RELIANCE BANCORP INC
10-Q, 2000-02-11
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 10-Q


            QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
              SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (the "Exchange Act")


                For the quarterly period ended December 31, 1999


                         Commission File Number: 0-23126


                             RELIANCE BANCORP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                Delaware                             11-3187176
                --------                             ----------
  (State or other jurisdiction of                (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation or organization)                Identification No.)


  585 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, New York             11530
  -----------------------------------------             -----
  (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)


  Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (516) 222-9300
                                                       --------------



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

As of January 31, 2000,  there were 8,924,476  shares of common stock,  $.01 par
value, outstanding.







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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.           Financial Statements - Unaudited

                  Consolidated Statements of Condition at December 31, 1999 and
                  June 30, 1999 (Unaudited)

                  Consolidated Statements of Income for the Six Months Ended
                  December 31, 1999 and 1998 (Unaudited)

                  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended
                  December 31, 1999 and 1998 (Unaudited)

                  Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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

Item 3.           Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk



                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.           Legal Proceedings

Item 2.           Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

Item 3.           Defaults Upon Senior Securities

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

Item 5.           Other Information

Item 6.           Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

                  Signatures

                  Exhibits

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                                              RELIANCE BANCORP, INC. and SUBSIDIARY
                                              Consolidated Statements of Condition
                                                           (Unaudited)
                                     (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

                                                                                       December 31,       June 30,
                                                                                          1999              1999
                                                                                          ----              ----
Assets
<S>                                                                                      <C>              <C>
Cash and due from banks...........................................................       $  40,904        $ 33,255
Money market investments..........................................................          31,499             --
Debt and equity securities available-for-sale.....................................         125,707         122,168
Debt and equity securities held-to-maturity (with estimated
   market values of $49,578 and $28,840, respectively)............................          49,980          28,835
Mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale.....................................         839,335         935,038
Mortgage-backed securities held-to-maturity (with estimated
   market values of $250,138 and $252,233, respectively)..........................         257,685         255,917
Loans receivable:
     Mortgage loans...............................................................         814,948         810,894
     Commercial loans.............................................................          50,727          44,949
     Consumer and other loans.....................................................         133,334         127,350
       Less allowance for loan losses.............................................          (9,045)         (9,120)
                                                                                          ---------       ---------
             Loans receivable, net................................................         989,964         974,073
Accrued interest receivable, net..................................................          13,032          13,095
Office properties and equipment, net..............................................          17,417          16,368
Prepaid expenses and other assets.................................................          59,113          16,960
Mortgage servicing rights.........................................................           1,290           1,514
Excess of cost over fair value of net assets acquired.............................          52,092          54,373
Real estate owned, net............................................................              95             177
                                                                                         ----------       --------
             Total assets.........................................................      $2,478,113     $ 2,451,773
                                                                                         =========       =========

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Deposits..........................................................................      $1,540,470     $ 1,549,419
Borrowed Funds....................................................................         735,978         702,434
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance.............................           6,963           6,399
Accrued expenses and other liabilities............................................          18,326          21,854
                                                                                           --------       --------
             Total liabilities....................................................       2,301,737       2,280,106
                                                                                         ---------       ---------

Commitments Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 4,000,000 shares
  authorized; none issued.........................................................              --              --
Common stock, $.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares
  authorized; 10,750,820 shares issued; 8,882,411 and 8,586,210
    outstanding, respectively.....................................................             108             108
Additional paid-in capital........................................................         119,494         121,037
Retained earnings, substantially restricted.......................................         123,195         115,976
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
   Net unrealized depreciation on securities
    available-for-sale, net of taxes..............................................         (18,741)        (10,546)
Less:
Unallocated common stock held by ESOP.............................................          (3,312)         (3,726)
Unearned common stock held by RRP.................................................             --              (66)
Common stock held by SERP (at cost)...............................................            (550)           (550)
Treasury stock, at cost (1,868,409 and 2,164,610 shares, respectively)............         (43,818)        (50,566)
                                                                                           --------        --------
     Total stockholders' equity...................................................          176,376        171,667
                                                                                            -------        -------
            Total liabilities and stockholders' equity............................      $ 2,478,113    $ 2,451,773
                                                                                         ==========      =========


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                                              RELIANCE BANCORP, INC. and SUBSIDIARY
                                                Consolidated Statements of Income
                                                           (Unaudited)
                                              (In thousands, except per share data)

                                                                   Three Months Ended          Six Months Ended
                                                                      December 31,                December 31,
                                                                      ------------                ------------
                                                                    1999         1998           1999        1998
                                                                    ----         ----           ----        ----
Interest income:
<S>                                                               <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>
   First mortgage loans.........................................  $ 15,696     $ 15,880      $ 31,510     $ 31,598
   Commercial loans.............................................     1,239        1,298         2,362        2,690
   Consumer and other loans.....................................     2,744        2,746         5,388        5,671
   Mortgage-backed securities...................................    18,376       19,840        37,179       39,564
   Money market investments.....................................       236           58           271          221
   Debt and equity securities...................................     3,150        2,552         6,053        5,498
                                                                     -----       ------         -----       ------
      Total interest income.....................................    41,441       42,374        82,763       85,242
                                                                    ------       ------        ------       ------

Interest expense:
   Deposits.....................................................    13,838       15,987        27,718       32,622
   Borrowed funds...............................................    10,295        8,787        20,288       17,817
                                                                    ------       ------        ------       ------
      Total interest expense....................................    24,133       24,774        48,006       50,439
                                                                    ------       ------        ------       ------
      Net interest income before provision for loan losses......    17,308       17,600        34,757       34,803
   Provision for loan losses....................................        --          350            --          500
                                                                    ------      -------        ------       ------
      Net interest income after provision for loan losses.......    17,308       17,250        34,757       34,303
                                                                    ------       ------        ------       ------

Non-interest income:
   Loan fees and service charges................................       348          265           791          425
   Other operating income.......................................     1,341        1,061         2,613        2,074
   Income from Money Centers....................................       759          670         1,482        1,302
   Net (loss) gain on securities................................        --          (59)           --            7
                                                                     -----       -------        -----        -----
      Total non-interest income.................................     2,448        1,937         4,886        3,808
                                                                     -----        -----         -----        -----

Non-interest expense:
   Compensation and benefits....................................     5,330        5,011        10,597       10,297
   Occupancy and equipment......................................     1,703        1,643         3,400        3,418
   Federal deposit insurance premiums...........................       230          225           460          453
   Advertising..................................................       101          225           318          493
   Other operating expenses.....................................     1,869        1,686         3,737        3,256
                                                                     -----        -----         -----       ------
      Total general and administrative expenses.................     9,233        8,790        18,512       17,917
   Real estate operations, net..................................        13          (14)           68           73
   Amortization of excess of cost over fair value
          of net assets acquired................................     1,141        1,141         2,282        2,281
                                                                     -----        -----         -----       ------
   Total non-interest expense...................................    10,387        9,917        20,862       20,271
                                                                    ------        -----        ------       ------

Income before income taxes......................................      9,369       9,270        18,781       17,840
Income tax expense .............................................      4,016       4,051         8,046        7,850
                                                                     ------       -----         -----       ------

Net income......................................................     $5,353     $ 5,219       $10,735      $ 9,990
                                                                      =====       =====        ======       ======

