U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-KSB

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

                  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997

                         Commission file number 0-26650

                            CSB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
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                 (Name of small business issuer in its charter)

          Delaware                                              37-1336338
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(State or other jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)

 200 South Poplar, Centralia, Illinois                              62801
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(Address or principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (618) 532-1918

       Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None

         Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

               Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share and related
                          Common Stock Purchase Rights
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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

Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent  filers in response to Item 405 of
Regulation S-B contained in this form, and no disclosure  will be contained,  to
the  best  of  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

State issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year. $3,407,000

The  aggregate  market value of the voting stock held by  non-affiliates  of the
Registrant  at  November  28,  1997  was  $10,181,038.   For  purposes  of  this
determination only, directors and executive officers of the Registrant have been
presumed to be affiliates.  The market value is based upon $12.50 per share, the
last sales price as quoted on the Nasdaq  "Small Cap"  market for  November  28,
1997.

The Registrant  had 814,483  shares of Common Stock  outstanding at November 28,
1997,  not  including  28,968  shares held by the  Registrant's  Employee  Stock
Ownership Plan which have not been allocated to participants.

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format: Yes [  ]  No [ X ]
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                                    Rider 1A

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The registrant's  Annual Report to Stockholders for the year ended September 30,
1997 is incorporated by reference to Part II of this Form 10-KSB.

The  registrant's  proxy  statement for its 1998 annual meeting of  stockholders
expected to be held on January 9, 1998 is  incorporated by reference to Part III
of this Form 10-KSB.

The Exhibit Index is located at page 27 and 28.


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                                      INDEX


PART I                                                                     Page

     Item 1. Description of Business

     Item 2. Description of Property

     Item 3. Legal Proceedings

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

PART II

     Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

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

     Item 7. Financial Statements

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

PART III

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

     Item 10. Executive Compensation

     Item 11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and 
              Management

     Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

     Item 13. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

SIGNATURES            
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                                     PART I

Item 1.  Description of Business.

On October 5, 1995, CSB Financial  Group,  Inc. (the "Company")  acquired all of
the  outstanding  shares of Centralia  Savings Bank (the "Bank") upon the Bank's
conversion from a state chartered mutual savings bank to a state chartered stock
savings bank. The Company  purchased 100% of the  outstanding  stock of the Bank
using 50% of the net proceeds from the Company's  initial stock  offering  which
was completed on October 5, 1995. The Company sold 1,035,000 shares of $0.01 par
value common stock at a price of $8 per share, including 82,800 shares purchased
by the Bank's  Employee  Stock  Ownership  Plan  ("ESOP").  The ESOP shares were
acquired by the Bank with proceeds from a Company loan  totaling  $662,000.  The
gross  proceeds of the offering were  $8,280,000.  After reducing gross proceeds
for conversion costs of $696,000 net proceeds totaled $7,584,000.  The Company's
stock trades on the NASDAQ Small Caps market under the symbol "CSBF".

The  acquisition of the Bank by the Company was accounted for like a "pooling of
interests" under generally accepted  accounting  principles.  The application of
the pooling of interests method records the assets and liabilities of the merged
entities on an historical cost basis with no goodwill or other intangible assets
being recorded.

The Company's  assets at September 30, 1997 consist  primarily of the investment
in the  Bank  of $9.4  million  and  short-term  marketable  securities  of $1.3
million.  Currently,  the Company does not transact any material  business other
than through its subsidiary, the Bank.

Business of the Bank

The Bank is an  Illinois-chartered  stock savings bank regulated by the Illinois
Commissioner of Savings and Residential Finance (the  "Commissioner").  The Bank
was  originally  chartered  in 1879 as a  federally  chartered  savings and loan
association. The deposits of the Bank are insured up to the applicable limits by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") under the Savings Association
Insurance  Fund  ("SAIF").  The Bank's  primary  market area  consists of Marion
County,  Illinois,  which includes the cities of Carlyle and Centralia. The Bank
maintains two offices,  one in Centralia and one in Carlyle, and provides a full
range of retail  banking  services  at each  office,  with  emphasis  on one- to
four-family  residential  mortgage  loans,  consumer and  commercial  loans.  At
September 30, 1997,  the Bank had total assets,  liabilities  and  stockholders'
equity of $47.1 million, $37.7 million, and $9.4 million, respectively.

The Bank's principal business consists of the acceptance of retail deposits from
the residents and small businesses surrounding its offices and the investment of
those deposits, together with funds generated from operations, primarily in one-
to four-family  residential mortgage loans. The Bank also invests in multifamily
mortgage,  commercial  real estate,  construction,  land  development  and other
loans.  At September  30, 1997,  the Bank's gross loan  portfolio  totaled $27.3
million or 57.96% of total assets.  In addition to its lending  activities,  the
Bank also invests in U.S. Treasury  securities,  government  agency  securities,
local  municipal  securities and  mortgage-backed  securities.  At September 30,
1997, the Bank's  securities  portfolio totaled $15.7 million or 33.33% of total
assets  with $15.5  million  classified  as  available  for sale and $.2 million
classified as nonmarketable equity securities.

The Bank's  revenues  are derived  principally  from  interest on its  mortgage,
consumer and commercial loans,  and, to a lesser extent,  interest and dividends
on its securities.  The Bank's primary sources of funds are deposits,  principal
and  interest  payments,   and  principal  prepayments  on  loans.  Through  its
wholly-owned  subsidiary,  Centralia  SLA, Inc., the Bank engages in the sale of
insurance services.
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The  executive  offices of the Company and Savings Bank are located at 200 South
Poplar  Street,  Centralia,  Illinois  62801 and the  telephone  number is (618)
532-1918.

Composition of the Loan Portfolio.  The Bank's  historical  lending strategy has
focused  primarily on the  origination of residential  mortgage loans secured by
one- to  four-family  homes and consumer  loans to customers  with whom the Bank
already had a deposit or lending relationship.  Beginning in May, 1994, the Bank
began offering consumer loans,  primarily  installment loans for the purchase of
automobiles, to the general public. The Bank also originates, from time to time,
multi-family  and commercial  real estate loans and commercial  non-real  estate
loans, although such loans presently constitute a relatively small percentage of
the  Bank's  total loan  portfolio.  The  following  table sets forth in greater
detail the  composition  of the Bank's loan  portfolio by type of loan as of the
dates indicated:
                                            
                                                        At September 30,
                                               ---------------------------------
                                                      1997           1996
                                               ---------------------------------
                                                        (In Thousands)
                                               ---------------------------------
                                                Amount   Percent Amount  Percent
                                               ---------------------------------
Mortgage Loans:
     One- to four-family ....................  $18,677   68.36%  $17,404  64.13%
     Multi-family ...........................      367    1.34%      527   1.94%
     Commercial real estate .................      969    3.55%    1,296   4.78%
     Other loans secured by real estate .....      444    1.63%      499   1.84%
                                               ---------------------------------
          Total mortgage loans ..............   20,457   74.87%   19,726  72.69%
Commercial and Consumer Loans:
     Commercial .............................    1,013    3.71%    1,462   5.39%
     Consumer ...............................    4,771   17.46%    4,637  17.09%
     Home equity lines of credit ............      816    2.99%      998   3.68%
     Share loans ............................      266    0.97%      316   1.16%
                                               ---------------------------------
          Total commercial and consumer loans    6,866   25.13%    7,413  27.31%

          Total loans .......................   27,323  100.00%   27,139 100.00%
                                                        =======          =======

Less:
     Deferred fees ..........................       15               23
     Unearned income on consumer loans ......        9               68
     Allowance for loan losses ..............      165              117
                                               -------          -------
          Total loans, net ..................   27,134           26,931
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The Bank  had no  loans  held for  sale at  September  30,  1997 or 1996.  As of
September 30, 1997, 49.55% of the Bank's loans had adjustable interest rates.

The types of loans that the Bank may  originate are subject to federal and state
laws and  regulations.  Interest  rates  charged by the Bank are affected 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, among
other things, economic conditions,  monetary policies of the federal government,
including the Federal Reserve Board and legislative tax policies.
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Loan Maturity

The  following  table shows the maturity of the Bank's  loans at  September  30,
1997. The table does not include the effect of future loan  repayment  activity.
While  the  Bank  cannot  project  future  loan  prepayment  activity,  the Bank
anticipates that in periods of stable interest rates,  prepayment activity would
be lower than prepayment  activity  experienced in periods of declining interest
rates.  In  general,  the Bank  originates  adjustable  and  fixed-rate  one- to
four-family loans with maturities from 15 to 30 years,  one-to-four family loans
with balloon  features which mature from 1 to 5 years,  multi-family  loans with
maturities from 1 to 5 years,  adjustable-rate commercial real estate loans with
maturities of 20 to 25 years, commercial loans with maturities of 90 days to one
year, and consumer loans with maturities of 1 to 5 years.
<TABLE>
                                                            At September 30, 1997
                                                     ------------------------------------
                                                     Mortgage Commercial Consumer  Total
                                                      Loans      Loans     Loans   Loans
                                                     ------------------------------------
                                                              (In Thousands)
<S>                                                  <C>      <C>        <C>       <C>  
Amounts due:
   One year or less ..............................   $ 2,643  $   161     $  621   $3,425
                                                     ====================================
   After one year:
      More than one year to five years ...........   $ 3,617  $   606     $ 5,175  $ 9,398
      More than five years to ten years ..........     2,539      246          57    2,842
      More than ten years ........................    11,658       --          --   11,658
                                                     -------------------------------------
         Total due after September 30, 1998 ......   $17,814  $   852     $ 5,232  $23,898
                                                     =====================================

Interest rate terms on amounts due after one year:
      Fixed ......................................   $ 5,293  $   243     $ 4,822  $10,358
      Adjustable .................................    12,521      609         410   13,540
</TABLE>

One- to Four-Family Loans. The primary lending activity of the Bank has been the
extension of first mortgage  residential  loans to enable  borrowers to purchase
existing  one- to  four-family  homes or to  construct  new one- to  four-family
homes. At September 30, 1997 and 1996, the Bank's gross loan portfolio consisted
of  approximately  $18.7  million,  or  68.36%,  and $17.4  million,  or 64.13%,
respectively  of loans secured by one- to four-family  residential  real estate.
The predominant type of first-mortgage residential loan currently offered by the
Savings Bank to loan  customers is an  adjustable  rate mortgage that adjusts on
either a one-year or three-year basis with a 30 year amortization.

