EXHIBIT 99.1
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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For:  MAF Bancorp, Inc.                  Contacts:    Jerry A. Weberling, Chief
      55th Street & Holmes Avenue                       Financial Officer
      Clarendon Hills, IL 60514                         (630) 887-5999

      www.mafbancorp.com                              Michael J. Janssen, SVP
                                                        (630) 986-7544


                 MAF BANCORP REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS OF
           $.74 PER SHARE AND CALENDAR 2004 RESULTS OF $3.01 PER SHARE

Clarendon Hills, Illinois,  January 28, 2005 - MAF Bancorp, Inc. (MAFB) reported
net income for the fourth quarter ended  December 31, 2004 of $25.2 million,  or
$.74 per diluted share, compared to $24.1 million, or $.84 per diluted share, in
last year's fourth quarter.  Net income in the fourth quarter of 2004 included a
non-cash,  pre-tax charge of $2.0 million, or $.04 per diluted share, related to
an   other-than-temporary   impairment   writedown   of  certain   Freddie   Mac
floating-rate preferred stock investments.

For the year ended December 31, 2004,  diluted  earnings per share totaled $3.01
compared to $3.26  reported in 2003.  The decline in earnings  per share for the
year was largely  attributable  to a  significant  decline in  residential  loan
volume,  which  impacted  loan sale activity and earning asset growth during the
year. Gains on sale of loans and mortgage-backed securities totaled $9.8 million
in 2004  compared  to $32.0  million in 2003.  The Company is  targeting  annual
earnings per share growth of 8% to 10% in 2005.

On October 31, 2004,  the Company  completed  its  acquisition  of  Chesterfield
Financial  Corp. in a $128.4  million cash and stock  transaction  that gave the
Company  locations in the Beverly  neighborhood of Chicago and in suburban Palos
Hills and Frankfort,  Illinois.  At the time of  acquisition,  Chesterfield  had
total assets of approximately  $353 million and deposits of  approximately  $277
million.

                   NET INTEREST INCOME AND NET INTEREST MARGIN



                                                       QE 12/31/04          QE 9/30/04          QE 12/31/03
                                                       -----------         -----------          -----------
                                                                                       
Net interest margin...............................           3.07%               3.00%               3.07%
Interest rate spread..............................           2.86%               2.80%               2.85%
Net interest income (000's).......................        $67,530             $64,559             $52,952

AVERAGE ASSETS:
Yield on interest-earning assets..................           5.00%               4.90%               5.05%
   Yield on loans receivable......................           5.16%               5.06%               5.27%
   Yield on mortgage-backed securities............           3.88%               3.99%               3.74%
   Yield on investment securities.................           5.26%               5.09%               4.70%
Average interest-earning assets (000's)...........     $8,792,647          $8,593,867          $6,906,311

AVERAGE LIABILITIES:
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities..............           2.14%               2.10%               2.20%
   Cost of deposits...............................           1.51%               1.44%               1.34%
   Cost of borrowed funds.........................           3.44%               3.44%               4.17%
Average interest-bearing liabilities (000's)......     $7,915,439          $7,760,660          $6,206,339




NET  INTEREST  MARGIN:  4TH QUARTER 2004 V. 3RD QUARTER  2004.  The net interest
margin  increased by seven basis points  during the  quarter,  as overall  asset
yields expanded at a faster pace than funding costs.  Rising short-term interest
rates on the Bank's equity line of credit  portfolio  contributed  to a 10 basis
point increase in the loan portfolio yield.  The  Chesterfield  acquisition also
had a  positive  impact  on the net  interest  margin as its  short-term  liquid
investments were redeployed in higher-yielding  assets. The Company expects that
the flatter yield curve will pressure net interest margin in 2005.

The  increases in average  interest-earning  assets and  liabilities  during the
quarter were primarily the result of the  acquisition of  Chesterfield.  Average
interest-earning  assets grew $199 million or 2.3% during the quarter, with most
of the  growth in the loan  category.  Compared  to the third  quarter  of 2004,
average loans receivable  increased by 2.4%, or $163 million,  to $6.96 billion.
In addition to loans added in the Chesterfield acquisition,  continued growth in
home equity loans contributed to the increase.

