UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______ to _______

Commission file number: 000-25927

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

Michigan
(State of other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

38-3391345
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

10753 Macatawa Drive, Holland, Michigan 49424
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (616) 820-1444
____________

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes [__] No [ X ]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Yes [__] No [ X ]

Indicate by check whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [ X ] No [__]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer [__]

Accelerated filer [ X ]

Non-accelerated filer [__]
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes [__] No [ X ]

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 17,024,850 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (no par value) were outstanding as of November 6, 2008.

INDEX

	Page Number


Part I. Financial Information:

Item 1.
Consolidated Financial Statements		3
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		8

Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Results of Operations and Financial Condition		22

Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk		33

Item 4.
Controls and Procedures		34

Part II. Other Information:

Item 1.
Legal Proceedings		34

Item 1.A.
Risk Factors		36

Item 2.
Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds		36

Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities		36

Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders		36

Item 5.
Other Information		36

Item 6.
Exhibits		37

Signatures		38

Part I Financial Information
Item 1.

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of September 30, 2008 (unaudited) and December 31, 2007

(dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2008			December 31, 2007


ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	39,284		$	49,816
Federal funds sold and other short term investments		88,224			---

Cash and cash equivalents		127,508			49,816

Securities available for sale		163,771			201,498
Securities held to maturity		1,838			1,917
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		12,275			12,275
Loans held for sale, at fair value at September 30, 2008		983			3,127
Total loans		1,761,431			1,750,632
Allowance for loan losses		(30,491	)		(33,422	)

Net loans		1,730,940			1,717,210

Premises and equipment - net		64,149			64,564
Accrued interest receivable		8,560			10,003
Goodwill		25,919			25,919
Acquisition intangibles		2,696			3,023
Bank-owned life insurance		23,410			22,703
Other assets		33,711			17,911


Total assets	$	2,195,760		$	2,129,966


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Deposits
Noninterest-bearing	$	184,952		$	185,681
Interest-bearing		1,508,649			1,337,872

Total deposits		1,693,601			1,523,553

Federal funds purchased		---			46,467
Other borrowed funds		295,109			354,052
Long-term debt		41,238			41,238
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		13,714			4,031

Total liabilities		2,043,662			1,969,341

Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock, no par value, 500,000 shares authorized;
no shares issued and outstanding
Common stock, no par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized;
17,024,850 and 16,968,398 shares issued and outstanding at
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively		164,157			163,522
Retained earnings (deficit)		(12,415	)		(4,208	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		356			1,311

Total shareholders' equity		152,098			160,625


Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	2,195,760		$	2,129,966

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2008		Three Months Ended September 30, 2007		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007


Interest income
Loans, including fees	$	26,388	$	32,633		82,287		$	98,195
Securities		1,752		2,208		5,977			6,616
FHLB Stock		164		140		491			420
Other		310		410		375			774

Total interest income		28,614		35,391		89,130			106,005

Interest expense
Deposits		9,843		15,533		31,760			46,067
Other		3,935		4,023		12,749			11,709

Total interest expense		13,778		19,556		44,509			57,776


Net interest income		14,836		15,835		44,621			48,229

Provision for loan losses		2,425		3,640		23,585			5,480


Net interest income after provision for loan losses		12,411		12,195		21,036			42,749

Noninterest income
Service charges and fees		1,383		1,309		3,946			3,757
Gain on sales of loans		168		255		987			1,068
Trust fees		1,113		1,263		3,447			3,669
Gain on sales of securities		---		---		412			---
Gain on settlement of interest rate swaps		---		---		832			---
Other		1,474		1,204		4,571			3,292

Total noninterest income		4,138		4,031		14,195			11,786

Noninterest expense
Salaries and benefits		6,526		6,461		20,302			18,937
Occupancy of premises		1,111		1,057		3,451			3,132
Furniture and equipment		1,041		983		3,026			2,807
Legal and professional fees		334		313		971			870
Marketing and promotion		169		345		879			1,008
Data processing fees		455		478		1,426			1,428
FDIC assessment		359		297		1,080			797
Losses on foreclosed properties		515		88		1,667			124
Repossessed and foreclosed property administration		898		97		1,416			248
Other		2,631		2,613		7,903			7,774

Total noninterest expenses		14,039		12,732		42,121			37,125


Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)		2,510		3,494		(6,890	)		17,410
Income tax expense (benefit)		639		1,037		(3,093	)		5,529

Net income (loss)	$	1,871	$	2,457	$	(3,797	)	$	11,881


Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	.11	$	.14	$	(.22	)	$	.69
Diluted earnings(loss) per share		.11		.14		(.22	)		.68
Cash dividends per share		---		.13		.26			.38

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2008			Three Months Ended September 30, 2007		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007


Net income (loss)	$	1,871		$	2,457	$	(3,797	)	$	11,881
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on
securities available for sale		(515	)		1,690		(955	)		490

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on
derivative instruments		---			698		---			834


Comprehensive income (loss)	$	1,356		$	4,845	$	(4,752	)	$	13,205

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATIONCONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	Common Stock			Retained Earnings (Deficit)			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total Shareholders' Equity


Balance, January 1, 2007	$	153,728		$	4,840		$	(1,719	)	$	156,849

Net income for nine months ended September 30, 2007					11,881						11,881

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on securities
available for sale								490			490
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on derivative
instruments								834			834

Comprehensive income											13,205

Issued 38,436 shares for stock option exercises (net of
3,833 shares exchanged and including $57 of tax		284									284
benefit)

Stock compensation expense		445									445

Issued 136,936 shares for acquisition of Smith &
Associates		3,150									3,150

Issued 819,223 shares in payment of 5% stock dividend		9,518			(9,536	)					(18	)

Repurchased 264,500 shares of stock		(3,611	)								(3,611	)

Cash dividends at $.38 per share					(6,573	)					(6,573	)

Balance, September 30, 2007	$	163,514		$	612		$	(395	)	$	163,731


Balance, January 1, 2008	$	163,522		$	(4,208	)	$	1,311		$	160,625

Net income (loss) for nine months ended September 30, 2008					(3,797	)					(3,797	)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on securities
available for sale								(955	)		(955	)

Comprehensive income (loss)											(4,752	)

Issued 32,824 shares for stock option exercises (net of
1,010 shares exchanged and including $40 of tax benefit)		174									174

Stock compensation expense		461									461
Cash dividends at $.26 per share					(4,410	)					(4,410	)


Balance, September 30, 2008	$	164,157		$	(12,415	)	$	356		$	152,098

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007


Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	(3,797	)	$	11,881
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		2,903			2,675
Stock compensation expense		461			445
Provision for loan losses		23,585			5,480
Origination of loans for sale		(62,431	)		(70,169	)
Proceeds from sales of loans originated for sale		65,562			71,543
Gain on sales of loans		(987	)		(1,068	)
Gain on sales of securities		(412	)		---
Net change in:
Accrued interest receivable and other assets		(6,661	)		1,720
Bank-owned life insurance		(707	)		(633	)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		10,197			2,145

Net cash from operating activities		27,713			24,019
Cash flows from investing activities
Loan originations and payments, net		(45,011	)		(32,685	)
Purchases of securities available for sale		(45,973	)		(22,154	)
Maturities and calls of securities available for sale		60,986			21,434
Maturities of securities held to maturity		---			715
Sales of securities available for sale		21,704			---
Principal paydowns on securities		17			93
Additions to premises and equipment		(2,146	)		(5,705	)

Net cash used in investing activities		(10,423	)		(38,302	)

Cash flows from financing activities
Net increase (decrease) in deposits		170,048			(145,554	)
Net increase (decrease) in short term borrowings		(46,467	)		55,984
Proceeds from other borrowed funds		255,000			145,000
Repayments of other borrowed funds		(313,943	)		(37,925	)
Cash dividends paid		(4,410	)		(6,591	)
Repurchases of stock		---			(3,611	)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options, including tax benefit		174			284

Net cash from financing activities		60,402			7,587


Net change in cash and cash equivalents		77,692			(6,696	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		49,816			39,882

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	127,508		$	33,186


Supplemental cash flow information
Interest paid	$	45,173		$	57,371
Income taxes paid		3,850			5,350
Supplemental noncash disclosures:
Transfers from loans to other real estate		7,696			4,942
Acquisition of Smith & Associates:
Acquisition intangibles recorded		---			3,924
Other liabilities assumed		---			774
Common stock issued		---			3,150

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Macatawa Bank, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Macatawa Bank Mortgage Company. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company also owns all of the common stock of Macatawa Statutory Trust I and Macatawa Statutory Trust II. These are grantor trusts that issued trust preferred securities and are not consolidated with the Company per FASB Interpretation No. 46.

Basis of Presentation: The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2008. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s 2007 Annual Report containing financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007.

