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TCF Reports Record Second-Quarter Earnings (part 2)
                  TCF FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                    (In thousands, except per-share data)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
                                          June 30,               June 30,
                                     2000         1999       2000        1999
    Interest income:
      Loans and leases             $172,432     $152,177   $337,688   $302,418
      Securities available for sale  25,218       28,683     51,020     56,771
      Loans held for sale             4,362        3,273      8,095      6,792
      Investments                     2,395        2,226      4,761      4,421
        Total interest income       204,407      186,359    401,564    370,402

    Interest expense:
      Deposits                       46,893       42,965     92,404     86,855
      Borrowings                     47,316       36,672     92,122     71,986
        Total interest expense       94,209       79,637    184,526    158,841
          Net interest income       110,198      106,722    217,038    211,561
    Provision for credit losses       5,383        2,947      6,373     10,707
        Net interest income after
         provision for credit
         losses                     104,815      103,775    210,665    200,854
    Non-interest income:
      Fee and service charge
       revenues                      44,842       37,469     83,693     71,310
      Electronic funds transfer
       revenues                      19,914       16,890     37,274     31,287
      Leasing revenues               10,144        5,389     19,162     12,983
      Commissions on sales of
       annuities                      1,942        2,451      4,044      4,651
      Commissions on sales of
       mutual funds                   1,466        1,716      3,077      3,258
      Gain on sale of loans held
       for sale                         552        1,061      1,507      2,630
      Other                           3,578        3,409      6,634      6,185
                                     82,438       68,385    155,391    132,304

      Gain (loss) on sales of
       securities available for sale     --           (5)        --      3,194
      Gain on sales of loan servicing    --          743         --      3,076
      Gain on sale of branches        3,866        2,382      3,866      2,382
      Title insurance revenues (a)       --        4,512         --      8,978
                                      3,866        7,632      3,866     17,630
        Total non-interest income    86,304       76,017    159,257    149,934
    Non-interest expense:
      Compensation and employee
       benefits                      59,768       60,151    118,187    118,204
      Occupancy and equipment        18,772       18,131     37,677     36,240
      Advertising and promotions      4,958        4,730      9,135      9,384
      Amortization of goodwill and
       other intangibles              2,484        2,673      4,967      5,348
      Other                          29,263       27,094     57,869     51,928
        Total non-interest expense  115,245      112,779    227,835    221,104
          Income before income tax
           expense                   75,874       67,013    142,087    129,684
    Income tax expense               29,212       26,024     54,704     51,355
          Net income                $46,662      $40,989    $87,383    $78,329

    Net income per common share:
      Basic                            $.60         $.50      $1.10       $.94
      Diluted                          $.59         $.49      $1.10       $.94

    Earnings before goodwill
     charges (cash earnings) per
     diluted common share              $.61         $.52      $1.14       $.98

    Dividends declared per
     common share                    $.2125       $.1875       $.40       $.35

    Average common and common
     equivalent shares outstanding:
      Basic                          78,340       82,616     79,160     83,115
      Diluted                        79,010       83,238     79,750     83,667

(a) Title insurance business was sold in 1999.

                  TCF FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                (Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                    ASSETS
                                                       At             At
                                                    June 30,     December 31,
                                                      2000           1999

    Cash and due from banks                         $382,464       $429,262
    Investments                                      131,635        148,154
    Securities available for sale                  1,436,836      1,521,661
    Loans held for sale                              259,085        198,928
    Loans and leases:
      Residential real estate                      3,866,659      3,919,678
      Consumer                                     2,150,763      2,058,584
      Commercial real estate                       1,191,999      1,073,472
      Commercial business                            365,807        351,353
      Leasing and equipment finance                  655,922        492,656
        Total loans and leases                     8,231,150      7,895,743
        Allowance for loan and lease losses          (60,997)       (55,755)
          Net loans and leases                     8,170,153      7,839,988
    Goodwill                                         156,432        158,468
    Deposit base intangibles                          12,340         13,262
    Other assets                                     356,760        351,993
                                                $ 10,905,705   $ 10,661,716

