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Pathward Financial, Inc.
Annual Report 1998

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.“C

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

Tod azse~ ............ .. ......... . ......

$.418,380

LQans receivable, net ............ .

....

Tod deposits ........... .. ... ...
Shareholders’ equiy .......... .. ... ..

...... .

.

Book due per common share(r)..
To& rquiry

to assets.., .. .... ....~.....

270,286
2s3,85s
~. 42,286

$

16.56
Io.llwo

$404>589
254,641
246,1 I 6

43,477

$

16.11
10.75°A

$38S,008
243,534
233,406

43>210

$

14.81
11.14%

$264,213
178,552
171,793

38,013

$

14.13
14.39%

$274,115
155,497
176,167

34,683

$

12.46
12.65%

$160,827
80,224
122,813

33,438

$

11.21
20.79%

For the FEca.1Yw
~W wTI:CVSANDSmm W S-

DATA)

1998

1996

1995

1994

1993

Nec interm income ....... ...... ..
Nc,

.. ..
income ....... ...................... ...

Diuted eamin~ per shareIII ........
N= yield on inremc-raming assets
lzeNm on averageasset ..... ......-.

.-$

12,829

$11,946

$10,359

2,7850)
1.03[3

$

$

3.26%
.68 Yof31

3,642

1.28
3.38%

.98°h
8.41%

2>414(+

$

0.90[41

3.47%
.77yo(o

6.22%(*

&on

ave~

equity ............

6.43Yo~)

Total hS&

Total DeposiS

—nl—rT—

$.

m’”

NetInterest

m“

$

$

9,405
3,544

1.33
3.63V0
1.31°%

9.86V0

$

$

7,870
2,729

0.92
3.94%
1.29%

7.89%

$

$

5>077

1,352
0.44QI
3.21%

.84%
7.lo%

o

Chair

man~s

Letter

-

To

our

Shareholders

,’~ ,

r
! L.

Vision.

Eveiycompmynecclsone.

our

September 30,1998, &e subsidiary reported net income

vision

informs

you,

a

a shareholder,

where

of $355,000

con]p.wed to $168,000during he sm~e

Ficsc Midwest

Fmanciai

is going. while

a

period the prmious year. Average monthly nex income

.

strong histov

is imporwlt,

how a

concinm to rise, promising fiture gains.

comparly

performs

in che future

km

jumped from $16 I nliflion on September

is

even more

significant.

F!rst

30,

1993, when

the

compmy

became

publicfy

M]d~t

is prcp~ing

co&y for a

traded,

to ovm $418 million on September

30, 1998.

profitable

ton,orrow. what

is OUI

This

incrwe

repr~en~

a gain of more

than 160

vMen?

To build the b-t

suPcr-

pcrcellt. During

the

1998

fiscal year, =ecs

grew

communi~

bank system in our

$13 dion

from $405 m~lon to $418 rni8ion.

She.

market area.

holders’ equity at fid

year md todcd $42.3 million,

k

you read the

financial

or $16.56 per CO~On

shine our.sranding.

‘

section

of

this

year’s

annual

Deposits

incrmed

$38 mioion during &e 1998

report,

you will

find

First

lid

ya,

from $246 million co $284 miUlon. This

Midwest

continues

its proficablc

deposit

trend ~cprescnm a 15 percent gtin, much of ic

growb.

FOI Ae &ml year mld-

in demand deposit accounts where the cost of money

itlg September

30,

1998,

the

is lower.

comp:my

reported net

income

Timeless

checkg,

a packaged accounr

tkar pro-

of $3.7

n]illion. or $1.38

per

nlotes

cross-selling

and relationship

baking,

hm

shmc on a dduted b~is.

Earn-

had a crelnendous

impact

on our

retail banking

ings reflect a 7.8 pcrcenr per

share

inaae

over he

same

OperatiOns sin~ i~ ~trOduc~On a year ago. Coupled
the new phoro QUICKcard Cash & Check ad

wifi

period last w when net income

improved money mxker

accounts, dIc company has

P

w

$3.6 mWlon or $1.28

per

incremed its demand deposit nccounc bdancs

over

shin.

The

1998 net

income

is prior

30 percenc

Deposit account

fcc income jumped 27

to a one-time

prc-cu

charge of $1.5

percent during the fisd yew.

million

for

loaI~ refxted loss=

taken

Fist Wdwmc was rimed one of only meaty-eight

during the second quarter. The one-time

national

findist.s in the Bank Wkcting

hsociation’s

I

charge

relates prinlaily

co misnlwlage-

Go[den Coil Awards for ics T[md=

and QUICKcard

menc

and possible

fraud by one

loan

introductions.

The award w b=ed on tke followin~.

lff, o Leer w 10 IS no longer with the conl-

1)

industry innovations,

2) strategy dcvclopn~ent,

3)

pany. The one-tinle

charge incremes

the

cactid knplemcntation, md 4) r=uhs. We ae proud

compm]yi

raewe

balmces,

set mide for

of this recognition.

!

potential

Iosscs

portfofio. WI*

in the

company’s
.
.
the olle-time &ge,

loan

“et

Sic.

initiating Ae firsr stock mpurchwe progmm

in 1994,

the company has tivcsted a tod

of $11.2

income for f~c?l year 1998 is $2.8 milliol] or

milkon

for

shares purchased

at an average price

$1.03 per diluted share.

of $14.97

per share (adjusted for a sto& dividend),

Etinings

for

the

Security

State Balk

thereby

cr~ring

additiond

value

for

shueholdas.

subsidla~

=e parciculady noteworthy.

The

O. A.gust

24,

1998, &e

company

announced

is

bank achieved a 111 percent

fi!crme

b

intentions

to repurchase an addicioti

5 permnc of

k

earnings

during

the

fiscal

year. On

ouc.smdlng

shares. At

fisd

ymr end,

the compay

I

~

~

had 77,835 sharm remaining co repurclI=e under the

dedicated oficers

and scfi

co provide msential

l~der-

program.

ship that will ~ide

the company toward its vision. AS

DemandDeposit
BalanceGrowIh

On November 23, 1998, First Midwest announced

you r=d more about

each bank division/subsidiary,

-r-r””

an increase in &e company’s quarterly cash dividend

you ~viOsee rhat madition,

customer

service,

innova-

from 12 cents per share to 13 cenu per share. The div.

tion,

and

t-work

GIe important

concepts

of our

idcnd, which repr=en~ an increme of 8.33 percent,

is

super-communi~

stmcnue. Concepts we feel help lad

payable on or about January 4, 1999 co shareholde~s of

co resuk.s.

record m of Decmba

15, 1998. We are plwed to pay

hoking

ahd,

First Midwtit

continua

to seek

this increased ~h

dividend to you, our shareholder.

QPPQ~nities

to increase

shareholder

tiue,

~fi&

International

financial uncertain~ has contributed

includm the acquisition of savings bmks,

commercial

toward erratic move

in the U.S. madcem, particularly

banks, and other related-service compani=

in our geo”-

*OSC with Asim mposue.

First Midwest’s investment

graphid

area. Orher

capid managemen~ strategies

portfofio dom not have significant

exposure TO the

such as ~lvidends and stock repurch~es wi8 &o

be

&i

markets. Comiscent with our business manage-

mn.sidered. && opportunity is evaluared careMy. We

ment, Fiic Midw~s Fleetad Fxrm

0. DALE bON

own., LanoLlfvkulufa.,w~

Tim D. Harvey
President
6m0ki”gs Federal Bank
Dvision of Hrsi Federal
Savings Bank of tie
Midwest

Economic Dafa

Average Land Value as of
Ii?bmary 1998
High-pmducb~ non-ir?igat-
edcroplandin easf-cmkai
Sofdk Dakti

$944peracE

Buikiimg Penn& 1997
Bronkiws
Reskfmtid — $e38,6S0
CommerM — $16,W,500

T=ble R&ii SalES1997
Bmtings
$149,490,6s1

Unemplowenf Rate
as Of June Im
Bmokings
7.4%

-.

Iowa

Savings

Bank

Innovation.

lowz~zvings

~m~~~~~

A new Tc!l-A-Friend

Tiielw

and QUICfiard

A=d

in technolo~,

product offeri,]gs, and profitabil-

promotion

added a unique

twim for cuscome~s and

ity since becotilg

pm of First Feded

SaviWs Bank

employem in all bd

mwkeu.

Each pc~on

cotid

of the Midwmt

in 1995. The banks

re.stths far exceed

an

a free @r

if dtcy I&erred a ~Iend to the bank ad

original goak and projections. The Mom Help all cus-

a new account ww opened. The

average checking

tomers reach heir

financial go&. The mission. Provide

and QIJfCfiard

accounm opened during that period

a cukue

focused on continuow improvement,

de5

incr~ed

si~lady.

md perfor~ce,

a&pcabJily,

profitability,

and pro-

vidu]g customers dte bat ~ancid

produm avaifable.

Iowa Savings Bds

h~torid

fom on savings .md

“Our mmpmy

is prepued to tackle nw cbd-
stated Troy. “We m in a competitive mmket
a variery of

leng~,”
where customers we bombwded witi

single-fmily
inch,de the offcrillg.s of a fi~ semice financial

loan producu

home

h

expmded

co

promotions md advcrrisiig. Advertising is ~;

it is

imtim-

salm that ~uira

work.” Esrablishmg a proaaive de.s

tion. “We knew there m gr=t

I]larkcr potential

in D=

cuhure to mea cusromcrs’ needs k 2 priori~ for Iowa

Moil)~,”

stated Troy Moore, Prc.sident. “Branding

into

Savings Bank.

the developing W~t D= Moines ~ea,

adding new

The

compaly

products, md inlproving existing ones have contrib-

industry ti)ges

is aware of cwrcnc

and mpected
and is positioning itself co capittilze

uted towad

&e

bank’s dramatic

growdl.”

Bryce

on these oppomnitim.

New produa

and servim,

bring,

VLce Pr=ident

of Lending added, “WC hwe a

dditiond

raouce.s,

experienced leadership, ad exmp.

competent

tm

of employea who understand and

tionzl customer servia prove 10 be a successful formda

serve &e needs of existi]g customers.

In fact, many nw

for profidl.

growth at

Iowa Savings Bank and the

accoun~ come from returning customers ad refcrrafs.”

OA.W banks.

Customers

at 10wa Savings now have dle op~orl

to -e

all of *cir bmccs

from one location dt~

Iowa Savings Bank 1998 kigkfighm

to improved product and servim choim. TInld~

Check-

Troy Moore succeeds Jcanrle Pardow, who retired

ing wih ics packaged ben+lts,
Cash & Geck,

and tiered money m=ket

the pho[o QUICKcard

as President

in June after 47 succt-.ssN yews in the

accounm are

fmancid indu.st~.

J-c

remains m active

rhrm products with a signfialt

impact 011 retail cw

mmber

of Fmt Midwest F[nmcifls

Boacd of

tomes.

DiIeccoIs.

“Iowa Savings Bank hm bulefited from he r~ourca
stated LQIa white,
pmvidcs,”

a larger organization

Operations md Brmch Mmag~.

“We work as a C-

and strive towzd continuous

impcove~ncnr and CUS.

tomcr

sarisf~crion.” The mmpa.ny has devefoped .ni-

form product mixes across the bank ORCW tb= m con-

sistel]t with strategic objectives. Re&ment

prducrs,

Total deposi~ incrwe

ow $47 mfllion, a 133

percent incrm horn&e

previous fiscal year.

Net &e&g

account numbers jump 370 per~nt.

Deposit balancm in checking and monq market

accounts soar 4400 pe[cmt.

S&s ad S&e

– A Conlmitmmt a %ccfknce

credit web,

ready reserve, ACH origination,

Ioms, and

program, newly inrroduccd, providm sal~ mining

other scmic~ have been improved tii pmt year. Action

and ping-

to support prozctiie sdm and Cm

phns for additiol]d product at~dservice imovatiom and

work that improvu customer servim.

improvements are shted for the coming yw.

Iowa Savings Bank md the other bmks achieved

New Regismcd Rcprwentative offers cu.scomers
alternative invsunent

(Non-trditibml

options.

autonomy fiough

new company-wide promotions and

bankprodccti anprav~d

through Awrim

mars.

A first annti

Service Check promorion

in

Inue~mmt Cop. Thy are not FDIC-imured or

February gave customers an opportunity to rtiw thtir

~rdnteedby

First Fe&al or aq .@[&es.)

fimcid

situation and update products ~~d scrvicm.

The

r~ttfts were ducated

employeu

and customers,

new aaounts, md a retitiormd message dtac &e b~~ i

dedimted to i,~dividuafiied, hometown setice.

Inae*ed

community pmticipation improv~

bank’s image: Grand Opening in Wmt D= Moin~,

Pork Feed for Chari~, To.chdo\m .scholuship,

T=ch Children ro Save D2p and much more.

I

I

Troy Moore

President
[owa Savings Bank
Divisionof FirstFederal
%vi.gs Bank of the
Midwest

Economic Data

Average Land Valueas of
Sepfmber 1990

Highqualily fann~di”

cen&allow: $Z643per am

Bui!di”gPermits 1%
Metropolitan statistical
hrea~
Rmaential — $7,239,700,000
&mmemal— 87,189,600,000

TaxableRehil Sales ?W

DesMoines
$3>935,W,815

Unemployment Rafe
as of June, 1998
mk bun*
1.9%

Security

Stat-

Sank

Teamwork.

~ec.rity

st~t~ ~~~,

tit

~rned abour Ihe welfue of rheir clienrs. Securiry’s ~-

company’s

only

stat~~rrered

commercial

bank,

ciation wirh fin~ Midwesr offers he bellefirs of a krge

exemplifi=
-omer

how working

coge&er

service and profirabili~.

can help boost
The visiom Grow

safely, soundly, and profitably

co become

the finan-

cial

institution

of choice

in ow market place. The

mission: Offer

rhe best bank smite.s

avaifable tic

me= customers’ needs.

The

pa.sr ym we worked co improve o~ra~ionaI

eficienci~,

enhance &e loan portfolio,

and srra-

line

respomibdicies,”

scared Dana Hansen,

Vice

Pmident

and Cuey

Branch Manager,

“Our

efforts

are showing with record profitability

and improved

communiution

witiln

OUI office, wkh

customers,

and

with the other b&

in our or~ization.”

Security

Stsce Bank

employees

have seen the

benefim of

t-work

sinm becoming mociated with

First M}dwest FinmciA in 1996. Adminiimtive

SUP.

pom fmm the fiance, mmketing, account setices,

and

data processing dep~enu

allows the enrirc orgmi-

zstion to operste mom Hltiendy

and effectively. Ths

=i.srance

rcandatm into more sdned

job rwpon-

sib~lties md improved customer semie.

Common

go&, ~uw,

and idea slr~ring help &c

bank grow more profitable. “We are only as smong as

our weakest

fink,” noted Dick Colcmm,

Presidmt.

financial

i~i~u~ion

coupld with the personal

setice

you wpecr from a local bm~

Sscnrhy Stste Eanh 1998 kigfdighti

Dick Coleman joins team in Ocrober as President.

Securiry Stare Bdc

contribute

rard

anings

of

$355,070
incrae

to&e holding com~y

a I I lpercent

from the previous Sd

year.

Wmt Central hnomic

Development

group,

serving Adair and Guthrie Countic.s, opens ifs ofice

in rhe lower l-l

of Securiry Srate Bank in Stuart

and provides additiond oppomiry

for new

business.

New Registered Represarative

offers cuxomen

dtcrnative

invesr.menr options — a first in fhe

Security State Bank market area. @on-fiuditihml
bankproduc~ ,zwprouided through Amm>m

Invetimz

COT. Thy am not FDIC-iwred

or

gIuranteed ~ Semn”zyState Bank or any afl[iata.)

SQlesad SWL-e — A Commitment to &ccIlence

program, navly introduced, provide

salm rraining

and progr~

to supporf proacrive dm and ta

work &at

improves wtomer

semice.

“When
you have srrong people workin~
toward the same goals, you ~e going to be succes-

cogerher

kaed

~mrnunity

parritipation imprmti

bank’s image

Spring Fling, Pork Feed for Chariry

sful.” This philosophy holds true as Chark.s Shafer, a

Touchdown Scholmhlp,

T~ch Childrm to Save

customer and owner of Agri Drain Corp. commented,

“I am impr~d

wi& &e men and women ac SecBri~

Smte Bank. They a

sincere and are genuinely con-

Day Good ~
more.

Days p-de

sponsor, and much

..

.

DIRECTORS

OF SECURITY

STATE

BANK

J-S.

HA.4HR

CbairH of the Bo=d, Prcident & CEO f..
F,rs, Midwm Fi.m)tial, Inc., ,nd F,rstFeded
SavingsBmk .f he Midwest. a,irnun
Ward f., Semig SmreBd

of the

J-N.

Bw

Pm,”.,, Bump and Bmp Law Office,
S,mm md Pmora, Iou..

G. U

MICmON

V,ce PDes Mohes, 1-

1-

Gids’ Hi& School

E. TH~

GASm

Snce S.nawr Of Iowa, Di$micc8
Owner, GrtiII kming Operati.n
&rw;Ih> row,

3

I

S%”,i@SlateBm~
MainOiiice,61SSoti nivision$tree~
SW.

low

OFFICE

LOCATIONS

First Federa! Savings Bank Mamo.

ofic,

IowasatingsSank
MainOmt%S448Weslo’,v”Patiay,
WestDS Moin,,,[owa

Securi& Sfsfe Bank

Main O@ce
615 South Division
RO. Box 606
Stuart,

Iows 50250

515-523-2203

800-523-8003

515-523-2460

fm

CawyOfice
101 &L08sn
I?O. Box 97

CasW, ~0W2 50048

515-746-3366
800-74G3367

515-746-2828

fas

Elmenth at Msin

titbrook
425 22nd Avmue %.*

Ofice

Msnson,

Iowa 50563

Brookings, Sourh Dakota

712469-3319
712469-2458

k

57006
605-692-2314

Odeboh Ofice

Iowa Sati8s W

219 Sou& Msin Street

Odebolt,

IOW2

51458

Division
Main O@ce

712-6684881
712-668-4882

b

3448 Wmown Pzky
W=t Des MoiL~es, Iowa

50266
515-22G8474

515-226-8475

fax

Higbknd Park 0~.e
3624 Surh Avenue

Dm Moines,

Iowa 50313

Menh Ofice

515-288-4866
515-288-3104

&

501 Sherman
?0. BOX 36

Menlo,

IOWa 50164

515-5244521

sic Ciy Oficf

518 Audubon Street
Sac Ciry, Iowa 50583

712-662-7L95
712-662-7196

k

Broofcin8s

Federal Bsnfc

Dl+ion
Main Ofice

600 Main Avenue
PO. Box 98

Brookin8s, South D&m

57006
605-692-2314
800-842-7452
605-692-7059

fax

StOm Lake Dtiion
Main Bank Ofice

Erie

F&at
I?O. Box 1307
Storm Lake, Iowa 50588

712-732-4117

800-792-6815

712-732-7105

f=

Storm Lake Pb

Ofict.

1415 Nofi MC Avmuc
Iowa 50588
Storm Mc,

712-732-6655

712-732-7924

h

Lake VI.W, Iowa 51450
712-657-2721
712-657-2896

5U

Laurens Ofice
104 Nor& Ttird Street
La.rens,

50554

Iow

712-845-2588
712-845-2029

fax

First

Midwest

Financial.

inc.

and

subsidiaries

SELECTED

CONSOLIDATED

FINANCIAL

INFORMATION

September 30,
m.T“Q”tiND,)
SELECTED

FINANCIAL

CONDITION

DATA

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

Shareholders’.quiy

.

... ...

.. . . ...

.........

.... ..... .

.

.42286.

$404,589

$388,008

254,641
.115,985

4,863
246,116
112,126
43,477

243,534
109,492

5,091
233,4o6
10G,478

43,210

$264,213

178>552

70,232
—

1,690
171>793
52,248
38,013

$274,115

155,497

37,180
65,917
1,s15
176,167
61,218

34>683.

~

Yw Elded Septanber 30,
(1NT“o”wD,, h~,,

Pm S,-

D.,d

SELECTED

OPERATIONS

DATA

Tod inreccscir.comc ............. .... .. ....... . .. ..... .. ..........
........ .....
Tod inrwm mpens .................. ..
.

... ....

...

..

Nec i,,rcmc income ................. ... .... ........ ..
Provisionfoz1*x, losses.............._.__. ... ...
Nm tit419

$

~

~.

~r”

4,110
1,696

1.08

1.03

1.08
1.03

$
$

.8
$

1,34
1,28

1.34
128

$
$

$

.$

0.95.,
0.90.,

0.95.,
0.90.,

$
~

~

~

$
$

$
$

21,054

9,405

9,155
2,286

15,153

7,870

7,765
1,078

$

~3

~

~

5>865
2,321

3>905
1,433

.

.

1.39
1.34

139
L34

$
$

$
$

0.86
0.83

0.95
0.92
---

I

,..-.::

Y= Ended September 30,
SELECTED

FINANCIAL

RATIOS

AND

1998
OTIIER

DATA

1997

1996

1995

1994

Per formarkcc Ratios

Recur,,on -s

(ratioof necit,come

w avc,q. mm!m,ls)~

.. . .

. .. . . .. . .

0.68%

0.98%

1.31%

L29Y0

Rewrn on slweholders’equi~ (ratioof ncr

timm. LO.Vmgc eqtify)~

... ...—— . ...—.

6.43

Incmcstracespc=d informwiurz

Ave~e cluing year
End ofyw ................................ .... ...

.. . .._
. .
............. .
Net yield on ;L.cwe incec~~-mnhg sets ................
&tio of openting apense co2vera8erord -m ... ..

. . ..

.

Quality Ratios

Non-per fonnin~ asses co cord asseu aLend of ~,ar
Aflowmcc for IOm low to non.pmfo”ti”g

Iom ....

Capi [cl Ratios

ShAlolders’ equitycototalwets acend of pcciod
Avera8eshuel,oldcrs’ ,qui~ to .Ww

xscm

ktio

“r .Vmqe interes-eac,tig SSB ,0

.2.76

.2,76

3.26
2.00

1.94
41.15

10.11
10.51

8,41

2.80
2.75
3.38
2.00

.82

75.36

10.75
11.62

9.86

3.13

1.85
3.63

2.06

.29
227.27

14.39
13.28

7.89

3.25
2.96
3.94
2.30

.35
148.51

12.65
20.52

2.83
2.84

3.47
2.4o

.75
83.49

11.14

12.44

avenge inrcrm!.bwi,,g Ii,tifiu

........................

110.22%

113.72%

111.35%

119,04%

Other Data

Book Vd”e per comnon ,Iwe OUmmding(,,
..
Dividends decfmd 1x, &t@]J ..................................
. . . . . . .. .
Dividendpayoutratio. .. . .
.. .._
.. . .
Numberof hdl-,ticc ofim

.. . .
.

.... ..

. .

..

.