New Accounting Pronouncements: In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement establishes a fair value hierarchy about the assumptions used to measure fair value and clarifies assumptions about risk and the effect of a restriction on the sale or use of an asset. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. In February 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position (FSP) 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157. This FSP delays the effective date of FAS 157 for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually) to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted the standard effective January 1, 2008 and disclosures have been added in the accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. Effective January 1, 2008, the standard provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value and establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. The Company adopted Statement No. 159 for loans originated for sale beginning April 1, 2008. The impact was not material to the Company’s financial statements.

On November 5, 2007, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 109, Written Loan Commitments Recorded at Fair Value through Earnings (“SAB 109”). Previously, SAB 105, Application of Accounting Principles to Loan Commitments, stated that in measuring the fair value of a derivative loan commitment, a company should not incorporate the expected net future cash flows related to the associated servicing of the loan. SAB 109 supersedes SAB 105 and indicates that the expected net future cash flows related to the associated servicing of the loan should be included in measuring fair value for all written loan commitments that are accounted for at fair value through earnings. SAB 105 also indicated that internally-developed intangible assets should not be recorded as part of the fair value of a derivative loan commitment, and SAB 109 retains that view. SAB 109 is effective for derivative loan commitments issued or modified in fiscal quarters beginning after December 15, 2007. The impact of this standard was not material to the Company.

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)

NOTE 2 – SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair value of securities were as follows (in thousands):

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value


September 30, 2008
Available for Sale:
U.S. Treasury and federal
agency securities	$	112,532	$	572	$	(59	)	$	113,045
State and municipal bonds		49,691		604		(549	)		49,746
Other equity securities		1,000		---		(20	)		980


	$	163,223	$	1,176	$	(628	)	$	163,771

Held to Maturity:
State and municipal bonds	$	1,838	$	35	$	---		$	1,873


December 31, 2007
Available for Sale:
U.S. Treasury and federal
agency securities	$	149,021	$	1,169	$	(145	)	$	150,045
State and municipal bonds		49,460		1,056		(56	)		50,460
Other equity securities		1,000		--		(7	)		993


	$	199,481	$	2,225	$	(208	)	$	201,498

Held to Maturity:
State and municipal bonds	$	1,917	$	45	$	(1	)	$	1,961

Securities with unrealized losses at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, are as follows (in thousands):

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total

	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Unrealized Loss


September 30, 2008
U.S. Treasury and federal
agency securities	$	10,016	$	(59	)	$	---	$	---		$	10,016	$	(59	)
State and municipal bonds		21,803		(549	)		---		---			21,803		(549	)
Other equity securities		980		(20	)		---		---			980		(20	)


Total temporarily impaired	$	32,799	$	(628	)	$	---	$	---		$	32,799	$	(628	)


December 31, 2007
U.S. Treasury and federal
agency securities	$	--	$	--		$	37,104	$	(145	)	$	37,104	$	(145	)
State and municipal bonds		1,777		(6	)		4,479		(51	)		6,256		(57	)
Other equity securities		--		--			993		(7	)		993		(7	)


Total temporarily impaired	$	1,777	$	(6	)	$	42,576	$	(203	)	$	44,353	$	(209	)

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)

NOTE 2 – SECURITIES (Continued)

For unrealized losses on securities, no loss has been recognized into income because management has the intent and ability to hold these securities for the foreseeable future and the declines are largely due to differences in market interest rates as compared to those of the underlying securities. The declines in fair value are considered temporary and are expected to recover as the bonds approach their maturity date.

Contractual maturities of debt securities at September 30, 2008 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Held-to-Maturity Securities				Available-for-Sale Securities

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value


Due in one year or less	$	---	$	---	$	43,996	$	44,155
Due from one to five years		239		240		70,570		71,075
Due from five to ten years		840		862		33,738		33,890
Due after ten years		759		771		13,919		13,671

	$	1,838	$	1,873	$	162,223	$	162,791

Proceeds from the sale of available for sale securities were $21,704,000 and resulted in gross gains of $412,000 during the nine month period ended September 30, 2008. There were no sales of securities during the three month period ended September 30, 2008 and the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007.

NOTE 3 – LOANS

Loans were as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2008			December 31, 2007


Commercial	$	436,633		$	438,743
Commercial mortgage		826,588			855,882
Residential mortgage		307,013			266,325
Consumer		191,197			189,682

		1,761,431			1,750,632
Allowance for loan losses		(30,491	)		(33,422	)

	$	1,730,940		$	1,717,210

Activity in the allowance for loan losses was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2008			Three Months Ended September 30, 2007			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007


Balance at beginning of period	$	29,579		$	23,943		$	33,422		$	23,259
Provision for loan losses		2,425			3,640			23,585			5,480
Charge-offs		(1,869	)		(1,704	)		(27,090	)		(2,999	)
Recoveries		356			37			574			176

Balance at end of period	$	30,491		$	25,916		$	30,491		$	25,916

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)

NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

Impaired loans were as follows at period end (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2008		December 31, 2007


Loans with no allocated allowance for loan losses	$	58,769	$	17,580
Loans with allocated allowance for loan losses		76,964		81,440

		135,733		99,020


Amount of the allowance for loan losses allocated	$	12,215	$	15,831

	Nine months ended September 30, 2008		Nine months ended September 30, 2007


Average of impaired loans during the period	$	118,801	$	22,656
Interest income recognized during impairment		1,663		---
Cash received for interest during impairment		1,422		---

Nonperforming loans were as follows at period-end (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2008		December 31, 2007


Loans past due over 90 days still on accrual	$	4,627	$	2,872
Nonaccrual loans		81,793		70,999
Renegotiated loans		26		38

	$	86,446	$	73,909

NOTE 4 – DEPOSITS

Deposits are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2008		December 31, 2007


Noninterest-bearing demand	$	184,952	$	185,681
Money market		396,892		337,322
NOW and Super NOW		258,013		273,658
Savings		44,913		40,119
Certificates of deposit		808,831		686,773

	$	1,693,601	$	1,523,553

Approximately $560,396,000 and $457,769,000 in time certificates of deposit were in denominations of $100,000 or more at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.

Brokered deposits totaled approximately $295,312,000 and $202,839,000 at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007. At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, brokered deposits had interest rates ranging from 3.25% to 4.94% and 3.65% to 5.20%, respectively. At September 30, 2008, maturities ranged from October, 2008 to December, 2011.

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)

NOTE 5 – OTHER BORROWED FUNDS

Other borrowed funds include advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank and securities sold under agreements to repurchase.

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Principal Term	Advance Amount		Range of Maturities	Weighted Average Interest Rate


September 30, 2008
Single maturity fixed rate advances	$	155,000	October 2008 to November 2010		4.05	%
Putable advances		31,000	September 2009 to December 2010		5.80	%
Amortizable mortgage advances		19,109	October 2008 to July 2018		3.81	%

	$	205,109

December 31, 2007
Single maturity fixed rate advances	$	135,000	March 2008 to November 2010		4.77	%
Daily variable rate advance		70,000	June 2008		4.32	%
Putable advances		31,000	September 2009 to December 2010		5.80	%
Amortizable mortgage advances		8,052	February 2008 to July 2018		3.81	%

	$	244,052

Each advance is payable at its maturity date and contains a prepayment penalty. These advances were collateralized by residential and commercial real estate loans totaling $634,861,000 and $611,055,000 under a blanket lien arrangement at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007. Maturities as of September 30, 2008 were as follows (in thousands):




2008	$	25,319
2009		40,123
2010		121,000
Thereafter		18,667

	$	205,109

Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (“repo borrowings”) are financing arrangements secured by U.S. federal agency securities. These borrowings were collateralized by securities that had a carrying amount of approximately $94,484,000 and $120,263,000 at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007. At maturity, the securities underlying the arrangements are returned to the company.

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)

NOTE 5 – OTHER BORROWED FUNDS (Continued)

These borrowings were as follows (dollars in thousands):




September 30, 2008
Fixed rate borrowings	$	90,000	February 2009 to November 2010	4.66	%


December 31, 2007
Fixed rate borrowings	$	90,000	February 2009 to November 2010	4.66	%
Floating rate borrowings		20,000	August 2009 to August 2010	5.72	%

	$	110,000

Maturities as of September 30, 2008 were as follows (in thousands):




2009	$	50,000
2010		40,000

	$	90,000

The Company terminated $20,000,000 of floating rate borrowings during the second quarter of 2008 resulting in gross gains of $243,000, which was included in other noninterest income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008.

NOTE 6 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company has stock-based compensation plans for its employees (the Employees’ Plans) and directors (the Directors’ Plans). The Employees’ Plans permit the grant of stock options or the issuance of restricted stock for up to 1,917,210 shares of common stock. The Directors’ Plans permit the grant of stock options or the issuance of restricted stock for up to 473,278 shares of common stock. There were 642,734 shares under the Employees’ Plans and 165,375 shares under the Directors’ Plans available for future issuance as of September 30, 2008. All per share amounts and average shares outstanding have been adjusted for all periods presented to reflect the 5% stock dividend distributed on May 30, 2007. The Company issues new shares under its stock-based compensation plans from its authorized but unissued shares.

