UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the Quarterly Period ended September 30, 2004

Commission File Number: 0-19972

HF FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter.)

Delaware	46-0418532
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
225 South Main Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD	57104
(Address of principal executive office)	(ZIP Code)
(605) 333-7556
(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  ý  No  o

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

As of November 8, 2004 there were 3,556,016 issued and outstanding shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, with $.01 par value.

HF FINANCIAL CORP.

Form 10-Q

Table of Contents

	PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited):
	Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition As of September 30, 2004 and June 30, 2004
	Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures
	PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 3.	Defaults upon Senior Securities
Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.	Other Information
Item 6.	Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
Form 10-Q	Signature Page

HF FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(Dollars in Thousands)

	September 30, 2004			June 30, 2004
	(Unaudited)			(Audited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	17,072		$	20,474
Securities available for sale	112,180			122,715
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	6,386			5,469
Loans held for sale	15,993			10,351
Loans and leases receivable	661,514			644,551
Allowance for loan and lease losses	(3,589		)	(3,605		)
Net loans and leases receivable	657,925			640,946
Accrued interest receivable	4,941			4,056
Office properties and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	12,488			12,555
Foreclosed real estate and other properties	1,530			1,689
Cash value of life insurance	12,175			12,051
Servicing rights	4,859			4,620
Goodwill, net	4,951			4,951
Other assets	6,707			7,193
Total assets	$	857,207		$	847,070
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY LIABILITIES
Deposits	$	642,969		$	658,719
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings	114,885			93,750
Subordinated debentures payable to trusts	27,837			27,837
Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance	8,488			6,391
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	9,768			8,724
Total liabilities	803,947			795,421
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 500,000 shares authorized, none outstanding	—			—
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, $1.00 stated value, 50,000 shares authorized, none outstanding	—			—
Common stock, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 5,402,432 and 5,347,686 shares issued at September 30, 2004 and June 30, 2004, respectively	54			53
Common stock subscribed for but not issued, 40,244 shares at June 30, 2004	—			698
Additional paid-in capital	18,529			17,680
Retained earnings, substantially restricted	62,732			61,653
Deferred compensation	(1,059		)	(1,147		)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss), net of related deferred tax effect	(362		)	(1,327		)
Less cost of treasury stock, 1,857,736 and 1,815,036 shares at September 30, 2004 and June 30, 2004, respectively	(26,634		)	(25,961		)
Total stockholders’ equity	53,260			51,649
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	857,207		$	847,070

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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HF FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2004		2003
Interest, dividend and loan fee income:
Loans and leases receivable	$	9,734	$	9,606
Investment securities and interest-earning deposits	956		678
	10,690		10,284
Interest expense:
Deposits	2,771		2,596
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings	1,379		1,319
	4,150		3,915
Net interest income	6,540		6,369
Provision for losses on loans and leases	179		437
Net interest income after provision for losses on loans and leases	6,361		5,932
Noninterest income:
Fees on deposits	1,120		1,072
Loan servicing income	372		419
Trust Income	159		123
Gain on sale of loans, net	102		522
Gain on sale of securities, net	13		—
Other	432		674
	2,198		2,810
Noninterest expense:
Compensation and employee benefits	3,998		4,312
Occupancy and equipment	783		814
Other	1,550		1,608
	6,331		6,734
Income before income taxes	2,228		2,008
Income tax expense	768		686
Net income	$	1,460	$	1,322
Comprehensive income	$	2,425	$	1,243
Cash dividends paid per share (1)	$	0.1075	$	0.1068
Earnings per share: (1)
Basic	$	0.41	$	0.37
Diluted	0.41		0.36

(1) Retroactively adjusted for the 10% stock dividend paid on December 31, 2003 to shareholders of record as of December 3, 2003.

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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HF FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in Thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2004			2003
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	1,460		$	1,322
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Provision for losses on loans and leases	179			437
Depreciation	359			413
Amortization of discounts and premiums on securities and other	422			444
Stock based compensation	152			139
Deferred income taxes (credits)	(22		)	—
Loans originated for resale	(20,632		)	(61,562		)
Proceeds from the sale of loans	15,092			63,572
(Gain) on sale of loans, net	(102		)	(568		)
Realized (gain) on sale of securities, net	(13		)	—
Losses and provision for losses on sales of foreclosed real estate and other properties, net	26			30
Loss on disposal of office properties and equipment, net	—			—
Change in other assets and liabilities	(163		)	(2,961		)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(3,242		)	1,266
Cash flows from investing activities
Loans and leases purchased	(843		)	(131		)
Loans and leases originated and held	(65,394		)	(38,125		)
Principal collected on loans and leases	49,018			28,357
Purchase of other investments	—			—
Securities available for sale:
Sales and maturities and repayments	19,599			10,691
Purchases	(7,805		)	(750		)
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock	(1,272		)	(256		)
Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock	356			2,650
Proceeds from sale of office properties and equipment	—			—
Purchase of office properties and equipment	(292		)	(200		)
Purchase of servicing rights	(313		)	(214		)
Purchase of cash value of life insurance	—			—
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed real estate and other properties, net	270			246
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(6,676		)	2,268
Cash flows from financing activities
Net (decrease) in deposit accounts	$	(15,750	)	$	(17,611	)
Proceeds of advances from Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings	119,759			11,000
Payments on advances from Federal Home Loan Bank and other borrowings	(98,624		)	(20,758		)
Payment of debt issue costs	—			(158		)
Proceeds from issuance of preferred securities	—			7,000
Increase in advances by borrowers	2,097			5,220
Purchase of treasury stock	(673		)	—
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	88			111
Cash dividends paid	(381		)	(380		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	6,516			(15,576		)
(Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(3,402		)	(12,042		)
Cash and cash equivalents
Beginning	20,474			44,214
Ending	$	17,072		$	32,172
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flows Information
Cash payments for interest	$	3,854		$	6,603
Cash payments for income and franchise taxes, net	325			134
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities
Other investments reclassified as cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	98
Other investments reclassified as other assets	—			95

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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HF FINANCIAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1.SELECTED ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation:

The consolidated financial information of HF Financial Corp. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries included in this Form 10-Q is unaudited.  However, in the opinion of management, adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation for the interim periods have been included.  Results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year.  The accounting and reporting policies of the Company and its subsidiaries conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and to general practice within the industry.

During the second quarter of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004 (“fiscal 2004”), the Company completed a reclassification of its deferred loan origination fees and other loan fees and costs.  This process was done upon a fuller interpretation of Statement No. 91 as issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and Regulation S-X (“Reg S-X”) as issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission.   All periods presented have been revised in presentation to reflect this reclassification and there was no change to net income or earnings per share as a result of this reclassification.

The interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Home Federal Bank (the “Bank”), HF Financial Group, Inc. (“HF Group”), HomeFirst Mortgage Corp. (the “Mortgage Corp.”), and the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Mid America Capital Services, Inc. (“Mid America Leasing”), Hometown Insurors, Inc. (“Hometown”), Home Federal Securitization Corp. (“HFSC”), Mid-America Service Corporation and PMD, Inc.  The interim consolidated financial statements reflect the deconsolidation of the subsidiary trusts of the Company, HF Financial Capital Trust I (“Trust I”), HF Financial Capital Trust II (“Trust II”), HF Financial Capital Trust III (“Trust III”) and HF Financial Capital Trust IV (“Trust IV”).  All intercompany balances and transaction have been eliminated in consolidation.

Health claims accrual:  The Company has a self-insured health plan for its employees.  The accrual estimate for pending and incurred but not reported health claims is based upon a pending claims lag report provided by a third party provider.  Although management believes that it uses the best information available to determine the accrual, unforeseen health claims could result in adjustments and net earnings being significantly affected if circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in estimating the accrual.

Stock-based compensation:  The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, and related interpretations.  Accordingly, no stock-based employee compensation cost has been recognized for grants under the fixed stock option plans, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.  These stock-based compensation plans are described more fully in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004, under Note 17 of “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.”

