. Factors that could cause future results to vary from current
management expectations include, but are not limited to, general economic
conditions, legislative and regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of
the federal government, changes in tax policies, rates and regulations of
federal, state, and local tax authorities, changes in interest rates, deposit
flows, the cost of funds, demand for loan products, demand for financial
services, competition, changes in the quality of competition, changes in the
quality or composition of the Company's loan and investment portfolios, changes
in accounting principles, policies, or guidelines, and other economic,
competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the Company's
operations, markets, products, services and prices.

General

First BancTrust Corporation (the "Company") was incorporated in November 2000
and on April 18, 2001 acquired all of the outstanding shares of common stock of
First Bank & Trust, s.b. of Paris, Illinois, ("First Bank" or the "Bank") upon
the Bank's conversion from an Illinois chartered mutual savings bank to an
Illinois chartered stock savings bank (the "Conversion"). The Company purchased
100% of the outstanding capital stock of the Bank using 50% of the net proceeds
from the Company's initial stock offering which was completed on April 18, 2001.
The Company sold 1,520,875 shares of common stock in the initial offering at $10
per share. The Company began trading on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market on April 19,
2001 under the symbol "FBTC". At December 31, 2002, the Company had consolidated
total assets, liabilities and stockholders' equity of $202.7 million, $175.4
million, and $27.3 million, respectively.

The Company's assets on an unconsolidated basis at December 31, 2001 consisted
primarily of the investment in the Bank of $22.8 million, investment in former
Bank subsidiaries, First Charter Service Corporation at $102,000 and ECS Service
Corporation doing business as Edgar County Title at $355,000, interest-bearing
demand deposits of $2.3 million, an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") loan
to the Bank of $1.1 million, and available-for-sale securities of $768,000. The
Company originates loans and solicits deposits through the Bank, but otherwise
conducts no significant business except through the Bank, the Bank's subsidiary,
and the Company's other nonbank subsidiaries.

The Bank was founded in 1887, and continued as an Illinois mutual savings and
loan, until January, 1990 when it was merged with First Federal Bank, a federal
mutual savings bank. In June, 1995, the charter was converted to an Illinois
mutual savings bank, and the name modified to First Bank & Trust, s.b. As
previously stated, First Bank converted to an Illinois stock savings bank in
April, 2001. The Bank conducts business out of its main office and its
operations office, both in Paris, Illinois, and one branch office in Marshall,
Illinois. The primary market areas of Clark and Edgar counties are located in


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east central Illinois, just west of Terre Haute, Indiana, and are both rural
counties where agriculture is responsible for a large share of the local
economy. As of December 31, 2002, the Bank had total assets of $201.7 million,
total liabilities of $178.9 million, and total equity of $22.8 million.

Business of the Company

The Company's principal business consists primarily of attracting deposits from
the general public and using those funds to originate loans secured by one-to
four-family residential properties, commercial real estate loans, agricultural
real estate loans, commercial and industrial loans, agricultural production
finance loans, consumer loans and other loans. A substantial number of single
family residential mortgage loans and agricultural loans are sold into the
secondary market, and the Company retains servicing rights to those loans. At
December 31, 2002, the Company's gross loan portfolio totaled $108.1 million. In
addition, at December 31, 2002 the Company serviced $80.8 million in loans
($63.7 million of residential loans and $17.1 million of agricultural loans).
The Company also invests in U.S. government securities, municipal securities,
and mortgage-backed securities. At December 31, 2002, the Company's securities
portfolio totaled $72.7 million, which are all designated as available for sale.
The Company also had $3.5 million invested in interest-bearing demand deposits
at December 31, 2002.

The Company's revenues are derived principally from interest on its mortgage,
consumer, agriculture and commercial loans, interest on its securities, loan
servicing fees, abstract and title fees, service charges on deposits, and other
customer fees. The Company's primary sources of funds are deposits, loan
repayments, sales of loans in the secondary market and advances (loans) from the
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB").

The Company's ability to earn a profit depends on net interest income, which is
the difference between the interest income earned on interest-earning assets,
such as mortgage, commercial and consumer loans, and the interest expense paid
on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings. The Company's
profitability depends on its ability to manage assets and liabilities during
periods of changing interest rates. To a lesser extent, the Company's
profitability depends on the ability to continue to generate non-interest income
from services provided to its customers.

Lending Activities

GENERAL. At December 31, 2002, the net loan portfolio before allowance for loan
losses, including loans held for sale, of the Company totaled $107.7 million,
representing 53.1% of total assets at that date. One of the principal lending
activities of the Company is the origination of one-to-four family (which are
also known as single-family) residential loans. At December 31, 2002,
single-family residential loans amounted to $39.6 million or 36.7% of the total
loan portfolio. Of this amount, $2.2 million consisted of second mortgage loans.
In addition, the Company originates commercial real estate loans, agricultural
real estate loans, commercial and industrial loans, agricultural production
finance loans, consumer loans and tax-exempt loans. On a limited basis, the
Company offers multi-family loans and construction loans.


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The types of loans the Company may originate are subject to federal and state
laws and regulations. Interest rates charged on loans are affected principally
by the demand for such loans and the supply of money available for lending
purposes and the rates offered by competitors. These factors are, in turn,
affected by general and economic conditions, the monetary policy of the federal
government, including the Federal Reserve Board, legislative and tax policies,
and governmental budgetary matters.

LOAN PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION. The following table sets forth the composition of
the Company's loan portfolio by type of loan at the dates indicated.


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                                     December 31, 2002        December 31, 2001        December 31, 2000
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                                     Amount      Percent      Amount      Percent      Amount      Percent
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                                                                (In Thousands)
<S>                                 <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>
Real estate loans:
  One-to-four family                $ 39,635      36.68%     $ 41,298      40.15%     $ 46,399      41.06%
  Multi-family                           300       0.28%          260       0.25%          295       0.26%
  Commercial                           9,756       9.03%        7,980       7.76%        8,412       7.44%
  Construction                           724       0.67%          937       0.91%          440       0.39%
  Agricultural loans                  12,570      11.63%       11,288      10.98%       12,092      10.70%
Commercial and industrial              6,045       5.59%        6,291       6.12%        8,038       7.11%
Agricultural production finance       11,570      10.70%        8,304       8.07%        9,564       8.46%
Consumer loans:
  Vehicle                             21,968      20.32%       20,279      19.71%       20,712      18.34%
  Consumer finance                     1,005       0.93%        1,071       1.04%        1,279       1.13%
  Share                                  736       0.68%          780       0.76%          827       0.73%
  Other                                2,875       2.66%        3,302       3.21%        3,931       3.48%
Other loans                              902       0.83%        1,073       1.04%        1,013       0.90%
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    Total loans receivable           108,086     100.00%      102,863     100.00%      113,002     100.00%
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Less:

Undisbursed portion of loans             328                      185                      194
Unearned discount and fees               614                      365                      954
Allowance for loan losses              1,962                    1,657                    2,222
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  Loans receivable, net             $105,182                 $100,656                 $109,632
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Loans held for sale at December 31, 2002 amounted to $597,000, and are not
included in the above table. These loans are single family dwellings committed
for sale to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Illinois Housing
Development Authority.

ORIGINATION OF LOANS. The lending activities of the Company are subject to the
written underwriting standards and loan origination procedures established by
the Board of Directors and management. Loan originations are obtained through a
variety of procedures, including referrals from real estate brokers, builders
and existing customers. The loan officers also supervise the procurement of
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documentation involved with loan originations. Property valuations are performed
by independent outside appraisers approved by the Board of Directors of the
Company.

Under the real estate lending policy of the Company, a title opinion or a title
insurance policy must be obtained for each real estate loan, as well as fire and
extended casualty insurance. Flood insurance is required when the property is in
a flood hazard area designated by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development. The Company does not require borrowers to advance funds to an
escrow account for the payment of real estate taxes or hazard insurance
premiums.

The Company's loan approval process is intended to assess the borrower's ability
to repay the loan, the viability of the loan and the adequacy of the collateral
that will secure the loan. The Company's loan policy assigns aggregate lending
limits to officers of the Company depending on the type of loan and whether the
loan is secured or unsecured. Executive officers may combine their lending
authority provided that any aggregate extension of credit over $300,000 requires
approval by the Loan Committee of the Board of Directors. Generally, the Loan
Committee is authorized to approve aggregate extensions of credit up to
$800,000. Any extension of credit that will cause the aggregate loan balance to
one borrower to exceed $800,000 must be approved by three executive officers,
the Loan Committee and the Board of Directors.

Although federal laws and regulations permit savings institutions to originate
and purchase loans secured by real estate located throughout the United States,
the Company concentrates its lending activity to its primary market area of
Edgar and Clark counties, Illinois. A savings institution generally may not make
loans to one borrower and related entities in an amount which exceeds the
greater of (i) 20% of its unimpaired capital and surplus, although loans in an
amount equal to an additional 10% of unimpaired capital and surplus may be made
to a borrower if the loans are fully secured by readily marketable securities,
and (ii) $500,000. As an Illinois-chartered savings bank, the Bank is permitted
to invest without limitation as a percentage of assets in residential mortgage
loans and up to 400% of its capital in loans secured by non-residential or
commercial real estate. The Bank may also invest in secured and unsecured
consumer loans in an amount not exceeding 35% of total assets. This 35%
limitation may be exceeded for certain types of consumer loans such as home
equity and property improvement loans secured by residential real property. In
addition, the Bank may invest up to 10% of its total assets in secured and
unsecured loans for commercial, corporate, business or agricultural purposes.
The Bank has received a waiver from the Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate
regarding its ability to exceed this 10% limit. The Bank is subject to its
internal loans-to-one borrower limitation of 15% of unimpaired capital.

MATURITY OF LOAN PORTFOLIO. The following table presents certain information at
December 31, 2002, regarding the dollar amount of loans maturing in the
Company's portfolio based on their contractual terms to maturity or scheduled
amortization, but does not include potential prepayments. Demand loans, loans
having no stated schedule of repayments and no stated maturity, and overdrafts
are reported as becoming due within one year. Loan balances do not include
undisbursed loan proceeds, net deferred origination costs and allowance for loan
losses.

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                                                             At December 31, 2002
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                                                 Commercial  Agricultural
                                                    and       Production                   Other        Total
                                   Real Estate   Industrial     Finance     Consumer       Loans        Loans
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                                                               (In Thousands)
<S>                                <C>           <C>         <C>            <C>          <C>          <C>
Amounts due in:
One year or less                     $  4,162     $  2,245     $  7,401     $  2,801     $    157     $ 16,766
More than one year to five years        5,854        3,603        3,054       22,033          745       35,289
More than five years                   52,969          197        1,115        1,750                    56,031
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  Total amount due                   $ 62,985     $  6,045     $ 11,570     $ 26,584     $    902     $108,086
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The following table sets forth the dollar amount of all loans, before net items,
due after December 31, 2003 which have fixed interest rates or which have
floating or adjustable rates.


