CFS Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CITZ), the parent of Citizens Financial Bank, today reported net income of $1.6 million, or $.14 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to a net loss of $(12.6) million, or $(1.17) per share, for the fourth quarter of 2011. The Company's net income for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $4.7 million, or $.43 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $(10.5) million, or $(.98) per share, for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Financial results for the quarter include:

  • Non-performing loans decreased $9.6 million, or 26.3%, to $26.9 million at December 31, 2012 from $36.6 million at September 30, 2012 and $18.7 million, or 40.9%, from $45.6 million at December 31, 2011;
  • Non-performing assets decreased $3.7 million, or 6.9%, to $50.3 million at December 31, 2012 from $54.0 million at September 30, 2012 and $14.4 million, or 22.3%, from $64.7 million at December 31, 2011;
  • Net charge-offs for the fourth quarter of 2012 totaled $1.0 million, a modest increase from $863,000 for the third quarter of 2012 and a significant decrease from $17.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2011;
  • Core deposits increased to 65.1% of total deposits compared to 63.3% and 61.1% of total deposits at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively;
  • Net interest margin decreased to 3.38% during the fourth quarter of 2012 from 3.47% in the third quarter of 2012 and was stable with 3.38% for the fourth quarter of 2011;
  • The Company's shareholders' equity to total assets ratio increased to 9.83% at December 31, 2012 compared to 9.66% at September 30, 2012 and 8.99% at December 31, 2011; and
  • The Bank's Tier 1 core capital ratio was 8.81% at December 31, 2012, which was relatively stable with 8.85% at September 30, 2012 and an increase from 8.26% at December 31, 2011; the Bank's total risk-based capital ratio increased to 14.06% from 13.82% at September 30, 2012 and 12.65% at December 31, 2011.

Chief Executive Officer's Comments

"We are extremely pleased with our positive results in 2012, our fourth consecutive profitable quarter, continued reduction of our non-performing loans and assets, and improved capital ratios," said Daryl D. Pomranke, Chief Executive Officer. "The reduction of non-performing loans through repayments and transfers to other real estate owned are a result of our focus to improve asset quality. The transfers to other real estate owned during the quarter moved these assets into the final stage of resolution, giving us the ability to sell the collateral. During the fourth quarter, we transferred 14 properties totaling $7.5 million to other real estate owned and sold 11 properties totaling $1.2 million realizing $376,000 in net gains on the sales. We expect to make additional progress in reducing non-performing assets in 2013."

"We continued to execute our consistent strategic objectives during 2012. Overall non-performing assets are down from 2011, targeted loan growth segments and core deposits continued to increase, and non-interest expense decreased over 10% from 2011 as a result of lower credit related costs and various cost reduction initiatives implemented during the year. As a result, our pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, as adjusted, increased 29.6% to $12.3 million for 2012 compared to $9.5 million during 2011. As we move into 2013, we will continue to focus on opportunities for additional strategic improvements," added Pomranke.

"We are also once again proud and honored to be named by the Chicago Tribune as one of Chicago's Top 100 Workplaces in 2012," continued Pomranke. "It is truly an honor to receive this distinguished award for the third year in a row. The receipt of this award is indicative of the culture of our great organization that empowers our employees, values their contributions, and confirms the level of satisfaction and engagement experienced by all of our employees. We sincerely thank our employees for their continued dedication, loyalty, and commitment to High Performance."

Update on Strategic Growth and Diversification Plan

Our ratio of non-performing loans to total loans decreased to 3.89% at December 31, 2012 from 5.19% at September 30, 2012 and 6.41% at December 31, 2011. The decrease was primarily due to repayments totaling $5.2 million of commercial real estate owner occupied and non-owner occupied loans. In addition, $6.3 million of commercial real estate loans and $882,000 of commercial construction and land development loans were transferred to other real estate owned. The ratio of non-performing assets to total assets decreased to 4.42% at December 31, 2012 compared to 4.83% at September 30, 2012 and 5.63% at December 31, 2011. See the Asset Quality table in this press release for more detailed information.

We also remain focused on reducing non-interest expense. Non-interest expense for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $9.1 million compared to $9.0 million for the third quarter of 2012 and $10.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. The $1.8 million decrease from the fourth quarter of 2011 is due to a $1.4 million decrease in severance and early retirement expense related to the 2011 retirement of our former Chief Executive Officer, a $325,000 decrease in credit related costs, and $229,000 of lower writedowns of future branch sites. These decreases were partially offset by increased marketing expenses related to our High Performance Checking (HPC) product and higher medical costs. As a result of our Voluntary Early Retirement Program and the closing of two banking centers earlier in the year, our number of FTE employees decreased to 261 at December 31, 2012 from 303 at December 31, 2011. See the "Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expense" section in this press release for more detailed information.

