CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL HOLDING CO
8-K, 1996-12-23
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                                    FORM 8-K


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 8, 1996
                                                 ----------------

                      California Financial Holding Company
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



     Delaware                        0-16970                   68-0150457
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission                (IRS Employer
         of incorporation)         File Number)              Identification No.)


   501 West Weber Avenue           Stockton, California        95203
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      (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code (209) 948-6870




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Item 5.      Other Events - Announcement of Merger

         On December 9, 1996 California  Financial  Holding Company ("CFHC") and
         Temple-Inland  Inc.  ("TI")  announced  the  signing  of  a  definitive
         Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") under which CFHC,
         a $1.3 billion-asset  California-based bank holding company, will merge
         (the "Merger")  with and into TI. The  transaction is expected to close
         during the second quarter of 1997,  subject to regulatory  approval and
         approval by CFHC shareholders.  Immediately  following  consummation of
         the Merger, Stockton Savings Bank, F.S.B., a wholly owned subsidiary of
         CFHC, will merge with and into Guaranty Federal Bank,  F.S.B., a wholly
         owned subsidiary of TI.

         Under the  terms of the  Merger  Agreement,  CFHC's  shareholders  will
         receive a combination  of TI Stock and cash valued at $30 per share for
         each share of CFHC Stock they hold,  for a total  transaction  value of
         approximately  $150  million.  Subject  to  certain  limitations,  CFHC
         stockholders  will be given the election to have the  consideration for
         their shares paid in TI Stock,  cash or a  combination  of the two. TI,
         however,  will issue no more than  1,692,000  shares of TI Stock in the
         transaction.  The  Merger  Agreement  permits  CFHC  to  terminate  the
         transaction if the price of TI Stock,  as calculated,  is below $40 per
         share,  provided  that the  number of shares of TI Stock  issued in the
         transaction has not been increased.

         As a condition to the execution  and delivery of the Merger  Agreement,
         CFHC and TI entered into a stock option agreement, dated as of December
         8, 1996 (the "Stock  Option  Agreement").  Pursuant to the Stock Option
         Agreement,  CFHC granted TI an option (the  "Option") to purchase up to
         940,095  authorized but unissued shares of CFHC Stock,  representing up
         to 19.9%  of the  outstanding  shares  of CFHC  Stock.  The  Option  is
         exercisable only upon the occurrence of certain events described in the
         Stock  Option  Agreement,  none of which  has  occurred  as of the date
         hereof.

         The Merger Agreement and the Stock Option Agreement are attached hereto
         as exhibits and are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
         The  foregoing  summaries of the Merger  Agreement and the Stock Option
         Agreement  do not purport to be  complete  and are  qualified  in their
         entirety by reference to such exhibits.




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Item 7.      Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c) Exhibits

         The following Exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:


Exhibit
Number                                                         Description
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2.1                     Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among
                        Temple-Inland Inc., California Financial Holding
                        Company, Guaranty Federal Bank, F.S.B. and
                        Stockton Savings Bank, F.S.B., dated as of
                        December 8, 1996

99.1                    Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 8,
                        1996, between Temple-Inland Inc. and California
                        Financial Holding Company




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                                    SIGNATURE


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


                                            CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY




Date: December 20, 1996                     /s/ Robert V. Kavanaugh          
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Robert V. Kavanaugh, President and
                                              Chief Operating Officer




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number                                  Description
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2.1                     Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among
                        Temple-Inland Inc., California Financial Holding
                        Company, Guaranty Federal Bank, F.S.B. and
                        Stockton Savings Bank, F.S.B., dated as of
                        December 8, 1996

99.1                    Stock Option Agreement, dated as of December 8,
                        1996,   between   Temple-Inland   Inc.  and   California
                        Financial Holding Company





                          AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

                                  BY AND AMONG

                               TEMPLE-INLAND INC.,

                      CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY,

                          GUARANTY FEDERAL BANK, F.S.B.

                                       AND

                          STOCKTON SAVINGS BANK, F.S.B.



                                DECEMBER 8, 1996



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                          AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
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                  This  AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER  ("Agreement")  is made and
entered  into as of the 8th day of  December,  1996 by and  among  Temple-Inland
Inc., a Delaware  corporation  ("TI"),  California  Financial Holding Company, a
Delaware  corporation  ("CFHC"),  Guaranty  Federal  Bank,  F.S.B.,  a federally
chartered  savings bank ("Guaranty") and indirect wholly owned subsidiary of TI,
and  Stockton  Savings  Bank,   F.S.B.,  a  federally   chartered  savings  bank
("Stockton") and wholly owned subsidiary of CFHC.


                                 R E C I T A L S

                  WHEREAS,  TI, CFHC, Guaranty and Stockton desire to effect (i)
the  acquisition  of CFHC by TI by means of a merger of CFHC with and into TI in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) immediately thereafter, the
acquisition  of Stockton  by Guaranty by means of a merger of Stockton  with and
into Guaranty in accordance  with the terms of this  Agreement and the Agreement
of Bank Merger (as defined herein).

                  WHEREAS,  the  parties  intend  that the  Mergers  (as defined
herein)  will be  treated  for  federal  income  tax  purposes  as  tax-deferred
reorganizations  within  the  meaning  of  Section  368 of the Code (as  defined
herein).

                  WHEREAS,  as an inducement to TI to enter into this Agreement,
CFHC  desires to grant TI a stock  option to purchase  19.9% of the  outstanding
shares of CFHC, under certain circumstances,  and pursuant to that certain Stock
Option Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.

                  WHEREAS,  TI,  CFHC,  Guaranty  and  Stockton  desire  to make
certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                  NOW, THEREFORE,  on the basis of the foregoing recitals and in
consideration  of  the  mutual   representations,   warranties,   covenants  and
agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:





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                                   ARTICLE I.


                                   DEFINITIONS

          Except as  otherwise  expressly  provided  for in this  Agreement,  or
unless the context  otherwise  requires,  as used  throughout this Agreement the
following terms shall have the respective meanings specified below:


          A.  "Adjusted  Price Per Share"  means  $30.00 less the product of (x)
 .3375 times (y) the difference between $40.00 and the Final TI Stock Price.

          B. "Affiliate" of, or a Person "Affiliated" with, a specific Person is
a Person  that  directly,  or  indirectly  through  one or more  intermediaries,
controls,  or is  controlled  by, or is under common  control  with,  the Person
specified.

          C.  "Affiliated  Group" means,  with respect to any entity, a group of
entities required or permitted to file  consolidated,  combined,  or unitary Tax
Returns.

          D. "Agreement of Bank Merger" means the Agreement of Bank Merger to be
entered into between Guaranty and Stockton  substantially in the form of Exhibit
B hereto,  but subject to any changes  that may be  necessary  to conform to any
requirements of any Governmental Entity having authority over the Bank Merger.

          E. "Aggregate Deal Value" means the amount obtained by multiplying the
Applicable  Price Per Share times the number of shares of CFHC Stock  issued and
outstanding  immediately  prior to the  Effective  Time of the  Holding  Company
Merger.

          F.  "Applicable  Exchange Ratio" means the number obtained by dividing
the Applicable Price Per Share by the Final TI Stock Price.

          G.  "Applicable  Price Per Share"  means (x)  $30.00,  if the Final TI
Stock  Price is  $40.00 or more,  or,  if the Final TI Stock  Price is less than
$40.00  but TI elects the Top Up Option or (y) the  Adjusted  Price Per Share if
the  Final TI Stock  Price is less  than  $40.00,  TI does not  elect the Top Up
Option and CFHC does not terminate  this Agreement  pursuant to Section  13.1(h)
hereof.

          H. "Applicable TI Stock Amount" means (x) the Base Stock Amount if the
Final TI Stock Price is $40.00 or more, (y) the Top Up Stock Amount if the Final
TI Stock Price is less than  $40.00 and TI elects the Top Up Option,  or (z) the
number of shares of TI Stock equal to the quotient  obtained by dividing (i) .45
times the Aggregate  Deal Value by (ii) the Final TI Stock Price if the Final TI
Stock  Price is less than  $40.00,  TI does not elect the Top Up Option and CFHC
does not terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.1(h) of this Agreement.

          I. "Bank Merger" means the merger of Stockton with and into Guaranty.


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          J. "Base Stock Amount" means the number of shares of TI Stock equal to
the quotient  obtained by dividing (x) the Aggregate Deal Value times .45 by (y)
$40.00.

          K.  "Cal/Fin   Development"  means  Cal/Fin  Development   Company,  a
California corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of CFHC.

          L. "Cash and Stock  Certificate"  has the meaning set forth in Section
2.6.

          M.  "Certificate  of  Merger"  means that  certificate  filed with the
Delaware Secretary  pursuant to Section 252 of the Delaware General  Corporation
Law to effect the Holding Company Merger.

          N. "CFHC  Conflicts  and  Consents  List" has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.6.

          O. "CFHC Contract List" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17.

          P. "CFHC Derivatives List" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.31.

          Q. "CFHC Dividend  Reinvestment  Plan" shall mean that certain plan of
CFHC adopted on July 15, 1991 by the CFHC Board of Directors  providing  for the
issuance of  additional  stock of CFHC at a 3% discount from  prevailing  market
prices.

          R.  "CFHC  Employee  Plan List" has the  meaning  set forth in Section
4.21.

          S. "CFHC  Environmental  Compliance List" has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.12.

          T. "CFHC Filings" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.

          U. "CFHC  Indemnification  List" has the  meaning set forth in Section
4.27.

          V. "CFHC Insurance List" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.

          W. "CFHC  Intellectual  Property  List" has the  meaning  set forth in
Section 4.39.

          X. "CFHC  Investment  Securities  List" has the  meaning  set forth in
Section 4.30.



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          Y. "CFHC List" means any list  required to be furnished by CFHC and/or
Stockton to TI and Guaranty  under this  Agreement  including but not limited to
the  CFHC  Conflicts  and  Consents  List,  the  CFHC  Contract  List,  the CFHC
Derivatives List, the CFHC Employee Plan List, the CFHC Environmental Compliance
List,  the  CFHC  Indemnification  List,  the  CFHC  Insurance  List,  the  CFHC
Intellectual  Property  List,  the CFHC  Investment  Securities  List,  the CFHC
Litigation  List, the CFHC Loan List, the CFHC Material Adverse Effect List, the
CFHC Offices List,  the CFHC Option List,  the CFHC Personal  Property List, the
CFHC Pledgee List,  the CFHC Real Property  List, the CFHC Tax List and the CFHC
Undisclosed Liabilities List.

          Z. "CFHC Litigation List" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10.

          AA. "CFHC Loan List" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.29.

          AB. "CFHC  Material  Adverse Effect List" has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.18.

          AC. "CFHC Offices List" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.28.

          AD. "CFHC Option" means any option issued  pursuant to any of the CFHC
Stock Option Plans.

          AE. "CFHC Option List" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

          AF. "CFHC Personal Property List" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.8.

          AG. "CFHC Pledgee List" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

          AH. "CFHC Property" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).

          AI.  "CFHC Real  Property  List" has the  meaning set forth in Section
4.9.

          AJ.  "CFHC   Stockholders'   Meeting"  means  the  meeting  of  CFHC's
stockholders referred to in Section 6.6 hereof.

          AK. "CFHC Stock Option Plan" means the  California  Financial  Holding
Company Incentive Stock Plan.

          AL. "CFHC Stock" means the common stock,  par value $.01 per share, of
CFHC.

          AM.  "CFHC  Subsidiaries"   means  Cal/Fin   Development   Company,  a
California   corporation,   Stockton   Securities   Corporation,   a  California



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corporation,  Stockton  Financial  Corporation, a  California  corporation,  and
Stockton Service Corporation, a California corporation.

          AN. "CFHC Tax List" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.

          AO. "CFHC  Undisclosed  Liabilities List" has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.20.

          AP. "Classified Credits" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.29.

          AQ.  "Closing"  means the  consummation  of the Holding Company Merger
followed by  consummation  of the Bank Merger on the Closing Date at the offices
of Manatt,  Phelps & Phillips,  LLP, 11355 West Olympic Boulevard,  Los Angeles,
California, or at such other place as the parties may agree upon.

          AR.  "Closing Date" means the last business day of the month following
the last to occur of (i) the  approval of this  Agreement  and the  transactions
contemplated  hereby  by the  stockholders  of  CFHC,  (ii) the  receipt  of all
permits, authorizations, approvals and consents specified in Section 9.3 hereof,
and (iii) the  expiration of all applicable  waiting  periods under all laws, or
such other date as the parties  may agree upon,  but in no event shall such date
be later than  September  30, 1997,  unless  otherwise  agreed to by the parties
hereto.

          AS. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          AT.  "Combination  Cash Election" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(a).

          AU.  "Combination Stock Election" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(a).

          AV.  "Competing  Transaction"  has the  meaning  set forth in  Section
6.1(n).

          AW. "Covered Person" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.27.

          AX. "Delaware Secretary" means the Secretary of State of Delaware.

          AY. "Derivatives Contract" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.31.

          AZ.  "Dissenting  Shares"  means any shares of CFHC Stock that are (i)
issued and  outstanding  immediately  prior to the Effective Time of the Holding
Company Merger and (ii) which have "appraisal rights" as that term is defined in
Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.



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          BA.  "Effective  Time of the Bank Merger"  means the date and time the
OTS specifies for the Bank Merger pursuant to the OTS Regulations.

          BB.  "Effective Time of the Holding Company Merger" means the date and
time  specified  in the  Certificate  of  Merger  as  filed  with  the  Delaware
Secretary.

          BC. "Election" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).

          BD. "Election Deadline" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b).

          BE. "Election Form" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).

          BF.  "Election  Form Record Date" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(a).

          BG.  "Employee  Benefit  Plans" has the  meaning  set forth in Section
4.21.

          BH. "Encumbrance" means any option, pledge,  security interest,  lien,
charge,  encumbrance  or  restriction  (whether  on  voting  or  disposition  or
otherwise), whether imposed by agreement, law or otherwise.

          BI.  "Environmental  Regulations" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.12(b).

          BJ. "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended.

          BK. "Ernst & Young" means Ernst & Young, LLP, independent  accountants
for TI, or such other nationally recognized accounting firm as TI shall employ.

          BL.  "Exchange  Act" means the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as
amended.

          BM.  "Exchange  Agent" means The First  Chicago  Trust  Company of New
York, or such other  comparable  entity selected by TI to effect the exchange of
CFHC Stock for TI Stock and cash.

          BN. "Exchange Fund" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.

          BO.  "Executive  Officers"  shall  mean:  Robert  V.  Kavanaugh,  Mark
Barawed, Jane Butterfield, Henry Claussen, Morris Knight or such other person(s)
succeeding  to the same or similar  position as these  persons  occupy as of the
date hereof.


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          BP. "Expenses" has the meaning set forth in Section 14.1.

          BQ. "FDIC" means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

          BR.  "Final TI Stock  Price"  means the  average of the daily  closing
prices of a share of TI Stock on the NYSE as reported in the Wall Street Journal
for the ten (10) consecutive  trading days ending on the fifth trading day prior
to the Closing Date.

          BS. "Financial  Statements of CFHC" means (i) the audited consolidated
financial  statements and notes thereto of CFHC and the related opinions thereon
included in CFHC's Annual  Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31,
1994 and 1995 and (ii) the unaudited  consolidated  interim financial statements
and notes thereto of CFHC included in CFHC's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended September 30, 1996.

          BT.  "Financial  Statements of TI" means (i) the audited  consolidated
financial  statements and notes thereto of TI and the related  opinions  thereon
included in TI's Annual  Reports on Form 10-K for the years ended  December  31,
1994 and December 30, 1995 and (ii) the unaudited consolidated interim financial
statements  and notes  thereto of TI included in TI's  Quarterly  Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 1996.

          BU.  "Governmental   Entity"  means  any  court  or  tribunal  in  any
jurisdiction or any United States federal,  state,  municipal,  foreign or other
administrative authority or instrumentality.

          BV.  "Guaranty  Stock" means the common stock, par value $1 per share,
of Guaranty.

          BW.  "Hazardous  Materials"  has the  meaning  set  forth  in  Section
4.12(b).

          BX. "HOLA" means the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, as amended.

          BY. "Holding Company Merger" means the merger of CFHC with and into TI
pursuant to this Agreement.

          BZ.  "Immediate  Family" has the  meaning  set forth in Rule  16a-1(e)
promulgated under the Exchange Act.

          CA.  "Investment  Security" means any equity security or debt security
as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115.

          CB. "IRS" means the Internal Revenue Service.



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          CC. "List" means any one of the CFHC Lists or the TI Lists.

          CD. "Mailing Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).

          CE.  "Material  Adverse  Effect"  has the meaning set forth in Section
14.3.

          CF. "Mergers" means the Holding Company Merger and Bank Merger.

          CG. "NYSE" means the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

          CH. "OTS" means the Office of Thrift Supervision.

          CI. "OTS Regulations" means the rules and regulations of the OTS under
HOLA.

          CJ.  "Peat  Marwick"  means  KPMG  Peat  Marwick,   LLP,   independent
accountants to CFHC, or such other nationally recognized  independent accounting
firm as CFHC shall employ.

          CK.   "Person"   means  any  natural   person,   corporation,   trust,
association,  unincorporated  body,  partnership,  joint venture,  other entity,
government or governmental department or agency.

          CL. "Plans" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.21.

          CM. "Proxy Statement" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.8.

          CN.  "Related  Group  of  Persons"  means  Affiliates,  members  of an
Immediate  Family or Persons  the  obligations  of whom would be  attributed  to
another Person pursuant to the regulations promulgated by the SEC.

          CO. "S-4 Registration  Statement" means the Registration  Statement on
Form S-4, including the Proxy Statement to be mailed to stockholders of CFHC, to
vote upon the Holding  Company  Merger and to register the  distribution  of the
shares of TI Stock to be issued in the Holding Company Merger with the SEC.

          CP. "Scheduled Contracts" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17.

          CQ. "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

          CR. "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

          CS. "Stock Election" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).



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          CT.  "Stockton  Financial"  means Stockton  Financial  Corporation,  a
California corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Stockton.

          CU. "Stockton  Securities" means Stockton  Securities  Corporation,  a
California corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Stockton.

          CV.  "Stockton   Service"  means  Stockton  Service   Corporation,   a
California corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Stockton.

          CW. "Stockton Stock" means the common stock, $.01 par value per share,
of Stockton.

          CX. "Surviving Bank" means the federally chartered savings association
surviving the Bank Merger.

          CY. "Tank" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).

          CZ.  "Taxes"  means (i) all federal,  state,  local or foreign  taxes,
charges,  fees,  imposts,  levies  or  other  assessments,   including,  without
limitation,  all net income,  gross receipts,  capital,  sales, use, ad valorem,
value added, transfer,  franchise,  profits, inventory,  capital stock, license,
withholding,   payroll,  employment,  social  security,  unemployment,   excise,
severance, stamp, occupation,  property, corporation and estimated taxes, custom
duties, fees, assessments and charges of any kind whatsoever; (ii) all interest,
penalties,  fines,  additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any taxing
authority  in  connection  with any item  described in clause (i); and (iii) any
transferred  liability  in respect of any items  described in clauses (i) and/or
(ii).

          DA. "Tax Return" means all returns, declarations,  reports, estimates,
information returns and statements required to be filed in respect of any Taxes.

          DB. "Tax  Sharing  Agreement"  means an  agreement  (whether or not in
writing)  pursuant  to which tax  losses of one  entity  are made  available  to
another entity of the Affiliated Group or Affiliates for purpose of Taxes.

          DC. "TI  Conflicts  and  Consents  List" has the  meaning set forth in
Section 5.2.

          DD. "TI  Material  Adverse  Effect  List" has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.7.

          DE. "TI List" means any list  required to be  furnished  by TI to CFHC
and Stockton under this Agreement  including but not limited to the TI Conflicts
and Consents List and the TI Material Adverse Effect List.



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          DF. "TI Stock" means the common stock, par value $1 per share, of TI.

          DG. "Top Up Option" means the right of TI to elect to issue the Top Up
Stock Amount if the Final TI Stock Price is less than $40.00.

          DH. "Top Up Stock Amount" means the number of shares of TI Stock equal
to the  quotient  obtained by dividing (x) the Base Stock Amount times $40.00 by
(y) the Final TI Stock Price.




                                   ARTICLE II.

                         THE MERGERS AND RELATED MATTERS
                         -------------------------------

          A. The Holding Company Merger. The Holding Company Merger shall become
effective upon the date specified in the Certificate of Merger as filed with the
Delaware  Secretary in accordance  with the  provisions of the Delaware  General
Corporation  Law. At the  Effective  Time of the  Holding  Company  Merger,  the
following transactions will be deemed to have occurred simul taneously:

               1.  CFHC  shall  be  merged  with  and  into TI and the  separate
corporate existence of CFHC shall cease.

               2. Each  share of TI Stock  issued  and  outstanding  immediately
prior to the Effective Time of the Holding Company Merger shall remain an issued
and  outstanding  share of  common  stock of TI and shall  not be  converted  or
otherwise affected by the Holding Company Merger.

               3. Subject to the other provisions of this Article II, each share
of CFHC Stock issued and outstanding  immediately prior to the Effective Time of
the Holding Company Merger,  other than Dissenting  Shares,  shall, on and after
the Effective Time of the Holding Company Merger, be automatically  canceled and
cease to be an issued and outstanding share of CFHC Stock and shall be converted
into the right to receive, at the election of the holder thereof, either:

                    (i)  a  fraction  of a  share  of  TI  Stock  equal  to  the
                         Applicable Exchange Ratio; or

                    (ii) cash in the amount  equal to the  Applicable  Price Per
                         Share.




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          B. Top Up Option.  If the Final TI Stock Price is less than $40.00 per
share,  TI may, but shall not be required to, elect the Top Up Option.  TI shall
notify  CFHC  in  writing,  within  two  business  days  from  the  date  of the
calculation  of the Final TI Stock  Price,  whether TI will  exercise the Top Up
Option. If TI elects not to exercise the Top Up Option,  CFHC may terminate this
Agreement pursuant to Section 13.1(h) or continue this Agreement at the Adjusted
Price Per Share.  CFHC shall  notify TI in  writing of its  decision  within two
business  days  following  its  receipt  of notice of TI's  decision  whether to
exercise the Top Up Option.

          C. Fractional  Shares.  Notwithstanding  any other  provisions of this
Agreement,  no  fractional  shares of TI Stock  shall be  issued in the  Holding
Company Merger.  In lieu thereof,  each holder of CFHC Stock who would otherwise
be  entitled  to receive a  fractional  share  shall  receive an amount in cash,
rounded to the nearest cent,  equal to the product  obtained by multiplying  (a)
the  Final  TI  Stock  Price  by (b) the  fraction  (calculated  to the  nearest
thousandth)  of the share of TI Stock to which such holder  would  otherwise  be
entitled.  No such  holder  shall be entitled to  dividends  or other  rights in
respect of any such fraction.

          D. Treatment of CFHC Options.  Unless exercised prior to the Effective
Time of the Holding Company Merger, each of the CFHC Options shall be cashed out
by CFHC immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Holding Company Merger by
a cash payment to the holder of the Option in an amount equal to the excess,  if
any,  between (a) the  Applicable  Price Per Share and (b) the exercise price of
each CFHC Option times the number of shares of CFHC Stock subject to Options. TI
and Guaranty agree to waive,  upon the completion of such payment and solely for
purposes of consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in all
respects,  the  conditions to Closing  contained in Sections 11.2,  11.3,  11.4,
11.5, 11.6, 11.10, 11.11, 11.12, 11.14 and 11.15 of this Agreement.

          E.   Election and Proration Procedures.
               ---------------------------------

            (a) Election Forms and Types of Election. An election form and other
appropriate  and  customary  transmittal  materials  (which  shall  specify that
delivery  shall be  effected,  and risk of loss  and  title to the  certificates
theretofore  representing  shares of CFHC Stock  shall  pass,  only upon  proper
delivery of such  certificates to the Exchange Agent in such form as TI and CFHC
shall mutually agree) ("Election Form") shall be mailed no less than thirty days
prior to the anticipated Effective Time of the Holding Company Merger or on such
other date as TI and CFHC shall mutually agree  ("Mailing  Date") to each holder
of record of CFHC  Common  Stock as of five  business  days prior to the Mailing
Date ("Election Form Record Date"). TI shall make available one or more Election
Forms as may be  reasonably  requested  by all  persons  who become  holders (or
beneficial owners) (the term "beneficial  owner" and "beneficial  ownership" for
purposes of this Agreement  shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(d) of
the  Exchange  Act)  of  CFHC  Stock  after  the  Election  Form Record Date and


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prior to the Election Deadline, and CFHC shall provide to the Exchange Agent all
information  reasonably necessary for it to perform its obligations as specified
herein.  Each  Election  Form shall permit the holder (or the  beneficial  owner
through  appropriate and customary  documentation and instructions) to elect (an
"Election") to receive either (i) TI Stock (a "Stock  Election") with respect to
all of such holder's CFHC Stock,  or (ii) cash (a "Cash  Election") with respect
to all of such holder's CFHC Stock, or (iii) TI Stock for a specified  number of
shares of CFHC Stock (a "Combination Stock Election") and cash for the remaining
number  of  shares  of CFHC  Stock  held by such  holder  (a  "Combination  Cash
Election").  Any CFHC Stock, other than Dissenting Shares, with respect to which
the Exchange Agent has not received an effective,  properly  completed  Election
Form prior to the Election Deadline shall be deemed to be "Undesignated  Shares"
hereunder.

          CFHC  stockholders  who have made Cash Elections or  Combination  Cash
Elections  may also elect to divide their  holdings of CFHC Stock into blocks of
5,000 shares of CFHC Stock ("Cash Electee  Blocks") or more (with any shares not
exactly divisible by the selected block amount being added to one of the blocks)
for purposes of the allocation  procedures,  as set forth in Section 2.5(c),  if
necessary.  Those who have made Cash Elections or Combination Cash Elections but
have not made such an election  for a Cash  Electee  Block or who hold less than
5,000 shares of CFHC Stock will have all of their  holdings  treated as a single
Cash Electee Block for purposes of the  allocation  procedures,  as set forth in
Section 2.5(c), if necessary.

            (b)  Proper  and  Timely  Election.  Any  Election  shall  have been
properly  made and  effective  only if the  Exchange  Agent shall have  actually
received a properly  completed  Election Form by 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time, by the
30th day  following the Mailing Date (or such other time and date as TI and CFHC
may mutually agree) (the "Election Deadline").  An Election Form shall be deemed
properly completed only if an Election is indicated for each share of CFHC Stock
covered by such Election Form and if accompanied by one or more certificates (or
customary  affidavits and  indemnification  regarding the loss or destruction of
such certificates or the guaranteed delivery of such certificates)  representing
all  shares of CFHC Stock  covered by such  Election  Form,  together  with duly
executed transmittal materials included in or required by the Election Form. Any
Election Form may be revoked or changed by the person  submitting  such Election
Form at or prior to the  Election  Deadline.  In the event an  Election  Form is
revoked prior to the Election  Deadline,  the shares of CFHC Stock  representing
such Election Form shall  automatically  become  Undesignated  Shares unless and
until a new  Election is properly  made with respect to such shares on or before
the Election Deadline,  and CFHC shall cause the certificates  representing such
shares of CFHC  Stock to be  promptly  returned  without  charge  to the  person
submitting  the revoked  Election Form upon written  request to that effect from
the  holder  who  submitted  such  Election  Form.  Subject to the terms of this
Agreement and of the Election  Form,  the Exchange  Agent shall have  reasonable
discretion  to determine  whether any  Election,  revocation  or change has been
properly  or   timely   made  and  to  disregard   immaterial   defects  in  the


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Election Forms,  and any decisions of CFHC and TI required by the Exchange Agent
and  made in good  faith in  determining  such  matters  shall  be  binding  and
conclusive. Neither CFHC nor the Exchange Agent shall be under any obligation to
notify any person of any defect in an Election Form.

            (c)  Proration.  As promptly as  practicable  but not later than ten
calendar days after the Effective Time of the Holding Company  Merger,  TI shall
cause the  Exchange  Agent to effect the  allocation  among the  holders of CFHC
Stock of rights to receive  TI Stock or cash in the  Holding  Company  Merger in
accordance with the Election Forms as follows:

                  (i) if the  aggregate  number of  shares  of CFHC  Stock as to
which Stock  Elections and Combination  Stock  Elections shall have  effectively
been made times the  Applicable  Exchange  Ratio exceeds the Applicable TI Stock
Amount then:

                  (A) All Undesignated  Shares shall be deemed to have made Cash
                      Elections; and

                  (B) A stock proration  factor (the "Stock  Proration  Factor")
                      shall be  determined  by dividing the  Applicable TI Stock
                      Amount by the  product  obtained  by  multiplying  the (y)
                      total number of shares of CFHC Stock with respect to which
                      effective Stock Elections and Combination  Stock Elections
                      were  made and (z) the  Applicable  Exchange  Ratio.  Each
                      holder of CFHC Stock who made an effective  Stock Election
                      and Combination Stock Election shall be entitled to:

                      1)   the number of shares of TI Stock equal to the product
                           of the (x) Applicable  Exchange Ratio,  multiplied by
                           (y) the  number of shares of CFHC  Stock  covered  by
                           such Stock  Election or Combination  Stock  Election,
                           multiplied by (z) the Stock Proration Factor; and

                      2)   cash in an  amount  equal to the  product  of (x) the
                           Applicable  Price Per  Share,  multiplied  by (y) the
                           number of shares of CFHC Stock  covered by such Stock
                           Election or Combination Stock Election, multiplied by
                           (z) one minus the Stock Proration Factor.


                  (ii) if the  aggregate  number of  shares of CFHC  Stock as to
which Stock Elections and Combination Stock Elections have been effectively made
times the  Applicable  Exchange Ratio shall be less than the Applicable TI Stock
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                  (A) the  Exchange  Agent shall select by random such number of
                      Undesignated  Shares  to  receive  TI  Stock  as  shall be
                      necessary  so that the number of such shares when added to
                      the  number  of  shares  for  which a Stock  Election  and
                      Combination  Stock  Election has been made or is deemed to
                      be made when  multiplied by the Applicable  Exchange Ratio
                      shall equal or exceed the  Applicable TI Stock Amount.  If
                      all the  Undesignated  Shares  plus all shares as to which
                      Stock Elections and Combination  Stock Elections have been
                      made together,  when multiplied by the Applicable Exchange
                      Ratio, are less than the Applicable TI Stock Amount, then:

                  (B) the  Exchange  Agent shall  select by random a  sufficient
                      number of Cash  Electee  Blocks until the number of shares
                      of CFHC  Stock  represented  by such Cash  Electee  Blocks
                      times the  Applicable  Exchange  Ratio,  when added to the
                      number  of  shares  of  CFHC  Stock   represented  by  the
                      Undesignated Shares, Stock Elections and Combination Stock
                      Elections times the Applicable Exchange Ratio, exceeds the
                      Applicable TI Stock Amount.  The remaining holders of Cash
                      Electee Blocks not so selected will receive the Applicable
                      Price Per Share in cash.

           The pro rata allocation process or the random selection process to be
used by the Exchange Agent shall consist of such procedures as shall be mutually
determined by TI and CFHC.

                 (d) Final  Adjustments.  If, after the calculations  under this
Section 2.5 have been made,  the  opinions  referred to in Section 9.6 cannot be
delivered (as reasonably determined by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips) as a result of
the Holding  Company  Merger  potentially  failing to satisfy the  continuity of
interest requirements under applicable federal income tax principles relating to
reorganizations  under Section 368(a) of the Code, then the Exchange Agent shall
select at  random,  first from  holders of  Undesignated  Shares,  and then,  if
necessary,  from holders of Cash Electee Blocks, a sufficient  number of holders
to  receive  TI Stock so as to reduce,  to the  extent  necessary  to enable the
opinions  referred  to in Section 9.6 to be  rendered,  the amount of cash to be
delivered to holders of CFHC Stock,  and in lieu thereof deliver to such holders
such number of shares of TI Stock equal to (x) the amount of the cash  reduction
required to render the opinions  referred to in Section 9.6,  divided by (y) the
closing  price of a share of TI Stock on the NYSE on the business day before the
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                  F.   Computation and Confirmation of Certain Items.
                       ---------------------------------------------

                  The Applicable  Exchange  Ratio,  Applicable  Price Per Share,
Applicable  TI Stock Amount and the Final TI Stock Price shall be  calculated by
TI prior to the Effective  Time of the Holding  Company  Merger and shall be set
forth in a certificate (the "Cash and Stock Certificate")  executed by the Chief
Financial Officer of TI and furnished to CFHC at least three business days prior
to the  Effective  Time of the  Holding  Company  Merger  showing  the manner of
calculation in reasonable detail.

                  CFHC and Peat Marwick  shall be entitled to review and approve
the Cash and Stock  Certificate from the time of delivery until the day which is
no later than two  business  days  prior to the  Effective  Time of the  Holding
Company Merger. In the event of disagreement as to the information  contained in
the Cash and Stock  Certificate,  the parties  shall  negotiate in good faith to
resolve  any such  disputed  matters,  and upon the  failure to resolve any such
matters,  such dispute shall be resolved by an  independent  accounting  firm of
national standing mutually satisfactory to both TI and CFHC.


