Exhibit 21 Subsidiaries of the Corporation EXHIBIT 21. SUBSIDIARIES OF THE CORPORATION ------------------------------------------- Percent State of Parent Company Subsidiaries Owned Incorporation ------------------------------------------ --------------------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- Commercial Federal Corporation Commercial Federal Bank, 100% Nebraska a Federal Savings Bank CFC Preferred Trust 100% Delaware Liberty Mortgage Store, 100% Iowa Inc. (2) Liberty Loan Store, Inc. (2) 100% Iowa Greatland Financial Services, 100% Iowa Inc. (4) Liberty Leasing Company (2) 100% Iowa Commercial Federal Bank, Commercial Federal 100% Nebraska a Federal Savings Bank Mortgage Corporation Commercial Federal 100% Nebraska Investment Services, Inc. Commercial Federal 100% Nebraska Insurance Corporation Commercial Federal 100% Nebraska Service Corporation Empire Capital 100% Colorado Corporation I Tower Title & Escrow 80% Nebraska Company Roxborough Acquisition 100% Nebraska Corporation CFT Company 100% Nebraska Laredo Investments, Inc. (3) 100% Kansas Liberty Services, Inc. (2) 100% Iowa Liberty Marketing, Inc. (2) 100% Iowa K101 (1) 100% Kansas EXHIBIT 21. SUBSIDIARIES OF THE CORPORATION (CONTINUED) - ------------------------------------------------------- Percent State of Parent Company Subsidiaries Owned Incorporation - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial Federal Service Commercial Federal 100% Nebraska Corporation Realty Investors Corporation Commercial Federal 100% Nebraska Affordable Housing, Inc. Community Service, Inc 100% Kansas Commercial Federal Insurance ComFed Insurance Services 100% British Corporation Company, Limited Virgin Islands First United Insurance, Co. (1) 100% Kansas Liberty Insurance, Inc. (2) 100% Iowa Liberty Leasing Company (2) Liberty Leasing Funding 100% Iowa Corp I (2) Liberty Leasing Funding 100% Iowa Corp II (2) Liberty Leasing Funding 100% Iowa Corp III (2) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Acquired in the acquisition of First National Bank Shares, LTD. (2) Acquired in the acquisition of Liberty Financial Corporation. (3) Acquired in the acquisition of Mid Continent Bancshares, Inc. (4) Acquired in the acquisition of Perpetual Midwest Financial, Inc. Note: All of the material accounts of the above listed companies are consolidated in the Corporation's consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany balances and transactions eliminated in consolidation. Subsidiaries Dissolved During Fiscal Year 1998: - ----------------------------------------------- Mid-Central Service Corporation Railroad Savings Service Corporation - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------