GSBC 10-Q Quarterly Report Sept. 30, 2014

GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

/X/ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2014

Commission File Number 0-18082

GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland		43-1524856
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

1451 E. Battlefield, Springfield, Missouri		65804
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(417) 887-4400

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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 whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data file required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes/X/ No / /

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

(Check one):

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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes / / No /X/

The number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock: 13,727,671 shares of common stock, par value $.01, outstanding at November 6, 2014.

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(In thousands, except number of shares)

	SEPTEMBER 30,		DECEMBER 31,
	2014		2013
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash	$	94,682	$	96,167
Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions		126,704		131,758
Cash and cash equivalents		221,386		227,925
Available-for-sale securities		425,156		555,281
Held-to-maturity securities (fair value $505 – September 2014;
$912 - December 2013)		450		805
Mortgage loans held for sale		30,361		7,239
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses of
$38,081 – September 2014; $40,116 - December 2013		2,921,310		2,439,530
FDIC indemnification asset		51,603		72,705
Interest receivable		11,214		11,408
Prepaid expenses and other assets		63,334		72,904
Other real estate owned, net		43,762		53,514
Premises and equipment, net		120,891		104,534
Goodwill and other intangible assets		7,945		4,583
Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank stock		12,013		9,822
Total Assets	$	3,909,425	$	3,560,250

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Deposits	$	3,071,170	$	2,808,626
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		190,664		126,757
Securities sold under reverse repurchase agreements with customers		171,828		134,981
Short-term borrowings		1,155		1,128
Structured repurchase agreements		—		50,000
Subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts		30,929		30,929
Accrued interest payable		1,024		1,099
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		7,744		3,721
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		22,258		18,502
Current and deferred income tax liability		3,603		3,809
Total Liabilities		3,500,375		3,179,552
Stockholders' Equity:
Capital stock
Serial preferred stock – $.01 par value; authorized 1,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding September 2014 and December 2013 - 57,943 shares, $1,000 liquidation amount		57,943		57,943
Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 20,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding September 2014 – 13,706,950 shares;
December 2013 - 13,673,709 shares		137		137
Additional paid-in capital		21,486		19,567
Retained earnings		322,529		300,589
Accumulated other comprehensive income		6,955		2,462
Total Stockholders' Equity		409,050		380,698
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	3,909,425	$	3,560,250

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share data)

	THREE MONTHS ENDED
	SEPTEMBER 30,
	2014			2013
				Retrospectively Adjusted – Note 3
	(Unaudited)
INTEREST INCOME
Loans	$	44,948		$	40,087
Investment securities and other		2,659			2,932
TOTAL INTEREST INCOME		47,607			43,019
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits		2,884			2,822
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		461			1,005
Short-term borrowings and repurchase agreements		13			587
Subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts		143			141
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE		3,501			4,555
NET INTEREST INCOME		44,106			38,464
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES		945			2,677
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES		43,161			35,787

NON-INTEREST INCOME
Commissions		284			158
Service charges and ATM fees		5,168			4,729
Net realized gains on sales of loans		1,543			1,179
Net realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities		321			110
Late charges and fees on loans		248			284
Gain (loss) on derivative interest rate products		10			(125	)
Accretion (amortization) of income/expense related to business acquisitions		(6,463	)		(6,339	)
Other income		667			933
TOTAL NON-INTEREST INCOME		1,778			929

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and employee benefits		14,884			13,034
Net occupancy and equipment expense		6,172			5,216
Postage		935			790
Insurance		940			1,083
Advertising		522			433
Office supplies and printing		393			320
Telephone		695			679
Legal, audit and other professional fees		1,389			1,186
Expense on foreclosed assets		982			1,068
Partnership tax credit investment amortization		420			556
Other operating expenses		2,066			1,791
TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSE		29,398			26,156

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		15,541			10,560

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES		3,951			2,121

NET INCOME		11,590			8,439

Preferred stock dividends		145			145
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$	11,445		$	8,294

	THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
	2014		2013
BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE	$	0.84	$	0.61
DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE	$	0.83	$	0.61
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE	$	0.20	$	0.18

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share data)

	NINE MONTHS ENDED
	SEPTEMBER 30,
	2014			2013
				Retrospectively Adjusted – Note 3
	(Unaudited)
INTEREST INCOME
Loans	$	125,669		$	122,226
Investment securities and other		8,617			11,630
TOTAL INTEREST INCOME		134,286			133,856
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits		8,297			9,611
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		2,446			2,968
Short-term borrowings and repurchase agreements		1,082			1,758
Subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts		418			421
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE		12,243			14,758
NET INTEREST INCOME		122,043			119,098
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES		4,099			14,573
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES		117,944			104,525

NON-INTEREST INCOME
Commissions		910			836
Service charges and ATM fees		14,064			13,800
Net realized gains on sales of loans		2,700			4,236
Net realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities		963			241
Late charges and fees on loans		827			785
Gain (loss) on derivative interest rate products		(223	)		283
Initial gain recognized on business acquisition		10,805			—
Accretion (amortization) of income/expense related to business acquisitions		(20,061	)		(17,900	)
Other income		3,347			3,898
TOTAL NON-INTEREST INCOME		13,332			6,179

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and employee benefits		41,371			39,334
Net occupancy and equipment expense		16,786			15,451
Postage		2,572			2,454
Insurance		2,820			3,204
Advertising		1,690			1,599
Office supplies and printing		1,050			950
Telephone		2,112			2,169
Legal, audit and other professional fees		3,230			2,936
Expense on foreclosed assets		3,173			3,478
Partnership tax credit investment amortization		1,300			1,552
Other operating expenses		13,585			5,663
TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSE		89,689			78,790

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES		41,587			31,914

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES		10,125			6,858

NET INCOME		31,462			25,056

Preferred stock dividends		435			435
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$	31,027		$	24,621

	NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
	2014		2013
BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE	$	2.27	$	1.81
DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE	$	2.25	$	1.80
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE	$	0.60	$	0.54

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands)

	THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
	2014			2013
	(Unaudited)
Net Income	$	11,590		$	8,439

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on available-for-sale securities, net
of taxes (credit) of $127 and $(2,812), for 2014 and 2013, respectively		236			(5,221	)

Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income,
net of taxes of $(112) and $(38), for 2014 and 2013, respectively		(209	)		(72	)

Change in fair value of cash flow hedge, net of taxes (credit) of $29
and $(24), for 2014 and 2013, respectively		53			(45	)

Comprehensive Income	$	11,670		$	3,101

	NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
	2014			2013
	(Unaudited)
Net Income	$	31,462		$	25,056

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on available-for-sale securities, net of
taxes (credit) of $2,805 and $(6,863), for 2014 and 2013, respectively		5,209			(12,745	)

Non-credit component of unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale debt
securities for which a portion of an other-than-temporary impairment
has been recognized, net of taxes (credit) of $0 and $(20), for
2014 and 2013, respectively		—			(37	)

Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income,
net of taxes of $(337) and $(84), for 2014 and 2013, respectively		(626	)		(157	)

Change in fair value of cash flow hedge, net of taxes (credit) of $(67)
and $(24), for 2014 and 2013, respectively		(90	)		(45	)

Comprehensive Income	$	35,955		$	12,072

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

	NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
	2014			2013
	(Unaudited)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	31,462		$	25,056
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale		101,872			184,382
Originations of loans held for sale		(122,252	)		(171,035	)
Items not requiring (providing) cash:
Depreciation		6,410			5,971
Amortization of other assets		2,385			5,421
Compensation expense for stock option grants		409			333
Provision for loan losses		4,099			14,573
Net gains on loan sales		(2,700	)		(4,236	)
Net gains on sale of available-for-sale investment securities		(963	)		(241	)
Net gains on sale of premises and equipment		(46	)		(10	)
Loss on sale of foreclosed assets		1,360			1,823
Initial gain recognized on business acquisition		(10,805	)		—
Amortization of deferred income, premiums, discounts
and fair value adjustments		17,023			22,518
(Gain) loss on derivative interest rate products		223			(284	)
Deferred income taxes		(4,370	)		(13,625	)
Changes in:
Interest receivable		1,232			1,823
Prepaid expenses and other assets		4,187			(8,339	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		2,685			4,376
Income taxes refundable/payable		1,744			668
Net cash provided by operating activities		33,955			69,174
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net increase in loans		(243,837	)		(19,044	)
Purchase of loans		(73,244	)		(20,388	)
Cash received from acquisitions		189,437			—
Cash received from FDIC loss sharing reimbursements		7,532			24,583
Purchase of premises and equipment		(11,598	)		(9,761	)
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment		198			1,275
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets		17,661			35,973
Capitalized costs on foreclosed assets		(95	)		(291	)
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investment securities		179,204			108,485
Proceeds from maturing investment securities		110			—
Proceeds from called investment securities		6,235			4,160
Principal reductions on mortgage-backed securities		78,228			179,710
Purchase of available-for-sale securities		(40,661	)		(92,425	)
Redemption (purchase) of Federal Home Loan Bank stock		(2,191	)		240
Net cash provided by investing activities		106,979			212,517
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net decrease in certificates of deposit		(89,219	)		(163,327	)
Net decrease in checking and savings deposits		(106,924	)		(136,191	)
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances		2,517,000			1,980
Repayments of Federal Home Loan Bank advances		(2,450,300	)		(246	)
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings		36,307			(44,625	)
Repayments of structured repurchase agreements		(50,000	)		(3,000	)
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		3,395			3,660
Dividends paid		(8,371	)		(5,361	)
Purchase of company stock		(512	)		—
Stock options exercised		1,151			1,092
Net cash used in financing activities		(147,473	)		(346,018	)
DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(6,539	)		(64,327	)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD		227,925			404,141
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	$	221,386		$	339,814

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

GREAT SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company" or "Great Southern") have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. The financial statements presented herein reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly present the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods presented. Those adjustments consist only of normal recurring adjustments. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. The consolidated statement of financial condition of the Company as of December 31, 2013, has been derived from the audited consolidated statement of financial condition of the Company as of that date. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on net income.

Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the Company's annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

NOTE 2: NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND OPERATING SEGMENTS

The Company operates as a one-bank holding company. The Company’s business primarily consists of the operations of Great Southern Bank (the “Bank”), which provides a full range of financial services to customers primarily located in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska and Arkansas. In addition, the Company operates commercial loan production offices in Dallas, Texas and Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Company and the Bank are subject to the regulation of certain federal and state agencies and undergo periodic examinations by those regulatory agencies.

The Company’s banking operation is its only reportable segment. The banking operation is principally engaged in the business of originating residential and commercial real estate loans, construction loans, commercial business loans and consumer loans and funding these loans through attracting deposits from the general public, accepting brokered deposits and borrowing from the Federal Home Loan Bank and others. The operating results of this segment are regularly reviewed by management to make decisions about resource allocations and to assess performance. Selected information is not presented separately for the Company’s reportable segment, as there is no material difference between that information and the corresponding information in the consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3: RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-01 to amend FASB ASC Topic 323, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures . The objective of this Update is to provide guidance on accounting for investments by a reporting entity in flow-through limited liability entities that manage or invest in affordable housing projects that qualify for the low-income housing tax credit. The amendments in the Update permit reporting entities to make an accounting policy election to account for their investments in qualified affordable housing projects using the proportional amortization method if certain conditions are met. Under the proportional amortization method, an entity amortizes the initial cost of the investment in proportion to the tax credits and other tax benefits received and recognizes the net investment performance in the income statement as a component of income tax expense (benefit). The Update would be effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2015; however, early adoption was permitted. The Company elected to adopt this Update early, adopting it during the three months ended March 31, 2014. There was no material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations, except that the investment amortization expense which was previously included in Other Noninterest Expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income was moved from Other Noninterest Expense to Provision for Income Taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Income. For the three months ended September 30, 2013, $1.0 million was moved from Other Noninterest Expense to Provision for Income Taxes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, $2.9 million was moved from Other Noninterest Expense to Provision for Income Taxes. This had the effect of reducing Noninterest Expense and increasing Provision for Income Taxes, but did not have any impact on Net Income.

In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-04 to amend FASB ASC Topic 310, Receivables – Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors . The objective of the amendments in this Update is to reduce diversity by clarifying when an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs, that is, when a creditor should be considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan such that the loan receivable should be derecognized and the real estate property recognized. The amendments in this Update clarify that an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs, and a creditor is considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan, upon either (1) the creditor obtaining legal title to the residential real estate property upon completion of a foreclosure or (2) the borrower conveying all interest in the residential real estate property to the creditor to satisfy that loan through completion of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement. Additionally, the amendments require interim and annual disclosure of both (1) the amount of foreclosed residential real estate property held by the creditor and (2) the recorded investment in consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate property that are in the process of foreclosure according to local requirements of the applicable jurisdiction. The Update will be effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2015, and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 660): Summary and Amendments that Create Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and Other Assets and Deferred Costs—Contracts with Customers (Subtopic 340-40) . The guidance in this update supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition , and most industry-specific guidance throughout the industry topics of the codification. For public companies, this update will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and early application is not permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact that this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements, but does not expect the guidance to have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

NOTE 4: STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Previously, the Company's stockholders approved the Company's reincorporation to the State of Maryland. Under Maryland law, there is no concept of "Treasury Shares." Instead, shares purchased by the Company constitute authorized but unissued shares under Maryland law. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America state that accounting for treasury stock shall conform to state law. The cost of shares purchased by the Company has been allocated to Common Stock and Retained Earnings balances.

NOTE 5: EARNINGS PER SHARE

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013
	(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
Basic:
Average shares outstanding		13,696		13,647
Net income available to common stockholders	$	11,445	$	8,294
Per common share amount	$	0.84	$	0.61

Diluted:
Average shares outstanding		13,696		13,647
Net effect of dilutive stock options – based on the treasury
stock method using average market price		89		58
Diluted shares		13,785		13,705
Net income available to common stockholders	$	11,445	$	8,294
Per common share amount	$	0.83	$	0.61

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013
	(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
Basic:
Average shares outstanding		13,693		13,634
Net income available to common stockholders	$	31,027	$	24,621
Per share amount	$	2.27	$	1.81

Diluted:
Average shares outstanding		13,693		13,634
Net effect of dilutive stock options – based on the treasury
stock method using average market price		75		58
Diluted shares		13,768		13, 692
Net income available to common stockholders	$	31,027	$	24,621
Per share amount	$	2.25	$	1.80

Options to purchase 118,600 and 304,630 shares of common stock were outstanding at September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share for the three month periods because the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market prices of the common shares for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Options to purchase 232,735 and 304,630 shares of common stock were outstanding at September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share for the nine month periods because the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market prices of the common shares for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

NOTE 6: INVESTMENT SECURITIES

	September 30, 2014
			Gross		Gross				Tax
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair		Equivalent
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		Yield
	(In Thousands)

AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES:
U.S. government agencies	$	20,000	$	—	$	1,063	$	18,937		2.00	%
Mortgage-backed securities		273,358		4,502		1,233		276,627		2.02
States and political subdivisions		120,060		6,713		226		126,547		5.37
Equity securities		847		2,198		—		3,045		—
	$	414,265	$	13,413	$	2,522	$	425,156		2.98	%

HELD-TO-MATURITY SECURITIES:
States and political subdivisions	$	450	$	55	$	—	$	505		7.37	%

	December 31, 2013
			Gross		Gross				Tax
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair		Equivalent
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		Yield
	(In Thousands)

AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES:
U.S. government agencies	$	20,000	$	—	$	2,745	$	17,255		2.00	%
Mortgage-backed securities		365,020		4,824		2,266		367,578		2.04
Small Business Administration
loan pools		43,461		1,394		—		44,855		1.34
States and political subdivisions		122,113		2,549		1,938		122,724		5.47
Equity securities		847		2,022		—		2,869		—
	$	551,441	$	10,789	$	6,949	$	555,281		2.74	%

HELD-TO-MATURITY SECURITIES:
States and political subdivisions	$	805	$	107	$	—	$	912		7.37	%

The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities at September 30, 2014, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

	Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value
	(In Thousands)

One year or less	$	110	$	111
After one through five years		1,472		1,486
After five through ten years		7,504		7,794
After ten years		130,974		136,093
Securities not due on a single maturity date		273,358		276,627
Equity securities		847		3,045

	$	414,265	$	425,156

The held-to-maturity securities at September 30, 2014, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

	Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value
	(In Thousands)

After one through five years	$	450	$	505

Certain investments in debt securities are reported in the financial statements at an amount less than their historical cost. Total fair value of these investments at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, was approximately $131.5 million and $237.6 million, which is approximately 30.9% and 42.7% of the Company’s available-for-sale and held-to-maturity investment portfolio, respectively.

Based on an evaluation of available evidence, including recent changes in market interest rates, credit rating information and information obtained from regulatory filings, management believes the declines in fair value for these debt securities are temporary at September 30, 2014.

The following table shows the Company’s gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	September 30, 2014
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
Description of Securities	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
	(In Thousands)

U.S. government agencies	$	—	$	—		$	20,000	$	(1,063	)	$	20,000	$	(1,063	)
Mortgage-backed securities		51,442		(514	)		46,054		(719	)		97,496		(1,233	)
State and political
subdivisions		2,561		(8	)		11,393		(218	)		13,954		(226	)
	$	54,003	$	(522	)	$	77,447	$	(2,000	)	$	131,450	$	(2,522	)

	December 31, 2013
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
Description of Securities	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
	(In Thousands)

U.S. government agencies	$	20,000	$	(2,745	)	$	—	$	—		$	20,000	$	(2,745	)
Mortgage-backed securities		127,901		(1,871	)		39,255		(395	)		167,156		(2,266	)
State and political
subdivisions		50,401		(1,938	)		—		—			50,401		(1,938	)
	$	198,302	$	(6,554	)	$	39,255	$	(395	)	$	237,557	$	(6,949	)

Gross gains of $656,000 and $1.3 million and gross losses of $335,000 and $335,000 resulting from sales of available-for-sale securities were realized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. Gross gains of $644,000 and $795,000 and gross losses of $534,000 and $554,000 resulting from sales of available-for-sale securities were realized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. Gains and losses on sales of securities are determined on the specific-identification method.

Other-than-temporary Impairment. Upon acquisition of a security, the Company decides whether it is within the scope of the accounting guidance for beneficial interests in securitized financial assets or will be evaluated for impairment under the accounting guidance for investments in debt and equity securities.

The accounting guidance for beneficial interests in securitized financial assets provides incremental impairment guidance for a subset of the debt securities within the scope of the guidance for investments in debt and equity securities. For securities where the security is a beneficial interest in securitized financial assets, the Company uses the beneficial interests in securitized financial asset impairment model. For securities where the security is not a beneficial interest in securitized financial assets, the Company uses the debt and equity securities impairment model. The Company does not currently have securities within the scope of this guidance for beneficial interests in securitized financial assets.

The Company routinely conducts periodic reviews to identify and evaluate each investment security to determine whether an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred. The Company considers the length of time a security has been in an unrealized loss position, the relative amount of the unrealized loss compared to the carrying value of the security, the type of security and other factors. If certain criteria are met, the Company performs additional review and evaluation using observable market values or various inputs in economic models to determine if an unrealized loss is other-than-temporary. The Company uses quoted market prices for marketable equity securities and uses broker pricing quotes based on observable inputs for equity investments that are not traded on a stock exchange. For non-agency collateralized mortgage obligations, to determine if the unrealized loss is other-than-temporary, the Company projects total estimated defaults of the underlying assets (mortgages) and multiplies that calculated amount by an estimate of realizable value upon sale in the marketplace (severity) in order to determine the projected collateral loss. The Company also evaluates any current credit enhancement underlying these securities to determine the impact on cash flows. If the Company determines that a given security position will be subject to a write-down or loss, the Company records the expected credit loss as a charge to earnings.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, no securities were determined to have impairment that was other than temporary.

Credit Losses Recognized on Investments. Certain debt securities have experienced fair value deterioration due to credit losses, as well as due to other market factors, but are not otherwise other-than-temporarily impaired.

The following table provides information about debt securities for which only a credit loss was recognized in income and other losses are recorded in other comprehensive income.

	Accumulated
	Credit Losses
	(In Thousands)
Credit losses on debt securities held
January 1, 2013	$	4,176
Additions related to other-than-temporary losses not previously recognized		—
Additions related to increases in credit losses on debt securities for which
other-than-temporary impairment losses were previously recognized		—
Reductions due to final principal payments		(4,176	)

September 30, 2013	$	—

Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income and the affected line items in the statements of income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, were as follows:

	Amounts Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income Three Months Ended September 30,						Affected Line Item in the Statements
	2014			2013			of Income
	(In Thousands)

Unrealized gains (losses) on available-							Net realized gains on available-
for-sale securities	$	321		$	110		for-sale securities
							(Total reclassified amount before tax)
Income Taxes		(112	)		(38	)	Provision for income taxes
Total reclassifications out of accumulated
other comprehensive income	$	209		$	72

	Amounts Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income Nine Months Ended September 30,						Affected Line Item in the Statements
	2014			2013			of Income
	(In Thousands)

Unrealized gains (losses) on available-							Net realized gains on available-
for-sale securities	$	963		$	241		for-sale securities
							(Total reclassified amount before tax)
Income Taxes		(337	)		(84	)	Provision for income taxes
Total reclassifications out of accumulated
other comprehensive income	$	626		$	157

NOTE 7: LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

	September 30,			December 31,
	2014			2013
	(In Thousands)

One- to four-family residential construction	$	43,386		$	34,662
Subdivision construction		35,344			40,409
Land development		48,581			57,841
Commercial construction		361,971			184,019
Owner occupied one- to four-family residential		78,984			89,133
Non-owner occupied one- to four-family residential		143,414			145,908
Commercial real estate		872,294			780,690
Other residential		353,225			325,599
Commercial business		349,387			315,269
Industrial revenue bonds		42,941			42,230
Consumer auto		274,250			134,717
Consumer other		78,676			82,260
Home equity lines of credit		61,152			58,283
FDIC-supported loans, net of discounts (TeamBank)		15,294			49,862
Acquired loans no longer covered by FDIC loss sharing agreements,
net of discounts (TeamBank) ("acquired non-covered loans")		28,341			—
FDIC-supported loans, net of discounts (Vantus Bank)		43,653			57,920
FDIC-supported loans, net of discounts (Sun Security Bank)		54,394			64,843
FDIC-supported loans, net of discounts (InterBank)		203,787			213,539
Acquired loans not covered by FDIC loss sharing agreements, net of
discounts (Valley Bank) (“acquired non-covered loans”)		152,497			—
		3,241,571			2,677,184
Undisbursed portion of loans in process		(279,435	)		(194,544	)
Allowance for loan losses		(38,081	)		(40,116	)
Deferred loan fees and gains, net		(2,745	)		(2,994	)
	$	2,921,310		$	2,439,530

Weighted average interest rate		4.78	%		5.10	%

Classes of loans by aging were as follows:

	September 30, 2014
													Total Loans
					Past Due								> 90 Days
	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		90 Days		Total Past				Total Loans		Past Due and
	Past Due		Past Due		or More		Due		Current		Receivable		Still Accruing
	(In Thousands)
One- to four-family
residential construction	$	—	$	—	$	223	$	223	$	43,163	$	43,386	$	—
Subdivision construction		—		—		1,223		1,223		34,121		35,344		—
Land development		—		—		265		265		48,316		48,581		—
Commercial construction		—		—		—		—		361,971		361,971		—
Owner occupied one- to four-
family residential		184		565		1,616		2,365		76,619		78,984		170
Non-owner occupied one- to
four-family residential		—		168		2,997		3,165		140,249		143,414		—
Commercial real estate		—		59		2,968		3,027		869,267		872,294		—
Other residential		—		—		—		—		353,225		353,225		—
Commercial business		21		13		427		461		348,926		349,387		—
Industrial revenue bonds		—		—		1,205		1,205		41,736		42,941		—
Consumer auto		144		1,331		131		1,606		272,644		274,250		—
Consumer other		168		1,025		649		1,842		76,834		78,676		244
Home equity lines of credit		46		404		337		787		60,365		61,152		—
FDIC-supported loans, net of
discounts (TeamBank)		65		115		415		595		14,699		15,294		—
Acquired non-covered loans,
net of discounts
(TeamBank)		—		—		—		—		28,341		28,341		—
FDIC-supported loans, net of
discounts (Vantus Bank)		85		12		1,022		1,119		42,534		43,653		56
FDIC-supported loans,
net of discounts
(Sun Security Bank)		353		149		2,714		3,216		51,178		54,394		—
FDIC-supported loans,
net of discounts
(InterBank)		696		1,375		14,731		16,802		186,985		203,787		—
Acquired non-covered loans,
net of discounts
(Valley Bank)		9,727		2,716		12,329		24,772		127,725		152,497		—
		11,489		7,932		43,252		62,673		3,178,898		3,241,571		470
Less FDIC-supported loans,
and acquired non-covered
loans, net of discounts		10,926		4,367		31,211		46,504		451,462		497,966		56

Total	$	563	$	3,565	$	12,041	$	16,169	$	2,727,436	$	2,743,605	$	414

	December 31, 2013
													Total Loans
					Past Due								> 90 Days
	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		90 Days		Total Past				Total Loans		Past Due and
	Past Due		Past Due		or More		Due		Current		Receivable		Still Accruing
	(In Thousands)
One- to four-family
residential construction	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	34,662	$	34,662	$	—
Subdivision construction		—		—		871		871		39,538		40,409		—
Land development		145		38		338		521		57,320		57,841		—
Commercial construction		—		—		—		—		184,019		184,019		—
Owner occupied one- to four-
family residential		1,233		344		3,014		4,591		84,542		89,133		211
Non-owner occupied one- to
four-family residential		1,562		171		843		2,576		143,332		145,908		140
Commercial real estate		2,856		131		6,205		9,192		771,498		780,690		—
Other residential		—		—		—		—		325,599		325,599		—
Commercial business		17		19		5,208		5,244		310,025		315,269		—
Industrial revenue bonds		—		—		2,023		2,023		40,207		42,230		—
Consumer auto		955		127		168		1,250		133,467		134,717		—
Consumer other		1,258		333		732		2,323		79,937		82,260		257
Home equity lines of credit		168		16		504		688		57,595		58,283		—
FDIC-supported loans, net of
discounts (TeamBank)		414		130		1,396		1,940		47,922		49,862		6
FDIC-supported loans, net of
discounts (Vantus Bank)		675		31		2,356		3,062		54,858		57,920		42
FDIC-supported loans,
net of discounts
(Sun Security Bank)		510		121		4,241		4,872		59,971		64,843		147
FDIC-supported loans, net of
discounts (InterBank)		6,024		1,567		16,768		24,359		189,180		213,539		20
		15,817		3,028		44,667		63,512		2,613,672		2,677,184		823
Less FDIC-supported loans,
net of discounts		7,623		1,849		24,761		34,233		351,931		386,164		215