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The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”, to stock-based employee compensation.

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2004			2003
	(Dollars in Thousands, Except for Per Share Data)
Net income, as reported	$	1,460		$	1,322
Deduct total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects	(41		)	(36		)
Pro forma net income	$	1,419		$	1,286
Basic earnings per share: (1)
As reported	$	0.41		$	0.37
Pro forma	0.40			0.36
Diluted earnings per share: (1)
As reported	0.41			0.36
Pro forma	0.39			0.35

(1) Retroactively adjusted for the 10% stock dividend paid on December 31, 2003 to shareholders of record as of December 3, 2003.

NOTE 2.REGULATORY CAPITAL

The following table sets forth the Bank’s compliance with its minimum capital requirements for a well capitalized institution at September 30, 2004:

	Amount		Percent
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Tier I (core) capital (to adjusted total assets):
Required	$	42,485	5.00	%
Actual	70,722		8.32
Excess over required	28,237		3.32
Risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets):
Required	$	69,315	10.00	%
Actual	72,558		10.47
Excess over required	3,243		0.47

NOTE 3.EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders (the numerator) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding  (the denominator) during the period.  Shares issued during the period and shares reacquired during the period are weighted for the portion of the period that they were outstanding. The weighted average number of basic common shares outstanding for the three month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 was 3,533,847 and 3,559,971, respectively.

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Dilutive earnings per share is similar to the computation of basic earnings per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive options outstanding had been exercised. The weighted average number of common and dilutive potential common shares outstanding for the three month periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 was 3,604,681 and 3,672,274, respectively.

All earnings per share data and number of common shares outstanding have been retroactively adjusted for the 10% stock dividend paid on December 31, 2003 to shareholders of record as of December 3, 2003.

NOTE 4.CONSUMER AUTOMOBILE LOAN SECURITIZATION

On January 31, 2003, the Bank securitized and sold motor vehicle installment loans with principal balances totaling $50.0 million through HFSC and Home Federal Automobile Securitization Trust 2003-A (“Automobile Securitization Trust”).  As part of the sales transaction, the Bank retains servicing responsibilities.  In addition, the Bank retains the rights to cash flows remaining after investors in the Automobile Securitization Trust have received their contractual payments and has pledged a $1.5 million reserve fund to the Automobile Securitization Trust.  These retained interests are subordinated to investors’ interests.  The investors and Automobile Securitization Trust have no recourse to the Bank’s other assets for failure of debtors to pay when due.  The pass through rate to investors is 2.65%.

The gain recognized on the sale of these loans was determined by allocating the carrying amount of the loans between the loans sold and the interests retained.  The Bank determined that 50 basis points of the 100 basis points servicing contract represented was excess servicing and was capitalized as part of the transaction utilizing a market discount rate of 10.0%.  This asset is amortized in proportion to, and over the period of, estimated net servicing income.

Key economic assumptions used and the sensitivity of fair value of the retained interest as of September 30, 2004 are as follows:

	Retained Interest			Servicing Rights
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Fair Value	$	1,775		$	50
Weighted average life (in years)	2.43			2.43
Prepayment speed (ABS annual rate):	21.60		%	21.60		%
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change	$	(16	)	$	(4	)
Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change	(35		)	(10		)
Credit losses (annual rate):	0.63		%	0.63		%
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change	$	(7	)	$	—
Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change	(14		)	—
Discount rate:	9.17		%	10.00		%
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change	$	(15	)	$	—
Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change	(30		)	—

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These sensitivities are hypothetical and should be used with caution.  Changes in fair value based on a 10.0% variation in assumptions generally cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear.  Also, in this table, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on the fair value of the retained interest is calculated without changing any other assumption.  In reality, changes in one factor may result in changes in another (for example, increases in market interest rates may result in lower prepayments and increased credit losses), which might magnify or counteract the sensitivities.

NOTE 5.INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair values of investments in securities, all of which are classified as available for sale according to management’s intent, are as follows:

	September 30, 2004
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Debt securities:
U.S. government agencies	$	2,999	$	14	$	—		$	3,013
Federal Home Loan Bank	1,000		18		0			1,018
Municipal bonds	3,865		15		(5		)	3,875
Preferred Term Securities	9,000		34		0			9,034
	16,864		81		(5		)	16,940
Equity securities:
FNMA	8		17		0			25
Federal Ag Mortgage	7		2		0			9
	15		19		0			34
Mortgage-backed securities	95,951		154		(899		)	95,206
	$	112,830	$	254	$	(904	)	$	112,180

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	September 30, 2003
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Debt securities:
U.S. government agencies	$	999	$	20	$	—		$	1,019
Federal Home Loan Bank	3,000		98		0			3,098
Municipal bonds	4,445		58		(10		)	4,493
Preferred Term Securities	9,000		11		0			9,011
	17,444		187		(10		)	17,621
Equity securities:
FNMA	8		0		(1		)	7
Federal Ag Mortgage	7		1		0			8
	15		1		(1		)	15
Mortgage-backed securities	60,712		141		(736		)	60,117
	$	78,171	$	329	$	(747	)	$	77,753

The following table presents the fair value and age of gross unrealized losses by investment category at September 30, 2004 in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 03-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments.”

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
			Gross					Gross					Gross
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	Value		(Losses)			Value		(Losses)			Value		(Losses)
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Debt securities:
Municipal bonds	$	1,332	$	(5	)	$	—	$	—		$	1,332	$	(5	)
	1,332		(5		)	—		—			1,332		(5		)
Mortgage-backed securities	67,803		(762		)	14,226		(137		)	82,029		(899		)
	$	69,135	$	(767	)	$	14,226	$	(137	)	$	83,361	$	(904	)

Management does not believe any individual unrealized losses as of September 30, 2004 represent an other-than-temporary impairment.  The unrealized losses reported for mortgage-backed securities relate primarily to securities issued by FNMA, GNMA and FHLMC.  These unrealized losses are primarily attributable to changes in interest rates and as a group were less than 1.1% of its respective amortized cost basis.  The Company has the ability to hold the securities to maturity or for a time necessary to recover the amortized cost.

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NOTE 6.SEGMENT REPORTING

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision makers in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.  The Company’s reportable segments are “banking” (including leasing activities) and “other”.  The “banking” segment is conducted through the Bank and Mid America Leasing and the “other” segment is composed of smaller nonreportable segments, the Company and inter-segment eliminations.

The management approach is used as the conceptual basis for identifying reportable segments and is based on the way that management organizes the segments within the enterprise for making operating decisions, allocating resources and monitoring performance, which is primarily based on products.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2004	Banking			Other			Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Net interest income	$	7,155		$	(615	)	$	6,540
Intersegment interest income	(246		)	246			—
Provision for losses on loans and leases	(179		)	—			(179		)
Noninterest income	2,224			(26		)	2,198
Intersegment noninterest income	(92		)	92			—
Noninterest expense	(6,053		)	(278		)	(6,331		)
Intersegment noninterest expense	1			(1		)	—
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	2,810		$	(582	)	$	2,228
Total assets at September 30, 2004	$	853,885		$	3,322		$	857,207

Three Months Ended September 30, 2003	Banking			Other			Total
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Net interest income	$	6,675		$	(306	)	$	6,369
Intersegment interest income	(206		)	206			—
Provision for losses on loans and leases	(437		)	—			(437		)
Noninterest income	2,764			46			2,810
Intersegment noninterest income	(88		)	88			—
Noninterest expense	(6,450		)	(284		)	(6,734		)
Intersegment noninterest expense	2			(2		)	—
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	2,260		$	(252	)	$	2,008
Total assets at September 30, 2003	$	780,747		$	3,012		$	783,759

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NOTE 7.DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN

The Company has a noncontributory (cash balance) defined benefit pension plan covering all employees of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries who have attained the age of 21 and have completed 1,000 hours in a plan year.  The benefits are based on 6% of each eligible participant’s annual compensation, plus income earned in the accounts at a rate determined annually based on 30-year treasury note rates.  The Company’s funding policy is to make the minimum annual required contribution plus such amounts as the Company may determine to be appropriate from time to time.  One hundred percent vesting occurs after five years with a retirement age of 65.  Information relative to the components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s defined benefit plan is presented below:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2004			2003
Service cost	$	113,535		$	107,694
Interest cost	91,585			81,077
Expected return on plan assets	(92,629		)	(60,988		)
Amortization of prior losses	8,297			13,681
Accretion of prior service cost	—			(10,883		)
Amortization of transition asset	2,908			2,908
Total costs recognized in expense	$	123,696		$	133,489

The Company previously disclosed in its financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004, that it contributed $670,000 to fund its qualified pension plan.  For the three months ended September 30, 2004, the Company made no contributions to fund its qualified pension plan.  On October 1, 2004, subsequent to the quarter ended September 30, 2004, the Company made contributions of $662,000 to fund its qualified pension plan.  The Company anticipates no additional contributions for this fiscal year ending June 30, 2005.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q and other reports issued by the Company, including reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, contain “forward-looking statements” that deal with future results, expectations, plans and performance.  In addition, the Company’s management may make forward-looking statements orally to the media, securities analysts, investors or others.  These forward-looking statements might include one or more of the following:

•Projections of income, loss, revenues, earnings or losses per share, dividends, capital expenditures, capital structure, tax benefit or other financial items.

•Descriptions of plans or objectives of management for future operations, products or services, transactions and use of subordinated debentures payable to trusts.

•Forecasts of future economic performance.

•Use and descriptions of assumptions and estimates underlying or relating to such matters.

Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts.  They often include words such as “optimism,” “look-forward,” “bright,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could” or “may.”

Forward-looking statements about the Company’s expected financial results and other plans are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions.  These include, but are not limited to the following: possible legislative changes and adverse economic, business and competitive conditions and developments (such as shrinking interest margins and continued short-term rate environments); deposit outflows; reduced demand for financial services and loan products; changes in accounting policies or guidelines, or in monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government; changes in credit and other risks posed by the Company’s loan portfolios; the ability or inability of the Company to manage interest rate and other risks; unexpected or continuing claims against the Company’s self-insured health plan; the Company’s use of trust preferred securities; the ability or inability of the Company to successfully enter into a definitive agreement for and close anticipated transactions; technological, computer-related or operational difficulties; adverse changes in securities markets; results of litigation; or other significant uncertainties.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.  The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.

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Executive Summary

The Company’s net income for the first quarter of its fiscal year ending June30, 2005 was $1.5 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, compared to $1.3 million, or $0.36 per diluted share for the first quarter of fiscal 2004.  Return on average equity was 11.16% at September 30, 2004 compared to 10.63% at September 30, 2003.

Management believes that the Company’s balance sheet has been diversified over the last decade to mitigate the variability of the traditional thrift lending activity of mortgage lending. The addition of business, agriculture and consumer lending has added stability to interest rate risk and is anticipated to continue to be a strength of the Company in the future.

The national short-term rate environment that has existed over the last two years continues to affect the Company’s net interest revenue, and accordingly, its net income, as net interest margin was 3.30% for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 as compared to 3.50% at September 30, 2003.  The variability of the net interest margin ratio is affected by many aspects including Federal Reserve policies for interest rates, competitive factors and customer preferences for various products and services.

The Company is actively involved in interest rate risk management of the balance sheet using computer analysis to determine interest rate risk in the operation.  The analysis helps management determine pricing and funding strategies that it anticipates will keep interest rate risk within the Company’s adopted guidelines. The Company has not used off-balance sheet hedging to manage interest rate risk but has opted to reduce the complexity by utilizing on-balance sheet techniques in the investment portfolio and out-of-market funding to balance out the interest rate risk to levels acceptable to the Company.

The Company has set out to grow customer relationships within the markets it serves as a primary method of growing assets and revenues.  The growth in assets is accompanied by the need to provide capital for growth.  Capital is generated primarily by retained earnings after paying out dividends.  The Company has used other sources such as trust preferred securities to fund growth.  The use of trust preferred securities are limited by market underwriting conditions such as debt leverage.  The Company has reached a level of leverage and does not expect the use of additional trust preferred securities during the current fiscal year ended June 30, 2005.  Asset growth will be primarily correlated to the retention of earnings for the immediate future.

In April 2004, the Company announced the renewal of its annual stock buyback program effective May 2004.  During the first quarter ended September 30, 2004, the Company acquired 42,700 shares.  In October 2004, the Company announced an increase in its quarterly cash dividend resulting in an annualized increase of 2.3%.

The total risk based capital ratio of 10.47% at September 30, 2004 is above the 10.40% ratio at September 30, 2003.  This places the Bank in the “well capitalized” category within OTS regulations and is consistent within the levels the Company plans to operate.  The Company has been able to manage the size of the assets by selling off loans through direct loan sales, loan securitizations and loan participations.

Credit quality of the Company has improved over the last two years as a result of a combination of disciplined underwriting standards, good economic health of the region and resolution of a few significant impaired loans.  These efforts supported a decrease in the allowance for loan and lease losses to $3.6 million at September 30, 2004 compared to $4.0 million at September 30, 2003.  In addition, nonperforming assets at September 30, 2004 were $2.4 million in comparison to $4.8 million a year ago.  The ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets declined to 0.27% at September 30, 2004, compared to 0.62% at September 30, 2003.

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The allowance for loan and lease losses is calculated based on loan and lease levels, loan and lease loss history, credit quality of the loan and lease portfolio, and environmental factors such as economic health of the region and management experience.  This analysis gives the Company a consistent and systematic methodology to determine proper levels for the allowance at a given time.

The Company’s liquidity structure is primarily based on providing reasonably priced deposits and obtaining Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (“FHLB”) advances to fund lending operations. This process is supplemented by access to contingent funding sources including FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) advances along with other borrowings.  Through the process, the Company is able to manage the liquidity needs of the Company.

The Company focuses on balancing operating costs with operating revenue levels to provide better efficiency ratios over time and continues to look at its operations for ways to reduce its cost structure while continuing to support long-term revenue enhancements.  Noninterest expense was $6.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 compared to $6.7 million at September 30, 2003, a decrease of 6.0%.  Compensation and employee benefits expense accounted for a decrease of $314,000 due to a $213,000  decrease in net healthcare costs, inclusive of self-funded health claims, administration fees and fully-insured dental premiums offset by stop loss insurance receivable and employee reimbursements.  However, noninterest income was $2.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 compared to $2.8 million at September 30, 2003, a decrease of 21.8%.  This shortfall was driven primarily by the volume shortfall on gains on sale of single-family mortgage loans.

General

The Company is a financial services provider and, as such, has inherent risks that must be managed in order to achieve net income.  Primary risks that affect net income include credit risk, liquidity risk, operational risk, regulatory compliance risk and reputation risk.  The Company’s net income is derived by managing net interest margin, the ability to collect fees from services provided, by controlling the costs of delivering services and the management of loan and lease losses.  The primary source of revenues comes from the net interest margin, which represents the difference between income on interest-earning assets (i.e. loans and investment securities) and expense on interest-bearing liabilities (i.e. deposits and borrowed funding).  The net interest margin is affected by regulatory, economic and competitive factors that influence interest rates, loan demand and deposit flows.  Fees earned include charges for deposit services, trust services and loan services.  Personnel costs are the primary expenses required to deliver the services to customers.  Other costs include occupancy and equipment and general and administrative expenses.

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Financial Condition Data

At September 30, 2004, the Company had total assets of $857.2 million, an increase of $10.1 million from the level at June 30, 2004.  The increase in assets was due primarily to increases in net loans and leases receivable of $17.0 million and loans held for sale of $5.6 million offset by decreases in securities available for sale of $10.5 million and cash and cash equivalents of $3.4 million.  The increase in liabilities of $8.5 million from June 30, 2004 to September 30, 2004 was primarily due to an increase in advances from the FHLB and other borrowings of $21.1 million offset by a decrease in deposits of $15.8 million.  In addition, stockholders’ equity increased $1.6 million to $53.3 million at September 30, 2004 from $51.6 million at June 30, 2004 primarily due to net income of $1.5 million.

