Pathward Financial (CASH) 8-K Meta Financial Group, Inc.® Declares Cash Dividend

Exhibit 99.1

Meta Financial Group, Inc.^® Declares Cash Dividend

Sioux Falls, S.D., February 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Meta Financial Group, Inc.^® (Nasdaq: CASH) (the “Company”) announced that the Company will pay a cash dividend of $0.05 per share for the second fiscal quarter of 2020. This dividend will be payable on April 1, 2020 to shareholders of record as of March 10, 2020.

At December 31, 2019, the Company had total assets of $6.18 billion and shareholders’ equity of $837.1 million.

This press release and other important information about the Company are available at metafinancialgroup.com.

About Meta Financial Group

Meta Financial Group, Inc.®(Nasdaq: CASH) is the holding company for the financial services company MetaBank® (“Meta”). Meta is a leader in providing innovative financial solutions to consumers and businesses in under-served niche markets, and believes in financial inclusion for all. Meta's commercial lending division works with high-value niche industries, rapid-growth companies and technology adopters to grow their businesses and build more profitable customer relationships. Meta is one of the largest issuers of prepaid cards in the U.S., having issued more than a billion cards in partnership with banks, program managers, payments providers and other businesses, and offers a total payments services solution that includes ACH origination, wire transfers, and more. Meta has a national presence and over 1,000 employees, with corporate headquarters in Sioux Falls, S.D. For more information, visit the Meta Financial Group website.

Investor Relations Contact:

Brittany Kelley Elsasser

Director of Investor Relations

605.362.2423

bkelley@metabank.com