Total	$	8,194	$	1,179	$	19,906	$	29,279	$	2,261,741	$	2,291,020	$	608

Nonaccruing loans (excluding FDIC-supported loans, net of discount and acquired non-covered loans, net of discount) are summarized as follows:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
	(In Thousands)

One- to four-family residential construction	$	223	$	—
Subdivision construction		1,223		871
Land development		265		338
Commercial construction		—		—
Owner occupied one- to four-family residential		1,446		2,803
Non-owner occupied one- to four-family residential		2,997		703
Commercial real estate		2,968		6,205
Other residential		—		—
Commercial business		1,632		5,208
Industrial revenue bonds		—		2,023
Consumer auto		131		168
Consumer other		405		475
Home equity lines of credit		337		504

Total	$	11,627	$	19,298

The following table presents the activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014. Also presented is the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans based on portfolio segment and impairment method as of September 30, 2014:

	One- to Four-
	Family
	Residential and			Other			Commercial			Commercial			Commercial
	Construction			Residential			Real Estate			Construction			Business			Consumer			Total
	(In Thousands)
Allowance for loan losses
Balance June 30, 2014	$	5,073		$	1,723		$	16,476		$	8,249		$	2,582		$	3,979		$	38,082
Provision (benefit) charged to expense		(1,647	)		545			2,838			(2,499	)		632			1,076			945
Losses charged off		(106	)		—			(520	)		(1	)		(50	)		(1,107	)		(1,784	)
Recoveries		120			14			170			24			—			510			838
Balance September 30, 2014	$	3,440		$	2,282		$	18,964		$	5,773		$	3,164		$	4,458		$	38,081

Balance January 1, 2014	$	6,235		$	2,678		$	16,939		$	4,464		$	6,451		$	3,349		$	40,116
Provision (benefit) charged to expense		(1,280	)		(423	)		2,704			1,263			(619	)		2,454			4,099
Losses charged off		(1,803	)		(2	)		(1,239	)		(131	)		(2,737	)		(2,891	)		(8,803	)
Recoveries		288			29			560			177			69			1,546			2,669
Balance September 30, 2014	$	3,440		$	2,282		$	18,964		$	5,773		$	3,164		$	4,458		$	38,081

Ending balance:
Individually evaluated for
impairment	$	1,340		$	—		$	1,736		$	1,514		$	596		$	198		$	5,384
Collectively evaluated for
impairment	$	2,100		$	2,274		$	16,800		$	4,241		$	2,559		$	4,221		$	32,195
Loans acquired and accounted
for under ASC 310-30	$	—		$	8		$	428		$	18		$	9		$	39		$	502


Loans
Individually evaluated for
impairment	$	11,284		$	10,203		$	28,899		$	7,791		$	5,126		$	1,256		$	64,559
Collectively evaluated for
impairment	$	289,844		$	343,022		$	843,395		$	402,761		$	387,202		$	412,822		$	2,679,046
Loans acquired and accounted
for under ASC 310-30	$	248,701		$	54,594		$	106,877		$	20,084		$	18,251		$	49,459		$	497,966

The following table presents the activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013:

	One- to Four-
	Family
	Residential and			Other			Commercial			Commercial			Commercial
	Construction			Residential			Real Estate			Construction			Business			Consumer			Total
	(In Thousands)
Allowance for loan losses
Balance July 1, 2013	$	6,125		$	3,373		$	16,419		$	5,789		$	5,664		$	2,815		$	40,185
Provision (benefit) charged to expense		(234	)		(372	)		1,474			1,291			(1,732	)		2,250			2,677
Losses charged off		(847	)		(201	)		(608	)		(346	)		(1,303	)		(2,215	)		(5,520	)
Recoveries		87			6			888			50			648			435			2,114
Balance September 30, 2013	$	5,131		$	2,806		$	18,173		$	6,784		$	3,277		$	3,285		$	39,456

Balance January 1, 2013	$	6,822		$	4,327		$	17,441		$	3,938		$	5,096		$	3,025		$	40,649
Provision (benefit) charged to expense		292			1,329			6,736			3,413			137			2,666			14,573
Losses charged off		(2,088	)		(2,887	)		(7,138	)		(675	)		(2,672	)		(3,884	)		(19,344	)
Recoveries		105			37			1,134			108			716			1,478			3,578
Balance September 30, 2013	$	5,131		$	2,806		$	18,173		$	6,784		$	3,277		$	3,285		$	39,456

The following table presents the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans based on portfolio segment and impairment method as of December 31, 2013:

	One- to Four-
	Family
	Residential and		Other		Commercial		Commercial		Commercial
	Construction		Residential		Real Estate		Construction		Business		Consumer		Total
	(In Thousands)
Allowance for loan losses
Individually evaluated for
impairment	$	2,501	$	—	$	90	$	473	$	4,162	$	218	$	7,444
Collectively evaluated for
impairment	$	3,734	$	2,678	$	16,845	$	3,991	$	2,287	$	3,131	$	32,666
Loans acquired and accounted
for under ASC 310-30	$	—	$	—	$	4	$	—	$	2	$	—	$	6

Loans
Individually evaluated for
impairment	$	13,055	$	10,983	$	31,591	$	12,628	$	8,755	$	1,389	$	78,401
Collectively evaluated for
impairment	$	297,057	$	314,616	$	791,329	$	229,232	$	306,514	$	273,871	$	2,212,619
Loans acquired and accounted
for under ASC 310-30	$	206,964	$	35,095	$	84,591	$	6,989	$	4,883	$	47,642	$	386,164

The portfolio segments used in the preceding two tables correspond to the loan classes used in all other tables in Note 7 as follows:

·	The one-to four-family residential and construction segment includes the one- to four-family residential construction, subdivision construction, owner occupied one- to four-family residential and non-owner occupied one- to four-family residential classes

·	The other residential segment corresponds to the other residential class

·	The commercial real estate segment includes the commercial real estate and industrial revenue bonds classes

·	The commercial construction segment includes the land development and commercial construction classes

·	The commercial business segment corresponds to the commercial business class

·	The consumer segment includes the consumer auto, consumer other and home equity lines of credit classes

A loan is considered impaired, in accordance with the impairment accounting guidance (FASB ASC 310-10-35-16), when based on current information and events, it is probable the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due from the borrower in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan. Impaired loans include not only nonperforming loans but also include loans modified in troubled debt restructurings where concessions have been granted to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties.

Impaired loans (excluding FDIC-supported loans, net of discount and acquired non-covered loans, net of discount), are summarized as follows:

	September 30, 2014
			Unpaid
	Recorded		Principal		Specific
	Balance		Balance		Allowance
	(In Thousands)

One- to four-family residential construction	$	—	$	—	$	—
Subdivision construction		2,304		4,716		373
Land development		7,791		8,224		1,514
Commercial construction		—		—		—
Owner occupied one- to four-family residential		4,366		5,064		517
Non-owner occupied one- to four-family residential		4,614		4,837		450
Commercial real estate		28,899		30,210		1,736
Other residential		10,203		10,203		—
Commercial business		2,150		2,173		596
Industrial revenue bonds		2,976		4,288		—
Consumer auto		175		227		26
Consumer other		635		764		95
Home equity lines of credit		446		473		77

Total	$	64,559	$	71,179	$	5,384

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2014				September 30, 2014
	Average				Average
	Investment		Interest		Investment		Interest
	in Impaired		Income		in Impaired		Income
	Loans		Recognized		Loans		Recognized
	(In Thousands)

One- to four-family residential construction	$	121	$	—	$	59	$	—
Subdivision construction		2,207		8		2,549		38
Land development		7,650		70		10,403		213
Commercial construction		—		—		—		—
Owner occupied one- to four-family residential		4,665		56		5,100		168
Non-owner occupied one- to four-family residential		4,550		53		4,137		163
Commercial real estate		29,531		298		30,204		988
Other residential		10,304		86		10,665		296
Commercial business		2,163		31		2,657		99
Industrial revenue bonds		3,362		192		2,998		192
Consumer auto		216		4		182		11
Consumer other		678		15		690		57
Home equity lines of credit		415		6		461		20

Total	$	65,862	$	819	$	70,105	$	2,245

	At or for the Year Ended December 31, 2013
							Average
			Unpaid				Investment		Interest
	Recorded		Principal		Specific		in Impaired		Income
	Balance		Balance		Allowance		Loans		Recognized
	(In Thousands)
One- to four-family residential construction	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	36	$	—
Subdivision construction		3,502		3,531		1,659		3,315		163
Land development		12,628		13,042		473		13,389		560
Commercial construction		—		—		—		—		—
Owner occupied one- to four-family residential		5,802		6,117		593		5,101		251
Non-owner occupied one- to four-family residential		3,751		4,003		249		4,797		195
Commercial real estate		31,591		34,032		90		42,242		1,632
Other residential		10,983		10,983		—		13,837		434
Commercial business		6,057		6,077		4,162		6,821		179
Industrial revenue bonds		2,698		2,778		—		2,700		27
Consumer auto		216		231		32		145		16
Consumer other		604		700		91		630		63
Home equity lines of credit		569		706		95		391		38

Total	$	78,401	$	82,200	$	7,444	$	93,404	$	3,558

	September 30, 2013
			Unpaid
	Recorded		Principal		Specific
	Balance		Balance		Allowance
	(In Thousands)

One- to four-family residential construction	$	—	$	—	$	—
Subdivision construction		3,785		3,896		851
Land development		15,444		15,848		2,192
Commercial construction		—		—		—
Owner occupied one- to four-family residential		5,174		5,393		430
Non-owner occupied one- to four-family residential		4,351		5,233		369
Commercial real estate		40,981		42,507		2,416
Other residential		11,367		11,367		169
Commercial business		6,138		6,140		1,512
Industrial revenue bonds		2,698		2,778		—
Consumer auto		184		228		28
Consumer other		595		664		89
Home equity lines of credit		410		424		91

Total	$	91,127	$	94,478	$	8,147

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2013				September 30, 2013
	Average				Average
	Investment		Interest		Investment		Interest
	in Impaired		Income		in Impaired		Income
	Loans		Recognized		Loans		Recognized
	(In Thousands)

One- to four-family residential construction	$	48	$	—	$	48	$	5
Subdivision construction		4,062		34		3,206		140
Land development		15,573		111		13,025		477
Commercial construction		—		—		—		—
Owner occupied one- to four-family residential		5,035		60		4,899		176
Non-owner occupied one- to four-family residential		4,832		12		5,112		173
Commercial real estate		40,792		506		44,374		1,246
Other residential		11,444		136		14,895		353
Commercial business		6,274		86		7,074		161
Industrial revenue bonds		2,698		—		2,701		14
Consumer auto		153		7		130		11
Consumer other		593		12		639		44
Home equity lines of credit		333		10		316		20

Total	$	91,837	$	974	$	96,419	$	2,820

At September 30, 2014, $25.1 million of impaired loans had specific valuation allowances totaling $5.4 million. At December 31, 2013, $18.0 million of impaired loans had specific valuation allowances totaling $7.4 million.

Included in certain loan categories in the impaired loans are troubled debt restructurings that were classified as impaired. Troubled debt restructurings are loans that are modified by granting concessions to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties. These concessions could include a reduction in the interest rate on the loan, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance or other actions intended to maximize collection. The types of concessions made are factored into the estimation of the allowance for loan losses for troubled debt restructurings primarily using a discounted cash flows or collateral adequacy approach.

The following tables present newly restructured loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 by type of modification:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
							Total
	Interest Only		Term		Combination		Modification
	(In Thousands)

Mortgage loans on real estate:
One -to four- family residential	$	308	$	—	$	—	$	308
One -to four- family residential
construction		—		—		223		223
Commercial business		—		243		—		243
Consumer		—		6		—		6

	$	308	$	249	$	223	$	780

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
							Total
	Interest Only		Term		Combination		Modification
	(In Thousands)

Mortgage loans on real estate:
Subdivision construction	$	—	$	250	$	—	$	250
One -to four- family residential
construction		—		—		223		223
One -to four- family residential		308		386		—		694
Commercial real estate		506		1,929		—		2,435
Commercial business		—		1,881		—		1,881
Industrial revenue bonds		—		1,150		—		1,150
Consumer		—		59		—		59

	$	814	$	5,655	$	223	$	6,692

At September 30, 2014, the Company had $52.1 million of loans that were modified in troubled debt restructurings and impaired, as follows: $8.6 million of construction and land development loans, $15.6 million of single family and multi-family residential mortgage loans, $23.9 million of commercial real estate loans, $3.7 million of commercial business loans and $250,000 of consumer loans. Of the total troubled debt restructurings at September 30, 2014, $47.4 million were accruing interest and $19.8 million were classified as substandard using the Company’s internal grading system, which is described below. The Company had no troubled debt restructurings which were modified in the previous 12 months and subsequently defaulted during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. When loans modified as troubled debt restructuring have subsequent payment defaults, the defaults are factored into the determination of the allowance for loan losses to ensure specific valuation allowances reflect amounts considered uncollectible. At December 31, 2013, the Company had $10.9 million of construction and land development loans, $16.6 million of single family and multi-family residential mortgage loans, $24.8 million of commercial real estate loans, $1.5 million of commercial business loans and $310,000 of consumer loans that were modified in troubled debt restructurings and impaired. Of the troubled debt restructurings totaling $54.1 million at December 31, 2013, $49.6 million were accruing interest and $22.1 million were classified as substandard using the Company’s internal grading system.

During the three months ended September 30, 2014, loans designated as troubled debt restructurings totaling $1.4 million met the criteria for placement back on accrual status. The $1.4 million was made up of $1.4 million of commercial real estate loans and $6,000 of consumer loans. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, loans designated as troubled debt restructurings totaling $2.1 million met the criteria for placement back on accrual status. The $2.1 million was made up of $1.5 million of commercial real estate loans, $591,000 of residential mortgage loans and $6,000 of consumer loans.

The Company reviews the credit quality of its loan portfolio using an internal grading system that classifies loans as “Satisfactory,” “Watch,” “Special Mention,” “Substandard” and “Doubtful.” Substandard loans are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if certain deficiencies are not corrected. Doubtful loans are those having all the weaknesses inherent to those classified Substandard with the added characteristics that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable. Special mention loans possess potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention but do not expose the Bank to a degree of risk that warrants substandard classification. Loans classified as watch are being monitored because of indications of potential weaknesses or deficiencies that may require future classification as special mention or substandard. Loans not meeting any of the criteria previously described are considered satisfactory. The FDIC-covered loans are evaluated using this internal grading system. These loans are accounted for in pools and are currently substantially covered through loss sharing agreements with the FDIC. Minimal adverse classification in the loan pools was identified as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The acquired non-covered loans are also evaluated using this internal grading system. These loans are accounted for in pools and minimal adverse classification in the loan pools was identified as of September 30, 2014. See Note 8 for further discussion of the acquired loan pools and loss sharing agreements. The loan grading system is presented by loan class below:

			September 30, 2014
					Special
	Satisfactory		Watch		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total
			(In Thousands)
One- to four-family residential
construction	$	43,163	$	—	$	—	$	223	$	—	$	43,386
Subdivision construction		33,310		21		—		2,013		—		35,344
Land development		37,514		5,000		—		6,067		—		48,581
Commercial construction		361,971		—		—		—		—		361,971
Owner occupied one- to four-
family residential		76,166		611		—		2,207		—		78,984
Non-owner occupied one- to four-
family residential		139,070		350		—		3,994		—		143,414
Commercial real estate		808,064		51,967		—		12,263		—		872,294
Other residential		341,224		10,045		—		1,956		—		353,225
Commercial business		347,691		446		—		1,250		—		349,387
Industrial revenue bonds		41,114		622		—		1,205		—		42,941
Consumer auto		274,079		—		—		171		—		274,250
Consumer other		78,149		4		—		523		—		78,676
Home equity lines of credit		60,707		—		—		445		—		61,152
FDIC-supported loans, net of
discounts (TeamBank)		15,275		—		—		19		—		15,294
Acquired non--covered loans, net
of discounts (TeamBank)		28,333		—		—		8		—		28,341
FDIC-supported loans, net of
discounts (Vantus Bank)		43,252		—		—		401		—		43,653
FDIC-supported loans, net of
discounts (Sun Security Bank)		53,859		—		—		535		—		54,394
FDIC-supported loans, net of
discounts (InterBank)		202,904		—		—		883		—		203,787
Acquired non-covered loans,
net of discounts (Valley Bank)		152,497		—		—		—		—		152,497

Total	$	3,138,342	$	69,066	$	—	$	34,163	$	—	$	3,241,571

			December 31, 2013
					Special
	Satisfactory		Watch		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Total
			(In Thousands)
One- to four-family residential
construction	$	34,364	$	298	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	34,662
Subdivision construction		36,524		706		—		3,179		—		40,409
Land development		45,606		1,148		—		11,087		—		57,841
Commercial construction		184,019		—		—		—		—		184,019
Owner occupied one- to four-
family residential		84,931		503		—		3,699		—		89,133
Non-owner occupied one- to four-
family residential		137,003		6,718		—		2,187		—		145,908
Commercial real estate		727,668		37,937		—		15,085		—		780,690
Other residential		311,320		12,323		—		1,956		—		325,599
Commercial business		307,540		1,803		—		3,528		2,398		315,269
Industrial revenue bonds		39,532		675		—		2,023		—		42,230
Consumer auto		134,516		—		—		201		—		134,717
Consumer other		81,769		6		—		485		—		82,260
Home equity lines of credit		57,713		—		—		570		—		58,283
FDIC-supported loans, net of
discounts (TeamBank)		49,702		—		—		160		—		49,862
FDIC-supported loans, net of
discounts (Vantus Bank)		57,290		—		—		630		—		57,920
FDIC-supported loans, net of
discounts (Sun Security Bank)		63,360		—		—		1,483		—		64,843
FDIC-supported loans, net of
discounts (InterBank)		213,539		—		—		—		—		213,539

Total	$	2,566,396	$	62,117	$	—	$	46,273	$	2,398	$	2,677,184

NOTE 8: ACQUIRED LOANS, LOSS SHARING AGREEMENTS AND FDIC INDEMNIFICATION ASSETS

On March 20, 2009, Great Southern Bank entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with loss share with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to assume all of the deposits (excluding brokered deposits) and acquire certain assets of TeamBank, N.A., a full service commercial bank headquartered in Paola, Kansas.

The loans, commitments and foreclosed assets purchased in the TeamBank transaction are covered by a loss sharing agreement between the FDIC and Great Southern Bank. Under the loss sharing agreement, the Bank shares in the losses on assets covered under the agreement (referred to as covered assets). On losses up to $115.0 million, the FDIC agreed to reimburse the Bank for 80% of the losses. On losses exceeding $115.0 million, the FDIC agreed to reimburse the Bank for 95% of the losses. Realized losses covered by the loss sharing agreement include loan contractual balances (and related unfunded commitments that were acquired), accrued interest on loans for up to 90 days, the book value of foreclosed real estate acquired, and certain direct costs, less cash or other consideration received by the Bank. This agreement extends for ten years for 1-4 family real estate loans and for five years for other loans, which five-year period ended March 31, 2014. The value of this loss sharing agreement was considered in determining fair values of loans and foreclosed assets acquired. The loss sharing agreement is subject to the Bank following servicing procedures as specified in the agreement with the FDIC. The expected reimbursements under the loss sharing agreement were recorded as an indemnification asset at their preliminary estimated fair value on the acquisition date. Based upon the acquisition date fair values of the net assets acquired, no goodwill was recorded. A discount was recorded in conjunction with the fair value of the acquired loans and the amount accreted to yield during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $-0-. The amount accreted to yield during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $0 and $134,000, respectively.

On September 4, 2009, Great Southern Bank entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with loss share with the FDIC to assume all of the deposits and acquire certain assets of Vantus Bank, a full service thrift headquartered in Sioux City, Iowa.

The loans, commitments and foreclosed assets purchased in the Vantus Bank transaction are covered by a loss sharing agreement between the FDIC and Great Southern Bank. Under the loss sharing agreement, the Bank shares in the losses on assets covered under the agreement (referred to as covered assets). On losses up to $102.0 million, the FDIC agreed to reimburse the Bank for 80% of the losses. On losses exceeding $102.0 million, the FDIC agreed to reimburse the Bank for 95% of the losses. Realized losses covered by the loss sharing agreement include loan contractual balances (and related unfunded commitments that were acquired), accrued interest on loans for up to 90 days, the book value of foreclosed real estate acquired, and certain direct costs, less cash or other consideration received by the Bank. This agreement extends for ten years for 1-4 family real estate loans and for five years for other loans, which five year period ended on September 30, 2014. The value of this loss sharing agreement was considered in determining fair values of loans and foreclosed assets acquired. The loss sharing agreement is subject to the Bank following servicing procedures as specified in the agreement with the FDIC. The expected reimbursements under the loss sharing agreement were recorded as an indemnification asset at their preliminary estimated fair value on the acquisition date. Based upon the acquisition date fair values of the net assets acquired, no goodwill was recorded. A discount was recorded in conjunction with the fair value of the acquired loans and the amount accreted to yield during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $-0-. The amount accreted to yield during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $19,000 and $99,000, respectively.

On October 7, 2011, Great Southern Bank entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with loss share with the FDIC to assume all of the deposits and acquire certain assets of Sun Security Bank, a full service bank headquartered in Ellington, Missouri.

The loans and foreclosed assets purchased in the Sun Security Bank transaction are covered by a loss sharing agreement between the FDIC and Great Southern Bank. Under the loss sharing agreement, the FDIC agreed to cover 80% of the losses on the loans (excluding approximately $4 million of consumer loans) and foreclosed assets purchased subject to certain limitations. Realized losses covered by the loss sharing agreement include loan contractual balances (and related unfunded commitments that were acquired), accrued interest on loans for up to 90 days, the book value of foreclosed real estate acquired, and certain direct costs, less cash or other consideration received by Great Southern. This agreement extends for ten years for 1-4 family real estate loans and for five years for other loans. The value of this loss sharing agreement was considered in determining fair values of loans and foreclosed assets acquired. The loss sharing agreement is subject to the Bank following servicing procedures as specified in the agreement with the FDIC. The expected reimbursements under the loss sharing agreement were recorded as an indemnification asset at their preliminary estimated fair value on the acquisition date. Based upon the acquisition date fair values of the net assets

acquired, no goodwill was recorded. A discount was recorded in conjunction with the fair value of the acquired loans and the amount accreted to yield during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $0 and $105,000, respectively. The amount accreted to yield during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $210,000 and $827,000, respectively.

On April 27, 2012, Great Southern Bank entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with loss share with the FDIC to assume all of the deposits and acquire certain assets of Inter Savings Bank, FSB (“InterBank”), a full service bank headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota.

The loans and foreclosed assets purchased in the InterBank transaction are covered by a loss sharing agreement between the FDIC and Great Southern Bank. Under the loss sharing agreement, the FDIC agreed to cover 80% of the losses on the loans (excluding approximately $60,000 of consumer loans) and foreclosed assets purchased subject to certain limitations. Realized losses covered by the loss sharing agreement include loan contractual balances (and related unfunded commitments that were acquired), accrued interest on loans for up to 90 days, the book value of foreclosed real estate acquired, and certain direct costs, less cash or other consideration received by Great Southern. This agreement extends for ten years for 1-4 family real estate loans and for five years for other loans. The value of this loss sharing agreement was considered in determining fair values of loans and foreclosed assets acquired. The loss sharing agreement is subject to the Bank following servicing procedures as specified in the agreement with the FDIC. The expected reimbursements under the loss sharing agreement were recorded as an indemnification asset at their preliminary estimated fair value on the acquisition date. Based upon the acquisition date fair values of the net assets acquired, no goodwill was recorded. A premium was recorded in conjunction with the fair value of the acquired loans and the amount amortized to yield during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $133,000 and $417,000, respectively. The amount amortized to yield during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $155,000 and $485,000, respectively.

On June 20, 2014, Great Southern Bank entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC to purchase a substantial portion of the loans and investment securities, as well as certain other assets, and assume all of the deposits, as well as certain other liabilities, of Valley Bank (“Valley”), a full-service bank headquartered in Moline, Illinois, with significant operations in Iowa. This transaction did not include a loss sharing agreement.

Based upon the acquisition date fair values of the net assets acquired, no goodwill was recorded. A premium was recorded in conjunction with the fair value of the acquired loans and the amount amortized to yield during each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 was $263,000.

Fair Value and Expected Cash Flows. At the time of these acquisitions, the Company determined the fair value of the loan portfolios based on several assumptions. Factors considered in the valuations were projected cash flows for the loans, type of loan and related collateral, classification status, fixed or variable interest rate, term of loan, current discount rates and whether or not the loan was amortizing. Loans were grouped together according to similar characteristics and were treated in the aggregate when applying various valuation techniques. Management also estimated the amount of credit losses that were expected to be realized for the loan portfolios. The discounted cash flow approach was used to value each pool of loans. For non-performing loans, fair value was estimated by calculating the present value of the recoverable cash flows using a discount rate based on comparable corporate bond rates. This valuation of the acquired loans is a significant component leading to the valuation of the loss sharing assets recorded.

The amount of the estimated cash flows expected to be received from the acquired loan pools in excess of the fair values recorded for the loan pools is referred to as the accretable yield. The accretable yield is recognized as interest income over the estimated lives of the loans. The Company continues to evaluate the fair value of the loans including cash flows expected to be collected. Increases in the Company’s cash flow expectations are recognized as increases to the accretable yield while decreases are recognized as impairments through the allowance for loan losses. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, increases in expected cash flows related to the acquired loan portfolios resulted in adjustments of $5.1 million and $25.0 million, respectively, to the accretable yield to be spread over the estimated remaining lives of the loans on a level-yield basis. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, similar such adjustments totaling $11.9 million and $26.9 million, respectively, were made to the accretable yield. The current year increases in expected cash flows also reduced the amount of expected reimbursements under the loss sharing agreements. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, this resulted in corresponding adjustments of $4.1 million and $20.0 million, respectively, to the indemnification assets to be amortized on a level-yield basis over the remainder of the loss sharing agreements or the remaining expected lives of the loan pools, whichever is shorter. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, corresponding adjustments of $9.4 million and $21.3 million, respectively, were made to the indemnification assets.