                     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Deposits:
      Checking                                    $2,068,761     $1,913,279
      Passbook and statement                       1,128,863      1,091,292
      Money market                                   745,096        708,417
      Certificates                                 2,777,242      2,871,847
        Total deposits                             6,719,962      6,584,835
    Securities sold under repurchase agreements
     and federal funds purchased                     927,331      1,010,000
    Federal Home Loan Bank advances                1,948,952      1,759,787
    Discounted lease rentals                         165,432        178,369
    Other borrowings                                 164,017        135,732
        Total borrowings                           3,205,732      3,083,888
    Accrued interest payable                          29,447         40,352
    Accrued expenses and other liabilities           143,182        143,659
        Total liabilities                         10,098,323      9,852,734
    Stockholders' equity:
      Common stock, par value $.01 per share,
       280,000,000 shares authorized; 92,780,873
       and 92,804,205 shares issued                      928            928
      Additional paid-in capital                     505,476        500,797
      Retained earnings, subject to certain
       restrictions                                  770,541        715,461
      Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)  (46,891)       (47,382)
      Treasury stock at cost, 12,501,737 and
       10,863,017 shares, and other                 (422,672)      (360,822)
        Total stockholders' equity                   807,382        808,982
                                                $ 10,905,705   $ 10,661,716


                  TCF FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                             FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
                (Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
                                 (Unaudited)

    SUPERMARKET BANKING DATA:   At or For the Six Months
                                      Ended June 30,
                                     2000       1999     Increase    % Change
      Number of branches                207        174         33       19.0%
      Number of deposit accounts    614,983    491,251    123,732       25.2
      Deposits:
        Checking                   $436,220   $309,076   $127,144       41.1
        Passbook and statement      142,878    118,050     24,828       21.0
        Money market                 86,837     60,390     26,447       43.8
        Certificates                305,214    229,281     75,933       33.1
          Total Power Liabilities  $971,149   $716,797   $254,352       35.5

      Average rate on deposits         2.35%      1.99%      0.36%      18.1
      Total fees and other
       revenues (quarter-to-date)   $28,497    $21,553     $6,944       32.2
      Total fees and other
       revenues (year-to-date)      $51,811    $39,010    $12,801       32.8
      Consumer loans               $213,498   $155,210    $58,288       37.6

CREDIT QUALITY DATA:

                              At or For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2000
                                                    Allowance        Net
                           Total Loans              as a % of    Charge-offs
                            and Leases  Allowance   Portfolio  (Recoveries)(a)
    Commercial real estate  $1,191,999   $17,431       1.46%        (.03)%
    Commercial business        365,807     8,778       2.40         (.24)
    Consumer                 2,150,763    10,200       0.47          .04
    Leasing and equipment
     finance                   655,922     5,095       0.78          .49
    Unallocated                     --    16,639       0.20          n/a
      Subtotal               4,364,491    58,143       1.33          .05
    Residential real estate  3,866,659     2,854       0.07           --
      Total                 $8,231,150   $60,997       0.74          .03

                              At or For the Year Ended December 31, 1999
                                                    Allowance        Net
                           Total Loans              as a % of    Charge-offs
                            and Leases  Allowance   Portfolio    (Recoveries)
    Commercial real estate  $1,073,472   $12,708       1.18%        (.08)%
    Commercial business        351,353     8,256       2.35         (.08)
    Consumer                 2,058,584    10,701        .52         1.30
    Leasing and equipment
     finance                   492,656     4,237        .86          .39
    Unallocated                     --    16,839        .21          n/a
      Subtotal               3,976,065    52,741       1.33          .72
    Residential real estate  3,919,678     3,014        .08           --
      Total                 $7,895,743   $55,755        .71          .35


                                                 At June 30,  At December 31,
                                                    2000           1999
    Non-performing assets:
      Non-accrual loans and leases:
        Consumer                                  $12,259        $12,178
        Residential real estate                     5,917          5,431
        Commercial real estate                      1,913          1,576
        Commercial business                           736          2,960
        Leasing and equipment finance               3,652          1,929
                                                   24,477         24,074
      Other real estate owned and other assets      9,636         11,348
        Total non-performing assets               $34,113        $35,422
        Total non-performing assets excluding
         amounts funded by non-recourse discounted
         lease rentals                            $31,171        $34,803

    Accruing loans and leases 90 days or more
     past due                                      $5,829        $ 5,789

    Delinquency data:
      Total loans and leases over 30 days
       delinquent                                     .42%           .42%
      Total consumer loans over 30 days delinquent    .94            .93

(a) Annualized.

