CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL
424B3, 1999-02-18
SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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                                                     Registration  No. 333-68363
                                                Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
PROSPECTUS
Up to 50,000,000 Shares of Common Stock



                                                       CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL
                     (Proposed Holding Company for Capitol Federal Savings Bank)





         Capitol  Federal  Financial  is being  formed to own all of the  common
stock of Capitol  Federal  Savings and Loan  Association,  which will change its
name to Capitol  Federal Savings Bank. The shares being offered to the public in
this  prospectus  will  represent  less than half of the common stock of Capitol
Federal Financial.  More than half of the outstanding common stock will be given
to Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC, a mutual holding company  controlled by the
members of Capitol Federal Savings Bank.

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<CAPTION>

                                                          TERMS OF THE OFFERING
<S>                                           <C>              <C>             <C>

                                                                                 Maximum,
                                                  Minimum         Maximum       as adjusted
                                               -------------  -------------   -------------

Per Share Price...............................    $10.00          $10.00          $10.00
Number of Shares..............................  32,136,106      43,478,261      50,000,000
Underwriting Commission and other Expenses....  $5,445,652      $6,750,000      $7,500,000
Net Proceeds to Capitol Federal Financial..... $315,915,408    $428,032,610    $492,500,000
Net Proceeds Per Share........................    $9.83           $9.84           $9.85
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         Please refer to "Risk Factors" beginning on page 8 of this document.


         These  securities  are not  deposits or accounts and are not insured or
guaranteed  by  the  Federal   Deposit   Insurance   Corporation  or  any  other
governmental agency.

         Neither the  Securities and Exchange  Commission,  the Office of Thrift
Supervision,  nor any other  federal  agency or state  securities  regulator has
approved or  disapproved  these  securities or determined if this  prospectus is
accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.




                  CHARLES WEBB & COMPANY, a Division of Keefe,
                             Bruyette & Woods, Inc.


   
                               February 11, 1999
    



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             [MAP of Registrant's market area to be produced here.]



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                                     SUMMARY

         This summary highlights selected information from this document and may
not contain all the  information  that is  important to you. To  understand  the
stock offering fully, you should read this entire document carefully,  including
the financial statements and the notes to the financial statements.

The Companies:

                            Capitol Federal Financial
                                700 Kansas Avenue
                              Topeka, Kansas 66603

         Capitol  Federal  Financial  will be the  holding  company  for Capitol
Federal Savings when our change in structure is complete. It is not currently an
operating company and has not engaged in any business to date.

                  Capitol Federal Savings and Loan Association
                                700 Kansas Avenue
                              Topeka, Kansas 66603
   
         Capitol  Federal  Savings is a federal mutual savings  association.  At
September  30,  1998,  we had total assets of $5.32  billion,  deposits of $3.89
billion,  and total equity of $662.3  million.  We are changing our structure by
becoming a stock savings bank.
    

         We are a  community-oriented  savings association serving primarily the
entire metropolitan areas of Topeka, Wichita, Lawrence,  Manhattan,  Emporia and
Salina,  Kansas and a portion of the  metropolitan  area of greater  Kansas City
through 24 full service and five limited service banking  offices.  We emphasize
residential mortgage lending,  primarily originating one-to four-family mortgage
loans.

                        Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC
                                700 Kansas Avenue
                              Topeka, Kansas 66603

         Upon  completion  of our change in  structure  and the stock  offering,
Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC will own more than  half of the  outstanding
shares of  Capitol  Federal  Financial.  Persons  who had  membership  rights in
Capitol  Federal  Savings  as of the date of the change in  structure  will have
these rights  automatically  exchanged for identical  rights in Capitol  Federal
Savings Bank MHC after the change in structure.

         Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC is not  expected  to  engage in any
business  activity  other than  holding  more than half of the shares of Capitol
Federal Financial and investing any funds retained by it.


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The Stock Offering

         We are offering  between  32,136,106 and  43,478,261  shares of Capitol
Federal  Financial at $10.00 per share.  Because of changes in financial  market
conditions  before we complete the stock offering,  the offering may increase to
50,000,000 shares with the approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision  without
any notice to you.  If so, you will not have the chance to change or cancel your
stock order.

         Charles  Webb & Company,  a division of Keefe,  Bruyette & Woods,  Inc.
will assist us in selling the stock. For further  information about Charles Webb
& Company's role in the offering,  see "Our Corporate  Change and Stock Offering
Marketing Arrangements."

How We Determined the Offering Range and the $10.00 Price Per Share

         The  independent  appraisal by RP Financial,  LC., dated as of November
20,  1998,  established  the offering  range.  This  appraisal  was based on our
financial  condition and  operations  and the effect of the  additional  capital
raised in this offering.  The $10.00 price per share was determined by our board
of directors and is the price most commonly  used in stock  offerings  involving
conversions  of mutual  savings  institutions.  RP  Financial  will  update  the
appraisal before the completion of the offering.

   
         After  completion  of the change in structure  and the stock  offering,
each share of Capitol Federal Financial common stock, including the shares given
to Capitol  Federal Savings Bank MHC and the Capitol  Federal  Foundation,  will
have a book value of $9.82, at the maximum of the offering range. This means the
price  paid for each  share  sold in this  offering  will be 101.83% of the book
value.  This ratio is one important  factor used by RP Financial in  determining
the appraised value of Capitol Federal Savings. Our ratio is lower than our peer
group of publicly traded mutual holding companies ratio of 157.60%, and is lower
than the ratio for all publicly traded thrift institutions of 127.07%.
    

Terms of the Offering

         We are offering  the shares of common stock to those with  subscription
rights in the following order of priority:

          (1)  Depositors who held at least $50 with us on June 30, 1997.

          (2) The Capitol Federal Financial employee stock ownership plan.

          (3)  Depositors who held at least $50 with us on December 31, 1998.

          (4) Other members of Capitol Federal Savings on January 31, 1999.

          (5) Capitol Federal Savings' directors, officers and employees.


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         Shares of common stock not subscribed for in the subscription  offering
will be offered to the general  public in a direct  community  offering  and, if
necessary, a public offering. See pages 56 to 57.

Termination of the Offering

   
         The  subscription  offering  will end on March 17, 1999.  If all of the
shares are not subscribed for and we do not get orders for the remaining  shares
by May 3, 1999, we will either:
    

          (1)  promptly  return any payment you made to us,  with  interest,  or
               cancel any withdrawal authorization you gave us; or

          (2)  extend  the  offering,  if  allowed,  and give you  notice of the
               extension  and of your rights to cancel or change your order.  If
               we extend the offering and you do not respond to the notice, then
               we will cancel your order and return your payment, with interest,
               or cancel any withdrawal authorization you gave us.

How We Will Use the Proceeds Raised From the Sale of Common Stock

         We intend to use the net proceeds  received from the stock  offering as
follows:

   

 $ 50,000,000           Retained by Capitol Federal Financial in short-term
                           investments for general corporate purposes
   34,800,000           Employee stock ownership plan loan
   17,400,000           Cash Contribution to Capitol Federal Foundation
  325,800,000           Used to buy the stock of Capitol Federal Savings
 $428,000,000           Net proceeds from stock offering at the maximum
                           of the offering range
    

         We intend to use the proceeds at Capitol Federal  Savings  primarily to
increase our mortgage-related and investment securities.

We Plan to Pay a Quarterly Cash Dividend

         We currently  plan to pay a quarterly  cash dividend with an annualized
rate of $.40 per share,  starting one quarter after the completion of our change
in structure and stock offering.  Based on our earnings history and the proceeds
from the stock  offering,  we believe we will have the financial  ability to pay
this  dividend.  Future  dividends  are not  guaranteed  and will  depend on our
ability  to pay  them.  We will  not pay or take  any  steps  to pay a  tax-free
dividend which qualifies as a return of capital for one year following the stock
offering. See page 21.


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The Common Stock Will be Traded on the Nasdaq National Market

         We expect our common stock to be traded on the Nasdaq  National  Market
under  the  symbol  "CFFN."  Our  application  to list our  stock on the  Nasdaq
National Market is currently pending.  Persons purchasing shares may not be able
to sell their shares at a price equal to or above $10.00.

Benefits to Management from the Offering

         We intend to establish the Capitol  Federal  Financial  employee  stock
ownership  plan which will  purchase 8% of the shares sold in this  offering.  A
loan from  Capitol  Federal  Financial  to the plan,  funded by a portion of the
proceeds from this offering,  will be used to purchase  these shares.  If shares
are not  available  for purchase by the  employee  stock  ownership  plan in the
subscription  offering,  then the plan  will  purchase  the  shares  in the open
market.  The employee stock ownership plan will provide a retirement  benefit to
all employees eligible to participate in the plan.

         We also intend to adopt a stock option plan and a restricted stock plan
for the benefit of directors,  officers and  employees,  subject to  shareholder
approval.  If we adopt the restricted stock plan, some of these individuals will
be  awarded  stock at no cost to them.  As a  result,  both the  employee  stock
ownership plan and the restricted stock plan will increase the voting control of
management without a cash outlay.

   
         The  following  table  presents the total value of the shares of common
stock,  at the  maximum of the  offering  range,  which would be acquired by the
employee stock  ownership plan and the total value of all shares to be available
for award and issuance under the  restricted  stock plan. The table assumes that
the value of the shares is the same as the purchase  price in the offering.  The
table does not  include a value for the  options  because the price paid for the
option  shares will be equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the
day that the options are granted.  As a result,  financial gains can be realized
under an option only if the market price of the common stock increases.
    


                                                              Percentage of
                                      Estimated                Shares Sold
                                   Value of Shares           in the Offering

Employee Stock Ownership Plan....           $34,782,608             8.0%
Restricted Stock Awards..........            17,391,304             4.0
Stock Options....................                   ---            10.0
                                            -----------            ----
     Total.......................           $52,173,912            22.0%
                                            ===========            ====

         For a further discussion of benefits to management, see "Management."


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We  Intend to  Contribute  a Total of $34.8  Million  in Cash and Stock to a New
Charitable Foundation

         To continue our long-standing  commitment to our local communities,  we
intend to establish a charitable foundation, the Capitol Federal Foundation, and
to fund the  foundation  with  shares of our common  stock and cash with a total
value  equal to 8% of the shares  sold in this  offering.  Based on the  maximum
amount of shares offered,  we will issue an additional  1,739,130  shares to the
foundation,  worth $17.4 million,  and make a cash contribution of $17.4 million
to the foundation.  We plan for the foundation to support  charitable  causes in
Capitol  Federal  Savings'  primary market areas.  Charitable  contributions  by
Capitol Federal Savings totaled $210,000 in 1996,  $253,000 in 1997 and $301,000
in 1998. If we do establish the  foundation,  then the value of the common stock
will be lower than if the offering was completed  without the foundation.  For a
further discussion of the financial impact of the foundation,  see "Risk Factors
- - The  establishment  of Capitol  Federal  Foundation will reduce our earnings,"
"Pro Forma Data" and "Comparison of Valuation and Pro Forma  Information With No
Foundation."  If we do not  establish  the  foundation,  the $17.4  million cash
contribution  will not be made and will  become  additional  capital  for use in
Capitol Federal Savings' business.

Payment for Shares

         You may pay for your subscriptions:

         (1)      by personal check, official bank check or money order;

         (2)      by   authorizing  us  to  withdraw  money  from  your  deposit
                  account(s) maintained at Capitol Federal Savings; or

         (3)      in cash,  if delivered in person at any  full-service  banking
                  office of Capitol  Federal  Savings,  although we request that
                  you exchange cash for a check with any of our tellers.

Stock Information Center

         If you have any  questions  regarding  the  offering  or our  change in
structure, please call the Stock Information Center at (877) 815-1820.

   
         Capitol  Federal  Savings has a website  (http://www.capfed.com).  Upon
completion  of the  subscription  offering on March 17,  1999,  the website will
provide current updates on the status of the offering.
    

Subscription Rights

         Subscription  rights are not allowed to be transferred  and we will act
to ensure that you do not transfer your subscription  rights. We will not accept
any stock orders that we believe involve the transfer of subscription rights.


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Important Risks in Owning Capitol Federal Financial's Common Stock

         Before you decide to purchase stock, you should read the "Risk Factors"
section on pages 8 to 10 of this document.


                                  RISK FACTORS

         You  should  consider  these risk  factors,  in  addition  to the other
information in this prospectus, before deciding whether to make an investment in
this stock.

Rising interest rates may hurt our profits.

         To be profitable,  we have to earn more money in interest we receive on
loans and  investments  we make than we pay to our  depositors  and  lenders  in
interest.  If interest rates rise,  our net interest  income could be negatively
affected if interest paid on interest-bearing  liabilities, such as deposits and
borrowings,  increases more quickly than interest  received on  interest-earning
assets, such as loans,  mortgage-related and investment  securities.  This would
cause income to go down. In addition,  rising interest rates may hurt our income
because   they  may   reduce   the  demand  for  loans  and  the  value  of  our
mortgage-related  and  investment  securities.  For a further  discussion of how
changes in interest  rates could  impact us, see  "Management's  Discussion  and
Analysis of Financial  Condition and Results of  Operations  Asset and Liability
Management and Market Risk."

Our use of proceeds from this offering to buy mortgage-related  securities could
increase  our risk that  changes in market  interest  rates will result in lower
income.

         We  intend to use the net  proceeds  from the  stock  sale to  purchase
adjustable rate  mortgage-related  securities with interest rates that fluctuate
with the general  trends in the U.S.  bond market.  These rates could  decrease,
causing us to earn less on these assets in the future.

   
         In addition to investing the net stock proceeds,  we intend to continue
our current growth  strategy by purchasing up to an additional  $3.00 billion of
adjustable  rate  mortgage-related  securities,  from time to time over the next
three years.  We would fund these purchases with long-term fixed rate borrowings
at rates which  initially  would  increase  our net interest  income.  If market
interest rates change substantially, our net interest income could be reduced.
    

Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC will own more than half of the stock of Capitol
Federal  Financial.  This means that Capitol  Federal Savings Bank MHC will have
enough  votes  to  control  what  happens  on  most  matters  put to a  vote  of
stockholders.

   
         Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC is required by the Office of Thrift
Supervision  to own  more  than  half of the  common  stock of  Capitol  Federal
Financial.  The board of directors of Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC will have
the power to vote this stock.  Members of Capitol Federal Savings, who elect the
board of Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC, have generally assigned this right to
the board. Therefore, the board of Capitol Federal Savings Bank
    

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MHC will  control the results of most matters put to a vote of  stockholders  of
Capitol Federal  Financial.  We cannot assure you that the votes cast by Capitol
Federal  Savings  Bank MHC will be in your  personal  best  interests.  For more
information   regarding  your  lack  of  voting  control  over  Capitol  Federal
Financial,   see  "Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank  MHC"  and  "Restrictions  on
Acquisition of Capitol Federal Financial and Capitol Federal Savings."

After the change in structure and stock offering, our net income-to-equity ratio
will be low  compared to other  companies  and our  compensation  expenses  will
increase. This could negatively impact the price of our stock.

         The  proceeds we will  receive  from the sale of our common  stock will
significantly  increase  our capital and it will take us time to fully use it in
our business operations. Our compensation expenses will also increase because of
the costs associated with the employee stock ownership and stock-based incentive
plans.  Therefore,  we expect  our  return on equity to be below our  historical
level and less than our regional and national  peers.  This low return on equity
could  hurt our stock  price.  We cannot  guarantee  when or if we will  achieve
returns on equity that are comparable to industry peers. For further information
regarding pro forma income and expenses, see "Pro Forma Data."

The establishment of the Capitol Federal Foundation will reduce our earnings.

         Capitol Federal  Financial intends to contribute to the Capitol Federal
Foundation  shares of its common  stock  equal to 4% of the  shares  sold in the
stock offering,  worth $17.4 million,  plus cash equal to the value of 4% of the
stock  sold in the  stock  offering,  or $17.4  million  at the  maximum  of the
estimated  offering range. This  contribution  will be a significant  expense to
Capitol Federal  Financial and will decrease our operating  results for the year
ending September 30, 1999. For a further discussion  regarding the effect of the
contribution to the foundation, see "Pro Forma Data."

The  contribution  to the  Capitol  Federal  Foundation  means  that your  total
ownership will be 1.65% less after we make the contribution.

         If you purchase  shares,  then your voting interests in Capitol Federal
Financial  will be  reduced  by  1.65%  when we  contribute  our  shares  to the
foundation. For a further discussion regarding the effect of the contribution to
the  foundation,  see "Pro Forma Data,"  "Comparison  of Valuation and Pro Forma
Information  With No Foundation" and "Our Corporate  Change and Stock Offering -
Capitol Federal Foundation."

We  intend  to  grant  stock  options  and  restricted  stock to the  board  and
management  following  the change in structure  and stock  offering  which could
further reduce your voting control.

         If approved by a vote of the  shareholders,  excluding the shares owned
by Capitol  Federal Savings Bank MHC, we intend to establish a stock option plan
with a number of shares  equal to 10% of the  shares  issued to the public and a
restricted  stock plan with a number of shares equal to 4% of the shares  issued
to the public, worth $17.4 million at the purchase price and assuming

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the maximum of the  estimated  offering  range,  for the  benefit of  directors,
officers and employees of Capitol Federal Financial and Capitol Federal Savings.
Stock  options  are paid for by the  recipient  in an  amount  equal to the fair
market  value of the stock on the date of the  grant.  This  payment is not made
until the option is actually  exercised by the recipient.  Restricted stock is a
bonus paid in the form of stock  rather  than  cash,  and is not paid for by the
recipient.  Awards  under  these  plans will  reduce  the voting  control of all
stockholders. For further discussion regarding these plans, see "Pro Forma Data"
and "Management - Benefits - Other Stock Benefit Plans."

If our computer  systems do not properly  work on January 1, 2000,  our business
operations will be disrupted.

         If our computer  systems and the computer systems operated by our third
party vendors do not properly work on January 1, 2000, then we could  experience
a disruption in our business  operations.  As a result, our financial  condition
and results of operations could be weakened. In addition, if we do not do a good
job  preparing  for the January 1, 2000 date change,  then  regulators  may take
action  against us. See  "Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial
Condition and Results of Operations - Year 2000 Issues."



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                        SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA

         The  summary  information  presented  below under  "Selected  Financial
Condition Data" and "Selected  Operations  Data" for, and as of the end of, each
of  the  years  ended  September  30  is  derived  from  our  audited  financial
statements.  The following  information is only a summary and you should read it
in conjunction  with our financial  statements and notes  beginning on page F-2.
Fiscal  1996  results  include  the  effect of a  one-time  Savings  Association
Insurance Fund recapitalization assessment of approximately $24.2 million.

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                                                                                      September 30,
                                                      ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           1998           1997           1996           1995         1994
                                                      --------------- -------------- -------------- -----------  -----------
                                                                                     (In Thousands)
<S>                                                      <C>            <C>            <C>         <C>           <C>

Selected Financial Condition Data:

Total assets.........................................    $5,315,801     $4,923,657     $4,453,672  $4,350,293     $4,009,047
Loans receivable, net................................     3,711,152      3,322,102      2,944,906   2,751,634      2,288,472
Securities purchased under agreement to resell.......       235,000            ---            ---         ---            ---
Investment securities, held-to-maturity..............       160,569        585,394        717,348     671,227        691,355
Mortgage-related securities:
   Available-for-sale, at market value...............       747,991        754,179        607,738         ---            ---
   Held-to-maturity..................................       320,379        120,007         17,006     771,163        884,868
Federal Home Loan Bank stock.........................        43,584         40,398         37,752      35,415         35,415
Deposits.............................................     3,894,180      3,787,123      3,740,718   3,673,630      3,447,628
Borrowings...........................................       675,000        450,000         75,000      75,000            ---
Equity...............................................       662,332        604,786        547,422     515,882        485,508
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                                                                                Year Ended September 30,
                                                      ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           1998           1997            1996           1995           1994
                                                      ------------  --------------  -------------    -----------     ---------
                                                                                     (In Thousands)
<S>                                                     <C>          <C>            <C>             <C>              <C>

Selected Operations Data:

Total interest and dividend income...................    $363,644       $330,097       $306,389        $275,467       $241,793
Total interest expense...............................     234,897        207,457        200,401         193,197        151,358
                                                        ---------     ----------     ----------      ----------      ---------

   Net interest income...............................     128,747        122,640        105,988          82,270         90,435
Provision (recovery) for loan losses.................       2,462             56            865             ---         (1,986)
                                                        ---------     ----------     ----------      ----------      ---------
   Net interest income after provision (recovery)                                                                              
    for loan losses..................................     126,285        122,584        105,123          82,270         92,421
Fees and service charges.............................       8,398          7,450          6,966           4,898          4,787
Gain on sales of loans, mortgage-related                                                                                       
 securities and investment securities................         ---            ---            ---             ---          3,972
Other non-interest income............................       4,455          3,637          4,431           6,329          5,929
                                                        ---------     ----------     ----------      ----------      ---------
   Total non-interest income.........................      12,853         11,087         11,397          11,227         14,688
   Total non-interest expense........................      50,366         45,276         71,505          43,266         42,914
                                                        ---------     ----------     ----------      ----------      ---------
   Income before income tax expense..................      88,772         88,395         45,015          50,231         64,195
Income tax expense...................................      34,781         35,691         18,393          19,857         24,359
                                                        ---------     ----------     ----------      ----------      ---------
   Net income........................................   $  53,991      $  52,704      $  26,622       $  30,374      $  39,836
                                                        =========      =========      =========       =========      =========
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<CAPTION>


                                                                                      Year Ended September 30,
                                                            -----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               1998           1997            1996           1995           1994
                                                            -------------  --------------- -------------- ------------  -----------
<S>                                                         <C>             <C>           <C>            <C>              <C>

Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data:
Performance Ratios:
  Return on average assets...........................           1.05%          1.12%          0.60%           0.73%          1.01%
  Return on average equity...........................           8.52           9.15           5.01            6.07           8.56
  Interest rate spread information:
   Average during period.............................           1.91           2.04           1.83            1.13           1.55
   End of period.....................................           1.83           1.97           1.86            1.39           1.46
  Net interest margin................................           2.56           2.75           2.48            1.98           2.32
  Ratio of operating expense to average
   total assets......................................           0.98           0.97           1.62            1.04           1.08
  Ratio of average interest-earning assets to
   average interest-bearing liabilities..............           1.14           1.15           1.14            1.14           1.13
  Efficiency ratio...................................          36.45          34.63          62.51           47.43          41.74

Asset Quality Ratios:
 Non-performing assets to total assets at
  end of period......................................           0.15           0.18           0.17            0.41           0.21
 Non-performing loans to total loans.................           0.17           0.18           0.14            0.15           0.26
 Allowance for loan losses to non-performing
  loans..............................................          65.52          26.83          39.67           32.35          65.40
 Allowance for loan losses to loans
  receivable, net....................................           0.11           0.05           0.05            0.05           0.17

Capital Ratios:
 Equity to total assets at end of period.............          12.46          12.28          12.29           11.86          12.11
 Average equity to average assets....................          12.37          12.13          12.02           11.98          11.75

Other Data:
 Number of full-service offices......................            24             24             23              23             23
 Number of limited service offices...................             5              3              2               1              1
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                               RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

         The selected  financial and operating data presented  below at December
31,1998 and for the three months ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 are unaudited.
In the  opinion  of  management,  all  adjustments  (consisting  only of  normal
recurring  accruals)  necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  The
results of  operations  and other data for the three months  ended  December 31,
1998, are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1999.


                                                    ----------------------------
                                                     December 31,  September 30,
                                                         1998           1998
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                             (In Thousands)

Selected Financial Condition Data:

Total Assets.......................................  $5,366,265    $5,315,801
Loans Receivable, net..............................   3,761,173     3,711,152
Securities Purchased under Agreement to Resell.....     144,851       235,000
Investment Securities, held to maturity............      10,100       160,569
Mortgage related securities:
    Available-for-sale, at market value............   1,099,907       747,991
    Held-to-maturity...............................     181,460       320,379
Federal Home Loan Bank stock.......................      43,584        43,584
Deposits...........................................   3,956,235     3,894,180
Borrowings.........................................     675,000       675,000
Equity.............................................     670,045       662,332

                                              -------------------------------
                                                For the Three Months Ended
                                                        December 31,
                                              -------------------------------
                                                   1998              1997
                                              -------------     -------------
                                                    (In Thousands)
Selected Operations Data:

Total interest income........................  $     91,418      $     90,194
Total interest expense.......................        60,211            57,664
                                               ------------      ------------

     Net interest income.....................        31,207            32,530
Provision for loan losses....................           ---               ---
                                               ------------      ------------
     Net interest income after 
       provision for loan losses.............        31,207            32,530
Fees and service charges.....................         2,153             2,235
Other non-interest income....................           955             1,096
                                               ------------      ------------
     Total non-interest income...............         3,108             3,331
     Total non-interest expense..............        12,269            11,324
                                               ------------      ------------
     Income before income tax expense........        22,046            24,537
Income tax expense...........................         8,554             9,815
                                               ------------      ------------
     Net income..............................  $     13,492      $     14,722
                                               ============      ============
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                                                   -----------------------------
                                                    For the Three Months Ended
                                                           December 31,
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                       1998           1997
                                                   ------------   --------------

Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data:
Performance Ratios:
  Return on average assets.....................        1.04%          1.25%
  Return on average equity.....................        8.37%          9.99%
  Interest rate spread information:
    Average during period......................        1.90%          1.99%
    End of period..............................        1.94%          1.89%
   
  Net interest margin..........................        2.44%          2.79%
  Ratio of operating expense to 
    average total assets.......................        0.95%          0.96%
    
  Ratio of average interest-earning
    assets to average
    interest-bearing liabilities...............        1.15           1.14
  Efficiency ratio.............................       36.50%         32.33%

Asset Quality Ratios:
  Non-performing assets to total 
    assets at end of period....................        0.14%          0.14%
  Non-performing loans to total loans..........        0.15%          0.15%
  Allowance for loan losses to 
    non-performing loans.......................       72.17%         31.98%
  Allowance for loan losses to loans
    receivable, net............................        0.11%          0.05%

Capital Ratios:
  Equity to total assets at end of period......       12.49%         12.42%
  Average equity to average assets.............       12.45%         12.48%

Other Data:
  Number of full service offices...............         25             24
  Number of limited service offices............          5              3

Capital Requirements

         The following  table sets forth  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  historical
compliance  with its capital  requirements at December 31, 1998. See "How We are
Regulated - Regulatory Capital Requirements".


                                                ------------------------------  
                                                     At December 31, 1998
                                                ------------------------------
                                                   Amount            Percent
                                                -------------    -------------
Tangible Capital
     Actual.................................      $662,691            12.27%
     Required...............................        80,978             1.50%
     Excess.................................       581,713            10.77%

Core Capital
     Actual.................................      $662,691            12.27%
     Required...............................       161,956             3.00%
     Excess.................................       500,735             9.27%

Risk-based Capital
     Actual.................................      $666,461            27.62%
     Required...............................       193,048             8.00%
     Excess.................................       473,413            19.62%

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                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                         OF RECENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Comparison of Financial Condition at December 31, 1998 and September 30, 1998

         Total assets at December 31, 1998 were $5.37 billion  compared to $5.32
billion at September 30, 1998, an increase of $50.5 million.  The primary factor
in this increase was a $213.0 million  increase in  mortgage-related  securities
and a $50.0 million increase in loans.  These increases were partially offset by
a $240.6  million  decrease  in  investment  securities.  Investment  securities
decreased  from  $395.6  million  at  September  30,  1998 to $155.0  million at
December 31, 1998 as a result of maturities and call options that were exercised
on securities.

   
         At December 31, 1998,  non-accruing  one- to four-family  loans totaled
$5.5 million and non-accruing  consumer loans totaled $170,000. At the same date
in 1997,  non-accruing  one- to  four-family  loans  totaled  $5.0  million  and
non-accruing  consumer loans totaled $80,000.  There were no other  non-accruing
loans at either date.
    

         Total deposits of Capitol  Federal  Savings  increased by $62.1 million
from $3.89  billion at September 30, 1998 to $3.95 billion at December 31, 1998.
The  increase  was  primarily  due to  interest  credited  to  accounts of $42.9
million.

         Total equity at December 31, 1998 was $670.0 million compared to $662.3
million at September 30, 1998.  This is an increase of $7.7 million or 1.2%. Net
earnings of $13.5  million for the three  months  ended  December  31, 1998 were
offset by a $5.8 million decrease in unrealized gain in securities available for
sale, net of deferred income taxes.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 1998 and
December 31, 1997

         General.  Net income for the three months  ended  December 31, 1998 was
$13.5 million  compared to $14.7 million for the three months ended December 31,
1997.  Net interest  income  decreased $1.3 million or 4.1% for the three months
ended December 31, 1998 compared to the same period in 1997. The decrease in net
interest income occurred because the rate earned on the loan portfolio decreased
32 basis points while the rate paid on deposits only  decreased 18 basis points,
causing a net reduction in the net interest spread.

   
         Average interest-earning assets for the three months ended December 31,
1998 increased 7.1% to $5.25 billion. The increase was due primarily to a $361.4
million  increase in the average  balance of  mortgage-related  securities and a
$379.6   million   increase   in  the   average   balance   of  loans.   Average
interest-bearing  liabilities  increased  7.4% to $4.60 billion  compared to the
three months ended  December 31, 1997. The increase was the result of additional
borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of $225 million and increased average
deposit  balances.  The net interest spread  decreased 9 basis points from 1.99%
for the three months ended December 31, 1997 to 1.90% for the three months ended
December 31, 1998.
    


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         Interest  Income.  Interest  income for the three months ended December
31, 1998 was $91.4 million  compared to $90.2 million for the three months ended
December 31, 1997.  This is an increase of $1.2 million or 1.4%. The increase in
interest  income was primarily the result of growth in average  interest-earning
assets from $4.90 billion for the three months ended  December 31, 1997 to $5.25
billion  for  the  three   months  ended   December  31,  1998.   The  yield  on
interest-earning  assets for the three months ended  December 31, 1998 decreased
to 7.12%  compared to 7.41% for the same period in 1997. The decrease in average
yield partially offset the increase in interest income due to volume.

         Interest Expense.  Interest expense for the three months ended December
31, 1998 was $60.2  million as compared  to $57.7  million for the three  months
ended  December  31,  1997.  This is an  increase of $2.5  million or 4.4%.  The
increase  in  interest  expense  was  primarily  the result of growth in average
interest-bearing  liabilities  from $4.28  billion  for the three  months  ended
December 31, 1997 to $4.60 billion for the three months ended December 31, 1998.
The rate paid on average interest-bearing liabilities for the three months ended
December 31, 1998  decreased  to 5.18%  compared to 5.35% for the same period in
1997, which partially offset the increase in interest expense due to volume.

         Provision for Loan Losses.  Capitol Federal Savings' total non-accruing
loans  decreased  from $6.2  million at  September  30, 1998 to $5.7  million at
December 31, 1998.  The decrease of $574,000  occurred in  non-accruing  one- to
four-family residential loans. No provision for loan losses was recorded for the
quarter  ended  December 31, 1998.  The  allowance for loan losses is based upon
management's ongoing,  quarterly assessments of the estimated losses inherent in
the loan  portfolio.  Management  believes that the balance of the allowance for
loan losses was  adequate to cover losses  inherent in the loan  portfolio as of
December 31, 1998.  Capitol Federal Savings' total  non-accruing loans decreased
from $6.1  million at  September  30, 1997 to $5.1 million at December 31, 1997.
The reduction in the balance of non-accruing  loans was caused by a $1.0 million
commercial  real  estate  loan at  September  30,  1997 that  became  current by
December  31, 1997.  No  provision  for loan losses was recorded for the quarter
ended December 31, 1997.  Management  believes that the balance of the allowance
for loan losses was adequate to cover losses  inherent in the loan  portfolio as
of December 31, 1997.

         Non-interest  Income.  Non-interest  income for the three  months ended
December 31, 1998 was $3.1 million compared to $3.3 million for the three months
ended  December 31, 1997.  This is a decrease of $223,000 or 6.7%.  The decrease
was due to a $90,000  reduction in service fee income and a total of $169,000 in
reduction in miscellaneous other non-operating income.

         Non-interest  Expense.  Non-interest  expense was $12.3 million for the
three months ended  December  31, 1998  compared to $11.3  million for the three
months  ended  December  31,  1997.  This is an  increase  of  $945,000 or 8.3%.
Compensation and benefits expense increased to $6.4 million for the three months
ended  December  31, 1998  compared to $6.0  million for the three  months ended
December 31, 1997. This is a $350,000 or 5.8% increase.  The increase was due to
the  addition  of  forty-eight  full-time  equivalent  employees  over  the year
resulting  principally  from the  opening of 2 limited  service  offices and one
full-service  office.  Office occupancy expense increased $192,000 over the same
period of the  previous  year due to the  opening of new  facilities  and normal
maintenance on existing facilities. Fees paid to outside

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service  providers  increased  $173,000 in the quarter  ended  December 31, 1998
compared to the quarter ended December 31, 1997.

         Income Taxes. Income taxes for the three months ended December 31, 1998
were $8.5 million  compared to $9.8 million for the three months ended  December
31,  1997.  This is a decrease of $1.3  million or 12.8%.  The  reduction in tax
expense is due to lower earnings and a reduction of 2.0% in the tax rate for the
State of Kansas.


                            CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL

         After  completing  our change in  structure,  the stock  offering and a
planned contribution of shares to the Capitol Federal Foundation, we will appear
as shown below:

- -----------------------------------
      DEPOSITORS OF CAPITOL
   FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK WITH
        MEMBERSHIP RIGHTS          
- -----------------------------------
                  |
                  |                              Total Public Shares
   ----------------------------   ------------------------   ------------------
        CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS     MINORITY STOCKHOLDERS      CAPITOL FEDERAL
                BANK MHC                                          FOUNDATION
   ----------------------------   ------------------------   ------------------
                  |                      |                       | 
                  |  57.03% of the       |   41.31% of the       |  1.65% of the
                  |  common stock        |    common stock       |  common stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   |
                                   |     100% of the common stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         Capitol  Federal  Financial will be  incorporated  under Federal law to
hold all of the stock of Capitol Federal Savings Bank. Capitol Federal Financial
has applied for the  approval  of the Office of Thrift  Supervision  to become a
savings  and loan  holding  company  and will be subject to  regulation  by that
agency.  After we complete the stock sale,  Capitol Federal  Financial will be a
unitary  savings and loan holding  company.  See "How We are Regulated - Capitol
Federal  Financial."  Capitol Federal Financial will have no significant  assets
other than all of the  outstanding  shares of common  stock of  Capitol  Federal
Savings,  the $50.0  million  of the net  proceeds  it keeps and its loan to the
Capitol  Federal  Financial  employee  stock  ownership  plan.  Capitol  Federal
Financial  will have no significant  liabilities.  See "How We Intend to Use the
Proceeds."  Initially,  the management of Capitol Federal  Financial and Capitol
Federal Savings will be  substantially  the same and Capitol  Federal  Financial
will use the  offices of Capitol  Federal  Savings.  Capitol  Federal  Financial
intends to utilize the support staff of Capitol Federal

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Savings from time to time and will pay Capitol Federal Savings for this expense.
If Capitol Federal  Financial  expands or changes its business in the future, we
may hire our own employees.

         We believe the proposed mutual holding  company  structure will give us
more  flexibility  to change our business  activities  by forming new  companies
which  we  own,  or  by  buying  other  companies,   including  other  financial
institutions and financial services companies.  We do not have any current plans
to do these things.  Capitol Federal  Financial  intends to pay for its business
activities  with the proceeds it keeps from the stock sale and the money we earn
from  investing the proceeds,  as well as from  dividends  from Capitol  Federal
Savings. See "Our Policy Regarding Dividends."

         The principal  executive  offices of Capitol Federal  Financial will be
located at 700 Kansas Avenue,  Topeka,  Kansas 66603,  and its telephone  number
will be (785) 235-1341.


                          CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK

   
         Capitol  Federal  Savings is a federally  chartered and insured  mutual
savings  institution  with 24 full  service  offices  and five  limited  service
offices.  At September  30, 1998,  Capitol  Federal  Savings had total assets of
$5.32 billion, total deposits of $3.89 billion and equity of $662.3 million. For
more  information  regarding  the business  and  operations  of Capitol  Federal
Savings,  see "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial  Condition and
Results of Operations" and "Business of Capitol Federal Savings."
    

         Capitol  Federal  Savings is examined  and  regulated  by the Office of
Thrift  Supervision,  its primary federal regulator.  Capitol Federal Savings is
also regulated by the FDIC.  Capitol Federal Savings is required to have certain
reserves  set by the Federal  Reserve  Board and is a member of the Federal Home
Loan Bank of Topeka,  which is one of the 12 regional  banks in the Federal Home
Loan Bank System.

         The executive  offices of Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank are located at
700 Kansas  Avenue,  Topeka,  Kansas 66603,  and its  telephone  number is (785)
235-1341.


                        CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK MHC

         As part of the restructuring of Capitol Federal Savings pursuant to the
Plan of  Reorganization  and Stock Issuance Plan,  Capitol  Federal Savings will
organize  the  Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC as a federal  mutual  holding
company.  Persons  with  membership  or  liquidation  rights in Capitol  Federal
Savings as of the date of the reorganization  will continue to have these rights
in Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC after the  reorganization  as long as they
remain  depositors  of  Capitol  Federal  Savings.  Borrowers  whose  loans were
outstanding on January 6, 1993 have membership rights in Capitol Federal Savings
and will have  membership  rights in Capitol  Federal Savings Bank MHC after the
reorganization  as long as their loans  remain  outstanding.  Members of Capitol
Federal Savings Bank MHC, consisting solely of

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depositors  and certain  borrowers  of Capitol  Federal  Savings,  will have the
authority to elect the board of directors of Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC.

   
         Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC's principal  assets will be the shares
of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Capitol Federal Financial received
in the reorganization and $100,000 contributed by Capitol Federal Savings as its
initial  capitalization.  Initially,  Capitol  Federal Savings Bank MHC does not
intend to conduct any  business  except to own a majority of the common stock of
Capitol Federal  Financial and invest any money it has.  Capitol Federal Savings
Bank MHC will be a mutual corporation  chartered under federal law and regulated
by the Office of Thrift  Supervision.  Capitol  Federal Savings Bank MHC will be
subject to the limitations and restrictions  imposed on savings and loan holding
companies  by the Home  Owners'  Loan Act.  See "How We are  Regulated - Capitol
Federal Savings Bank MHC."
    

         The  executive  offices of  Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC will be
located at 700 Kansas Avenue,  Topeka,  Kansas 66603,  and its telephone  number
will be (785) 235-1341.


                        HOW WE INTEND TO USE THE PROCEEDS

   
         Although the actual net proceeds  from the sale of the shares of common
stock  cannot be  determined  until the  reorganization  and stock  issuance  is
completed,  it is presently  anticipated  that the net proceeds from the sale of
the shares of common stock will be between $315.9 million and $428.0 million and
up to $492.5 million  assuming an increase in the estimated  value of the common
stock sold in this  offering  by 15%.  See "Pro Forma  Data" and "Our  Corporate
Change and Stock Offering - How We Determined Our Price and the Number of Shares
to be Issued  in the Stock  Offering"  as to the  assumptions  used to arrive at
these amounts.
    

         Capitol  Federal  Financial  will  retain  $50.0  million  of  the  net
reorganization  proceeds and will  purchase all of the capital  stock of Capitol
Federal Savings to be issued in the reorganization in exchange for the remaining
reorganization proceeds, net of reorganization-related  expenses and the loan to
be made to the employee stock ownership plan.  Capitol Federal Financial intends
to use a portion of the net  proceeds to make a loan  directly  to the  employee
stock  ownership plan to enable the employee stock ownership plan to purchase up
to 8.0% of the shares of common stock sold in the offering of between 32,136,106
and 50,000,000  shares of Capitol Federal  Financial  common stock at $10.00 per
share through the Subscription  Offering,  the Community Offering and the Public
Offering  (the  "Offerings").  Based upon the issuance of  32,136,106  shares of
common stock and 43,478,261 shares of common stock at the minimum and maximum of
the  estimated  offering  range,  respectively,  the loan to the employee  stock
ownership  plan would be $25.7  million  and $34.8  million,  respectively.  See
"Management  - Benefits - Employee  Stock  Ownership  Plan." The  remaining  net
proceeds retained by Capitol Federal  Financial  initially may be used to invest
in  U.S.  Government  and  federal  agency  securities  of  various  maturities,
mortgage-related or other securities, deposits in either Capitol Federal Savings
or other  financial  institutions,  or a combination  thereof.  The net proceeds
retained by Capitol Federal Financial may ultimately be used to:

          o    support Capitol Federal Savings' lending activities;

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          o    repay borrowings in the ordinary course of business; or

          o    support  the  future   expansion   of   operations   through  the
               establishment  of additional  banking  offices or other  customer
               facilities   or   through   acquisitions   of   other   financial
               institutions  or branch  offices,  although  no such  acquisition
               transactions are specifically being considered at this time.

   
The net  proceeds  from the  Offerings  may also be used for other  business and
investment purposes, including the payment of regular or special cash dividends,
possible repurchases of the common stock or returns of capital.  Capitol Federal
Financial and Capitol Federal Savings have committed,  however,  not to take any
action to further  the  payment  of any  return of  capital on the common  stock
during the one-year  period  subsequent  to  completion  of the  reorganization.
Management of Capitol Federal  Financial may consider  expanding or diversifying
its activities, as such opportunities become available. 
    

         Following  the  six-month   anniversary   of  the   completion  of  the
reorganization,  to the extent permitted by the Office of Thrift Supervision and
based upon then existing facts and  circumstances,  Capitol Federal  Financial's
board of directors may determine to repurchase  shares of common stock,  subject
to  any  applicable  statutory  and  regulatory  requirements.  Such  facts  and
circumstances may include but not be limited to:

          o    market and economic  factors such as the price at which the stock
               is  trading  in  the   market,   the  volume  of   trading,   the
               attractiveness  of other investment  alternatives in terms of the
               rate of return and risk involved in the  investment,  the ability
               to  increase  the book  value  and/or  earnings  per share of the
               remaining  outstanding  shares,  and an  improvement  in  Capitol
               Federal Financial's return on equity;

          o    the avoidance of dilution to  stockholders by not having to issue
               additional  shares to cover the  exercise of stock  options or to
               fund employee stock benefit plans; and

          o    any other circumstances in which repurchases would be in the best
               interests of Capitol Federal Financial and its stockholders.

Any stock  repurchases  will be subject to the  determination of Capitol Federal
Financial's  board of directors that Capitol Federal Savings will be capitalized
in excess of all applicable regulatory requirements after any such repurchases.

   
         The portion of the net proceeds  used by Capitol  Federal  Financial to
purchase the capital stock of Capitol  Federal  Savings will be added to Capitol
Federal  Savings'  general  funds to be used  for  general  corporate  purposes,
including  increased lending  activities and to support the expansion of Capitol
Federal  Savings'  wholesale  leverage  strategy,  which entails the purchase of
adjustable rate mortgage-related securities funded by fixed rate borrowings. See
"Risk Factors -Our use of proceeds  from this  offering to buy  mortgage-related
securities  could  increase our risk that changes in market  interest rates will
result in lower  income."  While the amount of net proceeds  received by Capitol
Federal  Savings  will  further  strengthen  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  capital
position,  which already substantially exceeds all regulatory  requirements,  we
are not
    

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reorganizing  primarily to raise  capital.  After the  reorganization  and stock
issuance,  based  upon the  maximum of the  estimated  offering  range,  Capitol
Federal  Savings'  tangible  capital ratio will be  approximately  16.67%.  As a
result,   Capitol  Federal  Savings  will  continue  to  be  a  well-capitalized
institution.

         The net proceeds may vary because total expenses of the  reorganization
and stock  issuance may be more or less than those  estimated.  The net proceeds
will also vary if the  number of shares to be issued in the  reorganization  and
stock issuance is adjusted to reflect a change in the estimated pro forma market
value of Capitol Federal Savings.  Payments for shares made through  withdrawals
from existing deposit accounts at Capitol Federal Savings will not result in the
receipt of new funds for investment by Capitol  Federal  Savings but will result
in a reduction of Capitol Federal  Savings'  interest expense and liabilities as
funds  are  transferred  from  interest-bearing  certificates  or other  deposit
accounts.


                           MARKET FOR THE COMMON STOCK

   
         Capitol Federal Financial and Capitol Federal Savings have never issued
capital stock,  and consequently  there is no established  market for the common
stock at this time.  Capitol  Federal  Financial  has applied to have its common
stock quoted on the Nasdaq  National  Market under the symbol  "CFFN."  Making a
market involves maintaining bid and ask quotations and being able, as principal,
to effect transactions in reasonable quantities at these quoted prices,  subject
to various securities laws and other regulatory requirements.  Additionally, the
development of a liquid public market depends on the existence of willing buyers
and sellers,  the presence of which is not within the control of Capitol Federal
Financial,  Capitol Federal Savings or any market maker. Accordingly, the number
of active buyers and sellers of the common stock at any  particular  time may be
limited.  Capitol Federal Financial intends to meet the requirements for listing
on the  Nasdaq  National  Market.  There  can  be no  assurance,  however,  that
purchasers will be able to sell their shares at or above the purchase price.
    


                         OUR POLICY REGARDING DIVIDENDS

         Following  completion of the reorganization,  the board of directors of
Capitol Federal  Financial intends to pay quarterly cash dividends on the common
stock,   beginning  after  the  first  quarter   following   completion  of  the
reorganization  and stock issuance.  The initial annual dividend rate to be paid
on the  common  stock  will be at an  annualized  rate of $.40  per  share.  The
continued  payment of dividends will depend upon a number of factors,  including
capital  requirements,  Capitol Federal Financial's and Capitol Federal Savings'
financial condition and results of operations, tax considerations, statutory and
regulatory  limitations,  and general economic conditions.  No assurances can be
given that any dividends  will be paid or that, if paid,  will not be reduced or
eliminated in future periods. If Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC does not waive
the receipt of any  dividends  from  Capitol  Federal  Financial,  the amount of
dividends  payable by Capitol Federal  Financial to public  stockholders  may be
reduced.  Special cash dividends,  stock dividends or returns of capital may, to
the extent permitted by Office of Thrift Supervision policy and regulations,  be
paid in addition to, or in lieu of, regular cash dividends.

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Capitol Federal  Financial intends to file consolidated tax returns with Capitol
Federal Savings. Accordingly, it is anticipated that any cash distributions made
by  Capitol  Federal  Financial  to its  stockholders  would be  treated as cash
dividends and not as a  non-taxable  return of capital for federal and state tax
purposes.

         Dividends from Capitol  Federal  Financial will depend,  in large part,
upon receipt of dividends from Capitol Federal Savings,  because Capitol Federal
Financial  initially  will have no source of income  other than  dividends  from
Capitol Federal Savings,  earnings from the investment of proceeds from the sale
of shares of common stock retained by Capitol  Federal  Financial,  and interest
payments with respect to Capitol Federal  Financial's loan to the employee stock
ownership  plan.  A  regulation  of the  Office  of Thrift  Supervision  imposes
limitations on "capital distributions" by savings institutions.  See "How We Are
Regulated - Limitations on Dividends and Other Capital Distributions."

   
         Any payment of dividends by Capitol  Federal Savings to Capitol Federal
Financial which would be deemed to be drawn out of Capitol Federal  Savings' bad
debt reserves would require a payment of taxes at the  then-current  tax rate by
Capitol  Federal Savings on the amount of earnings deemed to be removed from the
reserves for such distribution.  Capitol Federal Savings does not intend to make
any  distribution to Capitol Federal  Financial that would create such a federal
tax liability. See "Taxation."
    


                        CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK MHC
                       INTENDS TO WAIVE ANY DIVIDENDS FROM
                            CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL

   
         The  board  of  directors  of  Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC will
determine  whether  Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC will waive the receipt of
dividends  declared  by Capitol  Federal  Financial  each time  Capitol  Federal
Financial declares a dividend. The board of directors of Capitol Federal Savings
Bank MHC presently intends to waive the receipt of dividends declared by Capitol
Federal  Financial.  Office of Thrift  Supervision  regulations  require Capitol
Federal  Savings  Bank MHC to notify  the  Office of Thrift  Supervision  of any
proposed  waiver of the right to receive  dividends.  It is the Office of Thrift
Supervision's  practice  to review  dividend  waiver  notices on a  case-by-case
basis, and, in general, not to object to any such waiver if:
    

          o    the mutual holding  company's board of directors  determines that
               such waiver is consistent with such directors'  fiduciary  duties
               to the mutual holding company's members;

          o    for as long as the  subsidiary  holding  company is controlled by
               the mutual holding company, the dollar amount of dividends waived
               by the mutual  holding  company is considered to be a restriction
               on the  stockholders'  equity of the subsidiary  holding company,
               which  restriction,  if  material,  is  disclosed  in the  public
               financial  statements of the subsidiary holding company as a note
               to the financial statements;

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          o    the amount of any dividend  waived by the mutual holding  company
               is available for  declaration as a dividend  solely to the mutual
               holding  company,  and, in accordance with Statement of Financial
               Accounting  Standards No. 5, where the subsidiary holding company
               determines  that  the  payment  of such  dividend  to the  mutual
               holding  company is probable,  an  appropriate  dollar  amount is
               recorded as a liability;

          o    the amount of any waived  dividend is  considered  as having been
               paid by the subsidiary holding company in evaluating any proposed
               dividend under Office of Thrift Supervision capital  distribution
               regulations; and

          o    in the event the mutual holding  company  converts to stock form,
               the appraisal  submitted to the Office of Thrift  Supervision  in
               connection with the conversion transaction takes into account the
               amount of the dividends waived by the mutual holding company.

   
In addition,  the Office of Thrift  Supervision has announced that the dividends
waived by mutual  holding  companies  will  affect the ratio  pursuant  to which
shares  of  common  stock of a  subsidiary  holding  company  held by all of the
stockholders  who purchase  shares of common stock other than the mutual holding
company would be exchanged  for shares of common stock of the converted  holding
company in a conversion  transaction.  The Office of Thrift Supervision will not
permit a pro rata exchange if the mutual holding  company has waived the receipt
of cash dividends by the subsidiary  holding company.  Accordingly,  the precise
treatment  of any  conversion  transaction  cannot  be  assured.  Any  waiver of
dividends  by  Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC is  likely  to  result  in an
adjustment  to the ratio  pursuant to which shares of common stock are exchanged
for shares of the converted mutual holding company in a conversion  transaction,
which  adjustment  will  have the  effect  of  diluting  minority  stockholders'
interests.  The board of  directors of Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC has no
intention of converting to stock form. See "Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC May
Consider Converting to Stock Form in the Future."
    

         Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC's board of directors may conclude that
a dividend waiver by Capitol  Federal Savings Bank MHC, which permits  retention
of capital by Capitol  Federal  Financial,  is in the best  interest  of Capitol
Federal Savings Bank MHC's members because, among other reasons:

          o    Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC has no need for the dividend for
               its business operations;

          o    the cash that  would be  received  could be  invested  by Capitol
               Federal Financial more effectively; and

          o    such waiver  preserves the retained  earnings of Capitol  Federal
               Savings Bank MHC through its  principal  asset  (Capitol  Federal
               Financial),  which would be  available  for  distribution  in the
               unlikely  event of a  voluntary  liquidation  of Capitol  Federal
               Financial  after  satisfaction  of claims of depositors and other
               creditors.

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The board of directors may consider  other factors in  determining  whether such
waiver is  consistent  with its fiduciary  duties to members of Capitol  Federal
Savings Bank MHC.  There is no assurance that Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC
will waive the receipt of the dividends.

         Immediately  after  completion  of the  reorganization  and  the  stock
issuance, it is expected that Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC's operations will
consist of activities  relating to its investment in, and control of, a majority
of the shares of common stock of Capitol Federal Financial, maintenance of books
and  records  relating  to  members  of  Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC and
investing funds retained by it. In the future,  Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC
may  accept  dividends  paid by  Capitol  Federal  Financial  to be used for the
payment of operating  expenses and other purposes,  including  purchasing common
stock from time to time in the open market or from  Capitol  Federal  Financial.
There can be no  assurance  that  Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC will accept
dividends paid by Capitol Federal Financial,  or if such dividends are accepted,
that Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC will purchase  shares of common stock in
the open market.  Any purchases of common stock other than from Capitol  Federal
Savings Bank MHC will  increase the  percentage of Capitol  Federal  Financial's
outstanding  shares of common stock held by Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC and
increase the number of shares eligible to be sold in any subsequent  offering or
mutual to stock  conversion of Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC. Any waiver of
dividends  by  Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC is  likely  to  result  in an
adjustment  to the ratio  pursuant to which shares of common stock are exchanged
for shares of the converted  mutual holding company in the event of a conversion
transaction,  which  adjustment  will  have  the  effect  of  diluting  minority
stockholders'  percentage  ownership  interest in the converted  mutual  holding
company's shares. See "Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC May Consider  Converting
to Stock Form in the Future."


                                 PRO FORMA DATA

         The actual net  proceeds  from the sale of the common  stock  cannot be
determined  until the  reorganization  is completed.  However,  net proceeds are
currently  estimated to be between $303.1 million and $410.6 million,  or $472.5
million in the event the  estimated  offering  range is increased by 15%,  based
upon the following assumptions:

          o    all  shares  of  common  stock  will be sold in the  offering  of
               non-transferable  rights to subscribe  for the common  stock,  in
               order of  priority,  to Eligible  Account  Holders,  the employee
               stock  ownership plan,  Supplemental  Eligible  Account  Holders,
               Other   Members   and    Directors,    Officers   and   Employees
               ("Subscription Offering");

          o    no fees will be paid to  Charles  Webb & Company,  a division  of
               Keefe,  Bruyette & Woods,  Inc.  on shares  purchased  by (1) the
               employee stock ownership plan and any other employee benefit plan
               of Capitol  Federal  Financial or Capitol  Federal  Savings,  (2)
               officers,  directors,  employees  and members of their  immediate
               families or (3) the foundation;


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          o    Charles  Webb & Company  will receive a fee equal to 1.25% of the
               aggregate  purchase price for sales in the Subscription  Offering
               (excluding  the sale of shares to the  employee  stock  ownership
               plan,  employee  benefit  plans,  officers,  directors  and their
               immediate families and the foundation);

          o    Capitol  Federal  Financial will  contribute to the foundation an
               amount  of cash  equal to the value of 4.0% of the  common  stock
               sold in the Offerings and an amount of common stock equal to 4.0%
               of the common stock sold in the  Offerings  from  authorized  but
               unissued shares; and

          o    total expenses, including the marketing fees paid to Charles Webb
               & Company will be between $5.4 million and $6.8 million,  or $7.5
               million in the event the estimated offering range is increased by
               15%. Actual expenses may vary from those estimated.

         Pro forma  consolidated net income and stockholders'  equity of Capitol
Federal  Financial have been  calculated for the fiscal year ended September 30,
1998,  as if the common stock to be issued in the Offerings had been sold at the
beginning of the period and the net proceeds had been  invested at 4.39%,  which
represents  the yield on one-year  U.S.  Government  securities at September 30,
1998.  In light of changes in interest  rates in recent  periods,  this yield is
deemed  by  Capitol  Federal  Financial  and  Capitol  Federal  Savings  to more
accurately  reflect pro forma  reinvestment  rates than the  arithmetic  average
method.  The effect of  withdrawals  from  deposit  accounts for the purchase of
common  stock has not been  reflected.  A tax rate of 38.0% has been assumed for
the  period,  resulting  in an  after-tax  yield  of 2.72%  for the  year  ended
September  30,  1998.  Historical  and pro  forma per  share  amounts  have been
calculated by dividing  historical and pro forma amounts by the indicated number
of shares of common stock, as adjusted to give effect to the shares purchased by
the employee  stock  ownership  plan and the effect of the issuance of shares to
the foundation.  See Note 3 to the tables below. No effect has been given in the
pro forma stockholders'  equity calculations for the assumed earnings on the net
proceeds.  As  discussed  under  "How We  Intend to Use the  Proceeds,"  Capitol
Federal  Financial  intends to make a loan to fund the  purchase  of 8.0% of the
common  stock by the  employee  stock  ownership  plan and intends to retain $50
million of the net proceeds from the Offerings.

   
         No effect has been given in the tables to the  issuance  of  additional
shares  of  common  stock  pursuant  to the  proposed  stock  option  plan.  See
"Management  - Benefits - Other  Stock  Benefit  Plans."  The table  below gives
effect to the restricted  stock plan, which is expected to be adopted by Capitol
Federal  Financial  following the  reorganization  and presented  along with the
stock option plan to  stockholders  for approval at an annual or special meeting
of stockholders  to be held at least six months  following the completion of the
reorganization.  If the restricted stock plan is approved by  stockholders,  the
restricted stock plan intends to acquire an amount of common stock equal to 4.0%
of the shares of common stock sold in the Offerings,  either through open market
purchases  or  from   authorized  but  unissued   shares  of  common  stock,  if
permissible.  The  table  below  assumes  that  stockholder  approval  has  been
obtained, as to which there can be no assurance, and that the shares acquired by
the restricted stock plan are purchased in the open market at the purchase price
in the Offerings. No effect has been given to Capitol Federal
    

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Financial's results of operations after the reorganization,  the market price of
the common stock after the  reorganization  or a less than 4.0%  purchase by the
restricted stock plan.

         The following pro forma  information may not be  representative  of the
financial  effects  of the  foregoing  transactions  at the dates on which  such
transactions  actually  occur and  should not be taken as  indicative  of future
results of operations.  Pro forma stockholders' equity represents the difference
between the stated amount of assets and liabilities of Capitol Federal Financial
computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").

