UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

|X|      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004

OR

|_|    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____ to _____

Commission file number: 000-50015

TierOne Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin
04-3638672
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1235 "N" Street
Lincoln, Nebraska
68508
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(402) 475-0521
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes   X    No    

At August 3, 2004, the registrant had 18,285,811 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, outstanding.


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION  

 
Page

Item 1 -
Financial Statements   3

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

Item 3 -
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 39

Item 4 -
Controls and Procedures 39

 
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION  

Item 1 -
Legal Proceedings 40

Item 2 -
Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases
of Equity Securities  40

Item 3 -
Defaults Upon Senior Securities 41

Item 4 -
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 42

Item 5 -
Other Information 42

Item 6 -
Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 43

Signatures
44

Exhibit Index
45





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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
June 30, 2004 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2003

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
June 30, 2004
December 31, 2003
ASSETS            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 34,616   $ 34,901  
Investment securities:  
   Held to maturity, at cost which approximates fair value    135    142  
   Available for sale, at fair value    37,678    43,515  
Mortgage-backed securities, available for sale, at fair value    12,804    15,712  
Loans receivable:  
   Net loans (includes loans held for sale of $10,864 and $7,083 at  
      June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively)    2,088,846    2,036,182  
   Allowance for loan losses    (20,886 )  (19,586 )

      Net loans after allowance for loan losses    2,067,960    2,016,596  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock    37,792    37,143  
Premises and equipment, net    28,975    27,587  
Accrued interest receivable    9,477    9,678  
Other assets    25,832    22,594  

      Total assets   $ 2,255,269   $ 2,207,868  

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  
Liabilities:  
   Deposits   $ 1,324,074   $ 1,216,763  
   Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings    619,752    645,696  
   Advance payments from borrowers for taxes, insurance and  
      other escrow funds    21,274    22,206  
   Accrued interest payable    5,166    5,259  
   Accrued expenses and other liabilities    21,407    22,855  

      Total liabilities    1,991,673    1,912,779  

Shareholders' equity:  
   Preferred stock, $0.01 par value. 10,000,000 shares authorized;  
      none issued    --    --  
   Common stock, $0.01 par value. 60,000,000 shares authorized;  
      18,285,811 and 20,317,568 shares issued and outstanding at  
         June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively    226    226  
   Additional paid-in capital    355,051    354,054  
   Retained earnings, substantially restricted    35,699    25,833  
   Treasury stock, at cost; 4,289,264 and 2,257,507 shares at  
      June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003    (98,300 )  (53,613 )
   Unallocated common stock held by Employee Stock  
      Ownership Plan    (15,426 )  (16,179 )
   Unearned common stock held by Management  
      Recognition and Retention Plan    (13,618 )  (14,982 )
   Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net    (36 )  (250 )

         Total shareholders' equity    263,596    295,089  

Commitments and contingent liabilities  

         Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $ 2,255,269   $ 2,207,868  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended
June 30,

For the Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
2004
2003
2004
2003
Interest income:                    
   Loans receivable   $ 27,074   $ 27,373   $ 54,237   $ 54,166  
   Investment securities    903    1,115    1,830    2,147  
   Other interest-earning assets    --    --    --    99  

         Total interest income    27,977    28,488    56,067    56,412  

Interest expense:  
   Deposits    5,877    5,866    11,532    12,089  
   Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank and other  
      borrowings    4,965    4,530    9,652    8,594  

         Total interest expense    10,842    10,396    21,184    20,683  

            Net interest income    17,135    18,092    34,883    35,729  
Provision for loan losses    1,105    515    2,039    1,687  

            Net interest income after provision for loan losses    16,030    17,577    32,844    34,042  

Noninterest income:  
   Fees and service charges    4,697    612    7,810    1,579  
   Income (loss) from real estate operations, net    (32 )  26    (109 )  8  
   Net gain on sales of:  
      Investment securities    312    --    312    --  
      Loans held for sale    705    2,653    1,021    4,608  
      Real estate owned    44    (93 )  44    (79 )
   Gain on pension plan curtailment    --    --    1,456    --  
   Other operating income    569    695    1,202    1,406  

         Total noninterest income    6,295    3,893    11,736    7,522  

Noninterest expense:  
   Salaries and employee benefits    7,808    7,096    15,672    13,415  
   Occupancy, net    1,551    1,328    3,017    2,759  
   Data processing    463    407    967    818  
   Advertising    948    904    1,641    1,628  
   Other operating expense    2,632    2,007    4,701    4,215  

         Total noninterest expense    13,402    11,742    25,998    22,835  

            Income before income taxes    8,923    9,728    18,582    18,729  
Income tax expense    3,348    3,593    6,947    6,899  

            Net income   $ 5,575   $ 6,135   $ 11,635   $ 11,830  

Net income per common share, basic   $ 0.33   $ 0.29   $ 0.67   $ 0.57  

Net income per common share, diluted   $ 0.32   $ 0.29   $ 0.66   $ 0.57  

Dividends declared per common share   $ 0.05   $ -   $ 0.10   $ -  

Average common shares outstanding, basic (000's)    16,998    20,828    17,396    20,824  

Average common shares outstanding, diluted (000's)    17,283    21,012    17,733    20,929  


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income
Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003
(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)
Common
Stock

Additional
Paid-In
Capital

Retained
Earnings,
Substantially
Restricted

Treasury
Stock

Unallocated
Common Stock
Held by the
Employee Stock
Ownership Plan

Unearned
Common Stock
Held by the
Management
Recognition and
Retention Plan

Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss), Net

Total
Shareholders'
Equity

Balance at December 31, 2002     $ 226   $ 355,741   $ 2,018   $ --   $ (17,684 ) $ --   $ (405 ) $ 339,896  

Common stock earned by  
   employees in Employee  
   Stock Ownership Plan    --    557    --    --    753    --    --    1,310  
Common stock purchased by the  
   Management Recognition and  
   Retention Plan    --    (97 )  ~    --    --    (1,357 )  --    (1,454 )
Amortization of awards under the  
   Management Recognition and  
   Retention Plan    --    --    --    --    --    500    --    500  
Comprehensive income:  
   Net income    --    --    11,830    --    --    --    --    11,830  
   Change in unrealized loss on  
      available for sale securities,  
      net of tax and  
      reclassification adjustment    --    --    --    --    --    --    20    20  

Total comprehensive income    --    --    11,830    --    --    --    20    11,850  

Balance at June 30, 2003   $ 226   $ 356,201   $ 13,848   $ --   $ (16,931 ) $ (857 ) $ (385 ) $ 352,102  

Balance at December 31, 2003   $ 226   $ 354,054   $ 25,833   $ (53,613 ) $ (16,179 ) $ (14,982 ) $ (250 ) $ 295,089  

Common stock earned by  
   employees in Employee  
   Stock Ownership Plan    --    914    --    --    753    --    --    1,667  
Amortization of awards under  
   the Management Recognition  
   and Retention Plan    --    83    --    --    --    1,364    --    1,447  
Repurchase of common  
   stock (2,031,757 shares)                (44,687 )              (44,687 )
Dividends paid ($0.10 per common share)    --    --    (1,769 )  --    --    --    --    (1,769 )
Comprehensive income:  
   Net income    --    --    11,635    --    --    --    --    11,635  
   Change in additional minimum  
      pension liability, net of tax    --    --    --    --    --    --    452    452  
   Change in unrealized gain on  
      available for sale securities,  
      net of tax and  
      reclassification adjustment    --    --    --    --    --    --    (238 )  (238 )

Total comprehensive income    --    --    11,635    --    --    --    214    11,849  

Balance at June 30, 2004   $ 226   $ 355,051   $ 35,699   $ (98,300 ) $ (15,426 ) $ (13,618 ) $ (36 ) $ 263,596  


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003
(Unaudited)