                  TCF FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - Continued
                (Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
                                 (Unaudited)

CONSOLIDATED REGULATORY CAPITAL DATA:

                                   At June 30, 2000    At December 31, 1999
    Tier 1 leverage capital        $688,856    6.38%    $688,357    6.56%
    Tier 1 leverage capital
     requirement                    324,150    3.00      314,582    3.00
      Excess                       $364,706    3.38%    $373,775    3.56%

    Tier 1 risk-based capital      $688,856   10.29%    $688,357   10.22%
    Tier 1 risk-based capital
     requirement                    267,673    4.00      269,448    4.00
      Excess                       $421,183    6.29%    $418,909    6.22%

    Total risk-based capital       $750,785   11.22%    $745,171   11.06%
    Total risk-based capital
     requirement                    535,346    8.00      538,897    8.00
      Excess                       $215,439    3.22%    $206,274    3.06%

    Tangible net worth             $638,610             $637,252
    Stockholders' equity to total
     assets                            7.40%                7.59%
    Book value per common share      $10.06                $9.87
    Tangible book value per common
     share                             7.95                 7.78


    BANK BRANCHES:
                         At June 30, 2000           At December 31, 1999
                 Supermarket Traditional Total  Supermarket Traditional Total

    Minnesota         37         46        83       36          46        82
    Illinois         132         32       164      121          31       152
    Wisconsin         14         18        32       13          18        31
    Michigan          13         44        57       15          48        63
    Colorado          11         --        11       10          --        10
                     207        140       347      195         143       338


                  TCF FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS
                            (Dollars In Thousands)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                   Three Months Ended June 30,
                               2000                          1999
                                       Interest                      Interest
                    Average           Yields and  Average           Yields and
                    Balance  Interest  Rates (a)  Balance  Interest  Rates (a)
    Assets:
    Investments    $136,415   $2,395     7.02%   $135,754   $2,226     6.56%
    Securities
     available
     for sale     1,525,731   25,218     6.61   1,750,324   28,683     6.55
    Loans held
     for sale       225,429    4,362     7.74     199,472    3,273     6.56

    Loans and leases:
    Residential
     real estate  3,913,543   69,356     7.09   3,777,903   65,879     6.98
    Commercial
     real estate  1,167,672   25,050     8.58     890,028   18,669     8.39
    Commercial
     business       365,749    8,302     9.08     340,824    6,654     7.81
    Consumer      2,117,569   53,770    10.16   1,956,935   49,777    10.17
    Leasing and
     equipment
     finance        601,497   15,954    10.61     401,159   11,198    11.17
    Total loans
     and leases   8,166,030  172,432     8.45   7,366,849  152,177     8.26

    Total interest-
     earning
     assets      10,053,605  204,407     8.13   9,452,399  186,359     7.89

    Other assets    747,250                       799,359

    Total
     assets     $10,800,855                   $10,251,758

    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
    Non-interest
     bearing
     deposits    $1,328,548                    $1,183,438
    Interest-
     bearing
     deposits:
    Checking        751,803    1,067     0.57     719,213    1,023     0.57
    Passbook and
     statement    1,065,822    2,951     1.11   1,132,265    3,148     1.11
    Money market    725,875    5,582     3.08     730,421    4,683     2.56
    Certificates  2,806,039   37,293     5.32   2,875,211   34,111     4.75
    Total
     interest-
     bearing
     deposits     5,349,539   46,893     3.51   5,457,110   42,965     3.15

    Total
     deposits     6,678,087   46,893     2.81   6,640,548   42,965     2.59

