BankFinancial Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2007 and the Full Year of 2007


BURR RIDGE, Ill., Feb. 20, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- BankFinancial Corporation (Nasdaq:BFIN) ("BankFinancial") today reported net income of $929,000 and basic earnings per share of $0.05 for the three months ended December 31, 2007, compared to net income of $1.2 million and basic earnings per share of $0.06 for the three months ended December 31, 2006.

For the year ended December 31, 2007, BankFinancial reported net income of $7.2 million and basic earnings per share of $0.35, compared to net income of $10.0 million and basic earnings per share of $0.45 for the year ended December 31, 2006.

Net income for the three months and for the year ended December 31, 2007 included a pre-tax charge of $1.2 million reflecting BankFinancial's proportionate share of Visa's estimated litigation obligations. The charge was recorded because BankFinancial, like other Visa USA members, is obligated to share expenses, resulting from certain Visa litigation, proportionately with its ownership interests in Visa USA. If Visa USA's initial public offering is completed as planned, BankFinancial's proportionate share of the proceeds of the initial offering is expected to offset or exceed the amount of this charge.

Overview of Business Conditions

Business conditions became increasingly uncertain in the fourth quarter of 2007. Our targeted commercial loan categories remained essentially constant. Our residential loan portfolio declined in part due to accelerating prepayments and in part due to a transfer of Fannie Mae-securitized loans to our available-for-sale securities portfolio. We expect that the uncertainty surrounding the U.S. economy and certain real estate markets will increase the unpredictability of the volume of our loan originations and loan repayments in 2008, though we believe the overall residential, construction and selected healthcare loan segments will decline during the year, with the decline offset by growth in commercial loans and lease receivables.

Our non-accrual loans increased this quarter, principally due to a $2.7 million loan secured by an apartment building located in a northern Chicago suburb. The borrower is now subject to, and in compliance with, a forbearance agreement that is expected to restore the loan to accrual status at the end of the first quarter of 2008. Overall trends in the quality of the multi-family and commercial real estate portfolios remained stable. The healthcare loan portfolio continues to receive priority resolution attention with our exposure expected to continue to decline materially in 2008. The quality of our overall residential and home equity portfolio remains strong.

Our construction loan portfolio quality remains stable. Reductions of the construction portfolio increased recently due to project sales, but we are closely monitoring the capability of certain borrowers to continue making debt service payments on their construction projects. We expect that there will be isolated cases where we elect not to renew certain construction loans and pursue either negotiated collateral dispositions or formal legal remedies if the borrower is unable to continue scheduled debt service or proposes unacceptable exit solutions.

As we expected, pursuant to our model, our general loan loss reserves continued to increase due to the changes in national and local economic risk factors. We continue to believe that adherence to our historical loan underwriting standards remains appropriate.

Deposits declined in the fourth quarter of 2007 principally due to our decision to reduce interest rates on higher-balance money market accounts and certificates of deposit consistent with overall declines in the Prime Rate and U.S. Treasury yields. Competition for deposits from certain institutions increased, however, as these competitors maintained constant deposit interest rates on higher-balance checking, savings, money market and certificates of deposit accounts. We expect the intensity of this competition to moderate to a limited extent in 2008, but this could be offset by the continued pressures from competitors with mortgage- or construction-related liquidity issues or competitors engaged in de novo branch office expansion.

Our net interest margin and net interest spread were relatively stable during the quarter. Nonetheless, we believe that such behavior may not necessarily continue because of further reductions in our construction and healthcare loan portfolios and continued deposit pricing pressures. These factors could be offset by a more favorable interest rate environment and potentially widening commercial credit spreads on multifamily and commercial real estate loans. In addition, on a comparative basis, other factors affecting net interest margin include the cumulative effects of our share repurchase program and the fact that our recent investment in Bank-Owned Life Insurance produces non-interest income rather than interest income. We expect that these factors will continue to affect our net interest margin in future quarters; however, we are also focused on generating positive influences through the further diversification of our commercial credit portfolio, optimization of the overall mix of the loan portfolio and gathering non-interest bearing deposits from local small businesses.

Non-interest income was essentially constant during the quarter. We expect that Title Insurance and Wealth Management will not contribute as strongly to earnings in 2008 as in 2007 based on our current expectations concerning interest rates and our anticipated residential mortgage lending activity.

Non-interest expenses rose during the quarter, principally due to seasonal factors, but the overall non-interest expense trend remained well contained. We expect expenses for marketing (especially retail deposits and small business customers), commercial business development personnel and certain technology investments related to customer service and commercial loan operations to increase in 2008, but the increase is expected to be partially offset by continued targeted reductions in staff and expenses consistent with the results of performance reviews and new technology deployments.

Overview of Financial Condition and Operating Results

Financial Condition

Net loans receivable decreased $22.3 million, or 1.7%, to $1.254 billion during the fourth quarter of 2007, primarily due to a reduction of our holdings of one- to four-family residential real estate loans by $28.6 million, or 7.6%, to $345.2 million. Multi-family real estate loans increased $2.5 million, or 0.9%, to $291.4 million, and commercial loans increased $2.9 million, or 3.6%, to $83.2 million. Construction and land loans increased $3.0 million, or 4.9%, to $64.5 million. Other loan categories remained relatively constant. Nonresidential real estate loans decreased by $483,000, or 0.1%, to $325.9 million, and commercial leases decreased by $920,000, or 0.6%, to $144.8 million. Future loan growth could be adversely affected by our unwillingness to compete for loans by relaxing our historical underwriting standards.

Securities available-for-sale increased by $9.4 million, or 13.8%, to $77.0 million. During the fourth quarter of 2007 we securitized $23.5 million of conforming adjustable rate residential mortgage loans with Fannie Mae. We received securities in exchange for the securitized loans, and recorded no gain or loss on the transaction. In addition the balance of the securities available-for-sale decreased due to maturing securities and a negative $13.2 million change in market value principally related to our Freddie Mac preferred stocks.

Total deposits decreased by $24.9 million, or 2.3%, during the fourth quarter of 2007, primarily due to the reduction of higher cost money market accounts and certificates of deposits. Money market accounts decreased by $16.1 million, or 6.0%, and certificates of deposit decreased by $13.7 million, or 4.3%. NOW accounts increased by $8.9 million, or 3.0%, and savings accounts decreased by $3.9 million, or 3.9%. Federal Home Loan Bank advances increased by $17.5 million, or 27.3%.