                   G.   Exchange Procedures.
                        --------------------

                        1. Deposit with Exchange Agent. As of the Effective Time
of the Holding Company  Merger,  TI shall have deposited with the Exchange Agent
for the  benefit  of the  holders  of  shares of CFHC  Stock,  for  exchange  in
accordance  with this Section 2.7,  certificates  representing  the shares of TI
Stock and cash  issuable  pursuant to Section 2.1 in exchange for shares of CFHC
Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Holding Company
Merger and funds in an amount  not less than the amount of cash  payable in lieu
of fractional  shares of TI Stock which would otherwise be payable in connection
with  Section  2.1,  but for the  operation  of  Section  2.3 of this  Agreement
(collectively, the "Exchange Fund").

2. Exchange  Procedures.  After completion of the allocation procedure set forth
in  Section  2.5,  each  holder  of  a  certificate   ("Certificate")   formerly
representing  CFHC Stock (other than  Dissenting  Shares) who  surrenders or has
surrendered  such  Certificate  (or  customary  affidavits  and  indemnification
regarding  the loss or  destruction  of such  Certificate),  together  with duly
executed transmittal  materials included in or required by the Election Form, to
the  Exchange  Agent,  shall,  upon  acceptance  thereof,  be  entitled to (i) a
certificate representing TI Stock and/or (ii) cash into which the shares of CFHC
Stock shall have been converted pursuant to Section 2.1 and 2.5, as well as cash
in lieu of fractional  shares of CFHC Stock to which such holder would otherwise
be  entitled.  Former  stockholders  of record of CFHC shall be entitled to vote
after the  Effective  Time of the  Holding  Company  Merger at any meeting of TI
stockholders  the number of whole shares of TI Stock into which their respective
shares of CFHC Stock are  converted,  regardless  of whether  such  holders have
exchanged  their   Certificates   representing   CFHC  Stock  for   certificates
representing TI Stock in accordance  with the provisions of this Agreement.  The
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reasonable  and customary  terms and conditions as the Exchange Agent may impose
to effect an orderly exchange thereof in accordance with normal practices. Until
surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.7, each  Certificate  representing
CFHC Stock  shall be deemed  from and after the  Effective  Time of the  Holding
Company  Merger to evidence  only the right to receive cash and/or TI Stock,  as
the case may be, upon such  surrender.  TI shall not be obligated to deliver the
consideration  to which any former  holder of CFHC Stock is entitled as a result
of the Holding  Company Merger until such holder  surrenders his  Certificate or
Certificates  representing shares of CFHC Stock for exchange as provided in this
Section  2.7.  If  any  certificate  for  shares  of  TI  Stock,  or  any  check
representing  cash and/or  declared but unpaid  dividends,  is to be issued in a
name other than that in which a Certificate  surrendered for exchange is issued,
the  Certificate  so  surrendered  shall be properly  endorsed and  otherwise in
proper form for transfer and the person requesting such exchange shall affix any
requisite  stock transfer tax stamps to the  Certificate  surrendered or provide
funds for their purchase or establish to the  satisfaction of the Exchange Agent
that such taxes are not payable.

                        3. Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged  Shares. No
dividends or other  distributions  declared or made after the Effective  Time of
the Holding Company Merger with respect to TI Stock with a record date after the
Effective Time of the Holding  Company Merger shall be paid to the holder of any
unsurrendered  Certificate  with  respect to the shares of TI Stock  represented
thereby,  and no cash payment in lieu of fractional  shares shall be paid to any
such  holder  pursuant  to  Section  2.3  until  the  holder  of  record of such
Certificate  shall  surrender  such  Certificate.   Subject  to  the  effect  of
applicable laws,  following  surrender of any such  Certificate,  there shall be
paid to the record holder of the  certificates  representing  whole shares of TI
Stock  issued in exchange  thereof,  without  interest,  (i) at the time of such
surrender,  the amount of any cash payable in lieu of a  fractional  share of TI
Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.3 and the amount of
dividends or other  distributions with a record date after the Effective Time of
the Holding Company Merger theretofore paid with respect to such whole shares of
TI Stock,  and (ii) at the appropriate  payment date, the amount of dividends or
other  distributions  with a record date after the Effective Time of the Holding
Company Merger but prior to surrender and a payment date subsequent to surrender
payable with respect to such whole shares of TI Stock.

                        4. No Further  Ownership  Rights in CFHC Stock. All cash
and shares of TI Stock issued upon the  surrender for exchange of shares of CFHC
Stock in accordance  with the terms hereof  (including any cash paid pursuant to
Section  2.3) shall be deemed to have been  issued in full  satisfaction  of all
rights  pertaining  to such shares of CFHC Stock,  and there shall be no further
registration  of transfers on the stock  transfer books of TI, after the Holding
Company Merger,  of the shares of CFHC Stock which were outstanding  immediately
prior to the  Effective  Time of the  Holding  Company  Merger.  If,  after  the
Effective Time of the Holding Company Merger,  Certificates  are presented to TI
for any  reason,  they shall be  canceled  and  exchanged  as  provided  in this
Agreement.


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                        5.  Termination  of  Exchange  Fund.  Any portion of the
Exchange Fund,  including any interest thereon,  which remains  undistributed to
the  stockholders of CFHC following the passage of twenty-four  months after the
Effective  Time of the Holding  Company  Merger  shall be  delivered to TI, upon
demand, and any stockholders of CFHC who have not theretofore complied with this
Section 2.7 shall thereafter look only to TI for payment of their claim for cash
and TI  Stock,  any  cash in lieu  of  fractional  shares  of TI  Stock  and any
dividends or distributions with respect to TI Stock.

                        6. No Liability.  Neither CFHC nor TI shall be liable to
any  holder of shares of CFHC  Stock or TI Stock,  as the case may be,  for such
shares (or  dividends or  distributions  with respect  thereto) or cash from the
Exchange  Fund  delivered  to a  public  official  pursuant  to  any  applicable
abandoned property, escheat or similar law.

                        7. No Ownership Rights.  The Exchange Agent shall not be
entitled to vote or exercise any rights of ownership  with respect to the shares
of TI Stock held by it from time to time hereunder, except that it shall receive
and hold all dividends or other  distributions  paid or distributed with respect
to such shares of TI Stock for the account of the Persons entitled thereto.

                        8. Affiliates.  Certificates surrendered for exchange by
any Person constituting an "Affiliate" of CFHC for purposes of Rule 144(a) under
the Securities Act shall not be exchanged for  certificates  representing  whole
shares of TI Stock until TI has received a written agreement from such person as
provided in Section 6.10.

                  H. Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained  in this  Agreement,  Dissenting  Shares of CFHC Stock  which have not
effectively  withdrawn or lost their  rights  under  Section 262 of the Delaware
General  Corporation Law shall not be converted  pursuant to Section 2.1(c), but
shall be entitled to receive such consideration as shall be determined  pursuant
to Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

                  I.  Adjustments for Dilution and Other Matters If prior to the
Effective  Time of the Holding  Company  Merger,  (a) CFHC or TI shall declare a
stock  dividend or  distribution  on the CFHC Stock or TI Stock,  or  subdivide,
split  up,  reclassify  or  combine  the CFHC  Stock or TI Stock,  or  declare a
dividend, or make a distribution,  on the CFHC Stock or TI Stock in any security
convertible  into CFHC Stock or TI Stock  (provided  that no such  action may be
taken by CFHC without TI's prior written  consent as provided in Section 6.1) or
(b) the outstanding  shares of CFHC Stock or TI Stock shall have been increased,
decreased, changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or
securities,  in each  case as a result  of a  reorganization,  recapitalization,
reclassification,  stock  dividend,  stock split,  reverse  stock split or other
similar  change  in  CFHC's  capitalization  or  TI's  capitalization,  then  an
appropriate  adjustment or adjustments,  will be made to the Applicable Exchange
Ratio.


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                  J.  Effect of the  Holding  Company  Merger.  By virtue of the
Holding  Company Merger and at the Effective Time of the Holding Company Merger,
all of the rights, privileges, powers and franchises and all property and assets
of every kind and  description of CFHC and TI shall be vested in and be held and
enjoyed by TI, without further act or deed, and all the estates and interests of
every kind of CFHC and TI,  including all debts due to either of them,  shall be
as effectively  the property of TI as they were of CFHC and TI, and the title to
any real  estate  vested by deed or  otherwise  in  either  CFHC or TI shall not
revert or be in any way impaired by reason of the Holding  Company  Merger;  and
all  rights of  creditors  and liens upon any  property  of CFHC and TI shall be
preserved  unimpaired and all the liabilities and duties of CFHC and TI shall be
debts,  liabilities and duties of TI and may be enforced  against it to the same
extent as if such debts, liabili ties and duties had been incurred or contracted
by it,  and  none of such  debts,  liabilities  or  duties  shall  be  expanded,
increased, broadened or enlarged by reason of the Holding Company Merger.

                  K. Name of Corporation  Surviving the Holding  Company Merger.
The name of the  corporation  surviving  the  Holding  Company  Merger  shall be
"Temple-Inland Inc."

                  L.  Certificate  of  Incorporation  and Bylaws of  Corporation
Surviving the Holding  Company  Merger.  The  Certificate of  Incorporation  and
Bylaws of TI as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Holding
Company Merger shall continue to be the Certificate of Incorporation  and Bylaws
of TI after the Holding Company Merger.

                  M. Directors and Officers of Corporation Surviving the Holding
Company Merger.  At the Effective Time of the Holding  Company Merger,  the then
directors of TI shall continue to be the directors of TI until their  successors
have  been  chosen  and  qualified  in  accordance   with  the   Certificate  of
Incorporation  and Bylaws of TI. The  officers  of TI  immediately  prior to the
Effective  Time of the Holding  Company Merger shall continue to be the officers
of TI until they resign or are replaced or  terminated by the Board of Directors
of TI or otherwise in accordance with the TI's Certificate of Incorporation  and
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                                  ARTICLE III.

                                  THE CLOSING
                                  -----------

                  A. Closing  Date.  The Closing shall take place on the Closing
Date.

                  B.  Execution  of Merger  Agreements.  Prior to  Closing,  the
Certificate of Merger shall be executed by TI and CFHC and the Agreement of Bank
Merger  shall be  executed by Guaranty  and  Stockton.  On or before the Closing
Date, the Certificate of Merger shall be duly filed with the Delaware  Secretary
as required by applicable  laws and  regulations  to render the Holding  Company
Merger effective as of the Closing Date.

                  C.  Documents to be  Delivered.  At the  Closing,  the parties
hereto shall deliver,  or cause to be delivered,  such documents or certificates
as may be  necessary,  in the  reasonable  opinion  of  counsel  for  any of the
parties, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. From and
after the  Effective  Time of the Holding  Company  Merger,  each of the parties
hereto  hereby  covenants  and  agrees,  without  the  necessity  of any further
consideration whatsoever, to execute,  acknowledge and deliver any and all other
documents  and  instruments  and take any and all such  other  action  as may be
reasonably  necessary or  desirable to  effectuate  the  transactions  set forth
herein or  contemplated  hereby,  and the officers and  directors of the parties
hereto shall  execute and deliver,  or cause to be executed and  delivered,  all
such documents as may reasonably be required to effectuate such transactions.


                                   ARTICLE IV.

                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
                              OF CFHC AND STOCKTON
                              --------------------

                  Subject to the  provisions of Section 14.3 of this  Agreement,
CFHC and  Stockton,  jointly  and  severally,  represent  and  warrant to TI and
Guaranty as follows:

                  A.  Incorporation,  Standing and Power.  CFHC is a corporation
duly  organized,  validly  existing and in good  standing  under the laws of the
State of Delaware and is registered as a savings and loan holding  company under
HOLA. Stockton is a federal savings bank duly organized, validly existing and in
good  standing  under the laws of the United States and is authorized by the OTS
to conduct a federal  savings bank business.  Each of the CFHC  Subsidiaries  is
duly  organized,  validly  existing and in good  standing  under the laws of the
State  of  California.   The  Certificate  of   Incorporation   or  Articles  of
Incorporation,  as  applicable,  and  Bylaws  of  each  of  CFHC  and  the  CFHC
Subsidiaries,  and the  Federal  Stock  Charter and Bylaws of  Stockton,  all as
amended to date, are in full force and effect.  Stockton's  deposits are insured
by the FDIC in the manner  and to the  fullest  extent  provided  by law.  CFHC,



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Stockton  and the CFHC  Subsidiaries  have all  requisite  corporate  power  and
authority to own, lease and operate their  respective  properties and assets and
to carry on their  respective  businesses  as presently  conducted.  Neither the
scope  of the  business  of CFHC,  Stockton  or the  CFHC  Subsidiaries  nor the
location of any of their respective  properties  requires that CFHC, Stockton or
the CFHC Subsidiaries be licensed to do business in any jurisdiction  other than
the State of California where the failure to be so licensed would,  individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

                  B. Capitalization.
                     --------------

                     1. As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital
stock of CFHC consists of 12,000,000  shares of CFHC Stock,  of which  4,724,095
shares are outstanding,  and 4,000,000 shares of serial preferred stock of which
no shares are outstanding.  All of the outstanding shares of CFHC Stock are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. As of the date of this
Agreement, except for CFHC Options covering 295,443 shares of CFHC Stock granted
pursuant to the CFHC Stock Option Plan and the option  granted to TI pursuant to
the  Stock  Option  Agreement,  attached  hereto  as  Exhibit  A,  there  are no
outstanding options, warrants or other rights in or with respect to the unissued
shares of CFHC Stock nor any securities convertible into such stock, and CFHC is
not  obligated  to  issue  any  additional  shares  of its  common  stock or any
additional options,  warrants or other rights in or with respect to the unissued
shares  of such  stock or any  other  securities  convertible  into  such  stock
(including,  without  limiting the generality of the  foregoing,  obligations to
issue shares of CFHC Stock under CFHC's Dividend  Reinvestment  Plan).  CFHC has
furnished  TI a list (the "CFHC  Option  List")  setting  forth the name of each
holder of a CFHC Option, the number of shares of CFHC Stock covered by each such
CFHC Option,  the vesting  schedule of such CFHC Option,  the exercise price per
share  and the  expiration  date of each such  CFHC  Option.  CFHC has taken all
necessary  action to  prevent  the  creation  of further  rights  under the CFHC
Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

                     2. As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital
stock of Stockton consists of one share of Stockton Stock, of which one share is
outstanding and owned of record and beneficially by CFHC. The outstanding  share
of  Stockton  Stock  is  duly  authorized,   validly  issued,   fully  paid  and
nonassessable.  There are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights in or
with respect to the unissued  shares of Stockton  Stock or any other  securities
convertible  into  such  stock,  and  Stockton  is not  obligated  to issue  any
additional  shares of its common stock or any options,  warrants or other rights
in or with  respect  to the  unissued  shares of its  common  stock or any other
securities convertible into such stock.

                     3. As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital
stock of Cal/Fin  Development  consists of 10,000,000 shares of common stock, of
which no shares are  outstanding  and 10,000,000  shares of preferred  stock, of
which no shares are outstanding. All the outstanding shares of such common stock



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are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.  There are no
outstanding options, warrants or other rights in or with respect to the unissued
shares of such common stock or any other securities convertible into such stock,
and Cal/Fin  Development is not obligated to issue any additional  shares of its
common stock or any options,  warrants or other rights in or with respect to the
unissued  shares of its common stock or any other  securities  convertible  into
such stock.

                     4. As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital
stock of Stockton Securities consists of 10,000 shares of common stock, of which
10,000 shares are outstanding and owned of record and  beneficially by Stockton.
All the  outstanding  shares of such common stock are duly  authorized,  validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable. There are no outstanding options, warrants
or other rights in or with  respect to the unissued  shares of such common stock
or any other securities  convertible into such stock, and Stockton Securities is
not obligated to issue any additional shares of its common stock or any options,
warrants or other rights in or with respect to the unissued shares of its common
stock or any other securities convertible into such stock.

                     5. As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital
stock of Stockton Financial consists of six shares of common stock, of which six
shares are outstanding and owned of record and beneficially by Stockton. All the
outstanding  shares of such common stock are duly  authorized,  validly  issued,
fully paid and  nonassessable.  There are no  outstanding  options,  warrants or
other rights in or with  respect to the unissued  shares of such common stock or
any other securities  convertible into such stock, and Stockton Financial is not
obligated  to issue any  additional  shares of its common  stock or any options,
warrants or other rights in or with respect to the unissued shares of its common
stock or any other securities convertible into such stock.

                     6. As of the date of this Agreement, the authorized capital
stock of Stockton  Service  consists of 930 shares of common stock, of which 930
shares are outstanding and owned of record and beneficially by Stockton. All the
outstanding  shares of such common stock are duly  authorized,  validly  issued,
fully paid and  nonassessable.  There are no  outstanding  options,  warrants or
other rights in or with  respect to the unissued  shares of such common stock or
any other  securities  convertible  into such stock, and Stockton Service is not
obligated  to issue any  additional  shares of its common  stock or any options,
warrants or other rights in or with respect to the unissued shares of its common
stock or any other securities convertible into such stock.

                  C.   Subsidiaries.   Except   for   Stockton   and  the   CFHC
Subsidiaries,  CFHC does not own, directly or indirectly,  the outstanding stock
or  equity or other  voting  interest  in any  corporation,  partnership,  joint
venture or other entity.  Except for the CFHC  Subsidiaries,  other than Cal/Fin
Development,  Stockton does not own,  directly or indirectly  (except as pledgee
pursuant  to  loans  or upon  acquisition  in  satisfaction  of debt  previously
contracted,  which are  disclosed  on a List  provided  by CFHC to TI (the "CFHC
Pledgee List")), the outstanding stock or equity or other voting interest in any


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corporation,  partnership,  joint venture or other entity, except for the shares
of capital stock, par value $100 per share, of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San
Francisco.

                  D. Financial Statements. CFHC has previously furnished to TI a
copy of the Financial  Statements of CFHC. The Financial Statements of CFHC: (a)
present fairly the consolidated financial condition of CFHC as of the respective
dates indicated and its  consolidated  results of operations and changes in cash
flows,  for the  respective  periods  then  ended,  subject,  in the case of the
unaudited  consolidated  interim  financial  statements,   to  normal  recurring
adjustments;  (b) have been  prepared  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted
accounting  principles and/or  applicable  regulatory  accounting  principles or
banking  regulations   consistently   applied  (except  as  otherwise  indicated
therein);  (c) set forth as of the respective dates indicated  adequate reserves
for loan and lease  losses and other  contingencies;  and (d) are based upon the
books  and  records  of CFHC,  Stockton  and the CFHC  Subsidiaries.  Stockton's
allowance for loan and lease losses as of November 30, 1996 is $7,348,924

                  E.   Reports  and  Filings.   CFHC,   Stockton  and  the  CFHC
Subsidiaries have filed all reports, returns, registrations and statements (such
reports and filings referred to as "CFHC Filings"), together with any amendments
required to be made with respect  thereto,  that were  required to be filed with
(a) the SEC, (b) the OTS, (c) the FDIC and (d) any other applicable Governmental
Entity,  including  taxing  authorities,  except  where the failure to file such
reports, returns,  registrations or statements has not had and is not reasonably
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  No material adverse  administrative
actions have been taken or orders issued in  connection  with such CFHC Filings.
As of their  respective  dates,  each of such CFHC  Filings (y)  complied in all
material  respects with all laws and regulations  enforced or promulgated by the
Governmental  Entity  with  which it was  filed (or was  amended  so as to be in
compliance promptly following discovery of any such noncompliance);  and (z) did
not contain any untrue  statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements  therein,
in light of the  circumstances  under which they were made, not misleading.  Any
financial  statement  contained in any of such CFHC Filings fairly presented the
financial  position of CFHC,  Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries and was prepared
in accordance with generally  accepted  accounting  principles and/or applicable
regulatory  accounting  principles or banking regulations  consistently applied,
except as stated  therein,  during the periods  involved.  CFHC has furnished TI
with true and  correct  copies of all CFHC  Filings  filed by CFHC with the SEC,
OTS, FDIC and any other federal or state  securities or banking  authority since
January 1, 1993.

                  F. Authority of CFHC and Stockton.  The execution and delivery
by CFHC and Stockton of this  Agreement and by Stockton of the Agreement of Bank
Merger,  subject to the requisite  approval of the  stockholders of CFHC and the
sole  shareholder  of  Stockton,   and  the  consummation  of  the  transactions
contemplated  hereby and thereby,  have been duly and validly  authorized by all



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necessary  corporate action onthe part of CFHC and Stockton,  and this Agreement
is and the  Agreement of Bank Merger will be, upon due execution and delivery by
the  respective  parties  thereto,  a valid and  binding  obligation  of CFHC or
Stockton or both of them, as the case may be,  enforceable  in  accordance  with
their respective terms,  except as the enforceability  thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, liquidation, receivership,  conservatorship,  insolvency, moratorium
or other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general
equitable  principles and by Section 8(b)(6)(D) of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Act, 12 U.S.C. Section 1818(b)(6)(D). Except as set forth in a list furnished by
CFHC and Stockton to TI (the "CFHC  Conflicts and Consents  List"),  neither the
execution and delivery by CFHC and Stockton of this  Agreement or by Stockton of
the Agreement of Bank Merger,  the consummation of the Holding Company Merger or
Bank Merger or the transactions  contemplated herein or therein,  nor compliance
by CFHC and Stockton with any of the  provisions  hereof or thereof,  will:  (a)
conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of the respective  Articles
of  Incorporation,  as amended,  Certificate of  Incorporation,  as amended,  or
Bylaws,  as  amended,  of CFHC or the CFHC  Subsidiaries  or the  Federal  Stock
Charter or Bylaws of Stockton; (b) constitute a breach of or result in a default
(or give rise to any rights of termination, cancellation or acceleration, or any
right to acquire any securities or assets) under any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any note, bond, mortgage,  indenture,  franchise, license, permit,
agreement or other instrument or obligation to which CFHC,  Stockton or the CFHC
Subsidiaries is a party, or by which CFHC,  Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries or
any of their  respective  properties  or  assets  is  bound;  (c)  result in the
creation or imposition of any  Encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of
CFHC,  Stockton  or  the  CFHC  Subsidiaries;   (d)  violate  any  order,  writ,
injunction,  decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to CFHC, Stockton or
the CFHC Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets. Except as
set forth in the CFHC Conflicts and Consents  List, no consent of,  approval of,
notice to or filing with any Governmental Entity, and no consent of, approval of
or notice to any other Person,  is required in connection with the execution and
delivery by CFHC and Stockton of this  Agreement or by Stockton of the Agreement
of Bank Merger,  the  consummation  by CFHC and Stockton of the Holding  Company
Merger or Bank Merger or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except
(i) the approval of this Agreement, the Agreement of Bank Merger and the Holding
Company  Merger and the  transactions  contemplated  hereby  and  thereby by the
stockholders of CFHC and the sole  shareholder of Stockton;  (ii) such approvals
as may be required by the OTS and the FDIC;  (iii) the filing and declaration of
effectiveness  of the S-4  Registration  Statement  with the  SEC;  and (iv) the
filing of the  Certificate  of Merger and the  Agreement of Bank Merger with the
Delaware Secretary and the OTS, respectively.

                  G. Insurance.  Except as set forth in a list furnished by CFHC
and Stockton to TI, (the "CFHC Insurance List"): (a) CFHC, Stockton and the CFHC
Subsidiaries  have, and have had since December 31, 1993,  policies of insurance
and bonds with respect to their  respective  assets and businesses  against such
casualties and contingencies and  in  such  amounts,  types  and  forms  as  are



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customary for their respective  businesses,  operations,  properties and assets;
(b) no insurer under any policy or bond maintained by CFHC, Stockton or the CFHC
Subsidiaries  has  canceled or  indicated an intention to cancel or not to renew
any such policy or bond or generally  disclaimed  liability  thereunder  and all
such policies and bonds are in full force and effect;  and (c) neither  Stockton
nor the CFHC  Subsidiaries  is in default  under any such policy or bond and all
material claims thereunder have been filed in a timely fashion. Set forth in the
CFHC Insurance List is a list of all policies of insurance  carried and owned by
CFHC,  Stockton  and the CFHC  Subsidiaries,  showing the name of the  insurance
company,  the nature of the coverage,  the policy limit, the annual premiums and
the expiration dates.  There has been delivered to TI a copy of each such policy
of insurance.

                  H. Title to Assets.  CFHC,  Stockton and the CFHC Subsidiaries
have  good and  marketable  title to all  their  respective  material,  non-real
estate,  properties and assets, owned or stated to be owned by CFHC, Stockton or
the CFHC  Subsidiaries,  free and clear of all Encumbrances  except:  (a) as set
forth in the Financial  Statements  of CFHC;  (b) for  Encumbrances  for current
Taxes not yet due;  (c) for  Encumbrances  incurred  in the  ordinary  course of
business; (d) for Encumbrances that are not substantial in character,  amount or
extent and that do not  materially  detract from the value,  or  interfere  with
present use, of the property subject thereto or affected  thereby,  or otherwise
materially  impair the conduct of business of CFHC on a consolidated  basis;  or
(e) as set  forth in a list  furnished  by CFHC and  Stockton  to TI (the  "CFHC
Personal Property List.")

                  I. Real  Estate.  CFHC and Stockton  have  furnished TI a list
(the "CFHC Real Property List") of real property,  including  leaseholds and all
other interests in real property (other than security interests), owned by CFHC,
Stockton  or the CFHC  Subsidiaries.  CFHC has duly  recorded  or  caused  to be
recorded,  in the  appropriate  county,  all  recordable  interests in such real
property. CFHC, Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries have good and marketable title
to the real property, and valid leasehold interests in the leaseholds, described
in the CFHC Real Property List, free and clear of all Encumbrances,  except: (a)
for  rights of  lessors,  co-lessees  or  sublessees  in such  matters  that are
reflected  in the  lease;  (b) for  current  Taxes  not yet  due;  (c) for  such
Encumbrances,  if  any,  as do not  materially  detract  from  the  value  of or
materially interfere with the present use of such property; and (d) as described
in the CFHC Real  Property  List.  CFHC has  furnished  TI with true and correct
copies  of all  leases  included  in the CFHC  Real  Property  List,  all  title
insurance  policies and all documents  evidencing  recordation of all recordable
interests in real property included in the CFHC Real Property List.

                  J. Litigation. Except as set forth in the CFHC Filings or in a
list furnished by CFHC and Stockton to TI (the "CFHC Litigation List"), there is
no private or governmental  suit, claim,  action or proceeding  pending,  nor to
CFHC's or Stockton's  knowledge  threatened,  against CFHC, Stockton or the CFHC



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Subsidiaries or against any of their respective directors, officers or employees
relating to the  performance  of their duties in such  capacities  or against or
affecting  any  properties  of CFHC,  Stockton or CFHC  Subsidiaries  which,  if
adversely  determined,  would have a Material  Adverse Effect.  Also,  except as
disclosed  in the CFHC  Filings  or in the CFHC  Litigation  List,  there are no
material  judgments,  decrees,  stipulations or orders against CFHC, Stockton or
the  CFHC  Subsidiaries  or  enjoining  any of them or any of  their  respective
directors,  officers  or  employees  in respect of, or the effect of which is to
prohibit,  any  business  practice  or the  acquisition  of any  property or the
conduct of business in any area.

                  K. Taxes.
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                     1.  Except  as set  forth in a list  furnished  by CFHC and
Stockton to TI (the "CFHC Tax List"),  (A) all material Tax Returns  required to
be filed  by or on  behalf  of CFHC,  the  CFHC  Subsidiaries,  Stockton  or the
Affiliated  Group(s) of which any of them is or was a member, have been duly and
timely filed with the appropriate  taxing  authorities in all  jurisdictions  in
which such Tax Returns  are  required to be filed  (after  giving  effect to any
valid  extensions  of time in  which  to make  such  filings),  and all such Tax
Returns were true, complete and correct in all material respects;  (B) all Taxes
payable  by or on  behalf of CFHC,  Stockton  or the CFHC  Subsidiaries,  either
directly,  as part of an Affiliated  Group Tax Return,  or otherwise,  have been
fully and timely  paid,  except to the extent  adequately  reserved  therefor in
accordance  with generally  accepted  accounting  principles  and/or  applicable
regulatory accounting principles or banking regulations  consistently applied on
the CFHC balance  sheet,  and adequate  reserves or accruals for Taxes have been
provided in the CFHC balance  sheet with respect to any period  through the date
thereof for which Tax Returns have not yet been filed or for which Taxes are not
yet due and owing; and (C) no agreement, waiver or other document or arrangement
extending  or having  the effect of  extending  the  period  for  assessment  or
collection of Taxes  (including,  but not limited to, any applicable  statute of
limitation) has been executed or filed with any taxing authority by or on behalf
of CFHC, Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries,  or any Affiliated Group(s) of which
any of them is or was a member.

                     2. CFHC,  Stockton and the CFHC  Subsidiaries have complied
in all  material  respects  with all  applicable  laws,  rules  and  regulations
relating  to the  payment  and  withholding  of Taxes and have  duly and  timely
withheld from employee salaries, wages and other compensation and have paid over
to the appropriate taxing authorities all amounts required to be so withheld and
paid over for all periods under all applicable laws.

                     3. TI has  received  complete  copies  of (A) all  material
income or  franchise  Tax Returns of CFHC,  Stockton  and the CFHC  Subsidiaries
relating to the taxable  periods  since January 1, 1992 and (B) any audit report
issued  within the last three years  relating to any material  Taxes due from or
with respect to CFHC,  Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries,  with respect to their
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                     4.  Except as set forth in the CFHC Tax List,  no claim has
been made by a taxing  authority in a jurisdiction  where CFHC,  Stockton or the
CFHC  Subsidiaries do not file an income or franchise Tax Return such that CFHC,
Stockton  or the CFHC  Subsidiaries  are or may be subject to  taxation  by that
jurisdiction.

                     5.  Except  as set  forth  in the CFHC  Tax  List:  (i) all
deficiencies asserted or assessments made as a result of any examinations by any
taxing  authority of the Tax Returns of or covering or including CFHC,  Stockton
and/or the CFHC Subsidiaries have been fully paid, and there are no other audits
or investigations by any taxing authority in progress,  nor have CFHC,  Stockton
or the CFHC  Subsidiaries  received any notice from any taxing authority that it
intends to conduct such an audit or investigation; (ii) no requests for a ruling
or a determination  letter are pending with any taxing  authority;  and (iii) no
issue has been raised in writing by any taxing authority in any current or prior
examination  which,  by  application  of the same or similar  principles,  could
reasonably be expected to result in a proposed deficiency against CFHC, Stockton
or any CFHC Subsidiary for any subsequent taxable period that could be material.

                     6. Except as set forth in the CFHC Tax List,  neither CFHC,
Stockton,  any CFHC Subsidiary nor any other Person on behalf of CFHC,  Stockton
or any CFHC Subsidiary has (A) filed a consent pursuant to Section 341(f) of the
Code or agreed to have Section 341(f)(2) of the Code apply to any disposition of
a  subsection  (f) asset (as such term is defined in  Section  341(f)(4)  of the
Code)  owned by CFHC,  Stockton  or any CFHC  Subsidiary,  (B)  agreed  to or is
required to make any  adjustments  pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code or any
similar  provision  of  state,  local or  foreign  law by  reason of a change in
accounting method initiated by CFHC,  Stockton or any CFHC Subsidiary or has any
knowledge that the Internal  Revenue Service has proposed any such adjustment or
change in  accounting  method,  or has any  application  pending with any taxing
authority  requesting  permission  for any changes in  accounting  methods  that
relate to the business or operations of CFHC,  Stockton or any CFHC  Subsidiary,
or (C) executed or entered into a closing agreement  pursuant to Section 7121 of
the Code or any predecessor provision thereof or any similar provision of state,
local or foreign law with respect to CFHC, Stockton or any CFHC Subsidiary.

                     7.  Except as set forth in the CFHC Tax List,  no  property
owned by CFHC,  Stockton or any CFHC  Subsidiary is (i) property  required to be
treated as being  owned by another  Person  pursuant  to  provisions  of Section
168(f)(8)  of the  Internal  Revenue  Code of 1954,  as  amended  and in  effect
immediately  prior  to the  enactment  of the  Tax  Reform  Act  of  1986,  (ii)
constitutes "tax exempt use property" within the meaning of Section 168(h)(1) of
the Code or (iii) is "tax-exempt  bond financed  property" within the meaning of
Section 168(g) of the Code.

                     8. Neither CFHC (except with one or more CFHC  Subsidiaries
or Stockton) nor any CFHC Subsidiary nor Stockton  (except with CFHC) is a party
to any Tax  Sharing  Agreement  or similar  agreement  or  arrangement  (whether



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written or not written)  pursuant to which it will have any  obligation  to make
any payments after the Closing.

                     9.  Except as set  forth in the CFHC Tax List,  there is no
contract,  agreement, plan or arrangement covering any Person that, individually
or collectively,  could give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be
deductible  by  CFHC,  Stockton,  the  CFHC  Subsidiaries  or  their  respective
affiliates  by  reason  of  Section  280G  of  the  Code,  or  would  constitute
compensation  in excess of the  limitation  set forth in  Section  162(m) of the
Code.

                     10. There are no liens as a result of any unpaid Taxes upon
any of the assets of CFHC, Stockton or any CFHC Subsidiary.

                     11.  Except  as set  forth  in the  CFHC  Tax  List,  CFHC,
Stockton  and the CFHC  Subsidiaries  have no  elections  in effect for  federal
income tax purposes under Sections 108, 168, 338, 441, 472, 1017,  1033, or 4977
of the Code.