$

16.56
0.48
44.05%
.13

$

16.11
0.36
26.41%

13

$

$

14.81
0.29
30.90?/”
12

$

14.13
0.20
14.53°h
8

12.46
—
—

8

Fist

Midwest

Financial,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

MA NAG EM ENT*S

DISCUSSION

AND

ANALYSIS

~

General

First Midwest Fiid,

Inc

(the “Company” or “First

M,dwmc”)

is a bti

holding company whose primary

of he Midw=c (“F,rst
Hsets are First Federal Savings Bti
Federd”) and Securky State Bank (“Securi~”). The Com-
no”-divcrsifitd
pmy was incorpomred in 1993 a.sa uniq

savings and loan holding company and, on Septembtr 20,

1993, acqtired all of the ~piral stock of First Feded in
to
co”necuon wid, First Feder.d’s conversion from mud

sto& form of ownership. On September 30, 1996,

the

Company became a bank holding compmy in conj.nc.
co he
cion wi& the acquisition of SecuriV. M refe.enca
1993, ~cepr where
Company prior co September 20,

eration of approximately $5.2 million.
The acquisition
was accounted for as a purchwe, and be accompanying

consolkk,ted financial
the combined
statements
resdw since the &ce of acqLisirion. The =cess of msr over
the ~dmated fair value of tl]e ~se~ acquired ad liabiliti~

reflect

assumed,

totaling approximately $2.8 million,

is beiog

amortid
the Consolidated Finmcid Srxcemeors).

over a fifteen y= period (see Nor= I and 3 co

On December 29, 1995, First M,dwmr compkred the

acquisition of Iowa Bmcorp,
wholly-owned subsidiay,

Inc. (“Iowt Bmcorp”) and its

Iowa Satigs

Bank, a feded

savings bmk (“Iowa Savings”) Io=ted k Des Moinm,
Iowa Bancarp was merged into
Iowa. Upon aq”isirion,

ocherwi.se indicated, are co fimc Federal md is subsidiw

the Company and Iowa Savings -

merged into Firsr

on a mnsoiidared bmis.
The Gmpany

focuses on -blishing

and mainti”-

Feded.
The Iowa Savings office opemce.s x the Iowa
Saving Bank Division of First Federd Savin& B& of the

ing long-term rdationships with customers, and k com-

mitted to serving the fi”mcial service needs of he com-

m..i~es
marktt

in ics market ar=
tbc

area includes

The Company’s prim~
following counries: Adai r,

Buena Vlsra, Calhoun,

Ida, Guthtie, Podonc~,

Polk, and

Iowa Bmcorp bad
Midwat. At the &r. of acquisition,
aers
of approximately $25 million and equity of $7.2
million. The Company purchmed all of Iowa Bmcorp’s

379,98o
to option for a cash payment of $20.39 per shwe les

shwes and 36,537

shares subja

oucs~ding

Sac located in Iowa, and Bmokin~ county located in ~
centd
retail
deposirs from the gened public and mm those deposits,

South Dakota. The Company

attracts

the aercise price of sbw subjecc co option. Tocd ner
The acquisition was
pluchme prim w $8.0 million.
the accompanying
accounted for as a purchase, ad

togefier with other borrowed funds,

to originate and

consolidated finmcid

smtemenrs

reflect

the combined

reside”d

to
consumer loans, and to provide financing for agri-

purch~c
m~
cultural ad other mmmcrcid bwin~

and commercial mortgage loans,

purposes.

resuhs since the &tc of acqtition.
The am of cosc over
the estimated Kir >due of rhe ~sets acquired and liabil-
is being
irie.s asumed,

approxim~cely $760,000,

tod,ng

The Gmpany’s

basic m~lon

is to mainttin and

wortized over a ffteen year period (see Noces 1 and 3 to

etice

core ~ni”~

wh!le seining its prim~ market

the Consoli&ced Financial Smtemencs).

area. As su&,
nas

srrat~

the Boud of DKecTors has adopted z busi-
the Compmy’s
designd

to (i) mainti

Fil>ancial Condition

requirement, K1)
~#ble
mainwin the quaJiy of tie COmpmyi XSets, (iii) concrol

in =C~S Of redatory

~pi~

oPe~ting ~ens=,
the Company’s interest race spread, and (v) mm~e

(iv) m~ntain and, a.spossibl~ incrme
the

The following d=cussion of&e Company’s consolidated
finmcid condition shodd be r~d in conjunction wkh he
Information and Consoli-
Selected Consolidated Financti

dated Fi”ancid Statements and che related noccs included

Companyk exposure to &a”ge.s in interm races.

elsewhere herein.

Acqtrisirions
On September 30, 1996, First Midwest completed the

Complecrd

Tbe Companyk total assets at September 30, 1998
were $418.4 mioion, m increase of $13.8 million, or

3.4V0, from $404.6 million at September 30, 1997. The

ad

acquisition of Cenrd West Bancorpomcion ~CentraI
Security Smte
Ww”)
Bank,
West was m~ed

located in Stuam, Iowa, Upon zcq.isirio”, Cend

into Fust Midw~t md Se~ity

irs wholly-owned mbsidiq,

became

a wholly+wned,
Sccurky opemtes ofFim in Smm, Medo md cas~,

of First Midwe.sc.
Iowa.

stand-alone subsidi~

k &c date of acquisition, Cent~d Wm had =e=

of

aPPrO~mately $33 million and equity of $2.6 million.
Central West shareholders received ah
of $18.04 md
shm of the mmmon stock of First Mldwac for
2.3528
each Central West share held, rotfing an aggregate consid-

inmeme in ~ets w due primarily to &e incrwed origi-
nation md purcbme of lores during the perid.
The Company: pomfolio of sarirics

ad~ble

for

sale, excluding morcg~ge-backed securici~,

decre,xed

$13.4 million, or 18.7Y0, to $58.2 million at Sepcen,ber
30, 1998 frol>] $71.6 million ar September 30, 1997. The
for sale was the muk of
dicr~e

in securirim ;titble

securities tit matured, were called or were sold during the
period in an mount
gr~rer dun new security purcb~es.
During fiscal 1998, he Company sold securiti~ avdabk

for de

totting

$18.3 mioion,

consisting primarily of

Ff. st Midwest

Financial,

inc.

and

Subsidiaries

MANAGEMENTS

D1SCUSS1ON

AND

ANALYSIS

(Contiued)

I

common md preferred equity securitim tit

had appreci.

ated over purchase .COSC.

The bbce

in morrg~c-bti

for-sale incracd

by $18.1 mK~on, or 40.8%,

sccwitim available.
from

Results
The foIlowing discussion of the Co”~Pany’s raufm of oper-

of Operations

ations shoufd be red in conjunction with chc Selected
and Comolidarcd
Consoli&ted

hformatio,l

Finmcid

$44.4 nlilfion at SepteInber 30, 1997,

to $62.$ @ion

at

Seprelnber 30, 1998. The incrme muhed horn dle pur-

Fmlcid
WhCIC herein.

Smrements ad dle related norm i“duded ds~

dmse of bed-rate morrgage-ba&cd
mount

greater than da

sccuriri~

in aII
and repayments on cxisdng
The purch~e of mortgage.
were generally funded by proceed

mortgage-backed securities.
bz~d

seaities

fmm the marurity, c3J.1,or sde of o~er securitim ati~le
for sale ald incr~~

in cu.scomer deposi~.

The Comlp.ny’s rcsuhs of opmtions me primarily
dependent on net inccre.stincome, noninreresr income ad

he Con,paly’s ability co manzge opemritlg mpemcs. Nec

incolne is the dlfFe~nce,

or sprmd, between the
inter=t
average yield on blcercst-earntilg am and the avenge mce
The intere.scrflte spread
pid on intewt-bwing

Iitiitie.

The Company’s porrfofio of

,Ier loans

receivable

k tifecced by regulatory, ewnoti~

ald con]pccitive fictors

purcf use of conscruuio”

10XIS

The Company’s noninteresr income consis~ primari-

incraed
Sql.mber

by $15.7 mfion,

or 6.2%,

to $270.3 milfion at
from $254.6 million ac September 30,

30,1998

1997.

Tke

incrme

in net loans receivable is due to ~le

incraed

origitmtioil

of

conm,ercti

busi”e.ss

loans,

the

incrased
IOUIS, and AC i?craed

originacioll ad purchase of raidentid mon~ge

on commercial and ]nufti-fm]ily propemiu.

Conswncr

Iom bda]m dcdh,ed ~ a ru~c
and agricuhd-related
of repaymenu in excm of new originations during ti)e
period.

The bda]ce of customer deposi~ inc.rwed by $37.8
fronx $246.1 miRion at Sepresnber 30,

million, or 15.4%,

1997 to $283.9 m~lon at September 30,
incrae

The
in deposits rcsuIced from management’s continued
deposit produce design and marketing

&or~ to cb]ce

1998.

progmns. Deposit bdmce.s incrmed i,] intermr-bearing
r~on
of deposit
accounts ald other rime cdlmtcs
in d]e ~nou”t.s of $7.9 nlillion and $3o.4 milkon, rcsFc-

tivefy. Noninter~r-beuing
deciiiti

by $601 >000.

chc~ng

acmunt

bdulces

Tbe Company’s borrowings from dIe Fedwd HOIIIC

by $22.1
.f DCS Moinm ~FHLB’~ &aed
Lo= Bd
Iniffion, or 20.60A, from $107.4 million at September 30,
1997 co $85.3 milfion ~ Sepcembm 30, 1998. The reduc-

tion in FHLB
an incrae
borrowings during the period.

borrowings was primarify d]e result of
in mcomcr deposits d,at were t~ed to repay

Sh=cholders’ equity deemed

$1.2 nlWlon,

or 2.8%,

to $42.3 million at September 30, 1998 from $43.5 mif-
in share-
1997.
Iion at

.sepcember 30,

The decrae

holders’ equi[y is dle result of stock ~cpurchm~ mid d,e
ill an
paynlellt of casfl ditidends

01) comnlon stool

amount greatm &m net innings

for the period.

chat influence intent me%, lom dem>d,
flow.
subject

and deposit
The Company,
is
to tilcerac race risk to the extent that ic incczesc.

fiic ocher Enanciaf instimtions,

earning asscw mature or reprice at ~creI1c
differe”c bmis, ti]

tim~,
i~ interest-buring liabdiri~.

or on a

f~~ &aged

on ummcrio,l

ly of
accounts md for he
origination of Ioals, boh of whl~ hefp OFSCI the costs
deposit
~otia.ced wick ficzblishlng
income is
and Iom accounts.

tild mtitfing
In addkion, nonintemt

defived from dle activitiw of First Fededs wholly-owned

subsidlarim, First Sewices Flnancid Llmi[cd and Brook-
in the safe of
ings Service Corporation. Both en&ge

wious

n“on-insured invmunent prdllcu.

HistOricaOy, &c

Compz,,y h= nor derived signi6~t
inmme m a xault
ofgaills o,> d]e sde ofsecuriti= and o&cr ~et.s. However,
during dIc yews ended S.pCembeI 30, 1998, 1997, a]d

1996, gains were recorded in rbe mounu

of $399,000,

$217,000,
of securitim av~ble

a,d $79,000,

for sale,.

rqcctivel~

as a mufr of the tic

On Scpt.mbm 30,1996,

feded legis[acion was signed
rcquiril]g dlat all thrift institutions pay a one-tinle

into k

malt
Fund (SAfF)
of

co restore &e Savin@ Association

I“sumce

insured depositor

to its statutop raerve Ievef of at Imt 1.25V0
The wsessmenc wm

accounts.

0.657°A of Fimc Fede~s

insured deposits m of Madl

3 I,

1995,
As a rmuh of

indudillg dlose held by IOW Savings at ti]at da~e.

the special ass=smenc,

[he Company

recognized a pfim chwgc of $1.27 miflion, or $795,ooo
I1et of related income cIxe.s, = of d)e September 30, 1996
effective date of he I+slation.

I

First

Midwest

Financial,

lnG.

and

Subsidiaries

T’he Following mble sets forth the weighted ave~e
IiAilicim

ar dIe end of acb of the yas praented.

effetive intermc race on i,lter=t-sing

XS.K ad int.rm-btig

At September 30,

1998

1997

1996

WEIGHTED
Lom remi&lc

AVERAGE
............... .

YIELD

.... . . ....

ON
.

....... ..

. ... ..............i. . .... ..._

. s.80%

Mortg~e-ba&ed

smitim ............... .. .......

...............................~..

.

Securici~ avdable for de
Ofier

inceresr-ming Nem ........ ..... .

................._..=_

....A..

.
.. .... ...... ... ... . ..a ........ ... ....

.. .............

~mbined weighted avemge yield on inccr=t-ezrni,]g as~ets..........-

WEIGHTED

AVERAGE

RATE

PAID ON

7.15
6.50

5.33
8.15

Demand, NOW deposi~ and Money Mach
. .....
Savings deposits ......... ..... . ....~.~~ . . ............. .. .. ....... ...................
..... ......~...r . ... ...........
Tn.
. ..........
FI337
1>107

$

*)

$

17

$

(6;)

(153)

.—

d)

&4

.-

118
(4)

1>336
707

1997 vs. 199 6

$ 3,866
(180)

929

–Q
.=

$

154
104

1,959

$ 3.700
(115)
836

~
W

$

_

w

91
140
1>825

688

First

Midwest

Financia~,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

Y= E,,ded September 30,

INTEREST-EARNING
ASSETS

INTEREST-BEARING
LIABILITIES
Dm.md md NOW dcposim
Sav@s dcp.siu
TImc deposirs
FHLB advmm
O&=I borrowed money
Tod inruac-btig
Notinlwc.bearjng

ii~iiiues

Deposiu
Liab&tim
T.d Iiabilitis
Shti,oldtrs’

eqti~

T.d Iiabifiricsand
eqtiy
s~~oldtis

$23,055
3,67S
4,952

>
$=

8.99%
6.9s
6.29
6.78
8.15%

$256,462
52,722

78,789
5514

-

18415

-.
$411.922

$ 34,202
20,090
203,932
95,328

$

933
502
11.99s
5>593

~

~.
357,025 W

2,73%
2.50
5.88
5.87
5.87
5.39%

5,ij41j

5956

-
~

$411922
a

$249,076

$22,433.

32,618
6s,843

2,341
3.845

$ 30,398
20,538
1s0,088
80,685

$

815
506
10,662
4,886

~.
$~

~

~

315,252

5,617

329,191

9.01Ya
7.18
5,84
6.96
8.21%

2.68%
2.46
5.92
6.06
536
5.41%

2.80%
-

m.

$207,983

$18,567

8.93%

Y6213
51,494

2,521
2,y16

7.37
5.66

7.17
8.16%

1

661
402
8,703
4,087

2.47%
2.7o
5.83
5.9o

5.73
533%

~
$=

$

>
$=

~

m+

298.3%
13417

$ 26,730
14,906
149,247
69,265

262,346

2,647
7969
272,962

~

.

~

~

m

$10358
-

—

2.83%
-

3.47%
-

110.22%

112.00%

113.72%

@

I

First

Midwest

Financial

,

In=.

and

Subsidiaries

COMPARISON

OF OPERATING

RESULTS

FOR THE YEARS

ENDED

SEPTEMBER

30,

1998

AND SEPTEMBER

30,

1997

GmeYal Net
1998 dccrmed $857,000,

inmme for d,. p

ended September 30,

or 23.5%,

to $2,785,000,

hm

The deaae

in net income AFF

for the sm)e period ended September 30,
$3,642,000
1997.
a one-time
charge co provision for loan md foreclosed rd esmrc losses
in&e p~-m mount of $1,500,000. The one-time chmgc
taken co incr%e &c allowance for loan and fore.
e.smre basses, related primaily co mismmage-

-
closed d

ment and possible &ud by one Im officer hr
longer wid, &e Cnmpany

Net lnteresr

income

The Company’s net it]terest income

for chc year ez,ded September 30,

1998 incraed

by

or 7.4V0,

$883,000,
$11,946,000
1997. Tbe inaae

to $12,829,000

to
for the same period ended Sepre~nber 30,
in net interest income reflects m ovu-

compared

afl iname
during he period. The net yield on average ~ning

of average i“temc-mrn@

in rhe b&ce

mem
uses

decr~ed
1998 fiolt] 3.38% for the same period in 1997.

co 3.260/a for he period ended Septembm 30,
Tbe

decrme
intere.s-earning ~ers

in nec yield is d“e co a dcdi”c i“ rocd aveqe

compared to tad zverage incecmc-

bearing liabilities md an incrwe in the average bdmce of
non-accmi”g low during dle 1998 period.

er exrenr, co a higher average yield on rhc securities porc-
In addition,
fofio during fisul 1998 mmpared to 1997.

income

interest

i“cremd due to a $622, ooo incrme

in
intcr~t earned o“ the loan portfolio as a result of a higl,-
er average Iom porrfolio balance during fism[ 1998 com-
pared to 1997.

IzteEst@eruc

Inceccst expense incrw,sed $2,171,000,

or
for the yew el~ded September 30,

is no

12.7%,

to $19,230,000

1998 from $17,059,000

for the me

period in 1997. The

in the
incrmse in incer~c mpcLIse
avenge outsTal)d,ng balance of dem~nd deposim, rime

is due 10 incrwes

deposits, ad FF[LB tdvmc~ d,tring &e yem ended Sep-
tember 30, 1998, compwed to the same period in 1997.
in the average bda,l~ of demnd ~d ~ime
The inc~e

deposits resufted &am inrernd grow~ of the deposit porc-

foko.

The

aVeIagC bdmce

of FHLB ~dmc=

~crwed

due to borrowing activity rbrougho”c

the period used

co find grO~b of he Iom podolio

pri~ily
purchme of securities ztilable
intere.sr expense >W pmifly

a,ld the
The increase in
offi.er by lower inrcrest Htes

for de.

ptid on time deposiw mld FHLB borrowings during the
ye= ended September 30, 1998, comp~ed co the previous
inrermt rarcs generdy have trended down-
yew, as muket

During rece,]t yeus, &c Company ha i“crea.sed its wti.

origination and purcb~

of nlufti-family and commercial

esmce lores,

rd
including construction loans on such
property typ=, and h= increaed its origination of con-
businw
sumer, commercial business, ad

agricuhud

Tbe Compmy ancicipares activity in d>is type of

Iom.
Iend,ng will conrinue in fumre y-.

Net i’]reresc income

is wpmed to continue a upward trend m a resufr of &is
type of lending acrivi~.

Interest mte fields we genedy

higher on rbese loan products comp~ed to yiekk provid-
ed by mnvenciond single-filnily

residential rd mce

Pravirionfor Loan Lo~sa The provisio~, for loan loss= for
corn.
che y=r ended September 30, 1998 was $1,663,000

oficer

pared to $120,000
1998,

the Company determined that m ~ricdn,d
lo~ted in a subsidiay branch of

for the sxme period in 1997. During
[san
ice h~d, rhro[lgh
abuse of posir.ion and misrepresenmrion co ImnzGemenc,
authorized the disbursement of funds on loans for whkb
the possibility of
collarer.d wm inadeq”ace.
in he
fraud exisrs related co sdf-dding

by the Iotn oficcr

In addition,

lores. ThN lending acrivi~ is considered to ~~
disbursemenc of lom proceeds TOpersons a“d entities wiih
m level of rkk due to the “amre of the coIkuerd ad the which the 10= oficer w affiliated. Thn mismmage-
menc md possible fraud was discovered x a resuic of d,e
si~ of individ(lal loam. As such, the Company mricipares
internal audit procedures. The loan
ComP~ny’s routiic
in its dlowmce
continued incr~es
muft of dlis le”dmg activi~.

involved is no longer with he Company.

fo~ loan losses s x

a high-

oficer

The

I?zterefl ~ncome
Seprelnber 30, 1998 increased $3,054,000,

income

Inrer=r

for

the year ended
to
or 10.5%,

horn $29,005,000

$32,059,000
1997. The inaease retIects a $2,444,oOO i“crwc
esc ear,~ed on che porrfcdio of securities avd~ble
de, which increased to $s,630,000

for &e same period in
in inccr-
for
for dIe yem e~ded

The
Seprember 30, 1998,
incrae
h interest income fro”, securiti~ zesd~ed from a
higher avemge secuiri~ portfolio balance t“d, co a Iess-

fiam $6,185,000

i“ 1997.

Compzny has conracced authorities,

and an invwtiga-

revim was
rion u in process ac his
performed by the Company of the accounm in which the

rime. A &oro,,gb

loan oficer was il>volved. Man%emenc bclievm ir b
ad
iden&Ied dl loins for which material w~essm

tit

k

d=ified

those lores accordingly.

B~ed on the rdring

in da,stificd asse~,
magemenr
the dlow-
ante for 10SSN &ough an additiond charge co the provi-

considered it prudent COincrme

incrwe

sion for loan losses i“

rhe amount

of $1.3 miULon md a

First

Midwest

Financial,

inc.

and

Subsidiaries

COMPARISON

OF OPERATING

RESULTS

FOR THE YEARS

ENDED

SEPTEMBER

30,

1998

AND SEPTEMBER

30,

1997

(Contiued)

charge to provision for 10ss on foreclosed rd =tatc in *e
amount

These amoun~ were c.hmged

of $200,000.

agimt

income durij]g he quarter etlded March 31, 199B.

Future recoverim = dependent on the ultimate ralution
of weaknm= fou]d in the Iomls, which can not be deter-
that lnay
tinle, and any insurance procd
milledat &s

be received.

Manqemenc

believes char, b~ed on a deuil review of

the lo~l portfolio, historic loan 1055e5,current emnomic
conditions, and otker factors, he cusrenr level of p~ovision
for
for 10U 10SSU, and the resukillg level of tke dowce

Ioanlossw,
Iosscs Gom d,.

loan portfolio.

rctlec~ml

adequate raemeagaimr

potential

Current

economic

c011dici0n5

in the ~ricukurd

sector of
w~]ess

the Company’s mxket
due to kiscoridlylow

aea indicate pocencid
coI]]modicypriccs.The

agridmrd
fluctuariol]s md is ge”cdly

economy is accustomed to commod~~ priti
able to handle such fluct~n-

tionswichour
period of low cojnmodky prices codd rcsuk in w~ess

significant p~oblem. However, m~temded

the Gmpmy’s

of
crate a need for he Company to inmea.seiu d[owance

loan portfolio and could
for

agrictdtti

10.2Y0, co $1,875,000

from $1,701,000

for the me

The

in nonincermc income

period in 1997.
incrwe
reflects an incrwe in loan few md deposit service ch~~
of$155,000forfisd
in 1997 m a rc.sdr of
incrwed

inmaed
activi~ on rmsztion

Imding activiy
accounts

199 Scomparedro

rhe~epcriod

subjmt

ad

co

sewicc chwges.
adable

In addition,
for sde incrmed hy $182,000

*

011 sda

of securiti~
for the yea ended

Swtcmber
1998 compaccd co 1997. No”incL’resc
income was reduced for ffiml 1998 compared to 1997 d“e

30,

to a de&lne in brokerage conunisions
non-insured investment produces through First Fedetis

{mm de.s

of

subsidlaxies and a a resulr of z)
sal= of foreclosed rd acate.

incrwe

in net loss on

Noninzerestfipeme

Noninterut

expemeincrmcd

by

$S70,000,
Seprember 30,

or 11.S%,

to $8>252,000

for &e y~

1998 compmd

to $7,382,000

ended
for the

same period h 1997. Noninterest mpemc

for employee

compensation

and bencome hy $795,000,

necofincolllc

taxes.

Net Intecrt Jzcome The Company’s netinrcrest

income

Iioofloans mdsecuritim.
inga.%tsdemaedto
cember 30, 1997 from 3.47% for&c-e

Thenecyidd

3.3870 for&e period ended SeP-
pwiod in 1996.

onave~”e~n-

First

Midwest

Financial,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

COMPARISON

OF OPERATING

FOR THE YEARS

RESULTS
AND SEPTEMBER

30,

1996

ENOEO
(Continued)

SEPTEMBER

30,

1997

The decrae
net avaage inrerar-mning
average balance of”on-accrui~

in net yield is due primarily to a de~lne in
assers ad an increase in the
1997
loans during he

Nonintmest

Izcorne Noninter=t

income

for tie ya

ended September

30,

1997

itlcccased $282,000,

or

19.9%,

to $1,701,000

from $1,419,000

for&e *1c

peri-

ended
to

period.