Balloon  loans were the  predominant  type of  residential  first  mortgage loan
offered by the Savings Bank prior to September,  1994.  Such loans are amortized
over a maximum  period of 30 years for  purposes  of  computing  the  borrower's
monthly  mortgage  payments.  Under the terms of its standard  balloon loan, the
Savings Bank is generally obligated, at the option of the borrower, to refinance
the loan at the time the balloon payment becomes due,  provided that the loan is
current at such time. The initial  interest rate on each balloon loan offered by
the Savings  Bank is fixed at the rate  prevailing  at the time that the loan is
originated.  Most of the balloon loans in the Savings Bank's  portfolio  further
provide  that the  interest  rate  will  not  increase  by more  than one to two
percentage  points  at the end of each  balloon  period  and  that  the  maximum
interest  rate will not exceed the  initial  rate by more than three  percentage
points  either over the life of the  mortgage or for as long as the home that is
being financed remains owner-occupied.

The Bank has  attempted to shift the balance  between its ARMs and balloon loans
by ceasing to offer balloon loans to new customers and  encouraging  the holders
of existing  balloon  loans to replace  such loans,  upon  maturity,  with ARMs.
Management believes that the higher interest rate ceilings and the interest rate
floor  included in its ARMS will result in less  interest  rate risk to the Bank
than the interest rate risk posed by its balloon loans.

The Bank's  one- to  four-family  residential  loan  portfolio  also  contains a
limited  number of  fixed-rate  loans.  The Bank has  extended,  and  expects to
continue to extend, from time to time,  fixed-rate loans to customers who prefer
a fixed rate of interest.  The Bank will not originate a fixed-rate  loan unless
such loan  complies  with the  underwriting  standards  of the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation  ("FHLMC") and the FNMA. This will give the Bank the option
of either holding such  fixed-rate  loans in its portfolio or selling such loans
in the secondary mortgage market.
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The Bank's reliance on ARMs and balloon loans,  rather than fixed-rate  mortgage
loans,  makes  the  Bank's   first-mortgage   residential  loan  portfolio  more
interest-rate  sensitive.  However,  since  the  interest  earned  on ARMs or on
balloon loans which are refinanced on a one-,  three- or five-year  cycle varies
with prevailing  interest rates, such loans do not offer the Bank as predictable
a cash flow as do longer-term,  fixed-rate  loans.  ARMs and balloon loans which
are subject to refinancing on a one-,  three- or five-year  cycle may also carry
increased credit risk as the result of the imposition of higher monthly payments
upon borrowers during periods of rising interest rates. During such periods, the
risk of default  on such loans may  increase,  due to the upward  adjustment  of
interest  costs to the borrower.  Management has attempted to minimize such risk
by qualifying  borrowers at the maximum rate of interest payable under the terms
of the ARM or the refinanced balloon loan.

The loan-to-value ratio of most single-family  first-mortgage  loans made by the
Bank is 80%. If the  loan-to-value  ratio exceeds 85%, the Bank requires private
mortgage  insurance to cover the excess over 85%. If private mortgage  insurance
is obtained, the mortgage is limited to 95% of the lesser of the appraised value
or  purchase  price.  The  maximum   loan-to-value  ratio  on  a  loan  for  the
construction  of a new  single-family  residential  home is 80%, and the maximum
loan-to-value ratio on loans on two- to four-family dwellings is 75%.

The Bank requires title  insurance,  or an attorney's  opinion as to title,  and
fire and casualty  insurance coverage of the property securing any mortgage loan
originated or purchased by the Bank. All of the Bank's real estate loans contain
due-on-sale  clauses  which  provide  that if the  mortgagor  sells,  conveys or
alienates the property  underlying  the mortgage note, the Bank has the right at
its option to declare the note immediately due and payable without notice.

Multi-family  Residential  Lending.  At September 30, 1997 and 1996,  the Bank's
gross loan portfolio consisted of approximately $367,000, or 1.34%, and $527,000
or 1.94%, respectively of loans secured by multi-family residential real estate.
Multi-family  real estate loans are  generally  limited to 70% of the  appraised
value of the property or the selling price,  whichever is less. Loans secured by
multi-family  real estate are generally  larger and, like commercial real estate
loans,  involve a greater  degree of risk than one- to  four-family  residential
loans.

Commercial  Real Estate Loans.  The Bank has  historically  made commercial real
estate  loans on a limited  basis.  At September  30, 1997 and 1996,  the Bank's
commercial  real  estate loan  portfolio  amounted to  $969,000,  or 3.55%,  and
$1,296,000,  or 4.78%,  respectively  of the Bank's  gross loan  portfolio.  The
Bank's  practice has been to underwrite  such loans based on its analysis of the
amount of cash flow  generated  by the business in which the real estate is used
and the  resulting  ability of the  borrower  to meet its  payment  obligations.
Although such loans are secured by a first mortgage on the underlying  property,
the Savings Bank also generally seeks to obtain a personal guarantee of the loan
by the owner of the business in which the property is used.

Commercial  Loans.  As of  September  30, 1997 and 1996,  the Bank's  gross loan
portfolio  consisted of  approximately  $1,013,000 or 3.71% and  $1,462,000,  or
5.39%,   respectively  of  commercial  loans  secured  by  accounts  receivable,
inventory, farm land or outstanding stock issued by a corporation.  The Bank has
also made, from time to time,  unsecured  personal loans to the sole proprietors
of small  businesses  on the same terms and  conditions  on which it makes other
unsecured personal loans.
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Consumer  Loans.  The Bank  originates  a variety of consumer  loans,  generally
consisting of  installment  loans for the purchase of motor  vehicles and boats,
loans to purchase household goods, loans secured by savings accounts at the Bank
and  unsecured  personal  loans.  At  September  30,  1997 and 1996,  the Bank's
portfolio of consumer loans totaled  approximately  $5,853,000,  or 21.42%,  and
$5,951,000, or 21.93%, respectively of the Bank's gross loan portfolio. The Bank
may make a loan to finance the purchase of a new and  previously  untitled motor
vehicle or boat in an amount equal to the lesser of 5% over the factory  invoice
price or 90% of the sticker  price of the motor  vehicle or boat.  Loans for the
purchase of used motor vehicles are limited to the amount of the wholesale price
listed for the vehicle in the National Automobile Dealers'  Association used car
guide.  Any loan for the  purchase of a motor  vehicle or boat is secured by the
purchased  vehicle or boat and is written to amortize  over a maximum  period of
between two and five years,  depending  on the age of the motor  vehicle or boat
offered as collateral.  Loans to finance the purchase of new household goods may
be made in an amount equal to 100% of the sales price of such goods.  Such loans
are secured by the goods purchase. Loans for the purchase of household goods may
be amortized for a maximum  period of five years.  Loans secured by a customer's
savings  account  with the Savings Bank are limited to an amount equal to 90% of
the amount of the  deposit.  A loan that is secured by a deposit with a specific
maturity  date is written with a term matching the maturity date of the deposit.
Unsecured  personal  loans are limited to $15,000 per  borrower and to a term of
three to five  years.  As a  practical  matter,  most such  loans do not  exceed
$10,000 and are amortized over a period of three years.

Loan Processing. Upon receipt of a completed loan application from a prospective
borrower,  the Savings  Bank  obtains a credit  report  from a credit  reporting
agency and, depending on the type of loan, verifies employment, income and other
financial  information  received  from the  prospective  borrower  and  requests
additional  financial  information,  if  necessary.  If a loan in the  amount of
$50,000 or more is secured by real  estate,  the Bank  requires  an  independent
appraisal of the real estate.  Real estate securing a loan of $50,000 or less is
appraised only by the Bank's internal appraisal committee. Once such information
and appraisals are complete,  the  application is submitted for  underwriting by
designated   staff.   The   application,   together   with   the   underwriter's
recommendations, is then forwarded for review and action to the President of the
Bank, the Loan Committee of the Board of Directors, or the Board of Directors as
a whole, depending on the size and nature of the loan.

The Board of Directors of the Bank has established the following  guidelines for
loan approval  authority for all loans  originated by the Bank:  (i) any lending
officer of the Bank may approve loans up to $75,000,  (ii) the Bank's  President
may  approve  loans up to  $125,000,  (iii) the Loan  Committee  of the Board of
Directors may approve loans up to $300,000,  and (iv) the Board of Directors may
approve any loan in excess of $300,000 up to the Bank's applicable legal lending
limit.

