Relationships	Role	Relationship Start	Relationship End
Signal Corp	Parent	7/3/1997	2/12/1999
Signal Corp	Parent	7/21/1989	7/2/1997
Firstfederal Capital Corporation I	Subsidary	2/11/1986	2/12/1999
Alliance Corporate Resources, Inc.	Subsidary	7/2/1997	2/12/1999
Fmsc, Inc.	Subsidary	7/3/1997	2/12/1999
Firstmerit Commercial Insurance Agency, Inc.	Subsidary	7/3/1997	2/12/1999
Home Financial Services Corp.	Subsidary	7/3/1997	2/12/1999
Professional Appraisal Services Corp.	Subsidary	7/3/1997	2/12/1999
Signal Finance Co.	Subsidary	7/3/1997	2/12/1999
Signal Mortgage Corp	Subsidary	7/3/1997	2/12/1999
Fmrc, Inc	Subsidary	11/4/1997	2/11/1999
Venture Mortgage Corp.	Subsidary	7/3/1997	2/1/1999
Fmsc, Inc.	Subsidary	10/1/1996	7/2/1997
Venture Mortgage Corp.	Subsidary	9/8/1995	7/2/1997
Firstmerit Commercial Insurance Agency, Inc.	Subsidary	8/22/1988	7/2/1997
Home Financial Services Corp.	Subsidary	11/22/1988	7/2/1997
Professional Appraisal Services Corp.	Subsidary	11/27/1993	7/2/1997
Signal Finance Co.	Subsidary	6/6/1997	7/2/1997
Signal Mortgage Corp	Subsidary	8/4/1978	7/2/1997

Acquisitions & Mergers	Role	Assets	Acct Method	Type	Transaction Date
Firstmerit Bank, National Association	Buyer	26,155,280	Pooling of Interests	Discontinued	2/13/1999
First Federal Savings And Loan Association	Seller	73,142		Failure	8/24/1991