Asset Quality

Non-performing loans increased by $2.5 million to $12.1 million during the fourth quarter, and represented 0.95% of loans. The increase was due in substantial part to our placing on non-accrual status a $2.7 million loan that is secured by an apartment building located in a northern Chicago suburb. We placed the loan on non-accrual status because the borrowers used the investment property cash flow to make equity investor distributions rather than to make scheduled loan payments that were due on or before December 31, 2007. We subsequently entered into a forbearance agreement with the borrowers that is expected to restore the loan to accrual status by the end of the first quarter of 2008. The same borrowers have a second loan that is secured by a similarly-situated apartment building that remained on accrual status as of December 31, 2007.

Our allowance for loan losses totaled $11.051 million at December 31, 2007, a decrease of $29,000 compared to the allowance at September 30, 2007. The decrease was based on several factors, including our reversal and partial recharacterization of a $428,000 specific loan loss reserve that we recorded during the first quarter of 2007 based on defalcations committed by a third-party loan servicing company that initiated bankruptcy proceedings. We settled the claims that we made with the bankruptcy trustee and our blanket bond carrier for the defalcations during the fourth quarter of 2007. This reduction to our allowance for loan losses was partially offset by a $95,000 net increase in the portion of the allowance that we allocate to impaired loans pursuant to SFAS No. 114 and a $304,000 net increase in the general loan loss reserves that we establish pursuant to SFAS No. 5 based on changes to the economic factors utilized in our model.

As of December 31, 2007, our SFAS No. 114 allocation for impaired loans totaled $806,000. The specific reserves that we allocate to loans are strongly influenced by the market value of the underlying collateral for the loans. As changes in the market value of the underlying collateral occur, fluctuations in the specific reserves attributable to loans secured by the collateral should also be expected to occur, and any declines in the market value of collateral could result in new or additional provisions for specific reserves. Certain types of collateral, such as marketable securities, are particularly susceptible to sudden changes in market value.

Fourth Quarter of 2007 Operating Results

We had net income of $929,000 for the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to net income of $1.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2006. Our operating results for the fourth quarter of 2007 included a pre-tax charge of $1.2 million, which reflected our proportionate share of Visa's estimated litigation obligations. The charge was recorded because BankFinancial, like other Visa USA members, is obligated to share expenses, resulting from certain indemnified Visa litigation, proportionately with its ownership interests in Visa USA. If Visa USA's initial public offering is completed as planned, BankFinancial's proportionate share of the proceeds of the initial offering is expected to offset or exceed the amount of this charge. Net of tax, the amount of the Visa litigation charge was $747,000, or $0.04 per share.

Our operating results for the fourth quarter of 2007 included a $1.2 million pre-tax expense for equity-based compensation and benefits, compared to a $3.5 million pre-tax expense for the fourth quarter of 2006. These expenses relate in substantial part to the vesting of equity-based awards that were made in 2006 pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan that our stockholders approved, and to expenses arising from the ESOP that we established in connection with our mutual-to-stock conversion in June of 2005. Net of tax, our equity-based compensation expenses totaled approximately $734,000, or $0.04 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to $2.1 million, or $0.10 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2006.

Net interest income for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $13.0 million, compared to net interest income of $14.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2006, due in part to a $51.2 million, or 3.9%, decrease in average loans commensurate with our planned reduction of exposure to the construction, healthcare and residential lending segments, and the cumulative effect of scheduled maturities of higher-yielding investment securities during 2007. These influences were partially offset by the retirement of higher-cost deposits and borrowings during 2007. In addition, on a comparative basis, other factors affecting net interest income include the cumulative effects of our share repurchase program in 2007 and the fact that our recent investment in Bank-Owned Life Insurance produces non-interest income rather than interest income. Our net interest margin was 3.80% for the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to 3.74% for the fourth quarter of 2006. Our net interest rate spread for the fourth quarter of 2007 was 3.02%, compared to 2.91% for the fourth quarter of 2006.

Non-interest income for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $2.5 million, unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2006. Non-interest income for the fourth quarter of 2007 included $231,000 in earnings on Bank-Owned Life Insurance, compared to no such earnings for the same period in 2006. Deposit service charges and fees decreased by $107,000, or 10.5%, and other fee income decreased by $23,000, or 4.5%, compared to the same period in 2006. Insurance commissions and annuities income decreased $91,000, or 24.1%, to $287,000. Gain on the sale of loans totaled $34,000 in the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to a gain of $61,000 for the fourth quarter of 2006. We recorded no gain or loss on the sale of investment securities in the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to a net loss of $43,000 on the sale of investment securities for the fourth quarter of 2006. Mortgage loan servicing fees decreased by $23,000, or 10.1%. Operation expenses for real estate owned totaled $13,000 for the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to $1,000 in income for the same period in 2006. Other income decreased by $72,000, or 14.4%, to $428,000.

Non-interest expense for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $14.3 million, compared to $15.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2006, a decrease of $1.1 million, or 7.0%. This decrease was due in part to a decline in expense for equity-based compensation and benefits to $1.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2007, from $3.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2006. On a comparative basis, this decline was attributable in substantial part to differences in the timing of the recording of expense for equity-based awards that were predominantly made during the third quarter of 2006 and vest over a period of time. Non-interest expense for the fourth quarter of 2007 included a pre-tax charge of $1.2 million reflecting our proportionate share of Visa's estimated litigation obligations. Office occupancy and equipment expenses increased $199,000, or 14.1%, primarily due to a $94,000 increase in rental expense and the write-off of feasibility and design costs related to a possible remodeling project. Advertising and public relations expenses increased $77,000, or 31.7%. Data processing expenses decreased $7,000, or 0.8%. Other expenses decreased by $107,000, or 9.3% to $1.0 million, compared to $1.2 million in other expenses for the quarter ended December 31, 2006. Other expenses for the fourth quarter of 2007 included $150,000 of the total $250,000 fraud loss that we recorded in connection with claims that we settled with the bankruptcy trustee and our blanket bond carrier for defalcations committed by a third party loan servicing company. Other expenses for the fourth quarter of 2007 also reflected a $171,000 increase in the amount of loan expenses net of capitalized direct loan origination costs.

2007 Operating Results

We had net income of $7.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, compared to net income of $10.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. Among the factors affecting this decrease in net income was a $2.9 million decrease in net interest income that was due in part to various measures that we implemented in 2007 to preserve asset quality and protect our net interest margin in anticipation of increasingly challenging economic conditions, including the reduction of our exposure to various asset classes and borrowers and the repayment of wholesale borrowings with maturing securities. As a result of these measures and other factors, interest income from securities decreased $4.1 million due in part to a $117.0 million, or 57.4%, decrease in the average balance of securities available-for-sale to $86.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, from $203.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. This decrease in interest income from securities was partially offset by a $2.7 million decrease in interest expense on borrowings primarily due to a $78.5 million, or 42.8%, decrease in the average balance of borrowings to $104.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, from $183.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. In addition, net interest income was negatively impacted by a $2.3 million, or 0.2%, decrease in average loans commensurate with our planned reduction of exposure to the construction, healthcare and residential lending segments, the cumulative effects of our share repurchase program and the investment in 2007 in Bank-Owned Life Insurance, which produces non-interest income rather than interest income. The $2.9 million decrease in net interest income was partially offset by a $2.2 million decrease in compensation and benefits.

