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		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000792966
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035]
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		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		CITY:			ARCHBOLD
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43502
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		CITY:			ARCHBOLD
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43502
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