Stock Options

Option awards are granted with an exercise price equal to the market price at the date of grant. Option awards have vesting periods ranging from one to three years and have ten year contractual terms. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the grant date using a closed form option valuation (Black-Scholes) model. The fair value of options granted in 2008 was determined using the following weighted-average assumptions as of grant date.


Risk-free interest rate				3.14%
Expected option life				6.5 years
Expected stock price volatility				30.09%
Dividend yield				6.07%
Weighted average fair value of options granted				$ 1.35

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
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NOTE 6 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Continued)

A summary of option activity in the plans is as follows (dollars in thousands, except per option data):

Options	Number Outstanding			Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years		Aggregate Intrinsic Value


Outstanding at January 1, 2008		957,765		$	14.66
Granted		114,000			8.57
Exercised		(33,834	)		5.42
Forfeited		(18,286	)		17.72

Outstanding at September 30, 2008		1,019,645		$	14.23		5.88	$	71

Exercisable at September 30, 2008		668,060		$	12.61		4.68	$	71

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $7,000 and $132,000, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $135,000 and $354,000 respectively. There were no options vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 or September 30, 2007.

For the three month period ended September 30, 2008, the Company recorded compensation cost for stock options of $108,000, or $96,000 after tax, representing $0.01 per share. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2008, the Company recorded compensation cost for stock options of $300,000, or $263,000 after tax, representing $0.02 per share. For the three month period ended September 30, 2007, the Company recorded compensation cost for stock options of $110,000, or $99,000 after tax, representing $0.01 per share. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 the Company recorded compensation cost for stock options of $337,000, or $303,000 after tax, representing $0.02 per share.

As of September 30, 2008, there was approximately $310,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock options granted under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.1 years.

Restricted Stock Awards

Stock awards have vesting periods of up to four years. A summary of nonvested stock awards activity is as follows:

Nonvested Stock Awards	Shares			Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value


Outstanding at January 1, 2008		24,339		$	18.64
Granted		28,090			8.59
Forfeited		(4,462	)		13.62

Outstanding at September 30, 2008		47,967		$	13.22

The Company recorded compensation cost of $52,000 and $36,000 for restricted stock awards for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and September 30, 2007, respectively. The Company recorded compensation cost of $161,000 and $108,000 for restricted stock awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and September 30, 2007, respectively.

As of September 30, 2008, there was $328,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested shares granted under the Company’s stock-based compensation plans. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years. There were no shares vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)

NOTE 7 – EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

A reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2008		Three Months Ended September 30, 2007		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007


Basic earnings (loss) per share
Net income (loss)	$	1,871	$	2,457	$	(3,797	)	$	11,881

Weighted average common
shares outstanding		16,973,312		17,082,023		16,965,073			17,156,961

Basic earnings (loss) per share	$	0.11	$	0.14	$	(0.22	)	$	0.69


Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Net income (loss)	$	1,871	$	2,457	$	(3,797	)	$	11,881

Weighted average common
shares outstanding		16,973,312		17,082,023		16,965,073			17,156,961
Add: Dilutive effects of
assumed exercise of stock options		25,122		150,686		---			212,452

Weighted average common and dilutive
potential common shares outstanding		16,998,434		17,232,709		16,965,073			17,369,413

Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	0.11	$	0.14	$	(0.22	)	$	0.68

Stock options and restricted stock awards for 940,119 and 513,705 shares of common stock for the three month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, and 1,067,612 and 358,307 shares of common stock for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were not considered in computing diluted earnings per share because they were antidilutive.

NOTE 8 – FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

The consolidated provision (benefit) for income taxes was as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2008			Three Months Ended September 30, 2007			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007


Current	$	1,397		$	2,012			($2,612	)	$	7,128
Deferred (benefit) expense		(758	)		(975	)		(481	)		(1,599	)


	$	639		$	1,037			($3,093	)	$	5,529

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)

NOTE 8 – FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (Continued)

The difference between the financial statement tax expense (benefit) and the amount computed by applying the statutory federal tax rate to pretax income (loss) was reconciled as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2008			Three Months Ended September 30, 2007			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007


Statutory rate		35	%		35	%		35	%		35	%
Statutory rate applied to income (loss) before taxes	$	879		$	1,223		$	(2,412	)	$	6,094
Add (deduct)
Tax-exempt interest income		(166	)		(157	)		(493	)		(475	)
Bank-owned life insurance		(86	)		(77	)		(248	)		(222	)
Other, net		12			48			60			132

	$	639		$	1,037		$	(3,093	)	$	5,529

The net deferred tax asset recorded included the following amounts of deferred tax assets and liabilities (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2008			December 31, 2007


Deferred tax asset
Allowance for loan losses	$	10,672		$	11,698
Nonaccrual loan interest		1,763			956
Other		1,206			597

		13,641			13,251
Deferred tax liabilities
Depreciation		(2,088	)		(2,069	)
Purchase accounting adjustments		(944	)		(1,058	)
Unrealized gain on derivative instruments		---			(101	)
Unrealized gain on securities available for sale		(192	)		(706	)
Other		(652	)		(648	)

		(3,876	)		(4,582	)

Net deferred tax asset	$	9,765		$	8,669

A valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets is required when it is considered more likely than not that all or part of the benefit related to such assets will not be realized. Based on the levels of taxable income in the prior years which would be available to absorb the benefit, management has determined that no valuation allowance was required at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.

There were no unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2008, and the Company does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly increase or decrease in the next twelve months.

The Company is no longer subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for years before 2004.

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)

NOTE 9 – CONTINGENCIES

The Company and its subsidiaries periodically become defendants in certain claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business.

On July 8, 2003, the Company filed a Form 8-K (dated July 1, 2003) with the Securities and Exchange Commission reporting events related to a former trust customer, Trade Partners, Inc. (“Trade Partners”), of the former Grand Bank, which the Company acquired effective April 1, 2002. Trade Partners was involved in purchasing and selling interests in viaticals, which are interests in life insurance policies of the terminally ill or elderly. Beginning in 1996, Grand Bank served as a custodian and escrow agent with respect to viaticals purchased by Trade Partners and sold to investors. Two lawsuits were filed, one in December 2002 and another in March 2003, against Trade Partners, Grand Bank and the Company alleging that Grand Bank breached certain escrow agreements related to viatical settlement contracts. Both of these lawsuits have been dismissed although the plaintiffs reserved the right to pursue the claims in the future. A third lawsuit was filed in April 2003 by two individual investors against Grand Bank, the Company, Trade Partners and certain individuals and entities associated with Trade Partners. The claims against Grand Bank and the Company in this lawsuit have been settled and dismissed with prejudice. In May 2003 a purported class action complaint was filed against the Company. As amended, this suit alleges that Grand Bank breached escrow agreements and fiduciary duties and violated the Michigan Uniform Securities Act with respect to the investments secured by the purported class in viaticals and in interests in limited partnerships which made loans to Trade Partners secured by viaticals, and with respect to loans made by purported class members directly to Trade Partners. The Company has answered the complaint denying the material allegations and raising certain affirmative defenses. In November 2006 the court denied class certification in this case. The Company believes that the class action, if it had been approved by the court, might have involved as many as 2,000 to 3,000 individual claimants. Since that denial of class certification, nine new actions, none of which is a class action, raising substantially the same allegations as the former class action have been filed in several jurisdictions on behalf of approximately 1,400 Trade Partners investors, though some have been dismissed over the course of the litigation and the current total is approximately 1,200. Management believes the Company has strong defenses and will vigorously defend the cases.

Trade Partners is now in receivership. The supervising court authorized the receiver to borrow money from Macatawa Bank to pay premiums, if needed. Macatawa Bank extended a $4 million line of credit to the receiver, conditioned upon obtaining a security interest in the viaticals. No draws were made against the line, and the line expired during the fourth quarter of 2004.

On October 6, 2008 the Company reached a preliminary contingent settlement with lead counsel for the Plaintiffs in these proceedings. As proposed, this contingent preliminary settlement provides that the Company will pay the plaintiffs $2.75 million in cash, issue shares of common stock valued at $3.0 million and for each such share issued will issue warrants to purchase three additional shares of common stock at the current price. The stock warrants will expire after three years and will have an exercise price equal to 150% of the price per share at which the common stock is issued. The contingent preliminary settlement provides further that the plaintiffs are to receive amounts collected by the Company from third-party defendants up to $250,000. If the Company collects less than $250,000 from these other defendants, it is to make up the difference with the issuance of additional common stock.

The Company’s insurers have agreed to contribute $950,000 to the cash portion of the settlement. The contingent preliminary settlement involves no admission of fault or wrongdoing by the Company or Macatawa Bank.

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
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NOTE 9 – CONTINGENCIES (Continued)

The proposed agreement is subject to a number of contingencies, including:

•

Execution of a definitive settlement agreement.

•

By November 17, 2008, the parties will present the settlement terms to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan and to the Kent County Circuit Court, which must approve the fairness of the terms in accordance with securities regulations.