The growth in average  assets during the quarter was largely funded by increases
in deposits.  The average balance of deposits rose by 2.8%, or $143 million,  to
$5.35  billion  during  the  quarter,  all of which was due to the  Chesterfield
acquisition,  while the  average  balance of  borrowed  funds  increased  by $11
million to $2.57 billion.

NET INTEREST MARGIN: 4TH QUARTER 2004 V. 4TH QUARTER 2003. Compared to the prior
year  quarter,  the Company's  average asset yields in the current  quarter were
five basis points  lower,  which nearly  matched the six basis point  decline in
average funding costs over this same one-year period. The net interest margin in
both periods was 3.07%.

                               LENDING PRODUCTION



                                              QE 12/31/04                QE 9/30/04                QE 12/31/03
                                         ---------------------     ----------------------   -----------------------
                                           AMOUNT          %          AMOUNT          %        AMOUNT          %
                                         -----------     -----     -----------      -----   -----------      -----
                                                                                           
ORIGINATIONS BY LOAN CATEGORY (000'S)
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1-4 family............................   $   505,117       48%       $484,498          50%     $651,479         68%
Multi-family..........................        33,728        3          23,638           2        48,981          5
Equity lines of credit................       320,797       30         317,127          33       186,697         19
All other.............................       197,843       19         147,624          15        72,791          8
                                          ----------      ---        --------         ---      --------        ---
Total loan originations...............    $1,057,485      100%       $972,887         100%     $959,948        100%
                                          ==========      ===        ========         ===      ========        ===

1-4 FAMILY ORIGINATIONS
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Fixed rate %..........................            33%                      33%                       41%
Adjustable rate %.....................            67                       67                        59
Refinance %...........................            36                       25                        44


Total 1-4 family  residential  mortgage loan volume  advanced by 4.3% during the
past three  months,  although it was 22.5% lower than  levels  reported  for the
fourth  quarter of 2003,  consistent  with the overall  slowdown in the mortgage
industry.  The decline in 1-4 family lending activity has been offset in part by
continued success in the Bank's equity line of credit and business banking areas
where loan  originations  advanced  during the quarter and as compared to a year
ago. Home equity loan  balances  increased to $1.33 billion at December 31, 2004
compared to $1.23 billion at September 30, 2004 and $966 million at December 31,
2003. Home equity loan balances are primarily floating-rate assets and represent
approximately  19% of the Company's  total loan  portfolio at December 31, 2004,
compared to 15% at December 31, 2003. During 2005, the Company plans to continue
to increase  the amount of home equity and  business  banking  loans in its loan
portfolio.

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                               NON-INTEREST INCOME



                                                    QE 12/31/04    QE 9/30/04    QE 12/31/03
                                                    -----------   -----------    -----------
                                                                        
Total non-interest income (000's)..................     $17,293       $19,516       $21,622
Non-interest income / total revenue*...............        20.4%         23.2%         29.0%
<FN>
*    total revenue = net interest income plus non-interest income
</FN>


OVERVIEW.  The $4.3  million  decline in  non-interest  income  for the  current
quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2003 primarily reflects a $3.6 million
decrease in income from real estate development operations related to previously
announced   delays   in   the   Springbank   project,   and   a   $2.0   million
other-than-temporary  impairment  writedown of certain Freddie Mac floating-rate
preferred  stock  investments,  offset by a $1.6  million  increase  in  deposit
account service charges.