June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)
2004
2003
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:            
   Net income   $ 11,635   $ 11,830  
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by  
      operating activities:  
         Net premium amortization of investment and mortgage-backed securities    115    993  
         Depreciation and amortization    1,296    1,263  
         Employee Stock Ownership Plan expense    1,667    1,310  
         Management Recognition and Retention Plan expense    1,447    500  
         Amortization of premiums on net loans    4,546    2,286  
         Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividend    (649 )  --  
         Deferred income tax expense (benefit)    780    12  
         Provision for loan losses    2,039    1,687  
         Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale    150,543    311,123  
         Originations and purchases of loans held for sale    (153,304 )  (315,231 )
         Net (gain) loss on sales of:  
            Investment securities    (312 )  --  
            Loans held for sale    (1,021 )  (4,608 )
            Real estate owned    (44 )  79  
            Premises and equipment    4    --  
         Changes in certain assets and liabilities:  
            Accrued interest receivable    201    (241 )
            Other assets    (2,461 )  202  
            Accrued interest payable    (93 )  (914 )
            Accrued expenses and other liabilities    (1,448 )  9,061  

               Net cash provided by operating activities    14,941    19,352  

Cash flows from investing activities:  
   Purchase of investment and mortgage-backed securities, available for sale    (11,979 )  (101,841 )
   Proceeds from sale of investment securities, available for sale    13,842    --  
   Proceeds from maturities of investment securities, available for sale    3,900    2,000  
   Proceeds from principal repayments of investment  
      and mortgage-backed securities available for sale and held to maturity    2,818    21,027  
   Increase in loans receivable    (55,842 )  (246,575 )
   Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock    --    (14,009 )
   Additions to premises and equipment    (3,248 )  (2,649 )
   Proceeds from sale of real estate owned    1,304    2,742  

            Net cash used in investing activities    (49,205 )  (339,305 )


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003
(Unaudited)

June 30,
(Dollars in thousands)
2004
2003
Cash flows from financing activities:            
   Net increase in deposits   $ 107,311   $ 18,729  
   Net advances (repayment) on Federal Home Loan Bank line of credit  
      and short-term advances and other borrowings    (56,855 )  119,406  
   Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank long-term advances and other borrowings    --    195,000  
   Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank long-term advances and other borrowings    (17 )  (20,017 )
   Proceeds from junior subordinated debentures    30,928    --  
   Net increase (decrease) in advances from borrowers for taxes,  
      insurance and other escrow funds    (932 )  3,272  
   Repurchase of common stock    (44,687 )  --  
   Dividends paid on common stock    (1,769 )  --  
   Purchase of common stock for Management Recognition and Retention Plan    --    (1,454 )

         Net cash provided by financing activities    33,979    314,936  

         Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents    (285 )  (5,017 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period    34,901    33,037  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 34,616   $ 28,020  

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:  
   Cash paid during period for:  
      Interest   $ 21,277   $ 21,597  
      Income taxes, net of refunds   $ 6,640   $ 7,491  

Noncash investing activities:  
   Transfers from loans to real estate owned and other assets through foreclosure   $ 1,675   $ 946  




See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1 — Basis of Presentation

TierOne Corporation (the “Company”) is a Wisconsin corporation headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. TierOne Corporation is the holding company for TierOne Bank (the “Bank”). At June 30, 2004, TierOne Bank operated from 57 banking offices located in Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas, three loan production offices located in Colorado and one loan production office located in Minnesota.

Note 2 — Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Bank and its wholly owned subsidiary, TMS Corporation of the Americas (“TMS”). TMS is the holding company of TierOne Investments and Insurance, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary that administers the sale of insurance and securities products, and TierOne Reinsurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary that reinsures credit life and disability insurance policies.

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2004 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003 have not been audited by independent auditors. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation. The interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results which may be expected for the entire calendar year 2004.











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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 3 — Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) data are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each reporting period. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) and 2003 Management Recognition and Retention Plan (“MRRP”) shares not committed to be released are not considered to be outstanding for purposes of EPS calculations. The basic EPS calculation excludes the dilutive effect of all common stock equivalents. Diluted EPS is further adjusted for potential common shares that were dilutive and outstanding during the reporting periods. The Company’s potentially dilutive common shares at June 30, 2004 represent shares issuable under its 2003 Stock Option Plan and MRRP computed using the treasury stock method. All stock options awarded are assumed to be 100% vested for purposes of the EPS computations.

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2004

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2004

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Basic
Diluted
Basic
Diluted
Net income     $ 5,575   $ 5,575   $ 11,635   $ 11,635  

Weighted average number of common shares  
outstanding used in basic earnings per share  
calculation (in 000's)    16,998    16,998    17,396    17,396  

Common share equivalents - 2003 Stock Option Plan  
and 2003 Management Recognition and Retentiion Plan  
shares (in 000's)        285        337  

Weighted average number of common shares  
outstanding used in diluted earnings per share  
calculation (in 000's)        17,283        17,733  

Earnings per share   $ 0.33   $ 0.32   $ 0.67   $ 0.66  






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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 4 — Investment and Mortgage-Backed Securities

Investment and mortgage-backed securities at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 are summarized in the following table:

June 30, 2004
Gross Unrealized
(Dollars in thousands)
Amortized Cost
Gains
Losses
Fair Value
Held to maturity:                    
   Municipal obligations   $ 135   $ --   $ --   $ 135  

Available for sale:  
   Mortgage-backed securities    12,686    144    26    12,804  
   U.S. Government agency obligations    20,958    2    131    20,829  
   Corporate securities    10,894    78    55    10,917  
   Asset Management Fund - ARM Fund    6,000    --    68    5,932  

      Total investment and mortgage-backed  
         securities, available for sale   $ 50,538   $ 224   $ 280   $ 50,482  



 
December 31, 2003
Gross Unrealized
(Dollars in thousands)
Amortized Cost
Gains
Losses
Fair Value
Held to maturity:  
   Municipal obligations   $ 142   $ --   $ --   $ 142  

Available for sale:  
   Mortgage-backed securities    15,542    201    31    15,712  
   U.S. Government agency obligations    12,877    13    4    12,886  
   Corporate securities    24,496    406    242    24,660  
   Asset Management Fund - ARM Fund    6,000    --    31    5,969  

   Total investment and mortgage-backed  
      securities, available for sale   $ 58,915   $ 620   $ 308   $ 59,227  




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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 5 — Loan Portfolio Composition

The following table shows the composition of the Bank’s loan portfolio by type of loan at the dates indicated:

June 30, 2004
December 31, 2003
(Dollars in thousands)
Amount
%
Amount
%
Real estate loans:                    
   One-to-four family residential (1)   $ 472,072    20.47 % $ 559,134    25.20 %
   Second mortgage residential    267,811    11.61    258,121    11.63  
   Multi-family residential    102,677    4.45    99,078    4.47  
   Commercial real estate and land    453,102    19.64    449,152    20.25  
   Residential construction    306,621    13.29    245,782    11.08  
   Commercial construction    193,853    8.40    154,247    6.95  

      Total real estate loans    1,796,136    77.86    1,765,514    79.58  

Business loans    79,199    3.44    64,522    2.91  

Warehouse mortgage lines of credit    111,219    4.82    78,759    3.55  

Consumer loans:  
   Home equity    37,122    1.61    33,874    1.53  
   Home equity line of credit    128,591    5.57    117,899    5.31  
   Home improvement    70,344    3.05    74,915    3.38  
   Automobile    66,514    2.88    67,351    3.04  
   Other    17,637    0.77    15,621    0.70  

      Total consumer loans    320,208    13.88    309,660    13.96  

         Total loans    2,306,762    100.00 %  2,218,455    100.00 %

Unamortized premiums, discounts and  
   deferred loan fees    8,102        10,790      
Undisbursed portion of construction and  
   land development loans in process    (226,018 )      (193,063 )    

      Net loans    2,088,846        2,036,182      
Allowance for loan losses    (20,886 )      (19,586 )    

      Net loans after allowance for loan losses   $ 2,067,960       $ 2,016,596      

(1) Includes loans held for sale   $ 10,864       $ 7,083      




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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 6 — Allowance for Loan Losses

The following table sets forth the activity in the allowance for loan losses during the periods indicated:

At or for the Three Months Ended
June 30,

At or for the Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in thousands)
2004
2003
2004
2003
Allowance for loan losses, beginning of period     $ 20,086   $ 17,984   $ 19,586   $ 17,108  
Provision for loan losses    1,105    515    2,039    1,687  
Charge-offs    (409 )  (209 )  (916 )  (554 )
Recoveries on loans previously charged-off    104    36    177    85  

   Allowance for loan losses, end of period   $ 20,886   $ 18,326   $ 20,886   $ 18,326  

Allowance for loan losses as a  
   percentage of net loans    1.00 %  0.90 %  1.00 %  0.90 %











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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 7 — Nonperforming Assets

The following table sets forth information with respect to nonperforming assets and troubled debt restructurings at the dates indicated. It is the Bank’s policy to cease accruing interest on loans 90 days or more past due and to charge off accrued interest. Total impaired loans amounted to approximately $1.1 million and $864,000 at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively. There was an allowance for loan loss of $0 and $50,000 specifically allocated to impaired loans at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, respectively.