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                                           Fixed-Rates         Floating or Adjustable-Rates            Total
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                                                                      (In Thousands)
<S>                                        <C>                 <C>                                    <C>
Real estate loans:
  One-to-four family                         $ 4,077                    $34,685 (1)                   $38,762
  Multi-family                                    35                        265                           300
  Commercial                                   1,606                      6,441                         8,047
  Construction                                    60                         38                            98
  Agricultural loans                           3,807                      7,809                        11,616
Commercial and industrial                      2,667                      1,133                         3,800
Agricultural production finance                3,271                        898                         4,169
Consumer loans:
  Vehicle                                     20,452                          0                        20,452
  Consumer finance                             2,502                         13                         2,515
  Share                                           79                          0                            79
  Other                                          731                          6                           737
Other loans                                       48                        697                           745
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    Total loans receivable                   $39,335                    $51,985                       $91,320
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(1)  Includes the Bank's residential loan product with a fixed rate for the
     first three years which adjusts on an annual basis thereafter.




Scheduled contractual maturities of loans do not necessarily reflect the actual
expected term of the loan portfolio. The average life of mortgage loans is
substantially less than their average contractual terms because of prepayments.
The average life of mortgage loans tends to increase when current mortgage rates
are higher than rates on existing mortgage loans and, conversely, decrease when
rates on current mortgage loans are lower than existing mortgage loan rates (due
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loans at lower rates). Under the latter circumstance, the weighted average yield
on loans decreases as higher yielding loans are repaid or refinanced at lower
rates.

ONE- TO FOUR-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE LOANS. One of the primary lending
activities of the Company is the origination of loans secured by single-family
residences. At December 31, 2002, $39.6 million or 36.7% of the total loan
portfolio consisted of single-family residential loans. Of this amount, $2.8
million consisted of second mortgage or home equity loans.

The Company's present lending policy on one-to-four family residential mortgage
loans generally limits the maximum loan-to-value to 85% of the lesser of the
appraised value or purchase price of the property. If the Company originates a
residential mortgage loan with a loan-to-value in excess of 90%, the Company
typically requires the borrower to obtain private mortgage insurance.
Residential mortgage loans are amortized on a monthly basis with principal and
interest due each month.

The Company's residential mortgage loans have either fixed rates of interest or
interest rates which adjust periodically during the term of the loan. Fixed-rate
loans generally have maturities from 10 to 30 years and are fully amortizing
with monthly payments sufficient to repay the total amount of the loan with
interest by the end of the loan term. The Company's fixed-rate loans generally
are originated under terms, conditions and documentation which permit them to be
sold to U.S. government-sponsored agencies, such as the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, and other investors in the secondary market for mortgages.
The Company sells substantially all fixed-rate loans with terms greater than 12
years in the secondary market. At December 31, 2002, $4.7 million, or 12.0% of
the Company's single-family residential mortgage loans were fixed-rate loans.

The adjustable-rate single-family residential mortgage loans currently offered
by the Company have interest rates which adjust every one, three or five years
in accordance with a designated index such as one-, three-, or five-year U.S.
Treasury obligations adjusted to a constant maturity, plus a stipulated margin.
In addition, the Company offers an adjustable mortgage loan with a fixed-rate
for the first three years which adjusts on an annual basis thereafter. The
Company's adjustable-rate single-family residential real estate loans generally
have a cap of 2% on any increase or decrease in the interest rate at any
adjustment date, and include a specified cap on the maximum interest rate over
the life of the loan, which is generally 6% above the initial rate. Such loans
generally are underwritten based on the initial rate. The Company's
adjustable-rate loans require that any payment adjustment resulting from a
change in the interest rate of an adjustable-rate loan be sufficient to result
in full amortization of the loan by the end of the loan term, and thus, do not
permit any of the increased payment to be added to the principal amount of the
loan, or so-called negative amortization. At December 31, 2002, $34.9 million or
88.0% of the Company's single-family residential mortgage loans were
adjustable-rate loans.

At December 31, 2002, the Company's second mortgage or home equity loans
amounted to $2.8 million or 2.6% of the total loan portfolio. These loans are
secured by the underlying equity in the borrower's residence, and accordingly,
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to-four family real estate loans. As a result, the Company generally requires
loan-to-value ratios of 90% or less after taking into consideration the first
mortgage held by the Company. If the Company does not own or service the first
mortgage, it will limit the total loan-to-value ratio to 80%. These loans
typically have ten-year terms with an interest rate adjustment after five years.

Adjustable-rate loans decrease the risks associated with changes in interest
rates but involve other risks, primarily because as interest rates increase, the
loan payment by the borrower increases to the extent permitted by the terms of
the loan, thereby increasing the potential for default. Moreover, as with
fixed-rate loans, as interest rates increase, the marketability of the
underlying collateral property may be adversely affected by higher interest
rates. The Company believes that these risks, which have not had a material
adverse effect on the Company to date, generally are less than the risks
associated with holding fixed-rate loans in an increasing interest rate
environment.

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LOANS. The Company's commercial real estate portfolio
primarily consists of loans secured by office buildings, warehouses, production
facilities, recreational facilities, retail stores and restaurants located
within the Company's market area. Commercial real estate loans amounted to $9.8
million or 9.0% of the total loan portfolio as of December 31, 2002 with an
average loan balance of approximately $81,000.

The Company's commercial real estate loans typically have a loan-to-value ratio
of 75% or less and generally have higher interest rates than single-family
residential loans. The maximum term of the Company's commercial real estate
loans is 10 years based on a 20 or 30 year amortization schedule.

Commercial real estate lending is generally considered to involve a higher
degree of risk than one-to-four family residential lending. Such lending
typically involves large loan balances concentrated in a single borrower or
groups of related borrowers for rental or business purposes. In addition, the
payment experience on loans secured by income-producing properties is typically
dependent on the success of the operation of the related project and thus is
typically affected by adverse conditions in the real estate market and in the
economy. The Company generally attempts to mitigate the risks associated with
its commercial real estate lending by, among other things, lending primarily in
its market area and using low loan-to-value ratios in the underwriting process.

AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE LOANS. At December 31, 2002 the Company's agricultural
loans amounted to $12.6 million or 11.6% of the total loan portfolio. The
Company's agricultural loans are primarily secured by farmland located in its
market area and other counties in Illinois and Indiana contiguous to its market
area. The Company's agricultural real estate loans have interest rates which
adjust every one, three or five years in accordance with a designated index and
are generally amortized over 20 years. A portion of these loans also include a
balloon payment after 10 years. The Company's lending policies on agricultural
loans originated for its portfolio generally limit the maximum loan-to-value
ratio to 80% of the lesser of the appraised value or purchase price of the
property.

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The Company's agricultural real estate loans generally are originated under
terms, conditions and documentation which permit them to be sold to a variety of
investors in the secondary market. These loans are also underwritten to carry a
government guarantee that covers 90% of any loss on the loan. By way of example,
assume that the Company originates a conforming $100,000 agricultural loan and
subsequently sells $90,000 of the loan in the secondary market with servicing
retained. Assume that the borrower defaults on the loan, and the value of the
property is $50,000. The Company would purchase the $90,000 portion from the
investor, foreclose on the loan, and sell the property for $50,000. This would
result in an initial loss to the Company of $50,000. However, as a result of the
government guarantee, the Company would be reimbursed $45,000, representing 90%
of its loss of $50,000. The Company's out of pocket loss in this example would
be $5,000. If the Company originates an agricultural loan to be sold in the
secondary market, it may originate the loan with a loan-to-value of 90% of the
lesser of the appraised value or purchase price of the property.

COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS. At December 31, 2002, the Company's commercial
and industrial loans amounted to $6.0 million or 5.6% of the Company's loan
portfolio. The Company's commercial and industrial loans have a term of up to
five years and may have either floating rates tied to the Company's internal
prime rate or fixed rates of interest. The Company's commercial and industrial
loans are made to small to medium-sized businesses within the Company's market
area. A substantial portion of the Company's small business loans are secured by
perfected security interest in accounts receivable and inventory or other
corporate assets such as equipment. The Company also generally obtains personal
guarantees from the principals of the borrower with respect to all commercial
and industrial loans. In addition, the Company may extend loans for a commercial
business purpose which are secured by a mortgage on the proprietor's home or
business property. Commercial and industrial loans generally are deemed to
involve a greater degree of risk than single-family residential mortgage loans.

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION FINANCE LOANS. At December 31, 2002 the Company's
agricultural production finance loans amounted to $11.6 million or 10.7% of the
total loan portfolio. Generally these loans are extended to farmers in the
Company's market area and other counties in Illinois and Indiana contiguous to
its market area for the purchase of equipment, seed, fertilizer, insecticide and
other purposes in connection with agricultural production. The Company's
agricultural production finance loans generally have terms of one, three or five
years with a fixed rate of interest. The interest rate is increased with respect
to the three and five year loans due to the increased risk of these loans. The
amount of these loans is based on management's review of the borrower's business
plan, prior performance of the land, marketability of crops, and current market
prices. The Company requires a minimum debt service ratio of 1.1. These loans
are secured by crops, equipment, accounts receivable, inventory, and second
mortgages on the farm land.

The Company's agricultural production finance loans are also generally
originated under terms, conditions and documentation which allow them to be sold
to a variety of investors in the secondary market. These loans also carry a
government guarantee of up to 90% of any loss. If the Company originates an
agricultural production finance loan to be sold in the secondary market, it will
extend the term of the loan to seven years.

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CONSUMER LOANS. The Company is authorized to make loans for a wide variety of
personal consumer purposes. At December 31, 2002 $26.6 million or 24.6% of the
Company's total loan portfolio consisted of consumer loans.

The Company originates consumer loans in order to provide a full range of
financial services to its customers and because such loans generally have
shorter terms and higher interest rates than residential mortgage loans. The
consumer loans offered by the Company include vehicle loans, consumer finance
loans, loans secured by deposit accounts in the Company and other miscellaneous
loans.

The Company offers vehicle loans on both new and used vehicles, with a
significant portion of the loans secured by recent model used vehicles at the
time of origination. The vehicle loans offered by the Company have fixed
interest rates and terms of up to seven years for new vehicles and up to five
years for used vehicles. Vehicle loans amounted to $22.0 million or 20.3% of the
total loan portfolio at December 31, 2002. All of the Company's vehicle loans
are directly underwritten by the Company. The Company does not purchase any
indirect vehicle loans.