         The  following  table gives  effect to the issuance of  authorized  but
unissued  shares of the common  stock to the  foundation  concurrently  with the
completion  of the  reorganization.  The pro forma  stockholders'  equity is not
intended  to  represent  the fair  market  value of the common  stock and may be
different than amounts that would be available for  distribution to stockholders
in the event of liquidation.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                          --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                      50,000,000
                                                               32,136,106         37,807,183        43,478,261       Shares Sold at
                                                             Shares Sold at     Shares Sold at    Shares Sold at    $10.00 Per Share
                                                            $10.00 Per Share   $10.00 Per Share  $10.00 Per Share     (Maximum of
                                                               (Minimum of       (Midpoint of       (Maximum of         Range, as
                                                                  Range)            Range)            Range)          Adjusted)(8)
                                                          --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                     (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                         <C>                 <C>              <C>                 <C>

Gross Proceeds.............................................       $321,361           $378,072           $434,783           $500,000
Plus: Shares acquired by foundation (equal to 4.0% of                                                                               
  the shares sold in the Offerings)........................         12,854             15,123             17,391             20,000
                                                              ------------         ----------        -----------        -----------

Pro forma market capitalization............................       $334,215           $393,195           $452,174           $520,000
                                                              ============         ==========        ===========        ===========

Gross proceeds.............................................       $321,361           $378,072           $434,783           $500,000
Less cash contribution to foundation.......................        (12,854)           (15,123)           (17,391)           (20,000)
Less offering expenses and commissions.....................         (5,446)            (6,098)            (6,750)            (7,500)
                                                              ------------         ----------        -----------        -----------

    Estimated net proceeds.................................        303,061            356,851            410,642            472,500
Less:   Shares purchased by the employee stock                                                                               
         ownership plan....................................        (25,709)           (30,246)           (34,783)           (40,000)
        Shares purchased by the restricted stock plan......        (12,854)           (15,123)           (17,391)           (20,000)
                                                              ------------         ----------        -----------        -----------

Total estimated net proceeds, as adjusted(1)...............       $264,498           $311,482           $358,468           $412,500
                                                              ============         ==========        ===========        ===========

Net income(2):
    Historical.............................................      $  53,991          $  53,991          $  53,991          $  53,991
    Pro forma income on net proceeds, as adjusted..........          7,196              8,475              9,754             11,225
    Pro forma employee stock ownership plan                                                                                   
       adjustment(3).......................................         (1,063)            (1,250)            (1,438)            (1,653)
    Pro forma restricted stock plan adjustment(4)..........         (1,594)            (1,875)            (2,157)            (2,480)
                                                              ------------         ----------        -----------        -----------

    Pro forma net income...................................      $  58,530          $  59,341          $  60,150          $  61,083
                                                              ============         ==========        ===========        ===========

Net income per share(2)(5):
    Historical.............................................    $      0.72        $      0.61        $      0.53        $      0.46
    Pro forma income on net proceeds, as adjusted..........           0.10               0.10               0.10               0.10
    Pro forma Employee stock ownership plan                                                                                         
       adjustment(3).......................................         (0.01)             (0.01)             (0.01)             (0.01)
    Pro forma restricted stock plan adjustment(4)..........         (0.02)             (0.02)             (0.02)             (0.02)
                                                              ------------         ----------        -----------        -----------

    Pro forma net income per share(4)(6)...................    $      0.79        $      0.68        $      0.60        $      0.53
                                                              ============         ==========        ===========        ===========

Number of shares outstanding for pro forma net            
  income per share calculations(5).........................     75,385,948         88,689,351        101,992,753        117,291,667
                                                              ============         ==========        ===========        ===========

Offering price to pro forma net income per share(5)........      12.66x              14.71x             16.67x             18.87x
                                                                 ======              ======             ======             ======
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                          --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                       50,000,000
                                                               32,136,106         37,807,183        43,478,261       Shares Sold at
                                                             Shares Sold at     Shares Sold at    Shares Sold at    $10.00 Per Share
                                                            $10.00 Per Share   $10.00 Per Share  $10.00 Per Share     (Maximum of
                                                               (Minimum of       (Midpoint of       (Maximum of         Range, as
                                                                  Range)            Range)            Range)          Adjusted)(8)
                                                          --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                     (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                          <C>              <C>               <C>                  <C>

Stockholders' equity:
    Historical.............................................      $662,232           $662,232        $   662,232        $   662,232
    Estimated net proceeds.................................       303,061            356,851            410,642            472,500
    Plus:  Shares issued to foundation.....................        12,854             15,123             17,391             20,000
    Less:  Contribution to foundation......................       (12,854)           (15,123)           (17,391)           (20,000)
    Plus:  Tax benefit of the contribution to foundation...         9,769             11,493             13,217             15,200
    Less:  Common stock acquired by the employee                  (25,709)           (30,246)           (34,783)           (40,000)
            stock ownership plan(3)........................
           Common stock to be acquired by the                                                                                      
            restricted stock plan(4).......................       (12,854)           (15,123)           (17,391)           (20,000)
                                                                ---------          ---------       ------------       ------------

    Pro forma stockholders' equity(4)(6)(7)................      $936,499           $985,207         $1,033,917         $1,089,932
                                                                 ========           ========         ==========         ==========

Stockholders' equity per share(5):
    Historical.............................................       $  8.51             $ 7.24             $ 6.29             $ 5.47
    Estimated net proceeds.................................          3.90               3.90               3.90               3.90
    Plus:  Shares issued to foundation.....................          0.17               0.17               0.17               0.17
    Less:  Contribution to foundation......................         (0.17)             (0.17)             (0.17)             (0.17)
    Plus:  Tax benefit of the contribution to foundation...          0.13               0.13               0.13               0.13
    Less:  Common stock acquired by the employee                    (0.33)             (0.33)             (0.33)             (0.33)
            stock ownership plan(3)........................
           Common stock to be acquired by the                                                                                      
            restricted stock plan(4).......................         (0.17)             (0.17)             (0.17)             (0.17)
                                                                  -------           --------            -------           --------

    Pro forma stockholders' equity per share(4)(6)(7)......        $12.04             $10.77             $ 9.82             $ 9.00
                                                                   ======             ======             ======             ======

Offering price as a percentage of pro forma                                                                                        
 stockholders' equity per share(5).........................         83.06%             92.85%            101.83%            111.11%
                                                                    =====              =====             ======             ======

Number of shares outstanding for pro forma                 
 stockholders' equity per share calculations(5)............    77,785,444         91,512,288        105,239,130        121,025,000
                                                               ==========         ==========        ===========        ===========
</TABLE>

- -----------------

(1)  Estimated net proceeds, as adjusted,  consist of the estimated net proceeds
     from the Offerings  minus (i) the proceeds  attributable to the purchase by
     the employee  stock  ownership  plan and (ii) the value of the shares to be
     purchased by the restricted  stock plan,  subject to stockholder  approval,
     after the reorganization at an assumed purchase price of $10.00 per share.

(2)  Does not give effect to the  non-recurring  expense that will be recognized
     in fiscal 1999 as a result of the  contribution to the foundation.  Capitol
     Federal Financial will recognize an after-tax expense for the amount of the
     cash and shares  contributed to the  foundation  which is expected to total
     $15.9  million,  $18.8  million,  $21.6  million  and $24.8  million at the
     minimum,  midpoint,  maximum and  maximum,  as adjusted,  of the  estimated
     offering range,  respectively.  Assuming the contribution to the foundation
     was expensed during the year ended September 30, 1998, pro forma net income
     per share would be $0.56, $0.46, $0.38 and $0.31 at the minimum,  midpoint,
     maximum and maximum, as adjusted,  respectively.  Per share net income data
     is based on 75,385,948 shares of common stock outstanding at the minimum of
     the estimated offering range, 88,689,351 shares of common stock outstanding
     at  the  midpoint  of  such  range,  101,992,753  shares  of  common  stock
     outstanding at the maximum of such range and  117,291,667  shares of common
     stock  outstanding  at 15% above the maximum of such  range,  respectively,
     which represents shares

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     issued to Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC, shares sold in the Offerings,
     shares  contributed  to  the  foundation  and  shares  to be  allocated  or
     distributed  under the employee stock  ownership plan and restricted  stock
     plan for the period presented.

   
(3)  It is assumed that 8.0% of the shares of common stock sold in the Offerings
     will be purchased by the employee stock ownership plan with funds loaned by
     Capitol Federal  Financial.  Capitol Federal  Financial and Capitol Federal
     Savings intend to make annual contributions to the employee stock ownership
     plan in an amount at least equal to the principal and interest  requirement
     of the debt.  The pro forma net  earnings  assumes (i) that the loan to the
     employee stock  ownership plan is payable over 15 years,  with the employee
     stock  ownership  plan  shares  having an average  fair value of $10.00 per
     share in accordance  with SOP 93-6,  "Employers'  Accounting  for Employee
     Stock Ownership  Plans," of the AICPA,  and (ii) the effective tax rate was
     38.0%  for the  period.  See  "Management  -  Benefits  --  Employee  Stock
     Ownership Plan."

(4)  It is  assumed  that the  restricted  stock plan will  purchase,  following
     stockholder approval of such plan, a number of shares of common stock equal
     to 4.0% of the shares of common stock sold in the Offerings for issuance to
     directors,  officers and employees. Funds used by the restricted stock plan
     to purchase the shares  initially  will be  contributed  to the  restricted
     stock plan by Capitol  Federal  Financial.  It is further  assumed that the
     shares were acquired by the  restricted  stock plan at the beginning of the
     period  presented in open market  purchases  at the  purchase  price in the
     Offerings  and that 20% of the  amount  contributed,  net of taxes,  was an
     amortized expense during the year ended September 30, 1998. The issuance of
     authorized  but unissued  shares of common stock pursuant to the restricted
     stock plan in the amount of 4.0% of the common stock sold in the  Offerings
     would dilute the voting  interests  of existing  minority  stockholders  by
     approximately 1.65% and under such circumstances pro forma net earnings per
     share for the year ended  September 30, 1998 would be $0.77,  $0.67,  $0.59
     and $0.52, at the minimum,  midpoint,  maximum and 15% above the maximum of
     the estimated  offering range,  respectively,  and pro forma  stockholders'
     equity per share at September 30, 1998 would be $12.01,  $10.75,  $9.82 and
     $9.01 at the minimum,  midpoint,  maximum and 15% above the maximum of such
     range,  respectively.  There can be no assurance  that the actual  purchase
     price of shares purchased by or issued to the restricted stock plan will be
     equal to the  purchase  price.  See  "Management  - Benefits -- Other Stock
     Benefit Plans."
    

(5)  The per share  calculations  are  determined by adding the number of shares
     assumed to be issued to Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC and sold in the
     Offerings  as well as  contributed  to the  foundation  and for purposes of
     calculating  earnings per share, in accordance  with SOP 93-6,  subtracting
     2,454,727 shares, 2,822,936 shares, 3,246,377 shares, and 3,733,333 shares,
     respectively,  representing  the employee stock ownership plan shares which
     have not been  committed  for release  during the year ended  September 30,
     1998.  Thus, it is assumed at September 30, 1998 that 77,121,175  shares of
     common  stock are  outstanding  at the  minimum of the  estimated  offering
     range,  88,689,351shares of common stock are outstanding at the midpoint of
     such  range,  101,992,753  shares of common  stock are  outstanding  at the
     maximum  of  such  range  and  117,291,667   shares  of  common  stock  are
     outstanding  at 15%  above the  maximum  of the such  range,  respectively.
     Assuming the  uncommitted  employee  stock  ownership  plan shares were not
     subtracted  from the  number  of  shares of  common  stock  outstanding  at
     September  30,  1998,  the  offering  price as a multiple  of pro forma net
     earnings  per share  would be  13.57x,  15.42x,  17.50x  and  19.81x at the
     minimum,  midpoint,  maximum  and 15% above the  maximum  of the  estimated
     offering  range,  respectively.  For  purposes  of  calculating  pro  forma
     stockholders' equity per share, it is assumed that shares outstanding total
     77,785,444 shares at the minimum of the estimated pro forma market value of
     Capitol  Federal  Savings  on a fully  converted  basis,  or the  estimated
     valuation  range,   91,512,288  shares  at  the  midpoint  of  such  range,
     105,239,130  shares at the maximum of such range and 121,025,000  shares at
     15% above the maximum of the such range, respectively.

(6)  No effect has been given to the  issuance  of  additional  shares of common
     stock  pursuant to the stock option plan,  which will be adopted by Capitol
     Federal Financial  following the  reorganization and presented for approval
     by  stockholders at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of Capitol
     Federal  Financial held at least six months following the completion of the
     reorganization.  If the stock option plan is approved by  stockholders,  an
     amount equal to 10% of the common stock sold in the Offerings, or 3,213,611
     shares at the minimum of the estimated offering range,  3,780,718 shares at
     the midpoint of such range,  4,347,826  shares at the maximum of such range
     and  5,000,000  shares  at  15%  above  the  maximum  of  the  such  range,
     respectively,  will be reserved  for future  issuance  upon the exercise of
     options to be granted  under the stock option plan.  The issuance of common
     stock  pursuant to the exercise of options under the stock option plan will
     result in the dilution of existing minority  stockholders' voting interests
     by approximately  3.97%.  Assuming stockholder approval of the stock option
     plan,  that all these options were exercised at the beginning of the period
     at an  exercise  price of $10.00  per share and that the shares to fund the
     restricted  stock plan are acquired  through  open market  purchases at the
     purchase  price,  pro forma  net  earnings  per  share  for the year  ended
     September 30, 1998 would be $0.76,  $0.65, $0.58, and $0.51 at the minimum,
     midpoint,  maximum  and 15% above the  maximum  of the  estimated  offering
     range,  respectively,  and pro  forma  stockholders'  equity  per  share at
     September 30, 1998 would

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     be $11.94,  $10.72, $9.81 and $9.02 at the minimum,  midpoint,  maximum and
     15% above the  maximum  of such  range,  respectively.  See  "Management  -
     Benefits -- Other Stock Benefit Plan."

(7)  The retained  earnings of Capitol  Federal  Savings  will be  substantially
     restricted  because certain  distributions  from Capitol  Federal  Savings'
     retained  earnings  may be treated as being from its  accumulated  bad debt
     reserve for tax purposes, which would cause Capitol Federal Savings to have
     additional  taxable  income.  See "Taxation - Federal  Taxation." Pro forma
     stockholders'  equity and pro forma  stockholders'  equity per share do not
     give effect to the bad debt reserves established by Capitol Federal Savings
     for federal  income tax purposes in the event of a  liquidation  of Capitol
     Federal Savings.  Pro forma retained earnings have been reduced by $100,000
     to reflect the proposed capitalization of Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC.

(8)  As adjusted  to give  effect to an  increase in the number of shares  which
     could occur due to an increase in the estimated offering range of up to 15%
     to  reflect  changes  in market  and  financial  conditions  following  the
     commencement of the Offerings.


                COMPARISON OF VALUATION AND PRO FORMA INFORMATION
                               WITH NO FOUNDATION

         In the event that the foundation  was not being  established as part of
the reorganization,  RP Financial, LC., independent appraiser has estimated that
the pro forma aggregate market capitalization of Capitol Federal Financial would
be approximately  $420.1 million at the midpoint,  which is approximately  $26.9
million greater than the pro forma aggregate  market  capitalization  of Capitol
Federal  Financial  if the  foundation  is  included,  and  would  result  in an
approximately  $42.0 million  increase in the amount of common stock offered for
sale in the stock issuance. At the mid-point,  the pro forma price to book ratio
and pro forma price to earnings ratio without the foundation would be 97.66% and
15.87x,  respectively,  compared  to 92.85% and 14.71x,  respectively,  with the
foundation.  Further, assuming the midpoint of the estimated offering range, pro
forma  stockholders'  equity per share and pro forma  earnings per share without
the foundation  would be $10.24 and $0.63,  respectively,  and $10.93 and $0.68,
respectively,  with the foundation.  There is no assurance that in the event the
foundation  was not formed  that the  appraisal  prepared at the time would have
concluded that the pro forma market value of Capitol Federal  Financial would be
the same as that estimated herein. Any appraisals prepared at that time would be
based on the facts and  circumstances  existing at that time,  including,  among
other things, market and economic conditions.

         For  comparative  purposes  only,  set forth below are certain  pricing
ratios and  financial  data and ratios,  at the minimum,  midpoint,  maximum and
maximum,   as  adjusted,   of  the  estimated   offering  range,   assuming  the
reorganization  and stock  issuance was  completed at September 30, 1998 without
the establishment of the foundation.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                  At the Maximum,
                                               At the Minimum        At the Midpoint       At the Maximum           As Adjusted
                                               --------------        ---------------       --------------           -----------
                                              With         No         With       No         With        No        With        No
                                           Foundation  Foundation Foundation Foundation  Foundation Foundation Foundation Foundation
                                           ----------  ---------- ---------- ----------  ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
                                                                    (Dollars in Thousands, except per share amounts)
<S>                                     <C>          <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>

Estimated offering amount..............   $   321,361  $  357,068 $  378,072 $  420,080 $   434,783 $  483,092 $  500,000 $  555,556
Pro forma market capitalization........       334,215     357,068    393,195    420,080     452,174    483,092    520,000    555,556
Total assets...........................     5,589,968   5,624,065  5,638,677  5,678,790   5,687,386  5,733,516  5,743,401  5,796,451
Total liabilities......................     4,653,469   4,653,469  4,653,469  4,653,469   4,653,469  4,653,469  4,653,469  4,653,469
Pro forma stockholders' equity.........       936,499     970,596    985,207  1,025,321   1,033,917  1,080,047  1,089,932  1,142,982
Pro forma consolidated net earnings....        58,530      59,429     59,341     60,398      60,150     61,367     61,083     62,480
Pro forma stockholders' 
    equity per share...................         12.04       11.41      10.77      10.24        9.82       9.39       9.00       8.64

Pro forma consolidated net earnings
 per share.............................          0.79        0.73       0.68       0.63        0.60       0.55       0.53       0.49

Pro forma pricing ratios:
    Offering price as a percentage
    of pro forma stockholders' 
    equity per share...................        83.06%      87.64%     92.85%     97.66%     101.83%    106.50%    111.11%    115.74%
    Offering price to pro forma net             
     earnings per share(1).............        12.66x      13.70x     14.71x     15.87x      16.67x     18.18x     18.87x     20.41x
    Pro forma market capitalization
    to assets..........................         5.98%       6.35%      6.97%      7.40%       7.95%      8.43%      9.06%      9.59%

Pro forma financial ratios:
    Return on assets(2)................         1.05%       1.06%      1.05%      1.06%       1.06%      1.07%      1.06%      1.08%
    Return on stockholders' 
    equity(3)..........................         6.25%       6.12%      6.02%      5.89%       5.82%      5.68%      5.60%      5.47%
    Stockholders' equity to assets.....        16.76%      17.26%     17.48%     18.06%      18.18%     18.84%     18.98%     19.72%

Minority shares........................    32,136,106  35,706,784 37,807,183 42,007,982  43,478,261 48,309,179 50,000,000 55,555,556
    Share dilution.....................        10.00%   3,570,678     10.00%  4,200,798      10.00%  4,830,918     10.00%  5,555,556
    Voting share.......................        41.31%      42.01%     41.31%     42.01%      41.31%     42.01%     41.31%     42.01%
        Dilution.......................         0.69%                  0.69%                  0.69%                 0.69%

Foundation shares......................     1,285,444              1,512,287              1,739,130             2,000,000
    Share dilution.....................           N/A                    N/A                    N/A                   N/A
    Voting share.......................         1.65%                  1.65%                  1.65%                 1.65%
        Dilution.......................           N/A                    N/A                    N/A                   N/A

Mutual Holding Company shares..........    44,363,894  49,293,216 52,192,817 57,992,018  60,021,739 66,690,821 69,025,000 76,694,444
    Share dilution.....................        10.00%   4,929,322     10.00%  5,799,201      10.00%  6,669,082     10.00%  7,669,444
    Voting share.......................        57.03%      57.99%     57.03%     57.99%      57.03%     57.99%     57.03%     57.99%
        Dilution.......................         0.96%                  0.96%                  0.96%                 0.96%
- ----------------
</TABLE>

(1)  If the  contribution  to the foundation  had been expensed  during the year
     ended  September 30, 1998, the offering price to pro forma net earnings per
     share would have been  17.70x,  21.85x,  26.43x and 32.43x at the  minimum,
     midpoint, maximum and maximum, as adjusted, respectively.
(2)  If the  contribution  to the foundation  had been expensed  during the year
     ended  September 30, 1998,  return on assets would have been 0.76%,  0.72%,
     0.68% and 0.63% at the minimum, midpoint, maximum and maximum, as adjusted,
     respectively.
(3)  If the  contribution  to the foundation  had been expensed  during the year
     ended September 30, 1998,  return on  stockholders'  equity would have been
     4.55%,  4.12%,  3.73%  and  3.33% at the  minimum,  midpoint,  maximum  and
     maximum, as adjusted, respectively.

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                                 CAPITALIZATION

         The following table presents the historical  capitalization  of Capitol
Federal  Savings  at  September  30,  1998,  and  the  pro  forma   consolidated
capitalization   of  Capitol  Federal  Financial  after  giving  effect  to  the
reorganization,  based upon the sale of the number of shares shown below and the
other assumptions set forth under "Pro Forma Data." 

<TABLE> 
<CAPTION>



                                                                       Capitol Federal Financial - Pro Forma
                                                                       Based Upon Sale at $10.00 Per Share
                                                     -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                             50,000,000 
                                                     Capitol Federal 32,136,106   37,807,183    43,478,261    Shares(1) 
                                                        Savings        Shares       Shares       Shares      (Maximum of
                                                       Historical   (Minimum of  (Midpoint of  (Maximum of     Range, as
                                                     Capitalization    Range        Range)        Range)       Adjusted)
                                                     -------------- -----------   -----------   -----------  -----------
                                                                                (In Thousands)
<S>                                                <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>

Deposits(2)........................................   $3,894,180    $3,894,180    $3,894,180    $3,894,180    $3,894,180
Borrowings:
    Federal Home Loan Bank advances................      500,000       500,000       500,000       500,000       500,000
    Securities sold under agreement to                                                                                   
     repurchase....................................      175,000       175,000       175,000       175,000       175,000
                                                      ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------
Total deposits and borrowings......................   $4,569,180    $4,569,180    $4,569,180    $4,569,180    $4,569,180
                                                      ==========    ==========    ==========    ==========    ==========

Stockholders' equity
    Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 50,000,000                                                                 
     shares authorized; none to be issued..........  $       ---   $       ---    $      ---    $      ---    $      ---
    Common stock, $.01 par value, 450,000,000                                                                            
     shares authorized; shares to be issued as                                                                           
     reflected(3)..................................          ---           778           915         1,052         1,210
    Additional paid-in capital.....................          ---       315,138       371,058       426,981       491,290
    Retained earnings..............................      649,199       649,099       649,099       649,099       649,099
    Shares issued to foundation(4).................          ---        12,854        15,123        17,391        20,000
    Net unrealized gains on mortgage-related                                                                             
     securities available for sale.................       13,133        13,133        13,133        13,133        13,133

Less:
    Expense of contribution to foundation, net(5)..          ---       (15,940)      (18,752)      (21,565)      (24,800)
    Common stock to be acquired by the                                                                   
     employee stock ownership plan(6)..............          ---       (25,709)      (30,246)      (34,783)      (40,000)
    Common stock to be acquired by the
     restricted stock plan(7)......................          ---       (12,854)      (15,123)      (17,391)      (20,000)
                                                      ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------

Total stockholders' equity.........................   $  662,332   $   936,499    $  985,207    $1,033,917    $1,089,932
                                                      ==========   ===========    ==========    ==========    ==========
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</TABLE>

(1)  As adjusted  to give  effect to an  increase in the number of shares  which
     could occur due to an increase in the estimated offering range of up to 15%
     to  reflect  changes  in market  and  financial  conditions  following  the
     commencement of the Offerings.

(2)  Does not reflect  withdrawals  from  deposit  accounts  for the purchase of
     common  stock in the  Offerings.  Such  withdrawals  would reduce pro forma
     deposits by the amount of such withdrawals.


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(3)  Reflects  the  issuance  of the  shares of  common  stock to be sold in the
     Offerings  including the issuance of  additional  shares of common stock to
     the  foundation.  No effect has been given to the  issuance  of  additional
     shares of common stock pursuant to the proposed stock option plan. See "Pro
     Forma Data" and "Management - Benefits - Other Stock Benefit Plans."

(4)  Reflects  shares to be contributed to the foundation at an assumed value of
     $10.00 per share.

   
(5)  Net of the tax effect of the  contribution  of common stock and cash to the
     foundation  based upon an assumed 38.0% tax rate.  The  realization  of the
     deferred  tax  benefit  is  limited  annually  to  10% of  Capitol  Federal
     Financial's  annual  taxable  income,  subject  to the  ability  of Capitol
     Federal  Financial to carry forward any unused portion of the deduction for
     five years following the year in which the contribution is made. Historical
     equity has been  reduced in the pro forma  presentation  by $100,000 due to
     the  retention  of such amount by Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC as its
     initial capitalization .
    

(6)  Assumes  that  8.0%  of the  common  stock  sold in the  Offerings  will be
     purchased by the employee  stock  ownership  plan,  which is reflected as a
     reduction from  stockholders'  equity.  The employee  stock  ownership plan
     shares will be purchased with funds loaned to the employee stock  ownership
     plan by Capitol  Federal  Financial.  See "Pro Forma Data" and  "Management
     Benefits -Employee Stock Ownership Plan."

(7)  Capitol Federal Financial intends to adopt the restricted stock plan and to
     submit  such  plan to  stockholders  at an  annual or  special  meeting  of
     stockholders  held at least six  months  following  the  completion  of the
     reorganization.  If the plan is approved by  stockholders,  Capitol Federal
     Financial  intends to contribute  sufficient  funds to the restricted stock
     plan to enable  the plan to  purchase  a number  of shares of common  stock
     equal to 4.0% of the  common  stock  sold in the  Offerings.  Assumes  that
     stockholder  approval  has been  obtained  and that the  shares  have  been
     purchased in the open market at the purchase price.  However,  in the event
     Capitol Federal  Financial issues  authorized but unissued shares of common
     stock to the  restricted  stock  plan in the  amount of 4.0% of the  common
     stock sold in the Offerings,  the voting interests of existing stockholders
     would  be  diluted  approximately  3.8%.  The  shares  are  reflected  as a
     reduction of stockholders'  equity.  See "Pro Forma Data" and "Management -
     Benefits - Other Stock Benefit Plans."


                             CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS
                   EXCEEDS ALL REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS

         At September  30, 1998,  Capitol  Federal  Savings  exceeded all of the
regulatory  capital  requirements  applicable  to it. The table on the following
page sets forth the historical  regulatory capital of Capitol Federal Savings at
September  30,  1998 and the pro forma  regulatory  capital of  Capitol  Federal
Savings after giving effect to the reorganization and stock issuance, based upon
the sale of the number of shares  shown in the table.  The pro forma  regulatory
capital  amounts reflect the receipt by Capitol Federal Savings of the net stock
issuance  proceeds,  minus  expenses,  the amounts to be loaned to the  employee
stock  ownership plan and  contributed  to the  restricted  stock plan and $50.0
million to be retained by Capitol Federal  Financial.  The pro forma  risk-based
capital  amounts assume the  investment of the net proceeds  received by Capitol
Federal  Savings in assets  which  have a  risk-weight  of 20% under  applicable
regulations,  as if such  net  proceeds  had been  received  and so  applied  at
September 30, 1998.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                           Pro Forma at September 30, 1998
                       ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                32,136,106          37,807,183           43,487,261          50,000,000
                          Historical at        Shares Sold         Shares Sold          Shares Sold         Shares Sold
                       September 30, 1998   at $10.00 per Share  at $10.00 per Share at $10.00 per Share  at $10.00 per Share
                       ------------------   -------------------- ------------------- -------------------  -------------------
                               Percent of           Percent of           Percent of           Percent of           Percent of
                        Amount  Assets(1)    Amount   Assets      Amount   Assets     Amount   Assets      Amount   Assets
                       ------- ----------   ------- ----------- -------- ---------- --------- ---------  --------- ----------
                                                                   (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                    <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>         <C>

Tangible capital:
    Actual............   $649,199     12.20%  $863,596   15.31%   $910,581   16.00%  $957,566   16.67%  $1,011,599    17.43%
    Requirement.......     79,724      1.50     84,609    1.50      85,381    1.50     86,154    1.50       87,043     1.50
                         --------    ------   --------   -----    --------   -----   --------   -----   ----------    -----
                                                                                                     
    Excess............   $569,475     10.70%  $778,987   13.81%   $825,200   14.50%  $871,412   15.17%     924,556    15.93%
                         ========    ======   ========   =====    ========   =====   ========   =====    =========    =====
                                                                                                         
Core capital:                                                                                         
    Actual............   $649,199     12.20%  $863,596   15.31%   $910,581   16.00%  $957,566   16.67%  $1,011,599    17.43%
    Requirement.......    159,447      3.00    169,218    3.00     170,762    3.00    172,308    3.00      174,086     3.00
                         --------    ------   --------   -----    --------   -----   --------   -----   ----------    -----
                                                                                                     
    Excess............   $489,752      9.20%  $694,378   12.31%   $739,819   13.00%  $785,258   13.67%     837,513    14.43%
                         ========    ======   ========   =====    ========   =====   ========   =====    =========    =====
                                                                                                         
Risk-based capital                                                                                    
    Actual............   $652,949     27.29%  $870,611   35.52%   $917,596   37.28%  $964,581   39.02%  $1,018,614    41.01%
    Requirement.......    191,424      8.00    196,327    8.00     197,151    8.00    197,976    8.00      198,924     8.00
                         --------    ------   --------   -----    --------   -----   --------   -----   ----------    -----
                                                                                                     
    Excess............   $461,525     19.29%  $674,284   27.52%   $720,445   29.28%  $766,605   31.02%     819,690    33.01%
                         ========    ======   ========   =====    ========   =====   ========   =====    =========    =====
- ----------------                                                                                         
<FN>

(1)     Adjusted total or adjusted risk-weighted assets, as appropriate.
</FN>
</TABLE>



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                     OUR CORPORATE CHANGE AND STOCK OFFERING

General

         The board of directors of Capitol  Federal  Savings adopted the Plan of
Reorganization and Stock Issuance Plan. Under this plan, Capitol Federal Savings
will reorganize  into the federal mutual holding  company  structure as a wholly
owned  subsidiary  of  Capitol  Federal  Financial,  which  in  turn  will  be a
majority-owned subsidiary of Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC. Following receipt
of all  required  regulatory  approvals,  the approval of the members of Capitol
Federal  Savings  entitled  to  vote  on the  plan  of  reorganization,  and the
satisfaction of all other conditions  precedent to the  reorganization,  Capitol
Federal Savings will complete the reorganization. Capitol Federal Savings in its
stock form will  continue to conduct its business and  operations  from the same
offices with the same personnel as Capitol  Federal  Savings  conducted prior to
the reorganization.  The reorganization  will not affect the balances,  interest
rates or other terms of Capitol Federal Savings' loans or deposit accounts,  and
the deposit  accounts will continue to be insured by the FDIC.  Capitol  Federal
Savings  Bank  MHC  initially  will  be  capitalized  with  $100,000.  When  the
reorganization  is  completed,  this capital will be used for general  corporate
purposes.

         Pursuant  to  the  plan  of  reorganization,  we  will  accomplish  our
corporate  change as  follows or in any other  manner  that is  consistent  with
applicable   federal  law  and  regulations  and  the  intent  of  the  plan  of
reorganization:

         (1)      Capitol Federal Savings will organize an interim stock savings
                  bank as a wholly-owned subsidiary ("Interim One");

         (2)      Interim One will  organize an interim  stock savings bank as a
                  wholly-owned subsidiary ("Interim Two");

         (3)      Interim  One will  organize  Capitol  Federal  Financial  as a
                  wholly-owned subsidiary;

         (4)      Capitol  Federal  Savings  will  exchange  its  charter  for a
                  federal stock savings bank charter to become  Capitol  Federal
                  Savings  and  Interim  One will  exchange  its  charter  for a
                  federal  mutual  holding  company  charter  to become  Capitol
                  Federal Savings Bank MHC;

         (5)      simultaneously  with step (4), Interim Two will merge with and
                  into Capitol  Federal  Savings with Capitol Federal Savings as
                  the resulting institution;

         (6)      all of the initially  issued stock of Capitol  Federal Savings
                  will be  transferred  to Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC in
                  exchange for membership  interests in Capitol  Federal Savings
                  Bank MHC;


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         (7)      Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC will contribute the capital
                  stock of Capitol Federal Savings to Capitol Federal Financial,
                  and  Capitol   Federal  Savings  will  become  a  wholly-owned
                  subsidiary of Capitol Federal Financial; and

         (8)      contemporaneously  with the  reorganization,  Capitol  Federal
                  Financial will offer for sale in the Stock Offering  shares of
                  common  stock based on the pro forma  market  value of Capitol
                  Federal Financial and Capitol Federal Savings.

         Capitol Federal Financial expects to receive the approval of the Office
of Thrift  Supervision  to become a savings and loan holding  company and to own
all of the common stock of Capitol Federal  Savings.  Capitol Federal  Financial
intends to retain $50.0 million of the net proceeds of the Stock  Offering.  The
reorganization  will be effected only upon  completion of the sale of all of the
shares of common stock to be issued pursuant to the plan of reorganization.

         The  following is a summary of material  aspects of the  reorganization
and stock issuance. The summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
provisions of the Plan of Reorganization  and Stock Issuance Plan. Copies of the
Plan of  Reorganization  and Stock Issuance Plan are available for inspection at
any office of Capitol Federal  Savings and at the Office of Thrift  Supervision.
The Plan of Reorganization  and Stock Issuance Plan are also filed as an exhibit
to the  Registration  Statement of which this  prospectus  is a part,  copies of
which may be obtained from the SEC. See "Additional Information."

   
         The board of  directors  of Capitol  Federal  Savings and the Office of
Thrift  Supervision have approved the Plan of Reorganization  and Stock Issuance
Plan,  subject to approval by the members of Capitol Federal Savings entitled to
vote on the matter and the satisfaction of certain other  conditions.  Office of
Thrift Supervision  approval,  however,  does not constitute a recommendation or
endorsement of the Plan of Reorganization and Stock Issuance Plan by the agency.
    

Our Reasons for the Corporate Change

         As a mutual  institution,  Capitol  Federal Savings has no authority to
issue shares of capital stock and  consequently  has no access to market sources
of equity capital.  Only by generating and retaining  earnings from year to year
is Capitol Federal Savings able to increase its capital position.

         As a stock corporation upon completion of the  reorganization,  Capitol
Federal  Savings will be organized in the form used by  commercial  banks,  most
major corporations and a majority of savings institutions.  The ability to raise
new equity capital through the issuance and sale of Capitol Federal  Savings' or
Capitol Federal Financial's capital stock will allow Capitol Federal Savings the
flexibility to increase its capital  position more rapidly than by  accumulating
earnings and at times deemed  advantageous  by the board of directors of Capitol
Federal  Savings.  It will also support  future growth and expanded  operations,
including  increased  lending  and  investment   activities,   as  business  and
regulatory  needs  require.  The ability to attract  new capital  also will help
Capitol  Federal  Savings  address  the needs of the  communities  it serves and
enhance its ability to make  acquisitions  or expand  into new  businesses.  The
acquisition alternatives

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available to Capitol Federal Savings are quite limited as a mutual  institution,
because of a requirement in Office of Thrift  Supervision  regulations  that the
surviving  institution in a merger involving a mutual institution generally must
be in mutual form. After the  reorganization,  Capitol Federal Savings will have
increased ability to merge with other mutual and stock  institutions and Capitol
Federal  Financial  may  acquire  control  of  other  mutual  or  stock  savings
associations  and retain the acquired  institution  as a separate  subsidiary of
Capitol  Federal  Financial.  Finally,  the ability to issue  capital stock will
enable  Capitol  Federal  Savings  to  establish  stock  compensation  plans for
directors,  officers  and  employees,  giving them equity  interests  in Capitol
Federal  Savings  and  greater  incentive  to  improve  its  performance.  For a
description  of the stock  compensation  plans  which will be adopted by Capitol
Federal  Savings  in  connection  with  the  reorganization,  see  "Management."
Although  Capitol Federal Savings' ability to raise capital and general business
flexibility  will be improved by this  reorganization,  these advantages will be
limited by the  requirement  in applicable  laws and  regulations  that a mutual
holding  company  maintain a majority  ownership  interest in its  savings  bank
holding  company  subsidiary.  These  advantages will also be limited by Capitol
Federal  Financial's  offering  of up to 49.9% of its  to-be-outstanding  common
stock,  including the proposed issuance of shares to the foundation,  which will
affect Capitol Federal  Financial's ability to issue additional shares of common
stock in the future  without  additional  issuances of stock to Capitol  Federal
Savings Bank MHC.

   
         The advantages of the reorganization  also could be achieved if Capitol
Federal  Savings were to reorganize  into a  wholly-owned  subsidiary of a stock
holding company,  known as a standard  conversion,  rather than as a second-tier
subsidiary of a mutual holding  company.  A standard  conversion also would free
Capitol  Federal  Savings from the  restrictions on its ability to raise capital
which result from the  requirement  that its mutual holding  company  maintain a
majority ownership interest in Capitol Federal Financial.
    

         Office  of  Thrift   Supervision   regulations   require  that  savings
institutions converting to stock form in a standard conversion sell all of their
to-be-outstanding  capital stock rather than a minority interest.  The amount of
equity  capital  that  would  be  raised  in  a  standard  conversion  would  be
substantially  more than the amount  raised in a minority  stock  offering  by a
subsidiary of a mutual holding company. A standard conversion would make it more
difficult for Capitol  Federal  Savings to maximize the return on its equity.  A
standard  conversion  also would  eliminate  all  aspects of the mutual  form of
organization.   Completion  of  the   reorganization   does  not  eliminate  the
possibility of Capitol  Federal Savings Bank MHC converting from mutual to stock
form in the future; however, a full conversion is not contemplated at this time.
See "Capitol  Federal Savings Bank MHC May Consider  Converting to Stock Form in
the Future."

         After   considering   the   advantages   and   disadvantages   of   the
reorganization,   as  well  as  applicable   fiduciary  duties  and  alternative
transactions,  including a  reorganization  into a wholly-owned  subsidiary of a
stock  holding  company  rather  than as a  second-tier  subsidiary  of a mutual
holding company,  the board of directors of Capitol Federal Savings  unanimously
approved the  reorganization  as being in the best interests of Capitol  Federal
Savings and equitable to its account holders.


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Effects of the Corporate Change

         General.  The  reorganization  will have no effect on  Capitol  Federal
Savings' present business of accepting deposits and investing its funds in loans
and other investments  permitted by law. The  reorganization  will not result in
any change in the existing services provided to depositors and borrowers,  or in
existing offices, management and staff. Capitol Federal Savings will continue to
be subject to regulation,  supervision  and  examination by the Office of Thrift
Supervision and the FDIC.

         Deposits and Loans. Each holder of a deposit account in Capitol Federal
Savings at the time of the reorganization  will continue as an account holder in
Capitol Federal Savings after the  reorganization,  and the reorganization  will
not affect the deposit  balance,  interest rate or other terms of such accounts.
Each  account  will be  insured  by the FDIC to the same  extent as  before  the
reorganization.  Depositors  in Capitol  Federal  Savings will  continue to hold
their existing certificates, passbooks and other evidence of their accounts. The
reorganization  will not  affect  the loan terms of any  borrower  from  Capitol
Federal  Savings.  The  amount,  interest  rate,  maturity,   security  for  and
obligations   under  each  loan  will  remain  as  they  existed  prior  to  the
reorganization.  See  "--  Voting  Rights"  and  "--  Depositors  Rights  if  We
Liquidate"  below for a discussion of the effects of the  reorganization  on the
voting and liquidation rights of the depositors of Capitol Federal Savings.

         Continuity.  During the reorganization and stock issuance process,  the
normal  business of Capitol  Federal  Savings of  accepting  deposits and making
loans  will  continue  without   interruption.   Following   completion  of  the
reorganization  and stock issuance,  Capitol Federal Savings will continue to be
subject to regulation by the Office of Thrift Supervision, and FDIC insurance of
accounts will continue without interruption.  After the reorganization and stock
issuance,  Capitol  Federal  Savings  will  continue  to  provide  services  for
depositors and borrowers  under current  policies and by its present  management
and staff.

         The board of directors  presently  serving Capitol Federal Savings will
serve  as  the  board  of  directors  of  Capitol   Federal  Savings  after  the
reorganization and stock issuance. The initial members of the board of directors
of Capitol  Federal  Financial and Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC will consist
of the  individuals  currently  serving  on the board of  directors  of  Capitol
Federal Savings.  After the  reorganization,  the voting stockholders of Capitol
Federal  Financial  will  elect  approximately   one-third  of  Capitol  Federal
Financial's directors annually, and approximately  one-third of the directors of
Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC will be elected  annually  by the members of
Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC who will  consist  of  certain of the former
Members of Capitol  Federal  Savings and all persons  who become  depositors  of
Capitol  Federal  Savings  after the  reorganization.  All  current  officers of
Capitol Federal Savings will retain their positions with Capitol Federal Savings
after the reorganization and stock issuance.

         Voting  Rights.  After  completion  of  the  reorganization  and  stock
issuance,  depositor and borrower  members will have no voting rights in Capitol
Federal Savings or Capitol Federal Financial and, therefore, will not be able to
elect directors of Capitol  Federal  Savings or Capitol Federal  Financial or to
control their affairs. Currently these rights are held by depositors and certain
borrowers  of  Capitol  Federal  Savings.  After  the  reorganization  and stock
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rights  will be  vested  exclusively  in the  stockholders  of  Capitol  Federal
Financial,  which will own all of the stock of  Capitol  Federal  Savings.  Each
holder of common  stock will be entitled to vote on any matter to be  considered
by the stockholders of Capitol Federal  Financial,  subject to the provisions of
Capitol Federal Financial's charter.

   
         As  a  federally-chartered  mutual  holding  company,  Capitol  Federal
Savings  Bank MHC will have no  authorized  capital  stock and no  stockholders.
Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC will be  controlled  by  members  of Capitol
Federal Savings,  which include depositors and certain borrowers.  These members
have  generally  signed  proxies  giving their voting rights to Capitol  Federal
Savings'  management.  The  revocable  proxies that  members of Capitol  Federal
Savings have granted to the board of directors of Capitol  Federal  Savings give
the board of directors of Capitol Federal  Savings  general  authority to cast a
member's vote on any and all matters presented to the members. These proxies are
deemed to cover the member's  votes as members of Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank
MHC, and this  authority  is given to the board of directors of Capitol  Federal
Savings Bank MHC. The plan of  reorganization  also provides for the transfer of
proxy rights to the board of directors of Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC. As a
result, the board of directors of Capitol Federal Savings will be able to govern
the  operations  of  Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC,  and  Capitol  Federal
Financial,  notwithstanding  objections  raised by members  of  Capitol  Federal
Savings Bank MHC or stockholders of Capitol Federal Financial,  respectively, so
long as the board of directors  has been  appointed  proxy for a majority of the
outstanding  votes of  members  of Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC and these
proxies have not been revoked. In addition, all persons who become depositors of
Capitol Federal Savings following the reorganization will have membership rights
with respect to Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC.  Borrowers who were members of
Capitol  Federal  Savings under its existing  charter  immediately  prior to the
reorganization  and whose  loans  continue in  existence  are members of Capitol
Federal Savings and will have membership  rights in Capitol Federal Savings Bank
MHC; all other borrowers are not members of Capitol Federal Savings and will not
receive membership rights in Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC.
    

         Depositors'  Rights  if We  Liquidate.  In  the  event  of a  voluntary
liquidation of Capitol Federal Savings prior to the  reorganization,  holders of
deposit accounts in Capitol Federal Savings would be entitled to distribution of
any assets of Capitol Federal  Savings  remaining after the claims of depositors
and all other creditors are satisfied. Following the reorganization,  the holder
of  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  common  stock,  which  will be  Capitol  Federal
Financial,  would  be  entitled  to any  assets  remaining  upon a  liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of Capitol  Federal  Savings and, except through their
liquidation  interests in Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC,  discussed  below,
holders  of  deposit  accounts  in Capitol  Federal  Savings  would not have any
interest in these assets.

         In the event of a voluntary or involuntary liquidation,  dissolution or
winding up of Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC  following  completion  of the
reorganization,  holders of deposit accounts in Capitol Federal Savings would be
entitled, pro rata to the value of their accounts, to distribution of any assets
of Capitol  Federal Savings Bank MHC remaining after the claims of all creditors
of Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC are  satisfied.  Stockholders  of Capitol
Federal  Financial  will have no  liquidation  or other  rights with  respect to
Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC solely as stockholders.

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         In the event of a  liquidation,  dissolution  or  winding up of Capitol
Federal  Financial,  each holder of shares of the common stock would be entitled
to  receive,  after  payment of all debts and  liabilities  of  Capitol  Federal
Financial,  a pro rata  portion  of all  assets  of  Capitol  Federal  Financial
available for distribution to holders of the common stock.

         There  currently  are no plans to liquidate  Capitol  Federal  Savings,
Capitol Federal Financial or Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC in the future.

         Tax Effects of Our Corporate Change and Stock Offering. Capitol Federal
Savings has received an opinion  from its special  counsel,  Silver,  Freedman &
Taff  L.L.P.,   Washington,   D.C.,  as  to  the  material  federal  income  tax
consequences  of the  reorganization  and  stock  issuance  to  Capitol  Federal
Savings,  Capitol Federal Financial and Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC, and as
to the generally  applicable  material  federal income tax  consequences  of the
reorganization  and stock issuance to Capitol Federal  Savings'  account holders
and to persons who purchase common stock in the Offering.

         The opinion provides that, among other things:

          o    Capitol  Federal  Savings'  adoption  of a charter in stock form,
               known  as  the  bank  conversion,  will  qualify  as  a  tax-free
               reorganization  under Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
               Section 368(a)(1)(F);

          o    no gain or loss will be recognized by Capitol  Federal Savings or
               the stock bank in the bank conversion;

          o    no gain or loss will be recognized  by the  depositors of Capitol
               Federal  Savings on the receipt of equity  interests with respect
               to Capitol  Federal Savings Bank MHC in exchange for their equity
               interests surrendered therefor;

          o    the  receipt  of stock by  depositors  for  equity  interests  in
               Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC will  constitute  a  tax-free
               exchange  of  property  solely for  voting  "stock"  pursuant  to
               Internal Revenue Code Section 351;

          o    the  transfer by Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC of the stock
               bank's  stock to Capitol  Federal  Financial  will  constitute  a
               tax-free exchange of property solely for voting stock pursuant to
               Internal Revenue Code Section 351;

          o    Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC will recognize no gain or loss
               upon the  transfer  of the stock bank  stock to  Capitol  Federal
               Financial  in  exchange  for common  stock  pursuant  to Internal
               Revenue Code Section 351;

          o    Capitol Federal Financial will recognize no gain or loss upon its
               receipt of stock bank stock from Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC
               in exchange for common stock;


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          o    Capitol Federal Financial will recognize no gain or loss upon the
               receipt of money in exchange for shares of common stock;

          o    no gain or loss will be  recognized by Capitol  Federal  Savings'
               account  holders  upon the  issuance  to them of  accounts in the
               stock bank in stock form immediately after the reorganization and
               stock issuance,  in the same dollar amounts and on the same terms
               and  conditions  as their  accounts  at Capitol  Federal  Savings
               immediately prior to the reorganization and stock issuance; and

          o    gain or loss  will be  recognized  to  account  holders  upon the
               receipt or exercise of Subscription  Rights in the reorganization
               and stock  issuance,  but only to the  extent  such  Subscription
               Rights are deemed to have value, as discussed below.

         The opinion of Silver,  Freedman & Taff,  L.L.P. is based in part upon,
and subject to the continuing validity in all material respects through the date
of the reorganization  and stock issuance of various  representations of Capitol
Federal Savings and upon certain assumptions and qualifications,  including that
the  reorganization and stock issuance are completed in the manner and according
to the terms provided in the plan of reorganization.  This opinion is also based
upon the Internal Revenue Code,  regulations now in effect or proposed,  current
administrative  rulings and practice and  judicial  authority,  all of which are
subject to change and any change  may be made with  retroactive  effect.  Unlike
private letter rulings received from the IRS, an opinion is not binding upon the
IRS and there can be no assurance that the IRS will not take a position contrary
to the positions  reflected in this opinion, or that this opinion will be upheld
by the courts if challenged by the IRS.

         Capitol  Federal  Savings has also obtained an opinion from outside tax
advisors that the income tax effects of the  reorganization  and stock  issuance
under Kansas tax laws will be  substantially  the same as  described  above with
respect to federal income tax laws.

         Capitol  Federal  Financial and Capitol Federal Savings have received a
letter from RP Financial, stating its belief that the subscription rights do not
have  any  value,  based on the fact  that  these  rights  are  acquired  by the
recipients without cost, are nontransferable and of short duration, and give the
recipients  the right only to purchase  the common stock at a price equal to its
estimated fair market value,  which will be the same price as the purchase price
for the unsubscribed  shares of common stock. If the subscription rights granted
to eligible  subscribers are deemed to have an ascertainable  value,  receipt of
these rights would be taxable  probably only to those eligible  subscribers  who
exercise the subscription  rights,  either as a capital gain or ordinary income,
in an amount  equal to such value,  and Capitol  Federal  Financial  and Capitol
Federal Savings could recognize gain on any distribution.  Eligible  subscribers
are encouraged to consult with their own tax advisor as to the tax  consequences
in the event that subscription rights are deemed to have an ascertainable value.
Unlike  private  rulings,  the letter of RP Financial is not binding on the IRS,
and the IRS could disagree with conclusions  reached in the letter. In the event
of any disagreement, there can be no assurance that the IRS would not prevail in
a judicial or administrative proceeding.


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Capitol Federal Foundation

         General.   Continuing  Capitol  Federal  Savings'   commitment  to  the
communities  that it serves,  the plan of  reorganization  provides that Capitol
Federal  Savings and Capitol  Federal  Financial will establish the  foundation,
which will be incorporated under Kansas law as a non-stock corporation, and will
fund the  foundation  with cash and common  stock in an amount up to 8.0% of the
total  value of shares of common  stock  sold in the  Offerings.  By  increasing
Capitol Federal  Savings'  visibility and reputation in the communities  that it
serves,  Capitol Federal  Savings  believes that the foundation will improve the
long-term value of Capitol Federal Savings' community banking franchise.

         Purpose of the Foundation.  The purpose of the foundation is to provide
funding to support charitable purposes including  education,  affordable housing
activities,  the United Way and other charitable purposes within the communities
served by Capitol Federal  Savings.  Traditionally,  Capitol Federal Savings has
emphasized  community  lending and community  development  activities within the
communities  that it serves.  The  foundation is being formed as a complement to
Capitol Federal Savings' existing community activities.  Capitol Federal Savings
believes that the foundation will enable Capitol  Federal  Financial and Capitol
Federal  Savings to assist their local  communities  in areas  beyond  community
development and lending.  Capitol Federal Savings believes the  establishment of
the foundation will help increase its activities in the affordable housing area.

   
         The board of  directors  believes  the  establishment  of a  charitable
foundation is consistent with Capitol Federal  Savings'  commitment to community
service.  The board also believes that the funding of the foundation with common
stock of Capitol Federal Financial is a means of enabling the communities served
by Capitol Federal Savings to share in the growth and success of Capitol Federal
Financial  long after  completion of the  reorganization.  The  foundation  will
accomplish  that goal by providing for continued ties between the foundation and
Capitol Federal  Savings,  forming a partnership  with Capitol Federal  Savings'
communities.  The  establishment  of the  foundation  will also  enable  Capitol
Federal  Financial and Capitol Federal  Savings to develop a unified  charitable
donation  strategy.  Capitol  Federal  Savings,  however,  does not  expect  the
contribution  to the foundation to take the place of our  traditional  community
charitable  activities.  In  this  respect,  subsequent  to the  reorganization,
Capitol Federal Savings may continue to make  contributions  to other charitable
organizations and/or it may make additional contributions to the foundation.

         Structure of the Foundation.  Pursuant to the foundation's  bylaws, the
foundation's  initial  board of  directors  will be  comprised of two members of
Capitol  Federal  Financial  and Capitol  Federal  Savings'  Boards of Directors
(Messrs.  John C. Dicus and John B. Dicus) and three other individuals chosen in
light of their commitment and service to charitable and community purposes.  The
other  persons  expected to serve as  directors of the  foundation  are Nancy J.
Perry  (President  and C.E.O.  of the United  Way of  Greater  Topeka),  Rick C.
Jackson  (First  Vice  President  -  Community  Development  Director of Capitol
Federal Savings) and Ronald W. Roskens  (President,  Global  Connections,  Inc.,
former  president of the University of Nebraska and former  Administrator of the
Agency for  International  Development,  Washington,  D.C.).  Mr. Roskens is the
father-in-law of Mr. John B. Dicus. There are no plans to change the
    

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size of the  foundation's  board of directors  during the one-year  period after
completion of the reorganization. Capitol Federal Savings currently intends that
less than a majority of Capitol  Federal  Savings'  directors will also serve as
directors of the foundation.

   
         A  nominating   committee  of  the  foundation's  board  will  nominate
individuals eligible for election to the board of directors.  The members of the
foundation will elect the Directors at the annual meeting of the foundation from
those  nominated by the  nominating  committee.  Directors  will be divided into
three classes with each class  appointed for three-year  terms.  For a period of
five  years,  one  director  will be chosen from the  communities  served by the
foundation,  be independent and have experience with local community foundations
and making grants; and one director will be chosen from the directors of Capitol
Federal Savings.  No determination has been made what, if any,  compensation the
foundation  directors  will  receive.  The  articles  of  incorporation  of  the
foundation provide that the corporation is organized  exclusively for charitable
purposes,  including community development, as set forth in Section 501(c)(3) of
the Internal  Revenue Code.  The  foundation's  articles of  incorporation  also
provide  that no part of the net earnings of the  foundation,  will inure to the
benefit of, or be distributable to its directors, officers or members. No award,
grant or distribution will be made by the foundation to any director, officer or
employee  of  Capitol  Federal  Financial  or  Capitol  Federal  Savings  or any
affiliate thereof.  In addition,  any of these persons,  to the extent that they
serve as an officer, director or employee of the foundation,  will be subject to
the conflict of interest regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision.

         The authority for the affairs of the  foundation  will be vested in the
board of directors of the  foundation.  The directors of the foundation  will be
responsible  for  establishing  the policies of the  foundation  with respect to
grants or donations by the  foundation,  consistent  with the purposes for which
the foundation was established.  Although no formal policy governing  foundation
grants exists at this time, the foundation's  board of directors will adopt such
a policy upon  establishment  of the  foundation.  As  directors  of a nonprofit
corporation,  directors  of the  foundation  will at all times be bound by their
fiduciary  duty to advance the  foundation's  charitable  goals,  to protect the
assets of the foundation and to act in a manner  consistent  with the charitable
purposes  for  which  the  foundation  is  established.  The  directors  of  the
foundation  will  also  be  responsible  for  directing  the  activities  of the
foundation,  including  the  management  of the common stock of Capitol  Federal
Financial held by the foundation. However, it is expected that as a condition to
receiving the approval of the Office of Thrift  Supervision  to Capitol  Federal
Savings' reorganization, the foundation will be required to commit to the Office
of Thrift  Supervision  that all shares of common  stock held by the  foundation
will be  voted  in the  same  ratio  as all  other  shares  of  Capitol  Federal
Financial's common stock on all proposals  considered by stockholders of Capitol
Federal  Financial;  provided,  however,  that  consistent  with  this  expected
condition,  the Office of Thrift Supervision would waive this voting restriction
under certain circumstances if compliance with the voting restriction would:
    

         o        cause a  violation  of the law of the State of Kansas  and the
                  Office of Thrift Supervision determines that federal law would
                  not  preempt  the  application  of the laws of  Kansas  to the
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         o        would cause the foundation to lose its tax-exempt  status,  or
                  cause  the  IRS  to  deny  the  foundation's   request  for  a
                  determination  that it is an exempt  organization or otherwise
                  have a material and adverse tax consequence on the foundation;
                  or

         o        would  cause the  foundation  to be  subject  to an excise tax
                  under Section 4941 of the Internal Revenue Code.

   
In order for the Office of Thrift Supervision to waive such voting  restriction,
Capitol Federal  Financial's or the foundation's legal counsel would be required
to render an  opinion  satisfactory  to the  Office of Thrift  Supervision  that
compliance with the voting  requirement  would have the effect  described above.
Under those circumstances, the Office of Thrift Supervision would grant a waiver
of the voting  restriction upon submission of such legal  opinions(s) by Capitol
Federal  Financial  or the  foundation  that are  satisfactory  to the Office of
Thrift  Supervision.  In the event that the Office of Thrift Supervision were to
waive the  voting  requirement,  the  directors  would  direct the voting of the
common stock of Capitol Federal Financial held by the foundation.
    

         The foundation's  place of business is expected to initially be located
at Capitol Federal  Savings'  executive  offices and initially the foundation is
expected to have no  separate  employees  but will  utilize the staff of Capitol
Federal  Savings  and will pay  Capitol  Federal  Savings for the value of these
services.  The board of directors of the foundation  expects to hire a full time
executive  director.  The board of directors of the foundation  will appoint any
officers as may be necessary to manage the operations of the foundation. In this
regard,  it is expected that Capitol Federal Savings will be required to provide
the  Office  of  Thrift  Supervision  with a  commitment  that,  to  the  extent
applicable,  Capitol Federal Savings will comply with the affiliate restrictions
set forth in Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act with respect to any
transactions between Capitol Federal Savings and the foundation.

   
         Capitol Federal  Financial intends to capitalize the foundation with an
amount  equal  to 8.0% of the  value  of  shares  of  common  stock  sold in the
Offerings,  50% in common stock and 50% in cash, which would have a total market
value of $25.7  million  to $34.8  million  ($40.0  million at the  maximum,  as
adjusted),  based on the purchase price of $10.00 per share. Messrs. John C. and
John B. Dicus, who will serve as initial directors of the foundation,  and their
affiliates intend to purchase, subject to availability,  an aggregate of 100,000
shares of common stock. The other directors of the foundation expect to purchase
shares of common stock as follows:  Perry - 1,000 shares; Jackson - 4,000 shares
and  Roskens - 1,000  shares.  The shares of common  stock to be acquired by the
foundation,  when combined with the proposed purchases of shares of common stock
by all foundation directors and their affiliates,  will total 1.8 million shares
or 1.7% of the  total  number  of  shares  of  common  stock  to be  issued  and
outstanding (assuming the sale of 43.5 million shares of common stock).
    