Loan Purchases and Sales. The Bank has  occasionally  purchased loans originated
by other  financial  institutions,  secured by one- to  four-family  residential
properties or commercial real estate located outside of its primary market area.
At September 30, 1997 and 1996, the total balance  outstanding on first mortgage
loans  purchased  by the  Bank  was  $671,000  and  $653,000,  respectively.  At
September  30, 1997 and 1996,  the Bank did not have any loans held as available
for  sale.  Historically,  the  Bank  has not  sold  any of its  loans  into the
secondary market.
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Delinquencies

The Bank's  collection  procedures  with  respect to  delinquent  loans  include
written notice of delinquency  contact by letter or telephone by Bank personnel.
Most loan  delinquencies  are cured within 90 days and no legal action is taken.
With respect to mortgage loans, if the delinquency  exceeds 180 days, and in the
case of consumer loans, if the delinquency  exceeds 90 days, the Bank institutes
measure to enforce  its  remedies  resulting  from the  default,  including  the
commencement of foreclosure action of the repossession of collateral.

At  September  30,  1997,  delinquencies  in the Bank's loan  portfolio  were as
follows:

                                         At September 30, 1997
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    Total
                          30-89 Days(1)     89 Days or More(1) Delinquent Loans
                        ------------------  -----------------  -----------------
                         Number  Principal  Number  Principal  Number  Principal
                          Of      Balance    Of      Balance     Of     Balance
                         Loans   of Loans   Loans   Of Loans   Loans   Of Loans
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                            (Dollars in Thousands)

Real estate loans .....    7       $ 92       8       $255      15       $347
Commercial loans          --         --      --         --      --         --
Consumer loans ........   18        125      13         71      31        196
                          ------------------------------------------------------

                          25        217      21        326      46        543
                          ======================================================

Delinquent loans
   to gross loans .....           0.79%              1.41%              2.20%
                                  =====              =====              =====

At  September  30,  1996,  delinquencies  in the Bank's loan  portfolio  were as
follows:

                                         At September 30, 1997
                        --------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    Total
                          30-89 Days(1)     89 Days or More(1) Delinquent Loans
                        ------------------  -----------------  -----------------
                         Number  Principal  Number  Principal  Number  Principal
                          Of      Balance    Of      Balance     Of     Balance
                         Loans   of Loans   Loans   Of Loans   Loans   Of Loans
                         -------------------------------------------------------
                                            (Dollars in Thousands)

Real estate loans ...     11       $363       5       $115      16       $478
Commercial loans ....     --         --       1          1       1          1
Consumer loans ......     18        119       6         27      24        146
                          ---------------------------------------------------
                          29       $482      12       $143      41       $625
                          ===================================================

Delinquent loans
   to gross loans ...             1.78%              0.53%              2.31%
                                  =====              =====              =====

(1)  The Bank discontinues the accrual of interest on loans when the borrower is
     delinquent as to a contractually  due principal or interest payment and the
     Bank's management deems collection to be unlikely.  The number of loans and
     principal balance includes nonaccrual loans.

Nonperforming Assets

The Bank  places  loans that are 90 days or more past due on  nonaccrual  status
unless  such  loans  are  adequately   collateralized  and  in  the  process  of
collection.  Accrual of interest on a  nonaccrual  loan is resumed only when all
contractually past due payments are brought current and management believes that
the  outstanding  loan  principal and  contractually  due interest are no longer
doubtful of collection.
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Foreclosed properties are recorded at the fair value at the date of foreclosure.
Any subsequent reduction in the fair value of a foreclosed property,  along with
expenses to maintain or dispose of a  foreclosed  property,  is charged  against
current earnings. As of September 30, 1997, the Bank had one foreclosed property
or "real estate  owned." As of September 30, 1996,  the Bank had no "real estate
owned."

The  following  table  sets  forth   information  with  respect  to  the  Bank's
nonperforming assets for the periods indicated.

                                                                       At
                                                                  September 30,
                                                                  ------------
                                                                  1997    1996
                                                                  ------------
                                                                 (In Thousands)
Loans accounted for on a nonaccrual basis
     One- to four-family loans .................................  $ 143  $ 189
     Commercial loans ..........................................     --      1
     Consumer loans ............................................     55     45
                                                                  ------------
          Total nonaccrual loans ...............................    198    235
                                                                  ------------

Accruing loans which are contractually past due 90 days or more:
     One- to four-family loans .................................    154     15
     Consumer loans ............................................     33      2
                                                                  ------------
           Total 90 days past due and accruing interest ........    187     17
                                                                  ------------

          Total nonaccrual and 90 days past due loans ..........    385    252

Real estate owned ..............................................     28     --
                                                                   -----------

          Total nonperforming assets ...........................   $ 413 $ 252
                                                                   ===========

          Total nonperforming assets to total assets ...........   0.85% 0.50%
                                                                   ===========

Classified   Assets.   FDIC  policies  require  that  each  insured   depository
institution  review and classify its assets on a regular basis. In addition,  in
connection with examinations of insured institutions,  regulatory examiners have
the authority to identify problem assets and, if appropriate, require them to be
classified. The Bank reviews and classifies its assets at least quarterly. There
are three  classifications for problem assets:  substandard,  doubtful and loss.
Substandard   assets  must  have  one  or  more  defined   weaknesses   and  are
characterized  by the distinct  possibility  that the insured  institution  will
sustain some 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 high
possibility of loss. An asset classified as loss is considered uncollectible and
of such little  value that  continued  treatment of the asset as an asset on the
books of the institution is not warranted.

An insured  institution is required to establish prudent general  allowances for
the loan losses with respect to assets  classified as  substandard  or doubtful.
The institution is required either to charge off assets classified as loss or to
establish a specific  allowance for 100% of the portion of the asset  classified
as loss.

The Company's  policy is to  discontinue  the accrual of interest  income on any
loan when, in the opinion of  management,  there is  reasonable  doubt as to the
timely  collectibility of interest or principal.  Interest income on these loans
is  recognized  to the  extent  payments  are  received,  and the  principal  is
considered fully collectible.
<PAGE>


Loans are considered  impaired when, based on current information and events, it
is probable the Company will not be able to collect all amounts due. The portion
of the allowance for loans losses applicable to impaired loans would be computed
based on the present  value of the  estimated  future cash flows of interest and
principal  discounted at the loan's effective interest rate or on the fair value
of the collateral for collateral  dependent  loans. The entire change in present
value of  expected  cash  flows of  impaired  loans  or of  collateral  value is
reported as bad debt  expense in the same manner in which  impairment  initially
was  recognized  or as a  reduction  in the  amount  of bad  debt  expense  that
otherwise would be reported. Management had not classified any loans as impaired
as of September 30, 1997 or 1996.

Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses is established  through
a  provision  for loan  losses  based on  management's  evaluation  of the risks
inherent in its loan portfolio and the general  economy.  The allowance for loan
losses  is  maintained  at an  amount  management  considers  adequate  to cover
estimated  losses in loans  receivable  which are deemed  probable and estimable
based on  information  available to  management at such time.  While  management
believes  the Bank's  allowance  for loan losses is  sufficient  to cover losses
inherent in its loan portfolio at this time, no assurances can be given that the
Bank's level of  allowance  for loan losses will be  sufficient  to cover future
loan losses incurred by the Bank 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.  The allowance is
based  upon a number  of  factors,  including  asset  classifications,  economic
trends, industry experience and trends, industry and geographic  concentrations,
estimated  collateral  values,  management's  assessments  of  the  credit  risk
inherent  in the  portfolio,  historical  loan loss  experience,  and the Bank's
underwriting  policies.  As of September 30, 1997 and 1996 the Bank's  allowance
for loan losses was 0.60% and 0.43% respectively,  of gross loans. The Bank will
continue  to monitor  and modify its  allowance  for loan  losses as  conditions
dictate.  Various regulatory agencies,  as an integral part of their examination
process,  periodically review the Bank's valuation allowance. These agencies may
require the Bank to establish  additional valuation  allowances,  based on their
judgments of the information available at the time of the examination.