Net income for 2007 was also affected by a pre-tax non-interest expense of $1.2 million, which reflected our proportionate share of Visa's estimated litigation obligations. If Visa USA's initial public offering is completed as planned, our proportionate share of the proceeds of the initial offering is expected to offset or exceed the amount of this charge. Non-interest expense for 2007 also included a $250,000 fraud loss that we sustained, net of blanket bond and bankruptcy estate recoveries, due to defalcations by a third-party loan servicing company. In addition, net income for 2007 was affected by an $833,000 increase in our provision for loan losses and an $861,000 decrease in non-interest income predominantly due to a $600,000 decrease in deposit service charges and fees and a $300,000 decrease in insurance commissions and annuities income.

Dividends

On January 30, 2008, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.07 per share payable on Friday, March 7, 2008 to stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 13, 2008. Total dividends paid in 2007 were $6.5 million.

Stock Repurchases

For the three months ended December 31, 2007, we repurchased 335,900 shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $5.3 million. As of December 31, 2007, we have purchased a total of 3,055,223 shares at an aggregate cost of $51.2 million under our authorization to purchase up to 3,605,384 shares.

Conference Call

BankFinancial's executive management will hold a conference call to discuss the contents of this news release, as well as business and financial highlights, on Thursday, February 21, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. CST. The telephone number for the conference call is 888-713-4211 and the participant passcode is 56958239. The conference call will also be available by webcast within the Stockholder Information section of our web site: www.bankfinancial.com.

About BankFinancial

BankFinancial Corporation is the holding company for BankFinancial F.S.B., a full-service, community-oriented bank providing financial services to individuals, families and businesses through our 18 full-service banking offices, located in Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will counties, Illinois. At December 31, 2007, BankFinancial Corporation had total assets of $1.481 billion, total loans of $1.254 billion, total deposits of $1.074 billion and stockholders' equity of $291 million. BankFinancial Corporation's common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol BFIN. Additional information may be found at the company's web site, www.bankfinancial.com.

Safe Harbor

Certain statements made in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this release, the words "may," "will," "should," "would," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "plan," "believe," "intend," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following without limitation: general, regional, and local economic conditions and their effect on interest rates, the company and its customers; credit risks and risks from concentrations (geographic and by industry) within the loan portfolio; changes in regulations or accounting policies affecting financial institutions; the costs and effects of litigation and of unexpected or adverse outcomes of such litigation; technological changes; acquisitions and integration of acquired business; the failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of resources for loan losses and estimations of values of collateral and various financial assets and liabilities; the outcome of efforts to manage interest rate or liquidity risk; competition; and acts of war or terrorism. We undertake no obligation to release revisions to these forward-looking statements or to reflect events or conditions occurring after the date of this release.


                            BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
               (Dollars in thousands; except per share) - (Unaudited)

                                            December 31,  December 31,
                                               2007          2006
                                            -----------   -----------
 ASSETS
 Cash and due from other financial
  institutions                              $    28,279   $    38,286
 Interest-bearing deposits in other
  financial institutions                            669        29,051
                                            -----------   -----------
  Cash and cash equivalents                      28,948        67,337
 Securities available-for-sale, at fair
  value                                          77,049       117,853
 Loans held-for-sale                                173           298
 Loans receivable, net of allowance for
  loan losses:
  December 31, 2007, $11,051; and December
  31, 2006, $10,622                           1,253,999     1,330,091
 Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank, at cost        15,598        15,598
 Premises and equipment, net                     34,487        35,005
 Accrued interest receivable                      7,090         7,869
 Goodwill                                        22,566        22,579
 Core deposit intangible                          7,769         9,648
 BOLI                                            19,585            --
 Other assets                                    13,280         7,020
                                            -----------   -----------

   Total assets                             $ 1,480,544   $ 1,613,298
                                            ===========   ===========

 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 Liabilities
  Deposits                                    1,073,650     1,129,585
  Borrowings                                     96,433       138,148
  Advance payments by borrowers taxes and
   insurance                                      7,488         8,461
  Accrued interest payable and other
   liabilities                                   11,836        11,089
                                            -----------   -----------
    Total liabilities                         1,189,407     1,287,283

 Commitments and contingent liabilities

 Stockholders' equity
  Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value,
   25,000,000 shares authorized, none
   issued or outstanding                             --            --
  Common Stock, $0.01 par value, shares
   authorized: 100,000,000; shares issued
   at December 31, 2007, 22,244,277 and at
   December 31, 2006, 24,304,950                    222           243
  Additional paid-in capital                    198,449       227,741
  Retained earnings, substantially
   restricted                                   113,802       113,128
  Unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan
   shares                                       (17,126)      (18,105)
  Accumulated other comprehensive income
   (loss)                                        (4,210)        3,008
                                            -----------   -----------

   Total stockholders' equity                   291,137       326,015
                                            -----------   -----------

    Total liabilities and stockholders'
     equity                                 $ 1,480,544   $ 1,613,298
                                            ===========   ===========

                              BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
                          CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                (Dollars in thousands; except per share) - (Unaudited)

                          Three Months Ended          Year Ended
                             December 31,             December 31,
                       ----------------------- -----------------------
                           2007        2006        2007        2006
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
 Interest and dividend
  income
  Loans, including
   fees                $    20,809 $    21,823 $    85,601 $    83,502
  Securities                 1,046       1,507       5,056       9,184
  Other                         70         537       1,296       1,400
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
   Total interest
    income                  21,925      23,867      91,953      94,086
 Interest expense
  Deposits                   7,836       8,244      33,446      29,957
  Borrowings                 1,044       1,610       4,858       7,532
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
   Total interest
    expense                  8,880       9,854      38,304      37,489
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
 Net interest income        13,045      14,013      53,649      56,597