                     12.  Except as set forth in the CFHC Tax list,  none of the
members of CFHC's Affiliated Group has any net operating loss carryovers.

                     13.  CFHC,  the CFHC  Subsidiaries  and  Stockton  agree to
cooperate with tax counsel in furnishing  reasonable  and customary  written tax
representations  to tax counsel for purposes of supporting tax counsel's opinion
that the Holding Company Merger and the Bank Merger both qualify as tax-deferred
reorganizations within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code as contemplated
in  Section  9.6  hereof.  Such  Persons  acknowledge  that their  inability  or
unwillingness to provide such reasonable and customary  written  representations
could  preclude tax counsel  from  rendering  such  opinion,  with  consequences
specified elsewhere herein.

                  L. Compliance with Laws and Regulations.

                     1. To CFHC's and  Stockton's  knowledge,  neither  the CFHC
Subsidiaries  nor  either  of them  is in  default  under  or in  breach  of any
provision of their respective Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, Articles
of Incorporation,  as amended,  Federal Stock Charter, or Bylaws, as amended, or
law, ordinance,  rule or regulation  promulgated by any Governmental Entity. The
properties and operations of CFHC,  Stockton and the CFHC  Subsidiaries  are and
have been maintained and conducted, in all material respects, in compliance with
all applicable laws and regulations.

                     2.  Except  as set  forth on a list  furnished  by CFHC and
Stockton to TI (the "CFHC Environmental  Compliance List"), and without limiting
Section 4.12(a), to CFHC's and Stockton's knowledge: (i) CFHC, Stockton and CFHC
Subsidiaries are in compliance with all  Environmental  Regulations;  (ii) there
are no Tanks on or above CFHC Property;  (iii) there are no Hazardous  Materials



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on, below or above the  surfaceof,  or migrating  from CFHC  Property that would
reasonably  expect  to give rise to a  Material  Adverse  Effect;  (iv) CFHC and
Stockton  have no loans  outstanding  secured  by real  property  that is not in
compliance  with  Environmental  Regulations  or which has a Tank or upon  which
there are Hazardous  Materials on or migrating  from;  and (v) without  limiting
Section  4.10 or the  foregoing  representations  and  warranties  contained  in
clauses (i) through (iv), as of the date of this  Agreement,  there is no claim,
action,  suit, or proceeding or notice  thereof before any  Governmental  Entity
pending against CFHC,  Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries or concerning  property
securing CFHC or Stockton  loans and there is no  outstanding  judgment,  order,
writ,  injunction,  decree,  or award  against or  affecting  CFHC  Property  or
property   securing   CFHC  or  Stockton   loans,   relating  to  the  foregoing
representations  (i) - (iv).  For  purposes of this  Section  4.12(b),  the term
"Environmental  Regulations"  shall mean all applicable  statutes,  regulations,
rules,  ordinances,   codes,  licenses,   permits,  orders,  approvals,   plans,
authorizations,  concessions, franchises, and similar items, of all Governmental
Entities and all applicable  judicial,  administrative,  and regulatory decrees,
judgments,  and  orders  relating  to the  protection  of  human  health  or the
environment, including, without limitation: all requirements, including, but not
limited to those pertaining to reporting, licensing, permitting,  investigation,
and remediation of emissions,  discharges,  releases,  or threatened releases of
Hazardous Materials, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants, or hazardous
or toxic  substances,  materials or wastes whether solid,  liquid, or gaseous in
nature,  into the air, surface water,  groundwater,  or land, or relating to the
manufacture,   processing,  distribution,  use,  treatment,  storage,  disposal,
transport,  or handling of chemical  substances,  pollutants,  contaminants,  or
hazardous or toxic substances,  materials,  or wastes, whether solid, liquid, or
gaseous in nature  and all  requirements  pertaining  to the  protection  of the
health and safety of employees or the public.  "CFHC  Property"  shall mean real
estate  owned,  leased,  or  otherwise  used  by  CFHC,  Stockton  or  any  CFHC
Subsidiary,  or in which CFHC, Stockton or any CFHC Subsidiary has an investment
(by sale and lease-back or otherwise) in each case,  which real estate is owned,
leased,  or otherwise  used on the date of this  Agreement,  including,  without
limitation,  properties under foreclosure and properties held by CFHC,  Stockton
or a CFHC  Subsidiary  in its capacity as a trustee or  otherwise.  "Tank" shall
mean treatment or storage tanks,  sumps, gas or oil wells and associated  piping
transportation  devices.  "Hazardous  Materials"  shall mean any  substance  the
presence of which requires investigation or remediation under any federal, state
or local statute, regulation,  ordinance, order action, policy or common law; or
which is or becomes defined as a hazardous waste, hazardous substance, hazardous
material,  used oil, pollutant or contaminant under any federal,  state or local
statute,  regulation, rule or ordinance or amendments thereto including, without
limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (42 U.S.C.  Section 9601, et seq.);  the Resource  Conservation and Recovery
Act (42 U.S.C.  Section 6901, et seq.); the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C.
Section 7401, et seq.); the Federal Water Pollution  Control Act, as amended (33
U.S.C.  Section 1251, et seq.); the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended (15
U.S.C.  Section  9601,  et seq.);  the  Occupational  Safety and Health  Act, as
amended  (29   U.S.C.   Section   651  et  seq.);  the  Emergency  Planning  and


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Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Section 11001, et seq.); the Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended (30 U.S.C.  Section 801, et seq.); the
Safe Drinking  Water Act (42 U.S.C.  Section 300f, et seq.);  and all comparable
state and local laws, including without limitation, the Carpenter-Presley-Tanner
Hazardous  Substance Account Act (State  Superfund),  the  Porter-Cologne  Water
Quality Control Act, Section 25140, 25501(j) and (k),  25501.1,25281 and 25250.1
of the  California  Health and Safety Code  and/or  Article I of Title 22 of the
California  Code  of  Regulations,   Division  4,  Chapter  30;  laws  of  other
jurisdictions  or orders and  regulations;  or the  presence of which  causes or
threatens  to cause a  nuisance,  trespass  or other  common  law tort upon real
property or adjacent  properties  or poses or  threatens to pose a hazard to the
health or safety of persons  or without  limitation,  which  contains  gasoline,
diesel fuel or other petroleum hydrocarbons;  polychlorinated  biphenyls (PCBs),
asbestos or urea formaldehyde foam insulation.

                     3.  CFHC  and  Stockton   have   provided  to  TI  phase  I
environmental  assessments  with respect to each  interest in real  property set
forth on the CFHC Real  Property  List as to which such a phase I  environmental
investigation  has been  prepared by or on behalf of CFHC or Stockton.  The CFHC
Real Property list  discloses  each such property as to which such an assessment
has not been prepared on behalf of CFHC, Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries.


                  M.  Performance of  Obligations.  CFHC,  Stockton and the CFHC
Subsidiaries  have  performed  in all material  respects all of the  obligations
required  to be  performed  by them to date and are not in  default  under or in
breach of any term or provision of any covenant,  contract,  lease, indenture or
any  other  covenant  to which  either  of them is a  party,  is  subject  or is
otherwise  bound,  and no event has occurred that,  with the giving of notice or
the passage of time or both, would constitute such default or breach, where such
default or breach  would have a Material  Adverse  Effect.  Except for loans and
leases  made by  Stockton  in the  ordinary  course  of  business,  to CFHC's or
Stockton's knowledge, no party with whom CFHC, Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries
has an  agreement  that is of material  importance  to the business of CFHC on a
consolidated basis is in material default thereunder.

                  N. Employees. There are no controversies pending or threatened
between  CFHC,  Stockton or the CFHC  Subsidiaries  and any of their  respective
employees  that are  likely to have a Material  Adverse  Effect.  Neither  CFHC,
Stockton  nor the  CFHC  Subsidiaries  is a party to any  collective  bargaining
agreement  with  respect  to any of  their  respective  employees  or any  labor
organization to which their respective employees or any of them belong.

                  O. Registration Obligation. Neither CFHC, Stockton or any CFHC
Subsidiary is under any obligation,  contingent or otherwise, to register any of
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                  P. Brokers and Finders.  Except for the  obligation to Merrill
Lynch & Co. as set forth in a letter  agreement,  dated July 16, 1996, a copy of
which has been  delivered  to TI,  neither  CFHC,  Stockton  nor any of the CFHC
Subsidiaries  is a party to or obligated  under any agreement with any broker or
finder  relating  to the  transactions  contemplated  hereby,  and  neither  the
execution of this Agreement nor the  consummation of the  transactions  provided
for herein or therein will result in any liability to any broker or finder.

                  Q. Material Contracts. Except as set forth in a list furnished
by CFHC and Stockton to TI (the "CFHC  Contract  List") hereto (all items listed
or required to be listed in such CFHC Contract List being  referred to herein as
"Scheduled  Contracts"),  neither CFHC, the CFHC  Subsidiaries nor Stockton is a
party or otherwise subject to:

                     1.  any  employment,   deferred   compensation,   bonus  or
consulting  contract  that  (i) has a  remaining  term,  as of the  date of this
Agreement,  of more than one year in length of  obligation  on the part of CFHC,
Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries and is not terminable by CFHC, Stockton or the
CFHC  Subsidiaries  within one year without penalty or (ii) requires  payment by
CFHC, Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries of $50,000 or more per annum;

                     2.  any  advertising,   brokerage,  licensing,  dealership,
representative  or agency  relationship or contract  requiring  payment by CFHC,
Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries of $50,000 or more per annum;

                     3. any contract or agreement that restricts CFHC,  Stockton
or the  CFHC  Subsidiaries  (or  would  restrict  any  Affiliate  of any of them
(including  TI and its  subsidiaries)  after the  Effective  Time of the Holding
Company  Merger) from competing in any line of business with any Person or using
or employing the services of any Person;

                     4. any lease of real or  personal  property  providing  for
annual lease payments by or to CFHC,  Stockton or CFHC Subsidiaries in excess of
$50,000 per annum other than (A) financing  leases  entered into in the ordinary
course of business in which CFHC,  Stockton or the CFHC  Subsidiaries  is lessor
and (B) leases of real property presently used by Stockton as banking offices;

                     5.  any  mortgage,   pledge,  conditional  sales  contract,
security  agreement,  option, or any other similar agreement with respect to any
interest of CFHC,  Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries (other than as mortgagor or
pledgor  in the  ordinary  course of their  banking  business  or as  mortgagee,
secured  party or deed of trust  beneficiary  in the  ordinary  course  of their
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                     6. other than as  described  in the CFHC  Filings or as set
forth in the CFHC Employee Plan List, any stock  purchase,  stock option,  stock
bonus,  stock  ownership,  profit  sharing,  group  insurance,  bonus,  deferred
compensation,  severance pay, pension,  retirement,  savings or other incentive,
welfare or  employment  plan or  material  agreement  providing  benefits to any
present or former employees, officers or directors of CFHC, Stockton or the CFHC
Subsidiaries;

                     7. any agreement to acquire  equipment or any commitment to
make capital expenditures of $50,000 or more;

                     8.  other  than  agreements  entered  into in the  ordinary
course of business,  including  sales of other real estate owned,  any agreement
for the sale of any  property  or assets  in which  CFHC,  Stockton  or the CFHC
Subsidiaries  has an  ownership  interest  or for the grant of any  preferential
right to purchase any such property or asset;

                     9. any agreement for the borrowing of any money (other than
liabilities or interbank borrowings made in the ordinary course of their banking
business and  reflected in the financial  records of CFHC,  Stockton or the CFHC
Subsidiaries);

                     10. any  restrictive  covenant  contained in any deed to or
lease  of  real  property  owned  or  leased  by  CFHC,  Stockton  or  the  CFHC
Subsidiaries (as lessee) that materially  restricts the use,  transferability or
value of such property;

                     11. any guarantee or indemnification which involves the sum
of $50,000 or more, other than letters of credit or loan  commitments  issued in
the normal course of business;

                     12. any supply,  maintenance  or  landscape  contracts  not
terminable by CFHC, Stockton or CFHC Subsidiaries  without penalty on 30 days or
less notice and which provides for payments in excess of $50,000 per annum;

                     13. other than as disclosed with reference to  subparagraph
(k) of this Section 4.17, any material agreement which would be terminable other
than by CFHC,  Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries as a result of the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

                     14. any contract of participation  with any other financial
institution  in any loan in excess of  $50,000 or any sales of assets of CFHC or
Stockton  with  recourse  of any  kind to CFHC or  Stockton  except  the sale of
mortgage loans,  servicing rights,  repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements,
securities or other financial transactions  in the ordinary  course of business;

                     15. any  agreement  providing  for the sale or servicing of
any loan or  other  asset  which  constitutes  a  "recourse  arrangement"  under



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applicable regulation or policy promulgated by a Governmental Entity (except for
agreements  for the sale of guaranteed  portions of loans  guaranteed in part by
the U. S. Small Business Administration and related servicing agreements);

                     16.  any  contract   relating  to  the  provision  of  data
processing services to CFHC, Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries;

                     17. any other  agreement  of any other kind which  involves
future  payments or receipts  or  performances  of services or delivery of items
requiring  payment  of  $50,000  or more to or by  CFHC,  Stockton  or the  CFHC
Subsidiaries  other than  payments  made under or pursuant  to loan  agreements,
participation agreements and other agreements for the extension of credit in the
ordinary course of their business.

                     True  copies  of all  Scheduled  Contracts,  including  all
amendments and supplements thereto, have been delivered to TI.

                  R. Certain Material Changes.  Except as specifically required,
permitted  or effected by this  Agreement  or as  otherwise  set forth in a list
delivered by CFHC and Stockton to TI (the "CFHC Material  Adverse Effect List"),
and except for any special  assessments  associated with the Savings Association
Insurance Fund ("SAIF"),  since December 31, 1995, there has not been,  occurred
or  arisen  any of the  following  (whether  or not in the  ordinary  course  of
business unless otherwise indicated):

                     1. Any change in any of the assets,  liabilities,  permits,
methods of accounting or accounting practices, business, or manner of conducting
business,  of CFHC,  Stockton,  or the CFHC Subsidiaries,  or any other event or
development  that  has had or may  reasonably  be  expected  to have a  Material
Adverse Effect;

                     2. Any damage,  destruction or other casualty loss (whether
or not covered by insurance)  that has had or may reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect;

                     3.  Any  amendment,  modification  or  termination  of  any
existing, or entry into any new, material contract or permit that has had or may
reasonably  be  expected  to have a  Material  Adverse  Effect on the  business,
financial   condition,   results  of  operations  or  prospects  of  CFHC  on  a
consolidated basis; or

                     4. Any direct or  indirect  redemption,  purchase  or other
acquisition by CFHC,  Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries of any equity securities
or any  declaration,  setting aside or payment of any dividend  (except,  in the
case of the declaration, setting aside or payment by CFHC of a regular quarterly
cash dividend  consistent  with past  practice) or other  distribution  on or in
respect of CFHC Stock whether consisting of money, other personal property, real
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                  S. Licenses and Permits.  CFHC, Stockton and CFHC Subsidiaries
have all material  licenses and permits  that are  necessary  for the conduct of
their respective businesses, and such licenses are in full force and effect. The
respective properties,  assets,  operations and businesses of CFHC, Stockton and
the CFHC  Subsidiaries  are and  have  been  maintained  and  conducted,  in all
material respects, in compliance with all applicable licenses and permits.

                  T.  Undisclosed  Liabilities.  Neither CFHC,  Stockton nor the
CFHC  Subsidiaries  has  any  liabilities  or  obligations,  either  accrued  or
contingent,  that are material to CFHC on a consolidated basis and that have not
been:  (a)  reflected or disclosed in the  Financial  Statements of CFHC; or (b)
disclosed in a list furnished by CFHC and Stockton to TI (the "CFHC  Undisclosed
Liabilities  List") or on any other CFHC List.  Neither  CFHC,  Stockton nor the
CFHC Subsidiaries knows of any reasonable basis for the assertion against any of
them of any liability,  obligation or claim (including, without limitation, that
of any  regulatory  authority)  that is likely to result in or cause a  Material
Adverse Effect that is not accurately  reflected in the Financial  Statements of
CFHC or otherwise disclosed in this Agreement.

                  U. Employee Benefit Plans.
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                     1. Existence of Plans. For purposes of this Agreement,  the
term  "Plans"  shall  mean (i) all  "Employee  Benefit  Plans"  (as such term is
defined  in  Section  3(3) of  ERISA)  of which  CFHC or any  member of the same
controlled  group of  corporations,  trades or  businesses  as CFHC  within  the
meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA, including, but not limited to, Stockton
and CFHC Subsidiaries (for purposes of this Section,  an "ERISA Affiliate") is a
sponsor  or  participating  employer  or as to  which  CFHC or any of its  ERISA
Affiliates makes contributions or is required to make contributions and (ii) any
similar  employment,  severance or other arrangement or policy of CFHC or of any
of its ERISA  Affiliates  (whether  written  or oral)  providing  for  insurance
coverage   (including   self-insured   arrangements),   workers'   compensation,
disability  benefits,  supplemental  unemployment  benefits,  vacation benefits,
retirement  benefits,  or for profit sharing,  deferred  compensation,  bonuses,
stock options,  stock  appreciation or other forms of incentive  compensation or
post-retirement  insurance,  compensation or benefits. Except as is disclosed in
the "CFHC Employee Plan List," (i) neither CFHC nor any of its ERISA  Affiliates
maintains or  sponsors,  or makes or is required to make  contributions  to, any
Plans,  (ii) none of the Plans is a "multiemployer  plan," as defined in Section
3(37) of ERISA,  (iii) none of the Plans is a  "defined  benefit  pension  plan"
within the meaning of Section 3(35) of ERISA, and (iv) each of the Plans is, and
at all times since its inception has been, in compliance  with all provisions of
ERISA,  the Code, the  Consolidated  Omnibus Budget  Reconciliation  Act of 1985
("COBRA")  and all other  applicable  laws.  Notwithstanding  any  statement  or
indication in this Agreement to the contrary,  and except as otherwise  provided
for in the letter required pursuant to Article XII of this Agreement,  there are
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contributions,  whether on behalf of any of the current  employees  of the CFHC,
its ERISA  Affiliate or on behalf of any other person,  after the Closing.  With
respect  to each of such  Plans,  at the  Closing  there  will be no  unrecorded
liabilities  with  respect  to  the  establishment,  implementation,  operation,
administration  or  termination  of any such  Plan,  or the  termination  of the
participation  in any  such  Plan by the  CFHC or any of its  ERISA  Affiliates.
Neither CFHC nor any ERISA Affiliate has any formal plan or commitment,  whether
legally  binding or not, to create any additional  Plan, or modify or change any
existing Plan that would affect any employee or  terminated  employee of CFHC or
any ERISA  Affiliate,  except as disclosed on the CFHC Employee Plan List.  CFHC
has  delivered to TI true and complete  copies of: (i) each of the Plans and any
related funding and service agreements thereto (including  insurance  contracts,
investment managing  agreements,  subscription and participation  agreements and
recordkeeping  contracts)  including  all  amendments,  all of which are legally
valid and  binding  and in full  force  and  effect  and  there are no  defaults
thereunder,  (ii) the currently  effective Summary Plan Description,  Summary of
Material  Modifications and all material employee  communications  pertaining to
each of the Plans,  (iii) the three most recent  annual  reports for each of the
Plans (including all relevant schedules), (iv) the most recently filed PBGC Form
1  (if   applicable),   and  (v)  the  most  recent  Internal   Revenue  Service
determination  letter for each Plan which is intended to  constitute a qualified
plan under  Section 401 of the Code and each  amendment to each of the foregoing
documents and any requests for rulings, determinations, or opinions pending with
the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental agency.

                     2. Present Value of Benefits.  Except as otherwise provided
for in the letter  required  pursuant  to  Article  XII of this  Agreement,  the
present  value of all accrued  benefits  under any Plans  subject to Title IV of
ERISA shall not, as of the Closing Date,  exceed the value of the assets of such
Plans allocated to such accrued benefits,  based upon the applicable  provisions
of the Code and ERISA.  With respect to each Plan that is subject to Title IV of
ERISA  (i) no amount is due or owing  from CFHC or its ERISA  Affiliates  to the
Pension Benefit Guaranty  Corporation or to any "multiemployer  plan" as defined
in Section  3(37) of ERISA on account of any  withdrawal  therefrom  and (ii) no
such Plan has been  terminated  other than in accordance with ERISA or at a time
when  the  Plan  was not  sufficiently  funded.  The  transactions  contemplated
hereunder, including without limitation the termination of the Plans at or prior
to the Closing, shall not result in any such withdrawal or other liability under
any applicable laws.

                     3. Penalties; Reportable Events. None of the Plans, nor any
trust created  thereunder nor any trustee,  fiduciary or administrator  thereof,
has engaged in any  transaction  which might subject any of the Plans,  any such
trust, or any trustee,  fiduciary or administrator thereof, or any party dealing
with  the  Plans  or any  such  trust,  to  the  tax or  penalty  on  prohibited
transactions imposed by Section 4975 of the Code or to any civil penalty imposed
by  Section  502 of ERISA.  None of the Plans  subject to Title IV of ERISA has,
since September 2, 1974,  been completely or partially  terminated nor has there
been any  "reportable  event," as such term is  defined  in  Section  4043(b) of
ERISA,  with respect to any of the Plans since the  effective  date of ERISA nor



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has any notice of intent to  terminate  been filed or given with  respect to any
such  Plan.  There  has  been no (i)  withdrawal  by  CFHC  or any of its  ERISA
Affiliates that is a substantial employer from a single-employer plan which is a
Plan and which has two or more  contributing  sponsors  at least two of whom are
not under common  control,  as referred to in Section  4063(b) of ERISA, or (ii)
cessation by CFHC or any of its ERISA  Affiliates  of  operations  at a facility
causing more than 20% of Plan  participants to be separated from employment,  as
referred to in Section 4062(f) of ERISA.

                     4. Deficiencies;  Qualification.  None of the Plans nor any
trust created  thereunder has incurred any "accumulated  funding  deficiency" as
such term is defined in Section 412 of the Code,  whether or not  waived,  since
the effective date of said Section 412. Furthermore, neither CFHC nor any of its
ERISA Affiliates has any unfunded liability under ERISA in respect of any of the
Plans.  Each of the Plans which is intended to be a qualified plan under Section
401(a)  of the Code has  received  a  favorable  determination  letter  from the
Internal  Revenue  Service  and  CFHC  does not  know of any  fact  which  could
adversely  affect the qualified  status of any such Plan.  All of the Plans have
been  administered and maintained in compliance with ERISA,  COBRA, the Code and
all other applicable laws. All contributions  required to be made to each of the
Plans  under  the  terms of the  Plan,  ERISA,  the  Code,  COBRA  or any  other
applicable laws have been timely made. The Financial Statements properly reflect
all  amounts  required  to be accrued as  liabilities  to date under each of the
Plans.  There is no  contract,  agreement  or benefit  arrangement  covering any
employee of CFHC which,  individually  or  collectively,  could give rise to the
payment of any amount which would constitute an "excess  parachute  payment" (as
defined in Section 280G of the Code).

                     5. Litigation.  There have occurred and there exists (i) no
pending litigation or controversies  against the Plans or against CFHC or any of
its ERISA  Affiliates as the "Employer" or "Sponsor"  under the Plans or against
the  trustee,  fiduciaries  or  administrators  of any of the  Plans and (ii) no
pending or threatened investigations,  proceedings,  lawsuits, disputes, actions
or controversies involving the Plans, the administrator or trustee of any of the
Plans with any of the Internal  Revenue  Service,  Department of Labor,  Pension
Benefit Guaranty  Corporation,  any participant in the Plans or any other person
whatsoever.  Without  limiting the  generality  of the  foregoing,  there are no
lawsuits or other claims,  pending or threatened  (other than routine claims for
benefits  under a Plan)  against (i) any Plan, or (ii) any  "Fiduciary"  of such
Plan (within the meaning of Section  3(21)(a) of ERISA) brought on behalf of any
participant,  beneficiary  or  Fiduciary  thereunder,  nor is there a reasonable
basis for any such claim.

                  V.  Corporate  Records.  The minute books of CFHC and Stockton
since  1982,  and  the  CFHC  Subsidiaries   since  their  respective  dates  of
incorporation, accurately reflect all material actions taken to this date by the
respective  stockholders,  boards of directors and committees of CFHC,  Stockton
and  the  CFHC  Subsidiaries  and  contain  true  and  complete  copies  of  the



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Certificates  of  Incorporation,  as  amended,  Articles  of  Incorporation,  as
amended,  Federal Stock  Charter,  Bylaws and other charter  documents,  and all
amendments thereto. True and complete copies of CFHC's,  Stockton's and the CFHC
Subsidiaries'   Certificates   of   Incorporation,   as  amended,   Articles  of
Incorporation,  as amended,  Federal  Stock  Charter,  Bylaws and other  charter
documents,  and all  amendments  thereto,  have been delivered to TI on the date
hereof.

                  W. Community  Reinvestment  Act. Stockton received a rating of
"satisfactory" in its most recent  examination or interim review with respect to
the  Community  Reinvestment  Act. CFHC or Stockton have not been advised of any
supervisory  concerns regarding any of Stockton's  compliance with the Community
Reinvestment Act.

                  X. Regulatory Actions.

                     (a) As of the date  hereof,  and to CFHC's  and  Stockton's
actual  knowledge,  CFHC and  Stockton  are in  compliance  with all  applicable
federal,  state,  local and foreign  statutes,  laws,  regulations,  ordinances,
rules,  judgments,  orders or decrees  applicable  thereto  or to the  employees
conducting such  businesses,  including,  without  limitation,  the Equal Credit
Opportunity  Act, the Bank  Secrecy  Act,  the Fair  Housing Act, the  Community
Reinvestment  Act,  the  Home  Mortgage   Disclosure  Act,  the  Americans  with
Disabilities  Act,  and all other  applicable  fair  lending  laws or other laws
relating  to  discrimination,  and to CFHC's and  Stockton's  actual  knowledge,
neither  CFHC nor  Stockton  is the  subject of a referral  to either the United
States  Department of Justice or the Department of Housing and Urban Development
for alleged violations of the Fair Lending Acts.

                     (b)  Except as set forth in a list  (the  "CFHC  Regulatory
Actions List"), to the knowledge of CFHC and Stockton,  each material violation,
criticism,  or  exception  by  any  Governmental  Entity  with  respect  to  any
examinations  of CFHC or Stockton has been  responded to or is in the process of
being  responded  to, and  neither  CFHC nor  Stockton  has been  advised by any
Governmental Entity that its response is inadequate.

                     (c) Neither CFHC,  Stockton nor the CFHC  Subsidiaries is a
party to any  cease  and  desist  order,  written  agreement  or  memorandum  of
understanding  with, or a party to any commitment letter or similar  undertaking
to,  or is  subject  to any order or  directive  by,  or is a  recipient  of any
extraordinary  supervisory  letter from, or has adopted any board resolutions at
the  request  of,  any  Governmental  Entity  nor  has it  been  advised  by any
Governmental  Entity  that it is  contemplating  issuing  or  requesting  (or is
considering  the  appropriateness  of issuing  or  requesting)  any such  order,
directive,  written  agreement,   memorandum  of  understanding,   extraordinary
supervisory letter, commitment letter, board resolutions or similar undertaking.

                  Y. Insider  Loans;  Other  Transactions.  CFHC has  previously
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of credit made to CFHC,  Stockton and the CFHC  Subsidiaries and each of its and
their  executive  officers and  directors and their  related  interests  (all as
defined under Federal  Reserve Board  Regulation O), all of which have been made
in compliance with Regulation O, which listing is true,  correct and complete in
all material respects.  Neither CFHC,  Stockton nor any CFHC Subsidiary owes any
amount  to, or has any  contract  or lease  with or  commitment  to,  any of the
present Executive Officers or directors of CFHC, Stockton or any CFHC Subsidiary
(other than for  compensation  for  current  services  not yet due and  payable,
reimbursement  of expenses  arising in the ordinary course of business,  options
available  under the CFHC Stock  Option  Plan,  or any amounts  due  pursuant to
CFHC's Employee Benefit Plans).

                  Z.   Accounting   Records.   CFHC,   Stockton   and  the  CFHC
Subsidiaries maintain accounting records which fairly and accurately reflect, in
all  material  respects,   their  transactions  and  accounting  controls  exist
sufficient to provide  reasonable  assurances that such transactions are, in all
material respects, (i) executed in accordance with their management's general or
specific authorization, and (ii) recorded as necessary to permit the preparation
of  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  generally  accepted  accounting
procedures  and/or  applicable   regulatory  accounting  principles  or  banking
regulations  consistently  applied.  Such  records,  to the extent they  contain
important  information  pertaining to CFHC,  Stockton and the CFHC  Subsidiaries
which is not  easily  and  readily  available  elsewhere,  have been  stored and
maintained in compliance with OTS Regulations.

                  AA. Indemnification.  Other than pursuant to the provisions of
its charter or bylaws,  neither CFHC,  Stockton nor the CFHC  Subsidiaries  is a
party  to any  indemnification  agreement  with  any of its  present  directors,
officers,  employees,  agents or other  persons who serve or served in any other
capacity with any other enterprise at the request of CFHC (a "Covered  Person"),
and to the knowledge of CFHC,  there are no claims for which any Covered  Person
would be entitled to  indemnification  under Section 7.8 if such provisions were
deemed in effect,  except as set forth in a list  furnished by CFHC and Stockton
to TI (the "CFHC Indemnification List").

                  AB. Offices and ATMs. CFHC and Stockton have furnished to TI a
list (the "CFHC  Offices  List")  setting  forth the  headquarters  of  Stockton
(identified  as such) and each of the  offices  and  automated  teller  machines
("ATMs")  maintained and operated by Stockton  (including,  without  limitation,
representative  and loan  production  offices and  operations  centers)  and the
location  thereof.  Except  as set  forth on the  CFHC  Offices  List,  Stockton
maintains no other office or ATM and conducts business at no other location, and
Stockton  has not applied for nor  received  permission  to open any  additional
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                  AC. Loan Portfolio.
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                     (a) CFHC and  Stockton  have  furnished  to TI a list  (the
"CFHC Loan List") that sets forth as of November 30, 1996 a  description  of (a)
each loan,  lease,  other  extension of credit or commitment to extend credit by
Stockton in excess of  $25,000;  (b) all loans,  leases,  other  extensions  and
commitments  to extend  credit by  Stockton  of $25,000 or more,  that have been
classified by any bank  regulatory  authority or any unit of CFHC or Stockton or
by any other  Person  as  "Criticized,"  "Specially  Mentioned,"  "Watch  List,"
"Substandard," "Doubtful," "Loss" or any comparable classification  ("Classified
Credits"); and (c) all consumer loans due to Stockton as to which any payment of
principal, interest or any other amount is 90 days or more past due. There is no
material  disagreement  with  any  regulatory  agency  as to any  classification
referred to herein.

                     (b) Each loan,  other than  loans the  aggregate  amount of
which to any one  borrower  and its related  interests  reflected as an asset on
CFHC's most recent balance sheet does not exceed $25,000, and each balance sheet
date subsequent thereto (i) is evidenced by notes,  agreements or other evidence
of indebtedness which are true, genuine and what they purport to be, and (ii) is
the  legal,   valid  and  binding  obligation  of  the  obligor  named  therein,
enforceable in accordance  with its terms,  subject to  bankruptcy,  insolvency,
fraudulent  conveyance  and other laws of general  applicability  relating to or
affecting creditors' rights and to general equity principles. All such loans and
extensions  of credit  that have been made by  Stockton  and that are subject to
Section 11 of HOLA comply therewith.

                  AD. Investment Securities. CFHC and Stockton have furnished to
TI a list (the "CFHC Investment Securities List") setting forth a description of
each  Investment  Security held by CFHC,  Stockton or the CFHC  Subsidiaries  on
November  30,  1996  and on the  date of this  Agreement.  The  CFHC  Investment
Securities List sets forth, with respect to each such Investment  Security:  (i)
the issuer thereof;  (ii) the outstanding balance or number of shares; (iii) the
maturity,  if applicable:  (iv) the title of issue;  and (v) the  classification
under SFAS No. 115. Neither CFHC,  Stockton nor the CFHC Subsidiaries  holds any
Investment Security classified as trading.

                  AE.  Derivatives  Contracts;  Structured Notes; Etc. Except as
set forth in a list furnished by CFHC and Stockton to TI, (the "CFHC Derivatives
List") neither CFHC,  Stockton nor the CFHC  Subsidiaries,  is a party to or has
agreed to enter into an exchange traded or over-the-  counter  equity,  interest
rate, foreign exchange or other swap,  forward,  future,  option,  cap, floor or
collar or any other  contract that is not included on the balance sheet and is a
derivative   contract   (including   various   combinations   thereof)  (each  a
"Derivatives  Contract") or owns  securities that are referred to generically as
"structured  notes," "high risk  mortgage  derivatives,"  "capped  floating rate
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                  AF. Power of  Attorney.  Neither  CFHC,  Stockton nor the CFHC
Subsidiaries has granted any Person a power of attorney or similar authorization
that is presently in effect or outstanding.

