SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 10-K

                   Annual report pursuant to Section 13 of the
                   Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

                   For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998

                          Commission File No.: 0-24802

                           MONTEREY BAY BANCORP, INC.
             (exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                 DELAWARE                              77-0381362
     (State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.)
      incorporation or organization)

                 567 Auto Center Drive, Watsonville, California
                 95076 (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (831) 768-4800
        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                     Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
                                (Title of class)

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes  X     No     .
                                               -----     -----
         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers  pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained  herein,  and will not be contained,
to the best of the  registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information
statements  incorporated  by  reference  in  Part  III of the  Form  10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K.

         The aggregate  market value of the voting stock held by  non-affiliates
of the registrant, i.e., persons other than the directors and executive officers
of the registrant, was $39,557,394, based upon the last sales price as quoted on
the Nasdaq Stock Market for March 25, 1999.

         The number of shares of Common Stock  outstanding as of March 25, 1999:
3,528,886

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 1999 Annual Meeting of Stockholders  are
incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

Portions of the Annual Report to  Stockholders  for the year ended  December 31,
1998 are incorporated by reference into Part II of this Form 10-K.






                                      INDEX

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                                     PART I

Item 1.    Business........................................................    1
Item 2.    Properties......................................................   34
Item 3.    Legal Proceedings...............................................   35
Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.............   35

                                     PART II

Item 5.    Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related
           Stockholder Matters.............................................   35
Item 6.    Selected Financial Data.........................................   36
Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
           Condition and Results of Operations.............................   36
Item 7a.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk......   36
Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.....................   36
Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
           on Accounting and Financial Disclosure..........................   36

                                    PART III

Item 10.   Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant..............   36
Item 11.   Executive Compensation..........................................   36
Item 12.   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
           and Management..................................................   37
Item 13.   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions..................   37

                                     PART IV

Item 14.   Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports
           on Form 8-K.....................................................   37






                                     PART I

Item 1.  Business.

General

         Monterey Bay Bancorp,  Inc. (the  "Company")  is a unitary  savings and
loan  holding  company  incorporated  in 1994  under  the  laws of the  state of
Delaware.  The significant  operating  subsidiary of the Company is Monterey Bay
Bank ("the Bank"),  formerly  Watsonville  Federal Savings and Loan Association.
The Company was organized as the holding company for the Bank in connection with
the Bank's  conversion  from the mutual to stock form of ownership in 1995.  The
Company's primary business is providing  conveniently located deposit facilities
to attract checking,  money market, savings and certificate of deposit accounts,
and investing such deposits and other  available funds in mortgage loans secured
by one-to-four  family  residences,  construction,  commercial real estate,  and
business loans. As part of its ongoing operating strategy,  the Company has been
diversifying  its loan portfolio by increasing  the amount of its  construction,
commercial  real estate,  and business  lending  activities.  See  "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial  Condition and Results of Operations."  The
largest  source  of  the  Company's  revenue  is  interest  income  from  loans,
mortgage-backed  securities,  and investment  securities.  The Company's primary
sources of funds are customer deposits, principal and interest payments on loans
and  mortgage-backed  securities,  advances  from the  Federal  Home  Loan  Bank
("FHLB") and, to a lesser  extent,  proceeds  from the sales of  securities  and
loans.  Through its  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  Portola  Investment  Corporation
("Portola"), the Bank engages in the sale of noninsured insurance and investment
products  on an agency  basis and acts as trustee on the Bank's  deeds of trust.
See "Subsidiary Activities."

Market Area and Competition

         The  Bank  is  a  community-oriented   financial   institution,   which
originates   one-to-four  family  residential   mortgage  loans,   construction,
commercial  real estate,  and business  loans within its market area. The Bank's
deposit  gathering  and  lending  markets  are  concentrated  primarily  in  the
communities  surrounding  its full service  offices in Santa Cruz,  Monterey and
portions  of Santa  Clara  County in  Central  California.  The  economy  in the
Company's  primary market area is  predominantly  agricultural,  with some light
manufacturing  and tourism industry in the coastal  communities on Monterey Bay.
The Company  believes that the  economies in which it operates have  experienced
strong  growth  and  favorable  economic  activity  in the  past two  years,  as
reflected in sustained loan demand and deposit growth. The economic  performance
in the Company's  primary market area typically mirrors the national economy and
shows seasonal economic fluctuations.

         The Company faces significant competition both in originating loans and
in attracting deposits. The Company's competitors are the financial institutions
operating in its primary market area, many of which are significantly larger and
have greater financial resources than the Company. The Company's competition for
loans comes  principally from commercial banks,  savings and loan  associations,
mortgage banking  companies,  credit unions, and insurance  companies.  Its most
direct  competition  for  deposits has  historically  come from savings and loan
associations  and commercial  banks. In addition,  the Company faces  increasing
competition for deposits from nonbank  institutions  such as brokerage firms and
insurance  companies in such areas as short-term  money market funds,  corporate
and government securities funds, mutual funds, and annuities.

         The  Company  serves its market  area with a variety of  mortgage  loan
products and other retail financial services. Management considers the Company's
reputation for financial  strength and competitive  deposit and loan products as
its major competitive advantage in attracting and retaining customers within its
primary market area. 

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Lending Activities


         General.  The Company  originates  permanent and construction  mortgage
loans collateralized by residential and commercial real estate,  business loans,
and consumer loans. The following table sets forth  information on the Company's
loan  originations,  purchases,  sales and principal  repayments for the periods
indicated.


                                                                            For the Years Ended December 31,
                                                                ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                    1998               1997               1996
                                                                --------------     --------------     --------------
                                                                                   (In thousands)
                                                                                                     
         Gross loans(1):
         Beginning balance.............................            $265,934           $234,649           $229,841
            Loans originated:
            One-to-four family.........................              47,440             22,423             27,768
            Multi-family...............................              11,240              1,686              1,944
            Commercial real estate.....................              18,024             13,177              3,363
            Construction...............................              32,870             34,724              3,790
            Land.......................................               6,137              2,169                  -
            Business...................................               6,563              1,213                  -
                                                                   --------           --------           --------
                                                                                                                -
               Total loans originated..................             122,274             75,392             36,865
            Loans purchased............................              79,902             14,661                  -
                                                                   --------           --------           --------
                                                                                                                -
               Total gross loans.......................             468,110            324,702            266,706
         Less:
            Transfers to real estate owned.............                 299                610                369
            Principal repayments(2)....................              98,727             33,696             27,238
            Sales of loans.............................              14,223              3,020              2,628
            Securitized loans..........................              48,370                  -                  -
            Loans in process...........................               2,759             21,442              1,822
                                                                   --------           --------           --------

               Total loans.............................             303,732            265,934            234,649
         Less loans held for sale......................               2,177                514                130
                                                                   --------           --------           --------
         Ending balance held for investment............            $301,555           $265,420           $234,519
                                                                   ========           ========           ========
<FN>
- -----------------------
(1)    Gross loans includes loans  receivable held for investment and loans held
       for  sale,  net of  deferred  loan  fees  and  unamortized  premiums  and
       discounts.
(2)    Principal repayments include amortization of premiums,  net of discounts;
       amortization  of deferred  loan fees;  net changes in  nonmortgage  loans
       receivable; and other adjustments.
</FN>


         Loans  originated  by the  Company are subject to federal and state law
and regulations.  Interest rates charged by the Company on loans are affected by
the demand for such loans and the supply of money available for lending purposes
and the rates offered by competitors.  These factors are, in turn,  affected by,
among  other  things,  economic  conditions,  monetary  policies  of the federal
government, including the Federal Reserve Board, and legislative tax policies.

         One-to-Four Family Mortgage Lending.  The Company originates both fixed
rate  and  adjustable   rate  mortgage  loans  secured  by  one-to-four   family
residential properties.  Adjustable rate mortgage loans have interest rates that
adjust monthly or semiannually  and are indexed to either the 11th FHLB District
Cost of Funds  Index  ("11th  District  Cost of  Funds")  or to  current  market
indices. The majority of loan originations are to existing or past customers and
members of the local communities. The Company also originates one-to-four family
residential construction loans.

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         The Company had total outstanding loans including commitments of $325.7
million  at  December  31,  1998,  of  which  $185.0  million,  or  56.8%,  were
one-to-four  family  residential  mortgage loans. The majority of the loans were
secured by properties  located within the state of  California.  At December 31,
1998, 9% of the Company's  one-to-four family mortgage loans had fixed terms and
91% had  adjustable  rates indexed to the 11th FHLB District Cost of Funds or to
current  market  indices.  The Company  offers a number of adjustable  rate loan
products,  including  an "easy  qualifier"  loan and a 30-year  adjustable  rate
one-to-four family residential loan with initial three-to  seven-year fixed rate
terms. The Company began originating  loans subject to negative  amortization in
1996.  Negative  amortization  involves a greater  risk to the  Company  because
during a period of high interest rates the loan principal may increase above the
amount  originally  advanced.  However,  the Company  believes  that the risk of
default on these loans is mitigated by negative amortization caps,  underwriting
criteria,  relatively  low loan to value ratios,  and the stability  provided by
payment  schedules.  At December 31, 1998, the Company's loan portfolio included
$14.5  million  of  mortgage  loans  subject  to  negative  amortization,  which
represented 4.8% of total loans outstanding.

         The Company  originated $47.5 million of permanent  one-to-four  family
mortgage   loans  in  1998,   compared  to  $22.4  million  and  $27.8  million,
respectively,  in 1997 and 1996.  The  increase in loan  volume  during 1998 was
partly due to a decline in  interest  rates,  which  resulted  in an increase in
purchase and refinance  activity of one-to-four family mortgage loans. From time
to time,  based on its asset  and  liability  strategy,  the  Company  purchases
mortgage loans originated by other institutions.  In 1998, the Company purchased
$79.9 million of primarily  one-to-four  family  adjustable  rate mortgage loans
secured  by  properties  located  largely  within the State of  California.  See
"Origination, Purchase, Sale and Servicing of Loans."

         The Company originates one-to-four family residential mortgage loans in
amounts up to 80% of the lower of the  appraised  value or the selling  price of
the property  securing the loan, and up to 97% of the appraised value or selling
price if private  mortgage  insurance is obtained.  Mortgage loans originated by
the Company generally include due-on-sale clauses which provide the Company with
the contractual  right to deem the loan immediately due and payable in the event
the borrower transfers  ownership of the property without the Company's consent.
Due-on-sale  clauses  are an  important  means  of  adjusting  the  rates on the
Company's  fixed rate  mortgage  loan  portfolio  and the Company has  generally
exercised its rights under these clauses.

         Multi-family  Lending.  The Company offers adjustable rate multi-family
residential real estate loans secured by real property in California.  Permanent
loans on multi-family  properties  typically have maturities of 30 years and are
secured by five or more unit  apartment  buildings.  Factors  considered  by the
Company in  reaching  a lending  decision  on such  properties  include  the net
operating income of the mortgaged premises before debt service and depreciation,
the debt  service  ratio (the ratio of net  earnings to debt  service),  and the
ratio  of the  loan  amount  to  appraised  value.  Pursuant  to  the  Company's
underwriting  policies,  multi-family  adjustable  rate mortgage  loans are only
originated  in  amounts  up to 70%  of the  appraised  value  of the  underlying
properties.  The  Company  generally  requires  a debt  service  ratio  of 1.10.
Properties  securing  loans are  appraised by an  independent  appraiser.  Title
insurance is required on all loans.  When evaluating the  qualifications  of the
borrower for a multi-family loan, the Company considers the financial  resources
and  income  level of the  borrower,  the  borrower's  experience  in  owning or
managing  similar  property  and  the  Company's  lending  experience  with  the
borrower.  The Company's underwriting policies require that the borrower provide
evidence of ability to repay the  mortgage on a timely  basis and  maintain  the
property from current rental income. In evaluating the  creditworthiness  of the
borrower,  the Company  generally reviews the borrower's  financial  statements,
employment, and credit history, as well as other related documentation.

         Loans secured by apartment buildings and other multi-family residential
properties  are  generally  larger  and  involve a  greater  degree of risk than
one-to-four family residential mortgage loans. Because payments on loans secured
by  multi-family  properties  are often  dependent  on  successful  operation or
management  of the  properties,  repayment  of such  loans may be  subject  to a
greater  extent to adverse  conditions in the real estate

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market or the economy.  The Company  seeks to minimize  these risks  through its
underwriting  policies,  which require such loans to be qualified at origination
on the basis of the property's  income and debt coverage ratio. The Company also
attempts to limit its risk exposure by requiring  operating annual statements on
the properties and by acquiring personal guarantees from the borrowers.

         As part of its operating  strategy,  the Company  intends to moderately
increase its  multi-family  lending within the state of California.  At December
31, 1998, the Company's  portfolio of multi-family  loans totaled $33.3 million,
or 10.2% of the Company's  total loans  outstanding.  Included in this total was
$3.9 million of multi-family loans purchased during 1998,  consisting  primarily
of newly  originated  loans  secured  by  apartment  buildings  in the  Southern
California  area.  These  loans were  underwritten  to  standards  substantially
similar  to  those   utilized  by  the  Company  in   originating   loans.   See
"Originations, Purchases and Sales of Loans."

         At December 31, 1998, the Company's  largest  multi-family  loan had an
outstanding  balance  of $2.0  million.  The loan was  secured  by an  apartment
building located in Stockton, California.

         Permanent  Commercial Real Estate Lending.  The Company originates both
permanent and construction commercial real estate loans,  collateralized by real
property  located in  California.  Commercial  real estate  loans are  generally
secured by properties  used for business  purposes.  The Company's  underwriting
procedures  provide that  commercial real estate loans may be made in amounts up
to the  lesser  of  65% of the  appraised  value  of the  property  or up to the
Company's current loans-to-one borrower limit.  Permanent loans may be made with
terms up to 25 years  and are  typically  adjustable  to the  one-year  Constant
Maturity Treasury rate or the 11th District Cost of Funds. Construction loans on
commercial real estate carry  adjustable rates and typically have terms of 12 to
18 months.  The Company's  underwriting  standards and  procedures on commercial
loans are similar to those  applicable to its  multi-family  loans.  The Company
considers the net operating income of the property and the borrower's expertise,
credit  history and  profitability,  and requires that the  properties  securing
commercial real estate loans have debt service coverage ratios of at least 1.10.

         At December 31, 1998, the Company's  permanent  commercial  real estate
loan  portfolio  totaled  $40.0  million,  or 12.2% of total loans.  The largest
permanent commercial real estate loan in the Company's portfolio at December 31,
1998 was secured by commercial  real property  located in San Jose,  California,
with an outstanding principal balance of $4.5 million.