Net income per common share:
                 Basic..........................................      $0.65      $ 0.63         $1.30       $ 1.16
                                                                       ====        ====          ====         ====
                 Diluted........................................      $0.62      $ 0.60         $1.25       $ 1.10
                                                                       ====        ====          ====         ====






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                                              RELIANCE BANCORP, INC. and SUBSIDIARY
                                              Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                                           (Unaudited)
                                                      (Dollars in thousands)
                                                                                                 Six months ended
                                                                                                   December 31,
                                                                                                   ------------
Cash flows from operating activities:                                                          1999               1998
                                                                                             -------            ------
<S>                                                                                         <C>                <C>
 Net income.............................................................................    $ 10,735           $ 9,990
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
 Provision for loan losses..............................................................          --               500
 Provision for losses on real estate owned..............................................          29                35
 Amortization of (discounts) premiums, net..............................................         (25)            1,430
 Amortization relating to allocation and earned portion of stock plans..................       1,517             1,669
 Amortization of excess of cost over fair value of net assets acquired..................       2,282             2,281
 Amortization of mortgage servicing rights..............................................         224               414
 Depreciation and amortization..........................................................         775               911
 Net gain on securities.................................................................          --                (7)
 Net gain on loans sold.................................................................          (8)              (62)
 Proceeds from loans sold...............................................................       5,955            14,216
 Net loss (gain) on sale of real estate owned...........................................           6               (64)
 Increase in accrued interest receivable, net...........................................          63               935
 (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets...............................     (35,158)            4,962
 (Decrease) Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities..........................      (3,303)           23,482
                                                                                              -------          -------
     Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities................................     (16,908)           60,692
                                                                                             --------           ------

Cash flows from investing activities:
 (Originated and purchased loans) net of principal repayments...........................     (22,154)           (7,175)
 Purchases of mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale.............................     (17,225)         (331,826)
 Proceeds from sales of mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale...................          --           115,705
 Purchases of mortgage-backed securities held-to-maturity...............................     (32,350)          (85,189)
 Principal repayments from mortgage-backed securities...................................     130,340           249,783
 Purchases of debt securities available-for-sale........................................      (4,995)           (2,000)
 Purchases of debt securities held-to-maturity..........................................     (21,145)           (1,000)
 Proceeds from calls and maturities of debt securities..................................          --            18,545
 Proceeds from sales of debt securities available-for-sale..............................          --            14,157
 Purchases of office properties and equipment...........................................      (1,855)             (905)
 Proceeds from sales of real estate owned...............................................         461               442
                                                                                              ------            ------
     Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities................................      31,077           (29,463)
                                                                                              ------           -------

Cash flows from financing activities:
 (Decrease) Increase in deposits........................................................      (8,751)           18,947
 Increase (Decrease) in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance...........         564           (2,553)
 Proceeds from FHLB advances............................................................     498,335           424,381
 Repayment of FHLB advances...........................................................      (422,956)         (245,388)
 Proceeds from reverse repurchase agreements............................................     433,880           285,218
 Repayment of reverse repurchase agreements.............................................    (490,815)         (496,101)
 Proceeds from other borrowings.........................................................      15,100                --
 Purchases of treasury stock............................................................        (828)          (23,809)
 Net proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options..............       3,953               460
 Dividends paid.........................................................................      (3,503)           (3,168)
                                                                                              -------           -------
    Net cash provided by (used in)  financing activities................................      24,979           (42,013)
                                                                                              ------           --------

 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents...................................      39,148           (10,784)
 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period.......................................      33,255            47,096
                                                                                              ------           -------
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period.............................................    $ 72,403          $ 36,312
                                                                                              ======            ======

                             See  accompanying  notes to unaudited  consolidated financial statements.

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                                              RELIANCE BANCORP, INC. and SUBSIDIARY
                                        Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Continued
                                                           (Unaudited)
                                                     (Dollars in thousands)

                                                                                                   Six months ended
                                                                                                      December 31,
                                                                                                      ------------
                                                                                                1999              1998
                                                                                                ----              ----

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

Cash paid during the six months ended for:

<S>                                                                                          <C>               <C>
 Interest...............................................................................     $ 45,912          $ 50,166
                                                                                               ======            ======

 Income taxes...........................................................................     $ 13,050          $     --
                                                                                               ======               ===

Non-cash investing activities:
 Transfers from loans to real estate owned..............................................     $    415           $   337
                                                                                                  ===               ===



                             See  accompanying  notes to unaudited  consolidated financial statements.

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                      RELIANCE BANCORP, INC. and SUBSIDIARY
              NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.       BASIS OF PRESENTATION

         The accompanying  unaudited  consolidated  financial statements include
         the accounts of Reliance  Bancorp,  Inc.  (the  "Company"),  its direct
         wholly-owned subsidiary, Reliance Federal Savings Bank (the "Bank") and
         the subsidiaries of the Bank.

         The unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein reflect
         all  normal  recurring   adjustments  which  are,  in  the  opinion  of
         management,  necessary for a fair  presentation  of the results for the
         interim periods presented. The results of operations for the six months
         ended December 31, 1999 are not  necessarily  indicative of the results
         of operations that may be expected for the entire fiscal year.  Certain
         information  and  note  disclosures   normally  included  in  financial
         statements  prepared in accordance with generally  accepted  accounting
         principles  have been  condensed  or omitted  pursuant to the rules and
         regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  These unaudited
         consolidated  financial  statements  should be read in conjunction with
         audited consolidated  financial statements and notes thereto,  included
         in the Company's 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

2.       ACQUISITION OF RELIANCE BANCORP, INC. BY NORTH FORK
         BANCORPORATION, INC.

         On  August  30,  1999,  the  Company  announced  that it had  signed  a
         definitive  Agreement and Plan of Merger,  dated as of August 30, 1999,
         with North Fork  Bancorporation,  Inc. NFB is the bank holding  company
         parent of North Fork Bank, a New York State chartered stock  commercial
         bank. The Merger Agreement provides,  among other things, that Reliance
         will merge with and into NFB, with NFB being the surviving corporation.

         Pursuant to the Merger Agreement,  each share of Reliance common stock,
         par value $0.01 per share, issued and outstanding  immediately prior to
         the  Effective  Time will be  converted  into and  become  the right to
         receive 2.0 shares of NFB common stock, par value $2.50 per share.

         The Merger will be structured as a tax-free  reorganization and will be
         accounted under the purchase method of accounting.  Consummation of the
         Merger is subject to the satisfaction of certain customary  conditions,
         including  approval  of the Merger  Agreement  by the  stockholders  of
         Reliance and approval of the appropriate regulatory agencies. Following
         consummation of the Merger, the Bank will be merged with and into North
         Fork Bank and Trust Company.

         Reliance has the right to terminate the Merger Agreement if the closing
         price of NFB's  shares  decline  beyond a  specified  price and  index,
         unless NFB elects to increase the Merger  Consideration  to be received
         by Reliance's stockholders as set forth in the Merger Agreement.

