NEWS RELEASE

July 27, 2006                                Contact: Dennis R. Stewart, EVP/CFO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                             (215) 579-4000

          TF FINANCIAL CORPORATION REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2006 RESULTS
                             AND QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Newtown,  Pennsylvania:  TF Financial Corporation (NASDAQ - THRD) today reported
net income of  $1,392,000  ($0.51 per diluted  share) for the second  quarter of
2006,  compared  with  $1,605,000  ($0.57 per diluted  share)  during the second
quarter of 2005.  Net income for the six month  period  ended June 30,  2006 was
$2,647,000 ($0.98 per diluted share) compared with $3,081,000 ($1.09 per diluted
share) during the first six months of 2005.  The Company also announced that its
Board of  Directors  declared a quarterly  dividend of $0.19 per share,  payable
August 15, 2006 to shareholders of record on August 8.

Highlights for the current quarter included:

o    Interest  income  increased by 15% compared to the second  quarter of 2005,
     and is up  5.8%  compared  with  the  first  quarter  of  2006,  reflecting
     continued strong loan growth since the year-ago and linked-quarter periods.

o    Total retail  deposits  increased  from $464.3 million at March 31, 2006 to
     $468.0  million at June 30, 2006.  Also,  during the second quarter of 2006
     the Company established a broker deposit program,  raising $11.7 million in
     deposits from this source. In addition,  continuing its heightened  efforts
     initiated  during the first  quarter of 2006,  the  Company  increased  the
     interest  rates paid on its  deposits and offered  attractively  priced new
     deposit  products as part of its efforts to manage  deposit  attrition  and
     attract new deposit relationships.

o    The Company's  net interest  margin was 3.63% during the quarter ended June
     30, 2006 compared with 3.60% during the first quarter of 2006. In addition,
     net interest  income  increased by $172,000 and $105,000  during the second
     quarter of 2006 compared with the first quarter of 2006 and second  quarter
     of 2005,  respectively.

o    Affecting  year to year  comparability,  operating  results  for the second
     quarter of 2006  contained  $185,000 of stock  compensation  expense due in
     part to the adoption  during the first quarter of 2006 of a new  accounting
     principle requiring the expensing of the value of stock options.



o    Also affecting  year to year  comparability,  operating  results during the
     second  quarter of 2006 contained  approximately  $93,000 of direct expense
     related to a new branch office opened during the third quarter of 2005.

o    Dividends paid in the quarter were $0.19 per share,  up 5.6% from the $0.18
     per share paid during the second quarter of 2005.

Commenting on the  performance  of the company,  President Kent C. Lufkin stated
that,  "I believe  that the company  continues  to perform  well in spite of the
ongoing challenge  created by fierce  competition for deposits and the high cost
of alternative  funding options.  Helping to offset the negative effect of these
rising funding costs, we have continued to experience strong loan activity while
exercising  prudent  expense  control  and  bringing  on  line  new  sources  of
non-interest   income.   Simultaneously,   we  are   improving   our   operating
infrastructure and our product and service offerings."

TF Financial  Corporation  is a holding  company whose  principal  subsidiary is
Third Federal Bank, which operates 15 full service retail and commercial banking
offices in Philadelphia and Bucks County, Pennsylvania and in Mercer County, New
Jersey.  In addition,  the Bank's website can be found at  www.thirdfedbank.com.
Interested parties can find a wealth of financial  information on the website by
selecting  "About Us" on the home page, then selecting the "Investor  Relations"
option.

Statements  contained in this news release,  which are not historical facts, are
forward-looking  statements  as that term is defined in the  Private  Securities
Litigation  Reform Act of 1995. Such  forward-looking  statements are subject to
risks and  uncertainties  which could cause actual results to differ  materially
from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors,  which include, but
are not  limited  to,  factors  discussed  in  documents  filed by TF  Financial
Corporation  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission from time to time. The
Company does not  undertake  to update any  forward-looking  statement,  whether
written  or oral,  that may be made  from  time to time by or on  behalf  of the
Company.