•

By January 15, 2009, 98% of the plaintiffs must agree to settle their claims under the terms of the settlement agreement

•

By January 15, 2009, 98% of the total dollar amount of the claims must be so resolved.

•

Counsel for all parties must agree that no securities registration for the stock and/or the warrants is required outside of the United States.

These contingencies are beyond the Company’s control. If the contingencies are not satisfied, the Trade Partners litigation will not be settled and the litigation process will resume. If the litigation resumes, the Company intends to continue to vigorously defend these actions.

The Company believes that the contingent preliminary settlement is an important first step towards resolving this litigation and believes that settling the litigation, would be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. However, the significance of these contingencies and the fact that they are substantially beyond the Company’s ability to control make us unable to determine at this time whether the matter will be settled or whether litigation will be continued. If settled as proposed, the impact on the Company would be the recording of an additional expense of approximately $4 million, net of tax.

It is possible that one or more additional legal actions may be initiated involving the custodial and escrow agent services provided by Grand Bank in connection with Trade Partners. If any such legal actions are commenced, the Company intends to defend them vigorously.

NOTE 10 – INTEREST RATE SWAPS

The Company entered into five interest rate swap agreements (i.e. swaps) during 2002, 2003 and 2004, each with a notional amount of $20,000,000. A large portion of the Company’s assets are loans on which the interest rates are variable. The Company entered into these swaps to convert the variable rate interest cash inflows on certain of its loans to fixed rates of interest. These swaps paid interest to the Company at a fixed rate and required interest payments from the Company at a variable rate.

At December 31, 2007, the Company determined that accounting for these swaps as cash flow hedges was not appropriate. Accordingly, changes in fair value of these swaps are reported in noninterest income rather than other comprehensive income.

In February of 2008, the Company chose to terminate all of its outstanding swaps, which had a total notional amount of $60,000,000. The Company realized a gain of approximately $832,000 associated with their settlements which was included in other noninterest income.

At December 31, 2007, outstanding swaps with a notional amount of $60,000,000 had weighted average pay rates of 7.25%, weighted average receive rates of 6.65% and a weighted average maturity of 1.5 years. These swaps had a fair value of $288,000 which was reported in other noninterest income.

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)

NOTE 11 – REGULATORY MATTERS

The Company and the Bank are subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Capital adequacy guidelines and prompt corrective action regulations involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors, and the regulators can lower classifications in certain cases. Failure to meet various capital requirements can initiate regulatory action that could have a direct material effect on the financial statements.

The prompt corrective action regulations provide five classifications, including well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized, although these terms are not used to represent overall financial condition. If the Bank is only adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required to accept brokered deposits; and if the Bank is undercapitalized, capital distributions are limited, as is asset growth and expansion, and plans for capital restoration are required. At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, actual capital levels and minimum required levels were (in thousands):

	Actual					Minimum Required For Capital Adequacy Purposes					To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Regulations

	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio


September 30, 2008
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)
Consolidated	$	187,116		10.2	%	$	146,828		8.0	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		185,777		10.1			146,628		8.0		$	183,284		10.0
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
Consolidated		164,081		8.9			73,414		4.0			N/A		N/A
Bank		162,773		8.9			73,314		4.0			109,971		6.0
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
Consolidated		164,081		7.8			84,533		4.0			N/A		N/A
Bank		162,773		7.7			84,435		4.0			105,544		5.0

December 31, 2007
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)
Consolidated	$	194,362		10.7	%	$	145,898		8.0	%		N/A		N/A
Bank		192,677		10.6			145,715		8.0		$	182,143		10.0
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)
Consolidated		171,434		9.4			72,949		4.0			N/A		N/A
Bank		169,778		9.3			72,857		4.0			109,286		6.0
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)
Consolidated		171,434		8.3			82,850		4.0			N/A		N/A
Bank		169,778		8.2			82,754		4.0			103,443		5.0

The Bank was categorized as well capitalized at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007. There are no conditions or events since September 30, 2008 that management believes have changed its category.

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Unaudited)

NOTE 12 – FAIR VALUE

Statement 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

The fair values of securities available for sale are determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges (Level 1 inputs) or matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used to in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities (Level 2 inputs).

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, are summarized below (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2008 Using

	September 30, 2008		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)


Assets:
Available for sale securities	$	163,771		---	$	163,771		---
Loans held for sale		983		---		983		---

Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Non-Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis are summarized below (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2008 Using

	September 30, 2008		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)


Assets:
Impaired loans	$	76,964		---		---	$	76,964

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

NOTE 12 – FAIR VALUE (Continued)

The following represent impairment charges recognized during the period:

Impaired loans, which are measured for impairment using the fair value of the collateral for collateral dependent loans, had a carrying amount of $77.0 million, with a valuation allowance of $12.2 million, resulting in an additional provision for loan losses of approximately $11.1 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008.

NOTE 13 – CAPITAL

On November 5, 2008 the Company sold $26.2 million of noncumulative perpetual preferred stock in a private transaction. Dividends on the preferred stock are payable quarterly in arrears at a rate of 12.0% per annum, if and when declared by the Company’s Board of Directors. The shares are convertible into common stock at the option of the holder at a price per share of $8.95. On or after October 31, 2011, the preferred stock will be subject to mandatory conversion into common stock under certain circumstances. The initial closing resulted in gross proceeds of $26.2 million. The Company may hold subsequent closings and issue more preferred stock as additional subscriptions are received.

The Company is also carefully evaluating the U.S. Treasury Department’s Capital Purchase Program for making equity investments in banks, and may apply to participate in that program.

Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

Macatawa Bank Corporation is a Michigan corporation and is the holding company for a wholly owned subsidiary, Macatawa Bank and for two trusts, Macatawa Statutory Trust I and Macatawa Statutory Trust II. Macatawa Bank Corporation is a financial holding company pursuant to Title I of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Macatawa Bank is a Michigan chartered bank with depository accounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The bank operates twenty-six branch offices and a lending and operational service facility, providing a full range of commercial and consumer banking and trust and brokerage services in Kent County, Ottawa County, and northern Allegan County, Michigan. Macatawa Statutory Trusts I and II are grantor trusts and issued $20.0 million each of pooled trust preferred securities. These trusts are not consolidated in the Corporation’s financial statements. For further information regarding consolidation, see the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein.

Since opening in November of 1997, Macatawa Bank has experienced substantial growth. We believe that growth in core deposits is key to our long-term success and it is our primary funding source for asset growth. Establishing a branching network in our markets has been of high importance in order to facilitate this core deposit growth. We have gained community awareness and acceptance in our markets through our expanding branch network and high quality service standards.

The West Michigan markets within which we operate continue to provide expansion opportunities for us. We opened our twenty-sixth branch in Cascade on the east side of the greater Grand Rapids area during the second quarter of 2007. Because of the significance of the greater Grand Rapids market and the great opportunity for market share growth, we anticipate additional branch openings in this market. We also continue to enjoy success in building new and existing relationships in both our Holland/Zeeland and Grand Haven markets. We anticipate that we will continue to experience long-term growth in our balance sheet and in our earnings due to these expansion opportunities.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Summary: Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 was $1.9 million, a decrease of 24% as compared to third quarter 2007 net income of $2.5 million. Earnings per share on a diluted basis were $0.11 for the third quarter of 2008 compared to $0.14 for the same period in 2007. Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $(3.8) million, a decrease of $15.7 million compared to net income of $11.9 million for the same period in the prior year. Loss per share was $(0.22) for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.68 for the same period in the prior year.

The decrease in net income for the three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same period in the prior year was primarily due to an increase in noninterest expense and a decrease in net interest income partially offset by a decrease in the provision for loan losses. The decrease in net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same period in the prior year was primarily due to increases in the provision for loan losses. Also contributing to the decrease was an increase in noninterest expense and a decrease in net interest income partially offset by an increase in noninterest income.

Net Interest Income: Net interest income totaled $14.8 million for the third quarter of 2008, a decrease of $1.0 million or 6% as compared to the third quarter of 2007. Net interest income for the first nine months of 2008 totaled $44.6 million, a decrease of $3.6 million or 7% as compared to $48.2 million for the same period in 2007. The decrease in net interest income for both the three and nine month periods was primarily from a decline in the net interest margin partially offset by an increase in average earning assets. The net interest margin decreased 22 basis points to 2.98% for the third quarter of 2008 and 28 basis points to 3.01% for the first nine months of 2008 when compared to the same periods in the prior year. The majority of the margin declines for both the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same periods in the prior year were primarily related to higher balances of nonperforming assets. Also contributing to the margin declines was the impact of the 325 basis point decline in the Federal funds and prime rates that began in September of 2007. Average earning assets increased $18.4 million to $1.98 billion for the third quarter of 2008 and $21.7 million to $1.98 billion for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same periods of the prior year.

During both the three and nine month periods, the decrease in the yield on assets exceeded the decrease in the cost of funds and was reflected by the decline in the net interest margin.