                  AG. Material Interests of Certain Persons. Except as disclosed
in CFHC's  proxy  statement  for its 1996  annual  meeting of  stockholders,  no
officer or director of CFHC, or any  associate  thereof (as such term is defined
in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) has any material  interest in any material
contract or property  (real or  personal)  tangible  or  intangible,  used in or
pertaining to the business of CFHC, Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries.

                  AH.  Tax  Matters.   Neither   CFHC,   Stockton  or  the  CFHC
Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of CFHC or Stockton, any of their respective
Affiliates  has  taken or agreed  to take any  action  that  would  prevent  the
business  combinations  to  be  effected  by  the  Mergers  from  qualifying  as
reorganizations under Section 368(a) of the Code.

                  AI. Facts Affecting Regulatory Approvals.  To the knowledge of
CFHC and  Stockton,  there is no fact,  event or condition  applicable  to CFHC,
Stockton or the CFHC  Subsidiaries  which will, or reasonably  could be expected
to,  adversely  affect the  likelihood  of securing the  requisite  approvals or
consents of any Governmental Entity to the Mergers and transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.

                  AJ.  Disclosure  Documents  and  Applications.   None  of  the
information  supplied  or to be  supplied  by or on behalf  of CFHC or  Stockton
("CFHC  Supplied  Information")  for inclusion in (a) the Proxy  Statement to be
mailed to the  stockholders of CFHC in connection with obtaining the approval of
the  stockholders of CFHC of this Agreement,  the Holding Company Merger and the
other transactions  contemplated hereby, and (b) any other documents to be filed
with the SEC, the OTS, the FDIC or any other  Governmental  Entity in connection
with the  transactions  contemplated in this Agreement,  will, at the respective
times such documents are filed or become effective, or with respect to the Proxy
Statement when mailed,  contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit
to state any material fact  required to be stated  therein or necessary in order
to make the statements  therein,  in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.

                  AK. Certain Regulatory Matters
                      --------------------------

                     1.  Stockton is a qualified  thrift  lender  under  Section
10(m)  of the  HOLA  and is a  member  of the  Federal  Home  Loan  Bank  of San
Francisco; and

                     2.  Stockton  has not paid any  dividends  to CFHC that (i)
caused the  regulatory  capital  of  Stockton  to be less than the  amount  then
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of dividends  imposed by law,  agreement  or  regulatory  policy.  Other than as
required by applicable law or OTS Regulations,  there are no restrictions on the
payment of dividends by Stockton or CFHC.

                  AL. Corporate Approval
                      ------------------

                     1. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of CFHC Stock is required to adopt this Agreement and approve
the Holding Company Merger and the other  transactions  contemplated  hereby. No
other vote of the  stockholders  of CFHC is required by law, the  Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws of CFHC or otherwise to adopt this Agreement and approve
the Holding Company Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby; and

                     2. At a duly constituted  meeting of the Board of Directors
of  CFHC  and  Stockton,  directors  constituting  at  least  two-thirds  of the
directors then in office  respectively  authorized  CFHC's and Stockton's  entry
into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

                  AM.  Intellectual  Property.  Except  as set  forth  in a list
furnished by CFHC and Stockton to TI (the "CFHC  Intellectual  Property  List"),
CFHC,  Stockton  and the CFHC  Subsidiaries  own or  possess  valid and  binding
licenses  and  other  rights  to  use  without  payment  all  material  patents,
copyrights,  trade secrets,  trade names,  service marks and trademarks  used in
their respective  businesses;  and CFHC, Stockton and the CFHC Subsidiaries have
not received any notice with respect  thereto that asserts the rights of others.
CFHC, Stockton and the CFHC Subsidiaries have in all material respects performed
all the obligations  required to be performed by them, and are not in default in
any material  respect under any license,  contract,  agreement,  arrangement  or
commitment relating to any of the foregoing.

                  AN.  Accuracy and  Currentness of Information  Furnished.  The
representations  and warranties made by CFHC and Stockton hereby or in the Lists
or schedules  hereto do not contain any untrue  statement of a material  fact or
omit to state any material fact which is necessary under the circumstances under
which they were made to prevent the statements contained herein or in such Lists
or schedules from being misleading.



                                   ARTICLE V.

                REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF TI AND GUARANTY
                -------------------------------------------------

                  Subject to the  provisions of Section 14.3 of this  Agreement,
TI and  Guaranty,  jointly  and  severally,  represent  and  warrant to CFHC and
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                  A. Incorporation, Standing and Power. TI is a corporation duly
incorporated,  validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware,  has all requisite  corporate power and authority to own, lease and
operate its  properties  and assets and to carry on its  business  as  presently
conducted,  and is registered as a savings and loan holding  company under HOLA.
Guaranty is a federal savings bank duly  incorporated,  validly  existing and in
good  standing  under the laws of the United States and is authorized by the OTS
to conduct a federal savings bank business. The Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws of TI, and the  Federal  Stock  Charter and Bylaws of  Guaranty,  each as
amended to date, are in full force and effect.  Guaranty's  deposits are insured
by the FDIC in the manner and to the  fullest  extent  provided  by law.  TI and
Guaranty are duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign  corporation,  and
are  authorized to do business,  in all states or other  jurisdictions  in which
such qualification or authorization is necessary, except where the failure to be
so qualified or authorized would not,  individually or in the aggregate,  have a
Material Adverse Effect.

                  B. Authority of TI and Guaranty. The execution and delivery by
TI and  Guaranty of this  Agreement  and by Guaranty  of the  Agreement  of Bank
Merger,  and subject to the requisite approval of the shareholder of Guaranty of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, the consummation of the
transactions  contemplated  hereby  and  thereby  have  been  duly  and  validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of TI and Guaranty, and
this Agreement is and the Agreement of Bank Merger will be upon execution by all
parties,  a valid and binding  obligation  of TI and  Guaranty,  enforceable  in
accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may
be   limited  by   bankruptcy,   liquidation,   receivership,   conservatorship,
insolvency,  moratorium or other similar laws  affecting the rights of creditors
generally and by general equitable  principles and by Section  8(b)(6)(D) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C.  Section  1818(b)(6)(D).  Except as set
forth in a list furnished by TI to CFHC (the "TI Conflicts and Consents  List"),
neither the  execution  and delivery by TI or Guaranty of this  Agreement or the
Agreement  of  Bank  Merger,  as  the  case  may  be,  the  consummation  of the
transactions  contemplated  herein or thereby,  nor compliance by TI or Guaranty
with any of the provisions  hereof or thereof,  will (a) conflict with or result
in a breach of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation  or Bylaws,  as
amended, of TI, or the Federal Stock Charter or Bylaws, as amended, of Guaranty;
(b) constitute a breach of or result in a default (or give rise to any rights of
termination,   cancellation  or  acceleration,  or  any  right  to  acquire  any
securities  or assets)  under any of the terms,  conditions or provisions of any
note, bond, mortgage, indenture,  franchise, license, permit, agreement or other
instrument or  obligation to which TI or Guaranty is a party,  or by which TI or
Guaranty or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; (c) result in
the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on any of the properties or assets
of TI or Guaranty; or (d) violate any order, writ, injunction,  decree, statute,
rule or  regulation  applicable  to TI or  Guaranty  or any of their  respective
properties or assets. Except as set forth in the TI Conflicts and Consents List,
no consent of,  approval of,  notice to or filing with any  Governmental  Entity


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having  jurisdiction  over any  aspect of the  business  or assets of TI, and no
consent or approval of any other  Person,  is  required in  connection  with the
execution and delivery by TI of this Agreement, or the consummation by TI of the
transactions  contemplated  hereby or thereby,  except (i) the  approval of this
Agreement  and  the  transactions  contemplated  hereby  by the  shareholder  of
Guaranty;  (ii) such approvals as may be required by the OTS and the FDIC; (iii)
filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Delaware  Secretary pursuant to the
Delaware  General  Corporation Law; (iv) the declaration of effectiveness by the
SEC of the S-4 Registration Statement; and (v) such approvals as may be required
by the NYSE to approve  for  inclusion  on the NYSE the TI Stock to be issued in
the Holding Company Merger.

                  C. Tax Representations
                     -------------------

                  TI, Guaranty and their  Affiliates agree to cooperate with tax
counsel by furnishing  reasonable and customary written  representations  to tax
counsel for  purposes  of  supporting  tax  counsel's  opinion  that the Holding
Company Merger and the Bank Merger both qualify as tax-deferred  reorganizations
within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code as  contemplated in Section 9.6
hereof.

                  D.  Disclosure   Documents  and  Applications.   None  of  the
information  supplied  or to be  supplied  by or on behalf  of TI ("TI  Supplied
Information") for inclusion in (a) the S-4 Registration  Statement,  and (b) any
other  documents  to be filed with the OTS,  the FDIC or any other  Governmental
Entity in connection with the transactions  contemplated in this Agreement will,
at the respective  times such documents are filed or become  effective,  or with
respect  to the S-4  Registration  Statement  when  mailed,  contain  any untrue
statement of a material  fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

                  E.  Reports  and  Filings.  TI and  Guaranty  have  filed  all
reports,  returns,  registrations  and  statements  (such  reports  and  filings
referred to as "TI Filings"),  together with any amendments  required to be made
with respect  thereto,  that were required to be filed with (a) the SEC, (b) the
OTS, (c) the FDIC and (d) any other applicable  Governmental  Entity,  including
taxing  authorities,  except  where the failure to file such  reports,  returns,
registrations or statements has not had and is not reasonably expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.  No material adverse  administrative  actions have been
taken  or  orders  issued  in  connection  with  such TI  Filings.  As of  their
respective  dates, each of such TI Filings (y) complied in all material respects
with all laws and regulations enforced or promulgated by the Governmental Entity
with  which it was  filed (or was  amended  so as to be in  compliance  promptly
following  discovery  of any such  noncompliance);  and (z) did not  contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements  therein,  in light of the
circumstances  under  which  they  were  made,  not  misleading.  Any  financial
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the  financial  position of TI and was  prepared in  accordance  with  generally
accepted   accounting   principles  and/or  applicable   regulatory   accounting
principles  or  banking  regulations  consistently  applied,  except  as  stated
therein,  during  the  periods  involved.  TI has  furnished  CFHC with true and
correct  copies of all TI Filings  filed by TI with the SEC,  OTS,  and the FDIC
since January 1, 1993.

                  F. Corporate  Approval.  At a duly constituted  meeting of the
Board of Directors of Guaranty,  directors  constituting at least  two-thirds of
the directors then in office authorized Guaranty's entry into this Agreement and
the transactions  contemplated hereby, and, at a duly constituted meeting of the
Board of  Directors  of TI,  directors  constituting  at least a majority of the
directors  then in office  authorized  TI's  entry into this  Agreement  and the
transactions contemplated hereby.

                  G. Absence of Certain Changes or Events.  Except as may be set
forth in a list furnished by TI to CFHC (the "TI Material Adverse Effect List"),
or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement,  since December 30, 1995, and as
of the date  hereof,  no event has  occurred  which has had a  Material  Adverse
Effect.

                  H. Access to Funds.  TI has, or on the Closing Date will have,
a sufficient  number of authorized shares of TI Stock and all funds necessary to
consummate the Holding Company Merger.

                  I. Facts Affecting Regulatory  Approvals.  To the knowledge of
TI and  Guaranty,  there is no  fact,  event or  condition  applicable  to TI or
Guaranty which will, or reasonably  could be expected to,  adversely  affect the
likelihood of securing the requisite  approvals or consents of any  Governmental
Entity to the Mergers and transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                  J. Accuracy and  Currentness  of  Information  Furnished.  The
representations and warranties made by TI and Guaranty hereby or in the Lists or
schedules hereto do not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to
state any material fact which is necessary  under the  circumstances  to prevent
the  statements  contained  herein  or in such  Lists or  schedules  from  being
misleading.





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                                   ARTICLE VI.

                         COVENANTS OF CFHC AND STOCKTON
                      PENDING EFFECTIVE TIME OF THE MERGERS
                      -------------------------------------

                  CFHC and  Stockton  covenant and agree with TI and Guaranty as
follows:

                  A.  Limitation  on  CFHC's  and  Stockton's  Conduct  Prior to
Effective  Time.  Between the date hereof and the Effective  Time of the Holding
Company  Merger,  except  as  contemplated  by this  Agreement  and  subject  to
requirements of law and regulation  generally  applicable to federally chartered
savings banks and savings and loan holding companies, CFHC and Stockton agree to
conduct, and CFHC agrees to cause Stockton and the CFHC Subsidiaries to conduct,
their respective  businesses in the ordinary course in substantially  the manner
heretofore  conducted and in accordance with sound banking practices,  and CFHC,
Stockton and the CFHC  Subsidiaries  shall not, without prior written consent of
TI (which consent shall not be unreasonably  withheld and which consent shall be
deemed  granted  if within  five (5)  business  days of TI's  receipt of written
notice of a request for prior written  consent,  written  notice of objection is
not received by CFHC):

                      1. issue, sell or grant any CFHC Stock (except pursuant to
the exercise of CFHC Options outstanding as of the date hereof),  CFHC preferred
stock,  Stockton Stock, any other securities (including long term debt) of CFHC,
Stockton  or the CFHC  Subsidiaries  or any  rights,  options or  securities  to
acquire any CFHC Stock (except pursuant to the Stock Option  Agreement  attached
hereto as  Exhibit  A),  CFHC  preferred  stock,  Stockton  Stock,  or any other
securities  (including  long  term  debt)  of  CFHC  or  Stockton  or  the  CFHC
Subsidiaries;

                      2.  declare,  set  aside or pay any  dividend  or make any
other  distribution  upon or split,  combine or reclassify any shares of capital
stock or other securities of CFHC, Stockton or any CFHC Subsidiaries other than,
by CFHC, the declaration,  setting aside and payment of quarterly cash dividends
consistent with past practice;

                      3. purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any capital stock
or other  securities of CFHC,  Stockton or the CFHC  Subsidiaries or any rights,
options, or securities to acquire any capital stock or other securities of CFHC,
Stockton  or  CFHC  Subsidiaries;   provided,  however,  that  CFHC  may  cancel
outstanding  CFHC Options and pay the holders of such CFHC Options an amount not
greater than an amount of cash computed in accordance with Section 2.4;


                      4. except as may be  required  to effect the  transactions
contemplated  herein,  amend their  Certificate of  Incorporation or Articles of
Incorporation, as applicable, Federal Stock Charter, or Bylaws;

                      5. grant any  general or uniform  increase  in the rate of
pay of employees or employee  benefits  except  pursuant to the plan approved on
November 25, 1996 by the Compensation/Stock Options Committee of CFHC's Board of
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                      6. grant any increase:  (i) in incentive  compensation  or
related   employee   benefits  to  any  Person   except  for   increases   of  a
nondiscretionary   nature  granted  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business  and
consistent with past practices or as required by an existing written  employment
agreement,  and except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement;  (ii) in salary
upon a promotion that is in excess of 5%; or (iii) in  compensation to Robert V.
Kavanaugh in excess of that approved  pursuant to that certain  resolution dated
November 25, 1996 of the Compensation/Stock Options Committee of CFHC's Board of
Directors;

                      7.  make  any  capital  expenditure  or  commitments  with
respect  thereto in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate for any specific  project
or purpose, except for ordinary repairs,  renewals and replacements,  and except
for those  payments  to be made in  connection  with the  opening of a branch of
Stockton in Modesto and the purchase of eight Automated Teller Machines,  all as
identified  on a list  delivered by CFHC to TI (the "CFHC  Material  Expenditure
List");

                      8. compromise or otherwise  settle or adjust any assertion
or  claim  of a  deficiency  in Taxes  (or  interest  thereon  or  penalties  in
connection therewith),  extend the statute of limitations with any tax authority
or file any  pleading  in  court in any tax  litigation  or any  appeal  from an
asserted deficiency,  or file or amend any federal,  foreign, state or local tax
return, or make any tax election;

                      9.  grant or commit to grant  any  extension  of credit if
such extension of credit, together with all other credit then outstanding to the
same Person and all Affiliated Persons: (i) if unsecured, would exceed $100,000,
or, (ii) if secured by a lien on real estate  (excluding any government  insured
loans),  would exceed $1,000,000 or have a loan-to-value  ratio in excess of 80%
(unless insured by private mortgage insurance);

                      10. change any method or period of  accounting  unless and
until  required by generally  accepted  accounting  principles or a Governmental
Entity;

                      11.  grant or commit to grant any  extension  of credit or
amend  the  terms of any such  credit  outstanding  on the  date  hereof  to any
Executive  Officer,  director  or  holder  of ten  percent  (10%) or more of the
outstanding  CFHC Stock,  or any Affiliate of such Person,  if such credit would
exceed $25,000;

                      12.  close any offices at which  business is  conducted or
open any new offices, except for the opening of those branches identified in the
CFHC Material  Expenditure List and the opening of Stockton's branch in Oakdale,
pursuant  to the  terms of  CFHC's  agreement  with  Sentinel  Savings  and Loan
Association;

                      13.  adopt or enter into any new  employment  agreement or
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agreement or employee  benefit plan or  arrangement  of any such type except for
such  amendments  as are required by law,  and except as otherwise  permitted by
this Agreement;

                      14. initiate,  solicit, or encourage  (including by way of
furnishing  information or assistance),  or take any other action to facilitate,
any inquiries or the making of any proposal which constitutes, or may reasonably
be  expected  to lead to,  any  Competing  Transaction  (as such term is defined
below),  or negotiate  with any person in  furtherance  of such  inquiries or to
obtain  a  Competing   Transaction,   or  agree  to  or  endorse  any  Competing
Transaction, or authorize or permit any of its officers, directors, or employees
or any investment banker,  financial  advisor,  attorney,  accountant,  or other
representative retained by CFHC, Stockton or any of their Affiliates to take any
such action, and CFHC shall promptly notify TI (orally and in writing) of all of
the material facts relating to all inquiries and proposals  which it may receive
relating to any of such  matters.  For  purposes of this  Agreement,  "Competing
Transaction"  shall mean any of the following  involving  CFHC or Stockton:  any
merger,  consolidation,  share exchange or other business  combination;  a sale,
lease, exchange,  mortgage,  pledge,  transfer or other disposition of assets of
CFHC or  Stockton  representing  ten percent  (10%) or more of the  consolidated
assets of CFHC; a sale of shares of capital stock (or securities  convertible or
exchangeable  into or  otherwise  evidencing,  or any  agreement  or  instrument
evidencing, the right to acquire capital stock),  representing ten percent (10%)
or more of the voting  power of CFHC;  a tender  offer or exchange  offer for at
least ten percent (10%) of the  outstanding  shares of CFHC; a  solicitation  of
proxies in  opposition  to  approval  of the  Holding  Company  Merger by CFHC's
shareholders;  or a  public  announcement  of a bona  fide  proposal,  plan,  or
intention to do any of the foregoing.  CFHC,  Stockton and the CFHC Subsidiaries
will  immediately  cease and cause to be  terminated  any  existing  activities,
discussions  or  negotiations  with any  parties  (other  than TI and  Guaranty)
conducted  heretofore  with respect to any of the  foregoing.  CFHC and Stockton
will take the necessary steps to inform promptly the appropriate  individuals or
entities referred to above of the obligations  undertaken in this Section.  CFHC
and Stockton agree that they will notify TI and Guaranty immediately if any such
inquiries,  proposals  or  offers  are  received  by,  any such  information  is
requested  from,  or any  such  negotiations  or  discussion  are  sought  to be
initiated or continued with CFHC,  Stockton or the CFHC  Subsidiaries.  CFHC and
Stockton also agree that they shall  promptly  request each other person,  other
than TI and Guaranty,  that has heretofore executed a confidentiality  agreement
in connection with its  consideration  of acquiring  CFHC,  Stockton or the CFHC
Subsidiaries to return all confidential information heretofore furnished to such
person by or on behalf of CFHC,  Stockton  or any of the CFHC  Subsidiaries  and
enforce any such confidentiality agreements. Notwithstanding any other provision
in this Section 6.1(n) or elsewhere in this  Agreement,  the obligations of CFHC
in this Agreement are subject to the continuing fiduciary duties of the Board of
Directors  of CFHC to the  stockholders  of  CFHC.  In the  event  the  Board of
Directors of CFHC  receives a bona fide offer for a Competing  Transaction  with
another entity,  and reasonably  determines,  upon advice of counsel,  that as a
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to this Agreement is inconsistent  with the continuing  fiduciary duties of said
Board of Directors to the  stockholders  of CFHC, such failure to act or refrain
from doing any act shall not constitute the failure of any condition,  breach of
any covenant or otherwise  constitute any breach of this Agreement,  except that
any such  failure  to act or  refrain  from  doing any act shall  entitle  TI to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.1(i) hereof;

                      15.  other  than  in  the  ordinary  course  of  business,
consistent  with past  practice,  incur any  indebtedness  for borrowed money or
assume,  guarantee,  endorse or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible
for the obligations of any other person;

                      16. change any of CFHC's or Stockton's  basic policies and
practices  with  respect  to  liquidity   management  and  cash  flow  planning,
marketing,  deposit origination,  lending,  budgeting,  profit and tax planning,
personnel  practices  or  any  other  material  aspect  of  CFHC's  business  or
operations on a consolidated basis;

                      17.  grant  any  Person a power  of  attorney  or  similar
authority;

                      18. make any investment by purchase of stock or securities
(including an Investment Security), contributions to capital, property transfers
or otherwise in any other Person, except for federal funds or obligations of the
United  States  Treasury  or an  agency  of the  United  States  government  the
obligations  of which are  entitled  to or  implied  to have the full  faith and
credit of the United States  government and which have an original  maturity not
in  excess  of one  year,  in any  case,  in the  ordinary  course  of  business
consistent with past practices and which are not designated as trading;

                      19. settle any claim,  action or proceeding  involving any
liability of CFHC, Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries for money damages in excess
of $75,000 exclusive of insurance coverage,  or involving  restrictions upon the
operations of CFHC or any of the CFHC Subsidiaries;

                      20. amend or modify any  Scheduled  Contract or enter into
any agreement or contract that would be a Scheduled Contract under Section 4.17,
except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement;

                      21. waive or release any material  right or  collateral or
cancel or compromise any extension of credit or other debt or claim,  except for
actions taken in the resolution of extensions of credit or other debts or claims
that do not result in a  reduction  in excess of  $15,000 of the amount  CFHC is
otherwise entitled to pursuant to such right,  collateral,  credit or other debt
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                      22. enter into any new activities or lines of business, or
cease to conduct any material  activities  or lines of business that it conducts
on the date hereof,  or conduct any material  business  activity not  consistent
with past practice;

                      23.  sell,  transfer,   mortgage,  encumber  or  otherwise
dispose of any assets or  release  or waive any  claim,  except in the  ordinary
course of business and consistent with past practices;

                      24. take any action which would or is reasonably likely to
(i)  adversely  affect the ability of CFHC or  Stockton to obtain any  necessary
approval of any Governmental  Entity required for the transactions  contemplated
hereby;  (ii)  adversely  affect  CFHC's or  Stockton's  ability to perform  its
covenants and  agreements  under this  Agreement;  or (iii) result in any of the
conditions to the performance of CFHC's or Stockton's obligations hereunder,  as
set forth in Articles IX or X herein not being satisfied;

                      25.  make any  special or  extraordinary  payments  to any
Person, except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement;

                      26.    reclassify    any    Investment    Security    from
hold-to-maturity or available for sale to trading;

                      27. sell any security other than in the ordinary course of
business;

                      28.  take title to any real  property  without  conducting
prior thereto an environmental  investigation  (which at a minimum shall consist
of a phase I  environmental  report),  which  investigation  shall  disclose the
absence of any  suspected  environmental  contamination,  except with respect to
real property on which there is located a 1-4 family  residence  (unless CFHC or
Stockton has  reasonable  cause to believe any Hazardous  Materials may exist on
such property);

                      29.  take or cause  to be taken  any  action  which  would
disqualify the Mergers as "tax-deferred  reorganizations"  within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code;

                      30.  notwithstanding  any recoveries received with respect
to loans previously charged off, reduce the allowance for loan and lease losses,
except as a result of chargeoffs,  nor increase the allowance for loan and lease
losses greater than the tax base year reserve; or

                      31.  agree or make  any  commitment  to take  any  actions
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                  B. Affirmative Conduct of CFHC and Stockton Prior to Effective
Time.  Between the date  hereof and the  Effective  Time of the Holding  Company
Merger,  CFHC and  Stockton  shall,  and CFHC shall cause  Stockton and the CFHC
Subsidiaries to:

                      1. use their respective  commercially  reasonable  efforts
consistent with this Agreement to maintain and preserve intact their  respective
present  business  organizations  and to maintain and preserve their  respective
relationships and goodwill with account holders, borrowers, employees and others
having business relationships with CFHC, Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries;

                      2. use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to
keep in full force and effect all of the existing  material permits and licenses
of CFHC, Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries;

                      3. use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to
maintain  insurance  coverage  at  least  equal  to that  now in  effect  on all
properties  for which  they are  responsible  and on their  respective  business
operations;

                      4.   perform   their   respective   material   contractual
obligations and not become in material default on any such obligations;

                      5. duly  observe  and  conform to all lawful  requirements
applicable to their respective businesses,  except for any failure to so observe
and conform that would not have a Material Adverse Effect;

                      6. maintain their respective assets and properties in good
condition and repair, normal wear and tear excepted;

                      7. promptly advise TI in writing of any event or any other
transaction within CFHC's or Stockton's  knowledge whereby any Person or Related
Group  of  Persons  acquires,  directly  or  indirectly,  record  or  beneficial
ownership or control (as defined in Rule 13d-3  promulgated by the SEC under the
Exchange Act) of five percent (5%) or more of the  outstanding  CFHC Stock prior
to the record  date fixed for the CFHC  Stockholders'  Meeting or any  adjourned
meeting  thereof to approve this  Agreement  and the  transactions  contemplated
herein;

                      8.  promptly  notify  TI  regarding  receipt  from any tax
authority of any  notification of the  commencement of an audit,  any request to
extend the statute of  limitations,  any  statutory  notice of  deficiency,  any
revenue agent's report, any notice of proposed assessment,  or any other similar
notification  of potential  adjustments  to the tax  liabilities of CFHC, or the
CFHC  Subsidiaries  or  Stockton,   or  any  actual  or  threatened   collection
enforcement  activity by any tax authority  with respect to tax  liabilities  of
CFHC,  Stockton  or  the  CFHC  Subsidiaries,  and  make  available  to  TI  the
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                      9. make  available  to TI monthly  unaudited  consolidated
balance sheets and  consolidated  income  statements of CFHC within  twenty-five
(25) days after the close of each calendar month;

                      10.  not later than the 20th day of each  calendar  month,
amend or supplement the CFHC Lists prepared and delivered pursuant to Article IV
to ensure that the information set forth in the CFHC Lists  accurately  reflects
the then-current  status of the information  provided therein,  and deliver such
amendments  or  supplements  to TI no later  than the 20th day of each  calendar
month.  CFHC shall further amend or supplement  the CFHC Lists as of the Closing
Date if  necessary  to  reflect  any  additional  information  that  needs to be
included in the CFHC Lists.  No amendment or  supplement to the CFHC Lists needs
to be  provided  to the  extent  there has been no change or update in such CFHC
List;

                      11. use their respective  commercially  reasonable efforts
to obtain any third  party  consent  with  respect to any  contract,  agreement,
lease, license, amendment, permit or release that is material to the business of
CFHC on a  consolidated  basis  or that is  contemplated  in this  Agreement  as
required in connection with the Holding Company Merger or Bank Merger; and

                      12.  maintain  an  allowance  for  loan and  lease  losses
consistent  with  practices  and  methodology  as in  effect  on the date of the
execution of this Agreement.


                  C.  Access to Information.

                      1. CFHC and Stockton will afford, and CFHC shall cause the
CFHC   Subsidiaries  to  afford,   upon  reasonable   notice,   to  TI  and  its
representatives,  counsel,  accountants,  agents and employees reasonable access
during normal business hours to all of their respective businesses,  operations,
properties, books, files and records and will do everything reasonably necessary
to enable TI and its representatives, counsel, accountants, agents and employees
to make a complete examination of the financial statements,  businesses,  assets
and  properties of CFHC,  the CFHC  Subsidiaries  and Stockton and the condition
thereof  and to update  such  examination  at such  intervals  as TI shall  deem
appropriate.  Such  examination  shall  be  conducted  in  cooperation  with the
officers of CFHC, the CFHC  Subsidiaries and Stockton and in such a manner as to
minimize any disruption of, or interference with, the normal business operations
of CFHC, the CFHC  Subsidiaries and Stockton.  Upon the request of TI, CFHC will
request Peat Marwick to provide  reasonable access by Ernst & Young to auditors'
work papers with respect to the businesses and properties of CFHC,  Stockton and
the CFHC  Subsidiaries,  including  tax accrual  work papers  prepared  for CFHC
and/or Stockton  during the preceding sixty (60) months or any future  completed
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and documents covered by the attorney- client privilege,  or that are attorneys'
work product,  and (ii) books, records and documents that CFHC, Stockton and the
CFHC Subsidiaries are legally obligated to keep confidential.  No examination or
review conducted under this section shall constitute a waiver or  relinquishment
on the part of TI of the right to rely upon the  representations  and warranties
made by CFHC and  Stockton  herein.  TI  covenants  and  agrees  that it and its
representatives,  counsel, accountants, agents and employees will hold in strict
confidence all documents and information  concerning CFHC, Stockton and the CFHC
Subsidiaries  received  from any of them so obtained  (except to the extent that
such  documents  or  information  are a  matter  of  public  record  or  require
disclosure in the S-4 Registration Statement or any of the public information of
any applications required to be filed with any Governmental Entity to obtain the
approvals and consents required to effect the transactions contemplated hereby),
and if the transactions contemplated herein are not consummated, such confidence
shall be maintained and all such documents  shall be returned to CFHC,  Stockton
and the CFHC Subsidiaries.

                      2. A  representative  of TI,  selected  by TI in its  sole
discretion,  shall be authorized  and permitted to review each loan,  lease,  or
other credit  funded or renewed by CFHC or Stockton  after the date hereof,  and
all information  associated  with such loan,  lease or other credit within three
business  days of such  funding  or  renewal,  such  review  to take  place,  if
possible, on Stockton's premises.

                      3. A  representative  of TI,  selected  by TI in its  sole
discretion,  shall be  permitted  by CFHC and Stockton to attend all regular and
special Board of Directors' and committee meetings of CFHC and Stockton from the
date hereof until the Effective Time of the Holding  Company  Merger;  provided,
however,  that the attendance of such  representative  shall not be permitted at
any  meeting,  or  portion  thereof,  for the sole  purpose  of  discussing  the
transactions  contemplated  by  this  Agreement  or the  obligations  of CFHC or
Stockton under this  Agreement,  or information  covered by the  attorney-client
privilege;

                  D. Filings. CFHC and Stockton agree that through the Effective
Time  of  the  Holding  Company  Merger,   each  of  their  respective  reports,
registrations,  statements  and  other  filings  required  to be filed  with any
applicable Governmental Entity will comply in all material respects with all the
applicable  statutes,  rules and  regulations  enforced  or  promulgated  by the
Governmental Entity with which it will be filed and none will contain any untrue
statement  of  material  fact or omit to state a material  fact  required  to be
stated  therein or necessary  to make the  statements  therein,  in light of the
circumstances  under  which  they  were  made,  not  misleading.  Any  financial
statement contained in any such report, registration,  statement or other filing
that is intended to present the financial  position of the entity or entities to
which it relates will fairly present the financial  position of such entities or
entity and will be prepared in accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principles  and/or  applicable   regulatory  accounting  principles  or  banking
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                  E. Notices; Reports. CFHC and Stockton will promptly notify TI
and Guaranty of any event of which CFHC or Stockton obtains  knowledge which has
had or may have a Material  Adverse Effect or in the event that CFHC or Stockton
determines  that  either is  unable  to  fulfill  any of the  conditions  to the
performance  of  TI's or  Guaranty's  obligations  hereunder,  as set  forth  in
Articles IX or XI herein,  and CFHC and Stockton  will furnish TI (i) as soon as
available,  and in any event  within  ten (10) days  after it is  prepared,  any
report by CFHC or Stockton for  submission  to the Board of Directors of CFHC or
Stockton or committee thereof, except to the extent such report (or, in the case
of a portion of a report,  the relevant  portion  thereof) has been prepared for
the sole purpose of discussing the  transactions  contemplated by this Agreement
or the  obligations  of CFHC or Stockton  under this  Agreement  or  information
covered by the attorney-client privilege, provided, however, that this exception
shall not  excuse  any of CFHC's or  Stockton's  other  obligations  under  this
Agreement;  (ii)  as  soon  as  available,  all  proxy  statements,  information
statements,  financial statements,  reports,  letters and communications sent by
CFHC to its  stockholders  or other security  holders,  and all reports filed by
CFHC or Stockton  with, or received by CFHC or Stockton from, the SEC, OTS, FDIC
or any other  Governmental  Entity,  and (iii) such other existing reports as TI
may reasonably request relating to CFHC or Stockton.

