FORT DODGE, Iowa, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- David M. Bradley, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of North Central Bancshares, Inc. (the "Company") announced today that the Company declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per share on the Company's common stock for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006. The dividend will be payable to all stockholders of record as of September 15, 2006 and will be paid on October 6, 2006.
North Central Bancshares, Inc. serves north central and southeastern Iowa at 11 full service locations in Fort Dodge, Nevada, Ames, Burlington, Mount Pleasant, Perry, Ankeny, West Des Moines and Clive, Iowa through its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa, headquartered in Fort Dodge, Iowa. In August, 2006, First Federal Savings Bank of Iowa opened a new branch located near Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines, Iowa. The Bank's deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Company's stock is traded on The Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "FFFD".