Because these adjustments will be recognized over the remaining lives of the loan pools and the remainder of the loss sharing agreements, respectively, they will impact future periods as well. The remaining accretable yield adjustment that will affect interest income is $29.6 million and the remaining adjustment to the indemnification assets, including the effects of the clawback liability related to Interbank, that will affect non-interest income (expense) is $(26.0) million. Of the remaining adjustments, we expect to recognize $7.2 million of interest income and $(6.0) million of non-interest income (expense) in the remainder of 2014. Additional adjustments may be recorded in future periods from the FDIC-assisted acquisitions, as the Company continues to estimate expected cash flows from the acquired loan pools.

The impact of adjustments on the Company’s financial results is shown below:

	Three Months Ended					Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2014					September 30, 2013
	(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data
	and Basis Points Data)

Impact on net interest income/
net interest margin (in basis points)		$	8,848		98 bps		$	8,412		101 bps
Non-interest income			(7,438	)				(7,310	)
Net impact to pre-tax income		$	1,410				$	1,102
Net impact net of taxes		$	917				$	716
Impact to diluted earnings per common share		$	0.07				$	0.05

	Nine Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2014				September 30, 2013
	(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data
	and Basis Points Data)

Impact on net interest income/
net interest margin (in basis points)	$	25,836		101 bps	$	26,508		103 bps
Non-interest income		(21,915	)			(22,529	)
Net impact to pre-tax income	$	3,921			$	3,979
Net impact net of taxes	$	2,549			$	2,586
Impact to diluted earnings per common share	$	0.19			$	0.19

The loss sharing asset is measured separately from the loan portfolio because it is not contractually embedded in the loans and is not transferable with the loans should the Bank choose to dispose of them. Fair value was estimated using projected cash flows available for loss sharing based on the credit adjustments estimated for each loan pool (as discussed above) and the loss sharing percentages outlined in the Purchase and Assumption Agreement with the FDIC. These cash flows were discounted to reflect the uncertainty of the timing and receipt of the loss sharing reimbursement from the FDIC. The loss sharing asset is also separately measured from the related foreclosed real estate.

The loss sharing agreement on the InterBank transaction includes a clawback provision whereby if credit loss performance is better than certain pre-established thresholds, then a portion of the monetary benefit is shared with the FDIC. The pre-established threshold for credit losses is $115.7 million for this transaction. The monetary benefit required to be paid to the FDIC under the clawback provision, if any, will occur shortly after the termination of the loss sharing agreement, which in the case of InterBank is 10 years from the acquisition date.

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Bank’s internal estimate of credit performance was expected to be better than the threshold set by the FDIC in the loss sharing agreement. Therefore, a separate clawback liability totaling $5.8 million and $3.7 million was recorded as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.

As changes in the fair values of the loans and foreclosed assets are determined due to changes in expected cash flows, changes in the amount of the clawback liability will occur.

TeamBank Loans, Foreclosed Assets and Indemnification Asset. The following tables present the balances of the FDIC indemnification asset related to the TeamBank transaction at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Gross loan balances (due from the borrower) were reduced approximately $389.9 million since the transaction date because of $256.1 million of repayments from borrowers, $61.6 million in transfers to foreclosed assets and $72.2 million in charge-offs to customer loan balances. Based upon the collectability analyses performed during the acquisition, we expected certain levels of foreclosures and charge-offs and actual results have been better than our expectations. As a result, cash flows expected to be received from the acquired loan pools have increased, resulting in adjustments that were made to the related accretable yield as described above.

	September 30, 2014
				Foreclosed
	Loans			Assets
	(In Thousands)
Initial basis for loss sharing determination,
net of activity since acquisition date	$	46,222		$	169
Reclassification from nonaccretable discount to accretable discount
due to change in expected losses (net of accretion to date)		(2,061	)		—
Original estimated fair value of assets, net of activity since
acquisition date		(43,635	)		(156	)

Expected loss remaining		526			13
Assumed loss sharing recovery percentage		83	%		77	%

Estimated loss sharing value		438			10
Indemnification asset to be amortized resulting from
change in expected losses		327			—
Accretable discount on FDIC indemnification asset		—			—
FDIC indemnification asset	$	765		$	10

	December 31, 2013
				Foreclosed
	Loans			Assets
	(In Thousands)
Initial basis for loss sharing determination,
net of activity since acquisition date	$	53,553		$	664
Reclassification from nonaccretable discount to accretable discount
due to change in expected losses (net of accretion to date)		(2,882	)		—
Original estimated fair value of assets, net of activity since
acquisition date		(49,862	)		(647	)

Expected loss remaining		809			17
Assumed loss sharing recovery percentage		82	%		76	%

Estimated loss sharing value		665			13
Indemnification asset to be amortized resulting from
change in expected losses		593			—
Accretable discount on FDIC indemnification asset		(10	)		—
FDIC indemnification asset	$	1,248		$	13

Vantus Bank Loans, Foreclosed Assets and Indemnification Asset. The following tables present the balances of the FDIC indemnification asset related to the Vantus Bank transaction at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Gross loan balances (due from the borrower) were reduced approximately $286.7 million since the transaction date because of $240.6 million of repayments from borrowers, $16.5 million in transfers to foreclosed assets and $29.6 million in charge-offs to customer loan balances. Based upon the collectability analyses performed during the acquisition, we expected certain levels of foreclosures and charge-offs and actual results have been better than our expectations. As a result, cash flows expected to be received from the acquired loan pools have increased, resulting in adjustments that were made to the related accretable yield as described above.

	September 30, 2014
				Foreclosed
	Loans			Assets
	(In Thousands)
Initial basis for loss sharing determination,
net of activity since acquisition date	$	44,877		$	1,205
Reclassification from nonaccretable discount to accretable discount
due to change in expected losses (net of accretion to date)		(456	)		—
Original estimated fair value of assets, net of activity since
acquisition date		(43,653	)		(1,015	)

Expected loss remaining		768			190
Assumed loss sharing recovery percentage		74	%		—	%

Estimated loss sharing value (1)		566			—
Indemnification asset to be amortized resulting from
change in expected losses		278			—
Accretable discount on FDIC indemnification asset		—			—
FDIC indemnification asset	$	844		$	—

(1)	Includes $153,000 impairment of indemnification asset for foreclosed assets. Resolution of certain items related to commercial foreclosed assets did not occur prior to the expiration of the non-single-family loss sharing agreement for Vantus Bank on September 30, 2014.

	December 31, 2013
				Foreclosed
	Loans			Assets
	(In Thousands)
Initial basis for loss sharing determination,
net of activity since acquisition date	$	60,011		$	1,986
Reclassification from nonaccretable discount to accretable discount
due to change in expected losses (net of accretion to date)		(1,202	)		—
Original estimated fair value of assets, net of activity since
acquisition date		(57,920	)		(1,092	)

Expected loss remaining		889			894
Assumed loss sharing recovery percentage		78	%		80	%

Estimated loss sharing value		690			716
Indemnification asset to be amortized resulting from
change in expected losses		919			—
Accretable discount on FDIC indemnification asset		(32	)		—
FDIC indemnification asset	$	1,577		$	716

Sun Security Bank Loans, Foreclosed Assets and Indemnification Asset. The following tables present the balances of the FDIC indemnification asset related to the Sun Security Bank transaction at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 . Gross loan balances (due from the borrower) were reduced approximately $171.7 million since the transaction date because of $112.8 million of repayments from borrowers, $27.6 million in transfers to foreclosed assets and $31.3 million of charge-offs to customer loan balances. Based upon the collectability analyses performed during the acquisition, we expected certain levels of foreclosures and charge-offs and actual results have been better than our expectations. As a result, cash flows expected to be received from the acquired loan pools have increased, resulting in adjustments that were made to the related accretable yield as described above.

	September 30, 2014
				Foreclosed
	Loans			Assets
	(In Thousands)
Initial basis for loss sharing determination,
net of activity since acquisition date	$	62,722		$	2,598
Reclassification from nonaccretable discount to accretable discount due to change in expected losses (net of accretion to date)		(3,540	)		—
Original estimated fair value of assets, net of activity since
acquisition date		(54,394	)		(1,521	)

Expected loss remaining		4,788			1,077
Assumed loss sharing recovery percentage		66	%		80	%

Estimated loss sharing value		3,173			862
Indemnification asset to be amortized resulting from
change in expected losses		2,827			—
Accretable discount on FDIC indemnification asset		(363	)		(63	)
FDIC indemnification asset	$	5,637		$	799

	December 31, 2013
				Foreclosed
	Loans			Assets
	(In Thousands)
Initial basis for loss sharing determination,
net of activity since acquisition date	$	78,524		$	3,582
Non-credit premium/(discount), net of activity since acquisition date		(105	)		—
Reclassification from nonaccretable discount to accretable discount
due to change in expected losses (net of accretion to date)		(5,062	)		—
Original estimated fair value of assets, net of activity since
acquisition date		(64,843	)		(2,193	)

Expected loss remaining		8,514			1,389
Assumed loss sharing recovery percentage		70	%		80	%

Estimated loss sharing value		5,974			1,111
Indemnification asset to be amortized resulting from
change in expected losses		4,049			—
Accretable discount on FDIC indemnification asset		(680	)		(93	)
FDIC indemnification asset	$	9,343		$	1,018

InterBank Loans, Foreclosed Assets and Indemnification Asset. The following table presents the balances of the FDIC indemnification asset related to the InterBank transaction at September 30, 2014 . Gross loan balances (due from the borrower) were reduced approximately $138.8 million since the transaction date because of $107.2 million of repayments by the borrower, $11.4 million in transfers to foreclosed assets and $20.2 million of charge-offs to customer loan balances. Based upon the collectability analyses performed during the acquisition, we expected certain levels of foreclosures and charge-offs and actual results have been better than our expectations. As a result, cash flows expected to be received from the acquired loan pools have increased, resulting in adjustments that were made to the related accretable yield as described above.

	September 30, 2014
				Foreclosed
	Loans			Assets
	(In Thousands)
Initial basis for loss sharing determination,
net of activity since acquisition date	$	254,427		$	5,076
Non-credit premium/(discount), net of activity since acquisition date		1,488			—
Reclassification from nonaccretable discount to accretable discount
due to change in expected losses (net of accretion to date)		(23,518	)		—
Original estimated fair value of assets, net of activity since
acquisition date		(203,787	)		(3,976	)

Expected loss remaining		28,610			1,100
Assumed loss sharing recovery percentage		82	%		80	%

Estimated loss sharing value (1)		23,444			880
FDIC loss share clawback		3,793			—
Indemnification asset to be amortized resulting from
change in expected losses		18,814			—
Accretable discount on FDIC indemnification asset		(3,350	)		(33	)
FDIC indemnification asset	$	42,701		$	847

(1)	Includes $400,000 impairment of indemnification asset for loans

	December 31, 2013
				Foreclosed
	Loans			Assets
	(In Thousands)
Initial basis for loss sharing determination,
net of activity since acquisition date	$	284,975		$	6,543
Non-credit premium/(discount), net of activity since acquisition date		1,905			—
Reclassification from nonaccretable discount to accretable discount
due to change in expected losses (net of accretion to date)		(21,218	)		—
Original estimated fair value of assets, net of activity since
acquisition date		(213,539	)		(5,073	)

Expected loss remaining		52,123			1,470
Assumed loss sharing recovery percentage		82	%		80	%

Estimated loss sharing value		42,654			1,176
FDIC loss share clawback		2,893			—
Indemnification asset to be amortized resulting from
change in expected losses		16,974			—
Accretable discount on FDIC indemnification asset		(4,874	)		(33	)
FDIC indemnification asset	$	57,647		$	1,143

Valley Bank Loans and Foreclosed Assets. The following table presents the balances of the loans and discount related to the Valley Bank transaction at September 30, 2014 . Gross loan balances (due from the borrower) were reduced approximately $14.1 million since the transaction date because of $12.3 million of repayments by the borrower and $1.8 million of charge-offs to customer loan balances. The Valley Bank transaction did not include a loss sharing agreement; however, the loans were recorded at a discount, which is accreted to yield over the life of the loans.

	September 30, 2014
				Foreclosed
	Loans			Assets
	(In Thousands)

Initial basis, net of activity since acquisition date	$	179,065		$	—
Non-credit premium/(discount), net of activity since acquisition date		1,752			—
Reclassification from nonaccretable discount to accretable discount
due to change in expected losses (net of accretion to date)		—			—
Original estimated fair value of assets, net of activity since
acquisition date		(152,497	)		—

Expected loss remaining	$	28,320		$	—

	June 20, 2014
				Foreclosed
	Loans			Assets
	(In Thousands)

Initial basis	$	193,186		$	—
Non-credit premium/(discount)		2,015			—
Original estimated fair value of assets		(165,098	)		—

Expected loss remaining	$	30,103		$	—

Changes in the accretable yield for acquired loan pools were as follows for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

							Sun Security
	TeamBank			Vantus Bank			Bank			InterBank			Valley Bank
	(In Thousands)

Balance, July 1, 2013	$	8,610		$	8,647		$	10,055		$	34,967		$	—
Accretion		(1,450	)		(1,832	)		(4,795	)		(7,034	)		—
Reclassification from
nonaccretable yield (1)		1,109			(379	)		5 ,293			7,774			—

Balance, September 30, 2013	$	8,269		$	6,436		$	10,553		$	35,707		$	—

Balance July 1, 2014	$	7,434		$	4,578		$	9,427		$	41,108		$	22,811
Accretion		(887	)		(859	)		(2,119	)		(10,002	)		(2,062	)
Reclassification from
nonaccretable yield (1)		725			916			789			4,857			—

Balance, September 30, 2014	$	7,272		$	4,635		$	8,097		$	35,963		$	20,749

(1)

Represents increases in estimated cash flows expected to be received from the acquired loan pools, primarily due to lower estimated credit losses. The numbers also include changes in expected accretion of the loan pools for TeamBank, Vantus Bank, Sun Security Bank and InterBank for the three months ended September 30, 2014, totaling $522,000, $831,000, $139,000 and $707,000, respectively, and for the three months ended September 30, 2013, totaling $340,000, $0, $4.3 million and $7.3 million, respectively. There have not yet been any changes to the expected accretion of the loan pools for Valley Bank.

Changes in the accretable yield for acquired loan pools were as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

							Sun Security
	TeamBank			Vantus Bank			Bank			InterBank			Valley Bank
	(In Thousands)

Balance, January 1, 2013	$	12,128		$	13,538		$	11,259		$	42,574		$	—
Accretion		(7,050	)		(7,492	)		(13,021	)		(20,423	)		—
Reclassification from
nonaccretable yield (1)		3,191			390			12,315			13,556			—

Balance, September 30, 2013	$	8,269		$	6,436		$	10,553		$	35,707		$	—

Balance January 1, 2014	$	7,402		$	5,725		$	11,113		$	40,095		$	—
Additions		—			—			—			—			22,976
Accretion		(3,169	)		(2,990	)		(7,343	)		(28,404	)		(2,227	)
Reclassification from
nonaccretable yield (1)		3,039			1,900			4,327			24,272			—

Balance, September 30, 2014	$	7,272		$	4,635		$	8,097		$	35,963		$	20,749

(1)

Represents increases in estimated cash flows expected to be received from the acquired loan pools, primarily due to lower estimated credit losses. The numbers also include changes in expected accretion of the loan pools for TeamBank, Vantus Bank, Sun Security Bank and InterBank for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, totaling $2.8 million, $1.8 million, $1.5 million and $2.4 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, totaling $2.5 million, $516,000, $9.0 million and $14.9 million, respectively. There have not yet been any changes to the expected accretion of the loan pools for Valley Bank.

NOTE 9: OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED

Major classifications of other real estate owned were as follows:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2014		2013
	(In Thousands)
Foreclosed assets held for sale
One- to four-family construction	$	—	$	—
Subdivision construction		9,778		11,652
Land development		17,752		16,788
Commercial construction		—		2,132
One- to four-family residential		1,564		744
Other residential		3,577		5,900
Commercial real estate		1,779		4,135
Commercial business		59		77
Consumer		565		969
		35,074		42,397
FDIC-supported foreclosed assets, net of discounts		6,668		9,006

Foreclosed assets held for sale, net		41,742		51,403

Other real estate owned not acquired through
foreclosure		2,020		2,111

Other real estate owned	$	43,762	$	53,514

Other real estate owned not acquired through foreclosure includes 12 properties, 11 of which were branch locations that have been closed and are held for sale, and one of which is land which was acquired for a potential branch location.

Expenses applicable to foreclosed assets included the following:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013
	(In Thousands)
Net (gain) loss on sales of foreclosed assets	$	126	$	27
Valuation write-downs		158		258
Operating expenses, net of rental income		698		783

	$	982	$	1,068

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013
	(In Thousands)
Net (gain) loss on sales of foreclosed assets	$	72	$	(255	)
Valuation write-downs		1,357		1,313
Operating expenses, net of rental income		1,744		2,420

	$	3,173	$	3,478

NOTE 10: DEPOSITS

		September 30,		December 31,
		2014		2013
		(In Thousands)
Time Deposits:
0.00% - 0.99%	$	802,532	$	669,698
1.00% - 1.99%		245,047		251,118
2.00% - 2.99%		65,449		61,042
3.00% - 3.99%		9,424		9,413
4.00% - 4.99%		1,712		1,852
5.00% and above		420		819
Total time deposits (0.77% - 0.69%)		1,124,584		993,942
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits		521,705		522,805
Interest-bearing demand and savings deposits (0.19% - 0.20%)		1,424,881		1,291,879
Total Deposits	$	3,071,170	$	2,808,626

NOTE 11: ADVANCES FROM FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK

Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2014					December 31, 2013
			Weighted					Weighted
			Average					Average
			Interest					Interest
Due In	Amount		Rate			Amount		Rate
	(In Thousands)		(In Thousands)			(In Thousands)

2014	$	149,015		0.21	%	$	2,315		1.02	%
2015		10,065		3.87			10,065		3.87
2016		70		5.06			25,070		3.81
2017		30,825		3.20			85,825		3.92
2018		81		5.06			81		5.06
2019 and thereafter		529		5.51			529		5.51

		190,585		0.91			123,885		3.85

Unamortized fair value adjustment		79					2,872

	$	190,664				$	126,757

Included in the Bank’s FHLB advances at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, was a $10.0 million advance with a maturity date of October 26, 2015. The interest rate on this advance is 3.86%. The advance has a call provision that allows the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka to call the advance quarterly.

Included in the Bank’s FHLB advances at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, was a $30.0 million advance with a maturity date of November 24, 2017. The interest rate on this advance is 3.20%. The advance has a call provision that allows the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines to call the advance quarterly.

Included in the Bank’s FHLB advances at December 31, 2013, was a $25.0 million advance with a maturity date of December 7, 2016. The interest rate on this advance was 3.81%. This advance was repaid by the Bank in June 2014.

Included in the Bank’s FHLB advances at December 31, 2013, was a $30.0 million advance with a maturity date of March 29, 2017. The interest rate on this advance was 4.07%. This advance was repaid by the Bank in June 2014.

Included in the Bank’s FHLB advances at December 31, 2013, was a $25.0 million advance with a maturity date of June 20, 2017. The interest rate on this advance was 4.57%. This advance was repaid by the Bank in June 2014.

The Company prepaid $80 million of its Federal Home Loan Bank advances and $50 million of structured repurchase agreements (see Note 12 ) in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 as part of a strategy to utilize the Bank’s liquidity and improve net interest margin. As a result, the Company incurred one-time prepayment penalties totaling $7.4 million, which were included in other operating expenses.

NOTE 12: STRUCTURED REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

In September 2008, the Company entered into a structured repurchase borrowing transaction for a total of $50 million. This borrowing bore interest at a fixed rate of 4.34%, was scheduled to mature September 15, 2015, and had a call provision that allowed the repurchase counterparty to call the borrowing quarterly. The Company pledged investment securities to collateralize this borrowing.

In June 2014, the Company elected to repay this structured repurchase borrowing.

NOTE 13: INCOME TAXES

Reconciliations of the Company’s effective tax rates to the statutory corporate tax rates were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Tax at statutory rate		35.0	%		35.0	%
Nontaxable interest and dividends		(3.1	)		(4.3	)
Tax credits		(8.4	)		(12.2	)
State taxes		1.7			3.0
Other		0.2			(1.4	)

		25.4	%		20.1	%

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013
Tax at statutory rate		35.0	%		35.0	%
Nontaxable interest and dividends		(3.3	)		(4.3	)
Tax credits		(9.2	)		(11.1	)
State taxes		1.5			2.1
Other		0.4			(0.2	)

		24.4	%		21.5	%

The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries have not been audited recently by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or the state taxing authorities with respect to income or franchise tax returns, and as such, tax years through December 31, 2005, have been closed without audit. The Company, through one of its subsidiaries, is a partner in two partnerships currently under IRS examination for 2006 and 2007. As a result, the Company’s 2006 and subsequent tax years remain open for examination. The IRS audits of the two partnerships are ongoing. The IRS has raised questions about the validity of the allocation of a portion of the credits by one of the partnerships. At this time, the Company believes that the partnership has sufficient technical support for its allocation position regarding these credits and that it is more likely than not these allocations will ultimately be sustained; therefore, a reserve for uncertain tax positions is not required.

NOTE 14: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements , defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Topic 820 also specifies a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1): Inputs that are quoted unadjusted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. An active market for the asset is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Other observable inputs (Level 2): Inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity including quoted prices for similar assets, quoted prices for securities in inactive markets and inputs derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

·	Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3): Inputs that reflect assumptions of a source independent of the reporting entity or the reporting entity's own assumptions that are supported by little or no market activity or observable inputs.

Financial instruments are broken down as follows by recurring or nonrecurring measurement status. Recurring assets are initially measured at fair value and are required to be remeasured at fair value in the financial statements at each reporting date. Assets measured on a nonrecurring basis are assets that, due to an event or circumstance, were required to be remeasured at fair value after initial recognition in the financial statements at some time during the reporting period.

Recurring Measurements

				Fair value measurements using
				Quoted prices
				in active
				markets		Other		Significant
				for identical		observable		unobservable
				assets		inputs		inputs
	Fair value			(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	(In Thousands)
September 30, 2014
U.S. government agencies	$	18,937		$	—	$	18,937	$	—
Mortgage-backed securities		276,627			—		276,627		—
States and political subdivisions		126,547			—		126,547		—
Equity securities		3,045			—		3,045		—
Mortgage servicing rights		189			—		—		189
Interest rate derivative asset		2,050			—		—		2,050
Interest rate derivative liability		(1,489	)		—		—		(1,489	)

December 31, 2013
U.S. government agencies	$	17,255		$	—	$	17,255	$	—
Mortgage-backed securities		367,578			—		367,578		—
Small Business Administration loan pools		44,855			—		44,855		—
States and political subdivisions		122,724			—		122,724		—
Equity securities		2,869			—		2,869		—
Mortgage servicing rights		211			—		—		211
Interest rate derivative asset		2,544			—		—		2,544
Interest rate derivative liability		(1,613	)		—		—		(1,613	)

The following is a description of inputs and valuation methodologies used for assets recorded at fair value on a recurring basis and recognized in the accompanying statements of financial condition at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, as well as the general classification of such assets pursuant to the valuation hierarchy. There have been no significant changes in the valuation techniques during the three-month period ended September 30, 2014 .

Securities Available for Sale. Investment securities available for sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair values used by the Company are obtained from an independent pricing service, which represent either quoted market prices for the identical asset or fair values determined by pricing models, or other model-based valuation techniques, that consider observable market data, such as interest rate volatilities, LIBOR yield curve, credit spreads and prices from market makers and live trading systems. Recurring Level 2 securities include U.S. government agency securities, mortgage-backed securities, Small Business Administration (SBA) loan pools, state and municipal bonds and equity securities. Inputs used for valuing Level 2 securities include observable data that may include dealer quotes, benchmark yields, market spreads, live trading levels and market consensus prepayment speeds, among other things. Additional inputs include indicative values derived from the independent pricing service’s proprietary computerized models. There were no Recurring Level 3 securities at September 30, 2014 or December 31, 2013.

Mortgage Servicing Rights. Mortgage servicing rights do not trade in an active, open market with readily observable prices. Accordingly, fair value is estimated using discounted cash flow models. Due to the nature of the valuation inputs, mortgage servicing rights are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy.

Interest Rate Swaps. Interest rate swaps are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair values used by the Company are obtained from an independent valuation service, and are based on prevailing observable market data, such as the LIBOR swap curves and Overnight Index Swap “OIS” curves, and derived from proprietary models based on well recognized financial principles and reasonable estimates about future market conditions (which may include assumptions and estimates that are not readily observable in the marketplace). Included in the fair values are credit valuation adjustments which represent the consideration of credit risk (credit standing) of the counterparties to the transaction and the effect of any credit enhancements related to the transaction. Certain inputs to the credit valuation models may be based on assumptions and best estimates that are not readily observable in the marketplace.

The Company considers transfers between the levels of the hierarchy to be recognized at the end of related reporting periods. From December 31, 2013 to September 30, 2014, no assets for which fair value is measured on a recurring basis transferred between any levels of the hierarchy.

Level 3 Reconciliation

The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of recurring fair value measurements recognized in the accompanying balance sheet using significant unobservable (Level 3) inputs .

