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Exhibit 12
METROPOLITAN FINANCIAL CORP.
Computation of Earnings to Fixed Charges
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Net income................................... 4,510,756 7,039,495 5,802,887 1,538,903 3,542,419
Income taxes 2,020,000 4,049,000 3,492,000 1,095,000 2,154,700
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Income before taxes.......................... 6,530,756 11,088,495 9,294,887 2,633,903 5,697,119
Fixed charges less interest.................. 18,911,508 11,577,389 7,890,654 5,275,600 3,574,470
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Earnings excluding deposit interest.......... 25,442,264 22,665,884 17,185,541 7,909,503 9,271,589
Interest on Deposits......................... 55,288,975 42,436,460 34,120,452 28,131,837 23,521,751
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Earnings including Deposit Interest.......... 80,731,239 65,102,344 51,305,993 36,041,340 32,793,340
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Interest expense............................. 18,494,117 11,247,517 7,582,855 4,984,212 3,294,520
Gross rental expense......................... 1,252,174 989,617 923,395 874,164 839,849
Less: noninterest............................ (834,783) 659,745 615,597 582,776 559,899
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417,391 329,872 307,798 291,388 279,950
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Fixed charges excluding deposit interest..... 18,911,508 11,577,389 7,890,653 5,275,600 3,574,470
Interest on deposits......................... 55,288,975 42,436,460 34,120,452 28,131,837 23,521,751
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Fixed charges including interest............. 74,200,483 54,013,849 42,011,105 33,407,437 27,096,221
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Earnings to Fixed Charges excluding Deposit
Interest................................... 1.35 1.96 2.18 1.50 2.59
Earnings to Fixed Charges including Deposit
Interest................................... 1.09 1.21 1.22 1.08 1.21
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