We continue to target specific segments in our loan portfolio for growth, including commercial and industrial, owner occupied commercial real estate, and multifamily, which, in the aggregate, comprised 59.2% of the commercial loan portfolio at December 31, 2012, compared to 56.5% at September 30, 2012 and 53.0% at December 31, 2011. Our focus on deepening client relationships continues to emphasize core deposits. Total core deposits at December 31, 2012 increased by $26.7 million from September 30, 2012 and represent 65.1% of total deposits at December 31, 2012 compared to 63.3% at September 30, 2012 and 61.1% at December 31, 2011, primarily due to an increase in non-interest bearing accounts and the continued shrinkage in certificates of deposit in this low interest rate environment.

Pre-tax, Pre-Provision Earnings, As Adjusted(1)

Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, as adjusted, decreased to $2.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2012 from $3.5 million for the third quarter of 2012 and increased compared to $2.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. The decrease from the third quarter of 2012 was primarily due to a $287,000 increase in medical expenses and a $234,000 increase in professional fees.

The pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, as adjusted, for the year ended December 31, 2012 increased $2.8 million, or 29.6%, to $12.3 million compared to $9.5 million for 2011. The increase was due to increases in gains on sales of loans held for sale of $741,000 and income from bank-owned life insurance of $268,000 as a result of the deaths of two insured during 2012 combined with decreases of $1.7 million of compensation and employee benefits, $346,000 of professional fees, $334,000 of writedowns on future branch sites, and $194,000 of FDIC insurance premiums and regulatory assessments. These favorable variances were partially offset by a $448,000 increase in marketing expenses and a $493,000 decrease in net interest income.

1 A schedule reconciling earnings in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to the non-GAAP measurement of pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, as adjusted, is provided on the last page of the attached tables.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin


                                              Three Months Ended
                                  -----------------------------------------
                                  December 31,  September 30,  December 31,
                                      2012           2012          2011
                                  ------------  -------------  ------------
                                            (Dollars in thousands)
Net interest margin                       3.38%          3.47%         3.38%
Interest rate spread                      3.31           3.41          3.29
Net interest income               $      8,642  $       8,849  $      8,966
Average assets:
Yield on interest-earning assets          3.88%          4.02%         4.04%
  Yield on loans receivable               4.61           4.60          4.72
  Yield on investment securities          2.90           3.21          3.12
Average interest-earning assets   $  1,018,360  $   1,014,769  $  1,053,452
Average liabilities:
Cost of interest-bearing
 liabilities                               .57%           .61%          .75%
  Cost of interest-bearing
   deposits                                .47            .51           .66
  Cost of borrowed funds                  2.25           2.29          2.10
Average interest-bearing
 liabilities                      $    902,746  $     909,841  $    931,800

The net interest margin decreased nine basis points to 3.38% for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to 3.47% for the third quarter of 2012 and was stable compared to the fourth quarter of 2011. Net interest income decreased to $8.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to $8.8 million for the third quarter of 2012 and $9.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. The net interest margin was negatively impacted by loans comprising a smaller proportion of interest-earning assets and the Bank having a higher level of liquidity. Management believes that higher levels of liquidity, modest loan demand, reduced but still elevated level of non-performing assets, the continued low interest rate environment, and significant narrowing of spreads available on new investment security purchases will continue to create pressure on our net interest margin for the foreseeable future. The fourth quarter 2012 decrease in yields on investment securities compared to the third quarter of 2012 was primarily related to prepayments and maturities of higher-yielding investment securities with the proceeds reinvested at lower rates. The level of non-performing loans continues to negatively affect the yield on loans receivable. Also, the net interest margin was positively affected during the fourth quarter of 2012 by a four basis point decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities from the third quarter of 2012 and an 18 basis point decrease compared to the fourth quarter of 2011.

Interest income totaled $9.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2012, a decrease of 3.0% from $10.2 million for the third quarter of 2012 and 7.4% from $10.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. The decreases are primarily related to the reinvestment of proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities in lower yielding investments, lower loan balances, and maintaining higher levels of short-term liquid investments due to the lack of suitable higher yielding investment alternatives in the current low interest rate environment combined with modest loan demand.

