GREAT FINANCIAL CORP
10-Q, 1996-11-13
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                               UNITED STATES
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

              For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996

                                    or

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________________ to _________________________

                        Commission File Number 0-23122

                         GREAT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             DELAWARE                                             61-1251805
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation                 (I.R.S. Employer
 or organization)                                            Identification No.)

ONE FINANCIAL SQUARE, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY                          40202
(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)

                              (502) 562-6000
          (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                              Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)

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.      X      Yes             No
                                   

                     APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date: Common Stock, 14,153,732 shares
as of November 13, 1996.





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                         GREAT FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                                 I N D E X


                                                                     Page
PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  Item 1.   Financial Statements:

              Consolidated Balance Sheets                               3

              Consolidated Statements of Operations                     4

              Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                     5

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                6

 Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of
              Financial Condition and Results of Operations            12
                   

PART II.      OTHER INFORMATION                                        20

SIGNATURES                                                             21




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                           GREAT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                        (in thousands, except share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                       September 30, December 31,
                                                           1996           1995
                                                        -----------  ------------
<S>                                                     <C>           <C>
                                                        (unaudited)
Assets
     Cash and cash equivalents .......................  $   47,561    $   84,167
     Available-for-sale securities, at fair value ....     604,267       461,330
     Mortgage loans held for sale ....................     177,518       144,163
     Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan
        losses of $13,228 (1996) and $11,821 (1995) ..   1,842,008     1,667,363
     Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost ...........      31,775        21,917
     Property and equipment ..........................      34,103        26,871
     Mortgage servicing rights .......................      37,380        35,751
     Other assets ....................................      56,072        44,694
                                                        -----------   -----------
Total assets .........................................  $2,830,684    $2,486,256
                                                        ===========   ===========

Liabilities
   Deposits:
     Non-interest bearing ............................  $  130,312    $  103,969
     Interest bearing ................................   1,627,595     1,354,892
                                                        -----------   -----------
       Total deposits ................................   1,757,907     1,458,861
   Borrowed funds ....................................     759,609       714,209
   Other liabilities .................................      39,791        26,076
                                                        -----------   -----------
       Total liabilities .............................   2,557,307     2,199,146
                                                        -----------   -----------

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity
     Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 1,000,000
        shares authorized and unissued
     Common stock, $.01 par value; 24,000,000
        shares authorized; 16,531,250 shares issued ..         165           165
     Additional paid-in capital ......................     161,752       159,786
     Retained earnings - subject to restrictions .....     171,852       163,822
     Treasury stock, 2,347,518 shares (1996) and
        1,608,355 shares (1995), at cost .............     (46,891)      (28,230)
     Unearned ESOP shares ............................     (10,470)      (11,296)
     Unearned compensation - stock compensation plans       (3,383)       (4,359)
     Net unrealized appreciation on
       available-for-sale securities .................         352         7,222
                                                        -----------   -----------
        Total stockholders' equity ...................     273,377       287,110
                                                        -----------   -----------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity ...........  $2,830,684    $2,486,256
                                                        ===========   ===========

</TABLE>
                See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                           GREAT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                    (in thousands, except per share amounts)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
                                                 Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                                                    September 30,            September 30,
                                                --------------------     ---------------------
                                                   1996       1995          1996       1995
                                                ---------   --------     ---------   ---------
                                                                 (unaudited)
<S>                                             <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>   
Interest income
     Loans ...................................  $40,746     $35,611      $116,572    $ 97,082
     Securities ..............................   11,408       6,400        28,621      18,649
     Other ...................................      134         192           681         449
                                                --------    --------     ---------   ---------
        Total interest income ................   52,288      42,203       145,874     116,180
                                                --------    --------     ---------   ---------
Interest expense
     Deposits ................................   21,597      17,654        59,421      47,350
     Borrowed funds ..........................   11,167       8,397        30,109      22,827
                                                --------    --------     ---------   ---------
        Total interest expense ...............   32,764      26,051        89,530      70,177
                                                --------    --------     ---------   ---------

Net interest income ..........................   19,524      16,152        56,344      46,003

Provision for loan losses ....................      675         575         1,911       1,678
                                                --------    --------     ---------   ---------

Net interest income after provision for loan
 losses ......................................   18,849      15,577        54,433      44,325
                                                --------    --------     ---------   ---------

Non-interest income
     Service fee income ......................    6,615       6,994        20,375      19,881
     Amortization of mortgage servicing rights   (1,958)     (1,891)       (5,747)     (4,576)   
     Gain on sale of mortgage loans ..........    1,480       1,542         4,882       2,759
     Gain on sale of mortgage servicing rights    1,212         119         2,515         170         
     Gain (loss) on sale of securities .......      (17)         (5)          369         221
     Other ...................................    1,891       1,031         4,525       3,080
                                                --------    --------     ---------   ---------
        Net non-interest income ..............    9,223       7,790        26,919      21,535
                                                --------    --------     ---------   ---------
Non-interest expense
     Compensation and benefits ...............    8,246       7,157        24,271      20,092
     Office occupancy and equipment ..........    2,516       1,806         6,740       5,186
     Office supplies, postage and telephone ..    1,319       1,108         3,824       3,288
     Advertising and marketing ...............      922         550         2,756       1,828 
     Federal deposit insurance premiums ......   10,680         746        12,368       2,089
     State tax on deposits ...................      464         342         1,231         991
     Other ...................................    4,361       2,751        10,464       7,085
                                                --------    --------     ---------   ---------
        Total non-interest expense ...........   28,508      14,460        61,654      40,559
                                                --------    --------     ---------   ---------

Income (loss) before income taxes ............     (436)       8,907       19,698      25,301

Income tax expense (benefit)..................      (49)       3,194        7,093       9,081
                                                --------    --------     ---------   ---------

Net income (loss).............................  $  (387)     $ 5,713      $12,605    $ 16,220
                                                ========    ========     =========   =========

Earnings (loss) per share                       $ (0.03)     $  0.39        $0.88    $   1.07
                                                ========    ========     =========   =========

</TABLE>
                See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                           GREAT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                  Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                      1996               1995
                                                  ------------       -----------
                                                           (unaudited)
<S>                                                <C>               <C> 

Net cash used in operating activities .........    $  (1,636)        $(31,613)
                                                  -----------       ----------

Investing activities
    Purchases of available-for-sale securities      (289,726)         (41,372)
    Maturities of available-for-sale securities       71,756           26,322
    Principal collected on mortgage-backed
     securities ...............................       48,599           24,976
    Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale
     securities ...............................       71,684
    Proceeds from sale of mortgage servicing
     rights ...................................        2,610              170
    Proceeds from sale of property and 
     equipment ................................          395
    Increase in loans receivable ..............      (48,791)        (200,560)
    Purchase of Lexington Federal Savings
     Bank, FSB, net of cash and cash
     equivalents acquired .....................      (30,363)
    Purchase of First Federal Savings Bank, FSB
     of Richmond, net of cash and cash 
     equivalents acquired .....................                        (9,143)
    Purchases of Federal Home Loan Bank stock .       (6,771)
    Purchases of property and equipment and
     other assets .............................       (8,147)          (2,175)
    Purchases of mortgage servicing rights ....       (4,247)         (13,753)
    Originations of mortgage servicing
     rights ...................................       (3,225)            (712)
    Proceeds from sale of real estate owned ...          897              
                                                  -----------       ----------
        Net cash used in investing activities .     (195,329)        (216,247)
                                                  -----------       ----------