         The foundation will receive working capital from any dividends that may
be paid on the common stock in the future, and subject to applicable federal and
state laws, loans collateralized by the common stock or from the proceeds of the
sale of any of the common  stock in the open  market from time to time as may be
permitted to provide the  foundation  with  additional  liquidity.  As a private
foundation under Section  501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the foundation
will be required to distribute annually in grants or donations,  a minimum of 5%
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fair market  value of its net  investment  assets.  Failure to  distribute  this
minimum  return  will  require  substantial  federal  taxes  to  be  paid.  Upon
completion of the  reorganization and the stock issuance and the contribution of
shares of common stock to the foundation,  Capitol Federal  Financial would have
77,785,444 shares, 91,512,288 shares,  105,239,130 shares and 121,025,000 shares
issued and outstanding based on the minimum,  midpoint,  maximum and maximum, as
adjusted,  of the estimated  offering range.  Because Capitol Federal  Financial
will have an increased  number of shares  outstanding,  the voting and ownership
interests of minority  stockholders in Capitol Federal  Financial's common stock
would be diluted to 41.31% as compared to a 42.01%  interest in Capitol  Federal
Financial if the foundation was not  established.  For additional  discussion of
the dilutive effect, see "Pro Forma Data."
    

         Tax  Considerations.  Capitol  Federal  Financial  and Capitol  Federal
Savings have been advised by their  outside tax  advisors  that an  organization
created and operated for the above charitable  purposes would generally  qualify
as a Section 501(c)(3) exempt  organization under the Internal Revenue Code, and
further that such an organization  should be classified as a private  foundation
as defined in Section 509 of the Internal  Revenue  Code.  The  foundation  will
submit a timely  request to the IRS to be recognized as an exempt  organization.
As long as the foundation  files its  application  for recognition of tax-exempt
status within 15 months from the date of its organization,  and provided the IRS
approves the  application,  the effective date of the  foundation's  status as a
Section 501(c)(3)  organization  will be the date of its  organization.  Capitol
Federal  Financial's and Capitol Federal Savings' outside tax advisor,  however,
has not rendered  any advice on the  regulatory  condition  to the  contribution
which is expected to require that all shares of common stock of Capitol  Federal
Financial  held by the  foundation  must be voted in the same ratio as all other
outstanding shares of common stock of Capitol Federal Financial on all proposals
considered by  stockholders of Capitol  Federal  Financial.  Consistent with the
expected  condition,  in  the  event  that  Capitol  Federal  Financial  or  the
foundation  receives an opinion of its legal counsel that  compliance  with this
voting  restriction  would have the effect of causing the foundation to lose its
tax-exempt  status or otherwise  have a material and adverse tax  consequence on
the foundation, or subject the foundation to an excise tax under Section 4941 of
the Internal Revenue Code, it is expected that the Office of Thrift  Supervision
would waive such voting  restriction  upon  submission of a legal  opinion(s) by
Capitol Federal Financial or the foundation satisfactory to the Office of Thrift
Supervision. See "-- Regulatory Conditions Imposed on the Foundation."

         Under the Internal Revenue Code, Capitol Federal Financial is generally
allowed a deduction  for  charitable  contributions  made to  qualifying  donees
within  the  taxable  year of up to 10% of the  combined  taxable  income of the
consolidated groups of corporations (with certain  modifications) for such year.
Charitable  contributions  made by Capitol  Federal  Financial  in excess of the
annual  deductible  amount will be deductible  over each of the five  succeeding
taxable years,  subject to certain  limitations.  Capitol Federal  Financial and
Capitol  Federal  Savings  believe  that the  reorganization  presents  a unique
opportunity to establish and fund a charitable  foundation given the substantial
amount of additional capital being raised in the reorganization.  In making this
determination,  Capitol Federal Financial and Capitol Federal Savings considered
the dilutive impact of the contribution of common stock to the foundation on the
amount of common stock  available to be offered for sale in the  reorganization.
Based on this  consideration,  Capitol  Federal  Financial  and Capitol  Federal
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contribution to the foundation in excess of the 10% annual deduction  limitation
is justified given Capitol Federal  Savings'  capital position and its earnings,
the  substantial  additional  capital being raised in the stock issuance and the
potential  benefits  of the  foundation  to the  communities  served by  Capitol
Federal Savings.  In this regard,  assuming the sale of shares at the maximum of
the estimated  offering range,  Capitol  Federal  Financial would have pro forma
stockholders' equity of $1.03 billion or 18.18% of pro forma consolidated assets
and Capitol  Federal  Savings'  pro forma  tangible,  core and total  risk-based
capital ratios would be 16.67%,  16.67% and 39.02%,  respectively.  See "Capitol
Federal Savings Exceeds All Regulatory Capital Requirements,"  "Capitalization,"
"Pro Forma Data," and "Comparison of Valuation and Pro Forma Information With No
Foundation."  Capitol Federal Financial and Capitol Federal Savings believe that
the amount of the charitable  contribution  is reasonable  given Capitol Federal
Financial's and Capitol Federal  Savings' pro forma capital  positions.  Capitol
Federal Financial and Capitol Federal Savings believe that the contribution does
not raise safety and soundness concerns.
    

         Capitol Federal  Financial and Capitol Federal Savings have received an
opinion  from their  outside  tax  advisors  that  Capitol  Federal  Financial's
contribution of its own stock to the foundation  should not constitute an act of
self-dealing.  Capitol Federal  Financial should also be entitled to a deduction
in the amount of the cash and,  more likely  than not, a deduction  for the fair
market value of the stock  contributions  to the foundation less any nominal par
value that the  foundation may be required to pay to Capitol  Federal  Financial
for the stock,  subject  to the annual  deduction  limitation  described  above.
Capitol Federal  Financial,  however,  would be able to carryforward  any unused
portion of the deduction for five years following the  contribution,  subject to
certain  limitations.  Capitol Federal  Financial's and Capitol Federal Savings'
outside tax advisor,  however,  has not rendered  advice as to fair market value
for purposes of determining  the amount of the tax deduction.  If the foundation
would have been established in fiscal 1998, Capitol Federal Financial would have
received tax benefits of  approximately  $13.2 million based on Capitol  Federal
Savings'  pre-tax  income for fiscal  1998,  an assumed  tax rate of 38.0% and a
deduction for the  contribution of cash and common stock equal to $34.8 million.
Assuming the close of the Offerings at the maximum of the Estimated Price Range,
Capitol  Federal  Financial  estimates  that all of the  contribution  should be
deductible over the six-year  period.  Capitol Federal  Financial and/or Capitol
Federal Savings may make further  contributions to the foundation  following the
initial contribution.  In addition,  Capitol Federal Savings and Capitol Federal
Financial also may continue to make charitable contributions to other qualifying
organizations.  Any such  decisions  would be based on an  assessment  of, among
other factors,  the financial condition of Capitol Federal Financial and Capitol
Federal  Savings at that time, the interests of  stockholders  and depositors of
Capitol  Federal  Financial  and  Capitol  Federal  Savings,  and the  financial
condition and operations of the foundation.

         Although  Capitol  Federal  Financial and Capitol  Federal Savings have
received an opinion of their outside tax advisors that Capitol Federal Financial
will more likely than not be entitled to an income tax  deduction  for the stock
portion of the charitable contribution,  there can be no assurances that the IRS
will recognize the foundation as a Section 501(c)(3) exempt organization or that
a deduction for the charitable  contribution will be allowed.  See "Risk Factors
The  establishment  of the Capitol Federal  Foundation will reduce our earnings"
and "- The

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contribution to the Capitol Federal  Foundation  means that your total ownership
will be 1.65% less after we make the contribution."

   
         As a private  foundation,  earnings and gains, if any, from the sale of
common  stock or other  assets  are  generally  exempt  from  federal  and state
corporate  income  taxation.  However,  investment  income,  such  as  interest,
dividends and capital gains,  of a private  foundation will generally be subject
to a federal  excise tax of 2.0%.  The  foundation  will be  required to make an
annual  filing with the IRS within four and  one-half  months after the close of
the foundation's  fiscal year. The foundation will also be required to publish a
notice  that  the  annual  information  return  will  be  available  for  public
inspection  for a period of 180 days after the date of such public  notice.  The
information return for a private foundation must include, among other things, an
itemized list of all grants made or approved,  showing the amount of each grant,
the recipient,  any relationship  between a grant recipient and the foundation's
managers and a concise  statement of the purpose of each grant.  Numerous  other
restrictions  exist in the operation of the  foundation  including  transactions
with related  entities,  level of investments and  distributions  for charitable
purposes.
    

         Regulatory  Conditions Imposed on the Foundation.  Establishment of the
foundation is expected to be subject to the following conditions being agreed to
by the  foundation  in writing as a condition to receiving  the Office of Thrift
Supervision' approval of the reorganization:

          (1)  the  foundation  will be subject to  examination by the Office of
               Thrift Supervision;

          (2)  the foundation must comply with supervisory directives imposed by
               the Office of Thrift Supervision;

          (3)  the foundation will operate in accordance  with written  policies
               adopted  by its  board of  directors,  including  a  conflict  of
               interest policy;

          (4)  any shares of common stock held by the  foundation  must be voted
               in the same ratio as all other  shares of common  stock voting on
               all  proposals  considered  by  stockholders  of Capitol  Federal
               Financial;   provided,   however,   that,   consistent  with  the
               condition,  the  Office of Thrift  Supervision  would  waive this
               voting restriction under certain circumstances if compliance with
               the voting restriction would:

               o    cause a violation of the law of the State of Kansas, and the
                    Office of Thrift  Supervision  determines  that  federal law
                    would not preempt the  application  of the laws of Kansas to
                    the foundation;

               o    cause  the  foundation  to lose  its  tax-exempt  status  or
                    otherwise have a material and adverse tax consequence on the
                    foundation; or

               o    cause the  foundation  to be  subject to an excise tax under
                    Section 4941 of the Internal Revenue Code; and


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          (5)  any  shares  of  common  stock  subsequently   purchased  by  the
               foundation  will be  aggregated  with any shares  repurchased  by
               Capitol Federal Financial or Capitol Federal Savings for purposes
               of  calculating  the  number of shares  which may be  repurchased
               during the three-year period subsequent to reorganization.

In order for the Office of Thrift  Supervision to waive the voting  restriction,
Capitol Federal  Financial's or the foundation's legal counsel would be required
to give an opinion satisfactory to the Office of Thrift Supervision. While there
is no current  intention for Capitol Federal Financial or the foundation to seek
a waiver from the Office of Thrift  Supervision from these  restrictions,  there
can be no  assurances  that a legal  opinion  addressing  these  issues could be
given,  or if  given,  that the  Office  of Thrift  Supervision  would  grant an
unconditional  waiver of the voting  restriction.  If the voting  restriction is
waived or becomes  unenforceable,  the Office of Thrift  Supervision  may either
impose a  condition  that  provides  a certain  portion  of the  members  of the
foundation's board of directors shall be persons who are not directors, officers
or  employees  of Capitol  Federal  Financial,  Capitol  Federal  Savings or any
affiliate or impose  other  conditions  relating to control of the  foundation's
common  stock as are  determined  by the  Office  of  Thrift  Supervision  to be
appropriate  at the time. In no event would the voting  restriction  survive the
sale of shares of the common stock held by the foundation.

         Various Office of Thrift Supervision regulations may be deemed to apply
to the foundation including regulations regarding:

         o        transactions with affiliates;

         o        conflicts of interest;

         o        capital distributions; and

         o        repurchases  of capital  stock  within the  three-year  period
                  subsequent to the stock issuance.

Because  only two of the  directors  of Capitol  Federal  Financial  and Capitol
Federal  Savings are expected to serve as directors of the  foundation,  Capitol
Federal Financial and Capitol Federal Savings do not believe that the foundation
should be considered an affiliate of Capitol  Federal  Savings.  Capitol Federal
Financial and Capitol Federal Savings  anticipate that the foundation's  affairs
will be conducted in a manner consistent with the Office of Thrift  Supervision'
conflict  of  interest   regulations.   Capitol  Federal  Savings  has  provided
information to the Office of Thrift  Supervision  demonstrating that the initial
contribution of common stock to the foundation  would be within the amount which
Capitol  Federal  Savings  would be permitted to make as a capital  distribution
assuming  such  contribution  is deemed to have  been  made by  Capitol  Federal
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How We Determined Our Price and the Number of Shares to be Issued in the Stock
Offering

         The plan of  reorganization  requires  that the  purchase  price of the
common  stock must be based on the  appraised  pro forma market value of Capitol
Federal Financial and Capitol Federal Savings,  as determined on the basis of an
independent valuation. Capitol Federal Savings has retained RP Financial to make
this valuation.  For its services in making this appraisal,  RP Financial's fees
and out-of-pocket expenses are estimated to be $117,500. Capitol Federal Savings
has agreed to indemnify RP Financial  and any  employees of RP Financial who act
for or on behalf of RP Financial in connection  with the  appraisal  against any
and all loss, cost, damage,  claim,  liability or expense of any kind, including
claims under federal and state securities laws,  arising out of any misstatement
or untrue  statement of a material  fact or an omission to state a material fact
in the information  supplied by Capitol Federal Savings to RP Financial,  unless
RP Financial is determined to be negligent or otherwise at fault.

         An  appraisal  has  been  made by RP  Financial  in  reliance  upon the
information contained in this prospectus, including the Financial Statements. RP
Financial also considered the following factors, among others:

               o    the present and  projected  operating  results and financial
                    condition of Capitol  Federal  Financial and Capitol Federal
                    Savings  and the  economic  and  demographic  conditions  in
                    Capitol Federal Savings' existing marketing areas;

               o    certain historical, financial and other information relating
                    to Capitol Federal Savings; a comparative  evaluation of the
                    operating  and  financial   statistics  of  Capitol  Federal
                    Savings  with  those of other  similarly  situated  publicly
                    traded mutual holding companies;

               o    the aggregate size of the offering of the common stock;

               o    the impact of the reorganization on Capitol Federal Savings'
                    net worth and earnings potential;

               o    the proposed  dividend policy of Capitol  Federal  Financial
                    and Capitol Federal Savings; and

               o    the trading market for securities of comparable institutions
                    and general conditions in the market for such securities.

In its review of the appraisal provided by RP Financial,  the board of directors
reviewed the methodologies and the appropriateness of the assumptions used by RP
Financial in addition to the factors  listed  above,  and the board of directors
believes that these assumptions were reasonable.

         On the basis of the foregoing, RP Financial has advised Capitol Federal
Financial and Capitol  Federal  Savings that in its opinion,  dated November 20,
1998, the estimated pro forma

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market  value  of the  common  stock  on a fully  converted  basis,  assuming  a
contribution to a charitable  foundation in an amount equal to the value of 8.0%
of the shares  sold,  ranged  from a minimum  of $795.6  million to a maximum of
$1.08  billion  with a midpoint of $936.0  million.  The board of  directors  of
Capitol  Federal  Savings  determined  that the common  stock  should be sold at
$10.00 per share and that 42.01% of the  to-be-outstanding  shares, prior to the
contribution  to the  foundation,  should be offered to  minority  stockholders.
Based on the estimated  valuation  range and the purchase  price,  the number of
shares of common stock that Capitol Federal Financial will issue will range from
between  32,136,106 shares to 43,478,261  shares,  with a midpoint of 37,807,183
shares.  The  anticipated  issuance  of a number of shares  equal to 4.0% of the
shares of common stock sold in the  Offerings to the  foundation  as part of the
stock issuance will result in  shareholders  other than Capitol  Federal Savings
Bank MHC and the  foundation  owning  41.31% of the shares of the  common  stock
outstanding  at the conclusion of the  reorganization  and stock  issuance.  The
remaining shares of Capitol Federal  Financial's  common stock that are not sold
in the  Offerings or  contributed  to the  foundation  will be issued to Capitol
Federal Savings Bank MHC. The estimated  valuation range may be amended with the
approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision, if required, or if necessitated by
subsequent  developments in the financial condition of Capitol Federal Financial
and Capitol Federal Savings or market conditions generally, or to fill the order
of the employee stock ownership plan. In the event the estimated valuation range
is updated to amend the value of the common stock below $795.6  million or above
$1.24  billion,  which is the  maximum  of the  estimated  valuation  range,  as
adjusted by 15%, the new appraisal will be filed with the SEC.
    

         Based upon current market and financial conditions and recent practices
and policies of the Office of Thrift  Supervision,  in the event Capitol Federal
Financial  receives  orders for common  stock in excess of $434.8  million  (the
maximum of the estimated  offering  range) and up to $500.0 million (the maximum
of the estimated  offering range, as adjusted by 15%), Capitol Federal Financial
may be required by the Office of Thrift  Supervision  to accept all such orders.
No assurances,  however, can be made that Capitol Federal Financial will receive
orders for common stock in excess of the maximum of the estimated offering range
or that,  if such  orders are  received,  that all such  orders will be accepted
because Capitol Federal  Financial's  final valuation and number of shares to be
issued are  subject to the  receipt of an updated  appraisal  from RP  Financial
which  reflects  such an  increase  in the  valuation  and the  approval of such
increase by the Office of Thrift  Supervision.  In addition,  an increase in the
number of shares above  43,478,261  shares will first be used, if necessary,  to
fill the order of the employee stock ownership  plan.  There is no obligation or
understanding  on the part of  management  to take  and/or pay for any shares in
order to complete the reorganization.

         RP Financial's valuation is not intended, and must not be construed, as
a recommendation  of any kind as to the advisability of purchasing these shares.
RP Financial did not independently verify the consolidated  financial statements
and other information  provided by Capitol Federal Savings, nor did RP Financial
value  independently  the assets or liabilities of Capitol Federal Savings.  The
valuation considers Capitol Federal Savings as a going concern and should not be
considered as an indication of the liquidation value of Capitol Federal Savings.
Moreover,  because  this  valuation  is  necessarily  based upon  estimates  and
projections of a number of matters, all of which are subject to change from time
to time, no assurance can be given that persons purchasing

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common stock in the  Offerings  will  thereafter  be able to sell such shares at
prices at or above the purchase price or in the range of the valuation described
above.

         Prior to completion of the reorganization, the maximum of the estimated
offering  range may be  increased  up to 15% and the  number of shares of common
stock may be increased  to  50,000,000  shares to reflect  changes in market and
financial  conditions or to fill the order of the employee stock ownership plan,
without  the  resolicitation  of  subscribers.  See  "--  Limitations  on  Stock
Purchases" as to the method of distribution and allocation of additional  shares
that may be issued in the event of an increase in the estimated  offering  range
to fill unfilled orders in the Subscription Offering.

   
         No  sale  of  shares  of  common  stock  in the  reorganization  may be
completed unless prior to such completion RP Financial  confirms that nothing of
a material nature has occurred which,  taking into account all relevant factors,
would cause it to conclude  that the  aggregate  value of the common stock to be
issued  is   materially   incompatible   with  the  estimate  of  the  aggregate
consolidated  pro forma market value of Capitol  Federal  Financial  and Capitol
Federal Savings. If this confirmation is not received, Capitol Federal Financial
may cancel the  Offerings,  extend the  Offerings  and establish a new estimated
valuation  range  and/or  estimated  price range,  extend,  reopen or hold a new
Offering or take any other action the Office of Thrift Supervision may permit.
    

         Depending  upon market or financial  conditions  following the start of
the  Subscription  Offering,  the total  number of shares of common stock may be
increased or decreased  without a resolicitation  of subscribers,  provided that
the product of the total number of shares times the purchase  price is not below
the minimum or more than 15% above the maximum of the estimated  offering range.
In the event market or financial  conditions change so as to cause the aggregate
purchase  price of the shares to be below the minimum of the estimated  offering
range or more than 15% above  the  maximum  of such  range,  purchasers  will be
resolicited  and be permitted to continue their orders,  in which case they will
need  to  reconfirm  their   subscriptions   prior  to  the  expiration  of  the
resolicitation  offering or their  subscription  funds will be promptly refunded
with  interest at Capitol  Federal  Savings'  passbook  rate of interest,  or be
permitted to modify or rescind their subscriptions.  Any change in the estimated
offering  range must be  approved  by the Office of Thrift  Supervision.  If the
number of shares of common stock issued in the  reorganization  is increased due
to an increase of up to 15% in the estimated  offering range to reflect  changes
in market or financial  conditions  or to fill the order of the  employee  stock
ownership plan,  persons who subscribed for the maximum number of shares will be
given the opportunity to subscribe for the adjusted maximum number of shares.
See "-- Limitations on Stock Purchases."

         An increase  in the number of shares of common  stock as a result of an
increase  in  the  estimated  pro  forma  market  value  would  decrease  both a
subscriber's  ownership  interest and Capitol Federal  Financial's pro forma net
income and stockholders'  equity on a per share basis while increasing pro forma
net income and  stockholders'  equity on an aggregate  basis.  A decrease in the
number of shares of common stock would  increase both a  subscriber's  ownership
interest and Capitol Federal  Financial's pro forma net income and stockholders'
equity  on a  per  share  basis  while  decreasing  pro  forma  net  income  and
stockholders' equity on an aggregate basis. See

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"Risk  Factors - We intend to grant stock  options and  restricted  stock to the
board and management  following the change in structure and stock offering which
could further reduce your voting interest" and "Pro Forma Data."

         Copies  of  the  appraisal  report  of  RP  Financial,   including  any
amendments,  and the detailed  report of the appraiser  setting forth the method
and  assumptions  for the appraisal  are  available  for  inspection at the main
office of  Capitol  Federal  Savings  and the other  locations  specified  under
"Additional Information."

Subscription Offering and Subscription Rights

         Under the plan of reorganization,  rights to subscribe for the purchase
of common  stock have been  granted to the  following  persons in the  following
order of descending priority:

         o        depositors of Capitol Federal Savings with account balances of
                  at least  $50.00 as of the close of  business on June 30, 1997
                  ("Eligible Account Holders"),

         o        Tax-Qualified Employee Plans,

         o        depositors of Capitol Federal Savings with account balances of
                  at least  $50.00 as of the close of business  on December  31,
                  1998 ("Supplemental Eligible Account Holders"),

         o        borrowers as of January 6, 1993 who continue as borrowers  and
                  depositors  of  Capitol  Federal  Savings  as of the  close of
                  business  on January 31,  1999,  other than  Eligible  Account
                  Holders  or  Supplemental  Eligible  Account  Holders  ("Other
                  Members") and

         o        Directors, Officers and Employees of Capitol Federal Savings.

All  subscriptions  received will be subject to the availability of common stock
after  satisfaction of all  subscriptions  of all persons having prior rights in
the Subscription  Offering and to the maximum and minimum  purchase  limitations
set  forth  in the plan of  reorganization  and as  described  below  under  "--
Limitations on Stock Purchases."

         Preference  Category  No.1:  Eligible  Account  Holders.  Each Eligible
Account Holder shall receive,  without payment, first priority,  nontransferable
subscription  rights to subscribe  for shares of common stock in an amount equal
to the greater of:

         (1)      $500,000 or 50,000 shares of common stock;

         (2)      one-tenth of one percent  of the total  offering of  shares of
                  common stock; or

         (3)      15 times the product  (rounded  down to the next whole number)
                  obtained by  multiplying  the total number of shares of common
                  stock to be issued by a fraction,  of which the  numerator  is
                  the amount of the qualifying deposit of the Eligible

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                  Account  Holder  and the  denominator  is the total  amount of
                  qualifying deposits of all Eligible Account Holders in Capitol
                  Federal  Savings in each case as of the close of  business  on
                  June 30, 1997 (the "Eligibility Record Date"),  subject to the
                  overall purchase limitations.

See "-- Limitations on Stock Purchases."

         If  there  are  not   sufficient   shares   available  to  satisfy  all
subscriptions, shares first will be allocated among subscribing Eligible Account
Holders  so as to permit  each  such  Eligible  Account  Holder,  to the  extent
possible, to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make his total allocation
equal to the  lesser  of the  number  of shares  subscribed  for or 100  shares.
Thereafter,  any shares remaining after each subscribing Eligible Account Holder
has been  allocated  the  lesser of the number of shares  subscribed  for or 100
shares will be allocated among the subscribing Eligible Account Holders pro rata
whose subscriptions  remain unfilled in the proportion that the amounts of their
respective  qualifying  deposits bear to the total amount of qualifying deposits
of all subscribing Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain unfilled.
Subscription  Rights of Eligible  Account  Holders will be  subordinated  to the
priority rights of Tax-Qualified  Employee Plans to purchase shares in excess of
the maximum of the estimated offering range.

         To ensure proper allocation of stock, each Eligible Account Holder must
list on his  subscription  order form all  accounts in which he has an ownership
interest.  Failure  to list an  account  could  result  in  fewer  shares  being
allocated than if all accounts had been disclosed.  The  subscription  rights of
Eligible  Account  Holders who are also directors or officers of Capitol Federal
Savings or their associates will be subordinated to the  subscription  rights of
other Eligible Account Holders to the extent  attributable to increased deposits
in the year preceding June 30, 1997.

   
         Preference   Category  No.  2:   Tax-Qualified   Employee  Plans.  Each
Tax-Qualified  Employee Plan,  including the employee stock ownership plan shall
be  entitled  to   receive,   without   payment   therefor,   second   priority,
nontransferable  subscription  rights to  purchase  up to 10% of  common  stock,
provided  that  individually  or in the  aggregate  such plans  (other than that
portion of such plans which is  self-directed)  shall not purchase more than 10%
of the shares of common stock, including any increase in the number of shares of
common  stock  after the date  hereof as a result of an increase of up to 15% in
the maximum of the estimated  offering range.  The employee stock ownership plan
intends to purchase 8.0% of the shares of common stock sold in the Offering,  or
2,570,888  shares and  3,478,261  shares based on the minimum and maximum of the
estimated   offering   range,   respectively.   Subscriptions   by  any  of  the
Tax-Qualified  Employee Plans will not be aggregated with shares of common stock
purchased  directly  by  or  which  are  otherwise  attributable  to  any  other
participants  in the  Subscription  and Direct  Community  Offerings,  including
subscriptions of any of Capitol Federal Savings' directors,  officers, employees
or associates  thereof.  Subscription  rights received pursuant to this Category
shall be  subordinated  to all rights  received by Eligible  Account  Holders to
purchase   shares   pursuant  to  Category   No.1;   provided,   however,   that
notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of the  plan  of  reorganization  to the
contrary,   the  Tax-Qualified  Employee  Plans  shall  have  a  first  priority
subscription right to the extent that the total number of shares of common stock
sold in the Offerings exceeds the
    

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maximum of the estimated valuation range as set forth in this prospectus. In the
event that the total number of shares  offered in the  Offerings is increased to
an amount  greater  than the number of shares  representing  the  maximum of the
estimated offering range, each Tax-Qualified  Employee Plan will have a priority
right to  purchase  any such  shares  exceeding  the  maximum  of the  estimated
offering  range  up to an  aggregate  of 10% of the  common  stock  sold  in the
Offerings. See "Management - Benefits -- Employee Stock Ownership Plan."

         Preference  Category No. 3: Supplemental  Eligible Account Holders.  To
the extent that there are sufficient  shares  remaining  after  satisfaction  of
subscriptions by Eligible Account Holders and the Tax-Qualified  Employee Plans,
each Supplemental Eligible Account Holder shall be entitled to receive,  without
payment  therefor,  third  priority,   nontransferable  subscription  rights  to
subscribe for shares of common stock in an amount equal to the greater of:

               (1)  $500,000 or 50,000 shares of common stock;

               (2)  one-tenth of one percent of the total  offering of shares of
                    common stock; or

               (3)  15 times the product (rounded down to the next whole number)
                    obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of common
                    stock to be issued by a fraction,  of which the numerator is
                    the amount of the  qualifying  deposit  of the  Supplemental
                    Eligible  Account Holder and the denominator of which is the
                    total  amount of  qualifying  deposits  of all  Supplemental
                    Eligible  Account Holders in Capitol Federal Savings in each
                    case on the close of  business  on  December  31,  1998 (the
                    "Supplemental  Eligibility  Record  Date"),  subject  to the
                    overall purchase limitations.

See "-- Limitations on Stock Purchases."

         If  there  are  not   sufficient   shares   available  to  satisfy  all
subscriptions  of all Supplemental  Eligible  Account Holders,  available shares
first will be allocated among subscribing  Supplemental Eligible Account Holders
so as to permit each such  Supplemental  Eligible Account Holder,  to the extent
possible, to purchase a number of shares sufficient to make his total allocation
(including the number of shares,  if any,  allocated in accordance with Category
No.1) equal to the lesser of the number of shares  subscribed for or 100 shares.
Thereafter,   any  shares  remaining  available  will  be  allocated  among  the
Supplemental  Eligible  Account  Holders  pro rata  whose  subscriptions  remain
unfilled  in the  proportion  that the  amounts of their  respective  qualifying
deposits  bear to the total  amount of  qualifying  deposits of all  subscribing
Supplemental Eligible Account Holders whose subscriptions remain unfilled.

         Preference  Category No. 4: Other Members. To the extent that there are
sufficient  shares  remaining after  satisfaction of  subscriptions  by Eligible
Account Holders,  the  Tax-Qualified  Employee Plans and  Supplemental  Eligible
Account  Holders,  each Other Member shall receive,  without  payment  therefor,
fourth priority,  nontransferable subscription rights to subscribe for shares of
Capitol Federal  Financial common stock, up to the greater of $500,000 or 50,000
shares of common  stock or  one-tenth  of one  percent of the total  offering of
shares of common stock in

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the Offerings,  subject to the overall purchase limitations. See "-- Limitations
on Stock Purchases."
    

         In the event the Other Members  subscribe for a number of shares which,
when  added to the  shares  subscribed  for by  Eligible  Account  Holders,  the
Tax-Qualified  Employee Plans and Supplemental  Eligible Account Holders,  is in
excess of the total  number of  shares  of  common  stock  offered  in the Stock
Offering, available shares will be allocated among the subscribing Other Members
pro  rata in the  same  proportion  that his  number  of  votes on the  close of
business on January 31, 1999, the date for determining  voting members  entitled
to vote at the special  meeting,  which we call the Voting Record Date, bears to
the total  number of votes on the Voting  Record Date of all  subscribing  Other
Members on such date. Such number of votes shall be determined  based on Capitol
Federal  Savings' mutual charter and bylaws in effect on the date of approval by
members of the plan of reorganization.

   
         Preference Category No. 5 : Directors,  officers and employees.  To the
extent that there are sufficient  shares  remaining  after  satisfaction  of all
subscriptions  by Eligible Account Holders,  the  Tax-Qualified  Employee Plans,
Supplemental  Eligible  Account  Holders  and  Other  Members,  then  directors,
officers  and  employees  of  Capitol  Federal  Savings  as of the  date  of the
commencement of the Subscription Offering shall be entitled to receive,  without
payment, fifth priority, nontransferable subscription rights to purchase in this
category  an  aggregate  of up to 15% of the common  stock  being  offered.  The
maximum  amount of shares  which may be  purchased  under this  category  by any
person is  $500,000 of common  stock.  The ability of  directors,  officers  and
employees to purchase  common stock under this category is in addition to rights
which are otherwise  available to them under the plan of  reorganization as they
may fall  within  higher  priority  categories,  and the plan of  reorganization
generally  allows such persons to purchase in the  aggregate up to 25% of common
stock sold in the Offerings. See "-- Limitations on Stock Purchases."
    

         In the  event  of an  oversubscription  in this  category,  the  shares
available  shall be allocated pro rata among all of the  subscribing  directors,
officers and employees in this category.

   
         Expiration  Date  for  the  Subscription   Offering.  The  Subscription
Offering will expire at noon, central time, on March 17, 1999 (the "Subscription
Expiration  Date"),  unless  extended  for up to 45 days or for such  additional
periods by Capitol  Federal  Financial  and  Capitol  Federal  Savings as may be
approved by the Office of Thrift Supervision.  The Subscription Offering may not
be extended  beyond  March 26,  2001.  Subscription  rights  which have not been
exercised  prior to the  Subscription  Expiration  Date (unless  extended)  will
become void.
    

         Capitol Federal  Financial and Capitol Federal Savings will not execute
orders until at least the minimum  number of shares of common stock,  32,136,106
shares,  have been subscribed for or otherwise sold. If all shares have not been
subscribed for or sold within 45 days after the  Subscription  Expiration  Date,
unless  this  period  is  extended  with the  consent  of the  Office  of Thrift
Supervision,  all funds  delivered to Capitol  Federal  Savings  pursuant to the
Subscription Offering will be returned promptly to the subscribers with interest
and all withdrawal  authorizations will be canceled.  If an extension beyond the
45-day period  following the  Subscription  Expiration Date is granted,  Capitol
Federal Financial and Capitol Federal Savings

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will  notify  subscribers  of  the  extension  of  time  and of  any  rights  of
subscribers to modify or rescind their subscriptions.

Direct Community Offering

   
         To  the  extent  that  shares  remain   available  for  purchase  after
satisfaction of all subscriptions of Eligible Account Holders, the Tax-Qualified
Employee  Plans,  Supplemental  Eligible  Account  Holders,  Other  Members  and
directors,  officers and employees of Capitol Federal Savings,  we anticipate we
will offer shares pursuant to the plan of  reorganization  to certain members of
the general  public,  with preference  given to natural persons  residing in the
State of Kansas, in the counties in which Capitol Federal Savings has offices or
in any contiguous  counties.  These natural persons are referred to as Preferred
Subscribers.  Persons,  together with an Associate or group of persons acting in
concert with such persons,  may not subscribe for or purchase more than $500,000
of common  stock in the  Direct  Community  Offering,  if any.  Capitol  Federal
Financial and Capitol Federal Savings may limit total  subscriptions  under this
section  so as to assure  that the  number of shares  available  for the  public
offering may be up to a specified  percentage  of the number of shares of common
stock.  Finally,  Capitol  Federal  Financial  and Capitol  Federal  Savings may
reserve  shares  offered  in  the  Direct   Community   Offering  for  sales  to
institutional investors. The opportunity to subscribe for shares of common stock
in any Direct Community Offering will be subject to the right of Capitol Federal
Financial and Capitol Federal Savings,  in their sole  discretion,  to accept or
reject any such orders in whole or in part from any person either at the time of
receipt of an order or as soon as practicable following the Expiration Date. The
Direct  Community  Offering,  if any,  shall be for a period of not less than 20
days nor more than 45 days unless  extended  by Capitol  Federal  Financial  and
Capitol  Federal  Savings,  and  shall  commence  concurrently  with,  during or
promptly after the Subscription Offering.
    

         In the event of an oversubscription  for shares in the Direct Community
Offering, shares may be allocated, to the extent shares remain available,  first
to each  Preferred  Subscriber  whose  order  is  accepted  by  Capitol  Federal
Financial.  Thereafter, shares may be allocated to cover the orders of any other
person subscribing for shares in the Direct Community Offering so that each such
person  subscribing  for shares may receive  1,000  shares,  if  available,  and
thereafter  on a pro rata  basis to such  person  based on the  amount  of their
respective subscriptions.

Public Offering

   
         As a final step in the Offerings,  the plan of reorganization  provides
that, if feasible,  all shares of common stock not purchased in the Subscription
Offering  and Direct  Community  Offering  may be offered  for sale to  selected
members of the general public in a public offering through the  underwriter.  We
call this the Public  Offering.  It is expected  that the Public  Offering  will
commence as soon as practicable after  termination of the Subscription  Offering
and the Direct Community Offering, if any. Capitol Federal Financial and Capitol
Federal Savings,  in their sole  discretion,  have the right to reject orders in
whole or in part received in the Public Offering. Neither Charles Webb & Company
nor any registered  broker-dealer  shall have any obligation to take or purchase
any shares of common stock in the Public Offering; however,
    

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Charles  Webb & Company has agreed to use its best efforts in the sale of shares
in the Public Offering.

   
         The price at which common stock is sold in the Public  Offering will be
the same price at which shares are offered and sold in the Subscription Offering
and Direct  Community  Offering.  No person,  by himself or herself,  or with an
Associate or group of persons acting in concert, may purchase more than $500,000
of  common  stock  in the  Public  Offering,  subject  to the  maximum  purchase
limitations. See "-- Limitations on Stock Purchases."

         Charles Webb & Company may enter into agreements with broker-dealers to
assist  in the sale of the  shares  in the  Public  Offering,  although  no such
agreements exist as of the date of this  prospectus.  No orders may be placed or
filled by or for a selected dealer during the Subscription  Offering.  After the
close  of the  Subscription  Offering,  Charles  Webb &  Company  will  instruct
selected  dealers as to the number of shares to be  allocated  to each  selected
dealer. Only after the close of the Subscription Offering and upon allocation of
shares  to  selected  dealers  may  selected  dealers  take  orders  from  their
customers.  During the  Subscription  Offering  and Direct  Community  Offering,
selected  dealers may only solicit  indications of interest from their customers
to place orders with Capitol  Federal  Financial as of a certain  order date for
the purchase of shares of Capitol Federal Financial common stock.  When, and if,
Charles  Webb  &  Company  and  Capitol  Federal  Savings  believe  that  enough
indications  of interest and orders have not been  received in the  Subscription
Offering and Direct Community Offering to consummate the reorganization, Charles
Webb & Company will request,  as of the order date,  selected  dealers to submit
orders to purchase shares for which they have previously received indications of
interest from their customers.  Selected dealers will send  confirmations of the
orders to such customers on the next business day after the order date. Selected
dealers will debit the accounts of their  customers on the settlement date which
date will be three  business  days from the order date.  Customers who authorize
selected  dealers to debit their  brokerage  accounts  are  required to have the
funds for payment in their account on but not before the settlement date. On the
settlement date,  selected dealers will deposit funds to the account established
by Capitol  Federal  Savings for each selected  dealer.  Each  customer's  funds
forwarded to Capitol Federal Savings,  along with all other accounts held in the
same  title,  will be  insured by the FDIC up to  $100,000  in  accordance  with
applicable FDIC regulations.  After payment has been received by Capitol Federal
Savings  from  selected  dealers,  funds will earn  interest at Capitol  Federal
Savings'   passbook   rate  until  the   completion   or   termination   of  the
reorganization. Funds will be promptly returned, with interest, in the event the
reorganization is not consummated as described above.
    

         The  Public  Offering  will  be  completed  within  90 days  after  the
termination of the  Subscription  Offering,  unless  extended by Capitol Federal
Savings  with the approval of the Office of Thrift  Supervision.  See "-- How We
Determined  Our  Price  and the  Number  of  Shares  to be  Issued  in the Stock
Offering" above for a discussion of rights of subscribers,  if any, in the event
an extension is granted.

Persons Who are Not Permitted to Participate in the Stock Offering

         Capitol Federal Savings will make reasonable efforts to comply with the
securities laws of all states in the United States in which persons  entitled to
subscribe for stock pursuant to the

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plan of reorganization reside. However,  Capitol Federal Savings is not required
to offer  stock in the  Subscription  Offering  to any person  who  resides in a
foreign  country  or resides in a state of the  United  States  with  respect to
which:

         o        the number of persons  otherwise  eligible  to  subscribe  for
                  shares  under the plan of  reorganization  who  reside in such
                  jurisdiction is small;

         o        the  granting of  subscription  rights or the offer or sale of
                  shares of common  stock to such persons  would  require any of
                  Capitol Federal Financial and Capitol Federal Savings or their
                  officers,  directors  or  employees,  under  the  laws of such
                  jurisdiction,  to  register as a broker,  dealer,  salesman or
                  selling  agent  or  to  register  or  otherwise   qualify  its
                  securities  for sale in such  jurisdiction  or to qualify as a
                  foreign corporation or file a consent to service of process in
                  such jurisdiction; and

         o        such registration,  qualification or filing in the judgment of
                  Capitol  Federal  Savings  would be  impracticable  or  unduly
                  burdensome for reasons of cost or otherwise.

Where the number of persons  eligible  to  subscribe  for shares in one state is
small,  Capitol  Federal  Savings will base its decision as to whether or not to
offer the common stock in that state on a number of factors,  including  but not
limited to the size of accounts held by account  holders in the state,  the cost
of registering or qualifying the shares or the need to register  Capitol Federal
Savings, its officers, directors or employees as brokers, dealers or salesmen.

Limitations on Stock Purchases

   
         The plan of  reorganization  includes the following  limitations on the
number  of  shares  of  Capitol  Federal  Financial  common  stock  which may be
purchased in the Offerings:
    

          (1)  No fewer than 25 shares of common stock may be purchased,  to the
               extent shares are available;

          (2)  Each  Eligible  Account  Holder may subscribe for and purchase in
               the Subscription Offering up to the greater of:

               (a)  $500,000 or 50,000 shares of common stock;

               (b)  one-tenth of one percent of the total  offering of shares of
                    common stock; or

               (c)  15 times the product (rounded down to the next whole number)
                    obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of common
                    stock to be issued by a fraction,  of which the numerator is
                    the amount of the qualifying deposit of the Eligible Account
                    Holder and the denominator is the total amount of qualifying
                    deposits of all Eligible Account Holders in Capitol

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                    Federal  Savings in each case as of the close of business on
                    the  Eligibility   Record  Date,   subject  to  the  overall
                    limitation in clause (7) below;

          (3)  The  Tax-Qualified  Employee  Plans,  including an employee stock
               ownership  plan,  may purchase in the  aggregate up to 10% of the
               shares of common stock sold in the stock issuance,  including any
               additional  shares  issued  in the  event of an  increase  in the
               estimated  offering  range;  although  at this time the  employee
               stock  ownership  plan  intends  to  purchase  only  8.0% of such
               shares;

          (4)  Each  Supplemental  Eligible Account Holder may subscribe for and
               purchase in the Subscription Offering up to the greater of:

               (a)  $500,000 or 50,000 shares of common stock;

               (b)  one-tenth of one percent of the total  offering of shares of
                    common stock; or

               (c)  15 times the product (rounded down to the next whole number)
                    obtained by multiplying the total number of shares of common
                    stock to be issued by a fraction,  of which the numerator is
                    the amount of the  qualifying  deposit  of the  Supplemental
                    Eligible  Account  Holder and the  denominator  is the total
                    amount of qualifying  deposits of all Supplemental  Eligible
                    Account  Holders in Capitol  Federal Savings in each case as
                    of the close of  business  on the  Supplemental  Eligibility
                    Record Date, subject to the overall limitation in clause (7)
                    below;

          (5)  Each  Other  Member  may   subscribe  for  and  purchase  in  the
               Subscription  Offering or Direct Community Offering,  as the case
               may be, up to the greater of $500,000 or 50,000  shares of common
               stock or one-tenth of one percent of the total offering of shares
               of common stock,  subject to the overall limitation in clause (7)
               below;

          (6)  Persons purchasing shares of common stock in the Direct Community
               Offering or Public Offering may purchase in the Direct  Community
               Offering or Public  Offering  up to $500,000 or 50,000  shares of
               common  stock,  subject to the overall  limitation  in clause (7)
               below;

   
          (7)  Except for the Tax-Qualified  Employee Plans and certain Eligible
               Account Holders and  Supplemental  Eligible Account Holders whose
               subscription  rights are based upon the amount of their deposits,
               the maximum number of shares of Capitol Federal  Financial common
               stock  subscribed  for  or  purchased  in all  categories  of the
               Offerings by any person,  together with  associates of and groups
               of persons acting in concert with such persons,  shall not exceed
               $5,000,000 or 500,000 shares of common stock ; and
    

          (8)  No more than 15% of the total  number of shares  offered for sale
               in the  Subscription  Offering  may be  purchased  by  directors,
               officers and employees of

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               Capitol  Federal  Savings in the fifth  priority  category in the
               Subscription  Offering.  No more than 25% of the total  number of
               shares  offered for sale in the  Offerings  may be  purchased  by
               directors  and  officers  of Capitol  Federal  Savings  and their
               associates  in  the   aggregate,   excluding   purchases  by  the
               Tax-Qualified Employee Plans.

         Subject to any required  regulatory  approval and the  requirements  of
applicable laws and regulations,  but without further approval of the members of
Capitol Federal  Savings,  the boards of directors of Capitol Federal  Financial
and  Capitol  Federal  Savings  may,  in their  sole  discretion,  increase  the
individual  amount  permitted to be subscribed  for to a maximum of 9.99% of the
number  of  shares  sold in the  Offerings,  provided  that  orders  for  shares
exceeding 5% of the shares being offered in the Offerings  shall not exceed,  in
the  aggregate,  10% of the shares being offered in the  Offerings.  Requests to
purchase  additional  shares of common  stock will be allocated by the boards of
directors on a pro rata basis giving  priority in accordance with the preference
categories set forth in this prospectus.
    

         The term  "associate"  when used to  indicate a  relationship  with any
person means:

         o        any  corporation or  organization  (other than Capitol Federal
                  Savings,  Capitol Federal  Financial,  Capitol Federal Savings
                  Bank  MHC or a  majority-owned  subsidiary  of any of them) of
                  which  such  person is a  director,  officer  or partner or is
                  directly or indirectly the beneficial owner of 10% or more of
                  any class of equity securities;

         o        any  trust  or  other  estate  in  which  such  person  has  a
                  substantial  beneficial  interest  or as to which such  person
                  serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity;

         o        any relative or spouse of such person, or any relative of such
                  spouse,  who has the  same  home  as such  person  or who is a
                  director  or  officer  of  Capitol  Federal  Savings,  Capitol
                  Federal  Savings Bank MHC,  Capitol  Federal  Financial or any
                  subsidiary  of  Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC or Capitol
                  Federal Financial or any affiliate thereof; and

         o        any  person  acting in  concert  with  any  of  the persons or
                  entities specified above;

   
provided,  however, that Tax-Qualified or Non-Tax Qualified Employee Plans shall
not be deemed to be an associate  of any director or officer of Capitol  Federal
Savings,  Capitol Federal  Financial or Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC, to the
extent  provided in the plan of  reorganization.  When used to refer to a person
other than an  officer or  director  of Capitol  Federal  Savings , the board of
directors  of Capitol  Federal  Savings or  officers  delegated  by the board of
directors in their sole discretion may determine the persons that are associates
of other persons.
    

         The term "acting in concert" is defined to mean  knowing  participation
in a joint activity or interdependent conscious parallel action towards a common
goal  whether or not  pursuant  to an express  agreement,  or a  combination  or
pooling of voting or other interests in the securities of an

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issuer  for  a  common   purpose   pursuant  to  any  contract,   understanding,
relationship,  agreement or other arrangement,  whether written or otherwise.  A
person or company  which acts in concert  with another  person or company  shall
also be deemed to be acting in concert  with any  person or company  who is also
acting in concert with that other party, except that the Tax-Qualified  Employee
Plans will not be deemed to be acting in concert with their trustees or a person
who serves in a similar  capacity solely for the purpose of determining  whether
stock held by the  trustee and stock held by each plan will be  aggregated.  The
determination  of whether a group is acting in concert  shall be made  solely by
the board of directors of Capitol Federal Savings or officers  delegated by such
board of  directors  and may be based on any  evidence  upon which such board or
delegatee chooses to rely.
    

Marketing Arrangements

   
         Capitol  Federal  Financial and Capitol  Federal  Savings have retained
Charles Webb & Company to consult with and to advise  Capitol  Federal  Savings,
and to  assist  Capitol  Federal  Financial,  on a best  efforts  basis,  in the
distribution  of the shares of common  stock in the  Subscription  Offering  and
Direct Community Offering. The services that Charles Webb & Company will provide
include, but are not limited to:

         o        training  the  employees of Capitol  Federal  Savings who will
                  perform  certain  ministerial  functions  in the  Subscription
                  Offering and Direct Community Offering regarding the mechanics
                  and regulatory requirements of the stock offering process;
    

         o        managing the stock information centers by assisting interested
                  stock subscribers and by keeping records of all stock orders;

         o        preparing marketing materials; and

         o        assisting in the  solicitation of proxies from Capitol Federal
                  Savings' members for use at the special meeting.

   
For its  services,  Charles  Webb & Company  will  receive a  management  fee of
$100,000  and a  success  fee of 1.25% of the  aggregate  purchase  price of the
shares of  Capitol  Federal  Financial  common  stock  sold in the  Subscription
Offering  and Direct  Community  Offering,  excluding  shares  purchased  by the
Tax-Qualified  Employee  Plans and officers,  directors and employees of Capitol
Federal Savings and members of their immediate families as well as shares issued
to the  foundation.  The  success  fee paid to  Charles  Webb & Company  will be
reduced by the amount of the management fee. In the event that selected  dealers
are used to assist in the sale of shares of  Capitol  Federal  Financial  common
stock in the Direct Community  Offering,  these dealers will be paid a fee of up
to 5.5% of the total purchase price of the shares sold by such dealers.  Capitol
Federal  Savings has agreed to indemnify  Charles Webb & Company against certain
claims or liabilities, including certain liabilities under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended,  and will contribute to payments Charles Webb & Company may be
required to make in connection with any such claims or liabilities.
    

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         Sales of shares of Capitol Federal  Financial common stock will be made
by registered  representatives  affiliated with Charles Webb & Company or by the
broker-dealers  managed by Charles  Webb & Company.  Charles  Webb & Company has
undertaken  that the shares of Capitol  Federal  Financial  common stock will be
sold in a manner which will ensure that the distribution standards of the Nasdaq
Stock Market will be met. A stock information  center will be established at the
main office of Capitol Federal  Savings in Topeka,  in Wichita and in the Kansas
City metropolitan area. Capitol Federal Financial will rely on Rule 3a4-1 of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 and sales of Capitol Federal  Financial  common
stock will be conducted  within the  requirements  of this rule, so as to permit
officers,  directors and employees to participate in the sale of Capitol Federal
Financial  common  stock in those  states  where the law  permits.  No  officer,
director or employee of Capitol  Federal  Financial or Capitol  Federal  Savings
will be  compensated  directly or  indirectly by the payment of  commissions  or
other  remuneration in connection with his or her  participation  in the sale of
common stock.
    

Procedure for Purchasing Shares in the Subscription Offering

         To ensure that each  purchaser  receives a prospectus at least 48 hours
before the  Subscription  Expiration  Date (unless  extended) in accordance with
Rule 15c2-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, no prospectus will be mailed
any later than five days prior to such date or hand delivered any later than two
days prior to such date.  Execution  of the order form will  confirm  receipt or
delivery in accordance  with Rule 15c2-8.  Order forms will only be  distributed
with a prospectus.

         To purchase shares in the Subscription Offering, an executed order form
with the required  payment for each share  subscribed  for, or with  appropriate
authorization  for withdrawal from a deposit account at Capitol Federal Savings,
which may be given by completing the appropriate  blanks in the order form, must
be  received  by  Capitol  Federal  Savings  by  noon,   central  time,  on  the
Subscription  Expiration  Date,  unless extended.  In addition,  Capitol Federal
Financial and Capitol  Federal  Savings will require a prospective  purchaser to
execute a  certification  in the form  required by  applicable  Office of Thrift
Supervision regulations in connection with any sale of common stock. Order forms
which are not received by this time or are executed  defectively or are received
without full payment, or appropriate withdrawal  instructions,  are not required
to be accepted.  In addition,  Capitol  Federal  Savings will not accept  orders
submitted on photocopied or facsimiled order forms nor order forms unaccompanied
by an executed  certification  form.  Capitol  Federal  Savings has the right to
waive or permit the correction of incomplete or improperly  executed forms,  but
does not represent that it will do so. Once received, an executed order form may
not be  modified,  amended or rescinded  without the consent of Capitol  Federal
Savings,  unless the  reorganization has not been completed within 45 days after
the end of the Subscription Offering, or this period has been extended.

         In  order  to  ensure  that  Eligible  Account  Holders,  Tax-Qualified
Employee  Plans,  Supplemental  Eligible  Account  Holders,  Other  Members  and
directors,  officers and  employees  are properly  identified  as to their stock
purchase  priority,  depositors  as of the close of business on the  Eligibility
Record  Date  (June  30,  1997)  or the  Supplemental  Eligibility  Record  Date
(December  31,  1998) and  depositors  and certain  borrowers as of the close of
business on the

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Voting  Record Date (January 31, 1999) must list all accounts on the stock order
form giving all names in each account and the account numbers.

         Payment for subscriptions may be made:

         o        by check or money order;

         o        by   authorization   of  withdrawal   from  deposit   accounts
                  maintained   with  Capitol   Federal   Savings   (including  a
                  certificate of deposit); or

         o        in cash,  if delivered in person at any  full-service  banking
                  office of Capitol  Federal  Savings,  although we request that
                  you exchange cash for a check with any of our tellers;

No wire  transfers  will be accepted.  Interest will be paid on payments made by
cash,  check or money  order at our  then-current  passbook  yield from the date
payment is received  until  completion of the  Offerings.  If payment is made by
authorization  of withdrawal from deposit  accounts,  the funds authorized to be
withdrawn  from a  deposit  account  will  continue  to accrue  interest  at the
contractual  rate,  but may not be used by the  subscriber  until all of Capitol
Federal  Financial common stock has been sold or the plan of  reorganization  is
terminated, whichever is earlier.

         If a  subscriber  authorizes  Capitol  Federal  Savings to withdraw the
amount of the purchase price from his deposit  account,  Capitol Federal Savings
will do so as of the  effective  date  of the  reorganization.  Capitol  Federal
Savings  will  waive  any  applicable   penalties  for  early   withdrawal  from
certificate accounts.

         In the event of an unfilled amount of any subscription  order,  Capitol
Federal Savings will make an appropriate refund or cancel an appropriate portion
of the related withdrawal  authorization,  after completion of the Offerings. If
for any reason the Offerings are not consummated,  purchasers will have refunded
to them all payments made, with interest, and all withdrawal authorizations will
be canceled in the case of  subscription  payments  authorized  from accounts at
Capitol Federal Savings.

   
         If any Tax-Qualified Employee Plans or Non-Tax-Qualified Employee Plans
subscribe for shares during the Subscription  Offering,  these plans will not be
required to pay for the shares  subscribed for at the time they  subscribe,  but
rather,  may pay for shares of common stock subscribed for at the purchase price
upon completion of the Subscription  Offering and Direct Community Offering,  if
all shares are sold, or upon  completion of the Public Offering if shares remain
to be sold in such  offering.  In the event that,  after the  completion  of the
Subscription  Offering, the amount of shares to be issued is increased above the
maximum of the  estimated  valuation  range  included  in this  prospectus,  the
Tax-Qualified and Non-Tax-Qualified  Employee Plans will be entitled to increase
their  subscriptions  by a percentage  equal to the  percentage  increase in the
amount of shares to be issued  above  the  maximum  of the  estimated  valuation
range, provided that such subscription will continue to be subject to applicable
purchase limits and stock allocation procedures.
    

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         Owners  of  self-directed  IRAs  may use  the  assets  of such  IRAs to
purchase shares of Capitol Federal  Financial  common stock in the  Subscription
Offering and Direct  Community  Offering.  ERISA  provisions and IRS regulations
require that officers,  directors and 10% stockholders who use self-directed IRA
funds to purchase  shares of common stock in the Offerings  make such  purchases
for the  exclusive  benefit of the IRAs.  IRAs  maintained  at  Capitol  Federal
Savings are not self-directed IRAs and any interested parties wishing to use IRA
funds for stock purchases are advised to contact the stock information center at
(877) 815-1820 for additional information.
    

         The records of Capitol  Federal  Savings will be deemed to control with
respect to all matters  related to the existence of  subscription  rights and/or
one's ability to purchase shares of common stock in the Subscription Offering.

Restrictions on Transfer of Subscription Rights and Shares

         Pursuant  to  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Office  of  Thrift
Supervision,  no person with subscription  rights may transfer or enter into any
agreement or understanding to transfer the legal or beneficial  ownership of the
subscription  rights  issued under the plan of  reorganization  or the shares of
common stock to be issued upon their exercise. Such rights may be exercised only
by the person to whom they are granted and only for such person's account.  Each
person exercising such subscription  rights will be required to certify that the
person is  purchasing  shares  solely for the person's own account and that such
person has no agreement or understanding  regarding the sale or transfer of such
shares.  Federal regulations also prohibit any person from offering or making an
announcement  of  an  offer  or  intent  to  make  an  offer  to  purchase  such
subscription  rights or shares of common  stock prior to the  completion  of the
reorganization.

         Capitol Federal Savings will refer to the Office of Thrift  Supervision
any situations  that it believes may involve a transfer of  subscription  rights
and will not honor orders believed by it to involve the transfer of such rights.

Delivery of Certificates

         Certificates  representing common stock issued in the Offerings will be
mailed by Capitol  Federal  Financial's  transfer agent to the persons  entitled
thereto at the  addresses of such  persons  appearing on the stock order form as
soon as practicable following completion of the reorganization. Any certificates
returned  as  undeliverable  will be held by  Capitol  Federal  Financial  until
claimed  by  persons  legally  entitled  to them  or  otherwise  disposed  of in
accordance  with  applicable  law.  Until  certificates  for  common  stock  are
available and delivered to subscribers,  they may not be able to sell the shares
of common  stock for which  they have  subscribed,  even  though  trading of the
common stock may have commenced.

Required Approvals

         Various  approvals of the Office of Thrift  Supervision are required in
order to consummate the  reorganization.  The Office of Thrift  Supervision  has
approved the plan of

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reorganization,  subject to approval  by Capitol  Federal  Savings'  members and
other  standard   conditions.   Capitol  Federal   Financial's  holding  company
application is currently pending.

         Capitol  Federal  Financial  is required to make  certain  filings with
state  securities  regulatory  authorities  in  connection  with the issuance of
Capitol Federal Financial common stock in the Offerings.