         As part of its operating strategy,  the Company has increased the level
of its  commercial  real  estate  lending in  California.  The  majority  of the
commercial loans are located in Northern and Central  California.  Loans secured
by commercial real estate  properties,  like  multi-family  loans, are generally
larger and involve a greater degree of risk than one-to-four  family residential
mortgage  loans.  Because  payments on loans secured by  commercial  real estate
properties  are often  dependent on  successful  operation or  management of the
properties,  repayment of such loans may be subject to a great extent to adverse
conditions  in the real  estate  market or the  economy.  The  Company  seeks to
minimize these risks through strict underwriting  standards,  which require such
loans to be  qualified  on the basis of the  property's  income and debt service
ratio,  by requiring  annual  operating  statements  on the  properties,  and by
acquiring personal guarantees from the borrowers.

         Construction Lending. The Company originates construction loans for the
acquisition  and  development  of  property.  Historically,  the majority of the
Company's   construction   loans  have  been  to  finance  the  construction  of
one-to-four  family,  owner-occupied  residential  properties.  During 1998, the
Company  increased the amount of its  construction  lending on  commercial  real
estate, residential land development projects and in one case a church.

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         Construction  financing  is  generally  considered  to involve a higher
degree of risk than long-term  financing on improved,  occupied real estate. The
Company's risk of loss on  construction  loans depends largely upon the accuracy
of the initial estimate of the property's value at completion of construction or
development and the estimated cost (including interest) of construction.  If the
estimate of construction costs proves to be inaccurate,  the Company may have to
advance funds beyond the amount originally committed to permit completion of the
development  and to protect  its  security  position.  The  Company  may also be
confronted,  at  or  prior  to  maturity  of  the  loan,  with  a  project  with
insufficient  value  to  ensure  full  repayment.  The  Company's  underwriting,
monitoring,  and disbursement  practices with respect to construction  financing
are  intended  to  ensure  that  sufficient  funds  are  available  to  complete
construction  projects.  The  Company  attempts  to limit its risk  through  its
underwriting procedures,  by using only approved,  qualified appraisers,  and by
dealing with qualified builder/borrowers.

         The Company's  construction  loans typically have adjustable  rates and
terms  of 12  to 18  months.  The  Company  originates  one-to-four  family  and
multi-family  residential  construction  loans  in  amounts  up to  80%  of  the
appraised value of the property,  subject to loans to one-borrower  limitations.
Land  development  loans are determined on an individual  basis,  but in general
they do not  exceed 70% of the actual  cost or  current  appraised  value of the
property,  whichever is less.  Loan  proceeds are  disbursed  in  increments  as
construction progresses and as inspections warrant.

         At December  31,  1998,  the Company  had gross  construction  and land
development loans totaling $51.6 million or 15.8% of total loans, on which there
were total  undisbursed  loan funds of $24.2 million.  The largest  construction
loan in the Company's  portfolio at year-end was a $5.6 million land development
loan secured by real estate located in Castroville, California.

         Land  Lending.  The Company  offers loans  secured  against land in its
immediate marketplace.

         At December 31, 1998,  the Company had land loans totaling $7.8 million
or 2.4% of total  loans.  The largest  land loan in the  Company's  portfolio at
year-end was a $1.1 million loan secured by land located in Soledad, California.

         Business   Lending.   The  Company  offers   business  loans  primarily
collateralized  by business  assets.  Such collateral is typically  comprised of
accounts  receivable,  inventory,  and equipment.  Business lending is generally
considered to involve a higher degree of risk than the financing of real estate,
primarily  because  security  interests in the  collateral are more difficult to
perfect and the collateral may be difficult to obtain or liquidate  following an
uncured  default.  Business  banking loans  typically  offer  relatively  higher
yields, short maturities,  and variable interest rates. The availability of such
loans  enables  potential   depositors  to  establish  a  full-service   banking
relationship  with the Bank.  The  Company  attempts  to reduce the risk of loss
associated with business lending by closely  monitoring the financial  condition
and performance of its customers.

         At December 31,  1998,  the Company had business  loans  totaling  $7.3
million or 2.2% of total  loans.  The  largest  business  loan in the  Company's
portfolio  at year end was a $5.0  million  loan to  American  Home  Loan  Corp.
(AHLC),  which operates primarily as the holding company for Bank USA, a Federal
Savings Bank. Both AHLC. and Bank USA conduct operations in the Phoenix, Arizona
market.  The loan is primarily  secured by the 97% ownership  interest that AHLC
has in Bank USA.

         Loan  Approval  Procedures  and  Authority.  The Board of Directors has
ultimate responsibility for the lending activity of the Company, establishes the
lending policies of the Company, and reviews properties offered as security. The
Board of Directors  has  authorized  the following  loan  approval  authorities:
mortgage loans in amounts of $240,000 and below may be approved by the Company's
staff underwriters;  mortgage loans in excess of $240,000 and up to $350,000 may
be approved by the underwriting/processing  manager;

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mortgage  loans in excess of $350,000  and up to $400,000 may be approved by the
real estate loan  administrator;  loans in excess of $400,000 and up to $500,000
require  the  approval  of the  Chief  Lending  Officer;  and loans in excess of
$500,000 and up to $750,000 require the approval of the Chief Executive  Officer
or the President. Loans in excess of $750,000 and up to $2.0 million require the
approval of the Directors' Loan Committee,  which is comprised of members of the
Company's Board of Directors. A resolution of the Board of Directors is required
for  mortgage  loans in excess of $2.0  million.  The  President  or Chief  Loan
Officer may approve  non-real  estate loans up to $75,000.  The Director's  Loan
Committee can approve such loans up to $2.0 million. Any loans greater than $2.0
million must be approved by the full Board of Directors.

         The loan origination  process requires that upon receipt of a completed
loan  application,  a credit  report is  obtained  and  certain  information  is
verified by an independent  credit agency.  If necessary,  additional  financial
information  is obtained  from the  prospective  borrower.  An  appraisal of the
related  real estate is  performed  by an  independent  appraiser.  On an annual
basis,  the  Company's  Board  of  Directors  reviews  the  list of  independent
appraisers used by the Company.  The Company uses only those appraisers who have
been approved by the Board of Directors. The Company's policy is to obtain title
and hazard  insurance  on all real estate  loans.  If the  original  loan amount
exceeds  80% on a sale  or  refinance  of a first  trust  deed  loan or  private
mortgage  insurance is required,  the borrower is required to make payments to a
mortgage impound account from which the Company makes disbursements for property
taxes and mortgage insurance.

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         Loan  Portfolio  Composition.   The  following  table  sets  forth  the
composition  of  the  Company's  loan  portfolio  in  dollar  amounts  and  as a
percentage of the portfolio at the dates indicated.


                                                                                                   At December 31,
                                      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                1998                        1997                        1996             
                                      -------------------------   -------------------------   -------------------------  

                                                     Percent                     Percent                     Percent     
                                        Amount       of total       Amount       of total       Amount       of total    
                                      -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------  
                                                                     (Dollars in thousands)
                                                                                                    
Real estate: 
   Residential:
      One-to-four family.............   $187,208        57.10%      $205,218        71.36%      $201,579        85.22%   
      Multi-family...................     33,110        10.10%        23,355         8.12%        22,455         9.49%   
Commercial real estate...............     40,227        12.27%        20,159         7.01%         7,524         3.18%   
Construction.........................     51,624        15.75%        35,150        12.23%         4,131         1.75%   
Land.................................      7,774         2.37%         1,869          .65%            95          .04%   
Business loans.......................      6,679         2.04%           943          .33%                        .00%   
                                                                                                       -                 
Business lines of credit.............        595          .18%           270          .09%                        .00%   
                                                                                                       -                 
   Other(1)..........................        658          .20%           598          .21%           763          .32%   
                                       ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------   
         Total loans.................    327,875       100.00%       287,562       100.00%       236,547       100.00%   
                                                     =========                   =========                   =========   
Plus (Less):
   Undisbursed loan funds............    (24,201)                    (21,442)                     (1,822)                
   Unamortized premium, net..........        492                         556                         452                 
   Deferred loan fees, net...........       (434)                       (742)                       (528)                
   Allowance for loan losses.........     (2,780)                     (1,669)                     (1,311)                
                                       ---------                   ---------                   ---------                 
      Total loans, net...............    300,952                     264,265                     233,338                 
Less:
   Loans held for sale:
      One-to-four family.............     (2,177)                       (514)                       (130)                
                                       ---------                   ---------                   ---------                 
         Total loans held for
            investment...............   $298,775                    $263,751                    $233,208                 
                                       =========                   =========                   =========                 



                                      
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                                                   1995                        1994               
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                                                        Percent                     Percent       
                                           Amount       of total       Amount       of total      
                                         -----------   -----------   -----------   -----------    
                                                                               
Real estate:                                                                                      
   Residential:                                                                                   
      One-to-four family.............      $199,917        86.29%      $216,872        88.36% 
      Multi-family...................        21,503         9.28%        22,231         9.06%     
Commercial real estate...............         4,191         1.81%         2,903         1.18%     
Construction.........................         5,379         2.32%         2,848         1.16%     
Land.................................            97          .04%            99          .04%     
Business loans.......................                        .00%                        .00%     
                                                  -                           -                   
Business lines of credit.............                        .00%                        .00%     
                                                  -                           -                   
   Other(1)..........................           605          .36%           503          .20%     
                                         ----------    ----------    ----------    ----------     
         Total loans.................       231,692       100.00%       245,456       100.00%     
                                                       ==========                  ==========     
Plus (Less):                                                                                   
   Undisbursed loan funds............        (1,895)                     (1,178)                 
   Unamortized premium, net..........           651                       1,006                   
   Deferred loan fees, net...........          (607)                       (971)                 
   Allowance for loan losses.........        (1,362)                       (808)                 
                                         ----------                  ----------                   
      Total loans, net...............       228,479                     243,505                   
Less:                                                                                             
   Loans held for sale:                                                                           
      One-to-four family.............           (92)                    (16,082)                 
                                         ----------                  ----------                   
         Total loans held for                                                                     
            investment...............      $228,387                    $227,423                   
                                         ==========                  ==========      
<FN>
- --------------------------------------
(1) Includes loans secured by savings accounts and unsecured consumer loans.
</FN>


                                       7



     Loan Maturity:  The following table shows the contractual maturities of the
Company's  gross loans at December 31, 1998.  The table  includes loans held for
sale of $2,177,000.  The table does not include principal repayments.  Principal
repayments on total loans totaled $99.3 million for the year ended  December 31,
1998.



                                                                                               At December 31, 1998
                                               ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                 One-to-Four                      Commercial     Construction                   
                                                   Family       Multi-Family     Real Estate       and Land          Business   
                                               --------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------
                                                                               (In thousands)
                                                                                                              
Amounts due:
   One year or less............................        $ 345           $   -            $   -        $ 40,628             $ 990 
                                                    --------        --------         --------        --------           ------- 

   After one year:
      More than one year to three years........          270              74            2,097          17,043             5,035 
      More than three years to five years......          878             127            7,010           1,429               705 
      More than five years to 10 years.........        2,546           1,268              380              28               544 
      More than 10 years to 20
        years                                          6,011           1,581            1,615             271                 - 
      More than 20 years.......................      177,159          30,289           28,895                -                - 
                                                    --------        --------         --------        --------           ------- 

         Total due after December 31, 1999.....      186,864          33,339           39,997          18,771             6,284 
                                                    --------        --------         --------        --------           ------- 

   Total amount due............................      187,209          33,339           39,997          59,399             7,274 

Less:
   Undisbursed loan funds......................            -               -                -         (24,201)                - 
   Unamortized (discounts) premiums............          519             (28)               -               -                 - 
   Deferred loan fees, net.....................         (248)            (44)             (53)            (79)              (10)
   Allowance for loan losses...................       (1,161)           (317)            (564)           (677)              (47)
                                                    --------        --------         --------        --------           ------- 

      Total loans, net.........................      186,319          32,950           39,380          34,442             7,217 

Loans held for sale............................       (2,177)              -                -               -                 - 
                                                    --------        --------         --------        --------           ------- 
Loans receivable held for investment...........     $184,142        $ 32,950         $ 39,380        $ 34,442           $ 7,217 
                                                    ========        ========         ========        ========           ======= 







                                                    ------------------------------------  
                                                                                          
                                                                          Total Loans     
                                                          Other(1)         Receivable     
                                                      ---------------  -----------------  
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                 
Amounts due:                                                                              
   One year or less............................                $ 658         $ 42,621     
                                                               -----         --------     
                                                                                          
   After one year:                                                                        
      More than one year to three years........                    -           24,519     
      More than three years to five years......                    -           10,149     
      More than five years to 10 years.........                    -            4,766     
      More than 10 years to 20
        years                                                      -            9,478     
      More than 20 years.......................                    -          236,343     
                                                               -----         --------     
                                                                                          
         Total due after December 31, 1999.....                    -          285,255     
                                                               -----         --------     
                                                                                          
   Total amount due............................                  658          327,876     
                                                                                          
Less:                                                                                     
   Undisbursed loan funds......................                    -          (24,201)    
   Unamortized (discounts) premiums............                    -              491     
   Deferred loan fees, net.....................                   (1)            (434)    
   Allowance for loan losses...................                  (14)          (2,780)    
                                                               -----         --------     
                                                                                          
      Total loans, net.........................                  644          300,952     
                                                                                          
Loans held for sale............................                    -           (2,177)    
                                                               -----         --------     
Loans receivable held for investment...........                $ 644         $298,775     
                                                               =====         ========     
<FN>

- --------------------------
(1)    Includes loans secured by savings accounts and unsecured loans.
</FN>

                                       8





         The following  table sets forth at December 31, 1998, the dollar amount
of gross loans receivable contractually due after December 31, 1999, and whether
such loans have fixed or adjustable rates.


                                                                 Due After December 31, 1999
                                                       -------------------------------------------------
                                                           Fixed          Adjustable         Total
                                                       --------------   ---------------  ---------------
                                                                         (In thousands)
                                                                                         
         Real estate loans:
            One-to-four family....................         $25,439         $ 165,701        $ 191,141
            Multi-family..........................             806            29,735           30,541
            Commercial real estate................           6,239            39,702           45,940
            Construction and land.................           2,457            18,189           20,645
            Business loans........................               -             1,803            1,804
                                                           -------         ---------        ---------
               Total loans receivable due
                  after December 31, 1999.........         $34,941         $ 255,130        $ 290,071
                                                           =======         =========        =========


         Originations,  Purchases  and Sales of Loans.  The  Company's  mortgage
lending activities are conducted  primarily through its eight branch offices and
approximately  60 wholesale  loan brokers who deliver loan  applications  to the
Company. In addition, the Company has developed correspondent relationships with
a number of financial  institutions  to facilitate  the  origination of mortgage
loans on a participation  basis.  Loans presented to the Company for purchase or
participation  are  underwritten  substantially in accordance with the Company's
established  lending  standards,  which consider the financial  condition of the
borrower,  the location of the underlying  property,  and the appraised value of
the property, among other factors. The majority of the Company's purchased loans
and participations are current index,  adjustable rate mortgages secured by real
estate located within the state of California. At December 31, 1998, the Company
had entered into participation  agreements with other financial  institutions to
originate  construction,  commercial  real estate,  and land loans, of which the
Company's share was $19.9 million.