 Provision (credit) for
  loan losses                   10        (537)        697        (136)
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
 Net interest income
  after provision
  (credit) for loan
  losses                    13,035      14,550      52,952      56,733
 Noninterest income
  Deposit service
   charges and fees            915       1,022       3,606       4,198
  Other fee income             484         507       1,939       1,916
  Insurance commissions
   and annuities income        287         378       1,007       1,321
  Gain on sale of loans         34          61         126         246
  Gain (loss) on sale
   of securities                --         (43)        399         101
  Gain on disposition
   of premises and
   equipment                    (4)          1           9         395
  Loan servicing fees          204         227         811         938
  Amortization and
   impairment of
   servicing assets            (64)       (121)       (396)       (448)
  Operations of real
   estate owned                (13)          1         (17)        (45)
  Earnings on BOLI             231          --         585          --
  Other                        428         500       1,579       1,887
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
   Total noninterest
    income                   2,502       2,533       9,648      10,509
 Noninterest expense
  Compensation and
   benefits                  8,206      10,674      32,276      34,454
  Office occupancy and
   equipment                 1,615       1,416       5,949       5,602
  Advertising and
   public relations            320         243       1,412       1,193
  Data processing              848         855       3,241       3,341
  Supplies, telephone,
   and postage                 572         560       2,109       2,100
  Amortization of
   intangibles                 464         489       1,879       1,873
  Visa settlement            1,240          --       1,240          --
  Other                      1,046       1,153       4,376       3,807
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
   Total noninterest
    expense                 14,311      15,390      52,482      52,370
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
 Income before income
  taxes                      1,226       1,693      10,118      14,872
 Income tax expense            297         486       2,963       4,826
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
 Net income            $       929 $     1,207 $     7,155 $    10,046
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

 Basic earnings per
  common share         $      0.05 $      0.06 $      0.35 $      0.45
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========
 Diluted earnings per
  common share         $      0.05 $      0.06 $      0.35 $      0.45
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========

 Weighted average
  common shares
  outstanding           20,124,864  21,827,482  20,659,587  22,368,032
 Diluted weighted
  average common
  shares outstanding    20,124,864  21,840,476  20,659,587  22,372,228


                              BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
                   AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET AND NET INTEREST MARGIN
                                 Three Months Ended
                              December 31, 2007 and 2006
                        (Dollars in thousands) - (Unaudited)

                 Three months ended           Three months ended
                  December 31, 2007           December 31, 2006
            ---------------------------  ---------------------------
              Average                      Average
            Outstanding           Yield/ Outstanding           Yield/
              Balance   Interest  Rate(a)  Balance   Interest  Rate(a)
            ---------- ---------- -----  ---------- ---------- -----
 Interest-
  earning
  assets:
 Loans      $1,277,238 $   20,809  6.46% $1,328,482 $   21,823  6.52%
 Securities
  available-
  for-sale      64,097      1,046  6.47     110,033      1,507  5.43
 Stock in
  FHLB          15,598         --    --      18,299        148  3.21
 Other
  earning
  assets         5,957         70  4.66      29,219        389  5.28
            ---------- ---------- -----  ---------- ---------- -----
   Total
    interest-
    earning
    assets   1,362,890     21,925  6.38   1,486,033     23,867  6.37
                       ----------                   ----------
 Noninterest-
  earning
  assets       121,651                      125,656
            ----------                   ----------
   Total
    assets  $1,484,541                   $1,611,689
            ==========                   ==========

 Interest-
  bearing
  liabilities:
 Savings
  deposits  $   98,778        195  0.78  $  115,933        238  0.81
 Money
  market
  deposits     257,024      2,531  3.91     258,870      2,781  4.26
 NOW
  deposits     294,328      1,666  2.25     257,143      1,333  2.06
 Certificates
  of
  deposit      315,952      3,444  4.32     348,825      3,892  4.43
            ---------- ---------- -----  ---------- ---------- -----
   Total
    deposits   966,082      7,836  3.22     980,771      8,244  3.33
 Borrowings     82,220      1,044  5.04     149,001      1,610  4.29
            ---------- ---------- -----  ---------- ---------- -----
   Total
    interest-
    bearing
    liabil-
    ities    1,048,302      8,880  3.36   1,129,772      9,854  3.46
                       ----------                   ----------
 Noninterest-
  bearing
  deposits     111,959                      129,540
 Other
  liabil-
  ities         22,369                       26,367
            ----------                   ----------
   Total
    liabil-
    ities    1,182,630                    1,285,679
 Equity        301,911                      326,010
            ----------                   ----------
   Total
    liabil-
    ities
    and
    equity  $1,484,541                   $1,611,689
            ==========                   ==========

 Net
  interest
  income               $   13,045                   $   14,013
                       ==========                   ==========
 Net
  interest
  rate
  spread (b)                       3.02%                        2.91%
 Net
  interest-
  earning
  assets
  (c)       $  314,588                   $  356,261
            ==========                   ==========
 Net
  interest
  margin (d)                       3.80%                        3.74%
 Ratio of
  interest-
  earning
  assets to
  interest-
  bearing
  liabilities   130.01%                      131.53%

 (a)  Annualized.
 (b)  Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the
      yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of
      average interest-bearing liabilities.
 (c)  Net interest-earning assets represents total interest-earning
      assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
 (d)  Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by
      average total interest-earning assets.


                           BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
                  AVERAGE BALANCE SHEET AND NET INTEREST MARGIN
                     Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
                      (Dollars in thousands) - (Unaudited)

                     Year ended                   Year ended
                 December 31, 2007            December 31, 2006
            ---------------------------  ---------------------------
              Average                      Average
            Outstanding           Yield/ Outstanding           Yield/
              Balance   Interest   Rate    Balance   Interest   Rate
            ---------- ---------- -----  ---------- ---------- -----

 Interest-
  earning
  assets:
 Loans      $1,297,299 $   85,601  6.60% $1,299,597 $  83,502   6.43%
 Securities
  available-
  for-sale      86,946      5,056  5.82     203,900     9,184   4.50
 Stock in
  FHLB          15,598        359  2.30      21,813       724   3.32
 Other
  earning
  assets        18,245        937  5.14      12,713       676   5.32
            ---------- ---------- -----  ---------- ---------- -----
  Total
   interest-
   earning
   assets    1,418,088     91,953  6.48   1,538,023     94,086  6.12
                       ----------                   ----------
 Noninterest
  -earning
   assets      114,668                      102,220
            ----------                   ----------
  Total
   assets   $1,532,756                   $1,640,243
            ==========                   ==========

 Interest-
  bearing
  liabilities:
 Savings
  deposits  $  106,870        833  0.78  $  123,413     1,019   0.83
 Money
  market
  deposits     260,256     11,072  4.25     252,109    10,096   4.00
 NOW
  deposits     282,670      6,837  2.42     241,378     4,128   1.71
 Certificates
  of deposit   328,371     14,704  4.48     359,119    14,714   4.10
            ---------- ---------- -----  ---------- ---------- -----
  Total
   deposits    978,167     33,446  3.42     976,019     29,957  3.07
 Borrowings    104,782      4,858  4.64     183,286      7,532  4.11
            ---------- ---------- -----  ---------- ---------- -----
  Total
   interest-
   bearing
   liabil-
   ities     1,082,949     38,304  3.54   1,159,305     37,489  3.23
                       ----------                   ----------
 Noninterest
  -bearing
  deposits     116,556                      123,614
 Other
  liabil-
  ities         21,831                       25,110
            ----------                   ----------
  Total
   liabil-
   ities     1,221,336                    1,308,029
 Equity        311,420                      332,214
            ----------                   ----------
  Total
   liabil-
   ities and
   equity   $1,532,756                   $1,640,243
            ==========                   ==========