The yield on earning assets decreased by 140 basis points for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 122 basis points for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same periods in the prior year. The short-term interest rate cuts that began in the third quarter of 2007 caused a decrease in the yield on our variable rate loan portfolio and were the primary reason for the decrease in yield on earning assets. Also contributing to the decrease was the impact of rising balances of nonperforming loans throughout 2007 and into 2008 which resulted in a decline of approximately 12 and 15 basis points, respectively, for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008.

The cost of funds decreased 133 basis points for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 106 basis points for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the same periods in the prior year. A decrease in the rates paid on our deposit accounts in response to declining market rates, the rollover of time deposits at lower rates, and the repositioning of other borrowings within the lower rate environment were the primary reasons for the decrease in the cost of funds.

We expect the growth rate of earning assets to be slower than we have experienced in the past due to the generally weak economic conditions in Michigan. The 275 basis point cuts in the Federal funds and prime rates that have occurred so far in 2008 are anticipated to have a minimal impact on net interest income over the next twelve months. The Company’s variable rate loan portfolio exceeds the level of variable rate funding, but the fixed rate funding portfolio that reprices over the next twelve months is expected to offset this excess.

The following table shows an analysis of net interest margin for the three month periods ending September 30, 2008 and 2007.

	For the three months ended September 30,

	2008								2007

	Average Balance			Interest Earned or paid		Average Yield or cost			Average Balance			Interest Earned or paid		Average Yield or cost

	(Dollars in thousands)

Assets
Taxable securities	$	114,099		$	1,210		4.24	%	$	148,480		$	1,663		4.48	%
Tax-exempt securities (1)		51,355			542		6.49	%		51,588			545		6.50	%
Loans(2)		1,757,839			26,388		5.90	%		1,722,511			32,633		7.43	%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		12,275			164		5.22	%		12,275			140		4.44	%
Federal funds sold and other short-term
investments		48,979			310		2.48	%		31,301			410		5.13	%

Total interest earning assets (1)		1,984,547			28,614		5.73	%		1,966,155			35,391		7.13	%

Noninterest earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		27,947								31,687
Other		129,571								118,632


Total assets	$	2,142,065							$	2,116,474


Liabilities
NOWs and MMDAs	$	631,828			2,213		1.39	%	$	747,614			6,896		3.66	%
Savings		47,213			35		0.30	%		41,082			59		0.57	%
IRAs		44,803			436		3.87	%		43,864			531		4.80	%
Time deposits		740,877			7,159		3.84	%		651,293			8,047		4.91	%
Other borrowed funds		296,254			3,328		4.39	%		244,039			3,102		4.98	%
Long-term debt		41,238			600		5.69	%		41,238			871		8.27	%
Federal funds borrowed		1,284			7		2.26	%		3,793			50		5.14	%

Total interest bearing liabilities		1,803,497			13,778		3.03	%		1,772,923			19,556		4.36	%

Noninterest bearing liabilities:
Noninterest bearing demand accounts		176,266								170,501
Other noninterest bearing liabilities		10,083								6,854
Shareholders' equity		152,219								166,196


Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	2,142,065							$	2,116,474


Net interest income				$	14,836							$	15,835


Net interest spread (1)							2.70	%							2.77	%
Net interest margin (1)							2.98	%							3.20	%
Ratio of average interest earning assets to
average interest bearing liabilities		110.04	%							110.90	%

	(1)	Yield adjusted to fully tax equivalent.
	(2)	Includes non-accrual loans.

The following table shows an analysis of net interest margin for the nine month periods ending September 30, 2008 and 2007.

	For the nine months ended September 30,

	2008								2007

	Average Balance			Interest Earned or paid		Average Yield or cost			Average Balance			Interest Earned or paid		Average Yield or cost

	(Dollars in thousands)

Assets
Taxable securities	$	131,620		$	4,350		4.41	%	$	149,203		$	4,971		4.44	%
Tax-exempt securities (1)		51,400			1,627		6.49	%		52,023			1,645		6.48	%
Loans(2)		1,763,110			82,287		6.15	%		1,723,665			98,195		7.53	%
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		12,275			491		5.25	%		12,275			420		4.51	%
Federal funds sold and other short-term
investments		20,218			375		2.44	%		19,807			774		5.15	%

Total interest earning assets (1)		1,978,623			89,130		6.00	%		1,956,973			106,005		7.22	%

Noninterest earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		27,216								31,276
Other		124,420								115,206


Total assets	$	2,130,259							$	2,103,455


Liabilities
NOWs and MMDAs	$	620,062			7,939		1.71	%	$	738,514			20,190		3.65	%
Savings		44,514			138		0.41	%		41,397			179		0.58	%
IRAs		43,508			1,350		4.14	%		42,744			1,519		4.75	%
Time deposits		717,901			22,333		4.15	%		661,836			24,179		4.88	%
Other borrowed funds		314,925			10,562		4.42	%		236,373			8,853		4.94	%
Long-term debt		41,238			1,970		6.28	%		41,238			2,583		8.26	%
Federal funds borrowed		9,548			217		2.98	%		6,674			273		5.39	%

Total interest bearing liabilities		1,791,696			44,509		3.30	%		1,768,776			57,776		4.36	%

Noninterest bearing liabilities:
Noninterest bearing demand accounts		168,465								164,211
Other noninterest bearing liabilities		9,811								6,365
Shareholders' equity		160,287								164,103


Total liabilities and shareholders' equity.	$	2,130,259							$	2,103,455


Net interest income				$	44,621							$	48,229


Net interest spread (1)							2.70	%							2.87	%
Net interest margin (1)							3.01	%							3.29	%
Ratio of average interest earning assets to
average interest bearing liabilities		110.43	%							110.64	%

	(1)	Yield adjusted to fully tax equivalent.
	(2)	Includes non-accrual loans.

Provision for Loan Losses: The provision for loan losses for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 was $2.4 million and $23.6 million compared to $3.6 million and $5.5 million for the same periods in the prior year. The increases in the provision for loan losses for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 were the result of higher net charge-offs and additional reserves considered necessary from increasing impaired loan levels in 2008 as compared to 2007. These higher charge-off and reserve requirements are mostly associated with significant declines in the value of collateral securing real estate loans primarily for residential land development.

The ultimate amounts of loan loss provision in both the current and prior year periods were a byproduct of establishing our allowance for loan losses at levels deemed necessary in our methodology for determining the adequacy of the allowance. For more information about our allowance for loan losses and our methodology for establishing its level, see the discussion below under Portfolio Loans and Asset Quality.

Noninterest Income: Noninterest income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 increased to $4.1 million and $14.2 million, respectively, from $4.0 million and $11.8 million for the same periods in the prior year. The increase in the nine month period included approximately $412,000, $243,000, and $832,000, respectively, of gains on the sale of securities, gains on the termination of certain borrowings and gains realized on the settlement of interest rate swaps which were free standing derivatives carried at fair value. The Company chose to execute each of these transactions to support its shift to a more balanced sensitivity to future interest rate changes. For more information about the interest rate swaps, refer to Note 9 of the Financial Statements. Increases in revenues from deposit services, investment services, and ATM and debit card processing were offset by slight declines in trust income and gains on loans sold for both the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008. General declines in customer stock portfolio values associated with the decline in the stock market was the primary reason for the decrease in trust income, and a combination of elevated mortgage rates and lower mortgage volume associated with corrections in the housing market have caused the decrease in gains on mortgage loans sold.

Noninterest Expense: Noninterest expense for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 increased to $14.0 million and $42.1 million, respectively, from $12.7 million and $37.1 million for the same periods in the prior year.

The primary reason for the increase in total noninterest expense for the three and nine month periods related to the administrative impact of higher levels of nonperforming assets. Costs associated with nonperforming assets include legal costs, repossessed and foreclosed property administration expense and losses on foreclosed properties. Repossessed and foreclosed property administration expense includes survey and appraisal, property maintenance and management and other disposition and carrying costs. These costs amounted to approximately $1.6 million and $3.5 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 compared to $308,000 and $701,000 for the same periods in 2007 as itemized in the following table (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2008		Three Months Ended September 30, 2007		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007


Legal and professional	$	153	$	123	$	437	$	329
Repossessed and foreclosed
property administration		898		97		1,416		248
Losses on foreclosed properties		515		88		1,667		124

Total	$	1,566	$	308	$	3,520	$	701

FDIC assessments also increased by $62,000 and $283,000 for the three and nine month periods due to an increase in insurance rates related to these higher nonperforming asset levels.

When excluding the above-mentioned costs, total non-interest expense was flat when comparing the third quarter of 2008 to the third quarter of 2007, and was up approximately $1.9 million when comparing the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 to the same period in the prior year.

The increase for the nine month period was largely associated with a $1.4 million in salaries and benefits primarily related to general staff additions and merit increases since the prior year. Staff additions were in varied positions throughout the Company, including risk management, credit administration and problem asset departments, and selective sales personnel to support growth in deposits and commercial and industrial lending. Salary and benefit levels have begun to experience a slight decline primarily from staff attrition in certain operational and sales functions associated with improved efficiency.

