Common Contracts

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE

March 16th, 2011

• Filed
  March 16th, 2011

WHEREAS, in recognition of their common goal to maintain the financial soundness of Stark Bank Group, Ltd., Fort Dodge, Iowa ("Bancorp"), a registered bank holding company, and its subsidiary bank, First American Bank, Fort Dodge, Iowa (the "Bank"), a state-chartered bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, Bancorp, the Bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (the "Reserve Bank"), and the Iowa Division of Banking, Superintendent of Banking ("Superintendent"), have mutually agreed to enter into this Written Agreement (the "Agreement"); and[PageBreak]