Financing activities
    Increase in deposits ......................      130,892          160,316
    Increase (decrease) in short-term 
     borrowings ...............................      (20,502)          18,518
    Long-term advances from Federal Home Loan
     Bank .....................................       90,750          115,985
    Payments on long-term advances from Federal
     Home Loan Bank ...........................      (25,176)          (2,566)
    Increase in mortgage escrow funds .........        7,631           11,359
    Purchases of treasury stock ...............      (18,793)         (28,277)
    Exercise of stock options .................          100               26
    Dividends paid ............................       (4,543)          (4,008)
                                                  -----------       ----------
        Net cash provided by financing
         activities ...........................      160,359          271,353
                                                  -----------       ----------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
 equivalents ..................................      (36,606)          23,493

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period        84,167           17,013
                                                  -----------       ----------

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period ......    $  47,561        $  40,506
                                                  ===========       ==========

Cash paid during the period for
    Interest ..................................    $  89,306        $  71,138
    Income taxes ..............................    $   5,336        $   5,523

Supplemental disclosure of noncash activities
    Additions to real estate acquired in
     settlement of loans .......................   $   2,245        $   1,799
    Accrual of purchase of mortgage servicing
     rights ....................................                    $   1,528
    Accrual of proceeds from sale of mortgage
     servicing rights ..........................   $   1,083



</TABLE>
                See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                           GREAT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)


1.     BASIS OF PRESENTATION

       The accompanying  unaudited consolidated financial statements include the
       accounts of  Great  Financial  Corporation  (Company) and  its subsidiary
       Great  Financial Bank, FSB (Bank).  All  material  intercompany  balances
       and  transactions   have  been  eliminated.   The  consolidated financial
       statements  have been  prepared in  accordance  with  generally  accepted
       accounting  principles  for interim  financial information and  with  the
       instructions  to  Form  10-Q   and   Article  10   of   Regulation   S-X.
       Accordingly,  they do not include all of the  information  and  footnotes
       required  by  generally  accepted  accounting   principles  for  complete
       consolidated  financial  statements.  In the opinion of  management,  all
       adjustments  necessary for a fair presentation  have been included. It is
       suggested  that  these  consolidated  financial  statements  be  read  in
       conjunction with  the Company's audited financial  statements included in
       its annual report  on Form  10-K for  the year  ended  December 31, 1995.
       Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily  indicative
       of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year.

2.     SECURITIES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               September 30, 1996
                                                 ---------------------------------------------
                                                               Gross       Gross
                                                 Amortized  Unrealized  Unrealized     Fair
                                                    Cost       Gains       Losses      Value
                                                 ---------  ----------  ----------   ---------
                                                                 (in thousands)
       <S>                                       <C>          <C>        <C>         <C>   
       Available-for-sale securities:
        U.S. Government and agency obligations   $ 75,123     $  309     $  (339)    $ 75,093
        Other debt securities ................      1,892         37                    1,929
                                                 ---------  ----------  ----------   ---------
         Total debt securities ..............      77,015        346        (339)      77,022
        Mortgage-backed securities ...........    526,435      3,771      (4,350)     525,856
        Equity securities ....................        275      1,119          (5)       1,389
                                                 ---------  ----------  ----------   ---------
       Total available-for-sale securities ...   $603,725     $5,236     $(4,694)    $604,267
                                                 =========  ==========  ==========   =========
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              December 31, 1995
                                                 ---------------------------------------------
                                                               Gross       Gross
                                                 Amortized  Unrealized  Unrealized     Fair
                                                    Cost       Gains       Losses      Value
                                                 ---------  ----------  ----------   ---------
                                                                 (in thousands)
       <S>                                       <C>          <C>         <C>        <C>   
       Available-for-sale securities:
        U.S. Government and agency obligations   $112,082     $   793     $ (100)    $112,775
        Other debt securities ................      2,077          34                   2,111
                                                 ---------  ----------  ----------   ---------
         Total debt securities ..............     114,159         827       (100)     114,886
        Mortgage-backed securities ...........    334,946       9,317       (171)     344,092
        Equity securities ....................      1,115       1,237                   2,352
                                                 ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------
       Total available-for-sale securities ....  $450,220     $11,381     $ (271)    $461,330
                                                 =========   =========   =========   =========
</TABLE>
 
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      Gross  realized gains  for the  three and  nine months ended September 30,
      1996  were $261,000 and  $1,534,000, respectively.  Gross  realized losses
      for the  same periods  were $278,000 and $1,165,000,  respectively.  Gross
      realized gains for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 were $226,000.
      Gross realized losses  for the three  and nine  months ended September 30,
      1995 were $5,000. In computing  gains and  losses,  cost is determined  by
      the   specific  identification   method   for  debt   and  mortgage-backed
      securities.  Cost is  determined  by the  average cost  method  for equity
      securities. 

3. ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

       Activity in the allowance for loan losses is summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                        Three Months             Nine Months
                                                    Ended September 30,       Ended September 30,
                                                   ---------------------     ---------------------
                                                     1996         1995         1996         1995
                                                   --------     --------     --------     --------
                                                                    (in thousands)
       <S>                                         <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>   

       Balance, beginning of period .......        $13,031      $11,174      $11,821      $11,076
       Provision charged to income ........            675          575        1,911        1,678
       Charge-offs ........................           (493)        (315)      (1,057)      (1,366)
       Recoveries .........................             15           30           53           76
       Acquired in merger .................                         200          500          200      
                                                   --------     --------     --------     --------
       Balance, end of period .............        $13,228      $11,664      $13,228      $11,664
                                                   ========     ========     ========     ========

</TABLE>

4.     LOAN SERVICING

       The Company was  servicing  a portfolio  consisting  of 85,200 and 79,300
       mortgage   loans  at   September   30,   1996   and  December  31,  1995,
       respectively, that are owned by  investors  and are not  included  in the
       accompanying  financial  statements.  Mortgage loans  serviced for others
       are summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  September 30,    December 31,
                                                       1996            1995
                                                  -------------    ------------
                                                       (in thousands)
       <S>                                         <C>              <C>   
       GNMA ..............................         $3,297,937       $3,215,249
       FNMA ..............................            993,594        1,226,666
       FHLMC .............................            581,439          510,068
       Other investors ...................            277,095          215,567
                                                  -------------    ------------
       Total servicing portfolio .........         $5,150,065       $5,167,550
                                                  =============    ============

</TABLE>

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       In  addition to  servicing  mortgage  loans for others,  the Company is a
       subservicer  for  third-party  servicing   owners,  including  GNMA.   At
       September 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995, the Company subserviced a total
       of 9,200 and 20,000 loans, respectively.

       Custodial  escrow  balances  maintained in connection  with the foregoing
       loan  servicing  were  $111,781,000 and  $108,424,000,  at  September 30,
       1996 and  December  31,  1995,  respectively,  of  which $95,875,000  and
       $86,554,000,  respectively,  are included in deposits in the accompanying
       consolidated balance sheets.