Judicial Review

         Any person hurt by a final  action of the Office of Thrift  Supervision
which  approves,   with  or  without  conditions,   or  disapproves  a  plan  of
reorganization  may  obtain  review  of this  action  by  filing in the court of
appeals of the United  States for the circuit in which the  principal  office or
residence of the person is located, or in the United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia, a written petition asking that the final action of the
Office of Thrift Supervision be modified, terminated or set aside. This petition
must be filed within 30 days after the  publication of notice of final action in
the  Federal  Register,  or 30 days after the  mailing by the  applicant  of the
notice to members as provided for in 12 C.F.R. ss.563b.6(c), whichever is later.
The  further  procedure  for review is as  follows:  A copy of the  petition  is
promptly  transmitted  to the Office of Thrift  Supervision  by the clerk of the
court and then the Office of Thrift Supervision files in the court the record in
the  proceeding,  as provided in Section  2112 of Title 28 of the United  States
Code. Upon the filing of the petition,  the court has  jurisdiction,  which upon
the filing of the record is  exclusive,  to affirm,  modify,  terminate,  or set
aside in whole or in part, the final action of the Office of Thrift Supervision.
Review of these proceedings is as provided in Chapter 7 of Title 5 of the United
States Code. The judgment and decree of the court is final, except that they are
subject to review by the Supreme  Court upon  certiorari  as provided in Section
1254 of Title 28 of the United States Code.

Restrictions on Purchase or Transfer of Shares After the Corporate Change

         All  shares  of  common  stock   purchased  in   connection   with  the
reorganization  by a  director  or  an  executive  officer  of  Capitol  Federal
Financial and Capitol Federal Savings will be subject to a restriction  that the
shares not be sold for a period of one year following the reorganization  except
in the event of the death of the  director or officer or pursuant to a merger or
similar  transaction  approved  by  the  Office  of  Thrift  Supervision.   Each
certificate  for  restricted  shares  will bear a legend  giving  notice of this
restriction on transfer,  and instructions will be issued to the effect that any
transfer within such time period of any  certificate or record  ownership of the
shares  other than as provided  above is a  violation  of the  restriction.  Any
shares of common  stock  issued at a later date within this one year period as a
stock  dividend,  stock split or otherwise with respect to the restricted  stock
will be subject to the same restrictions.

         Purchases of common stock of Capitol  Federal  Financial by  directors,
executive  officers and their associates  during the three-year period following
completion  of the  reorganization  may be made only  through a broker or dealer
registered with the SEC, except with the prior written approval of the Office of
Thrift  Supervision.  This  restriction does not apply,  however,  to negotiated
transactions  involving more than 1% of Capitol Federal Financial's  outstanding
common  stock or to certain  purchases  of stock  pursuant to an employee  stock
benefit plan.

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         Pursuant to Office of Thrift Supervision  regulations,  Capitol Federal
Financial  will  generally be  prohibited  from  repurchasing  any shares of the
common stock for a period of three years following the reorganization other than
pursuant  to (a) an  offer to all  stockholders  on a pro  rata  basis  which is
approved by the Office of Thrift Supervision  (provided,  however,  that Capitol
Federal  Savings  Bank MHC may be  excluded  with the  approval of the Office of
Thrift Supervision) or (b) the repurchase of qualifying shares of a director, if
any.

         The above  limitations  are  subject  to  Office of Thrift  Supervision
policies which generally  provide that Capitol Federal  Financial may repurchase
its capital stock provided:

         o        no repurchases occur within the first six months following the
                  reorganization;

         o        repurchases   during  the  second  six  months  following  the
                  reorganization  do not  exceed 5% of its  outstanding  capital
                  stock (subject to certain exceptions) and repurchases prior to
                  the third anniversary of the  reorganization do not exceed 25%
                  of its outstanding capital stock;

         o        repurchases   prior   to  the   third   anniversary   of   the
                  reorganization   are  part of an  open-market stock repurchase
                  program;

   
         o        the repurchases do not cause Capitol Federal Savings to become
                  undercapitalized; and
    

         o        Capitol Federal Savings  provides to the Regional  Director of
                  the Office of Thrift  Supervision  no later than 10 days prior
                  to the  commencement  of a repurchase  program  written notice
                  containing a full  description of the program to be undertaken
                  and such program is not disapproved by the Regional Director.

The Office of Thrift  Supervision may permit stock repurchases in excess of such
amounts prior to the third  anniversary  of the  reorganization  if  exceptional
circumstances are shown to exist.



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                        PROPOSED PURCHASES BY MANAGEMENT

         The following table sets forth,  for each of Capitol  Federal  Savings'
directors  and for all of the  directors  and senior  officers  as a group,  the
proposed purchases of common stock,  assuming sufficient shares are available to
satisfy their  subscriptions.  The amounts  include shares that may be purchased
through individual retirement accounts and by associates.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                    At the Minimum of the Estimated Offering             At the Maximum of
                                                      Range                           Estimated Offering Range
                                   ---------------------------------------------   ----------------------------
                                                                   As a Percent                    As a Percent
                                                   Number of         of Shares        Number of     of Shares
                Name                   Amount        Shares           Offered          Shares        Offered
- ------------------------------     -------------- -------------  ---------------   -------------  -------------
<S>                                <C>            <C>            <C>               <C>            <C>

B.B. Andersen                       $   500,000       50,000            *             50,000            *
John B. Dicus                           500,000       50,000            *             50,000            *
John C. Dicus                           500,000       50,000            *             50,000            *
Robert B. Maupin                        500,000       50,000            *             50,000            *
Carl W. Quarnstrom                      100,000       10,000            *             10,000            *
Frederick P. Reynolds                   500,000       50,000            *             50,000            *
Marilyn S. Ward                         100,000       10,000            *             10,000            *
All directors and senior officers     3,505,000      350,500           1.1%          350,500            *
as a group (15 persons)                                                                         
<FN>

- ------------------
*   Less than 1.0%
</FN>
</TABLE>

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CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998, 1997 AND 1996 (in thousands)
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                    1998       1997       1996
                                                    ----       ----       ----
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME:
  Loans receivable ............................   $268,446   $240,009   $211,458
  Mortgage-related securities .................     57,967     41,473     48,642
  Investment securities .......................     23,025     43,461     41,004
  Securities purchased under agreement
   to resell ..................................      6,955
  Cash and cash equivalents ...................      4,065      2,507      2,948
  Capital stock of Federal Home Loan Bank .....      3,186      2,647      2,337
                                                  --------   --------   --------

          Total interest and dividend income ..    363,644    330,097    306,389

INTEREST EXPENSE:
  Deposits ....................................    203,426    202,429    195,765
  Borrowings ..................................     31,471      5,028      4,636
                                                  --------   --------   --------

          Total interest expense ..............    234,897    207,457    200,401
                                                  --------   --------   --------

NET INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME ..............    128,747    122,640    105,988

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES .....................      2,462         56        865
                                                  --------   --------   --------

NET INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME AFTER
 PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES ....................    126,285    122,584    105,123

OTHER INCOME:
  Automated teller and debit card
   transaction fees ...........................      3,267      2,528      1,291
  Checking account transaction fees ...........      2,791      2,359      2,845
  Loan fees ...................................      2,340      2,563      2,830
  Insurance commissions .......................      1,424      1,479      1,388
  Other, net ..................................      3,031      2,158      3,043
                                                  --------   --------   --------

          Total other income ..................     12,853     11,087     11,397
                                                  --------   --------   --------

OTHER EXPENSES:
  Salaries and employee benefits ..............     26,157     23,710     21,572
  Occupancy of premises .......................      7,756      6,477      5,894
  Office supplies and related expenses ........      3,325      3,275      2,842
  Deposit and loan transaction fees ...........      2,915      2,856      2,407
  Advertising .................................      2,564      2,709      2,726
  Federal insurance premium ...................      2,409      3,391      8,729
  Provision for commitment losses .............        900
  BIF/SAIF special assessment .................                           24,158
  Other, net ..................................      4,340      2,858      3,177
                                                  --------   --------   --------

          Total other expenses ................     50,366     45,276     71,505
                                                  --------   --------   --------

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE ..............     88,772     88,395     45,015

INCOME TAX EXPENSE ............................     34,781     35,691     18,393
                                                  --------   --------   --------

NET INCOME ....................................   $ 53,991   $ 52,704   $ 26,622
                                                  ========   ========   ========

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
                  FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

General

         The  following  discussion is intended to assist in  understanding  the
financial  condition and results of operations of Capitol Federal  Savings.  The
discussion  and  analysis  does not  include  any  comments  relating to Capitol
Federal Financial since Capitol Federal Financial has no significant operations.
The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with the
Consolidated  Financial  Statements and the  accompanying  Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements and the other sections contained in the prospectus.

   
         Capitol Federal Savings' results of operations  depend primarily on its
net  interest  income,  which  is the  difference  between  interest  income  on
interest-earning assets, which principally consist of loans and mortgage-related
and investment securities, and interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities,
which principally  consist of deposits and borrowings.  Capitol Federal Savings'
results of operations also are affected by the level of its  noninterest  income
and expenses, and income tax expense.
    

Forward-Looking Statements

         This prospectus contains forward-looking  statements which are based on
assumptions  and describe future plans,  strategies and  expectations of Capitol
Federal Financial.  These forward-looking statements are generally identified by
use  of the  words  "believe,"  "expect,"  "intend,"  "anticipate,"  "estimate,"
"project," or similar words. Our ability to predict results or the actual effect
of future plans or strategies is uncertain.  Factors which could have a material
adverse  effect on our  operations  include,  but are not limited to, changes in
interest rates,  general economic  conditions,  legislative/regulatory  changes,
monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S.  Government,  including policies of the
U.S.  Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board,  the quality or composition of the
loan  or  investment  portfolios,  demand  for  loan  products,  deposit  flows,
competition,  demand for financial  services in our market areas and  accounting
principles and guidelines. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in
evaluating  forward-looking statements and you should not rely too much on these
statements.

Management Strategy

         Our strategy is to operate as an independent, retail oriented financial
institution dedicated to serving the needs of customers in our market areas. Our
commitment is to provide the broadest  possible access to home ownership through
our residential lending programs.  We also offer a variety of personal financial
products  and  services  through our branch  office  network  and have  recently
emphasized the wholesale component of our operations.


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         Financial highlights of our strategy include:

   
          o    Single-Family Portfolio Lending. We are the largest originator of
               one- to  four-family  residential  mortgage loans in the State of
               Kansas.   Generally,   we  originate  these  loans  for  our  own
               portfolio,  rather  than for sale,  and we  service  the loans we
               originate.  During fiscal year 1998, we originated  $1.08 billion
               of one- to four-family loans. At September 30, 1998, we had $3.50
               billion  of these  loans,  representing  93.5% of our total  loan
               portfolio.
    

          o    Commitment to Cost Control.  We are very effective at controlling
               our costs of operations.  Lending and deposit  support  functions
               are centralized  for efficient  processing,  using  technology to
               increase  productivity.  Our average  deposits  per full  service
               branch at September 30, 1998 were over $150 million.  As a result
               of these  efforts,  our ratio of  operating  expenses  to average
               total assets was .98% for the year ended  September  30, 1998 and
               our efficiency  ratio,  a commonly used industry ratio  measuring
               the cost of producing each dollar of revenue,  was 36.45%.  These
               ratios are both significantly better than peer group and national
               averages.

          o    Strong  Capital  Position.  Our policy has always been to protect
               the  safety and  soundness  of Capitol  Federal  Savings  through
               conservative risk management,  balance sheet strength, consistent
               earnings and sound  operations.  At September 30, 1998, our ratio
               of equity to total  assets  was 12.5% and our  return on  average
               assets for the fiscal year was 1.05%.

   
          o    Excellent Asset Quality.  Through our commitment to single-family
               lending, we have minimal delinquencies and, in management's view,
               very little  credit  risk.  At September  30, 1998,  our ratio of
               non-performing assets to total assets was 0.15%.

          o    Wholesale  Borrowings  and  Investments.  In order to reduce  our
               interest  rate  risk we  have  borrowed  money  and  invested  in
               adjustable  rate  mortgage-related  securities.  At September 30,
               1998, we had $675.0 million in  borrowings.  See pages 71 through
               74 for a  discussion  of how these  borrowings  have  reduced our
               interest rate risk. We intend to extend this  borrowing  strategy
               by  leveraging  the capital we raise in the  reorganization.  See
               page 8.
    

Asset and Liability Management and Market Risk

   
         Our Risk When Interest  Rates Change.  The rates of interest we earn on
assets and pay on  liabilities  generally are  established  contractually  for a
period of time. Market interest rates change over time. Accordingly, our results
of  operations,  like those of other  financial  institutions,  are  impacted by
changes in interest  rates and the interest rate  sensitivity  of our assets and
liabilities.  The risk associated with changes in interest rates and our ability
to adapt to these changes is known as interest rate risk and is Capitol  Federal
Savings' most significant market risk.
    


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         How We Measure  Our Risk of  Interest  Rate  Changes.  In an attempt to
manage our  exposure  to changes in interest  rates and comply  with  applicable
regulations,  we  monitor  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  interest  rate  risk.  In
monitoring  interest  rate risk we  continually  analyze  and manage  assets and
liabilities  based on their payment  streams and interest  rates,  the timing of
their maturities, and their sensitivity to actual or potential changes in market
interest rates.

   
         The ability to maximize net interest  income is largely  dependent upon
the achievement of a positive interest rate spread that can be sustained despite
fluctuations  in  prevailing  interest  rates.  Interest rate  sensitivity  is a
measure  of the  difference  between  amounts  of  interest-earning  assets  and
interest-bearing  liabilities  which  either  reprice  or mature  within a given
period of time. The difference,  or the interest rate repricing  "gap," provides
an indication of the extent to which an institution's  interest rate spread will
be affected by changes in interest rates. A gap is considered  positive when the
amount of  interest-rate  sensitive  assets exceeds the amount of  interest-rate
sensitive  liabilities  repricing  during  the same  period,  and is  considered
negative  when the amount of  interest-rate  sensitive  liabilities  exceeds the
amount of interest-rate sensitive assets.  Generally,  during a period of rising
interest rates, a negative gap within shorter  repricing periods would adversely
affect net  interest  income,  while a positive  gap  within  shorter  repricing
periods would result in an increase in net interest  income.  During a period of
falling  interest  rates,  the opposite would be true. As of September 30, 1998,
the  ratio of  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  one-year  gap to total  assets  was a
positive  3.8% and its  ratio of  interest-earning  assets  to  interest-bearing
liabilities maturing or repricing within one year was 1.1%.

         In order to minimize the potential for adverse  effects of material and
prolonged  increases in interest rates on Capitol  Federal  Savings'  results of
operations,  Capitol Federal Savings has adopted asset and liability  management
policies to better match the maturities and repricing  terms of Capitol  Federal
Savings' interest-earning assets and interest-bearing  liabilities. The board of
directors  sets and  recommends  the asset and  liability  policies  of  Capitol
Federal  Savings which are  implemented  by the asset and  liability  management
committee.  The asset and liability management committee is chaired by the Chief
Financial Officer and is comprised of members of Capitol Federal Savings' senior
management.  The purpose of the asset and liability  management  committee is to
communicate,  coordinate and control asset/liability  management consistent with
Capitol Federal Savings'  business plan and board approved  policies.  The asset
and liability management  committee  establishes and monitors the volume and mix
of assets and funding  sources  taking into account  relative costs and spreads,
interest rate  sensitivity  and liquidity  needs.  The  objectives are to manage
assets  and  funding  sources  to  produce  results  that  are  consistent  with
liquidity, capital adequacy, growth, risk and profitability goals. The asset and
liability  management  committee  generally  meets on a monthly basis to review,
among other things,  economic conditions and interest rate outlook,  current and
projected  liquidity  needs and capital  positions,  anticipated  changes in the
volume and mix of assets and  liabilities and interest rate risk exposure limits
versus current projections  pursuant to gap analysis and income simulations.  At
each  meeting,   the  asset  and  liability   management   committee  recommends
appropriate  strategy changes based on this review.  The Chief Financial Officer
or his designee is responsible for reviewing and reporting on the effects of the
policy  implementations  and  strategies  to the  board of  directors,  at least
quarterly.
    


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         In order to manage its assets and  liabilities  and achieve the desired
liquidity,  credit  quality,  interest  rate  risk,  profitability  and  capital
targets, Capitol Federal Savings has focused its strategies on:

          o    originating adjustable rate loans,

          o    maintaining a  significant  level of  investment  securities  and
               mortgage-related  securities  with  maturities  of less than five
               years or with  interest  rates  that  reprice  in less than three
               years,

          o    managing its deposits to establish stable deposit  relationships,
               and

          o    acquiring  longer-term  borrowings  at  fixed  interest  rates to
               offset the  negative  impact of  longer-term  fixed rate loans in
               Capitol Federal Savings' loan portfolio.

   
At times,  depending on the level of general  interest rates,  the  relationship
between long- and short-term  interest rates,  market conditions and competitive
factors,  the asset and liability management committee may determine to increase
Capitol  Federal  Savings'  interest  rate risk  position  somewhat  in order to
maintain its net interest margin. In the future, Capitol Federal Savings intends
to increase its emphasis on the  origination  of  relatively  short-term  and/or
adjustable rate consumer loans.
    

         The asset and liability management committee regularly reviews interest
rate risk by forecasting the impact of alternative interest rate environments on
net interest  income and market value of portfolio  equity,  which is defined as
the net present  value of an  institution's  existing  assets,  liabilities  and
off-balance sheet  instruments,  and evaluating such impacts against the maximum
potential  changes in net interest  income and market value of portfolio  equity
that are authorized by the board of directors of Capitol Federal Savings.

         The  following  table sets forth at  September  30, 1998 the  estimated
percentage  change in  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  net  interest  income  over a
four-quarter  period and market value of portfolio equity based on the indicated
changes in interest rates.

      
                                                                  
                                                   Estimated Change in
                                        ----------------------------------------
      Change (in Basis Points)           Net Interest Income   Market Value of
         in Interest Rates(1)           (next four quarters)   Portfolio Equity
      --------------------------        ---------------------  -----------------
              -400 bp                          -29.83%               -3.55%
              -300 bp                          -18.50%               -3.20%
              -200 bp                           -9.47%               -5.07%
              -100 bp                           -2.18%               -0.60%
                0 bp                             0                    0
               100 bp                           -3.15%               -7.85%
               200 bp                           -6.10%              -19.48%
               300 bp                           -8.90%              -34.71%
               400 bp                          -12.04%              -51.99%
- -----------
(1) Assumes an instantaneous uniform change in interest rates at all maturities.


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         The  assumptions  used by management to evaluate the  vulnerability  of
Capitol  Federal  Savings'  operations to changes in interest rates in the table
above are  utilized  in,  and set forth  under,  the gap table  below.  Although
management finds these assumptions reasonable,  the interest rate sensitivity of
Capitol Federal  Savings'  assets and  liabilities and the estimated  effects of
changes in interest rates on Capitol  Federal  Savings' net interest  income and
market  value of  portfolio  equity  indicated  in the above  table  could  vary
substantially if different  assumptions were used or actual  experience  differs
from such assumptions.

         The following table summarizes the anticipated  maturities or repricing
of  Capitol  Federal  Savings'   interest-earning  assets  and  interest-bearing
liabilities as of September 30, 1998,  based on the  information and assumptions
set forth in the notes below.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                        More Than One   More Than
                                        Within Three   Three to Twelve  Year to Three Three Years to     Over
                                           Months          Months           Years       Five Years    Five Years       Total
                                        ------------   -------------   --------------   -----------   -----------   -------------
                                                                          (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                  <C>             <C>              <C>              <C>            <C>           <C>

Interest-earning assets(1):
   Loans receivable(2):
   Mortgage loans:
      Fixed.........................    $     67,439     $   176,669      $   545,504      $374,477      $955,923      $2,120,012
      Adjustable....................         264,346         665,708          500,384        70,443           ---       1,500,881
   Other loans......................         101,304          29,804           10,875         1,328            48         143,359
Securities:
   Non-mortgage(3)..................         150,470             ---           10,100           ---           ---         160,570
   Mortgage-related fixed(4)........          17,084          46,504          118,661        59,887        37,561         279,697
   Mortgage-related adjustable(4)...         399,416         276,233           93,219           ---           ---         768,868
Other interest-earning assets.......         254,570             ---              ---           ---           ---         254,570
                                         -----------     -----------      -----------     ---------     ---------     -----------
      Total interest-earning assets.       1,254,629       1,194,918        1,278,743       506,135       993,532       5,227,957
                                         -----------     -----------      -----------     ---------     ---------     -----------

Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
   NOW accounts(5)..................          52,088         145,846           52,192         9,188         1,126         260,440
   Savings accounts(5)..............          32,295          77,508           16,470         2,907           ---         129,180
   Money market deposit accounts(5).          82,986         187,292          117,895        26,189        24,175         438,537
   Certificates of deposit..........         731,934         935,355        1,309,967        86,830         1,937       3,066,023
Other borrowings(6).................             ---             ---              ---           ---       675,000         675,000
                                         -----------     -----------      -----------     ---------     ---------     -----------
   Total interest-bearing liabilities        899,303       1,346,001        1,496,524       125,114       702,238       4,569,180
                                         -----------     -----------      -----------     ---------     ---------     -----------

Excess (deficiency) of interest-                                                                                          
                                                                                           
 earning assets over interest-                                                                                                    
 bearing liabilities................     $   355,326     $  (151,083)     $  (217,781)     $381,021      $291,294     $   658,777
                                         ===========     ===========      ===========      ========      ========     ===========
                                                                                           
Cumulative excess (deficiency)                                                                                            
                                                                                           
 of interest-earning assets over                                                                                                  
 interest-bearing liabilities.......     $   355,326    $    204,243     $    (13,538)     $367,483      $658,777     $   658,777
                                         ===========    ============     ============      ========      ========     ===========
                                                                                           
Cumulative excess (deficiency)                                                                                                    
 of interest-earning assets over                                                                                                  
 interest-bearing liabilities as a                                                                                                
 percent of total assets............           6.69%           3.84%          (0.25)%         6.91%        12.39%                 

Cumulative one-year gap at                                                                                                        
 September 30, 1997.................                           9.31%                                                              

Cumulative one-year gap at                                     
 September 30, 1996.................                           0.35%
- -----------------
</TABLE>
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(1)  Adjustable-rate  loans are included in the period in which the rate is next
     scheduled  to adjust  rather than in the period in which the loans are due,
     and  fixed-rate  loans  are  included  in the  periods  in  which  they are
     scheduled  to be repaid,  based on scheduled  amortization,  as adjusted to
     take into account  estimated  prepayments  in assessing  the interest  rate
     sensitivity of savings associations in Capitol Federal Savings' region.

    

(2)  Balances have not been reduced for non-performing  loans, which amounted to
     $6.2 million at September 30, 1998.

(3)  Based on contractual maturities.

(4)  Reflects estimated prepayments in the current interest rate environment.

(5)  Although Capitol Federal  Savings' NOW accounts,  passcard savings accounts
     and money market  deposit  accounts  are subject to  immediate  withdrawal,
     management  considers  a  substantial  amount of such  accounts  to be core
     deposits having significantly longer effective maturities.  The decay rates
     used on these accounts are based on the latest  available  Office of Thrift
     Supervision  assumptions  and should not be regarded as  indicative  of the
     actual  withdrawals that may be experienced by Capitol Federal Savings.  If
     all of Capitol Federal Savings' NOW accounts, passcard savings accounts and
     money market  deposit  accounts had been assumed to be subject to repricing
     within  one year,  interest-bearing  liabilities  which were  estimated  to
     mature or reprice  within one year  would  have  exceeded  interest-earning
     assets with comparable  characteristics by $45.9 million,  for a cumulative
     one-year gap of (0.86)% of total assets.

(6)  Assumes call  features  will not be exercised in the current  interest rate
     environment.


         Certain  assumptions  are contained in the above table which affect the
presentation.   Although   certain  assets  and  liabilities  may  have  similar
maturities  or  periods to  repricing,  they may react in  different  degrees to
changes in market interest rates.  The interest rates on certain types of assets
and  liabilities  may fluctuate in advance of changes in market  interest rates,
while interest rates on other types of assets and liabilities lag behind changes
in market  interest  rates.  Certain assets,  such as  adjustable-rate  mortgage
loans,  have features which  restrict  changes in interest rates on a short-term
basis  and over the life of the  asset.  In the  event of a change  in  interest
rates, prepayment and early withdrawal levels would likely deviate significantly
from those assumed in calculating the table.

Changes in Financial Condition

         General.  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  total assets  increased by $392.1
million or 8.0% to $5.32 billion at September 30, 1998 compared to $4.92 billion
at September 30, 1997.  The increase was  primarily  due to a $389.1  million or
11.7%  increase in loans,  which  totaled  $3.71  billion at September  30, 1998
compared to $3.32 billion at September  30, 1997.  This increase was also due to
Capitol Federal Savings' decision to leverage its capital through an increase in
mortgage-related  securities of $194.2 million, acquired through the utilization
of proceeds from additional borrowings. These increases were partially offset by
a decrease of $189.8  million or 32.4% in investment  securities  and securities
purchased under agreement to resell.

         Loans. Capitol Federal Savings' net loan portfolio increased from $3.32
billion at  September  30, 1997 to $3.71  billion at  September  30,  1998.  The
increase in the loan  portfolio  over this time period was due to increased loan
demand  caused  both  by  low  interest  rates  and  significant   increases  in
home-building  activities  in  Kansas.  The  loan  portfolio  increased  in  all
categories,  with the  largest  increase  occurring  in the one- to  four-family
category, from $3.15 billion at September 30, 1997 to $3.50 billion at September
30, 1998. Loan  origination and purchase volume for 1998 exceeded 1997 by $638.1
million. The lower interest rates on

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mortgage  loans  increased  refinancing  activity from $144.5 million for fiscal
year 1997 to $438.4 million for fiscal year 1998.

   
         Securities.   Investment  securities  and  securities  purchased  under
agreement to resell amounted to $585.4 million at September 30, 1997, and $395.6
million at September 30, 1998,  respectively.  The decrease of $189.8 million or
32.4% was primarily due to the use of funds from  maturities and  prepayments to
fund Capitol Federal Savings' loan and  mortgage-related  securities  growth. In
order to reduce interest-rate risk exposure,  Capitol Federal Savings decided to
shorten  the  maturities  of  new  investments  by  purchasing  mortgage-related
securities,  under agreement to resell, with maturities of less than 90 days. At
September 30, 1998 these  securities  totaled $235.0  million.  Capitol  Federal
Savings' mortgage-related  securities are generally comprised of mortgage-backed
securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, which minimizes credit risk, and
these are  delivered  in Capitol  Federal  Savings'  name to our  account at the
Federal Reserve in exchange for the funds we wish to invest.

         Liabilities.  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  total  liabilities  increased
$334.6  million or 7.8% to $4.65 billion at September 30, 1998 compared to $4.32
billion at September 30, 1997. Such increase was due primarily to an increase in
borrowed funds of $225.0 million to fund mortgage-related securities growth and,
to a lesser extent, an increase in deposits of $107.1 million.
    

         Equity.  Total equity  amounted to $662.3 million at September 30, 1998
and $604.8 million at September 30, 1997, or 12.5%, and 12.3% of total assets at
such  dates.  The  increase  in  equity  over the  period  was due to  continued
profitable  operations  and an increase in the  unrealized  gains on  securities
available  for sale,  net,  from $9.6  million at  September  30,  1997 to $13.1
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Average Balances, Net Interest Income, Yields Earned and Rates Paid

         The following table presents for the periods indicated the total dollar
amount of interest income from average interest-earning assets and the resultant
yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities,
expressed both in dollars and rates.  No tax equivalent  adjustments  were made.
All average  balances are monthly average  balances.  We do not believe that the
use of monthly averages rather than daily averages has a significant effect upon
our  results.  Non-accruing  loans  have  been  included  in the  table as loans
carrying a zero yield.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                 September 30,
                                        -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       1998                         1997                         1996
                                        ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ----------------------------
                                          Average     Interest            Average   Interest           Average   Interest
                                        Outstanding    Earned/  Yield/  Outstanding  Earned/  Yield/ Outstanding  Earned/  Yield/
                                          Balance       Paid     Rate     Balance     Paid     Rate    Balance     Paid     Rate
                                        ------------- --------- ------ ------------ --------- ------ ----------- --------- ------
                                                                             (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                     <C>           <C>       <C>   <C>          <C>        <C>   <C>         <C>       <C>

Interest-Earning Assets:
 Loans receivable(1)....................   $3,470,898  $264,752  7.63%  $3,065,946   $236,105  7.70% $2,757,878  $207,056   7.51%
 Other loans............................       46,082     3,694  8.02       48,689      3,904  8.02      53,667     4,402   8.20
 Mortgage-related securities............      911,659    57,967  6.36      592,719     41,473  7.00     693,797    48,642   7.01
 Investment securities..................      556,646    34,045  6.12      717,114     45,968  6.41     734,516    43,952   5.98
 Federal Home Loan Bank stock...........       41,598     3,186  7.66       38,698      2,647  6.84      36,272     2,337   6.44
                                           ----------  --------         ----------   --------        ----------  --------
  Total Interest-Earning Assets(1)......   $5,026,883   363,644  7.23   $4,463,166    330,097  7.40  $4,276,130   306,389   7.17
                                           ==========  --------         ==========   --------        ==========  --------
                                                                                                     
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:                                                                        
 Savings deposits.......................   $  131,343     2,918  2.22   $  131,912      2,931  2.22  $  134,337     2,985   2.22
 Demand and NOW deposits................      661,871    19,861  3.00      570,865     15,141  2.65     578,325    15,879   2.75
 Certificate accounts...................    3,071,829   180,647  5.88    3,082,984    184,357  5.98   2,963,367   176,901   5.97
 Borrowings.............................      548,275    31,471  5.74       87,140      5,028  5.77      77,917     4,636   5.95
                                           ----------  --------         ----------   --------        ----------  --------
  Total Interest-Bearing Liabilities....   $4,413,318   234,897  5.32   $3,872,901    207,457  5.36  $3,753,946   200,401   5.34
                                           ==========  --------         ==========   --------        ==========  --------
Net interest income.....................               $128,747                      $122,640                    $105,988
                                                       ========                      ========                    ========
Net interest rate spread................                         1.91%                         2.04%                        1.83%
                                                                 ====                          ====                         ====
Net earning assets...................... $    613,565                   $  590,265                   $  522,184
                                         ============                   ==========                   ==========
Net interest margin.....................                         2.56%                         2.75%                        2.48%
                                                                 ====                          ====                         ====
Average Interest-Earning Assets to                                                                   
 Average Interest-Bearing Liabilities...                113.90%                       115.24%                     113.91%
                                                        ======                        ======                      ======
- -----------------                                                                                           
<FN>
                                                                                                                      
(1) Calculated net of deferred loan fees, loan discounts, loans in process.                                      
</FN>
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Rate/Volume Analysis

         The following  table  presents the dollar amount of changes in interest
income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning  assets and
interest-bearing  liabilities.  For each category of interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable to
(1) changes in volume,  which are changes in volume  multiplied by the old rate,
and (2) changes in rate, which are changes in rate multiplied by the old volume.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           Year Ended September 30,
                                           -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            1997 vs. 1998                                  1996 vs. 1997
                                           --------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------
                                                       Increase                                      Increase              
                                                      (Decrease)                                    (Decrease)             
                                                        Due to                                        Due to
                                           -------------------------------               -------------------------------  
                                                                                Total                                       Total  
                                                                   Rate/       Increase                          Rate/     Increase 
                                             Volume      Rate      Volume     (Decrease)   Volume       Rate     Volume   (Decrease)
                                           ---------  ----------  --------  ------------ -----------  --------- --------  ----------
                                                                              (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                   <C>           <C>          <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>          <C>       <C>

Interest-earning assets:
 Loans receivable....................      $31,265     $ (2,383)   $  (445)    $28,437    $23,050     $  5,030    $  471    $28,551
 Mortgage-related securities.........       21,995       (5,524)        23      16,494     (5,318)      (1,755)      (96)    (7,169)
 Investment securities...............       (7,884)      (2,886)    (1,153)    (11,923)       (35)       2,100       (49)     2,016
 Other...............................          198          317         24         539        155          145        10        310
                                           -------     --------   --------    --------   --------      -------    ------    -------

   
   Total interest-earning assets.....      $45,574     $(10,476)   $(1,551)    33,547     $17,852      $ 5,520    $  336     23,708
    
                                           =======     ========    =======    --------    =======      =======    ======    -------

Interest-bearing liabilities:
 Savings deposits....................      $   (13)   $     ---   $    ---        (13)    $   (54)     $   ---    $  ---        (54)
 Demand and NOW deposits.............        2,412        1,998        319       4,729       (205)        (578)        7       (776)
 Borrowings..........................       26,498           (9)       (46)     26,443        549         (140)      (17)       392
 Certificate accounts................         (647)      (3,083)        11      (3,719)     7,186          296        12      7,494
                                           -------    ---------    -------    --------   --------      -------    ------    -------

   
   Total interest-bearing liabilities      $28,250    $  (1,094)   $   284     27,440    $  7,476      $  (422)   $    2      7,056
    
                                           =======    =========    =======    --------    =======      =======     ======    -------

Net interest income..................                                         $  6,107                                      $16,652
                                                                              ========                                      =======
</TABLE>



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         The  following  table  presents the weighted  average  yields earned on
loans,  investments and other interest-earning  assets, and the weighted average
rates paid on savings  deposits and borrowings  and the resultant  interest rate
spreads at the dates indicated.



                                                        At September 30,
                                                ----------------------------
                                                1998        1997       1996
                                                ----------------------------
Weighted average yield on:
 Loans receivable.............................  7.38%       7.63%      7.51%
 Mortgage-related securities..................  6.66%       6.75%      6.86%
 Investment securities........................  5.93%       6.52%      6.45%
 Other interest-earning assets................  5.26%       5.67%      5.83%
   Combined weighted average yield
     on interest-earning assets...............  7.07%       7.32%      7.22%

Weighted average rate paid on:
 Savings deposits.............................  3.64%       3.02%      2.88%
 Demand and NOW deposits......................  1.50%       1.88%      2.14%
 Certificate accounts.........................  5.75%       5.92%      5.98%
 Borrowings...................................  5.73%       5.75%      5.78%
   Combined weighted average rate
     paid on interest-bearing liabilities.....  5.24%       5.35%      5.37%

Spread........................................  1.83%       1.97%      1.86%


Comparison of Results of Operations  for the Years Ended  September 30, 1998 and
1997

         General.  Capitol Federal Savings  reported net income of $54.0 million
for the year ended  September  30, 1998  compared to net income of $52.7 million
for the year ended  September 30, 1997, an increase of $1.3 million or 2.5%. The
increase in 1998 was primarily due to an increase in net interest income,  which
was partially  offset by increases in total other expenses and the provision for
loan losses.

         Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased $6.1 million or 5.0%
to $128.7 million for 1998 compared to 1997, reflecting a $33.5 million or 10.2%
increase in interest  income which was  partially  offset by a $27.4  million or
13.2%  increase in interest  expense.  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  interest rate
spread and net interest margin decreased to 1.91% and 2.56%,  respectively,  for
1998 compared to 2.04% and 2.75%, respectively, for 1997. In addition, the ratio
of  average  interest-earning  assets to  average  interest-bearing  liabilities
decreased to 113.9% for 1998 compared to 115.2% for 1997.

         Interest Income.  The increase in interest income during the year ended
September 30, 1998 was  primarily  due to an increase in the average  balance of
Capitol Federal  Savings'  interest-earning  assets.  The average balance of the
loan  portfolio  increased  $402.3  million or 12.9% to $3.52  billion  for 1998
compared to 1997 due to increased  loan demand.  The average  balance of Capitol
Federal   Savings'   mortgage-related   securities  and  investment   securities
portfolios  increased $158.5 million or 12.1% to $1.47 billion for 1998 compared
to 1997

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primarily  as  a  result  of  the  use  of  additional  borrowings  to  purchase
mortgage-related  securities.  The  average  yield  earned  on  Capitol  Federal
Savings' loan  portfolio  decreased from 7.70% in 1997 to 7.63% in 1998, and the
average yield earned on Capitol Federal Savings' mortgage-related and investment
securities  portfolios  decreased  from  6.68% for 1997 to 6.27%  for 1998.  The
decrease in average yield earned on Capitol  Federal  Savings'  mortgage-related
and  investment  securities  portfolios  was  primarily  due to the  purchase of
lower-yielding   mortgage-related   securities  that  had  adjustable  rates  of
interest,   consistent  with  Capitol  Federal   Savings'  asset  and  liability
management policies.
    

         Interest  Expense.  The  increase in interest  expense  during the year
ended  September 30, 1998 was primarily due to the increase of $461.1 million or
529.2% in the average  balance of  borrowings  and to an increase in the average
balance of deposits.  The average balance of deposits increased $79.3 million or
2.1% to $3.87 billion for 1998,  $90.4 million of which consisted of an increase
in demand deposits, including noninterest-bearing checking, NOW and money market
accounts  and $11.2  million of which  consisted  of a decrease  in the  average
balance of certificates of deposit.  The average rate paid on deposits decreased
slightly  from  5.35%  in 1997 to  5.26%  in  1998.  The  average  rate  paid on
borrowings decreased from 5.77% in 1997 to 5.74% in 1998.

         Provision for Loan Losses.  For the year ended  September 30, 1998, the
expense  provision  for loan  losses  amounted  to $2.5  million  compared  to a
provision  for loan losses in 1997 of $56,000.  At September  30, 1998,  Capitol
Federal  Savings'  allowance for loan losses was $4,081,000 or .11% of the total
loan portfolio and  approximately  66% of total nonaccrual  loans. This compares
with an  allowance  for loan  losses of  $1,639,000  or .05% of the  total  loan
portfolio and  approximately  27% of the total  nonaccrual loans as of September
30, 1997. At fiscal year end 1998, the unallocated  portion of the allowance for
loan losses was $60,000. The allocated portion of the allowance of $4,021,000 is
composed of inherent credit losses related to the loan portfolio.  See "Business
of Capitol Federal Savings - Asset Quality - Allowance for Loan Losses."

         During 1998,  changes in assumptions  regarding the effects of economic
and business  conditions  on borrowers  and other  factors,  which are described
below, affected the assessment of the allocated allowance.

   
         During 1998,  Capitol Federal Savings'  single-family  residential loan
portfolio increased by $359.6 million over 1997. In addition, the non-performing
single-family  loans  increased by $1.0  million,  or 21%,  from $5.0 million at
September  30, 1997 to $6.0 million at September  30, 1998,  primarily due to an
increased  number of borrowers  being  overextended  in their consumer debt. The
provision for loan losses in fiscal 1998 of $2.0 million,  representing  2.2% of
pretax earnings,  was recorded in allocated allowance to reflect the increase in
the nonperforming  single family  residential  mortgage loans as a result of the
increase in the overall risk evaluation of the portfolio,  which  contributed to
an increase in the formula allowance.  The provision represents .56% of the 1998
increase in the portfolio.  The increase in the formula  allowance was primarily
driven  by  faster  market  growth in the  portfolio  as a result  of  increased
refinancings  and the exposure  presented by the level of  nonperforming  loans.
Capitol Federal Savings also reviewed 
    

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the ratio of its  non-performing  loans to total loans and compared  this to its
ratio of allowance for loan losses to net loans receivable.

         During 1998,  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  multi-family  loan  portfolio
increased by  approximately  51% to $40.4 million.  This growth is the result of
increased lending opportunities in various market areas. Capitol Federal Savings
increased  its  provision  for credit  losses to 0.5% of the  multi-family  loan
portfolio.  Capitol Federal  Savings  increased its portfolio of commercial real
estate loans by  approximately  53% to $9.1 million and  increased its provision
for credit  losses to 0.9% of the  commercial  real estate loan  portfolio.  The
portfolio of construction  and development  loans remained  generally  unchanged
from 1997 to 1998. However,  Capitol Federal Savings increased its provision for
credit  losses  to 1.1% of the  construction  and  development  loan  portfolio.
Capitol Federal Savings' consumer loan portfolio increased 12% to $143.3 million
during 1998 as a result of increased marketing efforts.  Capitol Federal Savings
increased its provision  for credit  losses on consumer  loans to  approximately
0.1% of the consumer  loan  portfolio.  These  increases in provision for credit
losses properly allocate the inherent credit loss provision based upon the known
risks of the various loan portfolios in 1998.

         Based upon the foregoing analysis of Capitol Federal Savings' reserving
methodology,  it is  management's  belief  that  the  increase  in  the  formula
allowance  provided  for  the  additional  losses  inherent  in  the  portfolio.
Historical net charge-offs  are not necessarily  indicative of the amount of net
charge-offs  that Capitol  Federal Savings will realize in the future related to
the increase in the single family residential loan portfolio.

         Other Income.  Other income amounted to $12.9 million and $11.1 million
for the years ended  September  30, 1998 and 1997,  respectively.  The  increase
consisted  primarily of a $1.2 million or 24.0% increase in automated teller and
debit card  transaction fees and checking account  transaction  fees,  resulting
from  increased  debit  card  usage and from an  increased  number  of  checking
accounts.

         Other Expenses. Other expenses increased $5.1 million or 11.2% to $50.4
million  for the year  ended  September  30,  1998  compared  to the year  ended
September  30, 1997.  This increase was primarily due to a $2.4 million or 10.3%
increase in personnel expenses and a $1.3 million or 19.8% increase in occupancy
costs resulting from the addition of two limited service branch offices in 1998.
Capitol Federal Savings also set up a reserve for losses on unfunded commitments
of $900,000, reflecting the growth in mortgage and consumer loan commitments and
letters of credit.

         Provision for Income Taxes.  The provision for income taxes amounted to
$34.8  million and $35.7 million for 1998 and 1997,  respectively,  resulting in
effective tax rates of 39.2% and 40.4%, respectively.

Comparison of Results of Operations  for the Years Ended  September 30, 1997 and
1996

         General.  Capitol Federal Savings' net income amounted to $52.7 million
for the year ended  September  30, 1997  compared to $26.6  million for the year
ended  September 30, 1996, an increase of $26.1 million or 98.1%.  However,  the
$26.6 million of net income for 1996 reflects a

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$14.5 million after-tax charge for the Savings Association Insurance Fund of the
FDIC special assessment. Without such assessment, net income for 1996 would have
been $41.1 million.  During 1997 compared to 1996, net interest income increased
$16.7 million or 15.7% and total other income decreased  $300,000 or 2.7%. Total
other expenses excluding the special assessment, decreased $2.1 million or 4.4%.

         Net  Interest  Income.  The  increase  in net  interest  income in 1997
compared  to 1996  reflects  an  increase  of $23.7  million or 7.7% in interest
income,  which was  partially  offset by an increase of $7.1  million or 3.5% in
interest expense.  The interest rate spread increased to 2.04% for 1997 compared
to 1.83% for 1996, and Capitol Federal Savings' net interest margin increased to
2.75% for 1997  compared to 2.48% for 1996.  In  addition,  the ratio of average
interest-earning  assets to average  interest-bearing  liabilities  increased to
115.2% for 1997 compared to 113.9% for 1996.

         Interest  Income.  The increase in interest  income of $23.7 million or
7.7% to $330.1 million in 1997 compared to 1996 was primarily due to an increase
in the average volume of loans  outstanding and an increase in the average yield
earned on Capitol  Federal  Savings' loan and  mortgage-related  and  investment
securities  portfolios,  partially offset by a decrease in the average volume of
the securities portfolios,  primarily the mortgage-related securities portfolio.
The average balance of Capitol Federal Savings' loan portfolio  increased $303.1
million or 10.8% to $3.11 billion for the year ended September 30, 1997 compared
to $2.81  billion  for the year ended  September  30, 1996 due to an increase in
loan demand. In addition, the average yield on Capitol Federal Savings' loan and
mortgage-related and investment  securities  portfolios increased from 7.52% and
6.48%,  respectively,  in 1996 to 7.71% and 6.68%,  respectively,  for 1997. The
increase in the average yield earned on Capitol Federal  Savings' loan portfolio
was due  primarily  to the  adjustment  of certain of Capitol  Federal  Savings'
adjustable-rate  loans to the fully  indexed  rate.  The increase in the average
yield  earned  on  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  mortgage-related  and  investment
securities  portfolios was due to the maturity of lower yielding  securities and
the  reinvestment  of these  funds in higher  yielding  securities.  The average
balance of the mortgage-related and investment  securities  portfolios decreased
$118.5 million or 8.3% to $1.31 billion for 1997 compared to 1996.

   
         Interest  Expense.  The increase in interest expense of $7.1 million or
3.5% to $207.5  million  during 1997 compared to $200.4  million during 1996 was
due primarily to an increase in the average  balance of deposits and borrowings,
principally  with  respect to  certificates  of deposit.  During  1997,  Capitol
Federal  Savings  had  several  advertising  campaigns  to  attract  longer-term
certificate of deposit  accounts at competitive  rates.  The average  balance of
deposits increased $109.7 million or 3.0% to $3.79 billion for 1997. The average
rate paid on deposits  increased  to 5.35% for 1997  compared to 5.33% for 1996,
due  primarily to Capitol  Federal  Savings'  increasing  balance of higher rate
certificate of deposit accounts.
    

         Other  Expenses.  The  decrease in other  expenses of $26.2  million or
36.6% to $45.3  million in 1997 from $71.5  million in 1996 was primarily due to
the one-time $24.2 million special  assessment in 1996 and a decrease in Savings
Association Insurance Fund insurance premiums of $5.3 million,  partially offset
by a $2.1 million increase in personnel expenses as a

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result of the  addition of two  limited  service  branch  offices and a customer
service call center, and the introduction of the debit card operations center.
    

         Provision for Income Taxes.  The provision for income taxes amounted to
$35.7 million and $18.4 million for the years ended September 30, 1997 and 1996,
respectively, resulting in effective tax rates of 40.4% and 40.9%, respectively.

Liquidity and Commitments

   
         Capitol  Federal  Savings'  liquidity,  represented  by cash  and  cash
equivalents, is a product of its operating,  investing and financing activities.
Capitol Federal  Savings'  primary sources of funds are deposits,  amortization,
prepayments   and  maturities  of  outstanding   loans  and  mortgage-   related
securities, maturities of investment securities and other short-term investments
and  funds  provided  from  operations.   While  scheduled   payments  from  the
amortization of loans and  mortgage-related  securities and maturing  investment
securities and short-term  investments  are  relatively  predictable  sources of
funds,  deposit  flows and loan  prepayments  are greatly  influenced by general
interest  rates,  economic  conditions  and  competition.  In addition,  Capitol
Federal  Savings  invests  excess funds in short-term  interest-earning  assets,
which  provide  liquidity to meet lending  requirements.  Historically,  Capitol
Federal  Savings has been able to generate  sufficient cash through its deposits
and has only utilized  borrowings to a limited  degree.  Capitol Federal Savings
utilizes  repurchase  agreements and Federal Home Loan Bank advances to leverage
its capital base and provide  funds for its lending and  investment  activities,
and to enhance  its  interest  rate risk  management.  Capitol  Federal  Savings
intends to increase its use of borrowed  funds to leverage its capital after the
reorganization. See "How We Intend to Use the Proceeds."

         Liquidity management is both a daily and long-term function of business
management.  Excess  liquidity is generally  invested in short-term  investments
such as overnight  deposits or U.S. Agency  securities.  On a longer term basis,
Capitol  Federal  Savings  maintains a strategy of investing in various  lending
products as described  in greater  detail  under  "Business  of Capitol  Federal
Savings - Lending Activities." Capitol Federal Savings uses its sources of funds
primarily  to meet its ongoing  commitments,  to pay  maturing  certificates  of
deposit and savings  withdrawals,  to fund loan  commitments and to maintain its
portfolio  of  mortgage-  related  securities  and  investment  securities.   At
September 30, 1998, the total approved loan origination  commitments outstanding
amounted  to  $140.7  million.  At the same  date,  the  unadvanced  portion  of
construction  loans was $21.3  million.  Unused home equity lines of credit were
$123.0  million  as of  September  30,  1998 and  outstanding  letters of credit
totaled $4.0 million. Certificates of deposit scheduled to mature in one year or
less  at  September   30,  1998,   totaled   $1.55   billion.   Investment   and
mortgage-related securities scheduled to mature in one year or less at September
30, 1998 totaled  $391.5  million.  Based on historical  experience,  management
believes  that a  significant  portion of  maturing  deposits  will  remain with
Capitol  Federal  Savings.  Capitol  Federal  Savings  anticipates  that it will
continue to have sufficient funds, through deposits and borrowings,  to meet its
current commitments.
    


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Capital
   
         Consistent  with its goals to operate a sound and profitable  financial
organization,  Capitol  Federal  Savings  actively  seeks  to  maintain  a "well
capitalized"  institution in accordance with regulatory standards.  Total equity
was $662.3 million at September 30, 1998, or 12.5% of total assets on that date.
As  of  September  30,  1998,  Capitol  Federal  Savings  exceeded  all  capital
requirements  of the  Office of Thrift  Supervision.  Capitol  Federal  Savings'
regulatory  capital  ratios  at  September  30,  1998  were as  follows:  Tier I
(leverage)  capital,   12.2%;  Tier  I  risk-based  capital,  27.2%;  and  total
risk-based capital,  27.3%. The regulatory capital requirements to be considered
well capitalized are 5.0%, 6.0%, and 10.0%, respectively.
    

Year 2000 Issues

         General.  The Year 2000 issue  confronting  Capitol Federal Savings and
its suppliers, customers,  customers' suppliers and competitors,  centers on the
inability of computer systems to recognize the year 2000. Many existing computer
programs  and  systems  originally  were  programmed  with six digit  dates that
provided only two digits to identify the calendar  year in the date field.  With
the impending new  millennium,  these programs and computers will recognize "00"
as the year 1900 rather than the year 2000.

   
         Financial  institution  regulators  recently have increased their focus
upon  Y2K   compliance   issues  and  have  issued   guidance   concerning   the
responsibilities  of senior  management  and  directors.  The Federal  Financial
Institution Examination Council has issued several interagency statements on Y2K
project management  awareness.  These statements require financial  institutions
to,  among other  things,  examine  the Y2K  implications  of their  reliance on
vendors with respect to data exchange and the potential  impact of the Y2K issue
on their customers,  suppliers and borrowers. These statements also require each
federally  regulated financial  institution to survey its exposure,  measure its
risk and  prepare a plan to address  the Y2K issue.  In  addition,  the  federal
banking regulators have issued safety and soundness guidelines to be followed by
insured  depository  institutions to assure resolution of any Y2K problems.  The
federal banking  agencies have assured that Y2K testing and  certification  is a
key safety and soundness issue in conjunction  with  regulatory  exams and thus,
that an  institution's  failure to  address  appropriately  the Y2K issue  could
result in  supervisory  action,  including  the  reduction of the  institution's
supervisory  ratings,  the denial of  applications  for  approval  of mergers or
acquisitions or the imposition of civil money penalties.

         Risk. Like most financial  service  providers,  Capitol Federal Savings
and its  operations  may be  significantly  affected by the Y2K issue due to its
dependence on technology and date-sensitive  data.  Computer software,  hardware
and other  equipment,  both within and outside Capitol  Federal  Savings' direct
control and third parties with whom Capitol  Federal Savings  electronically  or
operationally  interfaces are likely to be affected. If computer systems are not
modified  in  order  to be  able  to  identify  the  year  2000,  many  computer
applications  could  fail  or  create  erroneous  results.  As  a  result,  many
calculations which rely on date field information,  such as interest, payment or
due  dates and other  operating  functions,  could  generate  results  which are
significantly misstated.  Consequently, Capitol Federal Savings could experience
an inability to process  transactions,  prepare  statements or engage in similar
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activities.  Likewise,  under  certain  circumstances  a failure  to  adequately
address the Y2K issue could  adversely  affect the viability of Capitol  Federal
Savings'  suppliers  and creditors and the  creditworthiness  of its  borrowers.
Thus, if not adequately  addressed,  the Y2K issue could result in a significant
adverse  impact  on  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  operations  and,  in turn,  its
financial condition and results of operations.

         State  of  Readiness.   During  April  1997,  Capitol  Federal  Savings
formulated its plan to address the Y2K issue.  Since that time,  Capitol Federal
Savings has taken the following steps:

          o    Established    senior    management     advisory    and    review
               responsibilities;

          o    Completed a  company-wide  inventory  of  application  and system
               software;

          o    Built an internal  tracking  database for  application and vendor
               software;

          o    Developed  compliance  plans  and  schedules  for  all  lines  of
               business;

          o    Began computer code testing;

          o    Initiated vendor compliance verification;

          o    Began  awareness and education  activities for employees  through
               existing internal communication channels; and

          o    Developed a process to respond to customer  inquiries  as well as
               help educate customers on the Y2K issue.

The following  paragraphs  summarize the phases of Capitol Federal  Savings' Y2K
plan:

                  Awareness Phase.  Capitol Federal  Savings' senior  management
         formally  established a Y2K plan,  and a project team was assembled for
         management  of the Y2K  project.  The  project  team  created a plan of
         action that includes  milestones,  budget  estimates,  strategies,  and
         methodologies to track and report the status of the project. Members of
         the project team also  attended  conferences  and  information  sharing
         sessions  to gain  more  insight  into  the  Y2K  issue  and  potential
         strategies for addressing it. This stage is substantially complete.

   
                  Assessment  Phase.  Capitol Federal  Savings'  strategies were
         further  developed  with respect to how the  objectives of the Y2K plan
         would be  achieved,  and a Y2K  business  risk  assessment  was made to
         quantify  the  extent of  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  Y2K  exposure.  A
         corporate inventory, which is periodically updated as new technology is
         acquired  and  as  systems  progress  through  subsequent  phases,  was
         developed  to  identify  and  monitor  Y2K  readiness  for  information
         systems, including hardware,  software,  utilities and vendors, as well
         as environmental  systems,  including  security systems and facilities.
         Systems  were  prioritized  based  on  business  impact  and  available
         alternatives.  As part of this process,  118 vendors and 2,458 programs
         were identified as
    

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         mission  critical.  Mission  critical  systems supplied by vendors were
         reviewed to determine Y2K readiness.  As of September 30, 1998, 8.5% of
         the mission critical vendors and 91.0% of the mission critical programs
         were identified as or determined to be Y2K-ready. If Y2K-ready versions
         were  not  available,   Capitol  Federal   Savings  began   identifying
         functional   replacements   which  were  upgradable  or  are  currently
         Y2K-ready,  and a formal  plan was  developed  to  repair,  upgrade  or
         replace  all  mission critical  systems.  This  phase is  substantially
         complete.
    

                  By June 1998,  Capitol Federal  Savings' larger borrowers were
         evaluated for Y2K exposure using a  questionnaire  developed by Capitol
         Federal  Savings' Y2K  Business  Systems  Team.  As part of the current
         credit  approval  process,  all new and renewed loans are evaluated for
         Y2K risk.  Capitol Federal Savings' loan policy clearly states that all
         loans,  especially commercial real estate loans, require an analysis of
         the impact of Y2K issues on the  creditworthiness of the borrower prior
         to approval. Commercial real estate loans represent only 0.24% of total
         loans and all are secured by real  estate.  No  commercial  real estate
         borrower  was  identified  as mission  critical  during the  assessment
         process due to the size,  nature,  and  collateral of  commercial  real
         estate loans at Capitol Federal Savings.  While Capitol Federal Savings
         will  continue  to  monitor  the  progress  being  made  by its  larger
         borrowers in addressing  their own Y2K issues,  to date Capitol Federal
         Savings is  generally  satisfied  with these  customers'  responses  to
         Capitol Federal Savings' inquiries.

                  Renovation Phase. Capitol Federal Savings' corporate inventory
         revealed  that Y2K  upgrades  were  available  for all vendor  supplied
         mission  critical  systems,  and  these  Y2K-ready  versions  have been
         delivered,  installed and have entered the validation process.  Capitol
         Federal  Savings  has  substantially  renovated  all  mission  critical
         proprietary software.

   
                  Validation Phase. The validation phase is designed to test the
         ability of hardware and software to accurately  process date  sensitive
         data. Capitol Federal Savings currently is in the process of validation
         testing each  mission  critical  system.  Capitol  Federal  Savings has
         created  a  test  environment  comprised  of  an  IBM  Multiprise  2000
         dedicated to Y2K testing which is virtually  insulated from  production
         and development environments.  Capitol Federal Savings anticipates that
         the validation phase will follow the estimated industry norm in that it
         will  absorb  at least 50% of the total  Y2K  resources  (computer  and
         personnel) over the life cycle of the project.  Capitol Federal Savings
         has  increased  staff in  anticipation  of that  work  effort.  Capitol
         Federal  Savings'  validation  phase is  expected  to be  completed  by
         December  31,  1998  for  all  mission  critical  systems.  During  the
         validation  testing  process to date, no significant  Y2K problems have
         been identified  relating to any modified or upgraded  mission critical
         systems.
    

                  Implementation  Phase. Capitol Federal Savings' plan calls for
         putting Y2K-ready code into production before having actually completed
         Y2K validation  testing.  Y2K-ready  modified or upgraded versions have
         been  installed  and  placed  into   production  with  respect  to  all
         proprietary mission critical systems.


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         Bank Resources Invested.  Capitol Federal Savings' Y2K project team has
been assigned the task of ensuring that all of Capitol Federal  Savings' mission
critical  systems are  identified,  analyzed  for Y2K  compliance,  corrected if
necessary, tested, and have changes put into service by the end of 1998. The Y2K
project team members  represent all functional areas of Capitol Federal Savings,
including  branches,  data processing,  loan  administration,  accounting,  item
processing and  operations,  compliance,  internal  audit,  human  resources and
marketing.  The team is  headed  by an  Executive  Vice  President  who  reports
directly to the President.  Capitol Federal Savings' board of directors oversees
the Y2K plan and provides guidance and resources to and receives monthly updates
from the Y2K project team leader.
    

         Capitol Federal Savings is expensing all costs associated with required
system  changes as those  costs are  incurred,  and such costs are being  funded
through  operating cash flows. The total cost of the Y2K conversion  project for
Capitol  Federal   Savings  is  estimated  to  be  $2.3  million.   Expenses  of
approximately  $914,000 were incurred and expensed  through  September 30, 1998.
Y2K expenses are not expected to exceed the budget,  and Capitol Federal Savings
does not expect  significant  increases in future data processing costs relating
to Y2K compliance.