At December 31, 2002 the Company's consumer finance loans amounted to $1.0
million or 0.9% of the total loan portfolio. These loans are typically secured
by household items such as furniture and electronic appliances and equipment.
These loans are primarily underwritten based on the collateral and debt to
income ratios. The Company generally limits the terms of these loans to three
years with a fixed interest rate.

The Company offers loans secured by deposit accounts in the Company, which
amounted to $736,000 or 0.7% of the Company's total loan portfolio at December
31, 2002. Such loans are originated for up to 90% of the account balance, with a
hold placed on the account restricting the withdrawal of the account balance.
The interest rate on the loan is equal to the interest rate paid on the account
plus 2%. These loans mature on or before the maturity date of the underlying
certificate of deposit.

Other consumer loans consist primarily of unsecured personal loans. These loans
amounted to $2.9 million or 2.7% of the total loan portfolio at December 31,
2002.

Consumer loans generally have shorter terms and higher interest rates than
mortgage loans but generally involve more credit risk than mortgage loans
because of the type and nature of the collateral and, in certain cases, the
absence of collateral. In addition, consumer lending collections are dependent
on the borrower's continuing financial stability, and thus are more likely to be
adversely affected by job loss, divorce, illness, and personal bankruptcy. In
many cases, any repossessed collateral for a defaulted consumer loan will not
provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance because
of improper repair and maintenance of the underlying security. The remaining
deficiency often does not warrant further substantial collection efforts against
the borrower. The Company believes that the generally higher yields earned on
consumer loans compensate for the increased credit risk associated with such
loans and that consumer loans are important to its efforts to increase rate
sensitivity, shorten the

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average maturity of its loan portfolio and portfolio and provide a full range of
services to its customers.

REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION LOANS. At December 31, 2002, the Company had
approximately $724,000 in single-family residential construction loans. The
construction loans of the Company are comprised largely of loans made to
borrowers to construct individual pre-sold homes. Generally, the construction
loan and the permanent mortgage loan are originated at one closing as a
construction/permanent loan. Interest-only payments are required during the
construction period, which is typically six months.

Construction lending is generally considered to involve a higher degree of risk
of loss than long-term financing on improved, owner-occupied real estate because
of the uncertainties of construction, including the possibility of costs
exceeding the initial estimates and the need to obtain a tenant or purchaser if
the property will not be owner-occupied. The Company generally attempts to
mitigate the risks associated with construction lending by, among other things,
lending in its market area, using conservative underwriting guidelines, and
monitoring the construction process.

MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOANS. The Company also has a relatively small amount
of multi-family (over four units) residential loans. The multi-family
residential mortgage loans are underwritten on substantially the same basis as
its commercial real estate loans, although loan-to-value ratios may be up to
80%. At December 31, 2002, the Company had $300,000 in multi-family residential
mortgage loans which amounted to 0.3% of the total portfolio.

OTHER LOANS. The Company's other loans amounted to $902,000 or 0.8% of the total
loan portfolio at December 31, 2002. The majority of these loans represent
participation interests in two industrial revenue bonds for a local business and
a local hospital.

LOAN ORIGINATION AND OTHER FEES. In addition to interest earned on loans, the
Company receives loan origination fees or "points" for originating loans. Loan
points are a percentage of the principal amount of the mortgage loan and are
charged to the borrower in connection with the origination of the loan.

LOAN SERVICING. The Company also services loans for others. Loan servicing
includes collecting and remitting loan payments, accounting for the principal
and interest, making inspections as required of mortgaged premises, contacting
delinquent borrowers, supervising foreclosures and property dispositions in the
event of unremedied defaults, making certain insurance and tax payments on
behalf of the borrowers and generally administering the loans. At December 31,
2002, the Company was servicing $80.8 million of loans for others. Of this
amount, $63.8 million were single family residential loans sold to the Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and the Illinois Housing Development Authority.
Agricultural land and equipment loans serviced for others were $17.1 million.



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Asset Quality

GENERAL. The Company mails delinquent notices to borrowers when a borrower fails
to make a required payment within 15 days of the due date. Additional notices
are sent out when a loan becomes 30 days or 60 days past due. If a loan becomes
90 days past due, the Company mails a notice indicating that the Company will
refer it to an attorney within 30 days to commence foreclosure. In most cases,
deficiencies are cured promptly. While the Company generally prefers to work
with borrowers to resolve such problems, the Company will institute foreclosure
or other collection proceedings when necessary to minimize any potential loss.

Loans are placed on non-accrual status when management believes the probability
of collection of interest is insufficient to warrant further accrual. When a
loan is placed on non-accrual status, previously accrued but unpaid interest is
deducted from interest income. As a matter of policy, the Company generally
discontinues the accrual of interest income when the loan becomes 90 days past
due as to principal or interest.

Real estate and other assets acquired by the Company as a result of foreclosure
or by deed-in-lieu of foreclosure are classified as real estate owned until
sold. The Company had $185,000 of real estate owned and other assets at December
31, 2002. This category consists primarily of commercial real estate,
one-to-four residential properties, and vehicles.

DELINQUENT LOANS. The following table sets forth information concerning
delinquent loans at December 31, 2002, in dollar amounts and as a percentage of
the Bank's total loan portfolio. The amounts presented represent the total
outstanding principal balances of the related loans, rather than the actual
payment amounts which are past due.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   December 31, 2002
                                       --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            30-59 Days                 60-89 Days               90 or More Days
                                             Overdue                    Overdue                     Overdue
                                       --------------------       --------------------       --------------------
                                                    Percent                    Percent                    Percent
                                                   of Total                   of Total                   of Total
                                       Amount        Loans        Amount        Loans        Amount        Loans
                                       ------      --------       ------      --------       ------      --------
                                                                     (In Thousands)
<S>                                    <C>         <C>            <C>         <C>            <C>         <C>
Real estate loans:
  One-to-four family                   $  105        0.10%        $  831        0.78%        $  692        0.64%
  Commercial                              235        0.22%            27        0.02%
  Construction                              1        0.00%                                      114        0.11%
  Agricultural loans                       62        0.06%            99        0.09%
Commercial and industrial                  16        0.01%                                       12        0.01%
Agricultural production finance            53        0.05%                                      577        0.54%
Consumer loans:
  Vehicle                                 290        0.27%            88        0.08%            97        0.09%
  Consumer finance                         17        0.01%             1        0.00%            19        0.02%
  Other                                    29        0.03%             8        0.01%             9        0.01%
                                       ------        ----         ------        ----         ------        ----
  Total loans                             808        0.75%         1,054        0.98%         1,520        1.42%
                                       ======        ====         ======        ====         ======        ====
</TABLE>


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NON-PERFORMING ASSETS. The following table presents information with respect to
the Bank's nonperforming assets at the dates indicated.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            At December 31,
                                                     ------------------------------
                                                      2002        2001        2000
                                                     ------      ------      ------
                                                         (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                  <C>         <C>         <C>
NON-PERFOMING LOANS:
Real estate loans:
  One-to-four family                                 $  692      $  931      $  885
  Commercial                                                        236         117
  Construction                                          114
  Agricultural loans                                                 71
Commercial and industrial                                12         188          57
Agricultural production finance                         577           7         564
Consumer loans:
  Vehicle                                                97          54          82
  Consumer finance                                       19           3          22
  Other                                                   9          22           6
                                                     ------      ------      ------
  Total non-performing loans                          1,520       1,512       1,733
                                                     ------      ------      ------
Real estate owned (1)                                   185         807         456
                                                     ------      ------      ------
  Total nonperforming assets (2)                      1,705       2,319       2,189
Troubled debt restructurings                            888         723         928
Troubled debt restructurings and total
  nonperforming assets                               $2,593      $3,042      $3,117
                                                     ======      ======      ======
Total nonperforming loans and troubled debt
  restructurings as a percentage of total loans        2.25%       2.17%       2.35%
Total nonperforming assets and troubled debt
  restructurings as a percentage of total assets       1.28%       1.55%       1.82%
</TABLE>


(1)  Real estate owned includes other repossessed assets and the balances are
     shown net of related valuation allowances.
(2)  Nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming loans, other repossessed
     assets and real estate owned.


CLASSIFIED ASSETS. Federal regulations require that each insured savings
institution classify its assets on a regular basis. In addition, in connection
with examinations of insured institutions, federal examiners have authority to
identify problem assets and, if appropriate, classify them. There are three
classifications for problem assets: "substandard," "doubtful" and "loss."
Substandard assets have one or more defined weaknesses and are characterized by
the distinct possibility that the insured institution will sustain loss if the
deficiencies are not corrected. Doubtful assets have the weaknesses of
substandard assets with the additional characteristic that the weaknesses make
collection or liquidation in full on the basis of currently existing facts,
conditions and values questionable, and there is a higher possibility of loss.
An asset classified loss is considered uncollectible and of such little value
that continuance as an asset of the

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institution is not warranted. Another category designated "special mention" also
must be established and maintained for assets which do not currently expose an
insured institution to a sufficient degree of risk to warrant classification as
substandard, doubtful, or loss. Assets classified as substandard or doubtful
require the institution to establish general allowances for loan losses. If an
asset or portion thereof is classified loss, the insured institution must either
establish specific allowances for loan losses in the amount of 100% of the
portion of the asset-classified loss, or charge off such amount. General loss
allowances established to cover possible losses related to assets classified
substandard or doubtful may be included in determining an institution's
regulatory capital, while specific valuation allowances for loan losses do not
qualify as regulatory capital. Federal examiners may disagree with an insured
institution's classification and amounts reserved.

The Company's total classified loans, which include impaired loans, at December
31, 2002 amounted to $6.8 million, $3.8 million of which was classified as
substandard, $352,000 of which was classified doubtful, and $376,000 of which
was classified loss, and $2.3 million which was classified as special mention or
potential problem loans. Classified loans at December 31, 2001 were $5.1
million, $2.6 million of which was classified substandard, $768,000 of which was
classified doubtful, $106,000 of which was classified loss, and $1.6 million
which was classified special mention or potential problem loans. Of the $6.8
million classified assets at December 31, 2002, $1.5 million were nonperforming
loans as of December 31, 2002. The remaining $5.3 million relate to potential
problem loans due to various circumstances such as prior problem history with
the customer or insufficient collateral value.