(Dollars in thousands)
June 30, 2004
December 31, 2003
Non-accruing loans:            
   One-to-four family residential   $ 838   $ 1,461  
   Second mortgage residential    590    224  
   Multi-family residential    --    --  
   Commercial real estate and land    --    --  
   Residential construction    1,207    1,012  
   Commercial construction    --    --  
   Business    --    219  
   Warehouse mortgage lines of credit    --    --  
   Consumer    909    700  

      Total non-accruing loans    3,544    3,616  
Real estate owned, net (1)    1,093    678  

      Total nonperforming assets    4,637    4,294  
Troubled debt restructurings    1,059    468  

      Total nonperforming assets and troubled debt restructurings   $ 5,696   $ 4,762  

Total nonperforming loans as a percent of net loans    0.17 %  0.18 %

Total nonperforming assets as a percent of total assets    0.21 %  0.19 %

Total nonperforming assets and troubled debt restructurings  
   as a percent of total assets    0.25 %  0.22 %

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of net loans    1.00 %  0.96 %

Allowance for loan losses as a percent of nonperforming loans    589.33 %  541.65 %

(1) Real estate owned balances are shown net of related loss allowances. Includes both real  
      property and other repossessed collateral consisting primarily of automobiles.  

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 8 — Mortgage Servicing Rights

Mortgage servicing rights are included in the consolidated balance sheets under the caption “Other Assets.” The activity of mortgage servicing rights during the periods presented is summarized in the following table:

Three Months Ended
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in thousands)
2004
2003
2004
2003
Balance at beginning of period     $ 8,691   $ 6,173   $ 8,705   $ 6,290  
Mortgage servicing rights capitalized    1,183    2,109    1,795    3,828  
Amortization expense    (925 )  (1,663 )  (1,551 )  (2,909 )
Valuation adjustment    1,168    (1,366 )  1,168    (1,956 )

   Balance at end of period   $ 10,117   $ 5,253   $ 10,117   $ 5,253  


The activity of the valuation allowance on mortgage servicing rights is summarized in the following table for the periods presented:

Three Months Ended
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,

(Dollars in thousands)
2004
2003
2004
2003
Balance at beginning of period     $ 1,668   $ 2,910   $ 1,668   $ 2,320  
Changes in mortgage servicing valuation reserve    (1,168 )  1,366    (1,168 )  1,956  

Balance at end of period   $ 500   $ 4,276   $ 500   $ 4,276  


The following table compares the key assumptions used in measuring the fair values of mortgage servicing rights at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003:

(Dollars in thousands)
June 30, 2004
December 31, 2003
Serviced loan portfolio balance $1,009,659 $956,744
Fair value $11,350 $9,173
Prepayment speed 5.46% - 63.96% 7.56% - 76.44%
Weighted average prepayment speed 13.56% 23.08%
     Fair value with 10% adverse change $10,856 $8,673
     Fair value with 20% adverse change $10,372 $8,218
Discount rate 10.00% - 15.50% 9.00% - 15.00%
Weighted average discount rate 11.58% 10.74%
     Fair value with 10% adverse change $10,925 $8,863
     Fair value with 20% adverse change $10,510 $8,575



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 9 – Stock-Based Benefit Plans

The Company has in effect the MRRP, which is a stock-based incentive plan. The following table summarizes shares of the Company’s common stock which were subject to award and were granted in April 2003 pursuant to the MRRP:


June 30, 2004
Common shares authorized to be awarded by the Management Recognition  
   and Retention Plan 903,003   
Common shares awarded by Management Recognition and Retention Plan (764,850)  
Common shares forfeited --   

   Shares available for award at June 30, 2004 138,153   


The shares awarded under the MRRP vest at the rate of 20% per year. As a result, expense for MRRP awards is being recorded over a 60-month period from the date of grant and is based on the market value of the Company’s stock as of the date the awards were made. The remaining unamortized cost of the MRRP shares awarded to date is reflected as a reduction in shareholders’ equity. Expense under the MRRP for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 was $682,000 and $1.4 million, respectively, compared to $500,000 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2003.

The Company established the 2003 Stock Option Plan (“SOP”) under which 2,257,508 shares of Company common stock are reserved for issuance pursuant to the grant of stock options to directors, officers and employees. Stock options awarded under the SOP vest at the rate of 20% per year. The exercise price of the options is equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the grant date. At June 30, 2004, 1,852,750 stock options had been granted at an exercise price of $17.83. There were no stock options exercised or forfeited during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004.

At June 30, 2004, 20% of the options granted were exercisable, the weighted-average remaining contractual life of outstanding options was 8.82 years, and there were 404,758 shares remaining available for future grants under the terms of the SOP.

The Company accounts for its stock options in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (“APB No. 25”). Under the provisions of APB No. 25, since the exercise price of the Company’s employees’ stock options equals the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense is recognized. Compensation expense for shares granted under the MRRP is ratably recognized over the period of service, usually the vesting period, based on the fair value of the stock on the date of grant. See Note 13 for a discussion of a proposed new statement issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) which would result in a change in the accounting for equity-based compensation.

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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Pursuant to FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“SFAS No. 123”), pro forma net income and pro forma EPS are presented in the following table as if the fair value method of accounting for stock-based compensation plans had been utilized:

Three Months Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
2004
2003
2004
2003
Net income (as reported)     $ 5,575   $ 6,135   $ 11,635   $ 11,830  
Add: stock-based employee compensation  
   expense included in reported net income,  
   net of related tax effects    443    325    887    325  
Deduct: total stock-based employee  
   compensation expense determined under  
   fair value based method for all awards,  
   net of related tax effects    (715 )  (524 )  (1,430 )  (524 )

Pro forma net income   $ 5,303   $ 5,936   $ 11,092   $ 11,631  

Basic earnings per share (as reported)   $ 0.33   $ 0.29   $ 0.67   $ 0.57  
Pro forma basic earnings per share    0.31    0.28    0.64    0.56  
Diluted earnings per share (as reported)    0.32    0.29    0.66    0.57  
Pro forma diluted earnings per share    0.31    0.28    0.63    0.56  


The pro forma results above may not be representative of the effect on net income in future periods.

The fair value of the option grants was estimated using the Black Scholes option value model, with the following assumptions: dividend yield of 1.00%, expected volatility of 13.2%, risk-free interest rate of 3.5% and an original expected life of ten years for all options granted.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 10 – Defined Benefit Pension Plan

On March 31, 2004, the Company merged its single-employer defined benefit pension plan and transferred all pension plan assets and future plan obligations to an unrelated third party plan. This transaction resulted in a $1.5 million pre-tax gain for the three months ended March 31, 2004 from the curtailment of the liability associated with the plan.
