         As part of its interest rate risk  management and investment  strategy,
during 1998 the Company purchased $78.8 million of one-to-four family adjustable
rate mortgage  loans. As of December 31, 1998,  $52.8 million,  or 17.7%, of the
Company's  net  loans   receivable  had  been  purchased  from  other  financial
institutions.  Of this amount,  $45.0 million,  or 85.2%,  were loans secured by
one-to-four  family  residences  located  throughout  the United States and $7.8
million,  or 14.8%,  were  multi-family  mortgage  loans  secured  by  apartment
buildings located in the Greater San Francisco Bay area.

         On an ongoing basis, depending on its asset and liability strategy, the
Company originates one-to-four family residential mortgage loans for sale in the
secondary market. Loan sales are dependent on the level of loan originations and
the  relative  customer  demand for  mortgage  loans,  which is  affected by the
current and  expected  future  level of interest  rates.  During the years ended
December  31, 1998 and 1997,  the Company sold $15.9  million and $3.4  million,
respectively,  of fixed rate mortgage loans.  The level and timing of any future
loan sales will depend upon market  opportunities and prevailing  interest rates
at the time such a decision is made.  From time to time,  depending on its asset
and liability  strategy,  the Company  converts a portion of its mortgages  into
readily  marketable  FHLMC or FNMA  mortgage-backed  securities.  In  1998,  the
Company  converted  approximately  $48.4 million of fixed rate residential loans
into mortgage-backed  securities. The securitization was undertaken primarily to
provide greater  marketability of the loans and therefore,  allow easier sale of
the loans in order to reduce interest rate risk.

         The Company recognizes gains or losses on the sale of loans at the time
of sale, based on the difference  between the net sale proceeds and the carrying
value of the loans  sold.  When the right to service the loans is  retained,  an
excess  servicing gain or loss is recognized based upon the net present value of
any  difference  between  the  interest  rate  charged to the  borrower  and the
interest rate paid to the purchaser after deducting a normal  servicing fee. The
excess servicing gain or loss is dependent on prepayment  estimates and discount
rate assumptions.  Historically,  such excess servicing gains or losses have not
had a material impact on the Company's earnings. See "- Loan Servicing."

                                       9


         Loan  Servicing.  The Company  services  its own loans as well as loans
owned by others. Loan servicing includes collecting and remitting loan payments,
accounting  for principal and interest,  holding escrow funds for the payment of
real estate taxes and insurance premiums,  contacting delinquent borrowers,  and
supervising  foreclosures  and property  dispositions in the event of unremedied
defaults.  Loan  servicing  income is recorded on an accrual  basis and includes
servicing fees from investors and certain charges collected from borrowers, such
as late payment fees. At December 31, 1998 and 1997,  respectively,  the Company
was servicing $75.4 million and $52.1 million of loans for others.

         Classified  Assets and Real  Estate  Owned.  To measure  the quality of
assets, the Company has established internal asset classification  guidelines as
part of its credit  monitoring  system for  identifying  and  reporting  problem
assets and  determining  provisions for  anticipated  loan and real estate owned
("REO") losses.  Under these  guidelines,  an allowance for anticipated loan and
REO losses is  established  when certain  conditions  exist.  The Internal Asset
Review  Committee,  comprised  primarily of senior  managers and Board  members,
oversees the administration of the internal asset classification  guidelines and
reports results to the Board of Directors.

         The Company  classifies  assets it  considers of  questionable  quality
employing  the  classification  categories  of  "substandard,"  "doubtful,"  and
"loss." An asset is considered  substandard if it is  inadequately  protected by
the  current net worth and paying  capacity of the obligor or of the  collateral
pledged.   Substandard  assets  include  those  characterized  by  the  distinct
possibility  that  the  insured  institution  will  sustain  some  loss  if  the
deficiencies  are not corrected.  Assets  classified as doubtful have all of the
weaknesses   inherent   in  those   classified   substandard,   with  the  added
characteristic  that the weaknesses  make  collection or liquidation in full, on
the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values,  questionable and
there is a high  probability of loss. An asset  classified as loss is considered
uncollectible  and of such  little  value that it should not be  included  as an
asset.  Total  classified  assets of the Company  increased  to $5.1  million at
December 31, 1998 from $2.5 million at December 31, 1997. Classified assets were
1.13% of total assets at December 31, 1998, compared to 0.63% a year earlier.

         At December 31, 1998, the Company had $6.4 million of assets classified
as substandard and no assets classified as doubtful or loss.  Substandard assets
included  $1.5 million of loans past due 90 days or more,  $3.6 million of loans
with   identified  risk   characteristics   such  as  a  pattern  of  historical
delinquencies  and/or  delinquent  property  tax status and $0.3 million of real
estate  owned.  The  largest  substandard  loan  at  December  31,  1998  was  a
single-family mortgage with an outstanding principal balance of $311,000.

         Assets,  which  possess  weaknesses  but do not  currently  expose  the
Company to sufficient risk to warrant classification as substandard, doubtful or
loss are designated as "special  mention." At December 31, 1998, the Company had
$6.4 million of assets  classified as special mention due to past  delinquencies
and other  identifiable  weaknesses.  The  largest  special  mention  loan was a
commercial mortgage loan with an outstanding balance of $1.7 million on December
31, 1998.

         Assets  classified as substandard or doubtful require the establishment
of general  valuation  allowances  in amounts  considered  by  management  to be
adequate under generally accepted accounting principles. These amounts represent
loss  allowances  which have been  established  to recognize  the inherent  risk
associated with lending activities, but which, unlike specific allowances,  have
not been  allocated  to  particular  problem  assets.  Judgments  regarding  the
adequacy of general  valuation  allowances are based on continual  evaluation of
the nature, volume and quality of the loan portfolio,  other assets, and current
economic  conditions  that may affect the  recoverability  of recorded  amounts.
Assets classified as a loss require either a specific valuation  allowance equal
to 100% of the amount classified or a charge-off of such amount.

                                       10


         A savings  institution's  determination as to the classification of its
assets and the amount of its  valuation  allowances  is subject to review by the
Office of Thrift  Supervision  ("OTS"),  which can require the  establishment of
additional general or specific loss allowances. The OTS, in conjunction with the
other federal banking agencies,  has adopted an interagency  policy statement on
allowances for loan and lease losses which provides  guidance in determining the
adequacy of general valuation  guidelines.  The policy statement recommends that
savings  institutions  establish  effective  systems and  controls to  identify,
monitor and address asset quality  problems,  analyze  significant  factors that
affect the collectibility of assets, and establish prudent allowance  evaluation
processes.  Management  believes that the Company's allowance for loan losses is
adequate given the composition and risks of the loan portfolio.  However, actual
losses are dependent upon future events and, as such,  further  additions to the
level of specific  and general loan loss  allowances  may become  necessary.  In
addition,  there can be no assurance that at some time in the future the OTS, in
reviewing the Company's loan portfolio, will not request the Company to increase
its allowance for loan losses, thus negatively  impacting the Company's earnings
for that time period.

         REO is recorded at the lower of the recorded  investment in the loan or
the fair value of the related  asset on the date of  foreclosure,  less costs to
sell.  Fair value is defined as the amount in cash or  cash-equivalent  value of
other  consideration  that a real estate  asset  would  yield in a current  sale
between a willing buyer and a willing seller.  Development and improvement costs
relating to the  property  are  capitalized  to the extent they are deemed to be
recovered upon disposal. The carrying value of acquired property is continuously
evaluated and, if necessary,  an allowance is established to reduce the carrying
value to net realizable value (which  considers,  among other things,  estimated
direct  holding costs and selling  expenses).  At December 31, 1998, the Company
had  REO  of  $281,000,   representing   three  one-to-four  family  residential
properties acquired through foreclosure in 1998.

         The Company  obtains  appraisals  on all real estate  acquired  through
foreclosure at the time of foreclosure.  Appraisals on REO are updated annually.
The Company generally conducts external inspections on foreclosed properties and
properties deemed in-substance foreclosures on a quarterly basis.

         Delinquent  Loan  Procedures.   Specific  delinquency  procedures  vary
depending on the loan type and period of  delinquency.  However,  the  Company's
policies generally provide that loans be reviewed monthly for delinquencies, and
that if a  borrower  fails to make a  required  payment  when due,  the  Company
institutes  internal  collection  procedures.  For mortgage loans,  written late
charge notices are mailed no later than the 15th day of delinquency.  At 25 days
past due, the borrower is contacted by telephone  and the Company makes a verbal
request for payment. In most cases,  deficiencies are cured promptly. At 30 days
past due, the Company begins tracking the loan as a delinquency,  and at 45 days
past due a notice of intent to  foreclose  is mailed.  When contact is made with
the borrower prior to foreclosure, the Company generally attempts to obtain full
payment or work out a repayment schedule with the borrower to avoid foreclosure.
It is the  Company's  policy to accrue  interest on all loans up to 90 days past
due, unless it is determined that the collection of interest and/or principal is
not probable under the contractual terms of the agreement.

                                       11





         The following  table sets forth  delinquencies  in the  Company's  loan
portfolio as of the dates indicated:



                                                     At December 31, 1998                         
                                  -----------------------------------------------------------     
                                          60-89 Days                   90 Days or More            
                                  ----------------------------    ---------------------------     
                                                   Principal                      Principal       
                                    Number          balance         Number         balance        
                                   of loans        of loans        of loans        of loans       
                                  ------------    ------------    -----------     -----------     
                                                 (Dollars in thousands)                           
                                                                                   
One-to-four family...........                           $ -              9         $ 1.479        

Multi-family.................             -               -              -               -        
                                                                                                  
Commercial...................             -               -              -               -        

Construction and land........             1             145              -               -        

Other........................             1               3              -               -        
                                  ---------       ---------       --------        --------        

   Total.....................             2            $148                        $ 1,479        
                                  =========       =========       ========        ========        
                                                                                                  
                                                                                                  

Delinquent loans to total
   gross loans...............          .10%            .05%           .43%            .45%        





                                                        At December 31, 1997                          
                                    -----------------------------------------------------------      
                                            60-89 Days                   90 Days or More             
                                    ---------------------------     ---------------------------      
                                                    Principal                       Principal        
                                      Number         balance          Number         balance         
                                     of loans        of loans        of loans       of loans         
                                    -----------     -----------     -----------    ------------      
                                                          (Dollars in thousands)                     
                                                                                      
One-to-four family...........              2            $413               5            $781         

Multi-family.................              -               -               1             817         

Commercial...................              -               -               -               -         
                                                                                                     
Construction and land........              -               -               -               -         
                                                                                                     
Other........................              -               -               -               -         
                                    --------        --------        --------       ---------         
                                                                                                     
   Total.....................              2            $413               6          $1,598         
                                    ========        ========        ========       =========         
                                                                                                     
Delinquent loans to total                                                                            
   gross loans...............           .09%            .16%            .35%            .60%         
                                  




                                                     At December 31, 1996
                                  -----------------------------------------------------------
                                          60-89 Days                   90 Days or More
                                  ----------------------------    ---------------------------
                                                   Principal                      Principal
                                    Number          balance         Number         balance
                                   of loans        of loans        of loans        of loans
                                  ------------    ------------    -----------     -----------
                                                   (Dollars in thousands)
                                                                           
One-to-four family...........             3            $455             11         $ 1,392

Multi-family.................             -               -              -               -

Commercial...................             -               -              -               -

Construction and land........             -               -              -               -

Other........................             3               1              2               1
                                  ---------       ---------       --------         -------
                             
                                          -               -              -               -

   Total.....................             6            $456             13         $ 1,393
                                  =========       =========       ========         =======
Delinquent loans to total
   gross loans...............          .14%            .19%           .06%            .59%


                                       12






         Non-accrual  and  Past  Due  Loans.   Loans  are  generally  placed  on
nonaccrual status when the payment of interest is 90 days or more delinquent, or
the  collection  of  interest  and/or   principal  is  not  probable  under  the
contractual  terms of the loan agreement.  Loans on which the Company has ceased
the accrual of interest  constitute  the primary  component of the  portfolio of
nonperforming  loans.  Nonperforming  loans consist of all nonaccrual  loans and
restructured loans not performing in accordance with their  restructured  terms.
Nonperforming assets include all nonperforming loans and REO.

         At December 31, 1998, loans on nonaccrual totaled $1.5 million. For the
year ended December 31, 1998,  interest  income which would have been earned had
loans on non-accrual  been performing in accordance with  contractual  terms was
$126,000. At December 31, 1998, the Company had $1,437,000 of loans that met the
definition  of a troubled  debt  restructuring,  of which $17,000 were 0-30 days
delinquent  and  $1,420,000  were  current and paying  according to the terms of
their contractually  restructured agreements. The Company had $281,000 in REO at
December 31, 1998, $321,000 at year-end 1997, and no REO at year-end 1996, 1995,
and 1994.


         The  following  table sets forth  information  regarding  nonperforming
assets.  The Company does not accrue interest on loans past due 90 days or more,
and accordingly, there were no accruing loans past due 90 days or more at any of
the dates presented below.


                                                                            At December 31,
                                                  --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     1998          1997          1996          1995          1994
                                                  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
Nonaccrual loans 90 days or more past due:                       (Dollars in thousands) 

                                                                                                 
 Residential real estate:
      One-to-four family........................    $ 1,479          $781       $ 1,393       $ 1,544          $711
      Multi-family..............................          -           817             -           830             -
   Construction and land........................          -             -             -           825             -
   Non-mortgage.................................                                                          
                                                    -------       -------       -------       -------          ----
                                                          -             -             -             1             -
                                                          -             -             -             -             -
         Total loans on nonaccrual..............      1,479         1,598         1,393         3,200           711
   Restructured loans not performing............         17           300                                  
                                                                                      -             -             -
   Real estate owned............................        281           321                                 
                                                    -------       -------       -------       -------          ----
                                                                                      -             -             -
         Total nonperforming assets(1)..........    $ 1,777       $ 2,219       $ 1,393       $ 3,200          $711
                                                    =======       =======       =======       =======          ====
   Allowance for loan losses as a percent
      of gross loans receivable(2)..............       .87%          .63%          .56%          .59%          .33%

   Allowance for loan losses as a percent
      of total nonperforming loans(1)               175.85%        87.98%        94.10%        42.56%       113.64%

   Nonperforming loans as a percent
      of gross loans receivable(1)(2)...........       .49%          .71%          .59%         1.39%          .29%

   Nonperforming assets as a percent
      of total assets(1)........................       .39%          .54%          .33%          .97%          .24%
<FN>
- --------------------
(1)    Nonperforming assets consist of nonperforming loans (nonaccrual loans and
       restructured  loans not performing in accordance with their  restructured
       terms) and REO. REO consists of real estate acquired through  foreclosure
       and real estate acquired by acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure.