It is the policy of the Bank to charge off customer  loans when it is determined
that they are no longer  collectible.  The  policy  for  loans  secured  by real
estate,  which comprise the bulk of the Bank's  portfolio,  is to establish loss
reserves in accordance  with the Bank's loan  classification  process,  based on
generally accepted accounting practices.  It is the policy of the Bank to obtain
an  appraisal on all real estate  acquired  through  foreclosure  at the time of
foreclosure.
<PAGE>


The following table sets forth activity in the Bank's  allowance for loan losses
for the periods set forth in the table.
                                                                    For the
                                                               Fiscal Year Ended
                                                                 September 30,
                                                              ------------------
                                                               1997        1996
                                                              ------------------
                                                                (In Thousands)

Balance at beginning of period ...........................    $  117     $  113
Provision for loan losses ................................        90         64
Recoveries:
     Consumer loans ......................................         1         10
                                                              -----------------
          Total recoveries ...............................         1         10
                                                              -----------------
Charge-offs:
     One- to four-family loans ...........................         2         --
     Consumer loans ......................................        37         48
     Commercial ..........................................         4         22
                                                              -----------------
          Total charge-offs ..............................        43         70
                                                              -----------------
          Net charge-offs ................................       (42)       (60)
                                                              -----------------
                                                              $  165     $  117
                                                              =================
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to gross loans
   outstanding at the end of the period ..................     0.60%      0.43%
Ratio of net charge offs to average loans outstanding 
   during the period .....................................     0.15%      0.27%
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to total nonperforming 
   loans at the end of the period ........................    42.86%     46.43%
                                                              =================

The following  table sets forth the Bank's  allocation of the allowance for loan
losses by  category  and the  percent of the  allocated  allowance  to the total
allowance for each specific loan category. The portion of the allowance for loan
losses  allocated to each loan category  does not represent the total  available
for  future  losses  which may occur  within the loan  category  since the total
allowance for loan losses is a valuation reserve to the entire loan portfolio.
<TABLE>
                                                                             At September 30,
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              1997                                     1996
                                               ------------------------------------       ----------------------------------
                                                            As % of       As % of                    As % of       As % of
                                                             Gross       Loans in                     Gross       Loans in
                                                            Loans in    Category to                  Loans in    Category to
                                                Amount      Category    Gross Loans       Amount     Category    Gross Loans
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                              <C>        <C>         <C>               <C>        <C>         <C>
Mortgage Loans:
   One- to four-family .................         $ 10         0.05%      68.36%           $  10        0.06%        64.13%
   Multi-family ........................           --           --        1.34%              --          --          1.94%
   Commercial real estate ..............           --           --        3.55%              --          --          4.78%
   Other loans secured by real estate ..           --           --        1.63%              --          --          1.84%
                                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Total mortgage loans ..........           10         0.05%      74.87%              10        0.06%        72.69%
                                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commercial and
   Consumer Loans:
      Commercial .......................           19         1.88%       3.71%              26        1.78%         5.39%
      Consumer .........................           67         1.40%      17.46%              41        0.88%        17.09%
      Home equity lines of credit ......           --           --        2.99%              --          --          3.68%
      Other consumer loans .............           --           --        0.97%              --          --          1.16%
                                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Total commercial and
               consumer loans ..........           86         1.25%      25.13%              67        0.90%        27.31%
                                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Allocated ........................           96         0.35%     100.00%              77        0.28%       100.00%
                                                                        =======                                    =======
Unallocated ............................           69         0.25%                          40        0.15%
                                                 ------------------                        -----------------  
Total allowance for
   loan losses .........................         $165         0.60%                        $117        0.43%
                                                 ==================                        =================
</TABLE>
<PAGE>


Investment Activities

The  investment  policies  of the Company and the Bank,  as  established  by the
respective  Board of  Directors,  attempts  to provide and  maintain  liquidity,
generate a favorable return on investments without incurring undue interest rate
and credit risk, and complement the Company's  lending  activities.  The Company
classifies all securities as available for sale. The investment policies provide
authority to invest in U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government guaranteed  securities,
securities  backed  by  federal  agencies  such  as  Federal  National  Mortgage
Association  ("FNMA"),  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") and the
Federal Farm Credit Bureau  ("FFCB"),  mortgage-backed  securities  with maximum
maturities  of  20  years  which  are  backed  by  federal  agency   securities,
obligations  of state and  political  subdivisions  with at least an "A" rating,
certificates of deposit,  and securities  issued by mutual funds which invest in
securities  consistent with the Company's or Bank's allocable  investments.  The
investment  policies  provide that the  President is  authorized  to execute all
transactions  within  specified  limits  which  are  reviewed  by the  Board  of
Directors on a monthly  basis.  From time to time,  the Board of  Directors  may
authorize the President to exceed the policy  limitations.  The Bank's  Interest
Rate Risk Committee  monitors  compliance with the Bank's  investment policy and
generally meets on a quarterly basis.

At September 30, 1997,  the Company had $17.0  million in investment  securities
consisting of $1.3 million invested in mortgage-backed securities, $14.7 million
invested in U.S.  Government and agency, $.8 million invested in local municipal
securities,   and  $.2  million   invested  in  FHLB   stock.   Investments   in
mortgage-backed  securities  involve a risk that actual  prepayments will exceed
prepayments  estimated  over the life of the security which may result in a loss
of any premium paid for such instruments  thereby reducing the net yield on such
securities.  In addition,  if interest  rates  increase the market value of such
securities may be adversely  affected,  which, in turn,  would adversely  affect
stockholders'  equity to the extent such  securities  are held as available  for
sale.

Mortgage-backed  securities  represent  a  participation  interest  in a pool of
single-family or multi-family mortgages,  the principal and interest payments on
which are passed from the mortgage originators through intermediaries (generally
federal   government-sponsored   enterprises)   that  pool  and   repackage  the
participation  interest in the form of securities to investors such as the Bank.
Such federal  government-sponsored  enterprises,  which guarantee the payment of
principal  and  interest  to  investors,  include  the  FHLMC,  FNMA  and  GNMA.
Mortgage-backed  securities  generally increase the quality of the Bank's assets
by virtue of the  guarantees  that back  them.  They are also more  liquid  than
individual  mortgage loans and may be used to collateralize  borrowings or other
obligations of the Bank. The Bank has no investments in collateralized  mortgage
obligations or real estate investment conduits.





<PAGE>


The following tables set forth certain information  regarding the amortized cost
and market values of the Company's securities at the dates indicated.
<TABLE>
                                                                            At September 30,
                                                                 -------------------------------------
                                                                        1997                1996
                                                                 -------------------------------------
Available for Sale                                               Amortized  Fair   Amortized    Fair
                                                                   Cost     Value      Cost     Value
                                                                  ------------------------------------
                                                                             (In Thousands)
<S>                                                               <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>   


U.S. Government and agency securities .........................   $14,619  $14,669   $13,477   $13,441
Obligations of states and political subdivisions ..............       748      770       606       603
Mortgage backed securities ....................................     1,232    1,338        --        --
                                                                  ------------------------------------
     Total Available for Sale .................................   $16,599  $16,777   $14,083   $14,044
                                                                  ====================================

Held to Maturity 

U.S. Government and agency securities .........................   $    --  $    --   $    --   $    --
Obligations of states and political subdivisions ..............        --       --       149       143
Mortgage backed securities ....................................        --       --     1,838     1,948
                                                                  ------------------------------------
                                                                  $    --   $   --   $ 1,987   $ 2,091
                                                                  ====================================
</TABLE>

At September  30, 1997 and 1996,  the Company had  investments  in FHLB stock of
$210,000 and $165,000, respectively.

The  following  table sets forth  information  concerning  the  carrying  value,
weighted average yields, and maturities of the Company's  investment  securities
at September 30, 1997.
<TABLE>
                                                   Less Than One Year      One to Five Years   Five to Ten Years   Over Ten Years
                                                   -------------------     -----------------   -----------------   ---------------
Available for Sale (1)                                       Weighted             Weighted             Weighted            Weighted
                                                     Fair     Average      Fair    Average     Fair     Average    Fair     Average 
                                                     Value   Yield (3)     Value  Yield (3)    Value   Yield (3)   Value   Yield (3)
                                                   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                 <C>      <C>          <C>     <C>          <C>     <C>         <C>     <C>
U.S. Government and agency securities ......        $ 2,710     5.08%     $9,948     6.41%     $2,011    7.01%     $14,669    6.24%
Obligations of states and
   political subdivisions (2) ..............             --       --          41     5.30%        729    5.02%         770    5.03%
                                                    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Available for Sale ...................        $ 2,710     5.08%     $9,989     6.40%     $2,740    6.49%     $$15,439   6.18%
                                                    ===============================================================================
<FN>
(1) Excludes mortgage-backed securities and FHLB stock.
(2) These investments yield lower interest rates as they are exempt from federal
    taxes.
(3) Weighted average yields are calculated based on historical cost.
</FN>
</TABLE>
<PAGE>



Deposit Activities and Other Sources of Funds

General. The Company's primary sources of funds for use in lending and investing
and for other  general  purposes  are  deposits  at the Bank and  proceeds  from
principal  and  interest  payments  on loans,  mortgage-backed  securities,  and
investment  securities.  Contractual  loan  repayments  are a relatively  stable
source of funds,  while deposit  inflows and outflows and loan  prepayments  are
significantly  influenced by general interest rates and money market conditions.
Borrowings may be used on a short-term basis to compensate for reductions in the
availability of funds from other sources.

Deposit  Accounts.  The Bank attracts deposits within its primary market area by
offering a variety of deposit accounts,  including  noninterest bearing checking
accounts,   negotiable  order  of  withdrawal  ("NOW")  accounts,   money-market
accounts,  passbook savings  accounts and  certificates of deposit.  The flow of
deposits is influenced significantly by general economic conditions,  changes in
money  market  and  prevailing  interest  rates,  and  competition.   Management
generally  reviews  on a weekly  basis the  interest  rates set for its  deposit
accounts.   The  Bank  also  relies  on  customer   service  and   long-standing
relationships with customers to attract and retain deposits.