Interest expense decreased 7.0% to $1.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to $1.4 million for the third quarter of 2012 and 26.4% from $1.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. Our continuing success in increasing the proportion of low-cost core deposits to total deposits and continued disciplined pricing on new and renewing certificates of deposit contributed to the decrease in interest expense during the fourth quarter of 2012.

Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest income increased $478,000, or 15.8%, to $3.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the third quarter of 2012 primarily due to a $398,000 increase in gains on sales of investment securities, a $76,000 increase in income from bank-owned life insurance, and a $58,000 increase in net gains on the sale of loans held for sale. These increases were partially offset by a $49,000 decrease in net gains on sales of other real estate owned.

Non-interest income increased $976,000, or 38.5%, from $2.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2011 primarily due to a $327,000 increase in net gains on the sale of investment securities, a $313,000 increase in net gains on the sale of other real estate owned, and a $197,000 increase in net gains on the sale of loans held for sale due to our expanded residential loan origination and mortgage banking activities.

Non-interest expense for the fourth quarter of 2012 increased $113,000, or 1.3%, to $9.1 million compared to $9.0 million for the third quarter of 2012. The fourth quarter of 2012 included increases of $133,000 in compensation and employee benefits as a result of a $287,000 increase in medical insurance expense, $234,000 in professional fees, and $153,000 in loan collection expense. These increases were partially offset by a $572,000 decrease in other real estate owned expense due to $696,000 of lower net realizable value writedowns.

Non-interest expense during the fourth quarter of 2012 decreased $1.8 million, or 16.6%, to $9.1 million from $10.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2011 due to the absence of $1.4 million of early retirement expense related to the former Chief Executive Officer's 2011 early retirement combined with a decrease of $404,000 of other real estate owned expense and $296,000 of other general and administrative expenses. These decreases were partially offset by a $109,000 increase in marketing expenses and a $79,000 increase in loan collection expense.

Income Tax Expense

During the fourth quarter of 2012, we recorded income tax expense of $658,000, equal to an effective tax rate of 29.6%, compared to $493,000, or an effective tax rate of 28.1%, for the third quarter of 2012. During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company recorded income tax expense of $638,000, which included $6.3 million of a valuation allowance related to a portion of its deferred tax assets.

Asset Quality


                                  December 31,  September 30,  December 31,
                                      2012           2012          2011
                                  ------------  -------------  ------------
                                            (Dollars in thousands)
Non-performing loans (NPLs)       $     26,933  $      36,567  $     45,587
Other real estate owned                 23,347         17,447        19,091
                                  ------------  -------------  ------------
Non-performing assets (NPAs)      $     50,280  $      54,014  $     64,678
                                  ============  =============  ============

Allowance for loan losses (ALL)   $     12,185  $      12,359  $     12,424
Provision for loan losses for the
 quarter ended                             850          1,160        12,542
Loan charge-offs (recoveries):
  Gross loan charge-offs          $      1,082  $       1,261  $     17,355
  Recoveries                               (58)          (398)          (51)
                                  ------------  -------------  ------------
Net charge-offs for the quarter
 ended                            $      1,024  $         863  $     17,304
                                  ============  =============  ============

NPLs / total loans                        3.89%          5.19%         6.41%
NPAs / total assets                       4.42           4.83          5.63
ALL / total loans                         1.76           1.76          1.75
ALL / NPLs                               45.24          33.80         27.25

Total non-performing loans decreased $9.6 million, or 26.3%, to $26.9 million at December 31, 2012 from $36.6 million at September 30, 2012 and 40.9% from $45.6 million at December 31, 2011. The decrease in the fourth quarter of 2012 is primarily due to loan repayments of $5.2 million of commercial real estate owner occupied and non-owner occupied loans, transfers to other real estate owned totaling $6.2 million of commercial real estate non-owner occupied and $882,000 of commercial construction and land development loans, and gross loan charge-offs of $1.08 million. Partially offsetting these decreases, commercial and retail loans transferred to non-accrual status during the quarter totaled $3.1 million and $1.1 million, respectively. Of the total non-accrual loans at December 31, 2012, $6.7 million, or 24.7%, are current and performing in accordance with their loan agreements. The ratio of non-performing loans to total loans decreased to 3.89% at December 31, 2012 from 5.19% and 6.41% at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

The provision for loan losses decreased to $850,000 for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to $1.16 million for the third quarter of 2012 and $12.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. The significant decrease from the fourth quarter of 2011 was related to the significantly lower level of charge-offs during the current quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2011, improved asset quality indicators, and a smaller loan portfolio.