LOAN SALES AND LOAN SERVICING



                                                                  QE 12/31/04       QE 9/30/04        QE 12/31/03
                                                                  -----------      -----------        -----------
                                                                                             
LOAN SALES
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Fixed-rate loans sold (000's).................................      $241,913          $158,562         $348,597
Adjustable rate loans sold (000's)............................        55,590           154,467           64,349
                                                                    --------          --------         --------
Total loans sold (000's)......................................      $297,503          $313,029         $412,946
                                                                    ========          ========         ========
Loan sale gains (000's).......................................      $  2,860          $  2,978         $  3,008
Margin on loan sales (basis points)...........................            96                95               73

LOAN SERVICING
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Loan servicing fee income (000's).............................      $    521          $    584         $   117
Valuation recovery on mortgage servicing rights (000's).......           317                 -           2,070
Capitalized mortgage servicing rights as a percentage of
    loans serviced for others (basis points)..................            71                74              72


During the quarter,  overall loan sale volume totaled $297.5 million compared to
$313.0  million in the third  quarter  of 2004 and $412.9  million in the fourth
quarter of 2003. As interest  rates fell during the third  quarter of 2004,  the
Bank  elected  to  sell a  significant  portion  of  its  adjustable  rate  loan
production  as well as the  majority  of its fixed rate  loans,  but  elected to
retain a greater  portion of adjustable  rate  production in the fourth quarter.
The Bank  plans to sell a smaller  portion of its loan  production  in the first
quarter of 2005.

DEPOSIT ACCOUNT SERVICE FEES


                                                                  QE 12/31/04       QE 9/30/04        QE 12/31/03
                                                                  -----------      -----------        -----------
                                                                                             
Deposit service charges (000's)...............................       $ 8,687        $    8,848        $   7,102
Growth rate (year over year)..................................          22.3%             46.2%            17.9%
Deposit service fees / total revenue..........................          10.2%             10.5%             9.5%
Number of checking accounts (period end)......................       245,000           240,400          231,000


Deposit  account service fees were up considerably in the fourth quarter of 2004
compared to the fourth quarter of 2003, primarily due to growth in the number of
accounts year over year,  including  accounts added in the St.  Francis  merger,
which closed late in last year's fourth quarter.


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REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS



                                                                  QE 12/31/04       QE 9/30/04        QE 12/31/03
                                                                  -----------      -----------        -----------
                                                                                             
Real estate development income - total (000's)................        $ 1,396          $  1,650          $ 4,993
Residential lot sales.........................................             22                28               68
Pending lot sales at quarter end..............................             --                11               15
Investment in real estate held for development or sale (000's)        $35,091           $37,179          $32,093


All of  the  lot  sales  during  the  current  quarter  were  in the  Shenandoah
subdivision  in  Plainfield,  Illinois and TallGrass  subdivision in Naperville,
Illinois.  Both of these  subdivisions  are nearly  complete.  The Company  also
closed on the sale of a multi-family parcel during the quarter,  adding $460,000
to real estate development income. The increase in the investment in real estate
compared to a year ago relates  primarily to land  purchases for the  Springbank
joint venture development in Plainfield,  Illinois,  which was approved in early
October 2004.  Development  began late in the fourth  quarter of 2004.  Lot sale
closings from this development are not expected to begin until the third quarter
of 2005. The Company expects little,  if any, income from real estate operations
in the first half of 2005.

SECURITIES SALES AND WRITEDOWNS



                                                                  QE 12/31/04       QE 9/30/04        QE 12/31/03
                                                                  -----------      -----------        -----------
                                                                                             
INVESTMENT SECURITIES:
Net gains (losses) on sale and writedowns (000's).............     $  (1,983)           $   3              $  --

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES:
Net gains on sale (000's).....................................            11               --              $   9


There was minimal securities sale activity during the current quarter.  The loss
for the  quarter  was  attributable  to the  $2.0  million  other-than-temporary
impairment  writedown  on the carrying  value of $8.8  million of  floating-rate
Freddie Mac preferred stock investments.  The Company recorded the writedown, in
accordance  with GAAP,  because the current yield on these  investments is below
market  interest  rates,  the fair  value has been  below  cost for an  extended
period,  and a recovery in fair value is not assured  within a reasonably  short
period of time.