The following table sets forth the  distribution of the Bank's deposit  accounts
at the dates  indicated and the weighted  average nominal rates on each category
of deposits presented.
<TABLE>

                                                    At September 30,
                                -----------------------------------------------------------
                                           1997                           1996
                                -----------------------------  ----------------------------
                                                      Average                       Average
                                Average    Total     Interest  Average    Total    Interest
                                Balance   Deposits     Rate    Balance   Deposits    Rate
                                -----------------------------------------------------------
                                                      (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                             <C>       <C>        <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
Transaction accounts:
   Noninterest bearing .....   $ 1,001      2.80%        --%   $    19     0.06%       --%
   Interest-bearing (NOW) ..     5,098     14.27%      1.85%     4,393    14.83%     1.85%
   Money market ............     3,818     10.69%      2.98%     1,918     6.48%     2.65%
   Passbook ................     3,590     10.05%      2.40%     2,952     9.97%     2.40%
   Certificates of deposit .    22,213     62.19%      5.54%    20,333    68.66%     5.21%
                               -----------------------------------------------------------
      Total deposit accounts   $35,720    100.00%      4.27%   $29,615   100.00%     4.26%
                               ===========================================================
</TABLE>

The following  table  indicates the amount of the Bank's jumbo  certificates  of
deposit and other time  deposits of  $100,000  or more by time  remaining  until
maturity as of September 30, 1997. Jumbo certificates of deposit require minimum
deposits  of  $100,000  and  rates  paid on such  accounts  are  negotiable.  At
September 30, 1997, total jumbo certificates were $1,085,000.

                                                                   Certificates
                                                                        of
              Maturity Period                                        Deposits
------------------------------------------------                  --------------
                                                                  (In Thousands)

Less than three months .........................                     $  187
Three through six months .......................                        200
Six through twelve months ......................                        179
Over twelve months .............................                        519
                                                                     ------
     Total .....................................                     $1,085
                                                                     ======

<PAGE>


Borrowings.  The Bank may rely on advances from the FHLB of Chicago in the event
of a reduction in available  funds from other  sources.  The Bank is a member of
the FHLB of Chicago,  which functions as a central reserve bank providing credit
for savings and loan associations and other member financial institutions.  As a
member,  the Bank is required to own capital stock in the FHLB of Chicago and is
authorized  to apply for  advances on the  security of such stock and certain of
its  mortgage-based  loans and other  assets,  provided  that certain  standards
relating to creditworthiness  have been met. The Bank has borrowed from the FHLB
of Chicago,  from time to time, on an overnight basis. At September 30, 1997 and
1996, the Bank had no outstanding borrowings from the FHLB.

Subsidiary Activities

The Bank has one wholly-owned  service  corporation,  Centralia SLA, an Illinois
corporation.  Centralia SLA is engaged in the business of selling mortgage life,
mortgage disability, credit life and credit disability insurance to mortgage and
consumer  loan  customers  of the Bank.  As of September  30,  1997,  the Bank's
investment  in Centralia  SLA amounted to  approximately  $19,000 or .04% of the
Bank's total assets. Insurance commissions accounted for $9,000 or approximately
2.5% of the Bank's pre-tax income during the year. Management continues to place
less emphasis on the sale of insurance and  anticipates  that the amount of such
income will continue to decline over the next few years.

Competition

The Bank's  deposit and lending  base is presently  concentrated  in the city of
Centralia and the surrounding area,  including Central City to the north,  Wamac
to the  South,  Salem to the east and  Hoffman to the west.  This area  includes
portions of the Illinois counties of Washington,  Jefferson, Marion and Clinton,
which are primarily  agricultural.  Population growth in those four counties has
remained  relatively flat in recent years.  Management  believes that, in recent
years,  total  deposits have grown only  modestly and there has been  relatively
little new  construction  or real estate  development in the  four-county  area.
Management  further  believes  that,  as a result,  any  growth in the  mortgage
lending business within the area has also been modest.

The Bank has five principal competitors for deposits and lending business within
the city of Centralia.  All five  competitors  are branches or  subsidiaries  of
commercial banks. Of these five competitors, one is affiliated with a multi-bank
holding company based in St. Louis, one is affiliated with a regional bank based
in St. Louis,  one is affiliated  with a multi-bank  holding based in Charlotte,
N.C.,  and the remaining two are branches of independent  community  banks which
have their main offices in the neighboring  towns of Hoffman and Irvington.  The
multi-bank  holding  companies  and  regional  bank have  substantially  greater
financial  resources  and currently  offer a larger array of financial  services
than the Bank.  Each of the  independent  banks also has a slightly larger asset
base than the Bank.

Given the relative  lack of growth in its market area and the number and greater
resources of the banks with which it  competes,  the Bank has  experienced,  and
expects to continue to experience, strong competition in attracting deposits and
in its mortgage  and consumer  loan  business.  In order to retain  existing and
attract new deposits, the Bank has historically paid deposit rates at the higher
end  of the  range  offered  by its  competitors.  All of the  Bank's  principal
competitors in Centralia are,  moreover,  branches or subsidiaries of commercial
banks with deposits insured under the BIF. Unlike the Bank, such competitors are
able to take advantage of the reduction in the insurance  premiums to be paid on
BIF-insured deposits.

Management also believes that, in order to compete effectively for both deposits
and lending  business,  the Bank must enhance the retail services it offers,  so
that its range of services is more comparable to the range offered by its larger
competitors.  In  providing  such  services,  management  hopes  to be  able  to
capitalize on the Bank's  ability,  as a community bank, to identify and respond
more quickly to local customer needs.  The Bank has expanded the retail services
it offers to customers to include, for example, travelers' checks, money orders,
debit cards and ATM services.


<PAGE>


Personnel

As of September 30, 1997, the Company had a total of fifteen full-time employees
and three part-time employees,  all of whom were employed at the Bank level. The
Company's  employees are not  represented  by a union or  collective  bargaining
group.  The  Company  considers  its  relationship  with  its  employees  to  be
satisfactory.

Regulation

General

Financial  institutions  and their holding  companies are extensively  regulated
under  federal and state law by various  regulatory  authorities  including  the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal  Reserve Board"),
the FDIC and the Commissioner.  The financial performance of the Company and the
Savings  Bank may be affected by such  regulation,  although the extent to which
they may be affected cannot be predicted with a high degree of certainty.

Federal  and  state  laws and  regulations  generally  applicable  to  financial
institutions and their holding companies regulate, among other things, the scope
of business, investments,  reserves against deposits, capital levels relative to
operations,  the nature and amount of collateral for loans, the establishment of
branches, mergers, consolidations,  and dividends. The system of supervision and
regulation  applicable  to the  Company  and  the  Savings  Bank  establishes  a
comprehensive  framework for their operations and is intended  primarily for the
protection  of the FDIC's  deposit  insurance  funds and the  depositors  of the
Savings Bank, rather than the stockholders of the Company.

The following  references  to material  statutes and  regulations  affecting the
Company  and the Bank are brief  summaries  thereof and are  qualified  in their
entirety by reference to such statutes and regulations. Any change in applicable
law or regulations may have a material effect on the business of the Company and
the Bank.

The Savings Bank

General. The Bank is an Illinois-chartered savings bank, the deposit accounts of
which are insured by the SAIF of the FDIC. As a SAIF-insured, Illinois-chartered
savings bank, the Bank is subject to the examination, supervision, reporting and
enforcement  requirements of the Commissioner,  as the chartering  authority for
Illinois  savings banks,  and the FDIC, as administrator of the SAIF, and to the
statutes and regulations administered by the Commissioner 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  Commissioner  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  Commissioner  and  the  FDIC  have  extensive  enforcement  authority  over
Illinois-chartered  savings banks, such as the Bank. This 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  Commissioner  has established a schedule for the assessment of "supervisory
fees"  upon  all  Illinois   savings  banks  to  fund  the   operations  of  the
Commissioner.  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  Commissioner.  The
Commissioner also assesses fees for examinations conducted by the Commissioner's
staff,  based  upon the  number  of  hours  spent  by the  Commissioner's  staff
performing the examination.



<PAGE>


The system of regulation and  supervision  applicable to the Bank  establishes a
comprehensive  framework for its  operations  and is intended  primarily for the
protection of the FDIC's deposit insurance funds and the depositors of the Bank.
Changes in the regulatory  framework could have a material adverse effect on the
Bank and its operations  which, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on
the Company.

Deposit Insurance Premiums

Recent Developments  Affecting Deposit Insurance Premiums.  Deposits of the Bank
are  currently  insured  by the FDIC  under  the SAIF.  The FDIC also  maintains
another  insurance  fund, the BIF, which primarily  insures  commercial bank and
some state savings bank deposits.  Applicable law requires that the SAIF and BIF
funds each achieve and maintain a ratio of insurance  reserves to total  insured
deposits equal to 1.25%. In 1995, the BIF reached this 1.25% reserve level,  and
the FDIC  announced a reduction in BIF  premiums  for most banks.  Based on this
reduction,  the  highest  rated  institutions  (approximately  92 percent of the
nearly 11,000 BIF-insured banks) will pay the statutory annual minimum of $2,000
for FDIC insurance.  Rates for all other  institutions  were reduced to $.04 per
$100 as well,  leaving a premium  range of $.03 to $.27 per $100  instead of the
previous $.04 to $.31 per $100. Currently,  SAIF-member institutions pay deposit
insurance premiums based on a schedule of $0.23 to $0.31 per $100 of deposits.

Effective  September  30,  1996,  legislation  was  enacted to fund the  Savings
Association  Insurance  Fund (SAIF) by  assessing  SAIF insured  institutions  a
one-time special assessment of 65.7 basis points on March 31, 1995 deposits.