   5.  BORROWED FUNDS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  September 30, 1996     December 31, 1995
                                                  -------------------   -------------------
                                                             Weighted              Weighted
                                                             Average               Average
                                                   Amount      Rate      Amount      Rate
                                                  --------   --------   --------   --------
                                                            (dollars in thousands)
       <S>                                        <C>          <C>      <C>          <C>       
       Short-term borrowings:
         Reverse repurchase agreements ........   $103,700     5.49%    $176,433     6.03%
         Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank .     37,600     5.79%       2,150     6.14%
         Borrowings under lines of credit .....    133,656     5.42%     116,875     5.27%
                                                  --------              --------
           Total short-term borrowings ........    274,956               295,458
                                                  --------              --------
       Long-term borrowings from Federal Home 
        Loan Bank:
         Adjustable rate advances, interest        
          based on Libor; 5.59% (1996) and
          6.00%(1995) .........................    150,000               100,000
         Fixed rate advances, 6.27% (1996)
          and 6.29% (1995) ....................    298,579               278,489
         Mortgage matched and other advances
          payable monthly through 2026 with
          interest rates from 3.88% to 8.05% ..     36,074                40,262
                                                  --------              --------
           Total long-term borrowings .........    484,653               418,751
                                                  --------              --------
       Total borrowed funds ...................   $759,609              $714,209
                                                  ========              ========                    

</TABLE>
                                                               

       Information  concerning  borrowings  under  reverse repurchase agreements
       is summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                              
                                                       At or For the Three Months    At or For the Nine Months
                                                          Ended September 30,           Ended September 30, 
                                                       --------------------------    --------------------------
                                                          1996            1995          1996            1995
                                                       ----------      ----------    ----------      ----------
                                                                        (dollars in thousands)
       <S>                                             <C>             <C>           <C>             <C>

       Average balance during the period ..........     $101,171       $147,595      $ 73,416        $140,149
       Average interest rate during the period ....         5.48%          5.93%         5.50%           6.06%
       Maximum month-end balance during the 
        period ....................................     $140,341       $167,812      $140,341        $220,452
       Mortgage-backed securities underlying
        the agreements at end of period:
          Carrying value ..........................                                  $111,995        $161,081
          Fair value ..............................                                  $111,850        $164,565

</TABLE>
 
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       Mortgage-backed  securities sold under reverse repurchase agreements were
       delivered  to the  broker-dealers  who  arranged  the  transactions.  The
       broker-dealers  may have sold,  loaned,  or  otherwise  disposed  of such
       securities to other parties in the normal course of their operations, and
       have  agreed  to resell to the Company substantially identical securities
       at the maturities  of  the agreements.  The agreements  at  September 30,
       1996 mature within one year.

6.     SEGMENT INFORMATION

       The  schedules on  pages 10  and 11  present  information  concerning the
       Company's operations  which  include  two  reportable  segments:  banking
       and mortgage banking businesses. The banking segment is composed of those
       operations  involved in  making loans held for  investment, investing  in
       government  and  government  agencies' securities and  receiving deposits
       from  customers.  The  mortgage  banking  segment is  made  up  of  those
       operations  involved in originating and  purchasing  residential mortgage
       loans for resale  in the secondary   mortgage  market  and  in  servicing
       loans  for  others.  The  Company's  operations  involved  in  purchasing
       delinquent FHA and VA loans have previously  been  classified within  the
       banking segment. Since these loans  are  purchased  from  GNMA pools  the
       Company services in its mortgage  banking  business and due to the unique
       servicing requirements of these loans,  the Company determined that these
       operations are  more properly  classified  within  the  mortgage  banking
       segment and  has  so  classified the  applicable  income  and expense for
       the three  and  nine months  ended  September 30, 1996 in  the  schedules
       which  follows.  The income and  expense  applicable to  these operations
       for the  three and    nine  months  ended  September 30, 1995  have  been
       reclassified  to  the   mortgage   banking   segment.  See  "Management's
       Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"
       for a further discussion of this business activity. Intersegment interest
       income and expense represent (i) interest on advances  from  the  banking
       segment  to the mortgage banking segment to fund the origination of loans
       computed at a rate tied to a short-term  index and to fund the investment
       in mortgage  servicing rights computed at a rate  tied  to a  medium-term
       index, (ii) interest  on  custodial  balances  of  the  mortgage  banking
       segment on  deposit with the banking  segment computed at a  rate tied to
       a medium-term index, (iii) interest  on advances from  the Parent Company
       (in "other"  segment) to the banking segment computed at a rate tied to a
       short-term index,  and (iv)  interest  expense  incurred by  the  banking
       segment on  a loan  from  the Parent Company to the ESOP computed at 6%.

7.     ACQUISITION

       On June 7, 1996, the  Company  completed the  acquisition of LFS Bancorp,
       Inc., parent  company of Lexington  Federal Savings  Bank, FSB (Lexington
       Federal).  The acquisition  was accounted for  using the purchase  method
       of accounting, and accordingly, the results of operations of the acquired
       bank prior to the  acquisition  date  have   not  been  included  in  the
       consolidated statements of income. Lexington Federal merged with the Bank
       upon acquisition.

8.     RECLASSIFICATIONS

       Certain amounts have been  reclassified in the previous year's  financial
       statements to conform with the current year's classifications.


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SEGMENT INFORMATION
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Three Months Ended September 30, 1996
                                      ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Mortgage
                                       Banking       Banking      Other     Eliminations  Consolidated
                                      -----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
                                                                  (in thousands)
<S>                                   <C>           <C>          <C>         <C>           <C>          
Interest income:
    Unaffiliated customers            $   45,915    $   6,371    $      2                  $   52,288
    Intersegment                           3,332        2,180         430    $  (5,942)
                                      -----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Total interest income                     49,247        8,551         432       (5,942)        52,288
                                      -----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Interest expense:   
    Unaffiliated customers                30,881        1,883                                  32,764
    Intersegment                           2,610        3,332                   (5,942)
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Total interest expense                    33,491        5,215                   (5,942)        32,764
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Net interest income                       15,756        3,336         432                      19,524
Provision for loan losses                   (675)                                                (675)
Non-interest income                        1,392        9,833         379       (2,381)         9,223
Non-interest expense                     (20,647)      (9,540)       (702)       2,381        (28,508)
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Income (loss) before income taxes     $   (4,174)    $  3,629    $    109                  $     (436)
                                      ===========   ==========  ==========  ============  ============
Identifiable assets                   $2,495,634     $381,326    $261,024    $(307,300)    $2,830,684
                                      ===========   ==========  ==========  ============  ============
Depreciation and amortization
    of property and equipment         $      533     $    331    $      7                  $      871
                                      ===========   ==========  ==========  ============  ============


<CAPTION>
                                                    Three Months Ended September 30, 1995
                                      ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Mortgage
                                        Banking      Banking      Other     Eliminations  Consolidated
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
                                                                  (in thousands)
<S>                                   <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>           <C>    
Interest income:
    Unaffiliated customers            $   36,404     $  5,798    $      1                  $   42,203
    Intersegment                           3,269        1,637         310    $  (5,216)
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Total interest income                     39,673        7,435         311       (5,216)        42,203
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Interest expense:
    Unaffiliated customers                24,555        1,496                                  26,051
    Intersegment                           1,947        3,269                   (5,216)
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Total interest expense                    26,502        4,765                   (5,216)        26,051
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Net interest income                       13,171        2,670         311                      16,152
Provision for loan losses                   (575)                                                (575)
Non-interest income                        1,252        8,743          59       (2,264)         7,790
Non-interest expense                      (8,411)      (7,765)       (548)       2,264        (14,460)
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Income (loss) before income taxes     $    5,437     $  3,648    $   (178)                  $   8,907
                                      ===========   ==========  ==========  ============  ============
Identifiable assets                   $2,099,568     $277,749    $259,278    $(315,642)    $2,320,953
                                      ===========   ==========  ==========  ============  ============
Depreciation and amortization
    of property and equipment         $      414     $    303                              $      717
                                      ===========   ==========  ==========  ============  ============