T F FINANCIAL CORPORATION
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(dollars in thousands except per share data)


                                                   THREE MONTHS           INC
                                              6/30/2006    6/30/2005     (DEC)

EARNINGS SUMMARY

          Interest Income                        $ 9,627      $ 8,371     15.0%
          Interest expense                         3,948        2,797     41.2%
          Net interest income                      5,679        5,574      1.9%
          Loan loss provision                         60          150    -60.0%
          Non-interest income                        625          677     -7.7%
          Non-interest expense                     4,301        3,943      9.1%
          Income taxes                               551          553     -0.4%
          Net income                             $ 1,392      $ 1,605    -13.3%

PER SHARE INFORMATION

          Earnings per share, basic               $ 0.52       $ 0.59    -11.9%
          Earnings per share, diluted             $ 0.51       $ 0.57    -10.5%

          Dividends paid                          $ 0.19       $ 0.18      5.6%

FINANCIAL RATIOS

          Annualized return on average assets      0.83%        1.00%    -17.0%
          Annualized return on average equity      8.95%       10.71%    -16.4%
          Efficiency ratio                        68.88%       64.63%      6.6%

AVERAGE BALANCES

          Loans                                $ 512,542    $ 457,289     12.1%
          Mortgage-backed securities              82,311      112,939    -27.1%
          Investment securities                   41,703       35,635     17.0%
          Other interest-earning assets              999        2,368    -57.8%
          Total earning assets                   637,555      608,231      4.8%
          Non-earning assets                      35,757       36,599     -2.3%
          Total assets                           673,312      644,830      4.4%

          Deposits                               467,570      466,679      0.2%
          FHLB advances                          135,399      111,734     21.2%
          Total interest bearing liabilities     602,969      578,413      4.2%
          Non-interest bearing liabilities         7,963        6,331     25.8%
          Stockholders' equity                    62,380       60,086      3.8%
          Total liabilities & stockholders'    $ 673,312    $ 644,830      4.4%
            equity

SPREAD AND MARGIN ANALYSIS

Average yield on:
          Loans                                       6.39%        5.88%
          Mortgage-backed securities                  4.66%        4.59%
          Investment securities                       5.61%        4.96%
          Other interest-earning assets               5.62%        2.03%
Average cost of:
          Deposits                                    2.20%        1.57%
          FHLB advances                               4.11%        3.47%

Interest rate spread                                  3.49%        3.63%
Net interest margin                                   3.63%        3.73%





T F FINANCIAL CORPORATION
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(dollars in thousands except per share data)


                                                       SIX MONTHS          INC
                                                 6/30/2006    6/30/2005   (DEC)

EARNINGS SUMMARY

          Interest Income                          $ 18,730    $ 16,468   13.7%
          Interest expense                            7,544       5,264   43.3%
          Net interest income                        11,186      11,204   -0.2%
          Loan loss provision                           150         300  -50.0%
          Non-interest income                         1,306       1,339   -2.5%
          Non-interest expense                        8,671       8,074    7.4%
          Income taxes                                1,024       1,088   -5.9%
          Net income                                $ 2,647     $ 3,081  -14.1%

PER SHARE INFORMATION

          Earnings per share, basic                  $ 0.98      $ 1.12  -12.5%
          Earnings per share, diluted                $ 0.98      $ 1.09  -10.1%

          Dividends paid                             $ 0.38      $ 0.36    5.6%

FINANCIAL RATIOS

          Annualized return on average assets         0.80%       0.97%  -17.5%
          Annualized return on average equity         8.55%      10.32%  -17.2%
          Efficiency ratio                           70.26%      65.95%    6.5%

AVERAGE BALANCES

          Loans                                   $ 505,475   $ 451,983   11.8%
          Mortgage-backed securities                 86,868     115,861  -25.0%
          Investment securities                      41,670      34,256   21.6%
          Other interest-earning assets                 697       1,755  -60.3%
          Total earning assets                      634,710     603,855    5.1%
          Non-earning assets                         34,790      34,870   -0.2%
          Total assets                              669,500     638,725    4.8%