                              NON-INTEREST EXPENSE



                                                                  QE 12/31/04       QE 9/30/04        QE 12/31/03
                                                                  -----------      -----------        -----------
                                                                                             
Total non-interest expense (000's)............................       $46,511           $45,463          $37,369
Non-interest expense to average assets........................          1.95%             1.95%            2.02%
Efficiency ratio(1)...........................................         53.59%            54.10%           50.12%
<FN>
(1)  The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing  non-interest expense by the
     sum  of  net  interest  income  and  non-interest  income,   excluding  net
     gain/(loss)  on  sale  and  writedown  of  mortgage-backed  and  investment
     securities.
</FN>


4TH QUARTER 2004 V. 3RD QUARTER 2004. Total non-interest expense,  including the
operation  of  Chesterfield  for two months of the  quarter,  increased  by $1.0
million  compared to the third quarter of 2004.  The Company  completed the data
processing conversion of the Chesterfield systems in early November 2004.

Compensation  and  benefits  expense  increased  by  $696,000  during the fourth
quarter,  primarily  due to the  addition of  Chesterfield  personnel as well as
higher  retirement  plan  expenses.  Other  non-interest  expense  increased  by
$779,000  as a result of higher  professional  expenses  related to the  ongoing
Sarbanes/Oxley compliance efforts, consulting fees related to various efficiency
improvement projects,  and higher return check and debit card write-offs.  These
increases were offset in part by an $826,000 decline in advertising

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expenses.  In  addition,  the third  quarter  of 2004  included  a $1.2  million
correction of accumulated errors in ATM network processing expenses.

4TH  QUARTER  2004 V. 4TH  QUARTER  2003.  Compared  to a year  ago,  all  major
categories of non-interest expense, except advertising,  showed increases due to
significant growth of the Company during the past year due to acquisitions.  The
added cost of management personnel and infrastructure  needed to facilitate this
growth along with the increased  compliance  burden under new  regulations  also
contributed to higher expenses year over year. Compensation and benefits expense
totaled  $23.8  million in the current  period  compared to $22.1 million in the
fourth quarter of last year.  The impact of growth in personnel,  higher medical
costs and normal salary increases  compared to the prior year quarter was offset
in part by a $1.2 million reduction in incentive compensation expense.

Office  occupancy and equipment costs totaled $7.3 million in the current period
compared  to $4.7  million  a year  ago.  This  increase  from a year ago is due
primarily to the operation of a much larger branch network during 2004.

Income tax expense  totaled  $12.9 million in the current  quarter,  equal to an
effective  income tax rate of 33.8%,  slightly  higher than the 33.1%  effective
rate  reported  in the third  quarter of 2004.  In last year's  fourth  quarter,
income tax expense  equaled  $13.1  million or an  effective  income tax rate of
35.2%.  The decline in the  effective  income tax rate compared to a year ago is
primarily  due to the tax  benefits  generated  in the  current  period from St.
Francis' low income and senior  housing  projects and the  resolution of certain
prior years' income tax matters.

                                  ASSET QUALITY



                                                                  QE 12/31/04       QE 9/30/04      QE 12/31/03
                                                                  -----------      -----------      -----------
                                                                                           
Non-performing loans (NPL) (000's)............................       $31,473           $30,557        $32,787
Non-performing assets (NPA) (000's)...........................       $32,960           $31,692        $43,684
NPL / total loans.............................................           .46%              .45%           .51%
NPA / total assets............................................           .34%              .34%           .49%
Allowance for loan losses (ALL) (000's).......................       $36,255           $34,936        $34,555
ALL / total loans.............................................           .53%              .52%           .54%
ALL / NPL.....................................................         115.2%            114.3%         105.4%
Provision for loan losses (000's).............................       $   285           $   350             --
Net charge-offs (000's).......................................       $   263           $   135        $   177


The Company  continues to maintain  strong asset  quality.  Asset quality ratios
were basically  unchanged  compared to the quarter ended  September 30, 2004. At
December 31, 2004,  89% of  non-performing  loans  consisted of loans secured by
one- to  four-family  residential  properties,  consistent  with  the  level  at
September 30, 2004.  The  Company's  allowance  for loan losses  increased  $1.3
million  due to the  Chesterfield  acquisition  during the fourth  quarter.  The
Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $285,000 in the current quarter.
Net charge-offs for the quarter were $263,000.