The increase in net loans and leases receivable of $17.0 million was due primarily to an increase in purchases and originations over sales, amortization and repayments of principal.

The increase in loans held for sale of $5.6 million was primarily due to an increase of $3.9 million in mortgage loans held for sale from $10.0 million at June 30, 2004 to $13.9 million at September 30, 2004.  During the second quarter of fiscal 2004, the Company began classifying its student loan portfolio as held for sale.  Student loans held for sale increased $1.7 million from $324,000 at June 30, 2004 to $2.1 million at September 30, 2004.

The decrease in securities available for sale of $10.5 million was primarily the result of sales, maturities and repayments of $19.6 million exceeding purchases of $7.8 million.  Included in the $10.5 million of sales, maturities and repayments was approximately $10.0 million of sales of variable-rate, mortgage backed securities and $8.7 million of mortgage-backed securities principal repayments.  The purchases of $7.8 million included variable-rate, mortgage-backed securities of $7.7 million.

The decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $3.4 million was due in part due to not renewing maturing advances with the FHLB and the use of funds to invest in other interest-earning assets.  Purchases of securities available for sale in the three months ended September 30, 2004 were $7.8 million.  See “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

Advances from the FHLB and other borrowings increased $21.1 million, which was primarily due to an increase in FHLB borrowings of $19.3 million.  The increase in FHLB borrowings was primarily the result of a $15.8 million decrease in deposits and a $17.0 million increase in net loans and leases receivable.

The $15.8 million decrease in deposits was due to decreases in savings accounts of $18.7 million, noninterest bearing checking accounts of $7.7 million, in-market certificates of deposit of $5.5 million and money market accounts of $2.3 million offset by increases in out-of-market certificates of deposit of $14.1 and interest bearing checking accounts of $4.4 million.  Public fund deposits decreased $30.7 million at September 30, 2004 from the levels at June 30, 2004 primarily due to decreases in in-market savings accounts of $18.4 million, in-market demand accounts of $15.9 million and in-market certificates of deposit of $1.2 million offset by increases in out-of-market certificates of deposit of $4.2 million and out-of-market demand accounts of $921,000.

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The following tables show the composition of the Company’s loan and lease portfolio and deposit accounts at the dates indicated.

	At September 30, 2004				At June 30, 2004
			Percent of				Percent of
			Loans in				Loans in
	Amount		Each Category		Amount		Each Category
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One-to four-family (1)	$	95,114	14.38	%	$	93,721	14.54	%
Commercial real estate	91,361		13.81	%	89,356		13.86	%
Multi-family real estate	43,392		6.56	%	42,572		6.61	%
Commercial business	121,832		18.42	%	124,033		19.24	%
Equipment finance leases	27,902		4.22	%	27,019		4.19	%
Consumer (2) (3)	203,461		30.75	%	196,594		30.50	%
Agricultural	66,142		10.00	%	63,370		9.83	%
Construction and development	12,310		1.86	%	7,886		1.23	%
Total Loans and Leases Receivable (4)	$	661,514	100.00	%	$	644,551	100.00	%

(1)Excludes $13,943 and $10,027 loans held for sale at September 30, 2004 and June 30, 2004, respectively.

(2)Includes mobile home loans.

(3)Excludes $2,050 and $324 student loans held for sale at September 30, 2004 and June 30, 2004, respectively.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2004, the Company began classifying its student loan portfolio as held for sale.

(4)Includes deferred loan fees and discounts and undisbursed portion of loans in process.

	At September 30, 2004				At June 30, 2004
			Percent of				Percent of
			Deposits in				Deposits in
	Amount		Each Category		Amount		Each Category
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Noninterest bearing checking accounts	$	67,553	10.51	%	$	75,251	11.42	%
Interest bearing accounts	50,089		7.79	%	45,738		6.94	%
Money market accounts	209,613		32.60	%	211,928		32.17	%
Savings accounts	44,972		6.99	%	63,670		9.67	%
Certificates of deposit	270,742		42.12	%	262,132		39.80	%
Total Deposits	$	642,969	100.00	%	$	658,719	100.00	%

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Analysis of Net Interest Income

Net interest income represents the difference between income on interest-earning assets and expense on interest-bearing liabilities.  Net interest income depends upon the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rates earned or paid on them.

Average Balances, Interest Rates and Yields.  The following table presents for the periods indicated, the total dollar amount of interest income 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, and the net interest margin.  The table does not reflect any effect of income taxes.  Average balances consist of daily average balance for the Bank with simple average balances for all other companies.  The average balances included nonaccruing loans and leases.  The yields on loans and leases include origination fees, net of costs, which are considered adjustments to yield.

Rate/Volume Analysis of Net Interest Income

	THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
	2004									2003
	Average Outstanding Balance				Interest Earned/ Paid			Yield/ Rate		Average Outstanding Balance				Interest Earned/ Paid			Yield/ Rate
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans and leases receivable (1)	$	663,500			$	9,734		5.82	%	$	623,533			$		9,606	6.11	%
Investment securities (2) (3)	116,655				921			3.13	%	94,486				643			2.70	%
FHLB stock	5,879				35			2.36	%	4,680				35			2.97	%
Total interest-earning assets	786,034				$	10,690		5.40	%	722,699				$	10,284		5.65	%
Noninterest-earning assets	64,867									61,676
Total assets	$			850,901						$		784,375
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Checking and money market	$			260,029	$	895		1.37	%	$		224,138		$	631		1.12	%
Savings	50,912				106			0.83	%	47,183				70			0.59	%
Certificates of deposit	263,435				1,770			2.67	%	264,447				1,895			2.84	%
Total interest-bearing deposits	574,376				2,771			1.91	%	535,768				2,596			1.92	%
FHLB advances and other borrowings	106,367				1,006			3.75	%	85,774				1,014			4.69	%
Subordinated debentures payable to trusts	27,837				373			5.32	%	22,333				305			5.42	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	708,580				4,150			2.32	%	643,875				3,915			2.41	%
Noninterest-bearing deposits	70,806									69,924
Other liabilities	19,166									20,813
Total liabilities	798,552									734,612
Equity	52,349									49,763
Total liabilities and equity	$		850,901							$			784,375
Net interest income; interest rate spread (4)					$		6,540	3.08	%					$	6,369		3.24	%
Net interest margin (4) (5)								3.30	%								3.50	%

(1) Includes loan fees and interest on accruing loans and leases past due 90 days or more.

(2) Includes federal funds sold.

(3) Yields do not reflect the tax exempt nature of municipal securities.

(4) Percentages for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003 have been annualized.

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The following schedule presents the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  It distinguishes between the increases and decreases due to fluctuating outstanding balances that are due to the levels and volatility of interest rates.  For each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable to (i) changes in volume (i.e., changes in volume multiplied by old rate) and (ii) changes in rate (i.e., changes in rate multiplied by old volume).  For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume, which cannot be segregated, have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2004 vs 2003
	Increase (Decrease) Due to Volume			Increase (Decrease) Due to Rate			Total Increase (Decrease)
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans and leases receivable (1)	$	616		$	(488	)	$	128
Investment securities (2)	151			127			278
FHLB stock	9			(9		)	—
Total interest-earning assets	$	776		$	(370	)	$	406
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Checking and money market	$	101		$	163		$	264
Savings	6			30			36
Certificates of deposit	(7		)	(118		)	(125		)
Total interest-bearing deposits	100			75			175
FHLB advances and other borrowings	243			(251		)	(8		)
Subordinated debentures payable to trusts	75			(7		)	68
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	418		$	(183	)	$	235
Net interest income increase							$	171

(1) Includes loan fees and interest on accruing loans and leases past due 90 days or more.