(2)    Gross loans receivable  includes loans receivable held for investment and
       loans held for sale, and unamortized discounts and premiums.
</FN>


                                       13


         Impaired  Loans.  A loan is  designated  as  impaired  when the Company
determines  it may be  unable  to  collect  all  amounts  due  according  to the
contractual terms of the loan agreement, whether or not the loan is 90 days past
due.  Excluded from the definition of impairment are smaller balance  homogenous
loans that are  collectively  evaluated for impairment.  In addition,  any loans
which meet the definition of a troubled debt restructuring,  or are partially or
completely classified as Doubtful or Loss, are considered impaired.

         The Company has established a monitoring  system for its loans in order
to identify  impaired loans and potential  problem loans, and to permit periodic
evaluation  of the  adequacy of  allowances  for losses in a timely  manner.  In
analyzing its loans, the Company has established  specific  monitoring  policies
and procedures suitable for the relative risk profile and other  characteristics
of loans by type. The Company's smaller-balance  residential one-to-four family,
multi-family and non-mortgage loans are considered to be relatively  homogeneous
and no single loan is individually significant in terms of its size or potential
risk of loss. Therefore,  the Company generally reviews these loans by analyzing
their  performance  and  composition of their  collateral for the portfolio as a
whole. For  non-homogenous  loans the Company conducts a periodic review of each
loan.  The  frequency  and type of review is dependent  upon the  inherent  risk
attributed  to each  loan and the  adversity  of the  loan  grade.  The  Company
evaluates  the risk of loss and  default  for each loan  subject  to  individual
monitoring.

         Factors  considered  as part of the  periodic  loan  review  process to
determine  whether  a loan is  impaired  address  both the  amount  the  Company
believes is probable that it will collect and the timing of such collection.  As
part of the Company's loan review process the Company  considers such factors as
the ability of the borrower to continue  meeting the debt service  requirements,
assessments of other sources of repayment, and the fair value of any collateral.
Insignificant  delays or shortfalls in payment amounts,  in the absence of other
facts and  circumstances,  would not alone lead to the conclusion that a loan is
impaired.

         When a loan is designated as impaired,  the Company measures impairment
based on the fair value of the collateral of the collateral-dependent  loan. The
amount by which the recorded  investment  of the loan exceeds the measure of the
impaired  loan  is  recognized  by  recording  a  valuation   allowance  with  a
corresponding  charge to  earnings.  The  Company  charges  off a portion  of an
impaired loan against the valuation  allowance when it is probable that there is
no possibility of recovering the full amount of the impaired loan.

         The following table identifies the Company's total recorded  investment
in impaired loans by type at December 31, 1998 and 1997 (in thousands).

                                                                December 31,
                                                           ---------------------
                                                             1998           1997
                                                           ------         ------
Residential one-to-four family
   non-homogenous loans ..........................         $2,961         $  985
Multi-family loans ...............................            648            817
Land .............................................            145              -
                                                           ------         ------
      Total impaired loans .......................         $3,754         $1,802
                                                           ======         ======

         For the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997, the Company  recognized
interest on impaired loans of $166,000 and $49,000,  respectively.  $1.5 million
of impaired loans were on nonaccrual status at December 31, 1998, and $76,000 of
interest was uncollected on impaired loans.  During the years ended December 31,
1998 and 1997,  the  Company's  average  investment  in impaired  loans was $3.1
million and $1.3 million,  respectively.  Valuation allowances on impaired loans
were $409,000 at December 31, 1998.

                                       14


         Allowance for Estimated  Loan Losses.  The allowance for loan losses is
established through a provision for loan losses based on management's evaluation
of the  risks  inherent  in its loan  portfolio  and the  general  economy.  The
allowance  for loan  losses  is  maintained  at an amount  management  considers
adequate to cover estimated losses in loans receivable which are deemed probable
and estimable. The allowance is based upon a number of factors,  including asset
classifications,  economic trends,  industry experience and trends, industry and
geographic concentrations,  estimated collateral values, management's assessment
of the credit risk inherent in the portfolio,  historical loan loss  experience,
and the Company's  underwriting  policies.  At December 31, 1998,  the Company's
allowance for loan losses was .92% of total loans,  compared to .63% at December
31, 1997. The Company will continue to monitor and modify its allowance for loan
losses as conditions dictate.  Various regulatory agencies,  as an integral part
of their examination  process,  periodically  review the Company's allowance for
loan  losses.  These  agencies  may  require  the  Company  to  make  additional
provisions  for  loan  losses,  based  on  their  judgments  of the  information
available at the time of the examination.


         Activity  in the  Company's  allowance  for loan losses for the periods
indicated are set forth in the table below (in thousands).


                                                              At or for the Year Ended December 31,
                                               --------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  1998          1997           1996          1995          1994
                                               -----------    ----------    -----------   -----------    ----------
                                                                                              
Balance at beginning of year..............       $1,669        $1,311        $1,362           $808          $387
Provision for loan losses.................          692           375            28            663           421
Allowance related to acquired loans                 416             -             -              -             -
Charge-offs, net..........................            3           (17)          (79)          (109)            -
                                                 ------        ------        ------         ------          ----
Balance at end of period..................       $2,780        $1,669        $1,311         $1,362          $808
                                                 ======        ======        ======         ======          ====


                                       15




         The following table sets forth the Company's  allowance for loan losses
as a percentage  of the total  allowance,  and the  percentage of loans to total
loans in each of the categories listed at the dates indicated.


                                                                                    At December 31,
              -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           1998                           1997                            1996                       
              -------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------
                                     Percent                        Percent                       Percent            
                                       of                             of                            of              
                                    loans in                        loans in                      loans in           
                          Percent     each               Percent     each               Percent    each             
                            of      category               of      category               of      category           
                         allowance    to                allowance     to               allowance    to              
                         to total    total              to total     total             to total    total             
                Amount   allowance   loans     Amount   allowance    loans    Amount  allowance    loans     Amount 
              --------  ---------- --------  ---------  ---------  --------  -------  -----------  ------   ---------  
                                                                                (Dollars in thousands)
                                                                                    
One-to-four
   family.....  $ 966    36.72%     57.32%     $ 846     50.69%    69.79%      $ 911    69.49%     85.22%   $ 1,080  

Multi-family..    280    10.64%      9.82%       278     16.66%     7.85%        171    13.04%      9.49%       143  

Commercial
   real estate    517    19.66%     12.49%       241     14.44%     6.79%        174    13.27%      3.18%        58  

Construction
   and land..     605    23.02%     17.21%       229     13.72%    13.64%         20     1.53%      1.79%        77  

Other........     262     9.96%      3.15%        75      4.49%     1.93%         35     2.67%       .32%         4  
              -------    ------    -------   -------     ------   -------    -------    ------    -------   -------  
Total
valuation
allowances... $ 2,630              100.00%   $ 1,669              100.00%    $ 1,311              100.00%   $ 1,362  
              =======              =======   =======              =======    =======              =======   =======  



                ------------------------------------------------------  
                    1995                            1994                
                ------------------------------------------------------  
                               Percent                       Percent    
                                  of                            of      
                               loans in                      loans in   
                   Percent       each              Percent     each     
                      of       category              of      category   
                   allowance     to               allowance    to       
                   to total     total              to total   total     
                   allowance    loans     Amount  allowance   loans     
                  ----------  ---------  -------- ---------- ---------  
                                                                        
                                                      
One-to-four                                                             
   family.....     79.30%     86.29%     $ 676     83.66%    88.36%     
                                                                        
Multi-family..     10.50%      9.28%        91     11.26%     9.06%     
                                                                        
Commercial                                                              
   real estate      4.26%      1.81%        31      3.84%     1.18%     
                                                                        
Construction                                                            
   and land..       5.65%      2.36%         7       .87%     1.20%     
                                                                        
Other........        .29%       .26%         3       .37%      .20%     
                    -----    -------     -----      -----   -------     
Total                                                                   
valuation                                                               
allowances...                100.00%     $ 808              100.00%     
                             =======     =====              =======     


                                       16


Investment Activities

         Federally  chartered savings  institutions have the authority to invest
in various types of liquid assets, including United States Treasury obligations,
securities of various federal agencies, certificates of deposit of insured banks
and  savings  institutions,  bankers'  acceptances,  repurchase  agreements  and
federal funds.  Subject to various  restrictions,  federally  chartered  savings
institutions may also invest their assets in commercial paper,  investment-grade
corporate  debt  securities  and  mutual  funds  whose  assets  conform  to  the
investments  that  a  federally   chartered  savings  institution  is  otherwise
authorized to make  directly.  Additionally,  the Company must maintain  minimum
levels of investments that qualify as liquid assets under OTS  regulations.  See
"Regulation - Federal Savings Institution Regulation - Liquidity." Historically,
the Company has maintained  liquid assets above the minimum OTS requirements and
at a level considered to be adequate to meet its normal daily activities.

         The  Company's   investment   activities   described   herein   include
transactions  related  to  short-term  investments,  investment  securities  and
mortgage-backed  securities held by the Company.  The investment policies of the
Company as established by the Board of Directors attempt to provide and maintain
liquidity,  generate a favorable return on investments  without  incurring undue
interest rate and credit risk, and complement the Company's lending  activities.
Specifically,  the Company's  policies generally limit investments to government
and  federal  agency-backed  securities  and  other  non-government   guaranteed
securities, including corporate debt obligations, that are investment grade. The
Company's  policies  provide  the  authority  to  invest  in  marketable  equity
securities meeting the Company's  guidelines and in  mortgage-backed  securities
guaranteed  by the U.S.  government  and  agencies  thereof and other  financial
institutions. At December 31, 1998, the Company had federal funds sold and other
short-term   investments,   investment  securities  (including  certificates  of
deposit) and  mortgage-backed  securities  with an aggregate  amortized  cost of
$120.8 million and a market value of $122.1 million.

         At December  31,  1998,  the  Company  had a total of $98.1  million of
mortgage-backed  securities of which $98.0 million were  designated as available
for sale,  $64.3  million  of the  mortgage-backed  securities  were  insured or
guaranteed by the FNMA GNMA, and FHLMC and $47.6 million of the securities  held
were collateralized mortgage obligations,  CMOs are multi-class  mortgage-backed
securities. A pool of mortgages is used to pay interest and principal on several
classes at obligations, which can be fixed, or adjusting, and can have different
lengths  of  maturity.   The  Company's   mortgage-backed  and  mortgage-related
securities  portfolio  consists  primarily of seasoned fixed rate and adjustable
rate   mortgage-backed   and   mortgage-related   securities.   Investments   in
mortgage-backed  securities  involve a risk that actual  prepayments will exceed
prepayments estimated over the life of the security,  which may result in a loss
of any premium paid for such instruments,  thereby reducing the net yield on the
securities.  At December  31, 1998,  the Company had $19.2  million in corporate
trust preferred  securities.  Corporate trust preferred securities are corporate
debt issued by financial institutions for the purpose of augmenting capital. The
corporate trust preferred securities held by the Company have been most recently
rated not less than BBB by Standard & Poor.  At December 31,  1998,  the Company
had a $256,000 investment in a FNMA note. If interest rates increase, the market
value of these securities may be adversely affected.

                                       17



         At December 31, 1998, the Company held mortgage-backed  securities, and
investment securities, including corporate trust preferred securities, issued by
the following  entities as to which,  the aggregate total amortized cost of such
securities exceeded 10% of the Company's equity.


                                                                        Amortized    Market
                                                                           Cost      Value
                                                                         --------   -------
                                                                            (In thousands)
                                                                                  
Issuer:
   Chase Mortgage Finance Corporation .................................   $ 9,376   $ 9,383

   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation .............................     9,067     9,002

   Federal National Mortgage Company ..................................    42,832    43,701

   Countywide Home Loans ..............................................     4,306     4,273

   Government National Mortgage Association ...........................    11,927    11,946

   Residential Asset Securitization Trust .............................    13,494    13,564

   Residential Funding Mortgage Series I ..............................     6,504     6,491

   BankAmerica Capital ................................................     3,812     3,825

   Chase Capital ......................................................     3,763     3,827

   Bankers Trust Capital ..............................................     3,634     3,800

   State Street Capital Trust .........................................     3,861     3,872

   Bank Boston Capital Trust ..........................................     3,588     3,830


                                       18





         The  following  table  sets  forth  the  composition  of the  Company's
mortgage-backed securities portfolio in dollar amounts and in percentages of the
total  portfolio  at the dates  indicated.  Available  for sale  securities  are
reflected at fair market value and held to maturity  securities are reflected at
amortized cost pursuant to Statement of Financial  Accounting Standards No. 115,
Accounting  for Certain  Investments  in Debt and Equity  Securities  ("SFAS No.
115").

                                                                          At December 31,
                                            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                     1998                      1997                       1996
                                            ------------------------  ------------------------  -------------------------

                                                           Percent                   Percent                   Percent
                                              Amount       of total      Amount      of total      Amount      of total
                                            ------------  -----------  ------------ -----------  ------------ -----------

                                                                       (Dollars in thousands)
                                                                                                  
Mortgage-backed securities:
   FNMA..................................     $ 33,880       34.73%     $ 24,983       36.20%      $ 45,243      39.62%
   FHLMC.................................        4,658        4.78%       27,389       39.68%        38,206      33.46%
   GNMA..................................       11,549       11.84%       16,650       24.12%        15,158      13.27%
   CMO Floaters(1).......................            -            -            -            -        15,590      13.65%
   CMOs(2)...............................       47,462       48.65%            -            -             -           -
                                              --------      --------    --------      -------       -------     -------
Total mortgage-backed securities.........       97,549      100.00%       69,022      100.00%       114,197     100.00%
                                                            ========                  =======                   =======
Plus:
   Unamortized premium, net..............          554                     1,585                      2,586
                                               -------                   -------                   --------
Total mortgage-backed
   securities, net.......................       98,103                    70,607                    116,783
Less:
   Mortgage-backed securities
      available for sale.................      (98,006)                  (70,465)                  (116,610)
                                               -------                   -------                   --------
Total mortgage-backed securities
   held to maturity......................        $  97                     $ 142                     $  173
                                               =======                   =======                   ========
<FN>
- -------------------------------------------------

(1)   The CMOs consisted primarily of mortgage-backed  securities tied to single
      current index securities.