The Company had specific reserves totaling $1.1 million on classified loans as
of December 31, 2002. Included in the classified loans of $6.8 million were
agricultural production finance loans totaling $2.0 million. Of the $2.0
million, $1.6 million in agricultural finance loans had guarantees by the
Farmers Home Administration in the amount of $1.4 million. Also included in
classified loans were residential loans of $1.7 million. Commercial and
industrial, agricultural real estate, and commercial real estate accounted for
$2.5 million. The remaining $500,000 related to consumer loans, primarily
vehicle loans.

RESERVE POLICY AND METHODOLOGY. The Company maintains an allowance for credit
losses to absorb losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The allowance is based
on ongoing, quarterly assessments of the probable estimated losses inherent in
the loan portfolio. The allowance is increased by the provision for credit
losses, which is charged against current period operating results and decreased
by the amount of charge-offs, net of recoveries. In calculating the allowance
for credit losses, the Company segments the loan portfolio into two groups,
loans evaluated individually and loans evaluated collectively. The methodology
for assessing the appropriateness of the allowance account consists of a formula
allowance for loans evaluated collectively and specific allowances for loans
evaluated individually.

The formula allowance is calculated by applying loss factor percentages to
outstanding loans and certain outstanding commitments included in the
classification of assets, based on the internal grade of each loan. Changes in
risk grades of these loans affect the amount of the formula allowance. Loss
factors are based on our historical loss

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experience and may be adjusted for significant factors that, in management's
judgement, affect the collectibility of the portfolio as of the evaluation date.
The adjustments to the historical loss experience are based on an evaluation of
national and local economic trends, trends in delinquencies and charge-offs,
trends in volume and terms of loans, changes in underwriting standards, and
industry conditions.

Specific allowances are established in cases where management has identified
significant conditions or circumstances related to a credit that management
believes indicate the probability that a loss has been incurred in excess of the
amount determined by the application of the formula allowance.

While management believes the allowance for loan losses is sufficient to cover
losses inherent in its loan portfolio at this time, no assurances can be given
that the level of the allowance for loan losses will be sufficient to cover
future loan losses incurred or that future adjustments to the allowance for loan
losses will not be necessary if economic and other conditions differ
substantially from the economic and other conditions used by management to
determine the current level of the allowance for loan losses. As of December 31,
2002 and 2001, the allowance for loan losses was 1.83% and 1.62%, respectively,
of total loans. Management will continue to monitor and modify the allowance for
loan losses as conditions dictate.

The following table sets forth information concerning the allocation of the
Company's allowance for loan losses by loan categories at the dates indicated.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      December 31,
                                     ----------------------      ----------------------      ----------------------
                                             2002                         2001                        2000
                                     ----------------------      ----------------------      ----------------------
                                                Percent of                  Percent of                  Percent of
                                                 Loans in                    Loans in                    Loans in
                                                   Each                        Each                        Each
                                                Category to                 Category to                 Category to
                                     Amount     Total Loans      Amount     Total Loans      Amount     Total Loans
                                     ----------------------      ----------------------      ----------------------
<S>                                  <C>        <C>              <C>        <C>              <C>        <C>
Allocated:
Real estate loans:
  One-to-four family                 $  207          36.68%      $  370          39.91%      $  274          41.22%
  Multi-family                            2           0.28%           4           0.25%           1           0.26%
  Commercial                            332           9.03%         259           7.71%         202           7.44%
  Construction                            2           0.67%           7           0.91%           0           0.39%
  Agricultural loans                     89          11.63%         110          11.08%         303          11.02%
Commercial and industrial               230           5.59%         250           6.32%         445           7.15%
Agricultural production finance         496          10.70%         244           8.03%         592           7.91%
Consumer loans:
  Vehicle                               479          20.32%         315          19.78%         233          18.37%
  Consumer finance                       55           0.93%          34           1.04%          20           1.13%
  Share                                               0.68%                       0.75%                       0.73%
  Other                                  70           2.66%          64           3.40%          80           3.48%
Other loans                                           0.83%                       0.82%                       0.90%
Unallocated                                                                                      72
                                     ----------------------      ----------------------      ----------------------
                                     $1,962         100.00%      $1,657         100.00%      $2,222         100.00%
                                     ======================      ======================      ======================
</TABLE>



The following table sets forth an analysis of the Company's allowance for loan
losses during the periods indicated.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Year Ended December 31,
                                           -----------------------------------------
                                              2002            2001            2000
                                           ---------       ---------       ---------
<S>                                        <C>             <C>             <C>
Total loans outstanding                    $ 107,144       $ 102,313       $ 111,854
Average loans outstanding, net               105,171         106,708         109,700
Balance at beginning of period                 1,657           2,222           1,584
CHARGE-OFFS:
Real estate loans:
  One-to-four family                              31              90               4
  Multi-family                                                                   186
  Commercial                                       3             147             182
  Construction
  Agricultural loans                               2              84
Commercial and industrial                        140             599
Agricultural production finance                                   36
Consumer loans:
  Vehicle                                        211             190              92
  Consumer finance                                67              47               1
  Share
  Other                                           72             140             160
                                           ---------       ---------       ---------
    Total charge-offs                            526           1,333             625
                                           ---------       ---------       ---------
RECOVERIES:
Real estate loans:
  One-to-four family                               6              15
  Multi-family
  Commercial                                       1              42
  Construction
  Agricultural loans                              28              45
Commercial and industrial                         13              17
Agricultural production finance                                   11              58
Consumer loans:
  Vehicle                                         46              16              21
  Consumer finance                                15               6
  Share
  Other                                            5               9              32
                                           ---------       ---------       ---------
    Total recoveries                             114             161             111
                                           ---------       ---------       ---------
Net charge-offs                                 (412)         (1,172)           (514)
Provision for loan losses                        718             607           1,152
                                           ---------       ---------       ---------
Balance at end of period                   $   1,963       $   1,657       $   2,222
                                           =========       =========       =========
Allowance for loan losses as a
 percent of total loans outstanding             1.83%           1.62%           1.99%
                                           =========       =========       =========

Allowance for loan losses as a
 percent of total non-performing loans        129.83%         109.59%         128.22%
                                           =========       =========       =========
Ratio of net charge-offs to
 average loans outstanding                      0.39%           1.10%           0.47%
                                           =========       =========       =========
</TABLE>


Investment Securities

The Company has authority to invest in various types of securities, including
mortgage-backed securities, U.S. Treasury obligations, securities of various
federal agencies and of

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state and municipal governments, certificates of deposits at federally-insured
banks and savings institutions, certain bankers' acceptances and federal funds.
The Company's investment strategy is established by the Investment Committee
which currently consists of directors and officers of the Company. The
Investment Committee meets on a quarterly basis and the strategy established by
the committee is implemented by the Company's President and Chief Financial
Officer. The Company has obtained the services of an independent consultant to
provide data regarding the bank's investments as well as potential investments.
Any material deviations from the investment strategy require approval by the
Investment Committee.

The following table sets forth information relating to the amortized cost and
fair value of the Company's securities all of which are classified available for
sale.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          December 31,
                              --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      2002                    2001                    2000
                              --------------------    --------------------    --------------------
                              Amortized     Fair      Amortized     Fair      Amortized     Fair
                                 Cost       Value        Cost       Value        Cost       Value
                                                         (In Thousands)
<S>                           <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
Federal agencies               $ 9,498     $ 9,648     $12,481     $12,295     $16,997     $16,629
State and municipal              6,873       7,304       6,708       6,784       4,857       4,912
Mortgage-backed securities      53,168      54,201      44,561      45,049      18,718      18,913
Other securities                 1,520       1,595       1,039       1,079         681         688
                               -------------------     -------------------     -------------------
Total                          $71,059     $72,748     $64,789     $65,207     $41,253     $41,142
                               ===================     ===================     ===================
</TABLE>


The following table sets forth the amount of the Company's debt securities which
mature during each of the periods indicated and the weighted average yields for
each range of maturities at December 31, 2002. The table does not include equity
securities as they have no stated maturity. The amounts reflect fair value of
the Company's debt securities at December 31, 2002.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          Contractually Maturing
                        -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Weighted                Weighted               Weighted              Weighted
                        Under 1     Average                 Average     6-10       Average   Over 10     Average
                         Year        Yield    1-5 Years      Yield      Years       Yield     Years       Yield    Total
                        -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               (In Thousands)
<S>                     <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>
Federal agencies        $     0                $ 9,648       4.22%     $     0               $     0              $ 9,648
State and municipal          10      5.60%       1,094       4.44%       3,981      4.23%      2,219      2.68%     7,304
                        -------                -------                 -------               -------              -------
Total                   $    10                $10,742                 $ 3,981               $ 2,219              $16,952
                        =======                =======                 =======               =======              =======
</TABLE>



Mortgage-backed securities represent a participation interest in a pool of one-
to four-family or multi-family mortgages. The mortgage originators use
intermediaries (generally U.S. Government agencies and government-sponsored
enterprises) to pool and repackage the participation interests in the form of
securities, with investors receiving the principal and interest payments on the
mortgages. Such U.S. Government agencies and

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government-sponsored enterprises guarantee the payment of principal and interest
to investors.

Mortgage-backed securities are typically issued with stated principal amounts,
and the securities are backed by pools of mortgages that have loans with
interest rates that are within a range and have varying maturities. The
underlying pool of mortgages, i.e., fixed-rate or adjustable-rate, as well as
prepayment risk, are passed on to the certificate holder. The life of a
mortgage-backed pass-through security approximates the life of the underlying
mortgages. However, prepayment of principal allows the Bank to re-invest at
current rates. This is beneficial in a rising interest rate environment.

Mortgage-backed securities generally yield less than the loans which underlie
such securities because of their payment guarantees or credit enhancements which
offer nominal credit risk. However, these securities generally yield more than
other debt instruments available from U.S. Government Agencies. In addition,
mortgage-backed securities are more liquid than individual mortgage loans and
may be used to collateralize borrowings or other obligations of the Company.

The Bank's increased investment in mortgage-backed securities resulted in higher
yields than were generally available from other securities of comparable credit
risk. At the same time yields were only marginally less than those generally
available on comparable real estate mortgages, without the inherent credit risk.

Sources of Funds

GENERAL. Deposits are the primary source of the Company's funds for lending and
other investment purposes. In addition to deposits, principal and interest
payments on loans and mortgage-backed securities are a source of funds. Loan
repayments are a relatively stable source of funds, while deposit inflows and
outflows are significantly influenced by general interest rates and money market
conditions. Borrowings may also be used on a short-term basis to compensate for
reductions in the availability of funds and other sources and on a longer-term
basis for general business purposes. For a discussion of commitments and credit
risk, see note 20 to the consolidated financial statements.