Expense reduction initiatives that began in early 2008 have allowed the Company to manage costs in other areas to offset the increases driven by higher nonperforming asset levels. We expect efficiency to continue to improve in response to these initiatives and by better utilizing our capacity as we grow.

Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit): The Company’s federal income tax expense was $639,000 and $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 resulting in an effective tax rate of 25.5% and 29.7%, respectively. The decline in the effective tax rate was primarily due to tax exempt income representing a higher percentage of total income in 2008. The Company had a federal income tax benefit of $3.1 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 associated with the net loss reported for this period compared to federal income tax expense of $5.5 million for the same period in the prior year. The difference between the Company’s financial statement tax expense (benefit) and the amount computed by applying the Company’s statutory federal tax rate of 35% for all periods is primarily due to tax exempt income from bank-owned life insurance and interest on municipal securities.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Summary: Total assets were $2.20 billion at September 30, 2008, an increase of $65.8 million from $2.13 billion at December 31, 2007. The increase was primarily from an increase of $88.2 million in Federal funds sold and other short-term investments and partially offset by a decrease of $37.7 million in available for sale securities.

Federal Funds Sold and Other Short Term Investments: The increase in Federal funds sold and other short-term investments to $88.2 at September 30, 2008 was from liquid investments with maturities of 7 days or less primarily associated with an increase in seasonal deposits. The Company expects these balances to decline during the fourth quarter as these deposit funds are used by these seasonal customers.

Securities Available for Sale: Securities available for sale were $163.8 million at September 30, 2008 compared to $201.5 million at December 31, 2007. The decrease was primarily due to calls and maturities and the sale of approximately $21.7 million of U.S. Government Agency bonds, partially offset by purchases of U.S. Government Agency bonds. The sales of securities helped support the Company’s interest in positioning its assets and liabilities to a more balanced sensitivity to interest rates and resulted in gross gains of $412,000.

Portfolio Loans and Asset Quality: Total portfolio loans were $1.76 billion at September 30, 2008 compared to $1.75 billion at December 31, 2007. Growth in residential mortgage loans and consumer loans was offset by a decline in commercial loans. During the first nine months of 2008, our residential mortgage loan portfolios increased by $40.7 million, our consumer loan portfolio increased $1.5 million and we saw a decline of $31.4 million in our commercial loan portfolio.

Because of the relatively short duration of our assets, we viewed the improvement in rates on residential mortgage loans as an opportunity to hold more of these higher quality loans in our portfolio. We feel we have achieved the majority of our portfolio goals in this portfolio. Accordingly, we anticipate a higher percentage of our mortgage volume to be sold into the secondary market with a corresponding slower level of growth in our mortgage loan portfolio during the fourth quarter. Due to continued corrections occurring in the housing market and the continued deterioration in the economy, we also expect overall mortgage volumes, whether held in portfolio or sold into the secondary, to decline.

The majority of the decline in the commercial portfolio relates to the $26.5 million of net charge-offs recorded during the first nine months of 2008 as more fully discussed below under Allowance for Loan Losses. The slower loan growth in commercial and consumer loans in recent quarters is a reflection of the weak economic conditions in West Michigan and our interest in maintaining the quality of our loan portfolio. In particular, deterioration in residential land development has impacted both asset growth and asset quality.

Commercial and commercial real estate loans still remain our largest loan segment and accounted for approximately 72% and 74% of the total loan portfolio at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. Residential mortgage loans and consumer loans comprised 17% and 11% of total loans at September 30, 2008, and 15% and 11% at December 31, 2007.

A further breakdown of the composition of commercial loans is shown in the table below (in thousands):

	September 30, 2008		December 31, 2007


Construction/Land Development	$	305,264	$	335,366
Farmland and Agriculture		24,482		30,371
Nonfarm, Nonresidential		467,202		454,764
Multi-family		29,640		35,381

Total Commercial Real Estate Loans		826,588		855,882
Commercial and Industrial		436,633		438,743

Total Commercial Loans	$	1,263,221	$	1,294,625

Loans for the development or sale of 1-4 family residential properties were approximately $224.1 million at September 30, 2008, representing approximately 73% of the construction and land development portfolio. Of this total, approximately $33.7 million was secured by vacant land, $117.7 million was secured by developed residential land and $72.3 million was secured by 1-4 family properties held for speculative purposes. Vacant land is zoned for residential purposes but with no further development. Developed residential land has been further developed for future residential construction, including but not limited to completed lot surveys, road work, water, sewer and other utility preparation and general land grade. 1-4 family properties held for speculative purposes are on developed residential lots and include completed residential homes or residential homes in the process of construction. The balances of these loan portfolios have declined by approximately $12 million compared to December 31, 2007.

Our loan portfolio is reviewed regularly by our senior management, our loan officers, and an internal loan review team that is independent of our loan originators. When reasonable doubt exists concerning collectibility of interest or principal of one of our loans, that loan is placed in non-accrual status. Any interest previously accrued but not collected is reversed and charged against current earnings.

Nonperforming assets are comprised of nonperforming loans, foreclosed assets and repossessed assets. Nonperforming loans include loans on non-accrual status, restructured loans and loans delinquent more than 90 days but still accruing. Foreclosed and repossessed assets include assets acquired in settlement of loans.

As of September 30, 2008, nonperforming loans totaled $86.4 million or 4.91% of total portfolio loans compared to $73.9 million or 4.22% of total portfolio loans at December 31, 2007.

Loans for the development or sale of 1-4 family residential properties were approximately $63.5 million or 74% of total non-performing loans at September 30, 2008 compared to $57.4 million or 78% of total non-performing loans at December 31, 2007. Of the total at September 30, 2008, approximately $3.9 million was secured by vacant land, $44.4 million was secured by developed residential land and $15.2 million was secured by 1-4 family properties held for speculative purposes.

Late in the second quarter and into the third quarter of 2008, management took aggressive steps to again reevaluate its loan portfolio considering the continuing stress in the residential real estate markets. This resulted in additional charge-offs, additional balances in and reserves for problem credits and corresponding increases in provisions for loan losses. The majority of the resulting non-performing loan portfolio is secured by real estate, primarily residential land development. Despite the difficulty in valuing this type of collateral in the current market, management believes non-performing loans are either well collateralized or have been appropriately discounted with adequate reserves.

Foreclosed assets totaled $9.4 million at September 30, 2008 compared to $5.7 million at December 31, 2007. The increase primarily relates to the addition of four commercial real estate properties and is the result of the migration of non-performing loans secured by real estate into foreclosed assets as the foreclosure process is completed and any redemption period expires. Approximately $7.9 million and $1.5 million of the balance at September 30, 2008 were commercial real estate and residential real estate properties, respectively, carried at their fair value less costs to sell.

The following table shows the composition and amount of our nonperforming assets:

(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2008		December 31, 2007

Nonaccrual loans	$	81,793	$	70,999
Renegotiated loans		26		38
Loans 90 days past due and still accruing		4,627		2,872
Total nonperforming loans		86,446		73,909
Foreclosed assets		9,354		5,704
Repossessed assets		272		172
Total nonperforming assets	$	96,072	$	79,785

Nonperforming loans to total loans		4.91%		4.22%
Nonperforming assets to total assets		4.38%		3.75%

Allowance for loan losses: The allowance for loan losses as of September 30, 2008 was $30.5 million or 1.73% of total portfolio loans, compared to $33.4 million or 1.91% of total portfolio loans at December 31, 2007. Net charge-offs exceeded the required provision for the first nine months of 2008 as certain charge-offs were from loans with previously established reserves as of December 31, 2007. This is the primary reason for the decline in the allowance for loan losses and the resulting ratio of the allowance as a percentage of total loans. Net charge-offs for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 totaled $26.5 million an increase of $23.7 million compared to $2.8 million for the same period in 2007. The provision for loan losses increased a corresponding $18.1 million to $23.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $5.5 million for the same period of the prior year.

The increase in both net charge-offs and the provision for loan losses was largely associated with a significant decline in the value of collateral for the residential land development loan portfolio. For residential land development loans, cash flow to service the debt is primarily expected from sales of lots and properties securing these loans, which has declined markedly in recent months. This significant deterioration in cash flows and resulting expected future cash flows is the primary reason for the significant declines in the value of the real estate securing these loans.

The ratio of net charge-offs to average loans was 2.01% on an annualized basis for the first nine months of 2008 compared to 0.22% for the first nine months of 2007.

Our allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level considered appropriate based upon our regular, quarterly assessments of the probable estimated losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Our methodology for measuring the appropriate level of allowance is comprised of several key elements, which include specific allowances for loans considered impaired, formula allowance for graded loans, general allocations based on historical trends for pools of similar loan types, and under certain circumstances, an unallocated reserve related to current market conditions that are pertinent to certain aspects of the loan portfolio.