(2)   Includes CMO's issued by FNMA and FHLMC.
</FN>





         The  following  table sets forth,  certain  information  regarding  the
amortized cost and market values of the Company's mortgage-backed  securities at
the dates indicated.


                                                                      At December 31,
                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                1998                        1997                       1996
                                      --------------------------  -------------------------- -------------------------
                                       Amortized      Market       Amortized      Market      Amortized      Market
                                          Cost         Value         Cost         Value         Cost         Value
                                      ------------- ------------  ------------ ------------- ------------  -----------
Mortgage-backed securities:                                          (In thousands)
                                                                                              
   Available for sale:
      GNMA........................     $ 11,927      $ 11,946      $ 17,184     $ 17,217      $ 15,786     $ 15,696
      FHLMC.......................        4,735         4,763        27,908       28,046        39,110       38,988
      FNMA........................       32,870        33,751        25,142       25,202        46,410       46,221
      CMO Floaters(1)                         -             -             -            -        15,788       15,705
      CMOs(2).....................       47,626        47,546             -            -             -            -
                                       --------      --------      --------     --------      --------     --------
         Total available for sale.       97,158        98,006        70,234       70,465       117,094      116,610
                                       --------      --------      --------     --------      --------     --------
Held to maturity:
   FNMA...........................           97            96           142          138           173          169
                                       --------      --------      --------     --------      --------     --------
      Total held to maturity......           97            96           142          138           173          169
                                       --------      --------      --------     --------      --------     --------
      Total mortgage-backed
         securities...............     $ 97,255      $ 98,102      $ 70,376     $ 70,603      $117,267     $116,779
                                       ========      ========      ========     ========      ========     ========
<FN>
- ------------------------------------

(1)   The CMOs consisted primarily of mortgage-backed  securities tied to single
      current index securities.

(2)   Includes CMOs issued by FNMA and FHLMC.

</FN>


                                       19





       The table below sets forth  certain  information  regarding the amortized
cost,  weighted  average  yields and  contractual  maturities of the  Company's,
investment   securities,   corporate  trust   preferred's  and   mortgage-backed
securities as of December 31, 1998.


                                                                                                  At December 31, 1998
                                            -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        More than one year       More than five years
                                               One year or less           to five years              to ten years        
                                            -----------------------   -----------------------   ------------------------ 
                                                         Weighted                   Weighted                  Weighted   
                                            Amortized     average     Amortized     average     Amortized     average    
                                               cost        yield         cost        yield         cost        yield     
                                            -----------  ----------   -----------   ---------   -----------  ----------- 
                                                                                                 (Dollars in thousands)
Investment securities:
                                                                                                          
   Available for sale:
      U.S. government and
         federal agency obligations......       $  -                     $   -                     $ 252        6.68%    
                                               -----                     -----                    ------                 
            Total available for sale.....          -                         -                       252        6.68%    
                                               -----                     -----                    ------            -    
            Total investment securities..       $  -                     $   -                     $ 252        6.68%    
                                               -----                     -----                    ------                 
Corporate trust preferreds:
   Available for sale:

      Corporate trust preferreds.........       $  -                     $   -                     $   -                 
                                                ----                     -----                     -----                 
            Total available for sale.....          -                         -                         -                 
                                               -----                     -----                    ------                 
            Total investment securities..       $  -                     $   -                     $   -                 
                                                ====                     =====                     =====                 

Mortgage-backed securities:
   Held to maturity:

      FNMA...............................          -                        97       4.67%             -                 
                                               -----                     -----                    ------                 
         Total held for investment.......       $  -                     $  97       4.67%          $  -                 
                                               -----                     -----                    ------                 

   Available for sale:

      FHLMC..............................       $ 72       7.00%          $  -                      $  -                 

      GNMA...............................          -                         -                         -                 

      FNMA...............................          -                         -                     4,837        6.00%    

      CMOs...............................          -                         -                         -                 
                                               -----                     -----                    ------                 
         Total available for sale........         72       7.00%             -                     4,837        6.00%    
                                               -----                     -----                    ------                 
         Total mortgage-backed
            securities                         $  72       7.00%         $  97       4.67%        $4,837        6.00%    
                                               =====                     =====                    ======                 





x                                             ----------------------------------------------------  
                                                                                                    
                                                 More than ten years              Total             
                                               ------------------------ --------------------------  
                                                             Weighted                  Weighted     
                                               Amortized     average     Amortized     average      
                                                  cost        yield        cost         yield       
                                               -----------  ----------- ------------ -------------  
                                                                                                    
Investment securities:                                                                              
                                                                                        
   Available for sale:                                                                              
      U.S. government and                                                                           
         federal agency obligations......         $   -                    $  252         6.68%     
                                               --------                  --------                   
            Total available for sale.....             -                                   6.68%     
                                               --------                  --------                   
            Total investment securities..         $   -                     $ 252         6.68%     
                                               --------                  --------                   
Corporate trust preferreds:                                                                         
   Available for sale:                                                                              
                                                                                                    
      Corporate trust preferreds.........      $ 18,658        6.71%     $ 18,658         6.71%     
                                               --------                  --------                   
            Total available for sale.....        18,658        6.71%       18,658         6.71%     
                                               --------                  --------                   
            Total investment securities..      $ 18,658        6.71%     $ 18,658         6.71%     
                                               ========                  ========                   
                                                                                                    
Mortgage-backed securities:                                                                         
   Held to maturity:                                                                                
                                                                                                    
      FNMA...............................             -                       97          4.67%     
                                               --------                  --------                   
         Total held for investment.......         $   -                     $  97         4.67%     
                                               --------                  --------                   
                                                                                                    
   Available for sale:                                                                              
                                                                                                    
      FHLMC..............................        $4,663        6.10%       $4,735         6.11%     
                                                                                                    
      GNMA...............................        11,927        6.25%       11,927         6.25%     
                                                                                                    
      FNMA...............................        28,033        7.38%       32,870         7.17%     
                                                                                                    
      CMOs...............................        47,626        6.31%       47,626         6.31%     
                                               --------                  --------                   
         Total available for sale........        92,249        6.62%       97,158         6.59%     
                                               --------                  --------                   
         Total mortgage-backed                                                                      
            securities                         $ 92,249        6.62%     $ 97,255         6.59%     
                                               ========                  ========                   


                                       20


Sources of Funds

         General.  The Company's primary sources of funds are customer deposits,
principal, and interest payments on loans and mortgage-backed  securities,  FHLB
advances and other  borrowings  and, to a lesser extent,  proceeds from sales of
securities and loans.  While maturities and scheduled  amortization of loans are
predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly
influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions, and competition.

         Deposits. The Company offers a variety of deposit accounts with a range
of interest rates and terms. The Company's deposits consist of passbook savings,
checking  accounts,  money market accounts and certificates of deposit.  For the
year ended December 31, 1998, certificates of deposit constituted 69.3% of total
average  deposits.  The flow of deposits is influenced  significantly by general
economic  conditions,  changes in money market rates,  prevailing interest rates
and  competition.  The Company's  deposits are obtained  predominantly  from the
areas in which its branch offices are located.  The Company relies  primarily on
customer service and long standing  relationships  with customers to attract and
retain these  deposits;  however,  market  interest  rates and rates  offered by
competing financial  institutions  significantly affect the Company's ability to
attract and retain deposits.  Certificate accounts in excess of $100,000 are not
actively  solicited by the  Company,  nor does the Company use brokers to obtain
deposits.

         In April 1998, the Company assumed $29.7 million of deposit liabilities
in exchange for an almost equal amount of loans.

         The Company  offers a  "multi-flex"  certificate  account with interest
rates which,  may be adjusted to prevailing  market rates according to the terms
of the account.  The  multi-flex  account is available to customers for terms of
either seven months or 17 months.  The  depositor may increase the interest rate
once during the term to the current  quoted rate, and may also withdraw all or a
portion of the  deposited  funds once  during  the term of the  account  without
penalty. The seven-month  multi-flex certificate account allows the depositor to
increase the deposit amount in the account.  Management continually monitors the
level of  certificate  accounts.  Based  on  historical  experience,  management
believes it will retain a large  portion of such  accounts  upon  maturity.  See
"Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial  Condition  and Results of
Operations."


         The following  table  presents the deposit  activity of the Company for
the periods indicated).


                                                              For the Year Ended December 31,
                                                    ----------------------------------------------
                                                        1998            1997            1996
                                                                   (In thousands)
                                                                                  
   Deposits..................................         $ 988,794       $ 695,432      $ 509,649
   Purchased deposits........................            29,651               -        102,063
   Withdrawals...............................          (984,895)       (708,545)      (519,800)
                                                      ---------       ---------      ---------
   Net deposits (withdrawals)................            33,550         (13,113)        91,912
   Interest credited on deposits.............            16,568          15,527         10,949
                                                      ---------       ---------      ---------
   Total increase in deposits................           $50,118         $ 2,414      $ 102,861
                                                      =========       =========      =========



         At December  31,  1998,  the Company had $62.5  million in  certificate
accounts in amounts of $100,000 or more ("jumbo certificate  accounts") maturing
as indicated in the following table. At December 31, 1997, the Company had $59.0
million of jumbo certificate accounts,  with a weighted average rate of 5.41% at
year-end.  The  Company  does not  offer  premium  rates  on  jumbo  certificate
accounts.

                                                                                     Weighted
                     Maturity Period                              Amount           Average Rate
   ----------------------------------------------------      ----------------     --------------
                                                              (In thousands)
                                                                                   
   Three months or less...............................           $ 14,003              5.36%
   Over three through six months......................             20,226              5.24%
   Over six through 12 months.........................             19,484              5.24%
   Over 12 months.....................................              8,744              4.98%
                                                                 --------
                   Total..............................           $ 62,457              5.23%
                                                                 ========


                                       21






         The  following  table  sets  forth the  distribution  of the  Company's
average  deposit  accounts for the periods  indicated  and the weighted  average
interest rates on each category of deposits presented.



                                                                                 For the Year Ended December 31,
                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      1998                                    1997                    
                                      -------------------------------------   --------------------------------------  
                                                    Percent                                  Percent                  
                                                    of total     Weighted                   of total      Weighted    
                                       Average      average       average      Average       average      average     
                                       balance      deposits       rate        balance      deposits        rate      
                                      ----------   -----------   ----------   -----------   ----------   -----------  

                                                                                    (Dollars in thousands)

                                                                                                 
Money market deposits.............     $42,603       12.04%        4.03%       $34,612       10.89%        3.88%      

Passbook deposits.................      15,204        4.30%        1.83%        13,396        4.22%        1.89%      

Checking accounts.................      29,935        8.46%         .76%        17,925        5.64%         .49%      
                                       --------     -------                    --------     -------                   
      Total.......................      87,742       24.80%                     65,933       20.75%                   
                                       --------     -------                    --------     -------                   

Certificate accounts:

   Three months or less...........      59,307       16.76%        5.40%        53,470       16.83%        5.34%      

   Over three through six months..      54,655       15.44%        5.34%        48,621       15.29%        5.35%      

   Over six through 12 months.....      93,413       26.39%        5.43%        83,101       26.15%        5.57%      

   Over one to three years........      54,481       15.38%        5.42%        64,251       20.22%        5.62%      

   Over three to five years.......       4,369        1.23%        5.98%         2,267         .71%        6.14%      

   Over five to ten years.........           -            -                        145         .05%        6.98%      
                                       --------     -------                    --------     -------                   

      Total certificates..........     266,225       75.20         5.41%       251,855       79.25%        5.50%      
                                       --------     -------                    --------     -------                   

      Total average deposits......     $353,967     100.00%        4.80%       $317,788     100.00%        4.89%      
                                       ========     =======                    ========     =======                   




                                       --------------------------------------
                                                       1996                  
                                        -------------------------------------
                                                      Percent                
                                                      of total     Weighted  
                                         Average      average      average   
                                         balance      deposits       rate    
                                        ----------   -----------  -----------
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                 
Money market deposits.............      $ 19,387        8.65%        3.58%   
                                                                             
Passbook deposits.................        13,381        5.97%        1.90%   
                                                                             
Checking accounts.................        13,485        6.01%         .58%   
                                        --------      -------                
      Total.......................        46,253       20.63%                
                                        --------      -------                
                                                                             
Certificate accounts:                                                        
                                                                             
   Three months or less...........        35,720       15.93%        5.57%   
                                                                             
   Over three through six months..        37,366       16.67%        5.61%   
                                                                             
   Over six through 12 months.....        58,924       26.28%        5.61%   
                                                                             
   Over one to three years........        44,584       19.88%        5.71%   
                                                                             
   Over three to five years.......         1,166         .52%        6.65%   
                                                                             
   Over five to ten years.........           204         .09%        7.23%   
                                        --------      -------                
                                                                             
      Total certificates..........       177,964       79.37%        5.58%   
                                        --------      -------                
                                                                             
      Total average deposits......      $224,217      100.00%        4.88%   
                                        ========      =======                


                                       22






         The following table presents, by various rate categories, the amount of
certificate  accounts  outstanding  at the dates  indicated  and the  periods to
maturity  of the  certificate  accounts  outstanding  at  December  31, 1998 (in
thousands).


                                                     Period to Maturity from December 31, 1998                         
                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------   
                                                               Over Two                       
                                     One         Over One        to             Three         Four         Over
                                   Year or        to Two        Three          to Four       to Five       Five    
                                    Less          Years         Years           Years         Years        Years       
                                  -----------   -----------   -----------   ------------  ------------  ------------   
                                                                                                  
     Certificate accounts:
        0 to 4.00%................$    981       $     3       $     -        $    -        $     -         $   -      
        4.01 to 5.00%.............  69,037        19,032           163             -            143             -      
        5.01 to 6.00%............. 143,851        13,948         1,158           773          1,976             -      
        6.01 to 7.00%.............   2,439           449           484         1,257             90             -      
        7.01 to 8.00%.............     500           128           155             -              -             -      
        8.01 to 9.00%.............     415            19             -             -              -             -      
        Over 9.01%................     105             2             -             -              -             -      
                                   --------      -------       -------        ------        -------         -----      

           Total.................. $217,328      $33,581       $ 1,960        $2,048        $ 2,209         $   -      
                                   ========      =======       =======        ======        =======         =====      



                                                 At December 31,                
                                      ----------------------------------------  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                          1998          1997          1996      
                                      ------------   -----------   -----------  
                                                                    
     Certificate accounts:                                                      
        0 to 4.00%................     $    984      $     26      $  1,431     
        4.01 to 5.00%.............       88,375         4,444        31,457     
        5.01 to 6.00%.............      161,706       232,318       194,505     
        6.01 to 7.00%.............        4,719        15,195        21,753     
        7.01 to 8.00%.............          783         1,432         3,311     
        8.01 to 9.00%.............          434           485           511     
        Over 9.01%................          125           176                   
                                       --------      --------      --------     
                                                                                
           Total..................     $257,126      $254,076      $253,244     
                                       ========      ========      ========     


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Borrowings

         From time to time the  Company  obtains  borrowed  funds  through  FHLB
advances and reverse  repurchase  agreements as an alternative to retail deposit
funds, and may do so in the future as part of its operating strategy. Borrowings
are also  utilized to acquire  certain  other  assets as deemed  appropriate  by
management for investment purposes.