</TABLE>

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SEGMENT INFORMATION
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Nine Months Ended September 30, 1996
                                      ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Mortgage
                                       Banking       Banking      Other     Eliminations  Consolidated
                                      -----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
                                                                  (in thousands)
<S>                                   <C>           <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          
Interest income:
    Unaffiliated customers            $  127,528    $  18,337    $      9                  $  145,874
    Intersegment                           9,402        5,398       1,101     $ (15,901)
                                      -----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Total interest income                    136,930       23,735       1,110       (15,901)      145,874
                                      -----------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Interest expense:   
    Unaffiliated customers                84,112        5,418                                  89,530
    Intersegment                           6,500        9,400           1       (15,901)
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Total interest expense                    90,612       14,818           1       (15,901)       89,530
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Net interest income                       46,318        8,917       1,109                      56,344
Provision for loan losses                 (1,911)                                              (1,911)
Non-interest income                        3,970       28,840         871        (6,762)       26,919
Non-interest expense                     (39,895)     (26,561)     (1,960)        6,762       (61,654)
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Income (loss) before income taxes     $    8,482     $ 11,196    $     20                  $   19,698
                                      ===========   ==========  ==========  ============  ============
Identifiable assets                   $2,495,634     $381,326    $261,024     $(307,300)   $2,830,684
                                      ===========   ==========  ==========  ============  ============
Depreciation and amortization
    of property and equipment         $    1,576     $    966    $     16                  $    2,558
                                      ===========   ==========  ==========  ============  ============


<CAPTION>
                                                     Nine Months Ended September 30, 1995
                                      ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Mortgage
                                        Banking      Banking      Other     Eliminations  Consolidated
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
                                                                  (in thousands)
<S>                                   <C>            <C>         <C>         <C>           <C>    
Interest income:
    Unaffiliated customers            $  101,089     $ 15,077    $     14                  $  116,180
    Intersegment                           8,035        4,456       1,804    $  (14,295)
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Total interest income                    109,124       19,533       1,818       (14,295)      116,180
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Interest expense:
    Unaffiliated customers                65,914        4,263                                  70,177
    Intersegment                           6,260        8,035                   (14,295)
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Total interest expense                    72,174       12,298                   (14,295)       70,177
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Net interest income                       36,950        7,235       1,818                      46,003
Provision for loan losses                 (1,275)        (403)                                 (1,678)
Non-interest income                        3,510       23,921         347        (6,243)       21,535
Non-interest expense                     (25,295)     (19,639)     (1,868)        6,243       (40,559)
                                      -----------   ----------  ----------  ------------  ------------
Income (loss) before income taxes     $   13,890     $ 11,114    $    297                  $   25,301
                                      ===========   ==========  ==========  ============  ============
Identifiable assets                   $2,099,568     $277,749    $259,278     $(315,642)   $2,320,953
                                      ===========   ==========  ==========  ============  ============
Depreciation and amortization
    of property and equipment         $    1,170     $    892                              $    2,062  
                                      ===========   ==========  ==========  ============  ============

                                       

</TABLE> 

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


GENERAL

The Company's  consolidated results of operations are dependent primarily on net
interest income,  which is the difference  between the interest income earned on
interest-earning assets, such as loans and securities,  and the interest expense
incurred on interest-bearing  liabilities,  such as deposits and borrowings. The
results are also significantly affected by its mortgage banking activities which
involve  the  origination,   purchase,   sale,  servicing  and  subservicing  of
residential mortgage loans. The Company also generates  non-interest income such
as  transactional  fees and  gain or loss on sale of  mortgage  loans,  mortgage
servicing  rights and securities.  In addition,  commissions are earned from the
sale of annuity and mutual  fund  products.  The  Company's  operating  expenses
consist primarily of employee compensation,  occupancy expenses, federal deposit
insurance premiums and other general and administrative  expenses. The Company's
results of operations are significantly affected by its periodic amortization of
mortgage  servicing rights and by its provisions for loan losses.  The Company's
results of operations are also  significantly  affected by general  economic and
competitive   conditions,   particularly   changes  in  market  interest  rates,
government  policies and actions of  regulatory  agencies.  

Any  forward-looking  statements  included  in  this  report  or in  any  report
included  by  reference, which  reflect  management's  best judgement  based  on
factors known,  involve risks and uncertainties,  including  but not  limited to
those  discussed  above.  Actual  results could  differ  materially  from  those
expressed or implied.

COMPARISON OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 TO DECEMBER 31, 1995

Assets increased 13.9% or $344.4 million during the first nine months of 1996 to
$2.8 billion. Contributing significantly to this increase was the acquisition of
Lexington  Federal,  which was  completed in the second  quarter of 1996.  Total
assets acquired from Lexington Federal were approximately $240 million.

Net loans  receivable  totaled $1.8 billion at  September  30, 1996,  increasing
10.5% in the first nine months of 1996. While the Company  continues to focus on
its  one-to-four  family  residential  mortgage  lending  business,  it  also is
diversifying  its loan portfolio by pursuing both commercial and consumer loans.
Commercial  mortgage loans  increased 45.1% during the first nine months of 1996
and consumer loans increased 46.4%. The following table shows the composition of
the loan portfolio at September 30, 1996 in comparison to December 31, 1995:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                           Loan Portfolio Composition at
                                           -----------------------------
                                           September 30,    December 31,
                                               1996             1995
                                           -------------    ------------
<S>                                            <C>              <C> 
Loan category:
    One-to-four family residential .....       73.5%            78.6%
    Multi-family residential ...........        8.2%             7.8%
    Commercial real estate .............        5.4%             3.6%
    Construction and land ..............        6.0%             5.1%
    Non-mortgage, primarily installment.        6.9%             4.9%
                                           -------------    ------------
                                              100.0%           100.0%
                                           =============    ============
                                                            
</TABLE>

During the first nine months of 1996,  the Company  repositioned  its securities
portfolio, replacing  lower  yielding  debt and equity  securities  with  higher
yielding mortgage-backed  securities. The Company also purchased mortgage-backed
securities  funded by borrowings  from the Federal Home Loan Bank. The leveraged
purchases  were  structured to grow the Company  without  incurring  significant
interest rate risk.  Mortgage-backed securities increased 52.8% during the first
nine months of 1996 and debt and equity securities decreased 33.0%. In total the
securities  portfolio  increased  31.0% or $143  million  during  the first nine
months of 1996.
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<PAGE>     
Deposits  increase  $299.0 million or 20.5 during the first nine months of 1996.
Approximately $122 million of this increase was due to growth in retail deposits
attracted through  advertising,  competitive  deposit rates and increased retail
sales  efforts.  The balance of  the increase was due  to deposits acquired from
Lexington Federal totaling $168.2  million and an increase  in custodial account
balances associated with the portfolio of loans serviced for others.

Borrowed  funds  increased  $45.4 million  during the first nine months of 1996,
with  long-term  FHLB  advances  increasing  by  $65.9  million  and  short-term
borrowings  decreasing $20.5 million.  The Company increased long-term fixed and
variable  rate  borrowings  from the FHLB to fund  purchases of  mortgage-backed
securities.  Growth in  deposits  enabled  the  Company to  decrease  short-term
borrowings.

Stockholders'  equity  totaled  $273.4  million at September 30, 1996 or 9.7% of
total assets,  which was $13.7 million less than at year-end 1995.  This decline
in total equity was primarily the net result of the Company  purchasing  739,163
shares of its common stock at a cost of $18.7 million;  after-tax net unrealized
gains on available-for-sale  securities  decreasing  by $6.9  million; dividends
of $4.5  million; and  earnings  of $12.6  million  for the  nine  months  ended
September 30, 1996.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview. The Company reported a net loss of $387,000 for the three months ended
September  30,  1996,  as compared  to net income of $5.7  million for the third
quarter of 1995.  For the nine  months  ended  September  30,  1996,  net income
totaled $12.6 million, down from net income of $16.2 million for the same period
last year.  The third  quarter  loss  resulted  primarily  from a charge of $9.7
million  ($6.3  million,  net of income tax  benefit),  taken in response to the
Deposit  Insurance  Funds Act of 1996 passed by Congress  and signed into law by
the  President  on September  30, 1996.  This  legislation  includes  provisions
designed to  recapitalize  the  Savings  Association  Insurance  Fund (SAIF) and
requires all insured savings  institutions  to pay a special  assessment of 65.7
cents for every $100 (0.657%) of applicable  deposits held as of March 31, 1995.
The  Company  anticipates  that,  as a result of the  recapitalization  of SAIF,
federal deposit  insurance rates will be reduced by approximately  70% effective
January 1, 1997, thus enhancing future earnings.

