EAST TEXAS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
10KSB40, 1996-12-30
SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-KSB

[X]    ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
       ACT OF 1934
       [FEE REQUIRED]

                  For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996

                                       OR

[  ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES
       EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
       [NO FEE REQUIRED]

              For the transition period from                       to

                         Commission file number: 0-24848

                       EAST TEXAS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
           (Name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

              Delaware                                        75-2559089
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation              (I.R.S. Employer 
           or organization)                               Identification No.)

1200 South Beckham Avenue, Tyler, Texas                         75701
(Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:          (903) 593-1767

           Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                      None
           Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                             Nasdaq National Market
                  --------------------------------------------
                   (Name of each exchange on which registered)

                     Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
                    ----------------------------------------
                                (Title of Class)

       Check  whether the issuer (1) filed all  reports  required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Exchange  Act during the past 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the issuer was required to file such  reports),  and (2) has
been subject to such requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X[ NO [ ]

       Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent  filers in response to Item
405 of Regulation S-B contained herein, and no disclosure will be contained,  to
the  best  of  Registrant's   knowledge,  in  definitive  proxy  or  information
statements  incorporated  by  reference  in Part III of this Form  10-KSB or any
amendment to this Form 10-KSB. [X]

       State the issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year: $8,435,000.
<PAGE>
         The aggregate  market value of the voting stock held by  non-affiliates
of the  Registrant,  computed by reference to the average of the closing bid and
asked prices of such stock on the Nasdaq National Market as of December 11, 1996
was $12.8  million.  (The  exclusion from such amount of the market value of the
shares owned by any person  shall not be deemed an  admission by the  Registrant
that such person is an affiliate of the Registrant.)

         As of December 11, 1996,  there were issued and  outstanding  1,079,285
shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.


                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

       Part II of Form 10-KSB - Portions of Annual  Report to  Stockholders  for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996.

       Part III of Form  10-KSB - Portions  of Proxy  Statement  for 1997 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders.

       Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format: YES [ ] NO [X] 
<PAGE>
                                     PART I

Item. 1           Description of Business

General

         East Texas  Financial  Services,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  is a Delaware
corporation  organized  in 1994 to be the  savings and loan  holding  company of
First Federal  Savings and Loan  Association  of Tyler  ("First  Federal" or the
"Association").  First  Federal  was  founded  in  1923  as  a  Texas  chartered
institution  and converted in 1939 to a federally  chartered  mutual savings and
loan  association.  The  Company  owns  all  of  the  outstanding  stock  of the
Association issued on January 10, 1995, in connection with the completion of its
conversion from the mutual to the stock form of organization (the "Conversion").
All references to the Company,  unless otherwise indicated, at or before January
10, 1995 refer to the Association.  Unless the context otherwise  requires,  all
references  herein to the  Association  or the  Company  include the Company and
Association on a consolidated basis. The Company's Common Stock is quoted on the
Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "ETFS."

         The  Company  and  the   Association   are  subject  to   comprehensive
regulation,  examination  and  supervision by the Office of Thrift  Supervision,
Department  of  the  Treasury  ("OTS")  and  by the  Federal  Deposit  Insurance
Corporation ("FDIC").  The Association is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank
("FHLB")  System  and  its  deposits  are  insured  by the  Savings  Association
Insurance Fund ("SAIF") to the maximum extent permitted by the FDIC.

         The  Company  serves  its  primary  market  area,  East  Texas  with  a
concentration  in Smith  County,  through  its main  office and loan  production
office, each of which is located in Tyler, Texas, and a branch office located in
Whitehouse, Texas. At September 30, 1996, the Company had total assets of $114.4
million, deposits of $91.7 million and stockholders' equity of $20.9 million.

         The principal  business of the Company  consists of  attracting  retail
deposits from the general public and investing  those funds primarily in one- to
four-family  residential  mortgage loans.  To a lesser extent,  the Company also
originates   commercial   real  estate,   one-  to   four-family   construction,
multi-family  and consumer  loans.  The Company also  purchases  mortgage-backed
securities  and  invests in U.S.  Government  and agency  obligations  and other
permissible  investments.  At  September  30,  1996,  substantially  all  of the
Company's real estate mortgage loans (excluding mortgage-backed securities) were
secured  by  properties  located  in  Texas,  with most of them  located  in the
Company's  primary  market area.  See  "--Originations,  Purchases  and Sales of
Loans."

         The Company's  revenues are derived  primarily from interest  earned on
loans,  mortgage-backed securities and investments and, to a lesser extent, from
service   charges   and  loan   originations,   gains  on  sales  of  loans  and
mortgage-backed  securities, and loan servicing fee income. The Company does not
originate  loans  to  fund  leveraged  buyouts,  and  has no  loans  to  foreign
corporations or governments.

         The Company  currently  offers a variety of deposit  accounts  having a
wide range of interest rates and terms. The Company's  deposits include passbook
and money market accounts,  NOW checking accounts, and certificate accounts with
terms ranging from one month to five years. The Company solicits deposits in its
primary market area and does not accept brokered deposits.
<PAGE>
         The executive  offices of the Company are located at 1200 South Beckham
Avenue,  Tyler  Texas  75701.  The  telephone  number at that  address  is (903)
593-1767.

Forward-Looking Statements

         When used in this Form 10-K or future  filings by the Company  with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission,  in the Company's  press releases or other
public  or  shareholder  communications,  or in oral  statements  made  with the
approval of an authorized  executive officer,  the words or phrases "will likely
result",  "are expected to",  "will  continue",  "is  anticipated",  "estimate",
"project",   "believe"   or  similar   expressions   are  intended  to  identify
"forward-looking  statements"  within  the  meaning  of the  Private  Securities
Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.  The  Company  wishes to caution  readers not to
place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date made, and to advise readers that various factors, including regional
and national  economic  conditions,  changes in levels of market interest rates,
credit risks of lending  activities,  and  competitive  and regulatory  factors,
could affect the Company's  financial  performance and could cause the Company's
actual results for future periods to differ materially from those anticipated or
projected.

         The  Company  does  not  undertake,   and  specifically  disclaims  any
obligation, to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to
any  forward-looking  statements  to reflect the  occurrence of  anticipated  or
unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.

Lending Activities

         General.  Historically,  the  Company  originated  fixed-rate  one-  to
four-family  mortgage  loans.  In  the  early  1980's,  the  Company  began  the
origination  of  adjustable-rate  mortgage  ("ARM")  loans for  retention in its
portfolio,  in order to increase the  percentage of loans in its portfolio  with
more frequent  repricing or shorter  maturities than fixed-rate  mortgage loans.
The Company has continued to originate fixed-rate  residential mortgage loans in
response  to consumer  demand.  The Company  underwrites  all of its  fixed-rate
residential mortgage loans under secondary market guidelines allowing them to be
saleable  primarily to the Federal National Mortgage  Association  ("FNMA") with
the servicing  retained,  without recourse,  in order to generate fee income and
reduce the  Company's  exposure  to  changes  in  interest  rates.  See  "--Loan
Portfolio Composition" and "--One- to Four-Family Residential Mortgage Lending."

       The Company's  primary focus in lending  activities is on the origination
of loans  secured  by first  mortgages  on  owner-occupied  one- to  four-family
residences.  To a  lesser  extent,  the  Company  originates  loans  secured  by
commercial  real estate,  one- to  four-family  construction,  multi-family  and
consumer loans. At September 30, 1996, the Company's net loans held in portfolio
totalled $47.9 million which constituted 41.9% of the Company's total assets. At
that date, the Company had no loans held for sale.
<PAGE>
       The Loan  Committee,  comprised  of  Director  L.  Lee  Kidd  (Chairman),
President Gerald W. Free,  Senior Vice  President-Lending  Joe C. Hobson,  Chief
Financial  Officer  Derrell W. Chapman,  Treasurer  William L.  Wilson, and Vice
President-Compliance/Marketing  M.  Earl  Davis has the  responsibility  for the
supervision  of the Company's  loan portfolio with an overview by the full Board
of Directors. Loans may be approved by the Loan Committee, depending on the size
of the  loan,  with all  loans  subject  to  ratification  by the full  Board of
Directors. Loans in excess of $500,000 require full board approval. In addition,
foreclosure actions or the taking of deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure are subject to
oversight by the Board of Directors.

         The  aggregate  amount of loans that the Company is  permitted  to make
under  applicable  federal  regulations to any one borrower,  including  related
entities,  or the  aggregate  amount that the Company could have invested in any
one real estate project,  is generally the greater of 15% of unimpaired  capital
and  surplus  or  $500,000.  See  "Regulation--Federal   Regulation  of  Savings
Associations.  At September 30, 1996, the maximum amount which the Company could
have  lent  to  any  one  borrower  and  the  borrower's  related  entities  was
approximately  $2.6 million.  At September 30, 1996, the Company had no loans or
lending  relationships with an outstanding balance in excess of this amount. The
largest amount  outstanding to any one borrower,  or group of related borrowers,
was  approximately  $828,000 at September 30, 1996, and was secured by a country
club  located  in  Tyler,  Texas.  The  Company  had no other  loans or  lending
relationships   in   excess   of   $500,000   at   September   30,   1996.   See
"Regulation--Federal Regulation of Savings Associations." At September 30, 1996,
the next two  largest  loans and lending  relationships  totalled  $385,000  and
$370,000,  each of which was  comprised  of a loan  secured by  commercial  real
estate.  The $370,000 loan was  originated in 1992 as part of the sale of a real
estate owned  property at a 90% loan to value ratio.  At September 30, 1996, the
loan had a loan to value ratio of approximately  60%. At September 30, 1996 each
of these loans was performing in accordance with its respective repayment terms.
<PAGE>
         Loan Portfolio  Composition.  The following information  concerning the
composition  of  the  Company's  loan   portfolios  in  dollar  amounts  and  in
percentages  (before  deductions  for  loans  in  process,   deferred  fees  and
discounts,  allowances  for  losses  and  loans  held for  sale) as of the dates
indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                           September 30,
                                                1996                 1995                 1994                  1993          
                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                         Amount     Percent    Amount    Percent   Amount     Percent     Amount    Percent   
                                         ------     -------    ------    -------   ------     -------     ------    -------   
                                                                      (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                     <C>          <C>       <C>        <C>      <C>         <C>      <C>         <C>
Real Estate Loans:
 One- to four-family
  residences.....................       $ 42,773      85.98%   $34,947     81.55%  $28,074      77.32%  $ 28,927     73.93% 
 Commercial......................          3,458       6.95      4,387     10.24     5,001      13.77      5,757     14.71  
 Construction....................          1,806       3.63      1,879      4.38     1,175       3.24      2,258      5.77  
 Multi-family....................            701       1.41        724      1.69       743       2.05        761      1.94  
                                        --------     ------    -------    ------  --------     ------   --------    ------- 
   Total real estate loans.......         48,738      97.97     41,937     97.86    34,993      96.38     37,703     96.35  
                                        --------     ------    -------    ------  --------     ------    -------    ------- 

Other Loans:
 Loans secured by deposits.......            500       1.00        404      0.94       830       2.28        620      1.58  
 Home improvement................            455       0.92        451      1.05       444       1.22        579      1.48  
 Commercial business.............             54       0.11         63      0.15        42       0.12        231       .59  
                                        --------     ------    -------    ------  --------     ------  ---------    ------  
   Total other loans.............          1,009       2.03        918      2.14     1,316       3.62      1,430      3.65  
                                        --------     ------    -------    ------   -------     -------   --------   ------  
     Total loans.................         49,747     100.00%    42,855    100.00%   36,309     100.00%    39,133    100.00% 
                                        --------     ======    -------    ======   -------     ======   --------    ======  

Less:
 Loans in process................          1,514                   777                 639                   892  
 Deferred fees and discounts.....             19                    22                  33                    65  
 Allowance for loan losses.......            289                   296                 300                   181  
 Loans held for sale.............            ---                   ---                 ---                 9,312  
                                        --------                ------             -------              -------  
     Net portfolio loans.........       $ 47,925               $41,760             $35,337              $ 28,683  
                                        ========               ========            =======              ========  
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<CAPTION>
                                              September 30,
                                        -----------------------
                                                  1992
                                        -----------------------
                                         Amount         Percent
                                        --------        ------        
<S>                                     <C>             <C>
Real Estate Loans:                   
 One- to four-family                 
  residences.....................       $ 31,724         74.75%           
 Commercial......................          6,423         15.14          
 Construction....................          1,526          3.60          
 Multi-family....................            969          2.28          
                                        --------        ------        
   Total real estate loans.......         40,642         95.77          
                                        --------        ------         
                                                                       
Other Loans:                                                           
 Loans secured by deposits.......            804          1.89          
 Home improvement................            829          1.96          
 Commercial business.............            162           .38          
                                        --------        ------           
   Total other loans.............          1,795          4.23          
                                        --------         -----           
     Total loans.................         42,437        100.00%         
                                        --------        ======          
                                                                       
Less:                                                                  
 Loans in process................            763          
 Deferred fees and discounts.....            108          
 Allowance for loan losses.......            122          
 Loans held for sale.............          4,839          
                                        --------           
     Net portfolio loans.........       $ 36,605          
                                        ========          
                                                                       
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
         The  following  table  shows  the  composition  of the  Company's  loan
portfolio by fixed and adjustable rate at the dates indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                     September 30,
                                                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           1996                 1995                1994                1993        
                                                    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    Amount     Percent    Amount   Percent   Amount    Percent    Amount    Percent 
                                                    ------     -------    ------   -------   ------    -------    ------    ------- 
                                                                                (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                 <C>        <C>       <C>        <C>      <C>         <C>      <C>         <C>
Fixed-Rate Loans:
 Real estate:
  One- to four-family residences..............      $29,635     59.57%   $ 24,313   56.73%   $25,292     69.66%   $ 27,395    70.02%
  Commercial..................................        2,610      5.25       2,739    6.39      3,166      8.72       4,055    10.36 
  Multi-family................................          701      1.41         724    1.69        743      2.05         761     1.94 
  Construction..............................          1,806      3.63         295    0.69       ---        ---         ---     ---  
                                                    -------    ------    --------   -----    -------      ----    --------    ----  
     Total fixed-rate real estate loans.......       34,752     69.86      28,071   65.50     29,201     80.43      32,211    82.32 
                                                    -------    ------    --------   -----    -------     ------   --------    ----- 

 Other loans:
  Loans secured by deposits...................          500      1.00         404    0.94        830      2.28         620     1.58 
  Home improvement............................          455      0.92         451    1.05        444      1.22         579     1.48 
  Commercial business.........................           54      0.11          63    0.15         42      0.12         231      .59 
                                                    -------    ------    --------   -----    -------    ------     -------   ------
     Total other fixed-rate loans.............        1,009      2.03         918    2.14      1,316      3.62       1,430     3.65 
                                                    -------    ------    --------   ------   -------    ------     -------   ------
         Total fixed-rate loans ..............       35,761     71.89      28,989   67.64     30,517     84.05      33,641    85.97 
                                                    -------    ------    --------   -----    -------     ------   --------    ----- 

Adjustable-Rate Loans
 Real estate:
  One- to four-family residences..............       13,138     26.41      10,634   24.81     2,782       7.66       1,532     3.91 
  Commercial..................................          848      1.70       1,648    3.85     1,835       5.05       1,702     4.35 
  Construction loans..........................            0      0.00       1,584    3.70     1,175       3.24       2,258     5.77 
  Multi-family................................          ---       ---         ---     ---       ---        ---         ---      --- 
                                                    -------      ----    --------    ----      ----       ----    --------   ------ 
     Total adjustable-rate real estate loans..       13,986     28.11      13,866   32.36     5,792      15.95       5,492    14.03 
                                                    -------    ------    --------   ------   ------     ------    --------   -------
         Total loans..........................       49,747    100.00%     42,855  100.00%   36,309     100.00%     39,133   100.00%
                                                    -------    ======    --------  ======    ------     ======    --------   =======
Less:                                                                                                                         
 Loans in process.............................        1,514                   777               639                    892  
 Deferred fees and discounts..................           19                    22                33                     65  
 Allowance for loan losses....................          289                   296               300                    181  
 Loans held for sale..........................         ---                    ---               ---                  9,312  
                                                    -------              --------            ------               ---------  
         Net portfolio loans..................      $47,925              $ 41,760            $35,337              $ 28,683  
                                                    =======              ========            =======              ========  
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<CAPTION>
                                                        September 30,
                                                   -----------------------
                                                             1992
                                                   -----------------------
                                                    Amount         Percent
                                                    ------         -------        
<S>                                                 <C>             <C>

Fixed-Rate Loans:                               
 Real estate:                                   
  One- to four-family residences..............      $ 30,237        71.26%                   
  Commercial..................................         4,530        10.67                    
  Multi-family................................           969         2.28                    
  Construction..............................             ---          ---                           
                                                    --------       -------                       
     Total fixed-rate real estate loans.......        35,736        84.21                    
                                                    --------       ------                    
                                                                                               
 Other loans:                                                                                  
  Loans secured by deposits...................           804         1.89                    
  Home improvement............................           829         1.96                    
  Commercial business.........................           162          .38                    
                                                    --------       ------                 
     Total other fixed-rate loans.............         1,795         4.23                    
                                                                                               
         Total fixed-rate loans ..............        37,531        88.44                    
                                                    --------       ------                    
                                                                                               
Adjustable-Rate Loans                                                                          
 Real estate:                                                                                  
  One- to four-family residences..............         1,487         3.50     
  Commercial..................................         1,893         4.46     
  Construction loans..........................         1,526         3.60     
  Multi-family................................           ---          ---        
                                                    --------       ------        
     Total adjustable-rate real estate loans..         4,906        11.56     
                                                    --------       -------     
         Total loans..........................        42,437       100.00%    
                                                    --------       ======     
Less:                                                                                          
 Loans in process.............................           763                     
 Deferred fees and discounts..................           108                     
 Allowance for loan losses....................           122                     
 Loans held for sale..........................         4,839                     
                                                    --------                      
         Net portfolio loans..................     $  36,605                     
                                                   =========                     
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
         The following schedule illustrates the interest rate sensitivity of the
Company's loan portfolio at September 30, 1996.  Mortgages which have adjustable
or renegotiable  interest rates are shown as maturing in the period during which
the  contract  is due.  The  schedule  does not  reflect the effects of possible
prepayments or enforcement of due-on-sale clauses.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        Real Estate
                                   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     One- to Four-Family          Other Residential         Nonresidential      Construction  
                                   ---------------------     ---------------------    --------------------   ------------------
                                               Weighted                  Weighted                 Weighted             Weighted 
                                               Average                   Average                  Average              Average 
                                     Amount      Rate        Amount       Rate        Amount       Rate       Amount     Rate   
                                   --------------------      ---------------------    --------------------  ------------------  
                                                                   (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                <C>           <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>           <C>       <C>         <C>
Due During Periods
Ending September 30,
1997........................       $ 2,180        7.90%       $326         8.00%      $  548        10.04%    $1,806      8.39%
1998........................           735        7.32           0         0.00        1,025         8.20          0      0.00 
1999........................           771        8.13           0         0.00           99         8.80          0      0.00 
2000........................         4,568        7.72           0         0.00          562         9.25          0      0.00 
2001........................         4,034        7.12           0         0.00          507         9.16          0      0.00 
2002........................         2,974        8.09           0         0.00           47         9.00          0      0.00 
2003 to 2006................         3,544        8.33          75        10.00          132         9.50          0      0.00 
2007 to 2016................        20,906        7.87         191         8.60          538         8.07          0      0.00 
2017 and following..........         3,061        9.46         109         9.75            0         0.00          0      0.00 
                                  --------                     ---                   -------                  ------               
         Total..............       $42,773                    $701                    $3,458                  $1,806             
                                                              ====                    ======                  ======             

 
<CAPTION>
                                         Other Loans               Total
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                   Amount     Weighted       Amount     Weighted   
                                               Average                   Average   
                                                Rate                      Rate     
                                  ----------------------     -------------------              
<S>                                <C>           <C>         <C>           <C>
Due During Periods            
Ending September 30,          
1997........................       $ 429           7.46%     $ 5,289       8.26%      
1998........................         123           7.32        1,883       7.80       
1999........................          52           9.62          922       8.29       
2000........................          46           9.67        5,176       7.85       
2001........................          65           9.24        4,606       7.37       
2002........................          63          10.19        3,084       8.15       
2003 to 2006................         135           9.13        3,886       8.43       
2007 to 2016................          96           8.40       21,731       7.88       
2017 and following..........           0           0.00        3,170       9.47       
                                  ------                     -------                    
         Total..............      $1,009                     $49,747                   
                                  ======                     =======                   
                                                                                       
                                
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
         The total  amount of loans due after  September  30,  1997  which  have
predetermined  interest  rates was $33.0 million while the total amount of loans
due after such date which have floating or adjustable  interest  rates was $11.5
million.

         One- to Four-Family  Residential  Mortgage Lending. The Company focuses
its lending efforts  primarily on the origination of conventional  loans for the
acquisition of owner-occupied,  one- to four-family residences. At September 30,
1996,  the Company's  one- to  four-family  residential  mortgage loans totalled
$42.8  million,  or 86.0% of the  Company's  gross loan  portfolio.  The Company
originates  these  loans  primarily  from  referrals  from real  estate  agents,
existing  customers,  walk-in  customers,  builders  and from  responses  to the
Company's  marketing  campaign,  directed primarily to individuals in its market
area.

         The Company currently  originates  fixed-rate and ARM loans. During the
year ended  September 30, 1996,  the Company  originated  $20.4 million and $4.8
million of fixed-rate mortgage and adjustable rate mortgage loans, respectively,
which were secured by one- to  four-family  residences.  During the same period,
the Company sold $7.7 million of fixed-rate real estate loans which were secured
by one- to four-family residences.

         The  Company  currently  originates  one-  to  four-family  residential
mortgage  loans in  amounts  up to 95% of the  appraised  value of the  security
property and generally  requires that private mortgage  insurance be obtained in
an amount  sufficient to reduce the  Company's  exposure to or below 80% of such
value.  The terms of such  loans are  generally  for up to a maximum  term of 30
years.  Interest  charged  on  these  mortgage  loans  is  competitively  priced
according to local market conditions.

         The Company currently offers ARMs with one year annual adjustments, and
recently  began to offer  ARMs  with  three  and five year  initial  terms  with
adjustments  occurring  annually  thereafter  as well as loans that  adjust once
after five or seven years.  All of the annually  adjusting  ARM loans  currently
adjust at a margin  over the yield on the one year  Constant  Maturity  Treasury
Securities  Rate.  Initial  rates on the three  and five year ARMs and  adjusted
rates on the five and seven year ARM products are currently  based upon the rate
of a United States  Treasury Note with a comparable  term.  ARM loans offered by
the Company  generally  provided  for up to a 200 basis  point  annual cap and a
lifetime cap of 500 or 600 basis points greater than the initial rate. ARM loans
may not adjust  below the initial  rate.  As a  consequence  of using caps,  the
interest rates on the ARMs may not be as rate sensitive as the Company's cost of
funds.  Borrowers of adjustable  rate loans are  qualified at the  fully-indexed
rate of interest.  The Company has not  experienced  difficulty with the payment
history for these loans.

         In underwriting one- to four-family  residential real estate loans, the
Company  evaluates both the borrower's  ability to make monthly payments and the
value of the property securing the loan.  Properties  securing real estate loans
made by the Company are appraised by  independent  fee  appraisers  approved and
qualified by the Board of Directors. The Company generally requires borrowers to
obtain title  insurance and fire,  property and flood insurance (if required) in
an amount not less than the amount of the loan. Real estate loans  originated by
the Company  generally  contain a "due on sale"  clause  allowing the Company to
declare  the  unpaid  principal  balance  due and  payable  upon the sale of the
security property.
<PAGE>
         Commercial  Real  Estate  and  Multi-Family  Residential  Lending.  The
Company  engages in multi-family  and commercial real estate lending,  including
permanent loans secured primarily by apartment  buildings,  office buildings and
retail  establishments  in the Company's  primary  market area. At September 30,
1996,  the Company had $3.5 million and  $701,000,  respectively,  of commercial
real  estate  and  multi-family   loans,  which  represented  6.95%  and  1.41%,
respectively, of the Company's gross loan portfolio.

         Generally,  commercial and multi-family real estate loans originated by
the Company are fixed-rate  loans.  To a lesser extent,  the Company  originates
adjustable-rate  loans,  with annual  adjustments based upon either the one year
Constant  Maturity  Treasury  Securities  Rate or the Chase Manhattan Prime Rate
subject to limitations on the maximum annual and total interest rate increase or
decrease over the life of the loan.  Commercial  real estate loans  typically do
not exceed 80% of the  appraised  value of the property  securing the loan.  The
Company analyzes the financial condition of the borrower,  the borrower's credit
history,  the reliability and  predictability of the net income generated by the
property  securing  the loan and the value of the property  itself.  The Company
generally  requires  personal  guaranties  of the  borrowers  in addition to the
security property as collateral for such loans and personal financial statements
on  an  annual  basis.   Appraisals  on  properties   securing   commercial  and
multi-family real estate loans originated by the Company are generally performed
by independent fee appraisers approved by the Board of Directors.

         Loans secured by multi-family  and commercial real estate are generally
larger  and  involve a greater  degree of credit  risk than one- to  four-family
residential  mortgage  loans.  Commercial  real  estate and  multi-family  loans
typically  involve  large  balances  to single  borrowers  or groups of  related
borrowers.  Because  payments  on loans  secured by  commercial  real estate and
multi-family  properties  are often  dependent  on the  successful  operation or
management of the properties,  repayment of such loans may be subject to adverse
conditions in the real estate  market or the economy.  If the cash flow from the
project is reduced (for  example,  if leases are not  obtained or renewed),  the
borrower's ability to repay the loan may be impaired.

         Construction  Lending. The Company engages in residential  construction
lending,  with $1.8 million, or 3.6% of its gross loan portfolio in construction
loans as of September 30, 1996. The Company offers loans to owner-occupants  and
builders for the construction of one- to four-family residences. Currently, such
loans are  offered  with terms to  maturity  of up to nine months and in amounts
generally up to 80% of the appraised value of the security property.

         The Company's  construction  loans require the payment of interest only
on a  quarterly  basis.  The  Company  generally  makes  permanent  loans on the
underlying  property  consistent  with its  underwriting  standards  for one- to
four-family residences. The Company also offers loans to a few selected builders
in its primary market area to build  residential  properties in  anticipation of
the sale of the house or where the house has been  presold.  Such loans are made
for a term of nine months.  The Company usually  disburses funds on construction
loans  directly to the  builder at certain  intervals  based upon the  completed
percentage of the project and  inspections  of loans in process are performed by
the Company's  staff. At September 30, 1996, none of the Company's  construction
loans were to builders  for the  construction  of pre-sold  residences  and $1.8
million,  or  100%  of  gross  construction  loans,  were  to  builders  for the
construction of residences which had not been pre-sold.
<PAGE>
         Construction  lending  generally  affords the Company an opportunity to
receive interest at rates higher than those obtainable from residential lending.
Nevertheless,  construction  lending is generally considered to involve a higher
level of credit risk than one- to four-family residential lending since the risk
of loss on  construction  loans is dependent  largely,  upon the accuracy of the
initial  estimate of the  individual  property's  value upon  completion  of the
project and the estimated cost (including  interest) of the project. If the cost
estimate  proves to be inaccurate,  the Company may be required to advance funds
beyond the amount originally  committed to permit completion of the project.  In
addition, to the extent the borrower is unable to obtain a permanent loan on the
underlying  property,  the Company may be required to modify or extend the terms
of the loan.  In an  effort  to reduce  these  risks,  the  application  process
includes a submission to the Company of accurate plans, specifications and costs
of the  project  to be  constructed.  These  items  are also  used as a basis to
determine the appraised  value of the subject  property.  Loans are based on the
lesser of current  appraised  value and/or the cost of  construction  (land plus
building).

         Construction loans to borrowers other than owner-occupants also involve
many of the same risks  discussed above  regarding  multi-family  and commercial
real estate loans and tend to be more sensitive to general  economic  conditions
than many other types of loans.

         Consumer and  Commercial  Business  Lending.  The Company  offers loans
secured by savings deposits and home improvement loans. Substantially all of the
Company's  consumer loans are originated in its primary market area. These loans
are originated on a direct basis.

         At September 30, 1996, the Company's  consumer loan portfolio  totalled
$955,000,  or 1.92% of its total gross loan  portfolio.  All consumer  loans are
currently originated with fixed rates of interest.

         Consumer loan terms vary according to the type and value of collateral,
length of  contract  and  creditworthiness  of the  borrower.  The  underwriting
standards  employed by the Company for consumer loans include an application,  a
determination  of the  applicant's  payment  history on other debts,  employment
stability and an assessment of ability to meet existing obligations and payments
on the proposed loan.  Although  creditworthiness  of the applicant is a primary
consideration,  the underwriting process also includes a comparison of the value
of the security, if any, in relation to the proposed loan amount.

         Consumer  loans may  entail  greater  credit  risk than do  residential
mortgage  loans.  In addition,  consumer loan  collections  are dependent on the
borrower's  continuing  financial  stability,  and thus are  more  likely  to be
affected by adverse  personal  circumstances.  Furthermore,  the  application of
various federal and state laws,  including  bankruptcy and insolvency  laws, may
limit the amount  which can be  recovered  on such loans.  Although the level of
delinquencies  in the Company's  consumer loan portfolio has  historically  been
low, at September 30, 1996,  three loans,  totalling  $14,000,  or approximately
1.5% of the consumer loan portfolio,  was 60 days or more delinquent.  There can
be no assurance that delinquencies will not increase in the future.
<PAGE>
         At  September  30,  1996,  the Company  also had $54,000 in  commercial
business loans outstanding, or less than one percent of the Company's total loan
portfolio. The Company's commercial business lending activities have encompassed
loans  with a variety  of  purposes  and  security,  including  loans to finance
inventory and equipment.  Generally,  the Company's  commercial business lending
has been limited to borrowers headquartered, or doing business, in the Company's
market  area.  Management  does not  contemplate  significantly  increasing  its
commercial business lending activity.

         Unlike  residential  mortgage  loans,  which  generally are made on the
basis of the borrower's ability to make repayment from his or her employment and
other  income,  and which are secured by real  property  whose value tends to be
more  easily  ascertainable,  commercial  business  loans are of higher risk and
typically are made on the basis of the borrower's ability to make repayment from
the cash flow of the borrower's business. As a result, the availability of funds
for the repayment of commercial business loans may be substantially dependent on
the success of the business itself.  Further,  the collateral securing the loans
may  depreciate  over time,  may be difficult  to appraise and may  fluctuate in
value based on the success of the business.

Originations,  Purchases,  Sales  and  Servicing  of Loans  and  Mortgage-Backed
Securities

         Real estate loans are generally  originated  by the Company's  staff of
salaried loan officers.  Loan  applications  are taken and processed at its main
office and its loan production office.

         In fiscal 1996, the Company originated $25.2 million of loans, compared
to $19.8  million  and  $21.7  million  in fiscal  1995 and 1994,  respectively.
Management  attributes the increase in  originations to continued lower interest
rates and economic conditions in the Tyler area and new loan products. In fiscal
1996, $21.1 million of loans and mortgage-backed securities were repaid compared
to $12.5 million and $16.4 million in fiscal 1995 and 1994 respectively.

         The  Company   currently  sells  its  fixed-rate  one-  to  four-family
residential  mortgage  loans with  maturities of greater than 15 years,  without
recourse,  to FNMA. Sales of whole loans generally are beneficial to the Company
since  these  sales  may  generate  income at the time of sale,  produce  future
servicing income, provide funds for additional lending and other investments and
increase  liquidity.  The Company sold whole loans in aggregate  amounts of $7.7
million,  $5.2 million and $14.2  million  during the years ended  September 30,
1996, 1995 and 1994,  respectively.  The Company sells loans pursuant to forward
sales  commitments  and,  therefore,  an increase  in interest  rates after loan
origination and prior to sale should not adversely  affect the Company's  income
at the time of sale.

         In periods of economic uncertainty,  the Company's ability to originate
large  dollar  volumes  of real  estate  loans may be  substantially  reduced or
restricted with a resultant decrease in related loan origination fees, other fee
income and operating earnings. In addition,  the Company's ability to sell loans
may substantially decrease as potential buyers (principally government agencies)
reduce their purchasing activities.

         When loans are sold, the Company typically  retains the  responsibility
for  servicing  the  loans.  The  Company  receives a fee for  performing  these
services.  The Company  serviced for others  mortgage  loans  amounting to $40.1
million,  $37.2 million and $37.5 million at September 30, 1996,  1995 and 1994,
respectively.
<PAGE>
         From  time to time,  the  Company  has  purchased  whole  loans or loan
participations  consistent with its loan origination underwriting standards. The
Company does not currently  purchase  loans because there is sufficient  product
available for origination but will consider favorable purchase  opportunities as
they arise.