         The Merger  Agreement also provides that options to purchase  shares of
         Reliance  Common  Stock under  Reliance's  stock  option plans that are
         outstanding  at the Effective  Time shall be converted  into options to
         purchase  shares of NFB Common Stock in  accordance  with the procedure
         set  forth in the  Merger  Agreement.  In  connection  with the  Merger
         Agreement, Reliance granted to NFB

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         a stock option pursuant to a Stock Option Agreement, dated as of August
         30, 1999, which, under certain defined circumstances,  would enable NFB
         to purchase up to 19.9% of Reliance's issued and outstanding  shares of
         common stock. The Stock Option Agreement provides that the total profit
         receivable  thereunder  may not exceed $17.4  million  plus  reasonable
         out-of-pocket expenses.

         On October 29, 1999, the Company  amended its definitive  Agreement and
         Plan of Merger. The amendments reflect modifications and clarifications
         to  the   price-based   termination   provisions  with  regard  to  the
         determination of the index group price. The amendments also reflect the
         revision  of the  financial  institutions  group  index to remove  Dime
         Bancorp, Inc. The Bank and North Fork Bank also executed the Subsidiary
         Agreement  and Plan of  Merger,  pursuant  to which the Bank will merge
         with and into North Fork Bank.

         On  February  10,  2000,  the  stockholders  of Reliance  Bancorp,  Inc
         approved  the  Amended  Agreement  and Plan of Merger.  The Company had
         previously  received all regulatory  agency approvals,  therefore,  the
         consummation of the merger will occur before the end of February 2000.

3.       IMPACT OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

         In June  1998,  the  FASB  issued  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting
         Standards No. 133,  "Accounting for Derivative  Instruments and Hedging
         Activities"  ("SFAS No.133").  SFAS No. 133 establishes  accounting and
         reporting   standards  for  derivative   instruments  and  for  hedging
         activities.  It requires that an entity  recognize all  derivatives  as
         either assets or  liabilities  in the statement of financial  condition
         and measure those instruments at fair value. The accounting for changes
         in the fair  value of a  derivative  (that  is,  unrealized  gains  and
         losses) depends on the intended use of the derivative and the resulting
         designation.  SFAS No. 133 is effective  for fiscal  quarters of fiscal
         years beginning after June 15, 1999 and does not require restatement of
         prior periods. In June 1999, the FASB issued SFAS No. 137, "Deferral of
         Effective Date of SFAS No. 133",  which defers the adoption of SFAS No.
         133 by one year.  Management of the Company believes the implementation
         of SFAS  No.  133  will not have a  material  impact  on the  Company's
         financial condition or results of operations.

4.       COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

         The Company follows Financial  Accounting Standards No. 130, "Reporting
         Comprehensive  Income" ("SFAS No. 130"). SFAS No. 130 requires that all
         items that are  components of  "comprehensive  income" be reported in a
         financial statement that is displayed with the same prominence as other
         financial statements. Comprehensive income is defined as "the change in
         equity  [net  assets] of a  business  enterprise  during a period  from
         transactions and other events and circumstances from nonowner sources."
         It  includes  all  changes  in  equity  during  a period  except  those
         resulting from investments by owners and  distributions to owners.  The
         Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 130 during the first quarter
         of fiscal 1999 and as such was required to (a) classify  items of other
         comprehensive  income by their  nature in a  financial  statement;  (b)
         display  the  accumulated   balance  of  other   comprehensive   income
         separately from retained earnings and additional paid-in capital in the
         equity  section  in  the  statement  of  financial  condition  and  (c)
         reclassify prior periods presented. As the requirements of SFAS No. 130
         are  disclosure-related,  its  implementation  had  no  impact  on  the
         Company's financial condition or results of operations.


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         Comprehensive  income for the three and six months  ended  December 31, 1999 and 1998 is as follows:

                                                         Three Months Ended                  Six  Months Ended
                                                            December 31,                        December 31,
                                                         -------------------                 ------------------
                                                           1999       1998                1999           1998
                                                           ----       ----                ----           ----
                                                             (Unaudited)                      (Unaudited)
<S>                                                     <C>          <C>                <C>              <C>
Net Income .......................................      $ 5,353      $ 5,219            $ 10,735         $ 9,990

Other comprehensive income, net of taxes:
         Change in net unrealized depreciation
         on securities available-for-sale
         net of reclassification adjustment.......       (4,087)      (5,160)             (8,195)        (3,956)
                                                         -------      -------            --------       --------

Comprehensive income..............................    $  1 ,266     $      59            $ 2,540         $ 6,034
                                                        ========      =======              =====           =====

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ITEM 2.           MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                  AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

General

Reliance Bancorp,  Inc. (the "Company") is a Delaware  corporation  organized on
November 16, 1993 and is the holding  company for Reliance  Federal Savings Bank
(the "Bank") and the  subsidiaries of the Bank. The Company is  headquartered in
Garden  City,  New York  and its  primary  business  currently  consists  of the
operations of its wholly owned  subsidiary,  the Bank. In addition to directing,
planning and  coordinating  the  business  activities  of the Bank,  the Company
invests  primarily  in U.S.  Government  securities,  corporate  debt and equity
securities and repurchase  agreements.  In addition,  the Company  completed the
acquisition of Bank of Westbury, a Federal Savings Bank, in August 1995, Sunrise
Bancorp,  Inc. in January  1996 and  Continental  bank, a  commercial  bank,  in
October 1997, which were all merged into the Bank.  However, on August 30, 1999,
the Company and North Fork  Bancorporation  Inc. jointly announced that they had
signed a definitive  merger agreement  whereby North Fork  Bancorporation,  Inc.
would  acquire  Reliance  Bancorp,  Inc. in a  stock-for-stock  merger valued at
approximately  $352  million.  Each share of Reliance  will be converted  into a
fixed  exchange  ratio of 2 shares of North Fork  common  stock.  On October 29,
1999,  the Company  amended its  definitive  Agreement  and Plan of Merger.  The
amendments   reflect   modifications  and   clarifications  to  the  price-based
termination  provisions  with  regard to the  determination  of the index  group
price.  The amendments  also reflect the revision of the financial  institutions
group  index to remove  Dime  Bancorp,  Inc.  The Bank and North  Fork Bank also
executed the Subsidiary Agreement and Plan of Merger, pursuant to which the Bank
will merge with and into North Fork Bank.

The Bank's  principal  business is attracting  retail  deposits from the general
public  and  investing  those  deposits,  together  with  funds  generated  from
operations,   principal  repayments  and  borrowings,   primarily  in  mortgage,
consumer,  multi-family,  commercial,  commercial real estate,  construction and
guaranteed  student  loans.  In connection  with the  acquisition of Continental
Bank,  the Bank now offers  both  secured and  unsecured  commercial  loans.  In
addition,  during  periods in which the  demand for loans  which meet the Bank's
underwriting  and interest  rate risk  standards  and policies is lower than the
amount of funds  available for investment,  the Bank invests in  mortgage-backed
securities,  securities  issued by the U.S.  Government and agencies thereof and
other  investments  permitted  by federal  laws and  regulations.  The Bank also
operates five money center check cashing  operations  which result in additional
fee income to the Bank.

The Company's  results of operations are dependent  primarily on interest income
from its securities  investments and earnings of the Bank. The Bank's results of
operations  are  primarily  dependent on its net interest  income,  which is the
difference  between the interest  earned on its assets,  primarily  its loan and
securities  portfolios,  and its cost of funds,  which  consists of the interest
paid on its deposits and  borrowings.  The Bank's net income also is affected by
its  provision  for loan  losses as well as  non-interest  income,  general  and
administrative  expenses,  other non-interest  expenses, and income tax expense.
General and  administrative  expenses  consists  primarily of  compensation  and
benefits,  occupancy expenses,  federal deposit insurance premiums,  advertising
expense  and other  general  and  administrative  expenses.  Other  non-interest
expense consists of real estate  operations,  net, and amortization of excess of
cost over fair value of net assets acquired. The earnings of the Company and the
Bank may also  significantly  be affected by general  economic  and  competitive
conditions,  particularly changes in market interest rates,  government policies
and actions of regulatory authorities.