(2) Includes federal funds sold.

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Application of Critical Accounting Policies

GAAP requires management to utilize estimates when reporting financial results.  The Company has identified the policies discussed below as Critical Accounting Policies because the accounting estimates require management to make certain assumptions about matters that may be uncertain at the time the estimate was made and a different method of estimating could have been reasonably made that could have a material impact on the presentation of the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition or results of operations.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses – GAAP requires the Company to set aside reserves or maintain an allowance against probable loan and lease losses in the loan and lease portfolio.  Management must develop a consistent and systematic approach to estimate the appropriate balances that will cover the probable losses.  Due to the uncertainty of future events, the approach includes a process that may differ significantly from other methodologies and still produce an estimate that is in accordance with GAAP.

The allowance is compiled by utilizing the Company’s loan and lease risk rating system which is structured to identify weaknesses in the loan and lease portfolio.  The risk rating system has evolved to a process whereby management believes the system will properly identify the credit risk associated with the loan and lease portfolio.  Due to the stratification of loans and leases for the allowance calculation, the estimate of the allowance for loan and lease losses could change materially if the loan and lease risk rating system would not properly identify the strength of a large or a few large loan and lease customers.  Although management believes that it uses the best information available to determine the allowance, unforeseen market or borrower conditions could result in adjustments and net earnings being significantly affected if circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the final determinations.

Mortgage Servicing Rights (“MSR”) – The Company records a servicing asset for contractually separated servicing from the underlying mortgage loans.   The asset is initially recorded at fair value and represents an intangible asset backed by an income stream from the serviced assets.  The asset is amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income.

At each balance sheet date, the MSRs are analyzed for impairment which occurs when the fair value of the MSRs is lower than the amortized book value. The Company’s MSRs are primarily servicing rights acquired on South Dakota Housing Development Authority first time home buyers program.  Due to the lack of quoted markets for the Company’s servicing portfolio, the Company estimates the fair value of the MSRs using present value of future cash flow analysis.  If the analysis produces a fair value that is greater than or equal to the amortized book value of the MSRs, no impairment is recognized.  If the fair value is less than the book value, an expense for the difference is charged to earnings by initiating a MSR valuation account.  If the Company determines this impairment is temporary, any future changes in fair value are recorded as a change in earnings and the valuation.  If the Company determines the impairment to be permanent, the valuation is written off against the MSRs which results in a new amortized balance.

Due to the substantial decline in interest rates over the last several fiscal years, the Company has included MSRs as a critical accounting policy because the use of estimates for determining fair value using present value concepts may produce results which may significantly differ from other fair value analysis perhaps even to the point of recording impairment.  The risk to earnings is when the underlying mortgages payoff significantly faster than the assumptions used in the previously recorded amortization.  Estimating future cash flows on the underlying mortgages is a difficult analysis and requires judgment based on the best information available.  The Company looks at alternative assumptions and projections when preparing a reasonable and supportable analysis.  Based on the Company’s analysis of MSRs at quarter-end, there is no impairment to the MSRs.

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Retained Interest from Securitization – The Company recorded an asset as a result of the automobile securitization.  See Note 4 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.”  This asset is recorded based on present value concepts of future expected cash flows.  The assumptions used to calculate the initial retained interest value and subsequent assumptions are based on the best information available.  The value of the retained interest may change significantly if actual cash flows differ from expected cash flows.

Asset Quality and Potential Problem Loans and Leases

When a borrower fails to make a required payment on a loan within 10 to 15 days after the payment is due, the Bank generally institutes collection procedures by issuing a late notice.  The customer is contacted again when the payment is between 17 and 40 days past due.  In most cases, delinquencies are cured promptly; however, if a loan has been delinquent for more than 40 days, the Bank attempts additional written as well as verbal contacts and, if necessary, personal contact with the borrower in order to determine the reason for the delinquency and to effect a cure, and, where appropriate, reviews the condition of the property and the financial circumstances of the borrower.  Based upon the results of any such investigation, the Bank may: (i) accept a repayment program which under appropriate circumstances could involve an extension in the case of consumer loans for the arrearage from the borrower, (ii) seek evidence, in the form of a listing contract, of efforts by the borrower to sell the property if the borrower has stated that he is attempting to sell, or (iii) initiate foreclosure proceedings. When a loan payment is delinquent for 90 days, the Bank generally will initiate foreclosure proceedings unless management is satisfied the credit problem is correctable.

Loans are generally classified as nonaccrual when there are reasonable doubts as to the collectibility of principal and/or interest and/or when payment becomes 90 days past due, except loans which are well secured and in the process of collection.  Interest collections on nonaccrual loans, for which the ultimate collectibility of principal is uncertain, are applied as principal reductions.

Leases are generally classified as nonaccrual when there are reasonable doubts as to the collectibility of principal and/or interest.  Leases may be placed on nonaccrual when the lease has experienced either four consecutive months with no payments or once the account is five months in arrears.  Interest collections on nonaccrual leases, for which the ultimate collectibility of principal is uncertain, are applied as principal reductions.

When a lessee fails to make a required lease payment within 10 days after the payment is due, Mid America Leasing generally institutes collection procedures.  The lessee may be contacted by telephone on the 10th, but no later than the 30th day of delinquency.  A late notice is automatically issued by the system on the 11th day of delinquency and is sent to the lessee.  The lease may be referred to legal counsel when the lease is past due beyond four payments and no positive response has been received or when other considerations are present.

Nonperforming assets (nonaccrual loans and leases, accruing loans and leases delinquent more than 90 days and foreclosed assets) increased to $2.4 million at September 30, 2004 from $2.3 million at June 30, 2004, an increase of $82,000, or 3.6%.  Accruing loans and leases delinquent more than 90 days increased $287,000 from the levels at June 30, 2004 primarily due to one equipment finance lease in the amount of $305,000 which was resolved subsequent to September 30, 2004.  In addition, the ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets, which is one indicator of credit risk exposure, remained constant at 0.27% at September 30, 2004 and at June 30, 2004.

Nonaccruing loans and leases decreased 2.9% or $46,000 to $1.5 million at September 30, 2004 compared to $1.6 million at June 30, 2004.  Included in nonaccruing loans and leases at September 30, 2004 was one loan totaling $42,000 secured by one- to four-family real estate, one loan totaling $75,000 secured

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by commercial real estate, nine commercial business loans totaling $862,000, four equipment finance leases totaling $17,000 and 33 consumer loans totaling $519,000.

The Company’s nonperforming loans and leases, which represent nonaccrual and past due 90 days and still accruing, have increased $241,000 to $2.3 million at September 30, 2004 compared to $2.1 million at June 30, 2004.  The risk rating system in place is designed to identify and manage the nonperforming loans and leases.  Commercial and agricultural loans and equipment finance leases will have specific reserve allocations based on collateral values or based on the present value of expected cash flows if the loans and leases are deemed impaired.  Loans and leases that are not performing do not necessarily result in a loss.

As of September 30, 2004, the Company had $53,000 of foreclosed assets.  The balance of foreclosed assets at September 30, 2004 consisted entirely of consumer collateral.

At September 30, 2004, the Company had designated $17.9 million of its assets as special mention and classified $2.5 million of its assets that management has determined need to be closely monitored because of possible credit problems of the borrowers or the cash flows of the secured properties.  At September 30, 2004 the Company had $33.3 million in multi-family, commercial business, commercial real estate and agricultural participation loans purchased, of which $169,000 were included in the Company’s $2.5 million of classified assets.  These loans and leases were considered in determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses.  The allowance for loan and lease losses is established based on management’s evaluation of the risks probable in the loan and lease portfolio and changes in the nature and volume of loan and lease activity.  Such evaluation, which includes a review of all loans and leases for which full collectibility may not be reasonably assured, considers the estimated fair market value of the underlying collateral, present value of expected principal and interest payments, economic conditions, historical loss experience and other factors that warrant recognition in providing for an adequate loan and lease loss allowance.