    Borrowings:
    Securities
     sold under
     repurchase
     agreements
     and federal
     funds
     purchased      801,699   12,476     6.22     388,108    4,826     4.97
    FHLB advances 1,924,567   27,666     5.75   1,873,381   25,529     5.45
    Discounted
     lease rentals  163,722    3,502     8.56     172,515    3,447     7.99
    Other
     borrowings     212,775    3,672     6.90     197,574    2,870     5.81
    Total
     borrowings   3,102,763   47,316     6.10   2,631,578   36,672     5.57

    Total
     interest-
     bearing
     liabilities  8,452,302   94,209     4.46   8,088,688   79,637     3.94

    Other
     liabilities    233,289                       164,160

    Total
     liabilities 10,014,139                     9,436,286

    Stockholders'
     equity         786,716                       815,472

    Total
     liabilities
     and
     stockholders'
     equity     $10,800,855                   $10,251,758

    Net interest
     income                 $110,198                      $106,722

    Net interest-
     rate spread                         3.67%                         3.95%

    Net interest
     margin                              4.38%                         4.52%

(a) Annualized.

                  TCF FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS
                            (Dollars In Thousands)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                  Six Months Ended June 30,
                              2000                          1999
                                      Interest                       Interest
                   Average           Yields and  Average            Yields and
                   Balance  Interest  Rates (a)  Balance  Interest  Rates (a)
    Assets:
    Investments   $137,401   $4,761     6.93%   $137,375   $4,421      6.44%
    Securities
     available
     for sale    1,546,089   51,020     6.60   1,727,589   56,771      6.57
    Loans held
     for sale      211,481    8,095     7.66     207,173    6,792      6.56

    Loans and leases:
    Residential
     real estate 3,926,183  138,979     7.08   3,782,537  132,254      6.99
    Commercial
     real estate 1,138,888   48,371     8.49     868,987   36,375      8.37
    Commercial
     business      360,438   15,972     8.86     321,077   12,491      7.78
    Consumer     2,094,362  104,945    10.02   1,926,219   98,611     10.24
    Leasing and
     equipment
     finance       558,437   29,421    10.54     399,272   22,687     11.36
    Total loans
     and leases  8,078,308  337,688     8.36   7,298,092  302,418      8.29

    Total
     interest-
     earning
     assets      9,973,279  401,564     8.05   9,370,229  370,402      7.91

    Other assets   752,913                       813,057

    Total
     assets    $10,726,192                   $10,183,286

    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
    Non-interest
     bearing
     deposits   $1,279,164                    $1,152,945
    Interest-
     bearing
     deposits:
    Checking       741,052    2,188     0.59     706,153    2,021      0.57
    Passbook and
     statement   1,061,404    5,885     1.11   1,122,707    6,223      1.11
    Money market   716,545   10,345     2.89     726,760    9,386      2.58
    Certificates 2,846,714   73,986     5.20   2,891,212   69,225      4.79
    Total
     interest-
     bearing
     deposits    5,365,715   92,404     3.44   5,446,832   86,855      3.19

    Total
     deposits    6,644,879   92,404     2.78   6,599,777   86,855      2.63

    Borrowings:
    Securities
     sold under
     repurchase
     agreements
     and federal
     funds
     purchased     842,737   25,421     6.03     420,886   10,476      4.98
    FHLB
     advances    1,882,260   53,839     5.72   1,812,283   49,205      5.43
    Discounted
     lease
     rentals       167,218    6,952     8.31     176,570    7,105      8.05
    Other
     borrowings    167,833    5,910     7.04     174,112    5,200      5.97
    Total
     borrowings  3,060,048   92,122     6.02   2,583,851   71,986      5.57

    Total
     interest-
     bearing
     liabilities 8,425,763   184,526    4.38   8,030,683   158,841     3.96

    Other
     liabilities   230,174                       176,918

    Total
     liabilities 9,935,101                     9,360,546

    Stockholders'
     equity        791,091                       822,740

    Total
     liabilities
     and
     stockholders'
     equity     $10,726,192                  $10,183,286

    Net interest
     income                 $217,038                      $211,561

    Net interest-
     rate spread                        3.67%                          3.95%

    Net interest
     margin                             4.35%                          4.52%

(a) Annualized. SOURCE TCF Financial Corporation

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