The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans was stable at 1.76% at December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012, compared to 1.75% at December 31, 2011. When it is determined that a non-performing collateral-dependent loan has a collateral shortfall, management immediately charges-off the collateral shortfall. As a result, we are not required to maintain an allowance for loan losses on these loans as the loan balance has already been written down to its net realizable value (fair value less estimated costs to sell the collateral). As such, the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans and the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans has continued to be negatively affected by cumulative partial charge-offs of $11.0 million recorded through December 31, 2012 on $13.1 million (net of charge-offs) of non-performing collateral dependent loans. At December 31, 2012, the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans excluding the $13.1 million of non-performing collateral dependent loans with partial charge-offs decreased to 88.2% compared to 105.3% at September 30, 2012 due to a lower amount of non-performing collateral dependent loans with partial charge-offs.

During the fourth quarter of 2012, we transferred five commercial real estate and three retail loan relationships totaling $7.5 million to other real estate owned and sold 11 other real estate owned properties aggregating $1.2 million resulting in net gains on the sales of $376,000. We continue to explore ways to reduce our overall exposure in our non-performing assets through various alternatives, including using A/B-Note structures and the potential sale of certain of these assets. We currently have contracts for the sale of certain other real estate owned properties which will reduce non-performing assets by $1.6 million once completed with no anticipated loss on sale, presuming the transactions close as scheduled and pursuant to the contract terms.

Statement of Condition Highlights

The table below provides a summary of the more significant items in our statement of condition as of the dates indicated.


                                     December 31, September 30, December 31,
                                         2012          2012         2011
                                     ------------ ------------- ------------
                                              (Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Total assets                         $  1,138,109 $   1,118,681 $  1,148,950
Interest-bearing deposits                 114,122        76,972       59,090
Investment securities                     218,748       215,988      250,752
Loans receivable, net of unearned
 fees                                     692,267       703,907      711,226

Liabilities and Equity:
Total liabilities                    $  1,026,287 $   1,010,622 $  1,045,702
Deposits                                  965,791       951,061      977,424
Borrowed funds                             50,562        50,018       54,200
Shareholders' equity                      111,822       108,059      103,248

Loans Receivable


                           December 31,     September 30,    December 31,
                                2012             2012             2011
                          ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
                                     % of             % of             % of
                           Amount   Total   Amount   Total   Amount   Total
                          --------  -----  --------  -----  --------  -----
                                        (Dollars in thousands)
Commercial loans:
  Commercial and
   industrial             $102,628   14.8% $ 93,794   13.3% $ 85,160   12.0%
  Commercial real estate
   - owner occupied         98,046   14.2    96,991   13.8    93,833   13.2
  Commercial real estate
   - non-owner occupied    164,392   23.7   178,621   25.4   188,293   26.5
  Commercial real estate
   - multifamily            75,228   10.9    76,549   10.9    71,876   10.1
  Commercial construction
   and land development     20,228    2.9    21,935    3.1    22,045    3.1
  Commercial
   participations            5,311     .8     5,671     .8    12,053    1.7
                          --------  -----  --------  -----  --------  -----
    Total commercial
     loans                 465,833   67.3   473,561   67.3   473,260   66.6
Retail loans:
  One-to-four family
   residential             175,943   25.4   178,280   25.2   181,698   25.6
  Home equity lines of
   credit                   46,477    6.7    47,605    6.8    52,873    7.4
  Retail construction and
   land development          1,176     .2     1,778     .3     1,022     .1
  Other                      3,305     .5     3,238     .5     2,771     .4
                          --------  -----  --------  -----  --------  -----
    Total retail loans     226,901   32.8   230,901   32.8   238,364   33.5
                          --------  -----  --------  -----  --------  -----
      Total loans
       receivable          692,734  100.1   704,462  100.1   711,624  100.1
      Net deferred loan
       fees                   (467)   (.1)     (555)   (.1)     (398)   (.1)
                          --------  -----  --------  -----  --------  -----
        Total loans
         receivable, net
         of unearned fees $692,267  100.0% $703,907  100.0% $711,226  100.0%
                          ========  =====  ========  =====  ========  =====

Total loans receivable decreased $11.6 million at December 31, 2012 from September 30, 2012 and $19.0 million from December 31, 2011. The fourth quarter decrease was primarily due to repayments totaling $32.2 million, sales of one-to-four family loans totaling $15.2 million, transfers to other real estate owned totaling $7.5 million, and gross charge-offs of $1.08 million. Partially offsetting these decreases, loan fundings during the fourth quarter of 2012 totaled $43.5 million, a 16.7% increase from $37.3 million for the third quarter of 2012 and a 33.1% increase from $32.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2011.