                  F. CFHC Stockholders' Meeting. CFHC will take action necessary
in accordance  with  applicable  law and its  Certificate of  Incorporation  and
Bylaws to convene a meeting of its  stockholders  to consider and vote upon this
Agreement and the transactions  contemplated  hereby.  The Board of Directors of
CFHC shall,  subject to its fiduciary  duties,  recommend that its  stockholders
approve this Agreement and the transactions  contemplated  hereby, and the Board
of  Directors  of CFHC  shall,  subject to its  fiduciary  duties,  use its best
efforts to obtain the  affirmative  vote of the holders of the largest  possible
percentage  of the  outstanding  CFHC Stock to approve  this  Agreement  and the
transactions contemplated hereby.

                  G. Bank Merger.  CFHC and Stockton shall, at the request of TI
(i) take all necessary corporate and other action, to adopt and approve the Bank
Merger; (ii) execute, deliver and, where appropriate, file any and all documents
necessary  or  desirable  to  permit  the  Bank  Merger  immediately   following
consummation of the Holding Company Merger; and (iii) take and cause to be taken
any other action to permit the consummation of any transactions  contemplated in
connection with the Bank Merger. Neither CFHC nor Stockton shall take any action
that would  prevent  performance  of the  Agreement  of Bank Merger or any other
transactions contemplated in connection with the Bank Merger.

                  H.  Applications.  CFHC and Stockton will cooperate with TI in
the  preparation  of the S-4  Registration  Statement,  including the definitive
proxy  statement and  prospectus  (the "Proxy  Statement")  to be mailed to CFHC
stockholders  to vote upon the Holding  Company  Merger,  and the  statements or
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consummate  the  transactions  contemplated  by this  Agreement.  After  the S-4
Registration  Statement is declared  effective  under the  Securities  Act, CFHC
shall thereafter mail the Proxy Statement to its stockholders. CFHC and Stockton
covenant  and agree  that all  information  furnished  by CFHC or  Stockton  for
inclusion  in  the  S-4  Registration  Statement  and  in  all  applications  or
statements filed with the appropriate regulatory authorities for approval of, or
consent  to, the  Holding  Company  Merger and Bank  Merger  will  comply in all
material  respects with the  provisions of applicable  law, and will not contain
any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state material fact required to
be stated  therein or necessary to make the  statements  contained  therein,  in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

                  I. Certain Loans and Other Extensions of Credit. Stockton will
promptly  inform TI of the amounts and  categories  of any  Classified  Credits.
Stockton  will  furnish TI, as soon as  practicable,  and in any event within 20
days after the end of each calendar  month,  schedules  including the following:
(a) Classified Credits (including with respect to each credit its classification
category and the  originating  unit);  (b)  nonaccrual  credits  (including  the
originating  unit); (c) accrual exception credits that are delinquent 90 or more
days and have not been placed on nonaccrual  status  (including its  originating
unit); (d) credits delinquent as to payment of principal or interest  (including
its originating unit), including an aging into current-to-29,  30-59, 60-89, and
90+ day categories; (e) participating loans and leases, stating, with respect to
each,  whether it is purchased or sold and the  originating  unit;  (f) loans or
leases  (including any  commitments) by CFHC or Stockton to any CFHC or Stockton
director,  officer at or above the senior vice president  level,  or shareholder
holding ten percent (10%) or more of the capital stock of CFHC,  including  with
respect to each such loan or lease the identity  and, to the  knowledge of CFHC,
the  relation  of the  borrower to CFHC or  Stockton,  and the  outstanding  and
undrawn  amounts;  (g) letters of credit  (including the originating  unit); (h)
loans or leases  wholly or  partially  charged  off  during the  previous  month
(including  with  respect to each loan or lease,  the  originating  amount,  the
write-off amount and its originating  unit); and (i) other real estate or assets
acquired in satisfaction of debt.

                  J.  Affiliates and Five Percent Stockholders

                      1. Within 15 days of the date of this Agreement, and again
on the date this  Agreement is submitted  for  approval to the  stockholders  of
CFHC,  CFHC  shall  deliver  to TI a  letter  identifying  all  persons  who are
"affiliates"  of CFHC for purposes of Rule 145 under the  Securities  Act.  CFHC
shall use  commercially  reasonable  efforts  to cause  each such  affiliate  to
deliver to TI no less than 30 days prior to the  Effective  Time of the  Holding
Company Merger a written "Affiliates"  agreement, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit  D,  providing  that such  person  shall  dispose  of the TI Stock to be
received by such person in the Holding  Company  Merger only in accordance  with
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                      2. At least 10 business  days prior to the issuance of the
opinions  to be  provided  for in  Section  9.6,  CFHC  shall  use  commercially
reasonable  efforts to cause each person or group of persons who holds more than
five  percent  (5%) of CFHC's  Stock  (regardless  of whether  such person is an
"Affiliate")  to deliver to the law firm  delivering  the  opinion  pursuant  to
Section 9.6 a letter  stating that such  shareholder(s)  have no present plan or
intention  to dispose of TI Stock he or she or they will  receive in the Holding
Company Merger,  and committing that he, she or they will not dispose of such TI
Stock in such a manner as to cause a violation of the "continuity of shareholder
interest" requirements of Treasury Regulation 1.368-1.

                  K. Director and Officer Resignations.  CFHC and Stockton shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to TI at the Closing,  the  resignations of the
members of the Board of Directors  and  Executive  Officers of CFHC and Stockton
and the CFHC Subsidiaries effective at the Closing.

                  L.  Cal/Fin  Development.  Promptly  after  execution  of this
Agreement, CFHC shall use all means necessary to dissolve Cal/Fin Development as
a corporation, effective prior to the Closing.



                                  ARTICLE VII.

                          COVENANTS OF TI AND GUARANTY
                      PENDING EFFECTIVE TIME OF THE MERGERS
                      -------------------------------------

                  TI and  Guaranty  covenant and agree with CFHC and Stockton as
follows:

                  A.  Limitation  on  TI's  and  Guaranty's   Conduct  Prior  to
Effective  Time.  Between the date hereof and the Effective  Time of the Holding
Company  Merger,  except  as  contemplated  by this  Agreement  and  subject  to
requirements of law and regulation  generally  applicable to federally chartered
savings banks and savings and loan holding companies, TI and Guaranty shall not,
without prior written consent of CFHC,  (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld,  and which consent shall be deemed granted if within five (5) business
days of CFHC's receipt of written notice of a request for prior written consent,
written notice of objection is not received by TI):

                      1. take any action which would or is reasonably  likely to
(i)  adversely  affect the  ability of TI or  Guaranty  to obtain any  necessary
approval of any Governmental  Entity required for the transactions  contemplated
hereby;  (ii)  adversely  affect  TI's or  Guaranty's  ability  to  perform  its
covenants and  agreements  under this  Agreement;  or (iii) result in any of the
conditions to the performance of TI's or Guaranty's  obligations  hereunder,  as
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                      2.  take or cause  to be  taken  any  action  which  would
disqualify the Mergers as "tax-deferred  reorganizations"  within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code.

                      3. amend TI's or Guaranty's  Certificate of Incorporation,
Federal Stock Charter, or Bylaws, as the case may be, in any respect which would
materially and adversely  affect the rights and  privileges  attendant to the TI
Stock;

                      4.  enter  into  any   agreement  to  acquire,   merge  or
consolidate  with  another  entity which  transaction  any  Governmental  Entity
advises  TI in  writing  would  result in the  disapproval  of the  transactions
contemplated  in this  Agreement or the delay thereof until after  September 30,
1997; or

                      5.  agree  or make  any  commitment  to take  any  actions
prohibited by this Section 7.1.

                  B.  Affirmative  Conduct of TI and Guaranty Prior to Effective
Time.  Between the date  hereof and the  Effective  Time of the Holding  Company
Merger, TI and Guaranty shall:

                      1. duly  observe  and  conform to all lawful  requirements
applicable to their respective  businesses  except for any failure to so observe
and conform that would not have a Material Adverse Effect;

                      2. use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain any third party consent with respect to any contract,  agreement,  lease,
license,  arrangement,  permit or release that is material to the business of TI
on a consolidated basis or that is contemplated in this Agreement as required in
connection with the Holding Company Merger and the Bank Merger; and

                      3. not  later  than the 20th day of each  calendar  month,
amend or supplement the TI Lists prepared and delivered pursuant to Article V to
ensure that the  information set forth in the TI Lists  accurately  reflects the
then-current  status of the  information  provided  therein.,  and deliver  such
amendments  or  supplements  to CFHC no  later  than  the  20th  day of the each
calendar  month.  TI shall further  amend or  supplement  the TI Lists as of the
Closing Date if necessary to reflect any additional information that needs to be
included in the TI Lists. No amendment or supplement to the TI Lists needs to be
provided to the extent there has been no change or update in such TI List.

                  C. Filings.  TI and Guaranty  agree that through the Effective
Time  of  the  Holding  Company  Merger,   each  of  their  respective  reports,
registrations,  statements  and  other  filings  required  to be filed  with any
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the applicable  statutes,  rules and regulations  enforced or promulgated by the
Governmental Entity with which it will be filed and none will contain any untrue
statement  of a material  fact or omit to state a material  fact  required to be
stated  therein or necessary  to make the  statements  therein,  in light of the
circumstances  under  which they will be made,  not  misleading.  Any  financial
statement contained in any such report, registration,  statement or other filing
that is intended to present the financial  position of the entities or entity to
which it relates will fairly present the financial  position of such entities or
entity and will be prepared in accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principles  and/or  applicable   regulatory  accounting  principles  or  banking
regulations consistently applied during the periods involved.

                  D. Access to  Information.  TI and Guaranty will afford,  upon
reasonable  notice to TI, access to their respective books of account,  records,
reports, and other papers, and to discuss their respective affairs, finances and
accounts with their  respective  Executive  Officers at such reasonable times as
may be reasonably requested in connection with the transactions  contemplated by
this  Agreement.  CFHC and Stockton hereby  acknowledge  that they are aware and
that their  respective  subsidiaries,  affiliates,  agents,  representatives  or
employees  have been or will be advised that the  securities  laws of the United
States  prohibit  any  person who has  material  nonpublic  information  about a
publicly traded company from  purchasing or selling  securities of such company.
CFHC and Stockton  hereby  represent and warrant that as of the date hereof they
are not the  beneficial  owner (as such term is defined in accordance  with Rule
13d-3  promulgated  under  the  Exchange  Act)  of any  securities  of  TI.  Any
information  about TI and its  Affiliates  that is provided to CFHC and Stockton
and is not otherwise publicly available will be kept confidential and shall not,
without the prior  written  consent of TI, be disclosed by CFHC,  Stockton,  the
CFHC Subsidiaries,  Affiliates, agents, representatives or employees, other than
in connection with the  transactions  contemplated by this Agreement.  Moreover,
CFHC agrees to reveal any such information only to its subsidiaries, Affiliates,
agents,  representatives  and employees who need to know the information for the
purpose of providing  services in connection with the transactions  contemplated
by this Agreement. CFHC agrees to inform any such recipients of the confidential
nature of the information.

                  E.  Applications.  TI and Guaranty will  promptly  prepare and
file or cause to be prepared  and filed (i) an  application  for approval of the
Holding Company Merger and Bank Merger with the OTS, and (ii) with CFHC, the S-4
Registration  Statement,  including  the Proxy  Statement,  to be mailed to CFHC
Stockholders  to vote upon the Holding  Company  Merger.  TI shall afford CFHC a
reasonable  opportunity  to review the S-4  Registration  Statement and all such
applications  (except the  confidential  portions  thereof relating to TI or its
subsidiaries)  and all  amendments  and  supplements  thereto  before the filing
thereof.  TI covenants  and agrees that the S-4  Registration  Statement and all
applications to the appropriate  regulatory  agencies for approval or consent to
the Holding Company Merger and Bank Merger will comply in all material  respects
with the provisions of applicable law, and will not contain any untrue statement
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therein or necessary to make the statements  contained therein,  in light of the
circumstances  under which they were made, not misleading.  TI and Guaranty will
use their respective  commercially  reasonable  efforts to obtain all regulatory
approvals or consents  necessary to effect the Holding  Company  Merger and Bank
Merger.

                  F. Blue Sky. TI agrees to use commercially  reasonable efforts
to have the  shares  of TI Stock to be  issued in  connection  with the  Holding
Company  Merger  qualified  or  registered  for offer and  sale,  to the  extent
required,  under the securities laws of each jurisdiction in which  stockholders
of CFHC reside.

                  G. Notices; Reports. TI and Guaranty will promptly notify CFHC
and Stockton of any event of which TI or Guaranty  obtains  knowledge  which has
had or may have a Material  Adverse  Effect or in the event that TI or  Guaranty
determines that it is unable to fulfill any of the conditions to the performance
of CFHC's and Stockton's obligations hereunder, as set forth in Articles IX or X
herein,  and TI will  furnish  CFHC (i) as soon as  available,  and in any event
within ten (10) days after it is prepared,  any report by TI for  submission  to
the Board of Directors of TI or  committees  thereof,  except to the extent such
report (or in the case of a portion of a report,  the relevant  portion thereof)
has  been  prepared  for  the  sole  purpose  of  discussing  the   transactions
contemplated  by this Agreement or the  obligations of TI or Guaranty under this
Agreement or information  covered by the  attorney-client  privilege,  provided,
however,  that this exception  shall not excuse any of TI's or Guaranty's  other
obligations  under  this  Agreement  ;  (ii) as soon  as  available,  all  proxy
statements,  information statements,  financial statements, reports, letters and
communications sent by TI to its stockholders or other security holders, and all
reports filed by TI with the SEC; and (iii) such other existing  reports as CFHC
may reasonably request,  any of which relate to TI's or Guaranty's  inability to
fulfill  any of the  conditions  to the  performance  of CFHC's  and  Stockton's
obligations hereunder.

                  H.   Indemnification.   TI   agrees   that   all   rights   to
indemnification or exculpation now existing in favor of the directors, officers,
employees  and  agents of CFHC and  Stockton  as  provided  in their  respective
charters,  bylaws,  indemnification  agreements or otherwise in effect as of the
date hereof,  with respect to matters  occurring  prior to the Effective Time of
the Holding  Company  Merger shall survive the Holding  Company Merger and shall
continue in full force and effect. TI further agrees that following consummation
of the Holding Company Merger (a) to the greatest  extent  permitted by Delaware
law or the  banking  laws and  regulations  applicable  to,  and  organizational
documents or bylaws of, CFHC or Stockton as in effect on the date hereof, or, to
the  extent  that  any  amendment  to such law or  regulation  may  expand  such
indemnification rights, as hereinafter in effect, it shall indemnify, defend and
hold harmless individuals who were officers and directors of CFHC or Stockton as
of the date hereof or  immediately  prior to the  Effective  Time of the Holding
Company  Merger  for any  claim or loss  arising  out of their  actions  while a
director or officer,  including any acts relating to this  Agreement,  and shall



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pay the expenses,  including  attorney's fees, of such individuals in advance of
the final resolution of any claim, provided such individuals shall first execute
an  undertaking  acceptable  to TI to return  such  advances  in the event it is
finally concluded such  indemnification is not allowed under applicable law; and
(b) TI shall ensure that such  individuals  shall be covered by  directors'  and
officers'  liability  insurance  for a period  of four (4) years  following  the
Holding  Company  Merger  covering  acts or  omissions  occurring  prior  to the
Effective  Time of the Holding  Company  Merger which is no less  protective  in
terms of coverage or limitations than that now possessed by CFHC or Stockton and
which shall include  coverage for actions related to this  Agreement,  provided,
however,  that the annual premiums for such coverage will not exceed 150% of the
annual  premiums  currently paid by CFHC or Stockton for such  coverage.  To the
extent that the cost of the insurance coverage to be obtained by TI exceeds 150%
of the annual premium amount currently paid by CFHC or Stockton, TI will use its
best efforts to obtain the maximum  amount of coverage that may be purchased for
a price equal to 150% of the current  annual  premium  amount.  The provision of
insurance coverage described herein is not intended to alter or reduce the right
of indemnity in favor of the directors,  officers,  employees and agents of CFHC
and Stockton as provided in their respective charters,  bylaws,  indemnification
agreements or otherwise in effect as of the date hereof.

                  I. Removal of Conditions.  In the event of the imposition of a
condition to any  regulatory  approvals  which TI deems to materially  adversely
affect it or to be materially  burdensome as provided in Section 11.4 hereof, TI
shall use its  commercially  reasonable  efforts for purposes of  obtaining  the
removal of such condition.


                                  ARTICLE VIII.

                              ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
                              --------------------

                  The parties  hereto  hereby  mutually  covenant and agree with
each other as follows:

                  A. Best Efforts.  Subject to the terms and  conditions of this
Agreement,  each party will use its best efforts to take,  or cause to be taken,
all  actions  and to do, or cause to be done,  all things  necessary,  proper or
advisable under  applicable laws and regulations to consummate the  transactions
contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practical.

                  B.  Public  Announcements.  No press  release or other  public
disclosure  of matters  related  to this  Agreement  or any of the  transactions
contemplated hereby shall be made by TI or Guaranty, on the one hand, or CFHC or
Stockton,  on the other hand, unless the other parties shall have provided their
prior consent to the form and substance thereof; provided, however, that nothing
herein shall be deemed to prohibit  any party hereto from making any  disclosure
which its counsel deems  necessary or advisable in order to fulfill such party's
disclosure obligations imposed by law.


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                  C.  Cancellation  of Stock  Options and  Termination  of Stock
Option Plans.  Subject to Section 2.4,  each of the CFHC Options not  previously
exercised shall be cashed out by CFHC prior to the Effective Time of the Holding
Company  Merger by a cash  payment to the holder of the CFHC Option in an amount
equal to the excess,  if any, between (a) the Applicable Price Per Share and (b)
the exercise  price of the CFHC Option and CFHC shall  terminate  the CFHC Stock
Option Plan, effective at the Effective Time of the Holding Company Merger. CFHC
and Stockton  hereby agree to use their best  efforts,  and obtain any necessary
approvals of any Governmental Entity, to ensure that enough sufficient funds are
available at CFHC to make the payments provided for in this Section 8.3, whether
through the retention of a loan, through a dividend payment by Stockton to CFHC,
or otherwise.  In the event CFHC is unable to obtain the funds  required to make
all or any portion of the  payments  provided  for in this  Section  8.3, TI and
Guaranty  agree that either TI or Guaranty  shall pay such amounts which CFHC is
unable to pay.

                  D. Cancellation of Dividend  Reinvestment Plan. CFHC will take
all  necessary  action to cancel and terminate  the Dividend  Reinvestment  Plan
concurrently with execution of this Agreement.

                  E.  Environmental  Assessment.  TI may cause to be prepared at
TI's sole cost and expense  within 60 days of the date of this  Agreement one or
more phase I  environmental  investigations  with respect to any property on the
CFHC  Real  Property  List.  In  the  event  any  such  phase  I   environmental
investigation  report, or any similar report submitted to TI pursuant to Section
4.12(c)  of  this  Agreement,  or any  information  from a  Governmental  Entity
discloses   facts  which,   in  the  sole  discretion  of  TI,  warrant  further
investigation,  TI shall provide  written notice to CFHC and Stockton,  and CFHC
and Stockton shall use commercially  reasonable efforts to cause to be completed
within 60 days of such  written  notice,  at the sole cost and  expense of TI, a
phase II environmental  investigation  and report with respect to such property.
TI agrees to keep  confidential  and not to disclose any  nonpublic  information
obtained  in  the  course  of  such  environmental   investigation  relating  to
environmental  contamination  or suspected  contamination of any property on the
CFHC Real Property List, except as required by law.

                  F. Execution of the Stock Option Agreement.
                     ---------------------------------------

                  Simultaneously  with the execution of this  Agreement and as a
condition thereto,  CFHC and TI shall have executed and delivered a stock option
agreement (the "Stock Option Agreement") which grants to TI an option to acquire
up to  19.9%  of the  issued  and  outstanding  shares  of CFHC  Stock  upon the
occurrence of certain  circumstances,  substantially in the form attached hereto
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                  G. Identification of Designated Director
                     -------------------------------------

                  Within 30 business days after the date of this  Agreement,  TI
and CFHC jointly shall select one of the directors of CFHC or Stockton as of the
date of this  Agreement to serve as a director of the  Surviving  Bank after the
Effective  Time of the Bank Merger.  Upon the selection by TI of such person and
the  acceptance by such person to serve in such  capacity,  such person shall be
deemed  a  "Designated  Director."  TI  agrees  to  take  all  necessary  action
including,  if necessary,  increasing the authorized  number of its directors to
appoint the Designated Director to the Board of Directors of the Surviving Bank.



                                   ARTICLE IX.

               CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE HOLDING COMPANY MERGER
               --------------------------------------------------

                  The  obligations  of each of the parties  hereto to consummate
the transactions  contemplated  herein are subject to the satisfaction or waiver
by  each of the  parties,  on or  before  the  Closing  Date,  of the  following
conditions:

                  A.  Shareholder  Approval.  The Agreement and the transactions
contemplated   hereby  shall  have  received  all  requisite  approvals  of  the
stockholders of Guaranty, CFHC and Stockton.

                  B. No Judgments or Orders.  No judgment,  decree,  injunction,
order or proceeding  shall be  outstanding  or  threatened  by any  Governmental
Entity which  prohibits the  effectuation  of, or threatens to invalidate or set
aside,  the  Holding  Company  Merger or Bank Merger  substantially  in the form
contemplated by this Agreement,  or would have a Material Adverse Effect, unless
counsel to the party  against whom such action or proceeding  was  instituted or
threatened  renders to the other  parties  hereto a favorable  opinion that such
judgment, decree, injunction, order or proceeding is without merit.

                  C. Regulatory Approvals.  To the extent required by applicable
law or  regulation,  all  approvals  or  consents  of any  Governmental  Entity,
including,  without  limitation,  those  of the OTS and  FDIC  shall  have  been
obtained  or granted  for the  Holding  Company  Merger and Bank  Merger and the
transactions  contemplated  hereby and the  applicable  waiting period under all
laws shall have expired. All other statutory or regulatory  requirements for the
valid  completion  of the  transactions  contemplated  hereby  shall  have  been
satisfied and no statute,  rule, regulation,  order,  injunction or decree shall
have been enacted, entered, promulgated, interpreted, applied or enforced by any
Governmental  Entity which  prohibits or makes illegal the  consummation  of the
Holding Company Merger or Bank Merger or any other  transaction  contemplated by
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                  D. Securities Laws. The S-4 Registration  Statement shall have
been  declared  effective  by the SEC, or the SEC shall have  determined  not to
review  the  S-4  Registration  Statement,  and no  stop  order  suspending  the
effectiveness of such S-4  Registration  Statement shall have been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose shall have been  initiated.  TI shall have received
all state securities or "Blue Sky" permits and other authorizations necessary to
issue the TI Stock to consummate the Holding Company Merger.

                  E.  Listing.  The TI Stock  issuable  in the  Holding  Company
Merger  shall have been  included  for listing on the NYSE,  subject to official
notice of issuance.

                  F. Tax Opinions.  TI and CFHC shall have received from Manatt,
Phelps & Phillips, LLP an opinion reasonably  satisfactory to TI and CFHC to the
effect that the  Holding  Company  Merger and the Bank  Merger are  tax-deferred
reorganizations  within the meaning of Section  368(a) of the Code and shall not
result in the recognition of gain or loss for federal income tax purposes to TI,
CFHC  or  Stockton,  nor  shall  the  issuance  of the TI  Stock  result  in the
recognition  of gain or loss by the holders of CFHC Stock who receive such stock
in connection with the Holding  Company Merger,  dated prior to the date the S-4
Registration  Statement is first mailed to the  stockholders of CFHC and TI, and
such  opinion  shall be  confirmed  in writing,  and not have been  withdrawn or
modified in any material respect, as of the Closing Date.



                                   ARTICLE X.

                   CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF
                                CFHC AND STOCKTON
                                -----------------

                  All of the  obligations  of CFHC and  Stockton  to effect  the
transactions  contemplated  hereby shall be subject to the  satisfaction,  on or
before the Closing Date, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived
in writing by CFHC or Stockton:


                  A. Legal  Opinion.  CFHC and Stockton  shall have received the
opinion of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips,  LLP attorneys for TI and Guaranty,  dated
as of the Closing Date, in substantially the form of Exhibit E hereto.

                  B.  Representations and Warranties;  Performance of Covenants.
All  covenants,  terms and  conditions of this Agreement to be complied with and
performed  by TI and  Guaranty  at or before  the  Closing  Date shall have been
complied with and performed in all respects, except where failure to comply with
any covenant,  term or condition does not constitute a Material  Adverse Effect.
Each of the  representations  and  warranties  of TI and  Guaranty  contained in



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Article V hereof  shall have been true and correct in all  respects on and as of
the  date of this  Agreement  and on and as of the  Closing  Date  with the same
effect as though such  representations and warranties had been made on and as of
the Closing Date, except where the failure of a representation or warranty to be
true and correct in all respects does not cause a Material Adverse Effect. It is
understood and acknowledged that the representations being made on and as of the
Closing Date shall be made without  giving  effect to any update with respect to
the TI Lists in accordance with Section 7.2(c).

                  C.   Authorization  of  Mergers.   All  actions  necessary  to
authorize the  execution,  delivery and  performance  of this  Agreement and the
Agreement  of Bank  Merger,  by TI and  Guaranty,  and the  consummation  of the
transactions  contemplated hereby and thereby,  shall have been duly and validly
taken by the Board of  Directors  of TI and  Guaranty to the extent  required by
applicable  law,  and TI and  Guaranty  shall have full power and right to merge
pursuant to this Agreement and the Agreement of Bank Merger, respectively.

                  D.  Absence  of  Certain  Changes.  Between  the  date of this
Agreement and the Effective Time of the Holding Company Merger and the Effective
Time of the Bank Merger, there shall not have occurred any event that has had or
could reasonably be expected to have a Material  Adverse Effect,  whether or not
such  event,  change  or  effect  is  reflected  in the TI Lists as  amended  or
supplemented after the date of this Agreement.

                  E. Third Party  Consents.  TI and Guaranty shall have obtained
all consents of other parties to their  respective  material  mortgages,  notes,
leases,  franchises,  agreements,  licenses  and permits as may be  necessary to
permit  the  Holding  Company  Merger  and  Bank  Merger  and  the  transactions
contemplated herein to be consummated without a material default,  acceleration,
breach or loss of rights or benefits thereunder.

                  F. Officers'  Certificate.  There shall have been delivered to
CFHC and  Stockton  on the  Closing  Date a  certificate  executed  by the Chief
Executive   Officer  and  the  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  TI  and  Guaranty,
respectively,  certifying,  to  their  knowledge,  compliance  with  all  of the
provisions of Sections 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5.

                  G.  Fairness  Opinion.  CFHC shall have received a letter from
Merrill Lynch & Co., or such other nationally recognized investment banking firm
selected  by CFHC,  dated as of a date  within  five  (5)  business  days of the
mailing of the Proxy  Statement to the  stockholders of CFHC, to the effect that
the  proposed  consideration  in the  Holding  Company  Merger  is  fair  from a
financial  point of view to the  stockholders  of CFHC and such letter shall not
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                  H.  Appointment of Director.  All necessary  action shall have
been taken to have the Designated  Director elected or appointed to serve,  from
and after the Effective Time of the Bank Merger,  as a director of the Surviving
Bank.



                                   ARTICLE XI.

                             CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
                         OBLIGATIONS OF TI AND GUARANTY
                         ------------------------------

                  All of  the  obligations  of TI and  Guaranty  to  effect  the
transactions  contemplated  hereby shall be subject to the  satisfaction,  on or
before the Closing Date, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived
in writing by TI and Guaranty:

                  A. Legal  Opinion.  TI and  Guaranty  shall have  received the
opinion of  Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP dated as of the Closing  Date,  attorneys
for CFHC and Stockton, in substantially the form of Exhibit F hereto.

                  B.  Representations and Warranties;  Performance of Covenants.
All  covenants,  terms and  conditions of this Agreement to be complied with and
performed  by CFHC or  Stockton  at or before the  Closing  Date shall have been
complied with and performed in all respects  except where failure to comply with
any covenant,  term or condition does not constitute a Material Adverse Effect..
Each of the  representations  and  warranties of CFHC and Stockton  contained in
Article IV hereof  shall have been true and correct in all respects on and as of
the  date of this  Agreement  and on and as of the  Closing  Date  with the same
effect as though such  representations and warranties had been made on and as of
the Closing Date, except where the failure of a representation or warranty to be
true and correct in all respects does not cause a Material Adverse Effect. It is
understood and acknowledged that the representations being made on and as of the
Closing Date shall be made without  giving  effect to any update with respect to
the CFHC Lists in accordance with Section 6.2(j).

                  C.   Authorization  of  Mergers.   All  actions  necessary  to
authorize the execution,  delivery and performance of this Agreement by CFHC and
Stockton and of the Agreement of Bank Merger by Stockton and the consummation of
the  transactions  contemplated  hereby  and  thereby  shall  have been duly and
validly taken by the Boards of Directors and  stockholders of CFHC and Stockton,
and CFHC shall have full power and right to merge pursuant to this Agreement.

                  D.   Regulatory   Approvals   and  Related   Conditions.   Any
governmental and regulatory approvals and consents which are referred to in this
Agreement and are required to  consummate  the Holding  Company  Merger and Bank
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would  have  become  applicable  to TI and that TI, in its  reasonable  opinion,
concludes would have a Material Adverse Effect.

                  E. Third Party Consents. CFHC and Stockton shall have obtained
all consents of other parties to their  respective  material  mortgages,  notes,
leases,  franchises,  agreements,  licenses  and permits as may be  necessary to
permit  the  Holding  Company  Merger  and  Bank  Merger  and  the  transactions
contemplated herein to be consummated without a material default,  acceleration,
breach or loss of rights or benefits thereunder.

                  F.  Absence  of  Certain  Changes.  Between  the  date of this
Agreement and the Effective Time of the Holding Company Merger and the Effective
Time of the Bank Merger, there shall not have occurred any event that has had or
could reasonably be expected to have a Material  Adverse Effect,  whether or not
such  event,  change or effect is  reflected  in the CFHC  Lists as  amended  or
supplemented after the date of this Agreement.

                  G. Officers'  Certificate.  There shall have been delivered to
TI on the Closing Date a  certificate  executed by the  President  and the Chief
Financial  Officer of each of CFHC and Stockton,  respectively,  certifying,  to
their  knowledge,  compliance with all of the provisions of Sections 11.2, 11.3,
11.4, 11.5, and 11.6.

                  H. Stockholders'  Agreements.  Concurrently with the execution
of this  Agreement,  the directors of CFHC and Stockton  shall have executed and
delivered to TI  agreements  substantially  in the form of Exhibit C agreeing to
vote  their  shares  of CFHC in  favor  of the  Agreement  and the  transactions
contemplated hereby.

                  I. CFHC Options and Stock Option Plans. All CFHC Options shall
have either  been  exercised,  canceled or cashed out and the CFHC Stock  Option
Plan shall have been terminated.

                  J. Employee Benefit Plans. TI shall have received satisfactory
evidence  that all CFHC's or Stockton's  employee  benefit  plans,  programs and
arrangements,  including,  without  limitation,  the Plans, have been treated as
provided in the letter referred to in Article XII of this Agreement.

                  K.  Dividend  Reinvestment  Plan.  TI and Guaranty  shall have
received  satisfactory  evidence  that the Dividend  Reinvestment  Plan has been
terminated and canceled.

                  L. Expense  Report.  At least five  business days prior to the
Closing Date, all attorneys, accountants,  investment bankers and other advisors
and agents for CFHC and Stockton shall have submitted to CFHC and Stockton (with
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any respect in connection with the transactions  contemplated  hereby.  Based on
such  estimates,  CFHC shall have prepared and submitted to TI a summary of such
and expenses for the  transaction.  Prior to the Closing (i) such advisors shall
have submitted their final bills for such fees and expenses to CFHC and Stockton
for  services  rendered  with a copy to be  delivered  to TI,  and based on such
summary  CFHC and  Stockton  shall have  prepared  and  submitted  to TI a final
calculation of such fees and expenses and (ii) CFHC or Stockton,  as applicable,
shall have accrued and paid the amount of such fees and  expenses as  calculated
above  after TI has been given an  opportunity  to review all such bills and the
calculation  of such fees and  expenses,  and (iii)  such  advisors  shall  have
released CFHC,  Stockton,  TI (both before and after the Holding Company Merger)
and the Surviving Bank from liability for any fees or expenses to such advisors,
or shall  have  advised  them in  writing  that,  upon  payment  in full of such
amounts, they shall have no liability for any fees or expenses to such advisors.

                  M. Loan Loss Reserve. CFHC shall have in effect on the Closing
Date an  allowance  for loan and lease  losses  in an  amount  not less than the
amount determined by the method customarily utilized by CFHC.

                  N.  Resignations.  There shall have been  delivered  to TI and
Guaranty  resignations  of the  directors  and  Executive  Officers  of CFHC and
Stockton effective as of the Closing, provided,  however, that such resignations
shall  not alter the  obligations  of TI,  Guaranty,  CFHC or  Stockton  to make
payments with respect to severance  agreements  in accordance  with the terms of
the letter described in Article XII.



                                  ARTICLE XII.

                                EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
                                -----------------


                  The parties  hereto  agree that  matters  respecting  employee
benefits  shall be dealt with in a letter,  dated the date  hereof,  between the
parties and hereby incorporated and made a part hereof.



                                  ARTICLE XIII.