Interest Income

lnteresr income for

the Y-

September 30, 1997 increased $4,668,000,

0r19.2%,

$29,005,000
1996. The
incrw.se in inter~r

from $24,337,000

forrb.

ae

period in

increase is primarily due to a $3,866,000

euned on the loan podolio,

to

for the y-ended

$22,433,000
fiom$18,567,000
income resuked fionl higher avenge Iom portfolio bd-

in 1996. Tl>einmme

September 30,

inlominccr~c

1997,

mces due to inrerd
tbeacqtiltion
a higher aveqe
period.

growth of

of Central W=tand,

and
to
yield o“ the lo= porrfolio during he

the loan prchlio
toalmerexrent,

odin 1996. Thekcrwc
incre=e
$278,000

from loan fem ad

for fiical 1997, compared to the we

deposit servim cbtrges of
period in

tinotiacerest

inmmer&ecrsm

1996, = a resulr ofincre=ed lending zccivity md incremed
activity on nan~ction accounts subjcm to service chorges.
awil~ble for szle
In addition, the %in on sales ofsecuriria
30,
increased $137,000
1997 compared co 1996. Nonticetm income was reduced

for the ym endfd September

for fiscal 1997 compared to 1996 due to a$223,000

decline in brokerage commissions as a muk ofa decline in
des
tbro”gh First
Fedafls

invcstrne”r producrs

ofnon-hsured

subsidiaries.

Nonintmest&pcnse
$186,000,

or 2.5%,

Noninterest mpensedecrea.sedby
to $7,382,000

forcheymr

ended

Intemst+emc

Incecat

expense incrwed

$3,080,000,

September 30,

1997 compaed

co $7,568,000

for the

or 22.00A,
September

to $17,059,000

for

rhe period

30,

1997 from $13,979,000

ended
for rhe same

period in 1996. Theincrease
in the average outstanding bafance of rime
to increasa
deposiw and FFILB advances during the year ended

ininterest mpenseisdue

September

30, 1997,

comparedco

rhesame period in

1996.
deposits

The
resufred

increa-se in the average balance of

from incernd

growrh

of

portolio

and die acquisition

of Central West.

time
the deposit
The

average

ourstandlng

balance

of

FHLB

advances

increased due co borrowing
the
period used primmily co fund growth of the loan port.
folio androfid

activiry rhroughouc

ofsmwicia.

tiepurcke

Toalesser

=tent,
interest

dle illcreme in interest ~pense
rates paid on interest-b~ring

Ieflccts higher
fiabffities during

the year ended September

30, 1997,

compared co dle

previous year.

Pro.tionfo~

for theyw
compared co $100,000

Loun Losses Theprovkion
ended Scpcaber

forlou;

lows
30, 1997 was $120,000
pe~iod in 1996.

for rhe me

same period in 1996. Thedecre%e
1996 pymenr
reflects the fi~[

innoninterest
of a one-umc

cxpeme
special

-smencin
recapitafiition

themount
of SAIF.

of$l,266,000,

pre-rax, forrbe
Inadditio”, no”inrerescexpenst

wasreduced xare.sdt
deposit

insurance premiums during &e y~r

of federd legislation thar reduced
ended

SepreInber 30, 1997. Nonincer~t
compcn%rion ~ld benetim, ad occupan~ md equip-

expmseforelx]PIWec

mencexpeme,
che sme period in 1996, as a result of rhe acquisition of

kcremed dllring fiscal 1997, comparedro

&ntrd West at Seprember 30, 1996, and w a resuk of a
new bmnch office opening in DesMoines,

Iowa.

Irzcome Tn+me

Income campense

inc~ed

by

$806,000,
ro .$2,502,000
&ptember 30, 1997 from $1,696,000

or 47.5%,

for they=
ended
for the same period

in 1996. The increase in income raxcxpense reflects the
inaease in the lmd of c~able i,]come for the pmiod ended
period in
September 30, 1997 compwed co &e sme

1996.

ASSET/LIABILITY

MANAGEMENT

AND MARKET

RISK

ofMarket Ri~k ,4.ssmted above, the

Qua[itnti.tA.gecrs

in.tticutio”s,
Company derives im income prinuriiy from he recess of w impamed by chang~ in interest rates and the interest
intemc mlecced over interest paid. The races of ticerest &c mce sensitivi~ of its assets and liabilities. The risk socizc-
Gmpany
=

earns on mew md pays on Iiabifitiw generally
for ~ period of time. Market

abflity
in incer=t racm md fie Compmyi
change-sis kno~vn m intere,scrate risk md

ed with chmga
to adapt to hue

holding companies and fwcid

established m“cra~y

ficimcion

interest rare.s change over time. Accordingly,
pany’s resukt of operations,

the Corn-
lihe hose of many finmcial

is the Compmy’s signifi-c market risk.

I

I

First

Midwest

Financial,

inc.

and

Subsidiaries

ASSET/LIABILITY

MANAGEMENT

AND MARKET

RISK (Conti,,ucd)

Quntitativt

Apect~ofM~rk.t

Risk kmananprto

to ~ket

conditions, ccrtfiates

mmage

the Companyi

exposure to dlm~cs k inter~t

of six months duou~

five y-,

of deposit with !namritiw
princip~y frotn im pri-

mmadcoll~piywi~
&c Company?

~pplicable regdations, we monitor

inceresc ~arctisk.

fn monicorillginte~t

rate ri& we concindy

aldyze and nmage mser.smd lia-

biliriesbmedon Aetipaymetlt
rata,
he tinit~g of &&r m*Iuriti~, md heir scllsiriviry to accu-
d or potenIial changes ill ~Ilwket irlcerwt raru.

sTrwnsmd

interat

An user or liabdi~ is il]tere.st rdte se~~itive within a
or ~eprice witiln that

specific time period ifit will mati

cimt period.
If
more r~pidyor

the Compy$
toagr~rer mentd}al

assets mature or reprice
iwhabfitim, djen

net pordolio value md net interest income wodd ccmd to

incr=e during periods ofrisil]g inter~c mces md Jccrae
Conversely ifrb.
during periokoffflmg

it]tcrmmtm.

01 reprice more S1OW1Yor c. a 1~

company’s Wets m.tue
dlen net porfolio value and
et extent dm im Iiibfititi,
net interest incon]e wodd tend co decrease during pe~iob
of rising intermt rates a]d inccae during periods of ~Jng

itlteICSt ~t=.

The Conl}mny

currendy

focusa

lending efforts

originating and purtiillg

to-d
adjustable-rare ad ~-rate
Aortcms

tomati~,

competitively priced
Iom produces wick relatively
This

generdly15ywso~1m.

allows the Company to m3intin a podolio
will be sensirivc to .htilg@ in the level ofintcresc
whale providir]g a rwo”able

of Iow &at
races
spre~d co the cost of Iitbilities

used [0 fuud the Iom.

The Compmy’s pris~

porfolio is to provide r.hc Iiquidky neces~

objmtive for its hvestmenc
to nleet lea]

finding needs. ~ehv~mmc
rhe ongoing mmagen]entofdmlgcs
msedliabilicy mix, whale contributing
&o.gb

portfolio isdso u.scdin
m *e COmpmyk
to profitablli~
policy generfly

earnings flow. Theinv~enc

calh for finds
vmious ~rcgories of
security types and n]acuritiu based upol] the Cotnpany’s

to be invested song

need for
between n,inin,izing risk wltie mtinizing

liq~tidi~, dmire to a&L@e

a proper bdaI1m
yield, the need

marymarkeca=.
co be l= susceptible co mpid chw]gw in intecac Iatc.s.

a]d NOWamounts

The=vings

tend

b n]magingi~=cdfiabfi~mk,

&e Company, at
tilnes, depending on the rdarionship bcmecn long- and

sbon-term intecesc mtes, mmkct con$ltians, and col]sunler
~eatm emphasis on
pceierence, may place sommhac

mtimtilng

ir.slxecintmest marzin tbm on suicclv matd,.

of its ~cs

ing &c interest race switi.ity
and ~a~tlrim.
Management believ= &e inmeascd nm income dIar may
r=uk fion~ an acceptable mismatch in the acmd maturity
or repricing of ics met ad fiiility
periods of dcdiii”g

or stable interest mtcs, provide s,fi.

portfolios an, during

cienc returns to justify d>e incrmcd expsure
and unexpecccd inme

to sudden
in inreresr rates which may resuh

from such a misma~~.
limim, whlcb may cbatlge from time to tie,

The ~m+my

h= c.sublished
011 the [ad

of acceptable titerac
rate risk. There m be no ~urance,
howeva, char in rhe event of :m tdverse change in intemt
mtm,dle campmy~ cfforw to limit interest rate risk wil fx
SUCCMM.

Net Po@o[io Vulue Tbc Gmpany
Value ~NPV”)
*
he prment due

risk. This appzoach dcdate.s

approach to &c qmcifi=tion

the differel]ce bcmeen
of expected wh fTows kom Nem and

uses a Net Porfio!.io
of i“ceresc

the present d..
m well m ah

of apected ~h
flows ftom off-bbce-sheel

flows from Iiab,litim,
conmct.s.

M.magemeltt of f.he Compmy’s =eu and ~ti,litics

is per-

formed witiln the context of &c marketplace, but ASO
witiil
of Directors an the
amounr of chmge in NPV tb~c is acccpmble given ccrtin

lii]im esrb]ished by dIc Boti

intermc mte cbangcs.

Pmet~ted bdow, ~ of Septcnlber 30,

1998,

is m

atldysis of rhe Cumpmyk interest mte risk m “~t~ured by
and sustained
chmga

in NPV for m illsmtuleous

parallel shfr

in he yiefd curv~ h 100 bmk point

incrc-

to provide collztcrd for borrowtigs,
company’s a.ssed!.iabfily mana~ment goak.

and to filti

&e

menrs, up and down 300 bmi.spoints. As illwcmred in the
mblc, che Compat~’s NPV is more smicive co i-isi”g mte

The Compa]yh cost of funds r~ponds m &mgcs

i,,

interest mtm due to the relatively short-tanl nature ofiu

deposit portfoho. Grucquendp
wegenerdy
ra~.

tifluel~ced by fielevel ofshon-tam i,ltere.sc
The Compmy offers a range of maruricia on its

dz. rsdtsofoperztions

deposit pduc~
maruriria on m o“goi~

b~is.

zt competitive ca.cm md !!lonicors dlc

The Comp~ny emphxiu

and promocm ks savings,

money ,narkcG delrlaI1dar\dNOW accounu aid, subjecc

than declining

dmges
rarw. This
because, m races rise, &e nlaket due
dedk]es due both co dle race increae

occurs primarily
of fwed-rate loans
and rke rekted

slowing of prepayment on lores. When mtes decline, the
rise i!] mwkcc
Gmpmly does not experience a signfiar

vakIe for the-selWIS b=%u.se borrowers prepay at refatitly
deposim md
bighm HCW. The due

of tie COMpany’S

borrowing &ge
in [Nlng md ffllng mte smnarios.

in appmtimately &e same proportion

F~rs*

Midwest

Financial,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

AS SET/ Liability

MANAGEMENT

AND MARKET

RISK

(Conri,,ued)

@

Change

in Interest Rote

(Basis PoiaIs)

Board Limit

0/0Change

~DoLLA,$,:$co~,::,;

‘h Change

““

-At seprernber ~o> 199g

+300 bp
+200 bp

+100 bp
O bp

-100bp

-200 bp

-300 bp

(50)%

(40)

(25)

(Ii)

(15)
(20)

$(5,579)
(2,957)

(1,477)
—

1,115

1,877
2,284

(13)%

(7)
(3)
—

3
4

5

Cenain shortcomings ~e inherent i“ he method of

uncerctin m [o when WIS evaluation may be completed.

mdysis pre.scnred in tie foregoing cahlm. For _ple,

Mmagernent

reviews the OTS n]muraenrs

ad

I

i

dthougb
mruricies
different degrees to Ages

cemin me~
or periods

uld Iiabifiria may have simk
ro repricing,
in m-ket

in
tbV may r=ct
inter=c m[es. ALso,

the interest mces on certin W=

of assem and liabtiti~

fluctuate in advmce of cfunges

my
in~er~
races, while inreresr rac~ on other wes may lag behind

in market

ckmgm in nwket m~es. Addkiondly, certin Nes
x adjustable-rate mort%ge
[strict

such
loans, bm fmcures which
on a shore-rerm b=is md

changm in illteresl

IaI~

over the life of dle aser. Furcber, i“ the event of a dmge

irI inTerm rates, prepayments and aly withdrad
Iwek
wodd likely deviare from those ~urned in cdcularing the

ubles. Flnfly,
debr may decrae

the fillky of some borrowers to service their
in the me”c of an interest mte increze.

Tl]e Compmy mnsiders d of thee factors in monitoring

ifs exposure to intere.scraw risk.

The Office of Thrifi S“petiion

i.ss.ed a
regulation which uses a nm mmket value methodology to

(“OTS”)

mmure the interest mre risk exposure of thrift in,stimriom.
Iwel of
Und., OTS ~+tions,
200 bmis point
i“rerest rate risk in he event of an aum.d

an i~imtiods

“no&

&nge
NPV in a mount

in interest rara is a deaasc

i“ the institution’s

110[ co exceed two p?rcC”C of d,e p,~~[

relzced peer repons on a quxtedy basis.
monitoring selected muures

of ~V, mm;~ement

In addition to
also

monitors the etiecr.son ner interest income
incrm~ or dewewes in inrt~esr races. This m-ire

resuhing

fronl
is used

in conjunccio” wi[h NPV mau.=
intcrat

rate risk.

ro identify excessive

Ara Qwby

tion atiMl~

Iris mmagernenfs bJ1ti, b=ed on infornu-
that he Compmyk historic level of ~et

qutity k
ever, the COmp711y experienced a Signfiunt

been satifacto~. Dwing fid

P

1998, how-
h
i“cme

the level of im no[~-performing WeIS. At September 30,

1998, non-perfoming
lams,

resets, consisting of non-accruing
smte owned and r~osessed consumer proper-

Ial

T, roded $8,132,000,
to $3,313,000,
ended 1997.

or 1.94% of total msers, compared
or 0.82% of tod a.sse~, for d)e fiscal year
a.ssecsfor
in non-pcfiormi,]g

TF,e increae

f~cal 1998 m compared to 1997 induda

a $1,449,000

incrmc

in non-accruing agricukurd operating Ioans, a

$3,623,000
incr=~e in accruing lores more rkn 90 &Ys
definquenr relared co a participation Iom on four ntusiag

homes Iocared in ~nesom
in
foreclosed asseu due to he wq~iiition cbmush foreclosure

md a $907,000

inclwe

value of

is mers.

Thrift

i“stimtiom with gr~(er

than

of m aparunent complex located in Madison, Wucon.sin.

“no~
from their rod ~pi~d atiablc

inrer~t mte risk expo.surc mUSI uIm ~ d~”cUon

TOmeet their ri.sk-bmed

inmaed

of dut deduction is one
~Pi[4 req~rement. The ~ounc
Mf of che differmce between (a) the in.stitutiont acd

dculared
incrwe or daae

exposure to > 200 b~is point

interes[ m[e
(wh[cbcver r~ufcs ill the gr=cer pm

form~ decrease in NPV) md (b) i= “nerd
sure wh~ch k 2.000/0 of the pr~en[ due of im ~ers.

Imel of expo-
The

r&aaOn,
OTS etimtes

hwever,

will

“nUI Jlc
nor become tiective
the procm by which tl~ift insrimrions n]ay

aPP~ ~ ince~r mre risk deduccion decerntinacio”.

It is

The

in non-performing wers

incre~
an
Ievef of delinquencim in rhe Compaly’s agricd.
~ the

kIIm pomfolio due primfiy

to w&=s

refleas

[ur.d

underwriting process m a resuh of abwe of position ~nd

misrepresenmtion to management by m @cufcud

loan

o&cer who is no longer widl dle Company. Severai lams
officer wae nor “nderwrixeo
tmdenvrinen by &is loa
by the
following the written guidelines mablished

Compmy, and has resuked in hisber cb~] norrnd lmeLsof

lom delinql,e”cy snd incrmed & of loss on Aese Iom.
a dloro~~h review ofall Iom
The Gmpz.yhx

yformed

First

Midwest

Financial,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

ASSET/LIABILITY

MANAGEMENT

AND MARKET

RISK (Continued)

undenvriccell by rbis Ioml officer a]d Im inc=d
flwmcefor
implemented

loalosacodngly
inter*d

conrrol proced~

The ComF1r,yh

designed to

prevcnr this sicultion from recurring,

im

agement prngranl.
in intermt-anilzg

fices
overnight deposits and otbcr

liquidly is gc”emlly illvesred
shorc-

term government agency obligations.
requirm &di

the ConlpmY
beyond its ab$lty co genesate them kuccN-

If

Theil]crm

in non-pcrfortillg mc~dsorelats

co

a P=ticiPatiO1l
SepteLnber30,

]om in the an]ouzkc of $3,858,000

at
1998 securcd by four nursing boIne.s Iomt-

Iy, it hw tiditiolld
Home Lou Bank of D~ Moines md k

borrowing =pacity wi& the Federd
collacerd eligible

for use wih reverse repurck

~[ee.menn.

ed in Mmcsoi.a

This loaII w= dhq”ent

nlore thu]

The primq

investing ativiri~ of d]e Compv]y .R

90&ysac
borrower’smh

Septelnber 30, 1998 duetOadismptiOn

in the

flow. Subscquenc to September 30,1998,

the origination ald purchme of lox= md d,e pucchw of
30, 1998,
securities. DuriW Ale yean ended Seprmber

Iom -

rwcmcmred ~vicha reduction of rhe 10m bd-
tis
xlce to $1,010,000
and ao accrued interest paid current.
The new lure’ is s~used by O,ICIlursing hoxnc locared in

M,nn=ota.

Also during fisd

1998,

the Compa~y

1997 u,d 1996,

the Compa[]y origtitcd

loins of $147.2

miflion, $135.7 million wld $90.6 million,
Ic.spectivcl%
PuIchum of loans totaled $36.9 million, $29.8 million
and $25,0 million duril]g the YCW ended Septembm 30,

a~~red
pl~loar&

dlrougb fOredOs~e 2 104 ~i[ ~r~nlenr

~Onl-

hMa&mn, W~comh>. The Compmyb~a

1997 md 1996,

respectively. During &e yas
1998,
ended September 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996, dle Company

5896paticipacion
Septcn]ber 30,1998,

inrerest indtipropery.

Subscquelltto

z signed cotlcracr has heal received for

purcb=cd mor~ge-backed
for
avafible

sale in &e

secuitim md other securitim
of $89.9 million,
amount

the purchase of this proper~, subject LOdue tigence

by

$67.6 million a]d $121.0 million, re.spwtidy

&e buyer, aranmdes
Gmpaly’s

~~]g

vduc at fisd year end.

price approximately equal to Jle

At September 30, 1998, &e Compz>y bd oucscand-
of

to originate and purcf use 10-

ing con>miunencs
$27.4 million.

(See Not.

16 of Nocm to Comoli&ted

Ligclidig and Sozs, aid competition.

total $143.1 I]tillion. Bwed on ics bi.scorical experience,

believes chat a signifimt

mm~unent
dcpasics wio ceMain tith h. Company, however, here a
be ,,. =s.mce

d,ar Ae Co,npany un reti

portion of such

such

J

deposis. M-gement
mesxr and ohm sours

believes, howevm, d~t
Iom repay-
of fuL]d.sw“ti be adequate to meet

Fed~

regulation require First Fcderd ro mtinui~~
Lniniinum Imefs of liquid mseti. Currmdy, FmC Fedcrd is

the Compa,ky’s forcsee~ble short- and lo~-term liquidl~
needs.

c%uired co fi~~
age dtily bdmce

fiqfid =se= Ofat l~t
JIet with~wable

of

40/.of dl~ aver-
savhgs deposits

On Sepcelnber 20, 1993,
federally &artered mucud satins

the Bank co,lverred from z
to
atld Ioall msotition

ad borrowi,lbn pzyable o,] denltnd in O[lCyw or lH d“r-
qmrter. L~qtLidassew for pur-
ing he preceding dcild~

a federdy ch~tered stock s~vitlgs bd.
liquidation accounc W= mmblished for

At thar time, a
the bcn~lc of

poses of this r~tio il]clude ash, certir]

time deposits, U.S.

Governrnmc, govenunmtai %enq,
cie.smd obli~riol)s,
h

and corpo~arc sec”ri-
tim odIerwise pledged. First Ftdcrd
hktorically n]airlvtined its liquidity ratio at Iwcfs i“

mcm of those required. First Fededs
regLL~co~ liquidi~
mrios were 15.4°/0, 9.80/., and 5.40/o IC SeptenIbe~ 30,
1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively.

Liquidity maagunent

is bodl a Wy

and long-term

function of he Company’s management
Qmpmy

adj,s~ its i11v6u11enrs i,,

The
straccw.
liquid mse~ bmcd

upOn m~lagemtl]tk
daald
a~bilicy

in dIe ConlPmyi

of purchiud

=s=sn)enc Of
market

(i) =pec~ed [OX1
the projected
lom prod~lcm, ~li) expected

xex,

(ii)

flows,

deposit
deposirs, ad

(iv) yields avaifable on k]{ercst-ting
(v) he objective of irs as=t)fiabili~ man-

accout

holders who continue co mtin&>

their
Jlgibie
account with the BA &er
rhe conversion. The liquida-
tion acco”r,r is reduced m]udly r. he mtenc that eligible

account holdes hxve rcduwd dleir qw~$ing deposi~. At

Septen)ber 30, 1998,
d $2.6 million.

the liquidation account approximate-

Under the Filran~
md Enfo~cenlent Act of

h]scirution’s Reform, Recovery,
md the

(“FI W)

1989

Fcderd Deposit

Ins(uance Act of 1991 CFDICN),

d~e

capital requiremcn~ applicable to d tillancial institutions,
including F1rsc Federaf md Security, were substmtidly
increased. Fusr Feded u]d Securi~ am.ill fdl compliat~cc

with &c tily phased-in upitd requirunens.

(See Note

15 of Notes to Consolidated Fi!lancid Statements.)

ASSET/LIABILITY

MANAGEMENT

AND MARKET

RISK

(Continued)

of

In~ation

The
Impact
Consolihced Finmcid Smtemmts md Note dlcreto pre.
senred herein bve bten prepwed in accorhce %& gen-

Changing Price,

and

SUraerIt No.

133 on derimtives will,

in 2000,

r~uire ~ defim~v= 10 be r=Orded ~c Fair vd.e
balance sheet,

iII & due

,vid, &W

run tbro.gh

in rhe

erally accepred accounci~

ptincipla, whi~ requi~e the

mauremenr

of financial posirion and opemcing radts

in

inconle.
If anceb

by aII eq\ld chalge in dle h

due of the hedged item.

S1aremenr No. 134 on nlong~e

bmking will,

1999, d[ow mongage
&sified m reading, ?vailable for sde or, in cerrdn ciram-

chat are securitid

lams

in
co be

srances, held to mat”ricy. Currendy rhese must be clmsi6ed
as Tradl”g.