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Financial Condition

As of December 31,  1999,  total assets were $2.5  billion,  deposits  were $1.5
billion and total stockholders' equity was $176.4 million. At December 31, 1999,
the Company had 8,882,411  common shares  outstanding with a tangible book value
per common share of $13.99.

Mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale decreased $95.7 million, or 10.2%,
from  $935.0  million at June 30,  1999 to $839.3 at  December  31,  1999 as the
company invested  principal  amortization into loans, debt and equity securities
and money market investments.  Loans receivable, net increased $15.9 million, or
1.6%,  from $974.1  million at June 30, 1999 to $990.0  million at December  31,
1999 primarily as a result of originations of multi-family loans, commercial and
home-equity loans. Debt and equity securities  held-to-maturity  increased $21.1
million,  or 73.3%,  from  $28.8  million at June 30,  1999 to $50.0  million at
December 31, 1999 as the bank invested cash flows into shorter-term securities.

Deposits decreased $8.9 million,  or 0.58%, during the six months ended December
31, 1999 as a result of run off of higher rate certificate of deposit  products.
Borrowings  increased  $33.5 million,  or 4.8%,  from $702.4 million at June 30,
1999 to $736.0  million at  December  31,  1999 as a result of  additional  FHLB
advances in order to meet Year 2000 liquidity needs.

Non-performing assets

Non-performing  loans totaled $7.2 million,  or 0.72% of total loans at December
31, 1999 as compared to $6.6 million, or 0.67% of total loans, at June 30, 1999.
Non-performing  loans at December  31, 1999 were  comprised  of $3.2  million of
loans secured by one- to four-family residences, $2.9 million of commercial real
estate loans,  $811,000 of commercial  loans and $329,000 of guaranteed  student
loans.

For the quarter ended  December 31, 1999,  the Company had no provision for loan
losses.  The  Company's  allowance  for loan  losses  totalled  $9.0  million at
December  31,  1999 which  represents  a ratio of  allowance  for loan losses to
non-performing  loans and to total loans of 125.39%  and 0.91% at  December  31,
1999  compared to 139.08% and 0.93% at June 30, 1999,  respectively.  Management
believes  the  allowance  for loan losses at December  31, 1999 is adequate  and
sufficient  reserves are presently  maintained to cover losses on non-performing
loans. Net charge-offs were $24,000 and $75,000,  respectively,  for the quarter
and six months ended December 31, 1999.

The following table sets forth information  regarding  non-accrual  loans, loans
delinquent  90 days or more on which the Bank is accruing  interest at the dates
indicated and real estate owned.  It is the Bank's policy to classify any loans,
or any portion thereof,  determined to be  uncollectible  as non-accrual  loans.
With the  exception of guaranteed  student  loans,  the Bank also  classifies as
non-accrual  loans all loans 90 days or more past due.  When a loan is placed on
non-accrual  status, the Bank ceases the accrual of interest owed and previously
accrued interest is charged against interest income.



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<CAPTION>



                                                                                     December 31,     June 30,
                                                                                        1999            1999
                                                                                        ----            ----
                                                                                      (Dollars in thousands)
<S>                                                                                 <C>              <C>
Non-accrual mortgage loans delinquent more than 90 days....................          $5,701           $ 5,561
Non-accrual commercial loans delinquent more than 90 days..................             811               433
Non-accrual other loans delinquent more than 90 days.......................             372               309
                                                                                      -----             -----
    Total non-accrual loans delinquent more than 90 days...................           6,884             6,303
Loans 90 days or more delinquent and still accruing........................             329               255
                                                                                     ------             -----
Total non-performing loans.................................................           7,213             6,558
Total foreclosed real estate, net of related allowance for losses..........              95               177
                                                                                     ------             -----
Total non-performing assets................................................        $  7,308           $ 6,735
                                                                                     =======            =====


Non-performing loans to total loans........................................               0.72%            0.67%
Non-performing assets to total assets......................................               0.29%            0.27%
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans..........................             125.39%          139.08%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans...................................               0.91%            0.93%
</TABLE>

Asset/Liability Management

One of the  Bank's  primary  long-term  financial  objectives  has been and will
continue  to be to monitor the  sensitivity  of its  earnings  to interest  rate
fluctuations  by  maintaining  an  appropriate  matching of the  maturities  and
interest  rate  repricing  characteristics  of its  assets  and  liabilities  in
relation to the current and anticipated interest rate environment.  In an effort
to realize this  objective  and minimize  the Bank's  exposure to interest  rate
risk, the Bank  emphasizes the  origination  of  adjustable-rate  mortgage loans
("ARM"),  consumer and commercial loans,  shorter-term  fixed rate multi-family,
mortgage,  consumer and commercial loans and the purchase of shorter-term  fixed
rate and adjustable-rate  mortgage-backed  securities.  However, there can be no
assurances  that the Bank will be able to  originate  adjustable  rate  loans or
acquire mortgage-backed  securities with terms and characteristics which conform
with the Bank's  underwriting  standards,  investment  criteria or interest rate
risk policies.

The Company has  attempted to limit its  exposure to interest  rate risk through
the  origination and purchase of ARMs and through  purchases of  adjustable-rate
mortgage-backed and  mortgage-related  securities and fixed rate mortgage-backed
and mortgage-related securities with short and medium-term average lives.

The actual  duration of mortgage  loans and  mortgage-backed  securities  can be
significantly  impacted by changes in mortgage  prepayment  and market  interest
rates. Mortgage prepayment rates will vary due to a number of factors, including
the regional economy in the area where the underlying mortgages were originated,
seasonal factors,  demographic  variables and the assumability of the underlying
mortgages.  However, the largest determinants of prepayment rates are prevailing
interest  rates  and  related  mortgage  refinancing  opportunities.  Management
monitors  interest  rate  sensitivity  so  that  adjustments  in the  asset  and
liability mix, when deemed appropriate, can be made on a timely basis.

At December 31, 1999, $946.2 million,  or 40.7%, of the Bank's  interest-earning
assets were in adjustable-rate loans and mortgage-backed  securities. The Bank's
mortgage loan portfolio  totalled  $814.9 million,  of which $416.6 million,  or
51.1%, were adjustable-rate  loans and $398.3 million, or 48.9%, were fixed-rate
loans.  The Bank's  commercial loan portfolio  totalled $50.7 million,  of which
$36.3 million, or

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71.7%, were  adjustable-rate  loans and $14.4 million, or 28.3%, were fixed-rate
loans.  In addition,  at December 31, 1999,  the Bank's  consumer loan portfolio
totalled $133.3 million, of which $106.1 million, or 79.6%, were adjustable-rate
home-equity lines of credit and guaranteed  student loans and $27.2 million,  or
20.4%, were fixed-rate home-equity and other consumer loans.