	Mortgage Servicing Rights
	2014			2013
	(In Thousands)

Balance, July 1	$	196		$	246
Additions		28			32
Amortization		(35	)		(42	)
Balance, September 30	$	189		$	236

	Mortgage Servicing Rights
	2014			2013
	(In Thousands)

Balance, January 1	$	211		$	152
Additions		81			224
Amortization		(103	)		(140	)
Balance, September 30	$	189		$	236

	Interest Rate Derivative Asset
	2014			2013
	(In Thousands)

Balance, July 1	$	1,722		$	1,379
Change in fair value through earnings		(210	)		182
Balance, September 30	$	1,512		$	1,561

	Interest Rate Derivative Asset
	2014			2013
	(In Thousands)

Balance, January 1	$	1,859		$	2,112
Change in fair value through earnings		(347	)		(551	)
Balance, September 30	$	1,512		$	1,561

	Interest Rate Cap Derivative Asset Designated as Hedging Instrument
	2014		2013
	(In Thousands)

Balance, July 1	$	462	$	—
Additions		—		738
Change in fair value through other
comprehensive income		76		(69	)
Balance, September 30	$	538	$	669

	Interest Rate Cap Derivative Asset Designated as Hedging Instrument
	2014			2013
	(In Thousands)

Balance, January 1	$	685		$	—
Additions		—			738
Change in fair value through other
comprehensive income		(147	)		(69	)
Balance, September 30	$	538		$	669

	Interest Rate Swap Liability
	2014			2013
	(In Thousands)

Balance, July 1	$	1,711		$	1,019
Change in fair value through earnings		(222	)		307
Balance, September 30	$	1,489		$	1,326

	Interest Rate Swap Liability
	2014			2013
	(In Thousands)

Balance, January 1	$	1,613		$	2,160
Change in fair value through earnings		(124	)		(834	)
Balance, September 30	$	1,489		$	1,326

Nonrecurring Measurements

The following tables present the fair value measurements of assets measured at fair value during the periods presented on a nonrecurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

			Fair Value Measurements Using
			Quoted prices
			in active
			markets		Other		Significant
			for identical		observable		unobservable
			assets		inputs		inputs
	Fair value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
	(In Thousands)
September 30, 2014
Impaired loans
One- to four-family residential construction	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Subdivision construction		275		—		—		275
Land development		3,952		—		—		3,952
Owner occupied one- to four-family residential		1,505		—		—		1,505
Non-owner occupied one- to four-family residential		954		—		—		954
Commercial real estate		5,343		—		—		5,343
Other residential		—		—		—		—
Commercial business		317		—		—		317
Consumer auto		46		—		—		46
Consumer other		411		—		—		411
Home equity lines of credit		239		—		—		239
Total impaired loans	$	13,042	$	—	$	—	$	13,042

Foreclosed assets held for sale	$	1,887	$	—	$	—	$	1,887

December 31, 2013
Impaired loans
One- to four-family residential construction	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Subdivision construction		145		—		—		145
Land development		1,474		—		—		1,474
Owner occupied one- to four-family residential		349		—		—		349
Non-owner occupied one- to four-family residential		388		—		—		388
Commercial real estate		5,224		—		—		5,224
Other residential		1,440		—		—		1,440
Commercial business		61		—		—		61
Consumer auto		19		—		—		19
Consumer other		275		—		—		275
Home equity lines of credit		70		—		—		70
Total impaired loans	$	9,445	$	—	$	—	$	9,445

Foreclosed assets held for sale	$	2,169	$	—	$	—	$	2,169

The following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and recognized in the accompanying statements of financial condition, as well as the general classification of such assets pursuant to the valuation hierarchy .

Loans Held for Sale. Mortgage loans held for sale are recorded at the lower of carrying value or fair value. The fair value of mortgage loans held for sale is based on what secondary markets are currently offering for portfolios with similar characteristics. As such, the Company classifies mortgage loans held for sale as Nonrecurring Level 2. Write-downs to fair value typically do not occur as the Company generally enters into commitments to sell individual mortgage loans at the time the loan is originated to reduce market risk. The Company typically does not have commercial loans held for sale. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the aggregate fair value of mortgage loans held for sale exceeded their cost. Accordingly, no mortgage loans held for sale were marked down and reported at fair value.

Impaired Loans. A loan is considered to be impaired when it is probable that all of the principal and interest due may not be collected according to its contractual terms. Generally, when a loan is considered impaired, the amount of reserve required under FASB ASC 310, Receivables , is measured based on the fair value of the underlying collateral. The Company makes such measurements on all material loans deemed impaired using the fair value of the collateral for collateral dependent loans. The fair value of collateral used by the Company is determined by obtaining an observable market price or by obtaining an appraised value from an independent, licensed or certified appraiser, using observable market data. This data includes information such as selling price of similar properties and capitalization rates of similar properties sold within the market, expected future cash flows or earnings of the subject property based on current market expectations, and other relevant factors. All appraised values are adjusted for market-related trends based on the Company’s experience in sales and other appraisals of similar property types as well as estimated selling costs. Each quarter management reviews all collateral dependent impaired loans on a loan-by-loan basis to determine whether updated appraisals are necessary based on loan performance, collateral type and guarantor support. At times, the Company measures the fair value of collateral dependent impaired loans using appraisals with dates prior to one year from the date of review. These appraisals are discounted by applying current, observable market data about similar property types such as sales contracts, estimations of value by individuals familiar with the market, other appraisals, sales or collateral assessments based on current market activity until updated appraisals are obtained. Depending on the length of time since an appraisal was performed and the data provided through our reviews, these appraisals are typically discounted 10-40%. The policy described above is the same for all types of collateral dependent impaired loans.

The Company records impaired loans as Nonrecurring Level 3. If a loan’s fair value as estimated by the Company is less than its carrying value, the Company either records a charge-off of the portion of the loan that exceeds the fair value or establishes a reserve within the allowance for loan losses specific to the loan. Loans for which such charge-offs or reserves were recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 or the year ended December 31, 2013, are shown in the table above (net of reserves).

Foreclosed Assets Held for Sale. Foreclosed assets held for sale are initially recorded at fair value less estimated cost to sell at the date of foreclosure. Subsequent to foreclosure, valuations are periodically performed by management and the assets are carried at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less estimated cost to sell. Foreclosed assets held for sale are classified as Level 3. The foreclosed assets represented in the table above have been re-measured during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 or the year ended December 31, 2013, subsequent to their initial transfer to foreclosed assets.

The following disclosure relates to financial assets for which it is not practicable for the Company to estimate the fair value at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013.

FDIC Indemnification Asset : As part of the Purchase and Assumption Agreements, the Bank and the FDIC entered into loss sharing agreements. These agreements cover realized losses on loans and foreclosed real estate, subject to certain limitations which are more fully described in Note 8 .

Under the TeamBank agreement, the FDIC agreed to reimburse the Bank for 80% of the first $115 million in realized losses and 95% for realized losses that exceed $115 million. The indemnification asset was originally recorded at fair value on the acquisition date (March 20, 2009) and at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the carrying value was $775,000 and $1.3 million, respectively.

Under the Vantus Bank agreement, the FDIC agreed to reimburse the Bank for 80% of the first $102 million in realized losses and 95% for realized losses that exceed $102 million. The indemnification asset was originally recorded at fair value on the acquisition date (September 4, 2009) and at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the carrying value of the FDIC indemnification asset was $844,000 and $2.3 million, respectively.

Under the Sun Security Bank agreement, the FDIC agreed to reimburse the Bank for 80% of realized losses. The indemnification asset was originally recorded at fair value on the acquisition date (October 7, 2011) and at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the carrying value of the FDIC indemnification asset was $6.4 million and $10.4 million, respectively.

Under the InterBank agreement, the FDIC agreed to reimburse the Bank for 80% of realized losses. The indemnification asset was originally recorded at fair value on the acquisition date (April 27, 2013) and at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the carrying value of the FDIC indemnification asset was $43.5 million and $58.8 million, respectively.

From the dates of acquisition, each of the four agreements extend ten years for 1-4 family real estate loans and five years for other loans. The loss sharing assets are measured separately from the loan portfolios because they are not contractually embedded in the loans and are not transferable with the loans should the Bank choose to dispose of them. Fair values on the acquisition dates were estimated using projected cash flows available for loss sharing based on the credit adjustments estimated for each loan pool and the loss sharing percentages. These cash flows were discounted to reflect the uncertainty of the timing and receipt of the loss sharing reimbursements from the FDIC. The loss sharing assets are also separately measured from the related foreclosed real estate. Although the assets are contractual receivables from the FDIC, they do not have effective interest rates. The Bank will collect the assets over the next several years. The amount ultimately collected will depend on the timing and amount of collections and charge-offs on the acquired assets covered by the loss sharing agreements. While the assets were recorded at their estimated fair values on the acquisition dates, it is not practicable to complete fair value analyses on a quarterly or annual basis. Estimating the fair value of the FDIC indemnification asset would involve preparing fair value analyses of the entire portfolios of loans and foreclosed assets covered by the loss sharing agreements from all four acquisitions on a quarterly or annual basis.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following methods were used to estimate the fair value of all other financial instruments recognized in the accompanying statements of financial condition at amounts other than fair value:

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Federal Home Loan Bank Stock. The carrying amount approximates fair value.

Loans and Interest Receivable. The fair value of loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities. Loans with similar characteristics are aggregated for purposes of the calculations. The carrying amount of accrued interest receivable approximates its fair value.

Deposits and Accrued Interest Payable. The fair value of demand deposits and savings accounts is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date, i.e., their carrying amounts. The fair value of fixed maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities. The carrying amount of accrued interest payable approximates its fair value.

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances. Rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities are used to estimate fair value of existing advances.

Short-Term Borrowings. The carrying amount approximates fair value.

Subordinated Debentures Issued to Capital Trusts. The subordinated debentures have floating rates that reset quarterly. The carrying amount of these debentures approximates their fair value.

Structured Repurchase Agreements. Structured repurchase agreements are collateralized borrowings from a counterparty. In addition to the principal amount owed, the counterparty also determines an amount that would be owed by either party in the event the agreement is terminated prior to maturity by the Company. The fair values of the structured repurchase agreements are estimated based on the amount the Company would be required to pay to terminate the agreement at the reporting date.

Commitments to Originate Loans, Letters of Credit and Lines of Credit. The fair value of commitments is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. For fixed rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and the committed rates. The fair value of letters of credit is based on fees currently charged for similar agreements or on the estimated cost to terminate them or otherwise settle the obligations with the counterparties at the reporting date.

The following table presents estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments. The fair values of certain of these instruments were calculated by discounting expected cash flows, which method involves significant judgments by management and uncertainties. Fair value is the estimated amount at which financial assets or liabilities could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale. Because no market exists for certain of these financial instruments and because management does not intend to sell these financial instruments, the Company does not know whether the fair values shown below represent values at which the respective financial instruments could be sold individually or in the aggregate.

	September 30, 2014						December 31, 2013
	Carrying		Fair		Hierarchy		Carrying		Fair		Hierarchy
	Amount		Value		Level		Amount		Value		Level
	(In Thousands)
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	221,386	$	221,386		1	$	227,925	$	227,925		1
Held-to-maturity securities		450		505		2		805		912		2
Mortgage loans held for sale		30,361		30,361		2		7,239		7,239		2
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses		2,921,310		2,931,098		3		2,439,530		2,442,917		3
Accrued interest receivable		11,214		11,214		3		11,408		11,408		3
Investment in FHLB stock		12,013		12,013		3		9,822		9,822		3

Financial liabilities
Deposits		3,071,170		3,076,464		3		2,808,626		2,813,779		3
FHLB advances		190,664		193,004		3		126,757		131,281		3
Short-term borrowings		172,983		172,983		3		136,109		136,109		3
Structured repurchase agreements		—		—		3		50,000		53,485		3
Subordinated debentures		30,929		30,929		3		30,929		30,929		3
Accrued interest payable		1,024		1,024		3		1,099		1,099		3
Unrecognized financial instruments (net of
contractual value)
Commitments to originate loans		—		—		3		—		—		3
Letters of credit		31		31		3		76		76		3
Lines of credit		—		—		3		—		—		3

NOTE 15: DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources and duration of its assets and liabilities. In the normal course of business, the Company may use derivative financial instruments (primarily interest rate swaps) from time to time to assist in its interest rate risk management. The Company has interest rate derivatives that result from a service provided to certain qualifying loan customers that are not used to manage interest rate risk in the Company’s assets or liabilities and are not designated in a qualifying hedging relationship. The Company manages a matched book with respect to its derivative instruments in order to minimize its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. In addition, the Company has interest rate derivatives that are designated in a qualified hedging relationship.

Nondesignated Hedges

The Company has interest rate swaps that are not designated in qualifying hedging relationships. Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and result from a service the Company provides to certain loan customers, which the Company began offering during the fourth quarter of 2011. The Company executes interest rate swaps with commercial banking customers to facilitate their respective risk management strategies. Those interest rate swaps are simultaneously hedged by offsetting interest rate swaps that the Company executes with a third party, such that the Company minimizes its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. As the interest rate swaps associated with this program do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the customer swaps and the offsetting swaps are recognized directly in earnings. As of September 30, 2014, the Company had 27 interest rate swaps totaling $127.9 million in notional amount with commercial customers, and 27 interest rate swaps with the same notional amount with third parties related to this program. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had 24 interest rate swaps totaling $114.0 million in notional amount with commercial customers, and 24 interest rate swaps with the same notional amount with third parties related to this program. In addition, seven interest rate swaps were added as a result of certain loans acquired in the Valley Bank transaction. Valley’s program did not include back to back swaps with the customer; there is only a swap with a counterparty. At September 30, 2014, the notional amount of these swaps was $7.8 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized a net gain of $10,000 and a net loss of $125,000, respectively, in noninterest income related to changes in the fair value of these swaps. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized a net loss of $223,000 and a net gain of $283,000, respectively, in noninterest income related to changes in the fair value of these swaps.

Cash Flow Hedges

As a strategy to maintain acceptable levels of exposure to the risk of changes in future cash flows due to interest rate fluctuations, the Company entered into two interest rate cap agreements for a portion of its floating rate debt associated with its trust preferred securities. The agreement with a notional amount of $25 million states that the Company will pay interest on its trust preferred debt in accordance with the original debt terms at a rate of 3-month LIBOR + 1.60%. Should interest rates rise above a certain threshold, the counterparty will reimburse the Company for interest paid such that the Company will have an effective interest rate on that portion of its trust preferred securities no higher than 2.37%. The second agreement with a notional amount of $5 million states that the Company will pay interest on its trust preferred debt in accordance with the original debt terms at a rate of 3-month LIBOR + 1.40%. Should interest rates rise above a certain threshold, the counterparty will reimburse the Company for interest paid such that the Company will have an effective interest rate on that portion of its trust preferred securities no higher than 2.17%. The agreements were effective on August 1, 2013 and July 1, 2013, respectively, and each has a term of four years.

The effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses on the derivative representing either hedge ineffectiveness or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in current earnings.

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition:

	Location in	Fair Value
	Consolidated Statements	September 30,		December 31,
	of Financial Condition	2014		2013
		(In Thousands)
Derivatives designated as
hedging instruments

Interest rate caps	Prepaid expenses and other assets	$	538	$	685

Total derivatives designated
as hedging instruments		$	538	$	685

Derivatives not designated
as hedging instruments

Asset Derivatives
Interest rate products	Prepaid expenses and other assets	$	1,512	$	1,859

Total derivatives not designated
as hedging instruments		$	1,512	$	1,859

Liability Derivatives
Interest rate products	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	$	1,489	$	1,613

Total derivatives not designated
as hedging instruments		$	1,489	$	1,613

The following table presents the effect of derivative instruments on the statements of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013:

	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI
Cash Flow Hedges	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013
	(In Thousands)

Interest rate cap	$	53	$	( 45	)

	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI
Cash Flow Hedges	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014			2013
	(In Thousands)

Interest rate cap	$	(90	)	$	( 45	)

Agreements with Derivative Counterparties

The Company has agreements with its derivative counterparties. If the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness, including default where repayment of the indebtedness has not been accelerated by the lender, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations. If the Bank fails to maintain its status as a well-capitalized institution, then the counterparty could terminate the derivative positions and the Company would be required to settle its obligations under the agreements. Similarly, the Company could be required to settle its obligations under certain of its agreements if certain regulatory events occurred, such as the issuance of a formal directive, or if the Company’s credit rating is downgraded below a specified level.

As of September 30, 2014, the termination value of derivatives in a net liability position, which included accrued interest but excluded any adjustment for nonperformance risk, related to these agreements was $820,000. The Company has minimum collateral posting thresholds with its derivative counterparties. The Company’s activity with its derivative counterparties had previously met the level in which the minimum collateral posting thresholds take effect and the Company had posted $1.3 million of collateral to satisfy the agreements at September 30, 2014. If the Company had breached any of these provisions at September 30, 2014, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at the termination value.

NOTE 16: FDIC-ASSISTED ACQUISITION

On June 20, 2014, Great Southern Bank entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with the FDIC to purchase a substantial portion of the loans and investment securities, as well as certain other assets, and assume all of the deposits, as well as certain other liabilities, of Valley Bank (“Valley”), a full-service bank headquartered in Moline, IL, with significant operations in Iowa. The provisional fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction were as follows:

	June 20,
	2014
	(In Thousands)
Cash	$	2,729
Due from banks		106,680
Cash and cash equivalents		109,409

Investment securities		88,513
Loans receivable, net of discount on loans purchased of $30,102		165,098
Accrued interest receivable		1,004
Premises		10,850
Core deposit intangible		2,800
Other assets		1,060
Total assets acquired		378,734

Liabilities
Demand and savings deposits		186,902
Time deposits		179,125
Total deposits		366,027

Securities sold under reverse repurchase agreements with customers		567
Accounts payable		561
Accrued interest payable		182
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		592
Total liabilities assumed		367,929

Gain recognized on business acquisition	$	10,805

Under the terms of the Purchase and Assumption Agreement, the FDIC agreed to transfer net assets to Great Southern at a discount of $37.5 million to compensate Great Southern for estimated losses related to the loans acquired. No premium was paid to the FDIC for the deposits, resulting in a net purchase discount of $37.5 million. Details related to the transfer are as follows:

	June 20,
	2014
	(In Thousands)

Net liabilities as determined by the FDIC	$	(21,897	)
Cash transferred by the FDIC		59,394
Discount per Purchase and Assumption Agreement		37,497

Purchase accounting adjustments
Loans		(28,088	)
Deposits		(399	)
Investments		(1,005	)
Core deposit intangible		2,800

Gain recognized on business acquisition	$	10,805

The acquisition of the net assets of Valley was determined to constitute a business acquisition in accordance with FASB ASC 805. FASB ASC 805 allows a measurement period of up to one year to adjust initial fair value estimates as of the acquisition date. Therefore, provisional measurements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded on a preliminary basis at fair value on the date of acquisition. Based upon the preliminary acquisition date fair values of the net assets acquired, no goodwill was recorded. The transaction resulted in a preliminary bargain purchase gain of $10.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014. The transaction also resulted in the recording of a deferred tax liability in the initial amount of $3.6 million.

The carrying amount of assets related to the Valley Bank transaction at June 20, 2014 (the acquisition date), consisted of impaired loans required to be accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC 310-30 and other loans not subject to the specific criteria of FASB ASC 310-30, but accounted for under the guidance of FASB ASC 310-30 (FASB ASC 310-30 by Policy Loans) as shown in the following table:

			FASB ASC
	FASB		310-30
	ASC		by
	310-30		Policy
	Loans		Loans			Total
	(In Thousands)

Loans	$	3,920	$	161,178	$	165,098

On the acquisition date, the preliminary estimate of the contractually required payments receivable for all FASB ASC 310-30 loans acquired was $5.7 million, the cash flows expected to be collected were $4.0 million including interest, and the estimated fair value of the loans was $3.9 million. These amounts were determined based upon the estimated remaining life of the underlying loans, which include the effects of estimated prepayments. At June 20, 2014, a majority of these loans were valued based on the liquidation value of the underlying collateral, because the expected cash flows were primarily based on the liquidation of underlying collateral and the timing and amount of the cash flows could not be reasonably estimated.

On the acquisition date, the preliminary estimate of the contractually required payments receivable for all FASB ASC 310-30 by Policy Loans acquired in the acquisition was $187.4 million, of which $28.4 million of cash flows were not expected to be collected, and the estimated fair value of the loans was $161.2 million. A majority of these loans were valued as of their acquisition dates based on the liquidation value of the underlying collateral, because the expected cash flows were primarily based on the liquidation of underlying collateral and the timing and amount of the cash flows could not be reasonably estimated.

At September 30, 2014, the Company has finalized its initial analysis of these loans without adjustments to the preliminary estimated recorded carrying values.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION

Forward-looking Statements

When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in other documents filed or furnished by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), in the Company's press releases or other public or stockholder communications, and in oral statements made with the approval of an authorized executive officer, the words or phrases "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," "intends" or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, (i) non-interest expense reductions from the Great Southern banking center consolidation might be less than anticipated and the costs of the consolidation and impairment of the value of the affected premises might be greater than expected; (ii) expected cost savings, synergies and other benefits from the Company’s merger and acquisition activities, including but not limited to the recently completed Valley Bank FDIC-assisted transaction, might not be realized within the anticipated time frames or at all, the amount of the gain the Company ultimately recognizes from the recently completed Valley Bank FDIC-assisted transaction might be materially different from the preliminary gain recorded, and costs or difficulties relating to integration matters, including but not limited to customer and employee retention, might be greater than expected; (iii) changes in economic conditions, either nationally or in the Company’s market areas; (iv) fluctuations in interest rates; (v) the risks of lending and investing activities, including changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; (vi) the possibility of other-than-temporary impairments of securities held in the Company’s securities portfolio; (vii) the Company’s ability to access cost-effective funding; (viii) fluctuations in real estate values and both residential and commercial real estate market conditions; (ix) demand for loans and deposits in the Company’s market areas; (x) legislative or regulatory changes that adversely affect the Company’s business, including, without limitation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and its implementing regulations, and the overdraft protection regulations and customers’ responses thereto; (xi) monetary and fiscal policies of the Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Government and other governmental initiatives affecting the financial services industry; (xii) results of examinations of the Company and Great Southern by their regulators, including the possibility that the regulators may, among other things, require the Company to increase its allowance for loan losses or to write-down assets; (xiii) the uncertainties arising from the Company’s participation in the Small Business Lending Fund program, including uncertainties concerning the potential future redemption by us of the U.S. Treasury’s preferred stock investment under the program, including the timing of, regulatory approvals for, and conditions placed upon, any such redemption; (xiv) costs and effects of litigation, including settlements and judgments; and (xv) competition. The Company wishes to advise readers that the factors listed above and other risks described from time to time in documents filed or furnished by the Company with the SEC could affect the Company's financial performance and could cause the Company's actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements.

The Company does not undertake-and specifically declines any obligation- to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

Critical Accounting Policies, Judgments and Estimates

The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and general practices within the financial services industry. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Allowance for Loan Losses and Valuation of Foreclosed Assets

The Company believes that the determination of the allowance for loan losses involves a higher degree of judgment and complexity than its other significant accounting policies. The allowance for loan losses is calculated with the objective of maintaining an allowance level believed by management to be sufficient to absorb estimated loan losses. Management's determination of the adequacy of the allowance is based on periodic evaluations of the loan portfolio and other relevant factors. However, this evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates of, among other things, expected default probabilities, loss once loans default, expected commitment usage, the amounts and

timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans, value of collateral, estimated losses, and general amounts for historical loss experience.

The process also considers economic conditions, uncertainties in estimating losses and inherent risks in the loan portfolio. All of these factors may be susceptible to significant change. To the extent actual outcomes differ from management estimates, additional provisions for loan losses may be required which would adversely impact earnings in future periods. In addition, the Bank’s regulators could require additional provisions for loan losses as part of their examination process.

Additional discussion of the allowance for loan losses is included in "Item 1. Business - Allowances for Losses on Loans and Foreclosed Assets." Inherent in this process is the evaluation of individual significant credit relationships. From time to time certain credit relationships may deteriorate due to payment performance, cash flow of the borrower, value of collateral, or other factors. In these instances, management may have to revise its loss estimates and assumptions for these specific credits due to changing circumstances. In some cases, additional losses may be realized; in other instances, the factors that led to the deterioration may improve or the credit may be refinanced elsewhere and allocated allowances may be released from the particular credit. For the periods included in the financial statements contained in this report, management's overall methodology for evaluating the allowance for loan losses has not changed significantly.

In addition, the Company considers that the determination of the valuations of foreclosed assets held for sale involves a high degree of judgment and complexity. The carrying value of foreclosed assets reflects management’s best estimate of the amount to be realized from the sales of the assets. While the estimate is generally based on a valuation by an independent appraiser or recent sales of similar properties, the amount that the Company realizes from the sales of the assets could differ materially from the carrying value reflected in the financial statements, resulting in losses that could adversely impact earnings in future periods.

Carrying Value of Loans Acquired in FDIC-assisted Transactions and Indemnification Asset

The Company considers that the determination of the carrying value of loans acquired in the FDIC-assisted transactions and the carrying value of the related FDIC indemnification assets involve a high degree of judgment and complexity. The carrying value of the acquired loans and the FDIC indemnification assets reflect management’s best ongoing estimates of the amounts to be realized on each of these assets. The Company determined initial fair value accounting estimates of the assumed assets and liabilities in accordance with FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations . However, the amount that the Company realizes on these assets could differ materially from the carrying value reflected in its financial statements, based upon the timing of collections on the acquired loans in future periods. Because of the loss sharing agreements with the FDIC on certain of these assets, the Company should not incur any significant losses related to these assets. To the extent the actual values realized for the acquired loans are different from the estimates, the indemnification asset will generally be impacted in an offsetting manner due to the loss sharing support from the FDIC. Subsequent to the initial valuation, the Company continues to monitor identified loan pools and related loss sharing assets for changes in estimated cash flows projected for the loan pools, anticipated credit losses and changes in the accretable yield. Analysis of these variables requires significant estimates and a high degree of judgment. See Note 8 “Acquired Loans, Loss Sharing Agreements and FDIC Indemnification Assets” included in Item 1 for additional information regarding the TeamBank, Vantus Bank, Sun Security Bank, InterBank and Valley Bank FDIC-assisted transactions.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives are subject to an impairment test at least annually and more frequently if circumstances indicate their value may not be recoverable. Goodwill is tested for impairment using a process that estimates the fair value of each of the Company’s reporting units compared with its carrying value. The Company defines reporting units as a level below each of its operating segments for which there is discrete financial information that is regularly reviewed. As of September 30, 2014, the Company has one reporting unit to which goodwill has been allocated – the Bank. If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, then no impairment is recorded. If the carrying value amount exceeds the fair value of a reporting unit, further testing is completed comparing the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill to its carrying value to measure the amount of impairment. Intangible assets that are not amortized will be tested for impairment at least annually by comparing the fair values of those assets to their carrying values. At September 30, 2014, goodwill consisted of $1.2 million at the Bank reporting unit. Goodwill increased $790,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2014,

due to the acquisition of certain loans, deposits and other assets of Boulevard Bank. Other identifiable intangible assets that are subject to amortization are amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of seven years. At September 30, 2014, the amortizable intangible assets consisted of core deposit intangibles of $6.8 million, including $2.7 million related to the Valley Bank transaction in June 2014. These amortizable intangible assets are reviewed for impairment if circumstances indicate their value may not be recoverable based on a comparison of fair value.

While the Company believes no impairment existed at September 30, 2014, different conditions or assumptions used to measure fair value of reporting units, or changes in cash flows or profitability, if significantly negative or unfavorable, could have a material adverse effect on the outcome of the Company’s impairment evaluation in the future.

Current Economic Conditions

Changes in economic conditions could cause the values of assets and liabilities recorded in the financial statements to change rapidly, resulting in material future adjustments in asset values, the allowance for loan losses, or capital that could negatively impact the Company’s ability to meet regulatory capital requirements and maintain sufficient liquidity.

The previous economic downturn elevated unemployment levels and negatively impacted consumer confidence. It also had a detrimental impact on industry-wide performance nationally as well as the Company's Midwest market areas. Since 2012, improvement in several economic indicators have been noted, including increasing consumer confidence levels, increased economic activity and a continued decline in unemployment levels.