         In  addition,   the  Company  purchases   mortgage-backed   securities,
consistent  with its  asset/liability  management  objectives to complement  its
mortgage  lending  activities.  The Board believes that the slightly lower yield
carried by  mortgage-backed  securities is somewhat offset by the lower level of
credit risk and the lower level of overhead  required in  connection  with these
assets,  as compared to one- to four-family,  non-residential,  multi-family and
other types of loans. See "--Mortgaged-Backed Securities."
<PAGE>
         The  following  table  shows the loan and  mortgage  backed and related
securities  origination,  purchase, sale and repayment activities of the Company
for the periods indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             Year Ended September 30,
                                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            1996         1995          1994         1993          1992
                                                            ----         ----          ----         ----          ----
                                                                                 (In Thousands)
<S>                                                     <C>          <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>     
Originations by type:
 Adjustable rate:
  Real estate - one- to four-family ...............     $  4,841      $  9,923      $  3,874         3,340      $  1,438
              - multi-family ......................         --            --            --            --            --
              - commercial ........................         --            --             416           132          --
                                                        --------      --------      --------      --------      --------
         Total adjustable-rate ....................        4,841         9,923         4,290         3,472         1,438
                                                        --------      --------      --------      --------      --------
 Fixed-rate:
  Real estate - one- to four-family ...............       20,208         9,736        16,836        17,824        13,576
              - multi-family ......................         --            --            --            --           1,857
              - commercial ........................          170          --            --            --           1,951
  Consumer ........................................            4             3           312           802           678
  Commercial business .............................         --             138           242           148           135
                                                        --------      --------      --------      --------      --------
         Total fixed-rate .........................       20,382         9,877        17,390        18,774        18,197
                                                        --------      --------      --------      --------      --------
         Total loans originated ...................       25,223        19,800        21,680        22,246        19,635
                                                        --------      --------      --------      --------      --------

Purchases:
  Mortgage-backed securities ......................          913        38,172        13,116        11,992         4,016
                                                        --------      --------      --------      --------      --------

Sales and repayments:
  Real estate - one- to four-family ...............        7,718         5,191        14,233        12,216         6,888
  Mortgage-backed securities ......................         --            --          43,886         4,529          --
                                                        --------      --------      --------      --------      --------
         Total sales ..............................        7,718         5,191        58,119        16,745         6,888
  Principal repayments - loans ....................       11,434         8,087        10,001        13,457        12,492
  Principal repayments - mortgage-backed securities        9,648         4,371         6,424         8,193         8,657
                                                        --------      --------      --------      --------      --------
         Total reductions .........................       28,800        17,649        74,544        38,395        28,037
                                                        --------      --------      --------      --------      --------
  Increase (decrease) in other items, net .........           37          (159)         (104)         (200)         (288)
                                                        --------      --------      --------      --------      --------
         Net increase (decrease) ..................     $ (2,627)     $ 40,164      $(39,852)     $ (4,357)     $ (4,674)
                                                        ========      ========      ========      ========      ========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
Asset Quality

         Generally,  when a borrower  fails to make a  required  payment on real
estate  secured loans and other loans by the 17th day after such payment is due,
the Company institutes  collection  procedures by mailing a delinquency  notice.
The customer is contacted  again by telephone or letter when the  delinquency is
not promptly cured. In most cases delinquencies are cured promptly;  however, if
a loan secured by real estate or other  collateral has been  delinquent for more
than 80 days,  a final  letter  is sent or a  telephone  call is made  demanding
payment and the  customer is requested  to make  arrangements  to bring the loan
current or, if the situation merits, a 30 day foreclosure  notice is sent to the
borrower.  At 90 days  past  due a 30 day  foreclosure  notice  is sent  (if not
previously sent), and unless satisfactory arrangements have been made, immediate
repossession or foreclosure procedures will commence.

         Generally,  when a loan becomes delinquent 90 days or more, or when the
collection of principal or interest becomes doubtful, the Company will place the
loan on a  non-accrual  status and,  as a result,  previously  accrued  interest
income on the loan is taken out of current income.  Each account is handled on a
individual  basis. The loan will be transferred back to an accrual status if the
borrower brings the loan current.

         The following  table sets forth the  Company's  loan  delinquencies  by
type, amount and percentage of type at September 30, 1996.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                            Loans Delinquent For:                       Total Loans Delinquent
                                            ---------------------                       ----------------------
                                    60-89 Days                90 Days and Over             60 Days and Over
                            -------------------------   ---------------------------   --------------------------- 
                                              Percent                      Percent                        Percent
                                              of Loan                      of Loan                        of Loan
                            Number   Amount  Category   Number   Amount   Category    Number   Amount    Category
                            ------   ------  --------   ------   ------   --------    ------   ------    --------
                                                                      (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                           <C>    <C>        <C>       <C>     <C>        <C>        <C>    <C>          <C>     

Real Estate:
  One- to four-family         38     $1,135     2.6%      12     $  449      1.1%       50     $1,584       3.7%
Consumer ............          2         13     1.4        1          1      0.1         3         14       1.5
                              --     ------     ---       --     ------      ---        --     ------       ---
      Total .........         40     $1,148     2.4       13     $  450      0.9        53     $1,598       3.3
                              ==     ======     ===       ==     ======      ===        ==     ======       ===


</TABLE>
<PAGE>
         Non-Performing  Assets.  The table  below  sets forth the  amounts  and
categories of  non-performing  assets in the Company's  loan  portfolio.  At all
dates presented,  the Company had no troubled debt restructurings (which involve
forgiving a portion of interest or  principal  on any loans or making loans at a
rate  materially  less than that of market  rates).  Foreclosed  assets  include
assets acquired in settlement of loans.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                 September 30,
                                                --------------------------------------------
                                                 1996      1995      1994      1993     1992
                                                 ----      ----      ----      ----     ----
                                                            (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                              <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>     
Non-accruing loans:
  One- to four-family ......................     $449      $294      $295      $445      $426
  Commercial real estate ...................        1       --        --        --        --
                                                 ----      ----      ----      ----      ----
     Total .................................      450       294       295       445       426
                                                 ----      ----      ----      ----      ----

Accruing loans delinquent more than 90 days:
  One- to four-family ......................      --         12        12        21       --
                                                 ----      ----      ----      ----      ----
     Total .................................      --         12        12        21       --
                                                 ----      ----      ----      ----      ----

Foreclosed assets:
  One- to four-family ......................      --          90      --         59        33
  Commercial real estate ...................      --        --        --        --        --
                                                 ----      ----      ----      ----      ----
     Total .................................      --         90       --         59        33
                                                 ----      ----      ----      ----      ----

Total non-performing assets ................     $450      $396      $307      $525      $459
                                                 ====      ====      ====      ====      ====
Total as a percentage of total assets ......     0.39%     0.34%     0.27%     0.45%     0.40%
                                                 ====      ====      ====      ====      ====
</TABLE>
         For the year ended  September  30, 1996,  gross  interest  income which
would have been recorded had the  non-accruing  loans been current in accordance
with their original  terms amounted to $41,000.  The amount that was included in
interest income on such loans was $30,000 year ended September 30, 1996.

         Classified  assets  totalled  $999,218  year ended  September 30, 1996.
Classified assets and non-performing assets differ in that classified assets may
include  loans  less  than  90  days  delinquent.  Also,  assets  guaranteed  by
governmental agencies such as the Veterans Administration or the Federal Housing
Administration  are not  included  in  classified  assets  but are  included  in
non-performing assets.
<PAGE>
         Other  Assets  of  Concern.   As  of  September  30,  1996,  there  was
approximately  $146,000  in net book value of assets  classified  by the Company
because of known information about the possible credit problems of the borrowers
or the cash flows of the security  property has caused  management  to have some
doubts as to the ability of the borrowers to comply with present loan  repayment
terms  and  which  may  result  in the  future  inclusion  of  such  item in the
non-performing  asset categories.  Other assets of concern consist of six one-to
four-family  residences.  All of these loans are being  monitored by the Company
due to periodic delinquencies. See "-- Allowance for Loan Losses."

         Classified Assets.  Federal  regulations provide for the classification
of loans and other assets such as debt and equity  securities  considered by the
OTS to be of lesser quality as "substandard,"  "doubtful" or "loss." An asset is
considered  "substandard"  if it is  inadequately  protected  by the current net
worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral  pledged,  if any.
"Substandard"  assets include those characterized by the "distinct  possibility"
that the savings  association  will sustain "some loss" if the  deficiencies are
not  corrected.  Assets  classified  as  "doubtful"  have all of the  weaknesses
inherent in those classified  "substandard," with the added  characteristic that
the weaknesses present make "collection or liquidation in full," on the basis of
currently  existing facts,  conditions,  and values,  "highly  questionable  and
improbable."  Assets  classified as "loss" are those considered  "uncollectible"
and  of  such  little  value  that  their  continuance  as  assets  without  the
establishment of a specific loss reserve is not warranted.

         When  a  savings  association   classifies  problem  assets  as  either
substandard or doubtful,  it may establish general allowances for loan losses in
an amount  deemed  prudent by  management.  General  allowances  represent  loss
allowances which have been established to recognize the inherent risk associated
with lending activities,  but which, unlike specific  allowances,  have not been
allocated to particular problem assets.  When a savings  association  classifies
problem  assets as  "loss,"  it is  required  either  to  establish  a  specific
allowance for losses equal to 100% of that portion of the asset so classified or
to  charge-off  such  amount.   An   association's   determination   as  to  the
classification  of its  assets  and the amount of its  valuation  allowances  is
subject to review by the  association's  Regional  Director at the  regional OTS
office,  who may order the establishment of additional  general or specific loss
allowances.

         In connection with the filing of its periodic  reports with the OTS and
in accordance with its  classification  of assets policy,  the Company regularly
reviews  the loans in its  portfolio  to  determine  whether  any loans  require
classification  in  accordance  with  applicable  regulations.  On the  basis of
management's  review of its  assets,  at  September  30,  1996,  the Company had
classified $999,218 assets as substandard, none as doubtful, and none as loss.

         Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses is established
through a provision for loan losses based on management's evaluation of the risk
inherent in its loan  portfolio and changes in the nature and volume of its loan
activity,  including  those  loans  which are being  specifically  monitored  by
management.  Such  evaluation,  which  includes a review of loans for which full
collectibility may not be reasonably assured, considers among other matters, the
estimated  fair  value  of  the  underlying  collateral,   economic  conditions,
historical  loan loss  experience and other factors that warrant  recognition in
providing for an adequate loan loss allowance.
<PAGE>
         Real estate  properties  acquired  through  foreclosure are recorded at
lower of cost or fair value, less estimated  disposition costs. If fair value at
the date of  foreclosure  is lower than the  balance of the  related  loan,  the
difference  will be  charged-off to the allowance for loan losses at the time of
transfer.  Valuations  are  periodically  updated by management and if the value
declines,  a specific  provision for losses on such property is established by a
charge to operations.

         Although   management  believes  that  it  uses  the  best  information
available to determine the allowance,  unforeseen market conditions could result
in adjustments and net earnings could be significantly affected if circumstances
differ   substantially   from  the   assumptions   used  in  making   the  final
determination. Future additions to the Company's allowance will be the result of
periodic loan,  property and collateral  reviews and thus cannot be predicted in
advance.  At September  30,  1996,  the Company had a total  allowance  for loan
losses of $289,000 or 64.2% of non-performing  loans. See Note 1 of the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.

         The following  table sets forth an analysis of the Company's  allowance
for loan losses.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Year Ended September 30,
                                    ------------------------------------------------------
                                     1996        1995        1994        1993        1992
                                     ----        ----        ----        ----        ----
                                                    (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                 <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>

Balance at beginning of period      $ 296       $ 300       $ 181       $ 122       $ 183

Charge-offs:
  One- to four-family .........         7           4           2           1          43
  Multi-family ................      --          --          --          --             9
  Commercial real estate ......      --          --          --          --          --
                                    -----       -----       -----       -----       -----
    Total charge-offs .........         7           4           2           1          52
                                    -----       -----       -----       -----       -----

Recoveries ....................      --          --          --          --          --
                                    -----       -----       -----       -----       -----

Net charge-offs ...............        (7)         (4)         (2)         (1)        (52)
Additions charged to operations      --          --           121          60          (9)
                                    -----       -----       -----       -----       -----
Balance at end of period ......     $ 289       $ 296       $ 300       $ 181       $ 122
                                    =====       =====       =====       =====       =====

Ratio of net charge-offs during
 the period to average loans
 outstanding during the period        .02%       0.01%       0.01%       ---%        0.13%
                                    =====       =====       =====       =====       =====

Ratio of net charge-offs during  
 the period to average non-      
 performing assets                   1.66%       1.14%       0.48%       0.20%       4.00% 
                                    =====       =====       =====       =====       =====  
                                                                                              
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
         The distribution of the Company's  allowance for losses on loans at the
dates indicated is summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             September 30,
                                  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       1996              1995                 1994                 1993                1992
                                  ------------------ -----------------  -------------------   ------------------   -----------------
                                            Percent           Percent              Percent              Percent             Percent
                                            of Loans          of Loans             of Loans             of Loans           of Loans
                                            in Each           in Each              in Each              in Each             in Each
                                           Category          Category             Category             Category            Category
                                           to Total           to Total             to Total             to Total           to Total
                                  Amount    Loans    Amount   Loans     Amount     Loans      Amount     Loans     Amount    Loans
                                  ------    -----    ------   -----     ------     -----      ------     -----     ------    -----
                                                                        (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                               <C>      <C>        <C>    <C>         <C>      <C>         <C>        <C>       <C>      <C>
One- to four-family............   $ 102     85.98%    $ 80     81.55%    $ 90      77.32%     $ 107       73.93%   $  35     74.75%
Multi-family...................     ---      1.41      ---      1.69        4       2.05        ---        1.94      ---      2.28
Commercial real estate.........     ---      6.95      ---     10.24       29      13.77         31       14.71       87     15.14
Construction or     
  development..................     ---      3.63      ---      4.38       --       3.24        ---        5.77      ---      3.60
Consumer.......................     ---      2.03      ---      2.14        7       3.62        ---        3.65      ---      4.23
Unallocated....................     187       ---      216       ---      170        ---         43         ---      ---       ---
                                  -----    ------     ----    ------     ----     ------      -----      ------    -----    ------
     Total....................    $ 289    100.00%    $296    100.00%    $300     100.00%     $ 181      100.00%   $ 122    100.00%
                                  =====    ======     ====    ======     ====     ======      =====      ======    =====    ======
</TABLE>
Investment Activities

         Generally,  the  investment  policy of the  Company is to invest  funds
among various  categories of investments and maturities based upon the Company's
need for liquidity,  asset/liability management policies, investment quality and
marketability, liquidity needs and performance objectives.

         At September 30, 1996, the Company had two investment  portfolios,  one
consisting of mortgage-backed securities and the other consisting principally of
U.S.  Government  obligations.  These investments were made in order to generate
income  and  because  these  securities  carry  a low  risk  weighting  for  OTS
risk-based  capital  purposes  and satisfy OTS  liquid-asset  requirements.  See
"Regulation--Capital Requirements" and "--Liquidity."

         At September 30, 1996,  the Company's  investment  securities  totalled
$30.1 million or 26.4% of total assets and  mortgage-backed  securities totalled
$24.9  million  or  21.8%  of  total  assets.  All of the  Company's  investment
securities and mortgage-backed securities were classified as held to maturity at
September 30, 1996.  For  information  regarding  the amortized  cost and market
values of the Company's investment securities portfolio, see Note 3 of the Notes
to  Consolidated  Financial  Statements.  At September  30,  1996,  the weighted
average term to maturity or repricing of the  investment  securities  portfolio,
excluding FHLB stock,  was 1.4 years.  For  information  regarding the amortized
cost and market values of the Company's  mortgage-backed  securities  portfolio,
see Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
<PAGE>
         Mortgage-Backed  Securities.  The Company purchases mortgage-backed and
related  securities to complement its mortgage lending  activities.  The Company
began making significant  purchases of mortgage-backed and related securities in
1991  as an  alternative  to  home  mortgage  originations  for  its  portfolio.
Management  determined that such  investments  would produce  relatively  higher
risk-adjusted   yields  for  the  Company  when  compared  to  other  investment
securities and  substituted for loan  originations,  in light of the competition
for home  mortgages in the  Company's  market area.  The Company has  emphasized
mortgage-backed and related securities with high credit quality, high cash flow,
low interest-rate risk, high liquidity and acceptable prepayment risk.

         The Company's mortgage-backed and related securities portfolio consists
primarily of  securities  issued  under  government-sponsored  agency  programs,
including those of FNMA and FHLMC. The FNMA and FHLMC  certificates are modified
pass-through  mortgage-backed  securities that represent  undivided interests in
underlying   pools  of  fixed-rate,   or  certain  types  of  adjustable   rate,
single-family   residential  mortgages  issued  by  these   government-sponsored
entities. FNMA and FHLMC generally provide the certificate holder a guarantee of
timely  payments of  interest,  whether or not  collected.  The Company has held
securities  issued  by GNMA in  prior  years,  but  held no GNMA  securities  at
September 30, 1996.

         Mortgage-backed  securities  generally  yield  less than the loans that
underlie such  securities,  because of the cost of payment  guarantees or credit
enhancements that reduce credit risk to holders.  Mortgage-backed securities are
also more liquid than individual mortgage loans and may be used to collateralize
obligations of the Company.  In general,  mortgage-backed  securities  issued or
guaranteed  by  FNMA,  FHLMC  and  certain  AAA-  or  AA-rated   mortgage-backed
pass-through  securities are weighted at no more than 20% for risk-based capital
purposes,  and  mortgage-backed  securities  issued  or  guaranteed  by GNMA are
weighted at 0% for  risk-based  capital  purposes,  compared to an assigned risk
weighting of 50% to 100% for whole  residential  mortgage loans.  These types of
securities  thus allow the Company to optimize  regulatory  capital to a greater
extent than non-securitized whole loans.

         While  mortgage-backed  securities  carry  a  reduced  credit  risk  as
compared  to whole  loans,  such  securities  remain  subject to the risk that a
fluctuating  interest  rate  environment,  along with other  factors such as the
geographic  distribution  of  the  underlying  mortgage  loans,  may  alter  the
prepayment rate of such mortgage loans and so affect both the prepayment  speed,
and value, of such securities.  Because the rising interest rate environment has
altered the prepayment speeds of its mortgage-backed  securities thus increasing
their average life, the Company  decided to restructure its balance sheet during
fiscal  1994 and sell  its  entire  mortgage-backed  securities  portfolio.  The
proceeds   were   reinvested   in   adjustable   rate  and/or   short   maturity
mortgage-backed securities consistent with its asset/liability objectives.
<PAGE>
         The  following  table  sets  forth  the  composition  of the  Company's
mortgage-backed securities at the dates indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                                           September 30,
                                      ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              1996              1995             1994                 1993              1992
                                      -----------------  ---------------  -----------------    -----------------  ------------------
                                      Amortized   % of   Amortized  % of  Amortized   % of     Amortized   % of    Amortize  % of
                                        Cost      Total   Cost     Total    Cost      Total     Cost       Total    Cost     Total
                                        ----      -----   ----     -----    ----      -----     ----       -----    ----     -----
                                                                      (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                     <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>         <C>      <C>      <C>
Mortgage-backed securities held
to maturity:
  GNMA ............................     $  --       ---%  $  --       ---%  $  --     ---%     $16,611      44.66%  $15,133   39.72%
  FHLMC ...........................      20,289   81.33    27,015   80.07      --      --       14,193      38.16    13,149   34.51
  FNMA ............................       4,569   18.31     6,573   19.48      --      --        5,941      15.97     9,328   24.48
                                        -------   -----   -------   ------  -----    ----      -------      -----   -------   -----
     Subtotal .....................      24,858   99.64    33,588   99.55      --      --       36,745      98.79    37,610   98.71

Unamortized premium, net ..........          91    0.36       153    0.45      --      --          449       1.21       492    1.29
                                        -------   ------   ------- ------   -----    ----      -------     ------   -------  ------

   Total mortgage-backed securities     $24,949  100.00%  $33,741  100.00%  $  --     ---%     $37,194     100.00%  $38,102  100.00%
                                        =======  ======   =======  ======   =====    ====      =======     ======   =======  ====== 
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
         The  following  table  sets  forth the  contractual  maturities  of the
Company's mortgage-backed securities at September 30, 1996.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  
                                                                         Due in                               
                                                       -------------------------------------------           Total
                                                       5 Years     5 to 10    10 to 20     Over 20          Balance
                                                       or Less      Years       Years       Years         Outstanding
                                                       -------      -----       -----       -----         -----------
                                                                               (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                     <C>          <C>         <C>       <C>              <C>
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity:
  FHLMC...........................................      $5,832       $ ---       $ ---     $14,517          $20,349
  FNMA............................................         ---         ---         ---       4,600            4,600
                                                        ------         ---         ---     -------          -------
    Total.........................................      $5,832         ---         ---     $19,117          $24,949
                                                        ======         ===         ===     =======          =======

  Weighted average yield..........................        7.05%        ---%        ---%       7.10%            7.08%

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
         The  following  table  sets  forth  the  composition  of the  Company's
investment  securities,  excluding  mortgage-backed  securities,  at  the  dates
indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          September 30,
                                                ---------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         1996                       1995                   1994
                                                -------------------------- ------------------------------------------ 
                                                Amortized       % of       Amortized     % of     Amortized    % of
                                                  Cost          Total        Cost        Total     Cost        Total
                                                                      (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                              <C>           <C>        <C>          <C>       <C>         <C>
Investment securities held to maturity:
  U.S. government securities...............      $ 1,998         5.23%    $ 1,996        5.20%   $   ---        ---%
  Federal agency obligations...............       28,141        73.61      28,267       73.68        ---        ---
  Other investment securities..............          ---          ---         ---         ---        ---        ---
                                                 -------        -----     -------       -----                   --- 
  Total investment securities..............       30,139        78.84      30,263       78.88        ---        ---
                                                 -------        -----      ------       -----      -----     ------ 

Average remaining life of investment
 securities................................          1.4 years                1.3 years

Other interest-earning assets:
  FHLB stock...............................          949         2.48         893        2.33        839       1.09
  Interest-bearing deposits with banks(1)..        6,658        17.42       6,515       16.97     75,185      97.89
  Other overnight deposits(2)..............          480         1.26         697        1.82        785       1.02
                                                 -------        -----      ------       -----    -------     ------ 
     Total other interest-earning assets...        8,087        21.16       8,105       21.12     76,809     100.00
                                                 -------        -----      ------       -----    -------     ------

Total investment securities, FHLB               
 stock and other interest-earning
 assets....................................      $38,226       100.0%     $38,368      100.00%   $76,809     100.00%
                                                 =======       =====      =======      ======    =======     ======  
- -------------------------------------
(1)  Includes investments in insured certificates of deposit.
(2) Includes  securities  purchased  under agreement to resell and federal funds
sold.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
         The following  table sets forth the  composition  and maturities of the
Company's investment securities portfolio at September 30, 1996.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                    Total
                                                                                                            Investment Securities
                                              Less Than    1 to 3      3 to 5       Over 5    No Stated     Amortized      Market
                                               1 Year       Years       Years        Years    Maturity        Cost         Value
                                               ------       -----       -----        -----    --------        ----         -----
                                                                          (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                             <C>       <C>           <C>        <C>          <C>          <C>           <C>
Investment securities held to maturity:
  U.S. government securities.............       $ 1,999   $   ---       $  ---     $   ---      $   ---      $   1,999     $ 2,007
  Federal agency obligations.............        11,527    14,539        2,074         ---          ---         28,140      28,108
  Other securities.......................           ---       ---          ---         ---          ---            ---         ---
                                                -------   -------       ------     -------      -------      ---------     ------- 
     Total investment securities.........       $13,526   $14,539       $2,074     $   ---      $   ---      $  30,139     $30,115
                                                =======   =======       ======     =======      =======      =========     =======

Weighted average yield...................          6.71%     6.03%        5.86%       0.00%        0.00%          6.32%


</TABLE>
         The  OTS has  issued  guidelines  regarding  management  oversight  and
accounting  treatment for securities,  including investment  securities,  loans,
mortgage-backed  securities and derivative  securities.  The guidelines  require
thrift  institutions to reduce the carrying value of securities to the lesser of
cost or market value unless it can be demonstrated that a class of securities is
intended to be held to maturity.

Sources of Funds

         General.   The  Company's   primary  sources  of  funds  are  deposits,
amortization and prepayment of loan principal,  borrowings,  interest earned on,
maturation and sales of investment  securities and short-term  investments,  and
net earnings.

         Borrowings may be used on a short-term basis to compensate for seasonal
reductions in deposits or deposit inflows at less than projected levels, and may
be used on a  longer-term  basis to support  expanded  lending  activities or to
increase the effectiveness of the Company's asset/liability  management program.
In this regard, in order to enhance both the return on the capital raised in the
Conversion and its interest rate spread,  the Company may utilize  advances from
the FHLB of Dallas and attempt to match the maturities of such  liabilities with
assets such as  mortgage-backed  securities having similar effective  maturities
but higher yields compared to the rate paid on such advances.

         Deposits.  The Company offers the following types of deposit  accounts:
passbook  savings,  NOW checking  accounts,  money market  deposit  accounts and
certificates of deposit.  The Company solicits deposits from its market area and
does  not  accept  brokered  deposits.   The  flow  of  deposits  is  influenced
significantly  by  general  economic  conditions,  changes  in money  market and
prevailing  interest rates,  and  competition.  The Company relies  primarily on
competitive  pricing  policies,  advertising and customer service to attract and
retain these deposits.
<PAGE>
         The variety of deposit  accounts  offered by the Company has allowed it
to be competitive in obtaining funds and to respond with  flexibility to changes
in  consumer  demand.  The Company has become  more  susceptible  to  short-term
fluctuations  in deposit  flows,  as customers  have become more  interest  rate
conscious.  In this regard,  deposits  decreased from $92.5 million at September
30, 1995 to $91.7  million at September 30, 1996.  Management  believes that the
decrease in deposits was due to its decision not to pay the highest rates in the
local market.  Based on its experience,  the Company  believes that its deposits
are relatively stable sources of funds.  However,  the ability of the Company to
attract  and  maintain  certificates  of  deposit,  and the rates  paid on these
deposits,  has been and will  continue  to be  significantly  affected by market
conditions.

         The following table sets forth the dollar amount of savings deposits in
the  various  types of deposit  programs  offered by the Company for the periods
indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          September 30,
                                              -------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      1996                    1995                  1994
                                              ---------------------    -------------------    ------------------- 
                                                           Percent                Percent                Percent
                                               Amount      of Total    Amount     of Total    Amount     of Total
                                                                      (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                           <C>          <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>
Transaction and Savings Deposits:

Non-interest checking.................        $ 2,890        3.15%    $ 2,692       2.91%    $ 2,876       2.81%
NOW accounts .........................          1,514        1.65       1,467       1.59       1,633       1.60
Passbook accounts.....................          3,010        3.28       2,906       3.14       3,049       2.98
Money market accounts.................          6,575        7.18       6,140       6.64       8,368       8.19
                                              -------      ------     -------     ------     -------     ------
    Total non-certificates............         13,989       15.26      13,205      14.28      15,926      15.58
                                              -------      ------     -------     ------     -------     ------

Certificates:
 
    0.00 -  3.99%.....................            ---         ---         222       0.24      30,464      29.81
    4.00 -  4.99%.....................         18,669       20.37      21,570      23.32      42,244      41.33
    5.00 -  5.99%.....................         52,775       57.58      46,612      50.40      11,179      10.94
    6.00 -  6.99%.....................          4,147        4.52       8,605       9.31       2,014       1.97
    7.00 -  7.99%.....................          2,081        2.27       2,245       2.43         316       0.31
    8.00 -  8.99%.....................            ---         ---         15        0.02          57       0.06
    9.00% and over....................            ---         ---        ---         ---         ---        ---
                                              -------      ------     -------     ------     -------     ------
    Total certificates................         77,672       84.74      79,269      85.72      86,274      84.42
                                              -------      ------     -------     ------     -------     ------

Total Deposits........................        $91,661      100.00%    $92,474     100.00%   $102,200     100.00%
                                              =======      ======     =======     ======    ========     ======

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
         The following  table sets forth the savings flows at the Company during
the periods indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              Year Ended September 30,
                                     -----------------------------------------
                                        1996           1995            1994
                                     ---------       ---------       ---------
                                               (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                  <C>             <C>             <C>

Opening balance ................     $  92,474       $ 102,200       $ 102,349

Deposits .......................        16,039          16,264          22,452
Withdrawals ....................        19,009          26,951          24,274
Interest credited ..............         2,157             961           1,673
                                     ---------       ---------       ---------

Ending balance .................     $  91,661       $  92,474       $ 102,200
                                     =========       =========       =========

Net increase (decrease) ........     $    (813)      $  (9,726)      $    (149)
                                     =========       =========       =========

Percent increase (decrease) ....         (0.88)%         (9.52)%         (0.15)%
                                     =========       =========       =========
</TABLE>
         The  following  table  shows  rate  and  maturity  information  for the
Company's certificates of deposit as of September 30, 1996.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     0.00-      4.00-       5.00-         6.00-        7.00-       8.00% or                Percent
                                     3.99%      4.99%       5.99%         6.99%        7.99%        Greater      Total     of Total
                                     -----      -----       -----         -----        -----        -------      -----     --------
                                                                     (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                               <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>
Certificate accounts maturing
in quarter ending:

December 31, 1996 ..........      $     0      $ 7,021      $11,512      $   377      $     0      $     0      $18,910      24.36%
March 31, 1997 .............            0        6,107       11,257          161            0            0       17,525      22.56
June 30, 1997 ..............            0        2,401        6,715          461            0            0        9,577      12.33
September 30, 1997 .........            0        2,251        7,002           20            0            0        9,273      11.94
December 31, 1997 ..........            0          708        2,004          347           10            0        3,069       3.95
March 31, 1998 .............            0            0        4,313          559           75            0        4,947       6.37
June 30, 1998 ..............            0            0        2,631            0           44            0        2,675       3.44
September 30, 1998 .........            0            0        2,725            0            7            0        2,732       3.52
December 31, 1998 ..........            0          119        2,011            0           15            0        2,145       2.76
March 31, 1999 .............            0           62        1,239          210            6            0        1,517       1.95
June 30, 1999 ..............            0            0          698          175            0            0          873       1.12
September 30, 1999 .........            0            0          233           25            0            0          258       0.33
Thereafter .................            0            0          435        1,812        1,924            0        4,171       5.37
                                  -------      -------      -------      -------      -------      -------      -------      -----
   Total ...................      $     0      $18,669      $52,775      $ 4,147      $ 2,081      $     0      $77,672      100.00%
                                  =======      =======      =======      =======      =======      =======      =======      ======

   Percent of total.............        0%       24.03%       67.95%        5.34%        2.68%        0.00%
                                        ==       =====        =====         ====         ====         ====
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
         The following table indicates the amount of the Company's  certificates
of deposit and other deposits by time  remaining  until maturity as of September
30, 1996.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Maturity
                                    -------------------------------------------
                                                  Over       Over
                                    3 Months     3 to 6     6 to 12      Over
                                     or Less     Months     Months    12 months      Total
                                     -------     ------     ------    ---------      -----
                                                        (In Thousands)
<S>                                 <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
Certificates of deposit of less
 than $100,000 ................     $ 9,733     $10,391     $10,786     $19,489     $50,399

Certificates of deposit of
 $100,000 or more .............       9,177       7,134       8,064       2,898      27,273
                                    -------     -------     -------     -------     -------

Total certificates of deposit .     $18,910     $17,525     $18,850     $22,387     $77,672
                                    =======     =======     =======     =======     =======
</TABLE>
         Borrowings.  The Company has the ability to use advances  from the FHLB
of Dallas to supplement its deposits when the rates are  favorable.  As a member
of the FHLB of Dallas,  the  Company is  required  to own  capital  stock and is
authorized to apply for advances.  Each FHLB credit program has its own interest
rate,  which may be fixed or variable,  and includes a range of maturities.  The
FHLB of Dallas may prescribe the acceptable  uses to which these advances may be
put,  as  well  as  limitations  on the  size  of  the  advances  and  repayment
provisions.

         The  Association has had no borrowings or FHLB advances during the past
five years.

Subsidiary Activities

         As a federal savings and loan  association,  First Federal is permitted
by OTS  regulations  to invest  up to 2% of its  assets  or  approximately  $2.3
million at September 30, 1996, in the stock of, or unsecured  loans to,  service
corporation  subsidiaries.  First  Federal  may invest an  additional  1% of its
assets  in  service  corporations  where  such  additional  funds  are  used for
inner-city  or  community  development  purposes.  At September  30,  1996,  the
Association did not have any subsidiaries.

                                   REGULATION

General

         First Federal is a federally  chartered  savings and loan  association,
the  deposits  of which are  federally  insured and backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States Government.  Accordingly, the Association is subject
to broad federal regulation and oversight extending to all its operations. First
Federal is a member of the FHLB of Dallas  and is  subject  to  certain  limited
regulation  by the Board of Governors of the Federal  Reserve  System  ("Federal
<PAGE>
Reserve Board").  As the savings and loan holding company of First Federal,  the
Company also is subject to federal regulation and oversight.  The purpose of the
regulation of the Company and other holding  companies is to protect  subsidiary
savings  associations.  The  Association is a member of the Savings  Association
Insurance Fund ("SAIF"), which together with the Bank Insurance Fund (the "BIF")
are the two deposit  insurance funds  administered by the FDIC, and the deposits
of First  Federal  are  insured by the FDIC.  As a result,  the FDIC has certain
regulatory and examination authority over the Association.