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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 11 – Deposits

The following table shows the composition of the Bank’s deposits by type at the dates indicated:

June 30, 2004
December 31, 2003
(Dollars in thousands) Weighted
Average
Rates
Amount Weighted
Average
Rates
Amount

Transaction accounts:                    
     Noninterest-bearing checking    -- % $ 52,105    -- % $ 45,308  
     Savings    0.31    21,491    0.32    19,627  
     Interest-bearing checking    0.77    294,565    0.78    295,122  
     Money market    0.93    254,848    0.98    270,942  

        Total transaction accounts    0.76    623,009    0.80    630,999  

Time deposits:  
     1.00% to 2.99%        446,297        360,248  
     3.00% to 4.99%        232,840        197,224  
     5.00% to 6.99%        21,928        28,292  

        Total time deposits    2.83    701,065    2.83    585,764  

           Total deposits    1.85 % $ 1,324,074    1.78 % $ 1,216,763  






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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 12 – Federal Home Loan Bank Advances and Other Borrowings

At June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, the Company was indebted on notes as shown in the following table:

(Dollars in thousands)
June 30, 2004
December 31, 2003
Permanent fixed-rate notes payable to            
   the Federal Home Loan Bank   $ 75,332   $ 125,349  

Convertible fixed-rate notes payable to
  
   the Federal Home Loan Bank    435,000    435,000  

Line of credit with the
  
   Federal Home Loan Bank    61,900    71,400  

Adjustable-rate note payable to the
  
   Federal Home Loan Bank    10,000    10,000  

Retail repurchase agreements
    6,592    3,947  

Junior subordinated debentures
    30,928    --  

Total Federal Home Loan Bank  
   advances and other borrowings   $ 619,752   $ 645,696  


The convertible fixed-rate notes are convertible to adjustable-rate notes at the option of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”), with call dates ranging from August 2004 to January 2008. The line of credit with the FHLB expires in November 2004.

On April 26, 2004, the Company formed a trust (“TierOne Capital Trust I”) which issued capital securities (“Trust Preferred Securities”) to investors. The proceeds from the sale of the Trust Preferred Securities were used to purchase junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company. The Company’s obligations under the junior subordinated debentures constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by the Company of TierOne Capital Trust’s obligations under the Trust Preferred Securities. In accordance with Interpretation No. 46 (Revised), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN 46R”), the trust is not consolidated and related amounts are treated as debt of the Company.

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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 13 — Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For discussion regarding accounting pronouncements, interpretations, exposure drafts and other formal accounting guidance and the impact on the Company, reference is made to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. The following discussion identifies accounting guidance issued during 2004.

In March 2004, the FASB issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 105 (“SAB 105”), Loan Commitments Accounted for as Derivative Instruments. The requirements of SAB 105 require entities that enter into mortgage loan commitments to disclose their accounting policy for such commitments and include the methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of loan commitments in the financial statements. Additionally, any hedging strategy associated with mortgage loan commitments is required to be disclosed. The requirements of SAB 105 must be applied to mortgage loan commitments that are accounted for as derivatives and are entered into after March 31, 2004. SAB 105 permits entities to continue using previously applied accounting policies to loan commitments entered into on or before March 31, 2004. The adoption of SAB 105 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

On March 31, 2004, the FASB published an Exposure Draft, Share-Based Payment, an Amendment of FASB Statements No. 123 and No. 95 (the “Exposure Draft”). FASB is proposing, among other things, amendments to SFAS No. 123 and thus, the manner in which share-based compensation, such as stock options, will be accounted for by both public and non-public companies. For public companies, the cost of employee services received in exchange for equity instruments including options and restricted stock awards generally would be measured at fair value at the grant date. The grant date fair value would be estimated using option-pricing models adjusted for the unique characteristics of those options and instruments (unless observable market prices for the same or similar options are available). The cost would be recognized over the requisite service period (often the vesting period). The cost of employee services received in exchange for liabilities would be measured initially at the fair value (rather than the previously allowed intrinsic value under APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees) of the liabilities and would be remeasured subsequently at each reporting date through settlement date.

The proposed changes in accounting would replace existing requirements under SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and would eliminate the ability to account for share-based compensation transactions using APB Opinion No. 25 which did not require companies to expense options. Under the terms of the Exposure Draft, the accounting for similar transactions involving parties other than employees or the accounting for employee stock ownership plans that are subject to AICPA Statement of Position 93-6, Employers’ Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans, would remain unchanged.

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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The Exposure Draft provides that the proposed statement would be applied to public entities prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2004, as if all share-based compensation awards vesting, granted, modified, or settled after December 15, 1994 had been accounted for using the fair value-based method of accounting.

The FASB solicited comments on the Exposure Draft through June 30, 2004 and is expected to issue the final statement in the fourth quarter of 2004.
















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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations

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

General

The Bank, a subsidiary of the Company, is a $2.3 billion federally chartered stock savings bank headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. Established in 1907, the Bank offers customers a wide variety of full-service consumer and commercial banking products and services through a geographically diverse network of 57 banking offices located in Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas, three loan production offices located in Colorado and one loan production office located in Minnesota. Product offerings include residential and commercial real estate loans; consumer, construction and business loans; warehouse mortgage lines of credit; consumer and business checking and savings plans; investment and insurance services; and telephone and internet banking.

The Company’s results of operations depend, to a large extent, on net interest income, which is the difference between the income earned on its loan and investment securities portfolios and the cost of funds, consisting of the interest paid on deposits and borrowings. Noninterest income, noninterest expense and provisions for loan losses also affect results of operations. Noninterest income consists primarily of fees and service charges related to deposit and lending activities and gains on loans held for sale. Noninterest expense consists of compensation and employee benefits, office occupancy and equipment, data processing, advertising and other operating expense. The Company’s results of operations are also significantly affected by general economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes in interest rates, government policies and actions of regulatory authorities. Future changes in applicable law, regulations or government policies may materially impact the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

On March 31, 2004, the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire United Nebraska Financial Co. (“UNFC”), the holding company of United Nebraska Bank (“UNB”) headquartered in Grand Island, Nebraska. The reported assets of UNFC also include an investment in a national bank subsidiary in suburban Phoenix, Arizona, United Arizona Bank (“UAB”), which will be sold prior to the completion of the transaction. The Company will pay $97.3 million in cash, subject to a post-closing adjustment, to acquire UNFC. The purchase price represents approximately 1.9 times UNFC’s December 31, 2003 stated book value of $51.8 million. At December 31, 2003, UNB operated from 16 banking offices located in Broken Bow, Burwell, Callaway, Columbus, Grand Island, Holdrege, Lexington, North Platte, Omaha, O’Neill and Ord, Nebraska. At March 31, 2004, UNB had total assets of $506.3 million. The Company received regulatory approvals to acquire UNFC on July 26, 2004 with closing anticipated in the third quarter of 2004.

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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations

As used in this report, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to TierOne Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation, and our wholly owned subsidiary, TierOne Bank, a federally chartered stock savings bank.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q which are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors. Factors which could result in material variations include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates which could affect net interest margins and net interest income; competitive factors which could affect net interest income and noninterest income; changes in demand for loans, deposits and other financial services in the Company’s market area; unanticipated issues that could negatively impact the historic redeposit rate of maturing time deposits; changes in asset quality and general economic conditions; unanticipated issues associated with the execution of the Company’s strategic plan; unanticipated difficulties in realizing the growth opportunities and cost savings from the acquisition of UNFC, unanticipated issues related to the completion of the acquisition and the resultant integration of UNFC. and UNB; as well as other factors discussed in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. These factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. The Company assumes no obligation, and disclaims any obligation, to update information contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including forward-looking statements, to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such statements were made.






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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations

Critical Accounting Policies

Allowance for Loan Losses

We have identified the evaluation of the allowance for loan losses as a critical accounting policy where amounts are sensitive to material variation. This policy is significantly affected by our judgment and uncertainties and there is a likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different, but reasonably plausible, conditions or assumptions. The allowance for loan losses is considered a critical accounting estimate because there is a large degree of judgment in:

  Assigning individual loans to specific risk levels (pass, special mention, substandard, doubtful and loss);
  Valuing the underlying collateral securing the loans;
  Determining the appropriate reserve factor to be applied to specific risk levels for special mention loans and those adversely classified (substandard, doubtful and loss); and
  Determining reserve factors to be applied to pass loans based upon loan type.

We establish provisions for loan losses, which are charges to our operating results, in order to maintain a level of total allowance for loan losses that management believes covers all known and inherent losses that are both probable and reasonably estimable at each reporting date. Management reviews the loan portfolio no less frequently than quarterly in order to identify those inherent losses and to assess the overall collection probability of the loan portfolio. Management’s review includes a quantitative analysis by loan category, using historical loss experience, classifying loans pursuant to a grading system and consideration of a series of qualitative loss factors. The evaluation process includes, among other things:

  An analysis of delinquency trends;
  Nonperforming loan trends;
  Levels of charge-offs and recoveries;
  Prior loss experience;
  Total loans outstanding;
  Volume of loan originations;
  Type, size, terms and geographic concentration of loans held by us;
  Value of collateral securing loans;
  Number of loans requiring heightened management oversight; and
  General economic conditions.