Implemenmtion guidmce on Smceme”c No. 125 wifl
co conrtin

for lom pmitiparions

cimify dIe requiemenc

d)e right for tbe purcf]=er

to r~ell

tke pxricipation,

co

neWxiJy move in *C same duection,

or

to tie

same

avoid cl~i~lng

the pmiciparion m a secured borrowitlg

extent, m dle pric~ of goods and sei-vicm.

insr=d of a ~dutioll

of Ioms.

hnpati of NW Acco,[nting Stundai-dc Durin$ the nac
few yean, nm ~ountig
kave
been issued WD r&e eEecr and obers we t.xpected. These
are sumi2Kd

pro,>ouncements

below.

tit

In the hare,

swd

new accounting pronouncements

Proposals wiU r~uire that purch~d

Ioms,

indudi”g

those acquired in the pctrchae of an enrire bank, be xcord-

ed net of mfizced
d~t
no dlowmce for loan loss~ will c?r~ over or be .mordcd

uncollectible lores. This m-s

except

rhrnugh subsequent

expmse, ddlough s[Ibscquent

loss= eq”d co rbc amount estitmted at pumhme wifl noc
be shown x ch:wge.offs.

instinltions

in
to current

will hc implemented.
comprchc”sive income”

Smcement No. 130 requires “od,er

~“d “comprehensive income” TO

The MCPA guidonce for Iiucid

be d~phyed along wi~ net income. Other comprehen-
in u,lldized gtins ad loss-
sive income inciudm ch~~

on atiable
liabilities
foreign curency relation
include deferr.~ he~lng gtis

for sde securitim, *e offset of sonle pnsion
rcduaions
in equi~,
in che fumm, wiLi dso
and losses, Comprehel]si.e

currently cecorded s
ad,

its amounting guide wilf be rmked to confornl
literature, n,dges
till be co disclose Ioms pir dcle 90 &ys or more that %e

‘redic union md finmcc

still 011 accrllal ~qd TO&dose

.Je policy for dugillg-off

income is net income plm other comprehensive inwme.

lores.

Smceme”c No.

131 fur public compmies
rcpoming TO folfow how each company’s fi,ef

redefines

segment

OPem[~g decisiOn m~cr ge~ infomrion
s%men= 10 m~ Oper~ling decisions.

zbout buines

Tbe FASB contium co study seveml tiua,

recording dl

finacid

instruments

zt

fair vduc

including
and

abolishing pooling of
likely that APB 2Ss measurement

ir is
for stock option plms

Afso,

inrer=~ accounting.

Statement No. 132 increasa and revises pension plan

wifl be Iilniced 10 employees and not to nonemployees such

disclosures for public

compmia,

and siipfifia

such

disclosur= for nonpublic compznies.

as direcroIs,
stock options co directors.

thereby =using compensation expense for

The Company is aware of&e
pro~amrning

code in existing ‘omputer

the
systems as the

issum ~ociated wifi

ym 2000
The issue k whether computer
systems will properly recognize date sensitive informa-

apprmch=.

tion when &e ym &mg*
properly

recognize

such

ro 2000.
information

Systems tit do “of
could gene~are

YEAR 2000

ISSUES

Campmy
computer

fmm unforeseen problems in the Company’s
system and from third panics whom chc

Compmy twesco process information. Such failur~ of he

Company’s comptIcer sysce”I andlor dlird pties
corIIpuc.
er Ttems mdd have a rnarerid in,pact on he Compmy’s

abdiry to conducr its bu.sinas.

euoneom &ta or cause a sysrern to Fail. The Compmy is
havily dependent on comp”cer p~ocming in its btrsines~
“mue creatm risk for &e
amiviti= and &e Y-

2000

The C.mpz”y’s prirna~ dam procain~

k provided
by a mzjor third pzrty vendor. This providw IIU advised

dIe Compy

dr~r it ha completed

the rmmtion

of its

I

I

I

First

Midwest

Finanoia

I ,

ln~.

and

Subsidiaries

YEAR 2000

ISSUES

(Co.tinued)

system to be YW 2000 rd~
profiting memofdle~stem

ald is curr.ndy ill pr-s
totcsr
theopponuni~

of
tit

~cenxforrmdine.ss.

The CompalLy plmscopcrformim

hirid twOf&e&ta
2000 r~dine.ss by Dccembcr 31, 1998.

promshg

prOviderk~cafOr

Y~

The Company has performed XI ~wmmr
and soke,

01”ics
ald lM decetmi[}ed

comptrrer krdwwe

chose systems tit
SucfI up~d=
completed by December

upgrlde to be YW 2000 ready
have eifier bcell completed or wilJ be
the

h, addition,

rcqtie

1998.

31,

adtid

by such parties thar they do nor Imve pla(~ in place

10 add~
2000 probla;

~ld mrrect

the ~“m ~otitcd
a

bowwer, no ass=-

~i& dle Ym
to
be given s

the adequacy of such plms or CO&e timelin~
of their
implemelltacion. & P=C of dxe curcenr credit approv.d
new ad renewed Ioms xe evaluated as co d]e
prows,

borrower’s Ya

2000 rm{lnms,

Bwd on die Compaly’s

review of its mn~putcr sys-

tems, mm~ement
ef60rt to m~

believes the cost of &e mm~tion

is systems Y= 2000 ready wilI be appmxi-

Company h= reviewed oher excernd dtird p.w~ vendors
fi~t provide scmicw to &e Company (i.e. ufl~cy compa.

nie.s, dectxonic tiulds trmsfer providers, danl
inraance

lom p=ritiparion

providers,

compulies,
companies, and

mortgdge
~uested

lom secon~

agencies), md hw
or drmdy received certhi=cion Iittms froln dime

]nwket

mtely $60,000.
it is estimated rh~t 1,500
man hours will & ti]curred by Compmy pemonnd relzred
to Yea 2000 imua at m approximate cost of $40,000.

hl additio(l,

SUch COS6 Wti be chmged [0 CXp~K

w dl~y ~e

incurred.

XIe Company has developed x Yw 2000 contin-
critical

gency plm disc addr=sm, among other

tiues,

vendors that their ~tems will be YW 2000 rmdy on a
three sewi~
timely bmis. T~ting wil[ be performed titil

Ope~ciOm md pOtentid WU=
concin”ation.
bmina

dImoE md stmtegies for

to dmennine heir Y=

2000

Afdlough mwgeme~ll

believa file Compmy’s com-

providers, where pmsible,
readinw.

The Comp*ny coufd incm !ox~ if lom payments ae

ddayed due to Year 2000 probl-

affecting si@,cant

borrowers. The Colnpmy

is communicating

wib

S.A

to a

ptia
thtir progrcx i,, mduating ~]d ilnpl+
menting any corrective nlmure.s required by them to be
not been
YW 2000 mdy

the Compaly

To date,

h

FORWARD-LOOKING

STATEMENTS

ptlrer W[WS ad service providers wio be Year2000 rdy,

there WI be no WWmW char these ~tems,
~stems of orh~ compani~ on which the Gmpany’s

or those
sys-

telns rely, will be My f~ctiod
coidd have a sigficant
Mwe

in the Y= 2000.
Such
adverse imptct on the

fmlcial
Company.

wndition

and results of operations

of he

‘1

the lod economia

ill which AC Colnpti\y md rhe Banks

conducr operations;

the effects 0[ md change in, tmde,

rate policim of dle Feded &ewe

and fisd polici% and laws, includil]g incerc.st
inter-

inflation,

,Eoud;

,.

The Compmy
Fed~
ward-looking

and Secwiy, my fronl
statements,”

ald im wholly-owned subsiditiies Hrsr
time to time m&e “for-

including sratemetlm cOn- mone~,

ctined in he Compmy’s

filings with the Securicic

ad

hdmge
shareholders md in od)cr communi~uom hy che Com-

COmInissiOn (the “SEC”),

in its reports t<,

pan~ whi& are made h] good && by d]e Compmy
and *C B~dm purswlt
he Privztc .securici~ Licigatio[l Reform Act of 1995.

ro &e “de harbor provisions of

Thue forwad-looking

sracemellrs tidudc starmnellcs

with rwpect

to the Comp:{my’s and the BmlW beli&,

~Pccca~OnS, =t~ac-,
co signifia]c

md intentions, dlar xc

risks md w]certainti~,

and we subject

.subjecr
to

(some of ~vbicb me
change breed on variow hcrors
beyond the Company;
and &e Balks’ mntrol). The fol-
lowing faaors, among orflers, codd cause the Compmy’s

and he BaIN fiI1m~
from tfle apccmtions,
in such foward-looking

performance to di[fer maceridy
and inrelltions aprmed

etimat=,

est race, mkm,
the timely
development of al]d acmptance of LIeWproducts and ser-

and monetary fluctuations;

vices of he &,
products and services by users; the hpacr

and the perceived overall value of three
ill

of *c<

finmcid
laws and re+tiow
cha)ges; acquisitiol]s dlanges in consumer spmding and

technologid

semiccs’

saving bbiw,
Bmks a~ Inwging

and the success of cbe Compmy and the
kc risks involved in r.he foregoing.

~e

foregoing Iiit of Factors is not exclwive. Addi-
tioild discussion of &ctom affecting the Company’s busi-
in the Compmy’s
is conrtined
n~s

and prospects

periodic Mig.s wifi
ul]dercdcc, ad expressly disdtims any incel,c or obli~-
to upckmteany forward-looking statement, wheticr
rion,

the SEC. The Coalpany do= not

Unid

Smtm ecol~omy in gened

and he

smngth of

or on bchti of the Company or the Bmks.

statetnen~

the strength of the

written or od,

that my be mzde from time to time by

Firs%

Midwest

Fiman=(ai

,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED

BALANCE

SHEETS

September 30, 1998 ad 1997

1998

ASSETS

&h md due fion, bmk

.... .... .... .... ... ... .. . .... ... .... .... .. . .... . .

.. . . ... .... ...

$

~08,g84

In~est-bwii]g

deposi= in other financial instkutions - shon-term ........

Federd fi)ds

sold ....... .... . . ...... .

....

Tod uh md cash equivalents ........ ...... . ...... ............... .. ....

.... ................. .......... . ................... :
...

.

5,818,460

6,727,444

fnceret-bwing

(cost approximates m~kei

deposi~ UXofier finmckd instim94s

1,063,317
.~,170,56z

...

$

875,169
10,709,907
1,267,350
12,852,426

200,000
115,985>045

254,640>971

5,629,300

5,366,109
4,176,311

156,300

5,582,116

Tord assets .......... ................... .. . .. ............ ... ... ........ ....... ...... ..._

:.

$418,380,395

$404,588>578

LIABILITIES
Liabilities

AND

SEIAREHOLDERS>

EQUITY

Noticermt-beari~]g
.........
Savings, NOW and mo,]cy mwkcc demand deposits .............. .

deposi~ . ....... ....... ...... ... ..

de~-d

........... .
....... ...-

$

‘4,971,562
57>755,615

Orher time @Icaccs

ofdeposir ................ . .. .......... ......

... ...... . . ..a...

~. ZZI,130,975

Tord deposits .... ................

................. .....

. . . ...... .... ...

. ...

.... ... ...

Adt.mm from FHLB ............... . ............. ..... . .... ...... .... ..... ....~...~~
.... .....A.._.
securities sold under wectIIenu to mpurchwe ............._.-..-

283,858,I52
. 85,263,562
4,074,567

._.,

Orker borrowings
Advanca Son, borrowers for CUH and i“s~~lce

... ... ..... . .... . .....

.. ... ..... .... .

.....J . . . . ..... .... ... ...

..

.. .... .. ~~~

.........

........

.. ..

. . ..

,

Accrued iIICeImC papble ......... .
Accrued exynw and od]er Labiiitim ............ .

... .

....

..... .. ....... ....~.....
..... ..........

.... .. ..........._ -
.... ..
... .
.. .
..............
...... ...... .... ....... .............. ...

Total ltibfliria ..................... ...

. .

Shareholders’

Equity
Preferred stock, 800,000 hcs
Common stock, $.01 px tiU~

2,957,999
ac Septcn]bcr 30, 1998; 2,957,999

shara is”cd and 2,553,245

a“rhorized; none tiucd ... ......_ ....._ ....k
shwes authoriid;
5,200,000
shau outswnding
shxcs isued md 2,6983904

shines oursmlding at Sepccn]ber 30, 1997 .........

..... ............ .........._

~dicio~~d paid-in ~pid .... ................... ... ............ .

.. .....

.......i. ........_

Retained wnin~
Net unrdid

substa]riiy

restricted .............. .......... ....... ..............

appreciation on securiti~ atilable

for sale,

na ofw of$474 ,346 i“ 1998 and $568,o13

in 1997 ................

Unearned En]ployee Stock Ownmbip Plan shar~ ............. ..

....
......... . ...-

Traury

stock, 404,754

and 259,095

comnlon shares, at cost,

at September 30, 1998 and 1997,

KCSPeCrIVdY

. . . . .

. . . . .

. . . . . . .

. . . .

.

. . . . . . . . . .

.

.

Tod shwch.ldem’ eqtity ......................... ........... .. ...

.... ... . .......

Total [iabditim a]d shaeho[dcri

equity ....................................

$418.380,395

$404,588,578

The accompanying notes are an integralpart of these consolidatedfinancialstatements

$

5,572,296
49,838,735
190,704,667

246,115,698
107,426,225

1,800,000
2,900,000

449,487
I >065>746

1>354,418...

361,111,574

20,984,754

26>427>657

960,371

(567,200)

“:

(4,358,158)

43,477,004

550,000

405,218
834,741

1,108,592

.376,’094,832

~...

.

29,58o

21,330,075

27,985,8I4

798,82o

(367,200)

(7,491,52GI
42,285,563

(

I

I

First

Midwest

FfnanGiaI,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATE

STATEMENTS

OF INCOME

Years ended September 30, 1998,1997

and 1996

1998

1797

1996

Interest md dividend income

receivable, including fms ....... ... ........... .... .................
............................. ............

bms
Saritim available for de ..... ..
Dividend on FHLB sco& ..... .. .. ...........................~............

‘~

Incermr apense
Deposirs

FHLB adwces

.......... ............ ... .....................+................ ... .. .... ..
and ofier borrowings ............. ...................

Nonincer~c income

I.om fm and deposit service charges ............... .. ...... ..........
Gin on sdcs ofsecuririm available for sale, nm ......... . ...-.

Gain (lm) on de.s of foreclosed rd .SCII., II.:
....
Broke% commissions ...................... ........... ............. ........

..... ......

Other income

... ... .... .... .... ... ...z. ... ..... . . .... .... ... .... .. . ... ... ....2......

Noninrerest expense

Employee mmpel)sation and benefits .............
Occupanv md ~tipm,nt
SAIF deposit insurance special wsasmenr..,

......... ....... ..
.....................................
... ... ...
.............

~pense

SAIF deposit bum..

plemium

. .... .. .... .... . . .... ... .... .. .. ... ... .

.

expense ,.................- ................._.L ......... .. -.

Data proc~ng
Provision for losses on foreclosed r~ estate ........ ................
. ... . . ..

........ .......................= . .... ........4.fi

Otker apmse

.

$23,054,813
‘ 8:629,761
‘
“’
374,220

32,058,794

13,432,454

5,797>499
19,229,953

$22,432,826
6,185,385
386,462
29,004>675

11;982,913

5,076,144
17,059,057

$18,567,097

5,437,734
332.634
24,337,465

9,766,586
4212024
13.978.610

-

11,945,618

10,358,855

120,000

100,000

11,825,618

10,258,855

1>263,367

398,903

(33>034)
52,479
“’* 193.158
. .
. .
1,874.873

.

4,644,S09
1,133,187
~~

.

]43,199

339>385
299,532

1,692,728
8>252,84o

1,108,233
216>614

.(6>7.~)
69,379

313.168
1,700,672

4,341,038

1,006,190

220,849

“321,369

1,492,819
7.3 82,265

830,256

79,317
(8,630)

292,I89
226,163

1,419,295

3,732,839
668,784

1,265,996

433,367
289,390

“20,000
1,157.886

7.5 68,262

Income

before

income

raxe.s .,.., ........................... ......-----

4,788,402

6,144,025

4,109,888

Income cm tipe.se ..................=...x ....... ..x ...............j .............

-

‘ 2:003,520

2.502,069

1,696.323

Earning per common md common equivalent sba~

Bmic ear”in~ per common she
Dilutd ml~ings per common shwe ... ......_ ... ..............Z.._.=

........... .......... ................ .

“$
.$

1.08
1.03

$
$

1.34
1.28

$
$~o

.95

$3,641,956

$2,413,565

The accompanying notes are an integralpati of these consolidated financialsfatemenfs.

First

Midwest

Fiman=ia,

,

[nc.

and

Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENTS

OF CHANGES

IN SHAREHOLDERS,

EQUITY

3

Years ended Sepcembm 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996

COn,mOn
Srock

Ad&tional
Paid-i,,

Capital

Retained

Eunings

Net Un,cdized

Aep,ecia~iOn
(Dcpreciarion)
0. Sewicies
Atilabk
For Sale,
Net of T=

Unc.med
hployee

S,embe, 30>1995

.. ... ..............–— $

19,915 $19310,045

$22>080,579 $

571,564

$

(967,200) $ (~,oo2,~o~ $ 3~,0~2>~9~

Pur&aseof41,91 Ocomon
...
Seek ..........................

shwmof rreasv

.... .... .

.. ......_

htirunmt
30,000 conunon Sk

.f958 commond,-

commitccd r.

b, .,lwsd underh, ~OP ............................

AmOrtiti.n

of recog,ici.n md cerenti.’t

pk aIrmIIOIIkm md tax benefit of

mimed

S,OCI,under &e ~[~

W dividc,,& dedared .,, commorz sto&

(Ii)

10

303,524

168,120

($.29PC,d13,e)................ .... .. ......... .........

.

.

(745>761)

-

Iswce of 171,158 common shars fmm

mwsu~ stack in CO,.,ection Wih

acquisitior~.f Qnd Wat BanmrporauoI,

fss.ante of 9,450 comon sh~ [rem

~

~~.~ d.. ~ m.rcise of sto& opti.m

N.c dwge

i. unrti

apprcciati.n

(depretition) o. securitiesavtile
for sal.,
IICCof taxof($321 ,860 ..................... .._.._.

1,192,990

(112,138)

(542,866)

Net i,,cornehr d,. ~

endedSeptcmk 30,1996

-

-

2,413,56z

-

-

-

(630,710)

(G3O,71O)

200,000

503>524

168,120

(745,761)

2,743,644

3,936,634

206,638

94,500

(34228G@

2,413,565

Bdma ., September 30, 1996 .. . .. ... . ......

.. .....

19,905

10,862,55 I

23,748,383

28,698

!767,200)

(682,635)

43,209,702

Pur&e

of 248,419 como”

shara of

-w

=.~

.......................

Retirement of 3,474 com.n

. . ... .

.
shua

...

30,000 common&m canuni~edcob.

refmcd undc, he F.SOP . ....... ..... .... .... ...

.

AMoticion of rem~ition md rex.ti.an

(35)

35

(4,268,777)

(4,268,~

295>740

200,000

495,740

pk co-on
,b-
rauicced SCockmder the plm .
M dividendsd,chcd on ammo.

a,d m hcnedcof

. . . .. . ..
swck

...

93,401

($.36 WCSkC) ...................... ... ....

...

km..

uf 970,978 conunonsharu 6. sco&

divida,d declard on conur,onsco&, net
ofcuh ptid u, fieuof &ctio,& sbw~
shwa upon

Purchae .f 7,263 comon

(961>849)

9,710

(9>710)

(833)

93,401

(961>849)

(833)

GWk

ofscock oprio”s ..................

......

.-

.

(175,445)

(175,445)

k-e

of 41,347 come.

dwcs f,.m ueas”q

stock due co exerciseof std

options

Ner dwgc h uncdtid appccciati.n.,,
securiri~availablefor safq necof taxof

S549,689 _.......___....

. .. .. ..

........ .... .

Net inmmefor theP

endedSeptember30, 1997 _

(257,263)

-

768,699

511,436

—

.3,641 ,956

—

-_

-

931,673

931,673

3,641,956

Mm..

ac Scp,e”,kr 30, 1997

.. .... ..

.. . ......-

29,580

20,984>754

26,~U7,657

960,371

(567,200)

(4,358,158)

43,477,oo4

CO NSOLIDATEIJ

STATEMENTS

OF CHANGES

IN SHAREHOLDERS,

EQUITY

(CONTINUED)

First

Midwest

Financial,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

Years ended September 30, 1998,1997

.L,d 1996

Common
stock

Addiciond
P,id.in
Capiral

Rm5ned
Ea~ings

Net Unrealized

Aper=i~ci~m
(Depxeciati.n)
on see”.irim
Avtilable
For Sale,

N., oFT=

Un~r.ed
Employee

Sc.ck
Ownecsbip
Plan Shze~

T,muv

sco&

Tocal
S1,~eholders,
EquiT

Bdmm .[ Seprember30>1997 ...............–.– .._.-

.$

29.580 $20,984,754

$26,427,637

$

960,371

$

(567,200) $ (4,358 >158) $43,477,W

hrduse
m“ry

of 152.226 common sk
Srd ......... ...__.=..”

.... .

of
.. .... ...

.

.-

30,000 conun.. hxa

cammined [. be

relaed under d>. HOP ................. . . . .
&h dtiidcndsdecfmed on comma. scocb

...

($.48 Pm ske)

...... ..— .. ........—--------

Pur&,

of 1,033 common he

up”

mcruse of scocb oprions ....................._.-....=..

I.n-um- of 7,600 ammo.

sha &m -UT

xo& due co mrtie
Nec change h unrdti

ofsrodi options

.

apprcaarion on

,eauines avtihblc for de, ncc of m of

$(93,G671 ........ .................

. .

.. ... ..

.._

-.

--

.

-

[3271.203)

(3,271,203)

454>460

200>000

654,460

“’‘-

““ (1,226,725)

(109,I39)

-

-

.

-

(1,226>725)

(21,972)

(21,!372)

159,807

50,668

,Y,t income for me y= ended Sepraber 30, 1998
-

-

2>784,882

Oalmce a, Sqcember 30, 1998 .............. ...........

$
—.

29,580 $21,330.075

$27,985,814
—.

(161,551)

-

$

798,820

-

$
.

-

-

(16,551)

2,784.882

(367>200) $ (7,491,526) $42,285>563

.

—

I

G

I

I

r

1

The accompanying notes are an integralpad of these consolidatedITnancia,statements.

First

Midwest

Financial,

inc.

and

Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENTS

OF CASH FLOWS

3

Years .I,dcd Septenlber 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996

1998

1997

1996

Cash flows from operaring

acrivicies

income ..................... ............ ........... .. ... . .

N.t
Adjusu~lencs to recontile ner inconle to net CX1,

from operating activitie5

.. ..............

$

2,784,882

$

3,641,956

$

2,413>565

,,et
.. ..
Depreciariorl, an,ortization and accretion,
.. .................. ....
Provision for loan loSm ..........................
Provision for loss= on fordoscd red es~ate
.
. ... .
.
-..
Izet ........ .... .
tian on sties ot sccurIcia
Procce& fro~n A. safm ofloms hefd for safe ...... ............
Originations of ioms held for sale................ .............. .. . ...

.
.
tor tie,

avtible

.. . .

. .

.

973,454

. ..1.662,472

299.532

(398,903)
5,613,115
=(5>613>115)

I >092,782
120,000

(216,61;)
3,592,055

(3,592,055)

Stock dividends fio,,l FHLB sto& .
(Gak,) loss on da

of office property, rlct........................ .

.. .. . ..

. .. ....

(GaiL,) loss on Sd~ of foreclosed red e.svace,,,et
Net chmge in

. .

.

.

33,034

6,722

Accrued inc.rst
Other wsem ...........................................

receivable ... .......... . ........................
....................

Acmued interw payable

..

. .

... ....

.. ..

.. ...

Accrued expcnsa md od,er hab,bu~
Net mh from opcmting acciviti=

.

.

. ..

.
. . ....

. . .
.

397,502
46>622

.

