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    Exhibit No. 10(xx) Consultant Agreement dated January 3, 1997 between 
              Mid America Federal Savings Bank and Lois B. Vasto

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                                 LOIS B. VASTO
                              CONSULTANT AGREEMENT
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     This Consultant Agreement made this 3rd day of January, 1997 between Lois
B. Vasto of 2141 University Drive, City of Naperville, County of Will, State of
Illinois, herein referred to as Consultant, and Mid America Federal Savings
Bank, a corporation whose principal place of business is located at 55th &
Holmes, Clarendon Hills, State of Illinois, hereinafter referred to as the Bank.

     The parties stipulate and recite that:
     A.   Lois B. Vasto has been employed in various capacities with the Bank
          since 1953 including most recently, as a Senior Vice President since
          May, 1984.
     B.   Lois B. Vasto retired as an employee of the Bank on January 3, 1997.
     C.   The Bank is desirous of retaining the services of Lois B. Vasto for a
          period of time based on her extensive experience in the field of
          residential lending and based on her knowledge of the banking
          industry.

     For the reasons recited above, and in consideration of the mutual covenants
contained within this Agreement, the Bank and Consultant agree as follows:

                                  SECTION ONE

                               TERM OF EMPLOYMENT
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     The Bank hereby retains Lois B. Vasto as a Consultant and Lois B. Vasto
accepts such position with Mid America for a term beginning on January 4, 1997
and ending on July 3, 1997.

     Either party may cancel this Agreement on sixty days notice to the other
party in writing by certified mail or personal delivery. 

     Furthermore, this Agreement shall cease upon the death of the Consultant.

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                                  SECTION TWO

                              DUTIES OF CONSULTANT
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     The Consultant will render advisory and consulting services during the term
of this contract, and will give the Bank the benefit of her special knowledge,
skill, contacts and business experience in the fields of residential lending and
the banking industry.  Consultant shall respond to reasonable requests for
advice and consultation on matters connected with residential lending, banking
and financial services during regular business hours.

                                 SECTION THREE

                                      FEES
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     For her services as a Consultant for the period covered by this Agreement,
Consultant shall be paid consulting fees equal to Seventy Three Thousand and
No/100 Dollars ($73,000.00), in monthly installments commencing January 31,
1997.  In addition, Consultant will be entitled to receive additional fees equal
to 50% of the amount she would have been entitled to receive as a participant in
Group II of  the Bank's Executive Annual Incentive Plan for 1997, had she not
retired as an employee of the Bank on January 3, 1997.  Such additional
consulting fees shall be determined based on the same goals and criteria as are
set forth in the plan and/or by the Bank's Board of Directors and which apply to
other participants in Group II of the plan.  Such additional consulting fees
shall be paid to Consultant on the same date that annual incentive bonuses for
calendar 1997 are paid to participants in the plan.

     Consultant shall be reimbursed by the Bank  for her out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in rendering such consulting services.  The Bank will provide
Consultant with, and will cover the expenses for, secretarial services and a
company car for business purposes.

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                                  SECTION FOUR

                             PRACTICE BY CONSULTANT
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     Consultant may engage in the practice of advising the Bank and its
affiliates, except that Consultant may not represent in such capacity, any of
the clients of the Bank, or the clients of an assignee of this contract, who are
such clients at that time.  Consultant shall not provide consulting services to
any persons, individuals, partnerships, corporations, or other entities who are
in competition with the Bank, including clients of the Bank, and Consultant
shall not become an employee, officer or director of another person, individual,
partnership, corporation, or other entity that operates in competition with the
Bank, unless consent is granted in writing by Employer.

     Provided that the Bank is not in default hereof, the Consultant covenants
and agrees that she will not during the term which she is entitled to receive
consulting fees hereunder, engage directly or indirectly in any business (other
than that of the Bank or its affiliates) which is competitive with that business
in which the Bank or its affiliates is now engaged.

                                  SECTION FIVE

                                   ASSIGNMENT
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     The Bank's rights under this contract may be assigned by it to any firm
engaged in residential lending, banking or financial services which the Bank may
form or which succeeds the Bank in its business.  Upon such assignment, the
assignee shall assume and perform all the Bank's obligations under this
contract.

                                  SECTION SIX

                             INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
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     Both the Bank and the Consultant agree that the Consultant will act as an
independent contractor in the performance of her duties under this Agreement.
Accordingly, the Consultant shall be responsible for payment of all taxes,

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including federal and state income taxes, social security or self-employment
taxes, unemployment insurance taxes and any other taxes or business license fees
as required.

                                 SECTION SEVEN

                            CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
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     The Consultant agrees that any information received by the Consultant
during any furtherance of the Consultant's obligations in accordance with this
Agreement, which concerns the personal, financial or other affairs of the Bank
or its affiliates will be treated by the Consultant in full confidence and will
not be revealed to any other persons, firms or organizations.

     In witness whereof, the parties have executed this Agreement at Clarendon
Hills, Illinois on this 3rd day of January, 1997.


   /s/  Lois B. Vasto
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Lois B. Vasto, Consultant


   /s/  Allen H. Koranda
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Allen H. Koranda, Chairman of the Board and
 Chief Executive Officer
Mid America Federal Savings Bank
 

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