CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
2828 COLBY AVENUE
EVERETT WA 98201
SEPTEMBER 25, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington DC 20549
Gentlemen:
Please accept this request to extend the deadline for filing our 10-K 405. We
are still in the process of reviewing information and documentation related to
our merger with AmFirst Bancorpation. This is the first 10-K we have filed
since that merger.
Sincerely,
CASCADE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
/s/ Russell E Rosendal
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Russell E. Rosendal
Executive Vice President and
chief Financial Officer