This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available or as future events change.

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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations

The allowance for loan losses consists of two elements. The first element is an allocated allowance established for specific loans identified by the credit review function that are evaluated individually for impairment and are considered to be impaired. A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal and interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Impairment is measured by:

  The fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent;
  The present value of expected future cash flows; or
  The loan’s observable market price.

The second element is an estimated allowance established for losses which are probable and reasonable to estimate on each category of outstanding loans. While management uses available information to recognize probable losses on loans inherent in the portfolio, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions and other factors. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review our allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require us to recognize additions to the allowance based on their judgment of information available to them at the time of their examination.











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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations

Comparison of Financial Condition at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003

Our total assets were $2.3 billion at June 30, 2004, a $47.4 million, or 2.1%, increase from December 31, 2003, due primarily to an increase in net loans. Our available for sale investment securities amounted to $37.7 million at June 30, 2004, a $5.8 million, or 13.4%, decrease from December 31, 2003. The decrease in our available for sale investment securities was primarily due to the sale of four securities resulting in $13.8 million in proceeds (includes $312,000 in net gains on sales) and the maturity of a $3.9 million security partially offset by security purchases of $12.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2004. Our mortgage-backed securities portfolio, all of which are recorded as available for sale, amounted to $12.8 million at June 30, 2004, a $2.9 million, or 18.5%, decrease from December 31, 2003. The decrease in our mortgage-backed securities portfolio was primarily the result of principal payments received in the amount of $2.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2004.

Net loans, including loans held for sale, totaled $2.1 billion at June 30, 2004, a $52.7 million, or 2.6%, increase from December 31, 2003. At June 30, 2004 our one-to-four family residential loans, including loans held for sale, totaled $472.1 million, an $87.1 million, or 15.6%, decrease compared to December 31, 2003. The decrease in one-to-four family residential loans is primarily the result of a decline in new loan volume associated with loan purchasing and refinancing activity. During the six months ended June 30, 2004, we purchased $30.5 million of adjustable-rate first mortgage loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties located in geographically diverse markets across the United States in an effort to reinvest proceeds from loan prepayments. Second mortgage residential loans totaled $267.8 million at June 30, 2004, a $9.7 million, or 3.8%, increase from December 31, 2003. During the six months ended June 30, 2004, we purchased $72.1 million of fixed-rate second mortgage residential loans which were partially offset by principal payments and prepayments. Commercial real estate and land loans amounted to $453.1 million, a $4.0 million, or 0.9%, increase compared to $449.2 million at December 31, 2003. Our residential construction loans totaled $306.6 million, a $60.8 million, or 24.8%, increase compared to $245.8 million at December 31, 2003. During the six months ended June 30, 2004, we purchased $132.1 million of adjustable-rate residential construction loans which was partially offset by payoffs on completed construction. Commercial construction loans increased $39.6 million, or 25.7%, to $193.9 million compared to $154.2 million at December 31, 2003. The increase is primarily attributable to increased origination of commercial construction loans in our primary lending market area (Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Colorado).Warehouse mortgage lines of credit amounted to $111.2 million, a $32.5 million, or 41.2%, increase at June 30, 2004 compared to $78.8 million at December 31, 2003. The increase in our warehouse mortgage lines of credit was attributable to an increased level of mortgage refinancing and additional broker relationships established during 2004. Our consumer loan portfolio totaled $320.2 million at June 30, 2004, a $10.5 million, or 3.4%, increase compared to $309.7 million at December 31, 2003.

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TierOne Corporation and Subsidiaries
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations

Our total liabilities were $2.0 billion at June 30, 2004, a $78.9 million, or 4.1%, increase compared to $1.9 billion at December 31, 2003. Our total deposits increased by $107.3 million, or 8.8%, to $1.3 billion at June 30, 2004 compared to $1.2 billion at December 31, 2003. Time deposits increased $115.3 million, or 19.7%, to $701.1 million at June 30, 2004 compared to $585.8 million at December 31, 2003. The increase in time deposits was attributable to special marketing promotions offering terms of 14- and 19-months. Included in our time deposits at June 30, 2004 are $65.5 million of brokered time deposits. We utilized brokered time deposits as an alternative source of funds for loan origination and purchase activity. Our interest-bearing checking accounts totaled $294.6 million, a $557,000, or 0.2%, decrease compared to $295.1 million at December 31, 2003. Noninterest-bearing checking accounts increased $6.8 million, or 15.0%, to $52.1 million at June 30, 2004 compared to $45.3 million at December 31, 2003. Our money market accounts totaled $254.8 million, a $16.1 million, or 5.9%, decrease compared to December 31, 2003. We utilized our increased deposits to fund loan origination and purchase activities and to repay FHLB advances. Our FHLB advances and other borrowings amounted to $619.8 million at June 30, 2004, a $25.9 million, or 4.0%, decrease from December 31, 2003. We completed the issuance of $30.0 million of trust preferred securities at a variable interest rate indexed to the three-month LIBOR rate. The securities, which are callable at par in June 2009 and mature in June 2034, were issued to provide funding for common stock repurchases and other general corporate purposes.

At June 30, 2004, shareholders’equity totaled $263.6 million, a decrease of $31.5 million, or 10.7%, from December 31, 2003. The decrease in shareholders’ equity primarily reflects the purchase of 2,031,757 shares of common stock at a cost of $44.7 million and $1.8 million in dividends paid to the Company’s shareholders partially offset by net income of $11.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004, $1.7 million related to common stock earned by participants in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) and $1.4 million related to the amortization of awards under the Management Recognition and Retention Plan (“MRRP”). The Company paid a cash dividend of $0.05 per common share payable on both March 31, 2004 and June 30, 2004 to shareholders of record on March 15, 2004 and June 15, 2004. For further discussion regarding the Company’s common stock repurchases, see Part II, Item 2 “Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities”.

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Comparison of Operating Results for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003

General. Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2004 was $5.6 million, or $0.32 per diluted share ($0.33 per basic share) , compared to net income of $6.1 million, or $0.29 per diluted and basic share, for the three months ended June 30, 2003. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2004 was $11.6 million , or $0.66 per diluted share ($0.67 per basic share) compared to net income of $11.8 million, or $0.57 per diluted and basic share, for the six months ended June 30, 2003. While net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 declined when compared to the same periods in 2003, earnings per share for the comparative periods increased due to the Company’s fulfillment of its first two common stock repurchase programs.

The average interest rate spread declined to 2.84% and 2.92% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to 3.11% and 3.16% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003. Net interest margin declined to 3.15% and 3.25% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to 3.57% and 3.65% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003. The decline in the average interest rate spread and net interest margin for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 reflected the continued compression on net interest income of historically low interest rates, which have resulted in continued high levels of prepayments on higher yielding loans. The average yield on loans receivable declined to 5.19% and 5.28% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to 5.90% and 6.00% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003. The ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities decreased to 116.04% and 116.63% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to 122.41% and 123.12% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003. These decreases during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003 were the result of $70.4 million and $61.5 million, respectively, decline in the average balance of net interest earnings assets resulting primarily from the Company’s stock repurchase program.

Interest Income. Our total interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2004 was $28.0 million, a $511,000, or 1.8%, decrease compared to $28.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003. For the six months ended June 30, 2004 our interest income totaled $56.1 million, a $345,000, or 0.6%, decrease compared to $56.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The average balance of loans receivable during the three months ended June 30, 2004 was $2.1 billion compared to $1.9 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2003. The weighted average yield earned on the loan portfolio was 5.19% and 5.90% for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003, respectively. The average balance of loans receivable for the six months ended June 30, 2004 was $2.1 billion compared to $1.8 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The weighted average yield earned on the loan portfolio was 5.28% and 6.00% for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003, respectively. The declines in the yields on loans receivable during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2003 was the result of a high level of repayment and refinancing activity that occurred throughout 2003 and 2004 due to a historically low interest rate environment.

