ABA makes additions to NASDAQ community bank index.

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THE ABA HAS ADDED 10 BANKS TO THE ABA NASDAQ COMMUNITY BANK INDEX (ABAQ). The index includes 382 community banks with a market capitalization of $123 billion.

Launched in December 2003, the ABAQ is the most broadly representative stock index for community banks and remains an important tool for giving banks more visibility with analysts and investors.

Additions to the index as of Dec. 3, 2012, are:

* Capital Bank Financial Corp. (CBF), Coral Gables, Fla.

* CU Bancorp (CUNB), Encino, Calif.

* FS Bancorp (FSBW), Mountlake Terrace, Wash.

* Georgetown Bancorp (GTWN), Georgetown, Mass.

* Hamilton Bancorp (HBK), Baltimore, Md.

* HomeTrust Bancshares (HTBI), Asheville, N.C.

* Howard Bancorp (HBMD), Ellicott City, Md.

* Madison County Financial (MCBK), Madison, Neb.

* Pacific Capital Bancorp (PCBC), Santa Barbara, Calif. * Sound Financial Bancorp (SFBC), Seattle, Wash.

The index includes all...