At December 31, 2012, our total commercial loans outstanding that were originated prior to January 1, 2008 (Pre-1/1/08) decreased to $152.4 million, or 32.7% of total commercial loans outstanding, compared to $172.3 million, or 36.4%, at September 30, 2012 and $202.6 million, or 42.8%, at December 31, 2011. The Pre-1/1/08 portfolio has had a significantly higher percentage of non-performing loans and has accounted for 92.9% of all commercial loan charge-offs in the last five years. Please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 for more detailed discussions of our Pre-1/1/08 commercial portfolio.

During the fourth quarter of 2012, we sold $15.2 million of conforming one-to-four family fixed-rate mortgage loans into the secondary market and recorded a gain on sale of $385,000 compared to loan sales and gains on sale of $17.5 million and $327,000, respectively, in the third quarter of 2012 and $10.3 million and $188,000, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Deposits



                              December 31,   September 30,    December 31,
                                  2012            2012            2011
                             --------------  --------------  --------------
                                       % of            % of            % of
                              Amount  Total   Amount  Total   Amount  Total
                             -------- -----  -------- -----  -------- -----
                                         (Dollars in thousands)
Checking accounts:
  Non-interest bearing       $107,670  11.1% $ 98,723  10.4% $ 96,321   9.9%
  Interest-bearing            185,388  19.2   177,458  18.6   175,150  17.9
Money market accounts         182,001  18.9   179,400  18.9   192,593  19.7
Savings accounts              153,799  15.9   146,617  15.4   133,292  13.6
                             -------- -----  -------- -----  -------- -----
  Core deposits               628,858  65.1   602,198  63.3   597,356  61.1
Certificates of deposit
 accounts                     336,933  34.9   348,863  36.7   380,068  38.9
                             -------- -----  -------- -----  -------- -----
    Total deposits           $965,791 100.0% $951,061 100.0% $977,424 100.0%
                             ======== =====  ======== =====  ======== =====

During the first quarter of 2012, we implemented our HPC deposit acquisition marketing program that targets both retail and business clients. The program is designed to attract a younger demographic and enhance growth in the number of checking accounts, core deposits, and related fee income as well as to provide additional cross-selling opportunities. In addition, core deposits during 2012 benefited from clients moving maturing certificates of deposit into money market and savings accounts due to the current low interest rate environment. During 2012, we also reviewed the pricing and cross-sell potential and decided to exit four of our larger single-service deposit relationships resulting in a decrease of $42.0 million in core deposits since December 31, 2011. This decision enabled us to decrease our level of liquidity and improve our Tier 1 core capital ratios.

Borrowed Funds


                                     December 31, September 30, December 31,
                                         2012          2012         2011
                                     ------------ ------------- ------------
                                              (Dollars in thousands)
Short-term variable-rate repurchase
 agreements                          $     11,053 $      10,430 $     14,334
FHLB advances                              39,509        39,588       39,866
                                     ------------ ------------- ------------
Total borrowed funds                 $     50,562 $      50,018 $     54,200
                                     ============ ============= ============

Borrowed funds increased slightly during the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the third quarter of 2012 and decreased compared to the fourth quarter of 2011 primarily due to levels of borrowings from repurchase agreements, which will fluctuate depending on our client's liquidity needs.

Shareholders' Equity

Shareholders' equity at December 31, 2012 increased to $111.8 million, or 9.83% of assets, from $108.1 million, or 9.66% of assets, at September 30, 2012 and $103.2 million, or 8.99% of assets, at December 31, 2011. The increase was primarily due to net income of $1.6 million for the quarter and an increase in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, of $2.3 million during the quarter.

At December 31, 2012, the Bank's Tier 1 core capital ratio was relatively stable at 8.81% compared to 8.85% at September 30, 2012 and significantly increased from 8.26% at December 31, 2011. The Bank's total risk-based capital ratio increased to 14.06% from 13.82% at September 30, 2012 and 12.65% at December 31, 2011. Both the Tier 1 and the total risk-based capital ratios exceeded "minimum" and "well capitalized" regulatory capital requirements at December 31, 2012, September 30, 2012, and December 31, 2011.

