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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM AND THE ILLINOIS OFFICE OF BANKS AND REAL ESTATE Written Agreement by and among FIRST AMERICAN BANK Carpentersville, Illinois v RE-SM FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO Chicago, Illinois and ILLINOIS OFFICE OF BANKS AND REAL ESTATE Springfield, Illinois WHEREAS, in recognition of their common goal to achieve and, thereafter, maintain compliance with consumer protection laws and regulations, the First American Bank, Carpentersville, Illinois (the “Bank”), a state chartered bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (the “Reserve Bank’)),and the Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate (the “OBRE”) have mutually agreed to enter into this Written Agreement (the “Agreement”); and WHEREAS, on s,& ts ,2003, the board of directors of the Bank, at a duly constituted meeting, adopted a resolution authorizing and directing a h A ~ ktail, 14 to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the Bank, and consenting to compliance with each and every provision of this Agreement by the Bank and its institution- affiliated parties, as defined by section 3(u) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended (the “FDI Act”) (12 U.S.C. 1813(u)). NOW, THEREFORE, the Bank, the Reserve Bank, and the OBRE agree as follows: 1. Within 60 days of this Agreement, the Bank shall submit to the Reserve Bank and the OBRE an acceptable comprehensive written plan to ensure the Bank’s compliance with all applicable consumer compliance laws and regulations. The plan shall respond to all criticisms and requirements set forth in the Consumer Affairs Report of Examination of the Bank conducted as January 25, 2001, by the Reserve Bank (the “Report of Examination”), and shall, at a minimum, address, consider, and include: (a) Steps to address all violations of law and deficient practices set forth in the Report of Examination, including violations and deficiencies relating to compliance with the t g.); Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691); the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 g the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (12 U.S.C. 2801 & g.); the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001-4129); and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (15 U.S.C. 78g); (b) board of directors and management oversight of the Bank’s consumer compliance activities; 2 (c) the allocation of adequate resources to ensure the Bank’s compliance with all applicable consumer protection laws and regulations; (d) procedures for the ongoing collection of monitoring information for all applications for all loan products as required by section 202.5 of Regulation B of the Board of Governors (12 C.F.R. 202S(b)(2)); (e) training for current and future directors, officers, and all relevant personnel of the Bank so that they develop and maintain a sufficient understanding of the requirements of consumer protection laws and regulations that pertain to their respective responsibilities; (Q consumer compliance reviews and audits, including, at a minimum, a comparative file analysis for fair lending, and an annual independent review of the Bank’s compliance with all consumer protection laws and regulations; and (8) actions designed to generate loan applications and approvals in predominantly minority census tracts, and measurable goals to enable the Bank‘s board of directors and management to monitor the effectiveness of these actions. 2. Within 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter following this Agreement (September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30), the Bank shall submit to the Reserve Bank and the OBRE a written progress report that, at a minimum, addresses, considers, and 3 includes corrective actions taken to comply with this Agreement, and the results thereof, and corrective actions taken for violations and deficiencies noted by future audits or reviews of the Bank's consumer compliance activities or future consumer affairs reports of examinations. Such reports may be discontinued when the Reserve Bank and the OBRE have released the Bank, in writing, from making further reports. 3. The written plan required by paragraph 1 hereof shall be submitted to the Reserve Bank and the OBRE for review and approval within the time periods set forth in this Agreement. The Bank shall adopt the approved plan within 10 days of approval by the Reserve Bank and the OBRE and then shall fully comply with it. During the term of this Agreement, the Bank shall not amend or rescind the approved plan without the prior written approval of the Reserve Bank and the OBRE. 4. All communications regarding this Agreement shall be sent to: Mr. Douglas Kasl Vice President Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 230 South LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60604-1413 Mr. Lorenzo Padron Commissioner Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate 500 East Monroe Springfield, Illinois 62701-1532 Mr. Roman Strzelczyk Senior Vice President First American Bank SO East A d a m Chicago, Illinois 60603 5. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon the Bank and its institution-affiliated parties, in their capacities as such, and their successors and assigns. 6. Each provision of this Agreement shall remain effective and enforceable until stayed, modified, terminated, or suspended by the Reserve Bank and the OBRE upon the request of the Bank. 7. Notwithstanding any provision ofthis Agreement to the contrary, the Reserve Bank and the OBRE may, in their sole discretion, grant written extensions of time to the Bank to comply with any provision of this Agreement. 8. The provisions of this Agreement shall not bar, stop, or other otherwise prevent the Board of Governors, the Reserve Rank, the OBRE, or any federal or state agency or department from taking any other action affecting the Bank or any of its current or former institution-affiliated parties. 9. This Agreement is a “written agreement” for the purposes of, and is enforceable by the Board ofGovernors as an order issued under, Seciion S of the FDIA Act (12 U.S.C. lSi8j. In addition this Agreement is authorized under Section 48(b-1) of the Illinois Banking Act, [205 ILCS 5/11 (the “IBA”) and may be enforced by the Commissioner ofBanks and Real Estate pursuant to the authority provided under Section 48(b) of the IBA. WITNESS HEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the 5 FIRST AMERICAN BANK CaJRentersville, Illinois FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO ILLINOIS OFFICE OF BANKS AND REAL ESTATE By: 6