         Certain of these regulatory  requirements  and  restrictions  affecting
First Federal and the Company are discussed below or elsewhere in this document.

Federal Regulation of Savings Associations

         The  OTS  has  extensive  authority  over  the  operations  of  savings
associations.  As part of this  authority,  First  Federal is  required  to file
periodic reports with the OTS and is subject to periodic examinations by the OTS
and the FDIC. The last regular OTS and FDIC  examinations  of First Federal were
as of June 30, 1995, and August 17, 1990, respectively.  Under agency scheduling
guidelines,  it is likely that another examination will be initiated in the near
future.  When these  examinations  are  conducted  by the OTS and the FDIC,  the
examiners may require the  Association to provide for higher general or specific
loan loss  reserves.  All  savings  associations  are  subject to a  semi-annual
assessment,  based upon the  savings  association's  total  assets,  to find the
operations  of the OTS. The  Association's  OTS  assessment  for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 1996, was $36,000.

         The OTS also  has  extensive  enforcement  authority  over all  savings
institutions  and their holding  companies,  including the  Association  and the
Company. This enforcement authority includes, among other things, the ability to
assess civil money penalties, to issue cease-and-desist or removal orders and to
initiate  injunctive  actions.  In  general,  these  enforcement  actions may be
initiated  for  violations  of  laws  and  regulations  and  unsafe  or  unsound
practices.  Other  actions or  inactions  may provide the basis for  enforcement
action,  including  misleading or untimely  reports  filed with the OTS.  Except
under certain  circumstances,  public disclosure of final enforcement actions by
the OTS is required.

         In addition,  the investment,  lending and branching authority of First
Federal is prescribed by federal laws and it is prohibited  from engaging in any
activities not permitted by such laws. For instance,  no savings institution may
invest in  non-investment  grade  corporate debt  securities.  In addition,  the
permissible  level of  investment  by federal  associations  in loans secured by
non-residential real property may not exceed 400% of total capital,  except with
approval of the OTS. Federal savings  associations are also generally authorized
to  branch  nationwide.   The  Association  is  in  compliance  with  the  noted
restrictions.

         The    Association's    general    permissible    lending   limit   for
loans-to-one-borrower  is equal to the greater of $500,000 or 15% of  unimpaired
capital  and  surplus  (except  for  loans  fully  secured  by  certain  readily
marketable  collateral,  in  which  case  this  limit  is  increased  to  25% of
unimpaired  capital and  surplus).  At  September  30, 1996,  the  Association's
lending  limit under this  restriction  was $2.6  million.  First  Federal is in
compliance with the loans-to-one-borrower limitation.
<PAGE>
         The OTS, as well as the other  federal  banking  agencies,  has adopted
guidelines  establishing  safety and soundness standards on such matters as loan
underwriting and  documentation,  internal controls and audit systems,  interest
rate risk exposure and compensation and other employee benefits. Any institution
which fails to comply with these  standards  must submit a  compliance  plan.  A
failure to submit a plan or to comply  with an  approved  plan will  subject the
institution to further enforcement action. The OTS and the other federal banking
agencies have also proposed additional  guidelines on asset quality and earnings
standards.  No assurance can be given as to whether or in what form the proposed
regulations will be adopted.


Insurance of Accounts and Regulation by the FDIC

         First  Federal is a member of the SAIF,  which is  administered  by the
FDIC.  Deposits  are  insured  up to  applicable  limits  by the  FDIC  and such
insurance  is  backed  by  the  full  faith  and  credit  of the  United  States
Government.  As insurer,  the FDIC  imposes  deposit  insurance  premiums and is
authorized to conduct  examinations of and to require  reporting by FDIC-insured
institutions. It also may prohibit any FDIC-insured institution from engaging in
any activity the FDIC  determines  by regulation or order to pose a serious risk
to the SAIF or the BIF. The FDIC also has the authority to initiate  enforcement
actions  against  savings  associations,  after giving the OTS an opportunity to
take such action,  and may terminate the deposit insurance if it determines that
the institution has engaged in unsafe or unsound practices or is in an unsafe or
unsound condition.

         The FDIC's deposit insurance premiums are assessed through a risk-based
system under which all insured  depository  institutions  are placed into one of
nine categories and assessed  insurance  premiums,  ranging from .23% to .31% of
deposits,  based upon their level of capital and supervisory  evaluation.  Under
the system,  institutions  classified as well capitalized  (i.e., a core capital
ratio of at least 5%, a ratio of Tier 1 or core capital to risk-weighted  assets
("Tier 1 risk-based  capital") of at least 6% and a risk-based  capital ratio of
at least 10%) and considered  healthy pay the lowest premium while  institutions
that are less  than  adequately  capitalized  (i.e.,  core or Tier 1  risk-based
capital  ratios of less than 4% or a risk-based  capital  ratio of less than 8%)
and considered of substantial  supervisory concern pay the highest premium. Risk
classification  of all  insured  institutions  will be made by the FDIC for each
semi-annual assessment period.

         The FDIC is authorized to increase  assessment  rates,  on a semiannual
basis, if it determines that the reserve ratio of the SAIF will be less than the
designated  reserve  ratio of 1.25% of SAIF insured  deposits.  In setting these
increased  assessments,  the FDIC must seek to restore the reserve ratio to that
designated  reserve  level,  or such higher  reserve ratio as established by the
FDIC.  The FDIC may also impose  special  assessments  on SAIF  members to repay
amounts  borrowed from the United States Treasury or for any other reason deemed
necessary by the FDIC.
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         As is the case  with the SAIF,  the FDIC is  authorized  to adjust  the
insurance  premium  rates for banks  that are  insured by the BIF of the FDIC in
order to maintain the reserve ratio of the BIF at 1.25% of BIF insured deposits.
As a result of the BIF reaching its statutory reserve ratio the FDIC revised the
premium schedule for BIF insured institutions to provide a range of .04% to .31%
of deposits.  The  revisions  became  effective in the third quarter of 1995. In
addition, the BIF rates were further revised, effective January 1996, to provide
a range of 0% to .27% with a  minimum  annual  assessment  of  $2,000.  The SAIF
rates, however,  were not adjusted. As a result of these revisions,  BIF members
will generally pay lower premiums.

         On September 30, 1996,  federal  legislation  was enacted that requires
the Savings  Association  Insurance  Fund  ("SAIF") to be  recapitalized  with a
one-time  assessment on virtually  all  SAIF-insured  institutions,  such as the
Bank,  equal to 65.7 basis points on SAIF-insured  deposits  maintained by those
institutions as of March 31, 1995. This SAIF assessment,  which is to be paid to
the FDIC by November 27, 1996, is approximately $645,000 and has been accrued by
the First Federal at September 30, 1996.

         As a result  of the SAIF  recapitalization,  the FDIC has  proposed  to
amend its regulation  concerning the insurance  premiums payable by SAIF-insured
institutions.  Effective October 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996, the FDIC has
proposed that the SAIF insurance premium for all SAIF-insured  institutions that
are required to pay the Financing  Corporation  (FICO)  obligation,  such as the
Bank,  be reduced to a range of 18 to 27 basis points from 23 to 31 basis points
per $100 of domestic deposits. The Bank currently qualifies for the minimum SAIF
insurance  premium of 23 basis  points.  The FDIC has also  proposed  to further
reduce the SAIF insurance premium to a range of 0 to 27 basis points per $100 of
domestic deposits,  effective January 1, 1997. Management cannot predict whether
or in what form the FDIC's final regulation may be promulgated.

Regulatory Capital Requirements

         Federally  insured  savings  associations,  such as First Federal,  are
required  to  maintain  a  minimum  level  of  regulatory  capital.  The OTS has
established  capital  standards,  including a tangible  capital  requirement,  a
leverage  ratio  (or  core  capital)   requirement  and  a  risk-based   capital
requirement applicable to such savings associations.  These capital requirements
must be  generally  as  stringent as the  comparable  capital  requirements  for
national  banks.  The OTS is also  authorized to impose capital  requirements in
excess of these standards on individual associations on a case-by-case basis.

         The capital  regulations  require  tangible capital of at least 1.5% of
adjusted total assets (as defined by  regulation).  Tangible  capital  generally
includes  common   stockholders'   equity  and  retained  income,   and  certain
noncumulative  perpetual  preferred stock and related income.  In addition,  all
intangible  assets,  other than a limited amount of purchased mortgage servicing
rights,  must be deducted from tangible capital for calculating  compliance with
this  requirement.  At September 30, 1996, the Association had intangible assets
consisting of Deferred Tax Assets of $130,825.

         The OTS regulations establish special  capitalization  requirements for
savings associations that own subsidiaries.  In determining  compliance with the
capital requirements,  all subsidiaries engaged solely in activities permissible
for national  banks or engaged in certain other  activities  solely as agent for
its customers are  "includable"  subsidiaries  that are consolidated for capital
purposes in proportion to the association's  level of ownership.  For excludable
subsidiaries the debt and equity  investments in such  subsidiaries are deducted
from assets and capital. The Association currently has no subsidiaries.
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         At September 30, 1996, the  Association  had tangible  capital of $17.5
million, or 15.3% of adjusted total assets, which is approximately $15.8 million
above the minimum requirement of 1.5% of adjusted total assets in effect on that
date.

         The capital standards also require core capital equal to at least 3% of
adjusted total assets.  Core capital generally consists of tangible capital plus
certain intangible  assets,  including a limited amount of purchased credit card
relationships.  As a result of the prompt corrective action provisions discussed
below,  however, a savings  association must maintain a core capital ratio of at
least  4%  to  be  considered  adequately  capitalized  unless  its  supervisory
condition is such to allow it to maintain a 3% ratio. At September 30, 1996, the
Association had intangible assets of $130,825.

         At September 30, 1996, the  Association had core capital equal to $17.5
million,  or 15.3% of adjusted  total  assets,  which is $14.0 million above the
minimum leverage ratio requirement of 3% as in effect on that date.

          The OTS risk-based  requirement  requires savings associations to have
total capital of at least 8% of risk-weighted  assets. Total capital consists of
core capital, as defined above, and supplementary capital. Supplementary capital
consists of certain  permanent  and  maturing  capital  instruments  that do not
qualify as core capital and general  valuation loan and lease loss allowances up
to a maximum of 1.25% of risk-weighted assets. Supplementary capital may be used
to satisfy the risk-based  requirement  only to the extent of core capital.  The
OTS is  also  authorized  to  require  a  savings  association  to  maintain  an
additional  amount of total capital to account for  concentration of credit risk
and  the  risk  of  non-traditional  activities.  At  September  30,  1996,  the
Association had no capital instruments that qualify as supplementary capital and
$289,000 of general loss  reserves,  which was less than 1.25% of  risk-weighted
assets.

         Certain  exclusions from capital and assets are required to be made for
the purpose of calculating  total  capital.  Such  exclusions  consist of equity
investments  (as  defined  by  regulation)  and that  portion  of land loans and
nonresidential  construction  loans in excess of an 80% loan-to-value  ratio and
reciprocal holdings of qualifying capital instruments. First Federal had no such
exclusions from capital and assets at September 30, 1996.

         In  determining  the  amount  of  risk-weighted   assets,  all  assets,
including certain  off-balance sheet items, will be multiplied by a risk weight,
ranging from 0% to 100%,  based on the risk  inherent in the type of asset.  For
example,  the OTS has assigned a risk weight of 50% for  prudently  underwritten
permanent  one- to  four-family  first lien mortgage loans not more than 90 days
delinquent  and having a loan to value ratio of not more than 80% at origination
unless insured to such ratio by an insurer approved by the FNMA or FHLMC.

         The  OTS  has  adopted  a  final  rule  that  requires   every  savings
association with more than normal interest rate risk exposure to deduct from its
total capital, for purposes of determining compliance with such requirement,  an
amount equal to 50% of its interest-rate risk exposure multiplied by the present
value of its assets.  This exposure is a measure of the potential decline in the
net  portfolio  value of a savings  association,  greater than 2% of the present
value of its  assets,  based upon a  hypothetical  200 basis  point  increase or
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decrease  in  interest  rates  (whichever  results  in a greater  decline).  Net
portfolio  value is the  present  value of  expected  cash  flows  from  assets,
liabilities and off-balance sheet contracts. The rule provides for a two quarter
lag between  calculating  interest rate risk and  recognizing any deduction from
capital.  The rule will not become effective until the OTS evaluates the process
by which  savings  associations  may  appeal an  interest  rate  risk  deduction
determination.  It is uncertain as to when this evaluation may be completed. Any
savings  association  with less than $300 million in assets and a total  capital
ratio in excess of 12% is exempt from this requirement unless the OTS determines
otherwise.

         On September  30, 1996,  First  Federal had total risk based capital of
$17.8  million  (including  $17.5  million  in core  capital  and no  qualifying
supplementary  capital) and risk-weighted  assets of $40.1 million (including no
converted  off-balance  sheet  assets);  or total risk based capital of 44.2% of
risk-weighted  assets. This amount was $14.5 million above the 8% requirement in
effect on that date.

         The OTS and the FDIC are authorized  and,  under certain  circumstances
required, to take certain actions against savings associations that fail to meet
their  capital  requirements.  The OTS is  generally  required to take action to
restrict the activities of an "undercapitalized  association" (generally defined
to be  one  with  less  than  either  a 4%  core  capital  ratio,  a 4%  Tier  1
risked-based  capital  ratio  or an  8%  risk-based  capital  ratio).  Any  such
association  must  submit a  capital  restoration  plan and  until  such plan is
approved by the OTS may not increase its assets,  acquire  another  institution,
establish a branch or engage in any new  activities,  and generally may not make
capital   distributions.   The  OTS  is  authorized  to  impose  the  additional
restrictions that are applicable to significantly undercapitalized associations.

         As a condition to the  approval of the capital  restoration  plan,  any
company  controlling  an  undercapitalized  association  must agree that it will
enter  into  a  limited  capital  maintenance  guarantee  with  respect  to  the
institution's achievement of its capital requirements.

         Any savings  association  that fails to comply with its capital plan or
is  "significantly  undercapitalized"  (i.e.,  Tier 1 risk-based or core capital
ratios of less than 3% or a  risk-based  capital  ratio of less than 6%) must be
made  subject  to one or more of  additional  specified  actions  and  operating
restrictions  which may cover all aspects of its operations and include a forced
merger  or  acquisition  of  the   association.   An  association  that  becomes
"critically  undercapitalized" (i.e., a tangible capital ratio of 2% or less) is
subject to further mandatory restrictions on its activities in addition to those
applicable to significantly  undercapitalized associations. In addition, the OTS
must appoint a receiver (or conservator  with the concurrence of the FDIC) for a
savings  association,  with certain limited exceptions,  within 90 days after it
becomes critically  undercapitalized.  Any undercapitalized  association is also
subject to the general enforcement  authority of the OTS and the FDIC, including
the appointment of a conservator or receiver.

         The OTS is also generally  authorized to reclassify an association into
a lower capital category and impose the restrictions applicable to such category
if the institution is engaged in unsafe or unsound  practices or is in an unsafe
or unsound condition.
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         The imposition by the OTS or the FDIC of any of these measures on First
Federal may have a substantial  adverse effect on the  Association's  operations
and profitability and the value of the common stock purchased in the Conversion.
Company  stockholders  do not have  preemptive  rights,  and  therefore,  if the
Company is directed by the OTS or the FDIC to issue additional  shares of Common
Stock,  such issuance may result in the dilution in the  percentage of ownership
of the Company by existing  stockholders of those persons  purchasing  shares in
the Conversion.

Limitations on Dividends and Other Capital Distributions

         OTS regulations  impose various  restrictions  on savings  associations
with respect to their  ability to make  distributions  of capital  which include
dividends,  stock  redemptions  or  repurchases,   cash-out  mergers  and  other
transactions  charged to the capital  account.  OTS regulations  also prohibit a
savings  association from declaring or paying any dividends or from repurchasing
any of its stock if, as a result,  the  regulatory  capital  of the  association
would be reduced below the amount  required to be maintained for the liquidation
account established in connection with its mutual to stock conversion.

          Generally,  savings  associations,  such as First Federal, that before
and after the proposed  distribution meet their capital  requirements,  may make
capital  distributions  during any calendar year equal to the greater of 100% of
net  income for the  year-to-date  plus 50% of the amount by which the lesser of
the  association's  tangible,  core or  risk-based  capital  exceeds its capital
requirement  for such  capital  component,  as measured at the  beginning of the
calendar year, or 75% of its net income for the most recent four quarter period.
However,  an association deemed to be in need of more than normal supervision by
the OTS may have its dividend authority restricted by the OTS. First Federal may
pay dividends in accordance with this general authority.

         Savings  associations  proposing to make any capital  distribution need
only  submit  written  notice  to the OTS 30 days  prior  to such  distribution.
Savings  associations  that do not,  or would  not meet  their  current  minimum
capital requirements  following a proposed capital  distribution,  however, must
obtain OTS approval prior to making such distribution. The OTS may object to the
distribution  during that 30-day  period  notice  based on safety and  soundness
concerns. See "- Regulatory Capital Requirements."

         The OTS has proposed  regulations that would revise the current capital
distribution  restrictions.  Under the proposal a savings association may make a
capital  distribution  without notice to the OTS (unless it is a subsidiary of a
holding  company)  provided  that  it  has a  CAMEL  1 or 2  rating,  is  not of
supervisory concern, and would remain adequately  capitalized (as defined in the
OTS prompt corrective action regulations)  following the proposed  distribution.
Savings  associations  that would remain  adequately  capitalized  following the
proposed  distribution but do not meet the other noted  requirements must notify
the OTS 30 days prior to  declaring  a capital  distribution.  The OTS stated it
will generally regard as permissible that amount of capital  distributions  that
do not exceed 50% of the institution's excess regulatory capital plus net income
to date during the calendar year. A savings  association  may not make a capital
distribution  without  prior  approval  of  the  OTS  and  the  FDIC  if  it  is
undercapitalized  before,  or as a result of, such a distribution.  As under the
current  rule,  the  OTS  may  object  to a  capital  distribution  if it  would
constitute  an unsafe  or  unsound  practice.  No  assurance  may be given as to
whether or in what form the regulations may be adopted.
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Liquidity

         All savings  associations,  including  First  Federal,  are required to
maintain an average daily balance of liquid assets equal to a certain percentage
of the sum of its average daily balance of net withdrawable deposit accounts and
borrowings  payable in one year or less.  For a discussion of what First Federal
includes  in  liquid  assets,  see  "Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of
Financial Condition and Results of  Operation-Liquidity  and Capital Resources."
This liquid asset ratio  requirement  may vary from time to time (between 4% and
10%)  depending  upon  economic  conditions  and  savings  flows of all  savings
associations. At the present time, the minimum liquid asset ratio is 5%.

         In  addition,  short-term  liquid  assets  (e.g.,  cash,  certain  time
deposits,  certain  bankers  acceptances  and short-term  United States Treasury
obligations)  currently must constitute at least 1% of the association's average
daily  balance of net  withdrawable  deposit  accounts  and current  borrowings.
Penalties may be imposed upon associations for violations of either liquid asset
ratio requirement. At September 30, 1996, the Association was in compliance with
both requirements,  with an overall liquid asset ratio of 47.6% and a short-term
liquid assets ratio of 5.7%.

Accounting

         An  OTS  policy  statement   applicable  to  all  savings  associations
clarifies  and  re-emphasizes  that  the  investment  activities  of  a  savings
association  must be in  compliance  with  approved  and  documented  investment
policies and  strategies,  and must be accounted  for in  accordance  with GAAP.
Under the policy  statement,  management must support its  classification of and
accounting for loans and securities (i.e., whether held for investment,  sale or
trading) with appropriate  documentation.  The Association is in compliance with
these amended rules.

         OTS accounting regulations,  which may be made more stringent than GAAP
by the OTS, require that transactions be reported in a manner that best reflects
their underlying economic substance and inherent risk and that financial reports
must  incorporate any other accounting  regulations or orders  prescribed by the
OTS.

Qualified Thrift Lender Test

         All savings associations, including First Federal, are required to meet
a qualified  thrift lender ("QTL") test to avoid certain  restrictions  on their
operations. This test requires a savings association to have at least 65% of its
portfolio assets (as defined by regulation) in qualified thrift investments on a
monthly average for nine out of every 12 months on a rolling basis.  Such assets
primarily  consist of  residential  housing  related loans and  investments.  At
September  30, 1996,  the  Association  met the test and has always met the test
since its effectiveness.

         Any savings association that fails to meet the QTL test must convert to
a national bank charter, unless it requalifies as a QTL and thereafter remains a
QTL. If an  association  does not  requalify  and  converts  to a national  bank
charter,  it must remain  SAIF-insured  until the FDIC permits it to transfer to
the BIF.  If such an  association  has not yet  requalified  or  converted  to a
national  bank,  its  new  investments  and  activities  are  limited  to  those
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permissible  for both a  savings  association  and a  national  bank,  and it is
limited to national bank branching  rights in its home state.  In addition,  the
association is immediately  ineligible to receive any new FHLB borrowings and is
subject to national  bank limits for payment of dividends.  If such  association
has not requalified or converted to a national bank within three years after the
failure,  it must  divest  of all  investments  and  cease  all  activities  not
permissible  for a  national  bank.  In  addition,  it must repay  promptly  any
outstanding FHLB borrowings,  which may result in prepayment  penalties.  If any
association  that fails the QTL test is  controlled by a holding  company,  then
within one year after the failure,  the holding  company must register as a bank
holding  company  and  become  subject  to  all  restrictions  on  bank  holding
companies. See "--Holding Company Regulation."

Community Reinvestment Act

         Under the  Community  Reinvestment  Act  ("CRA"),  every  FDIC  insured
institution has a continuing and affirmative obligation consistent with safe and
sound banking  practices to help meet the credit needs of its entire  community,
including  low and moderate  income  neighborhoods.  The CRA does not  establish
specific lending requirements or programs for financial institutions nor does it
limit an institution's  discretion to develop the types of products and services
that it believes are best suited to its particular  community,  consistent  with
the CRA. The CRA requires the OTS, in  connection  with the  examination  of the
Association,  to assess the institution's  record of meeting the credit needs of
its community and to take such record into account in its  evaluation of certain
applications,  such as a  merger  or the  establishment  of a  branch,  by First
Federal. An unsatisfactory  rating may be used as the basis for the denial of an
application by the OTS.

         The federal banking agencies,  including the OTS, have recently revised
the CRA  regulations  and  the  methodology  for  determining  an  institution's
compliance with the CRA. Due to the heightened  attention being given to the CRA
in the past few years,  the  Association  may be required  to devote  additional
funds for investment and lending in its local  community.  The  Association  was
examined  for  CRA   compliance   in  August  1995  and  received  a  rating  of
"Outstanding."

Transactions with Affiliates

         Generally,   transactions   between  a  savings   association   or  its
subsidiaries  and its affiliates are required to be on terms as favorable to the
association as transactions with non-affiliates.  In addition,  certain of these
transactions,  such as loans to an affiliate,  are restricted to a percentage of
the association's capital. Affiliates of the Association include the Company and
any company which is under common control with the Association.  In addition,  a
savings  association  may not lend to any affiliate  engaged in  activities  not
permissible  for a bank  holding  company  or  acquire  the  securities  of most
affiliates. First Federal's Subsidiaries are not deemed affiliates, however; the
OTS  has the  discretion  to  treat  subsidiaries  of  savings  associations  as
affiliates on a case by case basis.

         Certain  transactions with directors,  officers or controlling  persons
are also subject to conflict of interest  regulations enforced by the OTS. These
conflict of interest  regulations and other statutes also impose restrictions on
loans to such persons and their  related  interests.  Among other  things,  such
loans must be made on terms  substantially the same as for loans to unaffiliated
individuals.
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Holding Company Regulation

         The Company is a unitary  savings and loan holding  company  subject to
regulatory  oversight  by the OTS. As such,  the Company is required to register
and file reports with the OTS and is subject to regulation  and  examination  by
the OTS. In addition, the OTS has enforcement authority over the Company and its
non-savings  association  subsidiaries which also permits the OTS to restrict or
prohibit  activities  that are determined to be a serious risk to the subsidiary
savings association.

         As a unitary savings and loan holding company, the Company generally is
not subject to activity restrictions. If the holding company acquires control of
another savings association as a separate subsidiary, it would become a multiple
savings and loan holding  company,  and the activities of the Company and any of
its  subsidiaries  (other than First Federal or any other  SAIF-insured  savings
association)  would  become  subject  to such  restrictions  unless  such  other
associations  each  qualify  as  a  QTL  and  were  acquired  in  a  supervisory
acquisition.

         If the  Association  fails the QTL test,  the  Company  must obtain the
approval of the OTS prior to continuing after such failure,  directly or through
its other  subsidiaries,  any business  activity  other than those  approved for
multiple savings and loan holding companies or their subsidiaries.  In addition,
within one year of such  failure the Company  must  register as, and will become
subject  to,  the  restrictions  applicable  to  bank  holding  companies.   The
activities  authorized for a bank holding  company are more limited than are the
activities  authorized  for a  unitary  or  multiple  savings  and loan  holding
company. See "--Qualified Thrift Lender Test."

         The Company must obtain approval from the OTS before acquiring  control
of  any  other  SAIF-insured   association.   Such  acquisitions  are  generally
prohibited  if they  result  in a  multiple  savings  and loan  holding  company
controlling  savings  associations  in  more  than  one  state.   However,  such
interstate  acquisitions are permitted based on specific state  authorization or
in a supervisory acquisition of a failing savings association.

Federal Securities Law

         The  stock  of the  Company  is  registered  with  the  SEC  under  the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").  Accordingly,
the Company is subject to the information,  proxy solicitation,  insider trading
restrictions and other requirements of the SEC under the Exchange Act.

         Company stock held by persons who are affiliates  (generally  officers,
directors and principal  stockholders)  of the Company may not be resold without
registration or unless sold in accordance with certain resale  restrictions.  If
the Company  meets  specified  current  public  information  requirements,  each
affiliate  of the  Company  is  able  to  sell  in the  public  market,  without
registration, a limited number of shares in any three-month period.

Federal Reserve System

         The Federal  Reserve  Board  requires all  depository  institutions  to
maintain  non-interest  bearing  reserves  at  specified  levels  against  their
transaction accounts (primarily checking,  NOW and Super NOW checking accounts).
At September  30,  1996,  First  Federal was in  compliance  with these  reserve
requirements.  The balances maintained to meet the reserve  requirements imposed
by the Federal Reserve Board may be used to satisfy liquidity  requirements that
may be imposed by the OTS. See "--Liquidity."
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         Savings  associations are authorized to borrow from the Federal Reserve
Bank  "discount   window,"  but  Federal  Reserve  Board   regulations   require
associations to exhaust other reasonable alternative sources of funds, including
FHLB borrowings, before borrowing from the Federal Reserve Bank.

Federal Home Loan Bank System

         First  Federal  is a member of the FHLB of  Dallas,  which is one of 12
regional FHLBs,  that  administers the home financing credit function of savings
associations.  Each FHLB  serves as a reserve  or central  bank for its  members
within its assigned  region.  It is funded  primarily from proceeds derived from
the sale of  consolidated  obligations  of the FHLB  System.  It makes  loans to
members (i.e., advances) in accordance with policies and procedures, established
by the board of directors of the FHLB,  which are subject to the  regulation and
oversight of the Federal Housing  Finance Board.  All advances from the FHLB are
required to be fully secured by sufficient collateral as determined by the FHLB.
In  addition,   all  long-term  advances  are  required  to  provide  funds  for
residential home financing.

         As a member,  First Federal is required to purchase and maintain  stock
in the FHLB of Dallas. At September 30, 1996, First Federal had $949,000 in FHLB
stock,  which was in  compliance  with this  requirement.  In past years,  First
Federal has received substantial dividends on its FHLB stock. Over the past five
calendar years such dividends have averaged 4.77% and were 6.00% for fiscal year
1996.

         Under  federal  law the FHLBs are  required  to  provide  funds for the
resolution  of  troubled  savings  associations  and to  contribute  to low- and
moderately priced housing programs through direct loans or interest subsidies on
advances targeted for community investment and low- and moderate-income  housing
projects.  These  contributions  have  affected  adversely  the  level  of  FHLB
dividends  paid and could continue to do so in the future.  These  contributions
could also have an adverse  effect on the value of FHLB stock in the  future.  A
reduction in value of First  Federal's FHLB stock may result in a  corresponding
reduction in First Federal's capital.

         For the fiscal year ended  September  30, 1996,  dividends  paid by the
FHLB of Dallas to First  Federal  totalled  $55,000,  which  constitute a $1,000
increase over the amount of dividends  received in fiscal year 1995. The $14,000
dividend  received  for  the  quarter  ended  September  30,  1996  reflects  an
annualized rate of 5.89%, or 11 basis points below the rate for fiscal 1996.

Federal and State Taxation

         Savings   associations  such  as  the  Association  that  meet  certain
definitional  tests relating to the  composition of assets and other  conditions
prescribed by the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986,  as amended (the "Code"),  had
been permitted to establish  reserves for bad debts and to make annual additions
thereto which may, within specified  formula limits,  be taken as a deduction in
computing taxable income for federal income tax purposes.  The amount of the bad
debt  reserve  deduction  for  "non-qualifying  loans"  is  computed  under  the
experience  method. The amount of the bad debt reserve deduction for "qualifying
real property  loans"  (generally  loans secured by improved real estate) may be
computed under either the experience  method or the percentage of taxable income
method (based on an annual election).  Under the experience method, the bad debt
reserve  deduction is an amount  determined under a formula based generally upon
the bad debts  actually  sustained by the savings  association  over a period of
years.
<PAGE>
         The  percentage of specially  computed  taxable  income that is used to
compute a savings  association's bad debt reserve deduction under the percentage
of taxable  income  method  (the  "percentage  bad debt  deduction")  is 8%. The
percentage bad debt  deduction thus computed is reduced by the amount  permitted
as a  deduction  for  non-qualifying  loans  under the  experience  method.  The
availability  of the  percentage  of taxable  income method  permits  qualifying
savings  associations to be taxed at a lower  effective  federal income tax rate
than that applicable to corporations generally (approximately 31.3% assuming the
maximum percentage bad debt deduction).

         If an  association's  specified  assets  (generally,  loans  secured by
residential  real  estate  or  deposits,  educational  loans,  cash and  certain
government  obligations)  constitute  less  than 60% of its  total  assets,  the
association may not deduct any addition to a bad debt reserve and generally must
include existing  reserves in income over a four year period.  No representation
can be made as to whether  First  Federal will meet the 60% test for  subsequent
taxable years.

         Under the percentage of taxable income method,  the percentage bad debt
deduction  cannot  exceed the amount  necessary  to increase  the balance in the
reserve for  "qualifying  real property  loans" to an amount equal to 6% of such
loans  outstanding  at the end of the  taxable  year or the  greater  of (i) the
amount  deductible  under the  experience  method or (ii) the amount  which when
added to the bad debt deduction for "non-qualifying  loans" equals the amount by
which 12% of the amount comprising  savings accounts at year-end exceeds the sum
of surplus, undivided profits and reserves at the beginning of the year. For the
year ended  September 30, 1996,  the  Association  was precluded  from using the
percentage  bad debt  deduction.  Under the percentage of taxable income method,
the maximum  allowable  addition to the  Association's  reserve under qualifying
real property loans was limited to $122,641,  or 8% of taxable income.  However,
this amount was not available to be used as an addition to the reserve since the
balance in the  reserve  before the  current  year  addition  $2.80  million was
greater than the Association's base year reserve amount $2.78 million.  Further,
even if the percentage of taxable income method had been available, the addition
to the reserve was further  limited by the fact that the  Association's  surplus
and  reserves at October 1, 1995,  the  beginning  of the current tax year,  was
greater than 12% of withdrawable  accounts at September 30, 1996. The 6% and 12%
limitations  also may limit the  Association's  ability to use the percentage of
taxable income method in the future.

         In August 1996, legislation was enacted that repeals the reserve method
of accounting  (including  the percentage of taxable income method) used by many
thrifts,  including  the Bank,  to calculate  their bad debt reserve for federal
income tax purposes.  As a result, large thrifts such as the Bank must recapture
that  portion of the reserve  that exceeds the amount that could have been taken
under the specific  charge-off  method for post-1987 tax years.  The legislation
also requires  thrifts to account for bad debts for federal  income tax purposes
on the same basis as commercial banks for tax years beginning after December 31,
1995. The recapture will occur over a six-year period, the commencement of which
will be delayed until the first taxable year beginning  after December 31, 1997,
provided the institution meets certain  residential  lending  requirements.  The
management  of the Company  does not believe  that the  legislation  will have a
material impact on the Company or the Bank.
<PAGE>
         In addition to the regular income tax, corporations,  including savings
associations such as the Association, generally are subject to a minimum tax. An
alternative  minimum tax is imposed at a minimum tax rate of 20% on  alternative
minimum  taxable  income,  which is the sum of a  corporation's  regular taxable
income (with certain  adjustments) and tax preference  items, less any available
exemption.  The alternative  minimum tax is imposed to the extent it exceeds the
corporation's  regular  income tax and net  operating  losses can offset no more
than 90% of alternative  minimum  taxable  income.  For taxable years  beginning
after 1986 and before 1996, corporations, including savings associations such as
the Association,  are also subject to an environmental tax equal to 0.12% of the
excess of alternative  minimum  taxable income for the taxable year  (determined
without regard to net operating  losses and the deduction for the  environmental
tax) over $2 million.

