based ▁First ▁Mol ine ▁Fin an cial ▁Corporation ▁with ▁its ▁First ▁Federal ▁Sav ings ▁Bank ▁subs idi ary ▁for ▁$ 9 . 8 ▁million ▁in ▁stock . ▁The ▁ac quisition ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Exp ansion ▁in ▁Minnesota ▁First ▁Wisconsin ▁entered ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Minnesota ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁by ▁announ cing ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁the ▁pending ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Park - based ▁Sh el ard ▁B anc sh ares ▁for ▁$ 2 5 ▁million ▁in ▁c ash . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁announ cement , ▁Sh el ard ▁B anc sh ares ▁was ▁the ▁parent ▁of ▁two ▁banks ▁with ▁five ▁locations . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁First ▁Wisconsin ▁announced ▁the ▁pending ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁Blo om ington - based ▁Metropolitan ▁Bank ▁Group ▁for ▁an ▁und is closed ▁amount . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁announ cement , ▁Metropolitan ▁was ▁the ▁parent ▁of ▁six ▁banks . ▁The ▁ac quisition ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁First ▁Wisconsin ▁announced ▁the ▁pending ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Anthony - based ▁St . ▁Anthony ▁Ban cor p . ▁with ▁its ▁St . ▁Anthony ▁National ▁Bank ▁subs idi ary ▁for ▁an ▁und is closed ▁amount . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁First ▁Wisconsin ▁announced ▁the ▁pending ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁Still water - based ▁Still water ▁Hold