At December 31, 1999, the  mortgage-backed  securities  portfolio  totalled $1.1
billion,  of which $387.0 million,  or 35.3%, of the  mortgage-backed  portfolio
were  adjustable-rate  securities and $710.0 million,  or 64.7%, were fixed-rate
securities.    The   mortgage-backed    securities   portfolio   classified   as
available-for-  sale totalled $839.3 million of which $307.0 million,  or 28.0%,
of the total  mortgage-backed  portfolio  were  adjustable  rate  securities and
$532.3  million,  or 48.5%,  were  fixed-rate  securities.  The  mortgage-backed
securities portfolio  classified as held-to-maturity  totalled $257.7 million of
which  $80.0  million,  or 7.3%,  of the total  mortgage-backed  portfolio  were
adjustable  rate  securities  and  $177.6  million,  or 16.2%,  were  fixed-rate
securities.

During the six months ended December 31, 1999, the Bank purchased  approximately
$5.1 million of agency and private label  collateralized  mortgage  obligations,
$37.3 million of 1 year  adjustable  rate  mortgage-backed  securities  and $7.2
million of 5 year  adjustable  rate  securities.  During  the six  months  ended
December 31, 1999 the Bank did not sell any mortgage-backed securities. The Bank
has repositioned its securities portfolio by purchasing agency and private label
collateralized  mortgage  obligations in order to increase the incremental yield
of the  portfolio as well as shorten the duration of the  securities  portfolio.
The  Bank  has  recently  begun  to  purchase  adjustable  rate  mortgage-backed
securities in order to adjust to interest rate changes. Management believes that
these  securities  may  represent  attractive  alternatives  relative  to  other
investments  due to the wide variety of maturity,  repayment,  and interest rate
options available.  The Bank has funded the purchase of these securities through
a combination  of internal  deposit  growth and  borrowings,  primarily  reverse
repurchase  agreements  and  FHLB-NY  advances,  and from  sales  and  principal
repayments of mortgaged-backed securities.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 1999 and
1998.

General.  Net income was $5.4 million for the quarter  ended  December 31, 1999,
which  represents an annualized  return on average  assets and average  tangible
equity of 0.87% and 15.83%, respectively. Net interest income decreased to $17.3
million for the quarter  ended  December 31,  1999,  a decrease of $292,000,  or
1.7%,  from $17.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 1998. The lower net
interest  income is due to a decrease in the net  interest  spread from 2.75% to
2.66% and the net  interest  margin from 3.02% to 2.95%,  respectively,  for the
quarters  ended  December 31, 1998 and 1999.  For the quarter ended December 31,
1999,  the  yield  on  interest-earning   assets  was  7.07%  and  the  cost  of
interest-bearing   liabilities  was  4.41%  as  compared  to  7.26%  and  4.51%,
respectively, for the quarter ended December 31, 1998.

Interest Income. Interest income decreased $933,000, or 2.2%, from $42.4 million
for the three  months  ended  December  31, 1998 to $41.4  million for the three
months ended  December 31, 1999.  The decrease  resulted  from a decrease in the
average  yield of  interest-earning  assets of 19 basis  points from 7.26%in the
prior year quarter to 7.07% for the quarter  ended  December  31, 1999.  For the
three months  ended  December 31,  1999,  interest  income from  mortgage-backed
securities  decreased  $1.5  million,  or 7.4%,  from $19.8 million for the 1998
period to $18.4 million for the 1999 period due to a decrease of $85.7  million,
or 7.0%, in the average balance of mortgage-backed  securities and a decrease in
the average yield on these securities of 19 basis points from 6.57% for the 1998
period to 6.38% for the 1999 period. The

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decrease in the average balance of  mortgage-backed  securities is primarily due
to the Bank  investing  cash flows into loans,  debt and equity  securities  and
money market investments.

Interest Expense. Interest expense for the three months ended December 31, 1999,
was $24.1 million,  a decrease of $641,000,  or 2.6%, from $24.8 million for the
three months  ended  December  31,  1998.  The  decrease in interest  expense is
primarily  related to a 10 basis point decrease in the cost of  interest-bearing
liabilities,  from 4.51% for the 1998 period to 4.41% for the 1999  period.  The
decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing  liabilities resulted primarily
from the run off of higher rate  certificates  of deposits  products  during the
quarter  ended  December 31, 1999 offset by slightly  higher  borrowings  costs.
Interest  expense on  deposits  decreased  $2.1  million,  or 13.4%,  from $16.0
million for the 1998 period to $13.8 million for the 1999 period, primarily as a
result of a $96.0 million,  or 5.8%, decrease in the average balance of deposits
and by a 29 basis point decrease in the average cost of such deposits from 4.03%
in the 1998  period to 3.74% in the 1999  period.  Interest  expense on borrowed
funds increased $1.5 million, or 15.4%, from $8.8 million for the 1998 period to
$10.3 million for the 1999 period  primarily due to a $94.0  million,  or 17.2%,
increase in the average  balance of borrowings  from $612.0  million in the 1998
period to $706.0  million for the 1999 period and by a 9 basis point increase in
the average cost of such  borrowings,  from 5.74% in the 1998 period to 5.83% in
the 1999 period.  The Bank  continues to use  borrowings to leverage its capital
and  fund  asset  growth.   Borrowed  funds,   principally   reverse  repurchase
agreements,  FHLB-NY advances and trust preferred  capital  securities have been
reinvested by the Bank in  mortgage-backed  securities and loans  leveraging the
Bank's capital.

Net Interest Income. Net interest income was $17.3 million for the quarter ended
December 31, 1999, a decrease of $292,000,  or 1.7%,  from $17.6 million for the
quarter  ended  December  31,  1998.  The  decrease in net  interest  income was
attributable  to a decrease of 9 basis  points in the net  interest  spread from
2.75% for the quarter  ended  December  31, 1998 to 2.66% for the quarter  ended
December 31, 1999 and a 7 basis point  decrease in the net interest  margin from
3.02% in the 1998  period to 2.95% in the 1999  period.  For the  quarter  ended
December 31, 1999, the yield on  interest-earning  assets was 7.07% and the cost
of  interest-bearing  liabilities  was 4.41%,  as  compared  to 7.26% and 4.51%,
respectively, for the quarter ended December 31, 1998.

Provision for Loan Losses.  For the quarter ended December 31, 1999, the Company
had no loan loss  provision  as compared to $350,000 in the prior year  quarter.
When  determining  the provision for loan losses,  management  assesses the risk
inherent in its loan portfolio  based on information  available to management at
such time relating to trends in the national and local economies,  trends in the
real estate market and trends in the Company's  level of  non-performing  loans,
assets and net  charge-offs.  The decrease in the  provision for loans losses is
due to the lower level of non-performing loans and low level of net charge-offs.
Non-performing loans decreased $266,000,  or 3.6%, from $7.5 million at December
31, 1998 to $7.2 million at December 31, 1999. Net charge-offs  were $24,000 for
the quarter ended December 31, 1999 as compared to $209,000 in the quarter ended
December 31, 1998. The Company's allowance for loan losses totalled $9.0 million
at December 31, 1999 which  represents  a ratio of allowance  for loan losses to
non-performing  loans and to total loans of 125.39%  and 0.91% at  December  31,
1999  compared to 139.08% and 0.93% at June 30, 1999,  respectively.  Management
believes that, based on information currently known to management, the provision
for  possible  loan  losses  and the  allowance  for  possible  loan  losses are
currently  reasonable and adequate to cover potential losses reasonably expected
in the existing loan portfolio. While management estimates loan losses using the
best available  information,  no assurance can be given that future additions to
the allowance will not be necessary based on changes in economic and real estate
market conditions, further information obtained regarding problem loans,

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identification  of additional  problem loans and other factors,  both within and
outside of management's  control. If general economic conditions and real estate
values  within  the  Bank's   primary   lending  area  decline,   the  level  of
non-performing loans may increase resulting in larger provisions for loan losses
which, in turn, would adversely affect net income.