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                             BALANCE SHEET & CAPITAL



                                                                  QE 12/31/04       QE 9/30/04      QE 12/31/03
                                                                  -----------      -----------      -----------
                                                                                           
ASSETS:
Total assets (000's)..........................................      $9,681,384        $9,320,814       $8,933,585
Loans receivable (000's)......................................       6,881,780         6,770,270        6,369,107
Mortgage-backed securities (000's)............................       1,193,189         1,019,260          971,969

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY:
Total liabilities (000's).....................................      $8,706,998        $8,386,609       $8,031,981
Deposits (000's)..............................................       5,935,708         5,640,231        5,580,455
Borrowed funds (000's)........................................       2,600,667         2,559,229        2,299,427
Stockholders' equity (000's)..................................         974,386           933,945          901,604

OTHER:
1-4 family residential loans / total loans....................           58.6%             59.5%            61.6%
Core deposits / total deposits................................           59.6%             60.6%            58.2%
Book value per share..........................................      $   29.28        $    28.60        $   27.27
Stockholders' equity / total assets...........................           10.1%             10.0%            10.1%


Total  assets  increased  by  $360.6  million  over the past  three  months  due
primarily to the Chesterfield acquisition.  The largest asset category increases
were in mortgage-backed securities ($173.9 million) and loans receivable ($111.5
million) and were funded  primarily  from deposit  increases  ($295.5  million).
Goodwill also  increased by $42.8 million  during the quarter as a result of the
Chesterfield  acquisition.  The  percentage of 1-4 family  residential  loans to
total loans  continued to trend  downward,  equaling  58.6% at December 31, 2004
compared  to 59.5% at  September  30,  2004 and  61.6% a year  ago.  During  the
quarter,  the Company  swapped  $148 million of 15-year,  fixed-rate  loans into
mortgage-backed  securities,  which  it  continues  to  hold  in  the  Company's
held-to-maturity portfolio.

Stockholders' equity increased by $40 million during the quarter as the issuance
of shares to  Chesterfield  shareholders  raised $43 million in equity while net
income  added $25 million to the equity  base.  These  increases  were offset by
dividends  of $7.0  million and stock  repurchase  expenditures  totaling  $20.1
million. The Company repurchased 457,400 shares during the quarter at an average
price of $44.00  per  share,  including  356,000  shares  repurchased  under the
Company's  500,000 share repurchase  program announced during the fourth quarter
of 2004. The Bank's tangible,  core and risk-based capital percentages of 7.14%,
7.14%  and  11.30%,  respectively,   at  December  31,  2004,  exceeded  minimum
regulatory capital requirements.

                  RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004

Diluted  earnings per share  totaled $3.01 in the current year compared to $3.26
last year.  The decline in earnings per share for 2004 was largely  attributable
to a  significant  reduction in  residential  loan  volume,  both at MAF and the
industry  as a whole.  With lower than  expected  lending-related  revenues  and
increases in expenses  attributable  to the  substantial  growth in the Company,
earnings  per share  results  for the year were  negatively  impacted.  The 2003
results do not reflect the  operations  of St.  Francis prior to the December 1,
2003 merger date and only reflect the operations of Fidelity  Bancorp  (acquired
in July 2003) for about  half of the year.  The  results  for 2004  include  two
months of operations for Chesterfield  Financial,  which was acquired on October
31, 2004.

For the year ended December 31, 2004, net income totaled $101.5 million compared
to $83.4 million in last year's comparable  period.  Net interest income totaled
$261.3 million  compared to $179.5  million last year.  The net interest  margin
expanded to 3.06% for the year ended  December 31,  2004,  compared to 2.96% for
2003.

