based ▁B anks ▁of ▁Iowa ▁with ▁its ▁ 1 2 ▁subs idi ary ▁banks ▁for ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁million ▁in ▁stock . ▁The ▁ac quisition ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁First ar ▁announced ▁the ▁pending ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁Dub u que - based ▁Har vest ▁Fin an cial ▁Corporation ▁with ▁its ▁Har vest ▁Sav ings ▁Bank ▁subs idi ary ▁for ▁$ 3 2 . 7 ▁million ▁in ▁stock . ▁The ▁ac quisition ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁for ▁$ 3 5 . 9 ▁million ▁in ▁stock . ▁ ▁Star ▁B anc ▁Corporation ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁some ▁stock ▁market ▁anal yst s ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁First ar ▁was ▁a ▁prime ▁take over ▁candidate ▁based ▁upon ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁its ▁stock ▁in ▁recent ▁months ▁and ▁in ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁recent ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁First ▁of ▁America ▁by ▁National ▁City ▁and ▁rum ors ▁of ▁B anc ▁One ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁acqu iring ▁First ▁Chicago ▁N BD . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Ohio - based ▁Star ▁B anc ▁Corporation ▁( former ly ▁First ▁National ▁C inc inn ati ▁Corporation ), ▁parent ▁of ▁Star ▁Bank , ▁announced ▁the ▁pending ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁First ar ▁Corporation ▁for ▁$ 7 . 3 ▁billion ▁in ▁stock . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁announ cement , ▁First ar ▁had ▁bank ing ▁offices ▁in ▁Wisconsin