(231,005)
(152,159)

5,415,431

(337,062)
223>344

(205,719)

(2,348,712)
1,976,697

907,721
100,000
20,000

(79,31n
1>064,000
(1,064,000)

(78,900)

(24,739)
8,63o

(1,406,034)

(399,200)
348,940

1,689>497
3,500,163

Cash flows !rcm irlvcsring

acri.icies

Net hge

in intere.st-bearillg

deposits in other

fi=mcid insticu:ions ............................... ............... ............ ...

Purch=e of securities .vaiMle
Proceeds from sdm of securities .\,tiable for sale ..... ....... .....

.. ...... ... ...... .

for de

. .

200,000

(89,877,6361
..18,280>412

100,000
(67,569,57@

804,067

(300,000)
(120>994,759)
366,829

Proceeds froln maturities md principal rcpay]nent of

p,,rclrmed ......y ..... ........ ... .

securlu= amdable for de ............................ ........... ...... ........
.................. ............. .... ...
... .... ...........
of focedosed rd amt . ..................... .........
. ............

Loa
Net change i~~low ................. .......... .... ........ .
Proceeds from da
Purd,~

of FHLB stock .................

. . . ..... ........

67,062,074

(36>947,582)

.....18.415.456
440,401
(447,700)

61,943,630

(29,819,316)
...18.519,590

93>453
(104,600)

Procee& from redelnpcioll of FHLB stock

.

.

.

..

.

571,200

Purcl>a.seof Iowa BancoT,
Purchase of Centi Wwc Bmwcporation,
......... ....... .. ... .......... .. . . .. ..

re~ved

net of cash

. ..... ..........................

In.., net of at, ~cceived

.

Purchae of premises md ~quipme”c, ner
Proce& from Sda Ofasseu ................ .

..

... ... .
................................

(227,893

(842,423)

95,068,472
(24>975,540)

(3.599,754)
132,842
(1>355>100)

(5>217>265)

(229,430)

(845,38o)
.,72,925

Net u.sh fioln invating activitim .......... .................... .....

(22,531,27;)

(16,875,175)

(61,876,160)

First

Midwest
CONSOLIDATE

Financial,
STATEMENTS

Inc.

and

subsidi=rie~

OF CASH FLOWS

(C ON TIN UEO]

Yews ended Sepzember 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996

1998

1997

1996

Cash flows from financing

activities

Net chge

in noninterest-bearing den)md,

aavmgs, NOW, and money mmkec d-d

.... .
Net cbmge in other time dePosiu ........ ......- .......... .....~...........

depos,m

Premed.s from adwcm from FHLB ................ .... ....... ....
Wpaymenu of advance from firLB

......
....... ....... .................... ...

Net change in sectitiw sold under agreemenw

to xepurdxae .. ........ .... . ..........& ... . .. ......... ...... ... ................~

Net chngc in odIer borrowings .........
Nec change in admcm from borrowe~s for wes
and lnSUImcc ................ .. ..~........ ...<....... ...

...

..............................

. ...........?.. .... ...

Cwh dividends paid ........................ .....
.......L . ...
Proceeds from exercise of stock options .......... .........................
Purclwe Ofmmury stO& .........

........ ..... ............ .. ......

. . ...........

...

Net ah

from financing a.ti,918)
1,500,000

+

(44,269)

(1,226,725)
28,696

(3,271,203)
10,gg0,857

(40,75@
(962,682)

335,991.
(4,268,777)
13,422,252

Net change in cash md A

equivalents ............... ..... .. .......... ....

~~(6,124,982)

(I,476,22@

Cash and mb equitients

at begiuning ofya

..........-_ .... .......~.

12,852,426

~2

$

(295,265)
18,54 S,037

210,000,000

(160,510,5s5)

1,640>000

(11,279)

(745>761)
94,500
(630,710)

6S,088,937

9>712,940

4,615,712

Cash and wh equivd.nts ar end ofyex

.......

. ..... ....... ......... ......

$

6,j’27,444

$

12,852,426

$

14,328,652

Supplement

disclosure of ah

flow information

Cash paid during the y-

Interest

....... ... ... .

for:
...~ .

......ti...

.... ...... . .................

$

19,4io>958

$ ,17,264,776..

$

Income u=

......... ... ..&.....G....<.= .. ....... .........L. .. ...........