         Contingency Plans. During the assessment phase, Capitol Federal Savings
began to develop back-up or contingency  plans for each of its mission  critical
systems.  A few  of  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  mission  critical  systems  are
dependent upon third party vendors or service providers, therefore,  contingency
plans include selecting a new vendor or service provider and converting to their
system.  In the event a current  vendor's  system  fails  during the  validation
phase,  and it is  determined  that the vendor is unable or unwilling to correct
the  failure,  Capitol  Federal  Savings  will  convert to a new  system  from a
pre-selected list of prospective  vendors. In each case, realistic trigger dates
have been established to allow for orderly and successful conversions.  For some
systems, contingency plans consist of using or reverting to manual systems until
system problems can be corrected.

         Capitol  Federal  Savings has  identified  a worst case  scenario  that
envisions the possibility of the lack of power or  communication  services for a
period of time in excess of one day. Contingency planning is an integral part of
Capitol  Federal  Savings' Y2K  readiness  plan.  Key  operating  personnel  are
actively  analyzing  services that will be supported during extended outages and
preparing written plans and procedures to train Bank personnel.  The contingency
plans are tested when  practical to validate  the  effectiveness  of  contingent
procedures.

   
         Virtually all of Capitol Federal  Savings' mission critical systems are
written  and  maintained  by  Capitol  Federal  Savings'   Information   Systems
Department.  Capitol Federal Savings has already hired additional programmers to
assist in completing  the project on time.  Contingency  plans have been adopted
which includes hiring more  programmers or to contract with programmers to speed
the  renovation  process,  if necessary.  As of November 16, 1998,  98.6% of all
mission critical proprietary software had been renovated.  Although there can be
no assurances,  Capitol Federal Savings does not anticipate any material adverse
effect on its operations as a result of the impact of the Y2K issue.
    


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Impact of Accounting Pronouncements

         New  Statements of Financial  Accounting  Standards - In February 1997,
the  Financial   Accounting   Standards  Board  issued  Statement  of  Financial
Accounting  Standard No. 128,  "Earnings per Share".  The Statement  establishes
standards  for  computing  and  presenting  earnings per share.  It replaces the
presentation of primary earnings per share with a presentation of basic earnings
per share.  The Statement is effective for Capitol  Federal  Savings'  financial
statements  as of  September  30,  1999.  Capitol  Federal  Savings will compute
earnings per share under the new standard upon completion of its stock offering.
See Note 20 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

         In  February  1997,  the FASB  issued  SFAS  No.  129,  "Disclosure  of
Information about Capital Structure".  The Statement  establishes  standards for
disclosing  information  about an entity's capital  structure.  The Statement is
effective for Capitol Federal Savings' financial  statements as of September 30,
1999.  Capitol  Federal  Savings  is  prepared  to  comply  with the  additional
reporting  requirements  of this  Statement,  and does not  anticipate  that the
implementation  of this Statement will have a material impact on Capitol Federal
Savings' consolidated financial statements.

         In June  1997,  FASB  issued  SFAS No.  130,  "Reporting  Comprehensive
Income".  The  Statement  establishes  standards  for  reporting  and display of
comprehensive income and its components (revenues,  expenses,  gains and losses)
in a full set of general-purpose  financial statements.  This Statement requires
that all items that are required to be recognized under accounting  standards as
components of comprehensive  income be reported in a financial statement that is
displayed with the same prominence as other financial statements. This Statement
requires that Capitol Federal Savings (a) classify items of other  comprehensive
income by their nature in a financial  statement and (b) display the accumulated
balance of other  comprehensive  income  separately  from retained  earnings and
additional  paid-in  capital in the equity  section of a statement  of financial
position.  The Statement is effective  for Capitol  Federal  Savings'  financial
statements  for the fiscal year  ending  September  30,  1999.  Capitol  Federal
Savings is prepared to comply with the additional reporting requirements of this
Statement and does not anticipate that the implementation of this Statement will
have a  material  impact on  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  consolidated  financial
statements.

         In June 1997, FASB issued SFAS No. 131,  "Disclosures about Segments of
an Enterprise and Related Information".  The Statement establishes standards for
the way that public  business  enterprises  report  information  about operating
segments in annual  financial  statements  and requires  that those  enterprises
report  selected  information  about  operating  segments  in interim  financial
reports  issued to  shareholders.  It also  establishes  standards  for  related
disclosures about products and services,  geographic areas, and major customers.
The Statement is effective for Capitol Federal Savings' financial statements for
the fiscal year ending  September 30, 1999.  Capitol Federal Savings is prepared
to comply with the additional reporting  requirements of this Statement and does
not anticipate  that the  implementation  of this Statement will have a material
impact on Capitol Federal Savings' consolidated financial statements.


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         In February 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 132, "Employers'  Disclosure
about  Pensions  and Other  Post-retirement  Benefits".  The  Statement  revises
employers'  disclosures about pensions and other post-retirement  benefit plans.
The Statement does not change the measurement or recognition of those plans. The
Statement is effective for Capitol Federal Savings' financial statements for the
fiscal year ending  September 30, 1999.  Capitol  Federal Savings is prepared to
comply with the additional reporting requirements of this Statement and does not
anticipate that the implementation of this Statement will have a material impact
on Capitol Federal Savings' consolidated financial statements.

         In June 1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 133,  "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities".  The Statement  establishes  accounting and
reporting  standards for derivative  instruments  including  certain  derivative
instruments   embedded  in  other   contracts   (collectively   referred  to  as
derivatives)  and  hedging  activities.  The  Statement  requires  an  entity to
recognize all  derivatives  as either assets or  liabilities in the statement of
financial position and measure those instruments at fair value. The Statement is
effective for Capitol Federal Savings' financial  statements for the fiscal year
ending  September  30, 2000.  The adoption of this  Statement is not expected to
have a  material  impact on  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  consolidated  financial
statements.

         In  October   1998,   FASB  issued  SFAS  No.  134,   "Accounting   for
Mortgage-Backed  Securities  Retained after the Securitization of Mortgage Loans
Held for Sale by a Mortgage Banking  Enterprise".  The Statement changes the way
mortgage  banking firms account for certain  securities and other interests they
retain after securitizing  mortgage loans that were held for sale. The Statement
is effective for Capitol Federal Savings' financial  statements as of January 1,
1999.  Capitol Federal Savings does not anticipate  that the  implementation  of
this  Statement  will  have a  material  impact  on the  consolidated  financial
statements.


                      BUSINESS OF CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL

         Capitol  Federal Savings will be reorganized  into a three-tier  mutual
holding company with a minority stock issuance by Capitol Federal  Financial,  a
majority-owned  subsidiary of Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC.  Capitol Federal
Financial   initially   will  not  be  an  operating   company  and,  after  the
reorganization,  is not expected to engage in any significant  business activity
other than to hold the common stock of Capitol  Federal Savings and the employee
stock ownership plan loan, and to invest the funds retained by it.

         Capitol  Federal  Financial  is not  expected  to own or lease  real or
personal  property  initially,  but will instead use the  facilities  of Capitol
Federal Savings.  At the present time, Capitol Federal Financial does not intend
to employ any persons other than certain  officers of Capitol  Federal  Savings,
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                       BUSINESS OF CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS

General

         Our principal  business consists of attracting retail deposits from the
general public and investing those funds primarily in permanent loans secured by
first  mortgages on  owner-occupied,  one- to  four-family  residences.  We also
originate   a  limited   amount  of  loans   secured  by  first   mortgages   on
nonowner-occupied one- to four-family residences,  consumer loans, permanent and
construction  loans secured by commercial real estate,  multi-family real estate
loans and land acquisition and development  loans. While our primary business is
the origination of one- to four-family residential mortgage loans funded through
retail deposits,  we also purchase whole loans and invest in certain  investment
and mortgage-related securities.

         Our revenues are derived  principally  from interest on mortgage  loans
and interest on investment and mortgage-related securities.

         We offer a variety of deposit  accounts having a wide range of interest
rates  and  terms,  which  generally  include  passbook  and  statement  savings
accounts,  money market deposit accounts,  NOW and non-interest bearing checking
accounts and  certificates  of deposit with varied terms ranging from 91 days to
96 months. We only solicit deposits in our market areas and we have not accepted
brokered deposits.

Market Areas

         We intend to continue to be a community-oriented  financial institution
offering a variety of financial services to meet the needs of the communities we
serve.  We primarily  serve the entire  metropolitan  areas of Topeka,  Wichita,
Lawrence,   Manhattan,   Emporia  and  Salina,  Kansas  and  a  portion  of  the
metropolitan  area of greater  Kansas City.  We may  originate  loans outside of
these areas on occasion,  and we do purchase  whole loans  secured by properties
located outside of these areas from  correspondent  lenders,  to the extent such
loans meet our underwriting criteria.

Lending Activities

         General.  Our  primary  lending  activity is the  origination  of loans
secured by first  mortgages on one- to four-family  residential  properties.  We
also make a limited number of consumer  loans and loans secured by  multi-family
dwellings, commercial properties and land acquisition and development loans. Our
mortgage loans carry either a fixed or an adjustable rate of interest.  Mortgage
loans are generally long-term and amortize on a monthly basis with principal and
interest due each month.  At September 30, 1998, our net loan portfolio  totaled
$3.71 billion, which constituted 69.8% of our total assets.
   
         All originated  loans are generated by our own  employees,  with larger
loans subject to approval by the board of directors. Loans over $450,000 must be
underwritten  by two  underwriters.  Any  mortgage  loan over  $750,000  must be
approved by the asset and  liability  management  committee  and loans over $1.5
million must be approved by the board of directors.  For loans  requiring  board
approval, management is responsible for presenting to the board
    

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information about the  creditworthiness of a borrower and the estimated value of
the subject property.  Information  pertaining to creditworthiness of a borrower
generally  consists of a summary of the borrower's  credit history,  employment,
employment stability,  net worth and income. The estimated value of the property
must be supported by an independent appraisal report prepared in accordance with
our appraisal policy.

         At September 30, 1998, the maximum amount which we could have loaned to
any one borrower and the borrower's  related  entities was  approximately  $97.6
million.  At that date, we had no loans or groups of loans to related  borrowers
with outstanding balances in excess of this amount.

   
         Our largest  lending  relationship  to a single  borrower or a group of
related borrowers consisted of six loans totaling $26.5 million at September 30,
1998.  The largest of these was a $14.0 million line of credit to be used solely
for the acquisition and development of a 320 acre residential  housing community
located in Overland  Park,  Kansas.  The loan balance at September  30, 1998 was
$9.7 million.  This loan was  originated in 1995,  has a term of five years with
one automatic  extension of three years, has an adjustable  interest rate with a
minimum  and maximum  rate and had a 100%  loan-to-value  ratio at  origination.
Principal  repayments are not on a monthly  schedule,  but are required from the
sale of each building lot. Interest payments are funded from loan proceeds.  The
borrowers  have  provided  additional  collateral,  in the form of  $750,000  in
certificates of deposit placed in escrow in Capitol Federal Savings, in addition
to personal guarantees of up to $2.3 million.  The loan terms require additional
contingent  interest  payments  to  Capitol  Federal  Savings  of 25% of the net
profits of the  development,  if any. At September  30, 1998,  five of a planned
eight phases have been  developed,  with 267 lots completed and 165 lots sold to
builders,  with an additional 30 lots sold but not yet closed. An additional 166
lots remained to be developed at that date.  The next largest loan to one of the
partners in this group of  borrowers  is a $6.2  million,  combination  two year
construction  and 10  year  permanent  loan  for the  construction  of a 51 unit
apartment building located in Kansas City, Missouri.  The loan was originated in
1997, has a fixed interest rate with a 25 year  amortization and a loan-to-value
ratio,  as  completed,  of 79%. The loan  requires the payment of interest  only
during the  construction  period,  which may be funded from loan proceeds.  This
loan is fully  guaranteed by the borrower,  is  cross-collateralized  with other
loan collateral held by Capitol Federal Savings, and Capitol Federal Savings has
an  assignment  of leases.  The  remaining  three loans to this group of related
borrowers each have a balance of $3.0 million or less. Each of the loans to this
group of borrowers was current and  performing  in accordance  with its terms at
September 30, 1998.
    

         The  second  largest  lending   relationship  at  September  30,  1998,
consisted  of  loans  totaling  $13.5  million  for  numerous  multi-family  and
commercial real estate projects  throughout Kansas. No single loan in this group
exceeded  $3.0  million  at that  date.  All of these  loans  were  current  and
performing in accordance with their terms at September 30, 1998.


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         Our Loan Portfolio. The following table presents information concerning
the composition of Capitol Federal Savings' loan portfolio in dollar amounts and
in  percentages  (before  deductions  for loans in  process,  deferred  fees and
discounts and allowances for losses) as of the dates indicated.

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                                                                         September 30,
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                                       1998                1997                 1996               1995               1994
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                                   Amount   Percent  Amount     Percent    Amount   Percent   Amount    Percent    Amount  Percent
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                                                                          (Dollars in Thousands)
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Real Estate Loans:
 One- to four-family........... $3,504,799   93.47% $3,145,799   93.69% $2,794,342   93.80%  $2,611,554  94.29% $2,155,272   93.23%
 Multi-family..................     40,361    1.08      26,688    0.79      29,341    0.98       32,795   1.18      44,082    1.91
 Commercial....................      9,069    0.24       5,924    0.18       4,999    0.17        4,721   0.17       5,301    0.23
 Construction and development..     52,086    1.39      51,157    1.52      38,488    1.29       14,088   0.51      11,069    0.48
                                ----------  ------  ----------  ------   ---------   -----   ---------- ------  ----------  ------
      Total real estate loans..  3,606,315   96.18   3,229,568   96.18   2,867,170   96.24    2,663,158  96.15   2,215,724   95.85
                                ----------  ------  ----------  ------   ---------   -----   ---------- ------  ----------  ------

Other Loans:
 Consumer Loans:
    Savings....................     16,446    0.44      16,314    0.49      16,703    0.56       16,016   0.58      14,690    0.64
    Student....................     20,120    0.54      23,365    0.70      27,703    0.93       32,765   1.18      27,881    1.21
    Home improvement...........      2,776    0.07       3,341    0.10       2,183    0.07        2,221   0.08       1,900    0.08
    Automobile.................      5,758    0.15       4,120    0.12       2,372    0.08        2,183   0.08       1,953    0.08
    Home equity................     97,829    2.61      80,640    2.40      62,895    2.11       53,107   1.92      49,226    2.13
    Other......................        420    0.01         294    0.01         309    0.01          234   0.01         279    0.01
                                ----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------  ------   ---------- ------  ----------  ------
      Total consumer loans.....    143,349    3.82     128,074    3.82     112,165    3.76      106,526   3.85      95,929    4.15
 Commercial business loans.....         10     ---         ---     ---         ---     ---          ---    ---         ---     ---
                                ----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------  ------   ---------- ------  ----------  ------
      Total other loans........    143,359    3.82     128,074    3.82     112,165    3.76      106,526   3.85      95,929    4.15
                                ----------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------  ------   ---------- ------  ----------  ------
      Total loans receivable     3,749,674  100.00%  3,357,642  100.00%  2,979,335  100.00%   2,769,684 100.00%  2,311,653  100.00%
                                            ======              ======              ======              ======              ======

Less:
 Loans in process..............     21,690              21,872              21,047                5,773              8,024
 Deferred fees and discounts...     12,751              12,029              11,799               10,918             11,279
 Allowance for losses..........      4,081               1,639               1,583                1,359              3,878
                                ----------          ----------          ----------           ----------         ----------
 Total loans receivable, net... $3,711,152          $3,322,102          $2,944,906           $2,751,634         $2,288,472
                                ==========          ==========          ==========           ==========         ==========

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         The following table shows the  composition of Capitol Federal  Savings'
loan portfolio by fixed- and adjustable-rate at the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                         September 30,
                                ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       1998                1997                 1996               1995               1994
                                ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Amount   Percent  Amount     Percent    Amount   Percent   Amount    Percent    Amount  Percent
                                ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                          (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                 <C>        <C>     <C>        <C>     <C>        <C>     <C>        <C>     <C>        <C>

Fixed-Rate Loans:
 Real estate:
  One- to four-family............... $2,010,809  53.64% $1,403,790  41.81% $1,085,992  36.45% $  817,233  29.51%  $ 640,240   27.70%
  Multi-family......................     34,266   0.91      19,069   0.57      16,113   0.54      18,469   0.67      18,671    0.81
  Commercial........................      8,208   0.22       4,667   0.14       3,463   0.12       2,734   0.10       2,968    0.13
  Construction and development......     19,829   0.53       9,404   0.28       6,315   0.21       5,292   0.19       2,629    0.11
                                     ---------- ------   --------- ------  ---------- ------    -------- ------    --------  ------
     Total real estate loans........  2,073,112  55.29   1,436,930  42.80   1,111,883  37.32     843,728  30.47     664,508   28.75

 Consumer...........................     29,970   0.80      27,335   0.81      22,585   0.76      21,586   0.78      28,016    1.21
 Commercial business................         10    ---         ---    ---         ---    ---         ---    ---         ---     ---
                                     ---------- ------   --------- ------  ---------- ------    -------- ------    --------  ------
     Total fixed-rate loans.........  2,103,092  56.09   1,464,265  43.61   1,134,468  38.08     865,314  31.25     692,524   29.96

Adjustable-Rate Loans:
 Real estate:
  One- to four-family...............  1,493,990  39.85   1,742,009  51.88   1,708,350  57.34   1,794,322  64.77   1,515,032   65.53
  Multi-family......................      6,095   0.16       7,619   0.23      13,228   0.44      14,326   0.52      25,411    1.10
  Commercial........................        861   0.02       1,257   0.04       1,536   0.05       1,987   0.07       2,333    0.10
  Construction and development......     32,257   0.86      41,753   1.24      32,173   1.08       8,796   0.32       8,440    0.37
                                     ---------- ------   --------- ------  ---------- ------    -------- ------    --------  ------
     Total real estate loans........  1,533,203  40.89   1,792,638  53.39   1,755,287  58.91   1,819,431  65.68   1,551,216   67.10

 Consumer...........................    113,379   3.02     100,739   3.00      89,580   3.01      84,939   3.07      67,913    2.94
                                     ---------- ------   --------- ------  ---------- ------    -------- ------    --------  ------
     Total adjustable-rate loans....  1,646,582  43.91   1,893,377  56.39   1,844,867  61.92   1,904,370  68.75   1,619,129   70.04
                                     ---------- ------   --------- ------  ---------- ------    -------- ------    --------  ------
     Total loans....................  3,749,674 100.00%  3,357,642 100.00%  2,979,335 100.00%  2,769,684 100.00%  2,311,653  100.00%
                                                ======             ======             ======             ======              ======

Less:
 Loans in process...................     21,690             21,872             21,047              5,773              8,024
 Deferred fees and discounts........     12,751             12,029             11,799             10,918             11,279
 Allowance for loan losses..........      4,081              1,639              1,583              1,359              3,878
                                     ----------         ----------         ----------         ----------         ----------
    Total loans receivable, net..... $3,711,152         $3,322,102         $2,944,906         $2,751,634         $2,288,472
                                     ==========         ==========         ==========         ==========         ==========
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         The following schedule  illustrates the contractual maturity of Capitol
Federal  Savings'  loan  portfolio at September 30, 1998.  Mortgages  which have
adjustable or  renegotiable  interest  rates are shown as maturing in the period
during which the  contract is due. The schedule  does not reflect the effects of
possible prepayments or enforcement of due-on-sale clauses.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                            Real Estate
                        ---------------------------------------------------
                                           Multi-family       Construction                         Commercial
                       One- to Four-Family and Commercial    and Development     Consumer           Business            Total
                        ------------------ -------------- ----------------- ----------------- ---------------- ---------------------
                                  Weighted       Weighted          Weighted          Weighted        Weighted              Weighted
                                   Average        Average           Average           Average         Average               Average
                           Amount   Rate   Amount  Rate    Amount    Rate   Amount     Rate   Amount   Rate    Amount        Rate
                        ---------- ------- ------ ------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- --------- -----------
                                                                   (Dollars in Thousands)
    Due During
   Years Ending
   September 30,
<S>                     <C>         <C>  <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>    <C>       <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>            <C>

1998(1)................ $    2,881  7.05 $   ---   ---%    $  384    9.50%     ---      ---%  $ ---      ---% $    3,265      7.33%
1999...................     32,094  6.33   1,037  7.50      5,800    9.50   10,158     7.59     ---      ---      49,089      6.99
2000...................     11,639  6.90     ---   ---      9,000    9.00    6,573     8.33      10    10.50      27,222      7.94
2001 and 2002..........     18,781  7.62     ---   ---     25,559    8.50    7,062     8.82     ---      ---      51,402      8.22
2003 to 2004...........     22,744  6.87     716  7.67     11,343    6.97    3,625     9.10     ---      ---      38,428      7.12
2005 to 2019...........    971,850  6.71  43,326  8.16        ---     ---   86,781     8.75     ---      ---   1,101,957      6.93
2020 and beyond........  2,444,810  6.66   4,351  7.70        ---     ---   29,150     9.02     ---      ---   2,478,311      6.69

<FN>
   (1) Includes  demand  loans,  loans having no stated  maturity and  overdraft
loans.
</FN>
</TABLE>


      The total  amount  of loans  due  after  September  30,  1999  which  have
predetermined  interest rates is $2.10 billion,  while the total amount of loans
due after such date which have  floating or adjustable  interest  rates is $1.60
billion.


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         One- to Four-Family  Residential Real Estate Lending.  Residential loan
originations  are generated by referrals  from real estate brokers and builders,
our marketing efforts and existing and walk-in  customers.  We focus our lending
efforts  primarily on the  origination  of loans  secured by first  mortgages on
owner-occupied  one- to four-family  residences in our market areas. In order to
generate  additional  lending  volume,  we purchase  whole loans  throughout the
midwest.  These  purchases  allow us to attain  geographic  diversification  and
manage credit concentration risks in the loan portfolio.  At September 30, 1998,
one- to four-family  residential  mortgage loans totaled $3.50 billion, or 93.5%
of our gross loan portfolio.

   
         We  generally  underwrite  our one- to  four-family  loans based on the
applicant's  employment  and  credit  history,  and the  appraised  value of the
subject  property.  Presently,  we lend up to 97% of the lesser of the appraised
value or purchase price for one- to  four-family  residential  loans.  For loans
with a  loan-to-value  ratio in  excess  of 80%,  we  require  private  mortgage
insurance in order to reduce our  exposure  below 80%.  Properties  securing our
one-  to  four-family   loans  are  appraised  by  either  staff  appraisers  or
independent  fee appraisers  approved by the board of directors.  We require our
borrowers  to obtain  title  and  hazard  insurance,  and  flood  insurance,  if
necessary, in an amount not less than the value of the property improvements.

         We currently  originate one- to four-family  mortgage loans on either a
fixed- or  adjustable-rate  basis,  as  consumer  demand  dictates.  Our pricing
strategy for mortgage loans includes setting interest rates that are competitive
with  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and other  local  financial  institutions,  and
consistent with our internal needs.  Adjustable-rate  mortgage ("ARM") loans are
offered  with either a one-year,  three-year  or  five-year  term to the initial
repricing date.  After the initial  period,  the interest rate for each ARM loan
generally  adjusts  annually for the remainder of the term of the loan. We use a
number of different  indices to reprice our ARM loans.  During the 1998 and 1997
fiscal  years,  we  originated  $198.9  million  and  $315.3  million of one- to
four-family  ARM  loans,  and  $878.6  million  and  $413.0  million  of  one-to
four-family   fixed-rate   mortgage  loans,   respectively.   See  "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Asset
and Liability Management and Market Risk."
    

         Fixed-rate  loans  secured  by  one-  to  four-family  residences  have
contractual  maturities  of up to 30  years,  and  are  fully  amortizing,  with
payments due monthly.  These loans normally remain outstanding,  however,  for a
substantially   shorter  period  of  time  because  of  refinancing   and  other
prepayments.  A significant  change in the current level of interest rates could
alter the average life of a residential loan in our portfolio considerably.  Our
one- to four-family loans are generally not assumable, do not contain prepayment
penalties and do not permit negative amortization of principal.  Our real estate
loans generally contain a "due on sale" clause allowing us to declare the unpaid
principal balance due and payable upon the sale of the security property.

         Our one- to  four-family  residential  ARM loans  are fully  amortizing
loans with contractual  maturities of up to 30 years, with payments due monthly.
Our ARM loans  generally  provide for  specified  minimum  and maximum  interest
rates,  with a lifetime cap and floor, and an annual  adjustment on the interest
rate over the rate in effect on the date of  origination.  As a  consequence  of
using caps, the interest rates on these loans may not be as rate sensitive as is
our cost of funds. Our ARM loans are not convertible into fixed-rate loans.

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         In order to  remain  competitive  in our  market  areas,  we  currently
originate  ARM loans at initial  rates below the fully  indexed rate. We qualify
borrowers  based on this  initial  discounted  rate for our  three and five year
ARMs, and at 2% over the initial rate for one-year ARMs.

         ARM loans generally pose different credit risks than fixed-rate  loans,
primarily  because  as  interest  rates  rise,  the  borrower's  payment  rises,
increasing the potential for default.  We have not  experienced  difficulty with
the  payment  history for these  loans.  See "- Asset  Quality  --Non-performing
Assets"  and  "--  Classified  Assets."  At  September  30,  1998,  our  one- to
four-family ARM loan portfolio totaled $1.49 billion, or 39.9% of our gross loan
portfolio.  At that  date  the  fixed-rate  one- to  four-family  mortgage  loan
portfolio totaled $2.01 billion, or 53.6% of our gross loan portfolio.
    

         Multi-family and Commercial Real Estate Lending.  We offer a variety of
multi-family and commercial real estate loans. These loans are secured primarily
by  multi-family  dwellings,   small  retail  establishments  and  small  office
buildings  located in our market areas. At September 30, 1998,  multi-family and
commercial  real estate loans  totaled  $49.4  million or 1.3% of our gross loan
portfolio.

   
         Our loans  secured  by  multi-family  and  commercial  real  estate are
originated with either a fixed or adjustable interest rate. The interest rate on
adjustable-rate  loans is based on a variety of  indices,  generally  determined
through negotiation with the borrower.  Loan-to-value ratios on our multi-family
and  commercial  real estate loans  typically do not exceed 80% of the appraised
value of the property  securing the loan. These loans typically  require monthly
payments and have maximum  maturities of 25 years.  While maximum maturities may
extend to 30 years,  loans  frequently  have shorter  maturities  and may not be
fully  amortizing,  requiring  balloon  payments  of  unamortized  principal  at
maturity.

         Loans secured by  multi-family  and commercial  real estate are granted
based on the  income  producing  potential  of the  property  and the  financial
strength of the borrower.  The net operating income, which is the income derived
from  the  operation  of the  property  less  all  operating  expenses,  must be
sufficient to cover the payments  related to the outstanding  debt. We generally
require personal  guarantees of the borrowers  covering a portion of the debt in
addition to the security  property as  collateral  for such loans.  We generally
require an  assignment  of rents or leases in order to be assured  that the cash
flow from the project will be used to repay the debt.  Appraisals  on properties
securing  multi-family  and  commercial  real  estate  loans  are  performed  by
independent  state certified fee appraisers  approved by the board of directors.
See "-- Loan Originations, Purchases, Sales and Repayments."
    

         Capitol Federal Savings does not generally  maintain a tax or insurance
escrow account for its loans secured by multi-family and commercial real estate.
In order to monitor the adequacy of cash flows on income-producing properties of
$1.0  million or more,  the borrower is notified  annually to provide  financial
information  including rental rates and income,  maintenance costs and an update
of real estate property tax payments, as well as personal financial information.


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         Loans secured by multi-family and commercial real estate properties are
generally  larger  and  involve  a greater  degree  of credit  risk than one- to
four-family  residential  mortgage  loans.  Such loans  typically  involve large
balances to single borrowers or groups of related borrowers. Because payments on
loans secured by multi-family  and commercial  real estate  properties are often
dependent on the successful operation or management of the properties, repayment
of such loans may be subject to adverse  conditions in the real estate market or
the economy.  If the cash flow from the project is reduced, or if leases are not
obtained or renewed, the borrower's ability to repay the loan may be impaired.
See "- Asset Quality -- Non-performing Loans."

         Construction and Development  Lending. We originate  construction loans
primarily secured by existing  commercial real estate or building lots.  Capitol
Federal Savings also makes a limited number of construction loans to individuals
for the  construction  of their  residences.  Presently,  all of these loans are
secured by property  located within our market areas.  At September 30, 1998, we
had $35.5 million in construction  loans  outstanding,  representing 1.0% of our
gross loan portfolio.

         Construction loans are obtained  principally through continued business
with builders who have  previously  borrowed from Capitol Federal  Savings.  The
application  process includes  submission of accurate plans,  specifications and
costs of the  project  to be  constructed.  These  items  are used as a basis to
determine the appraised  value of the subject  property.  Loans are based on the
lesser of current appraised value and/or the cost of construction, including the
land and the building.  We also conduct regular  inspections of the construction
project being financed.

         We occasionally  originate acquisition and development loans, primarily
to borrowers having significant  experience and longstanding  relationships with
Capitol Federal Savings. At September 30, 1998, Capitol Federal Savings had four
acquisition and development  loans totaling $16.6 million,  representing 0.4% of
our gross loan portfolio.

         Loans  secured by building  lots or raw land held for  development  are
generally  granted with terms of up to five years and are available  with either
fixed or adjustable interest rates and on individually  negotiated terms. During
the development or construction  phase,  the borrower pays interest only,  which
payments may be funded from the loan proceeds.  These loans may require  monthly
payments or may be established  as line of credit loans with no fixed  repayment
schedule.  On line of credit  loans,  repayment is required as building lots are
sold.  In addition  to the agreed  upon  interest  rate on these  loans,  we may
negotiate  a  contingent  interest  payment  based on the  profitability  of the
project.

         Loan-to-value   ratios  on  our  construction  and  development   loans
typically  do not  exceed  80% of the  appraised  value of the  project on an as
completed  basis,  although  Capitol Federal  Savings'  largest  acquisition and
development  loan  was  originated  with a 100%  loan-to-value  ratio  and a 25%
contingent  interest  payment  based on net profits of the project,  if any. See
"-Lending Activities -- General."

         Loans secured by building lots or raw land for  development are granted
based  on both the  financial  strength  of the  borrower  and the  value of the
underlying  property.  We  generally  obtain  phase 1  environmental  reports on
construction loans and acquisition and development loans of

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$1.0 million or more, and require personal guarantees from the borrowers for all
or a portion of the debt. We also require updated financial  statements from the
borrowers on an ongoing basis.

         Because of the  uncertainties  inherent in estimating  construction and
development  costs  and  the  market  for the  project  upon  completion,  it is
relatively  difficult to evaluate  accurately  the total loan funds  required to
complete a project,  the  related  loan-to-value  ratios and the  likelihood  of
ultimate success of the project. These loans also involve many of the same risks
discussed above regarding multi-family and commercial real estate loans and tend
to be more  sensitive to general  economic  conditions  than many other types of
loans. In addition, payment of interest from loan proceeds can make it difficult
to monitor the progress of a project.

         Consumer  Lending.  Consumer  loans  generally  have  shorter  terms to
maturity,  which  reduces our exposure to changes in interest  rates,  and carry
higher rates of interest than do one- to four-family residential mortgage loans.
In addition,  management  believes that offering consumer loan products helps to
expand and create stronger ties to our existing  customer base by increasing the
number of customer relationships and providing cross-marketing opportunities. At
September 30, 1998, our consumer loan portfolio totaled $143.3 million,  or 3.8%
of our gross loan portfolio.

         Capitol  Federal  Savings offers a variety of secured  consumer  loans,
including home equity loans and lines of credit,  home improvement  loans,  auto
loans, student loans and loans secured by savings deposits. We also offer a very
limited amount of unsecured  loans.  We currently  originate all of our consumer
loans in our market areas. Capitol Federal Savings' home equity loans, including
lines of credit, and home improvement loans comprised approximately 70.2% of our
total  consumer  loan  portfolio  at  September  30,  1998.  These  loans may be
originated in amounts,  together with the amount of the existing first mortgage,
of up to 100% of the  value  of the  property  securing  the  loan.  In order to
minimize  risk of loss,  home equity  loans in excess of 80% of the value of the
property are partially  insured  against loss.  The term to maturity on our home
equity and home  improvement  loans may be up to 15 years.  Home equity lines of
credit  have no stated  term to  maturity  and  require the payment of 2% of the
outstanding loan balance per month,  which amount may be reborrowed at any time.
Other consumer loan terms vary  according to the type of  collateral,  length of
contract and  creditworthiness of the borrower.  The majority of Capitol Federal
Savings'  consumer  loan  portfolio is comprised of home equity lines of credit,
which have interest rates that adjust based upon changes in the prime rate.

         We do not originate any consumer loans on an indirect  basis.  Indirect
loans are contracts  purchased  from  retailers of goods or services  which have
extended credit to their customers.

         The  underwriting  standards  employed by Capitol  Federal  Savings for
consumer loans include a  determination  of the  applicant's  payment history on
other debts and an assessment of the ability to meet  existing  obligations  and
payments on the proposed loan.  Although  creditworthiness of the applicant is a
primary  consideration,  the underwriting  process also includes a comparison of
the value of the security in relation to the proposed loan amount.


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         Consumer  loans may  entail  greater  risk than do one- to  four-family
residential mortgage loans, particularly in the case of consumer loans which are
secured by rapidly depreciable assets, such as automobiles.

Loan Originations, Purchases, Sales and Repayments

         We  originate  loans  through  referrals  from real estate  brokers and
builders,  our marketing efforts, and our existing and walk-in customers.  While
we originate both adjustable-rate and fixed-rate loans, our ability to originate
loans is dependent upon customer demand for loans in our market areas. Demand is
affected by local competition and the interest rate environment. During the last
several years,  our dollar volume of fixed-rate,  one- to four-family  loans has
exceeded the dollar volume of the same type of adjustable-rate  loans. While our
primary  business is the  origination  of one- to  four-family  mortgage  loans,
competition from other lenders in our market areas limits,  to a certain extent,
the volume of loans we have been able to originate  and place in our  portfolio.
As a result we have purchased mortgage loans and investment and mortgage-related
securities to supplement our portfolios. Such whole loan purchases also serve to
reduce our risk of geographic  concentration.  We sell a limited amount of loans
and  some  of our  loans  are  not  originated  according  to  secondary  market
guidelines.  Furthermore,  during  the past  few  years,  we,  like  many  other
financial  institutions,  have experienced  significant prepayments on loans and
mortgage-related  securities due to the low interest rate environment prevailing
in the United States.

         Purchased  whole loans are  originated by one or two lenders who have a
regional or national  presence.  By contractual  agreement,  the loan product is
originated for us to our  specifications.  Each loan is  underwritten by a third
party contract  underwriter who is under contract with Capitol Federal  Savings.
We set  prices  for the loan  product  once each week.  Mortgage  servicing  for
purchased whole loans is retained by the originating lender.

         In  periods  of  economic   uncertainty,   the  ability  of   financial
institutions,  including Capitol Federal Savings, to originate or purchase large
dollar volumes of real estate loans may be substantially  reduced or restricted,
with a resultant decrease in interest income.


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         The  following  table shows the loan  origination,  purchase,  sale and
repayment activities of Capitol Federal Savings for the periods indicated.

   

                                                     Year Ended September 30,
                                             -----------------------------------
                                                  1998       1997        1996
                                             ------------ ------------ ---------
                                                        (In Thousands)
Originations by type:
 Adjustable rate:
  Real estate     - one- to four-family.....  $   198,857   $315,314    $253,596
                  - multi-family............          ---      6,240      18,000
                  - commercial..............          ---        ---         ---
  Non-real estate - consumer................       86,848     71,536      58,808
                  - commercial business.....           10        ---         ---
                                               ----------   --------     -------
         Total adjustable-rate..............      285,715    393,090     330,404
                                               ----------   --------     -------
 Fixed rate:
  Real estate     - one- to four-family.....      878,567    412,960     384,842
                  - multi-family............          ---        250       2,600
                  - commercial..............          350        ---         264
  Non-real estate - consumer................       26,312     26,514      20,554
                                               ----------   --------     -------
         Total fixed-rate...................      905,229    439,724     408,260
                                               ----------   --------     -------
         Total loans originated.............    1,190,944    832,814     738,664
                                               ----------   --------     -------
Purchases:
  Real estate     - one- to four-family.....      124,724    117,424      38,085
                  - multi-family............          ---        ---         ---
                  - commercial..............          ---        ---         ---
  Non-real estate - consumer................           30        ---         ---
                                               ----------   --------     -------
         Total loans purchased..............      124,754    117,424      38,085

  Mortgage-related securities (excluding
   REMICs and CMOs).........................      256,076    245,102         ---
  REMICs and CMOs...........................      363,068    112,442         ---
                                               ----------   --------     -------
         Total purchased....................      743,898    474,968      38,085
                                               ----------   --------     -------
Sales and Repayments:
  Real estate - one- to four-family.........       23,160      4,563      15,588
  Non-real estate - consumer (student loans)       13,620     15,059      20,168
                                               ----------   --------     -------
         Total loans sold...................       36,780     19,622      35,756
  Mortgage- related securities..............          ---        ---         ---
                                               ----------   --------     -------
         Total sales........................       36,780     19,622      35,756
  Principal repayments......................    1,113,628    558,990     588,565
                                               ----------   --------     -------
         Total reductions...................    1,150,408    578,612     624,321
                                               ----------   --------     -------
Increase in other items, net................     202,100    102,532     105,575
                                               ----------   --------     -------
         Net increase.......................   $  582,334   $626,638   $  46,853
                                               ==========   ========   =========
    


Asset Quality

         When a  borrower  fails to make a payment  on a loan on or  before  the
default  date, a late charge  notice is mailed 15 days after the due date.  When
the loan is 30 days past due, we mail a delinquent  notice to the borrower.  All
delinquent accounts are reviewed by a collection officer,  who attempts to cause
the  delinquency to be cured by contacting the borrower.  If the loan becomes 60
days delinquent, the collection officer will generally send a personal letter to
the  borrower  requesting  payment  of the  delinquent  amount  in full,  or the
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acceptable  repayment plan to bring the loan current within the next 90 days. If
the account becomes 90 days delinquent, and an acceptable repayment plan has not
been agreed upon,  the collection  officer will  generally  refer the account to
legal counsel, with instructions to prepare a notice of intent to foreclose. The
notice of intent to  foreclose  allows the  borrower  up to 30 days to bring the
account current.  During this 30 day period, the collection officer may accept a
written  repayment plan from the borrower which would bring the account  current
within  the next 90 days.  Once the loan  becomes  120 days  delinquent,  and an
acceptable  repayment  plan has not been agreed upon,  the  collection  officer,
after receiving  approval from the appropriate  officer as designated by Capitol
Federal  Savings'  board of  directors,  will turn over the account to our legal
counsel with instructions to initiate foreclosure.

         Delinquent  Loans.  The following table sets forth our loans delinquent
30 - 89 days by type,  number,  amount and  percentage  of type at September 30,
1998.


                                                 Loans Delinquent for
                                                      30-89 Days
                                         -----------------------------------
                                                                Percent of
                                                             Total Delinquent
                                          Number    Amount        Loans
                                         -------- ---------- ---------------
                                                (Dollars in Thousands)
Real Estate:
  One- to four-family...............        312     $18,669         98%
  Multi-family......................        ---         ---        ---
  Commercial........................        ---         ---        ---
  Construction or development.......        ---         ---        ---
Consumer............................         34         316          2
Commercial business.................        ---         ---        ---
                                           ----     -------     ------

     Total..........................        346     $18,985        100%
                                            ===     =======        ===


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         Non-performing  Assets.  The table  below  sets forth the  amounts  and
categories of non-performing  assets in our loan portfolio.  Loans are placed on
non-accrual  status when the  collection of principal  and/or  interest  becomes
doubtful.  At all dates presented,  we had no troubled debt restructurings which
involve  forgiving  a portion of interest  or  principal  on any loans or making
loans at a rate  materially  less than that of market  rates.  Real estate owned
include assets acquired in settlement of loans.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                         September 30,
                                            ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  1998          1997          1996          1995         1994
                                            -------------- ------------- ------------ ------------- ----------
                                                                     (Dollars in Thousands)
   
<S>                                        <C>           <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>

Non-accruing loans:
  One- to four-family......................      $6,048        $4,989        $3,889     $   3,950       $5,150
  Multi-family.............................         ---           ---           ---           ---          477
  Commercial real estate...................         ---         1,042           ---           ---          ---
  Construction or development..............         ---           ---           100           228          288
  Consumer.................................         181            78             1            23           15
  Commercial business......................         ---           ---           ---           ---          ---
                                                -------       -------        ------     ---------       ------
     Total.................................       6,229         6,109         3,990         4,201        5,930
                                                -------       -------        ------     ---------       ------

Accruing loans delinquent 
  more than 90 days:
  One- to four-family......................         ---           ---           ---           ---          ---
  Multi-family.............................         ---           ---           ---           ---          ---
  Commercial real estate...................         ---           ---           ---           ---          ---
  Construction or development..............         ---           ---           ---           ---          ---
  Consumer.................................         ---           ---           ---           ---          ---
  Commercial business......................         ---           ---           ---           ---          ---
                                                -------       -------        ------     ---------       ------
     Total.................................         ---           ---           ---           ---          ---
                                                -------       -------        ------     ---------       ------

Real estate owned:
  One- to four-family......................       1,964         2,435         3,552         1,864        2,054
  Multi-family.............................         ---           ---           ---        11,852          ---
  Commercial real estate...................         ---           ---           ---           ---          ---
  Construction or development..............         ---           ---           ---           ---          ---
  Consumer.................................         ---           ---           ---           ---          ---
  Commercial business......................         ---           ---           ---           ---          ---
                                                -------       -------        ------     ---------       ------
     Total.................................       1,964         2,435         3,552        13,716        2,054
                                                -------       -------        ------     ---------       ------

Total non-performing assets................      $8,193        $8,544        $7,542       $17,917       $7,984
                                                 ======        ======        ======       =======       ======
Total as a percentage of total assets......       0.15%         0.17%         0.17%         0.41%        0.20%
                                                  ====          ====          ====          ====         ====
    
</TABLE>


         For the year ended  September  30, 1998,  gross  interest  income which
would have been recorded had the  non-accruing  loans been current in accordance
with their original terms amounted to $227,000.  The amount that was included in
interest income on such loans was $64,700 for the year ended September 30, 1998.

   
         Non-performing  Loans.  At September  30, 1998,  we had $6.2 million in
non-performing  loans,  which  constituted 0.2% of our gross loan portfolio.  At
that date,  there were no  non-performing  loans to any one borrower or group of
related  borrowers  that exceeded $1.0 million,  either  individually  or in the
aggregate .
    


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         Other Loans of Concern.  In addition to the  non-performing  assets set
forth in the table above, as of September 30, 1998,  there was also an aggregate
of $373,000 in net book value of loans with  respect to which known  information
about the possible  credit  problems of the borrowers have caused  management to
have  doubts as to the ability of the  borrowers  to comply  with  present  loan
repayment  terms and which may result in the future  inclusion  of such items in
the  non-performing  asset  categories.  These  loans  have been  considered  in
management's determination of the adequacy of our allowance for loan losses.

         Classified Assets.  Federal  regulations provide for the classification
of loans and other assets, such as debt and equity securities  considered by the
Office  of  Thrift  Supervision  to  be of  lesser  quality,  as  "substandard,"
"doubtful" or "loss." An asset is considered "substandard" if it is inadequately
protected by the current net worth and paying  capacity of the obligor or of the
collateral pledged, if any.  "Substandard" assets include those characterized by
the "distinct possibility" that the insured institution will sustain "some loss"
if the deficiencies are not corrected.  Assets classified as "doubtful" have all
of the weaknesses  inherent in those  classified  "substandard,"  with the added
characteristic  that the weaknesses  present make  "collection or liquidation in
full," on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, "highly
questionable and improbable."  Assets  classified as "loss" are those considered
"uncollectible"  and of such  little  value  that  their  continuance  as assets
without the establishment of a specific loss reserve is not warranted.

         When  an  insured  institution  classifies  problem  assets  as  either
substandard or doubtful,  it may establish general allowances for loan losses in
an amount deemed  prudent by management  and approved by the board of directors.
General  allowances  represent loss  allowances  which have been  established to
recognize  the inherent  risk  associated  with lending  activities,  but which,
unlike  specific  allowances,  have not been  allocated  to  particular  problem
assets. When an insured  institution  classifies problem assets as "loss," it is
required  either to establish a specific  allowance  for losses equal to 100% of
that  portion  of the asset so  classified  or to  charge  off such  amount.  An
institution's  determination  as to the  classification  of its  assets  and the
amount of its valuation  allowances is subject to review by the Office of Thrift
Supervision  and the  FDIC,  which may order  the  establishment  of  additional
general or specific loss allowances.

         In connection  with the filing of our periodic  reports with the Office
of  Thrift  Supervision  and in  accordance  with our  classification  of assets
policy,  we regularly  review the problem  assets in our  portfolio to determine
whether  any  assets  require   classification  in  accordance  with  applicable
regulations. On the basis of management's review of our assets, at September 30,
1998,  we had  classified  $8.6  million of our assets as  substandard,  none as
doubtful and none as loss. The amount classified substandard represented 1.3% of
our retained earnings and 0.2% of our assets at September 30, 1998.

   
         Provision for Loan Losses. Capitol Federal Savings recorded a provision
for loan losses in fiscal 1998 of $2,462,000, compared to $56,000 in fiscal 1997
and $865,000 in fiscal 1996.  The provision for loan losses is charged to income
to bring Capitol  Federal  Savings'  allowance for loan losses to a level deemed
appropriate  by  management  based on the  factors  discussed  below  under  "--
Allowance  for Loan  Losses." The  provision  for loan losses in fiscal 1998 was
    

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based on management's  review of such factors which indicated that the allowance
for loan losses was adequate to cover losses  inherent in the loan  portfolio as
of September 30, 1998.

         Allowance  for  Loan  Losses.  Capitol  Federal  Savings  maintains  an
allowance for loan losses to absorb losses inherent in the loan  portfolio.  The
allowance is based on ongoing,  quarterly  assessments  of the estimated  losses
inherent  in the  loan  portfolio.  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  methodology  for
assessing the appropriateness of the allowance consists of several key elements,
which include the formula allowance,  specific allowances for identified problem
loans and portfolio  segments and the unallocated  allowance.  In addition,  the
allowance  incorporates  the results of measuring  impaired loans as provided in
SFAS No. 114,  "Accounting  by Creditors for  Impairment of a Loan" and SFAS No.
118,  "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan Income  Recognition  and
Disclosures."  These  accounting  standards  prescribe the measurement  methods,
income recognition and disclosures related to impaired loans.

         The  formula  allowance  is  calculated  by  applying  loss  factors to
outstanding  loans based on the internal risk  evaluation of such loans or pools
of loans. Changes in risk evaluations of both performing and nonperforming loans
affect the  amount of the  formula  allowance.  Loss  factors  are based both on
Capitol Federal  Savings'  historical loss experience as well as for significant
factors  that,  in  management's  judgment,  affect  the  collectibility  of the
portfolio  as of the  evaluation  date.  Loss  factors for loans on  residential
properties  with  greater  than  four  units  and  loans  on  construction   and
development  and  commercial  properties  are computed based on an evaluation of
impairment  on a loan by loan  basis.  Pooled  loan  loss  factors  are based on
expected  net  charge-offs  for one  year  and are  applied  to  loans  that are
homogeneous in nature, such as one-to four-family residential loans and consumer
loans.

         The  appropriateness  of the allowance is reviewed by management  based
upon its evaluation of then-existing  economic and business conditions affecting
the key lending areas of Capitol Federal Savings and other  conditions,  such as
credit  quality  trends  (including  trends in  nonperforming  loans expected to
result  from  existing   conditions),   collateral  values,   loan  volumes  and
concentrations,  specific  industry  conditions  within  portfolio  segments and
recent loss  experience in particular  segments of the portfolio that existed as
of the balance sheet date and the impact that such  conditions  were believed to
have had on the  collectibility  of the loan.  Senior  management  reviews these
conditions  quarterly in discussions with Capitol Federal Savings' senior credit
officers.  To the  extent  that  any  of  these  conditions  is  evidenced  by a
specifically  identifiable  problem  credit  or  portfolio  segment  as  of  the
evaluation  date,  management's  estimate of the effect of such condition may be
reflected  as a  specific  allowance  applicable  to such  credit  or  portfolio
segment.  Where  any of these  conditions  is not  evidenced  by a  specifically
identifiable  problem  credit or portfolio  segment as of the  evaluation  date,
management's  evaluation  of the loss related to this  condition is reflected in
the unallocated  allowance.  The evaluation of the inherent loss with respect to
these  conditions is subject to a higher degree of uncertainty  because they are
not identified with specific problem credits or portfolio segments.

         The allowance for loan losses is based on estimates of losses  inherent
in the loan portfolio.  The amounts actually observed in respect of these losses
can vary  significantly  from the estimated  amounts.  Capitol Federal  Savings'
methodology  as  described  permits  adjustments  to any loss factor used in the
computation of the formula allowance in the event that, in

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management's  judgment,  significant  factors which affect the collectibility of
the portfolio as of the  evaluation  date are not reflected in the loss factors.
By assessing the estimated  losses inherent in the loan portfolio on a quarterly
basis,  Capitol  Federal  Savings is able to adjust  specific and inherent  loss
estimates based upon any more recent information that has become available.

         At September  30, 1998,  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  allowance for loan
losses was $4,081,000 or .11% of the total loan portfolio and  approximately 66%
of total  nonaccrual  loans.  This compares with an allowance for loan losses of
$1,639,000  or .05% of the total loan  portfolio  and  approximately  27% of the
total  nonaccrual  loans as of September 30, 1997. At fiscal year end 1998,  the
unallocated portion of the allowance for loan losses was $60,000.  The allocated
portion of the allowance of  $4,021,000 is composed of credit losses  related to
the loan portfolio.

         During 1998,  changes in assumptions  regarding the effects of economic
and business  conditions  on borrowers  and other  factors,  which are described
below, affected the assessment of the allocated allowance.

   
         During 1998,  Capitol Federal Savings'  single-family  residential loan
portfolio increased by $359.6 million over 1997. In addition, the non-performing
single-family  loans  increased by $1.0  million,  or 21%,  from $5.0 million at
September  30, 1997 to $6.0 million at September  30, 1998,  primarily due to an
increased  number of borrowers  being  overextended  in their consumer debt. The
provision for loan losses in fiscal 1998 of $2.0 million,  representing  2.2% of
pretax earnings,  was recorded in allocated allowance to reflect the increase in
the nonperforming  single family  residential  mortgage loans as a result of the
increase in the overall risk evaluation of the portfolio,  which  contributed to
an increase in the formula allowance.  The provision represents .56% of the 1998
increase in the portfolio.  The increase in the formula  allowance was primarily
driven  by  faster  market  growth in the  portfolio  as a result  of  increased
refinancings  and the exposure  presented by the level of  nonperforming  loans.
Capitol Federal Savings also reviewed the ratio of its  non-performing  loans to
total loans and compared  this to its ratio of allowance  for loan losses to net
loans receivable.
    

         During 1998,  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  multi-family  loan  portfolio
increased by  approximately  51% to $40.4 million.  This growth is the result of
increased lending opportunities in various market areas. Capitol Federal Savings
increased  its  provision  for credit  losses to 0.5% of the  multi-family  loan
portfolio.  Capitol Federal  Savings  increased its portfolio of commercial real
estate loans by  approximately  53% to $9.1 million and  increased its provision
for credit  losses to 0.9% of the  commercial  real estate loan  portfolio.  The
portfolio of construction  and development  loans remained  generally  unchanged
from 1997 to 1998. However,  Capitol Federal Savings increased its provision for
credit  losses  to 1.1% of the  construction  and  development  loan  portfolio.
Capitol Federal Savings' consumer loan portfolio increased 12% to $143.3 million
during 1998 as a result of increased marketing efforts.  Capitol Federal Savings
increased its provision  for credit  losses on consumer  loans to  approximately
0.1% of the consumer  loan  portfolio.  These  increases in provision for credit
losses properly allocate the inherent credit loss provision based upon the known
risks of the various loan portfolios in 1998.

         Assessing  the adequacy of the  allowance for loan losses is inherently
subjective as it requires  making material  estimates,  including the amount and
timing of future cash flows

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expected  to  be  received  on  impaired  loans,  that  may  be  susceptible  to
significant change. In the opinion of management,  the allowance when taken as a
whole,  is  adequate to absorb  reasonable  estimated  loan  losses  inherent in
Capitol Federal Savings' loan portfolios.

         Based upon the foregoing analysis of Capitol Federal Savings' reserving
methodology,  it is  management's  belief  that  the  increase  in  the  formula
allowance  provided  for  the  additional  losses  inherent  in  the  portfolio.
Historical net charge-offs  are not necessarily  indicative of the amount of net
charge-offs  that Capitol  Federal Savings will realize in the future related to
the increase in the single family residential loan portfolio.

         The  following  table sets forth an analysis of our  allowance for loan
losses.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                          Year Ended September 30,
                                                       ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              1998         1997         1996        1995         1994
                                                       ------------- ------------- ----------- ----------- --------------
                                                                           (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                    <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>

Balance at beginning of period........................       $1,639       $1,583       $1,359      $3,878       $6,935

Charge offs:
  One- to four-family.................................           20          ---          ---         ---          ---
  Multi-family........................................          ---          ---          641       2,519        1,071
  Commercial real estate..............................          ---          ---          ---         ---          ---
  Construction or development.........................          ---          ---          ---         ---          ---
  Consumer............................................          ---          ---          ---         ---          ---
  Commercial business.................................          ---          ---          ---         ---          ---
                                                         ----------   ----------   ----------  ----------   ----------
    Total charge-offs.................................           20          ---          641       2,519        1,071
Recoveries............................................          ---          ---          ---         ---          ---
                                                         ----------   ----------   ----------  ----------   ----------
Net charge-offs.......................................           20          ---          641       2,519        1,071
Provisions (recoveries) charged to operations.........        2,462           56          865         ---       (1,986)
                                                            -------    ---------     --------  ----------      -------
  Balance at end of period............................       $4,081       $1,639       $1,583      $1,359       $3,878
                                                             ======       ======       ======      ======       ======

Ratio of net charge-offs during the period to                                                                          
 average loans outstanding during the period..........          ---%         ---%        0.02%       0.10%        0.04%
                                                             ======        =====        =====      ======        =====

Ratio of net charge-offs during the period to                                                                          
 average non-performing assets........................         0.06%         ---%        1.26%       4.86%        2.58%
                                                             ======        =====        =====      ======        =====

Allowance as a percentage of non-performing                                                                            
 loans................................................        65.52%       26.83%       39.67%      32.35%       65.40%
                                                             ======        =====        =====      ======        =====

Allowance as a percentage of total loans              
 (end of period)......................................         0.11%        0.05%        0.05%       0.05%        0.17%
                                                             ======        =====        =====      ======        =====
</TABLE>
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         The  distribution  of our  allowance  for  loan  losses  at  the  dates
indicated is summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                September 30,
                          --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       1998                          1997                            1996             
                          -----------------------------  -----------------------------  ------------------------------
                                                 Percent                        Percent                       Percent
                                                of Loans                       of Loans                      of Loans
                                                 in Each                        in Each                       in Each
                          Amount of    Loan     Category Amount of     Loan    Category Amount of     Loan    Category
                          Loan Loss   Amounts   to Total Loan Loss   Amounts   to Total Loan Loss   Amounts   to Total
                          Allowance by Category   Loans  Allowance by Category   Loans  Allowance by Category  Loans  
                          --------- ----------- -------  --------- ----------- -------  --------- ----------- --------
                                                             (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                        <C>      <C>         <C>     <C>     <C>          <C>     <C>      <C>          <C>

One- to four-family........  $3,222  $3,496,699   94.12% $1,208   $3,137,101   94.38%  $1,011   $2,784,247    94.49%  
Multi-family...............     200      40,091    1.08      66       26,416    0.79      427       29,341     1.00   
Commercial real estate.....      77       9,006    0.24      18        5,864    0.18        9        4,999     0.17   
Construction or                                                                                                     
  development..............     348      31,610    0.85      67       30,900    0.93       85       17,547     0.60   
Consumer...................     174     137,817    3.71      41      123,460    3.71       42      110,355     3.75   
Commercial business........     ---          10     ---     ---          ---     ---      ---          ---      ---   
Unallocated................      60         ---     ---     239          ---     ---        9          ---      ---   
                             ------  ----------  ------  ------   ----------  ------   ------   ----------   ------   
     Total.................  $4,081  $3,715,233  100.00% $1,639   $3,323,741  100.00%  $1,583   $2,946,489   100.00%  
                             ======  ==========  ======  ======   ==========  ======   ======   ==========   ======   
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                             
                                                       September 30,
                               ------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                            1995                           1994              
                               -----------------------------  ------------------------------ 
                                                      Percent                       Percent  
                                                     of Loans                       of Loans 
                                                      in Each                       in Each  
                               Amount of     Loan    Category Amount of    Loan     Category 
                               Loan Loss   Amounts   to Total Loan Loss   Amounts   to Total 
                               Allowance by Category  Loans   Allowance by Category  Loans   
                               --------- ----------- -------  --------- ----------- -------- 
                                                  (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                         <C>       <C>          <C>       <C>       <C>         <C>

One- to four-family........   $   994   $2,602,296    94.53%  $   947   $2,144,988    93.57% 
Multi-family...............        63       32,795     1.19        79       44,082     1.92  
Commercial real estate.....        17        4,646     0.17        19        5,223     0.23  
Construction or                                                               
  development..............        29        8,333     0.30        21        3,130     0.14
Consumer...................        21      104,923     3.81        15       94,927     4.14  
Commercial business........       ---          ---      ---       ---          ---      ---  
Unallocated................       234          ---      ---     2,797          ---      ---  
                               ------   ----------   ------    ------   ----------   ------  
     Total.................    $1,358   $2,752,993   100.00%   $3,878   $2,292,350   100.00% 
                               ======   ==========   ======    ======   ==========   ======  
</TABLE>

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Investment Activities

   
         We are required to maintain  minimum levels of investments that qualify
as liquid assets under Office of Thrift Supervision  regulations.  Liquidity may
increase or decrease  depending upon the  availability  of funds and comparative
yields on investments in relation to the return on loans. Historically,  we have
maintained  liquid  assets at levels above the minimum  requirements  imposed by
Office  of  Thrift  Supervision  regulations  and above  levels  believed  to be
adequate to meet the  requirements  of normal  operations,  including  potential
deposit  outflows.  Cash flow projections are regularly  reviewed and updated to
assure that  adequate  liquidity  is  maintained.  At September  30,  1998,  our
regulatory  liquidity  ratio,  which is our liquid assets as a percentage of net
withdrawable  savings  deposits  with a maturity of one year or less and current
borrowings, was 45.3%.