         To the extent earnings appropriated to a savings association's bad debt
reserves for  "qualifying  real property  loans" and deducted for federal income
tax purposes  exceed the allowable  amount of such reserves  computed  under the
experience method and to the extent of the association's  supplemental  reserves
for  losses on loans  ("Excess"),  such  Excess  may not,  without  adverse  tax
consequences,   be  utilized  for  the  payment  of  cash   dividends  or  other
distributions   to  a  shareholder   (including   distributions  on  redemption,
dissolution or  liquidation) or for any other purpose (except to absorb bad debt
losses).  As of September 30, 1996,  the  Association's  Excess for tax purposes
totalled approximately $2.7 million.

         The Association files federal income tax returns on a fiscal year basis
using the accrual method of accounting. The Company intends to file consolidated
federal  income tax returns  with the Bank.  Savings  associations,  such as the
Association,  that file  federal  income tax  returns as part of a  consolidated
group are required by applicable  Treasury  regulations  to reduce their taxable
income for purposes of computing the  percentage  bad debt  deduction for losses
attributable  to  activities  of  the  non-savings  association  members  of the
consolidated  group  that are  functionally  related  to the  activities  of the
savings association member.

         The  Association  has been  audited by the IRS with  respect to federal
income tax returns for the tax years through  December 31, 1988. With respect to
years examined by the IRS, any deficiencies have been satisfied.  In the opinion
of  management,  any  examination  of still open  returns  would not result in a
deficiency which could have a material adverse effect on the financial condition
of the Bank.

         Change in Accounting  for Income Taxes.  SFAS No. 109 was issued by the
FASB in early 1992 and is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
1992.  SFAS No. 109 requires a change from the deferred  method to the asset and
liability  method of accounting for income taxes.  Under the asset and liability
method,  deferred  income  taxes  are  recognized  for the tax  consequences  of
"temporary  differences" by applying  enacted  statutory tax rates applicable to
future years to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and
the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities. Under SFAS No. 109, the effect
on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period
that includes the enactment date. Under the deferred method, deferred taxes were
recognized using the tax rate applicable to the year of the calculation and were
not adjusted for subsequent  changes in tax rates.  The  Association  elected to
adopt SFAS No. 109 in fiscal 1993, and has reported the cumulative effect of the
change in the method of  accounting  for income taxes as of October 1, 1992,  in
the Company's Consolidated Statement of Income.
<PAGE>
         Texas  Taxation.  The State of Texas does not have a  corporate  income
tax,  but it does have a  corporate  franchise  tax.  Prior to  January  1, 1992
savings and loan associations had been exempt from the corporate franchise tax.

         The tax for the year  1996 is the  higher of 0.25% of  taxable  capital
(usually the amount of paid in capital plus  retained  earnings) or 4.5% of "net
taxable earned  surplus." "Net taxable earned surplus" is net income for federal
income tax purposes  increased by the  compensation  of directors  and executive
officers  and  decreased  by  interest  on  obligations  guaranteed  by the U.S.
government.  Net income  cannot be reduced by net operating  loss  carryforwards
from years prior to 1991,  and  operating  loss  carryovers  are limited to five
years.

         Delaware Taxation.  As a Delaware Company, the Company is exempted from
Delaware  corporate income tax but is required to file an annual report with and
pay an annual fee to the State of  Delaware.  The Company is also  subject to an
annual franchise tax imposed by the State of Delaware.

Competition

         The Company faces strong competition,  both in originating loans and in
attracting deposits. Competition in originating loans comes primarily from other
commercial  banks,  savings  associations,  credit  unions and mortgage  bankers
making loans secured by real estate  located in the Company's  market area.  The
Company  competes for loans  principally on the basis of the quality of services
it provides to borrowers, interest rates and loan fees it charges, and the types
of loans it originates.

         The Company  attracts  all of its deposits  through its retail  banking
offices,  primarily from the communities it serves.  Therefore,  competition for
those deposits is principally from other commercial banks,  savings associations
and brokerage houses located in the same  communities.  The Company competes for
these deposits by offering deposit accounts at competitive  rates and convenient
business hours.

         The Company's primary market area covers Smith County, Texas. There are
14 commercial banks, one savings  association and 13 credit unions which compete
for  deposits  and loans in the  Company's  primary  market  area.  The  Company
estimates its share of the residential  mortgage loan market and savings deposit
base to be not more than 15% and 5%, respectively.
<PAGE>
Employees

         The Company had 25 full-time  employees and two part-time  employees as
of September 30, 1996, none of whom was  represented by a collective  bargaining
agreement.  The Company believes that its relations with its personnel have been
good.

Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors

         The following is a description  of the Company's and the  Association's
executive officers who were not also directors as of September 30, 1996.

         Derrell W. Chapman, age 38, is Vice President,  Chief Operating Officer
and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Association. He has held such
positions with the Company since its formation and the  Association  since 1989.
Prior to his employment with the Association, Mr. Chapman was Vice President and
Controller of Jasper Federal  Savings and Loan  Association,  located in Jasper,
Texas.

         Joe C.  Hobson,  age  43,  is  Senior  Vice  President--Lending  of the
Association,  a  position  he has held  since  1992.  Mr.  Hobson has served the
Association in various capacities since 1975.

         Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company's  directors and
executive  officers,  and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of
the Company's equity  securities,  to file with the SEC reports of ownership and
reports of changes in ownership of common stock and other equity  securities  of
the Company. Officers,  directors and greater than 10% stockholders are required
by SEC  regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms
they file.

         To the Company's  knowledge,  based solely on a review of the copies of
such reports furnished to the Company and written  representations that no other
reports were  required,  during the fiscal year ended  September  30, 1996,  the
Company  complied with all Section 16(a) filing  requirements  applicable to its
officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners.
<PAGE>
Item 2.       Description of Property

         The  Company   conducts   its   business  at  its  main  office  and  a
drive-through  facility  located in Tyler,  Texas,  a full service branch office
located in Whitehouse,  Texas and a loan production office located in Tyler. The
following  table  sets  forth  information  relating  to each  of the  Company's
properties as of September 30, 1996.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  Total
                                                   Owned       Approximate
                                    Year            or            Square             Book
Location                          Acquired        Leased         Footage            Value
- --------                          --------        ------        ---------           -----
                                                      (In Thousands)
<S>                                 <C>            <C>            <C>              <C>    
Main Office:                      
1200 South Beckham     
Tyler, Texas                        1962           Owned          10,000           $ 432            
Full-Service Branch:                                                                         
107 Highway 110 North                                                                  
Whitehouse, Texas                   1984           Owned           2,500             278     
Loan Agency:                                                                                 
4550 Kinsey Drive                                                                      
Tyler, Texas                        1994           Owned           2,200             151     
</TABLE>
                            

         The Company  believes that its current  facilities are adequate to meet
the present and foreseeable needs of the Association and the Company, subject to
possible future expansion.

         The  Company  maintains  an  on-line  data base  with a service  bureau
servicing financial institutions.  The net book value of the data processing and
computer equipment utilized by the Company at September 30, 1996 was $50,000.


Item 3.       Legal Proceedings

         The Company is involved  from time to time as plaintiff or defendant in
various  legal  actions  arising in the  normal  course of  business.  While the
ultimate outcome of these proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty,  it is
the opinion of management,  after  consultation  with counsel  representing  the
Company in the proceedings,  that the resolution of these proceedings should not
have a material effect on the Company's results of operations.

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

         No matter was  submitted  to a vote of  security  holders,  through the
solicitation  of proxies or otherwise  during the quarter  ended  September  30,
1996.
<PAGE>
                                     PART II


Item 5.        Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder
         Matters

         Page  27 of  the  Company's  1996  Annual  Report  to  Stockholders  is
         incorporated herein by reference.

Item 6.       Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation

         Pages 6 through 27 of the Company's 1996 Annual Report to  Stockholders
         are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.       Financial Statements

         Pages 29 through 34 of the Company's 1996 Annual Report to Stockholders
         are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.       Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
         Financial Disclosure

         There has been no  Current  Report  on Form 8-K filed  within 24 months
prior to the date of the most recent financial  statements reporting a change of
accountants and/or reporting disagreements on any matter of accounting principle
or financial statement disclosure.

                                    PART III

Item 9.       Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons; 
        Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
        

Directors

         Information  concerning Directors of the Company is incorporated herein
by reference  from the  definitive  Proxy  Statement  for the Annual  Meeting of
Stockholders  to be held on January 22,  1997, a copy of which will be filed not
later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year.

Compliance with Section 16(a)

         Section  16(a) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  requires  the
Company's directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of
a registered class of the Bank's equity securities, to file with the SEC initial
reports of  ownership  and reports of changes in  ownership  of Common Stock and
other equity securities of the Company. Officers, directors and greater than 10%
stockholders  are required by SEC  regulation to furnish the Company with copies
of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

         To the Company's  knowledge,  based solely on a review of the copies of
such reports furnished to the Company and written  representations that no other
reports are  required,  during the fiscal year ended  September  30,  1996,  all
Section 16(a) filing  requirements  applicable  to its  officers,  directors and
greater than 10 percent beneficial owners were complied with.
<PAGE>
Item 10.      Executive Compensation

         Information concerning executive compensation is incorporated herein by
reference  from  the  definitive  Proxy  Statement  for the  Annual  Meeting  of
Stockholders  to be held on January 22 , 1997, a copy of which will be filed not
later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year.

Item 11.      Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
         Management

         Information  concerning security ownership of certain beneficial owners
and management is  incorporated  herein by reference  from the definitive  Proxy
Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on January 22, 1997,
a copy of which  will be filed  not later  than 120 days  after the close of the
fiscal year.

Item 12.      Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

         Information  concerning certain  relationships and related transactions
is incorporated  herein by reference from the definitive Proxy Statement for the
Annual Meeting of  Stockholders  to be held on January 22, 1997, a copy of which
will be filed not later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year.
<PAGE>
Item 13.      Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)      Exhibits
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          Reference to
                                                                          Prior Filing
                                                                           or Exhibit
  Regulation                                                                 Number
 S-B Exhibit                                                                Attached
    Number                            Document                               Hereto
    ------                            --------                               ------
     <S>             <C>                                                  <C>
      2              Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement,       None
                     liquidation or succession

      3(a)           Articles of Incorporation                                 *


      3(b)           By-Laws                                                   *

      4              Instruments defining the rights of security               *
                     holders, including debentures

      9              Voting Trust Agreement                                  None

     10              Material contracts                                        *

     11              Statement re:  computation of per share earnings          11

     12              Statement re:  computation of ratios                 Not required

     13              Annual Report to Security Holders                         13

     16              Letter re:  change in certifying accountants            None

     18              Letter re:  change in accounting principles             None

     21              Subsidiaries of Registrant                                21

     22              Published report regarding matters submitted            None
                     to vote of security holders

     23              Consents of Experts and Counsel                           23

     24              Power of Attorney                                    Not required

     99              Additional Exhibits                                     None
- ---------------------
     * Filed as exhibits to the Company's Form S-1 registration  statement (File
No. 33-83758) filed on September 6, 1994 pursuant to Section 5 of the Securities
Act of 1933.  All of such  previously  filed  documents are hereby  incorporated
herein by reference in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-B.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

(b)      Reports on Form 8-K

         There  was one  report  on Form 8-K  filed  during  the  quarter  ended
September 30, 1996 regarding the following matters:

1.       a)    Report dated August 1, 1996.
         b)    Item 5 - Reporting the issuance of a press release announcing the
               earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 1996.
         c)    No financial statements were filed.
<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Act of
1934,  the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                                 EAST TEXAS FINANCIAL
                                                 SERVICES, INC.


Date:    December 30, 1996                      By: /s/Gerald W. Free
                                                -----------------
                                                Gerald W. Free, President, Chief
                                                Executive Officer and Director
                                                (Duly Authorized Representative)

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.


/s/Gerald W. Free                                /s/Jack W. Flock
- -----------------                                -----------------
Gerald W. Free, President, Chief                 Jack W. Flock, Chairman
 Executive Officer and Director                   of the Board
 (Principal Executive Officer)

Date:  December 30, 1996                         Date:  December 30, 1996

/s/Derrell W. Chapman                            /s/M. Earl Davis
- ---------------------                            -----------------
Derrell W. Chapman, Vice President,              M. Earl Davis, Director
 Chief Operating Officer and Chief
 Financial Officer (Principal Financial
 and Accounting Officer)

Date:  December 30, 1996                         Date:  December 30, 1996


/s/James W. Fair                                 /s/Charles R. Halstead
- ----------------                                 ----------------------
James W. Fair, Director                          Charles R. Halstead, Director

Date:  December 30, 1996                         Date:  December 30, 1996


/s/L. Lee Kidd                                   /s/H. H. Richardson, Jr.
- --------------                                   ------------------------
L. Lee Kidd, Director                            H. H. Richardson, Jr., Director

Date:  December 30, 1996                         Date:  December 30, 1996


/s/Jim M. Vaughn, M.D.
- ----------------------
Jim M. Vaughn, M.D.

Date:  December 30, 1996

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Exhibit 11


                                        EAST TEXAS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

                                 Statement re:  Computation of Per Share Earnings

                                       Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 1996



                                                                                     Total Shares
                              Total Shares                 Unallocated ESOP            For EPS
                                 Issued                        Shares*               Calculation
                                 ------                        -------               -----------
<S>                             <C>                            <C>                   <C>
September 30, 1995              1,256,387                      88,148                 1,168,239
October 31, 1995                1,256,387                      88,148                 1,168,239
November 30, 1995               1,256,387                      88,148                 1,168,239
December 31, 1995               1,193,568                      88,148                 1,105,420
January 31, 1996                1,193,568                      88,148                 1,105,420
February 29, 1996               1,193,568                      88,148                 1,105,420
March 31, 1996                  1,193,568                      88,148                 1,105,420
April 30, 1996                  1,133,890                      88,148                 1,045,742
May 31, 1996                    1,133,890                      88,148                 1,045,742
June 30, 1996                   1,133,890                      88,148                 1,045,742
July 31, 1996                   1,133,890                      88,148                 1,045,742
August 31, 1996                 1,079,285                      88,148                   991,137
September 30, 1996              1,079,285                      76,321                 1,002,964
                                                                                     ----------

                                                                                     14,103,466

                                                              Divided by:                    13

                                                              Weighted average
                                                              shares outstanding:     1,084,882

                                              Net income of $457,876 divided by:
                                              weighted average shares outstanding
                                              of 1,084,882                           $     0.42
                                                                                    ===========


*        In accordance with SOP 93-6,  unallocated  ESOP shares not committed to
         be released were not considered as outstanding.

</TABLE>

                                                                      Exhibit 13
            

   East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary


                                                             
                                    Table of
                                    Contents


Selected Financial Data        

Letter to Shareholders   
                             
Glossary        

Management's Discussion and Analysis of
      Financial Condition and Results
      of Operations:

      Summary                                  

      Results of Operations                    

           Net Income                              
           Interest Income                         
           Interest Expense
           Net Interest Income                     
           Provision for Loan Losses
           Other Operating Income                  
           Operating Expense
           Income Tax Expense                      

     Financial Condition

           Balance Sheet Summary                   
           Loans                                   
           Mortgage-Backed Securities
           Investment Securities                   
           Interest Rate Sensitivity
           Asset Quality                           
           Liquidity and Capital Position          

Impact of Accounting Pronouncements            

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices            

Market Price of Common Stock                       

Report of Independent Accountants                    

Consolidated Financial Statements                    

Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements     

Corporate Directory                                  

Shareholder Reference   
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Selected Financial Data



(Dollars in Thousands, except share data)                   1996           1995           1994          1993         1992
- -----------------------------------------                   ----           ----           ----          ----         ----
<S>                                        <C>         <C>             <C>            <C>           <C>          <C>
At September 30,
Total assets                                           $    114,373    $   117,077    $  114,935    $  115,728   $  115,370
Loans receivable, net
   Held for sale                                                  0              0             0         9,312        4,839
   Held in portfolio                                         47,925         41,760        35,337        28,683       36,605
Investment securities - held-to-maturity                     30,139         30,263             0        26,985        7,069
Mortgage-backed securities -                                
held-to-maturity                                             24,949         33,741             0        37,194       38,102
Deposits                                                     91,661         92,474       102,200       102,349      103,227
Stockholders' equity                                         20,931         23,146        11,458        12,217       11,059
Common shares outstanding                                 1,079,285      1,256,387          N.A.          N.A.         N.A.
Book value per share                                          19.39          18.42          N.A.          N.A.         N.A.



For The Year Ended September 30,
Net interest income                                    $      3,552    $     3,658    $    3,040    $    2,967   $    2,769
Provision for loan losses                                         0              0           121            61          (9)
Other operating income                                          371            299       (2,118)           705          389
Operating expenses                                            3,200          2,335         1,981         1,700        1,684
Net income                                                      458          1,071         (759)         1,158        1,015



Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets                   (1) 0.75 %          0.40 %         0.92 %      (0.66) %        1.00 %       0.86 %
Return on average equity                   (1) 3.93            2.08           5.47        (6.41)          9.95         9.62
Interest rate spread (average)                                 2.27           2.49          2.33          2.32         2.11
Net interest margin                                            3.16           3.21          2.67          2.66         2.47
Ratio of interest-earning assets to
interest-  bearing liabilities                               122.23         119.13        110.08        109.61       107.29
Operating expenses to average assets       (1) 2.21            2.77           2.01          1.72          1.47         1.43
Efficiency ratio                           (1)67.10           84.10          59.70         61.70         50.70        53.80
Net interest income to operating expenses  (1) 1.39 x          1.11 x         1.57 x        1.47 x        1.71 x       1.65 x



Asset Quality Ratios
Non-performing assets to total assets                          0.39 %         0.34 %        0.27 %        0.45 %       0.40 %
Non-performing loans to total loans                           
receivable                                                     0.94           0.95          0.87          1.38         1.11
Allowance for loan losses to                                 
non-performing loans                                          64.22          74.75         97.72         34.48        26.58
Allowance for loan losses to total loans                       0.60           0.71          0.85          0.48         0.29
Allowance for loan losses to total assets                      0.25           0.25          0.26          0.16         0.11
<PAGE>
<CAPTION>
Selected Financial Data (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, except share data)                   1996           1995           1994          1993         1992
- -----------------------------------------                   ----           ----           ----          ----         ----
<S>                                                    <C>             <C>            <C>           <C>          <C>
Regulatory Capital Ratios (Association only)
Total capital to total assets                                 15.39 %        14.40 %        9.97 %       10.56 %       9.59 %
Tangible capital ratio                                        15.30          14.40          9.97         10.56         9.59
Core capital ratio                                            15.30          14.40          9.97         10.56         9.59
Risk-based capital ratio                                      44.23          43.44         31.06         37.32        31.93


(1) 1996 without the SAIF special assessment
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To Our Shareholders:


On behalf of your Board of Directors,  we take pleasure in presenting to you the
second annual report of East Texas Financial Services, Inc., the holding company
of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Tyler.


The year ended  September 30, 1996,  was a challenging  year.  There were events
beyond the control of the Board of  Directors  that had a profound  influence on
the earnings of the Company.


Action by the United States  Congress to  recapitalize  the Savings  Association
Insurance  Fund had the greatest  effect on earnings  during the year. The Board
had expected a decline in net income as a result of the recapitalization. We did
not know when, if, or how much the special  assessment  would be. The assessment
totaled  approximately  $645,000 for First Federal.  It is unfortunate that this
thrift,  like most thrift  institutions  today,  was not part of the savings and
loan crisis of the 1980's and yet was asked to  recapitalize  the fund with this
special  assessment.  However,  we believe  the  sacrifice  made today will help
insure  the  long-term  viability  of the  entire  banking  industry.  With  the
recapitalization of the fund behind us and the proposed reduction in annual SAIF
premiums, deposit insurance expense of the Company should decrease substantially
in the future.


The Company had net income for the fiscal year ending  September  30,  1996,  of
$457,876  or  $.42  per  share,  based  on  1,084,882  weighted  average  shares
outstanding  for the year. This compared to net income of $1,070,829 or $.95 per
share, for the year ending September 30, 1995.


If the effects of the  one-time  special  assessment  were not  considered,  net
income and  earnings  per share would have  approximated  $884,000  and $.81 per
share, respectively.  Without the special assessment, the decrease in net income
was  primarily  the  result of a 9.4%  increase  in total  non-interest  expense
resulting from  additional  expenses  related to the Company's 1995  stockholder
approved Stock Option and  Recognition  and Retention  Plans,  as well as a 2.9%
decrease in net interest income after provision for loan losses. A 2.4% increase
in non-interest  income,  resulting from additional loan fee income and gains on
the sale of loans, helped offset the decline in net interest income and increase
in non-interest expense.


We are pleased to report that the Company's  asset  quality  continues to remain
strong. At year end, ratios for non-performing  loans and assets and delinquency
ratios compared favorably to the prior year and to our peer group.


We are extremely pleased with the increased lending activity  experienced during
the year.  The $25.2  million in loans made during the year was a record for the
Association and was a result of the continued strength of the real estate market
in Tyler and the surrounding communities,  as well as the efforts of a dedicated
and hard-working staff.
 
Stockholders'  equity totaled $20.9 million at September 30, 1996, or 18.3%,  of
total  assets,  compared to $23.1  million or 19.8% of total assets at September
30, 1995,  a $2.2 million  decrease.  The decrease in  stockholders'  equity was
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primarily a result of the Company's decision to repurchase,  in the open market,
approximately  179,000  shares of Company  stock  during the year.  The Board of
Directors  believes that the  repurchase of our shares  represents an attractive
investment  opportunity which will benefit the Company and our shareholders.  At
year end, the Company owned 177,102 shares of treasury stock at an average price
of $15.79 per share, for a total of $2.8 million.
 

Capital levels for the Company's wholly owned subsidiary,  First Federal Savings
and Loan  Association  of  Tyler,  were  reported  at year end as 15.3% for both
tangible and core capital ratios,  well in excess of the minimum required levels
of 1.5% and 3.0%  respectively.  The Association's  risk-based capital ratio was
44.2% of risk-weighted  assets at September 30, 1996, as compared to the minimum
8.0%  regulatory  requirement.  At year end, the  Association  was  considered a
"well-capitalized" institution.


To the extent we experience continued decreases in the overall level of interest
rates during 1997, we will be faced with the challenge of dealing with increased
prepayments  of  existing   higher  rate  mortgage  loans  and   mortgage-backed
securities. Also, if long-term rates approach historical lows once again, we can
expect more loan customers to seek fixed rate long-term  mortgages  which we are
not  currently  placing  into  portfolio.  Conversely,  interest  rates  paid on
deposits will decrease but at a slower pace due to the  competition for deposits
in our market. The result could be that our net interest margin and net interest
income could decline slightly.


As we enter 1997, the Company's major focus will be to improve core earnings. We
will continue to monitor  expenses and seek new products and services which will
create fee income for the Company.  The Company is recognized by local builders,
realtors,  and customers as an innovative  lender who is willing,  after careful
research, to offer new loan products and the most competitive rates.


We are  excited  about the future of East Texas  Financial  Services,  Inc.  The
strong capital  position allows us to continue to seek ways to grow the Company.
Your Board is committed to the long term  viability,  prosperity  and  continued
profitability of East Texas Financial Services, Inc.


We thank each of our shareholders for their strong support and commitment to the
Company and we invite you to attend our second annual  stockholders  meeting, to
be held on Wednesday,  January 22, 1997, at 2:00 p.m. in our home office located
at 1200 S.  Beckham  Avenue in Tyler,  Texas.  We would be pleased to have every
shareholder  attend  the  meeting.  Please  return  the  enclosed  proxy at your
earliest convenience, whether or not you plan to attend.


We wish each of you a joyous  holiday  season and our desire is that you and the
Company will have a prosperous new year.


Sincerely,

           Jack W. Flock                Gerald W. Free
           Chairman of the Board        President and Chief Executive Officer
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                                 G l o s s a r y


Book Value Per Share
Indicates the amount of  stockholders'  equity  attributable to each outstanding
share of common stock. It is determined by dividing total  stockholders'  equity
by the total number of common shares outstanding at the end of a period.


Earnings Per Share
Indicates the amount of net income  attributable  to each share of common stock.
It is determined  by dividing net income for the period by the weighted  average
number of common shares outstanding during the same period.


Efficiency Ratio
A measure  of  operating  efficiency  determined  by  dividing  total  operating
expenses by the sum of net interest income after  provisions for loan losses and
non-interest income, excluding net gains or losses on sale of assets.


Interest Rate Sensitivity
A measure of the  sensitivity of the Company's net interest income to changes in
market interest rates. It is determined by analyzing the difference  between the
amount of  interest-earning  assets  maturing or  repricing  within a given time
period and the amount of  interest-bearing  liabilities  maturing  or  repricing
within that same time period.


Interest Rate Spread
The   difference   between   the   average   yield   earned  on  the   Company's
interest-earning  assets  and the  average  rate  paid  on its  interest-bearing
liabilities.


Net Interest Income
The  dollar   difference   between  the   interest   earned  on  the   Company's
interest-earning   assets  and  the  interest   paid  on  its   interest-bearing
liabilities.


Net Interest Margin
Net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.


Net Portfolio Value
The present value of future expected cash flows on interest-earning  assets less
the present value of future expected cash flows on interest-bearing liabilities.


Non-Performing Assets
Loans on which the Company has discontinued  accruing interest or are delinquent
more than ninety days and still accruing interest and foreclosed real estate.
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Return On Average Assets
A measure of profitability determined by dividing net income by average assets.
 

Return On Average Stockholders' Equity
A measure  of  profitability  determined  by  dividing  net  income  by  average
stockholders' equity.
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                      Management's Discussion and Analysis
                           of Financial Condition and
                                Operating Results



SUMMARY


East Texas Financial  Services,  Inc. (the "Company") is a Delaware  corporation
organized in September of 1994, as the holding company for First Federal Savings
and Loan Association of Tyler (the "Association").


On January 10, 1995, the Company issued 1,215,190 shares of common stock as part
of its initial  public stock  offering.  On July 26, 1995, the Company issued an
additional 41,197 shares of common stock to fund the issuance of shares of stock
granted in the Company's 1995  Recognition  and Retention Plan. At September 30,
1995, 1,256,387 shares of common stock were outstanding.


During the fiscal year ended  September 30, 1996,  the Company  completed  three
stock repurchase  programs  totaling 179,192 shares, or approximately 15% of the
Company's  outstanding shares. The Company issued 2,090 shares of treasury stock
in  conjunction  with  exercises of stock options under the Company's 1995 Stock
Option and Incentive  Plan. At September 30, 1996,  the Company had  outstanding
1,079,285  shares  of stock and held  177,102  shares  of  treasury  stock at an
average  price of $15.79 per share.  The  closing  stock  price on that date was
$15.50  per share.  The high and low prices for the year were  $17.00 and $14.00
respectively.


Additionally,  the Company  declared and paid three  quarterly cash dividends of
$.05 per share for a total of $170,337. Based on the September 30, 1996, closing
stock  price of $15.50 per share,  the  annualized  dividend  amount of $.20 per
share would equal an annual dividend rate of 1.29%.


At September  30, 1996,  the Company  reported  total assets of $114.4  million,
compared to $117.1 million at September 30, 1995. Loans receivable totaled $47.9
million at September 30, 1996,  up $6.1 million from the $41.8 million  reported
at  September  30,  1995,  an increase of 14.6%.  The increase was a result of a
record year for loan originations.  The Company originated  approximately  $25.2
million in loans during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996.


Investment and mortgage-backed securities totaled $55.1 million at September 30,
1996, compared to $64.0 million at September 30, 1995. The decrease was a result
of increased  prepayments  on the  adjustable  rate portion of the  portfolio as
interest rates remained lower during the year and borrowers  refinanced to fixed
rate mortgages.


Total  deposits  declined  $813,000  to $91.7  million at  September  30,  1996,
compared to $92.5 million at September 30, 1995. Competition for certificates of
deposit remained strong during the year.
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Stockholders' equity was $20.9 million at September 30, 1996, representing 18.3%
of total assets and a book value per share of $19.39. At September 30, 1996, the
Association's capital levels were well in excess of the minimum requirements and
the Association was considered a "well capitalized" institution.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


         Net Income


1996 and 1995 Comparison


Net income totaled $458,000, or $.42 per share, for the year ended September 30,
1996,  compared to $1.1 million, or $.95 per share, for the year ended September
30, 1995.


The decline in net income was due  primarily  to an  $865,000  increase in total
non-interest  expense to $3.2  million for the year ended  September  30,  1996,
compared to $2.3 million for the year ended September 30, 1995. The increase was
primarily the result of the one-time special  assessment  charged to all Savings
Association  Insurance  Fund ("SAIF")  insured thrift  institutions  in order to
recapitalize  the SAIF  insurance  fund.  The Company's  portion of the one-time
assessment was approximately  $645,000,  before the effects of income taxes were
considered.  Additionally,  net  interest  income  declined  by $105,000 to $3.6
million for the fiscal year ended  September 30, 1996,  compared to $3.7 million
for 1995.


Partially  offsetting the increase in  non-interest  expense and decrease in net
interest income were a $72,000 increase in total non-interest income,  primarily
as a result of additional gains on the sale of mortgage loans after the adoption
of SFAS No. 122,  Accounting for Originated  Mortgage  Servicing  Rights,  and a
$286,000  decrease  in income  tax  expenses  from  $551,000  for the year ended
September 30, 1995, to $265,000 for the year ended September 30, 1996.


For the year  ended  September  30,  1996,  return on  average  assets was .40%,
compared  to .92% for the prior  year.  Return on average  stockholders'  equity
equaled 2.08% for 1996, compared to 5.47% for 1995.


If the effects of the special SAIF assessment  were not  considered,  net income
and earnings per share would have been approximately $884,000 and $.81 per share
respectively, while return on average assets and return on average stockholders'
equity would have approximated .75% and 3.93% respectively for 1996.


1995 and 1994 Comparison


For the year ended September 30, 1995, net income totaled $1.1 million,  or $.95
per share, a 241.1% increase over the $(759,000) loss reported in 1994.
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The increase in net income was due primarily to increases in net interest income
after  provisions  for loan  losses to $3.7  million in 1995  compared,  to $2.9
million in 1994, and total non-interest  income to $299,000 in 1995, compared to
$(2.1)  million  in  1994.  The  increases  in net  interest  income  and  total
non-interest  income  were  offset in part by  increases  in total  non-interest
expense to $2.3 million in 1995,  compared to $2.0  million in 1994,  and income
tax expense to $551,000 in 1995, compared to a benefit of $421,000 in 1994.