Net  Interest  Income.  For the  third  quarter  of 1996,  net  interest  income
increased 20.9%, or $3.4 million versus the third quarter of 1995. This increase
was primarily  due to the growth in the Company's  balance sheet and an increase
in the  interest  rate  spread.  Average  interest-earning  assets  and  average
interest-bearing  liabilities  increased  $511.2  million  and  $539.0  million,
respectively,  in the third  quarter of 1996  versus the third  quarter of 1995,
resulting  in a $2.3  million  increase in net interest  income.  These  average
balance increases were the result of growth from normal business  operations and
the acquisition of Lexington  Federal in the second quarter of 1996. The average
yield on  interest-earning  assets rose slightly from 7.85% in the third quarter
of  1995,  to  7.87%  in  the  third  quarter  of  1996.  The  average  cost  of
interest-bearing  liabilities  decreased from 5.70% in the 1995 third quarter to
5.54% in the third quarter of 1996, primarily due to a shift to shorter maturity
certificate  accounts  with lower  interest  rates.  These  average rate changes
resulted in a $1.1 million  increase in net  interest  income and an increase in
the interest rate spread from 2.15% in the third quarter of 1995 to 2.33% in the
1996 third quarter.  Net interest margin decreased to 2.94% in the third quarter
of 1996 from 3.01% in the third quarter of 1995.

Net interest income was up $10.3 million, or 22.5%, for the first nine months of
1996 compared to the same period of 1995.  Average  interest-earning  assets and
average  interest-bearing   liabilities  increased  $473.5  million  and  $481.8
million,  respectively,  in the first nine months of 1996 versus the same period
of 1995,  resulting in a $7.6 million  increase in net  interest  income.  These
average  balance  increases  were the  result of  growth  from  normal  business
operations and the acquisitions of First Federal Savings Bank of Richmond (First
Federal)  in the third  quarter  of 1995,  and  Lexington  Federal in the second
quarter of 1996.  The average yield on  interest-earning  assets  increased from
7.88% for the first nine  months of 1995 to 7.97% for the first  nine  months of
1996. This increase was the result of an increase in higher yielding  commercial
mortgage and consumer loans,  partially off-set by an increase in lower yielding
adjustable rate mortgage-backed securities. The average cost of interest-bearing
liabilities  decreased from 5.63% for the first nine months of 1995 to 5.57% for
the  first  nine  months  of 1996  primarily  due to an  increase  in  long-term
borrowings with lower adjustable  interest rates. These rate changes resulted in
a $2.7  million  increase in net interest  income and the  interest  rate spread
increasing to 2.40% in 1996, up from 2.25% in 1995. Net interest margin declined
to 3.08% in the first  nine  months of 1996 from 3.12% in the same  period  last
year  primarily  due to the  effect  of the  stock  repurchase  plan on  average
interest-earning assets.
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<PAGE>     

AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS AND ANALYSIS OF NET INTEREST INCOME

Net interest income represents the difference between income on interest-earning
assets and expense on interest-bearing  liabilities. Net interest income depends
on the volume of interest-earning  assets and  interest-bearing  liabilities and
the rates  earned  or paid on them.  The  following  tables  set  forth  certain
information  relating to the Company's average  consolidated  balance sheets and
consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine month periods ended
September 30, 1996 and 1995. The yields and costs are derived by dividing income
or expense by the  average  balance  of assets  and  liabilities,  respectively.
Average balances for interest-earning  assets and  interest-bearing  liabilities
are derived from daily  balances.  All other  average  balances are derived from
month-end balances.  Management does not believe that the use of average monthly
balances  instead of average daily balances has caused any material  differences
in the information  presented.  The average balance of loans receivable includes
loans on which the Company has discontinued  accruing  interest.  The yields and
costs include fees which are considered adjustments to yields and costs.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          Three Months Ended September 30,
                                          ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       1996                                  1995 
                                          -------------------------------   ------------------------------                        
                                                                 Average                          Average   
                                           Average                 Yield/    Average               Yield/  
                                           Balance    Interest   Cost (4)    Balance    Interest  Cost (4)
                                          ----------  --------  ---------   ----------  --------  -------- 
                                                                   (dollars in thousands)
<S>                                       <C>          <C>        <C>       <C>          <C>        <C>
Assets:
   Interest-earning assets:
        Loans receivable, net (1) ......  $1,998,099   $40,746    8.11%     $1,762,909   $35,611    8.01%
        Mortgage-backed securities .....     522,299     9,524    7.25%        277,192     5,160    7.39%
        Debt and equity securities .....      80,704     1,335    6.58%         60,040       909    6.01%
        Federal funds sold .............       7,708       103    5.29%         13,377       192    5.69%
        Interest-bearing deposits with
          banks ........................       3,485        31    3.51%
        FHLB stock .....................      31,220       549    7.00%         18,776       331    6.99%
                                          ----------  --------  ---------   ----------  --------  --------
         Total interest-earning assets .   2,643,515    52,288    7.87%      2,132,294    42,203    7.85%
                                                      --------  ---------               --------  --------
   Non-interest-earning assets .........     174,269                           122,635
                                          ----------                        ----------
        Total assets ...................  $2,817,784                        $2,254,929
                                          ==========                        ==========                         

Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
   Interest-bearing liabilities:
        Passbook accounts ..............  $  139,744     1,107    3.15%     $  131,366     1,052    3.18%
        Interest-bearing demand deposit
          accounts .....................     138,081     1,308    3.77%         56,809       356    2.49%
        Money market accounts ..........     185,905     2,259    4.83%        133,514     1,618    4.81%
        Certificate accounts ...........   1,154,548    16,923    5.83%        956,605    14,628    6.07%
        Short-term borrowings ..........     247,726     3,765    6.05%        248,347     3,772    6.03%
        Long-term borrowings ...........     484,867     7,402    6.07%        285,186     4,625    6.43%
                                          ----------  --------  ---------   ----------  --------  --------
         Total interest-bearing            
           liabilities .................   2,350,871    32,764    5.54%      1,811,827    26,051    5.70%
                                                      --------  ---------               --------  --------
   Non-interest-bearing liabilities ....     192,372                           169,897
                                          ----------                        ----------
        Total liabilities ..............   2,543,243                         1,981,724
   Stockholders' equity ................     274,541                           273,205
                                          ----------                        ----------
        Total liabilities and                                       
          stockholders' equity            $2,817,784                        $2,254,929                         
                                          ==========                        ==========
Net interest income / interest                                                                       
  rate spread (2) ......................               $19,524    2.33%                  $16,152    2.15%                   
Net interest earning assets / net                     ========  =========               ========  ========
   interest margin (3) .................  $  292,644              2.94%     $  320,467              3.01%
                                          ==========            =========   ==========            ========
Ratio of interest-earning assets
   to interest-bearing liabilities .....      112.45%                           117.69%
                                          ==========                        ==========