DEPOSITS. Deposits are attracted by the Company principally from within its
primary market area. Deposit account terms vary, with the principal differences
being the minimum balance required, the time periods the funds must remain on
deposit and the interest rate.

The Company obtains deposits primarily from residents in Illinois and Indiana.
The Bank seeks to attract deposit accounts by offering a variety of products,
competitive rates and terms.

Interest rates paid, maturity terms, service fees and withdrawal penalties are
established on a periodic basis. Management determines the rates and terms based
on rates paid by competitors, the need for funds or liquidity, growth goals and
federal and state regulations. The Company attempts to control the flow of
deposits by pricing its

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accounts to remain generally competitive with other financial institutions in
its market area.

The following table shows the distribution of and certain other information
relating to the Company's average deposits for the year ended by the type of
deposits indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 December 31, 2002                     December 31, 2001
                                         ---------------------------------    ----------------------------------
                                                      Percent                               Percent
                                                      of Total    Weighted                  of Total    Weighted
                                          Average     Average      Average     Average      Average      Average
                                          Balance     Deposits      Rate       Balance      Deposits      Rate
                                         ---------------------------------    ----------------------------------
                                                                 (dollars in thousands)
<S>                                      <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>
Money market deposits                    $  8,820       5.96%       2.31%     $  2,224        1.67%       3.38%
Savings deposits                            8,337       5.63%       2.00%        7,010        5.26%       2.03%
NOW and other demand deposits              47,509      32.08%       2.31%       38,405       28.83%       3.99%
Non-interest bearing deposits              12,277       8.29%       0.00%       13,125        9.85%       0.00%
                                         ---------------------------------    ----------------------------------
     Total                                 76,943      51.96%       1.91%       60,764       45.61%       2.88%

Certificate accounts
  Three months or less                        820       0.55%       2.16%        3,504        2.63%       3.91%
  Over three through six months             2,705       1.83%       2.19%        4,526        3.40%       4.91%
  Over six through twelve months           27,857      18.80%       3.18%       26,345       19.78%       5.14%
  Over one to three years                  22,490      15.19%       4.46%       27,209       20.42%       6.15%
  Over three to five years                 13,800       9.32%       5.32%        8,227        6.18%       6.01%
  Over five years                           3,477       2.35%       5.07%        2,638        1.98%       5.70%
                                         ---------------------------------    ----------------------------------
     Total certificates                    71,149      48.04%       4.04%       72,449       54.39%       5.45%

     Total average deposits              $148,092     100.00%       2.93%     $133,213      100.00%       4.28%
                                         =================================    ==================================
</TABLE>


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The following table shows the interest rate and maturity information for the
Company's certificates of deposits at December 31, 2002.


                                       Maturity Date
                  -------------------------------------------------------
                  One Year   Over 1-2    Over 2-3     Over 3
Interest Rate     or Less      Years       Years       Years       Total
                  --------   --------    --------     -------     -------

0.00% - 1.99%     $ 5,270     $   131     $           $           $ 5,401
2.00% - 3.99%      30,845      12,231         983         450      44,509
4.00% - 5.99%       6,915         971       1,763       7,131      16,780
6.00% - 7.99%       1,407         607       1,806           6       3,826
                  -------     -------     -------     -------     -------
                  $44,437     $13,940     $ 4,552     $ 7,587     $70,516
                  =======     =======     =======     =======     =======


As of December 31, 2002, the aggregate amount of outstanding time certificates
of deposit at the Company in amounts greater than or equal to $100,000, was
approximately $15.0 million. The following table presents the maturity of these
time certificates of deposits at December 31, 2002.


                                           December 31, 2002
                                           -----------------
                                             (In thousands)
3 months or less                               $    1,714
Over 3 months through 6 months                      2,185
Over 6 months through 12 months                     4,069
Over 12 months                                      7,024
                                               ----------
  Total                                        $   14,992
                                               ==========



RETURN ON EQUITY AND ASSETS

                                                           2002         2001
                                                          ------       ------

    Return on assets (net income divided by
      average total assets)                                0.64%        0.99%
    Return on equity (net income divided by
      average equity)                                      4.77%        7.66%
    Dividend payout ratio (dividends per share
      divided by net income per share (1)                 19.61%        4.09%
    Equity to assets ratio (average equity
      divided by average total assets)                    13.52%       12.92%

(1)  For 2001, the ratio was calculated by dividing
      total dividends paid by total net income.
     For 2002, the ratio was calculated by dividing
      total dividends paid by basic earnings per share.



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BORROWINGS. The Company may obtain advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank
("FHLB") of Chicago upon the security of the common stock it owns in that bank
and certain of its residential mortgage loans and mortgage-backed and other
investment securities, provided certain standards related to creditworthiness
have been met. These advances are made pursuant to several credit programs, each
of which has its own interest rate and range of maturities. FHLB advances are
generally available to meet seasonal and other withdrawals of deposit accounts
and to permit increased lending.

At December 31, 2002, the Company had $25.5 million of long-term FHLB advances
and $1.0 million drawn on the open line of credit, secured by first mortgage
loans, FHLB stock, and investment securities. The long-term advances are
"rate-locked" for a determined time period, between two and five years, and then
are convertible quarterly thereafter by the Federal Home Bank to a quarterly
adjustable rate advance. Of the $25.5 million in fixed term advances, $1.5
million has passed the "rate-lock" period, but is still a fixed rate advance,
$14.0 million have "rate-lock" periods which will expire in 2003, and $10.0
million are "rate-locked" until 2004.

The following schedule presents FHLB advances at December 31, 2002 by maturity
date:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                     Interest    Fixed or     Maturity        "Rate-lock"          Amount
Date of Advance        Rate      Variable       Date              Date         (in thousands)

<S>                  <C>         <C>       <C>               <C>               <C>
February, 1998         5.05%      Fixed    February, 2008    February, 2001       $ 1,500
February, 1998         5.32%      Fixed    February, 2008    February, 2003         1,500
January, 2001          4.80%      Fixed    January, 2011     January, 2003          7,500
February, 2001         4.86%      Fixed    February, 2011    February, 2004        10,000
September, 2001        3.12%      Fixed    September, 2011   September, 2003        5,000
                                                                                  -------
                                                                                  $25,500
                                                                                  =======
</TABLE>


Market Area

The Company is headquartered in Paris, Illinois, with one regular branch in
Marshall, Illinois. The Company's primary retail market area encompasses all of
Clark and Edgar Counties where the Company's two offices are located. The
Company's primary market area represents its source for deposit gathering and
loan originating, however, the Company also originates loans to borrowers
outside of the market area. Clark and Edgar Counties are located in east central
Illinois, just west of Terre Haute, Indiana, and are both rural counties where
agriculture is responsible for a much higher share of employment than in
Illinois, as a whole.

Both Clark and Edgar Counties have similar economic characteristics with
population levels of less than 20,000 in each county in 1990 and 2000. Overall,
the demographic characteristics of Clark and Edgar Counties are weaker than
Illinois or the U.S. with regard to income levels, housing values and growth
trends.

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Competition

The Company faces significant competition in attracting deposits and making
loans. Its most direct competition for deposits has come historically from
commercial banks, credit unions, and other savings institutions located in its
primary market area, including many large financial institutions which have
greater financial and marketing resources available to them. In addition, the
Company faces significant competition for investors' funds from short-term money
market securities, mutual funds and other corporate and government securities.
The Company does not rely upon any individual group or entity for a material
portion of its deposits. The ability of the Company to attract and retain
deposits depends on its ability to generally provide a rate of return, liquidity
and risk comparable to that offered by competing investment opportunities.

The Company's competition for real estate loans comes principally from mortgage
banking companies, commercial banks, other savings institutions and credit
unions. The Company competes for loan originations primarily through the
interest rates and loan fees it charges, and the efficiency and quality of
services it provides borrowers. Factors which affect competition include general
and local economic conditions, current interest rate levels and volatility in
the mortgage markets. Competition may increase as a result of the continuing
reduction of restrictions on the interstate operations of financial institutions
and the anticipated slowing of refinancing activity.

Personnel

As of December 31, 2002 the Company, including the Bank and the Bank's
subsidiary, Community Finance Center, Inc. and Company subsidiaries ECS Service
Corporation and First Charter Service Corporation, had 77 full-time and 6
part-time employees. None of the employees are represented by a collective
bargaining agent, and the Company believes that it enjoys good relations with
its personnel.

Subsidiaries

At December 31, 2002 the Company had three subsidiaries, the Bank, ECS Service
Corporation and First Charter Service Corporation, and the Bank had one
subsidiary, Community Finance Center, Incorporated.

Community Finance Center, Incorporated is an Illinois chartered corporation
which provides retail consumer loans to the Company's customers. Community
Finance Center generated net income of $6,000 for the year ended December 31,
2002 compared to a net loss of $42,000 for the year ended December 31, 2001.

ECS Service Corporation is an Illinois chartered corporation which provides real
estate abstracting and title insurance services for Edgar and Clark Counties,
Illinois primarily to the Company's customers. ECS Service Corporation generated
net income of approximately $89,000 and $91,000 for the years ended December 31,
2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively.


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First Charter Service Corporation is an Illinois chartered corporation which
provides retail sales of uninsured investment products to the Company's
customers. First Charter generated a net loss of $16,000 and $28,000 for the
years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, respectively.


Regulation

The following discussion of certain laws and regulations which are applicable to
the Company and the Bank as well as descriptions of laws and regulations
contained elsewhere herein, summarizes the aspects of such laws and regulations
which are deemed to be material to the Company and the Bank. However, the
summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to applicable laws and regulations.

FIRST BANCTRUST CORPORATION

GENERAL. The Company is a bank holding company and a financial holding company,
and as such, is registered with the Federal Reserve Board. Under the Bank
Holding Company Act, the Company will be subject to periodic examination by the
Federal Reserve Board and will be required to file periodic reports of its
operations and such additional information as the Federal Reserve Board may
require. Because First Bank & Trust (the "Bank") is chartered under Illinois
law, the Company will also be subject to regulation by the Commissioner under
the Illinois Savings Bank Act.

A bank holding company is a legal entity separate and distinct from its
subsidiary bank or other banks. Normally, the major source of a holding
company's revenue is dividends a holding company receives from the subsidiary
banks. The right of a bank holding company to participate as a stockholder in
any distribution of assets of its subsidiary banks upon their liquidation or
reorganization or otherwise is subject to the prior claims of creditors of such
subsidiary banks. The subsidiary banks are subject to claims by creditors for
long-term and short-term debt obligations, including obligations for Federal
funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements, as well as
deposit liabilities. Under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and
Enforcement Act of 1989, in the event of a loss suffered by the FDIC in
connection with a banking subsidiary of a bank holding company (whether due to a
default or the provision of FDIC assistance), other banking subsidiaries of the
holding company could be assessed for such loss.