For the year ended September 30, 1995, the Company  reported a return on average
assets of 0.92%, as compared to the negative (0.66)% in 1994.  Return on average
stockholders'  equity equaled 5.47% for 1995, as compared to a negative  (6.41)%
for 1994.
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<CAPTION>
Net Interest Income Analysis

                                                                 Year Ended September 30,
                              ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            1996                             1995                             1994
                                         Interest                         Interest                         Interest
                               Average   Earned/  Yield/        Average   Earned/  Yield/        Average   Earned/  Yield/
                               Balance     Paid    Rate         Balance     Paid    Rate         Balance     Paid    Rate
                              ------------------------------  -------------------------------  -------------------------------
                                                                  (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                            <C>     <C>           <C>      <C>       <C>          <C>       <C>       <C>           <C>
Interest-earning assets:
   Loans receivable           $ 44,406 $   3,641     8.20 %   $  39,306 $   3,387     8.61 %   $  36,149 $   3,143     8.70 % 
   Mortgage-backed securities   28,912     2,000     6.92        31,144     1,708     5.48        37,130     2,033     5.48
   Investment securities        38,155     2,368     6.21        42,659     2,802     6.57        39,788     1,624     4.08
   FHLB stock                      917        55     6.00           861        54     6.27           818        34     4.16
                               --------  -------- --------      --------  -------- --------      --------  -------- --------
      Total interest-earning  $112,390 $   8,064     7.18 %   $ 113,970 $   7,951     6.98 %   $ 113,885 $   6,834     6.00 %    
      assets (1)               ======= =========     ====     ========= =========     ====     ========= =========     ====       


Interest-bearing liabilities:
   Demand accounts            $  2,401 $       0     0.00 %   $   2,358 $       0     0.00 %   $   2,204 $       0     0.00 %     
   NOW accounts                  1,468        30     2.04         1,544        31     2.01         1,667        34     2.04
   Savings accounts              2,948        88     2.99         2,901        83     2.86         3,370        78     2.32
   Money market checking         6,329       213     3.37         6,865       210     3.06         9,483       252     2.66
   Certificate accounts         78,807     4,181     5.31        82,003     3,969     4.84        86,734     3,430     3.96
   Borrowings                        0         0     0.00             0         0     0.00             0         0     0.00
                               --------  -------- --------      --------  -------- --------      --------  -------- --------
      Total interest-bearing  $ 91,953 $   4,512     4.91 %   $  95,671 $   4,293     4.49 %   $ 103,458 $   3,794     3.67 %     
      liabilities               ====== =========     ====     ========= =========     ====     ========= =========     ====       

Net interest income                    $   3,552                        $   3,658                        $   3,040
                                       =========                        =========                        =========

Net interest rate spread (2)                         2.27 %                           2.49 %                           2.33 %
                                                     ====                             ====                             ====  

Net earning assets            $ 20,437                        $  18,299                        $  10,427                          
                                ======                        =========                        =========                          

Net yield on average interest
   earning assets (3)                                3.16 %                           3.21 %                           2.67 %
                                                     ====                             ====                             ====  

Average interest-earning
    assets to average 
    interest-bearing                               122.23 %                         119.13 %                         110.08 %
    liabilities                                    ======                           ======                           ======  
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(1) Calculated net of deferred loan fees, loan discounts, loans in process, loss
reserves and premiums or discounts.
(2) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield
on interet-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilites.
(3) Net yield on  interest-earning  assets  represents  annualized  net interest
income as a percentage of average interest-earnings assets.
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Rate/Volume Analysis


                                                                Year Ended September 30,
                              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      1995 vs 1996                    1994 vs 1995                    1993 vs 1994
                              ------------------------------  ------------------------------  ------------------------------
                                  Increase                        Increase                        Increase
                                 (Decrease)       Total          (Decrease)         Total        (Decrease)         Total
                                   Due to         Increase         Due to         Increase         Due to         Increase
                              -----------------               -------------------
                               Volume    Rate     (Decrease)  Volume      Rate    (Decrease)  Volume     Rate     (Decrease)
                              -----------------   ----------  ------------------- ----------  -----------------   ----------
                                                                 (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                           <C>      <C>       <C>          <C>     <C>        <C>          <C>     <C>       <C>

Interest-earning assets:
     Loans receivable         $    439 $ (185)   $      254   $   275 $   (31)   $      244   $  (80) $  (230)  $     (310)
     Mortgage-backed             (122)     414          292     (325)        0        (325)      (28)     (55)         (83)
     securities
     Investment securities       (296)   (138)        (434)       117    1,061        1,178       129      223          352
     FHLB stock                      4     (3)            1         2       18           20         1        6            7
                                ------- -------   ----------    ------  -------   ----------   -------  -------   ----------

        Total interest-       $     25 $    88   $      113   $    69 $  1,048   $    1,117   $    22 $   (56)  $      (34)
        earning assets        ======== =======   ==========   ======= ========   ==========   ======= =======   ========== 

Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                                                                                
     NOW accounts             $    (2) $     1   $      (1)   $   (3) $      0   $      (3)   $     2 $    (5)  $       (3)
     Savings deposits                1       4            5      (11)       16            5         3     (14)         (11)
     Money market checking        (16)      19            3      (70)       28         (42)      (30)     (18)         (48)
     accounts
     Certificate accounts        (155)     367          212     (187)      726          539       100    (146)         (46)
                                ======= =======   ==========    ======  =======   ==========   =======  =======   ==========
        Total interest-       $  (172) $   391   $      219   $ (271) $    770   $      499   $    75 $  (183)  $     (108)
        bearing liabilities   =======  =======   ==========   ======  ========   ==========   ======= =======   ========== 

Net change in interest income                    $    (106)                      $      618                     $        74
                                                  ==========                      ==========                      ==========

Net interest income                              $    3,552                      $    3,658                     $     3,040
                                                  ==========                      ==========                      ==========

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Interest Income


Interest  income is dependent  upon the  composition  and dollar  amounts of the
Company's  interest-earning  assets,  the yield on those  assets and the current
level of market interest rates.


Interest income is generated by the earnings of the Company's  loans  receivable
and  investment  securities  and  mortgage-backed   securities  portfolios.  The
Company's  loans  receivable  portfolio  is  primarily  comprised of fixed rate,
single family  residential  mortgages and, to a lesser extent,  adjustable  rate
single family mortgages and other real estate loans of both fixed and adjustable
rates.
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Currently, all fixed rate and term one- to four-family mortgage loans with final
maturities of more than fifteen  years are sold into the  secondary  market upon
origination.  Fixed rate and term loans with maturities of fifteen years or less
and with  interest  rates of greater than 7.25% are placed into  portfolio.  All
adjustable rate loans are held in portfolio.


A  significant  portion of interest  income is also derived  from the  Company's
investment  and  mortgage-backed  securities  portfolios,  which  averaged $67.1
million,  or  59.7%,  of  average  interest  earning  assets  during  1996.  The
investment  securities  portfolio  is  comprised  of U. S.  Treasury  and agency
securities with a weighted average  maturity of 1.4 years.  With portions of the
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portfolio  scheduled  to mature on a staggered  basis,  the  portfolio  provides
liquidity for the Company's operations and additional flexibility with regard to
asset  and  liability  management.  Additionally,  76.6% of the  mortgage-backed
securities  portfolio  is  comprised  of  securities  that  have  interest  rate
adjustment  frequencies  of either six months or one year.  The remainder of the
portfolio is comprised of fixed rate  securities all having final  maturities of
less than five years.


For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, the level of interest income will
be dependent upon the Company's  ability to reinvest  scheduled and  unscheduled
cash flows from  maturing or prepaying  interest-earning  assets.  Approximately
$13.5  million in  investment  securities  are  scheduled to mature during 1997,
principle  prepayments on  mortgage-backed  securities should  approximate $10.0
million during the year and scheduled and unscheduled  principal payments on the
Company's loan portfolio will provide additional  challenges for reinvesting the
cash  flows.  Also,  a period of lower  interest  rates could have the effect of
increasing  prepayments on the loan and mortgage-backed  securities  portfolios.
Interest  income in 1997 will be dependent  upon the  Company's  ability to meet
targeted portfolio loan projections.  In the event loan projections are not met,
cash flow will be  reinvested in investment  and  mortgage-backed  securities at
yield  significantly  less than those of  portfolio  loans and less than current
yields on the cash flow.  The net effect  would be a decline in interest  income
for the year.


1996 and 1995 Comparison

Interest  income totaled $8.1 million for the year ended  September 30, 1996, up
$113,000 or 1.4% from $8.0 million in 1995. The  additional  income was a result
of a 20 basis point  increase in the Company's  average yield on earning  assets
from  6.98% in 1995,  to 7.18% in 1996,  which  more than  offset a  decline  in
average  interest-earning  assets from $114.0 million in 1995, to $112.4 million
in 1996. The composition of the Company's  interest-earning  assets continued to
change  throughout fiscal 1996 as more loans were placed into portfolio and were
funded by  principal  prepayments  on  mortgage-backed  securities  and maturing
investment  securities.  As a result,  interest  income  from  loans  receivable
totaled $3.6 million for the year ended September 30, 1996, up $254,000 from the
$3.4  million  in 1995,  despite  the fact  that the  average  yield on the loan
portfolio  declined  from 8.61% in 1995,  to 8.20% in 1996.  An  increase in the
average loans  receivable  balance  outstanding  to $44.4 million in 1996,  from
$39.3 in 1995 (a 13.0% increase), more than offset the decline in yield.

Interest on  mortgage-backed  securities  increased  $292,000  from $1.7 million
reported for 1995 to $2.0 million during 1996. The increase was primarily due to
a 144 basis point  increase in the average yield on the portfolio  from 5.48% in
1995 to 6.92% in 1996 as the adjustable rate portion of the portfolio  reached a
fully indexed status in 1996. However, with lower interest rates, the adjustable
rate portion of the  portfolio  continued to  experience  significant  principle
pre-payments during 1996. The average balance on the mortgage-backed  securities
portfolio declined $2.2 million, from $31.1 million in 1995, to $28.9 million in
1996.


The average yield on the Company's investment securities portfolio was 6.21% for
the year ended  September  30,  1996,  as compared to 6.57% in 1995.  Also,  the
average balance in the portfolio declined from $42.7 million from 1995, to $38.2
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million  during 1996.  As a result,  interest  income on  investment  securities
declined to $2.4 million in 1996 from $2.8 million in 1995.


1995 and 1994 Comparison


The Company's  interest income totaled $8.0 million for the year ended September
30, 1995, up $1.1 million, or 16.3%, from $6.8 million in 1994. The increase was
driven by an increase in the Company's average yield on interest-earning  assets
to 6.98% for 1995 as  compared  to 6.00% in 1994.  The  increase  in the average
weighted  yield  was a  direct  result  of the  Company's  investment  portfolio
restructuring undertaken in 1994. The earnings on the investment portfolio, $2.8
million in 1995,  compared to $1.6  million in 1994,  was due  primarily  to the
higher  rates  achieved in the  restructured  portfolio.  In fact,  93.8% of the
increase in net interest income in 1995 as compared to 1994 was  attributable to
changes in the yield as  compared  to changes in the volume of  interest-earning
assets.  Average  interest-earning  assets  totaled  $114.0  million for 1995 as
compared to $113.9 million for 1994.


The average yield on the Company's  investment  portfolio was 6.57% for the year
ended  September  30,  1995,  as compared  to 4.08% for 1994,  a 249 basis point
increase.  This  increase  was a result of the  Company's  restructuring  of its
investment  security  portfolio in 1994. The Company sold its entire  investment
security  portfolio  during August and September 1994, and reinvested all of the
proceeds into fixed rate U. S. Treasury and agency debentures with maturities of
one to three years. The  reinvestment,  at the peak of short term interest rates
in late 1994,  allowed  the  Company to  construct  a  portfolio  of higher rate
securities,  some of which  have  yields in excess of 7.00%.  Additionally,  the
average  outstanding  balance of the investment  securities  portfolio increased
$2.9  million to $42.7  million for 1995,  as compared to $39.8  million for the
prior year.


Interest  income from loans  receivable  increased to $3.4  million in 1995,  as
compared  to $3.1  million in 1994,  a 7.8%  increase  despite the fact that the
average yield on the portfolio  declined  slightly to 8.61% in 1995, as compared
to 8.70% in 1994.  The  Company's  emphasis on portfolio  lending in 1995 helped
increase the average  balance  outstanding on loans  receivable to $39.3 million
during 1995, as compared to $36.1 million in 1994, an 8.7% increase.
 
Partially offsetting the increases in interest income from investment securities
and loans  receivable  was a decrease  in  interest  earning on  mortgage-backed
securities.  Interest income from  mortgage-backed  securities  declined to $1.7
million in 1995, as compared to $2.0 million in 1994, a 16.0% decrease.


This decrease was attributable to a decline in the average balance  outstanding,
from $37.1 million in 1994, to $31.1 million in 1995, as the Company reduced its
mortgage-backed  securities  portfolio and increased its  investment  securities
portfolio  during  the  balance  sheet  restructuring.   The  average  yield  on
mortgage-backed securities remained unchanged at 5.48% for both 1995 and 1994.
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         Interest Expense

The Company's  interest  expense is dependent upon the pricing and volume of its
interest-earning  liabilities,  comprised  primarily of  certificates of deposit
and,  to a lesser  extent,  savings  accounts,  NOW  accounts  and money  market
accounts.  The level of interest expense depends upon the  composition,  pricing
and dollar amount of the Company's interest-bearing liabilities, competition for
deposits  and the  current  level of  market  interest  rates.  Competition  for
certificate  of deposit  accounts  continues to have an impact on the  Company's
ability to  control  interest  expense.  Aggressive  pricing  by  several  large
regional banking  organizations  forced the Company to pay somewhat higher rates
for deposits during 1996.


1996 and 1995 Comparison


The Company's overall cost of  interest-bearing  liabilities  increased 42 basis
points to 4.91% for the year ended  September  30,  1996,  compared  to 4.49% in
1995. As a result and despite the fact that average interest-bearing liabilities
declined $3.7 million to $92.0 million in 1996,  from $95.7 million in 1995, the
Company's  total interest  expense  increased  $219,000 to $4.5 million in 1996,
from $4.3 million in 1995.


A $212,000  increase  in interest  paid on  certificates  of deposit,  from $4.0
million in 1995, to $4.2 million in 1996, accounted for substantially all of the
increase  in  interest  expense  for the  year.  The  increase  in  interest  on
certificates of deposit was primarily the result of a 47 basis point increase in
the  average  rate paid on the  accounts  from 4.84% in 1995,  to 5.31% in 1996,
despite the fact that  average  balances  outstanding  on  certificate  accounts
declined  to $78.8  million in 1996,  from $82.0  million in 1995 as the Company
continued its policy of not paying the highest rates of interest for deposits in
the local market.

1995 and 1994 Comparison

Early in 1995,  management  made the decision to not pay the highest rate in the
local market for deposits. The result was that the Company's average outstanding
balance in deposits declined to $95.7 million in 1995, down $7.8 million or 7.5%
from the $103.5  million  reported for 1994.  Approximately  $1.9 million of the
decrease was attributable to withdrawals from deposit accounts to purchase stock
in the Company's initial public stock offering on January 10, 1995.
 
Despite not paying the highest rates in its market,  the Company's  overall cost
of interest-bearing  liabilities increased 82 basis points to 4.49% for 1995, as
compared  to 3.67%  for 1994,  due to the rise in rates  during  1994,  the full
effect  of  which  was   evidenced   in  1995.   Total   interest   expense   on
interest-bearing liabilities was $4.3 million for 1995, compared to $3.8 million
for 1994, a 13.2%  increase.  This  increase was  primarily  attributable  to an
increase in the weighted  average rate paid on certificate of deposit  accounts.
Although the average  balance  outstanding on  certificate  of deposit  accounts
decreased to $82.0  million  during 1995,  as compared to $86.7 million in 1994,
the weighted  average rate on certificates of deposit  increased 88 basis points
from 3.96% in 1994, to 4.84% in 1995.
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         Net Interest Income


Net  interest  income is the  Company's  principle  source of  earnings,  and is
directly  affected by the relative  level,  composition  and pricing of interest
sensitive  assets and  liabilities.  These  factors  are,  in turn,  affected by
current economic conditions and the overall level of interest rates.


1996 and 1995 Comparison


Net interest income totaled $3.6 million for the fiscal year ended September 30,
1996, down $106,000 or 2.9%,  from the $3.7 million  reported for the year ended
September 30, 1995.


The decline in net  interest  income was  primarily  the result of the  $219,000
increase  in  interest  expense  which in turn was the  result of a  significant
increase,  42 basis points,  in the Company's  overall cost of  interest-bearing
liabilities, as the Company paid more competitive interest rates on certificates
of deposit during 1996.


During the year ended September 30, 1996, average net interest spread was 2.27%,
compared to 2.49% for 1995.  At September  30, 1996,  the Company's net interest
spread was 2.42%,  down 22 basis  points from the 2.64% at  September  30, 1995.
Despite the drop in net interest  spread,  average net interest  margin was down
only five basis  points from 3.21% in 1995,  to 3.16%  during  1996  because the
Company's ratio of average  interest-earning assets to average  interest-bearing
liabilities increased to 122.23% in 1996, from 119.13% in 1995.


1995 and 1994 Comparison


For the year ended September 30, 1995, the Company  recorded net interest income
of $3.7 million,  up $618,000 or 20.3%, over the $3.0 million reported for 1994.
The  increase  was  attributable  to the  Company's  1994  investment  portfolio
restructuring  into higher short term securities and the earnings generated from
the proceeds received in the Company's initial public stock offerings in January
of 1995.
 
The Company's  average net interest spread increased to 2.49% for the year ended
September 30, 1995, compared to 2.33% for 1994, as a result of the balance sheet
restructuring  and the earnings  from  proceeds  received in the stock sale.  At
September  30,  1995,  the  Company  reported  a net  interest  spread of 2.64%,
compared to 2.04% at September 30, 1994.


Further,  the Company's  average net interest margin  increased to 3.21% for the
year ended September 30, 1995, as compared to 2.67% for the year ended September
30, 1994. For 1995, the Company's  ratio of average  interest-earning  assets to
average interest-bearing  liabilities increased to 119.13%,  compared to 110.08%
for 1994,  reflecting  the  proceeds  received in the sale of common  stock as a
source of funds on which  the  Company  does not pay  interest  expense  and are
available for investing in interest-earning assets.
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         Provisions for Loan Losses


The Company's  provision for loan losses is determined by management's  periodic
assessment  of the  adequacy  of the  allowance  for loan  losses.  Management's
assessment  of the desired level of the allowance for loan losses is affected by
factors  such  as  the   composition   of  the  loan   portfolio  and  the  risk
characteristics of various classes of loans, the current level of non-performing
loans, economic conditions and real estate values, as well as current regulatory
trends.


1996 and 1995 Comparison


During the years ended September 30, 1996, and September 30, 1995, no additional
provisions for loan losses were made.  Management made the decision,  based upon
the type and quality of loans currently being placed into portfolio, to maintain
the current level of allowance for losses on loans.


Non-performing  assets to total assets were .39% at September 30, 1996, compared
to .34% at September 30, 1995.  Non-performing loans to loans receivable equaled
 .94% at September 30, 1996,  compared to .95% at September 30, 1995.  Allowances
for loan losses as a percentage of non-performing  loans was 64.22% at year end,
compared to 74.75% at September  30, 1995.  Allowances  for loan losses to total
loans receivable  declined to .60% at September 30, 1996, from .71% at September
30, 1995, as the Company's loan portfolio increased during the year.


1995 and 1994 Comparison


As a result of continued  improvement  in the quality of the  Company's  assets,
management  made the decision to make no additional  provisions  for loan losses
during the year ended September 30, 1995. Based upon its assessment  factors and
despite  loans  receivable  increasing  during  the  year,  management  made the
decision  that the current  level of  allowances  for loan losses was  adequate.
During 1994, as the volume of portfolio loans continued to increase,  management
made the  decision  to  increase  its  allowance  for loan losses by charging an
additional $121,000 to provisions for loan losses.
 
Non-performing  assets to total assets  equaled .34% at September  30, 1995,  as
compared  to .27% for  1994.  Non-performing  loans to  total  loans  receivable
equaled .95% at September  30, 1995,  as compared to .87% at September 30, 1994.
The Company's  allowance for loan losses to  non-performing  loans was 74.75% at
year end, as compared  to 97.72% for the prior year and the  allowance  for loan
losses to total loans  receivable  was .71% at September  30, 1995,  compared to
 .85% at September 30, 1994.


         Other Operating Income


Other operating  income consists  primarily of fee income from service  charges,
origination  fees and servicing fees on the Company's loan  portfolio,  gains or
losses on the sale of loans and fees from transaction accounts.
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1996 and 1995 Comparison

Other  operating  income totaled  $371,000 in 1996, up $72,000 from the $299,000
reported for 1995.


Loan  origination  fees  increased to $84,000 for the year ended  September  30,
1996,  compared  to $66,000  for 1995,  primarily  as a result of the  increased
number of loans  made  during the year.  Net gains on the sale of loans  totaled
$116,000 for 1996,  up $61,000 from the $55,000  reported in 1995.  The increase
was a result of a full year of applying the accounting  requirements of SFAS No.
122,  Accounting For Mortgage  Servicing  Rights,  compared to a partial year in
1995. See "Impact of Accounting Requirements".


Partially offsetting the increases in loan origination fees and gains on sale of
loans was a $19,000  decrease in loan  servicing  fees from $130,000 in 1995, to
$111,000 in 1996. The decrease resulted from the Company's  decision to continue
placing  more loans into  portfolio  and selling  more loans into the  secondary
market. Additionally, on the loans that are now sold, SFAS No. 122 requires that
originated  mortgage  servicing rights recorded at the time of sale be amortized
against loan servicing fee income. See - "Impact of Accounting Pronouncements".

1995 and 1994 Comparison

The Company  reported other operating income of $299,000 in 1995, as compared to
$(2.1) million in 1994. The negative other operating income reported in 1994 was
a  result  of  the  Company's   decision  to  restructure   its  investment  and
mortgage-backed  securities  portfolios.  As part of the plan to restructure its
portfolios,  the Company sold  approximately  $74.6  million in  investment  and
mortgage-backed securities and recorded losses of approximately $2.4 million.


Loan  origination  and loan servicing fee income  totaled  $66,000 and $130,000,
respectively,  in 1995, down slightly from the $93,000 and $144,000  reported in
1994. The decreases  resulted from the Company's decision to concentrate more on
portfolio lending throughout 1995 and sell fewer loans into the secondary market
than in 1994.
 
         Operating Expenses

Operating  expenses are comprised of  compensation  and benefits,  occupancy and
equipment and general and administrative  expense,  together with FDIC insurance
premiums.


1996 and 1995 Comparison

Operating  expenses were directly  impacted by the one-time special  assessment,
mandated by the U. S.  Congress,  and charged to all SAIF  insured  institutions
during the year.  The  Company's  portion of the  assessment  was  approximately
$645,000.


Operating  expenses were $3.2 million for the year ended  September 30, 1996, an
$865,000  increase over the $2.3 million reported for 1995.  Without the special
assessment,   total  operating  expenses  would  have  been  $2.6  million,   or
approximately  $220,000 or 9.4% increase over 1995. An increase in  compensation
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and  benefits  expense of $203,000 or 14.6% from $1.4  million in 1995,  to $1.6
million  in 1996,  accounted  for  most of the  increase  in total  non-interest
expense other than the special assessment.


The  increase in  compensation  and benefits  expense  primarily  resulted  from
additional  expenses associated with the Company's ESOP and 1995 Recognition and
Retention Plan. ESOP compensation  expense for 1996 totaled $182,000 compared to
$118,000 in 1995,  as more shares were  released in 1996 than in 1995.  Expenses
associated with the 1995  Recognition and Retention Plan were $116,000 for 1996,
a full year, as compared to $19,000 for two months in 1995.


In addition,  other operating expenses increased $50,000, from $536,000 in 1995,
to $586,000 in 1996,  from additional  state  franchise tax expense,  charitable
contributions  and   miscellaneous   expenses  related  to  year  end  reporting
requirements.


Total  non-interest  expense as a percentage of average assets was 2.77% for the
year ended  September  30,  1996,  compared  to 2.01% for 1995.  If the one time
special SAIF assessment were not considered, operating expenses to average total
assets would have been approximately 2.21% in 1996.


The  Company's  efficiency  ratio,  which  considers  operating  expenses  as  a
percentage of net interest income and other operating income (excluding gains or
losses  on sales of  assets),  was  84.1%  in 1996,  compared  to 59.7% in 1995.
Without the special SAIF assessment, the ratio would have been 67.1% in 1996, an
increase over 1995 due primarily to additional non-interest expenses.
 
1995 and 1994 Comparison

Operating  expenses totaled $2.3 million in 1995,  representing 2.01% of average
total assets,  as compared to $2.0 million in 1994,  or 1.72%,  of average total
assets.  The $354,000 or 17.9% increase was primarily  attributable to increased
compensation  and benefits  expense,  up $213,000 or 18.2%,  to $1.4 million for
1995, as compared to $1.2 million in 1994.


The increased  compensation  and benefits  expense  resulted  primarily from the
implementation,  as part of the  Company's  initial  public  stock  offering  in
January of 1995, of an employee stock ownership plan ("ESOP"). ESOP compensation
expense for the year ended September 30, 1995,  totaled  $118,000.  Compensation
and benefits  expense also  increased with the adoption on July 26, 1995, of the
Recognition  and  Retention  Plan for  directors  and  certain  officers  of the
Company.  Compensation  expense  related to the  Recognition  and Retention Plan
totaled $19,000 for the year.  Additionally,  net periodic pension costs for the
Company's defined benefit pension plan increased $27,000 to $123,000 in 1995, as
compared to $96,000 in 1994.


Other general and  administrative  expenses  totaled $536,000 for the year ended
September  30,  1995,  as compared to $430,000 for 1994,  reflecting  additional
expenses as a public company.


The Company's  efficiency  ratio improved to 59.7% in 1995, as compared to 61.7%
in 1994.
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         Income Tax Expense


Income tax expense is  comprised  of federal  income tax.  The Company  does not
incur any state or local income tax liability.


1996 and 1995 Comparison


Income tax expense was $265,000 or 36.7% of pre-tax  income of $723,000 in 1996,
compared to $551,000 or 34.0% of pre-tax income of $1,622,000 in 1995.


1995 and 1994 Comparison


In 1995,  income tax  expense  totaled  $551,000  as  compared  to an income tax
benefit of $421,000 for 1994.  The tax benefit  reported in 1994 was a result of
the  pre-tax  net  operating  loss  resulting  from the losses  incurred  in the
Company's  balance sheet  restructuring.  For 1995,  income tax expense  equaled
34.0% of the $1.6 million in pre-tax income.


FINANCIAL CONDITION


         Balance Sheet Summary


The  decision  to  repurchase  shares of common  stock in the open  market had a
significant  impact on the Company's balance sheet during the year. In 1996, the
Company  announced and  successfully  completed three different stock repurchase
programs  for a total of  179,192  shares,  or  approximately  15% of the shares
outstanding.  The shares  were  acquired  at an average  price of  approximately
$15.77 per share.  The shares  were placed  into  treasury  stock to be used for
general corporate  purposes including issuance of shares in conjunction with the
Company's  stock option plans.  At September 30, 1996,  the Company held 177,102
shares of treasury  stock at an average  cost of $15.79 per share for a total of
$2.8  million.  The  use of  cash  to  purchase  treasury  stock  accounted  for
substantially  all of the $2.7 million  decrease in the total assets from $117.1
million at September 30, 1995, to $114.4 million at September 30, 1996.


The  balance  sheet was also  affected  by the  Company's  decision  to continue
placing into portfolio the majority of loans  originated  during the year. Total
loans  receivable  were $47.9 million at year end,  compared to $41.8 million at
September 30, 1995.


The  Company   experienced   significant   prepayments  on  its  mortgage-backed
securities  portfolio  during  1996.  With many of the  underlying  loans on the
adjustable  rate  securities  reaching a fully indexed  status and with interest
rates on fixed rate loans at lower  levels,  many  borrowers  chose to refinance
their mortgages which resulted in the increased prepayments. The mortgage-backed
securities  portfolio  totaled $24.9 million at September 30, 1996,  compared to
$33.7 million at September 30, 1995. The cash flow from the prepayments was used
to fund loan originations and the treasury stock purchases.
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Competition for certificate of deposit balances  continued  throughout the year.
As a result, and with the Company's decision to not pay the highest rates in the
market,  total  deposits  declined  $813,000 from $92.5 million at September 30,
1995, to $91.7 million at September 30, 1996.
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Loan Portfolio Anaylsis
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 September 30,
                                  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                       1 9 9 6                     1 9 9 5                    1 9 9  4
                                   Amount     Percent         Amount      Percent         Amount      Percent
                                   -------------------        -------------------        -------------------- 
                                                            (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                <C>         <C>            <C>         <C>            <C>         <C>
Real estate loans:
   One- to four-family .......     $42,773     85.98 %        $34,947     81.55 %        $28,074     77.32 %
   residences
   Other residential property          701      1.41              724      1.69              743      2.05
   Nonresidential property ...       3,458      6.95            4,387     10.24            5,001     13.77
   Construction loans ........       1,806      3.63            1,879      4.38            1,175      3.24
                                   -------     -----          -------     -----          -------     ----- 
     Total real estate loans .      48,738     97.97           41,937     97.86           34,993     96.38
                                   -------     -----          -------     -----           -------    ----- 

Other loans:
   Loans secured by deposits .         500      1.00              404      0.94              830      2.28
   Home improvement ..........         455      0.92              451      1.05              444      1.22
   Commercial ................          54      0.11               63      0.15               42      0.12
                                   -------     -----          -------     ------         -------     ----- 
     Total other loans .......       1,009      2.03              918      2.14            1,316      3.62
                                   -------     -----          -------     ------         -------     ----- 
   Total loans ...............      49,747     100.00 %        42,855     100.00 %        36,309     100.00 %
                                               ======                     =======                    ====== 

Less:
   Loans in process ..........       1,514                        777                        639
   Deferred fees and discounts          19                         22                         33
   Allowance for loan losses .         289                        296                        300
                                   -------                    -------                     ------ 
     Total loans receivable, net    47,925                     41,760                     35,337

Less:
   Loans held for sale .......           0                          0                          0
                                   -------                    -------                     ------ 
     Net portfolio loans .....     $47,925                    $41,760                 $   35,337
                                   =======                    =======                 ==========
</TABLE>

         Loans

During 1996,  the Company  continued  to focus its efforts on mortgage  lending,
specifically  one- to  four-family  home  loans.  The Company  originated  $25.1
million in one- to four-family loans,  substantially all of the $25.2 million in
total loans  originated  during the year.  Of the total loans  originated,  $7.7
million,  or 30.6%, were sold into the secondary market while $17.5 million,  or
69.4%, were placed into portfolio.  As a result,  the Company's loans receivable
portfolio  increased to $47.9 million at September 30, 1996,  from $41.8 million
at September 30, 1995, a $6.2 million, or 14.8%,  increase,  which combined with
1995's increase,  equals a 35% increase in the Company's loan portfolio over the
past two years.
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The Company  continued  its policy of placing  into  portfolio  all fifteen year
amortizing loans made with interest rates above 7.25%.  Fixed rate loans totaled
$20.4 million,  or 80.8% of loans originated  during the year and 72.3% of loans
placed into portfolio during the year.  Adjustable rate loans originated in 1996
totaled $4.8 million,  or approximately  19.2% of all loans originated and 27.7%
of loans placed into portfolio.


At September 30, 1996, one- to four-family loans totaled $42.8 million, or 86.0%
total loans  receivable,  compared to $34.9  million or 81.6% at  September  30,
1995. At year end, the loan portfolio was comprised of $35.8 million,  or 71.9%,
fixed rate loans and $14.0 million, or 28.1%, in adjustable rate loans.


         Mortgage-backed Securities


At September 30, 1996,  mortgage-backed  securities totaled $24.9 million,  down
$8.8 million,  or 26.1%,  from the $33.7 million reported at September 30, 1995.
All of the  securities  were in a  held-to-maturity  category.  The  decrease in
balances outstanding was a result of the increased principle  prepayments on the
adjustable  rate portion of the  securities as more  borrowers on the underlying
adjustable  rate loans of the  securities  elected to refinance  into fixed rate
loans due to current lower interest rates. At September 30, 1996,  approximately
$19.1 million,  or 76.6% of the  portfolio,  was in securities  with  adjustable
rates as compared to $27.7 million, or 82.3%, at September 30, 1995.


The remaining $5.8 million of the portfolio at September 30, 1996, was comprised
of fixed rate securities with final maturies of less than five years.


The Company utilizes the mortgage-backed  securities portfolio as an alternative
to its lending  operations and the adjustable rate nature of the majority of the
portfolio  helps balance the inherent  interest rate risk in the fixed rate loan
portfolio and aides the Association in meeting its Qualified  Thrift Lender Test
under  Office of Thrift  Supervision  regulations.  A continued  period of lower
interest  rates  could  have the effect of  increasing  the  expected  principle
prepayments on the portfolio and could result in lower yields on the proceeds as
they are invested at lower interest rates.
 
         Investment Securities


At September 30, 1996, the Company's portfolio of fixed rate and term investment
securities  totaled  $30.1  million,  a decrease of only $125,000 from the $30.3
million  reported  at  September  30,  1995.  All of the  securities  were  in a
held-to-maturity  category  and had a weighted  average  yield of  approximately
6.32%. All of the securities had final maturities of less than five years,  with
$13.5 million,  or 44.9% of the portfolio,  scheduled to mature in less than one
year.


At September 30, 1996,  other  interest-earning  assets totaled $8.1 million and
were comprised of overnight  deposit accounts with the Federal Home Loan Bank of
Dallas and other  financial  institutions,  as well as insured  certificates  of
deposit with less than three years to maturity.
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         Interest Rate Sensitivity

Interest rate sensitivity is a measure of the extent to which the  Association's
net interest income and net portfolio value may be affected by future changes in
market  interest  rates.  Numerous  assumptions,  primarily  future  changes  in
interest  rates,  changes  in cash flows on assets  and  liabilities  and future
product preferences of customers, which are affected by assumptions about future
pricing of  products,  are  required to arrive at the  approximation  of the net
interest income impact.


The  Association  also monitors  interest rate risk by measuring the  difference
between rate  sensitive  assets and rate  sensitive  liabilities  that mature or
reprice  within a given time  period,  adjusted  for the  effects  of  estimated
prepayments and early withdrawals on interest sensitive assets and liabilities.


Certain  deficiencies  are  inherent  in the  assumptions  and  methods  used to
calculate the Company's level of interest rate sensitivity. For example, changes
in the  overall  levels of  interest  rates could  affect  prepayment  and early
withdrawal  assumptions  assumed in the  calculations.  Also,  interest rates on
certain assets and liabilities may change in advance of or lag behind changes in
market rates.