- ---------------
<FN>

(1)  Loans receivable, net include loans held for sale.
(2)  Interest rate  spread represents the difference  between the  average yield
     on  average  interest-earning  assets  and  the  average  cost  of  average
     interest-bearing liabilities.
(3)  Net interest  margin  represents  net  interest  income  divided by average
     interest-earning  assets. 
(4)  For purposes of calculating these figures, all interest income and interest 
     costs are annualized.  
</FN>
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                          ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       1996                              1995                              
                                          -------------------------------   ------------------------------
                                                                  Average                          Average   
                                           Average                 Yield/    Average               Yield/  
                                           Balance    Interest   Cost (4)    Balance    Interest  Cost (4)
                                          ----------  --------  ---------   ----------  --------  -------- 
                                                                   (dollars in thousands)
<S>                                       <C>         <C>       <C>         <C>         <C>       <C>
Assets:
   Interest-earning assets:
        Loans receivable, net (1) ......  $1,891,081  $116,572    8.23%     $1,612,489  $ 97,082    8.05%
        Mortgage-backed securities .....     438,365    23,908    7.29%        271,495    15,151    7.46%
        Debt and equity securities .....      71,423     3,300    6.17%         59,618     2,588    5.80%
        Federal funds sold .............      16,302       650    5.32%         10,246       449    5.85%
        Interest-bearing deposits with
          banks.........................       1,170        31    3.51%
        FHLB stock .....................      26,982     1,413    7.00%         18,011       910    6.76%
                                          ----------  --------  ---------   ----------  --------  --------
         Total interest-earning assets .   2,445,323   145,874    7.97%      1,971,859   116,180    7.88%
                                                      --------  ---------               --------  --------
   Non-interest-earning assets .........     163,942                           119,890
                                          ----------                        ----------
        Total assets ...................  $2,609,265                        $2,091,749
                                          ==========                        ==========

Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
   Interest-bearing liabilities:
        Passbook accounts ..............  $  131,873     3,061    3.10%     $  128,428     3,072    3.20%
        Interest-bearing demand deposit
          accounts .....................     110,978     2,894    3.48%         51,583       996    2.58%
        Money market accounts ..........     167,905     5,927    4.72%        118,021     4,259    4.82%
        Certificate accounts ...........   1,078,468    47,539    5.89%        886,427    39,023    5.89%
        Short-term borrowings ..........     201,862     9,202    6.09%        264,154    12,071    6.11%
        Long-term borrowings ...........     457,316    20,907    6.11%        217,995    10,756    6.60%
                                          ----------  --------  ---------   ----------  --------  --------
         Total interest-bearing            
           liabilities .................   2,148,402    89,530    5.57%      1,666,608    70,177    5.63%
                                                      --------  ---------               --------  --------
   Non-interest-bearing liabilities ....     182,687                           147,045
                                          ----------                        ----------
        Total liabilities ..............   2,331,089                         1,813,653
   Stockholders' equity ................     278,176                           278,096
                                          ----------                        ----------
        Total liabilities and                                       
          stockholders' equity            $2,609,265                        $2,091,749                         
                                          ==========                        ==========
Net interest income / interest                                                                       
  rate spread (2) ......................               $56,344    2.40%                  $46,003    2.25%                   
Net interest earning assets / net                     ========  =========               ========  ========
   interest margin (3) .................  $  296,921              3.08%     $  305,251              3.12%
                                          ==========            =========   ==========            ========
Ratio of interest-earning assets
   to interest-bearing liabilities .....      113.82%                           118.32%
                                          ==========                        ==========

- ---------------
<FN>

(1)  Loans receivable, net include loans held for sale.
(2)  Interest rate spread represents the  difference  between the  average yield
     on  average  interest-earning  assets  and  the  average  cost  of  average
     interest-bearing liabilities.
(3)  Net interest  margin  represents  net  interest  income  divided by average
     interest-earning  assets. 
(4)  For purposes of calculating these figures, all interest income and interest
     costs are annualized.  
</FN>
</TABLE>
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RATE / VOLUME ANALYSIS

The following  table  presents the extent to which changes in interest rates and
changes  in  the  volume  of   interest-earning   assets  and   interest-bearing
liabilities  have affected the Company's  interest  income and interest  expense
during the periods  indicated.  Information  is provided in each  category  with
respect  to (i)  changes  attributable  to changes in volume (changes in  volume
multiplied  by  prior rate), (ii)  changes  attributable  to  changes  in   rate
(changes in rate multiplied by prior  volume),  and (iii)  the net  change.  The
changes  attributable  to  the  combined  impact  of volume and  rate  have been
allocated  proportionately  to the changes due to volume and the  changes due to
rate.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                          Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                    1996 vs. 1995                        1996 vs. 1995
                                          -------------------------------      -------------------------------
                                             Increase (Decrease) Due to           Increase (Decrease) Due to   
                                          -------------------------------      -------------------------------
                                            Volume      Rate       Total         Volume      Rate       Total
                                          ---------   --------   --------      ---------   --------   --------
                                                                     (in thousands)
<S>                                         <C>        <C>        <C>          <C>         <C>        <C>
Interest-earning assets:
     Loans receivable, net ..............   $4,696     $  439     $ 5,135       $17,257     $2,233     $19,490
     Mortgage-backed securities .........    4,463        (99)      4,364         9,110       (353)      8,757
     Debt and equity securities .........      334         92         426           539        173         712
     Federal funds sold .................      (76)       (13)        (89)          245        (44)        201
     Interest-bearing deposits with banks       16         15          31            16         15          31
     FHLB stock .........................      217          1         218           470         33         503
                                           --------   --------   --------      ---------   --------   ---------
          Total .........................    9,650        435      10,085        27,637      2,057      29,694
                                           --------   --------   --------      ---------   --------   ---------

Interest-bearing liabilities:
     Passbook accounts ..................       65        (10)         55            84        (95)        (11)
     Demand deposit accounts ............      700        252         952         1,457        441       1,898
     Money market accounts ..............      634          7         641         1,758        (90)      1,668 
     Certificate accounts ...............    2,896       (601)      2,295         8,516          0       8,516
     Short-term borrowings ..............      (14)         7          (7)       (2,830)       (39)     (2,869)
     Long-term borrowings ...............    3,049       (272)      2,777        11,005       (854)     10,151
                                           --------   --------   --------      ---------   --------   ---------
          Total .........................    7,330       (617)      6,713        19,990       (637)     19,353
                                           --------   --------   --------      ---------   --------   ---------

Net change in net interest income .......   $2,320     $1,052     $ 3,372       $ 7,647     $2,694     $10,341
                                           ========   ========   =========     =========   ========   =========

</TABLE>

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Provision  for Loan Losses.  The provision for loan losses was $675,000 or 0.13%
(annualized) of average loans in the 1996 third quarter, compared to $575,000 or
0.13% of average loans in the third quarter last year. Net charge-offs increased
from  $285,000  or 0.06% of  average  loans in the  third  quarter  last year to
$478,000 or 0.10% of average loans in this year's third  quarter.  The provision
for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 was $1.9 million or
0.13% of average  loans during the period,  compared to $1.7 million or 0.14% of
average  loans for the same period last year.  Net  charge-offs  decreased  when
comparing  the two  nine-month  periods,  from $1.3  million or 0.11% of average
loans last year to $1.0 million or 0.07% of average loans this year.

Non-Interest Income. For the three months ended September 30, 1996, non-interest
income  increased  18.4% or $1.4 million in  comparison  to the same period last
year. This increase was substantially due to an increase of $1.1 million in gain
on sale of mortgage  servicing  rights.  The increase in non-interest  income of
25.0% or $5.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 in comparison
to the same period last year,  was  primarily due to increases in gains on sales
of mortgage loans and mortgage servicing rights, partially offset by an increase
in amortization  of mortgage  servicing  rights.  Gain on sale of mortgage loans
increased  $2.1  million  for the first nine  months of 1996 over the first nine
months of 1995.  The current  favorable  interest  rate  environment  related to
mortgage lending allowed the Company's  mortgage banking business to originate a
larger  portion  of loans  for  sale in the  secondary  market.  Gain on sale of
mortgage  servicing  rights  increased $2.3 million for the first nine months of
1996 compared to the same period of 1995, due to bulk sales of servicing  rights
related to  approximately  $194 million of mortgage loans.  The Company actively
manages  interest rate prepayment risk inherent in its mortgage banking business
by periodically selling mortgage servicing rights. The increased amortization of
servicing  rights of $1.2 million for the nine months ended  September 30, 1996,
in comparison  with 1995, was due to the effect of the  acquisition of servicing
rights on a $1.0  billion  GNMA  servicing  portfolio  on March 31, 1995 and the
Company's  implementation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 122,
"Accounting  for  Mortgage  Banking   Activities,"  in  July  1995,  related  to
originated mortgage servicing rights. Increases in other non-interest income for
the three and nine months ended  September 30, 1996 in comparison  with the same
periods of 1995 are primarily  due to increases in service charges  attributable
to growth in transaction accounts.