lr95,805

2,415,042

13,629,670
1,736,192

Supplwend

s&edule of “o,]-ab

investing a“d

Iinmcing ocrivid~

LO~S ~msferred EOforeclmed d
Isuance of common sto& for purchase of

=mw ........... ....... .. ... ..... $

1,679,984

$

169,6S7

$

220,474

Cen[rd We.sr Ba”’orpomrion .......... .......... ...... ... .. .... .... ...

~~~.

3,936,634

The accompanying notes are an integralpafi of these consolidated financialstatements

First

Midwest

Financial,

[nc.

and

Subsidiaries

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED

FINANcIAL

STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER

30,

1998,1997

ANO 1996

3

NOTE

1 - SUMMARY

OF SIGNIFICANT

ACCOUNTING

?OLICIES

f?rincipl=
statments

of Consolidation:
include the accoun~ of First Msdwcsc Financial,

The consolidated fmand

fnc., a bank holding mmpany Iouted in Srorm Iake, Iowa,
(&e “Compw,y”) and im wholly-owned subsidiwies which
include First Feded Savinss Bu& of d]e Mldwcsc (die
“Bmk” or “Fm Fcde~al”), Securi~

SBte Bank (“Swi-

V’>), Hnc Sti.=
age semicm and non-insured invfiml~c

Fimmcid timiced, which oKets broktI.
products ~Id

Brooti]gs

Smite

Corporzcion. AU significant intercom-

pany bbc~

~ld ~actions

h~ve been etitnarcd.

Nanue of Business, Colxcentration of Credir Nds and
The prknary source of
Indusmy Segn,cnt
izlconle for dle Conxpany is d>c purd,me or ori8il,acion of

Itiorrmaxion

consumer, commcrcid,

commertil

rd esute, and r~i-

dentid rd sate
anuarions
from mtomers

loans. Sec Nore 5 for a d~cu.ssion of con-
risk. TI]e Company accepts deposits
course of bu.sinas prin]wily

the normal

ill

of crctIt

in northwmt md central IoTva and emcern Soucb D&,ou

The Con]pany operacm prin=ily
which mounts

for nlore b)

in the banki~lg indusq

90% ofics revaucs, opemc-

ing income and mets.

Assets held in crust or fiduc@ capaci~ are no[ asses

of&e Compal~y md, accordklgly, are not il]cfuded in the
sczternenu. At Sep-
accompmying consolidated fiL~lCd
tooled approti-
ren]ber 30, 1998 ~,d 1997,
marely $14,165,000

~ld $12,392,000,

r~ectively,

sts

-C

Use of fitimar~
prepmtion of fimti]cid srataenu

in Pcep~ing Fiim’iai

Statemenw The
iII cotiormi~ with gcn-

erdy acmpced accounting principl~ reqtira m-merit
to m~
dle reported
amowlc.s of rose=, Iiablliries ad disclmurc of contingent

cstimatw m]d ~umptions

rhar flea

=CE and Liabilities at &e dare of tbe fmmcid statelnenm
of revenue and expenses during
mld &e reported mounu

che reporting period. Acrual rmtd~ codd Mer

fionl dIosc

e$timarc.s.

Certill Sia~ificmc
S,
and sco&-b.wed colnpcl~arion expense, involve ceti

fair vducs of securities ~ld odIer financd instwenu,

The allowance hr lom los-

htin,ates

sig-

nifi~t

~tilnat-

Inade by rnan~enlenr.

Th6e mtimatm

are reviewed by mm-cut
possible that circum.swm dlat &I

routineIy nd it is r~onably

at September 30,

1998 nlay chmge ill &e nem-terin f“mre ~]d chat the
effect codd be mzterid to che mnsoli&tcd flnmckd suce-
mmm.

Certain Vkembfity
M~ement
d)ac nuke d~e~mpany

Due TO Certin

Co.cenmcions:

is of &e opinion rfmr no concellwcions m’sc

vufner~le to the Fik ofna-term

SeVex impact.

Cash ad Call ~ui$dcnts
flows, dl

F.rpurposes of reporting mh
cquivafenm is defined ro include the

and ah

Compmly’s ush on bald and due ~o,n fwd

insticu-

tiom ad
fimtial

short-term inte~-bwillg

insritutio,~.

The Company report.s net A

deposits it~ o&er
flows

for customer lom tmsacrions, deposit -actions,
csc-bwi”g
short-term borrowings wkh maturities of 90 days or less.

inter-
institutiol>s, and

deposim in o&er

fitmcid

Securitiw The bmpmy
maturity, available for sa[e and mding categorim.
n]arurity

cl=fim securitim iIIto held to
f-fefd to
securirim aIc tkose which the Comptny has dIe

positive incenc md abii!~ to hold to maturity, and we

repomed at arnortied cost. Available for sde securities ae
chose II,. Com~)y may decide to seJl if nwded for liquid-

iw, ~~-fiab~lv m%enlcllt
for sde securities mc reported at fti value, wi& unrbcd
gtim and Iossm incfuded as 2 sepmte mnlpo”ent ofsbe-

or ohm raom.

Available

equi(y, net of U.

h.ld.rs’
Trading securities ~e bought
pril,cipdly for de in the ne~ term, ad are reported at F&

value with unrdized @

and Iowa included in earning...

Gains md Iossw on de de of securici= am detc~-
~nincd usi~lg &e spccfic idcnrfi~tion method bwed on

morcized cost md aIe reflected in resuks of ope~ations at

ofsde.

fnrerest md dividend income, adjusted by
the tie
amortition
of purcfwse premium or dncounc over che
esrimared life of tile security using d~e Imel yield method,

is incfuded in anif~gs.

Lores Held for Sde Momgage Iwm originated md
nlarket ate wricd at rhe
intexldcd for sale in the secon~

lowm of cost or estinared m=kec due
Net unrealized lossa

are recognimd in

u, the s_~e~cr.

a vafuation

dowance by cfwgcs to income.

Ngkw

EKecrive Octobw 1, 1996, Ae

LoaII Sewicing
adopted Statement of Finmtid
bmp.my
~SFAS7 No. 122, Xccoumrzg fir Morcgagt
Smlh&
Smuing fighti. v This Smcenler)r changed cbe accounting
for mortgage sewicing rights rewincd by a lW otiginaror.
if he originator seffs or securities
Under this sr~ldard,
mortgage Io-
teal COS[oftbe n~orrb~e lam is dlomted betwa

the rdared servicing righm, the

ald retiv

tiounting

the la

First

Mitiwe=t

Financial,

[“G.

and

Subsidiaries

NOTE

1 - SUMMARY

OF SIGNIFICANT

ACCOUNTING

POLICIES

(Conrinu.d)

the servicing righrs) and A.

(wicho.t
b=d on their relariw fir values. Under prior practim,
such coscs were ~igmed co he loan. The costs allocared co
righ~ are now recorded as a separate
mom~e

seticing

seticing

rights,

d]

Net and are monkd
of,

the net servicing inmme.

i“ proportion

~o, ad
~vcr
The mrying due

the w
of &e

momg~e

semicing rigbs me periodically duatcd

for

imp.tirment. The effea ofadoprfilg the statement was not
material.

loan simciorls,

loan charge. ofi

the whole allowance is a.nillble
tbac occur.

for a“y

Loans are con.sidercd impaired if fidl prklcipd or

I

loan xerms.

not mricipated in accortice

wick
Impaied Ioms are carried ar

inter~t payments =
he canmmal
of mpeaed &wre mh flows &counted
the presen[ tiuc
at rhe loan$ effective interest r~rcor at &e Gr ~lue of&e
collated if he loan k collateral dependent. A portion of
the allowance for Iom Iosse.sis aJlomted m impaired loans

LOUS Receivable h-

receimble &t management h

&e intenr and ability co hold for ~},c fo-=ble
&nIre or
until macuri~ or pay-oK ~ reported at theti our.scandi{lg

~p~d balance If three fl~~Ons
loan loses co require an ins-,

~we he aflowmce for
such incrme is reported

as a componenr of rhe provision for lom loses.

if the value of such Iom k deemed ~o be less d~m the

balanca

zdjusred for my chmge-offs,

principal
rhe
allowance for loan losses, ad any def..rred f~ or coscs on
originated loans md Honked
on purcbxd

premiums or discounm

loans.

Premiums or disco””rs on pur&zed loans xc ainor-
to income using dle leveI yield method over &e

tid

remaining period to conmcmd mamri~,
anric.ipacedprepayments.

adjt,sred for

Interest income on [am is a~ed

over &e Term of

breed upon the amomt of principal o“rstandi”g
&. 10-
except when serious doubt &ts
as to &e colletibiIi~ of a
loan, in which me dle accrual of inter~c is discontinued.

Sm&er-bdance

impairmen~ in cod.
mo~ge
=identil

homogcneom lores are eva.luacedfor
Su& Iom include cesidentid fmc
re.side”ces,

loans secured by one-to-four kily
consrn,ction Ioa”s, md automobile, n]mhc-

cured homes, home equity and second mo~ge
Commercial
propcnies

low and mort~e

are ~“ated

individudy

10=s

secured by ocher
impairment.
for

loans.

of borrower opemting r=d~ and finmdd
When mdysis
condition indi~te.s rhac underlying cash flws of he bor.
rower’s business m noc adequate co meet i~ debt service
requirements, dle [oan is evaluated for impairment. Often
this is ~ociated with a delay or shofi~

in payments of90

Interest
excenc &t

income is subsequently remgniti

cash payments we remi”ed wtil,

only

10 rhe
in “~mage-

&ys oc more. Nonaccmd Ioans we often dso considered
Impaired Ioa”s, or portions dIereof ae chtrged
imptired.

ment’s j“dgmenr, &e borrower hu &e abili~ co m~ m.-
tracmd inrerest and principal payments, in which w dle
loan is rmurncd 10 accmal sticw.

and Wlated
f.om Origination Fees, Commitment
Cosw Loan fees and cesttin direct lom origination cosw

Fw,

are deferred, ad &e ner fm or COSLis recogntied as m
adjustment

inmmc using he inccrest m~od.

to inrerat

Allowance

for Lou LOSSW Because some loans may not

be reptid in fi~, m allowance for Iom losses is recorded.
The &owance for loan lossa is incraed
by a prov~,on for
lom 1.ss= cb~ed

co expense and decreased by cb~ofi

offwhep deemecl uncollectible.

Foreclosed Wd Gti:e: W esrare properti~ ~qlured

through, or in lieu 06 Ioa” foreclmure ~e iniTtiIy record-
aab~ih~ng a new
ed at&I due

at the &re ofquisicion,

cost b~is. Any reduction to fti due
due
of
accouncd
dlomce

the related lom at d>e dme of acquisition is
du
fo~ Iom Iossw, VabIItiOns are periodically per.

for a.s a loan low and hged

from d,e ~iog

a~nsc

formed by mmagement md vduacion a~owanca
adjusted through ~ hge

co income for changes in fir

arc

value or estimated selling costs.

(net of recowria).

&timating

the risk of loss and the

Income T=

The Compmy recor& income cm =pense

aounr
agemenis periodic duation
dlomce

of Ios on my Iom is necessmily subjeaive. Mm-
the
lom loss experi-

is bmcd on he Compmy’s put

adeqm~

of &c

of

enm, known md inhaent

risks in he portfolio, adverse sit-

Lutions that may affect che borrows’s abilky to repay the
estimated d“e
of any underlying cofl~ceraf, and currel,c
economic condirio”s. While mamgemenr may periodical.

ly alloute portions of the flowance for specific problem

bwed on che amount of taxa due on irs w remrn plus

computed bd

deferred -
on &e mpected furure tax
conseq~lenm of ~mpomiy differences beiww~ the cany-
and ta bw~ of ~em md liabilities, using
ing aounts

enacted QX rate. Avduation allowance, ifneeded, redum

deferred w ~seu 10 dle .axnouncexpected 10 be realized.

I

3

First

Midwest

FInan=ial,

Ino.

and

Subsidiaries

NOTE

1 - SUMMARY

OF SIGNIFICANT

ACCOUNTING

POLICIES

(Continued)

Premises a]d Equipmenu b]d
at cost. Buifd-
ings, furniture, fixtures md equipment arc w~ied at cost,
computtd
lW zcnunulated depreciation and ionization

is ~ied

principally by ming &e maigbt-line method over the e.sti-

USd

=ed

~V@ of the assem ranging fronl 3 [“ 40 }WS.
These assem arc reviewed for impairment under SFAS No.
121 when events ind~mre he wryiog amount may not be

recoverable.

EnlploFc Stock Ownership Plm The Company accouncs

Stock Dlvida)ds: Commo,l

share amo”ncs rclaced co &c

MOP plm, sro& comp~ation
dividends per tie

and
are r=tared for stock splits and stock

plms md ew.ings

dividends, including d~e rkree-for-mo stock splir effected
in the form of a 500/ostock diiidcnd which }va paid o“

Ja,~

2, 1997.

<ings Per Gmlnon

S&C

Basic md diluted eunings

per comn)on share are computd under a new accounting
ended
scmdard effective beginning with the quarter

I

for i~ employee std

ownmship plan (“ESOP”)

in accor-

Dealber31,

1997. All prior =ilings per colnmol] shwe

dance with AfCPA St.te,nent
of Position f“SOP”) 93-6.
Under SOP 93-6, the cost of skm i,5SUd to dle ~OI\ but

nor yet domted to pxticipants, Xe pr=nted

in the con-

solidate

bdmce

sheem as a reduction of shweholdem’

equi~. Gmpensarion
on the
marker prim of he shars m alley ae commimed to be

expcme is recorded b=d

reiaed for Aocation to pxcicipanr accounts. The differ-
ence betwtil~ d~e mmkec price and the cost of shaes com-

atnoun~ bzve been restated co he mmpmble.
Bmic eun.
ings per common shze is bmd 01] be net income divided
o“c-
by dle weighted average Ilurnber of common shes

are mn.sidered
sranding during the period. F.SOP sbaa
outsmding for earnings per common sb~e calcdations ~

hey =e commin.d to be refereed; un-ned MOP sh~
a
recognition
and rcrention plan skwes we considered outstanding for

not comidcred ou=randing. M-merit

mined to be rdeased is recorded x an adjusu]]enc to
addiciond ptid-in capital. Dividends on aliocatcd ESOP
shares we recorded x a rcductio~~of retained wnin~

div-

calculacio”s w ihcy
basic eanings per common sh~e
become ve.seed Dduted wnings per common share shows
conlmon shw~
he diJutive Wecc of additiond potenti

idends =e !lot paid on unearned F.SOP slwm.

isuabk under sto& options and nonvcsted shwes issued

Fi:lmcid Inscrume”n wirh Ofl-Bdmcc-SI,eec

~k

The

Gmpany,
in the normal course of business, m&m conl-
miunen~ to make loans whIdI are not reflccced in tie con-

solidated filmcid
comlirments

is {Isclosed in Note 16.

sratemenm. A summ~

of

the.se

h,ra”gible &sew Goodwiff arising from tie acquisiio,l of

banks is anorcid

suhsidi~
straigkt-line method. &of
unamorci~d goodw”ti rorafcd approtin]ately $4,497,815

using dlc
September 30, 1998 ald 1997,

over 15 y-

and $4,862,747,

respectively. Amorbriotl

expense wm

$364,932,
September 30, 1998.1997

$363,923

znd 1996.

and $170,070

for the yeas ended

Securiia

Sold Under Agrecmet,cs co Repurchase

The

Company encem into sd~. of securitim under agreelne”cs
alders only which provide for
to repurchme wirh ptia~

&e rcpurchme of the san,e secusity. Securitim sold under
agreemen~ to purcbme identical securitim m collatedi~d
by assets wh,& a. held in s&&cePing in the m,le of &e
Batdr by &c ddcm who wranged d~e trauacriol]. Securi-
ties sold under agreemcnu w repmchm m xeztcd as

fin~]cings and&e obligariom to ~cpurchase such sccuritim
a.
The securici~ undedyfi~g A.
tiI the asset accouns of &e Comp3ny.
agrecmenm retin

retlected ~ a liabili~.

under mmagemenc recognition and recentio~] plans.

RecI~iIi=tiotls

Cur,,.

amou!~ts in &e 1997 u,d 1996

cOnsOli&ted fulat,cid smten>en= were retilfi~
form wirh cbc 1998 prese~lcation.

to co”-

Stock Compcmario,l:
tion understock option plans is based o:) Accounting Prin-

for employee compe”~-

Epensc

(’mB”)

opinion 25, ~vicb expense mponcd
UPJCS Bead
only if optiom =e granted below mwket prim at gmnc
If appficabk, disdosm of net klcome md earnk]gs
date.

per shre ae provided as if the fair due merhod of SFAS
No. 123 we

used for stock-b~ed compensation.

Ncw Accounting Pronounmnlellx

During the nmc few

YWS, new accounting pro,) ouncemen= that have been
issued wifl take effect and orkers are expected. These m

summwizcd below.

In the future, several new accounting prO”ounct-

mcnts will be implemented. Statement No. 130 requires
income” Wd “compref]en.sivc
‘other
[let income. O&w
income” to he displayed along wifi

comprehc”sive

comp~eha]sive

income

includ= ckang=

in unre~zed

gains md Iossm on avail~le for sdc securiria, he ofiec of
ccducciom in
some paion
foreigtl currency cransfation, md in the future will

Iiabilici- Wendy

recodeds

equi~,

&o include deferred hedging ~ins and Iossm. Compre-

First

Midwest

Finan-~al.

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

NOTE

1 - SUMMARY

OF SIGNIFICANT

ACCOUNTING

POLICIES

(Con,inucd)

hen.sive income is n= income plw oher
income,

co”tpreh.nsive

insce~d of a m+uction of loans.

Propomk will require thar purchased Iomsj

Smremenr No. 13 I

for pubkc companies ~ed&lne

&ose acquired i,] he purck

ofm entire bti

indudlng
be record-

s%ment mpOfing tO fOUow ~O~V A

cornpmy~

chief

OPe~tW decisiOn mkr
~enc.s

to mahe opemting decisiom.

gets information

abour business

Smtcment No. 132 i,]meases and revkes pcmion ph

ed net ofestin]aced uncollectible loans. ms nl~”s d,ar no
for Imn Iossm will cu~ over or be recorded
allomce

exmp[ through subsequent exp”se, dthougb subquer,t
10S

estimated ac purchase will not

equal to che mou”c

dKclosum for pt,blic companies, and sfinphfin such dis-

be shown m charge-ofi.

CIOSUS for nonpublic companies,

No.

Sracaent

in 2000,
in che ba-
require d] deriwcives [O be recorded at fir due
lancesheer, wirh chmges in Fti value run thro~,gh income,

133 on deriv.rivm will,

Jf derivative arc dommenred md effective w hedges, rbe
cbmge in the derimtive ftir due will be offsa by an cqud
&ange in the M tiue of che hedged item.

The AfCPA guidanm for finm~

instirucions in i~
accomting guide will be revised ro conform co current iit-
eranue, make
~e

and combine

few changm,

a

banbing/savings guide, credit union, and fmnce

comp,ny

g,,ides,
changes will be to disclose lores ~t

.Iiminacing

some differenm Aerein.

Some
due 90 days or more

&at are sdil on accrual and to disclose the policy fot charg-

Smtemenc No.

154 0. mortgage banbing will,

in

ingoff

loans.

1999, allow mortg%e Iom that w semitimd to be cfa-
sified as trad~g,
for sale, or in certain circum-
sranc= held to rnamiy. Cmendy rhe.semust be cfmsified
as mdmg.

sable

Implemcntario” guidance on Stacemenc No, 125 will

claii+ the quiremenr

for lom pticipations

to contin

the right
avoid &!@ing

for the p.r~er

to r~e~ the p=iciption,

to

the pmicipation as a secured borrowi~

The FASB collcinum m study W4

isum,

including

recording dl financial tismenr.s

ar fir value and abol.

ishing poahng of interm accounting.
APB 25’s maurm.enc
ired TOemployees and not co nonemployes

it is likely chat
fro,
for stock option pkns will be Iim-
duec-

su&s

cors, hereby ~using
options to directors.

comp~tion

mpen.se for stock

NOTE 2. F.ARNINGS PER COMMON

SHARE

A reconciliation of the numerar.m and denominators used in &e computation of bwic wnings per common sh~re and
&lured mni”gs per mmmon share is prmented below.

YW ended September 30,

1998

1997

1996

Basic Earnings

Per Common

Share:

Numerator

Net income ............... ..........U .. ...

........d. ...................... “ $2,784,882

—

$3,641,956

$2413,565
-

Denominator

Weighted aver~e common

sh=m ouomdlng

........ ........

. .....ti ... ..........

.........=... ......

2>646,105

2,822,021

2,682,650

Lw. Weighrd avmge unflo=ced
ESOP harw ............ ..... . ..... .

...A ................i

... . . ..L.. ..

V1;327)

(101 375)

-

(130,662)

Weighted aver~e common shares

oucswdmg br basic sings
per
common shm .............. .. .......... .

...... .... ...... ...i ......~ .......‘““ 2:9-4,n8

—

2,720,646

2,551,988

Bmic mni”~

per common s~re ......... . ......... ........... ... .......... . . $

1,08

$

1.34

$

.95

First

Midwest

Finan=ia

I,

Inc.

amd

Subsidiaries

NOTE 2- EARNINGS

PER COMMON

S13ARE (Continu.d)

Yea ended September 30,

1998

1997

1996

Diluted Earnings
Numerator

Per Common

Share

Na income ......................ti................... .................... .............

.$2,784,882

$3,641,956

w

Denominator

Weighted average mnnon

sharm oursmding for bwic

‘ni!i$

Pcr cOnlmOn sh:ue ...-....-..-...-

...... .. ...... . ... ...... ~-2574,778

2:720,646

2,551>988

Add: Dilutive &-wcs of munled

exerase.s of stock Opao[l$ ............_ .........__..= . ......-_._..

127,862

130,638

.136,81.1

Weighred ave~e

common

and dilutive potential
common share on~ran&ng ...... ... ........... ... .. . . ................

2,702.640

2,851,284

2.688,799

Diluted anings pcr common ske

.......... .

........... ... ..........

$

1.03

$

1.28

u

I

fncenrive stock OptiOIls for 55,500

sbm of conunon

During &e yeaI a]ded September 30,

1998,

tf~e

stock, Wanted during dle year ended September 30, 1997,
were nor considered in computing diluted earnings pm
common shwe for dle year a]ded Seprcmber 30, 1997

because alley were mtiddutive. AddiuonaOB on Sepcen]bvr

30, 1998 the Compsl,y granred stock opcio,]s for 13,418
shaes of common stock whi& may atFcct de compucatio”
of d~utcd earnings per comnon share in ficure periods.

NOTE

3

ACQUISITIONS

On December 29, 1995,
die con,nlctn stool< of Iowa Bancorp, hc.

the Company aqutied 100% of
(“Iowa Bm-

COT~), ~d
Bak,

IOWa Savings
z federd savings bank, in a purd]ase uansactioll with

i~ ~vhOlly-Own~dsubsidiaw,

Company redeemed approfitely

5.6% of its begimi”g

year out.sranllt~ common shm (I 52,226 shares) under
its conlmon stock sepurcf=t
wdl .Mcct &e ~mpmy’s

program. T& repurchx

future stings

cOm*non

PI

shtie compumtiom by reducing mounu

available for

investment ad weighted avuage sbzes oucsmlding.

mon stock was mchanged for $20.39 in cash. ~Ie ~n]-

pany paid approxknacdy $8 miUlon.

Ioxva BmcoT:s

rcsuks of opcmrions w included ii] &e consolidated
b@nning m of &c pur-
ticome statement of &c ~mpmy

$25 m~ion i], =sers. && share of Iowa Ba,cQrp’s cm.

&a5e are

Pre.smred below ~e dle cousofidated proforma I&B

of operations of d,. Compmy for he year ended September 30,

1996, ~uming

the Iowa Bancorp acquisition W occurred a.sof Ae beginning of che fisd yew.

Nec interest ilicome

Net income
hlGngs

per comn]oll and mmtno,x

equitienr

shae

Basic anings
per colnrnon share
Dilured wnings pcr common he

$10,467,578
2,268>794

$.89
$,84

First

Midwest

FinanCial,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

On Scpcember 30, 1996,

rhe Company zcquired 100%

of &e common stock of ~d

Wmt Bancorpomtion

aPPrOximarely $1.3 m~iOn and isued 256,737 common
shara valued at $15.33 per share, u re.smcedfor the time.

NOTE

3 - ACQUISITIONS

(Concinu.d)

(

rCencral West”),

&curiry Sac. B*
miU1Onii ~ec.s.

and its wholly-owned

subsidia~,
with $33
fich bare of Centi Wsz’s common

in a purchase _tion

for-two stock split paid on January 2, 1997,

for a toral

of $3,936,634.

due
of operations
are inc[tied in he consolidated income sracemti>t of the

Central Wmt’s ralr.s

StOCkw daged

for $18.04 in cash and 2.352s

shares

Compmy ~ginning m of the pmcba.se d=te.

of the Compnyi

common stock. The Company paid

Presented below ue the consolidated pmforma rmlt.s of opemrions of the Compzny for the ya

ended September 30,

1996, ~nting

&e Central W~c acquisition hd occurred m of rbe beginning of tile fisd y~r.

Net interesr income
Nm income

Earnings per common md mmon

qtil,denc

sk

Basic earnings per mrnrnon share
DJuced anings

pr mnmon shm

YW end securities available for sak were m fol[ow

$11>326,730
2,410,218

$.86

$.82

NOTE.

4 - SECURITIES

Amortized

Cosr

Gross
Unrealized

Gains

G,oss
Unrealized

Losses

Fair
value

$27,638,030

$

61,333

$

(443,567)

$27,255,796

1,307,076

26,985,523

61,767,555

117,698,184
1,638,181

34,588

786,407
778,96I
1,661>289

315,815

(711)

(n

(92>073)
(536,428)
(167,510)

1,340,953

27,771,853

62,454,443
118>823,045

1,786,486

$119,336,365

$

1,977,104

~

$120,609,531

1998

Debt sectiri~

Trust preferred...............- ...............a?... . ..
Obli~ciom of stare and

pobr[d subdivi,sions........... . ...... ........

US. Govemmenr md fcded agencies . ...
Morrgage-backed xcuritiw ........................

~kerable

equity s-ities

..... ........ .. ..........

1997

Debt securities

Obligation of smtes and

.

.,

pohrlcd subditiio,u...,

.....~.......... ..~...

$

U.S. Government md federal ~encies
Morr~e-backed

.....
securiti~ ............... .........

kkerable

equi~ smtities

............ .. ..

.........

],367,42I
68,129,132

43,644,377

113,140,930
1,315,731

$

26,299

543,889
882,930

1,453,118

369,652

(3,7751
(188,059)

(293,996J

$

~

~

$

1,389,945
68.484,962
44;425;145

114,300,052
1,684,993

$114,456,661

$

1,822,770

$

(294,386)

$115,985,045

First

Midwest

Financial,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

NOTE

4

SECURITIES

(Conri,,ued)

The amortized cost mld ftir value of deb[ securici= by collw.cd
differ from contracc.d maturiti~ because borro,ve= nmy have he ri~t

IIlaturiry we shown below. Expected maturities may

or prepayment pemdties.

co call or prepay obli~tions wifi or wirhout dl

Septernher 30, 1998

Amortized
cost

Fair

Value

$

1,558,889
11,373,772
15>359,937

27>638,031

55,930,629
61,767,555

$

1,567,466
11,609,81 I
15,935,529

27,255,79G. ~

56,368,602
62,454,443

$117,698,184

$118.823>045

Activiti= related to &c sde ofsecuriti~ available for sde ad mo~cmw-bzcked securitiu atiahle

fo~ sale WCsuai~

a5 foflows:

PrOWds from dcs
Gross gains on dc.s ........... ... ....... .......... .......... ........za

................... ............................. ......t....
....

$ 18,280,412
. ..398.903

$

804,067
216,614

$

366,829
79,317

Y-

Ended Se”cembcr 30,

1998

1997

1996

NOTE

5 - LOANS

RECEIVABLE,

NET

Y-

end loans receivable were m follows

One ro four family rc.sidential mort~e

lo=

................. ... .... ...._
Insured by F~
Convmtiond ................................ ........................... .. ................ .... .... ........

by VA .........................

or gu~teed

Corlsu”ctioll

............................. ...... ...... ................................... .... ......

. . . ..

Comlercid
Agridturai
&nunercid

rd rotate lam

ad Inldti-Fdy
.._
rd estate lom .................................................. ... ............. . . . . ... .
. .. ..
businm loms ........... ........ . .................... .

.. ... ....

... .......

...... . ...

. ..

. .

.

Agriculcur.d bu.sin~ 10=w ................... .. .. ..... . ...... .......... ..... .............. .... ... ...
Iom .................. .... ...... .. ....... .. . . ............ ........... ...... .....=....... ... ..
consumer

k:

Allowance for loan lossc.s ................................. ... .. .. .. ..... ...
Undisuibuted portion of Ioms i,, pm’ess ..
..........
Net de6emed Iom origk.cio,,

........................... .
... .......
... ......... ... ... .......... .. .......

....... ..._

fem ...

1998

1997

$

299,454
85,499,468

32,989,982
66,845,149
. 10,536,857
21,587,249

..37,233,902

26,238>825
281,230,886

.(2,908,902)
(7,738,379)
(297>41Q

$

388,589

73,514,864
21,263,847

74,869,777
11,732,395

18,456,004

38,650,322

27,397,629
266,273,427

(2,379,091:
(8>700,40Q

(552,965ti.

$270,286> 189

$254,640,971

I

First

Midwest

Fina”~ia[,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

A@vity in tie dlow~ce

for Iom Josje.s for dIe y-

ended Seprember 30 ww x follows

NOTE

5 - LOANS

RECEIVABLE,

NET

(Continued)

1998

1997

1996

$

2,379,091
1,662,472

$

2>356,113
-. 120,000

$

1,649,520
100,000

“33,635

25,638

-,

132,500

563,310
(89,217)

Beginning balmce .......
. .............. ... ...... .... ........~........... ...
PrOvlslon for loan Imes ........... ............ ......L .. ....L.iZ. .... ......
...... . ................... ......~ ... ... ........ ........... .............
Reco,vries
at acqtti,rion date ............. ...........
Iow Bmcorp dlowce

Central West dowm.e

at acquisition d31e ... ..................... .

.

.-

~ .,.

,.

Cha~.oEs

.......

......... . .. ......... ....u..z.L.x ................Y....... .

‘“” (1.166,299

~

Ending hafmce .......... ....... ..............................I.2 . ..

.....k...

“

$

2,908,902

$

2379,091

VuNdly dl of cbe Compmy’s originated Ioa

are to Iowa

in swenteen odter

states.

md South D&om-bwd
The Companyk purked

i“dividuak md orgmizations.
loam totaled approximrdy

$93,482,000
properci= 10c3ted, x a percenmge of cod IOUE, 3.sfolfom

.C Sepcem&r 30, 1998 and were secured by

4% in Minnesota,
5% in Wsco,lsin,
10% in Wtihington,
2% in Nmv .Mtim,
2% i~ Nor& D&om, 2% in Sou&
D&om, and&e remaining 8% i“ sixteen other stares. The
approximately
loans
Company’s

purchmed

totalled

$75,851,000
propeni~ lo~ted, ~ a percen~e

at Sep~mbm 30, 1997 ad were secured by
afcotal Ioms, as follows;

6% in Wscomin,
5% in Wa.shingron, 3% in Minncsora,
2% in Iowa, 2% in North Dakota md AC remaining 10%

The Company origti.tm and purchxes

commercd

=mte IoaI]s. Thwe loans arc mnsidered by manage

d
menc to be of somewhat grater

risk of uncolfecribtity due

to the dependency on income prodution.

commercti

real estate

loans

The Company’s
inchrde approximately

$8,100,000 md $10,776,000
of Ioms secured hy nursing
homes at Sepre,nber 30, 1998 ind 1997, re.speccively The

retinder
fied by indus~.

of the commerdd rd esracc portfolio is diversi-
The Compmy3 policy for requiring ml.

and guar..t~

bt~
each bomower.

mi~ with the crcdimrthiness

of

The mount of rwumrcd md related parry Ioms w of September 30,1998
of non-accruing 10.w m of September 50, 1998 and 1997 were $3,164,000

and 1997 were not signi6mt.
rmpecrively
and $2,875,000,

The mount

Impaired loans weIe as follows:

(

I

I

First

Midwest

Financial,

lnC.

and

Subsidiaries

NOTE

6 - FORECLOSED

REAL

ESTATE

Ym end foreclosed rd esute wa m follows:

1998

1997

Foreclosed rcd estate ...................... .......... ....... ..... .. ...... . ..... .

..................

..$

1,362,849

k

AoOwan@

for fo,ecfosed Id amt. 10sse.s............... .. .. ....... ... ... .

. .......

(299>532)

$

1,063,317

Activi~ in &e flowance for foreclosed rd mcate 10SSGfor &e yms el]dcd Septenlber 30 m m folfows:

Balmc,
begin”i!~g of period ........... ........ ... . ....................-
Provision for Iossm on forecfoscd rd rotate ............. .. ........

$

ks:

bss= &=ed

~ainst aflowance ......... .... .. ... ...... ...

1998

-299,532

Balance, end of period ............................ .

... .. . ..................

~.$

299,532

1997

5,W0

$

~

$

I

$

$

$

~

$

156,300

156>300

1996

20,000

5,000

NOTE

7

LOAN

SERVICING

Mort~e
were as follows

loans sewiced for orhers as. not reported a.sassets. The unptid printipd bdmcm of ticse Iom at ycu end

Tod .............. ... ..... ................. ...... ..............e ....... ........... . ....... . ......

.. .. ....... . ~$ 10,964,000

$

5,884,000

Cu.stodid escrow bafances mtintiled

in conl,eccio,] wicfl he foregoing loan setictig wme approtirately

$111,000

and

$19,000 at September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively.

NOTE

8 .

rREMISES

AND

EQUIPMENT,

NET

Ym end prti=

and equipment were m follow

hd

............ .

...... ....

. . ..... .............

........ .... . .

.... .

.. .

..... .................

Buil&gs
Furnimre, 6xturcs and eq”ipmcnc ......... .... ....... .... ... ....

.................. ... ... .... ....... .. ........ ......

..

...... .......... .... ..... ...........................

. . ...... ............. .....~..

... . ....$
:

1998

1997

535,233
4,674,g69

2,451J,5z6

7,660,728

$

535,233
4,607,698

2.292,29S
7,435,226

k

accumufatcd depreciation ......................

.... . . .. ... . ..... ................. ...

... ...A

(3>611,783)

(3,258>9 15)

$

4,-5

$

4>17&311

Depreciation of premis= and equipment

included in occ.pan~

and equipment expense w $355,261,$346,444

md

$214,201

for &e yeas ended September 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996.

~irs~

~idw==*

Financial,

inc.

and

Subsidiaries

Jumbo ~fiute.s

of deposit ill de,;ominacions of $100,000

or more w approximately $14,183,000

and $19,265,000

at y= end 1998 md 1997.

AL ScpIembcr 30, 1998,

the scheduled maruriri= of certificate

of deposi~ were u follows for&e

years el]ded

September 30:

NOTE

9

DBPOs

ITS

@

$221.130,975

NOTE

10

- ADVANCES

FROM

FEDERAL

HOME

LOAN

BANK

At Sepcerz~ber30, 1998, admcw from the FHLB of D= Moinm wirh fixed and varhble mre.sringing from S.0570 to

7.82% mature in che yw ending Septemkr

30 as fo[lo~m.

“.. I

I
I

pldge
The Bank and Se&T
agreemenm wherehy he Bmk md Security assign, transfer
TOthe FHLB and grant to she FHLB a securicy
and pl~e

have aemred

blkt

incer=t
HOIWW, cbe Bmk and Security

in all proper~

now 01 hereher
(it

have he

owned.
TO use,

commingle

and dispose of

rhe collateral d,ey have

=siglled to the FHLB. Under the Weemenu,
and Securi~ must mtirain

the Bank
“eligibfe collateral” chat has a

“lendlng vd.e”

zr Iwt

c~ud m the “required c0113r~

$85,263,562

amount,” ao % defined by he a~eemenrs.

At y~r end 1998 and 1997,

the Bank and Security

pledged securiti~ with amomitid costs of approximately
ad Ltir vdum of approti-
specific
a@nst
In addition, qutifing mom~ge Ioms

$41,980,000
mtely
FHLB adm]ces.

and $84,261,000

and $83,544,000

$42,636,000

of approximarefy $82,165,OOO and $65,305,000

were

pledged as cokrerd at year end 1998 and 1997.

First

Midwest

Financial,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

3

NOTE

11 . SECURITIES

SOLD

UNDER

AGREEMENTS

TO REPURCHASE

Ymr end sccurici~ sold under agmemenm to repurchwe totaled $4,074,567

and $1,800,000

for 1998 ad 1997.

An analysis of secwicim sold under agreemelRs ro rep~lrch~e is w foflom

Highac mo,,th-end balance ............................
Aver~c hafance ........... ... ...........~ ........ ........... ... .....
Wei@ted average inccrmc rate during che period ........ ..._ ......- ...._..— ..... ......

.. ....... . ............_ :$
... . ~”

... ....... ............... . .

... .....

.....

....

Weighted average interest r~ce at e~]dof period ................. ........ .... .

....

.....

Y~s

ended

1998

1997

4,07.4,567

2,915,614

$

2,789,918
234,590

5.80%
5.71V0

5.620/o

5.79%

I

At y=
repurchme had mturitim mging

end 1998,

from I to 20 n]onh

widI a weighted aveWe maturity of 6 mandls. The Com-

appIOximaCely $4>439,000
Ie.spcccivdY,
ar yeaI end 1998 ad 1997 u colfaterd for securities sold

~d $2,380,000,

securitim sold under agmmcnu

co

macdy $4,285,000

and $2,267,oOO and fair tium of

pany p[edg+ sccwitia with amoriid

costs of appmxi-

under agreements to rep(ucfwze.

NOTE

12

OTHER

BORROWINGS

OrheI bomowings ar yw ald 1998 and 1997 mmisced of

amortizd

coscs of

approximately

$1,499,000

and

of advanca from tie Federal
$550,000 md $2,900,000
of Chicago, The advmm Oumrandmg at
Rmerve Bd
y-
rate and were due
October 2, 1998. The Company pledged securities with

end 1998 N a 5.45% inter=t

NOTE

13

- EMPLOYEE

BENEFITS

$3,491,000
and $3,507,000
o&m borroti”~.

and fair vdum of approximatdy $1,512,000

at ya

end 1998 and 1997 w colfa.red for

Employee Srocb Ownership Plan (MOP):
maintains an ~OP

The Compmy
for efi8ib]e employem who have 1,000

hours of cn]ployment with the B~
attilled age 21. The MOP borrowed $1,534,100

md who have
from

of seven yeaIs
credited service. Prior 10 dIc compltion
of credird service, a participant who terminatm ernploy-
menc for reasons other than deztb, normaf retirement, or

disabili~ receivw a reduced benefit b=ed on the MOP’Z

the CompaI]ytopurbe230,115

shu~ of the Comp,.

ny’s common SEOCL Collated
ezned
sIwe.s of common
lom proceeds by de ~01

sto& purtied

for dle loan is he UII-
wifi &c
Tbe loan wifl be repaid

principfly from the BaWs &crerion~

mnuibutions

to

The i“ter~c rate for
the MOP ova a period of 8 yws.
&c lom is 80A. Sbc.s
p.rcbmed by cbe ESOP m held
in suspense fo~ affocation among participants 3.5the Iozn

is repaid.

ESOP mpense of $654,460,

$49s,740

ad

$451,500 was recorded for the years ended September 30,
1998,
znd 1996. Contributions
$200,000 ~ld $200,000 were made to *. ESOP d“ri”g

of $200,000,

1997

the y-

ended September 30, 1998, 1997 md 1996.

Contributions

suzpense in a

to the ~OP md sh=~ released fion~
to the repayment

proportional

aount

of the MOP lom Ue zflo~wd among ESOP pticipzn~

on *C basis of conlpensation i“ the ya
Bencfi~ generally become 100% vested &eI seven y-of

of aoocarion.

Forfeicurm ate
pwcicipacing employees,

reallocated among
vesting schedde.
in dIe same prOpOr-
rmaini”g
tioll as contributions.
Benefits ze payable in tile form of
sto& upon termination of employmel]t. The Compa1y3

conuibutiom to dle ESOP ze not
payable under the ESOP cannoc be cstimared.

freed, so benefits

ESOP participants we entitled to receive &uibu-
tions from theti MOP accouns ordy upon termination
of servim.

For &e years ended September 30, 1998, 1997 and

30,000 and 30,000 sh-

1996, 30,000,
hiI due of $21.82,.$16.52
rivdy, were commitred co be rdaed.
ended September 30, 1998,

wirb an aVeI~e
and $15.05 per share, rcspec-

Afso, for he pm
1997 and 1996, alfoared

and cod ESOP Sb~S

ShI~
and
2,858 shwes wirhdmwn fronl the ESOP by pwticipant.s

lefleCtS 8,617,

4,517

who arc no longer with the ~mpmy,

net of sbes

pur-

tied

for divideIld reinvestment.

F*.S*

Midwest

Financial,

inc.

and

subsitiiaries

NOTE

13

- EMPLOYEE

BE NEFITs

(con~inucd)

1

Y-r

end ~OP

shares ~e as follows:

1998

1997

A80cated shar~ ....... ....

........

......................

.........<......

.

157,128

135,745

1996

110,262

Unmned shtres ............ .. . .

......... ..L...

.... ........ ......... .. ...

~ ~ ~~~ 55,080.

S5,0S0

115,080

Tad HOP shar~ .......... ....... ... ... ........... ..................... ..-

212,208

220,825

225,342

M1r value of unearned sha~ ...._._ ....... ..- .... ....... ..._..+___

$

“950,130

$

1,690>965

$

1,860,460

Stock Options md Inmncive PkUIS Grrain OFIWIS and
directors of the Company have been granted oprions to

purcke
srock option plans.

common stock of

the &mpmy

pursuant 10

SFAS No. 123,

,vhich became effective for sto&-

kd dIe fir vdlle mechcd been used [o m-e

compen.

satio” cosc for stock option plms. The mercisc price of

options granted is equivalent to the marker due of under-
compensation
lying sro& ar &e grant date. Acofllngly,
for
cost actually recognized for stool options w= $-O-

bmed compensation during &cal yews beginning &er

1998, 1997 ad 1996.

December
compania

15, 1995,
that do not adopt

reqti

method for

stod<-based employee

proforma disclosures for
accounting
its ti,r due
for

compensation

The fir due

ofoprions granted during 1998, 1997
and 1996 is estimated uting tbe following weighced-~ver-
age information

risk-free interest mte of 4.49%,

6.44%

awards granred in the fmt

6=1 Y=

begining

afier

December 15, 1994. Accordingly, tbe foUowing profo~ma
information p%en~ net income md etings

per sbre

and 6.18%,
of 2.69%,

expeaed life of 7.o yms, expecced dividcuds
2.02V. and 1.911% per year ad expected stock

price volatifi~ of 20V0, 18% and 18% per ya

Net income as rcponed
Profonna n= incOme .............. .... ... ..A.........A....... ...

. ... .. ... .. .. ... ..

. .... . . ..... ... .. .

....

.

... ... . .

1998

1997

1996

~$
~~~~$

2,784>882
2>689,596

$

$

3,641,956

3>531,215

$

$

2,413,565

2,266,238

+rced

mings

per common and

common equitient

share

Btic ................... ...