 Net
  interest
  income               $   53,649                   $   56,597
                       ==========                   ==========
 Net
  interest
  rate
  spread (a)                       2.94%                        2.89%
 Net
  interest-
  earning
  assets
  (b)       $  335,139                   $  378,718
            ==========                   ==========
 Net
  interest
  margin (c)                       3.78%                        3.68%
 Ratio of
  interest-
  earning
  assets to
  interest-
  bearing
  liabilities   130.95%                      132.67%

 (a) Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the
     yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average
     interest-bearing liabilities.
 (b) Net interest-earning assets represents total interest-earning
     assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
 (c) Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by
     average total interest-earning assets.


                          BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
                SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL DATA
                              Latest Five Quarters
            (Dollars in thousands; except per share) - (Unaudited)

 PERFORMANCE
  MEASUREMENTS:                    2007                       2006
                -----------------------------------------   --------
                  IVQ        IIIQ        IIQ        IQ         IVQ
                --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
 Return on
  assets (ratio
  of net income
  to average
  total
  assets) (a)       0.25%      0.59%      0.61%      0.42%      0.30%
 Return on
  equity (ratio
  of net income
  to average
  equity) (a)       1.23       2.90       3.01       2.03       1.48
 Net interest
  rate
  spread (a)        3.02       2.91       2.88       2.98       2.91
 Net interest
  margin (a)        3.80       3.76       3.74       3.84       3.74
 Efficiency
  ratio            92.05      77.38      80.79      81.66      93.01
 Noninterest
  expense to
  average total
  assets (a)        3.86       3.26       3.28       3.31       3.82
 Average
  interest-
  earning
  assets to
  average
  interest-
  bearing
  liabilities     130.01     130.11     131.30     132.31     131.53
 Offices              18         18         18         18         18
 Employees
  (full time
  equivalents)       425        416        418        425        438
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 SUMMARY INCOME
  STATEMENT:                       2007                       2006
                -----------------------------------------   --------
                  IVQ        IIIQ        IIQ        IQ         IVQ
                --------   --------   --------   --------   --------

 Total interest
  income        $ 21,925   $ 23,124   $ 23,111   $ 23,793   $ 23,867
 Total interest
  expense          8,880      9,899      9,760      9,765      9,854
                --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
 Net interest
  income before
  provision       13,045     13,225     13,351     14,028     14,013
 Provision
  (credit) for
  loan losses         10        460       (354)       581       (537)
                --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
 Net interest
  income          13,035     12,765     13,705     13,447     14,550
 Noninterest
  income           2,502      2,777      2,327      2,042      2,533
 Noninterest
  expense         14,311     12,383     12,666     13,122     15,390
                --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
 Income before
  income tax       1,226      3,159      3,366      2,367      1,693
 Income tax
  expense            297        922      1,028        716        486
                --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
 Net income     $    929   $  2,237   $  2,338   $  1,651   $  1,207
                ========   ========   ========   ========   ========

 Basic earnings
  per common
  share         $   0.05   $   0.11   $   0.11   $   0.08   $   0.06
                ========   ========   ========   ========   ========
 Diluted
  earnings per
  common share  $   0.05   $   0.11   $   0.11   $   0.08   $   0.06
                ========   ========   ========   ========   ========

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 NONINTEREST
  INCOME AND
  EXPENSE:                         2007                       2006
                -----------------------------------------   --------
                  IVQ        IIIQ        IIQ        IQ         IVQ
                --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
 Noninterest
  Income:
 Deposit
  service
  charges and
  fees          $    915   $    938   $    918   $    835   $  1,022
 Other fee
  income             484        495        499        461        507
 Insurance
  commissions
  and annuities
  income             287        251        225        244        378
 Gain on sales
  of loans            34         43          1         48         61
 Gain (loss)
  on sales of
  investment
  securities          --        399         --         --        (43)
 Gain (loss) on
  disposition
  of premises
  and equipment       (4)        --          7          6          1
 Loan servicing
  fee income         204        182        214        211        227
 Amortization
  and
  impairment
  of servicing
  assets             (64)      (131)      (106)       (95)      (121)
 REO operations      (13)        (4)        --         --          1
 Earnings on
  bank-owned
  life
  insurance          231        219        135         --         --
 Other               428        385        434        332        500
                --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
  Total
   noninterest
   income       $  2,502   $  2,777   $  2,327   $  2,042   $  2,533
                ========   ========   ========   ========   ========
 Noninterest
  Expense:
 Compensation
  and benefits  $  8,206   $  7,773   $  7,860   $  8,437   $ 10,674
 Office
  occupancy and
  equipment        1,615      1,428      1,399      1,507      1,416
 Advertising         320        409        455        228        243
 Data
  processing         848        821        823        749        855
 Supplies,
  telephone and
  postage            572        485        484        568        560
 Amortization
  of
  intangibles        464        469        469        477        489
 Visa
  Settlement       1,240         --         --         --         --
 Other             1,046        998      1,176      1,156      1,153
                --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
  Total
   noninterest
   expenses     $ 14,311   $ 12,383   $ 12,666   $ 13,122   $ 15,390
                ========   ========   ========   ========   ========

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 (a) Annualized

                          BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
               SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL DATA
                             Latest Five Quarters
              (Dollars in thousands; except per share) - (Unaudited)

 SUMMARY
  BALANCE SHEET:                       2007                    2006
                ------------------------------------------- ----------
                   IVQ        IIIQ        IIQ        IQ         IVQ
                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
 ASSETS:
 Cash           $   28,279 $   30,694 $   32,071 $   35,357 $   38,286
 Interest-
  bearing
  deposits and
  short-term
  investments          669     14,003     33,887     30,947     29,051
 Securities
  available for
  sale, net         77,049     67,686     69,085    106,884    117,853
 Loans held for
  sale                 173      2,031        620        143        298
 Loans
  receivable,
  net            1,253,999  1,276,303  1,282,645  1,298,489  1,330,091
 Federal Home
  Loan Bank
  stock             15,598     15,598     15,598     15,598     15,598
 Premises and
  equipment         34,487     34,171     34,437     34,571     35,005
 Intangible
  assets            30,335     30,799     31,268     31,750     32,227
 BOLI               19,585     19,354     19,135         --         --
 Other assets       20,370     14,157     13,182     13,382     14,889
                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
  Total assets  $1,480,544 $1,504,796 $1,531,928 $1,567,121 $1,613,298
                ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========

