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		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001108134
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6036]
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		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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