.. ..~.............t .... ...z .. ........ ...............

DJuld

................. . .

.

......__

--.. - .... .... ... ..... .....

.

““-’
. ... ...

$1.08
““” “’”:”’$1.03

Pm forma earnings per common ad

Comlnon eqtialen[

she

Mlc.
Difuted

.... . .. ...........

........... .......... .........

.

..

... .......... ........

.... ............2...+
. .... ... ......... ... .. ...>......

$1.04

$i :00

$1.34
$1.28

$1.30

$1.24

$.95

$.90

.8.89

$.84

In ficme y=s, &e profom e~cc of not applying this standard is expaed to incme

as dditiond options are grmred.

1’

First

Midwest

Financial,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

NOTE

13

- EMPLOYEE

BENEFITS

(Co.rinuccl)

Srock optio,l plms are mcd c. reward employees and provide &a wid] an additio!]al equity intermt. Options m issued
for 10 year perio&, wi& 100% vesting zendlv

48 monrhs after grmt dare. At &d ycu .Ild 1998, 151,117

occurti

sham werea.thorized for future ~~~

InforI~ation ab~ut option grmts f~!lows.

Number
of options

Wcighced-avernge
exe~cise price

264,141
58,740

(14,175)

308,706

69>930

(51,838)
.(1,500)

.325,298

.. 13,418

(7>600)

331,116

$6.80

15.44
6.67
.

8.45

17.91

9.87
1475

10.23

17.88
6.67

$IoGi-

and $3.52. At

The weighted-a-e
Y= end 1998, options outswding

fti value per option for optiom granred in 1998, 1997 and 1996 was $2.01,$4.15

Imd a weighted-avcmge raaining

life of 6.29 Y-

and a rmlge of =ercise price h“,

$6.67 to $20.13.

Wagement
Compmy

Recog,]ition

and Rcte”cio*~ PlmS

‘rhe
(8,986 of which

gmted

7,191 ~~d 106,428

have heell forfeited under terms of the PI~l due co termi-
nation of sewice) rmtricced shares of dle Gmpanyi
c<,m-
mon srock on May 23, 1994 and September 20, 1993,

respectively, to certi
mmagtment

offiwrs of he Bank pursuant TOa
recognition and rertncion plm (he “Plan”).

a shueholder, except that they culnot sell, a.ss~n, pledge or

tmsfm any of che mtricred stock during &e resuicrcd
petiod The r=cricced stock vats at a rate of 250/non ~ch
date. Expense of $-O-, $41,947
annivc~

of A. ~C

and $117,064 was recorded for fiae pbs
for the years
ended 1998, 1997 and 1996. There w no remaining

unaortimd

untuned compcmation value of the plans at

The holders of the rmuicted stock have fl of dle rights of

Sepcen]ber 30, 1998 or 1997.

First

Midwest

Financi=I,

In=.

and

Subsidiaries

The Company rl~eBank md its subsidimia ad Secuity
file a comolidatcd federd income u return on ?. fsd y=

basis. Prior to fiscal ya
met in determining treble

if ~tin

1997,
conditions were
income x reported on the con-

legislation pined in Augusr 1996 now cequir~ the Bmk to

dduct a provision for bad debts for tm purposu breed OKI
aad

10SS expedience md re=pture the exws bad debt

r-e

accumdated in w ym beginning after Sep{embcr

NOTE

14 - IN COhi E TAXES

solidated federal income u return, cbe Bank was Mowed
a special bad debt deducrion breed on a percentage of W-

able income (8% far 1990 or on specifid experience for.
of tuable income
m~.

me Bank used the percen~e

method for &e u year e“dcd SepCetnbex 30, 1996. Tax

The provfion for income taxes mmisr.s OE

Federal

30, 1987.
which mu.sr be recaptured is approtiarely
is papble over a sk ymr period be@ning

The related amount of deferred w liabiity
and
no ktec thm &e

$554,000

~ Y~ en~ng September 30, 1999.

1998

1997

1996

...... . ........... .............& ..... ... ................... .......~..
Curenc
D&mred . ........... ... ......~.... .. .......... ..................1.............

$ “’2,012,841

-

“ (23.0,8s7)

1,781,954

$

1,599,255

$

569>133,

2,168,388

state

Cunent

...... ... ... .............. .. ... .. ............. ..... ..... ..... .......
.......... .......=...... ........

D.femd ........... ..... .... .......~~~.~

““ 304,679 ~
(83,1 13)

221,566

...

314,712

18,969

333,681

1,735,099
(282,756)

1,452,343

290,825

(46>845)
243,980

hcome

tax expense .............. ... . ... ....tiX .... . . .... ... .. . ..>. .....>.

“.

$“ 2,003,520 $

2>502:069

$

1,696,323

Tod income w expem. differs from the sramto~ feded income w rate m follows

Income We

fncrease (demease) ddng

at 34% Federal mY Hte ..................
fiorn.

Years ended Ser)temher 30.

1998

1997

1996

....................

$

1,6287000

$

2>089,000

$

1,397,000

Srace income taxm - “cc of federaI be”&t

....... ....................

&c~

of cost over net wsers acqtied .. ............................. ..

146,000

124,000

fic~

of fti due

of ESOP bm reiaed
over msc .......... ..e .... ...............e.......... .... ................ .. ..... ...
...

Odler - net .................... . . .....=.. .. .. ....... ..a.

. .................

.

.

.