Non-Interest Income.  Non-interest income increased $511,000,  or 26.4%, to $2.4
million in the quarter  ended  December  31, 1999 from $1.9 million in the prior
year quarter. The increase is mainly the result of additional money center fees,
loan servicing  fees,  loan  prepayment  penalties and bank owned life insurance
income.

Non-Interest Expense. Non-interest expense totalled $9.2 million for the quarter
ended  December 31, 1999,  an increase of $443,000,  or 5.0%,  from $8.8 million
recorded in the prior year quarter.  The increase is mainly the result of higher
compensation expense and other operating expenses.  The increase in compensation
expense is due to normal salary  adjustments and higher benefits  expenses.  For
the quarter ended  December 31, 1999,  ESOP and RRP expenses  collectively  were
$815,000 as compared to $756,000 recorded in the prior year quarter.

Income Tax Expense.  Income tax expense was $4.0  million,  for the three months
ended  December  31, 1999 and 1998  representing  effective  income tax rates of
42.9% and 43.7%, respectively. The Bank's effective income tax rate is primarily
affected  by the  amortization  of excess of cost over fair  value of net assets
acquired for which no tax benefit is provided,  associated tax benefits  related
to a subsidiary  of the Bank,  and other tax benefits.  The lower  effective tax
rate  during the  quarter  ended  December  31, 1999 is due to higher net income
offsetting goodwill amortization and the tax benefits associated with the recent
purchase of bank owned life insurance.

Comparison of Operating  Results for the Six Months Ended  December 31, 1999 and
1998.

General.  Net income was $10.7  million for the six months  ended  December  31,
1999,  which  represents  an  annualized  return on average  assets and  average
tangible equity of 0.87% and 16.24%, respectively.

Interest  Income.  Interest income  decreased $2.5 million,  or 2.9%, from $85.2
million for the six months ended  December 31, 1998 to $82.7 million for the six
months ended December 31, 1999. The decrease  primarily resulted from a decrease
in the average yield of interest-earning assets of 22 basis points from 7.27% in
the prior year six month period to 7.05% for the six months  ended  December 31,
1999.  For  the six  months  ended  December  31,  1999,  interest  income  from
mortgage-backed  securities  decreased $2.4 million, or 6.0%, from $39.6 million
for the 1998  period to $37.2  million  for the 1999 period due to a decrease of
$63.7 million, or 5.3%, in the average balance of mortgage-backed securities and
a decrease  in the average  yield on these  securities  of 22 basis  points from
6.58% for the 1998  period to 6.36% for the 1999  period.  The  decrease  in the
average  balance of  mortgage-backed  securities  is  primarily  due to the Bank
investing  cash flows into loans,  debt and equity  securities  and money market
investments.

Interest  Expense.  Interest expense for the six months ended December 31, 1999,
was $48.0 million,  a decrease of $2.4 million,  or 4.8%, from $50.4 million for
the six months  ended  December 31,  1998.  The decrease in interest  expense is
related  to  a  21  basis  point  decrease  in  the  cost  of   interest-bearing
liabilities,  from 4.58% for the 1998 period to 4.37% for the 1999  period.  The
decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing  liabilities resulted primarily
from the run off of higher rate  certificates  of deposits  and lower  borrowing
costs  during  the six months  ended  December  31,  1999.  Interest  expense on
deposits

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decreased  $4.9  million,  or 15.0%,  from $32.6  million for the 1998 period to
$27.7 million for the 1999 period,  primarily as a result of a $90.6 million, or
5.5%,  decrease  in the  average  balance of  deposits  and by a 38 basis  point
decrease in the average cost of such  deposits  from 4.11% in the 1998 period to
3.73% in the 1999 period.  Interest  expense on borrowed  funds  increased  $2.5
million,  or 13.9%,  from $17.8 million for the 1998 period to $20.3 million for
the 1999 period  primarily  due to a $96.6  million,  or 15.8%,  increase in the
average  balance of borrowings  from $612.6 million in the 1998 period to $709.2
million for the 1999 period,  offset by a 10 basis point decrease in the average
cost of such  borrowings,  from  5.82% in the 1998  period  to 5.72% in the 1999
period.  The Bank  continues to use  borrowings to leverage its capital and fund
asset growth. Borrowed funds, principally reverse repurchase agreements, FHLB-NY
advances and trust preferred capital securities have been reinvested by the Bank
in mortgage-backed securities and loans leveraging the Bank's capital.

Net Interest  Income.  Net interest  income was $34.8 million for the six months
ended December 31, 1999 and 1998.  The net interest  spread was 2.68% and 2.69%,
respectively, and the net interest margin was 2.96% and 2.97%, respectively, for
the six months  ended  December  31,  1999 and 1998.  For the six  months  ended
December 31, 1999, the yield on  interest-earning  assets was 7.05% and the cost
of  interest-bearing  liabilities  was 4.37%,  as  compared  to 7.27% and 4.58%,
respectively, for the six months ended December 31, 1998.

Provision  for Loan  Losses.  For the six months ended  December  31, 1999,  the
Company's  had no loan loss  provision as compared to $500,000 in the prior year
six month period.  When  determining  the provision for loan losses,  management
assesses the risk inherent in its loan portfolio based on information  available
to  management  at such  time  relating  to  trends  in the  national  and local
economies, trends in the real estate market and trends in the Company's level of
non-performing loans, assets and net charge-offs.  The decrease in the provision
for loans losses is due to the lower level of non-performing loans and low level
of net charge-offs.  Non-performing loans decreased $266,000, or 3.6%, from $7.5
million  at  December  31,  1998 to $7.2  million  at  December  31,  1999.  Net
charge-offs  were $75,000 for the six months ended December 31, 1999 as compared
to $216,000 in the six months ended December 31, 1998.  The Company's  allowance
for loan losses  totalled  $9.0 million at December 31, 1999 which  represents a
ratio of allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans and to total loans of
125.39% and 0.91% at December 31, 1999 compared to 139.08% and 0.93% at June 30,
1999,  respectively.  Management  believes that, based on information  currently
known to  management,  the  provision for possible loan losses and the allowance
for  possible  loan  losses  are  currently  reasonable  and  adequate  to cover
potential  losses  reasonably  expected in the existing  loan  portfolio.  While
management  estimates  loan  losses  using the best  available  information,  no
assurance  can be given  that  future  additions  to the  allowance  will not be
necessary  based on changes  in  economic  and real  estate  market  conditions,
further  information   obtained  regarding  problem  loans,   identification  of
additional  problem  loans  and  other  factors,  both  within  and  outside  of
management's  control.  If general  economic  conditions  and real estate values
within the Bank's  primary  lending area  decline,  the level of  non-performing
loans may increase  resulting in larger  provisions  for loan losses  which,  in
turn, would adversely affect net income.