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Non-interest  income totaled $76.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2004,
equal  to 22.6%  of  total  revenue.  For the  year  ended  December  31,  2003,
non-interest income was $71.6 million,  or 28.5% of total revenue.  The relative
decline in non-interest  income resulted  primarily from lower mortgage  banking
revenues. In 2003, there was considerable loan refinancing activity resulting in
gains on sale of loans and  mortgage-backed  securities  totaling  $32.0 million
compared to $9.8 million in 2004.  Slower loan refinancing  activity did lead to
higher loan  servicing fee income in 2004,  which  increased by $7.2 million for
the  year.  Deposit  account  service  charges  grew by $9.6  million  in  2004,
reflecting the higher number of accounts following the St. Francis  acquisition,
while real estate  development  income  declined by $4.7 million.  As previously
announced,  municipal delays in approving the Springbank  development  postponed
activity in this project.

Non-interest  expense totaled $184.0 million in 2004, compared to $120.2 million
reported  for the  year  ended  December  31,  2003.  All  major  categories  of
non-interest   expense  showed   increases  due  generally  to  increased  costs
associated with the Company's  considerable market expansion and growth over the
past year. The effective income tax rate for 2004 was 33.3% compared to 36.3% in
2003 due to income tax benefits described above. The expected absence of certain
of these benefits in 2005 is currently  expected to result in a modestly  higher
effective tax rate for 2005.

MAF Bancorp is the parent  company of Mid America  Bank,  a federally  chartered
stock savings bank. The Bank  currently  operates a network of 72 retail banking
offices throughout Chicago and Milwaukee and their surrounding areas. Offices in
Wisconsin  operate  under the name "St.  Francis Bank, a division of Mid America
Bank." The  Company's  common  stock trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the
symbol MAFB.

                          Forward-Looking Information
                          ---------------------------

Statements  contained  in this  news  release  that  are not  historical  facts,
constitute  forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 21E of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended),  which involve  significant risks
and  uncertainties.  The Company intends such  forward-looking  statements to be
covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking  statements  contained
in the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and is including this
statement  for  purposes  of  invoking  these  safe  harbor  provisions.   These
forward-looking statements,  which are based on certain assumptions and describe
future  plans,  strategies  and  expectations  of  the  Company,  are  generally
identifiable by use of the words "believe,"  "expect,"  "intend,"  "anticipate,"
"estimate," "project," "plan," or similar expressions.  The Company's ability to
predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently
uncertain  and actual  results  may differ  from those  predicted.  The  Company
undertakes  no  obligation  to update these  forward-looking  statements  in the
future.

Factors  which  could have a material  adverse  effect on  operations  and could
affect  management's  outlook  or  future  prospects  of  the  Company  and  its
subsidiaries  include,  but are not limited to, higher than  expected  overhead,
infrastructure and compliance costs,  unanticipated changes in interest rates or
further  flattening  of the yield curve,  less than  anticipated  balance  sheet
growth,  demand for loan products,  unanticipated  changes in secondary mortgage
market  conditions,  deposit  flows,  competition,   adverse  federal  or  state
legislative or regulatory developments, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S.
Government,  including  policies of the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board,
deteriorating economic conditions which could result in increased  delinquencies
in MAF's loan portfolio,  the quality or composition of MAF's loan or investment
portfolios,  demand for financial  services and residential real estate in MAF's
market area, delays in real estate development projects, the possible short-term
dilutive  effect  of  other  potential  acquisitions,  if any,  and  changes  in
accounting  principles,  policies and guidelines.  These risks and uncertainties
should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance
should not be placed on such statements.

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                       MAF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                  (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)



                                                                 THREE MONTHS ENDED             YEAR ENDED
                                                                    DECEMBER 31,                DECEMBER 31,
                                                               -----------------------    ------------------------
                                                                  2004         2003          2004         2003
                                                               ----------   ----------    -----------  -----------
                                                                     (UNAUDITED)                (UNAUDITED)
                                                                                            
Interest income..............................................     $110,149       87,319      $421,173     316,430
Interest expense.............................................       42,619       34,367       159,885     136,952
                                                                  --------      -------      --------    --------
    Net interest income......................................       67,530       52,952       261,288     179,478
Provision for loan losses....................................          285           --         1,215          --
                                                                  --------      -------      --------    --------
    Net interest income after provision for loan losses......       67,245       52,952       260,073     179,478