The national unemployment rate decreased from 6.7% as of December 2013 to 5.9% in September 2014. Unemployment levels as of September 2014 decreased from the December 2013 levels in all but two of the states in which Great Southern has offices . All but two states boasted unemployment levels lower or equal to the national unemployment rate. Unemployment rates as of September 2014 follow: Missouri at 6.3%, Arkansas at 6.2%, Kansas at 4.8%, Iowa at 4.6%, Nebraska at 3.6%, Minnesota at 4.1%, Oklahoma at 4.7% and Texas at 5.2%. Four of these eight states had unemployment rates among the eleven lowest in the country. Of the larger metropolitan areas in which Great Southern does business (based on September 2014 information), the St. Louis market area continues to carry the highest level of unemployment at 6.3%, which is a decrease from the 6.6% rate reported as of December 2013. The unemployment rate at 5.1% for the Springfield market area was well below national and state unemployment averages. Metropolitan areas in Iowa and Nebraska boasted unemployment levels ranging from 2.8% - 4.4%, ranking them among the lowest unemployment levels in the nation.

Annualized, inflation-adjusted GDP growth settled at 4.6% in the second quarter of 2014, rebounding from a negative first quarter (which was attributed partially to adverse weather conditions). The growth exceeded market expectation, particularly considering international headlines. The ABA’s Economic Advisory Committee, a council of 14 chief economists from large banking organizations, has forecasted real GDP rising 3% for the remainder of 2014, with the unemployment rate trending lower. The improvement in economic factors has allowed policy makers to scale back on economic stimuli put in place in past years to combat financial turmoil. The Federal Reserve completed its bond purchase program in October 2014 and we believe that increases in short-term interest rates could begin around the middle of 2015.

Consumer confidence continues to contribute heavily to GDP growth with consumer spending gaining momentum based on July and August retail sales. Consumer confidence rebounded in October 2014 based on a more favorable assessment of the current job market and business conditions with the Consumer Sentiment index survey published by Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan indicating levels exceeding analysts’ expectations and marking the highest level since July 2007.

Sales of new single-family houses reached a six-year high in September, hitting an annual pace of 467,000 units. New home sales in September were 0.2% above the pace of revised August sales. The Midwest region saw the largest improvement at 12.3%.

The median sales price of new houses sold in September 2014 was $259,000; the average sales price was $313,200. The seasonally adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of September was 207,000 which represented a supply of 5.3 months at the current sales rate.

Existing-home sales rose 2.4% in September 2014 to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.17 million units annually, according to the National Association of Realtors. National sales were at their highest pace of the year but remain 1.7% below last year’s level. In the Midwest, existing home sales declined 5.6% to a level of 1.17 million units in September reflecting a 4.9% decline from September 2013. The median price in the Midwest was $165,100, up 4.9% from a year ago. Overall, pending home sales rose nationally in September 2014 reflecting a 1% increase from the same time frame in 2013.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 3.97% during the week of October 12 – 18, 2014, its lowest level since June 2013.

Permit activity continues to be constrained at least partially due to smaller builders’ limited access to credit, builder concerns about the re-emergence of entry-level consumers to the market in the face of student debt and tighter credit underwriting standards and a general decline in affordability and purchase power over the last year. While tight inventories will help to sustain price growth, it also limits turnover and could further erode affordability. Without a stronger response from home builders, consumers may struggle with options and affordability if income growth cannot compensate. For our market areas, permit activity annualized through September 2014 indicates a potential increase of 10% over 2013 levels. These numbers may fluctuate significantly based on a variety of factors.

The performance of commercial real estate markets also improved substantially in the Company’s market areas as shown by increased real estate sales activity and financing of those activities. According to real estate services firm CoStar Group, retail, office and industrial types of commercial real estate properties continue to show improvement in occupancy, absorption and rental income, both nationally and in our market areas.

While current economic indicators for the Midwest show improvement in employment, housing starts and prices, commercial real estate occupancy, absorption and rental income, our management will continue to closely monitor regional, national and global economic conditions as these could have significant impacts on our market areas.

General

The profitability of the Company and, more specifically, the profitability of its primary subsidiary, Great Southern Bank (the "Bank"), depends primarily on its net interest income, as well as provisions for loan losses and the level of non-interest income and non-interest expense. Net interest income is the difference between the interest income the Bank earns on its loan and investment portfolios, and the interest it pays on interest-bearing liabilities, which consists mainly of interest paid on deposits and borrowings. Net interest income is affected by the relative amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rates earned or paid on these balances. When interest-earning assets approximate or exceed interest-bearing liabilities, any positive interest rate spread will generate net interest income.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Great Southern's total assets increased $349.2 million, or 9.8%, from $3.56 billion at December 31, 2013, to $3.91 billion at September 30, 2014. Full details of the current period changes in total assets are provided in the “Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013” section of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Loans. In the nine months ended September 30, 2014, net loans increased $481.8 million, or 19.8%, from $2.44 billion at December 31, 2013, to $2.92 billion at September 30, 2014. Partially offsetting the increases in loans were decreases of $40.7 million in the FDIC-covered loan portfolios. The net carrying value of the loans acquired in the Valley Bank transaction (acquired non-covered loans) was $152.5 million at September 30, 2014. Excluding acquired covered loans, acquired non-covered loans and mortgage loans held for sale, total loans increased $367.7 million from December 31, 2013 to September 30, 2014, with increases in several loan types. The increase was primarily due to the Valley Bank acquisition and loan growth in our existing banking center network, as well as loans originated through our new commercial loan production offices in Tulsa, Okla., and Dallas, Texas. As loan demand is affected by a variety of factors, including general economic conditions, and because of the competition we face and our focus on pricing discipline and credit quality, we cannot be assured that our loan growth will match or exceed the level of increases achieved in this period or prior years. The Company's strategy continues to be focused on maintaining credit risk and interest rate risk at appropriate levels.

Loan growth has occurred in several loan types and has come from most of Great Southern’s primary lending locations, including Springfield, St. Louis, Kansas City, Des Moines, Omaha and Minneapolis. The lending offices in Dallas and Tulsa have now been open for several months and are generating new loans as well. Net loan balances have increased primarily in the areas of commercial real estate, commercial construction and consumer loans. Generally, the Company considers these types of loans to involve a higher degree of risk compared to some other types of loans, such as first mortgage loans on one- to four-family, owner-occupied residential properties, and has established certain minimum underwriting standards to assure portfolio quality. For commercial real estate and construction loans, these standards and procedures include, but are not limited to, an analysis of the borrower’s financial condition, collateral, repayment ability, verification of liquid assets and credit history as required by loan type. In addition, geographic diversity of collateral, lower loan-to-value ratios and limitations on speculative construction projects help to mitigate overall risk in these loans. It has been, and continues to be, Great Southern’s practice to verify information from potential borrowers regarding assets, income or payment ability and credit ratings as applicable and as required by the authority approving the loan. Underwriting standards also include loan-to-value ratios which vary depending on collateral type, debt service coverage ratios or debt payment to income ratios, where applicable, credit histories, use of guaranties and other recommended terms

relating to equity requirements, amortization, and maturity. Great Southern’s loan committee reviews and approves all new loan originations in excess of lender approval authorities. Consumer loans are primarily secured by used motor vehicles and these loans are also subject to certain minimum underwriting standards to assure portfolio quality. Great Southern’s consumer underwriting and pricing standards have been fairly consistent over the past several years. The underwriting standards employed by Great Southern for consumer loans include a determination of the applicant's payment history on other debts, credit scores, employment history and an assessment of ability to meet existing obligations and payments on the proposed loan. Although creditworthiness of the applicant is of primary consideration, the underwriting process also includes a comparison of the value of the security, if any, in relation to the proposed loan amount. See “ITEM 1. BUSINESS – Lending Activities – General, – Commercial Real Estate and Construction Lending, and – Consumer Lending” in the Company’s December 31, 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

While our policy allows us to lend up to 90% of the appraised value on single-family properties, originations of loans with loan-to-value ratios at those levels are minimal. When they are made at those levels, private mortgage insurance is typically required for loan amounts above the 80% level unless our analysis determines minimal additional risk to be involved; therefore, these loans are not considered to have more risk to us than other residential loans. We consider these lending practices to be consistent with, or more conservative than, what we believe to be the norm for banks our size. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, an estimated 0.3% and 0.4%, respectively, of total owner occupied one- to four-family residential loans had loan-to-value ratios above 100% at origination. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, an estimated 1.8% and 0.5%, respectively, of total non-owner occupied one- to four-family residential loans had loan-to-value ratios above 100% at origination.

At September 30, 2014, troubled debt restructurings totaled $52.1 million, or 1.8% of total loans, down $2.0 million from $54.1 million, or 2.3% of total loans, at December 31, 2013. Concessions granted to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties may include a reduction in the interest rate on the loan, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance or other actions intended to maximize collection. While the types of concessions made have not changed as a result of the economic recession, the number of concessions granted has increased as reflected in the continued high level of troubled debt restructurings. Generally, the total dollar amount of new troubled debt restructurings has been less in 2013 and 2014 than it was in the years 2008 through 2012. During the three months ended September 30, 2014, no loans were restructured into multiple new loans. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, two loans totaling $337,000 were each restructured into multiple new loans. During the year ended December 31, 2013, four loans totaling $3.5 million were each restructured into multiple new loans. For further information on troubled debt restructurings, see Note 7 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this report.

The loss sharing agreements with the FDIC are subject to limitations on the types of losses covered and the length of time losses are covered, and are conditioned upon the Bank complying with its requirements in the agreements with the FDIC, including requirements regarding servicing and other loan administration matters. The loss sharing agreements extend for ten years for single family real estate loans and for five years for other loans. At September 30, 2014, approximately four and one half years remained on the loss sharing agreement for single family real estate loans acquired from TeamBank and the remaining loans had an estimated average life of two to ten years. At September 30, 2014, approximately five years remained on the loss sharing agreement for single family real estate loans acquired from Vantus Bank and the remaining loans had an estimated average life of three to twelve years. At September 30, 2014, approximately seven years remained on the loss sharing agreement for single family real estate loans acquired from Sun Security Bank and the remaining loans had an estimated average life of four to twelve years. At September 30, 2014, approximately seven and one half years remained on the loss sharing agreement for single family real estate loans acquired from InterBank and the remaining loans had an estimated average life of six to thirteen years. The loss sharing agreement for non-single-family loans acquired from TeamBank ended on March 31, 2014. Any additional losses subsequent to that date in the non-single-family TeamBank portfolio are not be eligible for loss sharing coverage. The remaining loans in the portfolio had an estimated average life of two to seven years and had a carrying value of $28.3 million at September 30, 2014. The loss sharing agreement for non-single-family loans acquired from Vantus Bank ended on September 30, 2014. Going forward, any additional losses in the non-single-family Vantus Bank portfolio will not be eligible for loss sharing coverage. The remaining loans in the portfolio had an estimated average life of one to seven years and had a carrying value of $23.5 million at September 30, 2014. At September 30, 2014, approximately two years remained on the loss sharing agreement for non-single-family loans acquired from Sun Security Bank and the remaining loans had an estimated average life of one to two years. At September 30, 2014, approximately two and one half years remained on the loss sharing agreement for non-single-family loans acquired from InterBank and the remaining loans had an estimated average life of two to four years. While the expected repayments for certain of the acquired loans extend beyond the terms of the loss sharing agreements, the Bank has identified and will continue to identify problem loans and will make every effort to resolve them within the time limits of the agreements. The Company may sell any loans remaining at the end of the loss sharing agreement subject to the approval of the FDIC. Acquired loan pools are currently included in the analysis and estimation of the allowance for loan losses. However, when the loss sharing agreements end, the allowance for loan losses related to any acquired loans retained in the portfolio may need to increase if additional weakness or losses are determined to be in the portfolio subsequent to the end of the loss sharing agreements. The loss sharing agreements and their related limitations are described in detail in Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this report.

The level of non-performing loans and foreclosed assets affects our net interest income and net income. We generally do not accrue interest income on these loans and do not recognize interest income until the loans are repaid or interest payments have been made for a period of time sufficient to provide evidence of performance on the loans. Generally, the higher the level of non-performing assets, the greater the negative impact on interest income and net income.

Available-for-sale Securities. In the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Great Southern's available-for-sale securities decreased $130.1 million, or 23.4%, from $555.3 million at December 31, 2013, to $425.2 million at September 30, 2014. The decrease was primarily due to the sale of the Company’s Small Business Administration loan pools securities and other mortgage-backed securities during the period and normal monthly payments received related to the portfolio of mortgage-backed securities. The Small Business Administration securities were sold at a gain of $569,000. The Valley Bank securities acquired in June 2014 were sold in July 2014 at a gain of approximately $175,000.

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Great Southern had cash and cash equivalents of $221.4 million at September 30, 2014, a decrease of $6.5 million, or 2.9%, from $227.9 million at December 31, 2013. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily due to the repayment of $130 million of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) advances and structured repurchase agreements and the origination of new loans. Offsetting these decreases were increases of $109 million of cash and cash equivalents received in the Valley Bank FDIC-assisted acquisition in June 2014, $80 million of cash received related to the Boulevard Bank transaction in March 2014, and proceeds received from the sale of certain of the Company’s investment securities during the period.

Deposits. The Company attracts deposit accounts through its retail branch network, correspondent banking and corporate services areas, and brokered deposits. The Company then utilizes these deposit funds, along with FHLBank advances and other borrowings, to meet loan demand or otherwise fund its activities. In the nine months ended September 30, 2014, total deposit balances increased $262.5 million, or 9.4%. Approximately $366 million of deposits were acquired in the FDIC-assisted acquisition of Valley Bank in June 2014. Approximately $92 million of deposits were acquired in the Boulevard Bank transaction in March 2014. Transaction account balances increased $131.9 million to $1.95 billion at September 30, 2014, up from $1.81 billion at December 31, 2013, while retail certificates of deposit increased $70.0 million to $937.6 million at September 30, 2014, up from $867.6 million at December 31, 2013. In addition, at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, Bank customer deposits totaling $37.0 million and $76.3 million, respectively, were part of the CDARS program which allows Bank customers to maintain balances in an insured manner that would otherwise exceed the FDIC deposit insurance limit. The FDIC counts these deposits as brokered, but these are deposit accounts that we generate with customers in our local markets. Brokered deposits were $150 million at September 30, 2014, an increase of $100 million from $50 million at December 31, 2013. The Company elected to increase brokered deposits to fund a portion of its loan growth during the period.

While deposits acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, totaled $458 million, total deposit balances increased $262 million during this same period. Deposits obtained in the Valley Bank transaction totaling $114 million included certificates of deposit generated through internet bulletin boards. The Company was allowed to reduce the rate paid on these deposits and did so. In turn, the customer was allowed to withdraw these funds without penalty. Approximately $80 million of these deposits were withdrawn through September 30, 2014. Additionally, deposit balances have decreased as the Company has elected to reduce interest rates on certain types of certificates of deposit, as well as certain types of NOW and money market accounts, including accounts with collateralized deposit balances.

Our deposit balances may fluctuate depending on customer preferences and our relative need for funding. We do not consider our retail certificates of deposit to be guaranteed long-term funding because customers can withdraw their funds at any time with minimal interest penalty. When loan demand trends upward, we can increase rates paid on deposits to increase deposit balances and utilize brokered deposits to provide additional funding. Because the Federal Funds rate is already very low, there may be a negative impact on the Company’s net interest income due to the Company’s inability to lower its funding costs significantly in the current low interest rate environment, although interest rates on assets may decline further. The level of competition for deposits in our markets is high. While it is our goal to gain de posit market share, particularly checking accounts, in our branch footprint, we cannot be assured of this in future periods. In addition, while we have been generally lowering our deposit rates over the past several quarters, increasing rates paid on deposits can attract deposits if needed; however, this could negatively impact the Company’s net interest margin.

Our ability to fund growth in future periods may also depend on our ability to continue to access brokered deposits and FHLBank advances. In times when our loan demand has outpaced our generation of new deposits, we have utilized brokered deposits and FHLBank advances to fund these loans. These funding sources have been attractive to us because we can create either fixed or variable rate funding, as desired, which more closely matches the interest rate nature of much of our loan portfolio. While we do not currently anticipate that our ability to access these sources will be reduced or eliminated in future periods, if this should happen, the limitation on our ability to fund additional loans could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Net Interest Income and Interest Rate Risk Management. Our net interest income may be affected positively or negatively by changes in market interest rates. A portion of our loan portfolio is tied to the "prime rate" and adjusts immediately when this rate adjusts (subject to the effect of loan interest rate floors, which are discussed below). We monitor our sensitivity to interest rate changes on an ongoing basis (see "Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk"). In addition, our net interest income may be impacted by changes in the cash flows expected to be received from acquired loan pools. As described in Note 8 of the Notes to the Consolidated

Financial Statements contained in this report , the Company’s evaluation of cash flows expected to be received from acquired loan pools is on-going and increases in cash flow expectations are recognized as increases in accretable yield through interest income. Decreases in cash flow expectations are recognized as impairments through the allowance for loan losses.

The current level and shape of the interest rate yield curve poses challenges for interest rate risk management. The FRB last changed interest rates on December 16, 2008. Great Southern has a significant portfolio of loans which are tied to a "prime rate" of interest. Most of these loans are tied to some national index of "prime," while some are indexed to "Great Southern prime." The Company has elected to leave its “Great Southern prime rate” of interest at 5.00%. This does not affect a large number of customers, as a majority of the loans indexed to “Great Southern prime” are already at interest rate floors which are provided for in individual loan documents. But for the interest rate floors, a rate cut by the FRB generally would have an anticipated immediate negative impact on the Company’s net interest income due to the large total balance of loans which generally adjust immediately as the Federal Funds rate adjusts. Loans at their floor rates are subject to the risk that borrowers will seek to refinance elsewhere at the lower market rate, however. Because the Federal Funds rate is already very low, there may also be a negative impact on the Company's net interest income due to the Company's inability to lower its funding costs significantly in the current environment, although interest rates on assets may decline further. Conversely, interest rate increases would normally result in increased interest rates on our prime-based loans. The interest rate floors in effect may limit the immediate increase in interest rates on these loans, until such time as rates rise above the floors. However, the Company may have to increase rates paid on deposits to maintain deposit balances and pay higher rates on borrowings. The impact of the low rate environment on our net interest margin in future periods is expected to be fairly neutral. As our time deposits mature in future periods, may be able to reduce rates somewhat as they renew. However, any margin gained by these rate reductions is likely to be offset by reduced yields from our investment securities and our existing loan portfolio as payments are made and the proceeds are potentially reinvested at lower rates. Interest rates on adjustable rate loans may reset lower according to their contractual terms and new loans may be originated at lower market rates. For further discussion of the processes used to manage our exposure to interest rate risk, see “Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk – How We Measure the Risks to Us Associated with Interest Rate Changes.”

The negative impact of declining loan interest rates has been mitigated by the positive effects of the Company’s loans which have interest rate floors. At September 30, 2014, the Company had a portfolio (excluding the loans acquired in the FDIC-assisted transactions) of prime-based loans totaling approximately $504 million with rates that change immediately with changes to the prime rate of interest. Of those loans, $475 million also had interest rate floors. These floors were at varying rates, with $15 million of these loans having floor rates of 7.0% or greater and another $251 million of these loans having floor rates between 5.0% and 7.0%. In addition, $209 million of these loans have floor rates between 2.75% and 5.0%. At September 30, 2014, all of these loans were at their floor rates. At September 30, 2014, the Company had a portfolio (excluding the loans acquired in the FDIC-assisted transactions) of GSB prime-based loans totaling approximately $215 million with rates that change immediately with changes to the GSB prime rate of interest. Of those loans, $202 million also had interest rate floors. At September 30, 2014, all of these loans were at their floor rates. The loan yield for the total loan portfolio was approximately 153 basis points and 185 basis points higher than the national "prime rate of interest" at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, partly because of these interest rate floors. While interest rate floors have had an overall positive effect on the Company’s results during this period, they do subject the Company to the risk that borrowers will elect to refinance their loans with other lenders. To the extent economic conditions improve, the risk that borrowers will seek to refinance their loans increases.

Non-Interest Income and Operating Expenses. The Company's profitability is also affected by the level of its non-interest income and operating expenses. Non-interest income consists primarily of service charges and ATM fees, accretion income (net of amortization) related to the FDIC-assisted acquisitions, late charges and prepayment fees on loans, gains on sales of loans and available-for-sale investments and other general operating income. In 2014 and 2013, increases in the cash flows expected to be collected from the FDIC-covered loan portfolios resulted in amortization (expense) recorded relating to reductions of expected reimbursements under the loss sharing agreements with the FDIC, which are recorded as indemnification assets. Non-interest income may also be affected by the Company's interest rate hedging activities, if the Company chooses to implement hedges. See Note 15 “Derivatives and Hedging Activities” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information regarding the Bank’s hedging activities.

Operating expenses consist primarily of salaries and employee benefits, occupancy-related expenses, expenses related to foreclosed assets, postage, FDIC deposit insurance, advertising and public relations, telephone, professional fees, office expenses and other general operating expenses. Details of the current period changes in non-interest income and non-interest expense are provided in the “Results of Operations and Comparison for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013” section of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Effect of Federal Laws and Regulations

General. Federal legislation and regulation significantly affect the operations of the Company and the Bank, and have increased competition among commercial banks, savings institutions, mortgage banking enterprises and other financial institutions. In particular, the capital requirements and operations of regulated banking organizations such as the Company and the Bank have been and will be subject to changes in applicable statutes and regulations from time to time, which changes could, under certain circumstances, adversely affect the Company or the Bank.

Significant Legislation Impacting the Financial Services Industry. On July 21, 2010, sweeping financial regulatory reform legislation entitled the “Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act” (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) was signed into law. The Dodd-Frank Act implements far-reaching changes across the financial regulatory landscape, including provisions that, among other things, centralize responsibility for consumer financial protection by creating a new agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, with broad rulemaking authority for a wide range of consumer protection laws that apply to all banks, require new capital rules (discussed below), change the assessment base for federal deposit insurance, repeal the federal prohibitions on the payment of interest on demand deposits, amend the account balance limit for federal deposit insurance protection, and increase the authority of the Federal Reserve Board to examine the Company and its non-bank subsidiaries.

Many aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act are subject to rulemaking and will take effect over several years, making it difficult to anticipate the overall financial impact on the Company and the financial services industry more generally. Provisions in the legislation that affect deposit insurance assessments, and payment of interest on demand deposits could increase the costs associated with deposits. Provisions in the legislation that require revisions to the capital requirements of the Company and the Bank could require the Company and the Bank to seek additional sources of capital in the future.

A provision of the Dodd-Frank Act, commonly referred to as the “Durbin Amendment,” directed the FRB to analyze the debit card payments system and fix the interchange rates based upon their estimate of actual costs. The FRB has established the interchange rate for all debit transactions for issuers with over $10 billion in assets, effective October 1, 2011, at $0.21 per transaction. An additional five basis points of the transaction amount and an additional $0.01 may be collected by the issuer for fraud prevention and recovery, provided the issuer performs certain actions. Although the Bank is currently exempt from the provisions of the rule on the basis of asset size, there is some uncertainty about the long-term impact there will be on the interchange rates for issuers below the $10 billion level of assets.

New Capital Rules. The federal banking agencies have adopted new regulatory capital rules that substantially amend the risk-based capital rules applicable to the Bank and the Company. The new rules would implement the “Basel III” regulatory capital reforms and changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act. “Basel III” refers to various documents released by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. For the Company and the Bank, the general effective date of the new rules is January 1, 2015, and, for certain provisions, various phase-in periods and later effective dates apply. The chief features of the new rules are summarized below.

The new rules refine the definitions of what constitutes regulatory capital and add a new regulatory capital element, common equity Tier 1 capital. The minimum capital ratios are (i) a common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 4.5%; (ii) a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6%; (iii) a total risk-based capital ratio of 8%; and (iv) a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4%. In addition to the minimum capital ratios, the new rules include a capital conservation buffer, under which a banking organization must have capital more than 2.5% above each of its minimum risk-based capital ratios in order to avoid restrictions on paying dividends, engaging in share repurchases, and paying certain discretionary bonuses.

Effective January 1, 2015, the new rules also revise the prompt corrective action framework, which is designed to place restrictions on insured depository institutions if their capital levels show signs of weakness. Under the new prompt corrective action requirements, insured depository institutions would be required to meet the following in order to qualify as “well capitalized:” (i) a common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 6.5%; (ii) a Tier 1

risk-based capital ratio of at least 8%; (iii) a total risk-based capital ratio of at least 10%; and (iv) a Tier 1 leverage ratio of at least 5%.

Basel III also contains provisions on liquidity including complex criteria establishing a liquidity coverage ratio (“LCR”) and net stable funding ratio (“NSFR”). The purpose of the LCR is to ensure that a bank maintains adequate unencumbered, high quality liquid assets to meet its liquidity needs for 30 days under a severe liquidity stress scenario. The purpose of the NSFR is to promote more medium and long-term funding of assets and activities, using a one-year horizon. The federal banking agencies published proposed regulations on these provisions of Basel III on October 24, 2012. As proposed, these regulations will not apply to a bank holding company that has less than $50 billion of total consolidated assets and is not internationally active.

Business Initiatives

On June 20, 2014, Great Southern Bank entered into a purchase and assumption agreement (with no loss sharing agreement) with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to acquire certain loans and other assets and assume all of the deposits of Valley Bank, a full-service bank headquartered in Moline, Ill., with significant operations in Iowa. The Company converted the Valley Bank operational systems into Great Southern’s systems on October 24, 2014, which allowed all Great Southern and former Valley Bank customers to conduct business at any banking center throughout the Great Southern six-state retail franchise. Upon completion of the operational conversion, back office operations were consolidated. At the time of the acquisition, Valley Bank operated 13 locations – six locations in the Quad Cities market area and seven in central Iowa, primarily in the Des Moines market area. In September, the Company closed two former Valley Bank locations – one in Moline, Ill., and one in Altoona, Iowa. On October 27, 2014, a new banking center in Ames, Iowa was opened, replacing the previously leased former Valley Banking office. The new Ames location at 402 Lincoln Way provides much better access and visibility.

Other banking center network initiatives include the following:

·	In September 2014, two banking centers were closed - one in Lamar, Mo., and one in Johnston, Iowa. Both of these offices were leased and were underutilized. Customer accounts have been moved to other Great Southern locations.

·	Construction of a full-service banking center in Columbia, Mo., is underway. The new banking center site is located at 3200 S. Providence Road and is expected to open late in the first quarter of 2015.

The Company recently purchased a 20,000-square-foot former bank office building in Leawood, Johnson County, Kan., a suburb of the Kansas City metropolitan market area. Scheduled to be open for business in mid-2015, the office will house the Kansas City commercial lending group, currently located in nearby Overland Park, Kan., and a retail banking center. Additional space in the building is leased to tenants unrelated to the Company.

