This document may contain forward-looking statements of expected future developments. We wish to ensure such statements are accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements pursuant to the safe harbor established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements may refer to projections of future financial performance and financial items, plans and objectives of future operations, and other matters. The forward-looking statements reflect management’s expectations and are based on currently available data; however, actual future results are subject to future events and uncertainties, which could materially affect actual performance and cause future results to differ materially from those referred to in the forward-looking statements. Such future events and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, changes in: loan demand, the ability of customers to repay loans, consumer saving habits, employee costs, pricing, interest rates, competition, legal or regulatory requirements or restrictions, U.S. or international economic or political conditions such as inflation or fluctuation in interest rates or in the values of securities traded in the equity markets. Any forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with information about risks and uncertainties set forth in the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission reports, including its annual report, Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the 8-K filing which includes the press release for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company does not intend to review or revise any particular forward-looking statement in light of events that occur thereafter or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Safe Harbor Statement 2 |