         FHLB  advances are  collateralized  by the  Company's  mortgage  loans,
mortgage-backed securities, and investment in the capital stock of the FHLB. See
"Regulation - Federal Home Loan Bank System." FHLB advances are made pursuant to
several different credit programs with varying interest rate and maturity terms.
The maximum amount that the FHLB will advance to member institutions,  including
the Bank,  fluctuates  from time to time in accordance  with the policies of the
OTS and the FHLB.  At  December  31,  1998,  the  Company  had $35.2  million of
outstanding borrowings from the FHLB.

         Reverse  repurchase  agreements are  collateralized by  mortgage-backed
securities. At December 31, 1998 the Company had $4.5 million of securities sold
under agreements to repurchase.


         The  following  table sets forth  information  regarding  the Company's
borrowed funds at or for the indicated years.



                                                                         At or For the Years Ended December 31,
                                                                      ---------------------------------------------
                                                                           1998           1997          1996
                                                                                (Dollars in thousands)
                                                                                                  
         FHLB advances:
            Average balance outstanding.....................              $28,059       $40,520        $43,619

            Maximum amount outstanding at any
               month end during the year....................               73,787        46,432         99,607

            Balance outstanding at year end.................               35,182        32,282         46,807

            Weighted average interest rate during
               the year.....................................                5.93%         5.92%          5.75%

            Weighted average interest rate at
               year end.....................................                5.54%         6.09%          5.72%


                                                                         At or For the Years Ended December 31,
                                                                      ---------------------------------------------
                                                                           1998           1997          1996
                                                                                (Dollars in thousands)
         Securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

            Average balance outstanding.....................              $ 5,007       $ 8,234        $14,644

            Maximum amount outstanding at any
               month end during the year....................                5,200        13,000         16,648

            Balance outstanding at year end.................                4,490         5,200         13,000

            Weighted average interest rate during
               the year.....................................                5.92%         5.91%          5.98%

            Weighted average interest rate at
               Year-end.....................................                5.69%         5.95%          5.94%


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                              Subsidiary Activities

         Portola, a California corporation, is engaged on an agency basis in the
sale of insurance and investment products to the Company's customers and members
of the local  community.  At December  31,  1998,  Portola had $458,500 in total
assets.  Portola  recorded a net loss of $3,677 for the year ended  December 31,
1998.

Personnel

         As of December 31, 1998, the Company had 110 full-time  employees and 5
part-time  employees.   The  employees  are  not  represented  by  a  collective
bargaining unit and the Company considers its relationship with its employees to
be good.


                           REGULATION AND SUPERVISION

General

         The Company, as a savings and loan holding company, is required to file
certain reports with, and otherwise comply with the rules and regulations of the
OTS under the Home Owners' Loan Act, as amended (the "HOLA").  In addition,  the
activities of savings  institutions,  such as the Bank, are governed by the HOLA
and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ("FDI Act").

         The  Bank  is  subject  to  extensive   regulation,   examination   and
supervision by the OTS, as its primary federal  regulator,  and the FDIC, as the
deposit  insurer.  The Bank is a member of the Federal  Home Loan Bank  ("FHLB")
System and its  deposit  accounts  are  insured up to  applicable  limits by the
Savings  Association  Insurance Fund ("SAIF") managed by the FDIC. The Bank must
file reports with the OTS and the FDIC  concerning  its activities and financial
condition in addition to obtaining  regulatory  approvals prior to entering into
certain  transactions  such as mergers with, or  acquisitions  of, other savings
institutions.  The OTS and/or the FDIC conduct periodic examinations to test the
Bank's safety and soundness  compliance  with various  regulatory  requirements.
This  regulation  and  supervision  establishes  a  comprehensive  framework  of
activities in which an institution can engage and is intended  primarily for the
protection of the insurance fund and depositors.  The regulatory  structure also
gives the regulatory  authorities  extensive discretion in connection with their
supervisory  and  enforcement  activities and  examination  policies,  including
policies with respect to the  classification  of assets and the establishment of
adequate  loan  loss  reserves  for  regulatory  purposes.  Any  change  in such
regulatory  requirements  and  policies,  whether  by the  OTS,  the FDIC or the
Congress could have a material adverse impact on the Company, the Bank and their
operations. Certain of the regulatory requirements applicable to the Bank and to
the Company are  referred  to below or  elsewhere  herein.  The  description  of
statutory  provisions and  regulations  applicable to savings  institutions  and
their  holding  companies  set forth in this Form 10-K does not  purport to be a
complete  description of such statutes and  regulations and their effects on the
Bank and the Company.

Holding Company Regulation

         The  Company  is a  nondiversified  unitary  savings  and loan  holding
company  within the meaning of the HOLA.  As a unitary  savings and loan holding
company,  the Company generally will not be restricted under existing laws as to
the types of business activities in which it may engage,  provided that the Bank
continues  to  be a  qualified  thrift  lender  ("QTL").  See  "Federal  Savings
Institution Regulation - QTL Test." Upon any non-supervisory  acquisition by the
Company of another  savings  institution or savings bank that meets the QTL test
and is deemed to be a savings institution by the OTS, the Company would become a
multiple  savings and loan holding company (if the acquired  institution is held
as a separate  subsidiary) and would be subject to extensive  limitations on the
types of  business  activities  in which it could  engage.  The HOLA  limits the
activities of a 

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multiple  savings  and loan  holding  company  and its  non-insured  institution
subsidiaries  primarily to  activities  permissible  for bank holding  companies
under Section  4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding  Company Act ("BHC Act"),  subject to
the prior approval of the OTS, and activities authorized by OTS regulation.

         The HOLA  prohibits a savings and loan  holding  company  directly,  or
indirectly, or through one or more subsidiaries,  from acquiring more than 5% of
the voting stock of another  savings  institution  or holding  company  thereof,
without prior written approval of the OTS; acquiring or retaining,  with certain
exceptions,  more than 5% of a nonsubsidiary company engaged in activities other
than  those  permitted  by the HOLA;  or  acquiring  or  retaining  control of a
depository   institution  that  is  not  insured  by  the  FDIC.  In  evaluating
applications by holding companies to acquire savings institutions,  the OTS must
consider the financial  and  managerial  resources  and future  prospects of the
company and institution  involved,  the effect of the acquisition on the risk to
the insurance  funds, the convenience and needs of the community and competitive
factors.

         The OTS is prohibited from approving any acquisition  that would result
in a multiple savings and loan holding company controlling savings  institutions
in  more  than  one  state,  subject  to two  exceptions:  (i) the  approval  of
interstate  supervisory  acquisitions by savings and loan holding  companies and
(ii) the  acquisition  of a savings  institution in another state if the laws of
the  state  of  the  target  savings   institution   specifically   permit  such
acquisitions.  The states  vary in the extent to which  they  permit  interstate
savings and loan holding company acquisitions.

         Although savings and loan holding companies are not subject to specific
capital  requirements  or specific  restrictions  on the payment of dividends or
other capital distributions, HOLA does prescribe such restrictions on subsidiary
savings  institutions,  as described below. The Bank must notify the OTS 30 days
before declaring any dividend to the Company. In addition,  the financial impact
of a holding company on its subsidiary institution is a matter that is evaluated
by the OTS and the agency has  authority  to order  cessation of  activities  or
divestiture of subsidiaries  deemed to pose a threat to the safety and soundness
of the institution.

Federal Savings Institution Regulation

         Capital  Requirements.  The OTS  capital  regulations  require  savings
institutions to meet three minimum capital  standards:  a 1.5% tangible  capital
ratio,  a 3.0% leverage  (core) capital ratio,  and an 8.0%  risk-based  capital
ratio.  Core  capital  is  defined  as common  stockholder's  equity  (including
retained earnings),  certain noncumulative perpetual preferred stock and related
surplus, and minority interests in equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries,
less  intangibles  other than certain  purchased  mortgage  servicing rights and
credit card relationships. The OTS regulations also require that, in meeting the
tangible,  core and risk-based  capital  standards,  institutions must generally
deduct  investments  in and loans to  subsidiaries  engaged  in  activities  not
permissible  for a national  bank.  The  holding  company is not  subject to the
minimum capital requirements that the Bank is subject to.

         The risk-based capital standard for savings  institutions  requires the
maintenance of tier 1 (core) and total capital (which is defined as core capital
and supplementary  capital) to risk-weighted  assets of 4% and 8%, respectively.
In determining the amount of risk-weighted assets, all assets, including certain
off-balance  sheet assets,  are  multiplied  by a risk-weight  of 0% to 100%, as
assigned  by the OTS  capital  regulation  based on the risks OTS  believes  are
inherent  in the type of asset.  The  components  of core (tier 1)  capital  are
equivalent to those discussed  above.  The components of  supplementary  capital
currently include  cumulative  preferred stock,  long-term  perpetual  preferred
stock,  mandatory  convertible  securities,  subordinated  debt and intermediate
preferred stock and the allowance for loan and lease losses limited to a maximum
of 1.25% of risk-weighted  assets.  Overall, the amount of supplementary capital
included as part of total capital cannot exceed 100% of core capital.

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         Under the OTS prompt corrective action regulations, the OTS is required
to take certain supervisory actions against undercapitalized  institutions,  the
severity of which depends upon the institution's degree of  undercapitalization.
Generally,  a savings  institution is considered "well capitalized" if its ratio
of total  capital to  risk-weighted  assets is at least  10%,  its ratio of core
(tier 1)  capital  to  risk-weighted  assets is at least  6%,  its ratio of core
capital to total  assets is at least 5%,  and it is not  subject to any order or
directive by the OTS to meet a specific  capital  level.  A savings  institution
generally is considered  "adequately  capitalized" if its ratio of total capital
to  risk-weighted  assets is at least 8%,  its ratio of core (tier 1) capital to
risk-weighted  assets is at least 4%,  and its  ratio of core  capital  to total
assets is at least 4% (3% if the institution receives the highest CAMEL rating).
A savings  institution  that has a ratio of total capital to weighted  assets of
less of than 8%, a ratio of core  (tier 1) capital  to  risk-weighted  assets of
less than 4% or a ratio of core  capital to total  assets of less than 4% (3% or
less for institutions with the highest  examination  rating) is considered to be
"undercapitalized."  A savings  institution that has a total risk-based  capital
ratio  less  than 6%, a tier 1  risk-based  capital  ratio of less  than 3% or a
leverage  ratio  that  is  less  than  3% is  considered  to  be  "significantly
undercapitalized"  and a savings  institution  that has a  tangible  capital  to
assets   ratio   equal  to  or  less  than  2%  is  deemed  to  be   "critically
undercapitalized."  Subject to a narrow  exception,  the  banking  regulator  is
required  to  appoint a  receiver  or  conservator  for an  institution  that is
"critically  undercapitalized."  The  regulation  also  provides  that a capital
restoration plan must be filed with the OTS within 45 days of the date a savings
institution  receives  notice  that  it  is  "undercapitalized,"  "significantly
undercapitalized"  or "critically  undercapitalized."  Compliance  with the plan
must  be  guaranteed  by any  parent  holding  company.  In  addition,  numerous
mandatory   supervisory   actions   become   immediately    applicable   to   an
undercapitalized   institution,   including,   but  not  limited  to,  increased
monitoring by regulators and restrictions on growth,  capital  distributions and
expansion.  The OTS  could  also  take  any  one of a  number  of  discretionary
supervisory  actions,  including  the  issuance of a capital  directive  and the
replacement of senior executive officers and directors.


         The following table sets forth the amounts and ratios  regarding actual
and minimum tangible,  core, and risk-based capital requirements,  together with
the  amounts  and ratios  required  in order to meet the  definition  of a "well
capitalized" institution.

                                          Minimum Capital         Well Capitalized
                                            Requirements            Requirements                Actual
                                        ---------------------   ---------------------    ---------------------
                                         Amount      Ratio       Amount       Ratio      Amount       Ratio
                                        ---------   ---------   ---------    --------    --------    ---------
                                                                                      
         As of December 31, 1998:
            Total capital
               (to risk-weighted assets) $21,980      8.00%     $27,475      10.00%     $31,882      11.60%
            Tier 1 capital
               (to risk-weighted assets)   N/A         N/A       16,334      6.00%       29,319      10.77%
            Tier 1 capital
               (to adjusted assets)      17,522       4.00%      21,902      5.00%       29,319       6.69%
            Tangible capital
               (to tangible assets)       6,571       1.50%        N/A         N/A       29,319       6.69%


         Insurance of Deposit  Accounts.  The deposits of the Bank are presently
insured by the SAIF,  except for certain acquired  deposits which are insured by
the BIF.  The SAIF and the BIF are  administered  by the  FDIC.  The FDIC uses a
risk-based assessment system under which all insured depository institutions are
placed into one of nine categories and assessed  insurance premiums on a sliding
scale based upon their  respective  levels of capital and results of supervisory
evaluations.  Institutions  classified  as  well-capitalized  (as defined by the
FDIC) and not considered to otherwise be of  supervisory  concern pay the lowest
premium.  For the year ended December 31, 1998,  regular SAIF assessments ranged
from 0 to 27 basis  points.  The  Bank's  assessment  rate  for the  year  ended
December 31, 1998 was 0 basis  points and the total  deposit  insurance  premium
paid by the Bank in fiscal 1998 was $139,000.

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         In  addition,  pursuant  to the  Deposit  Insurance  Funds Act of 1996,
effective  January  1,  1997,  all  SAIF-insured  deposits  and all  BIF-insured
deposits are subject to special  assessments to make payments on bonds issued by
the Financing  Corporation ("FICO") to recapitalize the predecessor to the SAIF.
The FDIC reviews the FICO assessment  rate quarterly.  For fiscal 1998, the rate
was 6.1 basis  points  for  SAIF-insured  deposits  and 1.22  basis  points  for
BIF-insured  deposits.  Beginning  on the earlier of January 1, 2000 or the date
that the BIF and SAIF are merged,  SAIF and BIF-insured  deposits will share the
cost of paying interest on the FICO bonds on a pro rata basis.

         Under the FDI act,  insurance of deposits may be terminated by the FDIC
upon a finding that the institution has engaged in unsafe or unsound  practices,
is in an unsafe or unsound condition to continue operations, or has violated any
applicable law, regulation,  rule, order or condition imposed by the FDIC or the
OTS.  The  management  of the Bank does not know of any  practice,  condition or
violation that might lead to the termination of deposit insurance.