To enhance customer service, the Company is currently implementing “instant issue” technology in its banking center network so that customers can conveniently receive a fully activated debit card at the time of their visit. Well over half of Great Southern banking centers now have instant issue capabilities. The project is expected to be complete by the end of 2014.

Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company’s total assets increased by $349.2 million to $3.91 billion. The majority of the increase was attributable to the FDIC-assisted acquisition of Valley Bank and an increase in loans originated by the Bank, partially offset by a reduction in available-for-sale investment securities.

Net loans increased $481.8 million from December 31, 2013, to $2.92 billion at September 30, 2014. Excluding acquired covered loans, acquired non-covered loans and mortgage loans held for sale, total loans increased $367.7 million from December 31, 2013, to September 30, 2014, with increases primarily in the areas of commercial real estate loans, construction loans, consumer loans, commercial business loans and other residential loans. Partially offsetting these increases were decreases in net loans acquired in the 2009, 2011 and 2012 FDIC-assisted transactions of $40.7 million, or 10.5%. The net carrying value of the loans acquired in the Valley transaction was $152.5 million

at September 30, 2014. The Company's strategy continues to be focused on maintaining credit risk and interest rate risk at appropriate levels given the current credit and economic environments.

The Company's available-for-sale securities decreased $130.1 million compared to December 31, 2013. The decrease was due to the sale of the Company’s Small Business Administration loan pools securities and certain mortgage-backed securities during the period and normal monthly payments received related to the portfolio of mortgage-backed securities. The Small Business Administration securities were sold at a gain of $569,000. The Valley securities acquired in June 2014 were sold in July 2014 at a gain of approximately $175,000.

The FDIC indemnification asset decreased $21.1 million from December 31, 2013, partially due to the billing and collection of realized losses from the FDIC and primarily due to estimated improved cash flows to be collected from the loan obligors, resulting in reductions in payments expected to be received from the FDIC. The expected cash flows are further discussed in Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Total liabilities increased $320.8 million from $3.18 billion at December 31, 2013 to $3.50 billion at September 30, 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to increases in deposits and Federal Home Loan Bank advances, offset by decreases in structured repurchase agreements. Total deposits increased $262.5 million from December 31, 2013. The increases were primarily due to deposits acquired in the FDIC-assisted acquisition of Valley Bank in June 2014 and the acquisition of deposits from Boulevard Bank in March 2014. Transaction account balances increased $131.9 million to $1.95 billion at September 30, 2014, up from $1.81 billion at December 31, 2013, while retail certificates of deposit increased $70.0 million to $937.6 million at September 30, 2014, up from $867.6 million at December 31, 2013. In addition, at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, Bank customer deposits totaling $37.0 million and $76.3 million, respectively, were part of the CDARS program which allows Bank customers to maintain balances in an insured manner that would otherwise exceed the FDIC deposit insurance limit. The FDIC counts these deposits as brokered, but these are deposit accounts that we generate with customers in our local markets. The Company decreased interest rates offered on CDARS customer deposits during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Brokered deposits were $150 million at September 30, 2014, an increase of $100 million from $50 million at December 31, 2013. The Company elected to increase brokered deposits to fund a portion of its loan growth during the period.

Federal Home Loan Bank advances increased $63.9 million from $126.8 million at December 31, 2013 to $190.7 million at September 30, 2014. The increase was due to an additional $149 million of short-term borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank in the second and third quarters of 2014, which were used for liquidity purposes related to the Valley transaction and to fund the Bank’s loan growth, partially offset by $80 million of higher-rate long-term advances which were repaid by the Company in June of 2014.

Structured repurchase agreements decreased $50 million, from $50 million at December 31, 2013, to $0 at September 30, 2014, as the Company repaid these borrowings in June of 2014.

Securities sold under reverse repurchase agreements with customers increased $36.8 million from December 31, 2013, to September 30, 2014. These balances fluctuate over time based on customer demand for this product.

Total stockholders' equity increased $28.4 million from $380.7 million at December 31, 2013 to $409.1 million at September 30, 2014. The Company recorded net income of $31.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and common and preferred dividends declared were $8.2 million. Accumulated other comprehensive income increased $4.5 million due to increases in the fair value of available-for-sale investment securities. In addition, total stockholders’ equity increased $1.2 million due to stock option exercises and decreased $512,000 due to re-purchases of the Company’s common stock.

Results of Operations and Comparison for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 and 2013

General

Net income was $11.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to net income of $8.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. This increase of $3.2 million, or 37.3%, was primarily due to an increase in net interest income of $5.6 million, or 14.7%, a decrease in provision for loan losses of $1.7 million, or 64.7%, and an increase in non-interest income of $849,000, or 91.4%, partially offset by an increase in non-interest expense of $3.2 million, or 12.4%, and an increase in income tax expense of $1.8 million, or 86.3%. Net income

available to common stockholders was $11.4 million and $8.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Net income was $31.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to net income of $25.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. This increase of $6.4 million, or 25.6%, was primarily due to a decrease in provision for loan losses of $10.5 million, or 71.9%, an increase in non-interest income of $7.2 million, or 116%, and an increase in net interest income of $2.9 million, or 2.5%, partially offset by an increase in non-interest expense of $10.9 million, or 13.8%, and an increase in income tax expense of $3.3 million, or 47.6%. Net income available to common stockholders was $31.0 million and $24.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Total Interest Income

Total interest income increased $4.6 million, or 10.7%, during the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2013. The increase was due to a $4.9 million increase in interest income on loans, partially offset by a $273,000 decrease in interest income on investments and other interest-earning assets. Interest income on loans increased for the three months ended September 30, 2014, due to higher average balances on loans, partially offset by lower average rates of interest. Total interest income increased $430,000, or 0.3%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The increase was due to a $3.4 million increase in interest income on loans, partially offset by a $3.0 million decrease in interest income on investments and other interest-earning assets. Interest income on loans increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, due to higher average balances on loans, partially offset by lower average rates of interest. Interest income from investment securities and other interest-earning assets decreased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the same periods in 2013 primarily due to lower average balances. The lower average balances of investments were primarily due to the sale of the Company’s Small Business Administration loan pools securities, and as a result of management’s decision to not reinvest mortgage-backed securities’ monthly cash flows back into investments, but to utilize the proceeds to fund loan growth. Prepayments on the mortgages underlying these securities resulted in amortization of premiums which also reduced yields. In addition, for the 2014 three month period, the reduction in average balances on investments was due to the sale of certain mortgage-backed securities.

Interest Income – Loans

During the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2013, interest income on loans increased due to higher average balances, partially offset by lower average interest rates.

Interest income increased $8.8 million as the result of higher average loan balances, which increased from $2.37 billion during the three months ended September 30, 2013, to $2.93 billion during the three months ended September 30, 2014. The higher average balances were primarily due to growth in the commercial real estate loans, commercial business loans, construction loans, other residential loans and consumer loans categories. A portion of this loan growth resulted from the Company acquiring $165.1 million in loans as part of the Valley FDIC-assisted transaction on June 20, 2014, the balance of which were $152.5 million at September 30, 2014.

Interest income decreased $4.0 million as a result of lower average interest rates on loans. The average yield on loans decreased from 6.70% during the three months ended September 30, 2013, to 6.08% during the three months ended September 30, 2014. This decrease was due to lower overall loan rates, partially offset by a slightly higher amount of accretion income in the current year period compared to the prior year period resulting from the increases in expected cash flows to be received from the FDIC-acquired loan pools as previously discussed in Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements . On an on-going basis, the Company estimates the cash flows expected to be collected from the acquired loan pools. This cash flows estimate has increased, based on the payment histories and reduced loss expectations of the loan pools, resulting in adjustments to be spread on a level-yield basis over the remaining expected lives of the loan pools. The increases in expected cash flows also reduced the amount of expected reimbursements under the loss sharing agreements with the FDIC, which are recorded as indemnification assets. Therefore, the expected indemnification assets have also been reduced, resulting in adjustments to be amortized on a comparable basis over the remainder of the loss sharing agreements or the remaining expected life of the loan pools, whichever is shorter. For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the adjustments increased interest income by $8.8 million and $8.4 million, respectively, and decreased non-interest income by $7.4 million and $7.3 million, respectively. The net impact to pre-tax income was $1.4 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. As of September 30, 2014, the remaining accretable yield adjustment that

will affect interest income is $29.6 million and the remaining adjustment to the indemnification assets, including the effects of the clawback liability related to InterBank, that will affect non-interest income (expense) is $(26.0 million). Of the remaining adjustments, we expect to recognize $7.2 million of interest income and $(6.0) million of non-interest income (expense) in the remainder of 2014. Additional adjustments may be recorded in future periods from the FDIC-assisted transactions, as the Company continues to estimate expected cash flows from the acquired loan pools. Apart from the yield accretion, the average yield on loans was 4.89% for the three months ended September 30, 2014, down from 5.30% for the three months ended September 30, 2013, as a result of loan pay-offs and normal amortization of higher-rate loans and new loans that were made at current lower market rates.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013, interest income on loans increased due to higher average balances, partially offset by decreases due to lower average interest rates.

Interest income increased $15.3 million as the result of higher average loan balances, which increased from $2.39 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, to $2.70 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The higher average balances were primarily due to increases in commercial real estate loans, commercial business loans, construction loans, other residential loans and consumer loans. A portion of this loan growth resulted from the Company acquiring $165.1 million in loans as part of the Valley FDIC-assisted transaction on June 20, 2014, the balance of which were $152.5 million at September 30, 2014.

Partially offsetting the increase in interest income described above, interest income decreased $11.8 million as a result of lower average interest rates on loans. The average yield on loans decreased from 6.84% during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, to 6.22% during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. This decrease was due to a reduction in overall loan rates and a decrease in additional yield accretion recognized in conjunction with the fair value of the loan pools acquired in the FDIC-assisted transactions as discussed above for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and as previously discussed in Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements . The adjustments increased interest income by $25.8 million and decreased non-interest income by $21.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, for a net impact of $3.9 million to pre-tax income. The adjustments increased interest income by $26.5 million and decreased non-interest income by $22.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, for a net impact of $4.0 million to pre-tax income. Apart from the yield accretion, the average yield on loans was 4.94% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, down from 5.36% for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 for reasons discussed above.

Interest Income – Investments and Other Interest-earning Assets

Interest income on investments and other interest-earning assets decreased in the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2013. Interest income decreased $871,000 as a result of a decrease in average balances from $667.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013, to $486.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014. Average balances of securities decreased primarily due to the sale of the Company’s Small Business Administration loan pools securities and sales of other investment securities in previous periods of 2014 and the normal monthly payments received on the portfolio of mortgage-backed securities, with proceeds being used to fund new loan originations. Interest income increased $643,000 due to an increase in average interest rates from 1.68% during the three months ended September 30, 2013, to 2.12% during the three months ended September 30, 2014.

Interest income on investments and other interest-earning assets decreased in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Interest income decreased $3.7 million as a result of a decrease in average balances from $763.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, to $528.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Interest income increased $740,000 as a result of an increase in average interest rates from 1.98% during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, to 2.12% during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The reasons for these changes in the comparable nine-month periods are the same as those described previously for the comparable three-month periods.

The Company’s interest-earning deposits and non-interest-earning cash equivalents currently earn very low or no yield and therefore negatively impact the Company’s net interest margin. At September 30, 2014, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $221.4 million compared to $227.9 million at December 31, 2013. See "Net Interest Income" for additional information on the impact of this interest activity.

Total Interest Expense

Total interest expense decreased $1.1 million, or 23.1%, during the three months ended September 30, 2014, when compared with the three months ended September 30, 2013, due to a decrease in interest expense on FHLBank advances of $544,000, or 54.1%, and a decrease in interest expense on short-term borrowings and repurchase agreements of $574,000, or 97.8%.

Total interest expense decreased $2.5 million, or 17.0%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, when compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2013, due to a decrease in interest expense on deposits of $1.3 million, or 13.7%, a decrease in interest expense on FHLBank advances of $522,000, or 17.6%, and a decrease in interest expense on short-term borrowings and repurchase agreements of $676,000, or 38.5%.

Interest Expense – Deposits

Interest expense on demand deposits increased $71,000 due to an increase in average balances from $1.34 billion during the three months ended September 30, 2013, to $1.47 billion during the three months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in average balances of interest-bearing demand deposits was primarily a result of the demand deposits acquired in the Valley transaction, which occurred on June 20, 2014. The average balance of non-interest-bearing demand deposit accounts increased $21.2 million, from $523.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 to $544.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. Interest expense on demand deposits were unaffected due to average rates of interest that remained unchanged during the 2014 and 2013 three month periods.

Interest expense on demand deposits decreased $349,000 due to a decrease in average rates from 0.25% during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, to 0.22% during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Interest expense on demand deposits decreased $153,000 due to a decrease in average balances from $1.52 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, to $1.44 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Average interest rates decreased due to lower overall market rates of interest in the 2014 period and because the Company continued to pay lower rates in line with the market during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 when compared to the same period in 2013 .

Interest expense on time deposits decreased $127,000 as a result of a decrease in average rates of interest from 0.81% during the three months ended September 30, 2013, to 0.76% during the three months ended September 30, 2014 due to a reduction in market rates of interest. A large portion of the Company’s certificate of deposit portfolio matures within six to eighteen months and therefore reprices fairly quickly; this is consistent with the portfolio over the past several years. Interest expense on time deposits increased $110,000 due to an increase in average balances of time deposits from $1.03 billion during the three months ended September 30, 2013, to $1.09 billion during the three months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in time deposit balances was primarily due to the deposits acquired in the Valley transaction on June 20, 2014 .

Interest expense on time deposits decreased $450,000 due to a decrease in average balances of time deposits from $1.10 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, to $1.02 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease in time deposit balances was primarily due to some customers choosing not to renew their deposits with us upon maturity due to lower rates offered by the Company. Also contributing to the decrease was the decrease in CDARS deposits of $40.6 million compared to September 30, 2013. These decreases were offset by the increase in average balances during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 due to the deposits acquired in the Valley transaction. Interest expense on time deposits decreased $362,000 due to a decrease in average rates from 0.82% during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, to 0.78% during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The reasons for the changes in average interest rates in the comparable nine-month period is the same as those described previously for the comparable three-month period.

Interest Expense – FHLBank Advances, Short-term Borrowings and Structured Repo Borrowings and Subordinated Debentures Issued to Capital Trusts

During the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2013, interest expense on FHLBank advances decreased due to lower average rates of interest, partially offset by higher average balances. Interest expense on FHLBank advances decreased $976,000 due to a decrease in average interest rates from 3.08% in the three months ended September 30, 2013, to 0.85% in the three months ended September 30, 2014. The

significant decrease in the average rate was due to the repayment of $80 million of the Company’s long-term higher-rate FHLBank advances during June 2014. As of September 30, 2014, $149 million of the Company’s $191 million of total FHLBank advances are short-term advances with very low interest rates. Partially offsetting this decrease was an increase in interest expense on FHLBank advances of $432,000 due to an increase in average balances from $129.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013, to $214.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014. This increase was primarily due to additional short-term FHLBank advances obtained by the Company during the three months ended September 30, 2014, to fund loan growth and for other short term funding needs.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013, interest expense on FHLBank advances decreased due to lower average rates of interest, partially offset by higher average balances. Interest expense on FHLBank advances decreased $1.1 million due to a decrease in average interest rates from 3.11% in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, to 2.06% in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Interest expense on FHLBank advances increased $624,000 due to an increase in average balances from $127.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, to $158.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The reasons for these changes in the comparable nine-month periods are the same as those described previously for the comparable three-month periods.

Interest expense on short-term and structured repo borrowings decreased $449,000 due to a decrease in average rates on short-term borrowings from 1.06% in the three months ended September 30, 2013, to 0.03% in the three months ended September 30, 2014. Interest expense on short-term and structured repo borrowings decreased $125,000 due to a decrease in average balances from $220.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2013, to $161.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease in balances of short-term borrowings in the three month period was primarily due to the repayment by the Company of $50 million of structured repurchase agreements at the end of June 2014. As there were none of the higher-rate structured repurchase agreements during the three-month period, the average rate went down because the interest expense was all related to the lower-rate securities sold under repurchase agreements with customers.

Interest expense on short-term and structured repo borrowings decreased $355,000 due to a decrease in average balances from $245.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, to $189.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Interest expense on short-term and structured repo borrowings decreased $321,000 due to a decrease in average rates on short-term borrowings from 0.96% in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, to 0.76% in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The reasons for these changes in the comparable nine-month periods are the same as those described previously for the comparable three-month periods.

During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, interest expense on subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts were almost unchanged. Average interest rates were 1.81% in the three months ended September 30, 2013, compared to 1.83% in the three months ended September 30, 2014. Average interest rates were 1.82% in the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to 1.81% in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. These are variable-rate debentures which bear interest at an average rate of three-month LIBOR plus 1.57%, adjusting quarterly.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2014 increased $5.6 million to $44.1 million compared to $38.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. Net interest margin was 4.91% in the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared to 4.64% in the three months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of 27 basis points, or 5.8%. In both three-month periods, t he Company’s margin was positively impacted by the increases in expected cash flows to be received from the FDIC-acquired loan pools and the resulting increase to accretable yield which were previously discussed in Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements . The positive impact of these changes on the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were increases in interest income of $8.8 million and $8.4 million, respectively, and increases in net interest margin of 98 basis points and 101 basis points, respectively. Excluding the positive impact of the additional yield accretion, net interest margin increased 30 basis points when compared to the year-ago quarter. The increase was primarily due to an increase in interest income on loans due to higher average loan balances and a decrease in interest expense on FHLBank advances and short-term borrowings, due to the payoff of FHLBank advances and structured repurchase agreements, as discussed in the June 30, 2014 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In addition, during 2013 and the first nine months of 2014, market rates on checking and savings deposits remained very low and retail time deposits renewed at somewhat lower rates of interest.

The positive impact from lower deposit rates has continued to diminish as market rates for such deposits are no longer declining. The Company has also experienced decreases in yields on loans and investments, excluding the yield accretion income discussed above. Existing loans continue to repay, and in many cases new loans are originated at rates which are lower than the rates on those repaying loans and may be lower than existing average portfolio rates.

The Company's overall average interest rate spread increased 30 basis points, or 6.6%, from 4.53% during the three months ended September 30, 2013, to 4.83% during the three months ended September 30, 2014. The gross change was due to an 11 basis point increase in the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and a 19 basis point decrease in the weighted average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. In comparing the two periods, the yield on loans decreased 62 basis points while the yield on investment securities and other interest-earning assets increased 44 basis points. The rate paid on deposits decreased two basis points, the rate paid on short-term borrowings decreased 103 basis points, the rate paid on FHLBank advances decreased 223 basis points, and the rate paid on subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts increased two basis points.

Net interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 increased $2.9 million to $122.0 million compared to $119.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. Net interest margin was 4.75% in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to 4.60% in the nine months ended September 30, 2013, an increase of 15 basis points, or 3.3%. In both nine-month periods, t he Company’s margin was positively impacted by the increases in expected cash flows to be received from the FDIC-acquired loan pools and the resulting increase to accretable yield which were previously discussed in Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements . The positive impact of these changes on the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 were increases in interest income of $25.8 million and $26.5 million, respectively, and increases in net interest margin of 101 basis points and 103 basis points, respectively. Excluding the positive impact of the additional yield accretion, net interest margin increased 17 basis points when compared to the year-ago period. The reasons for these changes in the comparable nine-month periods are the same as those described previously for the comparable three-month periods.

The Company's overall interest rate spread increased 14 basis points, or 3.1%, from 4.51% during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, to 4.65% during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The gross change was due to a seven basis point increase in the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets, and a seven basis point decrease in the weighted average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. In comparing the two periods, the yield on loans decreased 62 basis points while the yield on investment securities and other interest-earning assets increased 14 basis points. The rate paid on deposits decreased four basis points, the rate paid on FHLBank advances decreased 105 basis points, the rate paid on short-term borrowings decreased 20 basis points and the rate paid on subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts decreased one basis point.

For additional information on net interest income components, refer to the "Average Balances, Interest Rates and Yields" table in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Provision for Loan Losses and Allowance for Loan Losses

Management records a provision for loan losses in an amount it believes sufficient to result in an allowance for loan losses that will cover current net charge-offs as well as risks believed to be inherent in the loan portfolio of the Bank. The amount of provision charged against current income is based on several factors, including, but not limited to, past loss experience, current portfolio mix, actual and potential losses identified in the loan portfolio, economic conditions, and internal as well as external reviews. Based on the Company’s current assessment of these factors and their expected impact on the loan portfolio, management believes that provision expenses and net charge-offs for 2014 will likely continue to be less than those for 2013. H owever, the levels of non-performing assets, potential problem loans, loan loss provisions and net charge-offs fluctuate from period to period and are difficult to predict.

Weak economic conditions, higher inflation or interest rates, or other factors may lead to increased losses in the portfolio and/or requirements for an increase in loan loss provision expense. Management long ago established various controls in an attempt to limit future losses, such as a watch list of possible problem loans, documented loan administration policies and a loan review staff to review the quality and anticipated collectability of the portfolio. Additional procedures provide for frequent management review of the loan portfolio based on loan size, loan type, delinquencies, on-going correspondence with borrowers and problem loan work-outs. Management determines which loans are potentially uncollectible, or represent a greater risk of loss, and makes additional provisions to expense, if necessary, to maintain the allowance at a satisfactory level.

The provision for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2014, decreased $1.7 million to $945,000 when compared with the three months ended September 30, 2013. The provision for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, decreased $10.5 million to $4.1 million when compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2013. At September 30, 2014, the allowance for loan losses was $38.1 million, a decrease of $2.0 million from December 31, 2013. Total net charge-offs were $946,000 and $3.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Two relationships made up $438,000 of the net charge-off total for the three months ended September 30, 2014. Total net charge-offs were $6.1 million and $15.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The decrease in net charge-offs and provision for loan losses in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, were consistent with our expectations, as indicated in previous filings. General market conditions, and more specifically, real estate absorption rates and unique circumstances related to individual borrowers and projects also contributed to the level of provisions and charge-offs. As properties were categorized as potential problem loans, non-performing loans or foreclosed assets, evaluations were made of the values of these assets with corresponding charge-offs as appropriate.

Loans acquired in the 2009, 2011 and 2012 FDIC-assisted transactions are covered by loss sharing agreements between the FDIC and Great Southern Bank which afford Great Southern Bank at least 80% protection from losses in the acquired portfolio of loans. The FDIC loss sharing agreements are subject to limitations on the types of losses covered and the length of time losses are covered and are conditioned upon the Bank complying with its requirements in the agreements with the FDIC. These limitations are described in detail in Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The acquired loans were grouped into pools based on common characteristics and were recorded at their estimated fair values, which incorporated estimated credit losses at the acquisition dates. These loan pools are systematically reviewed by the Company to determine the risk of losses that may exceed those identified at the time of the acquisition. Techniques used in determining risk of loss are similar to those used to determine the risk of loss for the legacy Bank portfolio, with most focus being placed on those loan pools which include the larger loan relationships and those loan pools which exhibit higher risk characteristics. Review of the acquired loan portfolio also includes meetings with customers, review of financial information and collateral valuations to determine if any additional losses are apparent. Former Valley Bank loans are accounted for in pools and were recorded at their fair value at the time of the acquisition as of June 20, 2014; therefore, these loan pools are analyzed rather than the individual loans.

The loss sharing agreement for the non-single-family portion of the loans acquired in the TeamBank transaction ended on March 31, 2014. Any additional losses in that non-single-family portfolio will not be eligible for loss sharing coverage. At this time, the Company does not expect any material losses in this non-single-family loan portfolio, which had a carrying value of $28.3 million at September 30, 2014.

The loss sharing agreement for the non-single-family portion of the loans acquired in the Vantus Bank transaction ended on September 30, 2014. Going forward, any additional losses in that non-single-family portfolio will not be eligible for loss sharing coverage. At this time, the Company does not expect any material losses in this non single-family loan portfolio, which had a carrying value of $23.5 million at September 30, 2014.

The Bank’s allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans, excluding loans covered by the FDIC loss sharing agreements, was 1.43%, 1.92% and 2.01% at September 30, 2014, December 31, 2013, and September 30, 2013, respectively. Management considers the allowance for loan losses adequate to cover losses inherent in the Company’s loan portfolio at September 30, 2014, based on recent reviews of the Company’s loan portfolio and current economic conditions. If economic conditions were to deteriorate or management’s assessment of the loan portfolio were to change, it is possible that additional loan loss provisions would be required, thereby adversely affecting future results of operations and financial condition.

Non-performing Assets

Former TeamBank (portion of loans still covered by loss sharing agreement), Vantus Bank, Sun Security Bank and InterBank non-performing assets, including foreclosed assets, are not included in the totals or in the discussion of non-performing loans, potential problem loans and foreclosed assets below due to the respective loss sharing agreements with the FDIC, which cover at least 80% of principal losses that may be incurred in these portfolios for the applicable terms under the agreements. At September 30, 2014, there were no material non-performing assets that were previously covered, and are now not covered, under the TeamBank non-single-family loss sharing agreement. Former Valley Bank loans are also excluded from the totals and the discussion of non-performing loans, potential problem loans and foreclosed assets below, although they are not covered by a loss sharing agreement. Former Valley Bank

loans are accounted for in pools and were recorded at their fair value at the time of the acquisition as of June 20, 2014; therefore, these loan pools are analyzed rather than the individual loans. In addition, FDIC-supported TeamBank, Vantus Bank, Sun Security Bank and InterBank assets were initially recorded at their estimated fair values as of their acquisition dates of March 20, 2009, September 4, 2009, October 7, 2011 and April 27, 2012, respectively. The overall performance of the FDIC-covered loan pools acquired in 2009, 2011 and 2012 has been better than original expectations as of the acquisition dates.

As a result of changes in balances and composition of the loan portfolio, changes in economic and market conditions that occur from time to time, and other factors specific to a borrower’s circumstances, the level of non-performing assets will fluctuate. Non-performing assets, excluding FDIC-covered non-performing assets and non-covered acquired assets, at September 30, 2014, were $47.1 million, a decrease of $15.2 million from $62.3 million at December 31, 2013. Non-performing assets, excluding FDIC-covered non-performing assets and non-covered acquired assets, as a percentage of total assets were 1.21% at September 30, 2014, compared to 1.75% at December 31, 2013.