The assessment for the Bank was $188,000 as of September 30, 1996. Additionally,
as part of the  purchase  agreement  with  Kankakee  Federal  Savings  and  Loan
(Kankakee),  the  Company  agreed  to  reimburse  Kankakee  for the  portion  of
Kankakee's  assessment  which related to the Carlyle,  Illinois branch which was
approximately $54,000.

Capital  Requirements.  Under the  Illinois  Savings  Bank Act  ("ISBA") and the
regulations  of the  Commissioner,  an  Illinois  savings  bank must  maintain a
minimum  level of total capital equal to the higher of 4% of total assets or the
amount required to maintain  insurance of deposits by the FDIC. The Commissioner
has the authority to require an Illinois savings bank to maintain a higher level
of capital if the  Commissioner  deems such higher level  necessary based on the
savings bank's financial condition, history, management or earnings prospects.

FDIC-insured  institutions  are  required  to follow  certain  capital  adequacy
guidelines   which  prescribe   minimum  levels  of  capital  and  require  that
institutions meet certain  risk-based and leverage capital  requirements.  Under
the FDIC capital  regulations,  an FDIC-insured  institution is required to meet
the following capital standards: (i) "Tier 1 capital" in an amount not less than
4% of average total assets;  (ii) "Tier 1 capital" in an amount not less than 4%
of risk-weighted assets; and (iii) "total capital" in an amount not less than 8%
of risk-weighted assets.

FDIC-insured  institutions in the strongest  financial and managerial  condition
(with a composite rating of "1" under the Uniform Financial  Institutions Rating
System established by the Federal Financial  Institutions  Examination  Council)
are required to maintain  "Tier 1 capital"  equal to at least 4% of total assets
(the "leverage limit" requirement). For all other FDIC-insured institutions, the
minimum  leverage  limit  requirement  is 3% of  total  assets  plus at least an
additional 100 to 200 basis points. Tier 1 capital is defined to include the sum
of  common  stockholders'  equity,   noncumulative   perpetual  preferred  stock
(including  any  related  surplus),   and  minority  interests  in  consolidated
subsidiaries,  less all  intangible  assets  (other  than  qualifying  servicing
rights,   qualifying   purchased   credit-card   relationships   and  qualifying
supervisory  goodwill),  certain  identified  losses  (as  defined in the FDIC's
regulations) and investments in certain subsidiaries.


<PAGE>


FDIC-insured  institutions  also are  required  to adhere to certain  risk-based
capital  guidelines  which are  designed  to provide a measure  of capital  more
sensitive to the risk profiles of individual banks. Under the risk-based capital
guidelines, capital is divided into two tiers: core (Tier 1) capital, as defined
above, and supplementary (Tier 2) capital.  Tier 2 capital is limited to 100% of
core  capital and  includes  cumulative  perpetual  preferred  stock,  perpetual
preferred  stock for  which the  dividend  rate is reset  periodically  based on
current  credit  standing,  regardless of whether  dividends  are  cumulative or
noncumulative, mandatory convertible securities, subordinated debt, intermediate
preferred  stock and the  allowance  for  possible  loan and lease  losses.  The
allowance  for possible  loan and lease losses  includable  in Tier 2 capital is
limited to a maximum of 1.25% of risk-weighted  assets. Total capital is the sum
of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital.  The risk-based  capital framework assigns balance
sheet  assets  to  one  of  four  broad  risk  categories   which  are  assigned
risk-weights  ranging  from 0% to 100% based  primarily  on the degree of credit
risk  associated with the obligor.  Off-balance  sheet items are converted to an
on-balance  sheet  "credit   equivalent"  amount  utilizing  certain  conversion
factors.  The sum of the  four  risk-weighted  categories  equals  risk-weighted
assets. The following table presents the Bank's capital position relative to its
capital requirements on September 30, 1997 ($ in thousands).
<TABLE>
                                                                                 To Be Well
                                                                                 Capitalized
                                                                                    Under
                                                                  For               Prompt
                                                                Capital           Corrective
                                                                Adequacy            Action
                                         Actual                 Purposes          Provisions
                                   -------------------------------------------------------------
                                    Amount     Ratio         Amount   Ratio     Amount    Ratio
                                   -------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                <C>         <C>          <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
As of September 30, 1997:
Total Capital (to Risk Weighted
   Assets)
      Consolidated .............   $11,047     51.17%       $ 1,727    8.0%        N/A
      Bank .....................   $ 8,777     40.96%       $ 1,714    8.0%     $2,143     10.0%
Tier I Capital (to Risk Weighted
   Assets)
      Consolidated .............   $10,882     50.40%       $   864    4.0%     $  N/A
      Bank .....................   $ 8,612     40.19%       $   857    4.0%     $1,286      6.0%
Tier I Capital (to Average
   Adjusted Assets)
      Consolidated .............   $10,882     22.94%       $ 1,897    4.0%     $  N/A
      Bank .....................   $ 8,612     19.04%       $ 1,809    4.0%     $2,261      5.0%
</TABLE>

Dividends.  Under  the  ISBA,  dividends  may be paid by the Bank out of its net
profits (i.e., earnings from current operations,  investments,  and other assets
plus actual recoveries on loans, net of current expenses including  dividends or
interest on  deposits,  additions  to reserves as required by the  Commissioner,
actual losses,  accrued  dividends on preferred stock, if any, and all state and
federal  taxes).  The written  approval of the  Commissioner  must be  obtained,
however, before the Bank may declare dividends in any calendar year in an amount
in excess of 50% of its net profits for that calendar year. In addition,  before
declaring a dividend on its capital  stock,  the Bank must transfer no less than
one-half of its net profits of the  preceding  half year to its paid-in  surplus
until it shall have paid-in surplus equal to 20% of its capital stock.  Finally,
the Bank will be unable to pay  dividends  in an amount  which would  reduce its
capital  below the  greater of (i) the  amount  required  by the FDIC,  (ii) the
amount  required  by the  Commissioner  or (iii)  the  amount  required  for the
liquidation  account  to be  established  by the  Bank in  connection  with  the
Conversion.  The  Commissioner  and the FDIC also have the authority to prohibit
the payment of any dividends by the Savings Bank if the Commissioner or the FDIC
determines that the distribution would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice.
For the fiscal  year ended  September  30,  1997,  the Bank's net  profits  were
approximately  $216,000 and the Savings Bank could have paid dividends  totaling
$108,000 without the written approval of the Commissioner.



<PAGE>


Community  Reinvestment Act  Requirements.  The FDIC, the Federal Reserve Board,
the Office of Thrift  Supervision  ("OTS") and the Office of the  Comptroller of
the Currency  ("OCC") have jointly  issued a final rule (the "Final Rule") under
the  Community  Reinvestment  Act (the  "CRA").  The Final Rule  eliminates  the
existing  CRA  regulation's   twelve   assessment   factors  and  substitutes  a
performance based evaluation  system. The Final Rule became fully effective July
1, 1997.

Under the Final Rule, an  institution's  performance in meeting the credit needs
of its entire community,  including low- and moderate-income  areas, as required
by the CRA, are generally  evaluated under three tests:  the "lending test," the
"investment  test," and the "service  test." However,  an independent  financial
institution  with assets of less than $250 million,  or a financial  institution
with assets of less than $250 million that is a subsidiary of a holding  company
with  assets of less than $1  billion,  will be  evaluated  under a  streamlined
assessment  method based primarily on its lending record.  The streamlined  test
considers an institution's loan-to-deposit ratio adjusted for seasonal variation
and  special  lending  activities,  its  percentage  of loans and other  lending
related activities in the assessment area, its record of lending to borrowers of
different  income  levels  and  businesses  and farms of  different  sizes,  the
geographic  distribution  of its  loans,  and its  record of taking  action,  if
warranted,  in response to written complaints.  In lieu of being evaluated under
the three assessment tests or the streamlined test, a financial  institution can
adopt a "strategic plan" and elect to be evaluated on the basis of achieving the
goals and benchmarks  outlined in the strategic plan.  Management of the Company
does not believe that the new CRA regulations  will adversely affect the Savings
Bank.

The Company

General.  On October 5, 1995,  the Company  became the sole  stockholder  of the
Bank. As such, the Company is a bank holding company. As a bank holding company,
the Company is subject to regulation by the Federal Reserve Board under the Bank
Holding Company Act (BHCA). In accordance with Federal Reserve Board policy, the
Company is expected to act as a source of financial  strength to the Bank and to
commit  resources to support the Bank in  circumstances  where the Company might
not do so absent such policy. Under the BHCA, the Company is subject to periodic
examination  by the  Federal  Reserve  Board and is  required  to file  periodic
reports of its operations and such additional information as the Federal Reserve
Board may require. Because the Bank is chartered under Illinois law, the Company
is also subject to registration  with, and regulation by, the Commissioner under
the ISBA.

The BHCA requires prior Federal  Reserve Board approval for, among other things,
the  acquisition  by a bank holding  company of direct or indirect  ownership or
control of more than five percent of the voting shares or substantially  all the
assets of any bank, or for a merger or  consolidation  of a bank holding company
with another bank holding company. With certain exceptions, the BHCA prohibits a
bank holding company from acquiring  direct or indirect  ownership or control of
voting  shares of any company  which is not a bank or bank  holding  company and
from  engaging  directly or  indirectly  in any  activity  other than banking or
managing  or  controlling  banks  or  performing  services  for  its  authorized
subsidiaries.  A bank  holding  company  may,  however,  engage in or acquire an
interest in a company that engages in activities which the Federal Reserve Board
has  determined by  regulation  or order to be so closely  related to banking or
managing or controlling banks as to be a proper incident thereto.