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002. On July 30, 2002, the President signed into law the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 implementing legislative reforms intended to address
corporate and accounting fraud. In addition to the establishment of a new
accounting oversight board which will enforce auditing, quality control and
independence standards and will be funded by fees from all publicly traded
companies, the bill restricts provision of both auditing and consulting services
by accounting firms. To ensure auditor independence, any non-audit services
being provided to an audit client will require preapproval by the company's
audit committee members. In addition, the audit partners must be rotated. The
bill requires chief executive officers and chief financial officers, or their


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equivalent, to certify to the accuracy of periodic reports filed with the SEC,
subject to civil and criminal penalties if they knowingly or willfully violate
this certification requirement. In addition, under the Act, counsel will be
required to report evidence of a material violation of the securities laws or a
breach of fiduciary duty by a company to its chief executive officer or its
chief legal officer, and, if such officer does not appropriately respond, to
report such evidence to the audit committee or other similar committee of the
board of directors or the board itself.

Longer prison terms will also be applied to corporate executives who violate
Federal securities laws, the period during which certain types of suits can be
brought against a company or its officers has been extended, and bonuses issued
to top executives prior to restatement of a company's financial statements are
now subject to disgorgement if such restatement was due to corporate misconduct.
Executives are also prohibited from insider trading during retirement plan
"blackout" periods, and loans to company executives are restricted. In addition,
a provision directs that civil penalties levied by the SEC as a result of any
judicial or administrative action under the Act be deposited to a fund for the
benefit of harmed investors. The Federal Accounts for Investor Restitution
("FAIR") provision also requires the SEC to develop methods of improving
collection rates. The legislation accelerates the time frame for disclosures by
public companies as they must immediately disclose any material changes in their
financial condition or operations. Directors and executive officers must also
provide information for most changes in ownership in a company's securities
within two business days of the change.

The Act also increases the oversight of, and codifies certain requirements
relating to audit committees of public companies and how they interact with the
company's "registered public accounting firm" ("RPAF"). Audit committee members
must be independent and are barred from accepting consulting, advisory or other
compensatory fees from the issuer. In addition, companies must disclose whether
at least one member of the committee is a "financial expert" (as such term will
be defined by the SEC) and if not, why not. Under the Act, a RPAF is prohibited
from performing statutorily mandated audit services for a company if such
company's chief executive officer, chief financial officer, comptroller, chief
accounting officer or any person serving in equivalent positions has been
employed by such firm and participated in the audit of such company during the
one-year period preceding the audit initiation date. The Act also prohibits any
officer or director of a company or any other person acting under their
direction from taking any action to fraudulently influence, coerce, manipulate
or mislead any independent public or certified accountant engaged in the audit
of the company's financial statements for the purpose of rendering the financial
statement's materially misleading. The Act also requires the SEC to prescribe
rules requiring inclusion of an internal control report and assessment by
management in the annual report to shareholders. The Act requires the RPAF that
issues the audit report to attest to and report on management's assessment of
the company's internal controls. In addition, the Act requires that each
financial report required to be prepared in accordance with (or reconciled to)
generally accepted accounting principles and filed with the SEC reflect all
material correcting adjustments that are identified by a RPAF in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles and the rules and regulations of the
SEC.

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ACQUISITIONS. The Bank Holding Company Act also prohibits a bank holding
company, with certain exceptions, from acquiring more than 5% of the voting
share of any company that is not a bank and from engaging in any business other
than banking or managing or controlling banks. A bank holding company that
becomes a Financial Holding Company, such as the Company, is permitted to engage
in activities that are financial in nature or incidental to such financial
activities. Effective March 11, 2000, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act permitted bank
holding companies to become financial holding companies and thereby affiliate
with securities firms and insurance companies and engage in other activities
that are financial in nature. A bank holding company may become a financial
holding company if each of its subsidiary banks is well capitalized under the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 prompt corrective
action provisions, is well managed and has at least a satisfactory rating under
the Community Reinvestment Act by filing a declaration with the Federal Reserve
Board that the bank holding company seeks to become a financial holding company.
No regulatory approval is required for a financial holding company to acquire a
company, other than a bank or savings association, engaged in activities that
are financial in nature or incidental to activities that are financial in
nature, as determined by the Federal Reserve Board.

The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, enacted in 1999, defines "financial in nature" to
include securities underwriting, dealing and market making; sponsoring mutual
funds and investment companies; insurance underwriting and agency; merchant
banking activities; and activities that the Federal Reserve Board has determined
to be closely related to banking. Subsidiary banks of a financial holding
company must continue to be well capitalized and well managed in order to
continue to engage in activities that are financial in nature without regulatory
actions or restrictions, which could include divestiture of the financial in
nature subsidiary or subsidiaries. In addition, a financial holding company or a
bank may not acquire a company that is engaged in activities that are financial
in nature unless each of the subsidiary banks of the financial holding company
or the bank has a Community Reinvestment Act rating of satisfactory or better.

The Company became a Financial Holding Company under the Bank Holding Company
Act effective March 16, 2002, and the Company owns subsidiaries engaged in real
estate title and securities activities.

"SOURCE OF STRENGTH" POLICY. According to Federal Reserve Board policy, bank
holding companies are expected to act as a source of financial strength to each
subsidiary bank and to commit resources to support each such subsidiary. This
support may be required at times when a bank holding company may not be able to
provide such support.

CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS. The Federal Reserve Board has adopted capital adequacy
guidelines for bank holding companies (on a consolidated basis) substantially
similar to those of the FDIC for the Bank. The Company's Tier 1 and total
capital significantly exceed the Federal Reserve Board's capital adequacy
requirements.

RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES. Transactions between a savings
bank and its "affiliates" are subject to quantitative and qualitative
restrictions under Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act and FDIC
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bank include, among other entities, the savings bank's holding company and
companies that are controlled by or under common control with the savings bank.

In general, the extent to which a savings bank or its subsidiaries may engage in
certain "covered transactions" with affiliates is limited to an amount equal to
10% of the institution's capital and surplus, in the case of covered
transactions with any one affiliate, and to an amount equal to 20% of such
capital and surplus, in the case of covered transactions with all affiliates. In
addition, a savings bank and its subsidiaries may engage in covered transactions
and certain other transactions only on terms and under circumstances that are
substantially the same, or at least as favorable to the savings bank or its
subsidiary, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with
nonaffiliated companies. A "covered transaction" is defined to include a loan or
extension of credit to an affiliate; a purchase of investment securities issued
by an affiliate; a purchase of assets from an affiliate, with certain
exceptions; the acceptance of securities issued by an affiliate as collateral
for a loan or extension of credit to any party; or the issuance of a guarantee,
acceptance or letter of credit on behalf of an affiliate.

In addition, Sections 22(h) and (g) of the Federal Reserve Act place
restrictions on loans to executive officers, directors and principal
stockholders. Under Section 22(h), loans to a director, an executive officer and
to a greater than 10% stockholder of a bank, and certain affiliated interests of
either, may not exceed, together with all outstanding loans to such person and
affiliated interests, the bank's loans to one borrower limit (generally equal to
15% of the institutions unimpaired capital and surplus). Section 22(h) also
requires that loans to directors, executive officers and principal stockholders
be made on terms substantially the same as offered in comparable transactions to
other persons also requires prior board approval for certain loans. In addition,
the aggregate amount of extensions of credit by a bank to all insiders cannot
exceed the institution's unimpaired capital and surplus. Furthermore, Section
22(g) places additional restrictions on loans to executive officers.

FIRST BANK & TRUST

GENERAL. First Bank & Trust is an Illinois-chartered savings bank, the deposit
accounts of which are insured by the Savings Association Insurance Fund of the
FDIC. As a Savings Association Insurance Fund insured, Illinois-chartered
savings bank, the Savings Bank is subject to examination, supervision, reporting
and enforcement requirements of the Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate, as
the chartering authority for Illinois savings banks, and the FDIC, as
administrator of the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and to the statutes and
regulations administered by the Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate and the
FDIC governing such matters as capital standards, mergers, establishment of
branch offices, subsidiary investments and activities and general investment
authority. The Bank is required to file reports with the Illinois Office of
Banks and Real Estate and the FDIC concerning its activities and financial
condition and will be required to obtain regulatory approvals prior to entering
into certain transactions, including mergers with, or acquisitions of, other
financial institutions.

The Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate and the FDIC have extensive
enforcement authority over Illinois-chartered savings banks, such as First Bank
& Trust. This


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enforcement authority includes, among other things, the ability to issue
cease-and-desist or removal orders, to assess civil money penalties and to
initiate injunctive actions. In general, these enforcement actions may be
initiated for violations of laws and regulations and unsafe and unsound
practices.

The Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate has established a schedule for the
assessment of "supervisory fees" upon all Illinois savings banks to fund the
operations of the Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate. These supervisory
fees are computed on the basis of each savings bank's total assets (including
consolidated subsidiaries) and are payable at the end of each calendar quarter.
A schedule of fees has also been established for certain filings made by
Illinois savings banks with the Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate. The
Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate also assesses fees for examinations
conducted by the Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate's staff, based upon
the number of hours spent by the staff performing the examination. During the
year ended December 31, 2002, First Bank & Trust paid approximately $24,100 in
supervisory fees and expenses, and $10,300 in exam expenses.

INSURANCE OF ACCOUNTS. The deposits of the Bank are insured to the maximum
extent permitted by the Savings Association Insurance Fund, which is
administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. As insurer, the FDIC
is authorized to conduct examinations of, and to require reporting by,
FDIC-insured institutions. It also may prohibit any FDIC-insured institution
from engaging in any activity the FDIC determines by regulation or order to pose
a serious threat to the FDIC. The FDIC also has the authority to initiate
enforcement actions against savings banks.

Savings Association Insurance Fund insured institutions are assigned to one of
three capital groups which are based solely on the level of an institution's
capital--"well-capitalized," "adequately capitalized," and "undercapitalized."
These capital levels are defined in the same manner as under the prompt
corrective action system discussed below. These three groups are then divided
into three subgroups which reflect varying levels of supervisory concern, from
those banks which are considered to be healthy to those which are considered to
be of substantial supervisory concern. The matrix so created results in nine
assessment risk classifications, with rates ranging from .00% for well
capitalized healthy institutions, to .27% for undercapitalized institutions with
substantial supervisory concerns. The insurance premiums for the Bank for 2002
was zero basis points.