         Federally  chartered savings  institutions have the authority to invest
in various types of liquid assets, including United States Treasury obligations,
securities of various federal agencies,  including  callable agency  securities,
certain  certificates  of  deposit of insured  banks and  savings  institutions,
certain bankers'  acceptances,  repurchase agreements and federal funds. Subject
to various  restrictions,  federally  chartered  savings  institutions  may also
invest their assets in investment  grade  commercial  paper and  corporate  debt
securities  and mutual  funds whose  assets  conform to the  investments  that a
federally  chartered  savings  institution  is  otherwise   authorized  to  make
directly.  See "How We Are Regulated - Capitol  Federal  Savings" and "Qualified
Thrift  Lender  Test"  for  a  discussion  of  additional  restrictions  on  our
investment activities.
    

         The  Chief  Financial  Officer  has the  basic  responsibility  for the
management of Capitol  Federal  Savings'  investment  portfolio,  subject to the
direction  and guidance of the asset and  liability  management  committee.  The
Chief  Financial  Officer  considers  various  factors  when  making  decisions,
including  the  marketability,  maturity  and tax  consequences  of the proposed
investment.  The maturity  structure of investments  will be affected by various
market  conditions,  including  the current and  anticipated  slope of the yield
curve, the level of interest rates,  the trend of new deposit  inflows,  and the
anticipated  demand for funds via deposit  withdrawals and loan originations and
purchases.

   
         The  general  objectives  of our  investment  portfolio  are to provide
liquidity when loan demand is high , to assist in maintaining earnings when loan
demand is low and to  maximize  earnings  while  satisfactorily  managing  risk,
including credit risk, reinvestment risk, liquidity risk and interest rate risk.
See "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations - Asset and Liability Management and Market Risk."

         Our  investment  securities  currently  consist of U.S.  Government and
Agency  securities and securities  purchased under agreement to resell which are
fully  collateralized  short-term  investments.  See  Note  5 of  the  Notes  to
Consolidated  Financial  Statements.  Our mortgage-related  securities portfolio
currently  consists  of  securities  issued  under  government-sponsored  agency
programs.  A portion  of this  portfolio  consists  of  collateralized  mortgage
obligations ("CMOs").  CMOs are special types of pass-through debt securities in
which the stream of principal and interest payments on the underlying  mortgages
or  mortgage-  related  securities  is used to  create  classes  with  different
maturities and, in some cases,
    

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amortization  schedules,  as well as a residual  interest,  with each such class
possessing  different risk  characteristics.  Capitol Federal Savings intends to
increase by up to $3.00  billion its current  portfolio of these  securities  by
utilizing  its portion of the net proceeds  from the stock  issuance to increase
its existing  wholesale  leveraging  activities.  See "Risk Factors - Our use of
proceeds from this offering to buy  mortgage-related  securities  could increase
our risk that changes in market interest rates will result in lower income."

         Our  policy  is to  purchase  only  CMOs that are  Agency  backed.  The
expected life of our CMOs is typically under five years at the time of purchase.
Premiums associated with CMOs purchased are not significant; therefore, the risk
of significant yield adjustments because of accelerated  prepayments is limited.
Yield  adjustments are  encountered as interest rates rise or decline,  which in
turn slows or increases  prepayment  rates and affects the average  lives of the
CMOs. At September 30, 1998, we held CMOs totaling $320.4 million,  all of which
were secured by underlying  collateral issued under government  agency-sponsored
programs.  All of our CMOs are  currently  classified  as held to  maturity.  At
September 30, 1998, our CMOs did not qualify as high risk mortgage securities as
defined under Office of Thrift Supervision regulations.  Capitol Federal Savings
does not invest in residual interests of CMOs.

   
         While  mortgage-related  securities,  such as CMOs and REMICs,  carry a
reduced credit risk as compared to whole loans,  such securities  remain subject
to the risk that a  fluctuating  interest  rate  environment,  along  with other
factors such as the geographic  distribution  of the underlying  mortgage loans,
may alter the  prepayment  rate of such  mortgage  loans and so affect  both the
prepayment speed, and value, of such securities.

         The following  table sets forth the  composition  of our investment and
mortgage- related  securities  portfolio at the dates indicated.  Our investment
securities  portfolio  at  September  30,  1998,  contained  neither  tax-exempt
securities  nor  securities of any issuer with an aggregate book value in excess
of 10% of our retained  earnings,  excluding  those issued by the United  States
Government or its agencies.
    

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                           September 30,
                                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            1998                1997                 1996
                                                   -------------------- -------------------- ----------------------
                                                      Book        % of     Book        % of     Book       % of
                                                      Value      Total     Value      Total     Value      Total
                                                   ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- -----------
                                                                      (Dollars in Thousands)
   
<S>                                            <C>           <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>

Securities available for sale, at fair value:
  Mortgage- related securities................     $ 747,991    100.00%  $754,179    100.00%   $607,738    100.00%
  U.S. government and agency securities.......           ---       ---        ---       ---         ---       ---
                                                    --------    ------   --------    ------    --------    ------
     Total securities available for sale......      $747,991    100.00%  $754,179    100.00%   $607,738    100.00%
                                                    ========    ======   ========    ======    ========    ======
                                                                                              
Investment securities, at amortized cost:                                                     
  U.S. government and agency securities.......      $160,469     33.37   $585,294     82.97    $717,248     97.67
   CMOs and REMICs............................       320,379     66.61    120,007     17.01      17,006      2.32
  Other investment securities.................           100      0.02        100      0.02         100      0.01
                                                    --------    ------   --------    ------    --------    ------
     Total investment securities..............      $480,948    100.00%  $705,401    100.00%   $734,354    100.00%
                                                    ========    ======   ========    ======    ========    ======
                                                                                              
Investment securities, at fair value..........      $479,840             $704,935              $718,393
                                                    ========             ========              ========
</TABLE>
    



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         The composition and maturities of the investment  securities portfolio,
excluding Federal Home Loan Bank stock, are indicated in the following table.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                          Less than 1 year  1 to 5 years  5 to 10 years Over 10 years       Total Securities
                                           --------------- -------------- ------------- -------------- -------------------------
                                                                                                                          Fair
                                            Balance  Rate  Balance  Rate  Balance  Rate Balance  Rate   Balance  Rate    Value
                                           -------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ----- -------- ----- --------- ----- ---------
                                                                            (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                       <C>      <C>     <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>      <C>    <C>       <C>   <C>
   

Securities available for sale:
    Mortgage-related securities.........   $ 20,825  5.50% $30,981  6.65% $3,729  8.08% $670,569  6.81% $726,104  6.77% $747,991
                                           -------- -----  ------- -----  ------ -----  -------- -----  -------- -----  --------
    Total securities available for sale.   $ 20,825  5.50% $30,981  6.65% $3,729  8.08% $670,569  6.81% $726,104  6.77% $747,991
                                           ======== =====  ======= =====  ====== =====  ======== =====  ======== =====  ========
Investment securities:                                                                                                  
 U.S. government and agency securities..   $135,469  5.48% $25,000  5.93% $  ---   ---% $    ---   ---% $160,469  5.55% $160,612
 Securities purchased under agreement                                                                                   
  to resell.............................    235,000  5.51      ---   ---     ---   ---       ---   ---   235,000  5.51   235,000
  CMOs and REMICs.......................        192  4.75      ---   ---     ---   ---   320,187  6.40   320,379  6.40   319,128
 Other investment securities............        ---   ---      100  1.50     ---   ---       ---   ---       100  1.50       100
                                           -------- -----  ------- ------ ------ -----  -------- ------ -------- ------ --------
     Total investment securities........   $370,661  5.50% $25,100  5.91% $  ---   ---% $320,187  6.40% $715,948  5.92% $714,840
                                           ======== =====  ======= =====  ====== =====  ======== =====  ======== =====  ========
                                                                                                                        
</TABLE>



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Sources of Funds

         General.  Our  sources of funds are  deposits,  borrowings,  payment of
principal  and  interest on loans,  interest  earned on or  maturation  of other
investment securities and funds provided from operations.

         Deposits. We offer a variety of deposit accounts having a wide range of
interest rates and terms.  Our deposits consist of passbook and passcard savings
accounts,  money market deposit  accounts,  NOW accounts,  non-interest  bearing
checking  accounts and certificates of deposit.  We only solicit deposits in our
market  areas and have not accepted  brokered  deposits.  We  primarily  rely on
competitive  pricing  policies,  marketing  and customer  service to attract and
retain these deposits.

         The flow of deposits is influenced  significantly  by general  economic
conditions,   changes  in  money  market  and  prevailing   interest  rates  and
competition.

         The  variety  of  deposit  accounts  we  offer  has  allowed  us  to be
competitive  in obtaining  funds and to respond with  flexibility  to changes in
consumer demand.  We have become more susceptible to short-term  fluctuations in
deposit  flows,  as  customers  have become more  interest  rate  conscious.  We
endeavor   to  manage  the  pricing  of  our   deposits  in  keeping   with  our
asset/liability management, liquidity and profitability objectives. Based on our
experience, we believe that our deposits are relatively stable sources of funds.
Despite this  stability,  our ability to attract and maintain these deposits and
the rates paid on them has been and will continue to be  significantly  affected
by market conditions.

         The  following  table sets forth the deposit  flows at Capitol  Federal
Savings during the periods indicated.



                                        Year Ended September 30,
                             ---------------------------------------------
                                 1998             1997              1996
                             ---------------------------------------------
                                        (Dollars in Thousands)

Opening balance...........    $3,787,123       $3,740,718       $3,673,630
Deposits..................     4,725,985        4,367,361        4,134,148
Withdrawals...............     4,795,516        4,496,198        4,235,171
Interest credited.........       176,588          175,242          168,111
                            ------------     ------------     ------------

Ending balance............    $3,894,180       $3,787,123       $3,740,718
                              ==========       ==========       ==========

Net increase..............   $   107,057     $     46,405     $     67,088
                             ===========     ============     ============

Percent increase..........         2.83%            1.24%            1.83%
                                   ====             ====             ====




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         The following table sets forth the dollar amount of savings deposits in
the various types of deposit programs we offered for the periods indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                       Year Ended September 30,
                                 --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            1998                   1997                 1996
                                 ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
                                                Percent              Percent                Percent
                                    Amount     of Total     Amount   of Total    Amount     of Total
                                 ------------ --------- ------------ --------- ----------- ----------
                                                         (Dollars in Thousands)
Transactions and 
 Savings Deposits:
<S>                             <C>          <C>       <C>         <C>       <C>         <C>

Demand deposits................  $   260,440      6.68%  $ 249,585      6.58%  $ 235,542      6.29%
Passbook and Passcard..........      129,180      3.31     131,854      3.48     130,493      3.48
Money market select............      213,181      5.47      30,405      0.80         ---       ---
Cash fund......................      225,356      5.78     293,108      7.73     326,435      8.71
                                ------------   -------   ---------    ------   ---------     -----

Total non-certificates.........  $   828,157     21.24     704,952     18.59     692,470     18.48
                                 -----------    ------   ---------    ------   ---------     -----

Certificates (by rate):

 3.00 - 3.99%..................        5,900      0.15       7,866      0.21       8,193      0.22
 4.00 - 4.99%..................      429,108     11.01      25,822      0.68      76,961      2.05
 5.00 - 5.99%..................    1,684,996     43.22   2,224,325     58.67   1,568,715     41.89
 6.00 - 6.99%..................      715,234     18.34     598,005     15.77     997,695     26.63
 7.00 - 7.99%..................      227,695      5.84     220,048      5.80     375,960     10.04
 8.00 - 8.99%..................        2,405      0.06       5,398      0.14      14,715      0.39
 9.00 - 9.99%..................          685      0.02         707      0.02       6,009      0.16
                                 -----------    ------   ---------    ------   ---------    ------

Total certificates.............    3,066,023     78.64   3,082,171     81.29   3,048,248     81.38
                                 -----------    ------   ---------    ------   ---------    ------
Accrued interest...............        4,674      0.12       4,718      0.12       5,413      0.14
                                 -----------   -------  ----------    ------  ----------    ------
Total deposits.................   $3,898,854    100.00% $3,791,841    100.00% $3,746,131    100.00%
                                  ==========    ======  ==========    ======  ==========    ======

</TABLE>


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         The  following  table  shows  rate  and  maturity  information  for our
certificates of deposit as of September 30, 1998.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                  3.00-      4.00-      6.00-      8.00-                Percent
                                  3.99%      5.99%      7.99%      9.99%      Total     of Total
                                 ------     --------   --------  -------    ----------  --------
                                                             (Dollars in Thousands)
Certificate accounts maturing in quarter ending:
<S>                             <C>      <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>           <C>

December 31, 1998..............  $5,852  $   428,326  $  18,064  $   363   $   452,605    14.77%
March 31, 1999.................      48      322,704      9,637    1,578       333,967    10.89
June 30, 1999..................     ---      311,289     23,289      359       334,937    10.92
September 30, 1999.............     ---      278,241    151,073      219       429,533    14.01
December 31, 1999..............     ---      108,430    144,097      302       252,829     8.25
March 31, 2000.................     ---      231,790    130,809       43       362,642    11.83
June 30, 2000..................     ---      124,860    154,706       37       279,603     9.12
September 30, 2000.............     ---       63,522    107,064      172       170,758     5.57
December 31, 2000..............     ---       46,583        132       12        46,727     1.52
March 31, 2001.................     ---       68,358         79      ---        68,437     2.23
June 30, 2001..................     ---       37,068        133      ---        37,201     1.21
September 30, 2001.............     ---       29,251     42,800      ---        72,051     2.35
Thereafter.....................     ---       63,682    161,046        5       224,733     7.33
                                 ------   ----------  ---------  -------   -----------   ------

   Total.......................  $5,900   $2,114,104   $942,929   $3,090    $3,066,023   100.00%
                                 ======   ==========   ========   ======    ==========   ======

   Percent of total............   0.19%       68.96%     30.75%    0.10%  
                                 =====       ======      =====     ====
</TABLE>


         The following table indicates the amount of our certificates of deposit
and other deposits by time remaining until maturity as of September 30, 1998.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   
                                                                    Maturity
                                              -----------------------------------------------------
                                                         Over        Over
                                              3 Months   3 to 6     6 to 12     Over
                                               or Less   Months     Months    12 months    Total
                                              --------- --------- ---------- ----------- ----------
                                                                  (In Thousands)
<S>                                          <C>       <C>       <C>        <C>         <C>

Certificates of deposit less than $100,000... $411,948  $310,565   $690,590  $1,353,444  $2,766,547
Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more..   40,657    23,099     73,880     161,537     299,173
Public Funds.................................      ---       303        ---         ---         303
                                              --------  --------   --------  ----------  ----------

Total certificates of deposit................ $452,605  $333,967   $764,470  $1,514,981  $3,066,023
                                              ========  ========   ========  ==========  ==========
</TABLE>


         Borrowings.  Although  deposits are our primary source of funds, we may
utilize  borrowings  when they are a less  costly  source  of funds,  and can be
invested at a positive interest rate spread,  when we desire additional capacity
to fund loan demand or when they meet our asset/liability  management goals. Our
borrowings  historically  have  consisted of advances from the Federal Home Loan
Bank of Topeka and securities sold under  agreement to repurchase.  See Notes 11
and 12 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
    

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         We may obtain  advances  from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka upon
the security of certain of our mortgage loans and  mortgage-related  securities.
Such advances may be made pursuant to several different credit programs, each of
which has its own interest  rate,  range of  maturities  and call  features.  At
September 30, 1998, Capitol Federal Savings had $500.0 million in Federal Home
Loan Bank advances outstanding.

   
         The  following  table  sets forth the  maximum  month-end  balance  and
average  balance of Federal Home Loan Bank  advances and  securities  sold under
agreement to repurchase for the periods indicated.
    


                                                      Year Ended September 30,
                                                    ---------------------------
                                                      1998     1997      1996
                                                    -------- --------- --------
                                                          (In Thousands)
Maximum Balance:
  Federal Home Loan Bank advances................   $500,000 $275,000   $35,000
  Securities sold under agreement to repurchase..    175,000  175,000    75,000

Average Balance:
  Federal Home Loan Bank advances................   $365,000  $24,167   $ 2,917
  Securities sold under agreement to repurchase..    175,000   82,692    75,000


         The  following  table  sets  forth  certain  information  as to Capitol
Federal Savings' borrowings at the dates indicated.


                                                            September 30,
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                       1998      1997     1996
                                                    --------- ---------- -------
                                                        (Dollars in Thousands)

Federal Home Loan Bank advances..................... $500,000  $275,000  $   ---
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase.......  175,000   175,000   75,000
                                                     --------  --------  -------

     Total borrowings............................... $675,000  $450,000  $75,000
                                                     ========  ========  =======

Weighted average interest rate of Federal Home Loan
 Bank advances......................................    5.73%     5.76%    6.09%

Weighted average interest rate of securities sold
 under agreement to repurchase......................    5.73%     5.73%    5.78%


Subsidiary and Other Activities

         As a federally  chartered  savings  association,  we are  permitted  by
Office of Thrift  Supervision  regulations to invest up to 2% of our assets,  or
$106.3  million at September 30, 1998,  in the stock of, or unsecured  loans to,
service corporation  subsidiaries.  We may invest an additional 1% of our assets
in service  corporations  where such additional funds are used for inner-city or
community development purposes.


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         At September  30, 1998, we had one  subsidiary,  Capitol  Funds,  Inc.,
which  has one  line of  credit  loan  outstanding  for  $14.0  million  for the
acquisition and development of land for construction of  single-family  homes in
Overland Park,  Kansas.  This loan is described  under "- Lending  Activities --
General." As of September 30, 1998, our total  investment in this subsidiary was
$11.4 million.  During fiscal 1998,  Capitol Funds,  Inc. reported net income of
$586,000,  which consisted of interest funded from loan proceeds,  net of income
taxes.
    

Competition

         We face strong  competition in originating  real estate and other loans
and in attracting  deposits.  Competition in originating real estate loans comes
primarily from other savings  institutions,  commercial banks, credit unions and
mortgage bankers.  Other savings  institutions,  commercial banks, credit unions
and finance companies provide vigorous competition in consumer lending.

         We  attract  all of our  deposits  through  our branch  office  system.
Competition for those deposits is principally  from other savings  institutions,
commercial  banks and credit unions  located in the same  community,  as well as
mutual funds and other alternative investments. We compete for these deposits by
offering  superior  service  and a variety of deposit  accounts  at  competitive
rates.

Employees

         At September 30, 1998, we had a total of 766  employees,  including 150
part-time  employees.  Our  employees  are  not  represented  by any  collective
bargaining group. Management considers its employee relations to be good.

Properties

   
         At September 30, 1998, we had 24 full service  offices and five limited
service  offices.  Capitol Federal Savings owns the office building in which its
home office and executive  offices are located.  At September 30, 1998,  Capitol
Federal  Savings owned 21 of its other branch  offices and the  remaining  seven
branch  offices,  including  four  supermarket  locations  and a warehouse  were
leased. As of September 30, 1998, the net book value of Capitol Federal Savings'
investment in premises, equipment and leaseholds,  excluding computer equipment,
was approximately $21.0 million.
    

         Capitol  Federal  Savings  believes  that  is  current  facilities  are
adequate  to meet the  present  and  immediately  foreseeable  needs of  Capitol
Federal Savings and Capitol Federal Financial.

         Capitol Federal Savings maintains an on-line data base of depositor and
borrower  customer  information.  The net book value of the data  processing and
computer equipment utilized by Capitol Federal Savings at September 30, 1998 was
$1.8 million.


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Legal Proceedings

         From time to time we are  involved as plaintiff or defendant in various
legal actions arising in the normal course of business.  Capitol Federal Savings
does not  anticipate  incurring  any  material  liability  as a  result  of such
litigation.


                                   MANAGEMENT

Management of Capitol Federal Financial

   
         The board of directors of Capitol Federal Financial will consist of the
same individuals who serve as directors of Capitol Federal Savings. The board of
directors of Capitol  Federal  Financial is divided into three classes,  each of
which  contains  approximately  one-third of the board.  The directors  shall be
elected by the  stockholders of Capitol Federal  Financial for three year terms,
or until their  successors  are elected.  One class of directors,  consisting of
B.B.  Andersen  and John C.  Dicus,  has a term of office  expiring at the first
annual meeting of stockholders,  a second class, consisting of John B. Dicus and
Frederick  P.  Reynolds,  has a term of office  expiring  at the  second  annual
meeting of stockholders and a third class,  consisting of Robert B. Maupin, Carl
W.  Quarnstrom,  and Marilyn S. Ward, has a term of office expiring at the third
annual meeting of stockholders.
    

         The following  individuals  are executive  officers of Capitol  Federal
Financial and hold the offices set forth below opposite their names.



Executive                Position Held with Capitol Federal Financial

John C. Dicus            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
John B. Dicus            President and Chief Operating Officer
Neil F.M. McKay          Executive Vice President, 
                            Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Kent G. Townsend         First Vice President and Controller


         The  executive  officers  of  Capitol  Federal  Financial  are  elected
annually and hold office until their respective  successors have been elected or
until death, resignation or removal by the board of directors.

   
         Information  concerning  the  principal  occupations,   employment  and
compensation  of  the  directors  and  executive  officers  of  Capitol  Federal
Financial is set forth under "- Management of Capitol  Federal Savings Bank" and
"- Executive  Officers  Who Are Not  Directors."  Directors  of Capitol  Federal
Financial  initially will not be compensated  by Capitol  Federal  Financial but
will serve and be compensated by Capitol Federal Savings.  It is not anticipated
that  separate  compensation  will be  paid  to  directors  of  Capitol  Federal
Financial  until  such  time as these  persons  devote  significant  time to the
separate  management  of  Capitol  Federal  Financial's  affairs,  which  is not
expected to occur until Capitol Federal  Financial  becomes  actively engaged in
    

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additional  businesses  other than holding the stock of Capitol Federal Savings.
Capitol Federal Financial may determine that such compensation is appropriate in
the future.

Management of Capitol Federal Savings Bank

         Because Capitol Federal  Savings is a mutual savings  association,  its
members  have  elected  its  board  of   directors.   Upon   completion  of  the
reorganization  and stock  issuance,  the directors of Capitol  Federal  Savings
immediately  prior to the stock  issuance will continue to serve as directors of
Capitol Federal Savings in stock form. The board of directors of Capitol Federal
Savings  in stock  form will  consist  of seven  directors  divided  into  three
classes,  with  approximately  one-third of the directors elected at each annual
meeting of  stockholders.  Because  Capitol  Federal  Financial will own all the
issued and outstanding  capital stock of Capitol  Federal Savings  following the
reorganization  and stock  issuance,  the board of directors of Capitol  Federal
Financial will elect the directors of Capitol Federal  Savings.  The persons who
are serving as directors of Capitol Federal Savings will also serve as directors
of  Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank  MHC  and  Capitol  Federal  Financial  upon
completion of the reorganization and stock issuance.

         The following table sets forth certain information  regarding the board
of directors of Capitol Federal Savings.
<TABLE>
<S>                   <C>       <C>                                             <C>       <C>
                                                                                          Term of
                                                                                Director  Office
           Name        Age(1)   Positions Held With Capitol Federal Savings      Since    Expires
           ----        ------   -------------------------------------------      -----    -------

B.B. Andersen            62     Director                                         1981      1999
John B. Dicus            37     President, Chief Operating Officer and Director  1989      2000
John C. Dicus            65     Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director   1963      1999
Robert B. Maupin         73     Director                                         1973      2001
Carl W. Quarnstrom       69     Director                                         1985      2001
Frederick P. Reynolds    74     Director                                         1979      2000
Marilyn S. Ward          59     Director                                         1977      2001
- -----------------
<FN>

(1) As of September 30, 1998.
</FN>
</TABLE>

         The  business  experience  of each  director for at least the past five
years is set forth below.

         B.B. Andersen.  Mr. Andersen had a life long career in construction and
development  activities.  He  is  currently  involved  in  various  real  estate
development projects in Colorado.

         John B. Dicus.  Mr. Dicus is President and Chief  Operating  Officer of
Capitol  Federal  Savings,  positions he has held  since1996.  Prior to that, he
served as the Executive Vice President of Corporate Services for Capitol Federal
Savings  for four years.  He has been with  Capitol  Federal  Savings in various
other positions since 1985. Mr. John B. Dicus is the son of Mr. John C. Dicus.


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         John C. Dicus.  Mr.  Dicus is Chairman  of the board of  directors  and
Chief Executive Officer of Capitol Federal Savings,  positions he has held since
1989. He has served Capitol Federal Savings in various capacities since 1959. He
also served as President of Capitol Federal Savings from 1969 until 1996.

         Robert B. Maupin.  Mr.  Maupin is  currently  retired.  Previously,  he
worked for Capitol  Federal  Savings for over forty years. He retired in 1991 as
Capitol  Federal  Savings'  Senior  Executive  Vice  President and Chief Lending
Officer.

         Carl W.  Quarnstrom.  Mr.  Quarnstrom  is a partner  in the law firm of
Shaw,  Hergenreter,  Quarnstrom & Kocher, L.L.P., located in Topeka, Kansas. The
firm serves as general counsel for Capitol Federal Savings.

         Frederick P.  Reynolds.  Mr.  Reynolds is currently the Chairman of the
Board of Sound  Products,  Inc.,  a music and sound  system  company  located in
Kansas City. Over the last forty years, Mr. Reynolds has been an owner, operator
and investor in radio stations,  on both a local Topeka and national level,  and
in cable television in eastern Missouri.

         Marilyn S. Ward.  Since 1985, Ms. Ward has been  Executive  Director of
ERC/Resource & Referral, a family resource center located in Topeka, Kansas.

Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors

   
         Each of the executive  officers of Capitol  Federal Savings will retain
his office  following the  reorganization.  Officers are elected annually by the
board of directors of Capitol Federal  Savings.  The business  experience for at
least the past five years for the four  executive  officers  of Capitol  Federal
Savings who do not serve as directors is set forth below.
    

         Stanley F. Mick.  Age 59 years.  Mr. Mick has served as Executive  Vice
President and Chief Lending Officer of Capitol Federal Savings since 1991. Since
1994,  he has also served as  President of Capitol  Funds Inc., a subsidiary  of
Capitol Federal Savings.

         Neil F.M.  McKay.  Age 57 years.  Mr. McKay  serves as  Executive  Vice
President,  Chief Financial  Officer and Treasurer of Capitol  Federal  Savings,
positions  he has held  since  1994.  Prior  to that,  he  served  as the  Chief
Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of another savings institution for
five years.

         Larry K. Brubaker.  Age 51 years.  Mr.  Brubaker has been employed with
Capitol  Federal  Savings  since 1971 and  currently  serves as  Executive  Vice
President for Corporate  Services of Capitol Federal Savings,  a position he has
held since 1997.  Prior to that, he was employed by Capitol  Federal  Savings as
the Eastern Region Manager for seven years.

         R. Joe  Aleshire.  Age 51 years.  Mr.  Aleshire has been  employed with
Capitol  Federal  Savings  since 1973 and  currently  serves as  Executive  Vice
President for Retail  Operations of Capitol Federal  Savings,  a position he has
held since 1997.  Prior to that, he was employed by Capitol  Federal  Savings as
the Wichita Area Manager for 17 years.

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Meetings and Committees of the Board of Directors

   
         Our board of directors meets on a monthly basis.  During the year ended
September  30,  1998,  the board of  directors  held 12  meetings.  No  director
attended  fewer than 75% of the total  meetings  of the board of  directors  and
committees on which such board member served during this period.
    

         We currently have standing  Executive and Audit  Committees.  We do not
have a standing Compensation or Nominating  Committee;  rather, the entire board
of directors performs these functions.

   
         The Executive  Committee is comprised of John C. Dicus  (Chairman)  and
Directors John B. Dicus,  Andersen and Maupin. The Executive  Committee meets on
an as needed basis and exercises  the power of the board of directors  between 
board  meetings,  to the extent  permitted  by  applicable  law.  The  Executive
Committee did not meet during fiscal 1998.
    

         The Audit  Committee  is  comprised  of Director  Ward  (Chairman)  and
Directors  Andersen,  Maupin,  Quarnstrom  and  Reynolds.  The  Audit  Committee
oversees the audit program for Capitol  Federal  Savings and meets  periodically
with  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  accounting  firm in order to review the annual
audit. This committee met three times in fiscal 1998.

   
         The entire board of directors of Capitol Federal Savings is responsible
for determining salaries to be paid to officers and employees of Capitol Federal
Savings, based on recommendations of John C. Dicus and John B. Dicus, who excuse
themselves  from board  discussions  concerning  their  salaries as Chairman and
Chief   Executive   Officer,   and  President  and  Chief   Operating   Officer,
respectively.  The board of directors  met twice  during  fiscal 1998 to discuss
compensation matters.
    

Directors' Compensation

         Since  January  1,  1998,  each  director  receives  a  $1,000  monthly
retainer,  plus  $1,000 for each  meeting  attended.  From July 1, 1997  through
December 31, 1997, each director received an $800 monthly retainer,  plus $1,000
for each board  meeting  attended.  In  addition,  since  January 1, 1998,  each
non-employee director receives $500 per committee meeting attended. From July 1,
1997 through  December 31, 1997, each  non-employee  director  received $400 per
committee meeting. See "-- Benefits - Other Stock Benefit Plans."

   
         Mr. Quarnstrom,  a director of Capitol Federal Savings, is a partner in
the law firm of Shaw, Hergenreter, Quarnstrom & Kocher, L.L.P. The firm receives
a retainer fee to serve as general counsel for Capitol Federal Savings regarding
real estate and litigation  issues.  The legal fees received by the law firm for
professional services rendered to Capitol Federal Savings during the year ending
September 30, 1998 did not exceed 5% of the firm's gross revenues.
    


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Executive Compensation

         The  following  table  sets  forth a  summary  of  certain  information
concerning the compensation  paid by Capitol Federal Savings,  including amounts
deferred  to future  periods  by the  officers,  for  services  rendered  in all
capacities  during the fiscal year ended  September 30, 1998 to the Chairman and
Chief  Executive  Officer of Capitol  Federal Savings and the four other highest
compensated executive officers of Capitol Federal Savings.


   
 Summary Compensation Table
    

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                    Long Term
                                                         Annual Compensation(1)                 Compensation Awards
                                             ----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------
                                                                              Other    Restricted                                
                                                                              Annual    Stock                 All Other
                                             Fiscal                       Compensation  Award      Options      Compen-
       Name and Principal Position            Year    Salary      Bonus       ($)(1)   ($)(2)      (#)(2)       sation
       ---------------------------           ------ ---------- ---------  ------------ -------  ----------  ---------------
<S>                                          <C>   <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>        <C>       <C>

John C. Dicus, Chairman and Chief             1998 $622,800(3) $ 95,355     109,620(4)   ---         ---      $219,630(5)
Executive Officer

John B. Dicus, President and Chief            1998  312,800(3)   40,096      19,292(4)   ---         ---        76,650(5)
Operating Officer

Stanley F. Mick, Executive Vice President     1998  256,000      45,149       8,148(4)   ---         ---        41,850(5)
and Chief Lending Officer

Neil F. M. McKay, Executive Vice              1998  203,500      31,410       5,086(4)   ---         ---        29,250(5)
President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer

Larry K. Brubaker, Executive Vice             1998  186,500      38,938         ---      ---         ---         8,250(6)
President for Corporate Services
</TABLE>

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(1)  Does not include perquisites, which did not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or
     10% of the named individuals' salary and bonus.

   
(2)  As a mutual  institution,  Capitol  Federal Savings does not have any stock
     option or restricted  stock plans.  Capitol Federal Savings does,  however,
     intend to adopt such plans following the  reorganization.  See "Benefits --
     Other Stock Benefit Plans."
    

(3)  Includes director fees of $22,800 for service on the board of directors.

(4)  Represents  the  amount  reimbursed  for all or  part of the tax  liability
     resulting from the payment of premiums on life insurance  policies pursuant
     to Executive Bonus Agreements.

   
(5)  Amounts represent allocations under Capitol Federal Savings' profit sharing
     plan  and  premiums  on  universal  life  insurance  policies  pursuant  to
     Executive Bonus Agreements. These amounts, respectively, include $8,250 and
     $211,380  for Mr. John C. Dicus;  $8,250 and $68,400 for Mr. John B. Dicus;
     $8,250 and $33,600 for Mr. Mick; and $8,250 and $21,000 for Mr. McKay.
    

(6)  Amount  represents the allocation  under Capitol  Federal  Savings'  profit
     sharing plan for Mr. Brubaker.



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Benefits

         General.  Capitol Federal Savings currently provides health and welfare
benefits to its employees,  including  hospitalization,  major medical,  dental,
life and long-term  disability  insurance,  subject to certain  deductibles  and
copayments by employees.

         Employees'  Pension Plan.  Capitol Federal  Savings  sponsors a defined
benefit  pension  plan  for  its  employees.  Such  employees  are  eligible  to
participate  in the pension plan on the next June 1st or December 1st  following
the completion of at least 1,000 hours of service  during a continuous  12-month
period and attainment of age 21. A participant  must be credited with 5 years of
service before  attaining a vested  interest in his or her retirement  benefits,
after which such  participant is 100% vested.  The pension plan is funded solely
through contributions made by Capitol Federal Savings.

         The benefit  provided to a participant at normal  retirement age, which
is generally the later of age 65 or the fifth  anniversary  of the year in which
the  participant  commenced  participation  in the pension plan, is based on the
average  of the  participant's  annual  compensation  during the five plan years
(June 1st to the following May 31st) of a participant's service which yields the
highest  average   compensation.   Compensation  for  this  purpose  equals  the
participant's  base  salary,   including  any  contributions  through  a  salary
reduction  arrangement  to a plan  described  under Section 125 or 401(k) of the
Internal Revenue Code, but exclusive of overtime,  discretionary bonuses, excess
commissions,   severance  pay,  or  any  special   payments  or  other  deferred
compensation arrangements.

         The following table sets forth, as of May 31, 1998, the fiscal year end
for this plan,  estimated  annual  pension  benefits for  individuals  at age 65
payable  in  the  form  of a life  annuity  under  the  most  advantageous  plan
provisions for various levels of compensation and years of service.  The figures
in this table are based upon the  assumption  that the pension plan continues in
its present form. At May 31, 1998,  the estimated  years of credited  service of
Messrs. John C. Dicus, John B. Dicus, Stanley F. Mick, Neil F.M. McKay and Larry
K. Brubaker were 39, 13, 37, 4 and 27 years, respectively.


                                    Years of Credited Service
                ----------------------------------------------------------------
   Remuneration      15           20            25           30            35
   ------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------
      $50,000      $9,290       $12,387       $15,483      $18,580       $21,677
      $75,000     $14,694       $19,592       $24,490      $29,388       $34,285
     $100,000     $20,098       $26,797       $33,496      $40,195       $46,894
     $125,000     $25,501       $34,002       $42,502      $51,003       $59,503
     $150,000     $30,905       $41,207       $51,508      $61,810       $72,112
     $175,000     $33,067       $44,089       $55,111      $66,133       $77,155
     $200,000     $33,067       $44,089       $55,111      $66,133       $77,155


         Capitol   Federal  Savings  intends  to  terminate  the  pension  plan,
effective May 31, 1999, and to cease the accrual of any further benefits and the
contribution  of any further  amounts  under the  pension  plan.  Following  the
approval of the pension plan's  termination  by the IRS and the Pension  Benefit
Guaranty Corporation, Capitol Federal Savings intends to distribute the plan's

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assets to  participants  in  accordance  with  their  accrued  benefits  and the
requirements of applicable law.

         Retirement  Program.  Capitol  Federal  Savings has purchased a key man
life insurance policy to fund a retirement program for John C. Dicus. The policy
is designed to pay monthly  installments to Capitol Federal Savings for a period
of twenty years  following the  retirement of Mr. Dicus. A portion of the amount
received by Capitol Federal Savings will be paid to Mr. Dicus.  Upon retirement,
Mr. Dicus will receive $2,083 monthly under this program.

         Employees'   Profit  Sharing  Plan.   Capitol  Federal  Savings  has  a
qualified,  tax-exempt  profit  sharing  thrift  plan.  All  employees  who have
completed  two years of service  during  which they are  credited  with at least
1,000 hours of service are  eligible to  participate  on the next October 1st or
April 1st.

         Capitol Federal Savings makes two types of discretionary  contributions
to the profit sharing plan- profit sharing  contributions  of between .5% and 5%
of participants'  compensation,  and thrift contributions of between .5% and 10%
of  participants'  compensation.  Thrift  contributions  may not be more  than 5
percentage points over the percentage of participants' compensation that Capitol
Federal Savings makes in profit sharing contributions for the plan year (October
1st to the following September 30th).

         Participants are required to make a thrift contribution on an after-tax
basis equal to 50% of Capitol Federal Savings' thrift  contribution for the plan
year, not to exceed 5% of their annual compensation.  Participants are permitted
to make voluntary after-tax contributions which, when added to the participant's
thrift contribution shall not exceed the sum of the participant's profit sharing
contribution and Capitol Federal Savings' thrift contribution  allocated for the
participant  for the Plan  Year,  and,  in no  event,  shall  exceed  10% of the
participant's compensation for the Plan Year.

         Capitol Federal Savings directs the trustees of the profit sharing plan
regarding the  investment of  participants'  accounts  under the profit  sharing
plan. Each participant  receives an annual statement which provides  information
regarding,  among other things,  the market value of the participant's  accounts
and  contributions  made to the profit sharing plan either by the participant or
on  behalf of the  participant.  Plan  distributions  are made in the form of an
annuity contract,  installments or a lump sum. Participants are not permitted to
borrow against their account balance or to receive  in-service  withdrawals from
the profit sharing plan. In the year ended  September 30, 1998,  Capitol Federal
Savings'  contributions to the profit sharing plan on behalf of Messrs.  John C.
Dicus, John B. Dicus, Stanley F. Mick, Neil F.M. McKay and Larry K.
Brubaker were $8,250 each.

   
         Employee Stock Ownership Plan.  Capitol  Federal  Financial  intends to
adopt  an  employee  stock  ownership  plan for  employees  of  Capitol  Federal
Financial   and  Capitol   Federal   Savings  to  become   effective   upon  the
reorganization  and stock issuance.  Employees of Capitol Federal  Financial and
Capitol  Federal  Savings  who have been  credited  with at least 1,000 hours of
service during a twelve month period are eligible to participate in the employee
stock ownership plan.
    

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         As part of the  reorganization  and stock  issuance,  it is anticipated
that the employee stock  ownership  plan will borrow funds from Capitol  Federal
Financial. The employee stock ownership plan will use these funds to purchase up
to 8.0% of the common stock sold in the Offerings.  It is anticipated  that such
loan  will  equal  100% of the  aggregate  purchase  price of the  common  stock
acquired by the employee  stock  ownership  plan. The loan to the employee stock
ownership  plan  will  be  repaid  principally  from  Capitol  Federal  Savings'
contributions  to the employee  stock  ownership plan over a period of 15 years,
and the  collateral  for the loan  will be the  common  stock  purchased  by the
employee stock  ownership plan. The interest rate for the loan is expected to be
the minimum  rate  prescribed  by the Internal  Revenue  Code.  Capitol  Federal
Financial may, in any plan year, make additional discretionary contributions for
the benefit of plan participants in either cash or shares of common stock, which
may be acquired through the purchase of outstanding shares in the market or from
individual  stockholders,  upon the original  issuance of  additional  shares by
Capitol Federal Financial or upon the sale of treasury shares by Capitol Federal
Financial.   Such  purchases,  if  made,  would  be  funded  through  additional
borrowings by the employee stock ownership plan or additional contributions from
Capitol Federal Financial. The timing, amount and manner of future contributions
to the  employee  stock  ownership  plan will be  affected  by various  factors,
including prevailing  regulatory  policies,  the requirements of applicable laws
and regulations and market conditions.

         Shares purchased by the employee stock ownership plan with the proceeds
of the loan will be held in a suspense  account and  released  to  participants'
accounts as debt service  payments are made.  Shares  released from the employee
stock ownership plan will be allocated to each eligible  participant's  employee
stock  ownership  plan  account  based on the ratio of each  such  participant's
compensation to the total  compensation of all eligible employee stock ownership
plan participants. Forfeitures will be reallocated among remaining participating
employees and may reduce any amount Capitol  Federal  Financial  might otherwise
have  contributed to the employee stock ownership plan. The account  balances of
participants  within the employee  stock  ownership  plan will become 20% vested
after three years of service, with an additional 20% vesting per year until full
vesting  after  seven years of service.  Credit for  eligibility  and vesting is
given for years of service with Capitol Federal Savings prior to adoption of the
employee stock ownership plan. In the case of a "change in control," as defined,
which triggers a termination of the employee stock ownership plan,  participants
will become  immediately  fully vested in their account  balances.  Benefits are
payable upon  retirement  or other  separation  from  service.  Capitol  Federal
Financial's contributions to the employee stock ownership plan are not fixed, so
benefits payable under the employee stock ownership plan cannot be estimated.
    

         Intrust  Bank,  N.A.  will  serve  as  trustee  of the  employee  stock
ownership  plan.  Under the employee stock ownership plan, the trustee must vote
all allocated  shares held in the employee  stock  ownership  plan in accordance
with the instructions of the  participating  employees,  and unallocated  shares
will be voted in the same  ratio on any  matter as those  allocated  shares  for
which instructions are given.

         GAAP  requires  that any third party  borrowing by the  employee  stock
ownership  plan be  reflected  as a  liability  on Capitol  Federal  Financial's
statement of financial  condition.  Since the employee  stock  ownership plan is
borrowing from Capitol  Federal  Financial,  such obligation is not treated as a
liability, but will be excluded from stockholders' equity. If the employee stock

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ownership plan  purchases  newly issued shares from Capitol  Federal  Financial,
total  stockholders'  equity would neither increase nor decrease,  but per share
stockholders'  equity and per share net  earnings  would  decrease  as the newly
issued shares are allocated to the employee stock ownership plan participants.

         The employee stock  ownership plan will be subject to the  requirements
of ERISA, and the regulations of the IRS and the Department of Labor thereunder.

   
         Other  Stock  Benefit  Plans.  In  the  future,  we  may  consider  the
implementation  of a stock  option  plan  and a  restricted  stock  plan for the
benefit of selected  directors,  officers and employees.  We anticipate that the
stock  option  plan and  restricted  stock  plan will have  reserved a number of
shares  equal to 10% and 4%,  respectively,  of the  Capitol  Federal  Financial
common stock sold in the stock issuance.  Grants of common stock pursuant to the
restricted  stock  plan  will be  issued  without  cost to the  recipient.  If a
determination is made to implement a stock option plan or restricted stock plan,
it is  anticipated  that any such plans will be  submitted to  stockholders  for
their  consideration at which time stockholders  would be provided with detailed
information regarding such plan. If such plans are approved, and effected,  they
will have a dilutive effect on Capitol Federal Financial's  stockholders as well
as affect  Capitol  Federal  Financial's  net income and  stockholders'  equity,
although  the  actual  results  cannot  be  determined   until  such  plans  are
implemented.  Any such stock  option plan or  restricted  stock plan will not be
implemented  less  than  six  months  after  the date of the  completion  of the
reorganization, subject to continuing Office of Thrift Supervision jurisdiction.
    

Loans and Other Transactions with Officers and Directors

         Capitol  Federal  Savings has  followed a policy of  granting  loans to
officers and  directors.  Loans to directors and executive  officers are made in
the ordinary course of business and on the same terms and conditions as those of
comparable  transactions  with the general  public  prevailing  at the time,  in
accordance with our  underwriting  guidelines,  and do not involve more than the
normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features.

   
         All loans we make to our directors  and executive  officers are subject
to  Office  of  Thrift  Supervision  regulations  restricting  loans  and  other
transactions  with affiliated  persons of Capitol Federal Savings.  Loans to all
directors and executive officers and their associates totaled approximately $1.4
million at September  30, 1998,  which was 0.2% of our equity at that date.  All
loans to directors and executive  officers  were  performing in accordance  with
their terms at September 30, 1998.
    


                              HOW WE ARE REGULATED

         Set forth below is a brief  description of certain laws and regulations
which are  applicable  to Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC,  Capitol  Federal
Financial  and  Capitol  Federal  Savings.  The  description  of these  laws and
regulations, as well as descriptions of laws and regulations contained elsewhere
herein,  does not purport to be complete  and is  qualified  in its  entirety by
reference to the applicable laws and regulations.

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         Legislation  is  introduced  from  time to time  in the  United  States
Congress  that may affect the  operations of Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC,
Capitol  Federal  Financial  and  Capitol  Federal  Savings.  In  addition,  the
regulations   governing  Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank  MHC,  Capitol  Federal
Financial  and Capitol  Federal  Savings may be amended from time to time by the
Office of Thrift Supervision.  Any such legislation or regulatory changes in the
future could adversely  affect Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC, Capitol Federal
Financial or Capitol Federal Savings. No assurance can be given as to whether or
in what form any such changes may occur.

General

         Capitol Federal Savings, as a federally chartered savings  institution,
is  subject  to  federal  regulation  and  oversight  by the  Office  of  Thrift
Supervision extending to all aspects of its operations.  Capitol Federal Savings
also is subject to regulation  and  examination  by the FDIC,  which insures the
deposits of Capitol Federal Savings to the maximum extent  permitted by law, and
requirements  established  by the Federal  Reserve  Board.  Federally  chartered
savings  institutions  are required to file periodic  reports with the Office of
Thrift  Supervision  and are subject to periodic  examinations  by the Office of
Thrift Supervision and the FDIC. The investment and lending authority of savings
institutions  are  prescribed  by  federal  laws  and   regulations,   and  such
institutions  are  prohibited  from engaging in any  activities not permitted by
such laws and regulations. Such regulation and supervision primarily is intended
for  the  protection  of  depositors  and  not for  the  purpose  of  protecting
shareholders.  This  regulatory  oversight  will  continue  to apply to  Capitol
Federal Savings following the reorganization.

   
         The Office of Thrift  Supervision  regularly  examines  Capitol Federal
Savings and prepares  reports for the  consideration of Capitol Federal Savings'
board of  directors  on any  deficiencies  that it may find in  Capitol  Federal
Savings' operations.  The FDIC also has the authority to examine Capitol Federal
Savings in its role as the  administrator of the Savings  Association  Insurance
Fund.  Capitol Federal Savings'  relationship  with its depositors and borrowers
also is regulated  to a great extent by both Federal and state laws,  especially
in such matters as the ownership of savings accounts and the form and content of
Capitol Federal Savings' mortgage requirements.  Any change in such regulations,
whether by the FDIC, the Office of Thrift Supervision or Congress,  could have a
material  adverse impact on Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC,  Capitol Federal
Financial and Capitol Federal Savings and their operations.
    

Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC

         Upon  completion  of the  reorganization  and stock  issuance,  Capitol
Federal Savings Bank MHC will become a federal mutual holding company within the
meaning of Section 10(o) of the Home Owners Loan Act. As such,  Capitol  Federal
Savings  Bank MHC will be required to register  with and be subject to Office of
Thrift  Supervision  examination  and  supervision as well as certain  reporting
requirements.  In addition,  the Office of Thrift  Supervision  has  enforcement
authority over Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC and its non-savings  institution
subsidiaries,  if any. Among other things,  this authority permits the Office of
Thrift Supervision to restrict or

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prohibit  activities  that are  determined to be a serious risk to the financial
safety, soundness or stability of a subsidiary savings bank.

         A mutual holding company is permitted to, among other things:

          o    invest in the stock of a savings institution;

          o    acquire  a  mutual   institution   through  the  merger  of  such
               institution into a savings institution  subsidiary of such mutual
               holding company or an interim savings  institution of such mutual
               holding company;

          o    merge with or acquire  another  mutual  holding  company,  one of
               whose subsidiaries is a savings institution;

          o    acquire   non-controlling   amounts   of  the  stock  of  savings
               institutions and savings institution  holding companies,  subject
               to certain restrictions;

          o    invest in a  corporation  the capital stock of which is available
               for purchase by a savings  institution under Federal law or under
               the law of any state where the subsidiary savings  institution or
               institutions have their home offices;

          o    furnish or perform management  services for a savings institution
               subsidiary of such company;

          o    hold, manage or liquidate assets owned or acquired from a savings
               institution subsidiary of such company;

          o    hold  or  manage   properties  used  or  occupied  by  a  savings
               institution subsidiary of such company; and

          o    act as a trustee under deed or trust.

         In addition, a mutual holding company may engage in the activities of a
multiple  savings and loan holding  company which are permissible by statute and
Office of Thrift  Supervision  regulations and to the activities of bank holding
companies which the Federal  Reserve Board has deemed  permissible by regulation
under  Section  4(c)(8) of the Bank  Holding  Company  Act of 1956,  as amended,
subject to prior approval by the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Capitol Federal Financial

   
         Pursuant to  regulations  of the Office of Thrift  Supervision  and the
terms of Capitol  Federal  Financial's  federal stock  charter,  the purpose and
powers of  Capitol  Federal  Financial  are to pursue  any or all of the  lawful
objectives of a federal mutual holding company subsidiary and to exercise any of
the powers accorded to a mutual holding company subsidiary.
    


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         If Capitol  Federal  Savings  fails the  qualified  thrift lender test,
Capitol  Federal  Financial  must  obtain the  approval  of the Office of Thrift
Supervision  prior to  continuing  after such  failure,  directly or through its
other subsidiaries, any business activity other than those approved for multiple
savings and loan holding companies or their  subsidiaries.  In addition,  within
one year of such failure  Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC and Capitol Federal
Financial  must  register  as, and will  become  subject  to,  the  restrictions
applicable  to bank holding  companies.  The  activities  authorized  for a bank
holding  company  are more  limited  than are the  activities  authorized  for a
unitary or multiple  savings and loan holding company.  See "--Qualified  Thrift
Lender Test."

         Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC and Capitol  Federal  Financial must
obtain approval from the Office of Thrift  Supervision  before acquiring control
of any other  Savings  Association  Insurance  Fund  insured  institution.  Such
acquisitions  are generally  prohibited if they result in a multiple savings and
loan holding company  controlling  savings  institutions in more than one state.
However,  such  interstate  acquisitions  are permitted  based on specific state
authorization or in a supervisory acquisition of a failing savings institution.

Capitol Federal Savings

         The  Office of Thrift  Supervision  has  extensive  authority  over the
operations of savings institutions.  As part of this authority,  Capitol Federal
Savings  is  required  to file  periodic  reports  with  the  Office  of  Thrift
Supervision  and is subject  to  periodic  examinations  by the Office of Thrift
Supervision  and the  FDIC.  The  last  regular  Office  of  Thrift  Supervision
examination  of Capitol  Federal  Savings was as of June 30, 1998.  Under agency
scheduling  guidelines,  it is likely that another examination will be initiated
in the fourth  quarter of 1999.  When these  examinations  are  conducted by the
Office of Thrift  Supervision  and the FDIC,  the examiners may require  Capitol
Federal  Savings to provide for higher  general or specific loan loss  reserves.
All savings institutions are subject to a semi-annual assessment, based upon the
savings  institution's  total  assets,  to fund the  operations of the Office of
Thrift  Supervision.  Capitol  Federal  Savings'  Office of  Thrift  Supervision
assessment for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1998 was $695,000.

         The  Office  of  Thrift  Supervision  also  has  extensive  enforcement
authority over all savings  institutions and their holding companies,  including
Capitol Federal Savings,  Capitol Federal  Financial and Capitol Federal Savings
Bank MHC. This enforcement  authority includes,  among other things, the ability
to assess civil money penalties, to issue cease-and-desist or removal orders and
to initiate  injunctive  actions.  In general,  these enforcement actions may be
initiated  for  violations  of  laws  and  regulations  and  unsafe  or  unsound
practices.  Other  actions or  inactions  may provide the basis for  enforcement
action, including misleading or untimely reports filed with the Office of Thrift
Supervision.  Except under  certain  circumstances,  public  disclosure of final
enforcement actions by the Office of Thrift Supervision is required.

         In addition, the investment, lending and branching authority of Capitol
Federal Savings is prescribed by federal laws and it is prohibited from engaging
in any  activities  not  permitted  by  such  laws.  For  instance,  no  savings
institution may invest in  non-investment  grade corporate debt  securities.  In
addition, the permissible level of investment by federal institutions in loans

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secured by  non-residential  real property may not exceed 400% of total capital,
except  with  approval  of the  Office of Thrift  Supervision.  Federal  savings
institutions are also generally authorized to branch nationwide. Capitol Federal
Savings is in compliance with the noted restrictions.

         Capitol  Federal  Savings'  general   permissible   lending  limit  for
loans-to-one-borrower  is equal to the greater of $500,000 or 15% of  unimpaired
capital  and  surplus  (except  for  loans  fully  secured  by  certain  readily
marketable  collateral,  in  which  case  this  limit  is  increased  to  25% of
unimpaired capital and surplus). At September 30, 1998, Capitol Federal Savings'
lending limit under this restriction was $97.6 million.  Capitol Federal Savings
is in compliance with the loans-to-one-borrower limitation.

         The Office of Thrift Supervision,  as well as the other federal banking
agencies, has adopted guidelines  establishing safety and soundness standards on
such matters as loan  underwriting and  documentation,  asset quality,  earnings
standards,  internal controls and audit systems, interest rate risk exposure and
compensation and other employee benefits.  Any institution which fails to comply
with these standards must submit a compliance plan.

Insurance of Accounts and Regulation by the FDIC

   
         Capitol  Federal  Savings  is  a  member  of  the  Savings  Association
Insurance Fund,  which is  administered by the FDIC.  Deposits are insured up to
the applicable limits by the FDIC and such insurance is backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States Government. As insurer, the FDIC imposes deposit
insurance  premiums and is authorized to conduct  examinations of and to require
reporting by FDIC-insured  institutions.  It also may prohibit any  FDIC-insured
institution  from engaging in any activity the FDIC  determines by regulation or
order to pose a serious risk to the Savings  Association  Insurance  Fund or the
Bank  Insurance  Fund.  The FDIC also has the authority to initiate  enforcement
actions  against  savings  institutions,  after  giving  the  Office  of  Thrift
Supervision an  opportunity  to take such action,  and may terminate the deposit
insurance if it determines that the institution has engaged in unsafe or unsound
practices or is in an unsafe or unsound condition. 
    

         The FDIC's deposit insurance premiums are assessed through a risk-based
system under which all insured  depository  institutions  are placed into one of
nine  categories  and  assessed  insurance  premiums  based upon their  level of
capital and supervisory evaluation. Under the system, institutions classified as
well  capitalized  (i.e., a core capital ratio of at least 5%, a ratio of Tier 1
or core capital to  risk-weighted  assets  ("Tier 1  risk-based  capital") of at
least 6% and a risk-based  capital ratio of at least 10%) and considered healthy
pay the  lowest  premium  while  institutions  that  are  less  than  adequately
capitalized (i.e., core or Tier 1 risk-based capital ratios of less than 4% or a
risk-based  capital  ratio  of less  than  8%)  and  considered  of  substantial
supervisory concern pay the highest premium.  Risk classification of all insured
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         The FDIC is authorized to increase  assessment  rates, on a semi-annual
basis,  if it  determines  that the  reserve  ratio of the  Savings  Association
Insurance  Fund  will be less  than  the  designated  reserve  ratio of 1.25% of
Savings Association  Insurance Fund insured deposits. In setting these increased
assessments,  the FDIC must seek to restore the reserve ratio to that designated
reserve level, or such higher reserve ratio as established by the FDIC. The FDIC
may also  impose  special  assessments  on Savings  Association  Insurance  Fund
members to repay amounts  borrowed  from the United  States  Treasury or for any
other reason deemed  necessary by the FDIC.  See  "Management's  Discussion  and
Analysis of Financial  Condition and Results of Operations,"  for an explanation
on the special  Savings  Association  Insurance Fund  assessment  amount paid by
Capitol Federal Savings in 1996.

         Effective January 1, 1997, the premium schedule for Bank Insurance Fund
and Savings Association  Insurance Fund insured institutions ranges from 0 to 27
basis points.  However,  Savings Association Insurance Fund insured institutions
are  required to pay a Financing  Corporation  assessment,  in order to fund the
interest  on bonds  issued to resolve  thrift  failures  in the 1980s,  equal to
approximately  6 basis  points for each $100 in  domestic  deposits,  while Bank
Insurance Fund insured  institutions  pay an assessment equal to approximately 1
basis  point  for  each  $100 in  domestic  deposits.  The  Savings  Association
Insurance  Fund  assessment is expected to be reduced to about 2 basis points no
later than January 1, 2000, when Bank Insurance Fund insured  institutions fully
participate in the  assessment.  These  assessments,  which may be revised based
upon the level of Bank  Insurance  Fund and Savings  Association  Insurance Fund
deposits will continue until the bonds mature in the year 2017.
    