A bank  holding  company  is a legal  entity  separate  and  distinct  from  its
subsidiary  bank or banks.  Normally,  the major  source of a holding  company's
revenue is dividends a holding company  receives from its 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 substantial 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.


<PAGE>


Federal  laws limit the  transfer of funds by a  subsidiary  bank to its holding
company in the form of loans or extensions of credit,  investments, or purchases
of assets. Transfers of this kind are limited to ten percent of a bank's capital
and  surplus  with  respect  to each  affiliate  and to  twenty  percent  to all
affiliates  in the  aggregate,  and  are  also  subject  to  certain  collateral
requirements.  These  transactions,  as well as  other  transactions  between  a
subsidiary bank and its holding company, must also be on terms substantially the
same  as,  or at  least  as  favorable  as,  those  prevailing  at the  time for
comparable  transactions  with  non-affiliated  companies  or, in the absence of
comparable  transactions,  on  terms or under  circumstances,  including  credit
standards,  that  would  be  offered  to,  or  would  apply  to,  non-affiliated
companies.

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  Savings  Bank.  The  Company's  Tier 1 and
total capital  significantly exceed the Federal Reserve Board's capital adequacy
requirements.

Other Regulations.

FDICIA.  FDICIA was enacted on December 19, 1991.  In addition to providing  for
the  recapitalization  of the Bank  Insurance  Fund ("BIF") of the FDIC,  FDICIA
represents a comprehensive and fundamental change to banking supervision. FDICIA
imposes relatively detailed standards and mandates the development of additional
regulations  governing  nearly every aspect of the  operations,  management  and
supervision of banks and bank holding companies like the Company and the Bank.

As  required  by  FDICIA,  and  subsequently  amended  by the  Riegle  Community
Development  and  Regulatory  Improvement  Act  of  1994,  the  federal  banking
regulators   adopted   (effective   August  9,  1995)   interagency   guidelines
establishing  standards for safety and soundness for depository  institutions on
matters such as internal  controls,  loan  documentation,  credit  underwriting,
interest-rate  risk exposure,  asset growth, and compensation and other benefits
(the  "Guidelines").  In addition,  the federal banking regulators have proposed
asset quality and earnings standards to be added to the Guidelines. The agencies
expect to request a compliance  plan from an  institution  whose failure to meet
one or more of the standards is of such severity that it could threaten the safe
and sound operation of the institution.  FDIC  regulations  enacted under FDICIA
also require all depository  institutions to be examined annually by the banking
regulators  and  depository  institutions  having $500  million or more in total
assets to have an annual independent audit, an audit committee  comprised solely
of outside directors, and to hire outside auditors to evaluate the institution's
internal  control   structure  and  procedures  and  compliance  with  laws  and
regulations  relating  to safety  and  soundness.  The  FDIC,  in  adopting  the
regulations, reiterated its belief that every depository institution, regardless
of size,  should  have an  annual  independent  audit and an  independent  audit
committee.

FDICIA  requires the banking  regulators to take prompt  corrective  action with
respect to depository  institutions  that fall below certain  capital levels and
prohibits any depository  institution from making any capital  distribution that
would cause it to be considered undercapitalized.  Regulations establishing five
capital    categories    of   well    capitalized,    adequately    capitalized,
undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized and critically undercapitalized
became  effective  December  19,  1992.  Institutions  that  are not  adequately
capitalized  may  be  subjected  to a  broad  range  of  restrictions  on  their
activities and will be required to submit a capital  restoration  plan which, to
be accepted by the regulators,  must be guaranteed in part by any company having
control of the institution.  Only well  capitalized  institutions and adequately
capitalized  institutions  receiving a waiver from the FDIC will be permitted to
accept  brokered  deposits,  and only  those  institutions  eligible  to  accept
brokered deposits may provide pass-through deposit insurance for participants in
employee  benefit  plans.  In  other  respects,  FDICIA  provides  for  enhanced
supervisory  authority,  including  greater  authority for the  appointment of a
conservator or receiver for undercapitalized institutions.



<PAGE>


A range of other regulations adopted as a result of FDICIA include  requirements
applicable to closure of branches;  additional  disclosures  to depositors  with
respect to terms and interest rates applicable to deposit accounts; requirements
for the banking  agencies to adopt uniform  regulations for extensions of credit
secured by real  estate;  modification  of  accounting  standards  to conform to
generally accepted accounting  principles including the reporting of off-balance
sheet items and supplemental disclosure of estimated fair market value of assets
and  liabilities  in  financial  statements  filed with the banking  regulators;
increased  penalties  in making or failing to file  assessment  reports with the
FDIC;  greater  restrictions on extensions of credit to directors,  officers and
principal  stockholders;  and increased  reporting  requirements on agricultural
loans and loans to small businesses.

As required by FDICIA,  the FDIC has established a risk-based  assessment system
for the deposit  insurance  provided to depositors  at  depository  institutions
whereby assessments to each institution are calculated upon the probability that
the insurance fund will incur a loss with respect to the institution, the likely
amount of such loss,  and the revenue  needs of the  insurance  fund.  Under the
system, deposit insurance premiums are based upon an institution's assignment to
one of  three  capital  categories  and a  further  assignment  to one of  three
supervisory  subcategories  within each capital  category.  The result is a nine
category   assessment   system  with  initial   assessment  rates  ranging  from
twenty-three cents to thirty-one cents per one hundred dollars of deposits in an
institution.  The  classification of an institution into a category will depend,
among other things,  on the results of off-site  surveillance  systems,  capital
ratio,  and CAMELS  rating (a  supervisory  rating of  capital,  asset  quality,
management, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity to market risk).

The CDR Act.  On  September  23,  1994,  the Riegle  Community  Development  and
Regulatory  Improvement  Act of 1994 (the "CDR  Act") was  enacted.  The CDR Act
includes more than 50 regulatory  relief  provisions  designed to streamline the
regulatory  process for banks and thrifts and to eliminate  certain  duplicative
regulations  and  paperwork  requirements  established  after,  and largely as a
result of, the savings and loan debacle. Well run community banks with less than
$250 million in assets will be examined  every 18 months  rather than  annually.
The  application  process for forming a bank  holding  company has been  greatly
reduced.  Also,  the  requirement  that call report data be  published  in local
newspapers has been eliminated.

Also, the CDR Act establishes  dual programs and provides  funding in the amount
of $382 million to provide for development  services,  lending and investment in
distressed urban and rural areas by community development financial institutions
and banks.  In  addition,  the CDR Act  includes  provisions  relating  to flood
insurance reform, money laundering, regulation of high-cost mortgages, and small
business and commercial real estate loan securitization.

The Branching Act. On September 29, 1994, the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and
Branching  Efficiency Act of 1994 (the "Branching  Act") was enacted.  Under the
Branching  Act,  beginning  September  29,  1995,  adequately   capitalized  and
adequately  managed bank holding  companies  are allowed to acquire banks across
state lines,  without  regard to whether the  transaction is prohibited by state
law,  however,  they are  required  to maintain  the  acquired  institutions  as
separately chartered institutions.  Any state law relating to the minimum age of
target banks (not to exceed five years) will be  preserved.  Under the Branching
Act, the Federal  Reserve Board will not be permitted to approve any acquisition
if, after the acquisition,  the bank holding company would control more than 10%
of the deposits of insured depository  institutions nationwide or 30% or more of
the deposits in the state where the target bank is located.  The Federal Reserve
Board could approve an acquisition,  notwithstanding the 30% limit, if the state
waives the limit either by statute, regulation or order of the appropriate state
official.

In  addition,  under the  Branching  Act  beginning  on June 1, 1997,  banks are
permitted to merge with one another across state lines and thereby create a main
bank with branches in separate states.  After  establishing  branches in a state
through an interstate merger  transaction,  the bank could establish and acquire
additional  branches at any location in the state where any bank involved in the
merger could have established or acquired  branches under applicable  federal or
state law.



<PAGE>


The  responsible  federal agency will not be permitted to approve any merger if,
after the  merger,  the  resulting  entity  would  control  more than 10% of the
deposits of insured  depository  institutions  nationwide  or 30% or more of the
deposits in any state  affected  by the merger.  The  responsible  agency  could
approve a merger,  notwithstanding  the 30% limit,  if the home state waives the
limit either by statute, regulation or order of the appropriate state official.

Impact of New Accounting Standards

Earnings per Share Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 128, "Earnings
per Share" (FAS 128),  was issued in February 1997 by the  Financial  Accounting
Standards Board. The standard  replaces the presentation of primary earnings per
share (EPS) with a presentation of basic EPS. It also requires dual presentation
of basic and diluted EPS on the face of the income  statement  for entities with
complex  capital  structures.  Basic EPS is computed as net income  available to
common  stockholders  divided by the weighted average common shares outstanding.
The standard is effective for  financial  statements  issued for periods  ending
after  December  15,  1997.  The Company  does not  believe the  adoption of the
Standard will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

                                                           Year Ended
                                                       September 30, 1997
                                                     -----------------------
Basic earnings per share                                     $0.28
Diluted earnings per share                                   $0.27

Disclosure  of  Information  about  Capital  Structure  Statement  of  Financial
Accounting Standard No. 129, "Disclosure of Information about Capital Structure"
(FAS 129),  was issued in February  1997 by the Financial  Accounting  Standards
Board.  The  standard  requires  an entity to explain the  pertinent  rights and
privileges of the various securities outstanding.  The standard is effective for
financial statement periods ending after December 15, 1997. The Company does not
believe  the  adoption  of the  Standard  will  have a  material  impact  on the
consolidated financial statements.