                                   TERMINATION
                                   -----------

                  A.  Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated at any time
prior to the Effective Time of the Holding Company Merger upon the occurrence of
any of the following:


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                      1. By mutual agreement of the parties, in writing;

                      2. By TI immediately  upon the failure of the stockholders
of CFHC to give the requisite  approval of this  Agreement and the  transactions
contemplated hereby;

                      3. By CFHC or  Stockton  immediately  upon  expiration  of
twenty (20) days from  delivery  of written  notice by CFHC or Stockton to TI or
Guaranty of TI's or  Guaranty's  breach of or failure to satisfy any covenant or
agreement  contained  herein  resulting  in a reduction  in the  benefits of the
transactions  contemplated by the Agreement in so significant a manner that CFHC
and Stockton, in their reasonable,  good faith judgment,  would not have entered
into the  Agreement had the inability of TI or Guaranty to satisfy such covenant
or agreement  been known at the time hereof  (provided  that such breach has not
been waived by CFHC and Stockton or cured by TI or Guaranty  prior to expiration
of such twenty (20) day period);

                      4. By TI or Guaranty immediately upon expiration of twenty
(20)  days  from  delivery  of  written  notice  by TI or  Guaranty  to  CFHC or
Stockton's of CFHC's or Stockton's  breach of or failure to satisfy any covenant
or agreement  contained  herein  resulting in a reduction in the benefits of the
transactions  contemplated  by the Agreement in so  significant a manner that TI
and Guaranty, in their reasonable,  good faith judgment,  would not have entered
into the  Agreement  had the  inability  of CFHC or  Stockton  to  satisfy  such
covenant or agreement  been known at the time hereof  (provided that such breach
has not been waived by TI or Guaranty or cured by CFHC or Stockton,  as the case
may be, prior to expiration of such twenty (20) day period);

                      5. By CFHC or TI upon the  expiration  of thirty (30) days
after any Governmental  Entity denies or refuses to grant any approval,  consent
or authorization required to be obtained in order to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement unless,  within said thirty (30) day period after
such denial or refusal,  all parties hereto agree to resubmit the application to
the  regulatory  authority  that has denied,  or refused to grant the  approval,
consent or qualification requested;

                      6. By CFHC or TI if any conditions set forth in Article IX
shall not have been met by September 30, 1997;

                      7. By CFHC if any of the conditions set forth in Article X
shall not have been met, or by TI if any of the  conditions set forth in Article
XI shall not have been met, by September  30,  1997,  or such earlier time as it
becomes apparent that such condition shall not be met;

                      8. By CFHC  under the  circumstances  set forth in Section
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                      9. By TI if CFHC or Stockton  shall have  breached  any of
the obligations contained in Section 6.1(n).

                  B. Termination Date. This Agreement shall be terminated if the
Closing Date shall not have  occurred by September  30, 1997 unless  extended in
writing  by the  parties,  provided,  however,  that  this  Agreement  shall not
terminate  by  operation  of this  Section 13.2 as a result of the breach of any
covenant or  obligation  contained  in this  Agreement  by the party  seeking to
terminate.

                  C. Effect of Termination.  In the event of termination of this
Agreement by either CFHC,  Stockton,  Guaranty or TI as provided in Section 13.1
or pursuant to Section 13.2, neither CFHC, Stockton,  Guaranty nor TI shall have
any further  obligation  or liability to the other party except (a) with respect
to the last  sentences  of each of Section  6.3(a)  and  Section  8.5;  (b) with
respect to Section  14.1;  (c) to the extent  such  termination  results  from a
party's willful and material breach of the warranties and  representations  made
by it, or willful and material  failure in  performance of any of its covenants,
agreements or  obligations  hereunder;  and (d) as described in the Stock Option
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, which is governed by its own terms as to
termination.

                  D. Force Majeure.  CFHC, TI, Guaranty and Stockton agree that,
notwithstanding  anything to the contrary in this  Agreement,  in the event this
Agreement is terminated  as a result of a failure of a condition,  which failure
is due to a natural disaster or other act of God, or an act of war, and provided
neither party has failed to observe the material obligations of such party under
this  Agreement,  neither  party shall be obligated to pay to the other party to
this Agreement any expenses or otherwise be liable hereunder.



                                  ARTICLE XIV.

                                  MISCELLANEOUS
                                  -------------

                  A. Expenses. 
                     --------

                      1. CFHC hereby  agrees that if the Agreement is terminated
by TI  pursuant  to  Section  13.1(b)  with  respect  to  the  failure  of  CFHC
stockholders to approve the Agreement and the transactions  contemplated  hereby
as a result of a  Competing  Transaction,  or  pursuant  to  Section  13.1(d) or
Section 13.1(i),  CFHC shall promptly and in any event within 10 days after such
termination  pay  TI  all  Expenses  of TI  and  Guaranty,  but  not  to  exceed
$2,000,000.



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                      2. TI hereby agrees that if the Agreement is terminated by
CFHC pursuant to Section  13.1(c),  TI shall promptly and in any event within 10
days after such termination pay CFHC all Expenses of CFHC and Stockton,  but not
to exceed $2,000,000.

                      3.  Except as  otherwise  provided  herein,  all  Expenses
incurred by TI, CFHC, Stockton and Guaranty in connection with or related to the
authorization,  preparation and execution of this Agreement, the solicitation of
shareholder  approvals  and all other  matters  related  to the  closing  of the
transactions   contemplated  hereby,   including,   without  limitation  of  the
generality of the foregoing,  all fees and expenses of agents,  representatives,
counsel and accountants  employed by either such party or its affiliates,  shall
be borne  solely  and  entirely  by the  party  which  has  incurred  the  same.
Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  TI and CFHC shall  share  equally  the cost of
printing the S-4 Registration Statement.

                      4.  "Expenses" as used in this Agreement shall include all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including all fees and expenses of attorneys,
accountants,  investment  bankers,  experts and consultants to the party and its
Affiliates)  incurred  by the  party or on its  behalf  in  connection  with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

                  B. Notices. Any notice, request, instruction or other document
to be given  hereunder  by any party  hereto to another  shall be in writing and
delivered personally or by confirmed facsimile transmission or sent by overnight
courier,  registered or certified  mail,  postage  prepaid,  with return receipt
requested, addressed as follows:

         To TI or Guaranty: Temple-Inland Inc.
                            303 South Temple Drive
                            Diboll, Texas  75941
                            Attention: M. Richard Warner
                            Facsimile Number: (409) 829-3333 

                            Guaranty Federal Bank, F.S.B.
                            8333 Douglas Avenue
                            Dallas, Texas  75225
                            Attention:  Kenneth M. Jastrow, II
                            Facsimile Number: (512) 434-1701

          With a copy to:   Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
                            11355 West Olympic Boulevard
                            Los Angeles, California 90064
                            Attention:  Thomas D. Phelps, Esq.
                            Facsimile Number: (310) 312-4224



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      To CFHC or Stockton:  California Financial Holding Company
                            501 W. Weber Avenue
                            Stockton, California 95203-3169
                            Attention: Robert V. Kavanaugh
                            Facsimile Number: (209) 547-7771

          With copies to:   Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
                            1800 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
                            Washington, D.C. 20036-1800
                            Attn: Henry L. Judy, Esq.
                            Facsimile Number: (202) 778-9100
  
                  Any such notice, request,  instruction or other document shall
be deemed  received on the date  delivered  personally or delivered by confirmed
facsimile  transmission,  or on the  third  business  day  after  it was sent by
registered or certified mail,  postage  prepaid.  Any of the persons shown above
may  change  its  address  for  purposes  of this  section  by giving  notice in
accordance herewith.

                  C. Standards.
                     ---------

                  (a) Except for the representations and warranties set forth in
Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.15, 4.16, 4.23,  4.37(a),  4.38, 5.1, 5.6, 5.8 and the
first  sentence  of Section 4.6 and 5.2,  no  representation  or warranty of TI,
Guaranty,  CFHC or Stockton  contained in Article IV or V shall be deemed untrue
or  incorrect,  and  no  party  hereto  shall  be  deemed  to  have  breached  a
representation   or  warranty,   on  account  of  the  existence  of  any  fact,
circumstance  or event unless,  as a consequence of such fact,  circumstance  or
event,  individually  or taken together with all other facts,  circumstances  or
events inconsistent with any paragraph of Article IV or V, as applicable,  there
is reasonably likely to occur a "Material Adverse Effect," as defined below.

                  (b) For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Material Adverse
Effect"  shall mean an effect which (i) is material and adverse to the business,
financial  condition,  results of operations or prospects of TI,  Guaranty,  and
their  respective  subsidiaries  taken as a whole,  on the one  hand,  and CFHC,
Stockton and their respective  subsidiaries taken as a whole, on the other hand,
as the context may dictate; (ii) significantly and adversely affects the ability
of TI, Guaranty,  CFHC or Stockton, or any of them, to consummate the Mergers by
September  30,  1997  or  to  perform  their  respective  material   obligations
hereunder;  or (iii) enables any Person to prevent consummation by September 30,
1997 of the Mergers;  provided,  however, that in determining whether a Material
Adverse  Effect has  occurred  there shall be  excluded  any effect the cause of
which is:  (A) any  change,  which is made or becomes  effective  after the date
hereof, in banking or similar laws of general  applicability or  interpretations
thereof by courts or  Governmental  Entities;  (B) any change,  which is made or
becomes  effective  after the date  hereof,  in  generally  accepted  accounting



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principles  and/or  applicable   regulatory  accounting  principles  or  banking
regulations  consistently  applied,  and applicable to savings  associations  or
savings  and  loan  holding  companies;  (C) any  action  or  omission  of TI or
Guaranty,  on the one hand, or CFHC or Stockton,  on the other hand,  taken with
the prior written consent of the other, as applicable,  in  contemplation of the
Mergers;  (D) any changes in general  economic  conditions  affecting  financial
institutions generally, including, without limitation, general changes in market
interest  rates;  (E) in the case of members of the SAIF of the Federal  Deposit
Insurance  Corporation,  the  funding  of the SAIF;  (F) any action not taken or
omission  made  by CFHC or  Stockton  because  the  consent  thereto  reasonably
requested  by CFHC or Stockton  from TI or Guaranty was denied or not acted upon
in a timely manner by TI or Guaranty;  and (G) any expenses  reasonably incurred
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.


                  D.  Successors  and Assigns.  All terms and conditions of this
Agreement  shall be binding  upon and shall  inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their  respective  transferees,  successors  and  assigns;  provided,
however, that this Agreement and all rights, privileges,  duties and obligations
of the parties  hereto may not be assigned or  delegated by any party hereto and
any such attempted assignment or delegation shall be null and void.

                  E. Counterparts.  This Agreement and any exhibit hereto may be
executed  in one or more  counterparts,  all of  which,  taken  together,  shall
constitute  one original  document and shall become  effective  when one or more
counterparts  have been signed by the appropriate  parties and delivered to each
party hereto.

                  F.   Effect   of   Representations    and   Warranties.    The
representations and warranties  contained in this Agreement or in any List shall
terminate immediately after the Effective Time of the Holding Company Merger.

                  G.  Third  Parties.   Each  party  hereto  intends  that  this
Agreement shall not benefit or create any right or cause of action to any person
other than parties  hereto.  As used in this Agreement the term "parties"  shall
refer only to TI, CFHC, Guaranty or Stockton as the context may require.

                  H. Lists; Exhibits; Integration. Each List, exhibit and letter
delivered  pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall constitute a
part of the  Agreement,  although Lists and letters need not be attached to each
copy of this Agreement.  This Agreement,  together with such Lists, exhibits and
letters,  constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and  understandings of
the parties in connection therewith.



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                  I.  Knowledge.  Whenever any statement  herein or in any List,
certificate or other document  delivered to any party pursuant to this Agreement
is made "to the knowledge" of any party or another Person,  such knowledge shall
mean  facts and other  information  which any  director,  Executive  Officer  or
controller  knows  as a  result  of the  performance  of his or her  duties  and
includes such diligent inquiry as is reasonable under the circumstances.

                  J.  Governing  Law. This  Agreement  shall be governed by, and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without regard
to the conflict of law principles thereof. The parties hereby irrevocably submit
to the  jurisdiction  of the  courts of the State of  Delaware  and the  federal
courts of the United States of America  located in the State of Delaware  solely
in respect of the  interpretation  and  enforcement  of the  provisions  of this
Agreement and of the documents referred to in this Agreement,  and in respect of
the transactions  contemplated  herein and therein,  and hereby waive, and agree
not  to  assert,  as a  defense  in any  action,  suit  or  proceeding  for  the
interpretation  or enforcement  hereof or of any such  document,  that it is not
subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is
not maintainable in said courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate
or that this  Agreement  or any such  document may not be enforced in or by such
courts, and the parties hereto irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to
such action or proceeding  shall be heard and  determined in such Delaware state
or  federal  court.  The  parties  hereby  consent  to and grant any such  court
jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the subject matter of such
dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any
such action or  proceeding  in the manner  provided  in Section  14.2 or in such
other manner as may be permitted by law, shall be valid and  sufficient  service
thereof.


                  K. Captions.  The captions contained in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and do not form a part of this Agreement and shall
not affect the interpretation hereof.

                  L.  Severability.  If any portion of this  Agreement  shall be
deemed by a court of competent  jurisdiction to be unenforceable,  the remaining
portions  shall be valid and  enforceable  only if, after  excluding the portion
deemed to be  unenforceable,  the  remaining  terms hereof shall provide for the
consummation of the transactions  contemplated  herein in substantially the same
manner as originally set forth at the date this Agreement was executed.

                  M. Waiver and Modification;  Amendment. No waiver of any term,
provision or condition of this  Agreement,  whether by conduct or otherwise,  in
any one or more  instances,  shall be deemed to be or  construed as a further or
continuing  waiver of any such term,  provision or condition of this  Agreement.
Except as otherwise  required by law,  this  Agreement and the Agreement of Bank
Merger, when executed and


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delivered,  may be modified or amended by action of the Boards of  Directors  of
TI, Guaranty, CFHC or Stockton without action by their respective  stockholders.
This  Agreement  may be  modified  or  amended  only by an  instrument  of equal
formality signed by the parties or their duly authorized agents.

                  N.  Attorneys'  Fees.  If any legal action or any  arbitration
upon  mutual  agreement  is brought for the  enforcement  of this  Agreement  or
because of an alleged  dispute,  controversy,  breach,  or default in connection
with  this  Agreement,  the  prevailing  party  shall  be  entitled  to  recover
reasonable  attorneys' fees and other costs and expenses incurred in that action
or proceeding, in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled.



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                  IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties to this  Agreement have duly
executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

                                             TEMPLE -INLAND INC.



By: /s/ Clifford J. Grum
    --------------------------
                                             Chairman of the Board and
                                             Chief Executive Officer


                                             GUARANTY FEDERAL BANK, F.S.B.



By: /s/ Kenny Jastrow
    --------------------------
                                             President and Chief Executive
                                             Officer



                                             CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL HOLDING
                                             COMPANY



By: /s/ David K. Rea
    --------------------------
                                             Chairman of the Board and
                                             Chief Executive Officer



                                             STOCKTON SAVINGS BANK, F.S.B.



By: /s/ Robert V. Kavanaugh
    --------------------------
                                             President and Chief Executive 
                                             Officer



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                                  EXHIBIT LIST




  A          STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

  B          AGREEMENT OF BANK MERGER

  C          FORM OF SHAREHOLDER'S AGREEMENT

  D          FORM OF AFFILIATE LETTER

  E          FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR TI AND GUARANTY

  F          FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR CFHC AND STOCKTON



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ARTICLE I   DEFINITIONS                                                       2
            -----------

  1.1    "Adjusted Price Per Share"                                           2
  1.2    "Affiliate"                                                          2
  1.3    "Affiliated Group"                                                   2
  1.4    "Agreement of Bank Merger"                                           2
  1.5    "Aggregate Deal Value"                                               2
  1.6    "Applicable Exchange Ratio"                                          2
  1.7    "Applicable Price Per Share"                                         2
  1.8    "Applicable TI Stock Amount"                                         2
  1.9    "Bank Merger"                                                        2
  1.10   "Base Stock Amount"                                                  3
  1.11   "Cal/Fin Development"                                                3
  1.12   "Cash and Stock Certificate"                                         3
  1.13   "Certificate of Merger"                                              3
  1.14   "CFHC Conflicts and Consents List"                                   3
  1.15   "CFHC Contract List"                                                 3
  1.16   "CFHC Derivatives List" has the meaning set 
             forth in Section 4.31.                                           3
  1.17   "CFHC Dividend Reinvestment Plan"                                    3
  1.18   "CFHC Employee Plan List"                                            3
  1.19   "CFHC Environmental Compliance List"                                 3
  1.20   "CFHC Filings"                                                       3
  1.21   "CFHC Indemnification List"                                          3
  1.22   "CFHC Insurance List"                                                3
  1.23   "CFHC Investment Securities List"                                    3
  1.24   "CFHC Intellectual Property List"                                    3
  1.25   "CFHC List"                                                          3
  1.26   "CFHC Litigation List"                                               4
  1.27   "CFHC Loan List"                                                     4
  1.28   "CFHC Material Adverse Effect List"                                  4
  1.29   "CFHC Offices List"                                                  4
  1.30   "CFHC Option"                                                        4
  1.31   "CFHC Option List" has the meaning set forth 
               in Section 4.2(a).                                             4
  1.32   "CFHC Personal Property List"                                        4
  1.33   "CFHC Pledgee List"                                                  4
  1.34   "CFHC Property"                                                      4
  1.35   "CFHC Real Property List"                                            4
  1.36   "CFHC Stockholders' Meeting"                                         4
  1.37   "CFHC Stock Option Plan"                                             4


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  1.38   "CFHC Stock"                                                         4
  1.39   "CFHC Subsidiaries"                                                  4
  1.40   "CFHC Tax List"                                                      4
  1.41   "CFHC Undisclosed Liabilities List"                                  4
  1.42   "Classified Credits" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.29.      4
  1.43   "Closing"                                                            5
  1.44   "Closing Date"                                                       5
  1.45   "Code"                                                               5
  1.46   "Combination Cash Election"                                          5
  1.47   "Combination Stock Election"                                         5
  1.48   "Competing Transaction"                                              5
  1.49   "Covered Person" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.27.          5
  1.50   "Delaware Secretary"                                                 5
  1.51   "Derivatives Contract"                                               5
  1.52   "Dissenting Shares"                                                  5
  1.53   "Effective Time of the Bank Merger"                                  5
  1.54   "Effective Time of the Holding Company Merger"                       5
  1.55   "Election"                                                           5
  1.56   "Election Deadline"                                                  5
  1.57   "Election Form"                                                      5
  1.58   "Election Form Record Date"                                          5
  1.59   "Encumbrance"                                                        6
  1.60   "Environmental Regulations"                                          6
  1.61   "ERISA"                                                              6
  1.62   "Ernst & Young"                                                      6
  1.63   "Exchange Act"                                                       6
  1.64   "Exchange Agent"                                                     6
  1.65   "Exchange Fund" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.            6
  1.66   "FDIC"                                                               6
  1.67   "Final TI Stock Price"                                               6
  1.68   "Financial Statements of CFHC"                                       6
  1.69   "Financial Statements of TI"                                         6
  1.70   "Governmental Entity"                                                6
  1.71   "Guaranty Stock"                                                     6
  1.72   "Hazardous Materials"                                                7
  1.73   "HOLA"                                                               7
  1.74   "Holding Company Merger"                                             7
  1.75   "Immediate Family"                                                   7


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  1.76   "Investment Security"                                                7
  1.77   "IRS"                                                                7
  1.78   "List"                                                               7
  1.79   "Mailing Date"                                                       7
  1.80   "Material Adverse Effect" has the meaning set forth 
               in Section 14.3.                                               7
  1.81   "Mergers"                                                            7
  1.82   "NYSE"                                                               7
  1.83   "OTS"                                                                7
  1.84   "OTS Regulations"                                                    7
  1.85   "Peat Marwick"                                                       7
  1.86   "Person"                                                             7
  1.87   "Proxy Statement"                                                    7
  1.88   "Related Group of Persons"                                           7
  1.89   "S-4 Registration Statement"                                         7
  1.90   "Scheduled Contracts"                                                8
  1.91   "SEC"                                                                8
  1.92   "Securities Act"                                                     8
  1.93   "Stock Election"                                                     8
  1.94   "Stockton Financial"                                                 8
  1.95   "Stockton Securities"                                                8
  1.96   "Stockton Service"                                                   8
  1.97   "Stockton Stock"                                                     8
  1.98   "Surviving Bank"                                                     8
  1.99   "Tank"                                                               8
  1.100  "Taxes"                                                              8
  1.101  "Tax Return"                                                         8
  1.102  "Tax Sharing Agreement"                                              8
  1.103  "TI Conflicts and Consents List"                                     9
  1.104  "TI Material Adverse Effect List"                                    9
  1.105  "TI List"                                                            9
  1.106  "TI Stock"                                                           9
  1.107  "Top Up Stock Amount"                                                9
  1.108  "Top Up Option"                                                      9

ARTICLE II  THE MERGERS AND RELATED MATTERS                                   9
            -------------------------------

  2.1    The Holding Company Merger                                           9
  2.2    Top Up Option.                                                      10


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  2.3    Fractional Shares                                                   10
  2.4    Treatment of CFHC Options                                           10
  2.5    Election and Proration Procedures.                                  10
  2.6    Computation and Confirmation of Certain Items                       13
  2.7    Exchange Procedures                                                 14
  2.8    Dissenting Shares                                                   16
  2.9    Adjustments for Dilution and Other Matters                          16
  2.10   Effect of the Holding Company Merger                                16
  2.11   Name of Corporation Surviving the Holding Company Merger            16
  2.12   Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of Corporation 
         Surviving the Holding Company Merger                                16
  2.13   Directors and Officers of Corporation 
         Surviving the Holding Company Merger                                16

ARTICLE III  THE CLOSING                                                     17
             -----------
  3.1    Closing Date                                                        17
  3.2    Execution of Merger Agreements                                      17
  3.3    Documents to be Delivered                                           17

ARTICLE IV   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIESOF CFHC AND STOCKTON              17
             --------------------------------------------------

  4.1    Incorporation, Standing and Power                                   17
  4.2    Capitalization                                                      18
  4.3    Subsidiaries                                                        19
  4.4    Financial Statements                                                20
  4.5    Reports and Filings                                                 20
  4.6    Authority of CFHC and Stockton                                      20
  4.7    Insurance                                                           21
  4.8    Title to Assets                                                     22
  4.9    Real Estate                                                         22
  4.10   Litigation                                                          22
  4.11   Taxes                                                               22
  4.12   Compliance with Laws and Regulations                                25
  4.13   Performance of Obligations                                          26
  4.14   Employees                                                           27
  4.15   Registration Obligation                                             27
  4.16   Brokers and Finders                                                 27
  4.17   Material Contracts                                                  27


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  4.18   Certain Material Changes                                            29
  4.19   Licenses and Permits                                                30
  4.20   Undisclosed Liabilities                                             30
  4.21   Employee Benefit Plans                                              30
  4.22   Corporate Records                                                   32
  4.23   Community Reinvestment Act                                          32
  4.24   Regulatory Actions                                                  32
  4.25   Insider Loans; Other Transactions                                   33
  4.26   Accounting Records                                                  33
  4.27   Indemnification                                                     34
  4.28   Offices and ATMs                                                    34
  4.29   Loan Portfolio                                                      34
  4.30   Investment Securities                                               34
  4.31   Derivatives Contracts; Structured Notes; Etc.                       35
  4.32   Power of Attorney                                                   35
  4.33   Material Interests of Certain Persons.                              35
  4.34   Tax Matters                                                         35
  4.35   Facts Affecting Regulatory Approvals                                35
  4.36   Disclosure Documents and Applications                               35
  4.37   Certain Regulatory Matters                                          36
  4.38   Corporate Approval                                                  36
  4.39   Intellectual Property                                               36
  4.40   Accuracy and Currentness of Information Furnished                   36

ARTICLE V  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF TI AND GUARANTY                 37
           -------------------------------------------------

  5.1    Incorporation, Standing and Power                                   37
  5.2    Authority of TI and Guaranty                                        37
  5.3    Tax Representations                                                 38
  5.4    Disclosure Documents and Applications                               38
  5.5    Reports and Filings                                                 38
  5.6    Corporate Approval                                                  39
  5.7    Absence of Certain Changes or Events                                39
  5.8    Access to Funds.                                                    39
  5.9    Facts Affecting Regulatory Approvals                                39
  5.10   Accuracy and Currentness of Information Furnished                   39



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ARTICLE VI  COVENANTS OF CFHC AND STOCKTON PENDING EFFECTIVE TIME OF
            THE MERGERS                                                      39
            --------------------------------------------------------

  6.1    Limitation on CFHC's and Stockton's Conduct Prior 
         to Effective Time                                                   39
  6.2    Affirmative Conduct of CFHC and Stockton Prior 
         to Effective Time                                                   44
  6.3    Access to Information                                               45
  6.4    Filings                                                             46
  6.5    Notices; Reports                                                    47
  6.6    CFHC Stockholders' Meeting                                          47
  6.7    Bank Merger                                                         47
  6.8    Applications                                                        47
  6.9    Certain Loans and Other Extensions of Credit                        48
  6.10   Affiliates and Five Percent Stockholders                            48
  6.11   Director and Officer Resignations                                   49
  6.12   Cal/Fin Development.                                                49

ARTICLE VII  COVENANTS OF TI AND GUARANTY PENDING EFFECTIVE TIME 
             OF THE MERGERS                                                  49
             ---------------------------------------------------

  7.1    Limitation on TI's and Guaranty's Conduct Prior 
         to Effective Time                                                   49
  7.2    Affirmative Conduct of TI and Guaranty Prior 
         to Effective Time                                                   50
  7.3    Filings                                                             50
  7.4    Access to Information.                                              50
  7.5    Applications                                                        51
  7.6    Blue Sky                                                            51
  7.7    Notices; Reports                                                    51
  7.8    Indemnification.                                                    52
  7.9    Removal of Conditions                                               52

ARTICLE VIII  ADDITIONAL COVENANTS                                           53
              --------------------

  8.1    Best Efforts                                                        53
  8.2    Public Announcements                                                53
  8.3    Cancellation of Stock Options and Termination 
         of Stock Option Plans                                               53
  8.4    Cancellation of Dividend Reinvestment Plan                          53
  8.5    Environmental Assessment                                            53
  8.6    Execution of the Stock Option Agreement.                            54
  8.7    Identification of Designated Director                               54


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ARTICLE IX  CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE HOLDING COMPANY MERGER               54
            --------------------------------------------------

  9.1    Shareholder Approval                                                54
  9.2    No Judgments or Orders                                              54
  9.3    Regulatory Approvals                                                54
  9.4    Securities Laws                                                     55
  9.5    Listing                                                             55
  9.6    Tax Opinions                                                        55

ARTICLE X   CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF CFHC 
            AND STOCKTON                                                     55
            -----------------------------------------------

  10.1   Legal Opinion                                                       55
  10.2   Representations and Warranties; Performance of Covenants            56
  10.3   Authorization of Mergers                                            56
  10.4   Absence of Certain Changes                                          56
  10.5   Third Party Consents                                                56
  10.6   Officers' Certificate                                               56
  10.7   Fairness Opinion                                                    56
  10.8   Appointment of Director                                             57

ARTICLE XI  CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF TI AND GUARANTY           57
            ------------------------------------------------------

  11.1   Legal Opinion                                                       57
  11.2   Representations and Warranties; Performance of Covenants            57
  11.3   Authorization of Mergers                                            57
  11.4   Regulatory Approvals and Related Conditions                         57
  11.5   Third Party Consents                                                58
  11.6   Absence of Certain Changes                                          58
  11.7   Officers' Certificate                                               58
  11.8   Stockholders' Agreements                                            58
  11.9   CFHC Options and Stock Option Plans                                 58
  11.10  Employee Benefit Plans                                              58
  11.11  Dividend Reinvestment Plan                                          58
  11.12  Pending Litigation                                                  58
  11.13  Expense Report                                                      58
  11.14  Loan Loss Reserve                                                   59



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                           TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont'd)
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  11.15  Remediation                                                         59
  11.16  Resignations                                                        59

ARTICLE XII  EMPLOYEE BENEFITS                                               59
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ARTICLE XIII TERMINATION                                                     59
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  13.1   Termination                                                         59
  13.2   Termination Date                                                    60
  13.3   Effect of Termination                                               61
  13.4   Force Majeure                                                       61

ARTICLE XIV  MISCELLANEOUS                                                   61
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  14.1   Expenses                                                            61
  14.2   Notices                                                             62
  14.3   Standards.                                                          63
  14.4   Successors and Assigns                                              63
  14.5   Counterparts                                                        63
  14.6   Effect of Representations and Warranties                            64
  14.7   Third Parties                                                       64
  14.8   Lists; Exhibits; Integration                                        64
  14.9   Knowledge.                                                          64
  14.10  Governing Law                                                       64
  14.11  Captions                                                            65
  14.12  Severability                                                        65
  14.13  Waiver and Modification; Amendment                                  65
  14.14  Attorneys' Fees                                                     65

EXHIBIT LIST                                                                 68








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                                                                      EXHIBIT B

                            AGREEMENT OF BANK MERGER

                  This Agreement of Bank Merger is made by and between  Stockton
Savings Bank, F.S.B. ("Stockton") and Guaranty Federal Bank, F.S.B. ("Guaranty")
in  connection  with the  transactions  described in that  Agreement and Plan of
Merger,  dated as of December  8, 1996 (the  "Merger  Agreement")  by and among,
Temple-Inland Inc., a Delaware corporation ("TI"),  California Financial Holding
Company,  a Delaware  corporation  ("CFHC"),  Stockton and  Guaranty.  Terms not
otherwise  defined  herein  shall  have the  meaning  given  them in the  Merger
Agreement.

                  As of the date  hereof,  Guaranty  has  authorized  capital of
2,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $1 per share (the "Guaranty Stock").
As of the date  hereof,  1,132,500  shares  of  Guaranty  Stock are  issued  and
outstanding. As of the date hereof, Stockton has authorized capital stock of one
share of common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Stockton  Stock") of which one
share is issued and outstanding.

                  As of the date hereof,  Guaranty  Holdings,  Inc. I ("Guaranty
Holdings")  owns directly and TI owns  indirectly all the issued and outstanding
stock of  Guaranty,  and CFHC owns  directly  all of the issued and  outstanding
stock of Stockton.  Immediately  prior to the Effective Time of the Bank Merger,
CFHC shall be merged with and into TI, with TI being the resulting  corporation,
so that as of the Effective Time of the Bank Merger,  TI shall own,  indirectly,
all of the Guaranty Stock and Stockton Stock.

                  Guaranty and Stockton hereby agree as follows:

          1. Merger.  At and on the Effective Time of the Bank Merger,  Stockton
shall be merged with and into Guaranty in accordance  with the terms hereof (the
"Bank Merger"). Guaranty, as the institution surviving the Bank Merger, shall be
the "Surviving Bank."

         2. Effective  Time.  The effective time of the Bank Merger  ("Effective
Time") shall be the date the articles of combination  are endorsed by the Office
of Thrift Supervision (the "OTS") or such later date specified in such articles,
which shall be after approval of the Bank Merger by the OTS.

          3. Name. The name of the Surviving Bank shall continue to be "Guaranty
Federal Bank, F.S.B."

          4.  Directors  and  Principal  Officers.  The  directors and principal
officers of Guaranty  immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Bank Merger
shall  continue to serve as directors and principal  officers of Guaranty  after
the Effective Time of the Bank Merger.  In addition,  one member of the Board of
Directors of Stockton, who shall be selected by TI and CFHC, shall be elected to
the Board of  Directors  of Guaranty at the  Effective  Time of the Bank Merger.
Guaranty,  as the Surviving Bank, shall have __ directors.  There shall be three
classes of directors;  members of each class shall have a three-year  term.  The
name,  residential  address and term of each  director is set forth below:  Term
Name Residential Address Expires

                [INSERT CORRECT INFORMATION AT TIME OF EXECUTION]


          5.  Offices.  The  location of the home office of the  Surviving  Bank
shall continue to be Dallas,  Texas, and the offices of the Surviving Bank shall
be:


Address           City or Town         State                     Zip Code


          6. Terms and Conditions of Bank Merger.

             At the Effective Time of the Bank Merger:

               (a) Each share of Stockton Stock outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective  Time of the Bank Merger shall at the  Effective  Time of the Bank
Merger,  be converted  into the right to receive one share of Guaranty Stock and
Guaranty shall deliver to Guaranty Holdings a stock certificate  evidencing such
share.

               (b)  Each  share  of  Guaranty   Stock  issued  and   outstanding
immediately  prior  to the  Effective  Time  of the  Bank  Merger  shall  remain
outstanding and unchanged and shall continue to be owned by Guaranty Holdings.

          7.  Charter and Bylaws.  At and after the  Effective  Time of the Bank
Merger, the Charter and Bylaws of Guaranty as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time of the Bank Merger shall continue to be the Charter and Bylaws of
the Surviving Bank until amended in accordance with law.