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Interest Expense. Our total interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2004 was $10.8 million, a $446,000, or 4.3%, increase compared to $10.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003. The average balance of our interest-bearing deposits increased $151.5 million, or 13.8%, to $1.3 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to $1.1 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2003. Additionally, the average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits declined to 1.88% for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to 2.13% for the three months ended June 30, 2003, a decrease of 25 basis points or 11.7%. Interest expense on FHLB advances and other borrowings increased $435,000 to $5.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to $4.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2003. The average balance of our FHLB advances and other borrowings was $620.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004, a $67.1 million, or 12.1%, increase compared to $553.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003. Additionally, the average rate paid on FHLB advances and other borrowings was 3.20% for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to 3.27% for the three months ended June 30, 2003, a seven basis point decline.

Total interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2004 was $21.2 million, a $501,000, or 2.4%, increase compared to $20.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The average balance of our interest-bearing deposits increased $134.8 million, or 12.3%, to $1.2 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to $1.1 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits declined to 1.87% for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to 2.20% for the six months ended June 30, 2003, a decrease of 33 basis points or 15.0%. Interest expense on FHLB advances and other borrowings totaled $9.7 million, an increase of $1.1 million, or 12.3%, compared to $8.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The average balance of our FHLB advances and other borrowings was $608.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004, a $116.9 million, or 23.8%, increase compared to $491.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The average rate paid on FHLB advances and other borrowings declined to 3.17% for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to 3.50% for the six months ended June 30, 2003, a decrease of 33 basis points or 9.4%.

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Average Balances, Net Interest Income, and Yields Earned and Cost of Funds. The following tables show for the periods indicated the total dollar amount of interest from average interest-earning assets and the resulting yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and rates, interest rate spread and net interest margin. All average balances are based on monthly balances. Management does not believe that the monthly averages differ significantly from what the daily averages would be.

Three Months Ended June 30,
2004
2003
(Dollars in thousands) Average
Balance
Interest Average
Yield/Rate
Average
Balance
Interest Average
Yield/Rate

Interest-earning assets:                            
   Federal funds sold   $ --   $ --    -- % $ --   $ --    -- %
   Investment securities (1)    75,069    789    4.20    73,807    674    3.65  
   Mortgage-backed securities (1)    13,658    114    3.34    97,572    441    1.81  
   Loans receivable (2)    2,085,375    27,074    5.19    1,854,530    27,373    5.90  

      Total interest-earning assets    2,174,102    27,977    5.15 %  2,025,909    28,488    5.62 %
   Noninterest-earning assets    90,821            83,701          

      Total assets   $ 2,264,923           $ 2,109,610          

Interest-bearing liabilities:  
   Interest-bearing checking accounts   $ 300,257   $ 578    0.77 % $ 295,709   $ 654    0.88 %
   Savings accounts    21,314    16    0.30    18,523    27    0.58  
   Money market accounts    259,258    596    0.92    276,280    927    1.34  
   Time deposits    671,891    4,687    2.79    510,749    4,258    3.33  

      Total interest-bearing deposits    1,252,720    5,877    1.88    1,101,261    5,866    2.13  

   Federal Home Loan Bank  
      advances and other borrowings    620,849    4,965    3.20    553,722    4,530    3.27  

      Total interest-bearing liabilities    1,873,569    10,842    2.31 %  1,654,983    10,396    2.51 %
Noninterest-bearing accounts    53,162            44,643          
Other liabilities    56,950            61,283          

        Total liabilities    1,983,681            1,760,909          
Shareholders' equity    281,242            348,701          

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $2,264,923           $ 2,109,610          

Net interest-earning assets   $ 300,533           $ 370,926          
Net interest income; average  
   interest rate spread       $ 17,135    2.84 %     $ 18,092    3.11 %
Net interest margin (3)            3.15 %          3.57 %
Average interest-earning assets to average  
   interest-bearing liabilities            116.04 %          122.41 %

(1) Includes securities available for sale and held to maturity. Investment securities also include Federal Home Loan Bank stock.
(2) Includes nonaccrual loans during the respective periods. Calculated net of unamortized premiums, discounts and deferred fees, undisbursed portion of construction and land development loans in process and allowance for loan losses.
(3) Equals net interest income (annualized) divided by average interest-earning assets.






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Six Months Ended June 30,
2004
2003
(Dollars in thousands) Average
Balance
Interest Average
Yield/Rate
Average
Balance
Interest Average
Yield/Rate

Interest-earning assets:                            
   Federal funds sold   $ --   $ --    -- % $ 16,289   $ 99    1.21 %
   Investment securities (1)    77,744    1,585    4.08    66,075    1,218    3.69  
   Mortgage-backed securities (1)    14,379    245    3.41    68,179    929    2.73  
   Loans receivable (2)    2,055,664    54,237    5.28    1,807,014    54,166    6.00  

      Total interest-earning assets    2,147,787    56,067    5.22 %  1,957,557    56,412    5.76 %
   Noninterest-earning assets    89,904            84,152          

      Total assets   $ 2,237,691           $ 2,041,709          

Interest-bearing liabilities:  
   Interest-bearing checking accounts   $ 298,205   $ 1,152    0.77 % $ 296,247   $ 1,488    1.00 %
   Savings accounts    20,864    33    0.32    17,659    57    0.65  
   Money market accounts    264,056    1,247    0.94    273,178    1,894    1.39  
   Time deposits    649,988    9,100    2.80    511,217    8,650    3.38  

      Total interest-bearing deposits    1,233,113    11,532    1.87    1,098,301    12,089    2.20  

   Federal Home Loan Bank  
      advances and other borrowings    608,492    9,652    3.17    491,615    8,594    3.50  

      Total interest-bearing liabilities    1,841,605    21,184    2.30 %  1,589,916    20,683    2.60 %
Noninterest-bearing accounts    50,324            42,150          
Other liabilities    56,596            63,933          

        Total liabilities    1,948,525            1,695,999          
Shareholders' equity    289,166            345,710          

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $ 2,237,691           $ 2,041,709          

Net interest-earning assets   $ 306,182           $ 367,641          
Net interest income; average  
   interest rate spread       $ 34,883    2.92 %     $ 35,729    3.16 %
Net interest margin (3)            3.25 %          3.65 %
Average interest-earning assets to average  
   interest-bearing liabilities            116.63 %          123.12 %

(1) Includes securities available for sale and held to maturity. Investment securities also include Federal Home Loan Bank stock.
(2) Includes nonaccrual loans during the respective periods. Calculated net of unamortized premiums, discounts and deferred fees, undisbursed portion of construction and land development loans in process and allowance for loan losses.
(3) Equals net interest income (annualized) divided by average interest-earning assets.






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Rate/Volume Analysis. The following table shows the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities affected our interest income and expense during the periods indicated. For each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable to (i) changes in rate (change in rate multiplied by prior year volume) and (ii) changes in volume (change in volume multiplied by prior year rate). The combined effect of changes in both rate and volume has been allocated proportionately to the change due to rate and the change due to volume.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2004

Compared to

Three Months Ended June 30, 2003

Six Months Ended June 30, 2004

Compared to

Six Months Ended June 30, 2003

Increase (Decrease) Due to
Total
Increase
Increase (Decrease) Due to
Total
Increase
(Dollars in thousands) Rate Volume (Decrease) Rate Volume (Decrease)

Interest income:                            
   Federal funds sold   $ --   $ --   $ --   $ (50 ) $ (49 ) $ (99 )
   Investment securities    103    12    115    138    229    367  
   Mortgage-backed securities    214    (541 )  (327 )  188    (872 )  (684 )
   Loans receivable (1)    (3,495 )  3,196    (299 )  (6,917 )  6,988    71  

      Total interest income    (3,178 )  2,667    (511 )  (6,641 )  6,296    (345 )


Interest expense:
  
   Interest-bearing checking accounts    (85 )  9    (76 )  (346 )  10    (336 )
   Savings accounts    (15 )  4    (11 )  (33 )  9    (24 )
   Money market accounts    (277 )  (54 )  (331 )  (587 )  (60 )  (647 )
   Time deposits    (766 )  1,195    429    (1,643 )  2,093    450  

      Total deposits    (1,143 )  1,154    11    (2,609 )  2,052    (557 )
   Federal Home Loan Bank advances  
      and other borrowings    (100 )  535    435    (861 )  1,919    1,058  

      Total interest expense    (1,243 )  1,689    446    (3,470 )  3,971    501  

Net change in net interest income   $ (1,935 ) $ 978   $ (957 ) $ (3,171 ) $ 2,325   $ (846 )

(1) Calculated net of unamortized premiums, discounts and deferred fees, undisbursed portion of construction and land development loans in process and allowance for loan losses.