Company Profile

CFS Bancorp, Inc. is the parent of Citizens Financial Bank, a $1.1 billion asset federal savings bank. Citizens Financial Bank is an independent bank focusing its people, products, and services on helping individuals, businesses, and communities to be successful. We have 20 full-service banking centers throughout adjoining markets in Chicago's Southwest suburbs and Northwest Indiana. Citizens Financial Bank has been recognized by the Chicago Tribune as one of Chicago's Top 100 Workplaces for the third year in a row for 2012. Our website can be found at www.citz.com.

Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating to us that is based on our beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to us. These forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding our ability to successfully execute our strategy and Strategic Growth and Diversification Plan, the level and sufficiency of the Bank's current regulatory capital and equity ratios, our ability to continue to diversify the loan portfolio, efforts at deepening client relationships, increasing levels of core deposits, lowering non-performing asset levels, managing and reducing credit-related costs, increasing revenue growth and levels of earning assets, the effects of general economic and competitive conditions nationally and within our core market area, the ability to sell other real estate owned properties and mortgage loans held for sale, the sufficiency of the levels of provision for and the allowance for loan losses, amounts of charge-offs, levels of loan and deposit growth, interest on loans, asset yields and cost of funds, net interest income, net interest margin, non-interest income, non-interest expense, the interest rate environment, and other risk factors identified in the filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "indicate," "intend," "should," and similar expressions, or the negative thereof, as well as statements that include future events, tense, or dates, or that are not historical or current facts, as they relate to us, our business, prospects, or our management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and changes in circumstances. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or outcomes, and actual results or events may differ materially from those included in these statements. We do not intend to update these forward-looking statements unless required to under the federal securities laws.


                             CFS BANCORP, INC.
               Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                         Three Months Ended                Year Ended
                ----------------------------------- -----------------------
                  December   September    December    December    December
                    31,         30,         31,         31,         31,
                    2012        2012        2011        2012        2011
                ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Interest income:
 Loans
  receivable    $     8,183 $     8,237 $     8,625 $    33,049 $    35,315
 Investment
  securities          1,650       1,923       2,015       7,889       7,894
 Other interest-
  earning assets        110          88          94         394         495
                ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
  Total interest
   income             9,943      10,248      10,734      41,332      43,704

Interest
 expense:
 Deposits             1,008       1,102       1,464       4,794       6,736
 Borrowed funds         293         297         304       1,180       1,117
                ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
  Total interest
   expense            1,301       1,399       1,768       5,974       7,853
                ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net interest
 income               8,642       8,849       8,966      35,358      35,851
Provision for
 loan losses            850       1,160      12,542       4,210      17,114
                ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net interest
 income (loss)
 after provision
 for loan losses      7,792       7,689      (3,576)     31,148      18,737

Non-interest
 income:
 Deposit related
  fees                1,646       1,662       1,570       6,355       6,278
 Net gain on
  sale of:
  Investment
   securities           592         194         265       1,509       1,715
  Loans held for
   sale                 385         327         188       1,071         330
  Other real
   estate owned         376         425          63         840       2,562
 Income from
  bank-owned
  life insurance        227         151         180       1,080         812
 Other income           284         273         268       1,154       1,154
                ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
  Total non-
   interest
   income             3,510       3,032       2,534      12,009      12,851

Non-interest
 expense:
 Compensation
  and employee
  benefits            4,315       4,182       4,319      17,677      19,423
 Net occupancy
  expense               672         697         677       2,756       2,818
 FDIC insurance
  premiums and
  regulatory
  assessments           474         475         483       1,927       2,121
 Data processing        483         462         433       1,828       1,740
 Furniture and
  equipment
  expense               436         417         449       1,778       1,802
 Marketing              353         283         244       1,362         914
 Professional
  fees                  411         177         354       1,039       1,385
 Other real
  estate owned
  related
  expense, net          502       1,074         906       2,510       4,123
 Loan collection
  expense               323         170         244         730         714
 Severance and
  retirement
  compensation
  expense                --          --       1,375         876       1,375
 Other general
  and
  administrative
  expenses            1,113       1,032       1,409       4,317       4,702
                ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
  Total non-
   interest
   expense            9,082       8,969      10,893      36,800      41,117
                ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Income (loss)
 before income
 tax expense          2,220       1,752     (11,935)      6,357      (9,529)
Income tax
 expense                658         493         638       1,692         945
                ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Net income
 (loss)         $     1,562 $     1,259 $   (12,573)$     4,665 $   (10,474)
                =========== =========== =========== =========== ===========

Basic earnings
 (loss) per
 share          $       .15 $       .12 $     (1.17)$       .43 $      (.98)
Diluted earnings
 (loss) per
 share                  .14         .12       (1.17)        .43        (.98)