Non-Interest Income.  Non-interest income increased $1.1 million, or 28.3%, from
$3.8 million for the six months ended  December 31, 1998 to $4.9 million for the
six  months  ended  December  31,  1999.  The  increase  is mainly the result of
additional fee income from annuity sales, ATM  transactions,  money center fees,
loan servicing  fees,  loan  prepayment  penalties and bank owned life insurance
income.


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Non-Interest  Expense.  Non-interest  expense totalled $18.5 million for the six
months ended  December 31, 1999,  an increase of $595,000,  or 3.3%,  from $17.9
million recorded in the prior year six month period.  The increase is mainly the
result of higher  compensation  and other  operating  expenses.  The increase in
compensation  expense is due to normal salary  adjustments  and higher  benefits
expenses.

Income Tax  Expense.  Income tax  expense was $8.0  million,  for the six months
ended December 31, 1999 an increase of $196,000,  or 2.5%, from $7.8 million for
the six months ended December 31, 1998,  representing effective income tax rates
of 42.8% and  44.0%,  respectively.  The  Bank's  effective  income  tax rate is
primarily  affected by the amortization of excess of cost over fair value of net
assets  acquired for which no tax benefit is provided,  associated  tax benefits
related to a subsidiary of the Bank, and other tax benefits. The lower effective
tax rate  during the six months  ended  December  31,  1999 is due to higher net
income offsetting goodwill amortization and the tax benefits associated with the
recent purchase of bank owned life insurance.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The  Company's  current  primary  sources of funds are  principal  and  interest
payments  and  sales of  investments  securities  and  dividends  from the Bank.
Dividend  payments to the Company from the Bank are subject to the profitability
of the Bank and by applicable laws and regulations.  During the six months ended
December 31, 1999, the Bank made a $7.0 million dividend payment to the Company.
The  Company's  liquidity is available to, among other  things,  support  future
expansion of operations or diversification into other banking-related  business,
payments of dividends or repurchase its common stock.

On November 6, 1998,  the Company  announced the completion of its seventh stock
repurchase  program  and the  approval by its Board of  Directors  for an eighth
stock  repurchase plan to repurchase up to 500,000 of the Company's  outstanding
shares.  As of December 31, 1999, the Company  repurchased  173,652 shares under
its eighth repurchase program at an aggregate cost of $4.9 million.  For the six
months ended  December 31, 1999,  the Company  repurchased  27,445  shares at an
aggregate cost of $828,000.

On December 15, 1999, the Board of Directors declared a regular cash dividend of
$0.21 per common share for the quarter  ending  December 31, 1999.  The dividend
was paid on January 14, 2000 to stockholders of record on January 3, 2000.

On August 30,  1999,  the Company  and North Fork  Bancorporation  Inc.  jointly
announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement whereby North Fork
Bancorporation,  Inc. would acquire Reliance Bancorp,  Inc. in a stock-for-stock
merger  valued at  approximately  $352  million.  Each share of Reliance will be
converted into a fixed exchange ratio of 2 shares of North Fork common stock.

The Bank is required to maintain an average  daily balance of liquid assets as a
percentage of net withdrawable  deposit  accounts plus short-term  borrowings as
defined by OTS regulations.  The minimum  required  liquidity is currently 4.0%.
The Bank's  liquidity  ratio averaged 8.5% for the six months ended December 31,
1999.

The Bank's most liquid assets are cash and short-term investments. The levels of
the Bank's  liquid  assets are  dependent  on the Bank's  operating,  financing,
lending and investing  activities during any given period. At December 31, 1999,
assets qualifying for liquidity,  including cash, US government  obligations and
other eligible securities, totalled $212.1 million.

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The Bank's  primary  sources of funds are  principal  and  interest  payments on
loans,  mortgage-backed  securities  and debt and equity  securities,  deposits,
advances from the FHLB-NY,  borrowings under reverse  repurchase  agreements and
sales  of  loans.   While  maturities  and  scheduled   amortization  of  loans,
mortgage-backed  securities  and  debt and  equity  securities  are  predictable
sources of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are strongly influenced
by changes in general  interest  rates,  economic  conditions  and  competition.
During the six months ended December 31, 1999,  principal  payments on loans and
mortgage-backed   securities   totalled   $126.4  million  and  $130.3  million,
respectively, as compared to $168.5 million and $249.8 million, respectively, in
the prior year  period.  At December  31,  1999,  advances  from the FHLB-NY and
borrowings  under reverse  repurchase  agreements  and capital trust  securities
totalled  $736.0 million,  an increase of $33.5 million,  from $702.4 million at
June 30, 1999.

The primary  investment  activity of the Bank is the  origination  of  mortgage,
commercial  and  consumer  loans,   and  the  purchase  of  mortgage  loans  and
mortgage-backed  securities.  During the six months ended December 31, 1999, the
Bank  originated  and purchased  mortgage,  commercial and consumer loans in the
amount of $69.8 million, $46.2 million and $31.3 million,  respectively.  During
the six months ended  December 31, 1999,  the Bank  purchased  $49.6  million of
mortgage-backed   securities   of  which  $17.2   million  were   classified  as
available-for-sale and $32.4 million were classified as held-to-maturity.

At December 31, 1999, the Bank had outstanding loan commitments of $7.0 million,
open home  equity  lines of credit of $59.0  million  and $17.9  million of open
commercial  lines of credit.  The Bank  anticipates that it will have sufficient
funds available to meet its current loan origination  commitments.  Certificates
of deposit  which are  scheduled to mature in one year or less from December 31,
1999 totalled $712.9 million.  Management believes that a significant portion of
such deposits will remain with the Bank.

At December 31, 1999,  the Bank exceeded  each of the OTS capital  requirements.
The Bank's tangible,  core, and risked-based ratios were 7.07%,7.07% and 17.40%,
respectively.  The  Bank  qualifies  as  "well  capitalized"  under  the  prompt
corrective  action  provisions  of the  Federal  Deposit  Insurance  Corporation
Improvements Act of 1991.

Recent Legislation

The  Gramm-Leach-Bliley  Act of 1999  modernizes the regulation of the financial
services industry and expands the ability of bank holding companies to affiliate
with other types of financial services companies such as insurance companies and
investment banking companies.  However,  the legislation provides that companies
that acquire control of a single savings  association after May 4, 1999 (or that
filed an  application  for that purpose after that date) are not entitled to the
unrestricted  activities formerly allowed for a unitary savings and loan holding
company. Rather, these companies will have authority to engage in the activities
permitted "a financial  holding  company" under the new  legislation,  including
insurance  and  securities-related  activities,  and  the  activities  currently
permitted for multiple savings and loan holding companies,  but generally not in
commercial   activities.   The   authority   for   unrestricted   activities  is
grandfathered  for  unitary  savings  and loan  holding  companies,  such as the
Company,  that existed prior to May 4, 1999.  However, a company that is engaged
in activities  other than those  permitted for financial  holding  companies and
multiple savings and loan could not acquire the Company.