          8. Rights and Duties of the Surviving  Bank. At the Effective  Time of
the Bank Merger, Stockton shall be merged with and into Guaranty,  which, as the
Surviving Bank, shall be the same  association as Guaranty.  The business of the
Surviving Bank shall be that of a federal  savings bank chartered under the laws
of the United  States and as  provided  for in the  Charter of  Guaranty  as now
existing, the business of which shall be continued at its head office and at its
legally established branches and other offices. All assets, rights,  privileges,
powers,   franchises   and  property   (real,   personal  and  mixed)  shall  be
automatically  transferred  to and vested in the Surviving Bank by virtue of the
Bank Merger without any deed or other document of transfer.  The Surviving Bank,
without  any order or action on the part of any court or  otherwise  and without
any  documents  of  assumption  or  assignment,  shall hold and enjoy all of the
properties,   franchises  and   interests,   including   appointments,   powers,
designations,  nominations  and all other  rights and interest as agent or other
fiduciary in the same manner and to the same extent as such  rights,  franchises
and  interest  and  powers  were  held or  enjoyed  by  Guaranty  and  Stockton,
respectively. The Surviving Bank shall be responsible for all the liabilities of
every kind and  description of both Guaranty and Stockton  immediately  prior to
the  Effective  Time of the Bank Merger,  including  liabilities  for all debts,
savings accounts, deposits obligations,  and contracts of Guaranty and Stockton,
respectively,  matured or unmatured,  whether accrued,  absolute,  contingent or
otherwise  and whether or not reflected or reserved  against on balance  sheets,
books or  accounts  or records of either  Guaranty  or  Stockton.  All rights of
creditors  and other  obligees  and all liens on property of either  Guaranty or
Stockton shall be preserved and shall not be released or impaired.

          9.  Execution.  This  Agreement  of Bank Merger may be executed in any
number of counterparts each of which shall be deemed an original and all of such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.


Dated as of ________________, 1997.


GUARANTY FEDERAL BANK,  F.S.B.




By: _________________________________
    President and Chief Executive Officer




By: _________________________________
    Secretary


STOCKTON SAVINGS BANK, F.S.B.



By: _________________________________
    President and Chief Executive Officer




By: _______________________________
         Secretary



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                                                                      EXHIBIT C


                             SHAREHOLDER'S AGREEMENT


                  This SHAREHOLDER'S  AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"),  dated as of
December 8, 1996, is entered into by and between  Temple-Inland Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("TI") and ___________________________ (the "Shareholder").


                                 R E C I T A L S

          A. TI,  Guaranty  Federal Bank,  F.S.B.,  a federally  chartered stock
savings bank, California Financial Holding Company, a California corporation and
Stockton Savings Bank, F.S.B., a federally  chartered savings bank, entered into
that  certain  Agreement  and Plan of Merger  dated as of  December 8, 1996 (the
"Merger Agreement").

          B. The Shareholder is a beneficial shareholder of shares of the common
stock, $.01 par value, of CFHC (the "CFHC Stock").

          C. As an  inducement  to TI to enter  into the Merger  Agreement,  the
Shareholder desires to enter into this Agreement.

          D. Unless  otherwise  provided in this  Agreement,  capitalized  terms
shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.

          NOW THEREFORE,  in consideration of the premises and of the respective
representations,  warranties and covenants,  agreements and conditions contained
herein and in the Merger Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, TI
and Shareholder agree as follows:


                                    ARTICLE I
                             SHAREHOLDER'S AGREEMENT

         1.1 Agreement to Vote.  Shareholder  shall vote or cause to be voted at
any meeting of shareholders of CFHC to approve the principal terms of the Merger
Agreement, the Holding Company Merger and the transactions  contemplated thereby
(the  "Shareholders'  Meeting"),  all of the  shares  of CFHC  Stock as to which
Shareholder has sole or shared voting power (the "Shares") as of the record date
established  to  determine  shareholders  who have the right to vote at any such
Shareholders'  Meeting  (the  "Record  Date")  "FOR" the Merger  Agreement,  the
Agreement of Bank Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby.

         1.2 Legend. The Shareholder agrees to stamp, print or type (or to cause
the stamping,  printing or typing) on the face of his certificates of CFHC Stock
evidencing the Shares the following legend:

                           "THE  VOTING,  SALE,  ASSIGNMENT,  TRANSFER,  PLEDGE,
                  HYPOTHECATION  OR  OTHER  ENCUMBRANCE  OR  DISPOSITION  OF THE
                  SHARES  REPRESENTED  BY  THIS  CERTIFICATE  IS  SUBJECT  TO  A
                  SHAREHOLDER'S  AGREEMENT  DATED AS OF THE 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER,
                  1996 BY AND BETWEEN  TEMPLE- INLAND INC. AND (THE RECORD OWNER
                  HEREOF),  COPIES  OF  WHICH  ARE ON  FILE  AT THE  OFFICES  OF
                  CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY."

         1.3 Restrictions on Dispositions. The Shareholder agrees that, from and
after the date of this  Agreement  and  during the term of this  Agreement,  the
shareholder  will not take any  action  that will alter or affect in any way the
right to vote the  Shares,  except (i) with the prior  written  consent of TI or
(ii) to change such right from that of a shared right of the Shareholder to vote
the Shares to a sole right of the Shareholder to vote the Shares.


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         1.4  Shareholder   Approval.   The  Shareholder   shall  (i)  recommend
shareholder  approval of the Merger Agreement,  the Agreement of Bank Merger and
the  transactions   contemplated   thereby  by  the  CFHC  shareholders  at  the
Shareholders'  Meeting  and (ii)  advise  the CFHC  shareholders  to reject  any
subsequent  proposal  or  offer  received  by  CFHC  relating  to any  Competing
Transaction  or purchase,  sale,  acquisition,  merger or other form of business
combination  involving  CFHC or any of its  assets,  equity  securities  or debt
securities  and to  proceed  with the  transactions  contemplated  by the Merger
Agreement;  provided,  however,  that the Shareholder  shall not be obligated to
take any action  specified  in clause (i) or (ii) if the Board of  Directors  of
CFHC is advised in writing by outside legal counsel (Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP,
or such other  counsel that is  reasonably  acceptable to TI) that doing any act
pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) is  inconsistent  with the  continuing  fiduciary
duties of said Shareholder to the stockholders of CFHC.


                                   ARTICLE II
                  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SHAREHOLDER

         The  Shareholder  represents and warrants to TI that the statements set
forth below are true and correct as of the date of this Agreement,  except those
that are specifically as of a different date:

         2.1      Ownership and Related Matters.

                  (a) Schedule 2.1(a) hereto  correctly sets forth the number of
Shares and the nature of Shareholder's voting power with respect thereto. Within
five  Business  Days after the Record  Date,  the  Shareholder  shall amend said
Schedule  2.1(a) to  correctly  reflect  the  number of Shares and the nature of
Shareholder's voting power with respect thereto as of the Record Date.

                  (b) There are no proxies, voting trusts or other agreements or
understandings to or by which the Shareholder or the  Shareholder's  spouse is a
party or bound or that expressly requires that any of the Shares be voted in any
specific manner other than as provided in this Agreement.

         2.2 Authorization and Binding Agreement.  The Shareholder has the legal
right,  power,  capacity  and  authority  to execute,  deliver and perform  this
Agreement,  and this  Agreement  is the  valid  and  binding  obligation  of the
Shareholder  enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement
thereof may be limited by general principles of equity.

         2.3 Noncontravention.  The execution,  delivery and performance of this
Agreement by the Shareholder  will not (a) conflict with or result in the breach
of, or default or actual or potential loss of any benefit  under,  any provision
of any  agreement,  instrument  or obligation  to which the  Shareholder  or the
Shareholder's spouse is a party or by which any of the Shareholder's  properties
or the Shareholder's  spouse's  properties are bound, or give any other party to
any such agreement,  instrument or obligation a right to terminate or modify any
term thereof;  (b) require any consent of any Person; (c) result in the creation
or imposition of any Encumbrance on any of the Shares or any other assets of the
Shareholder  or the  Shareholder's  spouse;  or (d)  violate any statute or law,
judgment,  decree,  injunction,  order,  regulation or rule of any  Governmental
Entity to which the Shareholder or the Shareholder's spouse is subject.

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                                   ARTICLE III
                                     GENERAL

         3.1 Amendments.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, this Agreement
and any  schedule  or exhibit  attached  hereto may be amended by  agreement  in
writing of the parties hereto at any time.

         3.2  Integration.  This  Agreement  constitutes  the  entire  agreement
between the parties  pertaining  to the  subject  matter  hereof and (except for
other documents to be executed pursuant to the Merger Agreement)  supersedes all
prior agreements and understandings of the parties in connection therewith.

         3.3  Specific  Performance.  The  Shareholder  and  TI  each  expressly
acknowledge  that,  in  view  of  the  uniqueness  of  the  obligations  of  the
Shareholder contemplated hereby, TI would not have an adequate remedy at law for
money  damages in the event that this  Agreement  has not been  performed by the
Shareholder in accordance  with its terms,  and therefore the Shareholder and TI
agree that TI shall be entitled to specific  enforcement  of the terms hereof in
addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled at law or in equity.

         3.4 Termination.  This Agreement shall terminate  automatically without
further  action at the  earlier of the  Effective  Time of the  Holding  Company
Merger or the termination of the Merger  Agreement in accordance with its terms.
Upon such  termination  of this  Agreement,  the  parties  shall have no further
obligation  or  liability  to one  another,  except in  respect  of a wilful and
material  failure in the performance of any such party's  agreements,  covenants
and obligations hereunder.

         3.5 No  Assignment.  Neither this  Agreement nor any rights,  duties or
obligations hereunder shall be assignable by TI or the Shareholder,  in whole or
in part. Any attempted assignment in violation of this prohibition shall be null
and void. Subject to the foregoing, all of the terms and provisions hereof shall
be binding  upon,  and inure to the  benefit of, the  successors  of the parties
hereto.

         3.6  Headings.  The  descriptive  headings of the several  Articles and
Sections  of  this  Agreement  are  inserted  for  convenience  only  and do not
constitute a part of this Agreement.

         3.7  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may be  executed  in  one or  more
counterparts,  all of which shall be considered  one and the same  agreement and
shall become  effective when one or more  counterparts  have been signed by each
party hereto and delivered to each party hereto.

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         3.8  Notices.  Any  notice  or  communication   required  or  permitted
hereunder, shall be deemed to have been given if in writing and (a) delivered in
person, (b) delivered by confirmed facsimile transmission, (c) sent by overnight
carrier,  postage  prepaid  with  return  receipt  requested,  or (d)  mailed by
certified or registered  mail,  postage  prepaid with return receipt  requested,
addressed as follows:

If to TI , addressed to:

                  Temple-Inland Inc.
                  303 South Temple Drive
                  Diboll, Texas 75941
                  Attention: M. Richard Warner, Esq.
                  Facsimile Number: (409) 829-3333

With a copy addressed to:

                  Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
                  11355 West Olympic Blvd.
                  Los Angeles, CA 90064
                  Attention:  Thomas D. Phelps, Esq.
                  Telecopier No:  (310) 312-4224

If to Shareholder, addressed to:

                  ============================
                  ============================


With a copy addressed to:

                  Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
                  1800 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
                  Washington, D.C. 20036-1800
                  Attention: Henry L. Judy, Esq.
                  Facsimile Number: (202) 778-9100

or at such other  address and to the  attention  of such other person as a party
may notice to the others in accordance with this Section 3.8. Any such notice or
communication  shall be deemed  received  on the date  delivered  personally  or
delivered by confirmed facsimile  transmission,  on the first Business Day after
it was sent by overnight carrier,  postage prepaid with return receipt requested
or on the third Business Day after it was sent by certified or registered  mail,
postage prepaid with return receipt requested.



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         3.9 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted
in  accordance  with,  the laws of the State of Delaware  without  regard to the
conflict of law principles thereof. The parties hereby irrevocably submit to the
jurisdiction  of the courts of the State of Delaware  and the federal  courts of
the United States of America  located in the State of Delaware solely in respect
of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement and of
the documents referred to in this Agreement,  and in respect of the transactions
contemplated herein and therein, and hereby waive, and agree not to assert, as a
defense in any action,  suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement
hereof or of any such  document,  that it is not  subject  thereto  or that such
action,  suit or proceeding  may not be brought or is not  maintainable  in said
courts or that the venue thereof may not be  appropriate  or that this Agreement
or any such  document may not be enforced in or by such courts,  and the parties
hereto  irrevocably  agree  that all  claims  with  respect  to such  action  or
proceeding  shall be heard and  determined  in such  Delaware  state or  federal
court. The parties hereby consent to and grant any such court  jurisdiction over
the person of such parties and over the subject matter of such dispute and agree
that  mailing of process or other papers in  connection  with any such action or
proceeding in the manner  provided in Section 3.8 or in such other manner as may
be permitted by law, shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.

         3.10 Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement shall be held by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be unreasonable as to duration, activity or
subject,  it shall be deemed to extend only over the maximum duration,  range of
activities or subjects as to which such provision shall be valid and enforceable
under  applicable  law. If any provisions  shall,  for any reason,  be held by a
court of competent  jurisdiction to be invalid,  illegal or unenforceable,  such
invalidity,  illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision
of this  Agreement,  but this  Agreement  shall be construed as if such invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

         3.11  Waiver of Breach.  Any  failure or delay by TI in  enforcing  any
provision of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of this Agreement. The
waiver by TI of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as
a waiver of this  Agreement.  The waiver by TI of a breach of any  provision  of
this Agreement by the Shareholder  shall not operate or be construed as a waiver
of any subsequent breach or violation  thereof.  All waivers shall be in writing
and signed by the party to be bound.


         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties to this Agreement have caused and duly
executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

                                                         TEMPLE-INLAND INC.



                                                         By:

                                                         Title:



                                                         SHAREHOLDER



                                                        (Shareholder's Name)


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                                 SPOUSAL CONSENT

                  I am the spouse of __________________,  the Shareholder in the
above Agreement. I understand that I may consult independent legal counsel as to
the  effect of this  Agreement  and the  consequences  of my  execution  of this
Agreement and, to the extent I felt it necessary, I have discussed it with legal
counsel.  I hereby  confirm  this  Agreement  and  agree  that it shall  bind my
interest in the Shares, if any.



                                                   (Shareholder's Spouse's Name)




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                                                                     EXHIBIT D

           FORM OF AFFILIATE LETTER ADDRESSED TO TEMPLE-INLAND INC.


Temple-Inland Inc.
Drawer N
Diboll, Texas 75941

Ladies and Gentlemen:

                  The  undersigned has been advised that as of the date hereof I
may be deemed to be an "affiliate" of California  Financial  Holding Company,  a
Delaware  corporation  ("CFHC")  as the  term  "affiliate"  is (i)  defined  for
purposes of paragraphs (c) and (d) of Rule 145 of the Rules and Regulations (the
"Rules  and  Regulations")  of  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the
"Commission")  under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act").  I have
been further  advised that  pursuant to the terms of the  Agreement  and Plan of
Merger,  dated as of December 8, 1996, by and among  Temple-Inland  Inc. ("TI"),
CFHC, Guaranty Federal Bank, F.S.B. and Stockton Savings Bank, F.S.B., CFHC will
be merged with and into TI, and that as a result of the Merger,  the undersigned
may receive shares of TI Stock (as defined in the Merger  Agreement) in exchange
for shares of CFHC Stock (as defined in the Merger Agreement), owned by me.

                  The undersigned represents,  warrants and covenants to TI that
in the event I receive any TI Stock pursuant to the Merger:

                  A. The undersigned shall not make any sale, transfer or other
disposition  of  the  TI  Stock  in  violation  of the  Act  or  the  Rules  and
Regulations.

                  B. The  undersigned  has  carefully  read this  letter and the
Merger Agreement and discussed its requirements and other applicable limitations
upon my ability to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of TI Stock to the extent
I believed necessary, with my counsel or with counsel for CFHC.

                  C. The  undersigned  has been  advised that the issuance of TI
Stock to the  undersigned  pursuant to the Merger  Agreement  will be registered
with the  Commission  on a  registration  statement  on Form S-4.  However,  the
undersigned  has also been  advised  that,  since at the time the Merger will be
submitted to the  shareholders  of CFHC for approval,  the undersigned may be an
"affiliate" of CFHC, any sale or disposition by the undersigned of any of the TI
Stock, may, under current law, only be made in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph  (d) of Rule 145 under the  Securities  Act,  pursuant to an effective
registration  statement  under the  Securities  Act or pursuant to an  exemption
thereunder.  I agree that I will not sell, transfer,  or otherwise dispose of TI
Stock  issued  to me in the  Merger  unless  (i) such  sale,  transfer  or other
disposition has been registered under the Act; (ii) such sale, transfer or other
disposition is made in conformity with the volume and other  limitations of Rule
145  promulgated  by the  Commission  under the Act,  or (iii) in the opinion of
counsel reasonably acceptable to TI, such sale, transfer or other disposition is
otherwise exempt from registration under the Act.

                  D. The undersigned understands that TI is under no obligation
to  register  the sale,  transfer  or other  disposition  of the TI Stock by the
undersigned or in the undersigned's behalf or to take any other action necessary
to make compliance with an exemption from registration available.

                  E.   The   undersigned   understands   that   stop   transfer
instructions  will be given to TI's transfer agents with respect to TI Stock and
that there will be placed on the  certificates for the TI Stock issued to me, or
any substitutions therefor, a legend stating in substance:

                   " The securities  represented by this  certificate  have been
                   issued in a transaction to which Rule 145  promulgated  under
                   the  Securities  Act of  1933  applies  and  may be  sold  or
                   otherwise   transferred   only   in   compliance   with   the
                   requirements  of  Rule  145  or  pursuant  to a  registration
                   statement   under  said  act  or  an   exemption   from  such
                   registration."

                  F. I also  understand that unless the transfer by me of my TI
Stock has been registered under the Act or is a sale made in conformity with the
provisions of Rule 145, TI reserves the right to put the following legend on the
certificates issued to my transferee:

                   " The sale of the shares  represented by this certificate has
                   not been  registered  under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
                   amended (the "Securities  Act"), and the shares were acquired
                   from a person who received  such shares in a  transaction  to
                   which Rule 145 promulgated  under the Securities Act applies.
                   The shares  have been  acquired by the holder not with a view
                   to,  or for  resale  in  connection  with,  any  distribution
                   thereof  within the meaning of the Securities Act and may not
                   be  sold,   pledged  or  otherwise   transferred   except  in
                   accordance   with  an   exemption   from   the   registration
                   requirements of the Securities Act."

                  It is understood and agreed that this letter  agreement  shall
terminate  and be of no further  force and effect and the legends set forth in E
or F, as the case may be,  above  shall be removed  by  delivery  of  substitute
certificates  without such legend, and the related stop transfer of restrictions
shall be lifted  forthwith,  if (i) any such  shares of TI Stock shall have been
registered under the Securities Act for sale,  transfer or other  disposition by
me or on my behalf and are sold,  transferred or otherwise  disposed of, or (ii)
any such  shares  of TI Stock  are sold in  accordance  with the  provisions  of
paragraphs  (c), (e), (f) and (g) of Rule 144  promulgated  under the Securities
Act,  or  (iii) I am not at the  time  an  affiliate  of TI and  have  been  the
beneficial owner of the TI Stock for at least two years (or such other period as
may  be  prescribed  by  the  Securities  Act  and  the  rules  and  regulations
promulgated thereunder), and TI has filed with the Commission all of the reports
it is required to file under the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,
during the preceding 12 months,  or (iv) I am not and have not been for at least
three  months an affiliate  of TI and have been the  beneficial  owner of the TI
Stock for at least three years (or such other period as may be prescribed by the
Securities Act and the Rules and  Regulations),  or (v) TI shall have received a
letter  from the Staff of the  Commission,  or an opinion of counsel  reasonably
acceptable  to TI, to the effect that the stock  transfer  restrictions  and the
legend are not required.


                                                 Very truly yours,






Accepted this ___ day of ____, 1997.



Temple-Inland Inc.



By:_________________________________
         Name:
         Title:


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                                                                       EXHIBIT E

                  FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL OF TI AND GUARANTY

                  The  opinion  of  counsel  required  by  Section  10.1  of the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization  ("Merger  Agreement") shall be dated as of
the Closing Date, shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to CFHC
and Stockton,  and shall contain  opinions  substantially  in the form set forth
below.  (All  capitalized  terms not otherwise  defined  herein have the meaning
specified in the Merger Agreement).

               1. TI is duly  incorporated and validly existing as a corporation
in good  standing  under the laws of the State of Delaware  and is a  registered
savings and loan holding company under HOLA.

               2. Guaranty is an indirect,  wholly owned  subsidiary of TI, duly
incorporated,  validly  existing and in good standing as a federal  savings bank
chartered  under Section 5 of HOLA.  The deposits of Guaranty are insured by the
FDIC in the manner and to the fullest extent provided by law.

               3. The TI Stock to be delivered  pursuant to the Merger Agreement
will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

               4. The TI Stock to be delivered  pursuant to the Merger Agreement
will be,  subject to official  notice of  issuance,  included for listing on the
NYSE.

               5. The execution  and delivery by TI of the Merger  Agreement and
by Guaranty of the Merger  Agreement and the  Agreement of Bank Merger,  and the
consummation  of the  transactions  contemplated  thereby,  have  been  duly and
validly  authorized  by all  necessary  corporate  action  on the part of TI and
Guaranty, as applicable.  Each of the Merger Agreement and the Agreement of Bank
Merger,  as  applicable,  constitutes  a valid and binding  obligation of TI and
Guaranty,   enforceable   in  accordance   with  their  terms,   except  as  the
enforceability   thereof  may  be  limited  by:  (i)  bankruptcy,   liquidation,
receivership,  conservatorship,  insolvency,  moratorium  or other  similar laws
affecting the rights of creditors  generally;  (ii) general equitable principles
or (iii) Section  8(b)(6)(D)  of the Federal  Deposit  Insurance  Act, 12 U.S.C.
Section 1818(b)(6)(D).

                  6.  Neither  the  execution  and  delivery by TI of the Merger
Agreement  or by Guaranty of the Merger  Agreement  or Agreement of Bank Merger,
nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, nor compliance by
TI or Guaranty with any of the provisions thereof,  will conflict with or result
in the breach of, or default under (i) any provision of Guaranty's federal stock
charter,  TI's certificate of incorporation or TI's or Guaranty's bylaws or (ii)
any material agreement,  instrument or obligation,  of we have actual knowledge,
to which TI or Guaranty is a party or by which any of the  properties  or assets
of TI or Guaranty is bound.

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                  7. All consents and approvals of  Governmental  Entities under
Delaware  or federal  law  required to be obtained by TI or Guaranty in order to
permit the consummation by them of the  transactions  contemplated by the Merger
Agreement and the Agreement of Bank Merger have been obtained.

                  8. The S-4  Registration  Statement has become effective under
the Securities Act and, to the best of our knowledge,  no stop order  suspending
the effectiveness of the S-4 Registration Statement or preventing the use of the
S-4  Registration  Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose
have been  instituted  or are  pending or  contemplated  by the SEC or any state
securities or other regulatory authority; and

                  9. The  portion  of the  Proxy  Statement  relating  to TI and
Guaranty for use at the  stockholders'  meeting required pursuant to Section 6.6
of the  Merger  Agreement,  as of the  date  of  mailing  and  the  date  of the
stockholders'  meeting,  complied as to form in all material  respects  with the
requirements of the Exchange Act and all applicable rules and regulations.

                  We shall  further  state  that  although  we have  necessarily
assumed  the  correctness  and  completeness  of the  statements  made  by TI or
Guaranty in the Proxy Statement and takes no responsibility  therefor,  we have,
in the course of the preparation of the Proxy  Statement,  had conferences  with
representatives  of  TI  and  Guaranty  with  respect  thereto,   and  that  its
examination of the Proxy  Statement and our  discussions in the  above-mentioned
conferences  did not  disclose  to it any  information  which  has  caused us to
believe that the information  relating to TI and Guaranty in the Proxy Statement
at the time of mailing  and at the time of the  meeting  of CFHC's  shareholders
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact  necessary to make the statements  therein not  misleading  (except that we
need  express no belief or opinion as to any  information,  including  financial
statements,  any notes thereto,  or other financial or statistical data or as to
any information supplied by CFHC or Stockton).

                  In rendering  its opinion,  we may rely, to the extent that we
deem reliance necessary or appropriate, as to matters of fact, upon certificates
of government  officials and of any officer or officers of TI's transfer  agent.
The opinion  need refer only to matters of Delaware  and federal law, and we may
expressly  exclude any opinions as to choice of law matters,  antitrust  matters
and  securities  law matters  (except as set forth in paragraph  10) and may add
other  qualifications  and  explanations  of the basis of its  opinion as may be
reasonably acceptable to CFHC and Stockton.


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                                                                      EXHIBIT F

                 FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL OF CFHC AND STOCKTON


                  The  opinion  of  counsel  required  by  Section  11.1  of the
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization  (the "Merger Agreement") shall be dated as
of the Closing Date, shall be in form and substance  reasonably  satisfactory to
TI, and shall contain opinions  substantially in the form set forth below.  (All
capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meaning specified in the
Merger Agreement).

                  1. CFHC is a  Delaware  corporation  duly  organized,  validly
existing  and in good  standing  under the laws of the state of Delaware  and is
registered as a savings and loan holding company under HOLA.

                  2.  Stockton  is a  subsidiary  of CFHC,  and a federal  stock
savings bank, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a federal
stock savings bank  chartered  under Section 5 of HOLA. The deposits of Stockton
are insured by the FDIC in the manner and to the extent provided by law.

                  3. The CFHC Subsidiaries are California corporations,  each of
which is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the state of California.

                  4. Each of CFHC,  Stockton and the CFHC  Subsidiaries has  all
necessary  corporate power to  own or  lease  its properties  and assets, and to
carry  on its  business  as now conducted.  Neither the scope of the business of
CFHC,  Stockton  or the CFHC  Subsidiaries  nor  the location  of any  of  their
respective  properties  requires that any of them be  licensed to do business in
any  jurisdiction  other than the State of California.

                  5. The  authorized  capital  of CFHC  consists  of  12,000,000
shares of CFHC Stock,  of which  4,724,095  shares are outstanding and 4,000,000
shares  of  serial  preferred  stock of which no  shares  are  outstanding.  The
authorized  capital of Stockton and of the CFHC  Subsidiaries is as set forth in
Section  4.2 of the  Merger  Agreement.  All of the  outstanding  shares of CFHC
Stock, Stockton Stock and the equity securities of each of the CFHC Subsidiaries
are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.  To the best of our knowledge,
except for the CFHC Options referred to in Section 4.2 of the Merger  Agreement,
and the options  granted  pursuant to the Stock Option  Agreement,  there are no
outstanding options, warrants or other rights in or with respect to the unissued
shares of CFHC Stock,  Stockton Stock or the stock of the CFHC  Subsidiaries  or
any other securities convertible into CFHC Stock, Stockton Stock or the stock of
the CFHC Subsidiaries,  and neither CFHC,  Stockton nor the CFHC Subsidiaries is
obligated to issue any  additional  shares of CFHC Stock,  Stockton Stock or the
stock of the CFHC  Subsidiaries  or any  additional  options,  warrants or other
rights in or with  respect to the  unissued  shares of such stock or  securities
convertible into such stock.

                  6. The  execution and delivery by each of CFHC and Stockton of
the Merger Agreement and the execution and delivery by Stockton of the Agreement
of Bank Merger and the  consummation of the transactions  contemplated  thereby,
have been duly and validly  authorized  by all  necessary  action on the part of
CFHC and Stockton, as applicable. Each of the Merger Agreement and the Agreement
of Bank Merger,  as  applicable,  constitutes a valid and binding  obligation of
CFHC and Stockton,  enforceable  in accordance  with their terms,  except as the
enforceability   thereof  may  be  limited  by:  (i)  bankruptcy,   liquidation,
receivership,  conservatorship,  insolvency,  moratorium  or other  similar laws
affecting the rights of creditors generally;  (ii) general equitable principles;
or (iii) Section  8(b)(6)(D)  of the Federal  Deposit  Insurance  Act, 12 U.S.C.
Section 1818(b)(6)(D).

                  7.  Neither the  execution  and delivery by CFHC of the Merger
Agreement  or by  Stockton  of the Merger  Agreement  or the  Agreement  of Bank
Merger,  nor the  consummation of the  transactions  contemplated  thereby,  nor
compliance by CFHC or Stockton with any of the provisions thereof, will conflict
with or result in the  breach  of, or  default  under (i) any  provision  of the
articles of incorporation or bylaws of CFHC, the federal stock charter or bylaws
of Stockton or the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the CFHC Subsidiaries,
(ii) any material  agreement,  instrument or obligation known to such counsel to
which CFHC,  Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of the
properties or assets of CFHC, Stockton or the CFHC Subsidiaries is bound.

                  8. All consents and approvals of  Governmental  Entities under
Delaware or federal law, and all requisite stockholder approval,  required to be
obtained by CFHC or Stockton in order to permit the  consummation by them of the
transactions  contemplated  by the Merger  Agreement  and the  Agreement of Bank
Merger have been obtained.

                  9.  Except  as  disclosed  in the  schedules  and Lists to the
Merger Agreement or in such opinion, to the best of our knowledge,  there are no
actions,  suits or  proceedings  pending or, to our best  knowledge,  threatened
against  CFHC,  Stockton  or the  CFHC  Subsidiaries,  or  affecting  any of the
property  of  CFHC,  Stockton  or the CFHC  Subsidiaries,  before  any  court or
arbitration tribunal or before or by any governmental or regulatory authority or
body  questioning  or  affecting  the  transactions  contemplated  by the Merger
Agreement  that would have a Material  Adverse  Effect on CFHC,  Stockton or the
CFHC Subsidiaries or the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement.

                  10. The  portion of the Proxy  Statement  relating to CFHC and
Stockton for use at the  shareholders'  meeting required pursuant to Section 6.6
of the  Merger  Agreement,  as of the  date  of  mailing  and  the  date  of the
shareholders'  meeting,  complied as to form in all material  respects  with the
requirements of the Exchange Act and all applicable rules and regulations.

                  Counsel  shall   further  state  that  although   counsel  has
necessarily  assumed the correctness and  completeness of the statements made by
CFHC or Stockton in the Proxy  Statement and takes no  responsibility  therefor,
such counsel has, in the course of the preparation of the Proxy  Statement,  had
conferences with  representatives of CFHC and Stockton with respect thereto, and
that  its  examination  of  the  Proxy  Statement  and  its  discussions  in the
above-mentioned  conferences  did not disclose to it any  information  which has
caused such counsel to believe  that the Proxy  Statement at the time of mailing
and at the time of the  meeting  of CFHC's  shareholders  contained  any  untrue
statement of a material  fact or omitted to state a material  fact  necessary to
make the  statements  therein not  misleading  (except  that such  counsel  need
express no belief or opinion as to  financial  statements,  including  any notes
thereto,  or  other  financial  or  statistical  data  or as to any  information
supplied by TI or Guaranty).

                  In rendering its opinion, such counsel may rely, to the extent
that such counsel  deems  reliance  necessary or  appropriate,  as to matters of
fact, upon  certificates of government  officials and of any officer or officers
of CFHC or Stockton or CFHC's  registrar  and transfer  agent.  The opinion need
refer only to  matters  of  Delaware  and  federal  law,  and such  counsel  may
expressly  exclude any opinions as to choice of law matters,  antitrust  matters
and (except as set forth in  paragraph  10)  securities  law matters and may add
other  qualifications  and  explanations  of the basis of its  opinion as may be
reasonably acceptable to TI and Guaranty.




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                             STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT


         This AGREEMENT is dated as of December 8, 1996,  between  Temple-Inland
Inc. ("TI"), a Delaware corporation, and California Financial Holding Company, a
Delaware corporation ("CFHC").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS,  the  Boards  of  Directors  of TI and CFHC have  approved  an
Agreement  and Plan of  Merger  (the  "Merger  Agreement")  dated as of the date
hereof which  contemplates  the acquisition of CFHC by TI and the acquisition of
Stockton Savings Bank, F.S.B. by Guaranty Federal Bank, F.S.B.;

         WHEREAS,  as a condition to TI's entry into the Merger Agreement and to
induce such entry, CFHC has agreed to grant to TI the option set forth herein to
purchase shares of CFHC's  authorized but unissued common stock,  par value $.01
per share ("Common Stock");

         Unless otherwise  provided in this Agreement,  capitalized  terms shall
have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained,  the
parties agree as follows:

         1.  GRANT OF  OPTION.  Subject  to the terms and  conditions  set forth
herein,  CFHC  hereby  grants to TI an option (the  "Option")  to purchase up to
940,095 shares of Common Stock (the "Option  Shares"),  at a price of $27.25 per
share (the "Exercise Price");  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, that in the event CFHC issues
or agrees to issue any shares of Common  Stock to an  Acquiring  Person (as that
term is defined in Section 6 herein) at a price less than $27.25 per share,  the
Exercise Price shall be equal to such lesser price.