Regulatory Capital Requirements

   
         Federally  insured  savings  institutions,   such  as  Capitol  Federal
Savings,  are required to maintain a minimum  level of regulatory  capital.  The
Office of Thrift  Supervision has  established  capital  standards,  including a
tangible capital requirement, a leverage ratio or core capital requirement and a
risk-based capital requirement  applicable to such savings  institutions.  These
capital  requirements  must be generally as stringent as the comparable  capital
requirements  for  national  banks.  The  Office of Thrift  Supervision  is also
authorized  to impose  capital  requirements  in excess  of these  standards  on
individual institutions on a case-by-case basis.
    

         The capital  regulations  require  tangible capital of at least 1.5% of
adjusted total assets,  as defined by  regulation.  Tangible  capital  generally
includes  common   stockholders'   equity  and  retained  income,   and  certain
noncumulative  perpetual  preferred stock and related income.  In addition,  all
intangible  assets,  other than a limited amount of purchased mortgage servicing
rights,  must be deducted from tangible capital for calculating  compliance with
the requirement. At September 30, 1998, Capitol Federal Savings did not have any
intangible assets.

         At September 30, 1998,  Capitol Federal Savings had tangible capital of
$649.2 million, or 12.2% of adjusted total assets, which is approximately $569.5
million above the minimum requirement of 1.5% of adjusted total assets in effect
on that date.

   
         The capital  standards also require core capital equal to at least 3.0%
of adjusted total assets.  Core capital  generally  consists of tangible capital
plus certain intangible assets, including
    

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a limited  amount of  purchased  credit card  relationships.  As a result of the
prompt  corrective  action  provisions  discussed  below,   however,  a  savings
institution must maintain a core capital ratio of at least 4.0% to be considered
adequately  capitalized unless its supervisory  condition is such to allow it to
maintain a 3.0% ratio.  At September 30, 1998,  Capitol  Federal  Savings had no
intangibles which were subject to these tests.

         At September 30, 1998,  Capitol  Federal Savings had core capital equal
to $649.2  million,  or 12.2% of adjusted total assets,  which is $489.7 million
above the minimum requirement of 3.0% in effect on that date.

          The Office of Thrift Supervision also requires savings institutions to
have total  capital  of at least 8.0% of  risk-weighted  assets.  Total  capital
consists  of  core  capital,  as  defined  above,  and  supplementary   capital.
Supplementary  capital  consists  of  certain  permanent  and  maturing  capital
instruments  that do not qualify as core capital and general  valuation loan and
lease  loss  allowances  up to a  maximum  of  1.25%  of  risk-weighted  assets.
Supplementary capital may be used to satisfy the risk-based  requirement only to
the extent of core capital.  The Office of Thrift Supervision is also authorized
to require a savings  institution  to  maintain  an  additional  amount of total
capital  to  account  for   concentration   of  credit  risk  and  the  risk  of
non-traditional  activities.  At September 30, 1998, Capitol Federal Savings had
$4.1  million  of  general  loan loss  reserves,  which  was less than  1.25% of
risk-weighted assets.

         In  determining  the  amount  of  risk-weighted   assets,  all  assets,
including certain  off-balance sheet items, will be multiplied by a risk weight,
ranging from 0% to 100%,  based on the risk  inherent in the type of asset.  For
example,  the Office of Thrift Supervision has assigned a risk weight of 50% for
prudently  underwritten  permanent one- to four-family first lien mortgage loans
not more than 90 days  delinquent and having a  loan-to-value  ratio of not more
than 80% at origination  unless insured to such ratio by an insurer  approved by
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

         On September 30, 1998,  Capitol  Federal  Savings had total  risk-based
capital of $652.9 million and  risk-weighted  assets of $2.39 billion;  or total
capital of 27.3% of risk-weighted  assets.  This amount was $459.4 million above
the 8.0% requirement in effect on that date.
    

         The Office of Thrift Supervision and the FDIC are authorized and, under
certain  circumstances   required,  to  take  certain  actions  against  savings
institutions that fail to meet their capital requirements.  The Office of Thrift
Supervision  is generally  required to take action to restrict the activities of
an "undercapitalized institution," which is an institution with less than either
a 4% core  capital  ratio,  a 4% Tier 1  risked-based  capital  ratio or an 8.0%
risk-based capital ratio. Any such institution must submit a capital restoration
plan and until such plan is approved by the Office of Thrift Supervision may not
increase its assets,  acquire another institution,  establish a branch or engage
in any new  activities,  and generally may not make capital  distributions.  The
Office of Thrift Supervision is authorized to impose the additional restrictions
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          As a condition to the approval of the capital  restoration  plan,  any
company  controlling  an  undercapitalized  institution  must agree that it will
enter  into  a  limited  capital  maintenance  guarantee  with  respect  to  the
institution's achievement of its capital requirements.

   
         Any savings  institution  that fails to comply with its capital plan or
has Tier 1 risk-based  or core capital  ratios of less than 3.0% or a risk-based
capital   ratio   of  less   than   6.0%   and  is   considered   "significantly
undercapitalized"  must be made  subject  to one or  more  additional  specified
actions and operating restrictions which may cover all aspects of its operations
and  may  include  a  forced  merger  or  acquisition  of  the  institution.  An
institution that becomes "critically undercapitalized" because it has a tangible
capital ratio of 2.0% or less is subject to further  mandatory  restrictions  on
its activities in addition to those applicable to significantly undercapitalized
institutions.  In  addition,  the Office of Thrift  Supervision  must  appoint a
receiver,  or  conservator  with the  concurrence  of the  FDIC,  for a  savings
institution,  with certain limited  exceptions,  within 90 days after it becomes
critically undercapitalized. Any undercapitalized institution is also subject to
the general  enforcement  authority of the Office of Thrift  Supervision and the
FDIC, including the appointment of a conservator or a receiver.
    

         The  Office of  Thrift  Supervision  is also  generally  authorized  to
reclassify  an  institution  into  a  lower  capital  category  and  impose  the
restrictions applicable to such category if the institution is engaged in unsafe
or unsound practices or is in an unsafe or unsound condition.

         The  imposition by the Office of Thrift  Supervision or the FDIC of any
of these  measures on Capitol  Federal  Savings may have a  substantial  adverse
effect on its operations and profitability.

Limitations on Dividends and Other Capital Distributions

         Office of Thrift Supervision regulations impose various restrictions on
savings  institutions  with respect to their  ability to make  distributions  of
capital,  which include  dividends,  stock redemptions or repurchases,  cash-out
mergers and other transactions charged to the capital account.

         Generally, savings institutions,  such as Capitol Federal Savings, that
before and after the proposed distribution meet their capital requirements,  may
make capital distributions during any calendar year equal to the greater of 100%
of net income for the year-to-date plus 50% of the amount by which the lesser of
the  institution's  tangible,  core or  risk-based  capital  exceeds its capital
requirement  for such  capital  component,  as measured at the  beginning of the
calendar  year,  or 75% of their net income  for the most  recent  four  quarter
period.  However,  an  institution  deemed  to be in need of  more  than  normal
supervision by the Office of Thrift  Supervision may have its dividend authority
restricted by the Office of Thrift Supervision.  Capitol Federal Savings may pay
dividends in accordance with this general authority.

         Savings  institutions  proposing to make any capital  distribution need
only submit written notice to the Office of Thrift  Supervision 30 days prior to
such  distribution.  Savings  institutions  that do not, or would not meet their
current minimum capital requirements  following a proposed capital distribution,
however, must obtain Office of Thrift Supervision approval prior to making

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such  distribution.   The  Office  of  Thrift  Supervision  may  object  to  the
distribution  during that 30-day period based on safety and soundness  concerns.
See "-- Regulatory Capital Requirements."

         The Office of Thrift  Supervision has proposed  regulations  that would
revise the  current  capital  distribution  restrictions.  Under the  proposal a
savings institution may make a capital distribution without notice to the Office
of Thrift Supervision,  unless it is a subsidiary of a holding company, provided
that it has a regulatory rating in the two top categories, is not of supervisory
concern,  and would remain adequately  capitalized,  as defined in the Office of
Thrift Supervision prompt corrective action regulations,  following the proposed
distribution.  Savings  institutions  that would remain  adequately  capitalized
following the proposed distribution but do not meet the other noted requirements
must  notify  the Office of Thrift  Supervision  30 days  prior to  declaring  a
capital distribution.  The Office of Thrift Supervision stated it will generally
regard as permissible  that amount of capital  distributions  that do not exceed
50% of the  institution's  excess  regulatory  capital  plus net  income to date
during  the  calendar  year.  A  savings  institution  may  not  make a  capital
distribution  without prior approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision and the
FDIC if it is  undercapitalized  before, or as a result of, such a distribution.
As under the  current  rule,  the Office of Thrift  Supervision  may object to a
capital  distribution if it would constitute an unsafe or unsound  practice.  No
assurance  may be given as to  whether  or in what form the  regulations  may be
adopted.

Liquidity

         All  savings  institutions,  including  Capitol  Federal  Savings,  are
required  to  maintain  an average  daily  balance of liquid  assets  equal to a
certain percentage of the average daily balance of its liquidity base during the
preceding  calendar  quarter or a percentage of the amount of its liquidity base
at the end of the preceding  quarter.  For a discussion of what Capitol  Federal
Savings includes in liquid assets, see "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Commitments." This
liquid  asset ratio  requirement  may vary from time to time  between 4% and 10%
depending   upon   economic   conditions   and  savings  flows  of  all  savings
institutions. At the present time, the minimum liquid asset ratio is 4%.

         Penalties may be imposed upon institutions for violations of the liquid
asset ratio  requirement.  At September 30, 1998, Capitol Federal Savings was in
compliance with the requirement, with an overall liquid asset ratio of 45.3%.

Qualified Thrift Lender Test

         All  savings  institutions,  including  Capitol  Federal  Savings,  are
required to meet a qualified thrift lender test to avoid certain restrictions on
their operations.  This test requires a savings institution to have at least 65%
of  its  portfolio  assets,  as  defined  by  regulation,  in  qualified  thrift
investments  on a monthly  average  for nine out of every 12 months on a rolling
basis. As an alternative, the savings institution may maintain 60% of its assets
in those assets  specified in Section  7701(a)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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primarily  consist of  residential  housing  related loans and  investments.  At
September 30, 1998,  Capitol Federal Savings met the test and has always met the
test since its effectiveness.

   
         Any savings  institution that fails to meet the qualified thrift lender
test must  convert  to a  national  bank  charter,  unless it  requalifies  as a
qualified thrift lender and thereafter  remains a qualified thrift lender. If an
institution does not requalify and converts to a national bank charter,  it must
remain Savings  Association  Insurance Fund insured until the FDIC permits it to
transfer  to the  Bank  Insurance  Fund.  If  such  an  institution  has not yet
requalified or converted to a national bank, its new  investments and activities
are limited to those  permissible for both a savings  institution and a national
bank, and it is limited to national bank branching  rights in its home state. In
addition,  the institution is immediately  ineligible to receive any new Federal
Home Loan Bank  borrowings and is subject to national bank limits for payment of
dividends. If such an institution has not requalified or converted to a national
bank within three years after the failure, it must divest of all investments and
cease all activities not permissible  for a national bank. In addition,  it must
repay  promptly any  outstanding  Federal Home Loan Bank  borrowings,  which may
result in  prepayment  penalties.  If any  institution  that fails the qualified
thrift  lender test is  controlled  by a holding  company,  then within one year
after the failure,  the holding  company must register as a bank holding company
and become subject to all restrictions on bank holding companies. See "- Capitol
Federal Financial."
    

Community Reinvestment Act

   
         Under the Community  Reinvestment Act, every  FDIC-insured  institution
has a  continuing  and  affirmative  obligation  consistent  with safe and sound
banking  practices  to help  meet  the  credit  needs of its  entire  community,
including low and moderate income neighborhoods.  The Community Reinvestment Act
does not  establish  specific  lending  requirements  or programs for  financial
institutions nor does it limit an institution's  discretion to develop the types
of products  and  services  that it believes  are best suited to its  particular
community,  consistent  with  the  Community  Reinvestment  Act.  The  Community
Reinvestment Act requires the Office of Thrift  Supervision,  in connection with
the examination of Capitol Federal Savings,  to assess the institution's  record
of meeting  the  credit  needs of its  community  and to take such  record  into
account  in its  evaluation  of  certain  applications,  such as a merger or the
establishment of a branch, by Capitol Federal Savings. An unsatisfactory  rating
may be used as the  basis  for the  denial of an  application  by the  Office of
Thrift Supervision. Due to the heightened attention being given to the Community
Reinvestment Act in the past few years,  Capitol Federal Savings may be required
to devote  additional  funds for investment and lending in its local  community.
Capitol Federal Savings was examined for Community  Reinvestment  Act compliance
in October 28, 1996, and received a rating of satisfactory.
    

Transactions with Affiliates

         Generally,   transactions   between  a  savings   institution   or  its
subsidiaries  and its affiliates are required to be on terms as favorable to the
institution as transactions with non-affiliates.  In addition,  certain of these
transactions,  such as loans to an affiliate,  are restricted to a percentage of
the institution's capital. Affiliates of Capitol Federal Savings include Capitol
Federal  Financial  and any company  which is under common  control with Capitol
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addition,  a  savings  institution  may not  lend to any  affiliate  engaged  in
activities not  permissible for a bank holding company or acquire the securities
of most affiliates. The Office of Thrift Supervision has the discretion to treat
subsidiaries of savings institutions as affiliates on a case by case basis.

         Certain  transactions with directors,  officers or controlling  persons
are also subject to conflict of interest  regulations  enforced by the Office of
Thrift  Supervision.  These conflict of interest  regulations and other statutes
also impose  restrictions on loans to such persons and their related  interests.
Among other things, such loans must generally be made on terms substantially the
same as for loans to unaffiliated individuals.

Federal Securities Law

         The stock of Capitol Federal  Financial will be registered with the SEC
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Capitol Federal Financial
will  be  subject  to  the  information,  proxy  solicitation,  insider  trading
restrictions and other requirements of the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.

   
         Capitol  Federal  Financial stock held by persons who are affiliates of
Capitol Federal Financial may not be resold without  registration or unless sold
in  accordance  with  certain  resale  restrictions.  Affiliates  are  generally
considered  to be officers,  directors and  principal  stockholders.  If Capitol
Federal Financial meets specified current public information requirements,  each
affiliate  of  Capitol  Federal  Financial  will be  able to sell in the  public
market,  without  registration,  a limited  number of shares in any  three-month
period.
    

Federal Reserve System

   
         The Federal  Reserve  Board  requires all  depository  institutions  to
maintain  non-interest  bearing  reserves  at  specified  levels  against  their
transaction accounts,  primarily checking,  NOW and Super NOW checking accounts.
At September 30, 1998,  Capitol  Federal  Savings was in  compliance  with these
reserve  requirements.  The balances maintained to meet the reserve requirements
imposed  by  the  Federal  Reserve  Board  may  be  used  to  satisfy  liquidity
requirements  that may be imposed by the  Office of Thrift  Supervision.  See "-
Liquidity."
    

         Savings  institutions are authorized to borrow from the Federal Reserve
Bank  "discount   window,"  but  Federal  Reserve  Board   regulations   require
institutions to exhaust other reasonable alternative sources of funds, including
Federal Home Loan Bank  borrowings,  before  borrowing from the Federal  Reserve
Bank.

Federal Home Loan Bank System

         Capitol  Federal  Savings is a member of the Federal  Home Loan Bank of
Topeka,  which is one of 12 regional  Federal Home Loan Banks,  that administers
the home financing  credit function of savings  institutions.  Each Federal Home
Loan  Bank  serves as a reserve  or  central  bank for its  members  within  its
assigned  region.  It is funded primarily from proceeds derived from the sale of
consolidated obligations of the Federal Home Loan Bank System. It makes

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loans or  advances  to members  in  accordance  with  policies  and  procedures,
established  by the board of directors of the Federal Home Loan Bank,  which are
subject to the oversight of the Federal Housing Finance Board. All advances from
the  Federal  Home Loan Bank are  required  to be fully  secured  by  sufficient
collateral  as  determined  by the  Federal  Home Loan Bank.  In  addition,  all
long-term advances are required to provide funds for residential home financing.

         As a member,  Capitol  Federal  Savings is  required  to  purchase  and
maintain  stock in the  Federal  Home Loan Bank of  Topeka.  For the year  ended
September 30, 1998, Capitol Federal Savings had an average  outstanding  balance
of $41.6 million in Federal Home Loan Bank stock,  which was in compliance  with
this  requirement.   In  past  years,   Capitol  Federal  Savings  has  received
substantial  dividends on its Federal  Home Loan Bank stock.  Over the past five
fiscal years such  dividends  have averaged 6.71% and were 7.66% for fiscal year
1998.

         Under  federal law the Federal  Home Loan Banks are required to provide
funds for the resolution of troubled  savings  institutions and to contribute to
low- and  moderately  priced housing  programs  through direct loans or interest
subsidies  on  advances   targeted  for  community   investment   and  low-  and
moderate-income  housing projects.  These  contributions have affected adversely
the level of Federal Home Loan Bank  dividends  paid and could continue to do so
in the  future.  These  contributions  could also have an adverse  effect on the
value of Federal  Home Loan Bank stock in the future.  A  reduction  in value of
Capitol  Federal  Savings'  Federal  Home  Loan  Bank  stock  may  result  in  a
corresponding reduction in Capitol Federal Savings' capital.

         For the year ended  September 30, 1998,  dividends  paid by the Federal
Home Loan Bank of Topeka to Capitol Federal Savings totaled $3.2 million,  which
was an increase over the amount of dividends received in fiscal year 1997.


                                    TAXATION

Federal Taxation

         General.  Capitol Federal Financial and Capitol Federal Savings will be
subject  to  federal  income  taxation  in the  same  general  manner  as  other
corporations with some exceptions  discussed below. The following  discussion of
federal taxation is intended only to summarize  certain pertinent federal income
tax matters and is not a comprehensive  description of the tax rules  applicable
to  Capitol  Federal  Financial  or Capitol  Federal  Savings.  Capitol  Federal
Savings'  federal  income tax returns have been closed  without audit by the IRS
through its fiscal year ended September 30, 1995.

         Following the  reorganization,  Capitol Federal  Financial  anticipates
that it will file a consolidated  federal income tax return with Capitol Federal
Savings  commencing  with  the  first  taxable  year  after  completion  of  the
reorganization.  Accordingly, it is anticipated that any cash distributions made
by Capitol  Federal  Financial to its  stockholders  would be  considered  to be
taxable dividends and not as a non-taxable return of capital to stockholders for
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         Method of Accounting.  For federal income tax purposes, Capitol Federal
Savings  currently  reports its income and  expenses  on the  accrual  method of
accounting and uses a fiscal year ending on September 30, for filing its federal
income tax return.

         Bad Debt  Reserves.  Prior to the Small  Business Job  Protection  Act,
Capitol  Federal  Savings was permitted to establish a reserve for bad debts and
to make annual additions to the reserve. These additions could, within specified
formula limits,  be deducted in arriving at taxable  income.  As a result of the
Small  Business  Job  Protection  Act,  savings  associations  must  now use the
specific chargeoff method in computing bad debt deductions  beginning with their
1996  Federal tax return.  In addition,  federal  legislation  requires  Capitol
Federal Savings to recapture, over a six year period, the excess of tax bad debt
reserves  at  September  30,  1997 over  those  established  as of the base year
reserve  balance as of September 30, 1989. The amount of such reserve subject to
recapture as of September 30, 1998 for Capitol Federal Savings is  approximately
$97.1 million.  Capitol Federal Savings  continues to utilize the reserve method
in determining its privilege tax obligations to the State of Kansas.

         Taxable  Distributions  and Recapture.  Prior to the Small Business Job
Protection Act, bad debt reserves  created prior to the year ended September 30,
1997,  were subject to recapture  into taxable  income  should  Capitol  Federal
Savings fail to meet certain thrift asset and  definitional  tests.  New federal
legislation  eliminated  these thrift related  recapture rules.  However,  under
current  law,  pre-1988  reserves  remain  subject to recapture  should  Capitol
Federal Savings make certain  non-dividend  distributions or cease to maintain a
thrift charter.

   
         Minimum Tax. The Internal  Revenue Code imposes an alternative  minimum
tax at a rate  of 20% on a base of  regular  taxable  income  plus  certain  tax
preferences,  called alternative minimum taxable income. The alternative minimum
tax is payable to the  extent  such  alternative  minimum  taxable  income is in
excess of an exemption amount.  Net operating losses can offset no more than 90%
of alternative  minimum taxable income.  Certain payments of alternative minimum
tax may be used as credits  against  regular tax  liabilities  in future  years.
Capitol Federal  Savings has not been subject to the  alternative  minimum tax ,
nor do we have any such amounts available as credits for carryover.
    

         Net Operating Loss  Carryovers.  A financial  institution may carryback
net  operating  losses to the  preceding  two  taxable  years and forward to the
succeeding  20 taxable  years.  This  provision  applies to losses  incurred  in
taxable years beginning after August 6, 1997. For losses incurred in the taxable
years  prior to August 6, 1997,  the  carryback  period was three  years and the
carryforward period was 15 years. At September 30, 1998, Capitol Federal Savings
had no net operating loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes.

   
         Corporate  Dividends-Received  Deduction. Capitol Federal Financial may
eliminate from its income  dividends  received from Capitol Federal Savings as a
wholly-owned  subsidiary  of Capitol  Federal  Financial  if it elects to file a
consolidated    return   with   Capitol   Federal    Savings.    The   corporate
dividends-received  deduction is 100% or 80%, in the case of dividends  received
from corporations with which a corporate  recipient does not file a consolidated
tax  return,  depending  on the  level of stock  ownership  of the  payor of the
dividend. Corporations which own 
    

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less than 20% of the stock of a corporation  distributing  a dividend may deduct
70% of dividends received or accrued on their behalf.

State Taxation

         Capitol Federal Savings files Kansas privilege tax returns.  For Kansas
privilege tax purposes,  for taxable years beginning after 1997, the minimum tax
rate is 4.5% of earnings,  which is calculated  based on federal taxable income,
subject to certain adjustments. The earnings of Capitol Federal Financial may be
combined with Capitol Federal Savings for purposes of the Kansas  privilege tax.
If it is not, Capitol Federal Financial will file Kansas income tax returns with
non-thrift members of the affiliated group.


                        CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK MHC
               MAY CONSIDER CONVERTING TO STOCK FORM IN THE FUTURE

   
         As long as Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC remains a mutual  holding
company,  it must own at least a majority  of the  outstanding  voting  stock of
Capitol Federal Financial. Office of Thrift Supervision regulations specifically
authorize  mutual  holding  companies  to convert to stock form and to  exchange
stock issued by the converted  holding  company for stock issued by a subsidiary
holding  company.  Office of Thrift  Supervision  regulations  require that this
exchange be "fair and reasonable" but do not specify the basis for the exchange.
Although  Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC could  convert to stock form in the
future,  Capitol  Federal  Savings and Capitol  Federal Savings Bank MHC have no
current  plans  and  there  can be no  assurance  as to when,  if  ever,  such a
conversion will occur.  Any conversion  transaction  would be subject to federal
securities laws and regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision in effect at
the time of the  conversion  transaction.  In  addition,  the  Office  of Thrift
Supervision  may, in the future,  authorize  alternative  forms of  structure or
organization  for mutual holding  companies or their affiliates or subsidiaries.
Although  Capitol  Federal  Savings and  Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC may
consider these alternative  forms of structure or organization,  there can be no
assurances  as to when, if ever,  Capitol  Federal  Savings and Capitol  Federal
Savings Bank MHC will choose to avail themselves of any such alternative form of
structure or  organization.  A decision by Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC to
convert to stock form would  require the  approval  of its members  prior to the
conversion transaction.

         It is expected  that these  members  will have  subscription  rights to
purchase  stock  of  the  converted  mutual  holding  company.  In a  conversion
transaction,  Capitol  Federal Savings Bank MHC,  Capitol  Federal  Financial or
Capitol  Federal  Savings  will  have to  demonstrate  to the  Office  of Thrift
Supervision  that the terms of the exchange are fair and  reasonable  and comply
with  the  stock  purchase  limitations  of the  Office  of  Thrift  Supervision
conversion regulations. This may, as a condition to Office of Thrift Supervision
approval of the  conversion  transaction,  require  certain  insiders of Capitol
Federal  Savings  who have  accumulated  shares  in  excess  of  stock  purchase
limitations  in the  conversion  transaction to divest such shares in connection
with the  conversion  transaction,  and also  potentially  restrict  or prohibit
additional  purchases of common  stock in the  conversion  transaction  by other
stockholders that would be in excess of
    

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the stock purchase limitations. The fairness of the exchange may be supported by
an opinion from an independent third party.

         The Office of Thrift  Supervision  policy  with  respect  to  dividends
waived by mutual holding companies requires that, in the case of mutual to stock
conversions of recently formed mutual holding companies, such as Capitol Federal
Savings  Bank MHC, the  aggregate  amount of cash  dividends  waived by a mutual
holding company must be considered when establishing a fair and reasonable basis
for exchanging  subsidiary  holding  company  common stock for converted  mutual
holding company common stock. The Office of Thrift Supervision will not permit a
pro rata exchange if the mutual  holding  company has waived the receipt of cash
dividends by the subsidiary holding company.  Accordingly, the precise treatment
of any  conversion  transaction  cannot be assured.  Any waiver of  dividends by
Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC is likely to result in an  adjustment  to the
ratio  pursuant to which shares of common stock are  exchanged for shares of the
converted mutual holding company in a conversion  transaction,  which adjustment
will have the effect of diluting minority stockholders' ownership interests. The
percentage of the converted  mutual holding  company's  common stock received by
minority  stockholders  in any  conversion  transaction  may also be affected by
purchases  of common  stock by  Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC,  subsequent
offerings or other stock issuances by Capitol Federal Financial, including share
issuances under the terms of the Capitol Federal  Financial stock option plan or
restricted  stock  plan,  subject to  approval  of Capitol  Federal  Financial's
stockholders , any intervening  acquisitions by Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC
and Capitol Federal Financial's dividend policy, including special dividends and
the amount of dividends paid by Capitol Federal Financial.

         As an alternative  to the exchange of shares  discussed  above,  if the
stockholders of Capitol Federal Financial do not receive shares of the converted
mutual holding  company or the stock  institution  resulting from the conversion
transaction  based upon a fair and reasonable  exchange  ratio, or cash from the
resulting institution in an amount equal to the fair market value of their stock
given the circumstances of the conversion transaction, Capitol Federal Financial
or Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC and its successors may elect to purchase all
shares of the common stock not owned by it simultaneously with the completion of
the conversion  transaction at the fair market value of the stock on the date of
the conversion transaction, subject to Office of Thrift Supervision approval and
compliance with the limitations of the Office of Thrift Supervision  regulations
governing  capital  distributions and other conditions that the Office of Thrift
Supervision  may impose.  The fair market value of Capitol  Federal  Financial's
common stock must be established by an independent appraisal, and may be greater
than or less than $10.00 per share.  Moreover, if the common stock is traded and
has an established  and liquid trading  market,  of which there is no assurance,
the fair market value of the common  stock,  as  determined  by the  independent
appraisal, may be greater than or less than the trading price of the stock.

         Moreover,  in the event that Capitol  Federal Savings Bank MHC converts
to stock form in a  conversion  transaction,  any  options or other  convertible
securities  held  by  an  officer,  director  or  employee  of  Capitol  Federal
Financial,  convertible  into  shares of common  stock  will  become  options to
purchase or be convertible  into shares of the converted mutual holding company;
provided,  however,  that if such  options or  convertible  shares  cannot be so
reconstituted,  the holders of such options or other convertible securities will
be entitled to receive cash payment
    

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for the shares in an amount equal to the offering  price of the number of shares
of the  converted  mutual  holding  company  into  which  the  securities  would
otherwise  be  converted,  less  the  exercise  price  of the  options  or other
convertible  securities.  Any exchange or redemption of these securities will be
subject to the written approval of the Office of Thrift  Supervision,  and there
can be no  assurance  that this  approval  would be obtained.  In addition,  the
Office  of  Thrift   Supervision  may  place  restrictions  on  Capitol  Federal
Financial's  or Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC's ability to purchase  common
stock  that  are  more  restrictive  than  the  Office  of  Thrift   Supervision
regulations governing capital distributions. The fair market value of the common
stock  of the  converted  mutual  holding  company  will  be  determined  by the
independent  appraisal  utilized in the conversion  transaction  pursuant to the
Office of Thrift Supervision  regulations governing conversions.  However, there
is no plan,  agreement or understanding  with respect to such a conversion,  and
there can be no assurance that a conversion will occur.

         Further,  if  Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC were to  undertake  a
conversion transaction, and as part of the conversion additional shares of stock
of the converted  mutual holding  company were proposed to be contributed to the
Capitol  Federal  Foundation,  any conversion  transaction  and  contribution of
additional  shares  of  common  stock  to the  foundation  would  be voted on as
separate  matters and both matters  would  require the approval of a majority of
the total  outstanding  votes of the members of Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC
eligible  to be cast and a  majority  vote of the  total  outstanding  shares of
common stock held by  stockholders  other than Capitol  Federal Savings Bank MHC
and the foundation.
    


                           RESTRICTIONS ON ACQUISITION
            OF CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL AND CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS

         The principal federal regulatory  restrictions which affect the ability
of any person,  firm or entity to acquire  Capitol  Federal  Financial,  Capitol
Federal  Savings or their  respective  capital stock are described  below.  Also
discussed are certain  provisions  in Capitol  Federal  Financial's  charter and
bylaws which may be deemed to affect the ability of a person,  firm or entity to
acquire Capitol Federal Financial.

Federal Law

         The Change in Bank Control Act provides that no person, acting directly
or  indirectly  or  through or in concert  with one or more other  persons,  may
acquire control of a savings institution unless the Office of Thrift Supervision
has been given 60 days prior written  notice.  The Home Owners Loan Act provides
that no company may acquire "control" of a savings institution without the prior
approval of the Office of Thrift  Supervision.  Any company that  acquires  such
control  becomes a savings and loan  holding  company  subject to  registration,
examination  and  regulation  by the Office of Thrift  Supervision.  Pursuant to
federal regulations,  control of a savings institution is conclusively deemed to
have been acquired by, among other things,  the  acquisition of more than 25% of
any class of voting  stock of the  institution  or the  ability to  control  the
election of a majority of the directors of an institution.  Moreover, control is
presumed to have been  acquired,  subject to rebuttal,  upon the  acquisition of
more than 10% of any class of voting stock,  or of more than 25% of any class of
stock of a savings institution,

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where certain enumerated  "control factors" are also present in the acquisition.
The Office of Thrift Supervision may prohibit an acquisition of control if:

          o    it  would   result  in  a  monopoly   or   substantially   lessen
               competition;

          o    the financial  condition of the acquiring person might jeopardize
               the financial stability of the institution; or

          o    the competence,  experience or integrity of the acquiring  person
               indicates  that it would not be in the interest of the depositors
               or of the  public to permit  the  acquisition  of control by such
               person.

These  restrictions do not apply to the  acquisition of a savings  institution's
capital  stock  by one or  more  tax-qualified  employee  stock  benefit  plans,
provided that the plans do not have beneficial ownership of more than 25% of any
class of equity security of the savings institution.

         For a period of three years following completion of the stock issuance,
Office of Thrift  Supervision  regulations  generally  prohibit  any person from
acquiring or making an offer to acquire beneficial ownership of more than 10% of
the stock of Capitol Federal Financial or Capitol Federal Savings without Office
of Thrift Supervision approval.

Charter and Bylaws of Capitol Federal Financial

         The  following  discussion  is a summary of certain  provisions  of the
charter  and  bylaws of  Capitol  Federal  Financial  that  relate to  corporate
governance. The description is necessarily general and qualified by reference to
the charter and bylaws.

         Classified  Board of  Directors.  The  board of  directors  of  Capitol
Federal Financial is required by the charter and bylaws to be divided into three
classes  which are as equal in size as is possible.  One class is required to be
elected  annually by stockholders  of Capitol  Federal  Financial for three-year
terms.  A classified  board  promotes  continuity and stability of management of
Capitol Federal Financial but makes it more difficult for stockholders to change
a  majority  of the  directors  because it  generally  takes at least two annual
elections of directors for this to occur.

         Authorized  but  Unissued  Shares  of  Capital  Stock.   Following  the
Offerings, Capitol Federal Financial will have authorized but unissued shares of
preferred stock and common stock.  See  "Description of Capital Stock of Capitol
Federal  Financial."  Although  these  shares  could  be  used by the  board  of
directors  of  Capitol  Federal  Financial  to  make  it  more  difficult  or to
discourage an attempt to obtain control of Capitol Federal  Financial  through a
merger,  tender offer,  proxy contest or otherwise,  these uses will be unlikely
since Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC owns a majority of the common stock.

         Special Meetings of Stockholders.  Capitol Federal  Financial's charter
provides that for a period of five years after  completing  the  reorganization,
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called  only by Capitol  Federal  Financial's  board of  directors,  for matters
relating to changes in control of Capitol Federal Financial or amendments to its
charter.

   
         How Shares are Voted. Capitol Federal Financial's charter provides that
there will not be cumulative  voting by stockholders for the election of Capitol
Federal  Financial's  directors.  No cumulative voting rights means that Capitol
Federal  Savings Bank MHC, as the holder of a majority of the shares eligible to
be voted at a  meeting  of  stockholders,  may elect all  directors  of  Capitol
Federal  Financial to be elected at that meeting.  This could  prevent  minority
stockholder representation on Capitol Federal Financial's board of directors.

         Restrictions  on Acquisitions  of Shares.  Capitol Federal  Financial's
charter  provides  that for a period of five years from the closing of the stock
issuance,  no person  other than Capitol  Federal  Savings Bank MHC may offer to
acquire or acquire  the  beneficial  ownership  of more than 10% of any class of
equity security of Capitol Federal  Financial.  This provision does not apply to
any  tax-qualified  employee benefit plan of Capitol Federal  Financial or to an
underwriter or member of an  underwriting  or selling group involving the public
sale  or  resale  of  securities  of  Capitol  Federal  Financial  or any of its
subsidiaries  so long as after the sale or resale,  no  underwriter or member of
the selling group is a beneficial  owner of more than 10% of any class of equity
securities of Capitol  Federal  Financial.  In addition,  during this  five-year
period,  all  shares  owned  over the 10% limit  may not be voted in any  matter
submitted to stockholders for a vote.
    

         Procedures for Stockholder  Nominations.  Capitol  Federal  Financial's
bylaws  provide  that  any  stockholder  wanting  to make a  nomination  for the
election  of  directors  or  a  proposal  for  new  business  at  a  meeting  of
stockholders  must send  written  notice to the  Secretary  of  Capitol  Federal
Financial at least five days before the date of the annual  meeting.  The bylaws
further provide that if a stockholder wanting to make a nomination or a proposal
for new business does not follow the  prescribed  procedures,  the proposal will
not be  considered  until  an  adjourned,  special,  or  annual  meeting  of the
shareholders  taking place 30 days or more thereafter.  Management believes that
it is in the best interests of Capitol Federal Financial and its stockholders to
provide enough time for management to disclose to stockholders information about
a dissident slate of nominations for directors.  This advance notice requirement
may also give management time to solicit its own proxies in an attempt to defeat
any  dissident  slate of  nominations  if  management  thinks  it is in the best
interest  of  stockholders  generally.  Similarly,  adequate  advance  notice of
stockholder  proposals will give  management time to study such proposals and to
determine  whether to  recommend  to the  stockholders  that such  proposals  be
adopted.

Benefit Plans

         In addition to the provisions of Capitol  Federal  Financial's  charter
and bylaws described above,  certain benefit plans of Capitol Federal  Financial
and Capitol Federal Savings  adopted in connection with the  reorganization  and
stock issuance  contain  provisions  which also may discourage  hostile takeover
attempts which the board of directors of Capitol  Federal Savings might conclude
are not in the best  interests of Capitol  Federal  Financial,  Capitol  Federal
Financial  and  Capitol   Federal   Savings  or  Capitol   Federal   Financial's
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description  of the benefit plans and the  provisions of such plans  relating to
changes in control of Capitol Federal Financial or Capitol Federal Savings,  see
"Management - Benefits."


                         DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK OF
                            CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL

General

   
         Capitol Federal  Financial is authorized to issue 450 million shares of
common  stock  having a par value of $0.01 per  share and 50  million  shares of
preferred stock having a par value of $0.01 per share. Capitol Federal Financial
currently  expects to issue up to a maximum of 105,239,131  shares  (121,025,001
shares  in the  event  that  the  maximum  of the  estimated  offering  range is
increased by 15%) of common stock and no shares of preferred  stock in the stock
issuance.  Each share of Capitol Federal  Financial's common stock will have the
same relative  rights as, and will be identical in all respects with, each other
share of common stock.  Upon payment of the purchase  price for the common stock
in  accordance  with the plan of  reorganization,  all of the stock will be duly
authorized,  fully paid and  nonassessable.  Presented below is a description of
all  aspects of  Capitol  Federal  Financial's  capital  stock  which are deemed
material to an investment decision with respect to the stock issuance.
    

         The  common  stock  of  Capitol   Federal   Financial   will  represent
nonwithdrawable  capital,  will not be an account of an insurable type, and will
not be insured by the FDIC.

Common Stock

         Distributions.  Capitol Federal  Financial can pay dividends if, as and
when declared by its board of directors,  subject to compliance with limitations
which are imposed by law.  See "Our Policy  Regarding  Dividends"  and  "Capitol
Federal  Savings Bank MHC Intends to Waive Any  Dividends  From Capitol  Federal
Financial."  The holders of common stock of Capitol  Federal  Financial  will be
entitled to receive and share  equally in such  dividends  as may be declared by
the  board of  directors  of  Capitol  Federal  Financial  out of funds  legally
available  therefor.  If Capitol Federal  Financial  issues preferred stock, the
holders  thereof may have a priority  over the holders of the common  stock with
respect to dividends.

         Voting  Rights.  Upon the  effective  date of the  reorganization,  the
holders of common stock of Capitol  Federal  Financial  will  possess  exclusive
voting rights in Capitol Federal Financial.  Each holder of common stock will be
entitled to one vote per share and will not have any right to cumulate  votes in
the election of directors. Under certain circumstances,  shares in excess of 10%
of the issued and outstanding  shares of common stock may be considered  "Excess
Shares"  and,  accordingly,  not be  entitled  to  vote.  See  "Restrictions  on
Acquisition  of Capitol  Federal  Financial  and Capitol  Federal  Savings."  If
Capitol Federal Financial issues preferred stock, holders of the preferred stock
may also possess voting rights.

         Liquidation. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up
of Capitol  Federal  Savings,  Capitol Federal  Financial,  as holder of Capitol
Federal Savings' capital stock, would be

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entitled to receive,  after  payment or  provision  for payment of all debts and
liabilities  of Capitol  Federal  Savings,  including  all deposit  accounts and
accrued interest  thereon,  all assets of Capitol Federal Savings  available for
distribution. In the event of liquidation,  dissolution or winding up of Capitol
Federal Financial, the holders of its common stock would be entitled to receive,
after payment or provision for payment of all its debts and liabilities,  all of
the assets of Capitol Federal Financial available for distribution. If preferred
stock is issued, the holders thereof may have a priority over the holders of the
common stock in the event of liquidation or dissolution.
    

         Rights to Buy Additional Shares. Holders of the common stock of Capitol
Federal  Financial will not be entitled to preemptive rights with respect to any
shares  which may be issued.  Preemptive  rights are the  priority  right to buy
additional shares if Capitol Federal Financial issues more shares in the future.
The common stock is not subject to redemption.

Preferred Stock

         None of the shares of Capitol Federal Financial's  authorized preferred
stock will be issued in the stock  issuance.  Such stock may be issued with such
preferences  and  designations  as the board of directors  may from time to time
determine.  The board of directors  can,  without  stockholder  approval,  issue
preferred stock with voting,  dividend,  liquidation and conversion rights which
could  dilute the voting  strength  of the  holders of the common  stock and may
assist  management  in impeding an  unfriendly  takeover or attempted  change in
control.  Capitol  Federal  Financial  has no present  plans to issue  preferred
stock.


                          TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

         The transfer agent and registrar for Capitol Federal  Financial  common
stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.


                                     EXPERTS

         The financial statements of Capitol Federal Savings as of September 30,
1998 and 1997 and for each of the three years in the period ended  September 30,
1998  included in this  prospectus  have been  audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP,
independent  auditors,  as stated in their report appearing herein and elsewhere
in the  registration  statement,  and have been so included in reliance upon the
report of such firm given  upon their  authority  as experts in  accounting  and
auditing.

         RP Financial has consented to the publication  herein of the summary of
its  report to  Capitol  Federal  Savings  setting  forth its  opinion as to the
estimated pro forma market value of the common stock upon reorganization and its
letter with respect to subscription rights.

                             LEGAL AND TAX OPINIONS

         The  legality  of  the  common   stock  and  the  federal   income  tax
consequences  of the  reorganization  will be passed  upon for  Capitol  Federal
Savings by Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., special counsel to
Capitol  Federal Savings and Capitol  Federal  Financial.  The Kansas income tax


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consequences  of the  reorganization  will be passed  upon for  Capitol  Federal
Savings by Deloitte & Touche LLP.  The federal  income tax  consequences  of the
deductibility of a contribution of Capitol Federal Financial common stock to the
private  foundation,  and  applicability  of  the  self-dealing  rules  to  such
contribution  will be passed  upon for  Capitol  Federal  Savings by  Deloitte &
Touche LLP. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for Charles Webb & Company
by Elias, Matz, Tiernan & Herrick L.L.P., Washington, D.C.


                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

   
         Capitol  Federal  Financial  has  filed  with  the  SEC a  registration
statement  under the  Securities  Act of 1933 with  respect to the common  stock
offered  hereby.  As permitted  by the rules and  regulations  of the SEC,  this
prospectus does not contain all the  information  set forth in the  registration
statement. Such information,  including the appraisal report which is an exhibit
to the  registration  statement,  can be examined  without  charge at the public
reference facilities of the SEC located at 450 Fifth Street,  N.W.,  Washington,
D.C.  20549,  and  copies  of such  material  can be  obtained  from  the SEC at
prescribed rates. In addition, the SEC maintains a web site (http://www.sec.gov)
that contains  reports,  proxy and information  statements and other information
regarding  registrants that file  electronically with the SEC, including Capitol
Federal  Financial.  The  statements  contained  in  this  prospectus  as to the
contents  of  any  contract  or  other  document  filed  as an  exhibit  to  the
Registration Statement are, of necessity, brief descriptions thereof and are not
necessarily  complete;  each such  statement  is  qualified by reference to such
contract  or  document.   Capitol  Federal  Savings  also  maintains  a  website
(http://www.capfed.com) which contains various information about Capitol Federal
Savings.
    

         Capitol Federal  Savings has filed  Applications on Form MHC-1 and Form
MHC-2 and an  Application  H-(e)1  with the  Office of Thrift  Supervision  with
respect to the reorganization and stock issuance.  This prospectus omits certain
information contained in those applications. The Applications may be examined at
the principal office of the Office of Thrift Supervision,  1700 G Street,  N.W.,
Washington,  D.C.  20552,  and at the Midwest  Regional  Office of the Office of
Thrift  Supervision  located  at 122 West John  Carpenter  Freeway,  Suite  600,
Irving, Texas, 75261-9027.

   
         In connection with the  reorganization,  Capitol Federal Financial will
register  its  common  stock  with the SEC under  Section  12 of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and, upon such registration, Capitol Federal Financial and
the holders of its stock will become  subject to the proxy  solicitation  rules,
reporting  requirements  and  restrictions  on  stock  purchases  and  sales  by
directors,  officers and greater than 10% stockholders,  the annual and periodic
reporting and certain other requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Under the plan of reorganization,  Capitol Federal Financial has undertaken that
it will not  terminate  such  registration  for a period of at least three years
following the reorganization.
    

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         A copy of the Plan of  Reorganization  and Stock  Issuance Plan and the
charter and bylaws of Capitol  Federal  Financial,  Capitol  Federal Savings and
Capitol  Federal  Savings  Bank MHC are  available  without  charge from Capitol
Federal  Savings.   Requests  for  such  information   should  be  directed  to:
Stockholder  Relations,  Capitol  Federal  Savings,  700 Kansas Avenue,  Topeka,
Kansas 66603.

           CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY

                   INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


                                                                    Page

Independent Auditors' Report.........................................F-2

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1998 and 1997........F-3 - F-4

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended
 September 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996...................................68

Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Years Ended
 September 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996...................................F-5

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended
 September 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996...................................F-6 - F-7

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended
 September 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996...................................F-8 - F-30


         All  schedules  are omitted  because the  required  information  is not
applicable or is included in the Consolidated  Financial  Statements and related
Notes.

         The financial statements of Capitol Federal Financial have been omitted
because Capitol Federal Financial has not yet issued any stock, has no assets or
liabilities,  and  has  not  conducted  any  business  other  than  that  of  an
organizational nature.



                                       F-1
<PAGE>


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT


Board of Directors
Capitol Federal Savings and Loan Association and Subsidiary
Topeka, Kansas

We have audited the accompanying  consolidated balance sheets of Capitol Federal
Savings and Loan  Association  and  Subsidiary  (the "Bank") as of September 30,
1998 and 1997,  and the related  consolidated  statements of income,  equity and
cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended  September  30, 1998.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Bank's management.  Our
responsibility  is to express an opinion on these financial  statements based on
our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  such consolidated  financial  statements present fairly, in all
material  respects,  the financial position of the Bank as of September 30, 1998
and 1997,  and the results of their  operations and their cash flows for each of
the three  years in the period  ended  September  30,  1998 in  conformity  with
generally accepted accounting principles.



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
- -------------------------

November 17, 1998
Kansas City, Missouri

                                      F-2

<PAGE>


CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
  AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 AND 1997 (in thousands)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ASSETS                                                    1998          1997
- ------                                                    ----          ----
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
  Cash and amounts due from depository institutions   $   12,454   $   15,188
  Interest bearing deposits in other banks ........       12,000       16,000
                                                      ----------   ----------
           Total cash and cash equivalents ........       24,454       31,188

SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER AGREEMENT TO RESELL ....      235,000

INVESTMENT SECURITIES, Held-to-maturity
  (Market value of $160,712 and $585,979)..........      160,569      585,394

CAPITAL STOCK OF FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK, At cost ..       43,584       40,398

MORTGAGE-RELATED SECURITIES:
  Available-for-sale, At market value
   (Amortized cost of $726,104 and $738,216) ......      747,991      754,179
  Held-to-maturity (Market value of $319,128
   and $118,956) ..................................      320,379      120,007

LOANS HELD FOR SALE, Net (Market value of
 $14,901 and $9,590) ..............................       14,578        9,590

LOANS RECEIVABLE, Net (Less allowance for
 loan losses of $4,081 and $1,639) ................    3,711,152    3,322,102

PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT, Net .......................       22,785       20,113

REAL ESTATE OWNED, Net (Less allowance for
 losses of $139 and $166) .........................        1,964        2,435

ACCRUED INTEREST RECEIVABLE:
  Loans receivable ................................       18,399       17,192
  Mortgage-related securities .....................        6,823       11,199
  Investment securities ...........................        2,776        3,523

OTHER ASSETS ......................................        5,347        6,337
                                                      ----------   ----------

TOTAL ASSETS ......................................   $5,315,801   $4,923,657
                                                      ==========   ==========


                                                                     (Continued)

                                      F-3
<PAGE>


CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
  AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 AND 1997 (in thousands)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                                     1998           1997
- ----------------------                                     ----           ----
LIABILITIES:
  Deposits .........................................    $3,894,180    $3,787,123
  Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank .............       500,000       275,000
  Securities sold under agreement to repurchase ....       175,000       175,000
  Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and
   insurance .......................................        37,426        37,884
  Income taxes payable .............................           227         3,378
  Deferred income taxes ............................        28,995        26,658
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses ............        17,641        13,828
                                                        ----------    ----------

           Total liabilities .......................     4,653,469     4,318,871


COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 16)

EQUITY:
  Retained earnings ................................       649,199       595,208
  Unrealized gains on mortgage-related
   securities available-for-sale (net
   of deferred income taxes of $8,755
   and $6,385) .....................................        13,133         9,578
                                                        ----------    ----------

           Total equity ............................       662,332       604,786
                                                        ----------    ----------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY .......................    $5,315,801    $4,923,657
                                                        ==========    ==========

See notes to consolidated financial statements.                      (Concluded)

                                      F-4
<PAGE>


CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998, 1997 AND 1996 (in thousands)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                              Unrealized
                                                              Gains on
                                                              Available-
                                                  Retained     for-Sale    Total
                                                  Earnings    Securities  Equity
                                                  --------    ----------  ------
BALANCE, October 1, 1995 ......................   $515,882              $515,882

  Net income ..................................     26,622                26,622

  Change in accounting resulting from
   implementation of Financial Accounting
   Standards Board Special Report on SFAS
   No. 115, net of deferred income taxes
   of $2,333 ..................................              $  3,650      3,650

  Change in unrealized gains on mortgage-
   related securities available-for-sale,
   net of deferred income taxes of $945 .......                 1,268      1,268
                                                  --------   --------   --------

BALANCE, September 30, 1996 ...................    542,504      4,918    547,422

  Net income ..................................     52,704                52,704

  Change in unrealized gains on
   mortgage-related securities
   available-for-sale, net of
   deferred income taxes of $3,107 ............                 4,660      4,660
                                                  --------   --------   --------

BALANCE, September 30, 1997 ...................    595,208      9,578    604,786

  Net income ..................................     53,991                53,991

  Change in unrealized gains on
   mortgage-related securities
   available-for-sale, net of
   deferred income taxes of $2,370 ............                 3,555      3,555
                                                  --------   --------   --------

BALANCE, September 30, 1998 ...................   $649,199   $ 13,133   $662,332
                                                  ========   ========   ========


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-5
<PAGE>

CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998, 1997 AND 1996 (in thousands)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                 1998            1997            1996
                                                                                 ----            ----            ----
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
<S>                                                                       <C>             <C>             <C>         

  Net income ..........................................................   $     53,991    $     52,704    $     26,622
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
    provided by operating activities:
    Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends ............................         (3,186)         (2,646)         (2,337)
    Amortization of net deferred loan origination fees ................         (8,115)         (7,048)         (6,239)
    Provision for loan losses .........................................          2,462              56             865
    Provision for commitment losses ...................................            900
    Provision for losses on real estate owned .........................            216             424             415
    Net loan origination fees capitalized .............................          8,849           7,266           7,120
    Gain on sales of real estate owned, net ...........................           (382)           (438)           (766)
    Gain on sale of loans .............................................           (172)           (253)           (292)
    Originations of loans held for sale ...............................        (23,760)         (3,560)         (3,062)
    Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale ........................         18,782           4,251          15,588
    Amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on
      mortgage-related securities and investment securities ...........          1,039          (1,770)         (2,100)
    Depreciation and amortization on premises and equipment ...........          2,960           2,816           2,769
    Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes .....................            (33)         10,637          (5,131)
    Changes in:
      Accrued interest receivable .....................................          3,916             334          (4,742)
      Other assets ....................................................            990            (297)          1,003
      Income taxes payable ............................................         (3,151)          1,972          (1,377)
      Accounts payable and accrued expenses ...........................          2,913         (24,682)         22,673
                                                                          ------------    ------------    ------------

            Net cash provided by operating activities .................         58,219          39,766          51,009
                                                                          ------------    ------------    ------------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Proceeds from maturities of investment securities ...................        850,060         196,992         267,860
  Purchases of investment securities ..................................       (425,000)        (64,992)       (313,672)
  Purchases of securities under agreement to resell ...................       (235,000)
  Principal collected on mortgage-related securities available-for-sale        255,352         112,900         171,916
  Purchases of mortgage-related securities available-for-sale .........       (244,027)       (249,850)        (26,519)
  Principal collected on mortgage-related securities held-to-maturity .        138,934          10,115          11,259
  Purchases of mortgage-related securities held-to-maturity ...........       (339,792)       (113,117)
  Loan originations net of principal collected on loans receivable ....       (273,624)       (266,024)       (164,083)
  Purchases of loans receivable .......................................       (124,724)       (117,425)        (38,085)
  Purchases of premises and equipment, net ............................         (5,632)         (4,504)         (1,926)
  Proceeds from sales of real estate owned ............................          6,901           7,364           5,138
                                                                          ------------    ------------    ------------

            Net cash used in investing activities .....................       (396,552)       (488,541)        (88,112)
                                                                          ------------    ------------    ------------

                                                                                                           (Continued)
</TABLE>


                                      F-6
<PAGE>

CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998, 1997 AND 1996 (in thousands)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                   1998          1997           1996
                                                   ----          ----           ----
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
<S>                                            <C>           <C>            <C>        
  Deposits, net of payments ................   $   107,057   $    46,405    $    67,088
  Proceeds from advances from Federal
   Home Loan Bank ..........................       255,000       337,000        116,000
  Repayments on advances from Federal
   Home Loan Bank ..........................       (30,000)      (62,000)      (116,000)
  Proceeds from securities sold under
   agreement to repurchase .................                     175,000
  Repayments of securities sold under
   agreement to repurchase .................                     (75,000)
  Advance payments by borrowers for
   taxes and insurance .....................          (458)          182        (14,692)
                                               -----------   -----------    -----------

           Net cash provided by
            financing activities ...........       331,599       421,587         52,396
                                               -----------   -----------    -----------

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND
 CASH EQUIVALENTS ..........................        (6,734)      (27,188)        15,293

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
  Beginning of year ........................        31,188        58,376         43,083
                                               -----------   -----------    -----------

  End of year ..............................   $    24,454   $    31,188    $    58,376
                                               ===========   ===========    ===========

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF
  CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

  Income tax payments, net of refunds of
   $24 and $6 in 1997 and 1996,
    respectively ...........................   $    37,910   $    39,987    $    24,901
                                               ===========   ===========    ===========

  Interest payments, net of interest
   credited to deposits of $176,588,
    $175,242 and $168,111 ..................   $    58,280   $    31,510    $    31,334
                                               ===========   ===========    ===========

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NONCASH INVESTING
  AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

  Loans transferred to real estate owned ...   $     5,664   $     6,425    $     7,442
                                               ===========   ===========    ===========

  Loans made upon the sale of
   real estate owned .......................   $       600   $       193    $       419
                                               ===========   ===========    ===========

  Mortgage-related securities transferred
   from held to maturity to available-
   for-sale ................................   $             $              $   720,804
                                               ===========   ===========    ===========

                                                                            (Concluded)

</TABLE>


See notes to consolidated financial statements.


                                      F-7
<PAGE>

CAPITOL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
AND SUBSIDIARY

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998, 1997 AND 1996 (Amounts in thousands)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


1.    ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

      Nature of Operations - Capitol Federal Savings and Loan  Association  (the
      "Bank") is a federally chartered  mutually-held  thrift. The Bank has over
      twenty  branches  throughout  the State of  Kansas.  The Bank  principally
      engages in the  origination  of single  family  mortgages  and  attracting
      consumer deposits in the State of Kansas.

      Principles  of  Consolidation  -  The  consolidated  financial  statements
      include the accounts of the Bank, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Capitol
      Funds,  Inc.  Capitol  Funds,  Inc.  has  one  loan  outstanding  for  the
      acquisition and development of land for the  construction of single-family
      residential homes. Significant intercompany accounts and transactions have
      been eliminated.

      Cash and Cash  Equivalents  - Cash and cash  equivalents  include  cash on
      hand,  amounts  due from  banks  and  interest  bearing  deposits  with an
      original  maturity  of three  months  or less.  The Bank has  acknowledged
      informal  agreements with banks where they maintain deposits.  Under these
      agreements,  service fees charged to the Bank are waived provided  certain
      average compensating balances are maintained throughout each month.

      The Bank is required by regulation  to maintain  liquid assets in the form
      of cash and  securities  approved by federal  regulations,  at a quarterly
      average  of  not  less  than  4%  of  customer   deposits  and  short-term
      borrowings.

      Investment Securities,  Securities Purchased Under Agreement to Resell and
      Mortgage-Related  Securities,  Held-to-Maturity  - Investment  securities,
      securities  purchased  under  agreement  to  resell  and  mortgage-related
      securities  are  held-to-maturity  and are  stated at cost,  adjusted  for
      amortization  of premium and discounts which are recognized as adjustments
      to interest  income over the life of the securities  using the level-yield
      method.

      To the extent management determines a decline in value in an investment or
      mortgage-related security held-to-maturity to be other than temporary, the
      Bank will  adjust  the  carrying  value and  include  such  expense in the
      consolidated statements of income.

      Capital  Stock of Federal  Home Loan Bank - Capital  Stock of Federal Home
      Loan  Bank is  carried  at cost.  Dividends  received  on such  stock  are
      reflected as interest and dividend income in the  consolidated  statements
      of income.

      Mortgage-Related   Securities,   Available-for-Sale   -   Mortgage-related
      securities  available-for-sale  are recorded at their  current fair value.
      Unrealized    gains   or    losses    on    mortgage-related    securities
      available-for-sale  are included as a separate component of equity, net of
      deferred   income   taxes.   Gains  or  losses  on  the   disposition   of
      mortgage-related securities  available-for-sale,  are recognized using the
      specific identification method.

                                      F-8
<PAGE>


      During 1995, the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board ("FASB") issued a
      report entitled  "A Guide to  Implementation  of  Statement  No.  115,  on
      Accounting for Certain  Investments  in Debt and Equity  Securities"  (the
      "Guide").  The  Guide  allows a  Company  a one time  reclassification  of
      securities from  held-to-maturity  to  available-for-sale  without adverse
      accounting  consequences  for the remainder of the portfolio.  On November
      30,  1995,  the Bank  elected to  reclassify  mortgage-related  securities
      held-to-maturity  with a carrying  value of  approximately  $720,804 and a
      market value of approximately $726,787 to available-for-sale.  As a result
      of the transfer,  equity increased by approximately  $3,650 to reflect the
      net unrealized gain on the securities.