 LIABILITIES
  AND EQUITY:
 Deposits       $1,073,650 $1,098,541 $1,105,237 $1,105,846 $1,129,585
 Borrowings         96,433     81,138    100,862    134,300    138,148
 Other
  liabilities       19,324     21,496     18,917     17,388     19,550
                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
  Total
   liabilities   1,189,407  1,201,175  1,225,016  1,257,534  1,287,283
 Stockholders'
  equity           291,137    303,621    306,912    309,587    326,015
                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
  Total
   liabilities
   and
   stockholders'
   equity       $1,480,544 $1,504,796 $1,531,928 $1,567,121 $1,613,298
                ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========


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 CAPITAL RATIOS:                       2007                    2006
                ------------------------------------------- ----------
                   IVQ        IIIQ        IIQ        IQ         IVQ
                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

 BankFinancial
  Corporation:
 Equity to
  total assets
  (end of
  period)            19.66%     20.18%     20.03%     19.76%     20.21%
 Tangible
  equity to
  tangible
  total assets
  (end of
  period)            17.95      18.51      18.37      18.10      18.58

 BankFinancial
  FSB:
 Risk-based
  total capital
  ratio              16.74      19.07      20.26      20.64      20.09
 Risk-based
  tier 1
  capital ratio      15.93      18.22      19.43      19.74      19.26
 Tier 1
  leverage
  ratio              13.95      15.16      15.94      15.51      15.05

 Stock
  repurchases
  - $ (000's)   $    5,273 $    5,643 $    3,780 $   19,261 $    3,960
 Stock
  repurchases
  - shares         335,900    377,406    232,643  1,131,974    226,600

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 COMMON STOCK
  AND DIVIDENDS:                       2007                    2006
                ------------------------------------------- ----------
                   IVQ        IIIQ        IIQ        IQ         IVQ
                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

 Stock Prices:
 Close          $    15.82 $    15.82 $    15.45 $    16.27 $    17.81
 High                16.67      16.39      16.75      17.98      18.50
 Low                 14.54      13.01      15.45      16.10      17.23

 Cash dividends
  paid          $     0.07 $     0.07 $     0.07 $     0.07 $     0.06


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 DEPOSITS:                             2007                    2006
                ------------------------------------------- ----------
                   IVQ        IIIQ        IIQ        IQ         IVQ
                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
 Non-interest-
  bearing
  demand        $  111,554 $  111,772 $  126,304 $  122,422 $  134,097
 Interest-
  bearing NOW      306,517    297,589    282,300    277,683    274,391
 Money market      250,682    266,737    262,265    258,400    260,796
 Savings            97,280    101,176    107,030    114,793    114,851
 Certificates
  of deposit -
  Retail           305,610    314,450    317,946    321,444    323,957
 Certificates
  of deposit
  - Wholesale        2,007      6,817      9,392     11,104     21,493
                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
 Total
  certificates
  of deposit       307,617    321,267    327,338    332,548    345,450
                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
 Total deposits $1,073,650 $1,098,541 $1,105,237 $1,105,846 $1,129,585
                ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========

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                               BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
                  SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL DATA
                                Latest Five Quarters
               (Dollars in thousands; except per share) - (Unaudited)


                                      2007                    2006
               ------------------------------------------- ----------
 LOANS:           IVQ        IIIQ        IIQ        IQ         IVQ
               ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
 One- to four-
  family
  residential
  real estate  $  345,245 $  373,830 $  381,447 $  391,759 $  397,545
 Multi-family
  mortgage
  loans           291,395    288,883    291,963    299,566    297,131
 Nonresidential
  real estate     325,885    326,368    321,943    314,275    320,729
 Construction
  and land
  loans            64,483     61,482     68,024     68,742     85,222
 Commercial
  loans            83,233     80,358     84,410     90,103     89,346
 Commercial
  leases          144,841    145,761    134,217    134,327    139,164
 Consumer
  loans             3,506      4,009      4,697      3,531      4,045
 Other loans
  (including
  municipal)        4,544      4,544      4,544      4,752      4,959
               ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
 Total loans    1,263,132  1,285,235  1,291,245  1,307,055  1,338,141
 Loans in
  process            (168)       (63)       (87)       154        148
 Net deferred
  loan
  origination
  costs             2,086      2,211      2,266      2,402      2,424
 Allowance for
  loan losses     (11,051)   (11,080)   (10,779)   (11,122)   (10,622)
               ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
 Loans, net    $1,253,999 $1,276,303 $1,282,645 $1,298,489 $1,330,091
               ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========


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 CREDIT QUALITY
  RATIOS:                             2007                    2006
               ------------------------------------------- ----------
                  IVQ        IIIQ        IIQ        IQ         IVQ
               ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
 Nonperforming
  Loans and
  Assets:
  Nonperforming
   loans       $   12,058 $    9,557 $    9,720 $    8,759 $    9,226
  Real estate
   owned              820        252         --         --         --
               ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
  Nonperforming
   assets      $   12,878 $    9,809 $    9,720 $    8,759 $    9,226
               ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========

 Asset Quality
  Ratios:
  Nonperforming
   assets to
   total assets      0.87%      0.65%      0.63%      0.56%      0.57%
  Nonperforming
   loans to
   total loans       0.95       0.74       0.75       0.67       0.69
  Allowance for
   loan losses
   to
   nonperforming
   loans            91.65     115.94     110.90     126.98     115.13
  Allowance for
   loan losses
   to total
   loans             0.87       0.86       0.83       0.85       0.79
  Net charge-
   off ratio
   (a)               0.01       0.05       0.00       0.02       0.23

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 ALLOWANCE FOR
  LOAN LOSSES:                        2007                    2006
               ------------------------------------------- ----------
                  IVQ        IIIQ        IIQ        IQ         IVQ
               ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

 Beginning
  balance      $   11,080 $   10,779 $   11,122 $   10,622 $   11,924
 Provision
  (credit) for
  loan losses          10        460       (354)       581       (537)
 Loans charged
  off                 (46)      (159)        (3)       (97)      (767)
 Recoveries             7         --         14         16          2
               ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
 Ending
  balance      $   11,051 $   11,080 $   10,779 $   11,122 $   10,622
               ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========

 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

 (a) Annualized


                         BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
              SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL DATA
                             Latest Five Quarters
            (Dollars in thousands; except per share) - (Unaudited)