In order to enhance the match between the maturities and repricing  dates of its
interest-earning   assets  with  the  maturities  and  repricing  dates  of  its
interest-bearing  liabilities,  management  has  emphasized  the  origination of
mortgage loans with one,  three,  and five year  adjustable rate features and by
selling  into the  secondary  market all fixed rate  loans  with  maturities  of
greater than fifteen years.  Also,  management  invests in short term investment
securities and money market investments with maturities of less than five years.
Additionally,   the  Company's  mortgage-backed  securities  portfolio  consists
primarily  of  adjustable   rate   securities   with  interest  rate  adjustment
frequencies of six months or one year.
 
The  Office  of  Thrift  Supervision  adopted  a final  rule in  August  of 1993
incorporating an interest rate risk component into the risk-based capital rules.
Under the rule, an institution with a greater than normal level of interest rate
risk will be subject to a deduction of its interest  rate  component  from total
capital for purposes of  calculating  the  risk-based  capital  requirement.  An
institution  with  greater  than  normal  interest  rate risk is  defined  as an
institution  that would suffer a loss of net portfolio  value  exceeding 2.0% of
the  estimated  market  value of its  assets in the  event of a 200 basis  point
increase or decrease in interest rates.


Net portfolio value is the difference  between incoming and outgoing  discounted
cash flows from assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet contracts. A resulting
change in net portfolio value of more than 2.0% of the estimated market value of
an institution's  assets will require the institution to deduct from its capital
50% of that excess  change  when  calculating  regulatory  capital  ratios.  The
effective  date  of the  rule  has  been  postponed  by  the  Office  of  Thrift
Supervision  until further  notice.  Further,  institutions  with less than $300
million in total assets and a risk-based capital ratio of greater than 12.0% are
generally  exempt  from the  requirements  of the rule and  exempt  from  filing
information  with the Office of Thrift  Supervision  necessary to calculate  the
component.  Under the current rule, the Association  would not be subject to the
interest rate risk component.
<PAGE>
In an attempt to ensure that  interest  rate risk is  maintained  within  limits
established  by the  Board  of  Directors,  management  presently  monitors  and
evaluates the potential impact of interest rate changes upon the market value of
the Association's equity and the level of its net interest income on a quarterly
basis.  Management conducts this analysis with an asset and liability management
simulation  model  using  estimated  prepayment  rates for  various  classes  of
interest  sensitive  assets and estimated decay rates for  interest-bearing  NOW
accounts,  money market accounts and savings accounts.  The assumptions used may
not be indicative of future  withdrawals of deposits or prepayments on loans and
mortgage-backed securities.


The following  table  presents the  Association's  analysis of its net portfolio
value and net interest  income under various  instantaneous  changes in interest
rates at September 30, 1996.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                Net Portfolio Value                          Net Interest Income
                    -----------------------------------------    ------------------------------------------- 
     Change In
  Interest Rates      Estimated     Amount Of        Percent         Net          Amount Of      Percent Of
  (basis points)         NPV         Change        Of Change        Income         Change         Change
- ----------------    -----------   -----------    ------------    -----------    -----------   -------------
                                               (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                   <C>           <C>               <C>           <C>              <C>             <C>
        +400          $ 14,148      $(5,341)          (27.4)%       $3,469            (14)           (0.4)%
        +300            15,646       (3,843)          (19.7)         3,463            (20)           (0.6)
        +200            17,032       (2,457)          (12.6)         3,481             (2)           (0.1)
        +100            18,217       (1,272)           (6.5)         3,498             15             0.4
          0             19,489                                       3,483
        -100            20,797        1,308             6.7          3,341           (142)           (4.1)
        -200            21,021        1,532             7.8          3,243           (240)           (6.9)
        -300            22,213        2,724            14.0          3,567             84             2.4
        -400            23,529        4,040            20.7          3,655            172             4.9
</TABLE>
 
The table indicates that the Association's estimated net portfolio value (market
value of assets less market value of liabilities) is approximately $19.5 million
or 16.8% of market value of assets at  September  30, 1996.  The  estimated  net
portfolio  value is  approximately  $1.9  million  more  than the  Association's
reported  net  worth of $17.6  million,  which is  approximately  15.4% of total
assets. In addition,  under a worst case scenario of a 400 basis point immediate
and  permanent  increase in interest  rates,  the  Association's  estimated  net
portfolio  value would only decline by 27.4% to $14.1 million and would still be
approximately 13.2% of market value of assets.


The table also shows that the Association's net interest income, in an unchanged
rate scenario, would approximate $3.5 million and would only vary by $240,000 or
6.9%, under changes in the level of interest rates up to 400 basis points. As of
September 30, 1996, the Association met all of its Board of Director-established
limits for both changes in net portfolio value and net interest income.
<PAGE>
         Asset Quality


At September  30,  1996,  non-performing  assets were  $450,000 or .39% of total
assets,  compared to $396,000 or .34% of total assets at September  30, 1995. At
September  30,  1996,   non-performing   assets  were   comprised   entirely  of
non-accruing  loans,  all except one loan were one- to  four-family  residential
loans.   All  of  the  Company's   multi-family,   commercial  real  estate  and
construction loans were performing at year end.


The Company's  allowance for loan losses totaled $289,000 at September 30, 1996,
down $7,000,  the net  chargeoffs  for the year,  from $296,000 at September 30,
1995. At September 30, 1996, the Company's allowance for loan losses was .60% of
loans  receivable,  compared to .71% at  September  30,  1995,  and was 64.2% of
non-performing  loans at September 30, 1996,  compared to 74.8% at September 30,
1995.
 
The following  table sets forth an analysis of the Company's  allowance for loan
losses:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           Year Ended September 30,
                                                  ---------------------------------------  
                                                    1996       1995       1994       1993
                                                   -----      -----      -----      -----
                                                             (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                                <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>     
Balance at beginning of period ...............     $ 296      $ 300      $ 181      $ 122

Charge-offs:
   One- to four-family .......................         7          4          2          1
                                                   -----      -----      -----      -----
       Total charge-offs .....................         7          4          2          1
                                                   -----      -----      -----      -----

Recoveries: ..................................         0          0          0          0
                                                   -----      -----      -----      -----
       Total recoveries ......................         0          0          0          0
                                                   -----      -----      -----      -----


Net charge-offs ..............................        (7)        (4)        (2)        (1)

Additions charged to operations ..............         0          0        121         60
                                                   -----      -----      -----      -----

Balance at end of period .....................     $ 289      $ 296      $ 300      $ 181
                                                   =====      =====      =====      =====

Ratio of net charge-offs during the period to
   average loans outstanding during the period     0.02 %     0.01 %     0.01 %     0.00 %
                                                   =====      =====      =====      =====

Ratio of net charge-offs during the period to
   average non-performing assets .............     1.66 %     1.14 %     0.48 %     0.20 %
                                                   =====      =====      =====      =====

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
The following table presents the amounts and categories of non-performing assets
of the Company:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          September 30,
                                                 ------------------------------- 
                                                 1996     1995     1994     1993
                                                 ----     ----     ----     ---- 
                                                        (Dollars in Thousands)
<S>                                              <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>
Non-accruing loans:
   One- to four-family .....................     $449     $294     $295     $445
   Other loans .............................        1        0        0        0
                                                 ----     ----     ----     ----
       Total ...............................      450      294      295      445
                                                 ----     ----     ----     ----

Accruing loans delinquent more than 90 days:
   One- to four-family .....................        0       12       12       21
                                                 ----     ----     ----     ----
       Total ...............................        0       12       12       21
                                                 ----     ----     ----     ----

Foreclosed assets:
   One- to four-family .....................        0       90        0       59
                                                 ----     ----     ----     ----
       Total ...............................        0       90        0       59
                                                 ----     ----     ----     ----

Total non-performing assets ................     $450     $396     $307     $525
                                                 ====     ====     ====     ====

Total as a percentage of total assets ......     0.39 %   0.34 %   0.27 %   0.45 %
                                                 ====     ====     ====     ====
</TABLE>
         Liquidity and Capital Position


The  Company's   principal   sources  of  funds  are  deposits  from  customers,
amortization  and  prepayments  of  loan  principal  (including  mortgage-backed
securities), maturities of securities, sales of loans and operations.

Current  Office of Thrift  Supervision  regulations  require  cash and  eligible
investments  (liquid  assets),  in an amount  equal to 5.0% of net  withdrawable
savings  deposits and borrowings  payable on demand or within five years or less
during the preceding  month, be held by the  Association.  Liquid assets include
cash,  certain time deposits,  and U. S. Government and agency securities having
maturities  of less than five years.  At September 30, 1996,  the  Association's
liquid asset ratio equaled 47.6%.

The Company uses its liquidity and capital resources principally to meet ongoing
commitments  to fund  maturing  certificates  of deposit  and loan  commitments,
maintain  liquidity  and pay  operating  expenses.  At September  30, 1996,  the
Company had  outstanding  commitments to extend credit on $2.3 million of single
family residential loans.
 
Cash and cash equivalents  totaled $5.7 million at September 30, 1996,  compared
to $6.2 million at September 30, 1995.  The primary use of funds during the year
was to fund loan originations, purchase securities, and purchase treasury stock.
<PAGE>
The  primary  source  of funds  during  the year  was from  maturing  investment
securities and prepayments on mortgage-backed  securities and loans.  Management
believes that it has adequate resources to fund all of its current commitments.


Total  stockholders'  equity  equaled  $20.9  million at  September  30, 1996, a
decrease of $2.2 million from the $23.1 million  reported at September 30, 1995.
The decrease in total stockholders' equity resulted primarily from the Company's
$2.8 million  repurchase of its stock and the payment of approximately  $170,000
in cash  dividends,  offset by the $458,000 in net income  reported for the year
ended September 30, 1996.


As of September 30, 1996, the Company's  reported book value per share,  using a
total  stockholders'  equity of $20.9 million (net of  unallocated  ESOP and RRP
shares) and 1,079,285  outstanding shares of common stock (the total outstanding
shares including unallocated ESOP and RRP shares), equaled $19.39 per share.


Under the Financial  Institutions  Reform,  Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989
("FIRREA"),  Congress  imposed  a three  part  capital  requirement  for  thrift
institutions.  At September  30,  1996,  the  Association's  actual and required
capital amounts under each of the three requirements were as follows:

         -  Tangible  Capital  (stockholders'  equity  plus  certain  intangible
         assets) was $17.5  million,  or 15.3% of total  assets,  exceeding  the
         minimum requirement of 1.5% by $15.8 million.


         - Core Capital  (tangible capital plus certain  intangible  assets) was
         $17.5  million,  or  15.3%  of  total  assets,  exceeding  the  minimum
         requirements of 3.0% by $14.0 million.


         - Risk-based  capital  (core  capital  plus general loan and  valuation
         allowances) equaled $17.8 million, or 44.2% of risk weighted assets, as
         of September  30, 1996,  exceeding the minimum  requirement  of 8.0% of
         risk weighted assets by $14.5 million.


At  September  30,  1996,  the  Association  met all of the  requirements  to be
considered a "well capitalized"  institution under the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation Improvement Act.

         Impact of Accounting Announcements

SFAS No. 107 In December 1991, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board issued
SFAS No. 107,  Disclosures About Fair Value of Financial  Instruments.  SFAS No.
107  requires all entities to  disclose,  in financial  statements  or the notes
thereto,  the fair value of financial  instruments,  both assets and liabilities
recognized and not recognized in the statement of financial condition, for which
it is  practicable  to  estimate  fair  value.  SFAS No. 107 was  effective  for
financial  statements  of  institutions  with assets  greater  than $150 million
issued for years ending after  December 15, 1992,  and for financial  statements
issued for years ending after December 15, 1995, for institutions with assets of
less than $150  million.  Substantially  all of the  assets of the  Company  are
financial  instruments and will be required to be disclosed upon adoption of the
statement.  The  Company  adopted  the  statement  for the  fiscal  year  ending
September 30, 1996.
<PAGE>
SFAS No. 119 SFAS No. 119 Disclosure About Derivative Financial  Instruments and
Fair Value of  Financial  Instruments,  requires  disclosure  about the  amount,
nature, and terms of derivative financial instruments such as futures,  forward,
swap  and  option  contracts,  and  other  financial  instruments  with  similar
characteristics  that are not subject to SFAS No. 105 because they do not result
in  off-balance  sheet  risk  of  accounting  loss.  The  effective  date of the
pronouncement  was for fiscal years ending after  December 15, 1994,  except for
entities with less than $150 million in total assets.  For those  entities,  the
Statement is effective for financial  statements  issued for fiscal years ending
after December 15, 1995.  The Company  adopted the Statement for the fiscal year
ending  September 30, 1996.  The adoption did not have a material  effect on the
financial statements of the Company.


SFAS No. 121 In March 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS
No. 121,  Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived  Assets and for Long-Lived
Assets to be Disposed Of. SFAS No. 121 applies to all entities and to long-lived
assets, certain identifiable intangibles and goodwill related to those assets to
be held and used and to long-lived assets and certain  identifiable  intangibles
to be  disposed  of.  SFAS  No.  121 does not  apply to  financial  instruments,
long-term customer relationships of a financial institution,  mortgage and other
servicing rights,  deferred acquisition costs, or deferred tax assets. Under the
provisions of SFAS No. 121, an entity shall review long-lived assets and certain
identifiable   intangibles   for  impairment   whenever  events  or  changes  in
circumstances  indicate  that  the  carrying  amount  of an  asset  may  not  be
recoverable.  SFAS No. 121  applies to  financial  statements  issued for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 1995,  with earlier  application  encouraged.
The Company adopted the statement for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996.
The  adoption  of SFAS No. 121 did not have a material  impact on the  Company's
financial  condition or the results of its  operations for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1996.


SFAS No. 122 Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 122, Accounting for
Mortgage  Servicing  Rights,  modified the  treatment of the  capitalization  of
servicing  rights by mortgage  banking  enterprises  (including banks and thrift
institutions  involved in selling loans into the secondary  market and retaining
mortgage  loan  servicing  rights).  SFAS No.  22,  by  amending  SFAS  No.  65,
prescribes  a single  procedure  for the  capitalization  of mortgage  servicing
rights acquired either through loan origination or through  transactions where a
mortgage  banking  enterprise  buys the servicing  rights.  SFAS No. 122 further
provides guidance for considering  possible  impairment of the capitalized value
of mortgage servicing rights.
 
SFAS No. 122 applies  prospectively to financial statements presented for fiscal
years  beginning  after  December  15, 1995.  However,  earlier  application  is
encouraged  as of the  beginning  of a fiscal  year for which  annual  financial
statements  have not been  issued or as of the  beginning  of an interim  period
within that fiscal year for which  interim  financial  statements  have not been
issued.

The Company adopted SFAS No. 122 as of July 1, 1995. The effect of this adoption
was to increase reported gains on sales of loans where servicing is retained and
to decrease  servicing fee income as capitalized  mortgage  servicing assets are
amortized  over an estimated  life of the loan  against  servicing  income.  The
overall  impact to Company's  earnings  will be dependent on the volume of loans
originated and sold into the secondary  market which is determined by management
based  upon the  coupon  rates  and terms of loans  originated  which is in turn
affected by the general level of interest rates and competition for loans in the
<PAGE>
Company's  local market.  A continued  period of lower interest rates would have
the  effect  of  increasing  the  number of loans  originated  and sold into the
secondary  market while  significant  increases in the overall level of interest
rates  would allow more loans to be held in  portfolio  which are not subject to
SFAS No. 122.


At  September  30,  1996,  the  Company  had  outstanding  capitalized  mortgage
servicing rights of $120,000.


SFAS No. 123 In October 1995, the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued
SFAS No. 123,  Accounting for Stock-Based  Compensation which established a fair
value  based  method  of  accounting  for  stock-based  compensation  plans.  It
encourages  entities  to adopt  that  method in place of the  provisions  of APB
opinion No. 25,  Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,  for all arrangements
under which employees receive shares of stock or other equity instruments of the
employer or the employer  insures  liabilities  to employees in amounts based on
the price of its stock.  It permits  entities to  continue to use the  intrinsic
value  method  included  in APB No. 25,  but  regardless  of the method  used to
account  for the  compensation  cost  associated  with stock  option and similar
plans,  its  requires  employers  to  show  significant  expanded   disclosures,
including  the pro forma amount of net income (and earnings per share) as if the
fair value-based method were used to account for stock-based compensation.


The Company adopted the Statement for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1996.
It will  continue  to use the  accounting  methods  presented  in APB No. 25 for
recognition  requirements.   SFAS  No.  123  disclosure  requirements  would  be
applicable to any new stock option plans issued in subsequent years.


         Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices


The  consolidated  financial  statements and related data presented  herein have
been prepared in accordance with generally  accepted account  principles,  which
require the measurement of financial  position and operating results in terms of
historical  dollars without  considering  changes in the relative power of money
due to inflation.
 
Most of the  Company's  assets and  liabilities  are  monetary  in nature.  As a
result,  interest rates have a greater impact on the Company's  performance than
do the effects of general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily
move in the same  direction or at the same  magnitude as the prices of goods and
services.

         Forward-Looking Information


Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in
the Annual Report may be deemed to be  forward-looking  statements  that involve
risks and uncertainties, including the acceptance of new products, the impact of
competitive products and pricing, and the other risks detailed from time to time
in the Company's SEC reports,  including the report on Form 10-KSB, for the year
ended  September 30, 1996.  Actual  strategies and results in future periods may
differ  materially  from  those  currently   expected.   These   forward-looking
statements  represent the Company's  judgment as of the date of this Report. The
Company   disclaims,   however,   any  intent  or  obligation  to  update  these
forward-looking statements.
<PAGE>
         Market Price of Common Stock


East Texas Financial  Services,  Inc. trades on The Nasdaq National Market under
the symbol  "ETFS".  At September  30, 1996,  the Company had  1,079,285  shares
outstanding and approximately 500 stockholders of records.


The following  table presents the cash dividends per share paid and the high/low
price range and closing prices for the fiscal periods indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                              High             Low               Close          Divdends
                              ----             ---               -----          --------
   <S>                        <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>
   Fiscal 1996

      First Quarter           $17.00           $15.125           $16.25             -0-
      Second Quarter          $16.75           $14.50            $14.81           $0.05
      Third Quarter           $15.75           $14.50            $14.63           $0.05
      Fourth Quarter          $15.50           $14.00            $15.50           $0.05


                              High             Low               Close          Dividends
                              ----             ---               -----          ---------

   Fiscal 1995

      First Quarter           N.A.             N.A.              N.A.               -0-
      Second Quarter          $12.25           $10.25            $12.00           $0.00
      Third Quarter           $14.75           $11.50            $14.00           $0.00
      Fourth Quarter          $16.50           $13.75            $15.50           $0.00

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
                        Report of Independent Accountants 





Board of Directors and Shareholders
East Texas Financial Services, Inc.
Tyler, Texas


We have audited the accompanying  consolidated statements of financial condition
of East Texas Financial  Services,  Inc. and Subsidiary as of September 30, 1996
and 1995,  and the  related  consolidated  statements  of income,  stockholders'
equity,  and cash flows for each of the three years ended  September  30,  1996.
These financial  statements are the responsibility of the Company's  management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial  statements based
on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated  financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material  respects,  the consolidated  financial position of East
Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary as of September 30, 1996 and 1995,
and the  consolidated  results of their operations and their  consolidated  cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended  September  30,  1996,  in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

As discussed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements,  the Company
changed the accounting for mortgage servicing rights on July 1, 1995.






Tyler, Texas
November 12, 1996
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                                     Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
                                              September 30, 1996 and 1995

                        Assets                                                   1996                       1995
                                                                            ------------               ------------
<S>                                                                         <C>                        <C>           
Cash and due from banks                                                     $    704,615               $    537,326
Interest-bearing deposits due from banks                                       4,995,032                  5,702,510
                                                                            ------------               ------------
      Total cash and cash equivalents                                          5,699,647                  6,239,836
Interest-earning time deposits                                                 1,663,573                    882,000
Federal funds sold                                                               480,285                    626,596
Investment securities held-to-maturity
   (fair value of $30,114,685 in 1996 and $30,505,193 in 1995)                30,138,744                 30,263,495
Mortgage-backed securities held-to-maturity
   (fair value of $25,383,579 in 1996 and $34,314,627 in 1995)                24,948,793                 33,741,155
Loans receivable, net                                                         47,925,067                 41,760,272
Accrued interest receivable                                                      930,657                  1,056,326
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost                                            948,500                    893,400
Premises and equipment, net                                                      970,184                  1,020,965
Foreclosed real estate, net of allowances of $-0- in 1995                            -0-                     90,000
Deferred income taxes                                                            130,825                        -0-
Mortgage servicing rights, net                                                   119,845                     41,473
Other assets                                                                     416,816                    461,072
                                                                            ------------               ------------

Total assets                                                                $114,372,936               $117,076,590
                                                                            ============               ============
<PAGE>
<CAPTION>
                        Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
<S>                                                                         <C>                        <C>           
Liabilities:
   Demand deposits                                                          $  2,889,861               $  2,692,259
   Savings and NOW deposits                                                   11,099,604                 10,512,930
   Other time deposits                                                        77,671,666                 79,268,616
                                                                            ------------               ------------
      Total deposits                                                          91,661,131                 92,473,805
   Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance                               917,222                    978,583
   Federal income taxes
     Current                                                                       5,044                     38,682
     Deferred                                                                        -0-                     62,474
   Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                        858,926                    376,651
                                                                            ------------               ------------
      Total liabilities                                                       93,442,323                 93,930,195
                                                                            ------------               ------------

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:
   Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000
     shares authorized, none outstanding
   Common stock, $0.01 par value, 5,500,000 shares authorized, 
     1,256,387 shares issued and 1,079,285 outstanding at 
     September 30, 1996 and 1,256,387 issued
     and outstanding at September 30, 1995                                        12,564                     12,564
   Additional paid-in capital                                                 12,112,516                 12,048,775
   Deferred compensation - RRP shares                                          (446,129)                  (562,511)
   Unearned employee stock ownership plan shares                               (763,206)                  (881,477)
   Retained earnings (substantially restricted)                               12,811,881                 12,529,044

   Treasury stock, at cost, 177,102 shares                                   (2,797,013)                        -0-
                                                                            ------------               ------------
      Total stockholders' equity                                              20,930,613                 23,146,395
                                                                            ------------               ------------

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                                  $114,372,936               $117,076,590
                                                                            ============               ============



The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of the  consolidated  financial
statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                                          Consolidated Statements of Income
                                   Years Ended September 30, 1996, 1995, and 1994

                                                                1996                  1995                  1994
                                                            -----------           -----------           -----------
<S>                                                      <C>                   <C>                   <C>    
Interest income
   Loans receivable:
     First mortgage loans                                $    3,564,258        $    3,299,246        $    3,042,342
     Consumer and other loans                                    77,456                87,570               101,272
   Investment securities                                      2,129,362             2,017,702             1,365,788
   Mortgage-backed securities                                 2,000,439             1,707,505             2,032,987
   Deposits with banks                                          292,525               838,656               292,130
                                                            -----------           -----------           -----------
     Total interest income                                    8,064,040             7,950,679             6,834,519

Interest expense
   Deposits                                                   4,511,934             4,293,359             3,794,518
                                                            -----------           -----------           -----------
     Net interest income                                      3,552,106             3,657,320             3,040,001

Provisions for loan losses                                          -0-                   -0-               120,623
                                                            -----------           -----------           -----------
     Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses                              3,552,106             3,657,320             2,919,378
                                                            -----------           -----------           -----------

Noninterest income
   Net gain (loss) on sale of loans                             116,316                55,135             (110,355)
   Net realized loss on sale of investment securities               -0-               (9,042)           (1,108,256)
   Net realized loss on sale of mortgage-backed
     securities                                                     -0-                   -0-           (1,192,638)
   Loan origination and commitment fees                          83,769                66,247                93,442
   Loan servicing fees                                          110,576               130,271               143,748
   Other                                                         60,156                56,660                56,252
                                                            -----------           -----------           -----------
     Total noninterest income                                   370,817               299,271            (2,117,807)
                                                            -----------           -----------           -----------

Noninterest expense
   Compensation and benefits                                  1,586,838             1,384,377             1,171,470
   Occupancy and equipment                                      154,321               167,558               162,624
   SAIF deposit insurance premium                               867,859               237,305               213,036
   Loss on foreclosed real estate                                 4,826                 9,875                 3,870
   Other                                                        586,067               535,670               430,119
                                                            -----------           -----------           -----------
     Total noninterest expense                                3,199,911             2,334,785             1,981,119
                                                            -----------           -----------           -----------
<PAGE>
<CAPTION>
                                 East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                                          Consolidated Statements of Income
                                   Years Ended September 30, 1996, 1995, and 1994
                                                   (continued)

                                                                1996                  1995                  1994
                                                            -----------           -----------           -----------
<S>                                                      <C>                   <C>                   <C>    

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes                 723,012             1,621,806           (1,179,548)

Income tax expense (benefit)                                    265,136               550,977             (420,558)
                                                            -----------           -----------           -----------

Net income (loss)                                           $   457,876        $    1,070,829       $     (758,990)
                                                            ===========           ===========           ===========

Earnings per common share                                   $       .42        $          .95
                                                            ===========           ===========



The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of the  consolidated  financial
statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                                     Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
                                           Years Ended September 30, 1996, 1995, and 1994

                                                                                         Deferred         Unearned
                                                                                       Compensation       Employee
                                               Additional                               Recognition         Stock
                                 Common        Paid-in        Retained     Treasury    $ Retention        Ownership
                                  Stock        Capital        Earnings       Stock         Plan           Plan Shares      Total
                                  -----        -------        --------       -----         ----          -----------       -----
<S>                              <C>         <C>            <C>               <C>            <C>            <C>        <C>
Balance at September 30, 1993 ...                           $ 12,217,205                                               $ 12,217,205

Net income (loss) ...............                               (758,990)                                                  (758,990)

Balance at September 30, 1994 ...                             11,458,215                                                 11,458,215

Net income ......................                              1,070,829                                                  1,070,829

Net proceeds from common
  stock issued in stock con-
  version .......................$ 12,152    $ 11,439,533                                                   $ (972,150)  10,479,535

Issuance of common stock
  to the recognition and
  retention plan ................     412         581,496                                    $(581,908)                         -0-

Deferred compensation
  amortization ..................                                                               19,397                       19,397

Release of employee stock
  ownership plan shares .........                                                                               90,673       90,673

Appreciation in employee
  stock ownership plan shares
  released ......................                  27,746                                                                    27,746
                                  -------     ------------     ------------   ------------   ---------      ----------- -----------
Balance at September 30, 1995      12,564      12,048,775     12,529,044                      (562,511)       (881,477)  23,146,395
                                   

<PAGE>
<CAPTION>
                                         East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                                     Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
                                           Years Ended September 30, 1996, 1995, and 1994
                                                              (continued)

                                                                                         Deferred         Unearned
                                                                                       Compensation       Employee
                                               Additional                               Recognition         Stock
                                 Common        Paid-in        Retained     Treasury    $ Retention        Ownership
                                  Stock        Capital        Earnings       Stock         Plan           Plan Shares      Total
                                  -----        -------        --------       -----         ----          -----------       -----
<S>                              <C>         <C>            <C>               <C>            <C>            <C>        <C>

Net income ......................                                457,876  
Deferred compensation
  amortization ..................                                                              116,382                      116,382

Release of employee stock
  ownership plan shares .........                                                                              118,271      118,271

Appreciation in employee
  stock ownership plan shares
  released ......................                  63,741                                                                    63,741

Purchase of treasury stock
  at cost (179,192 shares) ......                                             $ (2,831,237)                              (2,831,237)

Exercise of stock ...............                                 (4,702)           34,224                                   29,522
 options (2,090 shares)

Cash dividends of $0.15
  per share .....................                               (170,337)                                                  (170,337)
                                 --------    -----------    ------------      ------------   ---------     ---------    -----------
Balance at September 30, 1996    $ 12,564    $12,112,516    $ 12,811,881      $ (2,797,013)  $(446,129)    $(763,206)   $20,930,613
                                 ========    ===========    ============      ============   =========     =========    ===========


The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of the  consolidated  financial
statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
On October 17, 1996, the Company announced the declaration of a cash dividend of
$.05 per share to  stockholders  of record on  November  13,  1996,  payable  on
November 27, 1996.
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                                         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                     Years Ended September 30, 1996, 1995, and 1994

                                                                 1996                1995                   1994
                                                             -----------        -------------           ------------
<S>                                                          <C>                <C>                     <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income (loss)                                         $  457,876         $   1,070,829           $  (758,990)
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
     cash provided by operating activities:
     amortization of deferred loan origination fees              (2,988)              (11,877)
       Amortization of premiums and discounts on
         investment securities, mortgage-backed
         securities, and loans                                  201,336               (99,187)              146,582
       Amortization of deferred compensation                    116,382                19,397                   -0-
       Amortization of mortgage servicing rights                 15,618                 1,173                   -0-
       Compensation charge related to
           release of ESOP shares                                84,805                45,513                   -0-
       Depreciation                                              74,424                74,792                70,039
       Provision for loan losses and
         losses on real estate                                      -0-                   -0-               120,623
       Deferred income taxes                                   (193,299)             (149,677)               63,422
       Stock dividend on FHLB stock                             (55,100)              (54,100)              (34,200)
       Net  (gain) loss on sale of:
              Investment securities held for sale:
                   Obligations-U.S. Govt. and agencies              -0-                   -0-               901,723
                   Mortgage-backed securities                       -0-                   -0-             1,189,169
                   Other securities                                 -0-                   -0-               158,794
              Investment securities:
                   Obligations-U.S. Govt. and agencies              -0-                 9,042                (6,124)
                   Mortgage-backed securities                       -0-                   -0-                 3,469
                   Other securities                                 -0-                   -0-                53,863
              Loans held for sale                               (22,326)              (12,489)              110,355
              Foreclosed real estate                                -0-                   -0-                (4,543)
              Equipment                                           4,101                (2,261)                  -0-
         Proceeds from sale of loans                          7,740,431             5,202,995            14,185,665
         Originations of loans held for sale                 (7,718,105)           (5,190,506)          (12,265,779)
         (Increase) decrease in:
            Accrued interest receivable                         125,669              (838,958)              506,581
            Other assets                                         44,255               969,247              (973,659)
         Increase (decrease) in:
            Federal income tax payable                          (33,638)               38,682                   -0-
            Accrued expenses and other liabilities              482,275               162,276                16,363
                                                             ----------         -------------           ------------

Net cash provided by operating activities                     1,321,716             1,234,891             3,451,406
                                                          ------------          ------------            ------------

                                                              continued

<PAGE>
<CAPTION>
                                   East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                                         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                     Years Ended September 30, 1996, 1995, and 1994

                                                                1996                 1995                  1994
                                                          ------------           ------------          ------------
<S>                                                          <C>                <C>                     <C>
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchases of interest-earning time deposits             $    (977,573)        $    (882,000)       $          -0-
  Maturities of interest-earning time deposits                  196,000                   -0-                   -0-
  Net decrease in fed funds sold                                146,311               158,575             2,398,756
  Purchases of obligations - U.S. Govt.
     and agencies held for sale                                     -0-                   -0-              (977,351)
  Proceeds from sales of obligations -
     U.S. Govt. and agencies held for sale                          -0-                   -0-            27,688,812
  Purchases of mortgage-backed
     securities held for sale                                       -0-                   -0-            (1,802,609)
  Principal payments on mortgage-
     backed securities held for sale                                -0-                   -0-             1,918,141
  Proceeds from sales of mortgage-
     backed securities held for sale                                -0-                   -0-            40,825,990
  Purchases of other securities held for sale                       -0-                   -0-               (68,964)
  Proceeds from sales of other
     securities held for sale                                       -0-                   -0-             6,042,186
  Purchase of investment securities
     held-to-maturity                                       (11,633,820)          (62,097,829)          (16,099,048)
  Proceeds from maturities of investment
     securities held-to-maturity                             11,615,000            23,000,000             3,885,000
  Proceeds from sales of obligations -
     U. S. Govt. and agencies held-to-maturity                      -0-             8,984,062             2,510,313
  Purchases of mortgage-backed securities
     held-to-maturity                                          (913,080)          (38,171,881)          (11,313,705)
  Principal payments on mortgage-
     backed securities held-to-maturity                       9,647,677             4,371,143             4,505,393
  Proceeds from sales of mortgage-backed
     securities held for investment                                 -0-                   -0-             1,764,168
  Purchases of other securities held for investment                 -0-                   -0-            (5,196,091)
  Proceeds from sales of other
     securities held for investment                                 -0-                   -0-             8,049,616
  Net change in loans receivable                             (6,071,127)           (6,578,073)              539,917
  Proceeds from sale of foreclosed real estate                     (680)               79,851                64,501
  Acquisition costs related to
     foreclosed real estate                                         -0-                  (503)               (2,091)
  Expenditures for premises and equipment                       (27,744)             (201,531)              (45,464)
    Origination of mortgage servicing rights                    (93,990)              (42,646)                  -0-
                                                           ------------          ------------          ------------

Net cash provided (used) by investing activities              1,886,974           (71,380,832)           64,687,470
                                                           ------------          ------------          ------------


                                                             continued
<PAGE>
<CAPTION>
                                   East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                                         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                     Years Ended September 30, 1996, 1995, and 1994



                                                            1996                  1995                  1994
                                                          ------------          ------------         ------------
<S>                                                       <C>                   <C>                  <C>
Cash flows from financing activities:
 Net increase (decrease) in:
     Non-interest bearing deposits,
        savings, and NOW accounts                         $     784,276         $  (2,721,473)       $   (1,794,835)
     Time deposits                                           (1,596,950)           (5,099,094)            1,646,449
     Advances from borrowers                                    (61,361)              129,124                34,606
  Net proceeds from issuance of common stock                        -0-             9,545,685                   -0-
  Purchase of treasury stock at cost                         (2,831,237)                  -0-                   -0-
  Exercise of stock options                                      29,522                   -0-                   -0-
  Dividends paid                                               (170,337)                  -0-                   -0-
  ESOP stock purchase                                               -0-              (972,150)                  -0-
  ESOP loan repayment                                            97,208                72,906                   -0-
                                                          -------------         -------------        --------------
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities             (3,748,879)              954,998              (113,780)
                                                          -------------         ------------         --------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash
  and cash equivalents                                         (540,189)          (69,190,943)           68,025,096

Cash and cash equivalents at
  beginning of year                                           6,239,836            75,430,779             7,405,683
                                                          -------------         -------------         -------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                  $   5,699,647         $   6,239,836         $  75,430,779
                                                          =============         =============         ============= 
Supplemental disclosure:
Cash paid for:
  Interest on deposits                                    $   2,354,934         $   3,332,359        $    2,095,010
  Income taxes                                            $     492,083         $     411,452        $      216,066

Transfers from investment securities
  to securities held for sale                             $         -0-         $         -0-        $   27,618,560

Transfers from mortgage-backed
  securities held for investment
  to held for sale                                        $         -0-         $         -0-        $   42,137,148

Transfers from other securities held
  for investment to held for sale                         $         -0-         $         -0-        $    6,132,016
<PAGE>
<CAPTION>
                                   East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                                         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                     Years Ended September 30, 1996, 1995, and 1994
                                                      (continued)


                                                            1996                  1995                  1994
                                                          ------------          ------------         ------------
<S>                                                       <C>                   <C>                  <C>
Transfers from loans held for sale
  to loans receivable portfolio                           $         -0-         $         -0-        $    7,281,497

Transfers from loans to real estate
  acquired through foreclosures                           $         -0-         $     173,548        $      104,293

Loans made to facilitate the sale
  of REO                                                  $      84,000         $         -0-        $      103,400

Issuance of common stock to RRP                           $         -0-         $     581,908        $          -0-

Deposit accounts converted to
  purchase common stocks                                  $         -0-         $   1,906,000        $          -0-



The  accompanying  notes  are an  integral  part of the  consolidated  financial
statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                          Notes to Financial Statements


Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles  of  Consolidation  and  Use  of  Estimates  - East  Texas  Financial
Services,  Inc. ("Holding Corp."), is a savings and loan holding company for its
wholly-owned  subsidiary,  First Federal  Savings and Loan  Association of Tyler
("Association"), collectively referred to as the Company.