Although the Company’s management believes that the September 30, 2004 recorded allowance for loan and lease losses was adequate to provide for probable losses on the related loans and leases, there can be no assurance that the allowance existing at September 30, 2004 will be adequate in the future.

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In accordance with the Company’s internal classification of assets policy, management evaluates the loan and lease portfolio on a monthly basis to identify loss potential and determines the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses quarterly.  Loans and leases are placed on nonaccrual status when the collection of principal and/or interest become doubtful.  Foreclosed assets include assets acquired in settlement of loans.  The following table sets forth the amounts and categories of the Company’s nonperforming assets for the periods indicated. 

	Nonperforming Assets As Of
	September 30, 2004			June 30, 2004
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Nonaccruing loans and leases:
One- to four-family	$	42		$	86
Commercial real estate	75			75
Commercial business	862			795
Equipment finance leases	17			21
Consumer (1)	519			564
Agricultural	—			20
Total	1,515			1,561
Accruing loans and leases delinquent more than 90 days:
One- to four-family	40			—
Commercial business	217			221
Equipment finance leases	521			281
Consumer (1)	11			—
Total	789			502
Foreclosed assets: (2)
One- to four-family	—			100
Consumer (1)	53			112
Total	53			212
Total nonperforming assets	$	2,357		$	2,275
Ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets	0.27		%	0.27		%
Ratio of nonperforming loans and leases to total loans and leases (3)	0.34		%	0.32		%

(1) Includes mobile home loans.

(2) Total foreclosed assets do not include land or other real estate owned held for sale.

(3) Nonperforming loans and leases include both nonaccruing and accruing loans and leases delinquent more than 90 days.

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The following table sets forth information with respect to activity in the Company’s allowance for loan and lease losses during the periods indicated.

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2004			2003
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	3,605		$	3,842
Charge-offs:
One- to four-family	(6		)
Commercial business	(18		)	(72		)
Equipment finance leases	(4		)	(7		)
Consumer (1)	(282		)	(258		)
Agriculture	(14		)
Total charge-offs	(318		)	(343		)
Recoveries:
One- to four-family	—			4
Commercial business	2			1
Equipment finance leases	1			12
Consumer (1)	51			45
Agriculture	69
Total recoveries	123			62
Net (charge-offs)	(195		)	(281		)
Additions charged to operations	179			437
Balance at end of period	$	3,589		$	3,998
Ratio of net (charge-offs) during the period to average loans and leases outstanding during the period	(0.03%		)	(0.05%		)
Ratio of allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases at end of period	0.53		%	0.64		%
Ratio of allowance for loan and lease losses to nonperforming loans and leases at end of period (2)	155.77		%	87.22		%

(1) Includes mobile home loans.

(2) Nonperforming loans and leases include both nonaccruing and accruing loans and leases delinquent more than 90 days.

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The distribution of the Company’s allowance for loan and lease losses and impaired loss summary as required by FASB Statement No. 114, “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan” are summarized in the following tables.  The combination of FASB 5 and FASB 114 calculations comprise the Company’s allowance for loan and lease losses.

	FASB 5 Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses		FASB 114 Impaired Loan Valuation Allowance		FASB 5 Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses		FASB 114 Impaired Loan Valuation Allowance
Loan Type	At September 30, 2004				At June 30, 2004
	(Dollars in Thousands)
One- to four-family	$	182	$	—	$	15	$		—
Commercial real estate	194		3		135		—
Multi-family real estate	89		—		85		—
Commercial business	807		—		970		—
Equipment finance leases	304		—		296		4
Consumer (1)	1,669		—		1,736		—
Agricultural	341		—		364		—
Total	$	3,586	$	3	$	3,601	$	4

(1) Includes mobile home loans.

FASB 114 Impaired Loan Summary

	Number of Loan Customers	Loan Balance		Impaired Loan Valuation Allowance
Loan Type	At September 30, 2004
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Equipment finance leases	1	$	3	$	3
Commercial real estate	1	70		—
Commercial business	4	169		—
Total	6	$	242	$	3

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FASB 114 Impaired Loan Summary

	Number of Loan Customers	Loan Balance		Impaired Loan Valuation Allowance
Loan Type	At June 30, 2004
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Equipment finance leases	1	$	4	$	4
Commercial real estate	1	73		—
Commercial business	5	175		—
Total	7	$	252	$	4

The allowance for loan and lease losses was $3.6 million at September 30, 2004 as compared to $4.0 million at September 30, 2003.  The ratio of the allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases was 0.53% at September 30, 2004 compared to 0.64% at September 30, 2003, a decrease of 17.2%.  The Company’s management has considered nonperforming loans and leases and potential problem loans and leases in establishing the allowance for loan and lease losses.  The Company continues to monitor its allowance for probable loan and lease losses and make future additions or reductions in light of the level of loans and leases in its portfolio and as economic conditions dictate.  The current level of the allowance for loan and lease losses is a result of management’s assessment of the risks within the portfolio based on the information revealed in credit reporting processes. The Company utilizes a risk-rating system on all commercial business, agricultural, construction and multi-family and commercial real estate loans, including purchased loans.  A periodic credit review is performed on all types of loans and leases to establish the necessary reserve based on the estimated risk within the portfolio. This assessment of risk takes into account the composition of the loan and lease portfolio, historical loss experience for each loan and lease category, previous loan and lease experience, concentrations of credit, current economic conditions and other factors that in management’s judgment deserve recognition.

Real estate properties acquired through foreclosure are recorded at the lower of cost or fair value (less a deduction for disposition costs).  Valuations are periodically updated by management and a specific provision for losses on such properties is established by a charge to operations if the carrying values of the properties exceed their estimated net realizable values.

Although management believes that it uses the best information available to determine the allowances, unforeseen market conditions could result in adjustments and net earnings being significantly affected if circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the final determinations.  Future additions to the Company’s allowances result from periodic loan, property and collateral reviews and thus cannot be predicted in advance.

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Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003

General.  The Company’s net income was $1.5 million or $0.41 for both basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2004, a $138,000 increase in earnings compared to $1.3 million or $0.37 and $0.36 for basic and diluted earnings per share, respectively, for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  For the three months ended September 30, 2004, the return on average equity was 11.16%, a 5.0% increase compared to 10.63% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  For the three months ended September 30, 2004, the return on average assets was 0.69%, a 3.0% increase compared to 0.67% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  As discussed in more detail below, the increases were due to a variety of key factors, including an increase in net interest income of $171,000 and decreases in noninterest expense of $403,000 and provision for losses on loans and leases of $258,000 offset by a decrease in noninterest income of $612,000 and an increase in income tax expense of $82,000.

Interest, Dividend and Loan Fee Income.  Interest, dividend and loan fee income was $10.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004 as compared to $10.3 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year, an increase of $406,000 or 4.0%.  A $616,000 increase in interest, dividend and loan fee income was the result of a 6.4% increase in the average volume of loans and leases receivable offset by a decrease of $488,000 in interest, dividend and loan fee income due to a decrease in the average yield on loans and leases receivable from 6.11% for the three months ended September 30, 2003 to 5.82% for the three months ended September 30, 2004. The average yield on total interest-earning assets was 5.40% for the three months ended September 30, 2004 as compared to 5.65% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Interest Expense.  Interest expense was $4.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004 as compared to $3.9 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year, an increase of $235,000 or 6.0%.  A $100,000 increase in interest expense was the result of a 7.2% increase in average volume of interest-bearing deposits and a $243,000 increase in interest expense was the result of a 24.0% increase in the average balance of FHLB advances and other borrowings.  Average interest-bearing deposits increased $38.6 million while FHLB advances and other borrowings increased $20.6 million.  A decrease of $183,000 in interest expense was the result of a 3.7% decrease in average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities from 2.41% for the three months ended September 30, 2003 to 2.32% for the three months ended September 30, 2004.

