INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
The Board of Directors
Fidelity Bancorp, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of financial condition
of Fidelity Bancorp, Inc. (the Company) and subsidiary as of September 30,
1999, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, changes in
stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year
period ended September 30, 1999. These consolidated financial statements are
the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our
audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fidelity Bancorp,
Inc. and subsidiary as of September 30, 1999, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period
ended September 30, 1999, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
KPMG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
October 22, 1999