         SAIF Recapitalization  Assessment. The Funds Act levied a 65.7-cent fee
on every $100 of thrift deposits held on March 31, 1995. For financial statement
purposes,  this  assessment  was  reported as an expense  for the quarter  ended
September  30, 1996.  The Funds Act includes a provision,  which states that the
amount of any special  assessment paid to capitalize SAIF under this legislation
is deductible under Section 162 of the Code in the year of payment.

         Pending Legislation. Various proposals to eliminate the federal savings
association  charter,  create a  uniform  financial  institutions  charter,  and
abolish the OTS to restrict  savings and loan holding  company  activities  have
been  introduced  in Congress.  The Company is unable to predict  whether any of
this  legislation  will be  enacted  or the  extent to which  laws  enacted  may
restrict or otherwise adversely affect its operations.

         Loans  to One  Borrower.  Under  the  HOLA,  savings  institutions  are
generally subject to the limits on loans to one borrower  applicable to national
banks. Generally, savings institutions may not make a loan or extend credit to a
single or related group of borrowers in excess of 15% of its unimpaired  capital
and  surplus.  An  additional  amount  may be lent,  equal to 10% of  unimpaired
capital and surplus,  if such loan is secured by readily marketable  collateral,
which is  defined to include  certain  financial  instruments  and  bullion.  At
December 31, 1998,  the Bank's limit on loans to one borrower was $4.8  million.
At December 31, 1998, the Bank's largest aggregate  outstanding balance of loans
to one borrower  totaled $5.0 million.  This loan complied with the Bank's loans
to one borrower limit at the time the loan was made.

         QTL Test. The HOLA requires  savings  institutions  to meet a qualified
thrift lender  ("QTL") test. A savings  institution is permitted to meet the QTL
test in one of two  alternative  ways.  Under  the  first  method,  the  savings
institution  is required to  maintain  at least 65% of its  "portfolio  assets,"
defined as total  assets  less (i)  specified  liquid  assets up to 20% of total
assets,  (ii)  intangibles,  including  goodwill and (iii) the value of property
used to conduct  business,  in certain  "qualified thrift  investments."  Assets
constituting  qualified  thrift  investments  and  includable  without  limit in
measuring  compliance with the QTL include residential  mortgage loans,  certain
mortgage-backed securities and education, small business, credit card and credit
card account loans.  Alternatively,  savings  institutions are permitted to meet
the QTL test by qualifying as a "domestic  building and loan association"  under
the Internal Revenue Code.

         A savings  institution  that  fails the QTL test is  subject to certain
operating  restrictions  and may be  required to convert to a bank  charter.  At
December  31,  1998,  the Bank  maintained  82.24%  of its  portfolio  assets in
qualified thrift investments and, therefore, met the QTL test.

         Limitation on Capital Distributions. OTS regulations impose limitations
upon all capital distributions by savings institutions,  such as cash dividends,
payments to repurchase or otherwise acquire its shares, payments to shareholders
of another  institution  in a cash-out  merger and other  distributions  charged
against  

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capital.  The rule  establishes  three  tiers of  institutions,  which are based
primarily on an  institution's  capital level.  An institution  that exceeds all
fully  phased-in  capital  requirements  before  and  after a  proposed  capital
distribution  ("Tier 1 Institution") and has not been advised by the OTS that it
is in need of more than  normal  supervision,  could,  after  prior  notice  but
without  obtaining  approval of the OTS,  make  capital  distributions  during a
calendar  year  equal to the  greater  of (i) 100% of its net  earnings  to date
during the  calendar  year plus the amount  that would  reduce by  one-half  its
"surplus  capital  ratio" (the excess capital over its fully  phased-in  capital
requirements)  at the  beginning  of the  calendar  year or (ii)  75% of its net
income for the previous four  quarters.  Any  additional  capital  distributions
would require prior  regulatory  approval.  In the event the Bank's capital fell
below its regulatory  requirements or the OTS notified it that it was in need of
more than normal supervision,  the Bank's ability to make capital  distributions
could be  restricted.  In addition,  the OTS could  prohibit a proposed  capital
distribution  by any  institution,  which would  otherwise  be  permitted by the
regulation,  if the OTS determines that such  distribution  would  constitute an
unsafe or unsound practice.  In January 1999, the OTS adopted  amendments to its
capital  distribution  regulation,  effective  April 1999,  that would generally
authorize  the  payment of capital  distributions  without  OTS  approval if the
institution  met  the  requirement  of  the  OTS  for  expedited   treatment  of
applications,  and the total  capital  distributions  for calendar  year did not
require certain  limits.  However,  institutions in a holding company  structure
would still have a prior notice requirement.  At December 31, 1998, the Bank was
a Tier 1 Bank.

         Liquidity.  The Bank is  required  by OTS  regulations  to  maintain an
average daily balance of liquid assets in each calendar quarter of not less than
4% of  either  the  amount  of its  liquidity  base at the end of the  preceding
calendar  quarter or the average daily balance of its liquidity  base during the
preceding calendar quarter. In addition to this minimum requirement, the Bank is
required  to  maintain  sufficient  liquidity  to  ensure  its  safe  and  sound
operations.  The minimum liquidity  requirement may be changed by the OTS to any
amount within the range of 4% to 10%, depending upon economic conditions and the
savings deposit flows of savings institutions. Monetary penalties may be imposed
for failure to meet these liquidity  requirements.  The Bank's average liquidity
ratio for the quarter ended  December 31, 1998 was 5.2%. The Bank has never been
subject to monetary penalties for failure to meet its liquidity requirements.

         Assessments.  Savings  institutions  are required to pay assessments to
the OTS to fund the  agency's  operations.  The  general  assessment,  paid on a
semi-annual  basis,  is computed  upon the savings  institution's  total assets,
including consolidated subsidiaries,  as reported in the Bank's latest quarterly
thrift  financial  report.  The assessments paid by the Bank for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1998 totaled $112,000.

         Branching.  OTS regulations  permit  nationwide  branching by federally
chartered  savings  institutions to the extent allowed by federal statute.  This
permits federal savings  institutions  to establish  interstate  networks and to
geographically  diversify their loan  portfolios and lines of business.  The OTS
authority  preempts any state law  purporting  to regulate  branching by federal
savings institutions.

         Transactions  with Related  Parties.  The Bank's authority to engage in
transactions  with  related  parties or  "affiliates"  (e.g..,  any company that
controls or is under common control with an  institution,  including the Company
and its non-savings institution subsidiaries) is limited by Sections 23A and 23B
of the Federal Reserve Act ("FRA").  Section 23A limits the aggregate  amount of
covered  transactions  with any  individual  affiliate to 10% of the capital and
surplus of the savings institution. The aggregate amount of covered transactions
with all affiliates is limited to 20% of the savings  institution's  capital and
surplus.  Certain  transactions  with  affiliates  are required to be secured by
collateral in an amount and of a type  described in Section 23A and the purchase
of low quality  assets from  affiliates  is  generally  prohibited.  Section 23B
generally  provides that certain  transactions with affiliates,  including loans
and asset purchases, must be on terms and under circumstances,  including credit
standards,  that are  substantially  the same or at  least as  favorable  to the
institution  as those  prevailing at the time for comparable  transactions  with
non-affiliated companies. In addition,  savings institutions are prohibited from
lending to any affiliate that is engaged in

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activities that are not  permissible  for bank holding  companies and no savings
institution   may  purchase  the  securities  of  any  affiliate  other  than  a
subsidiary.

         The Bank's authority to extend credit to executive officers,  directors
and 10% shareholders, ("insiders"), as well as entities such persons control, is
governed by Sections  22(g) and 22(h) of the FRA and  Regulation  O  thereunder.
Among other  things,  such loans are required to be made on terms  substantially
the same as those offered to  unaffiliated  individuals  and to not involve more
than the normal risk of repayment.  Recent legislation  created an exception for
loans  made  pursuant  to a  benefit  or  compensation  program  that is  widely
available to all employees of the  institution  and does not give  preference to
insiders over other employees. Regulation O also places individual and aggregate
limits on the amount of loans the Bank may make to insiders  based,  in part, on
the Bank's capital position and requires certain board approval procedures to be
followed.

         Enforcement.  Under  the  FDI  Act,  the OTS  has  primary  enforcement
responsibility over savings  institutions and has the authority to bring actions
against  the  institution  and  all  institution-affiliated  parties,  including
stockholders,  and any attorneys,  appraisers and  accountants  who knowingly or
recklessly participate in wrongful action likely to have an adverse effect on an
insured institution.  Formal enforcement action may range from the issuance of a
capital  directive  or cease and  desist  order to removal  of  officers  and/or
directors to  institution  of  receivership,  conservatorship  or termination of
deposit  insurance.  Civil  penalties  cover a wide range of  violations  and an
amount to $25,000 per day, or even $1 million  per day in  especially  egregious
cases.  Under  the FDI Act,  the  FDIC has the  authority  to  recommend  to the
Director of the OTS enforcement  action to be taken with respect to a particular
savings  institution.  If  action  is not  taken by the  Director,  the FDIC has
authority  to take such action  under  certain  circumstances.  Federal law also
establishes criminal penalties for certain violations.

         Standards for Safety and Soundness.  The federal banking  agencies have
adopted Interagency  Guidelines  Prescribing  Standards for Safety and Soundness
("Guidelines")  and a final rule to  implement  safety and  soundness  standards
required  under the FDI Act. The  Guidelines  set forth the safety and soundness
standards that the federal banking agencies use to identify and address problems
at  insured  depository   institutions  before  capital  becomes  impaired.  The
standards set forth in the Guidelines  address internal controls and information
systems;  internal  audit  system;  credit  underwriting;   loan  documentation;
interest rate risk exposure; asset growth; and compensation,  fees and benefits.
If the appropriate  federal banking agency  determines that an institution fails
to meet any standard  prescribed by the  Guidelines,  the agency may require the
institution  to submit to the agency an  acceptable  plan to achieve  compliance
with the  standard,  as  required  by the FDI Act.  The final  rule  establishes
deadlines for the submission and review of such safety and soundness  compliance
plans when such plans are required.

Federal Reserve System

         Federal Reserve System ("FRB") regulations require savings institutions
to maintain  non-interest-earning  reserves against their transactional accounts
(primarily  checking  accounts).  During the year ended  December 31, 1998,  the
regulations  generally required that reserves be maintained against  transaction
accounts  as  follows:  for  accounts  aggregating  $47.8  million or less,  the
requirement is 3%; and for accounts greater than $47.8 million,  the requirement
is $1.293  million  plus 10% of that  portion of total  transaction  accounts in
excess of $47.8 million. The first $4.7 million of otherwise reservable balances
are exempted from the reserve  requirements.  The Bank is in compliance with the
foregoing requirements. The balances maintained to meet the reserve requirements
of the FRB may be used to satisfy OTS liquidity requirements.

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                           FEDERAL AND STATE TAXATION

Federal Taxation

         General. The Bank and the Company report their income on a consolidated
basis  using the  accrual  method of  accounting  and will be subject to federal
income taxation in the same manner as other  corporations  with some exceptions,
including  particularly  the Bank's reserve for bad debts discussed  below.  The
following  discussion  of tax matters is intended only as a summary and does not
purport to be a  comprehensive  description  of the tax rules  applicable to the
Bank or the  Company.  The Bank has not been  audited by the IRS during the last
five years.  For its 1998 taxable year, the Bank is subject to a maximum federal
income tax rate of 35%.

         Bad Debt  Reserve.  For fiscal  years  beginning  prior to December 31,
1995, thrift  institutions which qualified under certain  definitional tests and
other  conditions  of the  Internal  Revenue  Code of  1986  (the  "Code")  were
permitted to use certain favorable provisions to calculate their deductions from
taxable income for annual  additions to their bad debt reserve.  A reserve could
be  established  for bad debts on  qualifying  real  property  loans  (generally
secured by interests in real property  improved or to be improved) under (i) the
Percentage of Taxable  Income  Method (the "PTI Method") or (ii) the  Experience
Method.  The reserve for  nonqualifying  loans was computed using the Experience
Method.

         The Small Business Job  Protection Act of 1996 (the "1996 Act"),  which
was enacted on August 20,  1996,  requires  savings  institutions  to  recapture
(i.e.,  take  into  income)  certain  portions  of  their  accumulated  bad debt
reserves.  The 1996 Act repeals the reserve  method of accounting  for bad debts
effective for tax years beginning after 1995. Thrift  institutions that would be
treated as small banks are allowed to utilize the Experience  Method  applicable
to such institutions,  while thrift institutions that are treated as large banks
(those generally  exceeding $500 million in assets) are required to use only the
specific charge-off method.  Thus, the PTI Method of accounting for bad debts is
no longer available for any financial institution.

         A thrift  institution  required  to  change  its  method  of  computing
reserves  for bad  debts  will  treat  such  change  as a change  in  method  of
accounting,  initiated by the taxpayer, and having been made with the consent of
the IRS.  Any Section 481 (a)  adjustment  required to be taken into income with
respect to such  change  generally  will be taken  into  income  ratably  over a
six-taxable  year period,  beginning with the first taxable year beginning after
1995, subject to the residential loan requirement.

         Under  the  residential  loan  requirement  provision,   the  recapture
required by the 1996 Act will be suspended  for each of two  successive  taxable
years,  beginning  with the  Bank's  current  taxable  year,  in which  the Bank
originates a minimum of certain  residential loans based upon the average of the
principal  amounts of such loans made by the Bank during its six  taxable  years
preceding its current taxable year.

         Under the 1996 Act, for its current and future taxable years,  the Bank
is permitted to make  additions to its tax bad debt reserves.  In addition,  the
Bank is required to  recapture  (i. e., take into income) over a six year period
the excess of the balance of its tax bad debt  reserves as of December  31, 1995
over the balance of such reserves as of December 31, 1987.

         Distributions.  Under the 1996  Act,  if the Bank  makes  "non-dividend
distributions"  to the Company,  such  distributions  will be considered to have
been made from the Bank's  unrecaptured  tax bad debt  reserves  (including  the
balance of its reserves as of December 31, 1987) to the extent thereof, and then
from the Bank's supplemental reserve for losses on loans, to the extent thereof,
and an amount based on the amount  distributed  (but not in excess of the amount
of  such  reserves)  will  be  included  in  the  Bank's  income.   Non-dividend
distributions  include  distributions  in  excess  of  the  Bank's  current  and
accumulated earnings and profits, as calculated for federal income tax purposes,
distributions in redemption of stock,  and  distributions in partial or

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complete  liquidation.  Dividends  paid out of the Bank's current or accumulated
earnings and profits will not be so included in the Bank's income.