Compared to December 31, 2013, non-performing loans decreased $7.9 million to $12.0 million and foreclosed assets decreased $7.3 million to $35.1 million. Non-performing one-to four-family residential loans comprised $4.9 million, or 41.1%, of the total $12.0 million of non-performing loans at September 30, 2014, an increase of $588,000 from December 31, 2013. Non-performing commercial real estate loans comprised $3.0 million, or 24.6%, of total non-performing loans at September 30, 2014, a decrease of $3.2 million from December 31, 2013. Non-performing construction and land development loans comprised $1.7 million, or 14.2%, of total non-performing loans at September 30, 2014, an increase of $503,000 from December 31, 2013. Non-performing commercial business loans decreased $5.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and were $1.6 million, or 13.6%, of total non-performing loans at September 30, 2014.

Non-performing Loans. Activity in the non-performing loans category during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was as follows:

	Beginning Balance, January 1		Additions to Non- Performing		Removed from Non- Performing			Transfers to Potential Problem Loans			Transfers to Foreclosed Assets			Charge- Offs			Payments			Ending Balance, September 30
	(In Thousands)
One- to four-family construction	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Subdivision construction		871		2,748		—			—			(688	)		(1,037	)		(448	)		1,446
Land development		338		102		—			—			(65	)		(80	)		(29	)		266
Commercial construction		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			—
One- to four-family residential		4,361		5,171		(76	)		( 546	)		(2,075	)		(790	)		(1,096	)		4,949
Other residential		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			—
Commercial real estate		6,205		2,838		(1,200	)		—			—			(442	)		(4,434	)		2,967
Commercial business		7,231		336		(2,715	)		—			—			(1,974	)		(1,246	)		1,632
Consumer		900		735		(273	)		(52	)		(28	)		(130	)		(371	)		781

Total	$	19,906	$	11,930	$	(4,264	)	$	(598	)	$	(2,856	)	$	(4,453	)	$	(7,624	)	$	12,041

At September 30, 2014, the non-performing one- to four-family residential category included 59 loans, 24 of which were added during the quarter. Of the 24 one- to four-family residential loans added during the quarter, 14 of them were to two borrowers, and were transferred from potential problem loans to non-performing loans during the quarter. The non-performing commercial real estate category included eight loans, four of which were added during the quarter. The largest relationship in this category, which was added in a previous quarter, totaled $1.9 million, or 64.7%, of the total category, and is collateralized by a theater property in Branson, Mo. This category had $4.0 million in payments on two relationships during the quarter. The properties associated with these relationships were sold during the quarter. The non-performing commercial business category included eight loans, one of which was added during the quarter. The largest relationship in this category, which was added in 2010, totaled $1.2 million, or 73.8% of the total category, and is collateralized by an assignment of annual assessments generated by a Community Improvement District for the associated real estate. The non-performing subdivision construction category included five loans, all of which were added during the current quarter. The largest relationship in this category totaled $943,000, or 65.2% of the total category, and is collateralized by property in the Kansas City, Mo., area.

Potential Problem Loans. Compared to December 31, 2013, potential problem loans decreased $5.9 million, or 21.9%. This decrease was due to $7.2 million in loans being removed from potential problem loans due to improvements in the credits, $5.0 million in loans transferred to the non-performing category, $907,000 in charge-offs, $417,000 in loans transferred to foreclosed assets, and $423,000 in payments from customers, partially offset by the addition of $8.0 million of loans to potential problem loans. Potential problem loans are loans which management has identified through routine internal review procedures as having possible credit problems that may cause the borrowers difficulty in complying with the current repayment terms. These loans are not reflected in non-performing assets, but are considered in determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. Activity in the potential problem loans category during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, was as follows:

	Beginning Balance, January 1		Additions to Potential Problem		Removed from Potential Problem			Transfers to Non- Performing			Transfers to Foreclosed Assets			Charge- Offs			Payments			Ending Balance, September 30
	(In Thousands)
One- to four-family construction	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Subdivision construction		2,201		864		—			(1,806	)		—			(500	)		(24	)		735
Land development		10,857		—		(5,000	)		—			—			—			—			5,857
Commercial construction		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			—
One- to four-family residential		2,193		2,208		(250	)		(2,340	)		—			—			(52	)		1,759
Other residential		1,956		—		—			—			—			—			—			1,956
Commercial real estate		8,737		4,557		(1,905	)		(598	)		(417	)		(381	)		(317	)		9,676
Commercial business		860		231		(43	)		(225	)		—			—			—			823
Consumer		183		145		—			(6	)		—			(26	)		(30	)		266

Total	$	26,987	$	8,005	$	(7,198	)	$	(4,975	)	$	(417	)	$	(907	)	$	(423	)	$	21,072

At September 30, 2014, the commercial real estate category of potential problem loans included seven loans, one of which was added during the current quarter. The largest relationship in this category, which was added during a previous quarter, had a balance of $4.9 million, or 50.2% of the total category. The relationship is collateralized by properties located near Branson, Mo. The land development category of potential problem loans included three loans, all of which were added during previous quarters. The largest relationship in this category totaled $3.8 million, or 65.6% of the total category, and is collateralized by property in the Branson, Mo. area. The one- to four-family residential category of potential problem loans included 19 loans, one of which was added during the current quarter. Eleven one-to four-family residential loans were transferred from potential problem loans to non-performing loans during the current quarter, nine of which were to the same borrower. The other residential category of potential problem loans included one loan which was added in a previous quarter, and is collateralized by properties located in the Branson, Mo., area. The commercial business category of potential problem loans included five loans, all of which were added in previous quarters. The largest relationship in this category had a balance of $660,000, or 80.2% of the total category, and is collateralized primarily by automobiles. The subdivision construction category of potential problem loans included four loans, all of which were added during previous quarters. The largest relationship in this category had a balance of $250,000, or 34.2% of the total category, and is collateralized by property in southwest Missouri.

Foreclosed Assets. Of the total $43.8 million of other real estate owned at September 30, 2014, $6.7 million represents the fair value of foreclosed assets covered by FDIC loss sharing agreements and $2.0 million represents properties which were not acquired through foreclosure. The foreclosed assets covered by FDIC loss sharing agreements and the properties not acquired through foreclosure are not included in the following table and discussion of foreclosed assets. Because sales of foreclosed properties exceeded additions, total foreclosed assets decreased. Activity in foreclosed assets during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, was as follows:

	Beginning Balance, January 1		Additions		ORE Sales			Capitalized Costs		ORE Write- Downs			Ending Balance, September 30
	(In Thousands)
One- to four-family construction	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	—
Subdivision construction		11,652		688		(2,545	)		—		(17	)		9,778
Land development		18,920		74		(270	)		—		(972	)		17,752
Commercial construction		—		—		—			—		—			—
One- to four-family residential		744		2,218		(1,349	)		—		(49	)		1,564
Other residential		5,900		—		(2,419	)		96		—			3,577
Commercial real estate		4,135		417		(2,773	)		—		—			1,779
Commercial business		77		—		(4	)		—		(14	)		59
Consumer		969		2,357		(2,719	)		—		(42	)		565

Total	$	42,397	$	5,754	$	(12,079	)	$	96	$	(1,094	)	$	35,074

At September 30, 2014, the land development category of foreclosed assets included 33 properties, the largest of which was located in northwest Arkansas and had a balance of $2.3 million, or 12.9% of the total category. Of the total dollar amount in the land development category of foreclosed assets, 41.7% and 34.3% was located in northwest Arkansas and in the Branson, Mo., area, respectively, including the largest property previously mentioned. The subdivision construction category of foreclosed assets included 31 properties, the largest of which was located in the St. Louis, Mo. metropolitan area and had a balance of $2.8 million, or 28.5% of the total category. Of the total dollar amount in the subdivision construction category of foreclosed assets, 20.2% and 13.4% is located in Branson, Mo. and Springfield, Mo., respectively. The commercial real estate category of foreclosed assets included seven properties, the largest of which was located in the Branson, Mo., area and had a balance of $691,000, or 38.9% of the total category. There were $2.3 million in sales of the commercial real estate category of foreclosed assets during the three months ended September 30, 2014, which included $1.4 million from the sale of a mixed use facility in St. Louis, Mo., $520,000 from the sale of a retail center in the Springfield, Mo., area, and $400,000 from the sale of a former restaurant building in northwest Arkansas. The other residential category of foreclosed assets included 14 properties, 11 of which were all part of the same condominium community, which was located in Branson, Mo. and had a balance of $2.1 million, or 58.1% of the total category. Of the total dollar amount in the other residential category of foreclosed assets, 80.4% is located in the Branson, Mo., area, including the largest properties previously mentioned.

Non-interest Income

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, non-interest income increased $849,000 to $1.8 million when compared to the three months ended September 30, 2013 , primarily as a result of the following items:

Service charges and ATM fees : Service charges and ATM fees increased $439,000 compared to the prior year period, primarily due to an increase in fee income from the additional accounts acquired in the Valley Bank transaction in June 2014.

Gains on sales of single-family loans: Gains on sales of single-family loans increased $364,000 compared to the prior year period. $217,000 of this increase was related to the single-family loans acquired in the Valley Bank acquisition and subsequently sold in the secondary market. The remaining increase was due to an increase in originations of fixed-rate loans in the 2014 period. Fixed rate loans originated are subsequently sold in the secondary market.

Net realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities: Gains on sales of available-for-sale securities increased $121,000 compared to the prior year period. This was primarily due to the sale of the mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations acquired in the Valley Bank acquisition in July 2014, which produced a gain of $175,000. In addition, the Company sold several mortgage-backed securities in August 2014, which produced a gain of $52,000.

Partially offsetting the increase in non-interest income was a change in the following item:

Amortization of income related to business acquisitions : The net amortization expense related to business acquisitions was $6.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, compared to $6.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013. The amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2014, was made up of the following items: $7.1 million of amortization expense related to the changes in cash flows expected to be collected from the FDIC-covered loan portfolios and $447,000 of amortization of the clawback liability. Partially offsetting the expense was income from the accretion of the discount related to the indemnification assets for all of the acquisitions of $453,000 and $185,000 of other loss share income items. Also partially offsetting the expense was income from the reversal of the impairment of the indemnification asset for Vantus Bank of $350,000, as that portion of the original impairment is now expected to be collected from the FDIC.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, non-interest income increased $7.2 million to $13.3 million when compared to the three months ended September 30, 2013 , primarily as a result of the following items:

Initial gain recognized on business acquisition: The Company recognized a preliminary one-time gain of $10.8 million (pre-tax) on the FDIC-assisted acquisition of Valley Bank, which occurred on June 20, 2014.

Net realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities: Gains on sales of available-for-sale securities increased $722,000 compared to the prior year period. This was primarily due to the sale of all of the Company’s Small Business Administration securities in June 2014, which produced a gain of $569,000, and the sale of the acquired Valley Bank securities in July 2014 as mentioned above.

Partially offsetting the increase in non-interest income was a change in the following items:

Amortization of income related to business acquisitions : The net amortization expense related to business acquisitions was $20.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to $17.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, was made up of the following items: $21.2 million of amortization expense related to the changes in cash flows expected to be collected from the FDIC-covered loan portfolios, $1.2 million of amortization of the clawback liability and $152,000 of impairment of the indemnification asset for Vantus Bank. The impairment was recorded because the Company does not expect resolution of certain items related to commercial foreclosed assets prior to the expiration of the non-single-family loss sharing agreement for Vantus Bank. Offsetting the expense was income from the accretion of the discount related to the indemnification assets for all of the acquisitions of $1.9 million and $604,000 of other loss share income items.

Gains on sales of single-family loans: Gains on sales of single-family loans decreased $1.5 million compared to the prior year period. This was due to a decrease in originations of fixed-rate loans due to higher fixed rates being offered on these loans in the 2014 period which resulted in fewer loans being originated to refinance existing debt. Fixed rate loans originated are subsequently sold in the secondary market. The decrease occurred in the first six months of the year and was offset by an increase in gains on sales of single-family loans during the three months ended September 30, 2014, as discussed above.

Other Income : Other income decreased $551,000 compared to the prior year period primarily due to unusual income received in the 2013 period which was not repeated in the current year period. In the 2013 period the Company received a one-time payment from MasterCard of approximately $480,000.

Change in interest rate swap fair value: The Company recorded expense of $(223,000) during the 2014 period due to the decrease in the interest rate swap fair value related to its matched book interest rate derivatives program. This compares to income of $283,000 recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Non-interest Expense

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, non-interest expense increased $3.2 million to $29.4 million, when compared to the three months ended September 30, 2013, primarily as a result of the following items:

Valley Bank acquisition expenses: The Company incurred approximately $2.3 million of additional non-interest expenses during the three months related to the FDIC-assisted acquisition of Valley Bank. Those expenses included approximately $1.0 million of compensation expense, approximately $450,000 of net computer and equipment expense, approximately $279,000 of net occupancy expense, approximately $115,000 of travel, meals and other expenses related to the integration of operations and various other expenses. We expect that a portion of these expenses will not recur in future periods.

Other operating expenses: Other operating expenses increased $275,000, to $2.1 million, in the three months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the prior year period primarily due to an increase in certain costs to originate consumer and mortgage loans of approximately $146,000 and an increase in amortization of intangible assets of $100,000. The increase in amortization was due to the amortization of the core deposit intangible related to the Valley acquisition.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, non-interest expense increased $10.9 million to $89.7 million when compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2013, primarily as a result of the following items:

Other operating expenses: Other operating expenses increased $7.9 million, to $13.6 million, in the nine months ended September 30, 2014 compared to the prior year period primarily due to $7.4 million in prepayment penalties paid as the Company elected to repay $130 million of its FHLBank advances and structured repo borrowings prior to their maturity during the three months ended June 30, 2014.

Valley Bank acquisition expenses: The Company incurred approximately $2.9 million of additional non-interest expenses during the nine month period related to the FDIC-assisted acquisition of Valley Bank. Those expenses included approximately $1.3 million of compensation expense, approximately $450,000 of net computer and equipment expense, approximately $313,000 of net occupancy expense, approximately $156,000 of legal, audit and other professional fees expense, approximately $239,000 of travel, meals and other expenses related to due diligence for the transaction and integration issues and various other expenses. We expect that a portion of these expenses will not recur in future periods.

The Company’s efficiency ratio for the three months ended September 30, 2014, was 64.07% compared to 66.40% for the same period in 2013. The efficiency ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, was 66.25% compared to 62.89% for the same period in 2013. The improvement in the ratio in the 2014 three month period was primarily due to the increase in net interest income, partially offset by increases in non-interest expense. The increase in the ratio in the 2014 nine month period was primarily due to the early repayment of certain borrowings in June 2014 and the increase in non-interest expense related to the June 2014 Valley Bank acquisition, partially offset by increases in non-interest income resulting from the initial gain recognized on the Valley Bank acquisition. The Company’s ratio of non-interest expense to average assets increased from 2.85% and 2.72% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, to 2.99% and 3.15% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. The increase in the current nine month period ratio was primarily due to the increase in other operating expenses in the 2014 period compared to the 2013 period due to the penalties paid for prepayment of borrowings and other non-interest expenses related to the Valley Bank acquisition. Average assets for the three months ended September 30, 2014, increased $261 million, or 7.1%, from the three months ended September 30, 2013. The increase was primarily due to the Valley Bank acquisition in June 2014, and organic loan growth, partially offset by decreases in investment securities. Average assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, decreased $67 million, or 1.7%, from the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The decrease in average assets in the nine month period was primarily due to decreases in investment securities, interest earning deposits at the Federal Reserve Bank and FDIC indemnification assets, offset by increases in loans due to acquisitions and organic loan growth.

Provision for Income Taxes

In the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company elected to early-adopt FASB ASU No. 2014-01, which amends FASB ASC Topic 323, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures . This Update impacts the Company’s accounting for investments in flow-through limited liability entities which manage or invest in affordable housing projects that qualify for the low-income housing tax credit. The amendments in the Update permit reporting entities to make an accounting policy election to account for their investments in qualified affordable housing projects using the proportional amortization method if certain conditions are met. Under the proportional amortization method, an entity amortizes the initial cost of the investment in proportion to the tax credits and other tax benefits received and recognizes the net investment performance in the income statement as a component of income tax expense (benefit).

The Company has significant investments in such qualified affordable housing projects that meet the required conditions. The Company’s adoption of this Update did not result in any material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations, except that the investment amortization expense, which previously was included in Other Non-interest Expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income, is now included in Provision for Income Taxes in the Consolidated Statements of Income presented. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, $1.0 million and $2.9 million, respectively, was moved from Other Noninterest Expense to Provision for Income Taxes. As a result, there was no change in Net Income for the periods covered in this release. In addition, there was no cumulative effect adjustment to Retained Earnings.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company's effective tax rate was 25.4% and 24.4%, respectively, which was lower than the statutory federal tax rate of 35%, due primarily to the effects of the tax credits utilized and to tax-exempt investments and tax-exempt loans which reduced the Company’s effective tax rate. In future periods, the Company expects its effective tax rate typically will be 20-25% of pre-tax net income, assuming it continues to maintain or increase its use of investment tax credits. The Company’s effective tax rate may fluctuate as it is impacted by the level and timing of the Company’s utilization of tax credits and the level of tax-exempt investments and loans and the overall level of pretax income. At this time, the Company expects to utilize a larger amount of tax credits in 2014 than it did in 2013; however, the Company also expects to have a higher level of pretax income in 2014 compared to 2013.

Average Balances, Interest Rates and Yields

The following table presents, for the periods indicated, the total dollar amount of interest income from average interest-earning assets and the resulting yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and rates, and the net interest margin. Average balances of loans receivable include the average balances of non-accrual loans for each period. Interest income on loans includes interest received on non-accrual loans on a cash basis. Interest income on loans includes the amortization of net loan fees which were deferred in accordance with accounting standards. Fees included in interest income were $1.0 million and $851,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Fees included in interest income were $2.2 million and $2.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Tax-exempt income was not calculated on a tax equivalent basis. The table does not reflect any effect of income taxes.

	September 30, 2014 (2)			Three Months Ended September 30, 2014							Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Yield/ Rate			Average Balance			Interest		Yield/ Rate		Average Balance			Interest		Yield/ Rate
				(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable:
One- to four-family residential		4.63	%	$	550,479		$	11,353	8.18	%	$	461,892		$	8,434	7.24	%
Other residential		4.57			388,799			5,462	5.57			285,040			5,754	8.01
Commercial real estate		4.46			932,658			12,129	5.16			817,080			12,401	6.02
Construction		4.33			274,951			3,550	5.12			210,072			3,303	6.24
Commercial business		4.73			307,914			4,168	5.37			248,826			3,850	6.14
Other loans		5.29			428,946			7,625	7.05			303,776			5,695	7.44
Industrial revenue bonds (1)		5.47			47,633			661	5.50			45,333			650	5.68

Total loans receivable		4.78			2,931,380			44,948	6.08			2,372,019			40,087	6.70

Investment securities (1)		2.97			486,040			2,592	2.12			667,950			2,820	1.68
Other interest-earning assets		0.24			148,228			67	0.18			246,708			112	0.18

Total interest-earning assets		4.39			3,565,648			47,607	5.30			3,286,677			43,019	5.19
Non-interest-earning assets:
Cash and cash equivalents					101,239							90,021
Other non-earning assets					266,846							295,593
Total assets				$	3,933,733						$	3,672,291

Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand and savings		0.19		$	1,467,364			789	0.21		$	1,336,049			710	0.21
Time deposits		0.77			1,090,111			2,095	0.76			1,034,460			2,112	0.81
Total deposits		0.44			2,557,475			2,884	0.45			2,370,509			2,822	0.47
Short-term borrowings and structured repurchase agreements		0.03			161,178			13	0.03			220,645			587	1.06
Subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts		1.81			30,929			143	1.83			30,929			141	1.81
FHLB advances		0.91			214,282			461	0.85			129,488			1,005	3.08

Total interest-bearing liabilities		0.51			2,963,864			3,501	0.47			2,751,571			4,555	0.66
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits					544,760							523,578
Other liabilities					18,397							19,689
Total liabilities					3,527,021							3,294,838
Stockholders’ equity					406,712							377,453
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity				$	3,933,733						$	3,672,291

Net interest income:
Interest rate spread		3.88%					$	44,106	4.83	%				$	38,464	4.53	%
Net interest margin*									4.91	%						4.64	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities					120.3	%						119.4	%

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Defined as the Company’s net interest income divided by total interest-earning assets.

(1)		Of the total average balances of investment securities, average tax-exempt investment securities were $88.4 million and $77.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. In addition, average tax-exempt loans and industrial revenue bonds were $39.0 million and $37.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Interest income on tax-exempt assets included in this table was $1.4 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Interest income net of disallowed interest expense related to tax-exempt assets was $1.4 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(2)		The yield/rate on loans at September 30, 2014 does not include the impact of the accretable yield (income) on loans acquired in the FDIC-assisted transactions. See “Net Interest Income” for a discussion of the effect on results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2014.

	September 30, 2014 (2)			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014							Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
	Yield/ Rate			Average Balance			Interest		Yield/ Rate		Average Balance			Interest		Yield/ Rate
				(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable:
One- to four-family residential		4.63	%	$	483,101		$	30,709	8.50	%	$	481,032		$	25,835	7.18	%
Other residential		4.57			367,907			16,013	5.82			302,603			17,948	7.93
Commercial real estate		4.46			902,867			35,851	5.31			803,493			37,432	6.23
Construction		4.33			239,563			8,782	4.90			208,669			11,523	7.38
Commercial business		4.73			287,639			11,634	5.41			248,865			11,118	5.97
Other loans		5.29			375,048			20,736	7.39			291,406			16,184	7.43
Industrial revenue bonds (1)		5.47			46,771			1,944	5.56			51,766			2,186	5.65

Total loans receivable		4.78			2,702,896			125,669	6.22			2,387,834			122,226	6.84

Investment securities (1)		2.97			528,794			8,367	2.12			763,143			11,291	1.98
Other interest-earning assets		0.24			201,414			250	0.17			313,402			339	0.14

Total interest-earning assets		4.39			3,433,104			134,286	5.23			3,464,379			133,856	5.16
Non-interest-earning assets:
Cash and cash equivalents					93,901							87,585
Other non-earning assets					266,184							308,303
Total assets				$	3,793,189						$	3,860,267

Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing demand and savings		0.19		$	1,438,496			2,364	0.22		$	1,523,320			2,866	0.25
Time deposits		0.77			1,019,743			5,933	0.78			1,095,145			6,745	0.82
Total deposits		0.44			2,458,239			8,297	0.45			2,618,465			9,611	0.49
Short-term borrowings and structured repurchase agreements		0.03			189,845			1,082	0.76			245,351			1,758	0.96
Subordinated debentures issued to capital trusts		1.81			30,929			418	1.81			30,929			421	1.82
FHLB advances		0.91			158,919			2,446	2.06			127,650			2,968	3.11

Total interest-bearing liabilities		0.51			2,837,932			12,243	0.58			3,022,395			14,758	0.65
Non-interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits					537,436							439,076
Other liabilities					20,093							20,856
Total liabilities					3,395,461							3,482,327
Stockholders’ equity					397,728							377,940
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity				$	3,793,189						$	3,860,267

Net interest income:
Interest rate spread		3.88%					$	122,043	4.65	%				$	119,098	4.51	%
Net interest margin*									4.75	%						4.60	%
Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities					121.0	%						114.6	%

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Defined as the Company’s net interest income divided by total interest-earning assets.

(1)		Of the total average balances of investment securities, average tax-exempt investment securities were $88.5 million and $79.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. In addition, average tax-exempt loans and industrial revenue bonds were $38.6 million and $38.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Interest income on tax-exempt assets included in this table was $4.0 million and $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Interest income net of disallowed interest expense related to tax-exempt assets was $3.9 million and $3.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(2)		The yield/rate on loans at September 30, 2014 does not include the impact of the accretable yield (income) on loans acquired in the FDIC-assisted transactions. See “Net Interest Income” for a discussion of the effect on results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Rate/Volume Analysis

The following tables present the dollar amounts of changes in interest income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the periods shown. For each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable to (i) changes in rate (i.e., changes in rate multiplied by old volume) and (ii) changes in volume (i.e., changes in volume multiplied by old rate). For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume, which cannot be segregated, have been allocated proportionately to volume and rate. Tax-exempt income was not calculated on a tax equivalent basis.

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2014 vs. 2013
	Increase (Decrease) Due to

							Total Increase (Decrease)
	Rate			Volume			Total Increase (Decrease)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable	$	(3,963	)	$	8,824		$	4,861
Investment securities		643			(871	)		(228	)
Other interest-earning assets		—			(45	)		(45	)
Total interest-earning assets		(3,320	)		7,908			4,588
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		8			71			79
Time deposits		(127	)		110			(17	)
Total deposits		(119	)		181			62
Short-term borrowings and structured repo		(449	)		(125	)		(574	)
Subordinated debentures issued to capital trust		2			—			2
FHLBank advances		(976	)		432			(544	)
Total interest-bearing liabilities		(1,542	)		488			(1,054	)
Net interest income	$	(1,778	)	$	7,420		$	5,642

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014 vs. 2013
	Increase (Decrease) Due to

							Total Increase (Decrease)
	Rate			Volume			Total Increase (Decrease)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans receivable	$	(11,812	)	$	15,255		$	3,443
Investment securities		740			(3,664	)		(2,924	)
Other interest-earning assets		45			(134	)		(89	)
Total interest-earning assets		(11,027	)		11,457			430
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits		(349	)		(153	)		(502	)
Time deposits		(362	)		(450	)		(812	)
Total deposits		(711	)		(603	)		(1,314	)
Short-term borrowings and structured repo		(321	)		(355	)		(676	)
Subordinated debentures issued to capital trust		(3	)		—			(3	)
FHLBank advances		(1,146	)		624			(522	)
Total interest-bearing liabilities		(2,181	)		(334	)		(2,515	)
Net interest income	$	(8,846	)	$	11,791		$	2,945

Liquidity

Liquidity is a measure of the Company's ability to generate sufficient cash to meet present and future financial obligations in a timely manner through either the sale or maturity of existing assets or the acquisition of additional funds through liability management. These obligations include the credit needs of customers, funding deposit withdrawals, and the day-to-day operations of the Company. Liquid assets include cash, interest-bearing deposits with financial institutions and certain investment securities and loans. The Company manages its ability to generate liquidity primarily through liability funding in such a way that it believes it maintains overall liquidity sufficient to satisfy its depositors' requirements and meet its customers' credit needs. At September 30, 2014, the Company had commitments of approximately $194.4 million to fund loan originations, $430.9 million of unused lines of credit and unadvanced loans, and $24.2 million of outstanding letters of credit.