In addition to the assessment for deposit insurance, institutions are required
to make payments on bonds issued in the late 1980's by the Financing Corporation
("FICO") to recapitalize the predecessor to the Savings Association Insurance
Fund. During 2002, FICO payments for Savings Association Insurance Fund member
approximated 1.75 basis points and the premium paid by the bank for this period
was $25,500.

The FDIC may terminate the deposit insurance of any insured depositary
institution, including First Bank & Trust, if it determines after a hearing that
the institution has engaged or is engaging in unsafe or unsound practices, is in
an unsafe or unsound condition to continue operations, or has violated any
applicable law, regulation, order or any condition imposed by an agreement with
the FDIC. It also may suspend deposit insurance temporarily during the hearing
process for the permanent termination of


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insurance, if the institution has no tangible capital. If insurance of accounts
is terminated, the accounts at the institution at the time of the termination,
less subsequent withdrawals, continue to be insured for a period of six months
to two years, as determined by the FDIC. Management is aware of no existing
circumstances which would result in termination of First Bank & Trust's deposit
insurance.

CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS. The Company and Bank are subject to various regulatory
capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. The federal
capital regulations establish a minimum 3.0% Tier I leverage capital requirement
for the most highly-rated state-chartered, non-member banks, with an additional
cushion of at least 100 to 200 basis points for all other state-chartered,
non-member banks, which effectively will increase the minimum Tier I leverage
ratio for such other banks to 4.0% to 5.0% or more. Under the federal
regulations, highest-rated banks are those that the federal regulators determine
are not anticipating or experiencing significant growth and have well
diversified risk, including no undue interest risk exposure, excellent asset
quality, high liquidity, good earnings and, in general, which are considered a
strong banking organization, rated composite 1 under the Uniform Financial
Institutions Rating System. Leverage or core capital is defined as the sum of
common stockholders' equity (including retained earnings), noncumulative
perpetual preferred stock, and related surplus, and minority interests in
consolidated subsidiaries, minus all intangible assets other than certain
qualifying supervisory goodwill, and certain purchased mortgage servicing rights
and purchased credit and relationships.

The federal regulations also require that savings banks meet a risk-based
capital standard. The risk-based capital standard for savings banks requires the
maintenance of total capital which is defined as Tier I capital and
supplementary (Tier 2 capital) to risk weighted assets of 8%. In determining the
amount of risk-weighted assets, all assets, plus certain off balance sheet
assets, are multiplied by a risk-weight of 0% to 100%, based on the risks the
federal regulators believe are inherent in the type of asset of item.

Refer to Company and Bank capital amounts and ratios in Footnote 11 of the
consolidated financial statements for the Bank and Company's capital ratios.

DIVIDENDS. The Company may derive funds for cash distributions to its
shareholders from dividends received from its bank subsidiary, First Bank &
Trust, s.b. This banking subsidiary is subject to various general regulatory
policies and requirements relating to the payment of dividends, including
requirements to maintain capital above regulatory minimums. The appropriate U.S.
federal or Illinois state regulatory authority is authorized to determine under
certain circumstances relating to the financial condition of the bank or bank
holding company that the payment of dividends would be an unsafe or unsound
practice and to prohibit payment thereof. Restrictions on the payment of
dividends by the Bank are more fully described below.

Under the Illinois Savings Bank Act, no dividends may be declared when total
capital of a savings bank is less than that required by Illinois law. Stock
dividends may be paid out of retained earnings at any time. Written approval of
the Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate is required where a savings bank
has total capital of less than 6% of total assets where the dividend to be
declared in any year exceeds 50% of the savings Bank's


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net profits for the year. The Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate approval
is required before dividends may be declared that exceed a savings bank's net
profits in any year.

SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS GUIDELINES. The FDIC and the other federal banking agencies
have established guidelines for safety and soundness, addressing operational and
managerial standards, as well as compensation matters for insured financial
institutions. Institutions failing to meet these standards are required to
submit compliance plans to their appropriate federal regulators. The FDIC and
the other agencies have also established guidelines regarding asset quality and
earnings standards for insured institutions. The Bank believes that it is in
compliance with these guidelines and standards.

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM. The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan
Bank of Chicago, which is one of 12 regional Federal Home Loan Banks that
administers the home financing credit function of savings institutions. Each
Federal Home Loan Bank serves as a reserve or central bank for its members
within its assigned region. It is funded primarily from proceeds derived from
the sale of consolidated obligations of the Federal Home Loan Bank System. It
makes loans to members (i.e. advances) in accordance with policies and
procedures established by the Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank.
At December 31, 2002, the Bank had $26.5 million of Federal Home Loan Bank
advances. See Notes to Financial Statements.

As a member, the Bank is required to purchase and maintain stock in the Federal
Home Loan Bank of Chicago in an amount equal to at least 1% of its aggregate
unpaid residential mortgage loans or similar obligations at the beginning of
each year. At December 31, 2002, the Bank had $3.7 million in Federal Home Loan
Bank stock, which was in compliance with this requirement.

The Federal Home Loan Banks are required to provide funds for the resolution of
troubled savings institutions and to contribute to affordable housing programs
through direct loans or interest subsidies on advances targeted for community
investment and low- and moderate-income housing projects. These contributions
have adversely affected the level of Federal Home Loan Bank dividends in the
past and could do so in the future. These contributions also could have an
adverse effect on the value of Federal Home Loan Bank stock in the future. The
dividend yield on the Bank's stock was 5.25% in 2002 and 6.34% in 2001.

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT AND CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS. In connection with its
lending activities, First Bank & Trust, s.b., is subject to a variety of federal
laws designed to protect borrowers and promote lending to various sectors of the
economy and population. Included among these are the federal Home Mortgage
Disclosure Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, Truth-in-Lending Act,
Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act and Community
Reinvestment Act.

The Community Reinvestment Act requires insured institutions to define the
communities that they serve, identify the credit needs of those communities and
adopt and implement a "Community Reinvestment Act Statement" pursuant to which
they offer credit products and take other actions that respond to the credit
needs of the community.


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The responsible federal banking regulator must conduct regular Community
Reinvestment Act examinations of insured financial institutions and assign to
them a Community Reinvestment Act rating of "outstanding," "satisfactory,"
"needs improvement" or "unsatisfactory." In 1999, the Community Reinvestment Act
rating of our banking subsidiary was satisfactory.

TAXATION. We are subject to those rules of federal income taxation generally
applicable to corporations under the Internal Revenue Code. The Company and its
subsidiaries, as members of an affiliated group of corporations within the
meaning of Section 1504 of the Internal Revenue Code, file a consolidated
federal income tax return, which has the effect of eliminating or deferring the
tax consequences of inter-company distributions, including dividends, in the
computation of consolidated taxable income.

We also are subject to various forms of state taxation under the laws of
Illinois as a result of the business which we conduct in Illinois.

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. The Federal Reserve Board requires all depository
institutions to maintain reserves against their transaction accounts (primarily
NOW and Super NOW checking accounts) and non-personal time deposits. As of
December 31, 2002, no reserves were required to be maintained on the first $6.0
million of transaction accounts, reserves of 3% were required to be maintained
against the next $36.1 million of net transaction accounts, and a reserve of 10%
on transaction accounts above this amount. At December 31, 2002 total reserves
required to be maintained by the Federal Reserve Board were $2.4 million. The
above dollar amounts and percentages are subject to periodic adjustment by the
Federal Reserve Board. Because required reserves must be maintained in the form
of vault cash or a noninterest-bearing account at a Federal Reserve Bank, the
effect of this reserve requirement is to reduce an institution's earning assets
and constrain its ability to lend.


Item 2.   Description of Property.

The following table sets forth information relating to the Bank's offices at
December 31, 2002.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Net Book Value of
                                                                      Property and
                                                     Lease             Leasehold
                                     Owned or      Expiration       Improvements at          Deposits as of
         Location                     Leased          Date         December 31, 2002        December 31, 2002
-------------------------           ---------      ----------      -----------------        -----------------
<S>                                 <C>             <C>            <C>                       <C>
101 South Central Avenue            Owned (1)          --                 $402                   $   ---
Paris Illinois  61944
206 South Central Avenue            Owned              --                  852                    98,012
Paris, Illinois  61944
610 North Michigan Avenue           Owned              --                  713                    49,323
Marshall, Illinois  62441
</TABLE>

  (1)  This property represents the operations center of the Bank.
  (2)  This property represents the main office of the Bank.


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Item 3.   Legal Proceedings.

The Company and Bank are also subject to claims and lawsuits which arise
primarily in the ordinary course of business, such as claims to enforce liens
and claims involving the making and servicing of real property loans and other
issues. It is the opinion of management that the disposition or ultimate
determination of such possible claims or lawsuits will not have a material
adverse effect on the consolidated financial position and results of operations
of the Company and Bank.

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

During the quarter ended December 31, 2002, no matters were submitted to a vote
of security holders through a solicitation of proxies or otherwise.

                                     PART II

Item 5.   Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.

Information relating to the market for Registrant's common stock and related
stockholder matters is under "Shareholder Information" in the 2002 Annual Report
to Stockholders attached hereto as Exhibit 13 ("2002 Annual Report to
Stockholders") on pages 52 and 53 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Company's Board of Directors has the authority to declare dividends on the
Common Stock, subject to statutory and regulatory requirements. The Company
currently intends to pay quarterly cash dividends on the common stock at an
annual rate of $0.20 per share. However, the rate of such dividends and the
initial or continued payment thereof will depend upon a number of factors,
including the amount of net proceeds retained by us in the Conversion,
investment opportunities available to us, capital requirements, our financial
condition and results of operations, tax considerations, statutory and
regulatory limitations, and general economic conditions. No assurances can be
given that any dividends will be paid or that, if paid, will not be reduced or
eliminated in future periods. Special cash dividends or stock dividends may be
paid in addition to, or in lieu of, regular cash dividends.

Dividends from us may eventually depend, in part, upon receipt of dividends from
the Bank, because the Company initially has no source of income other than
dividends from the Bank, earnings from the investment of proceeds from the sale
of common stock retained by us, and interest payments with respect to our loan
to our ESOP. See "Item 1. Description of Business. Regulation-First Bank &
Trust-Dividends."

Any payment of dividends by the Bank to the Company which would be deemed to be
drawn out of the Bank's bad debt reserves would require a payment of taxes at
the then-current tax rate by the Bank on the amount of earnings deemed to be
removed from the reserves for such distribution. The Bank does not intend to
make any distribution to the Company that would create such a Federal tax
liability.