         2.  EXERCISE OF OPTION.

             (a) TI may exercise the Option,  in whole or in part, in accordance
with and to the extent  permitted by applicable  law at any time or from time to
time but only upon or after the  occurrence of a Purchase Event (as that term is
defined in Paragraph (b) below of this  section);  PROVIDED,  that to the extent
the  Option  shall  not have been  exercised,  it shall  terminate  and be of no
further  force and effect upon the earliest to occur (such  earliest  date,  the
"Expiration  Date") of (i) the termination of the Merger  Agreement  pursuant to
Section  13.1  (a) or (h)  thereof;  (ii) the date of  termination  pursuant  to
Section 13.1 (b),  (c),  (e), or (f) thereof if such date is prior to a Purchase
Event; (iii) the effective time of the acquisition of CFHC by TI pursuant to the
Merger  Agreement,  or (iv)  eighteen  months  following  the  occurrence of the
earliest  to occur of (A) the date of any  termination  of the Merger  Agreement


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other than as described in (i) or (ii) above or (B) the date of first occurrence
of a Purchase Event.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, CFHC shall not be obligated
to issue the Option Shares upon exercise of the Option (i) in the absence of any
required  governmental or regulatory  waiver,  consent or approval necessary for
CFHC to issue such Option  Shares or for TI or any  transferee  to exercise  the
Option or prior to the expiration or termination of any waiting period  required
by law,  or (ii) so long as any  injunction  or other  order,  decree  or ruling
issued by any  federal or state  court of  competent  jurisdiction  is in effect
which prohibits the sale or delivery of the Option Shares.

             (b) As used herein,  a "Purchase  Event" shall have occurred  when:
(i) CFHC, Stockton or any subsidiary of CFHC, (without the prior written consent
of TI) enters  into an  agreement  with any person  (other than TI or any of its
subsidiaries)  pursuant to which such  person  would:  (x) merge or  consolidate
with,  or  enter  into  any  similar  transaction  with  CFHC,  Stockton  or any
subsidiary  of  CFHC,   (y)  purchase,   lease  or  otherwise   acquire  all  or
substantially all of the assets of CFHC or Stockton or (z) purchase or otherwise
acquire (by merger,  consolidation,  share exchange or any similar  transaction)
securities  representing  10  percent  or more of the  voting  shares of CFHC or
Stockton  (the  transactions  referred to in  subparagraph  (x), (y) and (z) are
referred  to as an  "Acquisition  Transaction");  (ii)  any  person  or group of
persons  (other  than TI or any of its  subsidiaries)  acquires  the  beneficial
ownership  or  the  right  to  acquire   beneficial   ownership  of   securities
representing  15 percent or more of the voting  shares of CFHC or Stockton  (the
term  "beneficial  ownership"  for  purposes  of this  Agreement  shall have the
meaning set forth in Section  13(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the regulations promulgated thereunder); (iii)
the shareholders of CFHC fail to approve the business  combination  between CFHC
and TI contemplated by the Merger Agreement at any meeting of such  shareholders
which has been held for that purpose or any adjournment or postponement thereof,
the failure of such a shareholder  meeting to occur prior to  termination of the
Merger Agreement,  or the withdrawal or modification (in a manner adverse to TI)
of the recommendation of CFHC's Board of Directors of the Holding Company Merger
and Merger  Agreement that the  shareholders of CFHC approve the Holding Company
Merger and the Merger  Agreement,  in each case,  after  there shall have been a
public  announcement that any person (other than TI or any of its subsidiaries),
shall have (A) made,  or publicly  disclosed an intention to make, a proposal to
engage in an Acquisition  Transaction,  (B) commenced a tender offer, as defined
herein,  or filed a registration  statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the  "Securities  Act"),  with respect to an exchange offer, as defined
herein,  or (C) filed an  application  (or given a notice),  whether in draft or
final form, with the Office of Thrift Supervision or other federal or state bank
regulatory  authority,  which  application  or  notice  has  been  accepted  for
processing,  for  approval  to engage in an  Acquisition  Transaction;  (iv) any
person  (other than TI or other than in connection  with a transaction  which TI
has given its prior written consent),  shall have filed an application or notice
with the Office of Thrift  Supervision or other federal or state bank regulatory
authority,  which  application or notice has been accepted for  processing,  for
approval  to  engage in an  Acquisition  Transaction,  exchange  offer or tender
offer;  (v) CFHC or  Stockton  shall have  willfully  breached  any  covenant or
obligation  contained in the Merger  Agreement in  anticipation of engaging in a
Purchase Event,  and following such breach TI would be entitled to terminate the
Merger Agreement  (whether  immediately or after the giving of notice or passage
of time or  both);  or (vi) a public  announcement  by CFHC or  Stockton  of the
authorization,   recommendation   or  endorsement  by  CFHC  of  an  Acquisition


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Transaction,  exchange offer or tender offer or a public announcement by CFHC of
an intention to  authorize,  recommend or announce an  Acquisition  Transaction,
exchange  offer or tender offer.  If a Purchase  Event has occurred,  the Option
shall  continue to be  exercisable  until its  termination  in  accordance  with
Section 2(a) hereof.  CFHC shall notify TI promptly in writing upon  learning of
the occurrence of a Purchase Event, it being  understood that the giving of such
notice  by CFHC  shall not be a  condition  to the  right of TI to  transfer  or
exercise the Option.  As used in this  Agreement,  "person"  shall have the same
meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.  As used in this paragraph  "exchange
offer" or "tender offer" shall mean the filing of a registration statement under
the  Securities  Act  with  respect  to,  a  tender  offer  or  exchange  offer,
respectively,  to purchase shares of CFHC Stock such that, upon  consummation of
such  offer,  such  person  would own or control 10 percent or more of the then-
outstanding shares of CFHC Stock.

             (c) In the event a Purchase Event occurs,  TI may elect to exercise
the Option. If TI wishes to exercise the Option, it shall send to CFHC a written
notice (the date of which  shall be  referred  to herein as the  "Notice  Date")
which specifies (i) the total number of Option Shares to be purchased,  and (ii)
a place and date not earlier than two business  days nor later than ten business
days from the Notice Date for the closing (the  "Closing") of such purchase (the
"Closing Date"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if prior notification to or approval of
the Office of Thrift  Supervision or any other regulatory  agency is required in
connection with such purchase, the Holder, as defined below, shall promptly file
the required notice or application  for approval,  shall promptly notify CFHC of
such  filing,  and shall  expeditiously  process the same and the period of time
that  otherwise  would run pursuant to this sentence  shall run instead from the
date on which any required  notification periods have expired or been terminated
or such approvals have been obtained and any requisite waiting period or periods
shall have  passed.  Any  exercise of the Option shall be deemed to occur on the
Notice Date relating thereto.

         3.  PAYMENT AND DELIVERY OF CERTIFICATES; TI REPRESENTATION.
             --------------------------------------------------------

             (a) If TI elects to exercise the Option,  then at the  Closing,  TI
shall pay to CFHC the aggregate  purchase price for the Option Shares  purchased
pursuant to the exercise of the Option in immediately  available funds by a wire
transfer to a bank designated by CFHC.

             (b) At  such  Closing,  simultaneously  with  the  delivery  of the
purchase  price for the Option Shares as provided in Paragraph (a) hereof,  CFHC
shall deliver to TI a certificate or certificates,  registered in the name of TI
or its designee,  representing the number of Option Shares purchased by TI. Such
certificates may be endorsed with a legend which shall read as follows:

             THE SALE OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN
REGISTERED  UNDER THE  SECURITIES  ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"),  AND ARE
ACCORDINGLY SUBJECT TO RESALE  RESTRICTIONS  ARISING UNDER THE ACT. THE TRANSFER
OF SUCH  SHARES IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN  PROVISIONS  OF AN  AGREEMENT  BETWEEN THE
REGISTERED HOLDER HEREOF AND THE ISSUER, A COPY OF WHICH AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT


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THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT WILL BE PROVIDED TO
THE  HOLDER  HEREOF  WITHOUT  CHARGE  UPON  RECEIPT  BY THE  ISSUER OF A REQUEST
THEREFOR.

Any such legend shall be removed by delivery of a substitute certificate without
such legend if TI shall have  delivered  to CFHC an opinion of counsel,  in form
and  substance  satisfactory  to CFHC,  that  such  legend is not  required  for
purposes of assuring compliance with applicable  securities or other law or with
this Agreement.

             (c) Except as otherwise  provided herein,  TI hereby represents and
warrants  to CFHC that the Option is being,  and any Option  Shares  issued upon
exercise of the Option will be,  acquired by TI for its own account and not with
a view to any  distribution  thereof,  and TI will not sell  any  Option  Shares
purchased  pursuant  to  exercise  of  the  Option  except  in  compliance  with
applicable securities and other laws.

         4.  REPRESENTATIONS.  CFHC  hereby  represents  and  warrants  to TI as
follows:

             (a) CFHC has all requisite  corporate  power and authority to enter
into and perform all of its  obligations  under this  Agreement.  The execution,
delivery  and  performance  of  this  Agreement  and  all  of  the  transactions
contemplated  hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on the part of CFHC. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by CFHC
and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of CFHC,  enforceable against CFHC
in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability hereof may be limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the rights
of creditors generally or by equitable  principles,  whether such enforcement is
sought in law or equity.

             (b) The  execution  and delivery by CFHC of this  Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions herein contemplated do not and will not violate
or conflict with CFHC's  Certificate of  Incorporation  or Bylaws,  any statute,
regulation,  judgment,  order,  writ,  decree or  injunction  applicable to CFHC
(other than as may be effected by TI's ownership of CFHC Common Stock  exceeding
certain  limits set forth by statute or  regulation) or its properties or assets
and do not  and  will  not  violate,  conflict  with,  result  in a  breach  of,
constitute  a default  (or an event which with due notice  and/or  lapse of time
would  constitute a default) under,  result in a termination of,  accelerate the
performance required by, or result in the creation of any lien, pledge, security
interest,  charge or other  encumbrance  upon any of the properties or assets of
CFHC under the terms,  conditions  or provisions  of any note,  bond,  mortgage,
indenture,  deed of trust, or loan agreement or other  agreement,  instrument or
obligation to which CFHC is a party,  or by which CFHC or any of its  properties
or assets may be bound or affected.

             (c) CFHC has taken all necessary  corporate action to authorize and
reserve and to permit it to issue, and at all times from the date hereof through
the  termination  of this  Agreement  in  accordance  with its terms,  will have
reserved  for  issuance  upon the  exercise  of the Option a number of shares of
Common Stock  sufficient  to satisfy the exercise of the Option in full,  all of


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which Common Stock,  upon issuance  pursuant  hereto,  shall be duly authorized,
validly issued,  fully paid and  nonassessable,  and shall be delivered free and
clear of all claims,  liens,  encumbrances,  security  interests and  preemptive
rights.

         5.  ADJUSTMENT UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION.
             -----------------------------------------

             (a)  In  the  event  of  any  dividend,   stock  split,   split-up,
recapitalization,  reclassification,  combination, exchange of shares or similar
transaction or event with respect to Common Stock, the type and number of shares
or securities  subject to the Option and the Exercise Price  therefor,  shall be
adjusted  appropriately,  and proper  provision  shall be made in the agreements
governing  such  transaction  so that TI shall  receive,  upon  exercise  of the
Option,  the number and class of shares or other  securities or property that TI
would have received in respect of Common Stock if the Option had been  exercised
immediately prior to such event, or the record date thereof,  as applicable.  If
any shares of Common  Stock are issued after the date of this  Agreement  (other
than pursuant to an event described in the first sentence of this Section 5(a)),
the number of shares of Common Stock  subject to the Option shall be adjusted so
that,  after  such  issuance,  it,  together  with any  shares of  Common  Stock
previously  issued to TI pursuant  hereto,  equals 19.9 percent of the number of
shares of Common Stock then issued and outstanding, without giving effect to any
shares subject to or issued pursuant to this Option.

             (b) In the event that CFHC,  shall,  prior to the Expiration  Date,
enter in an agreement:  (i) to consolidate with or merge into any person,  other
than TI or one of its subsidiaries, and shall not be the continuing or surviving
corporation of such  consolidation or merger,  (ii) to permit any person,  other
than TI or one of its  subsidiaries,  to merge  into CFHC and CFHC  shall be the
continuing or surviving  corporation,  but, in connection with such merger,  the
then  outstanding  shares of Common Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for
stock or other  securities  of CFHC or any  other  person  or cash or any  other
property or the  outstanding  shares of Common Stock  immediately  prior to such
merger shall after such merger represent less than 50 percent of the outstanding
shares  and  share  equivalents  of the  merged  company;  or  (iii)  to sell or
otherwise  transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any person,  other
than TI or one of its  subsidiaries,  then, and in each such case, the agreement
governing  such  transaction  shall make  proper  provisions  so that the Option
shall,  upon the  consummation  of any such  transaction  and upon the terms and
conditions set forth herein, be converted into, or exchanged for, an option (the
"Substitute  Option"),  at the  election  of TI,  of either  (x) the  Succeeding
Corporation  (as defined  below),  (y) any person that  controls the  Succeeding
Corporation,  or (z) in the case of a merger  described in clause (ii), CFHC (in
each case, such person being referred to as the "Substitute Option Issuer.")

             (c) The Substitute  Option shall have the same terms as the Option,
provided, that, if the terms of the Substitute Option cannot, for legal reasons,
be the same as the Option,  such terms shall be as similar as possible and in no
event less  advantageous  to TI. The  Substitute  Option Issuer shall also enter
into an agreement with the  then-holder  or holders of the Substitute  Option in
substantially  the form as this  Agreement,  which  shall be  applicable  to the
Substitute Option.

             (d) The Substitute  Option shall be exercisable  for such number of
shares of the Substitute  Common Stock (as  hereinafter  defined) as is equal to


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the Assigned Value (as hereinafter  defined)  multiplied by the number of shares
of Common Stock for which the Option was theretofore exercisable, divided by the
Average Price (as  hereinafter  defined).  The exercise  price of the Substitute
Option per share of the Substitute Common Stock (the "Substitute  Option Price")
shall then be equal to the Exercise Price  multiplied by a fraction in which the
numerator  is the number of shares of the Common  Stock for which the Option was
theretofore  exercisable  and the  denominator is the number of shares for which
the Substitute Option is exercisable.

             (e) The following terms have the meanings indicated:

                           (i)  "Succeeding  Corporation"  shall  mean  (x)  the
continuing or surviving  corporation of a consolidation  or merger with CFHC (if
other  than  CFHC),  (y) CFHC in a merger  in which  CFHC is the  continuing  or
surviving person,  and (z) the transferee of all or any substantial part of CFHC
assets (or the assets of its subsidiaries).

                           (ii) "Substitute  Common Stock" shall mean the common
stock issued by the  Substitute  Option Issuer upon  exercise of the  Substitute
Option.

                           (iii) "Assigned  Value" shall mean the highest of (x)
the price per share of Common  Stock at which a tender  offer or exchange  offer
therefor has been made by any person (other than TI or its subsidiaries) (y) the
price pre share of Common  Stock to be paid by any person  (other than TI or any
of its  subsidiaries)  pursuant to an agreement  with CFHC,  and (z) the highest
closing  sales price per share of Common Stock as quoted on the Nasdaq  National
Market  (or if Common  Stock is not quoted on the Nasdaq  National  Market,  the
highest bid price per share on any day as quoted on the principal trading market
or  securities  exchange  on which  such  shares  are  traded as  reported  by a
recognized  source  chosen  by  TI)  within  the  six-month  period  immediately
preceding the  agreement  referred to in (y);  provided,  that in the event of a
sale of less than all of CFHC's  assets,  the Assigned Value shall be the sum of
the price paid in such sale for such assets and the current  market value of the
remaining  assets of CFHC as  determined by a nationally  recognized  investment
banking firm selected by TI and  reasonably  acceptable to CFHC,  divided by the
number of shares of Common Stock  outstanding  at the time of such sale.  In the
event that an exchange offer is made for Common Stock or an agreement is entered
into for a merger or consolidation  involving consideration other than cash, the
value of the  securities or other  property  issuable or deliverable in exchange
for the Common Stock shall be determined by a nationally  recognized  investment
banking firm mutually selected by TI and CFHC (or if applicable,  the Succeeding
Corporation),  provided  that if a mutual  selection  cannot  be made as to such
investment banking firm, it shall be selected by TI.

                           (iv) "Average  Price" shall mean the average  closing
price of a share of the  Substitute  Common  Stock for the one year  immediately
preceding the consolidation,  merger or sale in question, but in no event higher
than the closing price of the shares of the  Substitute  Common Stock on the day
preceding  such  consolidation,  merger  or sale,  provided  that if CFHC is the
issuer of the  Substitute  Option,  the Average  Price  shall be  computed  with
respect to a share of common stock issued by CFHC,  the person merging into CFHC
or by any company which controls or is controlled by such merging person,  as TI
may elect.


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             (f) In no event pursuant to any of foregoing  paragraphs  shall the
Substitute  Option be exercisable for more than 19.9 percent of the aggregate of
the shares of the  Substitute  Common  Stock  outstanding  immediately  prior to
exercise of the Substitute Option. In the event that the Substitute Option would
be  exercisable  for more than 19.9  percent of the  aggregate  of the shares of
Substitute  Common Stock but for his clause (f), the  Substitute  Option  Issuer
shall  make a cash  payment  to TI equal to the  excess  of (i) the value of the
Substitute  Option  without  giving effect to the  limitation in this clause (f)
over  (ii)  the  value of the  Substitute  Option  after  giving  effect  to the
limitation in this clause (f). This difference in value shall be determined by a
nationally  recognized investment banking firm selected by TI and the Substitute
Option Issuer.

             (g)  CFHC  shall  not  enter  into  any  transaction  described  in
subsection  (b) of this  Section 5 unless  the  Succeeding  Corporation  and any
person  that  controls  the  Succeeding  Corporation  assume in writing  all the
obligations  of CFHC  hereunder and take all other actions that may be necessary
so that the  provisions  of this  Section 5 are  given  full  force  and  effect
(including,  without  limitation,  any action that may be  necessary so that the
shares of  Substitute  Common Stock are in no way  distinguishable  from or have
lesser economic value than other shares of common stock issued by the Substitute
Option Issuer).

         6.  PURCHASE OF OPTION SHARES AND OPTIONS BY CFHC.
             --------------------------------------------- 

             (a) From and  after  the  first  date a  transaction  specified  in
Section 5(b) herein is  consummated  (the  "Repurchase  Event"),  and subject to
applicable  regulatory  restrictions,  TI or a holder  or  former  holder of any
Options (a  "Holder")  who has  exercised  the Options in whole or in part shall
have the right to require CFHC to purchase some or all of the Option Shares at a
purchase price per share (the "Purchase  Price") equal to the highest of (i) 100
percent of the Exercise Price,  (ii) the highest price paid or agreed to be paid
for shares of Common Stock by an Acquiring  Person (as defined in Paragraph  (b)
of this Section) in any tender offer,  exchange  offer or other  transaction  or
series of related  transactions  involving the acquisition of 10 percent or more
of the outstanding shares of Common Stock during the one-year period immediately
preceding  the Purchase  Date (as defined in Paragraph  (d) of this Section) and
(iii) in the event of a sale of all or substantially  all of CFHC's assets,  (x)
the sum of the price paid in such sale for such  assets and the  current  market
value of the remaining  assets of CFHC as determined by a recognized  investment
banking  firm  jointly  selected  by such  Holder and CFHC,  each acting in good
faith,  divided  by (y) the number of shares of Common  Stock then  outstanding,
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the amount calculated pursuant to clauses (ii) and (iii)
of this Section 6(a) shall not exceed $10,100,000.  In the event that any of the
consideration paid or agreed to be paid by an Acquiring Person for any shares of
Common  Stock  or for any of  CFHC's  assets  consists  in  whole  or in part of
securities,  the  value of such  securities  for  purposes  of  determining  the
Purchase  Price shall be determined  (i) if there is an existing  public trading
market therefor,  by the average of the last sales prices for such securities on
the ten trading  days  ending  three  trading  days prior to the payment of such
consideration  (if such  consideration  has  been  paid) or prior to the date of
determination (if such consideration has not yet been paid) and (ii) if there is
no  existing  public  trading  market  for  such  securities,  by  a  recognized
investment  banking firm jointly selected by the Holder and CFHC, each acting in
good faith.  The Holder's  right to require CFHC to purchase  some or all of the


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Option  Shares  under  this  Section  shall  expire on the day which is one year
following the  Repurchase  Event;  PROVIDED,  that if CFHC is  prohibited  under
applicable  regulations  from  purchasing  Common Stock as to which a Holder has
given notice hereunder, then the Holder's right to require CFHC to purchase such
shares  shall expire on the date which is one year  following  the date on which
CFHC no longer is prohibited from purchasing such shares: PROVIDED FURTHER, that
CFHC shall use its best  efforts to obtain any consent or approval  and make any
filing  required for CFHC to  consummate  as quickly as possible the purchase of
the Common Stock contemplated hereunder.

             (b) For purposes of this Agreement, "Acquiring Person" shall mean a
person or group (as such terms are defined in the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations  thereunder) other than TI or a subsidiary of TI who on or after the
date of this Agreement  engages in a transaction  which gives rise to a Purchase
Event.

             (c) Subject to applicable regulatory restrictions, from and after a
Repurchase  Event or after TI receives  official  notice that an approval of the
Office of Thrift Supervision,  or any other regulatory  authority,  required for
the exercise of the Option and purchase of the Option  Shares will not be issued
or granted,  a Holder shall have the right to require  CFHC to purchase  some or
all of the Options  held by such Holder at a price equal to the  Purchase  Price
minus the Exercise  Price on the Purchase  Date (as defined in Paragraph  (d) of
this  Section)  multiplied  by the number of shares of Common  Stock that may be
purchased  on the Purchase  Date upon the exercise of the Options  elected to be
purchased,  provided,  however,  that the  amount  calculated  pursuant  to this
Section 6(c) shall not exceed $10,100,000.  Notwithstanding the termination date
of the Options,  the Holder's  right to require CFHC to purchase  some or all of
the  Options  under  this  Section  shall  expire  on the day  which is one year
following the  Repurchase  Event;  PROVIDED,  that if CFHC is  prohibited  under
applicable  regulations  from  purchasing  the Options as to which an Holder has
given notice hereunder, then the Holder's right to require CFHC to purchase such
Options  shall expire on the day which is one year  following  the date on which
CFHC no longer is prohibited  from purchasing  such Options;  PROVIDED  FURTHER,
that CFHC shall use its best  efforts to obtain any consent or approval and make
any filing  required for CFHC to  consummate as quickly as possible the purchase
of the Options contemplated hereunder.

             (d) A Holder may exercise its right to require CFHC to purchase the
Common Stock or Options (collectively, "Securities") pursuant to this Section by
surrendering  for such purpose to CFHC, at its principal office or at such other
office  or  agency  maintained  by CFHC  for that  purpose,  within  the  period
specified  above,  the  certificates  or  other  instruments   representing  the
Securities  to be  purchased  accompanied  by a written  notice  stating that it
elects to require CFHC to purchase all or a specified number of such Securities.
Within  five  business  days  after  the  surrender  of  such   certificates  or
instruments and the receipt of such notice relating thereto, to the extent it is
legally  permitted to do so, CFHC shall  deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Securities  Holder  (i) a bank  cashier's  or  certified  check  payable  to the
Securities Holder in an amount equal to the applicable  purchase price therefor,
and (ii) if less than the full number of Securities evidenced by the surrendered
instruments are being purchased, a new certificate or instrument, for the number
of Securities  evidenced by such surrendered  certificates or other  instruments
less the number of Securities purchased.  Such purchases shall be deemed to have
been made at the close of  business  on the date  (the  "Purchase  Date") of the


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receipt  of such  notice  and of such  surrender  of the  certificates  or other
instruments  representing  the  Securities to be purchased and the rights of the
Securities Holder, except for the right to receive the applicable purchase price
therefor in accordance herewith, shall cease on the Purchase Date.


        7.   DEMAND  REGISTRATION  RIGHTS.  As promptly as practicable upon TI's
request  after a Purchase  Event,  CFHC agrees to prepare and file not more than
three  registration   statements  or  prospectuses   ("Registration  Event")  as
appropriate,  under  federal and any  applicable  state  securities  laws,  with
respect  to any  proposed  sale of any  warrants,  options  or other  securities
representing any of TI's rights under this Agreement or proposed dispositions by
TI of any or all of the Option  Shares,  if such  registrations  or filings  are
required  by law or  regulation,  and to use its best  efforts to cause any such
registration   statements   or  offering   circulars  to  become   effective  as
expeditiously as possible and to keep such  registration  effective for a period
of not less than 180 days  unless,  in the  written  opinion of counsel to CFHC,
addressed to TI and  satisfactory  in form and  substance to TI and its counsel,
registration  (or filing of a prospectus  or offering  circular) is not required
for such proposed  transactions.  All fees,  expenses and charges of any kind or
nature  whatsoever  incurred  in  connection  with any  registration  of, or the
preparation  of any  prospectus  relating  to, the Options or the Option  Shares
pursuant  to this  Section  7 shall be borne  and paid by CFHC.  In the event TI
exercises its  registration  rights under this Section 7, CFHC shall provide TI,
its  affiliates,  each  of  their  respective  officers  and  directors  and any
underwriters used by TI, with  indemnifications,  representations and warranties
and shall  cause its  attorneys  and  accountants  to deliver to TI and any such
underwriters   attorneys'  opinions  and  "comfort  letters",   all  of  a  type
customarily  provided  or  delivered  in  connection  with  public  underwritten
offerings  of  securities.  In the event CFHC effects a  registration  of Common
Stock for its own account or for any other  shareholder  of CFHC, it shall allow
TI to  participate in such  registration.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing,  CFHC
shall  have the right to delay (a  "Delay  Right")  a  Registration  Event for a
period of up to thirty (30) days,  in the event it receives a request from TI to
effect a Registration Event, if CFHC (i) is involved in a material  transaction,
or (ii)  determines,  in the good  faith  exercise  of its  reasonable  business
judgment,  that  such  registration  and  offering  could  adversely  effect  or
interfere  with  BONA FIDE  material  financing  plans of CFHC or would  require
disclosure of information,  the premature  disclosure of which could  materially
adversely affect CFHC or any transaction under active consideration by CFHC. For
purposes  of this  Agreement,  the  term  "material  transaction"  shall  mean a
transaction  which would require CFHC to file a current  report on Form 8-K with
the Securities  Exchange  Commission.  CFHC shall have the right to exercise two
Delay Rights in any eighteen (18) month period.


         8.  LISTING
             -------

         If Common Stock or any other securities to be acquired upon exercise of
the Option are then authorized for quotation or trading or listing on the Nasdaq
National Market or any other securities  exchange or automated quotation system,
CFHC,  or any successor  thereto,  upon the request of the holder of the Option,
will  promptly  file an  application,  if required,  to authorize for listing or
trading  or  quotation  the  shares of Common  Stock or other  securities  to be


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acquired upon exercise of the Option on the Nasdaq  National Market or any other
securities  exchange or automated quotation system and will use its best efforts
to obtain  approval,  if  required,  of such  listing  or  quotation  as soon as
possible.


         9.  TOTAL PROFIT
             ------------

         Notwithstanding  any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary,
in no event shall TI purchase  under the terms of this  Agreement that number of
Option  Shares  which  have a Spread  Value,  as  defined  below,  in  excess of
$10,100,000.  In the event the Spread Value exceeds  $10,100,000,  the number of
Option  Shares  which TI is entitled  to  purchase at the Closing  Date shall be
reduced  to the  extent  required  such that the  Spread  Value  following  such
reduction is equal to or less than  $10,100,000.  "Spread  Value" shall mean the
difference  between (i) the product of (1) the sum of the total number of Option
Shares TI (x) intends to purchase at a Closing  pursuant to the  exercise of the
Option  and (y)  previously  purchased  pursuant  to the prior  exercise  of the
Option,  and (2) the closing  price of CFHC Common Stock as quoted on the Nasdaq
National Market on the last trading day immediately  preceding the Closing Date,
and (ii) the product of (1) the total number of Option  Shares TI (x) intends to
purchase at the  Closing  Date  pursuant  to the  exercise of the Option and (y)
previously  purchased  pursuant to the prior  exercise of the Option and (2) the
applicable Option Price of such Option Shares.


         10.  MISCELLANEOUS.
              -------------

             (a)  EXPENSES.  Each of the parties  hereto  shall bear and pay all
costs  and  expenses  incurred  by it or on its  behalf in  connection  with the
transactions  contemplated  hereunder,  including  fees and  expenses of its own
financial consultants, investment bankers, accountants and counsel.

             (b)  ENTIRE  AGREEMENT.  Except  as  otherwise  expressly  provided
herein,  this Agreement  contains the entire agreement  between the parties with
respect to the  transactions  contemplated  hereunder and  supersedes  all prior
arrangements or understandings with respect thereto,  written or oral. The terms
and  conditions of this  Agreement  shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.  Nothing in
this  Agreement,  expressed  or  implied,  is intended to confer upon any party,
other than the parties hereto, and their respective  successors and assigns, any
rights,  remedies,  obligations  or  liabilities  under  or by  reason  of  this
Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.

             (c)  ASSIGNMENT. At any time after a Purchase Event occurs,  TI may
sell,  assign or otherwise  transfer its rights and  obligations  hereunder,  in
whole or in part,  by issuing  Options or  otherwise,  to any person or group of
persons,  subject to applicable law, rule or regulation.  In order to effectuate
the foregoing, TI (or any direct or indirect assignee or transferee of TI) shall
be entitled to  surrender  this  Agreement  to CFHC in exchange  for two or more
Agreements  entitling the holders  thereof to purchase in the aggregate the same
number of shares of Common Stock as may be purchasable hereunder.


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             (d)  NOTICES.   All  notices  or  other  communications  which  are
required or permitted  hereunder shall be in writing and sufficient if delivered
personally  or by confirmed  facsimile  transmission  or sent by  registered  or
certified  mail or  overnight  courier,  postage  prepaid,  with return  receipt
requested, addressed as follows:

         If to TI:
                                 Temple-Inland Inc.
                                 303 South Temple Drive
                                 Diboll, Texas 75941
                                 Facsimile Number: (409) 829-3333
                                 Attention: M. Richard Warner, Esq.

                  (with a copy to:
                                 Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
                                 11355 West Olympic Boulevard
                                 Los Angeles, California 90064
                                 Attention: Thomas D. Phelps, Esq.
                                 Facsimile Number: (310) 312-4224


         If to CFHC:

                                 California Financial Holding Company
                                 501 W. Weber Avenue
                                 Stockton, California 95203-3169
                                 Attention: Robert V. Kavanaugh
                                 Facsimile Number: (209) 547-7771

                           (with a copy to:
                                 Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP


                  Attention:     Henry L. Judy, Esq.
                                 Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
                                 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
                                 Washington, D.C. 20036-1800
                                 Facsimile Number: (202) 778-9100

A party may change its  address  for notice  purposes  by written  notice to the
other party hereto.

             (e)  COUNTERPARTS.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts,  and each  such  counterpart  shall be  deemed  to be an  original
instrument,  but  all  such  counterparts  together  shall  constitute  but  one
agreement.

             (f) SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. The parties hereto agree that irreparable
harm would occur in the event that any of the  provisions of this Agreement were
not performed by them in accordance  with their  specific terms or conditions or


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were  otherwise  breached and that money  damages are an  inadequate  remedy for
breach of this Agreement because of the difficulty of ascertaining the amount of
damage that will be suffered by the parties in the event that this  Agreement is
not performed in accordance with its terms or conditions or otherwise  breached.
It is accordingly  agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or
injunctions to prevent  breaches of this Agreement by the parties and to enforce
specifically  the terms and provisions  hereof in any court of the United States
or any state having jurisdiction,  this being in addition to any other remedy to
which it is entitled at law or in equity.

             (g)  GOVERNING  LAW.  This  Agreement  shall be  governed  by,  and
interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without regard
to the conflict of law principles thereof. The parties hereby irrevocably submit
to the  jurisdiction  of the  courts of the State of  Delaware  and the  federal
courts of the United States of America  located in the State of Delaware  solely
in respect of the  interpretation  and  enforcement  of the  provisions  of this
Agreement and of the documents referred to in this Agreement,  and in respect of
the transactions  contemplated  herein and therein,  and hereby waive, and agree
not  to  assert,  as a  defense  in any  action,  suit  or  proceeding  for  the
interpretation  or enforcement  hereof or of any such  document,  that it is not
subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is
not maintainable in said courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate
or that this  Agreement  or any such  document may not be enforced in or by such
courts, and the parties hereto irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to
such action or proceeding  shall be heard and  determined in such Delaware state
or  federal  court.  The  parties  hereby  consent  to and grant any such  court
jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the subject matter of such
dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any
such action or proceeding in the manner  provided in Section 10 or in such other
manner  as may be  permitted  by law,  shall be  valid  and  sufficient  service
thereof.

             (h) BEST EFFORTS.  Each of TI and CFHC will use its best efforts to
make all  filings  with,  and to  obtain  consents  of,  all third  parties  and
governmental  authorities  necessary  to the  consummation  of the  transactions
contemplated by this Agreement,  including  without  limitation  applying to the
Office of Thrift  Supervision  for  approval  to  acquire  the  shares  issuable
hereunder.

             (i)  DESCRIPTIVE  HEADINGS.  The  descriptive  headings  herein are
inserted for  convenience  of reference and are not intended to be part of or to
affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.


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         IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  each of the  parties  hereto has  executed  this
Agreement, as of the day and year first written above.


                                      TEMPLE-INLAND INC.



                                      By: /s/ Clifford J. Grum
                                          ----------------------------------
                                          Chairman of the Board and
                                          Chief Executive Officer


                                      CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY



                                      By: /s/ David K. Rea
                                          ----------------------------------
                                          Chairman of the Board and
                                          Chief Executive Officer




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