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and Results of Operations

Provision for Loan Losses. We made a provision for loan losses of $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to $515,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2003, an increase of $590,000, or 114.6%. For the six month period ended June 30, 2004, our provision for loan losses was $2.0 million, an increase of $352,000, or 20.9%, compared to $1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. Our portfolio of commercial real estate and land, construction (residential and commercial), business and consumer loans totaled $1.4 billion at June 30, 2004, an increase of $261.1 million, or 23.9%, compared to $1.1 billion at June 30, 2003. These loans are deemed to have higher levels of known and inherent losses than one-to-four family residential loans due to, among other things, the nature of the collateral and the dependency on economic conditions for successful completion or operation of the project. As such, we have made provisions in order to maintain the allowance for loan losses at a level we believe, to the best of our knowledge, covers all known and inherent losses in the portfolio that are both probable and reasonable to estimate at the relevant date. At June 30, 2004, our total nonperforming loans amounted to $3.5 million, or 0.17% of net loans, compared to $3.6 million, or 0.18% of net loans, at December 31, 2003. Our total nonperforming assets totaled $4.6 million, or 0.21%, of total assets, compared to $4.3 million, or 0.19%, of total assets at December 31, 2003. There were no material changes in non-accruing loans or real estate owned during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, we charged-off, net of recoveries, $305,000 and $739,000, respectively, primarily related to automobile and other consumer-related loans compared to $173,000 and $469,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively. At June 30, 2004, December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2003, our allowance for loan losses amounted to 1.00%, 0.96% and 0.90%, respectively, of net loans.

Noninterest Income. Our noninterest income increased by $2.4 million, or 61.7%, to $6.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to $3.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003. The increase during the three month period ended June 30, 2004 compared to the same period in 2003 was primarily the result of a reduction in the valuation allowance of our mortgage servicing rights (“MSR”) portfolio of $1.2 million. In the same three month period ended June 30, 2003, our MSR valuation allowance increased $1.4 million. Additionally, the increase for the three month period ended June 30, 2004 was impacted by a $739,000 decline in MSR amortization expense and an $810,000 increase in deposit account fees partially offset by a $1.9 million decline in gains on loans held for sale. The decrease in MSR amortization expense was attributable to a stabilized interest rate environment and decreased loan prepayment and refinancing activity when compared to the same period in 2003. Amortization expense and valuation allowance adjustments related to MSR are recorded as adjustments to fee and service charge income.

For the six months ended June 30, 2004, noninterest income totaled $11.7 million, a $4.2 million, or 56.0%, increase compared to $7.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The increase during the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2003 was related to a $1.2 million reduction in our MSR valuation allowance. In the six month period ended June 30, 2003, our MSR valuation allowance increased $2.0 million. The increase in noninterest income during the six month period ended June 30, 2004 was further impacted by a $1.6 million increase in deposit account fees, a $1.5 million gain associated with the merger of the Bank’s defined benefit pension plan with an unrelated third party plan and a $1.4 million decline in MSR amortization expense partially offset by a $3.6 million reduction in gains on loans held for sale.

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Noninterest Expense. Our noninterest expense increased by $1.7 million, or 14.1%, to $13.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to $11.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2003. The increase during the three month period ended June 30, 2004 compared to the three month period ended June 30, 2003 resulted primarily from a $413,000 increase in compensation expense related to staff additions and annual salary increases, a $254,000 increase in expenses related to consulting services and $244,000 in compensation expense relating to the Company’s MRRP and ESOP.

Noninterest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2004 increased $3.2 million, or 13.9%, to $26.0 million compared to $22.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The increase during the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to the same period in 2003 resulted primarily from a $1.0 million increase in compensation expense related to staff additions and annual salary increases, $1.2 million in compensation expense relating to the Company’s MRRP and ESOP and a $248,000 increase in expenses related to consulting services.

Income Tax Expense. Our income tax expense decreased by $245,000 to $3.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 compared to $3.6 million for the same period in 2003 due to a decline in income offset in part by an increase in our effective income tax rate. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2004 was 37.5% compared to 36.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2003.

Income tax expense for the six month period ended June 30, 2004 was $6.9 million, a $48,000, or 0.7%, increase compared to the same period in 2003. The effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2004 was 37.4% compared to 36.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2003. The increase in the effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to the same periods in 2003 was primarily attributable to the partially non-deductible nature of certain expenses related to the Company’s ESOP and an increase in state income tax expense.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations

Liquidity

Our primary sources of funds are deposits, amortization of loans, loan prepayments and maturity of loans, mortgage-backed securities and other investments and other funds provided by operations. While scheduled payments from the amortization of loans and mortgage-backed securities and maturing investment securities are relatively predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and loan prepayments can be greatly influenced by interest rates, economic conditions and competition. Additionally, we utilize outside borrowings, primarily from the FHLB and brokered time deposits, as additional funding sources.

We use our liquidity to fund existing and future loan commitments, maturing time deposits and demand deposit withdrawals, to invest in other interest-earning assets and to meet operating expenses. At June 30, 2004, we had time deposits maturing within the next 12 months totaling $399.2 million. Based upon historical experience, we anticipate that a significant portion of the maturing time deposits will be redeposited with us.

In addition to cash flow from loan and securities payments and prepayments, we have additional borrowing capacity available to fund our asset growth. We have increased our utilization of borrowings as a cost efficient complement to deposits as a source of funds. The average balance of our FHLB advances and other borrowings was $620.8 million and $553.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003, respectively. The average balance of our FHLB advances and other borrowings was $608.5 million and $491.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003, respectively. To date, substantially all of our borrowings have consisted of advances from the FHLB. Pursuant to blanket collateral agreements with the FHLB, the Bank pledged qualifying residential, multi-family residential and commercial real estate mortgages, residential construction and commercial construction loans as collateral for such advances. Other qualifying collateral can be pledged in the event additional borrowing capacity is required.

On April 26, 2004, we completed the issuance of $30.0 million of trust preferred securities at a variable interest rate indexed to the three-month LIBOR rate. The securities, which are callable at par in June 2009 and mature in June 2034, were issued to provide funding for common stock repurchases and other general corporate purposes.

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Contractual Obligations, Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We use our liquidity to fund existing and future loan commitments, maturing time deposits and demand deposit withdrawals, to invest in other interest-earning assets and to meet operating expenses. At June 30, 2004, we had the following contractual obligations and lending commitments:

Due In
(Dollars in thousands) Total at
June 30, 2004
1 Year 1-3 Years 3-5 Years After 5 Years

Contractual obligations:                        
   Federal Home Loan Bank advances  
      and other borrowings   $ 619,752   $ 118,492   $ 60,000   $ 160,332   $ 280,928  
   Recourse obligations on assets    12,447    12,447    --    --    --  
   Purchase investment securities    1,035    1,035    --    --    --  
   Annual rental commitments under non-  
      cancellable operating leases    3,942    672    974    787    1,509  

       Total contractual obligations   $ 637,176   $ 132,646   $ 60,974   $ 161,119   $ 282,437  

Lending commitments:  
   Commitments to originate loans   $ 96,434   $ 96,434   $ --   $ --   $ --  
   Commitments to sell loans    (52,279 )  (52,279 )  --    --    --  
   Commitments to purchase loans    111,440    111,440  
   Undisbursed portion of construction and    --    --    --  
      land development loans in process    226,018    226,018  
   Standby letters of credit    528    528    --    --    --  
Unused lines of credit:  
   Warehouse mortgage lines of credit    517,254    517,254    --    --    --  
   Business loans    44,982    44,982    --    --    --  
   Consumer loans    109,692    109,692    --    --    --  

      Total lending commitments and unused  
        lines of credit   $ 1,054,069   $ 1,054,069   $ --   $ --   $ --  






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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations

We have not used any significant off-balance sheet financing arrangements for liquidity purposes or otherwise. Our primary financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk are limited to loan servicing for others, our obligations to fund loans to customers pursuant to existing commitments and commitments to purchase and sell mortgage loans. In addition, we have certain risks due to limited recourse arrangements on loans serviced for others and recourse obligations related to loan sales. At June 30, 2004, the maximum total dollar amount of such recourse was approximately $11.7 million. Based on historical experience, at June 30, 2004, we had established a liability of $686,000 with respect to this recourse obligation.