      Loans Held for Sale - The Bank's  management  designates  certain loans as
      held  for  sale as  management  does  not  intend  to hold  such  loans to
      maturity.  Accordingly,  such loans are carried at the lower of  amortized
      cost  (outstanding  principal  adjusted for deferred  loan fees) or market
      value.  Market  values  for  such  loans  are  determined  based  on sales
      commitments  or  dealer  quotations.  Gains or  losses  on such  sales are
      recognized  utilizing  the  specific   identification  method.   Interest,
      including amortization and accretion of deferred loan fees, is included in
      interest income on loans receivable.

      Loans Receivable, net - Loans are stated at the amount of unpaid principal
      less an  allowance  for loan losses,  undisbursed  loan funds and unearned
      discounts and loan fees,  net of certain  direct loan  origination  costs.
      Interest  on loans is  credited  to income as earned and  accrued  only if
      deemed  collectible.  Loans are placed on  nonaccrual  status when, in the
      opinion of management, the full timely collection of principal or interest
      is in doubt.  As a general rule,  the accrual of interest is  discontinued
      when principal or interest payments become doubtful. When a loan is placed
      on nonaccrual  status,  previously accrued but unpaid interest is reversed
      against current income.  Subsequent  collections of cash may be applied as
      reductions  to the principal  balance,  interest in arrears or recorded as
      income,   depending   on   management's   assessment   of   the   ultimate
      collectibility  of the loan.  Nonaccrual  loans may be restored to accrual
      status when  principal  and  interest  become  current and full payment of
      principal and interest is expected.

      Net  loan  origination  and  commitment  fees  are  amortized  as a  yield
      adjustment  to  interest  income  using the  level-yield  method  over the
      contractual lives of the related loans.

      Provision for Loan Losses - The Bank  considers a loan to be impaired when
      management  believes it is probable  that it will be unable to collect all
      principal and interest due according to the contractual terms of the loan.
      If a loan is  impaired,  the Bank  records a loss  valuation  equal to the
      excess  of the  loan's  carrying  value  over  the  present  value  of the
      estimated  future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective rate based
      on the loan's observable market price, or the fair value of the collateral
      if the loan is collateral dependent.  One-to-four family residential loans
      and consumer loans are  collectively  evaluated for  impairment.  Loans on
      residential   properties  with  greater  than  four  units  and  loans  on
      construction  and development and commercial  properties are evaluated for
      impairment  on a loan by loan  basis.  The  allowance  for loan  losses is
      increased  by charges  to income  and  decreased  by  charge-offs  (net of
      recoveries).  Management's  periodic  evaluation  of the  adequacy  of the
      allowance  is based on the  Bank's  past loan loss  experience,  known and
      inherent risks in the portfolio,  adverse  situations  that may affect the
      borrower's  ability  to  repay,  the  estimated  value  of any  underlying
      collateral, and current economic conditions.

      The Bank  records  a loss  valuation  for loan  losses  inherent in unused
      commitments to provide financing (Note 16). The Bank records the allowance
      for these off-balance sheet commitments in accrued expenses.

      Assessing  the  adequacy of the  allowance  for loan and unused commitment
      losses is  inherently subjective as it requires making material estimates,
      including  the  amount  and  timing  of  future  cash flows expected to be
      received on impaired loans, that may be susceptible to significant change.
      In  the  opinion  of management, the allowance  when taken as a whole,  is
      adequate to absorb reasonable estimated loan losses inherent in the Bank's
      loan portfolios.


                                       F-9
<PAGE>


      Premises  and  Equipment  -  Land  is  carried  at  cost.   Buildings  and
      improvements,  furniture,  fixtures and  equipment are stated at cost less
      accumulated  depreciation.  Depreciation is computed on  straight-line  or
      accelerated methods over the estimated useful lives of the related assets.
      The estimated useful lives of the assets are as follows:

               Buildings and improvements                     20-40 years

               Furniture, fixtures and equipment               5-10 years


      Real Estate Owned - Real estate owned  represents  foreclosed  assets held
      for sale and is recorded at fair value as of the date of foreclosure  less
      estimated  disposal costs (the new basis) and is  subsequently  carried at
      the lower of the new basis or fair value less selling costs on the current
      measurement  date.   Adjustments  for  estimated  losses  are  charged  to
      operations  when any  significant  decline  reduces the fair value to less
      than carrying  value.  Costs and expenses  related to major  additions and
      improvements  are capitalized  while  maintenance and repairs which do not
      improve  or  extend  the  lives  of the  respective  assets  are  expensed
      currently.  Gains on the sale of real  estate  owned are  recognized  upon
      disposition  of the  property  to the  extent  allowable  considering  the
      adequacy of the down payment and other requirements.

      Income Taxes - The Bank files a  consolidated  income tax return using the
      accrual basis of accounting.

      The Bank  provides  for income taxes using the  asset/liability  method of
      accounting for income taxes.  Deferred income taxes are recognized for the
      tax consequences of temporary  differences between the financial statement
      carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities.

      In years prior to September 30, 1997,  thrift  institutions were permitted
      under the Internal  Revenue Code to deduct an annual addition to a reserve
      for  bad  debts  in  determining   taxable  income,   subject  to  certain
      limitations.  This addition  differs from the bad debt experience used for
      financial accounting purposes. Bad debt deductions for income tax purposes
      are included in taxable income of later years only if the bad debt reserve
      is used  subsequently for purposes other than to absorb bad debt losses. A
      deferred  tax  liability  is provided  only to the extent the tax bad debt
      reserve  exceeds the base year  reserve.  The base year reserve is the tax
      bad debt  reserve  as of  September  30,  1988.  Retained  earnings  as of
      September 30, 1998 includes  approximately  $97,108  representing such bad
      debt  reserve as of the base year for which no deferred  income taxes have
      been provided.

      The Small  Business Job  Protection  Act of 1996 (the "Act")  repealed the
      special bad debt reserve method for thrift institutions.  The Act requires
      thrifts to  recapture  any  reserves  accumulated  after 1987 but forgives
      taxes owed on reserves accumulated prior to 1988. Thrift institutions will
      be given six years to account for the recaptured excess reserves. The Bank
      must recapture excess reserves beginning with the year ended September 30,
      1997.  Thrift  institutions  will be permitted to delay the timing of this
      recapture  for up to two years  depending  upon  whether they meet certain
      residential  loan tests. A deferred tax liability has been provided on the
      amount of bad debt reserve that exceeds the base year reserve.

      Revenue  Recognition  -  Interest  income,  loan  fees,  checking  account
      transaction fees, insurance  commissions,  automated teller and debit card
      transaction  fees,  and  other  ancillary  income  related  to the  Bank's
      deposits and lending activities are accrued as earned.



                                      F-10
<PAGE>


      Estimates - The  preparation of these  financial  statements in conformity
      with generally accepted accounting  principles requires management to make
      estimates and assumptions  that affect the reported  amounts of assets and
      liabilities  and  disclosure of contingent  assets and  liabilities at the
      date of the financial  statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
      expenses during the reporting periods.  Significant  estimates include the
      loan loss reserve and fair values of financial instruments. Actual results
      could differ from those estimates.

      New Statements of Financial  Accounting  Standards - In February 1997, the
      FASB issued Statement of Financial  Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 128,
      "Earnings per Share".  The Statement  establishes  standards for computing
      and presenting earnings per share ("EPS"). It replaces the presentation of
      primary EPS with a  presentation  of basic EPS. The Statement is effective
      for the Bank's  financial  statements as of September  30, 1999.  The Bank
      will compute  earnings per share under the new standard upon completion of
      its proposed stock offering (Note 20).

      In February 1997, the FASB issued SFAS No. 129, "Disclosure of Information
      about  Capital  Structure".   The  Statement   establishes  standards  for
      disclosing information about an entity's capital structure.  The Statement
      is effective for the Bank's financial statements as of September 30, 1999.
      The Bank is prepared to comply with the additional reporting  requirements
      of this Statement and does not anticipate that the  implementation of this
      Statement  will  have a  material  impact  on the  consolidated  financial
      statements.

      In June 1997, FASB issued SFAS No. 130, "Reporting  Comprehensive Income".
      The  Statement   establishes   standards  for  reporting  and  display  of
      comprehensive  income and its components  (revenues,  expenses,  gains and
      losses)  in a  full  set of  general-purpose  financial  statements.  This
      Statement requires that all items that are required to be recognized under
      accounting  standards as components of comprehensive income be reported in
      a financial  statement that is displayed with the same prominence as other
      financial  statements.  This Statement requires that the Bank (a) classify
      items  of  other  comprehensive  income  by their  nature  in a  financial
      statement and (b) display the accumulated  balance of other  comprehensive
      income separately from retained earnings and additional paid-in capital in
      the equity section of a statement of financial position.  The Statement is
      effective for the Bank's  financial  statements for the fiscal year ending
      September  30,  1999.  The Bank is prepared to comply with the  additional
      reporting  requirements of this Statement and does not anticipate that the
      implementation  of this  Statement  will  have a  material  impact  on the
      consolidated financial statements.

      In June 1997, FASB issued SFAS No. 131,  "Disclosures about Segments of an
      Enterprise and Related  Information".  The Statement establishes standards
      for the way that public  business  enterprises  report  information  about
      operating segments in annual financial  statements and requires that those
      enterprises  report  selected  information  about  operating  segments  in
      interim  financial  reports issued to  shareholders.  It also  establishes
      standards for related disclosures about products and services,  geographic
      areas,  and major  customers.  The  Statement is effective  for the Bank's
      financial  statements  for the fiscal year ending  September 30, 1999. The
      Bank is prepared to comply with the additional  reporting  requirements of
      this Statement and does not  anticipate  that the  implementation  of this
      Statement  will  have a  material  impact  on the  consolidated  financial
      statements.



                                      F-11

<PAGE>


      In February  1998, the FASB issued SFAS No. 132,  "Employers"  Disclosures
      about Pensions and Other Postretirement  Benefits'.  The Statement revises
      employers'  disclosures about pensions and other  post-retirement  benefit
      plans.  The Statement  does not change the  measurement  or recognition of
      those  plans.   The  Statement  is  effective  for  the  Bank's  financial
      statements  for the fiscal year ending  September  30,  1999.  The Bank is
      prepared  to comply with the  additional  reporting  requirements  of this
      Statement  and  does  not  anticipate  that  the  implementation  of  this
      Statement  will  have a  material  impact  on the  consolidated  financial
      statements.

      In June 1998,  the FASB issued SFAS No. 133,  "Accounting  for  Derivative
      Instruments and Hedging Activities".  The Statement establishes accounting
      and  reporting  standards for  derivative  instruments  including  certain
      derivative instruments embedded in other contracts  (collectively referred
      to as  derivatives)  and hedging  activities.  The  Statement  requires an
      entity to recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the
      statement of  financial  position and measure  those  instruments  at fair
      value. The Statement is effective for the Bank's financial  statements for
      the fiscal year ending  September 30, 2000. The adoption of this Statement
      is not  expected  to have a  material  impact on the  Bank's  consolidated
      financial statements.

      In  October  1998,  the  FASB  issued  SFAS  No.  134,   "Accounting   for
      Mortgage-Backed  Securities  Retained after the Securitization of Mortgage
      Loans  Held for Sale by a  Mortgage  Banking  Enterprise".  The  Statement
      changes the way mortgage banking firms account for certain  securities and
      other  interests they retain after  securitizing  mortgage loans that were
      held for  sale.  The  Statement  is  effective  for the  Bank's  financial
      statements as of January 1, 1999.  The Bank does not  anticipate  that the
      implementation  of this  Statement  will  have a  material  impact  on the
      consolidated financial statements.

      Reclassifications - Certain  reclassifications  have been made to the 1996
      and 1997  consolidated  financial  statements in order to conform with the
      1998 presentation.

2.    INVESTMENT SECURITIES HELD-TO-MATURITY

                                                September 30, 1998
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                                   Gross     Gross     Estimated
                                    Amortized   Unrealized  Unrealized   Market
                                      Cost         Gains     Losses      Value
                                      ----         -----     ------      -----
Federal Home Loan Bank notes ..... $ 55,000     $     45     $          $ 55,045
U.S. Government agencies:
Federal Home Loan Mortgage
 Corporation notes ...............    9,999            9                  10,008
Federal National Mortgage
Association notes ................   95,470           89                  95,559

Other securities .................      100                                  100

                                   --------     --------     --------   --------
    Total ........................ $160,569     $    143     $          $160,712
                                   ========     ========     ========   ========



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<PAGE>



                                               September 30, 1997
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                                 Gross       Gross     Estimated
                                   Amortized   Unrealized  Unrealized   Market
                                     Cost        Gains       Losses     Value
                                     ----        -----       ------     -----
Federal Home Loan Bank notes ..... $230,175     $  1,402   $    369   $231,208
U.S. Government agencies:
  Federal Home Loan Mortgage
    Corporation notes ............   53,123                      88     53,035
  Federal National Mortgage
    Association notes ............  301,996          167        527    301,636

Other securities .................      100                                100

                                   --------     --------   --------   --------

          Total .................. $585,394     $  1,569   $    984   $585,979
                                   ========     ========   ========   ========


      The amortized  cost and estimated  fair value of investment  securities by
      contractual maturity are as follows:


                                       September 30, 1998    September 30, 1997
                                       --------------------  -------------------
                                                  Estimated            Estimated
                                       Amortized    Market   Amortized   Market
                                         Cost       Value      Cost      Value
                                         ----       -----      ----      -----
One year or less ...................   $135,469   $135,596   $ 77,372   $ 77,312
One year through five years ........     25,100     25,116    209,440    208,863
Five years through ten years .......                            4,996      5,072
Ten years and thereafter ...........                          293,586    294,732
                                       --------   --------   --------   --------

                                       $160,569   $160,712   $585,394   $585,979
                                       ========   ========   ========   ========


      As of  September  30,  1998 and 1997,  the Bank held  callable  notes with
      aggregate  carrying values of $160,469 and $585,294,  respectively.  As of
      September 30, 1998, the notes bear interest at rates ranging from 4.98% to
      5.93% with stated  maturity dates ranging from 1999 to 2001. The bonds are
      callable on specified  dates.  The  maturities  stated  above  reflect the
      contractual maturities of the securities and not the call dates.

      During 1996,  the Bank sold  investment  securities  with carrying  values
      aggregating   $20,000   within  three   months  of  maturity.   All  other
      dispositions of investment  securities during 1998, 1997 and 1996 were the
      result of maturities or calls.

      As of September  30, 1998,  the Bank has pledged  securities as collateral
      with  amortized  cost of $11,000 and estimated  market value of $11,017 to
      the Federal Reserve for treasury, tax and loan requirements.


                                      F-13

<PAGE>


3.    MORTGAGE-RELATED SECURITIES, AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE

                                                  September 30, 1998
                                    -------------------------------------------
                                                 Gross      Gross     Estimated
                                    Amortized  Unrealized Unrealized    Market
                                      Cost       Gains      Losses      Value
                                      ----       -----      ------      -----
Pass through certificates:
  Federal National Mortgage
    Association .................   $260,291   $  7,753    $     61    $267,983
  Federal Home Loan Mortgage
    Corporation .................    465,813     14,288          93     480,008
                                    --------   --------    --------    --------
                                    $726,104   $ 22,041    $    154    $747,991
                                    ========   ========    ========    ========


                                               September 30, 1997
                                 ---------------------------------------------
                                               Gross       Gross     Estimated
                                 Amortized   Unrealized  Unrealized    Market
                                    Cost       Gains       Losses      Value
                                    ----       -----       ------      -----
Pass through certificates:
  Federal National Mortgage
    Association ................   $239,445    $  4,048    $           $243,493
  Federal Home Loan Mortgage
    Corporation ................    498,771      12,492         577     510,686
                                   --------    --------    --------    --------
                                   $738,216    $ 16,540    $    577    $754,179
                                   ========    ========    ========    ========


      There were no sales of mortgage-related  securities  available-for-sale in
      fiscal years 1998, 1997 and 1996.

      The  amortized  cost  and  estimated  market  value  of   mortgage-related
      securities available-for-sale by contractual maturity are as follows:


                                  September 30, 1998        September 30, 1997
                                ----------------------    ----------------------
                                            Estimated                  Estimated
                                Amortized     Market      Amortized      Market
                                  Cost        Value          Cost        Value
                                  ----        -----          ----        -----
One year or less .............   $ 20,825    $ 20,764      $ 10,715    $ 10,665
One year through five years ..     30,981      31,260        57,418      57,360
Five years through ten years .      3,729       3,874         5,821       6,085
Ten years and thereafter .....    670,569     692,093       664,262     680,069
                                 --------    --------      --------    --------
                                 $726,104    $747,991      $738,216    $754,179
                                 ========    ========      ========    ========


      Actual  maturities  of the  mortgage-related  securities  may differ  from
      scheduled maturities as borrowers have the right to call or prepay certain
      obligations,  sometimes without penalties.  Maturities of mortgage-related
      securities depend on the repayment  characteristics  and experience of the
      underlying obligation.

                                      F-14

<PAGE>



      As of September 30, 1998,  the Bank has pledged  securities  available for
      sale as collateral  with amortized  cost of $145,658 and estimated  market
      value of $148,522 to public unit  depositors  of the Bank, as security for
      letters of credit for low income  housing  projects and as collateral  for
      securities sold under agreement to repurchase (Note 12).

4.    MORTGAGE-RELATED SECURITIES HELD-TO-MATURITY


                                               September 30, 1998
                                   ------------------------------------------
                                                 Gross     Gross    Estimated
                                   Amortized   Unrealize  Unrealized  Market
                                      Cost       Gains     Losses     Value
                                      ----       -----     ------     -----
Collateralized mortgage
 obligations:
  Federal National Mortgage
   Association ..................  $240,242   $    396   $  1,289   $239,349
  Federal Home Loan Mortgage
   Corporation ..................    80,137                   358     79,779
                                   --------   --------   --------   --------

                                   $320,379   $    396   $  1,647   $319,128
                                   ========   ========   ========   ========



                                                    September 30, 1997
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                                 Gross      Gross      Estimated
                                   Amortized   Unrealized  Unrealized    Market
                                      Cost       Gains      Losses       Value
                                      ----       -----      ------       -----
Collateralized mortgage
 obligations:
  Federal National Mortgage
   Association .................  $113,114    $           $  1,003   $112,111
  Federal Home Loan Mortgage
   Corporation .................     6,893           5          53      6,845
                                  --------    --------    --------   --------
                                  $120,007    $      5    $  1,056   $118,956
                                  ========    ========    ========   ========


      The  amortized  cost  and  estimated  market  value  of   mortgage-related
      securities held-to-maturity by contractual maturity are as follows:


                                    September 30, 1998     September 30, 1997
                                   ---------------------  --------------------
                                               Estimated             Estimated
                                   Amortized     Market   Amortized    Market
                                     Cost        Value      Cost       Value
                                     ----        -----      ----       -----
One year or less ...............   $    192   $    192   $  5,583   $  5,541
One year through five years ....                            1,310      1,304
Ten years and thereafter .......    320,187    318,936    113,114    112,111
                                   --------   --------   --------   --------
                                   $320,379   $319,128   $120,007   $118,956
                                   ========   ========   ========   ========


      Actual  maturities  of the  mortgage-related  securities  may differ  from
      scheduled maturities as borrowers have the right to call or prepay certain
      obligations,  sometimes without penalties.  Maturities of mortgage-related
      securities depend on the repayment  characteristics  and experience of the
      underlying obligation.


                                      F-15

<PAGE>

      There were no sales of mortgage-related securities held-to-maturity during
      1998, 1997 and 1996.

      As of September 30, 1998, the Bank has pledged mortgage-related securities
      with  amortized  cost of $44,224 and estimated  market value of $45,002 as
      collateral for securities sold under agreement to repurchase (Note 12).

5.    SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER AGREEMENT TO RESELL

      The Bank purchases investment  securities and mortgage-related  securities
      under agreements to resell substantially identical securities.  Securities
      purchased under an agreement to resell as of September 30, 1998 consist of
      mortgage-related securities.

      The amount advanced under the agreement represents short-term loans and is
      reflected as an asset in the consolidated  balance sheets.  Securities are
      delivered into the Bank's account  maintained at the Federal  Reserve Bank
      under a written custodial agreement that explicitly  recognizes the Bank's
      interest in the  securities.  As of  September  30,  1998,  the  agreement
      matured  within 90 days and the agreement to resell  securities  purchased
      was outstanding with one dealer.

6.    LOANS RECEIVABLE

                                                        1998             1997
                                                        ----             ----

Mortgage loans:
  Residential - one-to-four units ..............      $3,504,799      $3,145,799
  Second mortgages .............................          97,829          80,640
  Residential - five or more units .............          40,361          26,688
  Construction and development .................          52,086          51,157
  Commercial ...................................           9,069           5,924
                                                      ----------      ----------
                                                       3,704,144       3,310,208

Other loans:
  Property improvements, auto and other ........           8,964           7,755
  Student loans ................................          20,120          23,365
  Deposits .....................................          16,446          16,314
                                                      ----------      ----------
                                                          45,530          47,434
                                                      ----------      ----------

Less:
  Undisbursed loan funds .......................          21,690          21,872
  Allowance for loan losses ....................           4,081           1,639
  Unearned loan fees and deferred costs ........          12,751          12,029
                                                      ----------      ----------

                                                          38,522          35,540
                                                      ----------      ----------

                                                      $3,711,152      $3,322,102
                                                      ==========      ==========


      During 1997,  the Bank was a  participating  institution in two commercial
      real  estate  loans.  As a  participating  institution,  the  Bank  is not
      responsible for the servicing of the loan or  disbursement  of funds.  The
      total unpaid principal balance of these participations as of September 30,
      1998 and 1997 was $3,449  and  $1,283,  respectively.  There were no other
      commercial  real estate or business loans  purchased or originated  during
      1998, 1997 or 1996.


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<PAGE>


      The Bank  originates and purchases  both  adjustable and fixed rate loans.
      The approximate composition of these loans is as follows:


                        September 30, 1998
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Fixed Rate                            Adjustable Rate
- --------------------------------------       -----------------------------
    Term to                                    Term to Rate
   Maturity                 Book Value          Adjustment      Book Value
   --------                 ----------          ----------      ----------

1 mo. - 1 yr.                $17,780          1 mo. - 1 yr.       $149,382
1 yr. - 3 yrs.                20,600          1 yr. - 3 yrs.     1,389,109
3 yrs. - 5 yrs.               22,403          3 yrs. - 5 yrs.       37,762
5 yrs. - 10 yrs.             167,658          5 yrs. - 10 yrs.      70,329
10 yrs. - 20 yrs.            625,921
Over 20 yrs.               1,248,730
                          ----------                             ---------
                          $2,103,092                            $1,646,582
                          ==========                            ==========



                            September 30, 1997
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Fixed Rate                            Adjustable Rate
- -------------------------------------       -----------------------------
  Term to                                   Term to Rate
  Maturity                 Book Value        Adjustment        Book Value
  --------                 ----------        ----------        ----------

1 mo. - 1 yr.               $11,495         1 mo. - 1 yr.        $130,286
1 yr. - 3 yrs.               14,541         1 yr. - 3 yrs.      1,605,717
3 yrs. - 5 yrs.              31,297         3 yrs. - 5 yrs.        53,631
5 yrs. - 10 yrs.            139,680         5 yrs. - 10 yrs.      103,743
10 yrs. - 20 yrs.           387,875
Over 20 yrs.                879,377
                         ----------                             ---------
                         $1,464,265                            $1,893,377
                         ==========                            ==========


      The adjustable  rate loans have interest rate  adjustment  limitations and
      are  generally  indexed  to the cost of funds  for the  11th  District  of
      Federal Home Loan Bank or one year constant maturity treasury note.

      The Bank is subject to numerous lending-related regulations. Under FIRREA,
      the Bank may not make real estate  loans to one  borrower in excess of the
      greater  of  15%  of its  unimpaired  capital  and  surplus  or  $500,000,
      whichever is greater.  As of September 30, 1998, the Bank is in compliance
      with this limitation.

      A summary of the activity in the allowance for loan losses is as follows:


                                                   1998        1997       1996
                                                   ----        ----       ----
Balance, beginning of year .................     $ 1,639     $ 1,583    $ 1,359

  Provision charged to expense .............       2,462          56        865
  Losses charged against the allowance .....         (20)                  (641)
                                                 -------     -------    -------

Balance, end of year .......................     $ 4,081     $ 1,639    $ 1,583
                                                 =======     =======    =======


                                      F-17

<PAGE>


      The Bank did not engage in any  troubled  debt  restructurings  during the
      years ended  September 30, 1998,  1997 and 1996. No loans were  considered
      impaired during the years ended September 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996.

      Aggregate  loans to executive  officers,  directors and their  associates,
      including  companies in which they have partial ownership interest did not
      exceed 5% of equity as of September 30, 1998 and 1997. Management believes
      such loans were made under terms and conditions  substantially the same as
      loans made to parties not affiliated with the Bank.

      As of September 30, 1998 and 1997, loans totaling approximately $6,229 and
      $6,109,  respectively,  were on nonaccrual  status.  Gross interest income
      would have  increased by $227 and $223 for the years ended  September  30,
      1998 and 1997, respectively, for nonaccrual status loans.


      As of September 30, 1998,  1997 and 1996, the Bank was servicing loans for
      others  aggregating   approximately   $520,595,   $640,618  and  $735,709,
      respectively. Such loans are not included in the accompanying consolidated
      balance  sheets.   Servicing  loans  for  others  generally   consists  of
      collecting  mortgage  payments,  maintaining  escrow accounts,  disbursing
      payments to investors and foreclosure  processing.  Loan servicing  income
      includes  servicing fees from investors and certain charges collected from
      borrowers,  such as late payment  fees.  The Bank held  borrowers'  escrow
      balances on loans serviced for others of $8,662, $10,524 and $11,544 as of
      September 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively.


7.    LOANS HELD FOR SALE


                                                            1998           1997
                                                            ----           ----
Loans held for sale ..............................        $14,595        $ 9,547
Deferred net discounts, premiums and
  other related costs ............................            (17)            43
                                                          -------        -------
Loans held for sale, net .........................        $14,578        $ 9,590
                                                          =======        =======


      Gross realized  gains on sales of loans held for sale were $172,  $253 and
      $292, respectively, for the years ended September 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996.
      There were no realized losses for the years ended September 30, 1998, 1997
      and 1996.

8.    PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT


                                                          1998            1997
                                                          ----            ----
Land ...........................................         $ 6,462         $ 6,060
Building and improvements ......................          24,532          22,458
Furniture, fixtures and equipment ..............          19,210          16,530
                                                         -------         -------
                                                          50,204          45,048
Less accumulated depreciation ..................          27,419          24,935
                                                         -------         -------
                                                         $22,785         $20,113
                                                         =======         =======


                                      F-18

<PAGE>


      Depreciation  and  amortization  expense for the years ended September 30,
      1998, 1997 and 1996 was $2,960, $2,816 and $2,769, respectively.

      Certain Bank  facilities and equipment are leased under various  operating
      leases.  Rental expense was $329, $219 and $206,  respectively,  for years
      ended September 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996.

      Future minimum rental commitments under noncancellable leases are:


           1999                                              $597
           2000                                               517
           2001                                               215
                                                           ------
                                                           $1,329
                                                           ======



9.    REAL ESTATE OWNED


                                                                1998       1997
                                                                ----       ----
Real estate owned (acquired by foreclosure or
  by deed in lieu of foreclosure) ......................      $2,103      $2,601
Less allowance for losses ..............................         139         166
                                                              ------      ------
                                                              $1,964      $2,435
                                                              ======      ======


      A summary of the activity in the allowance for losses on real estate owned
      is as follows:


                                                   1998        1997       1996
                                                   ----        ----       ----
Balance, beginning of year .................     $   166     $   210    $   110

  Provision charged to expense .............         216         424        415
  Losses charged against the allowance .....        (243)       (468)      (315)
                                                 -------     -------    -------
Balance, end of year .......................     $   139     $   166    $   210
                                                 =======     =======    =======


                                      F-19
<PAGE>

10.   DEPOSITS


                                        1998                1997
                                 ------------------   -----------------
                                             Average            Average
                                    Amount    Rate     Amount    Rate
                                    ------    ----     ------    ----

Passbook and demand deposits:
  Demand ....................    $  260,440   1.50%  $ 249,585   1.89%
  Passbook and Passcard .....       129,180   2.22%    131,854   2.22%
  Money Market Select .......       213,181   5.09%     30,405   5.34%
  Cash Fund .................       225,356   3.08%    293,108   3.17%
                                 ----------          ---------
                                    828,157            704,952

Certificates of deposit:
 3.00% to 3.99%..............         5,900   3.88%      7,866  3.92%
 4.00% to 4.99%..............       429,108   4.51%     25,822  4.79%
 5.00% to 5.99%..............     1,684,996   5.63%  2,224,325  5.68%
 6.00% to 6.99%..............       715,234   6.16%    598,005  6.19%
 7.00% to 7.99%..............       227,695   7.68%    220,048  7.68%
 8.00% to 8.99%..............         2,405   8.47%      5,398  8.38%
 9.00% to 9.99%..............           685   9.00%        707  9.06%
                                 ----------          ---------
                                  3,066,023          3,082,171
                                 ----------         ----------
                                 $3,894,180         $3,787,123
                                 ==========         ==========
Weighted average interest
 rate on deposits during year                 5.15%             5.34%
                                              =====             =====


      As of  September  30,  1998 and 1997,  certificates  of deposit  mature as
      follows:


                                                         1998            1997
                                                         ----            ----
Within one year ................................      $1,551,042      $1,560,161
Beyond one year but within two years ...........       1,065,832         730,336
Beyond two years but within three years ........         224,416         646,427
Beyond three years .............................         224,733         145,247
                                                      ----------      ----------
          Total ................................      $3,066,023      $3,082,171
                                                      ==========      ==========


      A summary of interest expense by deposit type is as follows:


                                              1998          1997           1996
                                              ----          ----           ----
Passbook savings deposits ............      $  2,918      $  2,931      $  2,985
NOW accounts and money market
  demand deposits ....................        19,861        15,141        15,879
Certificates of deposit ..............       180,647       184,357       176,901
                                            --------      --------      --------

                                            $203,426      $202,429      $195,765
                                            ========      ========      ========


                                      F-20
<PAGE>


      The amount of non-interest  bearing deposits was $23,168 and $15,690 as of
      September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The aggregate amount of deposit
      accounts with a balance of $100 or greater was approximately  $402,781 and
      $351,118 as of September 30, 1998 and 1997,  respectively,  of which jumbo
      certificates of deposits with a minimum  denomination of $100 was $299,476
      and $287,828 as of September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively.  Deposits in
      excess  of  $100  are  not  insured  by  the  Federal  Deposit   Insurance
      Corporation.

11.   ADVANCES FROM FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK


                     1998                                1997
   ------------------------------------    ------------------------------------
    Fiscal                                  Fiscal
     Year                      Interest      Year                      Interest
   Maturity       Amount          Rate     Maturity       Amount         Rate
   --------       ------          ----     --------       ------         ----

     2004        $250,000        5.78%       2004        $250,000      5.78%
     2005          25,000        5.58%       2005          25,000      5.58%
     2008         225,000        5.68%
                 --------                                -------
                 $500,000        5.73%                   $275,000      5.76%
                 ========        ====                    ========      ====


      Actual maturities of the advances may differ from scheduled  maturities as
      the Federal  Home Loan Bank has the right to call the  advances.  The call
      dates range from years 2000 to 2003. The Bank may refinance or reprice the
      advance at the two week advance  rate at each  respective  call date.  The
      advances are  collateralized by a blanket pledge agreement,  including all
      capital  stock of Federal  Home Loan Bank and  qualifying  first  mortgage
      loans.

      The Bank has a  line-of-credit  agreement  with the Federal Home Loan Bank
      wherein the Bank can borrow up to $300,000.  As of September  30, 1998 and
      1997,  there  were  no  outstanding  borrowings  on  this  agreement.  The
      agreement expires December 11, 1998.

12.   SECURITIES SOLD UNDER AGREEMENT TO REPURCHASE

      The Bank sells  securities  under  agreements to  repurchase  ("repurchase
      agreements").   Fixed-coupon   repurchase   agreements   are   treated  as
      financings,  and the  obligations to repurchase  the identical  securities
      sold are reflected as liabilities in the consolidated  balance sheets. The
      dollar amount of securities underlying the agreements remains in the asset
      accounts.  The  Bank  sold  certain   mortgage-related   securities  under
      agreements  to  repurchase  with book values of $181,024  and $188,796 and
      market  values of $189,265 and $191,746 as of September 30, 1998 and 1997,
      respectively.

      The securities  underlying  these agreements are delivered to a designated
      safekeeping agent at the inception of the agreement.

                                      F-21

<PAGE>


      The following provides information  regarding the repurchase agreements as
      of and for the years ended September 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996.


                                                1998          1997       1996
                                                ----          ----       ----
Weighted average interest rate during
 and at the end of the period ............         5.73%        5.73%      5.78%
                                              =========    =========    =======
Maximum amount outstanding at any
 month-end during the period .............    $ 175,000    $ 175,000    $75,000
                                              =========    =========    =======
Average amount outstanding during
 the period ..............................    $ 175,000    $  82,692    $75,000
                                              =========    =========    =======


      The repurchase  agreements have a scheduled  maturity date of 2004. Actual
      maturities  of  the  repurchase   agreements  may  differ  from  scheduled
      maturities  due to a call date of 2000.  The Bank would  refinance  at the
      call date.

13.   INCOME TAXES


                                         1998             1997           1996
                                         ----             ----           ----
Current .....................          $34,814          $25,054         $23,524
Deferred ....................              (33)          10,637          (5,131)
                                       -------          -------         -------
                                       $34,781          $35,691         $18,393
                                       =======          =======         =======


      Income tax expense has been  provided at effective  rates of 39.2%,  40.4%
      and  40.9%  for the  years  ended  September  30,  1998,  1997  and  1996,
      respectively.  The  differences  between  such  effective  rates  and  the
      statutory  Federal  income tax rate  computed on income  before income tax
      expense result from the following:


                                      1998             1997           1996
                                 --------------   --------------  -------------
                                  Amount    %     Amount     %    Amount    %
                                  ------   ----   ------    ----  ------  ----
Federal income tax expense
  computed at statutory rate     $31,070   35.0%  $30,938   35.0% $15,755 35.0%
Increases (decreases) in
  taxes resulting from:
  State taxes, net of Federal
    income tax benefit             3,849    4.4     4,705    5.3    1,617  3.6
  Other                             (138)  (0.2)       48    0.1    1,021  2.3
                                 -------  -----   -------   ----  -------  ----
                                 $34,781   39.2%  $35,691   40.4% $18,393 40.9%
                                 =======  =====   =======   ====  ======= ====


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      Deferred  tax expense  (benefit)  results from timing  differences  in the
      recognition  of  revenue  and  expense  for  tax and  financial  statement
      purposes. The sources of these differences and the tax effect of each were
      as follows:

                                                  1998        1997        1996
                                                  ----        ----        ----
BIF/SAIF Premium ...........................                $ 9,421     $(9,421)
Deferred loan fees and costs ...............    $   342         270         246
Accrued interest on savings ................        352         352         373
Increase in allowance for loan 
  and commitment losses ....................     (1,310)                   (337)
Salaries and employee benefits .............        (99)        (84)       (221)
Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends .....      1,242       1,032         911
Bad debts reserve ..........................                    (27)      1,830
Other ......................................       (560)       (327)      1,488
                                                -------     -------     -------
                                                $   (33)    $10,637     $(5,131)
                                                =======     =======     =======


      The  components of net deferred tax  liabilities  as of September 30, 1998
      and 1997 are as follows:


                                                          1998            1997
                                                          ----            ----
Deferred tax assets:
  Deferred loan fees and costs ...................      $    495       $    736
  Accrued interest on savings ....................         1,405          1,757
  Allowance for loan and commitment losses .......         1,950            868
  Salaries and employee benefits .................         1,305          1,273
  Allowance for losses on real
   estate owned ..................................             5            213
  Other ..........................................           314            169
                                                        --------       --------
                                                        $  5,474       $  5,016
                                                        ========       ========
Deferred tax liabilities:
  Unrealized gain on mortgage-related
   securities available-for-sale .................      $ (8,755)      $ (6,385)
  Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends .........        (8,906)        (7,664)
  Bad debt reserves ..............................       (13,203)       (13,203)
  Prepaid expenses ...............................          (291)          (335)
  Fixed assets - depreciation ....................          (263)          (326)
  Pension fund ...................................          (328)          (327)
  Other ..........................................        (2,723)        (3,434)
                                                        --------       --------
                                                         (34,469)       (31,674)
                                                        --------       --------
Net deferred tax liabilities .....................      ($28,995)      ($26,658)
                                                        ========       ========


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14.   EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

      The Bank  sponsors a defined  benefit  pension plan (the "Plan")  covering
      substantially all employees completing one year of employment (1,000 hours
      of service)  and  attainment  of age 21.  Normal  retirement  benefits are
      calculated  under the Plan  using  various  formulas  based  upon years of
      service  and  compensation.  The Bank's  funding  policy is to  contribute
      annually  an  amount  intended  to  at  least  meet  the  minimum  funding
      requirements of applicable regulations.

      The  following  table sets forth the Plan's  funded status as of September
      30:


                                                              1998       1997
                                                              ----       ----
Actuarial present value of benefit obligations -
  Accumulated benefit obligation, including
   vested benefits of $7,888 and $8,074 ................     $ 8,074    $ 8,238
                                                             =======    =======
Plan assets at fair value ..............................      10,523     10,367
Less projected benefit obligation for service
 rendered to date ......................................      10,290     11,023
                                                             -------    -------
Projected benefit obligation deficiency in
 (excess of) plan assets ...............................         233       (656)
Unrecognized net loss from past experience
 different from that assumed and effects
 of changes in assumptions .............................       1,685      2,283
Unrecognized prior service cost ........................          92        130
Unrecognized net obligation at October 1,
 1987 being recognized over 15 years ...................         460        575
                                                             -------    -------
Prepaid pension expense ................................     $ 2,470    $ 2,332
                                                             =======    =======


      As of September 30, 1998 and 1997,  plan assets consist of debt and equity
      securities and life insurance policies.

      Net periodic pension costs for the years ended September 30:

                                                1998        1997          1996
                                                ----        ----          ----
Service cost benefits earned
 during the period ......................     $   516      $   454      $   687
Interest cost on projected
 benefit obligation .....................         666          644          654
Actual return on plan assets ............        (748)      (1,192)        (785)
Net amortization ........................         247          856          589
                                              -------      -------      -------

Net periodic pension cost ...............     $   681      $   762      $ 1,145
                                              =======      =======      =======


      The weighted  average  discount  rate used in  determining  the  actuarial
      present value of the projected benefit  obligation was 5.9%, 6.5% and 6.5%
      for the years  ended  September  30,  1998,  1997 and 1996.  The  weighted
      average  increase in future  compensation  levels used in determining  the
      actuarial present value of the projected  benefit  obligation was 4.0% for
      the years ended September 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996. The expected  long-term
      rate of return on assets was 7.8% for the years ended  September 30, 1998,
      1997 and 1996.


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      The Bank intends to terminate the Plan effective May 31, 1999 and to cease
      the accrual of any further  benefits and the  contribution  of any further
      amounts under the Plan.  Following the approval of the Plan's  termination
      by the IRS and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation,  the Bank intends
      to distribute the Plan's assets to  participants  in accordance with their
      accrued benefits and the requirements of applicable law.

      The Bank has a profit  sharing  trust which  covers all  employees  with a
      minimum of two years of service.  This plan allows discretionary  employer
      contributions between 1% and 15% and requires employee contributions equal
      to 50% of the  Bank's  contributions,  not to exceed 5% of the  employee's
      annual compensation, and permits additional contributions, per formula, up
      to an additional 10% of the employee's annual  compensation.  Total profit
      sharing  expense  amounted  to $669,  $571 and  $288 for the  years  ended
      September 30, 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively.

15.   DEFERRED COMPENSATION

      The Bank has deferred  compensation  agreements with certain  officers and
      retired  officers whereby  stipulated  amounts will be paid to them over a
      period of 20 years upon their  retirement or termination.  Amounts accrued
      under these  agreements  aggregate  $1,299 and $1,361 as of September  30,
      1998 and 1997,  respectively,  and are  accrued  over the period of active
      employment and will be funded by life insurance contracts.

16.   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

      The  Bank had  approximate  commitments  outstanding  to  originate  first
      mortgage loans as of September 30, 1998 and 1997 as follows:


                                                              1998        1997
                                                              ----        ----
      Fixed rate (interest rates ranging from
       4.25% to 9.5% and 4.25% to 8.625%, respectibely,
       at September 30, 1998 and 1997) ..................  $ 76,800     $ 87,800
      Variable rate .....................................    63,900       65,900
                                                           --------     --------
                                                           $140,700     $153,700
                                                           ========     ========


      As  of  September  30,  1998,  the  Bank  had   commitments  to  originate
      non-mortgage loans  approximating  $8,750 of which approximately $418 were
      fixed-rate  (interest  ranging  from  8.75% to  10.50%)  and  $8,332  were
      floating  rate  commitments.  As of  September  30,  1997,  the  Bank  had
      commitments to originate  non-mortgage loans approximating $8,500 of which
      approximately $520 were fixed rate (interest ranging from 8.25% to 10.50%)
      and $7,980 were floating rate commitments.

      The  commitments  to  originate   mortgage  and  non-mortgage   loans  are
      agreements  to lend to a customer as long as there is no  violation of any
      condition  established in the contract.  Commitments  generally have fixed
      expiration dates or other termination  clauses and may require the payment
      of a fee.  Certain of the commitments are expected to expire without being
      fully drawn upon. The total  commitments  amount  disclosed above does not
      necessarily  represent future cash  requirements.  The Bank evaluates each
      customer's  creditworthiness  on  a  case-by-case  basis.  The  amount  of
      collateral  obtained,  if considered necessary by the Bank, upon extension
      of credit is based on management's credit evaluation of the counterparty.


                                      F-25

<PAGE>


      The Bank has  approved,  but  unused,  home  equity  lines  of  credit  of
      approximately  $123,000 at September 30, 1998. Approval of lines of credit
      is based upon  underwriting  standards  that  generally do not allow total
      borrowings,  including  existing  mortgages and lines of credit, to exceed
      100% of the estimated  market value of the  customer's  home. The Bank has
      outstanding letters of credit of $4,000 at September 30, 1998.

17.   REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS

      The  Bank  is   subject  to  various   regulatory   capital   requirements
      administered  by the federal  banking  agencies.  Failure to meet  minimum
      capital  requirements  can  initiate  certain  mandatory  -  and  possibly
      additional  discretionary  - actions by regulators  that,  if  undertaken,
      could have a direct  material effect on the Bank's  financial  statements.
      Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory  framework for prompt
      corrective  action,  the Bank must meet specific  capital  guidelines that
      involve  quantitative  measures  of the Bank's  assets,  liabilities,  and
      certain  off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting
      practices.  The Bank's capital amounts and classification are also subject
      to  qualitative  judgments  by  the  regulators  about  components,   risk
      weightings, and other factors.

      Quantitative  measures that have been  established by regulation to ensure
      capital  adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum capital amounts and
      ratios  (set  forth in the table  below).  The Bank's  primary  regulatory
      agency, the Office of Thrift Supervision  ("OTS"),  requires that the Bank
      maintain   minimum   ratios  of  tangible   capital  (as  defined  in  the
      regulations)  of  1.5%,  core  capital  (as  defined)  of  3%,  and  total
      risk-based  capital (as defined) of 8%. The Bank is also subject to prompt
      corrective action capital requirement regulations set forth by the Federal
      Deposit  Insurance  Corporation  ("FDIC").  The FDIC  requires the Bank to
      maintain a minimum  of Tier 1 total and core  capital  (as  defined in the
      regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of core capital (as
      defined) to adjusted tangible assets (as defined). Management believes, as
      of  September  30,  1998,  that  the  Bank  meets  all  capital   adequacy
      requirements to which it is subject.

      As of September 30, 1998 and 1997, the most recent  notification  from the
      OTS  categorized  the  Bank as "well  capitalized"  under  the  regulatory
      framework  for  prompt  corrective  action.  To be  categorized  as  "well
      capitalized"  the Bank must  maintain  minimum  total  risk-based,  Tier 1
      risk-based,  and Tier 1 leverage  ratios as set forth in the table.  There
      are no  conditions  or events  since  that  notification  that  management
      believes have changed the Bank's category.


                                      F-26

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                       To Be Well
                                                                                                       Capitalized
                                                                                                      Under Prompt
                                                                              For Capital           Corrective Action
                                                           Actual          Adequacy Purposes           Provisions
                                                    ------------------     -----------------     ---------------------
                                                      Amount     Ratio      Amount     Ratio      Amount         Ratio
                                                      ------     -----      ------     -----      ------         -----
    As of September 30, 1998:
    <S>                                             <C>          <C>       <C>          <C>       <C>            <C>  

      Total capital (to risk weighted assets)       $652,949     27.3%     $191,424     8.0%      $239,280       10.0%
      Core capital (to adjusted tangible assets)     649,199     12.2%      159,447     3.0%       266,865        5.0%
      Tangible capital (to tangible assets)          649,199     12.2%       79,724     1.5%           N/A        N/A
      Tier I capital (to risk weighted assets)       649,199     27.2%          N/A     N/A        143,376        6.0%

    As of September 30, 1997:
      Total capital (to risk weighted assets)        594,794     27.1%      174,760     8.0%       218,450       10.0%
      Core capital (to adjusted tangible assets)     595,208     12.0%      147,710     3.0%       247,415        5.0%
      Tangible capital (to tangible assets)          595,208     12.0%       73,855     1.5%           N/A        N/A
      Tier I capital (to risk weighted assets)       595,208     27.3%          N/A     N/A        131,070        6.0%
</TABLE>


      A reconciliation of the Bank's equity under generally accepted  accounting
      principles ("GAAP") to regulatory capital amounts as of September 30, 1998
      is as follows:

            Total equity as reported under GAAP ...............   $662,332
            Adjustments for regulatory capital--
              Unrealized gains on securities ..................    (13,133)
                                                                  --------
            Total tangible and core capital ...................    649,199
              General loan loss reserve .......................      4,081
              Other ...........................................       (331)
                                                                  --------
            Total risk based capital ..........................   $652,949
                                                                  ========


18.   FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

      Estimated  fair  value  amounts  have been  determined  by the Bank  using
      available  market  information and a selection from a variety of valuation
      methodologies.  However,  considerable judgment is necessarily required to
      interpret market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly,
      the estimates  presented are not necessarily  indicative of the amount the
      Bank could  realize in a current  market  exchange.  The use of  different
      market assumptions and estimation methodologies may have a material effect
      on the estimated fair value amounts.


                                      F-27

<PAGE>


      The  estimated  fair  value  of the  Bank's  financial  instruments  as of
      September 30, 1998 and 1997 are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            1998                                 1997
                                                            --------------------------------        ------------------------------
                                                                                  Estimated                              Estimated
                                                              Carrying              Fair              Carrying              Fair
                                                               Amount              Value               Amount              Value
                                                               ------              -----               ------              -----
    Assets:
    <S>                                                     <C>                 <C>                 <C>                 <C>       

      Cash and cash equivalents ........................    $   24,454          $   24,454          $   31,188          $   31,188
      Investment securities ............................       160,569             160,712             585,394             585,979
      Securities purchased under
        agreement to resell ............................       235,000             235,000
      Capital Stock of Federal Home
        Loan Bank ......................................        43,584              43,584              40,398              40,398
      Mortgage-related securities:
        Available-for-sale .............................       747,991             747,991             754,179             754,179
        Held-to-maturity ...............................       320,379             319,128             120,007             118,956
      Loans held for sale ..............................        14,578              14,901               9,590               9,590
      Loans receivable .................................     3,711,152           3,954,842           3,322,102           3,927,775

    Liabilities:
      Deposits .........................................     3,894,180           3,917,423           3,787,123           3,738,861
      Advances from Federal Home
        Loan Bank ......................................       500,000             529,217             275,000             278,129
      Securities sold under agreement
        to repurchase ..................................       175,000             186,954             175,000             173,582
    </TABLE>


                                               1998                 1997
                                        -------------------  -------------------
                                        Contract  Estimated  Contract  Estimated
                                           or    Unrealized     or    Unrealized
                                        Notional    Gain      Notional    Gain
                                         Amount    (Loss)      Amount    (Loss)
                                         ------    ------      ------    ------
    Off-balance sheet financial
     instruments:
      Commitments to originate
       mortgage loans ..............   $140,700   $ (2,867)   $153,700   $ 177
      Commitments to originate
        non-mortgage loans .........      8,750       (402)      8,500     (68)


      The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value
      of the financial instruments:

      Cash  and  Cash  Equivalents  - The  carrying  amounts  of cash  and  cash
      equivalents are reasonable estimates of their fair value.

      Investment Securities,  Mortgage-Related Securities,  Securities Purchased
      Under  Agreement to Resell and Loans Held for Sale - Estimated fair values
      of  investment   securities,   mortgage-related   securities,   securities
      purchased  under  agreement to resell and loans held for sale are based on
      quoted  market  prices where  available.  If quoted  market prices are not
      available,  fair  values are  estimated  using  quoted  market  prices for
      similar instruments.


                                      F-28

<PAGE>


      Capital  Stock of Federal Home Loan Bank - The  carrying  value of capital
      stock of Federal Home Loan Bank approximates its fair value.

      Loans  Receivable - Fair values are estimated for portfolios  with similar
      financial  characteristics.  Loans are segregated by type,  such as single
      family  residential   mortgages,   multi-family   residential   mortgages,
      nonresidential  and  installment  loans.  Each loan  category  is  further
      segmented into fixed and variable  interest rate  categories.  Future cash
      flows of these  loans  are  discounted  using the  current  rates at which
      similar loans would be made to borrowers  with similar  credit ratings and
      for the same remaining maturities.

      Deposits  - The  estimated  fair  value of  demand  deposits  and  savings
      accounts  is the  amount  payable  on demand at the  reporting  date.  The
      estimated  fair  value  of  fixed-maturity   certificates  of  deposit  is
      estimated by discounting  the future cash flows using the rates  currently
      offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

      Advances  from  Federal  Home  Loan  Bank - The  estimated  fair  value of
      advances  from Federal Home Loan Bank is  determined  by  discounting  the
      future cash flows of existing advances using rates currently  available on
      advances from Federal Home Loan Bank having similar characteristics.

      Securities  Sold Under  Agreement to Repurchase - The estimated fair value
      of  securities   sold  under  agreement  to  repurchase  is  estimated  by
      discounting  the future  cash flows based on rates  currently  offered for
      contracts of similar terms.

      Off-Balance  Sheet  Items - The  estimated  fair value of  commitments  to
      originate,  purchase or sell loans is based on the fees currently  charged
      to enter into similar agreements and the difference between current levels
      of interest rates and the committed rates.

      The  fair  value  estimates   presented  herein  are  based  on  pertinent
      information  available to  management  as of September  30, 1998 and 1997.
      Although  management is not aware of any factors that would  significantly
      affect  the  estimated  fair value  amounts,  such  amounts  have not been
      comprehensively  revalued for purposes of these financial statements since
      that  date.  Therefore,   current  estimates  of  fair  value  may  differ
      significantly from the amounts presented herein.

19.   FEDERAL LEGISLATION

      In September 1996,  legislation was enacted which included a comprehensive
      reform of the banking and thrift  industries.  The  legislation  imposed a
      one-time  assessment on qualifying  thrift  deposits to  recapitalize  the
      Savings  Bank  Insurance  Fund  ("SAIF"),  the fund which  insures  thrift
      deposits,  and  ultimately  merged the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") and the
      SAIF,  at which time banks and thrifts now pay the same deposit  insurance
      premiums.  The amount of the one-time  assessment  was .657% on qualifying
      thrift deposits as of March 31, 1995. This one-time  assessment of $24,158
      was expensed during 1996.


                                      F-29


<PAGE>


20.   PLAN OF REORGANIZATION AND STOCK ISSUANCE

      On August 25, 1998, the Board of Directors of the Bank adopted the Amended
      Plan of  Reorganization  and Stock Issuance (the "Plan")  whereby the Bank
      would  convert  from the mutual to stock  form and offer  shares of common
      stock in a subscription and community offering. As part of the conversion,
      newly  authorized  shares of the new stock  holding  company  (the  "Stock
      Holding  Company"),  will be offered to the Bank's depositors and employee
      benefit plans in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations.
      The amount and pricing of the proposed  stock  offering will be based upon
      an independent appraisal of the Bank. The Plan must be approved by certain
      depositors of the Bank and the OTS. In connection with the conversion, the
      costs of issuing the common stock will be deferred  and deducted  from the
      sale proceeds.  As of September 30, 1998, $77 of conversion costs had been
      recorded. In the event that consummation of the conversion does not occur,
      any recorded costs will be expensed.


      Pursuant to the Plan,  the Bank intends to establish a private  charitable
      foundation (the "Foundation"), in connection with the conversion. The Plan
      provides  that the Bank and the Stock  Holding  Company  will  create  the
      Foundation  immediately  following the conversion by contributing cash and
      Stock Holding  Company  common stock in an amount equal to 8% of the total
      value of common stock shares to be sold in the conversion.  The Foundation
      is  being  formed  as  a  complement  to  the  Bank's  existing  community
      activities and will be dedicated to community activities and the promotion
      of charitable causes.

      The Foundation will submit a request to the Internal Revenue Service to be
      recognized as a tax-exempt organization. A contribution of common stock to
      the  Foundation  by the Stock  Holding  Company  would be tax  deductible,
      subject to certain limitations.  The Stock Holding Company, however, would
      be able to carry  forward  any unused  portion of the  deduction  for five
      years following the contribution.  Upon funding the Foundation,  the Stock
      Holding  Company  will  recognize  an  expense  in the full  amount of the
      contribution, offset in part by the corresponding tax benefits, during the
      quarter in which the contribution is made.

      The Stock Holding Company plans to set up an employee stock ownership plan
      ("ESOP"),  a tax-qualified  benefit plan for officers and employees of the
      Stock Holding Company and the Bank. It is assumed that 8% of the shares of
      common  stock sold in the  conversion  will be  purchased by the ESOP with
      funds loaned by the Stock Holding  Company.  The Stock Holding Company and
      the Bank  intend  to make  annual  contributions  to the ESOP in an amount
      equal to the principal and interest requirement of the debt.

      Following  consummation  of the  conversion,  the  Stock  Holding  Company
      intends to adopt a Stock  Option  Plan and a  Recognition  and Award Plan,
      pursuant to which the Stock Holding Company intends to reserve a number of
      shares of common stock equal to an aggregate of 10% and 4%,  respectively,
      of the common stock  issued in the  conversion  for  issuance  pursuant to
      stock options and stock grants.


                                     ******


                                      F-30

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<S>                                                                             <C>

   

No  person  has  been  authorized  to  give  any  information  or  to  make  any
representation other than as contained in this prospectus in connection with the
offering  made  hereby,  and,  if given  or  made,  such  other  information  or
representation  must not be relied  upon as having  been  authorized  by Capitol
Federal  Financial,  Capitol  Federal  Savings or Charles  Webb & Company.  This
prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to
buy any of the securities  offered hereby to any person in any  jurisdiction  in
which such offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making                         UP TO                
such offer or  solicitation  is not qualified to do so, or to any person to whom                                              
it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.  Neither                   50,000,000 SHARES          
the  delivery  of this  prospectus  nor  any  sale  hereunder  shall  under  any                                              
circumstances  create  any  implication  that  there  has been no  change in the                                              
affairs of Capitol Federal Financial or Capitol Federal Savings since any of the                                              
dates as of which information is furnished herein or since the date hereof.                                                   
                                                                                                                              
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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                   CAPITOL FEDERAL           
                                                                Page                                   FINANCIAL              
                                                                                             (Proposed Holding Company for    
Summary...................................................       3                           Capitol Federal Savings Bank)    
Risk Factors..............................................       8                                                            
Selected Financial and Other Data.........................      11                                                            
Recent Developments.......................................      13                                                            
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Recent                                                                                
  Financial Information...................................      15                                                            
Capitol Federal Financial.................................      17                                                            
Capitol Federal Savings Bank..............................      18                                                            
Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC..........................      18                                                            
How We Intend to Use the Proceeds.........................      19                                                            
Market for the Common Stock...............................      21                                   COMMON STOCK             
Our Policy Regarding Dividends............................      21                                                            
Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC Intends to Waive                                                                             
  Any Dividends From Capitol Federal Financial............      22                                                            
Pro Forma Data............................................      24                                                            
Comparison of Valuation and Pro Forma Information                                                                             
   With No Foundation.....................................      30                                  --------------            
Capitalization............................................      32                                                            
Capitol Federal Savings Exceeds All Regulatory Capital                                                PROSPECTUS              
   Requirements...........................................      33                                  --------------            
Our Corporate Change and Stock Offering...................      35                                                            
Proposed Purchases by Management..........................      67                                                            
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial                                                                             
   Condition and Results of Operations....................      69                                                            
Business of Capitol Federal Financial.....................      88                                                            
Business of Capitol Federal Savings.......................      89                                                            
Management ...............................................     115                             CHARLES WEBB & COMPANY, a      
How We Are Regulated......................................     123                           Division of Keefe, Bruyette &    
Taxation..................................................     134                                    Woods, Inc.             
Capitol Federal Savings Bank MHC May Consider                                                                                 
   Converting to Stock Form in the Future.................     136                                                            
Restrictions on Acquisition of Capitol Federal                                                    February 11, 1999     
   Financial and Capitol Federal Savings..................     138                                                            
Description of Capital Stock of Capitol Federal Financial.     141                                                            
Transfer Agent and Registrar..............................     142                     
Experts...................................................     142
Legal and Tax Opinions ...................................     142
Additional Information....................................     143
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements................     F-1

        Until March 15,  1999 (25 days after the date of this  prospectus),  all
dealers  effecting  transactions  in the registered  securities,  whether or not
participating  in this  distribution,  may be required to deliver a  prospectus.
This is in addition to the  obligation  of dealers to deliver a prospectus  when
acting  as  underwriters  and  with  respect  to  their  unsold   allotments  or
subscriptions.
    

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