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Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Safe Harbor Statement

This report contains certain  forward-looking  statements  within the meaning of
Section 27A of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  and Section 21E of the
Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended.   The  Company  intends  such
forward-looking  statements  to be covered  by the safe  harbor  provisions  for
forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995,  and is including  this statement for purposes of these safe harbor
provisions.  Forward-looking statements,  which are based on certain assumptions
and describe  future plans,  strategies  and  expectations  of the Company,  are
generally  identified  by  use  of  the  words  "believe,"  "expect,"  "intend,"
"anticipate,"  "estimate,"  "project,"  or similar  expressions.  The  Company's
ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is
inherently uncertain.  Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the
operations of the Company and the subsidiaries  include, but are not limited to,
changes in: interest rates, general economic conditions,  legislative/regulatory
changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies
of the U.S.  Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board,  the quality or composition
of the loan or investment portfolios,  demand for loan products,  deposit flows,
competition,  demand for  financial  services in the  Company's  market area and
accounting  principles and guidelines.  These risks and uncertainties  should be
considered in evaluating  forward-looking  statements and undue reliance  should
not be placed on such statements. Further information concerning the Company and
its business,  including  additional  factors that could  materially  affect the
Company's  financial  results,  is included in the  Company's  filings  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company does not undertake -- and  specifically  disclaims any obligation --
to  publicly  release  the  result  of any  revisions  which  may be made to any
forward-looking  statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of
such  statements or to reflect the occurrence of  anticipated  or  unanticipated
events.  Information regarding management's discussion and analysis of financial
condition and results of operations appears under Item 7 of this report.


ITEM 3.           QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

Quantitative  and qualitative  disclosure about market risk is presented at June
30, 1999 in Exhibit 13.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 1999. There have been no
material  changes in the Company's  market risk at December 31, 1999 as compared
to June 30, 1999. The following is an update of the discussion provided therein:

General. The Company's largest component of market risk continues to be interest
rate risk. Virtually all of this risk continues to reside at the Bank level. The
Bank still is not subject to foreign currency  exchange or commodity price risk.
At December 31, 1999, neither the Company nor the Bank owned any trading assets,
nor did they utilize hedging transactions such as interest rate swaps and caps.

Assets,  Deposit  Liabilities  and Wholesale  Funds.  There has been no material
change in the  composition of assets,  deposit  liabilities  and wholesale funds
from June 30, 1999 to December 31, 1999.

GAP Analysis. The Bank's exposure to the risks of changing interest rates may be
analyzed,  in part, by examining the extent to which its assets and  liabilities
are  "interest  rate  sensitive"  and by  monitoring  the Bank's  interest  rate
sensitivity  "gap".  An asset or liability is said to be interest rate sensitive
within a specific  time  period if it will  mature or reprice  within  that time
period. The interest rate sensitivity gap

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is defined as the  difference  between  the  amount of  interest-earning  assets
maturing  or  repricing  within  a  specific  time  period  and  the  amount  of
interest-bearing  liabilities  maturing or repricing  within that time period. A
gap is considered positive when the amount of  interest-earning  assets maturing
or  repricing  exceeds the amount of  interest-bearing  liabilities  maturing or
repricing within the same period.  A gap is considered  negative when the amount
of  interest-bearing  liabilities  maturing  or  repricing  exceed the amount of
interest-bearing   assets   maturing  or  repricing   within  the  same  period.
Accordingly,  a positive  gap may enhance net  interest  income in a rising rate
environment  and  reduce  net  interest  income in a falling  rate  environment.
Conversely,  a negative  gap may enhance net  interest  income in a falling rate
environment and reduce net interest income in a rising rate environment.

At December 31, 1999,  the Company's  estimated  one year  interest  sensitivity
"gap" (the  difference  between  interest-earning  assets  and  interest-bearing
liabilities  that reprice or mature within such period expressed as a percentage
of total  assets)  was a  negative  gap of $250.9  million,  or (10.9%) of total
assets at December 31, 1999 as compared to a negative gap of $100.1 million,  or
(4.08)% of total  assets at June 30,  1999.  The  prepayment  rates for mortgage
loans,  mortgage-backed  securities and consumer loans are based upon the Bank's
historical performance.

Interest  Rate Risk  Compliance.  The Bank  continues  to monitor  the impact of
interest rate volatility upon net interest income and net portfolio value in the
same  manner  as at June 30,  1999.  There  have  been no  changes  in the board
approved limits of acceptable  variance in net interest income and net portfolio
value at December 31, 1999, compared to June 30, 1999, and the projected changes
continue to fall  within the board  approved  limits at all levels of  potential
interest rate volatility.



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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.           Legal Proceedings.

                  The Holding  Company and the Bank are not engaged in any legal
                  proceedings of a material nature at the present time.

Item 2.           Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.

                  Not applicable.

Item 3.           Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

                  Not applicable.

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

                  Not applicable.

Item 5.           Other Information.

                  Not applicable.

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

  (a)      Exhibits
             3.1    Certificate of Incorporation of Reliance Bancorp, Inc. (1)
             3.2    Reliance Bancorp, Inc. By-Laws. (1)
            11.0    Statement Re: Computation of Per Share Earnings.
            27.0    Financial Data Schedule. (2)

  (b)      Form 8-K

           1)       The  Company  filed Form 8-K on October  21,
                    1999, which included a copy of the Company's
                    press   release   dated  October  21,  1999,
                    reporting its first quarter fiscal year 2000
                    results.

           2)       The  Company  filed Form 8-K on January  28,
                    2000, which included a copy of the Company's
                    press   release   dated  January  20,  2000,
                    reporting  its second  quarter  fiscal  year
                    2000 results.
- ------------------
(1)      Incorporated  by reference  into this document from the Exhibits  filed
         with the Registration Statement of Form S-1, Registration No. 33-72476.
(2)      Submitted only with filing in electronic format.




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                                   Signatures



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


                             Reliance Bancorp, Inc.
                             ----------------------
                                  (Registrant)






/s/ Raymond A. Nielsen       2/10/00       /s/ Paul D. Hagan            2/10/00
- ----------------------       -------       -----------------            -------
Raymond A. Nielsen                         Paul D. Hagan
Chief Executive Officer                    Chief Financial Officer
















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                                                                                        EXHIBIT 11.0


                                  STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF PER SHARE EARNINGS


                                                                    Three Months Ended        Six Months Ended
                                                                        December 31,             December 31,
                                                                        ------------             ------------
                                                                    1999           1998        1999         1998
                                                                    ----           ----        ----         ----
                                                                      (In thousands, except  per share amount)

<S>                                                                 <C>          <C>         <C>            <C>
Net Income.....................................................     $ 5,353      $ 5,219     $ 10,734       $ 9,990
                                                                      =====        =====       ======         =====


Weighted average common shares outstanding.....................       8,297        8,318        8,266         8,659


Basic earnings per common share................................          $ 0.65   $ 0.63       $ 1.30        $ 1.16
                                                                           ====     ====        =====          ====


Weighted average common shares outstanding.....................       8,297        8,318        8,266         8,659


Potential common stock due to dilutive
    effect of stock options....................................         330          437          313           466
                                                                      -----        -----        -----         -----


Total shares for diluted earnings per share....................       8,627        8,755        8,579         9,125


Diluted earnings per common share .............................     $  0.62       $ 0.60       $ 1.25        $ 1.10
                                                                     ======         ====        =====          ====


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<ARTICLE>                                            9
<LEGEND>
      This schedule contained summary information extracted from the Form 10-Q
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                                  1000

<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-mos
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              JUN-30-2000
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                          0
                                    0
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<INCOME-PRETAX>                                18,781
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