 SELECTED
  AVERAGE
  BALANCES:                      2007                        2006
          ----------------------------------------------- -----------
              IVQ         IIIQ        IIQ         IQ          IVQ
          ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
 Average
  total
  assets  $ 1,484,541 $ 1,518,670 $ 1,543,985 $ 1,584,765 $ 1,611,689
 Average
  earning
  assets    1,362,890   1,397,286   1,432,238   1,481,465   1,486,033
 Average
  total
  loans     1,277,238   1,291,593   1,297,583   1,323,345   1,328,482
 Average
  investment
  securities   64,097      73,370      98,791     112,206     110,033
 Average
  FHLB
  stock        15,598      15,598      15,598      15,598      18,299
 Average
  other
  earning
  assets        5,957      16,725      20,266      30,316      29,219
 Average
  interest-
  bearing
  deposits    966,082     986,113     978,601     981,956     980,771
 Average
  total
  borrowings   82,220      87,782     112,209     137,715     149,001
 Average
  interest-
  bearing
  liabil-
  ities     1,048,302   1,073,895   1,090,810   1,119,671   1,129,772
 Average
  total
  stockhold-
  ers'
  equity      301,911     308,041     310,219     325,806     326,010

 --------------------------------------------------------------------


 SELECTED
  YIELDS
  AND COST
  OF FUNDS
  (a):                           2007                        2006
          ----------------------------------------------- -----------
              IVQ         IIIQ        IIQ         IQ          IVQ
          ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

 Average
  earning
  assets         6.38%       6.57%       6.47%       6.51%       6.37%
 Average
  total
  loans          6.46        6.67        6.60        6.66        6.52
 Average
  investment
  securities     6.47        5.90        5.66        5.51        5.43
 Average
  FHLB
  stock            --        2.77        2.75        3.72        3.21
 Average
  other
  earning
  assets         4.66        5.08        5.30        5.15        5.28

 Average
  interest-
  bearing
  deposits       3.22        3.55        3.48        3.42        3.33
 Average
  total
  borrowings     5.04        4.81        4.51        4.38        4.29
 Average
  interest-
  bearing
  liabilities    3.36        3.66        3.59        3.54        3.46

 Interest
  rate
  spread         3.02        2.91        2.88        2.98        2.91
 Net
  interest
  margin         3.80        3.76        3.74        3.84        3.74

 --------------------------------------------------------------------


 EARNINGS
  PER SHARE
  COMPUTATIONS:                  2007                        2006
          ----------------------------------------------- -----------
              IVQ         IIIQ        IIQ         IQ          IVQ
          ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------


 Net
  income  $       929 $     2,237 $     2,338 $     1,651 $     1,207
          =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========

 Average
  common
  shares
  outstand-
  ing      22,429,477  22,692,613  23,124,955  23,924,011  24,384,369
 Less:
  Unearned
  ESOP
  shares   (1,728,813) (1,753,480) (1,777,881) (1,802,198) (1,826,679)
 Less:
  Unvested
  restricted
  stock      (575,800)   (619,385)   (618,600)   (637,882)   (730,208)
          ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
 Weighted
  average
  common
  shares
  outstand-
  ing      20,124,864  20,319,748  20,728,474  21,483,931  21,827,482
 Plus:
  Dilutive
  common
  shares
  equiva-
  lents            --      97,765      26,049      53,611      12,994
          ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
 Weighted
  average
  dilutive
  shares
  outstand-
  ing      20,124,864  20,417,513  20,754,523  21,537,542  21,840,476
          =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
 Number of
  antidilutive
  stock
  options
  excluded
  from the
  diluted
  earnings
  per share
  calcula-
  tion      1,597,400   1,576,200   1,557,500   1,301,000   1,301,000
 Weighted
  average
  exercise
  price of
  anti-
  dilutive
  option
  shares  $     17.40 $     17.34 $     17.36 $     17.63 $     17.63

 Earnings
  per
  basic
  share   $      0.05 $      0.11 $      0.11 $      0.08 $      0.06
          =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========
 Earnings
  per
  diluted
  share   $      0.05 $      0.11 $      0.11 $      0.08 $      0.06
          =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========

 N.A. = Not Applicable

 --------------------------------------------------------------------

 (a) Annualized

                       BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
                      NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

The Company utilizes a number of different financial measures, both GAAP and non-GAAP, in making operating, budgeting and planning decisions for future periods. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or GAAP. The Company believes that the use of the non-GAAP financial measures described below provides the Board of Directors and management, and may provide some investors, with a more complete understanding the Company's operating results and trends, and facilitate comparisons to historical and peer performance. The Company's non-GAAP financial measures should be considered supplemental in nature and should not be considered in isolation, or as superior to or a substitute for, financial measures that are prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the Company's non-GAAP financial measures may differ from similar non-GAAP financial measures that are used by other companies, thus limiting their usefulness as a comparative tool.

Amortization of Intangibles Expense. The Company believes that the exclusion from its net income of expense for the amortization of the core deposit intangible assets resulting from its acquisition of Success Bancshares and University National Bank facilitates the comparison of the Company's operating results to the Company's historical performance and to the performance of other financial institutions with different acquisition histories. In addition, the level of amortization of core deposit intangible assets arising from an acquisition can vary significantly depending on the valuation methodology used and the interest rate environment that existed at the time of the acquisition.

Equity-based Compensation. The Company believes that the exclusion of equity-based compensation expense from its net income facilitates the comparison of the Company's operating results to the Company's historical performance, including the prior periods in which it operated as a mutual institution and had no stock outstanding. In addition, the Company believes that this non-GAAP measure facilitates the comparison of the Company's performance to the performance of other financial institutions that have different or more seasoned equity-based compensation plans, including plans pursuant to which stock option awards vested prior to the effective date of SFAS No. 123R.

Visa Settlement. The Company believes that the exclusion of this one-time litigation expense due to our proportionate share of Visa litigation charges from its net income facilitates the comparison of the Company's operating results to the Company's historical performance.

Core Return on Assets. The Company believes that adjusting the calculation of its return on assets to exclude the equity-based compensation expense, the amortization of intangibles expenses and the Visa settlement expense furthers the purposes described above. Thus, the Company calculates core return on assets by dividing net income for a period, adjusted to exclude these expenses, by its average assets for the period.

Core Return on Equity. The Company believes that adjusting the calculation of its return on equity to exclude the equity-based compensation expense, the amortization of intangibles expenses and the Visa settlement expense furthers the purposes described above. Thus, the Company calculates core return on equity by dividing average stockholders' equity for a period by net income, adjusted to exclude these expenses, for the period.

Core Dilutive Earnings per Share. The Company believes that adjusting the calculation of its dilutive earnings per share to exclude the equity-based compensation expense, the amortization of intangibles expenses and the Visa settlement expense furthers the purposes described above. Thus, the Company calculates core dilutive earnings per share by net income, adjusted to exclude these expenses, for the period by the weighted average dilutive common shares outstanding, for the period.