The Company is principally engaged in the business of attracting retail deposits
from  the  general   public  and  investing   those  funds  in  first   mortgage
single-family residential loans and in mortgage-backed  securities. In addition,
the Company originates  residential  construction loans,  commercial real estate
loans, and consumer loans and services loans for others.

The Holding  Corp.  was  incorporated  on September 6, 1994,  and on January 10,
1995,  acquired all of the common stock of the  Association  upon its conversion
from a mutual to a stock savings and loan. The consolidated financial statements
in 1996,  1995,  and 1994  include the  accounts of the  Holding  Corp.  and its
subsidiary after elimination of all significant  intercompany balances. Prior to
completion of the aforementioned  conversion,  the financial  statements include
the accounts of the Association.

The preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect  the  reported  amounts  of assets  and  liabilities  and  disclosure  of
contingent  assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial  statements and
the  reported  amounts of revenue and  expenses  during the  reporting  periods.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash  Equivalents  - Cash and cash  equivalents  include  cash on hand,
amounts deposited with other financial institutions,  and short-term investments
with original  maturities of three months or less.  Short-term  investments  are
carried at cost.

Securities - The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
115 (SFAS 115), Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities
on October 1, 1994.  Since at that time the Company did not have any securities,
there was no cumulative  effect on  stockholders'  equity or operations  for the
change in accounting.

Marketable debt securities,  consisting of  mortgage-backed  securities and U.S.
Government  and agency  obligations  held to  maturity,  are carried at cost and
adjusted for  amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts as the Company
has the intent and ability to hold them to maturity.  Premiums and discounts are
amortized using the interest method.

Trading account securities are carried at market value.  Realized and unrealized
gains and losses on trading  account  securities are recognized in the statement
of income as they occur.  The Company had no trading account  securities  during
1996, 1995, or 1994.

Available-for-sale  securities are carried at market value. Unrealized gains and
losses net of tax are  recognized  in the  statement  of  stockholders'  equity.
Realized  gains and losses are  recognized  in the  statement  of income as they
occur. The Company had no  available-for-sale  securities  during 1996, 1995, or
1994.
<PAGE>
Management reviews the Company's financial position, liquidity, and future plans
in evaluating the criteria for classifying securities. Securities are classified
among categories at the time the securities are purchased.  Declines in the fair
value of individual  held-to-maturity securities below their cost that are other
than temporary would result in write-downs of the individual securities to their
fair value.  Management  believes that none of the  unrealized  losses should be
<PAGE>
considered other than temporary.
 
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued

At September 30, 1996 and 1995,  the Company had no  outstanding  commitments to
sell or purchase securities or mortgage-backed securities.

Loans Held for Sale - Mortgage  loans  originated  and  intended for sale in the
secondary  market are carried at the lower of cost or estimated  market value in
the  aggregate.  Net  unrealized  losses  are  recognized  through  a  valuation
allowance by charges to income. The Company did not have any loans held for sale
on hand at September 30, 1996, 1995, or 1994.

Loans Receivable - Loans receivable are stated at unpaid principal balances less
the allowance for loan losses,  undisbursed  portion of loans,  and net deferred
loan origination fees and discounts.

The Company adopted  Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 114 (SFAS
114),  Accounting by Creditors  for  Impairment of a Loan as of October 1, 1995.
Under  the new  standard,  a loan  is  considered  impaired,  based  on  current
information  and events,  if it is probable  that the Company  will be unable to
collect the  scheduled  payments of principal or interest  when due according to
the contractual  terms of the loan agreement.  The measurement of impaired loans
and related  allowance for loan losses is based on the present value of expected
future cash flows discounted at the loan's  effective  interest rate or based on
the  fair  value  of the  collateral  if the loan is  collateral  dependent.  As
permitted  by  SFAS  114,   smaller-balance   homogeneous  loans  consisting  of
residential mortgages and consumer loans are evaluated for reserves collectively
based on historical loss experience.

The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is  periodically  evaluated by the
Company. Such evaluation includes a review of loans on which full collectibility
may  not  be  reasonably  assured  and  considers  the  estimated  value  of the
underlying  collateral on the loan, current and anticipated economic conditions,
and other factors,  which in  management's  judgment  deserve  recognition.  The
evaluation of the adequacy of loan  collateral is often based upon estimates and
appraisals.  Because of changing economic conditions,  the valuations determined
from such  estimates and  appraisals  may also change.  Accordingly,  losses may
ultimately be incurred in amounts different from management's current estimates.
Additionally,  the Association is subject to regulatory  examinations and may be
directed to record loss allowances by regulatory authorities. Adjustments to the
allowance for estimated  losses will be reported in the period such  adjustments
become  known  or  are  reasonably  estimable.  The  Association's  most  recent
regulatory examination,  dated August 1995, did not result in an increase to the
allowance for loan losses.
 
The allowance for loan losses is  established  through  charges to operations in
the  form of a  provision  for  loan  losses.  Increases  and  decreases  in the
allowance due to changes in the  measurement  of the impaired loans are included
in the  provision for loan losses.  Loans  continue to be classified as impaired
unless they are brought fully current and the  collection of scheduled  interest
and  principal  is  considered  probable.  When  a  loan  is  determined  to  be
uncollectible, the portion deemed uncollectible is charged against the allowance
and subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.
<PAGE>
Loans are generally  classified as nonaccrual when there exists reasonable doubt
as to the full,  timely collection of interest or principal of the loan (usually
when a loan is delinquent for greater than 90 days).  Uncollectible  interest on
loans  that is  contractually  past  due is  charged  off,  or an  allowance  is
established  based  on  management's   periodic  valuation.   The  allowance  is
established  by a charge to interest  income  equal to all  interest  previously
accrued, and income is subsequently  recognized only to the extent cash payments
<PAGE>
are received  until, in management's  judgment,  the borrower's  ability to make
periodic  interest and principal  payments is back to normal,  in which case the
loan is returned to accrual status.

               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued


Loan  Origination  Fees and Related Costs - Loan fees received are accounted for
in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 91 (SFAS 91),
Accounting  for  Nonrefundable  Fees and Costs  Associated  with  Originating or
Acquiring Loans and Initial Direct Costs of Leases. Loan fees and certain direct
loan origination costs are deferred, and the net fee or cost is recognized as an
adjustment  to interest  income using the interest  method over the  contractual
life of the loans.

Foreclosed  Real  Estate  - Real  estate  acquired  in  settlement  of  loans is
initially  recorded at the lower of the outstanding  loan balance or fair value.
Fair value is defined  as the amount of cash or  cash-equivalent  value of other
consideration  that a real estate parcel would yield in a current sale between a
willing  buyer  and a  willing  seller - that  is,  in  other  than a forced  or
liquidation  sale.  The resulting  loss, if any, is charged to the allowance for
loan losses.  Subsequent to foreclosure,  real estate is carried at the lower of
its new cost basis or fair value minus selling costs.  Costs of  improvements to
property are capitalized.  Operating expenses,  including depreciation,  of such
properties,  net of  related  income,  and gains and losses on  disposition  are
included in current  operations.  Recognition  of gain on sale of real estate is
dependent upon the transaction  meeting certain criteria  relating to the nature
of the property sold and the terms of the sale. Under certain circumstances, the
gain, or a portion thereof, is deferred until the necessary criteria are met.

Premises  and  Equipment  - Land  is  carried  at  cost.  Buildings,  furniture,
fixtures,  and equipment  are carried at cost,  less  accumulated  depreciation.
Depreciation  is provided  over the  estimated  useful  lives of the  respective
assets  on a  straight-line  basis.  Maintenance  and  repairs  are  charged  to
operating expense, and renewals and betterments are capitalized. Gains or losses
on dispositions are reflected currently in the statement of income.

Mortgage  Servicing  Rights - On July 1, 1995, the Company adopted  Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 122 (SFAS 122),  Accounting  for  Mortgage
Servicing  Rights.  SFAS 122  requires  that the Company  recognize  as separate
assets  rights to service  mortgage  loans for others,  regardless  of how those
mortgage servicing rights are acquired.  This eliminates the distinction between
purchased  servicing  rights,  which are capitalized,  and originated  servicing
rights,  for which no value could be  capitalized  under the previous  standard.
SFAS 122 prohibits retroactive  application.  The adoption of SFAS 122 increased
gain on sale of loans by approximately $93,990 in 1996 and $42,646 in 1995. SFAS
122 also requires that  capitalized  mortgage  servicing rights be evaluated for
impairment based on the fair value of those rights on a disaggregated basis.

For originated  mortgage servicing rights, the Company allocates the net cost of
the mortgage loans to the mortgage  servicing  rights and the loans (without the
mortgage servicing rights) based on their relative fair values.  Fair values are
based on quoted  market  prices in active  markets for loans and loan  servicing
rights.
<PAGE>
Mortgage  servicing  rights are amortized in proportion  to, and over the period
of,  estimated net servicing income which  approximates the level-yield  method.
The Company  stratifies  mortgage  servicing  rights based on one or more of the
predominant  risk   characteristics   of  the  underlying   loans.  The  Company
periodically  evaluates the carrying value of the mortgage  servicing  rights in
relation to the present  value of the  estimated  future net  servicing  revenue
based on  management's  best  estimate of remaining  loan lives.  Impairment  is
recognized  through a valuation  allowance  for an individual  stratum,  and the
amount of impairment is the amount by which the mortgage  servicing rights for a
stratum exceed their fair value.
<PAGE>
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued

Income Taxes - Deferred tax assets and  liabilities  are  reflected at currently
enacted  income tax rates  applicable  to the period in which the  deferred  tax
assets or liabilities are expected to be realized or settled.  As changes in tax
laws or rates are  enacted,  deferred  tax assets and  liabilities  are adjusted
through the provision for income taxes.

Advertising - The Company  expenses the costs of advertising  the first time the
advertising takes place.

Financial  Instruments - All derivative financial  instruments held or issued by
the Company are held or issued for purposes other than trading.

In  the   ordinary   course  of  business   the   Company   has   entered   into
off-balance-sheet  financial  instruments  consisting of  commitments  to extend
credit. Such financial instruments are recorded in the financial statements when
they are funded.

Fair  Values of  Financial  Instruments  -  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting
Standards  No.  107  (SFAS  107),  Disclosures  about  Fair  Value of  Financial
Instruments,  requires  disclosure  of fair value  information  about  financial
instruments,  whether or not recognized in the statement of financial condition.
In cases where quoted market prices are not available,  fair values are based on
estimates using present value or other valuation  techniques.  Those  techniques
are significantly  affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate
and  estimates  of future cash flows.  In that  regard,  the derived  fair value
estimates cannot be  substantiated by comparison to independent  markets and, in
many cases,  could not be realized in immediate  settlement of the  instruments.
SFAS 107 excludes certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments
from its disclosure requirements.  Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts
presented do not represent the underlying value of the Company.

The  following  methods and  assumptions  were used by the Company in estimating
fair values of financial instruments as disclosed herein:

Cash and cash  equivalents.  The carrying  amounts of cash and cash  equivalents
approximate their fair value.

Interest-earning  time  deposits.  Fair values for time  deposits are  estimated
using a discounted  cash flow analysis  that applies  interest  rates  currently
being offered on certificates.

Investments and mortgage-backed securities. Fair values for securities are based
on quoted market prices.

Loans  receivable.   Fair  values  for  loans  receivable  are  estimated  using
discounted cash flow analysis,  using interest rates currently being offered for
loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality.

Federal  Home Loan Bank Stock.  The fair value of stock in the Federal Home Loan
Bank of Dallas is estimated to be equal to its carrying amount,  since it is not
a  publicly  traded  equity  security,  has an  adjustable  dividend  rate,  and
transactions in the stock have been executed at the stated par value.
<PAGE>
Deposit  liabilities.  The fair values  disclosed  for demand  deposits  are, by
definition,  equal to the amount  payable on demand at the reporting  date (that
is, their carrying amounts).  The carrying amounts of variable-rate,  fixed-term
money market accounts and certificates of deposit (CDs)  approximate  their fair
values at the reporting date. Fair values for fixed-rate CDs are estimated using
a discounted cash flow  calculation  that applies interest rates currently being
offered on certificates to a schedule of aggregated  expected monthly maturities
on time deposits.
<PAGE>
 
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued

Accrued  interest.  The carrying amounts of accrued interest  approximate  their
fair values.

Advance from  borrowers for taxes and insurance.  The carrying  amount of escrow
accounts approximate fair value.

Off-balance-sheet  instruments.  Commitments to extend credit were evaluated and
fair value was estimated using the fees currently  charged to enter into similar
agreements,  taking into account the remaining  terms of the  agreements and the
present   creditworthiness   of  the  counter   parties.   For  fixed-rate  loan
commitments,  fair value also considers the difference between current levels of
interest rates and the committed rates.

Earnings  Per Common  Share - Primary  earnings  per common share is computed by
dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.
When  dilutive,  stock  options  are  included  as share  equivalents  using the
treasury  stock method.  ESOP shares that have not been committed to be released
are not considered  outstanding for the computation of primary and fully diluted
earnings  per  share  for the  years  ended  September  30,  1996 and  1995,  in
accordance  with  Statement of Position  (SOP) 93-6,  Employers'  Accounting for
Employee Stock  Ownership  Plans.  The weighted  average number of common shares
outstanding  during 1996 and 1995 were  1,084,822 and  1,129,030,  respectively.
Primary and fully-diluted earnings per share were the same for 1996 and 1995.

Impact of New  Accounting  Standards - In March 1995,  the Financial  Accounting
Standards Board (FASB) issued  Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No.
121 (SFAS 121),  Accounting  for the  Impairment  of  Long-Lived  Assets and for
Long-Lived  Assets to Be Disposed  Of. The Company is required to adopt SFAS 121
for the Company's  fiscal year  beginning  October 1, 1996. The adoption of SFAS
No.  did not have a  material  impact on the  Company's  financial  position  or
results of operations.

In October 1995, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board issued  Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 123 (SFAS 123),  Accounting for Stock Based
Compensation,   which  establishes   accounting  and  reporting   standards  for
stock-based  employee  compensation  plans.  The Company  adopted the disclosure
requirements of SFAS 123 for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1996, and will
continue to use the accounting methods prescribed in Accounting Principles Board
No. 25 for recognition  requirements.  SFAS 123 disclosure requirements would be
applicable to any new stock option plans issued in subsequent years.

Reclassifications  -  Certain  amounts  previously  reported  in  the  financial
statements for 1995 and 1994 have been reclassified to facilitate  comparability
with 1996. These  reclassifications had no effect on net income or stockholders'
equity.
<PAGE>
Note 2 - Conversion of the Association

The Association completed a conversion from a mutual to a stock savings and loan
association  on January  10,  1995.  Simultaneous  with the  conversion  was the
formation  of the Holding  Corp.,  incorporated  in the State of  Delaware.  The
initial  issuance of shares of common stock in the Holding  Corp. on January 10,
1995,  was  1,215,900  shares at $10 per share and was  accomplished  through an
offering to a  tax-qualified  employee stock ownership  plan,  eligible  account
holders  of  record,  and  other  members  of the  Association.  The cost of the
conversion  and stock  offering was accounted for as a reduction of the proceeds
from the issuance of common stock of the Holding Corp. Upon closing of the stock
offering,   the  Holding  Corp.  purchased  all  common  shares  issued  by  the
<PAGE>
Association  for  $5,750,000.  This  transaction  was  accounted for in a manner
similar to the pooling of interests method.

               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 2 - Conversion of the Association, continued

The following  schedule  summarizes  the issuance of common stock by the Holding
Corp. in the conversion:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   <S>                                                <C>
   Deposit accounts converted to purchase stock       $    1,906,000
   Stock issued to ESOP                                      972,150

   Proceeds received from other investors                  9,273,750
                                                         -----------
                                                          12,151,900
   Conversion costs                                         (700,215)
                                                         -----------
                                                       $  11,451,685
                                                         ===========
</TABLE>
Federal regulations require that, upon conversion from a mutual to stock form of
ownership,  a  "liquidation  account" be established by restricting a portion of
retained  earnings  for the  benefit of  eligible  savings  account  holders who
maintain their savings accounts with the Association  after  conversion.  In the
event of complete  liquidation  (and only in such event),  each savings  account
holder who  continues  to  maintain  his  savings  account  shall be entitled to
receive  a  distribution  from the  liquidation  account  after  payment  to all
creditors,  but  before any  liquidation  distribution  with  respect to capital
stock. This account will be proportionately reduced for any subsequent reduction
in the eligible holders' savings accounts.

Federal  regulations  impose  limitations  on the payment of dividends and other
capital  distributions,  including,  among others,  that the Association may not
declare or pay a cash  dividend on any of its stock if the effect  thereof would
cause the Association's  capital to be reduced below the amount required for the
liquidation  account  or the  capital  requirements  imposed  by  the  Financial
Institutions  Reform,  Recovery and  Enforcement  Act (FIRREA) and the Office of
Thrift Supervision (The "OTS").

Note 3 - Investment Securities

The  amortized  cost and fair values of investment  securities  held-to-maturity
consisting of U.S. Government and agency obligations, are summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                Gross           Gross
                         Amortized       Unrealized           Unrealized        Fair
                          Cost             Gains                Losses          Value
                       -----------     -----------           -----------     -----------
<S>                    <C>             <C>                   <C>             <C>
September 30, 1996     $30,138,744     $   117,550           $   141,610     $30,114,685
                       ===========     ===========           ===========     ===========

September 30, 1995     $30,263,495     $   241,698           $       -0-     $30,505,193
                       ===========     ===========           ===========     ===========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 3 - Investment Securities, continued

The  following  is a summary  of  amortized  cost and fair  value of  investment
securities held-to-maturity at September 30, 1996, by contractual maturity:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Amortized           Fair
                                                       Cost              Value
                                                  -------------      -----------
<S>                                               <C>                <C>
Due in one year or less ...................       $  13,525,399      $13,592,625
Due after one year through five years .....          16,613,345       16,522,060
Due after five years through ten years ....                 -0-              -0-
Due after ten years .......................                 -0-              -0-
                                                  -------------       ----------

                                                  $  30,138,744      $30,114,685
                                                  =============      ===========
</TABLE>
There were no sales of investment securities for 1996.

Information  related to sales of investment  securities  for 1995 and 1994 is as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         1995                  1994
                                     -----------           ---------- 
<S>                                  <C>                   <C>
Debt securities:
    Sales proceeds                   $ 8,984,062           $2,510,313
                                     ===========           ========== 


    Gross gains                      $       -0-           $    6,124
    Gross losses                          (9,042)                 -0-
                                     -----------           ---------- 

      Net gains (losses)             $    (9,042)          $    6,124
                                     ===========           ========== 

Other equity securities:
   Sales proceeds                                          $8,049,616
                                                           ========== 

   Gross gains                                             $    6,960  
   Gross losses                                               (60,823)
                                                           ---------- 

      Net gains (losses)                                   $  (53,863)
                                                           ========== 
</TABLE>
The Company's  management  sold  securities  during the year ended September 30,
1995,  since  the  securities  were  within  sixty  days  of  maturity.  It  was
management's  determination that changes in market interest rates would not have
significantly affected the securities' fair value.
<PAGE>
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Note 3 - Investment Securities, continued

On May 31, 1994, the Company  transferred its entire  investment  portfolio from
held for investment to held for sale. All investments  were sold as of September
30, 1994.  Information relating to sales of investment  securities held for sale
is as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  1994
                                             -------------
<S>                                          <C>
Debt securities:
     Sales proceeds                          $  27,688,812
                                             =============

     Gross gains                             $         -0-
     Gross losses                                 (901,723)
                                             -------------

         Net gains (losses)                  $    (901,723)
                                             =============

Mortgage-backed securities:
     Sales proceeds                          $  40,825,990
                                             =============

     Gross gains                             $       1,359
     Gross losses                               (1,190,528)
                                             -------------

         Net gains (losses)                  $  (1,189,169)
                                             =============

Other equity securities:
     Sales proceeds                          $   6,042,186
                                             =============

     Gross gains                             $          -0-
     Gross losses                                 (158,794)
                                             -------------

         Net gains (losses)                  $    (158,794)
                                             =============
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Note 4 - Mortgage-Backed Securities

The   amortized   cost   and   fair   values   of   mortgage-backed   securities
held-to-maturity are summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Gross            Gross
                             Amortized       Unrealized     Unrealized          Fair
                               Cost            Gains          Losses           Value
                            -----------     ------------    -----------     -----------
<S>                         <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>
September 30, 1996:
     FHLMC Certificates     $20,349,015     $   401,769     $    84,296     $20,666,488
     FNMA Certificates        4,599,778         117,313             -0-       4,717,091
                            -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------

                            $24,948,793     $   519,082     $    84,296     $25,383,579
                            ===========     ===========     ===========     ===========

September 30, 1995:
     FHLMC Certificates     $27,108,392     $   437,073     $    24,895     $27,520,570
     FNMA Certificates        6,632,763         161,294             -0-       6,794,057
                            -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------

                            $33,741,155     $   598,367     $    24,895     $34,314,627
                            ===========     ===========     ===========     ===========
</TABLE>
There were no sales of mortgage-backed  securities  held-to-maturity for 1996 or
1995.  The  Company  had  no  mortgage-backed  securities   held-to-maturity  at
September 30, 1994.

The  following  is  a  summary  of  the   amortized   cost  and  fair  value  of
mortgage-backed   securities   held-to-maturity   at  September   30,  1996,  by
contractual   maturity.   These   contractual   maturities   do  not  take  into
consideration  the effects of  scheduled  repayments  or the effects of possible
prepayments.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Amortized         Fair
                                                       Cost           Value
                                                  -------------   -------------
<S>                                               <C>             <C>
Due in one year or less                           $  2,146,431    $  2,132,309
Due after one year through five years                3,685,949       3,620,782
Due after five years through ten years                     -0-             -0-
Due after ten years                                 19,116,413      19,630,488
                                                  -------------    -------------
                                                  $ 24,948,793    $ 25,383,579
                                                  =============   =============
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
Information  related to sales of mortgage-backed  securities held for investment
is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           1994
                                     -------------
<S>                                  <C>
     Sales proceeds                  $   1,764,168
                                     =============

     Gross gains                     $         -0-
     Gross losses                           (3,469)
                                     -------------

     Net gain (loss)                 $      (3,469)
                                     =============
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



Note 5 - Loans Receivable
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Loans receivable are summarized as follows:
                                                           1996             1995
                                                     ------------      ------------
<S>                                                  <C>               <C>
First mortgage loans (principally conventional):
  Principal balances:
     Secured by one-to-four family residences ..     $ 42,772,758      $ 34,947,063
     Secured by other residential property .....          701,092           723,532
     Secured by nonresidential property ........        3,458,273         4,387,046
     Construction loans ........................        1,805,700         1,878,650
                                                     ------------      ------------
                                                       48,737,823        41,936,291
Less:
  Undisbursed portion of loans .................       (1,513,956)         (776,979)
  Net deferred loan origination fees ...........          (18,514)          (21,503)
                                                     ------------      ------------
     Total first mortgage loans ................       47,205,353        41,137,809
                                                     ------------      ------------

Consumer and other loans:
  Principal balances:
     Loans to depositors, secured by savings ...          499,914           404,264
     Commercial ................................           54,305            63,452
     Home improvement ..........................          454,615           450,547
                                                     ------------      ------------
     Total consumer and other loans ............        1,008,834           918,263
                                                     ------------      ------------

Less allowance for loan losses .................         (289,120)         (295,800)
                                                     ------------      ------------

                                                     $ 47,925,067      $ 41,760,272
                                                     ============      ============
</TABLE>
A  summary  of the  changes  in the  allowance  for loan  losses  is as  follows
(charge-offs  include  transfers to allowance for losses on real estate acquired
in settlement of loans):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           1996            1995            1994
                                        ---------      ---------      ---------
<S>                                     <C>            <C>            <C>
Balance at beginning of year ......     $ 295,800      $ 300,000      $ 181,372
Provision charged to income .......           -0-            -0-        120,623
Charge-offs and recoveries, net ...        (6,680)        (4,200)        (1,995)
                                        ---------      ---------      ---------

Balance at end of year ............     $ 289,120      $ 295,800      $ 300,000
                                        =========      =========      =========

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
The  Company  does  not  have any  loans  which  are  considered  troubled  debt
restructured  loans as  defined  by SFAS  No.  15,  Accounting  by  Debtors  and
Creditors for Troubled Debt Restructuring.

As of September  30, 1996 and 1995, in the opinion of  management,  there are no
loans  which  should be  considered  as  impaired  as defined  by SFAS No.  114,
Accounting  by Creditors for  Impairment  of a Loan,  and as amended by SFAS No.
118,  Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan - Income  Recognition and
Disclosure.
<PAGE>
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Note 5 - Loans Receivable, continued

At  September  30, 1996 and 1995,  the Company had  discontinued  the accrual of
interest on nonperforming loans aggregating approximately $450,337 and $293,529,
respectively.  Net  interest  income  for 1996,  1995,  and 1994 would have been
higher by $18,130, $13,394, and $15,500, respectively, had interest been accrued
at contractual rates on the nonperforming  loans. The Company has no commitments
to lend additional funds to debtors whose loans are nonperforming.
 

Certain officers,  directors,  and employees were indebted to the Association in
the aggregate amount of $547,445 and $586,904 as of September 30, 1996 and 1995,
respectively.  In the opinion of management,  these loans were  substantially on
the same terms, including interest rates and collateral,  as those prevailing at
the same time for  comparable  transactions  with  other  customers  and did not
involve  more  than a  normal  risk  of  collectibility  or  present  any  other
unfavorable  features to the Association.  A summary of the activity of loans to
directors and executives in excess of $60,000 is as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      1996                1995
                                                   ----------          ---------
<S>                                                <C>                 <C>
Balance, beginning of year ..............          $ 564,264           $ 931,906
New loans ...............................             13,375             147,439
Repayment................................            (47,573)           (605,167)
Other ...................................                -0-              90,086
                                                   ---------           ---------

Balance, end of year ....................          $ 530,066           $ 564,264
                                                   =========           =========
</TABLE>
Note 6 - Loan Servicing

The principal  balances of loans  serviced for investors are not included in the
consolidated  statement of financial condition.  Information related to mortgage
loans serviced for investors is summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  September 30,
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                      1996             1995             1994
                                   -----------      -----------      -----------
<S>                                <C>              <C>              <C>
Principal balance ...........      $40,111,101      $37,235,123      $37,518,742
Custodial escrow balance ....      $ 1,232,078      $ 1,424,705      $ 1,449,791
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
The  following  is  an  analysis  of  the  changes  in  loan  servicing   rights
capitalized:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             1996              1995
                                         ---------         ---------- 
<S>                                      <C>               <C>
Balance, beginning of year ......        $  41,473         $     -0-
Addition ........................           93,990            42,646
Amortization ....................          (15,618)           (1,173)
                                         ---------         ---------

Balance, end of year ............        $ 119,845         $  41,473
                                         =========         =========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Note 7 - Accrued Interest Receivable

Accrued interest receivable is summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       1996              1995
                                                  -----------        -----------
<S>                                               <C>                <C>
Investment securities .....................       $   400,254        $   485,828
Mortgage-backed securities ................           244,552            308,710
Loans receivable ..........................           303,981            275,182
Allowanace for or uncollectible
 interest .................................           (18,130)           (13,394)
                                                  -----------        -----------

                                                  $   930,657        $ 1,056,326
                                                  ===========        ===========
</TABLE>

Note 8 - Foreclosed Real Estate

The Company has  acquired  various  properties  through loan  foreclosures.  The
properties are summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            1996           1995
                                        -----------    -----------
<S>                                     <C>
Residential property                    $     -0-      $    90,000

Less allowance for losses                     -0-              -0-
                                        ----------     -----------

                                        $     -0-      $    90,000
                                        =========      ===========
</TABLE>
There was no activity in the allowance for real estate losses during 1996, 1995,
and 1994.
<PAGE>
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Note 9 - Premises and Equipment

Premises and equipment are summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  Estimated
                                                 Useful Lives                  1996                  1995
                                                 -----------               -----------            ---------- 
<S>                                                 <C>                    <C>                    <C>
Land - main location                                ----                   $    91,503            $   91,503
Office building - main location                     10-30 years                622,592               611,818
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment
  main location                                     5-15 years                 295,736               341,354
Autos                                               5 years                     38,864                38,864
Land - branch                                       ----                       157,500               157,500
Office building - branch                            10-30 years                192,689               192,688
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment -
  branch                                            5-15 years                  62,067                64,452
Land - loan agency                                  ----                        33,500                33,500
Office building - loan agency                       39 years                   121,500               121,500
                                                                           -----------            ---------- 
                                                                             1,615,951             1,653,179
Less accumulated depreciation                                                 (645,767)             (632,214)
                                                                           -----------            ---------- 

                                                                           $   970,184            $1,020,965
                                                                           ===========            ========== 
</TABLE>
Note 10 - Other Assets

Other assets are summarized below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        1996               1995
                                                      --------          --------
<S>                                                   <C>               <C>
Funds due from sales of loans ..............          $302,525          $353,675
Prepaid expenses ...........................           104,734           102,945
Other ......................................             9,557             4,452
                                                      --------          --------

                                                      $416,816          $461,072
                                                      ========          ========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
Note 11 - Deposits

The aggregate  amount of accounts with a minimum  denomination  of $100,000 were
approximately $27,273,394 and $26,343,645 at September 30, 1996 and 1995.