Non-interest income:
    Net gain (loss) on sale and writedown of:
        Loans receivable held for sale.......................        2,860        3,008         9,294      25,948
        Mortgage-backed securities...........................           11            9           500       6,006
        Investment securities................................       (1,983)          --           822      (6,943)
        Foreclosed real estate...............................           83           54           506         365
    Income from real estate operations.......................        1,396        4,993         6,657      11,325
    Deposit account service charges..........................        8,687        7,102        34,112      24,552
    Other loan fees..........................................        1,272        1,339         5,775       4,767
    Loan servicing fee income (expense)......................          521          117         1,231      (5,939)
    Valuation recovery on mortgage servicing rights..........          317        2,070         2,072       1,130
    Brokerage commissions....................................          952        1,226         4,094       3,587
    Other....................................................        3,177        1,704        11,223       6,835
                                                                  --------      -------      --------    --------
        Total non-interest income............................       17,293       21,622        76,286      71,633

Non-interest expense:
    Compensation and benefits................................       23,779       22,147        96,502      70,573
    Office occupancy and equipment...........................        7,339        4,709        27,984      15,410
    Advertising and promotion................................        1,626        1,668         9,079       6,466
    Data processing..........................................        2,007        1,254         8,012       4,255
    Other....................................................       10,959        7,029        39,469      21,761
    Amortization of core deposit intangibles.................          801          562         3,002       1,732
                                                                  --------      -------      --------    --------
    Total non-interest expense...............................       46,511       37,369       184,048     120,197
                                                                  --------      -------      --------    --------
        Income before income taxes...........................       38,027       37,205       152,311     130,914
Income taxes.................................................       12,855       13,105        50,789      47,481
                                                                  --------      -------      --------    --------
    Net income...............................................     $ 25,172       24,100       101,522      83,433
                                                                  ========      =======      ========    ========
Basic earnings per share.....................................     $    .76          .86          3.09        3.35
                                                                  ========      =======      ========    ========
Diluted earnings per share...................................          .74          .84          3.01        3.26
                                                                  ========      =======      ========    ========



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                       MAF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                             (Dollars in thousands)



                                                                                    DECEMBER 31,        DECEMBER 31,
                                                                                        2004                2003
                                                                                    ------------        ------------
                                                                                    (UNAUDITED)
                                                                                                  
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks........................................................      $   166,446            144,290
Interest-bearing deposits......................................................           37,698             57,988
Federal funds sold.............................................................           42,854             19,684
                                                                                      ----------         ----------
    Total cash and cash equivalents............................................          246,998            221,962
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value........................          388,959            365,334
Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, at cost............................          278,916            384,643
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale, at fair value...................          948,168            971,969
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity (fair value $244,615)..............          245,021                 --
Loans receivable held for sale.................................................           39,521             44,511
Loans receivable, net of allowance for losses of $36,255 and $34,555...........        6,842,259          6,324,596
Accrued interest receivable....................................................           34,888             31,168
Foreclosed real estate.........................................................            1,487              3,200
Real estate held for development or sale.......................................           35,091             32,093
Premises and equipment, net....................................................          140,898            122,817
Other assets...................................................................          135,249            130,615
Goodwill.......................................................................          305,166            262,488
Intangibles....................................................................           38,763             38,189
                                                                                      ----------         ----------
                                                                                      $9,681,384          8,933,585
                                                                                      ==========         ==========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Liabilities:
    Deposits...................................................................        5,935,708          5,580,455
    Borrowed funds.............................................................        2,600,667          2,299,427
    Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance..............................           43,285             41,149
    Accrued expenses and other liabilities.....................................          127,338            110,950
                                                                                      ----------         ----------
        Total liabilities                                                              8,706,998          8,031,981
                                                                                      ----------         ----------
Stockholders' equity:
    Preferred stock, $.01 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares; none
        outstanding............................................................               --                 --
    Common stock, $.01 par value; 80,000,000 shares authorized; 33,634,642 and
        33,063,853 shares issued; 33,273,235 and 33,063,853 shares outstanding.              336                331
Additional paid-in capital.....................................................          522,047            495,747
Retained earnings, substantially restricted....................................          468,408            402,402
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax......................           (1,676)             2,109
Stock in Gain Deferral Plan; 245,467 and 240,879 shares........................            1,211              1,015
Treasury stock, at cost; 361,407 shares at December 31, 2004...................          (15,940)                --
                                                                                      ----------         ----------
    Total stockholders' equity.................................................          974,386            901,604
                                                                                      ----------         ----------
                                                                                      $9,681,384          8,933,585
                                                                                      ==========         ==========