155,0(?0 ..
~~~~~ ~~‘ (49>4jo) “

220,000

124,000

101,000

(31,931)

161,000

58,000

66,000

(5,67~

Tod income tax mpe”se ................b ... ..- ....- ...... ...~..~. ...$

2,003,520

$

2,502,069

$

1,696,323

1

1

I

First

Midwest

Financia[,

InC.

and

Subsidiaries

NOTE

14

INCOME

TAXES

(C.,,tit,.ed)

Defer& tax wets:

Bad debts ....... ....... ...... ....................... ..

........................ ...

......

...

1998

..$

.......

.
.. ~~

375,ooo

-111,000

$

Deferred lom fem ............ .
Management

incentive progra

..........

.............

....

. .....................x.+ ....

.... ....

............

...... . ............... ...= .. ......%z.,.

Alfow.~lm for foreclosed rd estate Ioss@ ................................... ....... . .... .
. .
Odler ircnu .......................... .....

. ....Z....= ....... .... ..... ..

...... . ....

.. ...

Deferred @ liabifiti~

Federal Home ban B~
Accruai co cash b~k ............
Net un~dzed

........................ . ....... ..... ............... ... ... . .......
,Pprcriation OrIsecurities avdabk Eorsde ........... ........ ........

stock divide,,d .................. .................. ..... .. . .

Odlw ............. ......... .. ........ ......&..a

. . . .

. . . . . .

. . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.

11 S,ooo
46,000

650,000

.

.

(452,000)
(178,000)

(474,346)

(76,000)
(1,180,340

I

128,000
140,000
27,000

101,000

396,000

(452,000)

(258,000)

(568,013)

(5 G,000)

(1,334,013)

Vdutio,l

flowmce

............

....... .. .................. .. ................... .......... ...... ..... ..

Nm deferred w asset (liab~i~)

.............

. ... ... ...... ................................. .......-

$

(530,34~)

$

(938,01~)

Fcded

addiriond bad debt deductio,~s tiugb
1987,

i,,come c= laws provide savings bak wirh
Septenlbcr 30,
Accounting

for the Bh

$6,744,000

toti,ng

do nor I~Uk= a deferred tax liabili~ to be
SW&d5
recorded on chii amount, whi~ L~bilicy ochcrwise woufd

COU[$2,300,000
Bd were Iiquikd

at September 30, 1998 and 1997.
co be a bti

oc otherwise -m

ffthe

or if

t= laws were to change, the $2,300,000 woufd be record-
ed m ~p~ll~e.

NOTE

15

CAPITAL

REQUIREMENTS

AND

REs TRACTIONS

ON RETAINED

EARNINGS

The ~mp~ny

km two pri!n~

subsiti,~,

First Fedcrd

ad Swuri~.

First Feded md Securiry ~e s,ubject to W-

capid 8uid&@
off-baku) m-sheet

using rbek a.ssecs,Iitiicia,
itms m dcdated

under

and mrtain
regdatory

ious re~acory ~pical requiren]ellts. Faifurc to meet nlin.
certain manda-
im.m capid
if under-
tory or discretion~
coufd have a di~c matefial @ect on tbc financial
den,

actions by regulators tic,

requirement

initite

a

staremenm. Under capid adequacy guidefincs and the
regldato~ framework for proulpl corrective aaion, Fint

Federd md Securiry must meet

specific q.atitative

accounting practica. T1le reqtiemen~

~e also subject co

qualimcive judgments by the re~co~
risk weighings and ocher kctors.

about components,

Re@ations

require First Federal to mainti] mini-

mun] =piti

amowt.s md ratios as set forfi bdow. MaJI-

ag~nent befim~, u Of Septembm 30,
Federal meer.s the capird adequacy requirements.

1998,

thar First

First

Midwest

Financial,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

NOTE

15 - CAPITAL

REQUIREMENTS

AND

RESTR1CTIONS

ON RETAINED

EARNINGS

(

(Contin”td)

Minimum

Rcq,u,emcnc

TO Be Well

Capitttzed Under

Promnt Comecti,.e

Action Provisions

boll.,

Iblcio

Minimum
Requirement
For Capital

& of Sepcembcc 30, 1998

Tad ~,d
Te,

I (Co,.) Capiral

(co=k weighred m,~)

$33>520

13.2V0

$20>396

8.0%

$25,495

10.0%

(m rii wei~~d =)
?ier 1 (Cnre) Capid

.....________

$ 31s13

12,2%

$10,198

(r. adjmred tord mets)

....-._.–.–._

$31,113

Tangible &pi[d

(r. adjwed tod =.s)

,....-–-–

.....

$31>113

mm 1 (care) C,p;d

(c. awe

mer.s)

......-............._-*=

$31,113

8.3%

8.3%

8.8%

4.0%

3.0%

$11>219

$ 5>610

1.59k

$15,297

6.o%

N/A

NtA

NIA

NIA

$14>108

4.0%

$17,635

5.09k

As of September 30, 1997

Toni Gpid (r. riskw~hted assers)
licr 1 (Ore) Capid

$31,239

i4. IY.

$17,780

8.0’%

10.0%

(to riskwei3h,edNets)..._....._ ...._z.

.-$29,465

13.3%

$ 8,890

4.0%

$13,335

6.0%

Ta 1 (~re) Capid

(10 adimed coed=er.s) ...... ............

.

$29>465

8,2aA

$10,791

3.0%

Tm&ble Cz},ital

(r. adjured COCdmers)

...... . ...... .......

$29,465

8.?%

$ 5,396

‘Iier I (~re) Ctpird

(10 .Vm%e me~)

....--.......--....~_A-

-$29,465

8.8Y0’

$13,383

1.5%

4.0%

N/A

N/A

N/A

NIA

$16,728

5.0%

Re~tions

of&e Office of Tbrifi Supervision

fimit

mum mou”u

md mrios (set forth in the cable below) of

dle arnounr of dividends

and odIer ca.pitd dktrib~ltions

that may be paid by a savin~

i“stimcion wi&our prior

rod risk-breed capid and Tier 1 capiml (U defined in fie
to risk-weighted msers (as defined), md a
WUti.ns)

aPPrO~ 0$ *e OffICe OfThrifi Supervision. The ~a-
rory resuicrion is baed on a three-riered system with the
gr-resr
(?ier
flexibili~ beulg tibrded to ~-capidued
First Fcded is currently a lier 1 imticu-
1) instimtiens.

leverage ratio consisting-of ~er
I upical
average mem (as defit~ed). Mmagemmt

(= d&:,ed)
to
b~le,,es, m of

September 30, 1998,
quacy requirements to which it is subjem

that Security meers d capid ade-

tion. Accordingly, FIrsc Fcdeml a m&e, wifilour prior

As of the most retit

nocifiation dare, the Feded

I

1

I

r@tOV
zppmmI, diitributiOns during a caJendw ym
up to 1000A of iIs nm income co &re dting dIe cdendw
year phLS an amount &c ~vodd reduce by one-klf
iu
“surplus capital ratio”

(the excess over

ir.s capid

require-

men~) at &e b~inning of die cakndti y=. Accordingly,
of
ar September
.$6,500,000
for
FLrstFederals retained earnings was pote,~rifly atilable

approtimccly

1998,

30,

distribution co the Company.
Quanrimtive mm.res

Deposit fnsumce Gqoration mtegorized Securi~ m well

capidized under cbe re~aro~
corretive
Securiy mu.sc ntitin

action.

Earnework for prompt

To be cuegorized m well capidid

minimum, Tier I rkk-based, TIU
I [evewe md rod risk-breed apiti mrios *S set forck in

below. There m no conditions or evmts since
the ~le
rhat nocficacion that mmgemenr
bdieves have chmged
&c inscimrionk mtego~. At September 30, 1998, approx-

ensure mpical adequa~ require security to tintain mini-

daliy avtilable for dtilbution

to d)e Compmy.

escabhshed by re~cion

to

imately $24,oOO of Smuriry’s remined mings wes poten-

First

Midwest

Financial,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

3

NOTE

15 . CAPITAL

REQUIREMENTS

AND

REsTRICTIONS

ON RETAINED

EARNINGS

(continued)

Security’s act.d capital aid required capird amounts ad ratios are presented below

As of S.pten~ber 30, 1998

Tod Capiul (TOriskweighted assccs)
~cr 1 C.Pid (LOtik weisk~ed mcs)

Xer 1 &pid

(i. avc~c mm)

As of .scpcember 30, 1997

Tod Gpid (coCMweighted=CG)
T,y 1 Capital(to risk wci8hted-E)
lier 1 Gpird (co.v*.

assem)

Amount

$ 3,751

$ 3,469

$ 3,469

Acruai
Ratio

16.7v0

15.5%

8.8%

$ 3>744

$ 3,4o6
$ 3,406

13.9%

12.7%
9.9%

.

.

Action Pco.%.ns

Amount

Ratio

$ 2242

$ 1,345

$ 1,981

10.0%

6.0%

5.0%

$ 2,685

$ 1>611
$ 1,724

11209&

6.o%
5.00,

$ 1,794

$

897

$ 1,585

$ 2,148

$ 1>074
$ 1,379

8.0%
4.0%
4.0%

8.OY.

4.0%
4.0%

NOTE

16

- COMMITMENTS

AND

CONTINGENCIES

In*.

nor,nd come of busin=,

the Compa,y’s s.bsidi~

The mposure to cmtiLc IOS in the event of non-

tie

b~
commitments
=e not reflected in the accompanying consolidated fm-

[o ~tend .redic wbi&

wious

cial scatemencs.

At September 30, 1998 and 1997,

loan conunitmencs

apprO*aIed
=cluding un&bumed pOtdOns of loa~ in p~o~.

and $15,782,000,

$27,353,000

r~pectivcly,

ban

commitnlenw at Septem&[
menm to origin?tc freed-race loans with intermt nrm mng-

30, 1998 included comit-

ing from 6.5V0 co 12.50% todng
:md
*djustabl&race lo~l commic”lenrs with inrcra racesrang-
ing from 8.3% TO10.25% rod”g
pany dso had corrunitmenm to pwchase

The um.
adjustable

$6,142,000

$9,277,000.

rate loans of $9,934,000
from 7.75% to 9.75%,
$2,000,000 u, f~ed me loans at 7.45% as of y~
1998. Loan conuniments

with incerec
and comiunents

race

ac September 30, 1997 inclu-

ranging
co purchase

end

to originate fmcd-rate Iom with inter-

dedcommitments
est mce.s ranging

pwformance by other paics

to fmancid instruments for

commitmmu
rractuaf amount of those insuuments.

to acend credit is represented by the mn-
The same crcdic

politi= and collateral requirements are d
obligations
and condition
commimmts

in mahing
arc used

s

for on-balance-diem insalenrs.
%,nce cenain .omtimcnL?

to make low md c. &d

Iinm of reedit and loans in procm mpice without beklg

used, dlc amount do= not ncce.ssztiy repre.sent h-4
commiunen~.
credit are agrccmen~ co lend co a customer as long as &~

commiuncnts wed to extend

In tidirion,

is no viotion

of any condition established in the conuact.
Sec.ricia with an]omized cosm of approximately

$7,663,000
matdy $7,859,000

and $5,835,000

and $5,710,000

and F& vdum of approti-
at September 30, 1998

and 1997, r=pectivdy, were pledged a.scolfatcrd for public
finds on &posit.

from 7.37% to

11.509’0

toting

Securitim with amortized com of approximtdy

$4,876,000
titemt

and adjustable-mre loan mmmitments widl
races rmlging from 7.9% to 12.0% cot&lng

The Company also had commitments co pur-

$5,523,000.
chase adjustabl~race
loans of $5,343,oOO with interst
mccs ranging from 8.3950/. co 10.OOO/O,and commim]e,~ts

co pllrhme
end 1997.

in fied rate Iom at 9.OVO~ of year
$40,000
Commiunen~, which ae disbursed subjcc~

ro cercaiu Iizx]imcions, wtend over variom perio& of
tile. Generally unv.scd commicmcrlts uc canceled upon

mpiration of the commitment
indlvidud conrracc.

rerm as oudiied UI each

and $2>077,000 and Fdir tium of approxi-
$6,557,000
mately $6,827,000 md $2,149,000
at Sepmnlbcr 30, 1998
md 1997, rmpectively, were pledged m colfaced for indi-
vidual, trust, md ~mte deposits.

Under employment agreemen= with&n

executive

ments

be
lading
officers, cdn
Company mdd rest.drin wh payments todlng approxi-
mately $2,794,000

as of September 30, 1998.

to separation hnl

The Compmy
daim.s ad

subject m
actions a~ising in *C ordinaty
cati
course of busuless. h tie opinion of ma>aganenc, after

and ifs subsidiary= ae

led

First

Midwest

Finan

Ci=I,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

NOTE

16

COMMITMENTS

AND

CONTINGENCIES

(C.mtin,,ed)

consdtation wifi
Ie@ mumcl,
fie.se mamas is “or mpected to hzve a mcerid

tbe dtimatc disposition of

adverse Opemtiom of &e ConlPmF

efict

on he consolidated f~wci.d position or r~dts of

Praented below ue condensed fillmcid smremcnts for &e pmnt

compmy, Firsr Midwmt Finmcid,

Inc

NOTE

17

. PARENT

CO btPANY

FINANCIAL

STA1’EMEN~S

CO ND ENSEO BALANCE
Seprember 30,1998

ad 1997

SHEETS

1

ASSETS

1998

1997

‘

367,200
131,945

567,200
306,656

$45,504,896

$43>603.940

$“

3,050,000

$-

i69,333

3,219>333

.126,936

126,936

29,58”o

21,330,075
27>985,814

“n8;820

~3@>200)
(7! 4~i.526j:
42,2~5,563

$ 4L504,B96

29,580

20,984,754
26,427,657

960,371

(567,200)
(4,358,158)

43,477,004

First

Midwest

Finan=ia,,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

3

NOTE

17

- PARENT

COMPANY

FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS

(Co,,tinu,d)

CO ND ENSEO STATEMENTS
Y~s

ended September 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996

OF INCOME

D,vidend income fro”, subsi~ry

b~

. . ............ ......... ... ...

$

Interest income ... ... ..... .. .... .... ... .... .. . .... .... ... . . ... .... .... .... ... .... .... .

Gain on d=

ofsecuritim avdable for sale, llct .. . ...................

1998

1997

1996

2,000,000
Z72J60

317,960
2,590,220

.72,581

3.%4,945
427,526

$

6,000,000
145,339

216,614.

63361,953

$

9,500,000
219.546

51,237

9>770,783

132,014
348> 162
480,176

182,743

182,743

Income

before

income

taxes and equity in

undlstr: buted Llet Income

of subsldlarles

.... .............. .

2,162,694

5,881,777

9,588,040

Income w expcme (benefit)

.............. ...... ....... ... .... ............-

~

(55, 000)

53, 000

Ixco.ze

before

eqxi:y

ifi undistributed

XC:

income

of subsldl~rles

..................... . .... ... .... ............. ....

2,112,694

5,936,n7

9,535,040-

(Distributions

in excess of) equity ill ulldistrib”ted

net income of subsidiary b~

.............. .

. .

......... . .... .........

672,188

(2,294,821)

(7,121 ,475)

Net

incol,)e

............................. ..............................

.............

$

2,784,882

$

3,641,956

~

2>413,565

First

Midwest

Financial

,

[ne.

and

Subsidiaries

NOTE

17

- PARENT

COMPANY

FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS

(Conr;nut.d)

STATEMENTS

OF CASH FLOWS

CONDENSED
Yas

ended September 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996

Cash flows from operating

activities

Ner income ..... ..
Adjustments to reconcile na income zo

.........

...A..L ...............i.... ... ...... .......z.....

1998

1997

1996

$

2,784,882

$

3,641,956

$

2,413,765

net -h

horn opemcing ativiti~

Distribution in_

of (equi~ in undsmibuted)

net Income ofsubs~ch~ banb . ......- .. .......~ ..........

(672,188)

2,294,821

7.121.475

1

of recognition and ~ertntio” plan .... ...._
Amortition
tin
on sales ofsecuriries avtilable for sale, net ..... .......
Change in ether assets......... ... ... ... . . ..... ............ .. ....
and ofier habd,u~ ............
Chg.
kom operating actititiu ............................

in acaued ~pns~

Net ah

Cash flows from investing

activities

PuIcha.seof securiri~ available for sale........... ....... ........... .._.

from sde.s of securiti~ avajlable for de

Prod
Pu,chase of Imm BaIImWraUOn,
IrIc.
Purchase of Cenual West Bancopmtio”

................
................ .. .. .. .........
......... ... ... ..... ......

Mpaymen~ on loan receimble from ESOP ..................... ... .
.....

Net cad, from i“vmmenc ativiciej

........__. . .. ....

.

Cash flows from financing

activities

Proceeds from loan pa.~ble m subsidi~ W

..............

..

dividen& ptid ....................... ..........

Wpaymenm on Iom payable co subsidiW bank ...... .........
...... ... .... ..... ......
Gh
Proceeds from tir~
........ ....
Purcba.se of amury Stoch ............. .... .... ............. .... .. ... . ...

of stoch options .......... .......

Net ush from finanting activities ......................... ........

(317,960)
~~ > 174,711
142,705

..-

‘“

41,947
(216>614)
(245,225)
(611,711)

. 2,112,150

4,905,174

‘117;OG4

(51 >237)
110,759

721,109
10,432>735

(5,150,000)

2,195,509

200,000

(2>754,491)

4>550,000

(1,500,000)

(1,226,725)
28,696

(3,271,203)
(1,419,232)

(231,000)

(1,014,438)

804,067
.

200,000

773,067

338,750

(6,529,615)
(1,923,519)
200,000

(8,928,822)

(962,68;)

335>991

(4,268,77~

(4,895,468)

(745,76;)

94,500
(630,710)

(1,281,971)

Net change in cash and cash eguitienm ..................... ............

(2,061,573)

782,773

221,942

&h

and ah

equivalen~ ar beginning of y= .........

............

2,16G,091

1>383,318

.._.

1,161,376

CaSII and cash equivalents

ac end of year ...................... .

Supplemental disdosure ofcasb flow i“focmtian
Cwh paid during the Y= for interest ...........

....................

$

$

104,518

$

2,166>091

$

I,383,3I8

72,581

$

132,014

$

.

Supplement

schedde of noncash investing

and fi”a.nbg

activities:

Issuance of common stock for purchw of

Cend West Bmcoprarion

... ...._ ...

..........

. ................ ~~ ~.

$-

$

3,936,634

The extent to which the Compmy m~y pay d
rhe Comp,ny

x well m *.

abdi~ of A, subsidiary banb to pay dividen& to dIe Comptny (se. Note 15).

dividends ro shar&olders wilJ depend o~~the wh mrmntLy atilablc

at

First

Midwest

Financial,

lnc.

and

Subsidiaries

NO TE’18

- SELECTED

QUARTERLY

FINANCIAL

DATA

(UNAUDITED)

Fiscal ym 1998:

Tod
intcrat
Totaf i,ltcr~t mpe”se

income .......... ..................
.

.

.

.

.

Net inccrest income ................................
Provision for lom 105sc.s. .

..

Net income ......................... ............

Farnings per common and
share

common equinlent

B=ic ........ .... ....... ... ........
......
Diluted .................. ... ......................

....

Fiid ym 1997:

Tocal

interest

income

. .

..

.

Total interet apense
. .......
Net inter=r income .............................. ..

........... ......

Provision for loan low ............ ............
.

Nm income

. .

.

.

.

.

hnin~

per mmrno,] md

Comon Cquidmt

B~ic

..................

Share
.......... .......... .......

Dduted .................. ....... .................

Fiscal ym 1996:
i“cera

Total

income .

.

.

.. ..

Toral interest expense . ... .... ...... ........... ..

Net interest income ........................ ........
Provision for loan Iosscs

..
Net income .................. . ..................

. .. ..

December

31

March 31

June

30

September

30

QMer

Ended

$

7,894,734
.4,712,639

3,182,095
35,000

989,055

.% 7,839,781
4,622,771
3,217;010

1,345,000
46,316

$
$

$

$
,$

$

.38
.36

7,305,929
.4,288,793

3,017,13
30,000

953,216

.34

.33

5,363,332
2,960,194

2,’403,138

30,000
776,845

$
$

$

$

$

$

.02
.02

6,882,095
3,973,985
2,908,110

30,000
849,539

.31
.29

5,962,258
3,407,485

2,554,773

30,000
726,806

$

$
$

$

$

$

$

7,996,291
4,815,319

3>180,972

55,000
893,056

.35

.33

7>331,501
4,356,367

2,975,134

30,000
912,504

.34
.33

6>499,056
3,735,106

2,763,950
30,000
892,181

$

$
$

$

$
$

$

8,327,988
5,079,224
3,248,764
227,472

856,455

.34
32

“’

7,485,150
4,4393912
3.045,238

‘“ 30,000
926,697

.35
.33

6,512,819
3,875,825

2,636,994
10,000
17,733

krlin~

p,l CO~Otl

and

common equident

share

Basic

.. ..

.

.

Ddud

.

.. ..

.. ... .. .. .....
....... .............

i

.31
.29

$
$.

.28
.27

$
$

.35

.33

$
$

.01
.01

First

Midwest

Financial,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

NOTE

19

- FAIR

VALUES

OF FINANCIAL

INSTRUMENTS

“Dti.lomreJAbozt F~i~ Vdzti of Finaiztia~

SFAS No. 107,
Imti000

120,609,531

. ..270.286,18g

5,505,800

4,968,607

120,610,000
273,096,000

5>506,000
4,969,000

200,000

115,985,045
254,640,971

5>629,300

5,366,109

200,000

115,9s5,000
254,455,000

5>629>000

5,366,000

deposits ............._ ...... ...... ......... . .. ....i . ..

(4,971,562)

(4,972;000)

(5,572,2961

(5>572>000)

Savings, NOW md money

maket dared

deposits ..,. ............

.....

Odler rime cdficate.s

ofdepotit

Tod dcpasiw ............ ..

.... ... ...

..........
....

Advances from FHLB ........ ....... ..... ......
Securitim sold under

agreem.”cs co repurchase ........ .... . ...

.

Other borrowings .,.....- ........a ..........-.
Adwces
for ~

from borrowes
and insurance ......

......

.

...
. .. . .

Accrued interest payable .. ............

OFF-BALANCE-SHEET

INSTRUMENTS

(57>755,615)
(221,130>975)
(283,858,152)

(57>756,000)
(222,807,000)
(285,535,000)

(49,838,735)
(190>704,667)

(246,1 15,698)

(49,839,000)
(190,190,000)

(245,601,000)

(85,263,562)

(87,360,000)

(107,426,225)

(107,247,000)

(4,074>567)

(550>000)

(4,095,000)

(550,000)

(1,800,000)
(2,900>000)

.

..

(405,218)

(834,741)

(405>000)
(835,000)

(449,487)

(1,065,740

(1,806,000)
(2,900,000)

(449,000)
(1>066,000)

Loancommitmtncs

....... . .... . .............. . . .. . .

(27,353,000)

(15,782,000)

First

Midwest

Financial,

Inc.

and

Subsidiaries

~

NOTE

19 - FAIR VALUES

OF FINANCIAL

INSTRUMENTS

(Continued)

The following ses
used in decermilling the h
pan~s financial

forth Ae nlerhock and assumptions

value C.SUMCS for the ~m-

inscrumen~ at September 30, 1998 and

1997.

SFAS No. 107, no vafue has been =sigl]ed to the Gmpz-
its deposit cuscomcm
ny’s long-term rdatiomkips wifi
(tom value of deposi~ intangible) since such int~ible
is
not a finalcid instrument as defined under SFAS No. 107.

Gb

and Gh

Equival.n& The m~i.g

ao.,)t

of cash

and shon-renn invesr.nlent is assumed to approximate the
fair value.

AdwcG from FHLB: The fair value of such tivancc.s w
mtimatcd by &counting
flom
using current interest races x of September 30, 1998 and

the expected future ah

Intcr~-beuing
The carrying amount of inreresr-bcui,lg deposi~ in ocher

In Other Financial Imtimti<~ns

Dcposis

financial
value.

institutions

is assmed to approtiate

the fair

WIties

Available For Sale Q.oIed mxkct prices or

alder quotes were used to determine the fair value ofsccu.

rities adable

for sale.

1997, for ad-cm with simifw terms and rm~afiii matu-
rities.

Securicie.s Sold Under Agreemen~ :. Repucchme md
The fir value of securicim sold under
Other Bomowin~
ad odler Iwmowing was esti-
agreemmn co repurcke

mated by discounth~g &e expected future ah
flows using
derived interest HI= approximating mwker as of Septem-

ber 30, 1998 and 1997 over che concraaaf maturity of
such borrowings.

hm
net was estimated by discounting &c finlre

Receivable, Nec The fair value of lom receivable,
cash flows

Advances From Borrowers for Tax-

and Ins”rmcc

The

using &e c-r
made co borrowers widI sitiar

rates at whi& sinlilw low woufd be
credit ratings and for sim-

wrying amount of adwcc.s
inswance k assumed co approximate tie F.r value.

froln borrowers for uxcs ad

ilar maining maturicie When wing he
method co determine Fair value, loans were gathered by

diwou.tig

homogeneous groups with tix
and discounted at a uget

Em and conditions
race at which simiim loans woufd

Accrued Intcrcsc Payable: The ~ing
intaw papble is assumed to approximate tie fair vd”c.

amount of accrued

and 1997.
be made to borrowers x of September 30,1998
In addition, when computing the ~cimated Fair due
for
all loans, aUowanm for loan loss= have been subtracted

Commitment

The commim>enw co originate and
h
purch=
Ioms have terms rhac xc consistent with current
market terms. Accordingly, he Company =timacm &w

from &e cdcufated h

value for consideration of credk

the ftir dues of that

comnfimencs we not significant.

issues.

Ff-ILB SCock: Tbe fair wdue of SUdl stock ~pp~Oti~t~
book ml..

since the Company k able co redeem a

stock

Lilnitations
It must be noted that% vd”e mtiat~ me
made xc a sptific point in ttine, breed on dwat market

information &our the finmdd instnunellc. Additionfly,

with the Feded Home Lea” Bmk at p= vai”c.

h

due

timac= w based on existing on- and off.bal-

Accrued klterar Receivable
accrued intaest

amount of
The wing
receivable is assumed to approximate the

FairvaJue.

Deposiw The fair value of deposits wme determined as fol-

lows (i) for noninteresc bming daand
NOW and moncy wket
deposits we immediately wihdra~le,

deposits, savings,
demand deposim, since such
value is deter-
(the amount

due

h

mined co approximate &c wryi”g

payable on demand);
deposit, &e h

of
value bas been csci,nated by discounci”g

tiunc certifiata

for other

(ii)

expected future A tlows by he currenr rata offered m of

September 30, 1998 and 1997 on cerrificatm of deposit
In accordance wkh
wick similw rc”,aining maturities.

finmcid

insrrumen= without accempcing to
ante-sheet
estimate &e value of anricipatd future bwitl=.
customw
relationships and the value of ~ers and IiabJ!ties that uc

not mmidered finand
not reflect any praiunl
offering the Company’s mcire holdings of a partidw

in.scrumenrs. Th6e mtitcs
do
or di.scaunt that codd resuh Gom

insuutnent

for SJICat one time.
Furchmmore,
financial
since no muket Gt.s
for certain of the Campaoy’s fman.
ciai insuurnerits, fir value e.stimata may be b~d on judg-

men~ r+ng

furure mpeued 10S mperience, current

economic condiciolls, risk chaacteristic.s of wious
cial inmeim,

finan-
and o“&erfactors. Th&, UUrnat= are sub-

jective in nature and involve uncerraintim and maccms of
significant judgment md rhereforc mot

be detamined

with a high lmd of pcectilon. Chang6 in =umptiom m

First

Mirlwest

Financial,

lnc.

and

Subsidiaries

NOTE

19 . FAIR VALUES

OF FINANCIAL

INSTRUMENTS

(Conti”,,.d)

@

we!.1as w considemtiom could signifimdy &em the @ti-

mates. Accordingly, b~ed on the limitations described
e.stimacesae Ilot intended co
above, rhe a~regate ftir due

r~rm~nt *e ~d~lfing
going concern or a liquidation btiis.

due OFAe Company, on eirker a

NOTE

20

- SUPPLEMENTAL

CAS1i

FLOW DISCLOSURES

Ou Decaber

29, 1995,

the Company purcbd

dl of Ihe conimon stock of Iowa BmCOEP fal $8,000,000

in cash.

I“

conjunction wick the aquisiio~,

Iiabiliti~ were resumed x foJlows

Fair due

of mm acquired

Cash paid

Uabfiries ~~~

$25>429,434

(8>000>000)

$ 17>429,434

On September 30, 1996,&e

bmpmy

purc~d

dl of &e common stock of Centd We.sr for $1,312,474

in ah md

i.smed 256,737
ed in the form of a 500/ostock Wldend paid on Jmu~

ac a mmket value of $15.33 per skme, m mrared for the thme-for-wo stock split effect-
liabilities were

In conj”ntion with the acquisition,

common &es

2, 1997.

assumed m follmvs:

Fair tiue of assers acquired

Cah ptid

Common stock issued

Li&&tia m~

$35>577,247

(1,312,474)

(3,936,634

$30,328>139

NOTE

21

FEDERAL

DEPOSIT

INSURANCE

PREMIUM

The deposim of savings asswiaciom such w the Bank arc

insured by he

Savings Association

Insumnce

find

31, 1995. Breed on the Btnk’s deposim w OFti!s dare, a
one-time asswment of $1,265,996 was paid a]d recorded

(“SAIF”). A rempitization
plm signed into law on Sep.
rember 30, 1996 provided for z one-time ass~smenr of

m federd deposit insurance premium expense for &e Y=
ended Sepcen]ber 30, 1996.

65.7 bwis poin~ applied to W SAfF deposits w of March

Directors

of

First

Midwest

Financial,

inc.

Jama

S. Haahr — Clrtirmm of the Bored, Praidenc

Savings Bank of the M,dwmt, and Security State Bank.

and Chief Executive Officer

for F[rsc Midwest FInm-

Mr. Gukifl has owned and operated a grain farming

cid,

Inc. and FLrst Federaf Savings Bank of the MidwesV

Chairman of

the Bod

for Securi~ SUte BtiL Mr.

Opcra~On 10~tcd n~r CO~idl,
Iowa, since 1958. He
has served z a commissioner wifi he Iowa Dcparunenc

H~~
is a mcmher of the Bored of Trustem of Bt!cna
Vlsca University. He lrw served in various capacities sil,ce

of Eonoulic Development and also as a commissioner

with the

Iowa Department

of Natural Resources.

beginning his seer with First Federd in 1961. He is a
membe~ of the Board of Directors of Atnerimk Com-

Mr. Ga.skill is d~e pwt president of IOW COILLGrowers

Association, pmc chairn]al

of

the United States Feed

muniry Bankers and a member of &e S~vings Associa-

Grains Council,

and has served in numcrom od)er

tion Insumcc

Fund Industry Adviso~ Committee.

Mr. H&lr

is forrncr Vice Chairman of

the Baud of

agri~lcure pOsiEiOns. He W= elecccd co *e
10wa state
Senare in 1998 and represents District 8. Board com-

Directors of the Federd Home Loan Bank of Dgs Moiues,

mittea: Chairmm of the Flrsc Federal Trust ComInit-

former Chaicman

of

the

Iowa L=gu.

of Savings

cee and member of the Audit-CompemationlPersonuel

Inscicucions,.md a for[ner diiector of the U.S. League of

COll]micree.

Savi,,gs

Institutions.

Bo=d committee

First Federal

Trust Committee.

Jmes

S. HAI

is the father ofJ. Tyler

H&r.

G. Mark
Directors for Fmsc Midwest Finmcid,

~l~son

— Member of

the Board of
Inc., First Federd

Savings Bmk of the M,dwmt, and Securi~ S[.[. Bank.

J. Tyler HA

— Senior Vice President, Sec~etacy and

Mr. Mlckelsoxl

is VICC President of AcquKlcions

for

Chief Opera[ing Officer

for F,rst Midw=c

Fina,lcial,

Northwestern

Growth Corporation

in Sioux

Falls,

Inc.;

Executive

Vice

President,

Secretary,

Chief

South Dakota. Northwestern Growth Corpomtion

is

Operating Officer,

and Divklon

Praident

for First

the unregulated tivestmcnt

subsidii~

of Northwestern

Federd Savin~ Bank of the Midwmq Chief

fiecutive

Public Semite. Mr. Mickclson

graduated with h,gh

Oficer

of Security Stare Bank ad TIC. Praident

and

honors

from Harvad hw School

and is a Certified

Secrerq

of First Sewicm Fin~lciaf

Ltited.

First

Public Accountant.

Board commitce~

First Feded

Midwest u]d its affiliates have employed Mr. Hti

Au&t-ColnpensationlPemonnel

Commitcce

and Stock

since March 1997.

Previously Mr. HadIr was a partner

Option Committee.

with the law firm of Lewis and Rocz LLR Phoenix,

Arizona.

Board

committe~

First

Federal

Trust

Rodney G. Muilenburg — Member of the Bead of

Committee.

J. Tyler Haahr is the son ofJan]~ S. HA.

Directors for Fiic ~ldwmr Financial,

Inc., First Fcderd

Savings Bank of the Midwest, and Security State B.*

E. Wayne

~ol~

— Member

of &e Board of

Mr. Muilcnburg is employed as a dtiry specialist with

Directors for First Midwmt Financial,

Inc., First Federal

Purina Mdk,

Inc. and supervisw the sde of agricukurd

Savin& Bank of dlc Midwest, and Security State Bmk.

products

in a region encomp%sing

northwest

lo}va,

Dr. COOIV h= served * F.xccuuve Secret~

of dle Iowa

souchea.srern South Dakota, and souchwesr Minnesota.

Girls’ High School Athletic Union

in Des Moines,

Bo=d

commitrem Chairman

of

the Stock Oprion

Iowa, since 1954. He is Excc”cive Vice Pre.sidc”c of the

Committee

and member of

the Audit-Conlpen.sationf

Iowa High School

Speech &sociatiolt,

a member of

Personnel Committee.

the Buena Vista University Board of Trustees, a men!bc~

of the Dr&e Relays Fxccutive Comn>icrce, and on the

Jeanne

Partlow — Member of the Board of D,recrors

Board of Directors of

the Women’s College Ba,sketbdl

for First Mldwesr Financial,

Inc. Mrs. Pardow retired

Association HafI of Fame. Dr. ~oley

hm served w Chair-

in June

1998 as Pr-ident

of &e Iowa Savings Bmk

man of

the

Iowa Heart Association

and as Vice

Division of First Federal,

located in Des Moines,

Iowa.

Chairmm of he

Iowa Gmes.

Board committe~

She was President,

Chief

Execurive OffIccr

and

Chairn,a

of

the Au&t-Compensation/Pe~sonnel

Commircee

and member

of

the

Stock Option

Chairperson of he Bo~d of Iowa Savings Bmk, F.S.B.,
1995, when Iowa

from 1987 untif che end of Demmbcr

Comnliccee.

Savings Bank w= acquired by and be=lne

a division

of First Federal Savings Bank of

*C Mldwesc. Mrs.

E. Thurman

Gaskifl — Member of

the Board of

Pardow is a past member of the Board of Directors of the

DIrecrors for First Midwest Financial,

Inc., First Federd

Federd Home Lom Bank of Des Moines.

Executive

Officers

J. TYLER HAAHR
Senior Ece Prtn”&t, Stcreta~
and Cbi~fOper~zing ~cmfir

FintMidwest Financii~ Ins.;

Extmtiue Wce fimidmc Semekzq
Chiefoperating Oficm, and
Division Prni&tfir

FiM

FederaiS.uings Bank of the
Midwes% and Chief &mtic
O@cwfir S.mriy State B.nk

J. WINCHELL, CPA

DON&D
Smior Vi’e Presi&g Twasurn
for
and ChiefFinanci21 ~cer
First Midwest Finunti~ InC.

=nd

Fiti Fe&d SavingsBank of tht
Midwext; andSecretaqfir
Sea,n”p Smte Bank

JAMES S. HAAHR
Chairman of th~Board

Presi&nt and Chief&mtivt.
O@cerfor First MidwEst

Finun&l

Inc. ondFira Fehe[
Bank of rhe Midwnt; and

tin~
~m”rman of tht.Boardfi,
Semn”q StateBank

ELLEN E. H. MOO~
Rce Prea”&r, Marktting
and Snbsfir Fiti MiduJot
Fimncial

Inc.; and Senior Elf

fiesidmr Marketin~ axd Sa[a+r
FirstFederal saving Bank

of the MiduJext

TIM D. HARVEY
fisidmtfir
Bank Diukion offirxc Fe&l

Brookinp Federal

Sau~ngsBank of the Midwest

TROY MooRE

Presidentfor Iowa Savi.@ Bank
Divtiion ofFarst Fe&[
Sauinp
Bank oftie Midwest

RICnARD

Pra&tfir

H.
C05.EMAN
St.curityState Bezk

SUSAN C.
Smior Vice PreIidpnt@r

JESSE

Fim Federa[Sauinp Bank of tht

FRED A. STEVENS
$miorEc. b~idmtfir
Fe&al Saving Bank of the

Fint

Midwest

-

M&est

corporate

Information

Corporate Hadqwers
First Mldwmt Fulancid,

Inc

First Feded Building
Ffi
PO. Box 1307

ar Etie

Storln Lake, Iowa 50588

Annd Meeting of Shareholders
The Annti Meeting of Skeholda

,til

convene ar

1 p.m. on Monda}
be held in the Bowd Room of First Feded Savings BA

25, 1999. The meeting will

Jm~

Auditors

J.ndependat
Crowe, Ch~ek and Company LLP
33o ~t

Jderson Boufevmd

I?O. Box 7
South Bend, Indiana 46624

Shar~older

S-i-

and Invesmr Refations

Shzeholders desiring to change the name, addrc.ss,or own-
ertiip of stock; co repon lost certifi=cm OJ co cOmOhdate

accounm, should contact be co~oracion’s uansfer agent

P.egiscm & Tmsfer Con)pany

of the Midwest, Fifth at Erie, Storm M,

Iowa. Further

10 Commerce Drive

co this meeting can be found in

Cranford, New Jcmey 07016

Telephone:

1-800-368-5948

information widl r+
the proxy staten]enc.

Gend

Gunsel

Mack, Hansen, Gadd, Armsrong & Brown, f?C.

Sixd] SUmc

316 &t
f?O. Box 278
Storm me,

Iowa 50588

COunsd

Sped
Silver, Freedman & Tti, LLP

1100 New York Avenue, NW
W~hLngcon, DC 20005-3934

Stock Market

Information

Annuaf Report on Form 1O-K
tiysts,

invesrors, and others seeking a copy of he Form

1O-K or ocher pubfic fwtial
the followin~

information should mnmct

Invaror Relariom
Fmt Midwest Finan&,

Inc.

Fi~t Feded Bti&IIs

Fii

at Efie

PO. Box 1307

Storm Lake, Iowa 50588
712-7324117
Tefephone

.

Fimt Midwest Financiaf, 1...’s mmmon stock uad= on he Nasdaq Nauonal Market under rhe ~mbol “CASH.” The
Wnfl S*et Joamal publishe
in
&e National Market Listing. The ptice range of &e common stock m reported on Ae Nas&q
each qwer

System for
of f~d 1997 and 1998, after giving retroactive effect for&e three-for-two stock splk paid by&e Company

daily trad,ng information for the stock under the abbreviation, “FstMidwFnf,”

in the form of a fifty percent stock dividend on Januw 2, 1997, ~ M fOIlO~.

1997

1998

Dividend Dividend
Paid

Ptid

Fis.A Year I 997

Fiscal Year 1998

Low

High

Low

nigh

Fmt Qumer

............. ................... .......-

Second Quancr ..... .......... ............
Third Qume
Fourth Qmcer

... . .
............ ........ .............-..-.
.................... ................

$.09

$.09

$.09
$.09

$.12
$.12
$.12

$.12

.$15.00

$15.25
$15.00

$16.25

$16.67

$17.88
$18.00
$20.88

$19.50

$21.88
$21.38

$17.13

$22.63

$23.25
$25.25

$24.00

The prim reflect inter-dealer quotations wirhouc retail made-up, mark-down or commissions, and do [lot nec~arily
rcpre5mt acrual transamions.

Dividend paymenr decK1ons are made wi& comideracion of a vmie~ of fictors including =nin%,

finmcial con-
dition, nw.rkcc considerations, and regulatory re.sccictions. Restrictions on dividend payrnen= arc descsibed in Note 14

of&e Not= to Consolidated Fiaancid Statements included in tils Annual Report.

&of

September 30, 1998, Fmt Midwest had 2,553,245

shaes ofcornmon stock outstanding, which were held by

321 shareholdfls of record. The shweholders of record number does not reflect approximately 608 persons or entiti=
who hold d]eir stock in nominee or “street” name.

The follotving securities fmms i.di=ted

they were acting as market mkers

for First Midw=t Fmancia.1, 1...

as of Seprelnbcr 30, 1998: Everen Securities, Inc.; Hemog, Heine, Gcdufd, fnc.; FIowe B~m Inv=unenrs,
Jfiray Compim,

Inc.; Sandlcr ONeill & Mm.m and Tucker hthony

fnmrporaced.

stock
Inc.; Y[per