Weighted-average
 common and
 common share
 equivalents
 outstanding:
 Basic           10,754,739  10,747,974  10,699,996  10,737,804  10,684,133
 Diluted         10,819,679  10,806,861  10,742,480  10,794,974  10,740,602


                             CFS BANCORP, INC.
              Consolidated Statements of Condition (Unaudited)
                           (Dollars in thousands)

                                  December 31,  September 30,  December 31,
                                      2012           2012          2011
                                  ------------  -------------  ------------

ASSETS
Cash and amounts due from
 depository institutions          $     20,577  $      31,611  $     32,982
Interest-bearing deposits              114,122         76,972        59,090
                                  ------------  -------------  ------------
  Cash and cash equivalents            134,699        108,583        92,072

Investment securities available-
 for-sale, at fair value               203,290        202,498       234,381
Investment securities held-to-
 maturity, at cost                      15,458         13,490        16,371
Investment in Federal Home Loan
 Bank stock, at cost                     6,188          6,188         6,188

Loans receivable, net of unearned
 fees                                  692,267        703,907       711,226
  Allowance for loan losses            (12,185)       (12,359)      (12,424)
                                  ------------  -------------  ------------
    Net loans                          680,082        691,548       698,802

Loans held for sale                      1,509          2,199         1,124
Bank-owned life insurance               36,604         36,586        36,275
Accrued interest receivable              2,528          2,697         3,011
Other real estate owned                 23,347         17,447        19,091
Office properties and equipment         15,768         16,121        17,539
Net deferred tax assets                 11,302         13,801        16,273
Prepaid expenses and other assets        7,334          7,523         7,823
                                  ------------  -------------  ------------
      Total assets                $  1,138,109  $   1,118,681  $  1,148,950
                                  ============  =============  ============

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS'
 EQUITY
Deposits                          $    965,791  $     951,061  $    977,424
Borrowed funds                          50,562         50,018        54,200
Advance payments by borrowers for
 taxes and insurance                     4,734          4,075         4,275
Other liabilities                        5,200          5,468         9,803
                                  ------------  -------------  ------------
  Total liabilities                  1,026,287      1,010,622     1,045,702

Shareholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, $0.01 par
   value; 15,000,000 shares
   authorized                               --             --            --
  Common stock, $0.01 par value;
   85,000,000 shares authorized;
   23,423,306 shares issued;
   10,874,687, 10,876,151, and
   10,874,668 shares outstanding           234            234           234
  Additional paid-in capital           187,260        187,254       187,030
  Retained earnings                     76,914         75,461        72,683
  Treasury stock, at cost;
   12,548,619, 12,547,155, and
   12,548,638 shares                  (154,698)      (154,695)     (154,773)
  Accumulated other comprehensive
   income (loss), net of tax             2,112           (195)       (1,926)
                                  ------------  -------------  ------------
    Total shareholders' equity         111,822        108,059       103,248
                                  ------------  -------------  ------------
      Total liabilities and
       shareholders' equity       $  1,138,109  $   1,118,681  $  1,148,950
                                  ============  =============  ============


                              CFS BANCORP, INC
                    Selected Financial Data (Unaudited)
               (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                                  December 31,  September 30,  December 31,
                                      2012           2012          2011
                                  ------------  -------------  ------------

Book value per share              $      10.28  $        9.94  $       9.49
Shareholders' equity to total
 assets                                   9.83%          9.66%         8.99%
Tier 1 core capital ratio (Bank
 only)                                    8.81           8.85          8.26
Total risk-based capital ratio
 (Bank only)                             14.06          13.82         12.65
Common shares outstanding           10,874,687     10,876,151    10,874,668
Employees (FTE)                            261            259           303
Number of full service banking
 centers                                    20             20            22