Net Interest Income. The Company’s net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2004 increased $171,000, or 2.7%, to $6.5 million compared to $6.4 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  The increase in net interest income was due primarily to gradually increasing rates over the prior quarter and the prime rate increasing from 4.00% at June 30, 2004 to 4.75% at September 30, 2004.  The Company’s net interest margin was 3.30% for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 as compared to 3.50% for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Provision for Losses on Loans and Leases. The allowance for loan and lease losses is maintained at a level which is considered by management to be adequate to absorb probable losses on existing loans and leases that may become uncollectible, based on an evaluation of the collectibility of loans and leases and prior loan and lease loss experience.  The evaluation takes into consideration such factors as changes in the nature and volume of the loan and lease portfolio, overall portfolio quality, review of specific problem loans and leases, and current economic conditions that may affect the borrower’s ability to pay.  The allowance for loan and lease losses is established through a provision for losses on loans and leases charged to expense.

During the three months ended September 30, 2004, the Company recorded a provision for losses on loans and leases of $179,000 compared to $437,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2003, a decrease of $258,000.  See “Asset Quality” for further discussion.

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Noninterest Income.  Noninterest income was $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004 as compared to $2.8 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year, a decrease of $612,000 or 21.8%.  The decrease in noninterest income was due primarily to decreases in net gain on sale of loans of $420,000 and other noninterest income of $242,000.

Net gain on sale of loans was $102,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2004 as compared to $522,000 for the same period in the prior fiscal year, a decrease of $420,000 or 80.5%.  The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in the amount of residential mortgage loans sold into the secondary market during the first quarter of fiscal 2005 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.  Residential mortgage loan production decreased 61.6% in dollar volume for the three months ended September 30, 2004 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Other noninterest income decreased 35.9% to $432,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2004 as compared to $674,000 for the same period in the prior fiscal year primarily due to the sale of the property and casualty book of business during the first quarter of the prior fiscal year of $116,000 and a decrease in commission and insurance income in the amount of $28,000 primarily due to the sale of the Company’s property and casualty book of business.  The remaining $98,000 decrease in other noninterest income is comprised of miscellaneous and various other noninterest income.

Noninterest Expense.  Noninterest expense was $6.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2004 as compared to $6.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2003, a decrease of $403,000 or 6.0%.  The decrease in noninterest expense was due primarily to decreases in compensation and employee benefits of $314,000 and other noninterest expenses of $58,000.

Compensation and employee benefits decreased $314,000 or 7.3%.  The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in net healthcare costs, inclusive of self-funded health claims, administration fees and fully-insured dental premiums offset by stop loss insurance receivable and employee reimbursements, of $213,000 from $594,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2003 to $381,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2004.

Other noninterest expense decreased 3.6%, or $58,000, for the three months ended September 30, 2004 as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year primarily due to decreases in charitable contributions of $81,000, office supplies of $46,000, consultant services of $40,000 and loan servicing costs of $39,000 offset by increases in legal expenses of $61,000, advertising of $38,000, data communications of $34,000 and accounting and auditing expenses of $24,000.  The remaining $9,000 decrease in other noninterest expense is comprised of miscellaneous and various other general and administrative expenses.

Income tax expense.  The Company’s income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2004 increased $82,000 or 12.0% to $768,000 compared to $686,000 for the same period in the prior fiscal year.  The effective tax rate was 34.5% and 34.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003, respectively.  The increase in effective tax rate for the quarter was the result of an increase in the expected effective tax rate for the year ending June 30, 2005 due to permanent tax differences.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Bank’s primary sources of funds are earnings, in-market deposits, FHLB advances and other borrowings, repayments of loan principal, mortgage-backed securities and callable agency securities and, to a lesser extent, sales of mortgage loans, sales and maturities of securities, mortgage-backed securities, out-of-market deposits and short-term investments.  While scheduled loan payments and maturing securities are relatively predictable, deposit flows and loan prepayments are more influenced by interest rates, general economic conditions and competition. The Bank attempts to price its deposits to meet its asset/liability objectives consistent with local market conditions.  Excess balances are invested in overnight funds.

Liquidity management is both a daily and long-term responsibility of management.  The Bank adjusts its investments in liquid assets based upon management’s assessment of (i) expected loan demand, (ii) projected loan sales, (iii) expected deposit flows, (iv) yields available on interest-bearing deposits, and (v) the objectives of its asset/liability management program. Excess liquidity is invested generally in interest-bearing overnight deposits and other short-term government and agency obligations.

The Bank anticipates that it will have sufficient funds available to meet current loan commitments.  At September 30, 2004, the Bank had outstanding commitments to originate residential mortgage loans of $20.4 million, commercial and agricultural real estate loans of $11.3 million and commercial business loans of $3.7 million.  In addition, the Bank had outstanding commitments to sell residential mortgage loans of $20.7 million and consumer student loans of $2.1 million.  Commitments by the Bank to originate loans are not necessarily executed by the customer.  The Bank monitors the ratio of commitments to fundings for use in liquidity management.  At September 30, 2004, the Bank had no commitments to purchase or sell securities available for sale.

Although in-market deposits are the Bank’s primary source of funds, the Bank’s policy has been to utilize borrowings where the funds can be invested in either loans or securities at a positive rate of return or to use the funds for short-term liquidity purposes.  The Bank currently has two $10.0 million unsecured lines of federal funds with correspondent banks.  There were no funds drawn on either line of credit at September 30, 2004.  Additionally, as of September 30, 2004, the Bank had $26.3 million in out-of-market certificates of deposit and $19.4 million in out-of-market money market accounts.  The Bank may also seek other sources of contingent liquidity including additional federal funds purchased lines with correspondent banks and lines of credit with the Federal Reserve Bank.

The Company uses its capital resources to pay dividends to its stockholders, to repurchase Company stock in the market pursuant to Board of Directors’ approved plans, to support organic growth, to make acquisitions, to service its debt obligations and to provide funding for investment into the Bank of Tier 1 (core) capital.

The Company currently has in effect a stock buy back program in which up to 10% of the common stock of the Company outstanding on May 1, 2004 may be acquired through April 30, 2005.  A total of 42,700 shares of common stock have been purchased pursuant to the current program, all of which were purchased during the three months ended September 30, 2004.   See Part II, Item 2 “Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.”

Savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are required by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”) to meet three regulatory capital requirements.  If a requirement is not met, regulatory authorities may take legal or administrative actions, including restrictions on growth or operations or, in extreme cases, seizure.  Institutions not in compliance may apply for an exemption from the requirements and submit a recapitalization plan.  Under these capital requirements, at September 30, 2004, the Bank met all current capital requirements.

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The OTS has adopted capital requirement for savings institutions comparable to the requirement for national banks.  The minimum OTS Tier 1 (core) capital requirement for well capitalized institutions is 5.00% of total adjusted assets for thrifts.  The Bank had Tier 1 (core) capital of 8.32% at September 30, 2004.  The minimum OTS total risk-based capital requirement for well capitalized institutions is 10.00% of risk-weighted assets.  The Bank had total risk-based capital of 10.47% at September 30, 2004.

Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements

During fiscal 2003, the Bank securitized and sold consumer automobile loans in the amount of $50.0 million through HFSC and Automobile Securitization Trust.  The outstanding balance of the securitized automobile loans was $13.8 million at September 30, 2004.  As part of the sales transaction, the Bank retains servicing responsibilities and a retained interest in the receivables which is subordinated to third party investors’ interests.  The receivables were sold without legal recourse.  The sale provided the Bank with an additional source of liquidity at interest rates more favorable than it could receive through other forms of financing.  It also assisted in reducing capital requirements and credit risk to the Bank, in addition to giving the Bank access to the national capital markets.  See Note 4 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements”  for further detail.