Regulatory Capital

At June 30, 2004, the Bank’s regulatory capital exceeded regulatory limits set by the Office of Thrift Supervision. The current regulatory requirements and the Bank’s actual levels at June 30, 2004 are set forth in the following table:

Required Capital
Actual Capital
Excess Capital
(Dollars in thousands) Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent

Tangible capital     $ 33,716    1.50 % $ 258,888    11.52 % $ 225,172    10.02 %

Tier 1 (core) capital
    89,911    4.00 %  258,888    11.52 %  168,977    7.52 %

Total risk-based capital
    159,358    8.00 %  279,774    14.05 %  120,416    6.05 %


The Bank remains classified as a “well capitalized” financial institution under Federal regulatory guidelines.

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and Results of Operations

Selected Operating Ratios

Selected operating and other ratios (annualized where appropriate) at or for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2003 are presented in the following table:

At or for the
Three Months Ended
June 30,

At or for the
Six Months Ended
June 30,

2004 2003 2004 2003

Selected Operating Ratios:          

   Average yield on interest-earning assets
  5.15 % 5.62 % 5.22 % 5.76 %
   Average rate on interest-bearing liabilities  2.31   2.51   2.30   2.60  
   Average interest rate spread  2.84   3.11   2.92   3.16  
   Net interest margin  3.15   3.57   3.25   3.65  
   Average interest-earning assets to average 
      interest-bearing liabilities  116.04   122.41   116.63   123.12  
   Net interest income after provision for loan 
      losses to noninterest expense  119.61   149.69   126.33   149.08  
   Total noninterest expense to average assets  2.37   2.23   2.32   2.24  
   Efficiency ratio (1)  57.20   53.41   55.77   52.80  
   Return on average assets  0.98   1.16   1.04   1.16  
   Return on average equity  7.93   7.04   8.05   6.84  
   Average equity to average assets  12.42   16.53   12.92   16.93  

Other Ratios:
 

   Nonperforming loans as a percent of net loans
  0.17   0.31   0.17   0.31  
   Nonperfoming assets as a percent of total assets  0.21   0.28   0.21   0.28  
   Allowance for loan losses as a percent of 
      nonperforming loans  589.33   286.88   589.33   286.88  
   Allowance for loan losses as a percent of net loans  1.00   0.90   1.00   0.90  

(1) Efficiency ratio is calculated as total noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income and total noninterest income.

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Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

For a discussion of our asset and liability management policies as well as the methods used to manage our exposure to the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and rates market, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – How We Manage Our Risks” and “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. There has been no material change in our market risk position since our prior disclosures.

Item 4 — Controls and Procedures.

Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the date of such evaluation to ensure that material information relating to us, including our consolidated subsidiaries, was made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report was being prepared. There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.








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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 — Legal Proceedings.

There have been no changes with respect to legal proceedings during the three and six months ended June 30, 2004. Disclosures regarding legal proceedings are incorporated by reference to “Business of TierOne Bank – Legal Proceedings” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

Item 2 — Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

On January 28, 2004, the Company announced a stock repurchase plan providing for the repurchase of up to 2,031,757 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock in open market or privately negotiated transactions. This stock repurchase plan was completed during the three month period ended June 30, 2004. On July 27, 2004, the Company announced a stock repurchase plan providing for the repurchase of up to 1,828,581 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock in open market or privately negotiated transactions. Unless terminated earlier by the Board of Directors of the Company, the plan will expire when the Company has repurchased all shares authorized for repurchase under the plan.

Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
Average
Price
Paid Per
Share
Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs
Maximum Number of
Shares that May Yet
Be Purchased Under
Plans or Programs

April 2004        
  Beginning Date - April 1, 2004
  Ending Date - April 30, 2004 390,948 $22.07 2,648,455 1,640,809

May 2004
  Beginning Date - May 1, 2004
  Ending Date - May 31, 2004 1,640,809 21.97 4,289,264 --

June 2004
  Beginning Date - June 1, 2004
  Ending Date - June 30, 2004 -- -- 4,289,264 --

    Total Shares Purchased 2,031,757 $21.99 4,289,264 --

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Recent Sale of Unregistered Securities

On April 26, 2004, the Company sold through a wholly owned statutory business trust (“Trust”) floating rate trust preferred securities (“Preferred Securities”) in an aggregate liquidation amount of $30.0 million in a private placement. The Preferred Securities have a variable dividend adjusted quarterly based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 2.8%. The Company has guaranteed the Preferred Securities with respect to distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise to the extent provided in a Guarantee Agreement between the Company, as guarantor, and Wilmington Trust Company, as guarantee trustee. The Trust invested the proceeds from the sale of the Preferred Securities in an equivalent amount of floating rate junior subordinated debt securities due in 2034 (“Subordinated Debt Securities”) of the Company bearing an interest rate equal to the dividend rate on the Preferred Securities. The terms of the Subordinated Debt Securities are set forth in an Indenture between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee. The Subordinated Debt Securities, which are the sole assets of the Trust, are subordinate and junior in right of payment to the Company’s present and future senior debt (as defined in the Indenture) and certain other financial obligations of the Company.

After the payment of the placement fee, the Company received approximately $29.8 million in net proceeds from these transactions. The Company used the net proceeds for the repurchase of common stock and general corporate purposes. The Company and the Trust issued these securities without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”) in reliance upon the exemption from registration thereunder available under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

Item 3 — Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

There are no matters required to be reported under this item.







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

On May 4, 2004, TierOne Corporation held its second Annual Meeting of Shareholders to obtain approval for two proxy proposals submitted on behalf of the Company’s Board of Directors. Shareholders of record as of February 27, 2004 received proxy materials and were considered eligible to vote for these proposals. Following is a brief summary of each proposal and the result of the vote.

Proposal
For
Withheld /
Against

Abstain
Broker Non-
Votes

1.  To elect two directors for a three-year term and        
      until their successors are elected and qualified.

          Ann Lindley Spence
16,774,410 700,524 N/A N/A

          Charles W. Hoskins
17,212,986 261,948 N/A N/A

2.  To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the
      independent auditors for the year ended
      December 31, 2004. 17,062,795 329,664 82,475 N/A

The terms of office for the following directors continued after the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders: James A. Laphen and Campbell R. McConnell, Ph.D. (terms expire in 2005) and Gilbert G. Lundstrom, Esq. and Joyce Person Pocras (terms expire in 2006).

Item 5 — Other Information.

There are no matters required to be reported under this item.






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Item 6 — Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

(a) The exhibits filed or incorporated as part of this Form 10-Q are specified in the Exhibit Index.

(b) The following reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Registrant during the three months ended June 30, 2004:

Date Filed
Date of Report
Item and Description

April 28, 2004
April 27, 2004 Items 7 and 12. The Company furnished under Item 12 a
press release reporting its earnings for the three months
ended March 31, 2004.

June 1, 2004
May 28, 2004 Items 7 and 9. The Company furnished under Item 9 a
press release announcing that the Company had
declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per common share to
shareholders of record on June 15, 2004.





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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

TIERONE CORPORATION


Date:  August 3, 2004
By:  /s/ Gilbert G. Lundstrom
Gilbert G. Lundstrom
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer


Date:  August 3, 2004
By:  /s/ Eugene B. Witkowicz
Eugene B. Witkowicz
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer





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EXHIBIT INDEX

No.
Exhibits
4.1 Declaration of Trust of TierOne Capital Trust I
4.2 Guarantee Agreement Between TierOne Corporation and TierOne Capital Trust I
4.3 Indenture Agreement Between TierOne Corporation and Wilmington Trust Company
31.1 Section 302 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer
31.2 Section 302 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer
32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002







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