                          Three Months Ended               Year Ended
                   --------------------------------  ---------------------
                    December   September  December    December   December
                      31,        30,        31,         31,        31,
                      2012       2012       2011        2012       2011
                   ---------- ---------- ----------  ---------- ----------
Average Balance
 Data:
  Total assets     $1,126,087 $1,123,777 $1,161,928  $1,142,561 $1,146,118
  Loans
   receivable, net
   of unearned
   fees               706,066    712,663    724,562     708,218    728,811
  Investment
   securities         222,972    234,395    253,061     242,162    249,953
  Interest-earning
   assets           1,018,360  1,014,769  1,053,452   1,032,646  1,032,346
  Deposits            956,561    956,939    979,320     974,884    973,641
  Interest-bearing
   deposits           851,829    859,051    875,221     872,491    873,494
  Non-interest
   bearing
   deposits           104,732     97,888    104,099     102,393    100,147
  Interest-bearing
   liabilities        902,746    909,841    931,800     923,851    919,886
  Shareholders'
   equity             108,795    106,145    114,793     105,769    115,096
Performance Ratios
 (annualized):
  Return on
   average assets         .55%       .45%     (4.29)%       .41%      (.91)%
  Return on
   average equity        5.71       4.72     (43.45)       4.41      (9.10)
  Average yield on
   interest-
   earning assets        3.88       4.02       4.04        4.00       4.23
  Average cost of
   interest-
   bearing
   liabilities            .57        .61        .75         .65        .85
  Interest rate
   spread                3.31       3.41       3.29        3.35       3.38
  Net interest
   margin                3.38       3.47       3.38        3.42       3.47
  Non-interest
   expense to
   average assets        3.21       3.18       3.72        3.22       3.59
  Efficiency ratio
   (1)                  78.56      76.74      96.96       80.25      87.51

Cash dividends
 declared per
 share             $      .01 $      .02 $      .01  $      .04 $      .04
Market price per
 share of common
 stock for the
 period ended:
  Close            $     6.27 $     5.46 $     4.31  $     6.27 $     4.31
  High                   6.41       5.75       4.89        6.41       5.90
  Low                    5.54       4.42       4.12        4.30       4.12

------------------
(1) The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing non-interest expense by
 the sum of net interest income and non-interest income, excluding net
 gain on sales of investment securities.


                             CFS BANCORP, INC.
   Reconciliation of Income Before Income Taxes to Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision
                            Earnings, as adjusted
                                (Unaudited)
                           (Dollars in thousands)

                                             Three Months Ended
                                -------------------------------------------
                                 December 31,  September 30,   December 31,
                                     2012           2012           2011
                                -------------  -------------  -------------
Income (loss) before income
 taxes                          $       2,220  $       1,752  $     (11,935)
Provision for loan losses                 850          1,160         12,542
                                -------------  -------------  -------------
Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings         3,070          2,912            607

Add back (subtract):
  Net gain on sale of
   investment securities                 (592)          (194)          (265)
  Net gain on sale of other
   real estate owned                     (376)          (425)           (63)
  Other real estate owned
   related expense, net                   502          1,074            906
  Loan collection expense                 323            170            244
  Severance and retirement
   compensation expense                    --             --          1,375
                                -------------  -------------  -------------
Pre-tax, pre-provision
 earnings, as adjusted          $       2,927  $       3,537  $       2,804
                                =============  =============  =============

Pre-tax, pre-provision
 earnings, as adjusted, to
 average assets (annualized)             1.03%          1.25%           .96%
                                =============  =============  =============


                                                        Year Ended
                                               ----------------------------
                                                December 31,   December 31,
                                                    2012           2011
                                               -------------  -------------
Income (loss) before income taxes              $       6,357  $      (9,529)
Provision for loan losses                              4,210         17,114
                                               -------------  -------------
Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings                       10,567          7,585

Add back (subtract):
  Net gain on sale of investment securities           (1,509)        (1,715)
  Net gain on sale of other real estate owned           (840)        (2,562)
  Other real estate owned related expense,
   net                                                 2,510          4,123
  Loan collection expense                                730            714
  Severance and retirement compensation
   expense                                               876          1,375
                                               -------------  -------------
Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, as adjusted   $      12,334  $       9,520
                                               =============  =============

Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, as adjusted,
 to average assets                                      1.08%           .83%
                                               =============  =============

Our accounting and reporting policies conform to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and general practice within the banking industry. We use certain non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate our financial performance and have provided the non-GAAP financial measures of pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, as adjusted, and pre-tax, pre-provision earnings, as adjusted, to average assets. In these non-GAAP financial measures, the provision for loan losses, other real estate owned related income and expense, loan collection expense, and certain other items, such as gains and losses on sales of investment securities and other real estate owned and severance and retirement compensation expenses, are excluded. We believe that these measures are useful because they provide a more comparable basis for evaluating financial performance excluding certain credit-related costs and other non-recurring items period to period and allows management and others to assess our ability to generate pre-tax earnings to cover our provision for loan losses and other credit-related costs. Although these non-GAAP financial measures are intended to enhance investors' understanding of our business performance, these operating measures should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP.

CONTACT: Daryl D. Pomranke President and Chief Executive Officer 219-513-5150 Jerry A. Weberling Executive Vice President and CFO 219-513-5103

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