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                       MAF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                             SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
                        (In thousands, except share data)
                                   (Unaudited)



                                                       DECEMBER 31, 2004      DECEMBER 31, 2003
                                                       -----------------      -----------------
                                                                        
Book value per share...............................      $     29.28           $     27.27
Stockholders' equity to total assets...............            10.06%                10.09%
Tangible capital ratio (Bank only).................             7.14                  7.16
Core capital ratio (Bank only).....................             7.14                  7.16
Risk-based capital ratio (Bank only)...............            11.30                 11.45
Common shares outstanding:
    Actual.........................................       33,273,235            33,063,853
    Basic (weighted average).......................       32,897,164            24,920,150
    Diluted (weighted average).....................       33,706,569            25,592,745
Non-performing loans...............................      $    31,473           $    32,787
Non-performing assets..............................           32,960                43,684
Allowance for loan losses..........................           36,255                34,555
Non-performing loans to total loans................              .46%                  .51%
Non-performing assets to total assets..............              .34                   .49
Allowance for loan losses to total loans...........              .53                   .54
Mortgage loans serviced for others.................      $ 3,641,445           $ 3,330,039
Capitalized mortgage servicing rights, net.........           25,697                24,128
Core deposit intangibles...........................           13,065                14,061




                                                         THREE MONTHS ENDED                   YEAR ENDED
                                                             DECEMBER 31,                     DECEMBER 31,
                                                       --------------------------      --------------------------
                                                          2004            2003            2004            2003
                                                       ----------      ----------      -----------     ----------
                                                                                           
Average balance data:
    Total assets...................................    $9,547,131      $7,414,894      $9,259,279      $6,469,698
    Loans receivable...............................     6,961,222       5,569,700       6,721,514       4,917,662
    Interest-earning assets........................     8,792,647       6,906,311       8,548,423       6,065,772
    Deposits.......................................     5,345,977       4,331,523       5,226,301       3,794,205
    Interest-bearing liabilities...................     7,915,439       6,206,339       7,714,028       5,420,900
    Stockholders' equity...........................       964,612         720,514         924,462         588,263

Performance ratios (annualized):
    Return on average assets.......................          1.05%           1.30%           1.10%           1.29%
    Return on average equity.......................         10.44           13.38           10.98           14.18
    Average yield on interest-earning assets.......          5.00            5.05            4.92            5.22
    Average cost of interest-bearing liabilities...          2.14            2.20            2.07            2.53
    Interest rate spread...........................          2.86            2.85            2.85            2.69
    Net interest margin............................          3.07            3.07            3.06            2.96
    Average interest-earning assets to average
        interest-bearing liabilities...............        111.08          111.28          110.82          111.90
    Non-interest expense to average assets.........          1.95            2.02            1.99            1.86
    Non-interest expense to average assets and
        loans serviced for others..................          1.43            1.35            1.46            1.46
    Efficiency ratio(1)............................         53.59           50.12           54.74           47.69
Loan originations..................................    $1,057,485        $959,948      $4,228,462      $4,993,675
Loans sold.........................................       297,503         412,946         914,082       1,766,954
Cash dividends declared per share..................           .21             .18             .84             .72

<FN>
(1)  The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing  non-interest expense by the
     sum  of  net  interest  income  and  non-interest  income,   excluding  net
     gain/(loss)  on  sale  and  writedown  of  mortgage-backed  and  investment
     securities.
</FN>



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