         The amount of additional taxable income triggered by an non-dividend is
an amount that, when reduced by the tax attributable to the income,  is equal to
the  amount  of  the  distribution.  Thus,  if the  Bank  makes  a  non-dividend
distribution to the Company,  approximately one and one-half times the amount of
such  distribution  (but not in excess of the amount of such reserves)  would be
includable  in income for federal  income tax  purposes,  assuming a 35% federal
corporate  income tax rate. The Bank does not intend to pay dividends that would
result in a recapture of any portion its bad debt reserves.

         Corporate  Alternative  Minimum Tax. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the "Code")  imposes a tax on  alternative  minimum  taxable  income
("AMTI") at a rate of 20%.  The excess of the bad debt reserve  deduction  using
the  percentage of taxable income method over the deduction that would have been
allowable  under the  experience  method is  treated  as a  preference  item for
purposes of computing the AMTI.  Only 90% of AMTI can be offset by net operating
loss  carryovers of which the Bank  currently has none.  AMTI is increased by an
amount equal to 75% of the amount by which the Bank's adjusted  current earnings
exceeds its AMTI  (determined  without  regard to this  preference  and prior to
reduction for net operating  losses).  In addition,  for taxable years beginning
after December 31, 1986 and before January 1, 1996, an environmental tax of .12%
of the excess of AMTI (with certain  modifications) over $2.0 million is imposed
on corporations,  including the Company,  whether or not an Alternative  Minimum
Tax ("AMT") is paid.  The Bank does not expect to be subject to the AMT, but may
be subject to the environmental tax liability.

         Dividends Received Deduction and Other Matters. The Company may exclude
from its income 100% of dividends received from the Bank as a member of the same
affiliated group of corporations.  The corporate dividends received deduction is
generally 70% in the case of dividends  received from unaffiliated  corporations
with which the  Company  and the Bank will not file a  consolidated  tax return,
except  that if the  Company  or the Bank own  more  than 20% of the  stock of a
corporation  distributing  a dividend then 80% of any dividends  received may be
deducted.

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State and Local Taxation

         State of California.  The California  franchise tax rate  applicable to
the Bank equals the franchise tax rate  applicable  to  corporations  generally,
plus an "in  lieu"  rate  approximately  equal to  personal  property  taxes and
business  license taxes paid by such  corporations  (but not  generally  paid by
banks or financial  corporations such as the Bank);  however, the total tax rate
cannot exceed 11.7%.  Under  California  regulations,  bad debt  deductions  are
available  in  computing  California  franchise  taxes using a three or six year
weighted average loss experience method. The Bank and its California  subsidiary
file California State franchise tax returns on a combined basis. The Company, as
a savings and loan holding  company  commercially  domiciled in  California,  is
treated as a financial corporation and subject to the general corporate tax rate
plus the "in lieu" rate as discussed previously for the Bank.

         Delaware Taxation.  As a Delaware holding company not earning income in
Delaware,  the Company is exempted  from  Delaware  corporate  income tax but is
required to file an annual  report with and pay an annual  franchise  tax to the
State of Delaware.

Additional Item.  Executive Officers of the Registrant

         The  following  table  sets forth  certain  information  regarding  the
executive officers of the Company who are not also directors.

Name                                 Age(1)           Position Held With Company
- -------------------------------    -----------        --------------------------


Carlene F. Anderson                    46             Corporate Secretary



- ---------------------------------------
(1)     At December 31, 1998




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Item 2.  Properties.

         The Company conducts business through an administrative  office located
in Watsonville and eight branch offices.  During 1998 the Company  purchased and
remodeled  an  existing  office  building  located  at 567  Auto  Center  Drive,
Watsonville,  California to serve as its  centralized  administrative  building.
Personnel of the Bank moved into the building in September  1998. As a result of
the move, the Company sold its previous  office  facility  located at 36 Brennan
Street, Watsonville, California in September 1998. Management believes that with
the newly acquired office building,  its facilities will be adequate to meet the
needs of the Company in the foreseeable future.


                                                                                            Net Book Value
                                                                                            of Property or
                                                           Original                           Leasehold
                                            Lease            Year           Date of         Improvements at
                                             or            Leased or        Lease             December 31,
      Location                              Owned          Acquired       Expiration             1998
     -----------------------------------   -------------  --------------  ----------        ---------------
                                                                            
                                                                                        
     Administrative Offices:

     15 Brennan Street
     Watsonville, California  95076          Owned          12-31-65           N/A                $ 18,396

     567 Auto Center Drive
     Watsonville, California  95076          Owned          03-23-98           N/A               1,612,408

     Branch Offices:

     35 East Lake Avenue
     Watsonville, California  95076          Owned          12-31-65           N/A                 322,879

     805 First Street
     Gilroy, California  95020               Owned          12-01-76           N/A                 242,846

     1400 Munras Avenue
     Monterey, California  93940            Owned(1)        07-07-93         Monthly               934,556

     1890 North Main Street
     Salinas, California  93906              Owned          07-07-93           N/A               1,154,000

     1127 South Main Street
     Salinas, California  93901              Leased         08-08-93       07-31-98(2)              37,181

     8071 San Miguel Canyon Road
     Prunedale, California  93907            Leased         12-24-93       12-24-03(3)              72,718

     60 Bay Avenue
     Capitola, California  95020             Owned          12-10-96           N/A               1,125,518

     6265 Highway 9
     Felton, California  95018               Leased         04-07-98       04-07-03(2)              13,241
<FN>

- --------------------------------------------
(1)    Majority owned, portion of property leased.
(2)    The Company has options to extend the lease term for two consecutive five-year periods.
(3)    The Company has options to extend the lease term for three consecutive ten-year periods.
</FN>


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Item 3.  Legal Proceedings.

         The Company is not involved in any pending legal  proceeding other than
routine legal  proceedings  occurring in the ordinary  course of business.  Such
other routine legal  proceedings  in the aggregate are believed by management to
be immaterial to the Company's financial condition or results of operations.


Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

         None.

                                     PART II

Item 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.

         The  Common   Stock  of   Monterey   Bay   Bancorp,   Inc.   is  traded
over-the-counter  on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol  "MBBC." The stock
began trading on February 15, 1995. As of March 24, 1999,  there were  3,525,280
shares outstanding of the Company's common stock. As of February 26, 1999, there
were 292  stockholders  of record,  not  including  persons or entities who hold
their stock in nominee or "street" name.

         The  following  table  sets forth the high and low bid prices per share
for the Company's common stock for the periods indicated.

                                                  High Bid(1)       Low Bid(1)
                                                  -----------       ----------
         Year ended December 31, 1998:

            Fourth quarter                         $14.875           $10.750
            Third quarter                          $17.000           $13.200
            Second quarter                         $21.100           $14.800
            First quarter                          $21.600           $14.800

         Year ended December 31, 1997:

            Fourth quarter                         $16.400           $14.600
            Third quarter                          $16.600           $12.800
            Second quarter                         $13.800           $12.300
            First quarter                          $15.000           $11.650

         Year ended December 31, 1996:

            Fourth quarter                         $12.700           $10.700
            Third quarter                          $10.900           $ 9.100
            Second quarter                         $10.200           $ 9.400
            First quarter                          $10.200           $ 8.800

- ------------------------------------------
(1)     Per share prices for periods  ended prior to July 31,  1998,  have been
        adjusted to reflect the 5 for 4 stock split effected on that date.

         The Board of Directors  declared,  and the Company paid, cash dividends
of $0.12 and $0.09 per share during the years ended 1998 and 1997, respectively.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

         Selected consolidated  financial data for each of the five years in the
period  ended  December  31,  1998,   consisting  of  data  captioned  "Selected
Consolidated  Financial  and Other Data"  appears on page three of the Company's
1998 Annual Report to Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations.

         "Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and
Results of  Operations"  appears on pages 5 to 21 of the  Company's  1998 Annual
Report to Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7a. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure of Market Risk.

         "Quantitative  and  Qualitative  Disclosure  of Market Risk" appears on
pages  6 to 8 of  the  Company's  1998  Annual  Report  to  Stockholders  and is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

         The  Consolidated  Statements  of  Financial  Condition of Monterey Bay
Bancorp,  Inc. and  Subsidiary  as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 and the related
Consolidated  Statements of Operations,  Stockholders' Equity and Cash Flows for
each of the years in the  three-year  period ended  December 31, 1998,  together
with the related  notes and the report of Deloitte  and Touche LLP,  independent
auditors,  appears  on pages 22 to 58 of the  Company's  1998  Annual  Report to
Stockholders and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item  9.  Changes  in and  Disagreements  with  Accountants  on  Accounting  and
Financial Disclosure.

         None.

                                    PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.

         The  information  relating to Directors and  Executive  Officers of the
Registrant  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference  to the  Registrant's  Proxy
Statement for the Annual  Meeting of  Stockholders  to be held on June 11, 1999,
which will be filed no later than 120 days  following  the  Registrant's  Fiscal
Year end.  Information  concerning  executive  officers who are not directors is
contained in Part I of this report in reliance on Instruction G of Form 10-K.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

         The  information  relating to director and  executive  compensation  is
incorporated  herein by reference to the  Registrant's  Proxy  Statement for the
Annual  Meeting  of  Stockholders  to be held on June 11,  1999,  excluding  the
Compensation   Committee   Report  on  Executive   Compensation  and  the  Stock
Performance  Graph,  which  will be filed no later than 120 days  following  the
Registrant's Fiscal Year end.

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Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.

         The  information  relating to director and  executive  compensation  is
incorporated  herein by reference to the  Registrant's  Proxy  Statement for the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 11, 1999,  which will be filed
no later than 120 days following the Registrant's Fiscal Year end.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

         The  information  relating to director and  executive  compensation  is
incorporated  herein by reference to the  Registrant's  Proxy  Statement for the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 11, 1999,  which will be filed
no later than 120 days following the Registrant's Fiscal Year end.

                                     PART IV

Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.

(a)(1)   Financial Statements

         The following  consolidated financial statements of the registrants and
its  subsidiaries  are filed as a part of this document  under Item 8. Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data.

          Consolidated  Statements  of Financial  Condition at December 31, 1998
and 1997.

          Consolidated  Statements  of  Operations  for each of the years in the
          three-year period ended December 31, 1998.

          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for each of
          the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1998.

          Consolidated  Statements  of Cash  Flows  for each of the years in the
          three-year period ended December 31, 1998.

          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

          Independent Auditors' Report.

(a)(2)   Financial Statement Schedules

         All  schedules  are omitted  because  they are not  required or are not
applicable or the required  information is shown in the  consolidated  financial
statements or notes thereto.

(a)(3)    Exhibits

   (a)    The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

  3.1     Certificates of Incorporation of Monterey Bay Bancorp, Inc.*

  3.2     Bylaws of Monterey Bay Bancorp, Inc.

  4.0     Stock Certificate of Monterey Bay Bancorp, Inc.*

 10.1     Form of Employment Agreement between Monterey Bay Bank
          and certain executive officers.*

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10.2      Form of Employment Agreement between Monterey Bay Bancorp, Inc.
          and certain executive officers.*

10.3      Form of Change in Control Agreement between Monterey Bay Bank
          and certain executive officers.*

10.4      Form of Change in Control Agreement between Monterey Bay Bancorp, Inc.
          and certain executive officers.*

10.5      Form of Monterey Bay Bank of Employee Severance Compensation Plan.*

10.6      Monterey Bay Bank 401(k) Plan.*

10.7      Monterey  Bay Bank 1995  Retirement  Plan for  Executive  Officers and
          Directors.*

10.8      Form of Monterey Bay Bank Performance Equity Program for Executives.**

10.9      Form of Monterey Bay Bank  Recognition  and Retention Plan for Outside
          Directors.**

10.10     Form of Monterey Bay Bancorp, Inc. 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan.**

10.11     Form of Monterey Bay Bancorp,  Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan for Outside
          Directors.**

11        Computation of Per Share Earnings.

13        Portions of the  Monterey  Bay  Bancorp,  Inc.  1998 Annual  Report to
          Shareholders.

21        Subsidiary  information is incorporated herein by reference to "Part I
          - Subsidiaries."

23        Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

27        Financial Data Schedule.

   (b)    Report on Form 8-K

          The  Registrant  did not file any  reports on Form 8-K during the last
          quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998.

     *    Incorporated herein by reference from the Exhibits to the Registration
          Statement  on Form S-1,  as  amended,  filed on  September  21,  1994,
          Registration No. 33-84272.

   **     Incorporated  herein by  reference  from the Proxy  Statement  for the
          Annual Meeting of Stockholders' filed on July 26, 1995.

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SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 13 of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934,  the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                       MONTEREY BAY BANCORP, INC.

Date:  March 30, 1999                   By: /s/ Marshall G. Delk
- ---------------------                       --------------------
                                        Marshall G. Delk
                                        President, Chief Operating Officer, 
                                        Director and Chief Financial Officer



         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  and  Exchange Act of
1934, this report has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.


               Name                    Title                                                     Date
               ----                    -----                                                     ----
                                                                                            
/s/ Gene R. Friend                     Chairman of the Board of Directors                        March 30, 1999
- -----------------------------------    and Chief Executive Officer                               --------------
Gene R. Friend                            

/s/ Marshall G. Delk                   President, Chief Operating Officer, Director              March 30, 1999
- -----------------------------------    and Chief Financial Officer                               --------------
Marshall G. Delk                          

/s/ P. W. Bachan                       Director                                                  March 30, 1999
- -----------------------------------                                                              --------------
P. W. Bachan

/s/ Edward K. Banks                    Director                                                  March 30, 1999
- -----------------------------------                                                              --------------
Edward K. Banks

/s/ Nicholas C. Biase                  Director                                                  March 30, 1999
- -----------------------------------                                                              --------------
Nicholas C. Biase

/s/ Diane S. Bordoni                   Director                                                  March 30, 1999
- -----------------------------------                                                              --------------
Diane S. Bordoni

/s/ Steven Franich                     Director                                                  March 30, 1999
- -----------------------------------                                                              --------------
Steven Franich

/s/ Donald K. Henrichsen               Director                                                  March 30, 1999
- -----------------------------------                                                              --------------
Donald K. Henrichsen

/s/ Stephen G. Hoffmann                Director                                                  March 30, 1999
- -----------------------------------                                                              --------------
Stephen G. Hoffmann

/s/ Gary L. Manfre                     Director                                                  March 30, 1999
- -----------------------------------                                                              --------------
Gary L. Manfre

/s/ McKenzie Moss                      Director                                                  March 30, 1999
- -----------------------------------                                                              --------------
McKenzie Moss

/s/ Louis Resetar, Jr.                 Director                                                  March 30, 1999
- -----------------------------------                                                              --------------
Louis Resetar, Jr.


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