Non-Interest  Expense.  Non-interest expense for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 1996 increased $14.0 million and $21.1 million,  respectively,  in
comparison  to the  same  periods  of 1995.  These  significant  increases  were
primarily due to the special  insurance  premium assessed to recapitalize  SAIF.
The  Company's  assessment,  based on  applicable  deposits,  was $9.7  million.
Without this one-time  charge,  non-interest  expense as a percentage of average
assets  was 2.66%  for the  three and nine  months  ended  September  30,  1996,
compared to 2.54% and 2.59% for the three months and nine months ended September
30, 1995,  respectively,  indicating  that  operating  expenses  are  increasing
proportionate  to the Company's  growth which include the  acquisitions of First
Federal and Lexington  Federal.  Increases in compensation and benefits resulted
primarily from a reduction in origination  costs deferred in connection with the
shift in  origination  of single  family  loans  from  portfolio  production  to
secondary market production, as well as the cost of additional staff required to
deliver and support an expanded line of retail banking and investment  products.
Office occupancy and equipment  expense  increased as a result of banking office
construction  and  renovation  initiated  to enhance  service to retail  banking
customers.  The rise in other  non-interest  expense was  primarily due to (i) a
provision  of $1.5  million  recorded in the third  quarter of 1996 for possible
reimbursement  to borrowers  based on the Office of Thrift  Supervision's  (OTS)
determination  that  Truth-in-Lending  disclosures  on certain  adjustable  rate
mortgages  were  inaccurate,  (see Part II.  Other  Information,  Item 1.  Legal
Proceedings)  and (ii)  increased  expenses  related  to  increased  payoffs  of
serviced  loans and  increased  costs associated  with an increase in the number
of defaulted FHA/VA loans being serviced.

Income Tax Expense.  Income tax expense for the nine months ended  September 30,
1996 and 1995,  resulted  in  effective  income  tax  rates of 36.0% and  35.9%,
respectively.

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<PAGE>     
NON-PERFORMING ASSETS

The   following   table  sets  forth   information   regarding   the   Company's
non-performing  assets at the dates  indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     September 30,    December 31, 
                                                          1996            1995
                                                     -------------    ------------
                                                       (dollars in thousands)
<S>                                                    <C>            <C> 
Non-performing loans:
  Non-accrual loans ............................       $ 7,322        $  7,446
  Accruing loans which are contractually 
   past due 90 days or more:
    FHA/VA loans (limited credit risk - see
     discussion below) .........................        74,282           88,852
    Other loans ................................         5,380            3,865
  Restructured loans ...........................         2,003            2,033
                                                      ---------       -----------
  Total non-performing loans ...................        88,987          102,196
Real estate owned ..............................         2,521            1,136
                                                      ---------       -----------
Total non-performing assets ....................       $91,508         $103,332
                                                      =========       ===========
Non-performing loans to total loans:
  Including FHA/VA loans .......................         4.28%           5.52%
  Excluding FHA/VA loans .......................         0.71%           0.72%
Non-performing assets to total assets:
  Including FHA/VA loans .......................         3.23%           4.16%
  Excluding FHA/VA loans .......................         0.61%           0.58%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans .......         0.64%           0.64%
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing 
 loans:
  Including FHA/VA loans .......................        14.87%          11.57%
  Excluding FHA/VA loans .......................        89.96%          88.59%
Allowance for loan losses to non-performing
 assets:
  Including FHA/VA loans .......................        14.46%          11.44%
  Excluding FHA/VA loans .......................        76.79%          81.63%

</TABLE>

Certain accruing FHA/VA loans which are  contractually  past due 90 days or more
are  purchased  by the Company  from GNMA pools it  services.  The Company  also
purchases  portfolios of insured FHA and guaranteed VA loans,  most of which are
90 days or more past due, from third parties. At September 30, 1996, the Company
held in its  portfolio  $129.6  million  of  FHA/VA  loans  most of  which  were
delinquent  at the time of  purchase.  Such  loans  totaled  $128.7  million  at
December 31, 1995.

As a servicer  of GNMA  pools,  the  Company is  obligated  to remit to security
holders  interest  at the coupon rate  regardless  of whether  such  interest is
actually received from the underlying borrower.  The Company, by purchasing such
delinquent  loans out of the  pools,  is able to retain  the  benefit of the net
interest  rate  differential  between  the  coupon  rate it would  otherwise  be
obligated to pay to the GNMA security  holder and the Company's  current cost of
funds.  Most of the  Company's  investment  in  delinquent  FHA and VA  loans is
recoverable  through  claims made  against the FHA or VA, and any credit  losses
incurred are not greater or less than if the FHA/VA  loans  remained in the GNMA
pools and the Company  remained as servicer.  The same risk from  foreclosure or
from loss of  interest  exists for the Company as servicer or owner of the loan,
and the Company, by purchasing  delinquent FHA/VA loans from the pools,  assumes
only the interest rate risk  associated  with investing in a fixed-rate  loan if
foreclosure does not occur.

The  FHA/VA  loans  acquired  from  third parties  are  purchased  at a discount
adequate  to  compensate  the  Company  for the credit and  interest  rate risks
associated  with their purchase.  The Company  purchased $4.5 million of insured
FHA and  guaranteed VA loans from third parties  during the first nine months of
1996.

The Company also has certain  impaired loans.  The Company has defined  impaired
loans as commercial  loans  classified  as  substandard,  doubtful,  or loss, as
defined by OTS regulations.  Impaired loans, net of related allowance, decreased
from $7.1 million at December 31, 1995, to $6.7 million at September 30, 1996.

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<PAGE>     

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The  Company's  primary  sources of funds are  deposits;  principal and interest
payments on  loans and  mortgage-backed  securities; proceeds  from the  sale of
available-for-sale securities; proceeds from maturing debt securities;  advances
from the FHLB;  other  borrowed  funds;  and sale of  stock.  Another  source of
funds is mortgage  banking  activities  which  generate  loan servicing fees and
proceeds from the sale of loans.  While scheduled  maturities of securities  and
amortization  of  loans  are  predictable  sources  of funds, deposit  flows and
prepayments  on  mortgage  loans  and  mortgage-backed  securities  are  greatly
influenced  by  the  general  level  of  interest  rates,  economic  conditions,
and competition.

The Bank is required to maintain an average  daily  balance of liquid assets and
short-term  liquid assets as a percentage of net  withdrawable  deposit accounts
plus short-term  borrowings as defined by OTS regulations.  The minimum required
liquidity and short-term liquidity ratios are currently 5% and 1%, respectively.
For September  1996, the Bank had liquidity and short-term  liquidity  ratios of
5.7% and 3.0%, respectively.

At September 30, 1996, the Company had outstanding  commitments to originate for
portfolio first mortgage loans totaling $54.4 million.  The Company  anticipates
that it will have  sufficient  funds  available to meet its current  origination
commitments.

The Bank is  required by federal  regulations  to  maintain  minimum  amounts of
capital.  Currently, the minimum required levels are tangible capital of 1.5% of
tangible  assets,  core  capital  of  3.0%  of  adjusted  tangible  assets,  and
risk-based  capital of 8.0% of risk-weighted  assets. At September 30, 1996, the
Bank had tangible  capital of 8.1% of tangible  assets,  core capital of 8.1% of
adjusted  tangible  assets,  and  risk-based  capital of 18.1% of  risk-weighted
assets.