Reporting  Comprehensive  Income Statement of Financial  Accounting Standard No.
130, "Reporting  Comprehensive Income" (FAS 130), was issued in July 1997 by the
Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board. The standard  establishes  reporting of
comprehensive  income for general purpose  financial  statements.  Comprehensive
income is  defined as the  change in equity of a  business  enterprise  during a
period  and all other  events  and  circumstances  from  nonowner  sources.  The
standard is effective for financial  statement  periods beginning after December
15, 1997.  The Company does not believe the adoption of the Standard will have a
material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standard  No.  131,  "Disclosures  about  Segments  of an
Enterprise  and Related  Information"  (FAS 131), was issued in July 1997 by the
Financial  Accounting  Standards Board. The standard requires the Corporation to
disclose the factors used to identify reportable segments including the basis of
organization,  differences  in products  and  services,  geographic  areas,  and
regulatory  environments.  FAS 131 additionally requires financial results to be
reported in the financial  statements for each reportable segment.  The standard
is effective for financial  statement periods beginning after December 15, 1997.
The Company does not believe the  adoption of the Standard  will have a material
impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Reclassifications Certain reclassifications have been made to the balances as of
September  30, 1996,  with no effect on net income,  to be  consistent  with the
classifications adopted for September 30, 1997.



<PAGE>


Year 2000 Compliance

The Year  2000  compliance  issue  exists  because  many  computer  systems  and
applications  currently use two-digit fields to designate a year. As the century
date  change  occurs,  date-sensitive  systems  may either  fail or not  operate
properly unless the underlying programs are modified or replaced.

The Bank has initiated a program to assure that all computer  applications  will
be Year 2000 compliant.  This program includes the monitoring and testing of the
Bank's outside data  processing  provider and other vendors Year 2000 compliance
progress.

The Bank is continuing to assess the extent of programming  changes  required to
address this issue.  Although final cost estimates have not been determined,  it
is not expected that these  expenses will have a material  adverse impact on the
Company and the Bank's financial condition, liquidity, or results of operations.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

The following table sets forth certain information as of September 30, 1997 with
respect to the executive officers of the Company and the Savings Bank.

     Name                 Age                       Position
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

K. Gary Reynolds           46         President and Chief Executive Officer of
                                        the Company and the Savings Bank

Stephen J. Greene          39         Vice President of the Savings Bank

K. Gary  Reynolds  has been the  president  and chief  executive  officer of the
Savings Bank since May, 1994 and the president  and chief  executive  officer of
the Company since its formation. Prior to that time, he was an examiner with the
OCC.

Stephen J. Greene has been a vice  president of the Savings Bank since  January,
1995. Mr. Greene was an examiner with the OCC from  November,  1993 to December,
1994.  Prior  to  that  time,  he was a vice  president  of  Mercantile  Bank of
Centralia,  N.A. where his responsibilities included managing a $25 million loan
portfolio consisting of residential real estate loans and consumer loans.



<PAGE>


Item 2. Description of Property

The following  table sets forth  information  concerning the main office and the
branch  office of the Bank at September  30, 1997.  At September  30, 1997,  the
Company's premises had an aggregate net book value of approximately $344,000.

                                                     Lease Expiration   Net Book
      Location              Year Opened   Owned/Leased     Date          Value
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        (In Thousands)
Main office
200 South Poplar Street       1975           Owned         N/A        $     110
Centralia, Illinois

Branch office
801 12th Street               1996 (1)       Owned         N/A              234
                                                                      ---------
Carlyle, Illinois

                                                                      $     344
                                                                      =========

(1)  The Carlyle  branch was  purchased  during  September  1996.  The  branch's
     original opening date was 1989.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

The Company is, from time to time, a party to legal  proceedings  arising in the
ordinary  course of its business,  including  legal  proceedings  to enforce its
rights  against  borrowers.  The  Company is not  currently a party to any legal
proceedings which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
on the consolidated financial condition or operations of the Company.

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

No matter was submitted to a vote of security holders,  through the solicitation
of proxies or otherwise, during the quarter ended September 30, 1997.

                                     PART II

Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters

Information  relating to the market for  Registrant's  common  stock and related
stockholder  matters  appears under  "Corporate  Information" in the 1997 Annual
Report to stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

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

The  above  captioned   information  appears  under  the  caption  "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the
1997 Annual Report to Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements

The  consolidated   financial  statements  of  CSB  Financial  Group,  Inc.  and
subsidiary  as of  September  30,  1997 and 1996,  together  with the  report of
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP appears in the 1997 Annual Report to Stockholders and is
incorporated herein by reference.



<PAGE>


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
is incorporated  herein by reference to the Registrant's Proxy Statement for the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on January 9, 1998.

Item 10. Executive Compensation

The information  relating to executive  compensation  is incorporated  herein by
reference  to the  Registrant's  Proxy  Statement  for  the  Annual  Meeting  of
Stockholders to be held on January 9, 1998.

Item 11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The information  relating to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and
management  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference  to the  Registrant's  Proxy
Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on January 9, 1998.

Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

The information  relating to certain  relationships and related  transactions is
incorporated  herein by reference to the  Registrant's  Proxy  Statement for the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on January 9, 1998.

Item 13. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a)      Exhibits

                  See Exhibit Index below and exhibits attached.

         (b)      Form 8-K

                  No  Reports  on Form 8-K were  filed
                  during the last quarter of the fiscal year covered by
                  this Form 10-KSB.
<TABLE>
Exhibit No.                                          Exhibit                                           Page No.
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<S>              <C>                                                                                   <C>   

     3.1         Certificate of Incorporation of CSB Financial Group, Inc. (incorporated herein     
                 by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
                 SB-2 as originally filed on March 1, 1995, Registration No. 33-89842)

     3.2         Bylaws of CSB Financial Group, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to  
                 Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 as
                 originally filed on March 1, 1995, Registration No. 33-89842)


     4.1         Specimen Stock Certificate of CSB Financial Group, Inc. (incorporated herein    
                 by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
                 8-A filed on August 21, 1995, Registration No. 0-26650)

     4.2         Articles IV, V, VI, XIV and XVI of CSB Financial Group, Inc.'s Certificate   
                 of Incorporation (see Exhibit 3.1 above)

     4.3         Articles II and IV of CSB Financial Group, Inc.'s Bylaws (see Exhibit 3.2    
                 above)

     4.4         Rights Agreement dates June 13, 1997 between CSB Financial Group, Inc. and
                 Registrar and Transfer Company, as Rights Agent.  Included as Exhibit A to such
                 Rights Agreement is a form of Rights Certificate (incorporated herein by
                 reference to Exhibit 1 to the Registrant's Registration statement in form 8-A
                 filed on June 13, 1997)

     10.1        Centralia Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (incorporated herein by    
                 by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
                 SB-2 as originally filed on March 1, 1995, Registration No. 33-89842)

     10.2        Credit Agreement between CSB Financial Group, Inc. and Centralia Savings   
                 Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (incorporated herein by reference to
                 Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 as
                 originally filed on March 1, 1995, Registration No. 33-89842)
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     10.3        CSB Financial Group, Inc. 1995 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (incorporated   
                 herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement
                 on
                 Form SB-2 as originally filed on March 1, 1995, Registration No. 33-89842)

     10.4        CSB Financial Group, Inc. 1997 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan   

     10.5        CSB Financial Group, Inc. Management Development and Recognition Plan     
                 and Trust Agreement, as amended

     10.6        Employment Agreement between Centralia Savings Bank and K. Gary       
                 Reynolds (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant's
                 Registration Statement on Form SB-2 as originally filed on March 1, 1995,
                 Registration No. 33-89842)

     13.1        CSB Financial Group, Inc. 1997 Annual Report to Stockholders             

     21.1        Subsidiaries of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit  
                 21.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 as originally
                 filed on March 1, 1995, Registration No. 33-89842)

     23.2        Consent of McGladrey & Pullen, LLP                   

     27.1        Financial Data Schedule                              
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                                   SIGNATURES

In accordance  with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended,  the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                            CSB FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
                                  (Registrant)


Date:    December 20, 1997

                                            By:  /s/ K. Gary Reynolds
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            K. Gary Reynolds, President,
                                            Chief Executive Officer and Director


         In  accordance  with the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
this  report has been  signed  below by the  following  persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.





/s/ K. Gary Reynolds                                 /s/ A. John Byrne
--------------------------------------------         --------------------------
K. Gary Reynolds, President, Chief                   A. John Byrne, Director
Executive Officer and Director (Principal
Executive Officer, Principal Financial               Date:  December 20, 1997
Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

Date:  December 20, 1997





/s/ Wesley N. Breeze                                 /s/ Michael Donnewald
--------------------------------------------         ---------------------------
Wesley N. Breeze, Director                           Michael Donnewald, Director

Date: December 20, 1997                              Date:  December 20, 1997





/s/ Larry M. Irvin                                   /s/ W. Harold Monken
--------------------------------------------         ---------------------------
Larry M. Irvin, Director                             W. Harold Monken, Director

Date: December 20, 1997                              Date:  December 20, 1997