Specific allowances are established in cases where senior credit management has identified significant conditions or circumstances related to an individually impaired credit that we believe indicates the probability that a loss has been incurred. This amount is determined by methods prescribed by SFAS No. 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan”. Impaired loans increased to $135.7 million at September 30, 2008 from $99.0 million at December 31, 2007. The increase in impaired loans is primarily from loans associated with residential land development. Despite the increase in the balance of impaired loans, the reserves associated with impaired loans declined. The specific allowance for impaired loans was $12.2 million at September 30, 2008 and $15.8 million at December 31, 2007. The decline is primarily from the charge-offs recorded on impaired loans during 2008. This was partially offset by reserves established for impaired loans added during the first nine months of 2008.

The allowance allocated to commercial loans that are not considered to be impaired is based upon the internal risk grade of such loans. We use a loan rating method based upon an eight point system. Loans are assigned a loss allocation factor for each loan classification category. The lower the grade assigned to a loan category, the greater the allocation percentage that is applied. Changes in risk grade of loans affect the amount of the allowance allocation. An allowance for these types may be established due to a change in economic conditions and trends for that type. The determination of our loss factors is based upon our actual loss history by loan grade and adjusted for significant factors that, in management’s judgment, affect the collectibility of the portfolio as of the analysis date. The commercial loan allowance was $15.9 million at September 30, 2008 compared to $15.3 million at December 31, 2007 and increased primarily from a general migration of loans to a lower risk grade.

Groups of homogeneous loans, such as residential real estate, open- and closed-end consumer loans, etc., receive allowance allocations based on loan type. As with commercial loans, the determination of the allowance allocation percentage includes consideration of historical loss trends based on industry and peer experience as well as our historical loss experience. General economic and business conditions, credit quality and delinquency trends, collateral values, and recent loss experience are considered in connection with allocation factors for these similar pools of loans. The homogeneous loan allowance was $2.4 million at September 30, 2008 compared to $2.3 million at December 31, 2007. The increase was primarily related to an increase in the balance of our mortgage loan portfolio.

Deposits and Other Borrowings: Total deposits increased $170.0 million to $1.69 billion at September 30, 2008 compared to $1.52 billion at December 31, 2007. Of the $170.0 million in deposit growth, approximately $77.5 million was from deposits generated within our market area, while approximately $92.5 million was from deposits generated through brokers. The growth in deposits within the Company’s markets was primarily from an increase in balances from institutional customers, including seasonal deposit inflows that typically occur during the third quarter. The growth was primarily in certificates of deposits, money market accounts and regular savings accounts.

The overall increase in deposits allowed the Company to improve its liquidity position since the beginning of the year by reducing its other borrowing levels and increasing its Federal funds sold and short-term investments. We do expect compression in core deposit levels over the next quarter as institutional depositors redeploy funds from their seasonal highs. Although the current environment presents challenges for core deposit growth in the near term, we believe that our continued focus on quality customer service, the desire of customers to deal with a local bank, and the convenience of our expanding and maturing branch network, will provide growth in our core deposits over time.

The decrease of $46.4 million in Federal funds purchased and $58.9 million in other borrowed funds was largely related to the growth in deposits discussed above.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Capital Resources: Total shareholders’ equity decreased $8.5 million during the first nine months to $152.1 million at September 30, 2008 compared to $160.6 million at December 31, 2007.

A net loss during the first nine months of 2008 of $3.8 million and cash dividends of $4.4 million, or $.26 per share, were the reasons for the decline. Our total capital to risk-weighted assets was 10.2% at September 30, 2008 compared to 10.7% at December 31, 2007. Our Tier 1 Capital as a percent of average assets was 7.8% and 8.3%, respectively at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007. Both ratios continue to be maintained at levels in excess of the regulatory minimums for bank holding companies. The ratios declined since the beginning of the year primarily because of the decline in total capital noted above.

In order to augment its capital position, the Company has temporarily suspended its cash dividend to common shareholders.

In addition, on November 5, 2008 the Company sold $26.2 million of noncumulative perpetual preferred stock in a private transaction. Dividends on the preferred stock are payable quarterly in arrears at a rate of 12.0% per annum, if and when declared by the Company’s Board of Directors. The shares are convertible into common stock at the option of the holder at a price per share of $8.95. On or after October 31, 2011, the preferred stock will be subject to mandatory conversion into common stock under certain circumstances. The initial closing resulted in gross proceeds of $26.2 million. The Company may hold subsequent closings and issue more preferred stock as additional subscriptions are received.

The Company is also carefully evaluating the U.S. Treasury Department’s Capital Purchase Program for making equity investments in banks, and may apply to participate in that program.

Liquidity: The liquidity of a financial institution reflects its ability to measure and monitor a variety of sources and uses of funds. Our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows categorize these sources and uses into operating, investing and financing activities. We primarily focus on developing access to a variety of borrowing sources to supplement our deposit gathering activities and provide funds for growing our investment and loan portfolios. Our sources of liquidity include our borrowing capacity with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s discount window, the Federal Home Loan Bank, structured repo borrowings and federal funds purchased lines with our correspondent banks, loan payments by our borrowers, maturities and sales of our securities available for sale, growth of our deposits and deposit equivalents, federal funds sold and other short-term investments, and the various capital resources discussed above. Liquidity management involves the ability to meet the cash flow requirements of our customers. Our customers may be either borrowers with credit needs or depositors wanting to withdraw funds. We feel our liquidity position is sufficient to meet these needs.

Forward Looking Statements

This report includes “forward-looking statements” as that term is used in the securities laws. All statements regarding our expected financial position, business and strategies are forward-looking statements. In addition, the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “seeks,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The presentation and discussion of the provision and allowance for loan losses, statements concerning future profitability or future growth or increases, and statements about the adequacy of our capital resources are examples of inherently forward looking statements in that they involve judgments and statements of belief as to the outcome of future events. Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse affect on our operations and our future prospects include, but are not limited to, changes in: interest rates, general economic conditions, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in our market area and accounting principles, policies and guidelines. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Further information concerning us and our business, including additional factors that could materially affect our financial results, is included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market Risk Analysis

Our primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk and, to a lesser extent, liquidity risk. All of our transactions are denominated in U.S. dollars with no specific foreign exchange exposure. Macatawa Bank has only limited agricultural-related loan assets, and therefore has no significant exposure to changes in commodity prices.

Our market risk exposure is mainly comprised of our sensitivity to interest rate risk. Our balance sheet has sensitivity, in various categories of assets and liabilities, to changes in prevailing rates in the U.S., including the Federal funds rate, the prime rate, mortgage rates, U.S. Treasury rates and various money market indexes. As part of our asset/liability management process, we identify and evaluate opportunities to structure our balance sheet to maximize our earnings while balancing our liquidity and interest rate risk within established parameters.

We utilize a simulation model as our primary measurement technique in our interest rate risk management. Our simulation analyses monitors the direction and magnitude of variations in net interest income and the economic value of equity (“EVE”) resulting from potential changes in market interest rates.

Key assumptions in the model include the repricing of cash flows and maturities of interest-sensitive assets and interest-sensitive liabilities at current market rates, prepayment speeds on certain assets, and changes in market conditions impacting loan and deposit pricing. We also assume certain levels of rate sensitivity to changes in market rates of our non-maturing transaction deposits based upon our historical sensitivity under previous interest rate cycles, and we include pricing floors on discretionary priced liability products which limit how low various checking and savings products could go under declining interest rates. These assumptions reflect our pricing philosophy in response to changing interest rates.

We forecast the next twelve months of net interest income under an assumed environment of gradual changes in market interest rates under various scenarios. The resulting change in net interest income is an indication of the sensitivity of our earnings to directional changes in market interest rates. The simulation also measures the change in EVE, or the net present value of our assets and liabilities, under an immediate shift, or shock, in interest rates under various scenarios, as calculated by discounting the estimated future cash flows using market-based discount rates.

The following table shows the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income over the next twelve months and EVE based on our balance sheet as of September 30, 2008 (dollars in thousands).

Interest Rate Scenario	Economic Value of Equity				Net Interest Income

Interest rates up 200 basis points	$	136,255	(15.24	)%	$	60,869	4.44	%
Interest rates up 100 basis points		150,255	(6.53	)		59,633	2.32
No change in interest rates		160,755	--			58,281	--
Interest rates down 100 basis points		159,036	(1.07	)		57,135	(1.97	)
Interest rates down 200 basis points		150,876	(6.15	)		57,171	(1.90	)

This analysis suggests that net interest income will stay within a narrow range over the next twelve months under the differing rate scenarios. If interest rates were to rise, this analysis suggests that we are positioned for improvement in net interest income over the next twelve months.

We also forecast the impact of immediate and parallel interest rate shocks on net interest income under various scenarios to measure the sensitivity of our earnings under extreme conditions.

The quarterly simulation analysis is monitored against acceptable interest rate risk parameters by the Asset/Liability Committee and reported to the Board of Directors.

In addition to changes in interest rates, the level of future net interest income is also dependent on a number of other variables, including: the growth, composition and absolute levels of loans, deposits, and other earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities; economic and competitive conditions; potential changes in lending, investing and deposit gathering strategies; and client preferences.