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

The Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto presented in this Form 10-Q have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, which require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars without considering the change in the relative purchasing power of money over time due to inflation.  The impact of inflation is reflected in the increased cost of the Bank’s operations. Unlike most industrial companies, nearly all the assets and liabilities of the Bank are monetary in nature.  As a result, interest rates have a greater impact on the Bank’s performance than do the effects of general levels of inflation.  Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or to the same extent as the prices of goods and services.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2003, the FASB started a project to address issues related to stock-based compensation (“SBC”). The objective of the project is to cooperate with the International Accounting Standards Board to achieve convergence to one single, high-quality global accounting standard on SBC.   The FASB has discussed several issues relating to SBC arrangements, but continues to deliberate on other SBC issues.

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, and related interpretations. No stock-based employee compensation cost has been recognized for grants under the Company’s fixed stock option plans, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.

The Company continues to monitor the progress of the FASB regarding its SBC project and will continue applying the guidance of APB Opinion No. 25.  The Company will reevaluate its accounting policy on SBC upon the FASB’s issuance of the final accounting standard regarding SBC as a result of its current SBC project.

FASB Interpretation No. 46 (Revised December 2003), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (FIN 46R) replaces in its entirety FASB Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities”, that was issued by the FASB in January 2003.  Fin 46R provides guidance related to identifying variable interest entities (previously known generally as special purpose entities or SPEs) and determining whether such entities should

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be consolidated. Key to the consolidation determination is whether such entities disperse risks among the parties involved. If those risks are not dispersed, and therefore an enterprise bears the majority of the risks or rewards related to the variable interest entity, it would consolidate that variable interest entity.

The subordinated trust entities of the Company were deconsolidated during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004 and the June 30, 2003 balance sheet was restated at that time as allowed by FIN 46R.  As a result, the 2004 and 2003 balance sheets include $27.8 and  $20.6 million, respectively, of subordinated debt, which was previously included on the balance sheet at June 30, 2003 as $20.0 million in trust preferred securities after a consolidation elimination of $620,000. The overall effect on the Company’s financial position and operating results of the deconsolidation was not material, and did not affect reported equity or net income. The consolidated financial statements reflect the deconsolidation of the subsidiary trusts of the Company, HF Financial Capital Trust I, HF Financial Capital Trust II, HF Financial Capital Trust III and HF Financial Capital Trust IV.

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ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest rate risk is the most significant market risk affecting the Company.  Other types of market risk, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk and commodity price risk, do not arise in the normal course of the Company’s business activities.  The Bank, like other financial institutions, is subject to interest rate risk to the extent that its interest-bearing liabilities with short- and medium-term maturities mature or reprice more rapidly than its interest-earning assets.  The Company does not currently engage in trading activities or use derivative instruments to control interest rate risk although it may in the future, if necessary, to manage interest rate risk.

The composition of the Bank’s balance sheet results in maturity mismatches between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  The scheduled maturities of the Bank’s fixed rate interest-earning assets are longer than the scheduled maturities of its fixed rate interest-bearing liabilities.  This mismatch exposes the Bank to interest rate risk.  In a rising rate scenario, as measured by the OTS interest rate risk exposure simulation model, the estimated market or portfolio value (“PV”) of the Bank’s assets would decline in value to a greater degree than the change in the PV of the Bank’s liabilities, thereby reducing net portfolio value (“NPV”), the estimated market value of its shareholders’ equity.

As set forth below, depending upon the volatility of the rate change, the change in asset or liability mix of the Company or other factors may produce a decrease in net interest margin in an upward moving rate environment even as the NPV estimate indicates an increase in net value.  The converse situation can also be expected.  One approach used to quantify interest rate risk is the NPV analysis.  In essence, this analysis calculates the difference between the present value of the liabilities and the present value of expected cash flows from assets and off-balance sheet contracts.  The following tables set forth, at June 30, 2004 (the most recent report available) and September 30, 2003, an analysis of the Company’s interest rate risk as measured by the estimated changes in NPV resulting from instantaneous and sustained parallel shifts in the yield curve (+ 300 or –100 basis points, measured in 100 basis point increments).  Due to the abnormally low prevailing interest rate environment, -200 and –300 NPV were not estimated by the OTS.  Management does not believe that the Company has experienced any material changes in its market risk position from that disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004 or that the Company’s primary market risk exposures and how those exposures were managed during the three months ended September 30, 2004 changed significantly when compared to June 30, 2004.

The data in the following tables is based on assumptions utilized by the OTS in assessing interest rate risk of thrift institutions and published in “Selected Asset and Liability Price Tables as of June 30, 2004” and “Selected Asset and Liability Price Tables as of September 30, 2003”.  Even if interest rates change in the designated amounts, there can be no assurance that the Company’s assets and liabilities would perform as set forth below.

June 30, 2004

Change in Interest Rates	Estimated NPV Amount		Estimated Increase (Decrease) in NPV
			Amount			Percent
	(Dollars in thousands)
Basis Points
+300	$	101,515	$	(9,951	)	(9	)%
+200	106,605		(4,861		)	(4	)
+100	110,164		(1,301		)	(1	)
—	111,465		—			—
-100	108,310		(3,156		)	(3	)

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September 30, 2003

Change in Interest Rates	Estimated NPV Amount		Estimated Increase (Decrease) in NPV
			Amount			Percent
	(Dollars in thousands)
Basis Points
+300	$	81,396	$	(2,609	)	(3	)%
+200	83,788		(217		)	—
+100	84,872		867			1
—	84,005		—			—
-100	82,629		(1,376		)	(2	)

In managing market risk and the asset/liability mix, the Bank has placed its emphasis on developing a portfolio in which, to the extent practicable, assets and liabilities reprice within similar periods. The effect of this policy will generally be to reduce the Bank’s sensitivity to interest rate changes.  The goal of this policy is to provide a relatively consistent level of net interest income in varying interest rate cycles and to minimize the potential for significant fluctuations from period to period.  See Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for additional discussion on interest rate risk management.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company’s management has evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, and have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are effective for gathering, analyzing and disclosing information the Company is required to disclose in its periodic reports filed under the Exchange Act.  There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting or identified in the above referenced evaluation that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II  - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

The Company, Home Federal and their subsidiaries are involved as plaintiff or defendant in various legal actions arising in the normal course of their businesses.  While the ultimate outcome of these proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, it is the opinion of management, after consultation with counsel representing the Company and/or Home Federal in the proceedings, that the resolution of these proceedings are not likely to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.  The Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries are not aware of any legal actions or proceedings outside of the normal course of business.

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table sets forth the purchases by the Company of its common stock during the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004.

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs	Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Current Program
July 1 - 31, 2004	800	$	16.16	800	352,181
August 1 - 31, 2004	30,600	$	15.45	30,600	321,581
September 1 - 30, 2004	11,300	$	16.55	11,300	310,281
1st Quarter Total	42,700	$	15.76	42,700

All of the repurchases were made under the Company’s stock buy back program, which was publicly announced on April 26, 2004 and pursuant to which up to 10% of the common stock of the Company that was outstanding on May 1, 2004, which equals 352,981 shares, may be acquired through April 30, 2005.  A total of 42,700 shares of common stock have been purchased pursuant to the current program, all of which were purchased in the open-market during the three months ended September 30, 2004. 

Item 3.Defaults upon Senior Securities

None

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

None

Item 5.Other Information

None

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Item 6.Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)Exhibits

Regulation S-K Exhibit Number	Document
31.1	Certification of Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1	Certification of Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2	Certification of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(b)Reports on Form 8-K

On July 27, 2004, the Company filed a current report on Form 8-K, reporting under Item 12 of the former Form 8-K requirements, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” the issuance of a press release regarding results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004.

On September 30, 2004, the Company filed a current report on Form 8-K, reporting under Item 4.01 , “Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant,” the Company’s change in independent public accounting firms from McGladrey & Pullen, LLP to Eide Bailly, LLP.

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HF FINANCIAL CORP.

FORM 10-Q

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.

				HF Financial Corp.
				(Registrant)
Date:	November 9, 2004	By:	/s/ Curtis L. Hage
		Curtis L. Hage, Chairman, President
		And Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)
Date:	November 9, 2004	By:	/s/ Darrel L. Posegate
		Darrel L. Posegate, Executive Vice President,
		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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