The Company's primary sources of funds are customer deposits, FHLBank advances, other borrowings, loan repayments, unpledged securities, proceeds from sales of loans and available-for-sale securities and funds provided from operations. The Company utilizes particular sources of funds based on the comparative costs and availability at the time. The Company has from time to time chosen not to pay rates on deposits as high as the rates paid by certain of its competitors and, when believed to be appropriate, supplements deposits with less expensive alternative sources of funds.

At September 30, 2014, the Company had these available secured lines and on-balance sheet liquidity:

Federal Home Loan Bank line	$491.2 million
Federal Reserve Bank line	$545.3 million
Cash and cash equivalents	$221.4 million
Unpledged securities	$84.5 million

Statements of Cash Flows . During both the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, the Company had positive cash flows from operating activities and investing activities. Cash flows from financing activities were negative for both the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Cash flows from operating activities for the periods covered by the Statements of Cash Flows have been primarily related to changes in accrued and deferred assets, credits and other liabilities, the provision for loan losses, depreciation, impairments of investment securities, gains on sales of investment securities and the amortization of deferred loan origination fees and discounts (premiums) on loans and investments, all of which are non-cash or non-operating adjustments to operating cash flows. Net income adjusted for non-cash and non-operating items and the origination and sale of loans held for sale were the primary source of cash flows from operating activities. Operating activities provided cash flows of $34.0 million and $69.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, investing activities provided cash of $107.0 million and $212.5 million primarily due to the repayment of investment securities and sale of investment securities, partially offset by the net increase in loans for each of the nine-month periods. In the 2014 period, the Company received cash of $80.0 million related to the Boulevard Bank transaction and $109.4 million related to the Valley Bank transaction.

Changes in cash flows from financing activities during the periods covered by the Statements of Cash Flows are due to changes in deposits after interest credited, changes in FHLBank advances, changes in short-term borrowings, and changes in structured repurchase agreements, as well as dividend payments to stockholders. Financing activities used cash of $147.5 million and $346.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Financing activities in the future are expected to primarily include changes in deposits, changes in FHLBank advances, changes in short-term borrowings and dividend payments to stockholders.

Capital Resources

Management continuously reviews the capital position of the Company and the Bank to ensure compliance with minimum regulatory requirements, as well as to explore ways to increase capital either by retained earnings or other means.

At September 30, 2014, the Company's total stockholders' equity was $409.1 million, or 10.5% of total assets. At September 30, 2014, common stockholders' equity was $351.1 million, or 9.0% of total assets, equivalent to a book value of $25.62 per common share. Total stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2013, was $380.7 million, or 10.7% of total assets. At December 31, 2013, common stockholders' equity was $322.8 million, or 9.1% of total assets, equivalent to a book value of $23.60 per common share.

At September 30, 2014, the Company’s tangible common equity to total assets ratio was 8.8%, compared to 8.9% at December 31, 2013. The Company’s tangible common equity to total risk-weighted assets ratio was 11.2% at September 30, 2014, compared to 12.3% at December 31, 2013.

Banks are required to maintain minimum risk-based capital ratios. These ratios compare capital, as defined by the risk-based regulations, to assets adjusted for their relative risk as defined by the regulations. Guidelines require banks to have a minimum Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio, as defined, of 4.00%, a minimum total risk-based capital ratio of 8.00%, and a minimum 4.00% Tier 1 leverage ratio. To be considered "well capitalized," banks must have a minimum Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio, as defined, of 6.00%, a minimum total risk-based capital ratio of 10.00%, and a minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio of 5.00%. On September 30, 2014, the Bank's Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 12.0%, total risk-based capital ratio was 13.3% and the Tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.4%. As of September 30, 2014, the Bank was "well capitalized" as defined by the Federal banking agencies' capital-related regulations. The Federal Reserve Board has established capital regulations for bank holding companies that generally parallel the capital regulations for banks. On September 30, 2014, the Company's Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio was 13.8%, total risk-based capital ratio was 15.1% and the Tier 1 leverage ratio was 10.8%. As of September 30, 2014, the Company was "well capitalized" under the capital ratios described above. These ratios are the current capital requirements. As discussed above in “Effect of Federal Laws and Regulations,” the Company and the Bank will be subject to new capital requirements due to the changes from “Basel III,” for which the provisions become effective beginning January 1, 2015.

On August 18, 2011, the Company entered into a Small Business Lending Fund-Securities Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with the Secretary of the Treasury, pursuant to which the Company sold 57,943 shares of the Company’s Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (the “SBLF Preferred Stock”), to the Secretary of the Treasury for a purchase price of $57,943,000. The SBLF Preferred Stock was issued pursuant to Treasury’s SBLF program, a $30 billion fund established under the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 that was created to encourage lending to small businesses by providing Tier 1 capital to qualified community banks and holding companies with assets of less than $10 billion. As required by the Purchase Agreement, the proceeds from the sale of the SBLF Preferred Stock were used to redeem the 58,000 shares of preferred stock, previously issued to the Treasury pursuant to the TARP Capital Purchase Program (the “CPP”), at a redemption price of $58.0 million plus the accrued dividends owed on the preferred shares.

The SBLF Preferred Stock qualifies as Tier 1 capital. The holder of the SBLF Preferred Stock is entitled to receive non-cumulative dividends, payable quarterly, on each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1. The dividend rate, as a percentage of the liquidation amount, can fluctuate between one percent (1%) and five percent (5%) per annum on a quarterly basis during the first 10 quarters during which the SBLF Preferred Stock is outstanding, based upon changes in the level of “Qualified Small Business Lending” or “QSBL” (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) by the Bank over the adjusted baseline level calculated under the terms of the SBLF Preferred Stock ($201.4 million). Based upon the increase in the Bank’s level of QSBL over the adjusted baseline level, the dividend rate has been 1.0%. For the tenth calendar quarter through four and one half years after issuance, the dividend rate will be fixed at between one percent (1%) and seven percent (7%) based upon the level of qualifying loans. The Company has now reached the tenth calendar quarter and the dividend rate will be 1.0% until four and one half years after the issuance, which is March 2016. After four and one half years from issuance, the dividend rate will increase to 9% (including a quarterly lending incentive fee of 0.5%).

The SBLF Preferred Stock is non-voting, except in limited circumstances. In the event that the Company misses five dividend payments, whether or not consecutive, the holder of the SBLF Preferred Stock will have the right, but not the obligation, to appoint a representative as an observer on the Company’s Board of Directors. In the event that the Company misses six dividend payments, whether or not consecutive, and if the then outstanding aggregate liquidation amount of the SBLF Preferred Stock is at least $25,000,000, then the holder of the SBLF Preferred Stock will have the right to designate two directors to the Board of Directors of the Company.

The SBLF Preferred Stock may be redeemed at any time at the Company’s option, at a redemption price of 100% of the liquidation amount plus accrued but unpaid dividends to the date of redemption for the current period, subject to the approval of its federal banking regulator.

Dividends . During the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company declared a common stock cash dividend of $0.20 per share, or 24% of net income per diluted common share for that three month period, and paid a common stock cash dividend of $0.20 per share (which was declared in June 2014). During the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company declared a common stock cash dividend of $0.18 per share, or 30% of net income per diluted common share for that three month period, and paid a common stock cash dividend of $0.18 per share (which was declared in March 2013). During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company declared common stock cash dividends of $0.60 per share, or 27% of net income per diluted common share for that nine month period, and paid common stock cash dividends of $0.38 per share. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company declared common stock cash dividends of $0.54 per share, or 30% of net income per diluted common share for that nine month period, and paid common stock cash dividends of $0.36 per share. The Board of Directors meets regularly to consider the level and the timing of dividend payments. The $0.20 per share dividend declared but unpaid as of September 30, 2014, was paid to stockholders on October 10, 2014. In addition, the Company paid preferred dividends as described below.

The terms of the SBLF Preferred Stock impose limits on the ability of the Company to pay dividends and repurchase shares of common stock. Under the terms of the SBLF Preferred Stock, no repurchases may be effected, and no dividends may be declared or paid on preferred shares ranking pari passu with the SBLF Preferred Stock, junior preferred shares, or other junior securities (including the common stock) during the current quarter and for the next three quarters following the failure to declare and pay dividends on the SBLF Preferred Stock, except that, in any such quarter in which the dividend is paid, dividend payments on shares ranking pari passu may be paid to the extent necessary to avoid any resulting material covenant breach.

Under the terms of the SBLF Preferred Stock, the Company may only declare and pay a dividend on the common stock or other stock junior to the SBLF Preferred Stock, or repurchase shares of any such class or series of stock, if, after payment of such dividend, or after giving effect to such repurchase, (i) the dollar amount of the Company’s Tier 1 Capital would be at least equal to the “Tier 1 Dividend Threshold” and (ii) full dividends on all outstanding shares of SBLF Preferred Stock for the most recently completed dividend period have been or are contemporaneously declared and paid. As of September 30, 2014, we satisfied this condition.

The “Tier 1 Dividend Threshold” means 90% of $272.7 million, which was the Company’s consolidated Tier 1 capital as of September 30, 2011, less the $58 million in TARP preferred stock then-outstanding and repaid on August 18, 2011, plus the $58 million in SBLF Preferred Stock issued and minus the net loan charge-offs by the Bank since August 18, 2011. The Tier 1 Dividend Threshold is subject to reduction, beginning on the first day of the eleventh dividend period following the date of issuance of the SBLF Preferred Stock, by $5.8 million (ten percent of the aggregate liquidation amount of the SBLF Preferred Stock initially issued, without regard to any subsequent partial redemptions) for each one percent increase in qualified small business lending from the adjusted baseline level under the terms of the SBLF preferred stock (i.e., $249.7 million) to the ninth dividend period.

Common Stock Repurchases and Issuances . The Company has been in various buy-back programs since May 1990. Our ability to repurchase common stock is currently limited, but allowed, under the terms of the SBLF preferred stock as noted above, under “-Dividends” and was previously generally precluded due to our participation in the CPP beginning in December 2008. During the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company repurchased 1,000 shares of its common stock at an average price of $31.05 per share. During the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company repurchased 18,000 shares of its common stock at an average price of $28.45 per share. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock. During the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company issued 23,270 shares of stock at an average price of $30.59 per share to cover stock option exercises. During the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company issued 41,927 shares of stock at an average price of $20.10 per share to cover stock option exercises. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company issued 51,241 shares of stock at an average price of $27.50 per share to cover stock option exercises. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company issued 69,371 shares of stock at an average price of $19.75 per share to cover stock option exercises.

Management has historically utilized stock buy-back programs from time to time as long as management believed that repurchasing the stock would contribute to the overall growth of shareholder value. The number of shares of stock that will be repurchased at any particular time and the prices that will be paid are subject to many factors, several of which are outside of the control of the Company. The primary factors, however, are the number of shares available in the market from sellers at any given time, the price of the stock within the market as determined by the market and the projected impact on the Company’s earnings per share and capital.

On April 21, 2014, Great Southern reiterated that it will consider repurchasing its shares of common stock, from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, pursuant to its existing repurchase plan. There are 378,562 remaining shares authorized to be repurchased under this plan.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Asset and Liability Management and Market Risk

A principal operating objective of the Company is to produce stable earnings by achieving a favorable interest rate spread that can be sustained during fluctuations in prevailing interest rates. The Company has sought to reduce its exposure to adverse changes in interest rates by attempting to achieve a closer match between the periods in which its interest-bearing liabilities and interest-earning assets can be expected to reprice through the origination of adjustable-rate mortgages and loans with shorter terms to maturity and the purchase of other shorter term interest-earning assets.

Our Risk When Interest Rates Change

The rates of interest we earn on assets and pay on liabilities generally are established contractually for a period of time. Market interest rates change over time. Accordingly, our results of operations, like those of other financial institutions, are impacted by changes in interest rates and the interest rate sensitivity of our assets and liabilities. The risk associated with changes in interest rates and our ability to adapt to these changes is known as interest rate risk and is our most significant market risk.

How We Measure the Risk to Us Associated with Interest Rate Changes

In an attempt to manage our exposure to changes in interest rates and comply with applicable regulations, we monitor Great Southern's interest rate risk. In monitoring interest rate risk we regularly analyze and manage assets and liabilities based on their payment streams and interest rates, the timing of their maturities and their sensitivity to actual or potential changes in market interest rates.

The ability to maximize net interest income is largely dependent upon the achievement of a positive interest rate spread that can be sustained despite fluctuations in prevailing interest rates. Interest rate sensitivity is a measure of the difference between amounts of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities which either reprice or mature within a given period of time. The difference, or the interest rate repricing "gap," provides an indication of the extent to which an institution's interest rate spread will be affected by changes in interest rates. A gap is considered positive when the amount of interest-rate sensitive assets exceeds the amount of interest-rate sensitive liabilities repricing during the same period, and is considered negative when the amount of interest-rate sensitive liabilities exceeds the amount of interest-rate sensitive assets during the same period. Generally, during a period of rising interest rates, a negative gap within shorter repricing periods would adversely affect net interest income, while a positive gap within shorter repricing periods would result in an increase in net interest income. During a period of falling interest rates, the opposite would be true. As of September 30, 2014, Great Southern's internal interest rate risk models indicate that, generally, rising interest rates are expected to have a positive impact on the Company’s net interest income, while declining interest rates would have a negative impact on net interest income. We model various interest rate scenarios for rising and falling rates, including both parallel and non-parallel shifts in rates. The results of our modeling indicate that net interest income is not likely to be materially affected either positively or negatively in the first twelve months following a rate change, regardless of any changes in interest rates, because our portfolios are relatively well matched in a twelve-month horizon. The effects of interest rate changes, if any, are expected to be more impacting to net interest income in the 12 to 36 months following a rate change. In June 2014, $130 million of fixed rate borrowings were repaid. Excess liquidity and proceeds from the sale of certain investment securities were used to fund these repayments. The results of our net interest income modeling were not materially affected by these transactions. As the Federal Funds rate is now very low, the Company’s interest rate floors have been reached on most of its “prime rate” loans. As discussed under “- General-Net Interest Income and Interest Rate Risk Management ,” at September 30,

2014 and December 31, 2013, there were $475 million and $502 million, respectively, of adjustable rate loans which were tied to a national prime rate of interest which had interest rate floors. In addition, Great Southern has elected to leave its “Great Southern Prime Rate” at 5.00% for those loans that are indexed to “Great Southern Prime” rather than a national prime rate of interest. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, there were $215 million and $248 million, respectively, of loans indexed to “Great Southern Prime.” While these interest rate floors and, to a lesser extent, the utilization of the “Great Southern Prime” rate have helped keep the rate on our loan portfolio higher in this very low interest rate environment, they will also reduce the positive effect to our loan rates when market interest rates, specifically the “prime rate,” begin to increase. The interest rate on these loans will not increase until the loan floors are reached. Also, a significant portion of our retail certificates of deposit mature in the next twelve months and we expect that they will be replaced with new certificates of deposit at somewhat lower interest rates in some cases.

Interest rate risk exposure estimates (the sensitivity gap) are not exact measures of an institution's actual interest rate risk. They are only indicators of interest rate risk exposure produced in a simplified modeling environment designed to allow management to gauge the Bank's sensitivity to changes in interest rates. They do not necessarily indicate the impact of general interest rate movements on the Bank's net interest income because the repricing of certain categories of assets and liabilities is subject to competitive and other factors beyond the Bank's control. As a result, certain assets and liabilities indicated as maturing or otherwise repricing within a stated period may in fact mature or reprice at different times and in different amounts and cause a change, which potentially could be material, in the Bank's interest rate risk.

In order to minimize the potential for adverse effects of material and prolonged increases and decreases in interest rates on Great Southern's results of operations, Great Southern has adopted asset and liability management policies to better match the maturities and repricing terms of Great Southern's interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Management recommends and the Board of Directors sets the asset and liability policies of Great Southern which are implemented by the asset and liability committee. The asset and liability committee is chaired by the Chief Financial Officer and is comprised of members of Great Southern's senior management. The purpose of the asset and liability committee is to communicate, coordinate and control asset/liability management consistent with Great Southern's business plan and board-approved policies. The asset and liability committee establishes and monitors the volume and mix of assets and funding sources taking into account relative costs and spreads, interest rate sensitivity and liquidity needs. The objectives are to manage assets and funding sources to produce results that are consistent with liquidity, capital adequacy, growth, risk and profitability goals. The asset and liability committee meets on a monthly basis to review, among other things, economic conditions and interest rate outlook, current and projected liquidity needs and capital positions and anticipated changes in the volume and mix of assets and liabilities. At each meeting, the asset and liability committee recommends appropriate strategy changes based on this review. The Chief Financial Officer or his designee is responsible for reviewing and reporting on the effects of the policy implementations and strategies to the Board of Directors at their monthly meetings.

In order to manage its assets and liabilities and achieve the desired liquidity, credit quality, interest rate risk, profitability and capital targets, Great Southern has focused its strategies on originating adjustable rate loans, and managing its deposits and borrowings to establish stable relationships with both retail customers and wholesale funding sources.

At times, depending on the level of general interest rates, the relationship between long- and short-term interest rates, market conditions and competitive factors, we may determine to increase our interest rate risk position somewhat in order to maintain or increase our net interest margin.

The asset and liability committee regularly reviews interest rate risk by forecasting the impact of alternative interest rate environments on net interest income and market value of portfolio equity, which is defined as the net present value of an institution's existing assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet instruments, and evaluating such impacts against the maximum potential changes in net interest income and market value of portfolio equity that are authorized by the Board of Directors of Great Southern.

In the normal course of business, the Company may use derivative financial instruments (primarily interest rate swaps) from time to time to assist in its interest rate risk management. In the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company began executing interest rate swaps with commercial banking customers to facilitate their respective risk management strategies. Those interest rate swaps are simultaneously hedged by offsetting interest rate swaps that the Company executes with a third party, such that the Company minimizes its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. Because the interest rate swaps associated with this program do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements,

changes in the fair value of both the customer swaps and the offsetting swaps are recognized directly in earnings. These interest rate derivatives result from a service provided to certain qualifying customers and, therefore, are not used to manage interest rate risk in the Company’s assets or liabilities. The Company manages a matched book with respect to its derivative instruments in order to minimize its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions.

In 2013, the Company entered into two interest rate cap agreements related to its floating rate debt associated with its trust preferred securities. The agreements provide that the counterparty will reimburse the Company if interest rates rise above a certain threshold, thus creating a cap on the effective interest rate paid by the Company. These agreements are classified as hedging instruments, and the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.

For further information on derivatives and hedging activities, see Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this report.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13(a)-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act")) that is designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported accurately and within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate. An evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures was carried out as of September 30, 2014, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and several other members of our senior management. Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2014, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that the information we are required to disclose in the reports we file or submit under the Act is (i) accumulated and communicated to our management (including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer) to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (ii) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13(a)-15(f) under the Act) that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2014, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

We do not expect that our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control procedure, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control procedure are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control procedures, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns in controls or procedures can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any control procedure also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control procedure, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

In the normal course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are subject to pending and threatened legal actions, some of which seek substantial relief or damages. While the ultimate outcome of such legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, after reviewing pending and threatened litigation with counsel, management believes at this time that, except as noted below, the outcome of such litigation will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

On November 22, 2010, a suit was filed against the Bank in the Circuit Court of Greene County, Missouri by a customer alleging that the fees associated with the Bank’s automated overdraft program in connection with its debit cards and ATM cards constitute unlawful interest in violation of Missouri’s usury laws. The Court has certified a class of Bank customers who have paid overdraft fees on their checking accounts pursuant to the Bank’s automated overdraft program. The Bank intends to contest this case vigorously. At this stage of the litigation, it is not possible for management of the Bank to determine the probability of a material adverse outcome or reasonably estimate the amount of any potential loss.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On November 15, 2006, the Company's Board of Directors authorized management to repurchase up to 700,000 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock, under a program of open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions. The plan does not have an expiration date. From the date we issued our CPP Preferred Stock (December 5, 2008) until the date we redeemed it in connection with our issuance of the SBLF Preferred Stock (August 18, 2011), we were generally precluded from purchasing shares of the Company’s stock without the Treasury's consent. Our participation in the SBLF program does not preclude us from purchasing shares of the Company’s stock, provided that after giving effect to such purchase, (i) the dollar amount of the Company’s Tier 1 capital would be at least equal to the “Tier 1 Dividend Threshold” under the terms of the SBLF Preferred Stock and (ii) full dividends on all outstanding shares of SBLF Preferred Stock for the most recently completed dividend period have been or are contemporaneously declared and paid, as described under “Part I. Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Capital Resources.”

Shares purchased during the three months ended September 30, 2014, are indicated below.

	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased As Part of Publicly Announced Plan		Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan(1)

July 1, 2014 – July 31, 2014		---	$	----		---		379,562
August 1, 2014 – August 31, 2014		1,000	$	31.05		1,000		378,562
September 1, 2014 – September 30, 2014		---	$	----		---		378,562
		1,000	$	31.05		1,000

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(1)	Amount represents the number of shares available to be repurchased under the November 2006 plan as of the last calendar day of the month shown.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

	a)	Exhibits
		See Exhibit Index.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

	Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
	Registrant
Date: November 10, 2014	/s/ Joseph W. Turner
	Joseph W. Turner President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: November 10, 2014	/s/ Rex A. Copeland
	Rex A. Copeland Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description

(2)	Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, or succession

	(i)	The Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2009, among Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Receiver of TeamBank, N.A., Paola, Kansas, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Great Southern Bank, previously filed with the Commission (File no. 000-18082) as Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 26, 2011 is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 2.1(i).

	(ii)	The Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2009, among Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Receiver of Vantus Bank, Sioux City, Iowa, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Great Southern Bank, previously filed with the Commission (File no. 000-18082) as Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 11, 2011 is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 2.1(ii).

	(iii)	The Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2011, among Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Receiver of Sun Security Bank, Ellington, Missouri, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Great Southern Bank , previously filed with the Commission (File no. 000-18082) as Exhibit 2.1(iii) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 2(iii).

	(iv)	The Purchase and Assumption Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2013, among Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Receiver of Inter Savings Bank, FSB, Maple Grove, Minnesota, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Great Southern Bank, previously filed with the Commission (File no. 000-18082) as Exhibit 2.1(iv) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 2(iv).

	(v)	The Purchase and Assumption Agreement All Deposits, dated as of June 20, 2014, among Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Receiver of Valley Bank, Moline, Illinois, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Great Southern Bank, previously filed with the Commission (File no. 000-18082) as Exhibit 2.1(v) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 2(v).

(3)	Articles of incorporation and Bylaws

	(i)	The Registrant's Charter previously filed with the Commission as Appendix D to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 31, 2004 (File No. 000-18082), is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 3.1.

	(iA)	The Articles Supplementary to the Registrant's Charter setting forth the terms of the Registrant's Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, previously filed with the Commission (File no. 000-18082) as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2011, are incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 3(i).

	(ii)	The Registrant's Bylaws, previously filed with the Commission (File no. 000-18082) as Exhibit 3(ii) to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 23, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 3.2.

(4)	Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures

	The Company hereby agrees to furnish the SEC upon request, copies of the instruments defining the rights of the holders of each issue of the Registrant's long-term debt.


(9)	Voting trust agreement

	Inapplicable.

(10)	Material contracts

	The Registrant's 1997 Stock Option and Incentive Plan previously filed with the Commission (File no. 000-18082) as Annex A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on September 18, 1997 is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.1.

	The Registrant's 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan previously filed with the Commission (File No. 000-18082) as Annex A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 14, 2003, is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.2.

	The employment agreement dated September 18, 2002 between the Registrant and William V. Turner previously filed with the Commission (File no. 000-18082) as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.3.

	The employment agreement dated September 18, 2002 between the Registrant and Joseph W. Turner previously filed with the Commission (File no. 000-18082) as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.4.

	The form of incentive stock option agreement under the Registrant's 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan previously filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File no. 000-18082) filed on February 24, 2005 is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.5.

	The form of non-qualified stock option agreement under the Registrant's 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan previously filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File no. 000-18082) filed on February 24, 2005 is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.6.

	A description of the current salary and bonus arrangements for 2014 for the Registrant's named executive officers previously filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.7.

	A description of the current fee arrangements for the Registrant's directors previously filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.8.

	Small Business Lending Fund – Securities Purchase Agreement, dated August 18, 2011, between the Registrant and the Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury, previously filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 18, 2011, is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.9.

	The Registrant's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan previously filed with the Commission (File No. 000-18082) as Annex A to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 4, 2013, is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.10.

	The form of incentive stock option award agreement under the Registrant's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan previously filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File no. 333-189497) filed on June 20, 2013 is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.11.


	The form of non-qualified stock option award agreement under the Registrant's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan previously filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File no. 333-189497) filed on June 20, 2013 is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.12.

	The form of stock appreciation right award agreement under the Registrant's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan previously filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File no. 333-189497) filed on June 20, 2013 is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.13.

	The form of restricted stock award agreement under the Registrant's 2013 Equity Incentive Plan previously filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File no. 333-189497) filed on June 20, 2013 is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.14.

(11)	Statement re computation of per share earnings

	Included in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(15)	Letter re unaudited interim financial information

	Inapplicable.

(18)	Letter re change in accounting principles

	Inapplicable.

(19)	Report furnished to securityholders.

	Inapplicable.

(22)	Published report regarding matters submitted to vote of security holders

	Inapplicable.

(23)	Consents of experts and counsel

	Inapplicable.

(24)	Power of attorney

	None.

(31.1)	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer

	Attached as Exhibit 31.1

(31.2)	Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Treasurer

	Attached as Exhibit 31.2

(32)	Certification pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

	Attached as Exhibit 32.


(99)	Additional Exhibits

	None.

(101)	Attached as Exhibit 101 are the following financial statements from the Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, formatted in Extensive Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) consolidated statements of financial condition, (ii) consolidated statements of income, (iii) consolidated statements of cash flows and (iv) the notes to consolidated financial statements.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I Financial Information Item 1. Financial Statements Note 1: Basis Of Presentation Note 2: Nature Of Operations and Operating Segments Note 3: Recent Accounting Pronouncements Note 4: Stockholders' Equity Note 5: Earnings Per Share Note 6: Investment Securities Note 7: Loans and Allowance For Loan Losses Note 8: Acquired Loans, Loss Sharing Agreements and Fdic Indemnification Assets Note 9: Other Real Estate Owned Note 10: Deposits Note 11: Advances From Federal Home Loan Bank Note 12: Structured Repurchase Agreements Note 13: Income Taxes Note 14: Fair Value Measurement Note 15: Derivatives and Hedging Activities Note 16: Fdic-assisted Acquisition Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis Of Financial Condition and Results Of Operation Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Item 4. Controls and Procedures Part II. Other Information Item 1. Legal Proceedings Item 1A. Risk Factors Item 2. Unregistered Sales Of Equity Securities and Use Of Proceeds Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures Item 5. Other Information Item 6. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

GSBC 10-Q Quarter ended Sept. 30, 2014