Item 4: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a)

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q Quarterly Report, have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and effective to ensure that material information relating to the Company would be made known to them by others within the company, particularly during the period in which this Form 10-Q Quarterly Report was being prepared.

(b)

Changes in Internal Controls. As reported in the Company’s Form 10-Q/A as of June 30, 2008, effective October 17, 2008 with the approval of the Company’s Audit Committee, Management modified its internal control procedures for determining values on collateral for non-performing loans and foreclosed properties. Such modified internal controls were applied to non-performing loans and foreclosed properties as of the end of the period covered by this report and accordingly, management believes these assets are properly valued at September 30, 2008. Management anticipates that such modified internal controls will operate effectively for the remainder of 2008 and for each reporting period thereafter.

During the period covered by this report, there have been no other changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

Please refer to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, (Part II, Item 1 Legal Proceedings) for information concerning legal proceedings related to Trade Partners, Inc.

A lawsuit was filed in April 2003 by John and Kathryn Brand in Oklahoma state court against Grand Bank, the Company, Trade Partners and certain individuals and entities associated with Trade Partners. The complaint sought damages for the asserted breach of certain escrow agreements for which Grand Bank served as custodian and escrow agent. The claims asserted against the Company and Grand Bank in this action have been settled and dismissed with prejudice.

In May 2003, a purported class action complaint was filed by Forrest W. Jenkins and Russell S. Vail against the Company in the United States District Court for the District of Western Michigan. As amended, this suit alleges that Grand Bank breached escrow agreements and fiduciary duties and violated the Michigan Uniform Securities Act with respect to the investments secured by the purported class in viaticals and in interests in limited partnerships which made loans to Trade Partners secured by viaticals, and with respect to loans made by purported class members directly to Trade Partners. Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification was denied in November 2006. The Company has answered this complaint denying the material allegations and raising certain affirmative defenses.

Following denial of class certification in the Jenkins case, nine new cases were filed in several different jurisdictions. These complaints are identical in all material respects other than the identity of the plaintiffs, and are substantially identical to the complaint in the Jenkins litigation. None of these complaints contain class action allegations, but the total number of named plaintiffs in all the nine cases is currently about 1,200. The cases are: Ronald Ash, et. al. v. Macatawa Bank Corporation, et. al.—filed November 17, 2006 in the District Court for Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, subsequently removed by the Company to the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma; Steven M. Adamson, et. al. v. Macatawa Bank Corporation, et. al.—filed November 15, 2006 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma; James Lee Myers et. al. v. Macatawa Bank Corporation, et. al.—filed November 14, 2006 in the Superior Court for Los Angeles County, California, subsequently removed by the Company to the United States District Court for the Central District of California; Frank V. Bailey et. al. v. Macatawa Bank Corporation, et. al.—filed November 29, 2006 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas; Eddie Elkins, et. al. v. Macatawa Bank Corporation—filed January 29, 2007 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma; William A. Giese, et. al. v. Macatawa Bank Corporation, et. al.—filed November 17, 2006 in the Circuit Court for Kent County, Michigan; Gerald Abraham, et. al. v. Macatawa Bank Corporation, et. al.—filed November 29, 2006 in the Circuit Court for Kent County, Michigan; Jorge Acevedo, et. al. v. Macatawa Bank Corporation, et. al.—filed December 17, 2006 in the Circuit Court for Kent County, Michigan; and Jose Javier Acasuso, et. al. v. Macatawa Bank Corporation, et. al.—filed January 17, 2007 in the Circuit Court for Kent County, Michigan.

The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to these cases, and has vigorously defended them. On October 6, 2008 the Company reached a preliminary contingent settlement with lead counsel for the Plaintiffs in these proceedings. The preliminary settlement provides that the Company will pay the plaintiffs $2.75 million in cash, and issue shares of common stock valued at $3.0 million and for each such share will issue warrants to purchase three additional shares of common stock. The preliminary settlement provides further that the plaintiffs are to receive amounts collected by the Company from third-party defendants up to $250,000. If the Company collects less than $250,000 from these other defendants, it is to make up the difference with the issuance of additional common stock.

The Company’s insurers have agreed to contribute $950,000 to the cash portion of the settlement. The settlement involves no admission of fault or wrongdoing by the Company or Macatawa Bank.

The preliminary settlement is subject to a number of contingencies, including:

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Execution of a definitive settlement agreement.

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By January 15, 2009, 98% of the plaintiffs must agree to settle their claims under the terms of the settlement agreement.

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By January 15, 2009, 98% of the total dollar amount of the claims must be so resolved.

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Counsel for all parties must agree that no securities registration for the stock and/or the warrants is required outside of the United States.

On April 15, 2003, the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan appointed a receiver for Trade Partners. In order to prevent or minimize any loss to investors in the viaticals sold by Trade Partners to investors, the court-appointed receiver coordinated the payment of premiums on the approximately 1,000 outstanding viaticated insurance policies in the Trade Partners portfolio so that the policies would not lapse. The receiver informed the Company that nine policies with a total face value of approximately $1.4 million lapsed for failure to pay premiums prior to the receiver’s coordination efforts. In addition, the receiver unsuccessfully contested a partial lapse totaling about $700,000. In February 2008 the receiver reported that he had discovered that an unspecified number of group policies in an unspecified face amount had apparently lapsed prior to the receivership “for various reasons, including companies that went out of business or employees who had been terminated.”

On July 1, 2003, the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan authorized the receiver to borrow money from Macatawa Bank to pay premiums, if needed. Macatawa Bank agreed to extend a $4 million line of credit to the receiver, conditioned upon obtaining a security interest in the viaticals. No draws were made against the line, and the line expired during the fourth quarter of 2004.

The receiver received authorization from the Court in July 2005 to sell the entire portfolio, which the receiver said had a face value of approximately $170 million, to Universal Settlements International, Inc., a Canadian company, for an amount equal to 26.58% of face value. Under the terms of the sale, payments are to be made by Universal Settlements to the receivership as policy transfers are processed by the issuing insurance companies. The receiver has reported that as of July 15, 2008 he had received sale payments of approximately $39.7 million and proceeds of maturities aggregating another $31.7 million.

The receiver on July 21, 2006 filed a proposed amended plan of distribution and related disclosure statement, contemplating a complete liquidation of the assets of Trade Partners. The plan was approved by the Court on January 7, 2007. The receiver reported as of February 5, 2008 that claims against the receivership estate totaled $169,430,383.85, but that contrary to his earlier reports he now expected that there may be “one or two” additional claims in unspecified amounts that will be filed.

The receiver reported that he commenced distributions on January 19, 2007, and that as of July 15, 2008 $46,940,264 in court-approved claims and settlements had been distributed. There may be additional distributions, but the Company does not know when they might be made or in what amount.

As of the date hereof, except as disclosed above, there were no material pending legal proceedings, other than routine litigation incidental to the business of banking to which we or any of our subsidiaries are a party of or which any of our properties are the subject.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes in the risk factors applicable to the Company from those disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

On May 17, 2007, the Corporation announced a repurchase plan that authorized share repurchases of up to $30 million of the Corporation’s common stock. The Corporation did not repurchase any shares of its common stock in open market under the repurchase plan during the first nine months of 2008. The Corporation has remaining authority to repurchase up to $26,103,695 of market value of its common stock under the repurchase plan.

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities. None.

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders. None.

Item 5.

Other Information. None.

Item 6.

Exhibits.

31.1	Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer of Macatawa Bank Corporation pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2	Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of Macatawa Bank Corporation pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1	Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Macatawa Bank Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

MACATAWA BANK CORPORATION

/s/ Benj. A. Smith, III
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Benj. A. Smith, III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Jon W. Swets
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Jon W. Swets
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Dated: November 7, 2008

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Description

31.1	Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer of Macatawa Bank Corporation pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2	Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of Macatawa Bank Corporation pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1	Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of Macatawa Bank Corporation pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

MACATAWA BANK CORP - Quarter Report: 2008 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

Part I Financial InformationItem 1.

NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 2 – SECURITIES

NOTE 2 – SECURITIES (Continued)

NOTE 3 – LOANS

NOTE 3 – LOANS (Continued)

NOTE 4 – DEPOSITS

NOTE 5 – OTHER BORROWED FUNDS

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase

NOTE 5 – OTHER BORROWED FUNDS (Continued)

NOTE 6 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock Options

Restricted Stock Awards

NOTE 7 – EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

NOTE 8 – FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

NOTE 8 – FEDERAL INCOME TAXES (Continued)

NOTE 9 – CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 9 – CONTINGENCIES (Continued)

NOTE 10 – INTEREST RATE SWAPS

NOTE 11 – REGULATORY MATTERS

NOTE 12 – FAIR VALUE

NOTE 13 – CAPITAL

Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

FINANCIAL CONDITION

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Item 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Item 4: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Part I Financial Information
Item 1.