At September 30, 1996,  scheduled  maturities of  certificates of deposit are as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                        <S>                  <C>
                        1997                 $  55,285,454
                        1998                    13,423,053
                        1999                     4,792,971
                        2000                     3,714,389
                        2001                       440,133
                        Thereafter                  15,666
                                             -------------
                                             $  77,671,666
                                             =============
</TABLE>

Interest expense on deposits is summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        1996                  1995                  1994
                                 --------------           -----------           -----------
<S>                              <C>                   <C>                   <C>
Demand deposits                  $          -0-        $          -0-        $          -0-
Savings and NOW deposits                331,326               323,474               364,410
Time deposits                         4,180,608             3,969,885             3,430,108
                                    -----------           -----------           -----------

                                 $    4,511,934        $    4,293,359        $    3,794,518
                                    ===========           ===========           ===========

</TABLE>

Note 12 - Pension Plan

The Company has a qualified,  noncontributory  defined  benefit  retirement plan
covering  substantially  all of its  employees.  Benefits  are based on years of
service  and the  employee's  highest  average  rate of  earnings  for the  five
consecutive years during the last ten full years before retirement. The benefits
are  reduced  by a  specified  percentage  of  the  employee's  social  security
benefits.  An employee  becomes  fully vested upon  completion  of five years of
qualifying  service.  It is the policy of the Company to fund the maximum amount
that can be deducted for federal income tax purposes.
<PAGE>
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 12 - Pension Plan, continued

The following  table sets forth the plan's funded status and amounts  recognized
in the Company's statements of financial condition at September 30:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        1996             1995             1994
                                                    -----------      -----------      -----------
<S>                                                 <C>              <C>              <C>
Actuarial present value of benefit obligations:
   Accumulated benefit obligation:
       Vested .................................     $ 1,247,505      $ 1,292,908      $ 1,245,908
       Nonvested ..............................          91,899          106,373           76,127
                                                    -----------      -----------      -----------

                                                    $ 1,339,404      $ 1,399,281      $ 1,322,035
                                                    ===========      ===========      ===========
Projected benefit obligation for
  service rendered to date ....................     $(1,856,303)     $(1,996,728)     $(1,832,175)
Plan assets at fair value, primarily
  certificates of deposit and U.S. ............
  government securities .......................       1,907,532        1,787,739        1,677,057
                                                    -----------      -----------      -----------
Plan assets in excess (shortfall)
  of benefit obligation .......................          51,229         (208,989)        (155,118)
Unrecorded net loss from past
  experience different from that
  assumed and effects of changes in
  assumptions .................................         210,557          494,174          525,192
Prior service cost not yet recognized
  in periodic pension cost ....................         116,140          123,499          130,858
Unrecognized net assets at 10-1-88
  being recognized over 20.658 years ..........        (417,450)        (450,430)        (483,410)
                                                    -----------      -----------      -----------

(Accrued) prepaid pension cost ................     $   (39,524)     $   (41,746)     $    17,522
                                                    ===========      ===========      ===========
A summary of the components of income follows:
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                 <C>              <C>              <C>
Service cost-benefits earned during
  the year ....................................     $   125,062      $   122,048      $   100,578
Interest cost on projected benefit
  obligation ..................................         133,210          125,199          116,254
Actual return on plan assets ..................         (93,592)        (146,118)         (95,057)
Net asset gain (loss) deferred for
  later recognition ...........................         (31,484)          28,485          (19,112)
Amortization of unrecognized net asset ........         (32,980)         (32,980)         (32,980)
Amortization of prior service cost ............           7,359            7,359            7,359
Amortization of loss ..........................          14,487           19,026           18,638
                                                    -----------      -----------      -----------

Net periodic pension cost .....................     $   122,062      $   123,019      $    95,680
                                                    ===========      ===========      ===========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Note 12 - Pension Plan, continued


Assumptions used in the accounting for the pension plan were as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                               1996         1995          1994
                                               ----         ----          ----
<S>                                            <C>          <C>          <C>
Weighted average discount rate ..........      7.00%        7.00%        7.00%
Rate of increase in future
   compensation levels ..................      5.00%        5.00%        5.00%
Expected long-term rate of return
   on assets ............................      7.00%        7.00%        6.00%
</TABLE>
The  Company  contributed  $124,284  and  $63,751  to the plan in 1996 and 1995,
respectively. There was no contribution during 1994 due to over funding in prior
years.

Note 13 - Income Taxes

The Company files its  consolidated  federal  income tax return on a fiscal year
basis. If certain conditions are met in determining  taxable income, the Company
is allowed a special bad debt deduction  based on a percentage of taxable income
(presently  8%)  or on  specified  experience  formulas.  Because  of  statutory
limitations,  no special  bad debt  deduction  was  allowed  for the years ended
September 30, 1996, 1995, and 1994.

The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                     1996              1995              1994
                                  ---------         ----------        ----------
<S>                               <C>               <C>               <C>
Current (benefit) ........        $ 458,435         $ 700,654         $(483,980)
Deferred (benefit) .......         (193,299)         (149,677)           63,422
                                  ---------         ---------         ---------

                                  $ 265,136         $ 550,977         $(420,558)
                                  =========         =========         =========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
Total income tax expense differed from the amounts computed by applying the U.S.
federal  income  tax rate of 34  percent  to  income  before  income  taxes  and
cumulative  effect of change in  accounting  for income taxes as a result of the
following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              1996            1995           1994
                                           ---------      ---------       ----------
<S>                                        <C>            <C>             <C>
Expected income tax (benefit) expense
  at statutory tax rate of 34% .......     $ 245,828      $ 551,414       $(401,046)
Unrealized loss on loans held for sale           -0-         50,096         (43,719)
Tax bad debt deduction based on a
  percentage of taxable income .......           -0-            -0-          12,147
Other ................................        19,308        (50,533)         12,060
                                           ---------      ---------       ---------

                                           $ 265,136      $ 550,977       $(420,558)
                                           =========      =========       =========

Effective tax rate ...................            37%            34%            (36%)
                                           =========      =========       =========

</TABLE>
<PAGE>
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Note 13 - Income Taxes, continued

Deferred  tax assets and  liabilities  included in the  statement  of  financial
condition at September 30 consist of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 1996            1995
                                              ---------       ---------
<S>                                           <C>             <C>
Deferred tax assets:
   SAIF assessment ......................     $ 219,538       $    -0-
   Allowance for loan losses ............        62,829         62,829
   Deferred compensation ................        19,798          6,595
   Accrued expenses .....................           -0-         17,953
   Other ................................         6,178          6,973
                                              ---------       --------
                                                308,343         94,350
                                              ---------       --------
Deferred tax liabilities:
   FHLB stock ...........................       (65,586)       (46,852)
   Mortgage servicing rights ............       (40,747)       (14,101)
   Depreciable assets ...................       (32,030)       (32,506)
   Unrealized loss on loans held for sale       (24,401)       (35,302)
   Pension liability ....................       (14,754)       (28,063)
                                              ---------       --------
                                               (177,518)      (156,824)
                                              ---------       --------

Net deferred tax asset (liability) ......     $ 130,825      $ (62,474)
                                              =========      =========
</TABLE>

No valuation  allowance for deferred tax assets was recorded as of September 30,
1996 and 1995,  as  management  believes  that the amounts  representing  future
deferred tax benefits will more likely than not be recognized  since the Company
is expected to have sufficient taxable income of an appropriate character within
the carryback and  carryforward  period as permitted by the tax law to allow for
utilization of the future deductible amounts.

Retained  earnings  at  September  30,  1996 and  1995,  includes  approximately
$2,692,722,  for  which  no  deferred  federal  income  tax  liability  has been
recognized.  This  amount  represents  an  allocation  of  income  to  bad  debt
deductions for tax purposes only. Reduction of amounts so allocated for purposes
other than tax bad debt losses or  adjustments  arising  from  carryback  of net
operating  losses would  create  income for tax  purposes  only,  which would be
subject to the then current  corporate income tax rate. The unrecorded  deferred
income tax liability on the above amount was approximately $915,525 at September
30, 1996 and 1995.


Note 14 - Stock Option and Incentive Plan

The 1995 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the "Stock Option Plan")  provides for
awards in the form of stock options,  stock appreciation  rights,  limited stock
appreciation rights, and restricted stock.
<PAGE>
Options to  purchase  shares of common  stock of the  Company  may be granted to
selected directors,  officers, and key employees. The number of shares of common
stock reserved for issuance under the stock option plan was equal to $121,519 or
10% of the total number of common shares issued pursuant to the conversion.  The
option  exercise  price  cannot  be less  than  the  fair  market  value  of the
underlying  common  stock as of the date of the  option  grant  and the  maximum
option  term  cannot  exceed  ten years.  Awards  vest at a rate of 20% per year
<PAGE>
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Note 14 - Stock Option and Incentive Plan, continued


beginning at the date of the grant.  The Company plans to use treasury stock for
the  exercise  of  options.  The  following  is a summary  of changes in options
outstanding:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                 <C>
Options outstanding                                          
   Balance, September 30, 1994                                          -0-
     Granted at $14.125 per share                                   103,441
     Exercised, forfeited and expired                                   -0-
                                                                    ------- 

   Balance, September 30, 1995                                      103,411
     Granted                                                            -0-
     Exercised at $14.125 per share                                  (2,090)
     Forfeited and expired                                              -0-
                                                                    ------- 

   Balance, September 30, 1996                                      101,321
                                                                    ======= 

Options exercisable at year end under stock option plan              18,594
                                                                    ======= 

Shares available for future grants                                   18,108
                                                                    ======= 
</TABLE>
Stock appreciation rights ("SARs") may be granted under the Option and Incentive
Plan giving the  participant the right to receive the excess of the market value
of the shares on the date exercised over the exercise price. Upon exercise,  the
participant  will receive  either cash or shares as  determined  by the Company.
Limited SARs may be granted which are  exercisable  only for a limited period of
time in the event of a tender or  exchange  offer for  shares of  Holding  Corp.
stock.  Payment  upon  exercise  of a limited  SAR shall be in cash.  No SARs or
limited SARs have been granted.

Restricted  stock may also be  granted  under the  Option  and  Incentive  Plan,
subject  to  forfeiture  if the  participant  fails to remain in the  continuous
service of the Company.  The time period for such  restriction may be removed or
accelerated at the Company's discretion.

Note 15 - Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

In conjunction with the stock  conversion,  the Company  established an ESOP for
eligible employees.  Employees with at least one year of employment and who have
attained the age of twenty-one  are eligible to  participate.  The ESOP borrowed
funds in the amount of  $972,080  from the  Company to  purchase  97,215  common
shares  issued in the  conversion.  Collateral  for the loan is the common stock
purchased by the ESOP. The ESOP loan is payable in quarterly  principal payments
of $24,302 over a ten year period plus  interest at an annual rate of 7.93%.  In
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,  the unpaid balance of
<PAGE>
the ESOP loan on the  Association's  books  and the  related  receivable  on the
Holding  Corp.'s  books have been  eliminated in the  consolidated  statement of
financial  condition.  The cost of  shares  not  committed  to be  released  and
unallocated  shares is reported as a reduction of stockholders'  equity.  Shares
are released to participant's accounts under the shares allocated method.

The Company intends to make annual  contributions to the ESOP in an amount to be
determined  annually  by the Board of  Directors,  but not less than the  amount
<PAGE>
required to pay any currently maturing obligations under loans made to the ESOP.
The Company will not make  contributions if such  contributions  would cause the
Company to violate its regulatory capital requirements.
 
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Company  contributions to the ESOP and shares released from the suspense account
in an amount  proportional  to the  repayment of the ESOP loan will be allocated
among ESOP  participants on the basis of compensation in the year of allocation.
Benefits  generally  become  100% vested  after five years of credited  service.
Prior to the  completion of five years of credited  service,  a participant  who
terminates  employment  for  reasons  other than  death,  retirement  (or normal
retirement),  or  disability  will not  receive  any  benefit  under  the  ESOP.
Forfeitures will be reallocated among the remaining participating  employees, in
the same  proportion  as  contributions.  Benefits may be payable in the form of
stock or cash upon termination of employment.

The American  Institute  of Certified  Public  Accountants  issued  Statement of
Position 93-6 (SOP 93-6),  Employers'  Accounting for Employee  Stock  Ownership
Plans,  in November 1994. The Company  adopted this statement for the year ended
September 30, 1995.  The adoption of SOP 93-6 did not have a significant  effect
on the Company's financial statements.

ESOP  compensation  expense  for the years  ended  September  30, 1996 and 1995,
totaled  $182,013 and  $118,419  respectively.  The fair value of unearned  ESOP
shares  at  September  30,  1996 and 1995,  totaled  $1,182,976  and  $1,366,294
respectively. Following is a summary of ESOP shares at September 30:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          1996             1995
                                                         ------           ------
<S>                                                      <C>              <C>
Shares allocated .............................           20,894            9,067
Shares committed to be released ..............                0                0
Unearned .....................................           76,321           88,148
                                                         ------           ------
Total ........................................           97,215           97,215
                                                         ======           ======
</TABLE>
Note 16 - Recognition and Retention (RRP)

On July 26, 1995,  the  stockholders  approved the Company's  formation of a RRP
which was  authorized  to award 4%, or  48,608  shares,  of the total  shares of
common stock issued in the conversion.  On July 26, 1995, the RRP awarded 41,197
shares of common stock to directors and employees in key management positions in
order to provide  them with a  proprietary  interest  in the Company in a manner
designed to encourage such employees to remain with the Company.

Unearned compensation of $581,908, representing the shares' fair market value of
$14.125  per  share  at the  date of  award,  will be  charged  to  income  on a
straight-line basis over the five year vesting period as the Company's directors
and employees  perform the related future  services.  The  unamortized  balance,
which is  comparable  to deferred  compensation,  is reflected as a reduction of
stockholders'   equity.   The  Company   recognized   $116,382  and  $19,397  as
compensation  and  benefits  expense  relating  to this plan for the years ended
September 30, 1996 and 1995.

Note 17 - Financial Instruments
<PAGE>
The Company is a party to financial instruments with  off-balance-sheet  risk in
the normal  course of business  to meet the  financial  needs of its  customers.
These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and involve, to
varying degrees, elements of credit risk and interest-rate risk in excess of the
amount recognized in the consolidated statements of financial condition.
 
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Note 17 - Financial Instruments, continued

The exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to
the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit is represented by the
contractual  amount  of those  instruments.  The  Company  uses the same  credit
policies  in  making  commitments  and  condition  obligations  as it  does  for
on-balance-sheet instruments.

Commitments  to extend  credit are  agreements  to lend to a customer as long as
there is no violation of any condition established in the contract.  Commitments
generally  have fixed  expiration  dates or other  termination  clauses  and may
require payment of a fee. The Company evaluates each customer's creditworthiness
on a case-by-case basis. The amount and nature of collateral obtained, if deemed
necessary by the Company  upon  extension  of credit,  is based on  management's
credit evaluation of the  counter-party.  Such collateral  includes primary real
estate.

SFAS 107 does not permit  financial  institutions to take into account the value
of  long-term  relationships  with  depositors,  commonly  known as core deposit
intangibles,  when  estimating  the fair  value of  deposit  liabilities.  These
intangibles  are  considered  to be  separate  intangible  assets  that  are not
financial instruments.  Nonetheless,  financial institutions' core deposits have
typically  traded at  premiums to their book values  under both  historical  and
current market conditions.

Likewise,  SFAS 107 does not permit financial  institutions to take into account
the value of the cash flows and income  stream  derived  from its  portfolio  of
loans serviced for others. See Note 6 to the consolidated  financial  statements
for information related to the portfolio of residential  mortgage loans serviced
for others.

The Company has not been required to perform on any financial  guarantee  during
the past two years.  The Company has not incurred any losses on its  commitments
in either 1996 or 1995.
<PAGE>

The estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments were as follows
at:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            September 30, 1996
                                                       --------------------------- 
                                                         Carrying          Fair
                                                         Amount            Value
                                                       -----------     -----------
<S>                                                    <C>             <C>
Financial assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents .....................     $ 5,699,647     $ 5,699,647
   Interest-earning time deposits ................       1,663,573       1,661,800
   Securities held-to-maturity ...................      30,138,744      30,114,685
   Mortgage-backed securities held-to-maturity ...      24,948,793      25,383,579
   Loans receivable, net .........................      47,925,067      48,453,000
   Accrued interest receivable ...................         930,657         930,657
   Federal Home Loan Bank stock ..................         948,500         948,500

Financial liabilities:
   Deposit liabilities ...........................      91,661,131      93,080,000
   Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance         917,222         917,222
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
The carrying  amounts in the  preceding  table are included in the  statement of
financial  condition  under the  applicable  captions.  The contract or notional
amounts of the Company's financial instruments with  off-balance-sheet  risk are
disclosed in Note 19.
 
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 18 - Significant Group Concentration of Credit Risk

The  Company  invests a portion of its cash in  deposit  accounts  with  various
financial  institutions  in  amounts  which may  exceed  the  insured  amount of
$100,000.  The Company has not experienced any losses on these investments which
typically are payable on demand. The Company performs ongoing evaluations of the
financial  institutions in which it invests deposits and  periodically  assesses
its credit risk with respect to these accounts.

At  September  30, 1996 and 1995,  the Company had  $4,994,869  and  $5,633,006,
respectively,  on  deposit  with the  Federal  Home  Loan  Bank of  Dallas,  and
$1,031,510 and $1,005,914, respectively, on deposit with Nations Bank of Texas.

The Company  grants real estate and  consumer  loans to  customers  primarily in
Tyler, Texas and surrounding area of East Texas. The Company's loan portfolio is
substantially (97%) secured by real estate, and its ability to fully collect its
loans is  dependent  upon the real  estate  market in this  region.  The Company
typically requires collateral  sufficient in value to cover the principal amount
of the loan.  Such  collateral  is evidenced  by mortgages on property  held and
readily accessible to the Company.

Note 19 - Commitments and Contingencies

In the  ordinary  course  of  business,  the  Company  has  various  outstanding
commitments   and  contingent   liabilities   that  are  not  reflected  in  the
accompanying financial statements.

The Company had outstanding commitments to originate loans as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                              September 30, 1996                           September 30, 1995
                  -----------------------------------------     ----------------------------------------
                     Fixed         Variable                       Fixed         Variable
                     Rate            Rate           Total          Rate          Rate            Total
                   ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------
<S>                <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
First mortgage     $1,883,475     $  464,150     $2,347,625     $  518,300     $1,823,549     $2,341,849
Consumer and
   other loans            -0-            -0-            -0-            -0-            -0-            -0-
                   ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------

                   $1,883,475     $  464,150     $2,347,625     $  518,300     $1,823,549     $2,341,849
                   ==========     ==========     ==========     ==========     ==========     ==========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
Note 20 - Regulatory Matters

The  Association  is  subject  to  various   regulatory   capital   requirements
administered  by the federal banking  agencies.  Failure to meet minimum capital
requirements   can   initiate   certain   mandatory--and   possibly   additional
discretionary--  actions by regulators that, if undertaken,  could have a direct
material  effect  on  the  Association's  financial  statements.  Under  capital
adequacy  guidelines and the regulatory  framework for prompt corrective action,
the Association must meet specific capital guidelines that involve  quantitative
<PAGE>
measures of the Association's assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet
items as calculated under regulatory  accounting  practices.  The  Association's
capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative  judgments by
the regulators about components,  risk weightings, and other factors. Management
believes,  as of September  30,  1996,  that the  Association  meets all capital
adequacy requirements to which it is subject.
 
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 20 - Regulatory Matters, continued

As of September 30, 1996, the most recent notification from the Office of Thrift
supervision categorized the Association as well capitalized under the regulatory
framework for prompt  corrective  action.  To be categorized as well capitalized
the Association must maintain minimum regulatory  tangible capital equal to 1.5%
of adjusted total assets, a minimum 5% core/leverage capital ratio, a minimum 6%
Tier 1  risk-based  ratio,  and a minimum 10% total  risk-  based  capital to be
considered  well  capitalized.  There are no  conditions  or events  since  that
notification that management believes have changed the institution's category.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                  To Be Well
                                                                               Capitalized Under
                                                          For Capital          Prompt Corrective
                                        Actual           Adequacy Purposes      Action Provisions
                                  ------------------    ------------------   --------------------
                                   Amount      Ratio     Amount      Ratio    Amount       Ratio
                                   ------      -----     ------      -----    ------       -----
                                                    (dollars in thousands)
<S>                               <C>           <C>     <C>           <C>    <C>           <C>
As of September 30, 1996:
Total Risk-Based Capital
   (to Risk-Weighted Assets)      $17,754       44.2%   $ 3,211       8.0%   $ 4,014       10.0%

Tier 1 Capital
   (to Risk-Weighted Assets)      $17,465       43.5%   $ 1,605       4.0%   $ 2,408        6.0%

Tier 1 Capital
   (to Adjusted Total Assets)     $17,465       15.3%   $ 4,569       4.0%   $ 5,712        5.0%

Tangible Capital
   (to Adjusted Total Assets)     $17,465       15.3%   $ 1,714       1.5%   $ 1,714        1.5%


As of September 30, 1995:
Total Risk-Based Capital
   (to Risk-Weighted Assets)      $17,155       43.4%   $ 3,160       8.0%   $ 3,950       10.0%

Tier 1 Capital
   (to Risk-Weighted Assets)      $16,860       42.7%   $ 1,580       4.0%   $ 2,370        6.0%

Tier 1 Capital
   (to Adjusted Total Assets)     $16,860       14.4%   $ 4,683       4.0%   $ 5,854        5.0%

Tangible Capital
   (to Adjusted Total Assets)     $16,860       14.4%   $ 1,756       1.5%   $ 1,756        1.5%
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
As  of  September  30,  1996,  legislation  was  enacted  requiring  a  one-time
assessment  on savings  institutions  for SAIF  premiums,  based on SAIF insured
deposits as of March 31,  1995.  In  accordance  with the  Financial  Accounting
Standards  Board's  Emerging  Issues Task Force,  the  Company's  assessment  of
$645,701 was accrued and is included in accrued  expenses and other  liabilities
as of September 30, 1996.

Note 21 - Compensated Absences
<PAGE>
Employees  of the  Company  are  entitled  to paid  vacation  after  one year of
employment.  The vacation time does not vest; therefore, no accrual for vacation
was recorded due to the immateriality. Sick leave is not accrued because it does
not vest. The costs of these compensated absences are recognized when paid.

               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 

Note 22 - Interest and Dividends on Investment Securities

The following  categories of interest  income on  investment  securities  are as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             1996           1995          1994
                                        ----------     ----------     ----------
<S>                                     <C>            <C>            <C>
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
     Dividends ....................     $   55,329     $   54,235     $   34,253

Securities held-to-maturity
    Taxable interest income .......      2,074,033      1,963,467      1,331,535
                                        ----------     ----------     ----------

                                        $2,129,362     $2,017,702     $1,365,788
                                        ==========     ==========     ==========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 23 - Other Noninterest Income and Expense

Other noninterest income and expense amounts are summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                        1996         1995         1994
                                                     --------     --------     --------
<S>                                                  <C>          <C>          <C>
Other noninterest income:
     Loan late charges .........................     $ 25,825     $ 25,802     $ 25,127
     Bank service charges and fees .............       22,503       20,943       26,382
     Other .....................................       11,828        9,915        4,743
                                                     --------     --------     --------

                                                     $ 60,156     $ 56,660     $ 56,252
                                                     ========     ========     ========

Other noninterest expense:
     Advertising and promotion .................     $ 36,983     $ 28,541     $ 31,593
     Data processing ...........................       86,716       89,033       86,850
     Professional fees .........................       80,434       67,090       42,988
     Supervisory examination ...................       36,435       36,327       36,207
     Printing, postage, stationery, and supplies       43,829       49,913       54,561
     Telephone .................................       18,884       18,839       15,495
     Insurance and bond premiums ...............       61,261       59,575       41,904
     Loan servicing expenses ...................       20,686       21,325        9,046
     Franchise taxes ...........................       94,304       82,492       30,451
     Other .....................................      106,535       82,535       81,024
                                                     --------     --------     --------

                                                     $586,067     $535,670     $430,119
                                                     ========     ========     ========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 24 - Condensed Parent Company Only Financial Statements

The following  condensed  statements of financial  condition as of September 30,
1996 and 1995, and related condensed statements of income and statements of cash
flows  for the  years  ended  September  30,  1996 and  1995,  should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION                      1996              1995
                                                 ------------      -------------
<S>                                              <C>               <C>
Assets:
    Cash ...................................     $  2,021,050      $  4,812,891
    Note receivable - ESOP Trust ...........          801,966           899,174
    Investment in the Association ..........       18,041,989        17,424,744
    Receivable from subsidiary .............           78,834            47,142
    Prepaid expenses .......................            5,196               -0-
                                                 ------------      ------------

Total assets ...............................     $ 20,949,035      $ 23,183,951
                                                 ============      ============

Liabilities:
    Other liabilities ......................     $     18,422      $     37,557
                                                 ------------      ------------
Stockholders' Equity:
    Common stock ...........................           12,564            12,564
    Additional paid-in capital .............       12,112,516        12,048,774
    Retained earnings ......................       12,811,881        12,529,044
    Treasury stock .........................       (2,797,013)              -0-
    Unearned ESOP shares ...................         (763,206)         (881,477)
    Deferred compensation - RRP shares .....         (446,129)         (562,511)
                                                 ------------      ------------
Total stockholders' equity .................       20,930,613        23,146,394
                                                 ------------      ------------

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity .     $ 20,949,035      $ 23,183,951
                                                 ============      ============
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Note 24 - Condensed Parent Company Only Financial Statements, continued
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
STATEMENT OF INCOME                                   1996              1995
                                                 -----------        ------------
<S>                                              <C>                <C>
Income:
    Equity in earnings of Association ....       $   498,973        $ 1,098,006
    Interest income ......................            69,700             54,843
                                                 -----------        -----------
Total income .............................           568,673          1,152,849
                                                 -----------        -----------

Expenses:
    Franchise tax expense ................            55,405             52,852
    Professional fees ....................            44,858             26,129
    Other ................................            31,705             16,885
                                                 -----------        -----------

Total expenses ...........................           131,968             95,866
                                                 -----------        -----------

Income before federal income taxes .......           436,705          1,056,983

Federal income taxes (benefit) ...........           (21,171)           (13,846)
                                                 -----------        -----------


Net income ...............................       $   457,876        $ 1,070,829
                                                 ===========        ===========

</TABLE>
<PAGE>

               East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


Note 24 - Condensed Parent Company Only Financial Statements, continued
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<CAPTION>
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS                                                 1996              1995
                                                                   -------------    -------------
<S>                                                               <C>               <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
     Net income .............................................     $    457,876      $  1,070,829
     Equity in earnings of the Association ..................         (498,973)       (1,098,006)
     Increase in prepaid expenses ...........................           (5,196)              -0-
     Increase (decrease) in other liabilities ...............          (19,136)           37,557
                                                                  ------------      ------------
             Net cash provided (used) by operating activities          (65,429)           10,380
                                                                  ------------      ------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
     Purchase of common stock of the Association ............              -0-        (5,750,000)
     ESOP loan origination ..................................              -0-          (972,080)
     ESOP loan repayment ....................................           97,208            72,906
     Increase in receivable from subsidiary .................          (31,692)              -0-
                                                                  ------------      ------------
             Net cash provided (used) by investing activities           65,516        (6,649,174)
                                                                  ------------      ------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
     Net proceeds from issuance of common stock .............          180,124        11,451,685
     Purchase of treasury stock at cost .....................       (2,831,237)              -0-
     Sale of treasury stock for exercise of stock options ...           29,522               -0-
     Dividends paid .........................................         (170,337)              -0-
                                                                  ------------      ------------
             Net cash provided (used) by financing activities       (2,791,928)       11,451,685
                                                                  ------------      ------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ........       (2,791,841)        4,812,891

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year ..............        4,812,891               -0-
                                                                  ------------      ------------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year ....................     $  2,021,050      $  4,812,891
                                                                  ============      ============

Supplemental cash flow information:
     Income tax paid ........................................     $        -0-      $      1,399
     Receivable from subsidiary for ESOP
       RRP shares issued ....................................     $     63,742      $     47,142
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<CAPTION>
                                    East Texas Financial Services, Inc. and Subsidiary


                                                    Corporate Directory

                                            East Texas Financial Services, Inc.

Board of Directors*
<S>                             <C>                            <C>                      <C>
  Jack W. Flock                 Gerald W. Free                 Jim M. Vaughn, M.D.      James W. Fair
  Chairman of                   President and                  Retired Physician        Real Estate Investment
  the Board                     Chief Executive                Investments              Oil and Gas Interests
  Of Counsel to                 Officer of the
  Ramey & Flock, P. C.          Association

  L. Lee Kidd                   M. Earl Davis                  Charles R. Halstead      H. H. Richardson, Jr.
  Oil and Gas Interests         Vice President                 Geologist                President
                                Compliance and                 Oil and Gas Interests    H. H. Richardson, Jr.
                                Marketing of the                                        Construction Company
                                Association

Officers

  Gerald W. Free                Derrell W. Chapman             Sandra J. Allen
  President and                 Vice President and             Corporate Secretary
  Chief Executive               Chief Operating and
  Officer                       Financial Officer


                                    First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Tyler

Officers

  Gerald W. Free                Derrell W. Chapman             Joe C. Hobson            Sandra J. Allen
  President and                 Vice President and             Sr. Vice President       Corporate Secretary
  Chief Executive               Chief Operating and            Mortgage Lending
  Officer                       Financial Officer

  William L. Wilson             M. Earl Davis                  Elizabeth G. Taylor      Marcia R. Shelton
  Treasurer and                 Vice President                 Vice President and       Assistant Secretary
  Controller                    Compliance and                 Loan Officer             and Loan Officer
                                Marketing

  Earlene Cool
  Assistant Treasurer


*  Directors of the Company also serve as directors of the Association
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<PAGE>


                                   Shareholder
                                    Reference


                                Executive Offices
                            1200 South Beckham Avenue
                               Tyler, Texas 75701


                                  Legal Counsel
                        Silver, Freedman and Taff, L.L.P.
                           1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
                           Washington, D.C. 20005-3934


                                 Transfer Agent
                         Registrar and Transfer Company
                                10 Commerce Drive
                              Cranford, N.J. 07016


                              Independent Auditors
                           Bryant and Welborn, L.L.P.
                                 601 Chase Drive
                               Tyler, Texas 75701


                               Investor Relations
              Shareholders, analysts and others seeking information
       about East Texas Financial Services, Inc., are invited to contact:

                        Gerald W. Free, President and CEO
                                       or
                 Derrell W. Chapman, Vice President and COO, CFO
                                at (903) 593-1767
                              (903) 593-1094 (Fax)

               Copies of the Company's earnings releases and other
             financial publications, including the annual report on
                      Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities
                          and Exchange Commission, are
                             available upon request.

                         Annual Meeting of Shareholders
                         January 22, 1997, at 2:00 p.m.
                                 Company Offices
                            1200 South Beckham Avenue
                                  Tyler, Texas


 



                                   Exhibit 21



                         SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT 



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       Percentage           State of
                                                           of            Incorporation
        Parent                  Subsidiary             Ownership         or Organization
        ------                  ----------             ---------         ---------------
<S>                        <C>                            <C>             <C>
 East Texas Financial      First Federal Savings          100%            United States
     Services, Inc.         and Loan Association
                                 of Tyler



         The financial  statements of the Registrant are  consolidated  with its
subsidiary.
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                                                                      Exhibit 23

                               

 
[GRAPHIC-LOGO] BRYANT & WELBORN, L.L.P                    Leon Welborn, C.P.A.
    CPA        Certified Public Accountants               Leah Weatherly, C.P.A.
               601 Chase Drive, Tyler, Texas 75701        Jerry Garrett, C.P.A.
               Tel. (903) 561-4041 Fax (903) 561-4048





Board of Directors
East Texas Financial Services, Inc.
1200 S. Beckham
Tyler, Texas 75701

Members of the Board:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement on
Form S-8 of East Texas Financial Services, Inc. (the "Company") of our report on
the financial  statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
for the year ended September 30, 1996, filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.

/s/ Bryant & Welborn L.L.P.
- ----------------------------
Bryant & Welborn L.L.P.

Tyler, Texas
December 26, 1996

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<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-30-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1996
<CASH>                                         704,615
<INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>                       7,363,220
<FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                               480,285
<TRADING-ASSETS>                                     0
<INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE>                          0
<INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>                      55,087,537
<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                        55,498,264
<LOANS>                                     47,925,067
<ALLOWANCE>                                    289,000
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             114,372,936
<DEPOSITS>                                  91,661,131
<SHORT-TERM>                                         0
<LIABILITIES-OTHER>                          1,781,192
<LONG-TERM>                                          0
                                0
                                          0
<COMMON>                                        12,564
<OTHER-SE>                                  20,918,049
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY>             114,372,936
<INTEREST-LOAN>                              3,641,714
<INTEREST-INVEST>                            4,129,801
<INTEREST-OTHER>                               292,525
<INTEREST-TOTAL>                             8,064,040
<INTEREST-DEPOSIT>                           4,511,934
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                           4,511,934
<INTEREST-INCOME-NET>                        3,552,106
<LOAN-LOSSES>                                        0
<SECURITIES-GAINS>                                   0
<EXPENSE-OTHER>                              3,199,911
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                723,012
<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>                     457,876
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                   457,876
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     0.42
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0
<YIELD-ACTUAL>                                    7.18
<LOANS-NON>                                    450,000
<LOANS-PAST>                                         0
<LOANS-TROUBLED>                                     0
<LOANS-PROBLEM>                                549,000
<ALLOWANCE-OPEN>                               296,000
<CHARGE-OFFS>                                    7,000
<RECOVERIES>                                         0
<ALLOWANCE-CLOSE>                              289,000
<ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC>                           102,000
<ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN>                                  0
<ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED>                        187,000
        

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