Austin, TX- August 28, 2007

Sheshunoff & Co. Investment Banking, announces the sale of Louisiana-based American Bank - ($61 million) to St. Martin Bank and Trust - ($205 million). Sheshunoff & Co. represented the seller in the $15.1 million all cash transaction.

St. Martin Bank and Trust Company is poised for growth as it announces its first acquisition in more than 10 years. This is a strategic westward move along the I -10 corridor for St. Martin as it expands its market to Acadia and Jefferson Davis Parishes. The acquisition, with four full-service branches, will create a nine-branch franchise stretching from east of Lafayette to west of Lake Charles, Louisiana.

According to Gary Kennedy, Director of Merger and Advisory Services for Sheshunoff & Co. Investment Banking, "This acquisition is the kind of deal you really enjoy seeing come together. It is a win-win for both parties and their customers. This acquisition not only enhances St. Martin Bank and Trust's franchise, it provides great benefits and additional resources to the customers and communities served by American Bank."

About Sheshunoff & Co. Investment Banking

Sheshunoff & Co. Investment Banking has acted as financial advisor in more than 200 transactions in the past fifteen years and has advised financial institutions nationwide for thirty years with merger and acquisition advisory services, valuations, restructuring, and strategic options assessment all to increase shareholder value. The firm's merger and acquisition services are exclusively endorsed by the ABA through its subsidiary the Corporation for American Banking.