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<PAGE>     

                                                 
                           GREAT FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION




Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

                  A regular compliance  examination by the OTS  raised questions
                  about  the  accuracy  of  the  Bank's  Truth-in-Lending  (TIL)
                  disclosures  on certain  adjustable  rate mortgages.  The  TIL
                  disclosure errors were brought  about as a result  of problems
                  incurred in  the  use  of certain  computer  programs  for the
                  calculation of the disclosures.  Under applicable federal law,
                  in   certain   circumstances,    the   fact   that    improper
                  truth-in-lending  disclosures were  generated  as  a result of
                  errors in a computer program may  provide a defense.  However,
                  the OTS regional  compliance director  has rejected the Bank's
                  computer  error defense.  As a  result of that  rejection, the
                  Bank investigated the extent of the restitution which could be
                  required  under  applicable law  and determined  that the most
                  probable recovery  in  the event  that the computer  error and
                  other defenses  are unsuccessful (along with  related attorney
                  fees) is  $1.5  million.  Management  intends to  aggressively
                  assert available defenses to this proceeding and to attempt to
                  minimize  any  damage  award.  In  addition  to  current  cash
                  payments,  the  Bank would  also  be  responsible  in  certain
                  circumstances for  reducing future  mortgage interest payments
                  on affected loans, a result of which would be reduced earnings
                  for  the  Bank.  Management  does   not  believe  that  future
                  interest  payment  reductions  would have  a material  adverse
                  affect on the financial  condition or results of operations of
                  the Bank or the Company.

                  Except as discussed  above, the  Company and it subsidiary are
                  not  involved  in any  pending  legal  proceedings  other than
                  routine legal proceedings  occurring in the ordinary course of
                  business.  Such routine legal proceedings in the aggregate are
                  believed by  management  to  be  immaterial to  the  Company's
                  financial condition or results of operations.
                                     
                  
Item 2.    Changes in Securities
                  None

Item 3.    Defaults upon Senior Securities
                  None

Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
                  None

Item 5.    Other Information
                  None

Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

           (a) Exhibit  11 -  Statement  regarding  compution  of per  share
               earnings.

           (b) There  have  been no  reports  filed on Form 8-K  during  the
               quarterly period ended September 30, 1996.


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<PAGE>     


                           GREAT FINANCIAL CORPORATION




         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.





                                                GREAT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                                           -------------------------------------
                                                      (Registrant)


Date:  November 13, 1996         By                 Paul M. Baker
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                                    Paul M. Baker
                                       President and Chief Executive Officer


Date:  November 13, 1996         By             Richard M. Klapheke
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                                Richard M. Klapheke
                                              Treasurer and Secretary
                                            (Chief Accounting Officer)


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        Exhibit 11. Statement regarding Computation of Per Share Earnings
                      (in thousands except per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Three Months Ended       Nine Months Ended
                                                                September 30,             September 30,
                                                            --------------------      --------------------
                                                              1996        1995          1996        1995
                                                            --------    --------      --------    --------
<S>                                                         <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>  
 
Net income (loss)  ......................................   $  (387)    $ 5,713       $12,605     $16,220
                                                            ========    ========      ========    ========

Weighted average number of common shares and equivalents:
      Shares issued .....................................    16,531      16,531        16,531      16,531
      Shares in treasury ................................    (2,348)     (1,610)       (2,079)     (1,055)
      Shares held by the ESOPs which have not been
        committed to be released ........................    (1,061)     (1,171)       (1,088)     (1,198)
      Shares issuable pursuant to stock option plans
        less shares assumed repurchased at the
        average market price ............................     1,007         826           969         714
                                                            --------    --------      --------    --------

Number of shares for computation of primary
   earnings per share ...................................    14,129      14,576        14,333      14,992

      Net additional shares issuable pursuant to
        stock option plans at period-end market price ...        30          73            68         184
                                                            --------    --------      --------    --------

Number of shares for computation of fully diluted
   earnings per share ...................................    14,159      14,649        14,401      15,176
                                                            ========    ========      ========    ========

Earnings (loss) per share:
   Primary ..............................................   $ (0.03)    $  0.39       $  0.88     $  1.08
                                                            ========    ========      ========    ========

   Fully diluted ........................................   $ (0.03)    $  0.39       $  0.88     $  1.07
                                                            ========    ========      ========    ========

</TABLE>
                                                            

<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE>                                          9
<LEGEND>                                           
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
Consolidated   Balance  Sheet  at  September  30,  1996   (Unaudited)   and  the
Consolidated  Statement of Operations  for the Nine Months Ended  September  30,
1996 (Unaudited) and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK>                                              0000916484
<NAME>                                             GREAT FINANCIAL CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER>                                       1000
<CURRENCY>                                         U.S. DOLLARS
       
<S>                                                <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                      9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                  DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START>                                     JAN-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                       SEP-30-1996
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                            1
<CASH>                                                20,212
<INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>                                27,349
<FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                                           0
<TRADING-ASSETS>                                           0
<INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE>                          604,267
<INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>                                     0
<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                                       0
<LOANS>                                            2,079,833
<ALLOWANCE>                                           13,228
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                     2,830,684
<DEPOSITS>                                         1,757,907
<SHORT-TERM>                                         274,956
<LIABILITIES-OTHER>                                   39,791
<LONG-TERM>                                          484,653
                                      0
                                                0
<COMMON>                                                 165
<OTHER-SE>                                           273,212
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY>                     2,830,684
<INTEREST-LOAN>                                      116,572
<INTEREST-INVEST>                                     28,621
<INTEREST-OTHER>                                         681
<INTEREST-TOTAL>                                     145,874
<INTEREST-DEPOSIT>                                    59,421
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                    89,530
<INTEREST-INCOME-NET>                                 56,344
<LOAN-LOSSES>                                          1,911
<SECURITIES-GAINS>                                       369
<EXPENSE-OTHER>                                       61,654
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                       19,698
<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>                            12,605
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                            0
<CHANGES>                                                  0
<NET-INCOME>                                          12,605
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                            .88
<EPS-DILUTED>                                            .88
<YIELD-ACTUAL>                                          3.08
<LOANS-NON>                                            7,322
<LOANS-PAST>                                          79,662  <F1>
<LOANS-TROUBLED>                                       2,003
<LOANS-PROBLEM>                                          727  <F2>
<ALLOWANCE-OPEN>                                      11,821
<CHARGE-OFFS>                                          1,057
<RECOVERIES>                                              53
<ALLOWANCE-CLOSE>                                     13,228
<ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC>                                  13,228
<ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN>                                        0
<ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED>                                    0
<FN>
<F1>  ACCRUING LOANS 90 DAYS OR MORE PAST DUE TOTALING  $79,662  INCLUDES FHA/VA
      LOANS WITH LIMITED CREDIT RISK TOTALING  $74,282.  MOST OF GREAT FINANCIAL
      CORPORATION'S INVESTMENT IN THESE LOANS IS RECOVERABLE THROUGH CLAIMS MADE
      AGAINST THE FHA OR VA SUBJECT TO THE RISKS OF RECOVERY.
<F2>  OTHER  PROBLEM LOANS  CONSIST OF THOSE LOANS  CLASSIFIED  AS  SUBSTANDARD,
      DOUBTFUL OR LOSS UNDER OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION REGULATIONS AND  WHICH
      ARE NOT REPORTED AS  NONACCRUAL, ACCRUING  90 DAYS OR  MORE  PAST DUE,  OR
      RESTRUCTURED.
</FN>
        

</TABLE>


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