Core Noninterest Expense to Average Total Assets. The Company believes that adjusting the calculation of its noninterest expense to average total assets to exclude the equity-based compensation expense, the amortization of intangibles expenses and the Visa settlement expense furthers the purposes described above. Thus, the Company calculates noninterest expense to average total assets by dividing noninterest expense, adjusted to exclude these expenses, by average total assets for the period.

Core Efficiency Ratio. The Company believes that adjusting the calculation of its efficiency ratio to exclude the equity-based compensation expense, the amortization of intangibles expenses and the Visa settlement expense furthers the purposes described above. Thus, the Company calculates core efficiency ratio by dividing noninterest expense, adjusted to exclude these expenses, by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.

There are inherent limitations associated with the use of each of the above non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool. In particular, these non-GAAP financial measures are not based on a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and reflect the exclusion of items that are recurring and will be reflected in the Company's financial results in the future. The Company has further highlighted these and the other limitations described above by providing a reconciliation of the GAAP amounts that have been excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures.



                        BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION
                       NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
          (Dollars in thousands; except per share) - (Unaudited)

 FOR THE QUARTERS 
 AND YEARS ENDED                     
 DECEMBER 31, 2007       Three months ended         Years ended
 AND 2006                   December 31,            December 31,
                       ----------------------  ----------------------
 Core Operating           2007        2006        2007        2006
  Income:              ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
 Net Income            $      929  $    1,207  $    7,155  $   10,046

 Adjustments:
  Equity-based
   compensation and
   benefits                 1,219       3,542       5,084       5,377
  Amortization of core
   deposit intangible         464         489       1,879       1,873
  Visa settlement           1,240          --       1,240          --
 Tax effect on
  adjustments assuming
  39.745% tax rate         (1,162)     (1,602)     (3,260)     (2,882)
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
 Core Operating Income $    2,690  $    3,636  $   12,098  $   14,414
                       ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
 Return on assets
  (ratio of net income
  to average total
  assets) (a)                0.25%       0.30%       0.47%       0.61%
 Core return on assets
  (ratio of core
  operating income to
  average total
  assets) (a)                0.72%       0.90%       0.79%       0.88%

 Return on equity
  (ratio of net income
  to average equity)
  (a)                        1.23%       1.48%       2.30%       3.02%
 Core return on equity
  (ratio of core
  operating income to
  average equity) (a)        3.56%       4.46%       3.88%       4.34%

 Dilutive earnings per
  common share         $     0.05  $     0.06  $     0.35  $     0.45
 Core dilutive
  earnings per common
  share                $     0.13  $     0.17  $     0.59  $     0.64

 Core Noninterest
  Expenses:
 Noninterest Expenses  $   14,311  $   15,390  $   52,482  $   52,370
 Adjustments:
  Equity-based
   compensation and
   benefits                (1,219)     (3,542)     (5,084)     (5,377)
  Amortization of core
   deposit intangible        (464)       (489)     (1,879)     (1,873)
  Visa settlement          (1,240)         --      (1,240)         --
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
 Core Noninterest
  Expenses             $   11,388  $   11,359  $   44,279  $   45,120
                       ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

 Noninterest expense
  to average total
  assets (a)                 3.86%       3.82%       3.42%       3.19%
 Core noninterest
  expense to average
  total assets (a)           3.07%       2.82%       2.89%       2.75%

 Efficiency ratio
  (ratio of
  noninterest expense
  to net interest
  income plus
  noninterest income)       92.05%      93.01%      82.91%      78.04%
 Core efficiency ratio
  (ratio of core
  noninterest expense
  to net interest
  income plus
  noninterest income)       73.25%      68.65%      69.95%      67.24%

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 (a) Annualized

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 FOR THE LATEST 
  FIVE QUARTERS                        2007                    2006
                     --------------------------------------  --------
                        IVQ      IIIQ      IIQ        IQ       IVQ
                     --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
 Core Operating
  Income:
 Net Income          $    929  $  2,237  $  2,338  $  1,651  $  1,207
 Adjustments:
  Equity-based
   compensation and
   benefits             1,219     1,311     1,294     1,261     3,542
  Amortization of
   core deposit
   intangible             464       469       469       476       489
  Visa settlement       1,240        --        --        --        --
 Tax effect on
  adjustments
  assuming 39.745%
  tax rate             (1,162)     (707)     (701)     (690)   (1,602)
                     --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
 Core Operating
  Income             $  2,690  $  3,310  $  3,400  $  2,698  $  3,636
                     ========  ========  ========  ========  ========
 Return on assets
  (ratio of net
  income to average
  total assets) (a)      0.25%     0.59%     0.61%     0.42%     0.30%
 Core return on
  assets (ratio of
  core operating
  income to average
  total assets) (a)      0.72%     0.87%     0.88%     0.68%     0.90%

 Return on equity
  (ratio of net
  income to average
  equity) (a)            1.23%     2.90%     3.01%     2.03%     1.48%
 Core return on
  equity (ratio of
  core operating
  income to average
  equity) (a)            3.56%     4.30%     4.38%     3.31%     4.46%

 Dilutive earnings
  per common share   $   0.05  $   0.11  $   0.11  $   0.08  $   0.06
 Core dilutive
  earnings per 
  common share       $   0.13  $   0.16  $   0.16  $   0.13  $   0.17

 Core Operating
  Expenses:
 Noninterest 
  Expenses           $ 14,311  $ 12,383  $ 12,666  $ 13,122  $ 15,390
 Adjustments:
  Equity-based
   compensation and
   benefits            (1,219)   (1,311)   (1,294)   (1,261)   (3,542)
  Amortization of
   core deposit
   intangible            (464)     (469)     (469)     (476)     (489)
  Visa settlement      (1,240)       --        --        --        --
                     --------  --------  --------  --------  --------
 Core Noninterest
  Expenses           $ 11,388  $ 10,603  $ 10,903  $ 11,385  $ 11,359
                     ========  ========  ========  ========  ========

 Noninterest expense
  to average total
  assets (a)             3.86%     3.26%     3.28%     3.31%     3.82%
 Core noninterest
  expense to average
  total assets (a)       3.07%     2.79%     2.82%     2.87%     2.82%

 Efficiency ratio
  (ratio of
  noninterest expense
  to net interest
  income plus
  noninterest income)   92.05%    77.38%    80.79%    81.66%    93.01%
 Core efficiency
  ratio (ratio of
  core noninterest
  expense to net
  interest income
  plus noninterest
  income)               73.25%    66.26%    69.54%    70.85%    68.65%

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