          Deposits                                  464,156     461,028    0.7%
          FHLB advances                             135,656     111,810   21.3%
          Total interest bearing liabilities        599,812     572,838    4.7%
          Non-interest bearing liabilities            7,256       5,703   27.2%
          Stockholders' equity                       62,432      60,184    3.7%
          Total liabilities & stockholders'       $ 669,500   $ 638,725    4.8%
            equity

SPREAD AND MARGIN ANALYSIS

Average yield on:
          Loans                                       6.32%       5.88%
          Mortgage-backed securities                  4.57%       4.52%
          Investment securities                       5.27%       4.83%
          Other interest-earning assets               6.37%       2.53%
Average cost of:
          Deposits                                    2.09%       1.47%
          FHLB advances                               4.07%       3.42%

Interest rate spread                                  3.47%       3.69%
Net interest margin                                   3.61%       3.80%





T F FINANCIAL CORPORATION
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(dollars in thousands except per share data)




                                                     THREE MONTHS           INC           SIX MONTHS          INC
                                                6/30/2006    6/30/2005     (DEC)    6/30/2006    6/30/2005   (DEC)


NON-INTEREST INCOME

                                                                                           
          Retail banking fees                         $ 647        $ 669     -3.3%      $ 1,319      $ 1,309   0.8%
          Gain on sale of loans                        $ 29          $ 8    262.5%         $ 38         $ 30  26.7%
          Gain (loss) on sales of securities            (51)           -      0.0%          (51)           -   0.0%

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE

          Salaries and benefits                       2,498        2,303      8.5%        4,952        4,694   5.5%
          Stock-based compensation                      185            -      0.0%          370            -   0.0%
          Occupancy                                     694          640      8.4%        1,398        1,301   7.5%
          Deposit insurance                              15           16     -6.3%           30           33  -9.1%
          Professional fees                             135          211    -36.0%          347          437 -20.6%
          Deposit intangible amortization                28           34    -17.6%           56           68 -17.6%
          Advertising                                   175          186     -5.9%          352          362  -2.8%
          Other                                         571          553      3.3%        1,166        1,179  -1.1%

                                                                                          INC
                                                  6/30/2006              12/31/2005      (DEC)

DEPOSIT INFORMATION

          Non-interest checking                    $ 37,122               $ 37,138         0.0%
          Interest checking                          49,490                 52,319        -5.4%
          Money market                               59,139                 79,666       -25.8%
          Savings                                   143,330                151,725        -5.5%
          CD's, retail                              178,959                149,673        19.6%
          CD's, broker                               11,689                      -         0.0%

OTHER PERIOD ENDING INFORMATION

Per Share
          Book value (a)                            $ 23.33                $ 23.08
          Tangible book value (a)                   $ 21.72                $ 21.46
          Closing market price                      $ 28.85                $ 28.45

Balance sheet
          Loans,net                               $ 517,866              $ 490,959         5.5%
          Cash and cash equivalents                   6,013                  3,821        57.4%
          Mortgage-backed securities                 77,610                 93,688       -17.2%
          Investment securities                      42,112                 42,563        -1.1%
          Total assets                              674,134                660,839         2.0%
          FHLB advances and other                   123,013                121,260         1.4%
          Stockholders' equity                       62,873                 62,648         0.4%

ASSET QUALITY
          Non-performing loans                        1,314                  1,588       -17.3%
          Loan loss reserves                          2,788                  2,641         5.6%
          Reserves to gross loans                     0.54%                  0.54%         0.0%
          Non-performing loans to gross loans         0.25%                  0.32%       -21.9%
          Non-performing loans to total assets        0.19%                  0.24%       -20.8%
          Foreclosed property                             -                    700      -100.0%
          Foreclosed property to total assets         0.00%                  0.11%      -100.0%
          Non-performing assets to total assets       0.19%                  0.35%       -45.7%

OTHER STATISTICAL INFORMATION
          Shares outstanding (000's) (a)              2,695                  2,714
          Number of branch offices                       15                     15
          Full time equivalent employees                184                    172



(a) Excludes  175,000 and 185,000  employee stock  ownership plan shares at June
    30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.