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Unlike the Bank, the Company is not subject to the above regulatory restrictions
on the payment of dividends to our stockholders, although the source of such
dividends may eventually depend, in part, upon dividends from the Bank in
addition to the net proceeds retained by us and earnings thereon. The Company
is, however, subject to the requirements of Delaware law, which generally
permits the payment of dividends out of surplus, except when (1) the corporation
is insolvent or would thereby be made insolvent, or (2) the declaration or
payment thereof would be contrary to any restrictions contained in the
certificate of incorporation. If there is no surplus available for dividends, a
Delaware corporation may pay dividends out of its net profits for the then
current or the preceding fiscal year or both, except that no dividend may be
paid if the corporation's assets are exceeded by its liabilities or if its net
assets are less than the amount which would be needed, under certain
circumstances, to satisfy any preferential rights of stockholders.

Item 6.   Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation.

The above captioned information appears under the caption "Management's
Discussion and Analysis" in the 2002 Annual Report to Stockholders on pages one
to 20 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.   Financial Statements

The Consolidated Financial Statements of First BancTrust Corporation and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, together with the report of BKD,
LLP appears in the 2002 Annual Report to Stockholders on pages 21 to 51 and is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.   Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
          Financial Disclosure

          None

                                    PART III

Item 9.   Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons;
          Compliance with Section 16 (a) of the Exchange Act.

The information relating to directors and executive officers of the Registrant
and compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act is incorporated herein by
reference from the Registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on April 21, 2003 ("Proxy Statement"), filed on March
21, 2003 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, at pages four through
nine.

Item 10.  Executive Compensation

The information relating to executive compensation is incorporated herein by
reference from the Registrant's Proxy Statement at pages eight through 12.

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Item 11.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and
          Related Stockholder Matters

The information relating to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and
management and related stockholder matters is incorporated herein by reference
from the Registrant's Proxy Statement at pages two through four.

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION. The following table sets forth certain
information for all equity compensation plans and individual compensation
arrangements (whether with employees or non-employees, such as directors), in
effect as of December 31, 2002.

                      EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               Number of securities to be   Weighted-average           Number of securities remaining
                                 issued upon exercise of    exercise price of        available for future issuance under
                                  outstanding options,    outstanding options,      equity compensation plans (excluding
                                   warrants and rights     warrants and rights    securities reflected in the first column)
                                ------------------------- --------------------    -----------------------------------------
<S>                             <C>                       <C>                     <C>
Equity compensation plans
approved by security holders                 --               $       --                           178,676 (1)

Equity compensation plans not
approved by security holders                 --                       --                               --
                                     ----------               ----------                      ------------
Total                                        --               $       --                           178,676 (1)
                                     ==========               ==========                      ============

</TABLE>

(1) As of December 31, 2002, 34,246 shares of restricted stock had been granted,
    which are excluded from the total.

Item 12.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

The information relating to certain relationships and related transactions is
incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant's Proxy Statement at page
13.

Item 13.  Exhibits, List and Reports on Form 8-K

     (a)  The following documents are filed as a part of this report:

          (1)     Financial Statements

                  Consolidated Financial Statements of the Registrant are
                  incorporated by reference from the following indicated pages
                  of the 2002 Annual Report to Stockholders.

                  Independent Accountants' Report                             21

                  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
                  December 31, 2002 and 2001                               22-23

                  Consolidated Statements of Income for the years
                  ended December 31, 2002 and 2001                         24-25

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                  Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for
                  the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001               26-27

                  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years
                  ended December 31, 2002 and 2001                         28-29

                  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements               30-51

                  The remaining information appearing in the 2002 Annual Report
                  to Stockholders is not deemed to be filed as part of this
                  report, except as expressly provided herein.

          (2)     Schedules

                  All schedules are omitted because they are not required or
                  applicable, or the required information is shown in the
                  consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto.

                  (3)(a) Exhibits

                  The following exhibits are filed as part of this report, and
                  this list includes the Exhibit Index.

                    No.           Description
                    ---           -----------

                    3.1  Certificate of Incorporation of First BancTrust
                         Corporation*
                    3.2  Amended and Restated Bylaws of First BancTrust
                         Corporation **
                    4.0  Form of Stock Certificate of First BancTrust
                         Corporation*
                   10.1  Employment Agreement between First BancTrust
                         Corporation, First Bank & Trust, s.b. and Terry J.
                         Howard**(1)
                   10.2  2002 Stock Option Plan***(1)
                   10.3  2002 Recognition and Retention Plan and Trust
                         Agreement***(1)
                   10.4  First BancTrust Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan
                         (filed herewith)(1)
                   10.5  Amendment Number One to First BancTrust Corporation
                         Deferred Compensation Plan (filed herewith)(1)
                   13.0  2002 Annual Report to Stockholders (filed herewith)
                   21.0  Subsidiary information is incorporated herein by
                         reference to "Part I - Subsidiaries"
                   23.0  Consent of BKD, LLP (filed herewith)
                   99.1  Certification of Terry J. Howard, Chief Executive
                         Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
                         Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350) (filed herewith)
                   99.2  Certification of Ellen M. Litteral, Chief Financial
                         Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
                         Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350) (filed herewith)

----------------------


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 *    Incorporated herein by reference from the Registration Statement on Form
      SB-2, as amended, filed on December 15, 2000, Registration No. 333-51934.
**    Incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant's Form 10-KSB filed
      on April 1, 2002.
***   Incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant's
      definitive proxy statement filed on March 22, 2002.
 (1)  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.


                     (3)(b)  Reports on Form 8-K

On November 19, 2002, the Registrant filed a Current Report on Form 8-K under
Item 5 incorporating a press release dated November 19, 2002 relating to the
resignation of a director.

On December 4, 2002, the Registrant filed a Current Report on Form 8-K under
Item 5 incorporating a press release dated December 4, 2002 relating to an
additional share repurchase program.

On December 24, 2002, the Registrant filed a Current Report on Form 8-K under
Item 5 incorporating a press release dated December 24, 2002 relating to the
appointment of a new director.

Item 14.  Controls and Procedures.

Within 90 days prior to the date of this annual report, the Company carried out
an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's
management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's
disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company's
disclosure controls and procedures are effective. There were no significant
changes in the Company's internal controls or in other factors that could
significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.

Disclosure controls and procedures are the controls and other procedures of the
Company that are designed to ensure that the information required to be
disclosed by the Company in its reports filed or submitted under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act") is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and
Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures
include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by the Company in its reports filed under
the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management,
including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as
appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                    First BancTrust Corporation


Date:    March 27, 2003             /s/ Terry J. Howard
      ---------------------             ----------------------------------------
                                        Terry J. Howard
                                        President, Chief Executive Officer
                                        and Director

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Date:    March 27, 2003             /s/ Terry J. Howard
      ---------------------             ----------------------------------------
                                        Terry J. Howard
                                        President, Chief Executive Officer
                                        and Director (Principal Executive
                                        Officer)


Date:    March 27, 2003             /s/ Terry T. Hutchison
      ---------------------             ----------------------------------------
                                        Terry T. Hutchison
                                        Chairman of the Board of Directors


Date:    March 27, 2003             /s/ David W. Dick
      ---------------------             ----------------------------------------
                                        David W. Dick, Director


Date:    March 27, 2003             /s/ James D. Motley
      ---------------------             ----------------------------------------
                                        James D. Motley, Director


Date:    March 27, 2003             /s/ Joseph R. Schroeder
      ---------------------             ----------------------------------------
                                        Joseph R. Schroeder, Director


Date:    March 27, 2003             /s/ Mary Ann Tucker
      ---------------------             ----------------------------------------
                                        Mary Ann Tucker, Director


Date:    March 27, 2003             /s/ John W. Welborn
      ---------------------             ----------------------------------------
                                        John W. Welborn, Director


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Date:    March 27, 2003             /s/ Ellen M. Litteral
      ---------------------             ----------------------------------------
                                        Ellen M. Litteral, Chief Financial
                                        Officer and Treasurer (Principal
                                        Accounting and Financial Officer




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CERTIFICATIONS


                SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I,  Terry J. Howard, certify that:
   ----------------

1.       I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of FIRST BANCTRUST
         CORPORATION (the "Registrant");

2.       Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
         statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
         to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
         such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
         covered by this annual report;

3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
         information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
         material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
         cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
         this annual report;

4.       The Registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
         establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
         defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the Registrant and
         we have:

         a)       designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
                  that material information relating to the Registrant,
                  including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us
                  by others within those entities, particularly during the
                  period in which this annual report is being prepared;

         b)       evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure
                  controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to
                  the filing date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date");
                  and

         c)       presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
                  effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based
                  on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.       The Registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based
         on our most recent evaluation, to the Registrant's auditors and the
         audit committee of Registrant's board of directors (or persons
         performing the equivalent functions):

         a)       all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
                  internal controls which could adversely affect the
                  Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
                  financial data and have identified for the Registrant's
                  auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

         b)       any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
                  or other employees who have a significant role in the
                  Registrant's internal controls; and

6.       The Registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
         annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
         controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
         controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
         including any corrective actions with regard to significant
         deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Date: March 27, 2003                               /s/ Terry J. Howard
      ------------------------------                   -------------------------
                                                       TERRY J. HOWARD
                                                       Chief Executive Officer
                                                       and President


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              SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

I,   Ellen M. Litteral, certify that:
    -------------------

1.       I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of FIRST BANCTRUST
         CORPORATION (the "Registrant");

2.       Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
         statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
         to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
         such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
         covered by this annual report;

3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
         information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
         material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
         cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
         this annual report;

4.       The Registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
         establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
         defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the Registrant and
         we have:

         a)       designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
                  that material information relating to the Registrant,
                  including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us
                  by others within those entities, particularly during the
                  period in which this annual report is being prepared;

         b)       evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure
                  controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to
                  the filing date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date");
                  and

         c)       presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
                  effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based
                  on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.       The Registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based
         on our most recent evaluation, to the Registrant's auditors and the
         audit committee of Registrant's board of directors (or persons
         performing the equivalent functions):

         a)       all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
                  internal controls which could adversely affect the
                  Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
                  financial data and have identified for the Registrant's
                  auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

         b)       any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
                  or other employees who have a significant role in the
                  Registrant's internal controls; and

6.       The Registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
         annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
         controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
         controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
         including any corrective actions with regard to significant
         deficiencies and material weaknesses.


Date: March 27, 2003                               /s/ Ellen M. Litteral
      ------------------------------                   -------------------------
                                                       ELLEN M. LITTERAL
                                                       Chief Financial Officer
                                                       and Treasurer

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