Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.® Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2023 Results

TOPEKA, Kan., July 26, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.^® (NASDAQ: CFFN) (the "Company"), the parent company of Capitol Federal Savings Bank (the "Bank"), announced results today for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. For best viewing results, please view this release in Portable Document Format (PDF) on our website, http://ir.capfed.com.

Highlights for the quarter include:

• net income of $8.3 million;

• basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.06;

• net interest margin of 1.32% (1.39% excluding the effects of the leverage strategy);

• paid dividends of $0.085 per share; and

• on July 25, 2023, announced a cash dividend of $0.085 per share, payable on August 18, 2023 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 4, 2023.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023

For the quarter ended June 30, 2023, the Company recognized net income of $8.3 million, or $0.06 per share, compared to net income of $14.2 million, or $0.11 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The decrease in net income was due primarily to higher deposit interest expense in the current quarter, partially offset by lower income tax expense. The net interest margin decreased 24 basis points, from 1.56% for the prior quarter to 1.32% for the current quarter. Excluding the effects of the leverage strategy discussed in the "Leverage Strategy" section below, the net interest margin decreased 32 basis points, from 1.71% for the prior quarter to 1.39% for the current quarter. The decrease in the net interest margin excluding the effects of the leverage strategy was due mainly to an increase in the cost of deposits. Management anticipates the reduction in the net interest margin will continue in the near term. See additional discussion in "Fiscal Year 2023 Outlook" below.

Interest and Dividend Income

The following table presents the components of interest and dividend income for the time periods presented, along with the change measured in dollars and percent. The weighted average yield on loans receivable increased nine basis points and the weighted average yield on cash and cash equivalents increased 61 basis points compared to the prior quarter.

		For the Three Months Ended
		June 30,			March 31,			Change Expressed in:
		2023			2023			Dollars				Percent
		(Dollars in thousands)
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME:
Loans receivable		$	71,918		$	69,319		$	2,599			3.7	%
Cash and cash equivalents			10,009			10,977			(968	)		(8.8	)
Mortgage-backed securities ("MBS")			4,562			4,748			(186	)		(3.9	)
Federal Home Loan Bank Topeka ("FHLB") stock			3,260			3,607			(347	)		(9.6	)
Investment securities			895			895			—			—
Total interest and dividend income		$	90,644		$	89,546		$	1,098			1.2

The increase in interest income on loans receivable was due to an increase in the weighted average yield, along with an increase in the average balance of commercial loans and correspondent one-to four-family loans. The increase in the weighted average yield was due primarily to originations and purchases/participations at higher market yields, as well as disbursements on commercial construction loans at rates higher than the overall portfolio rate and upward repricing of existing adjustable-rate loans due to higher market interest rates. The decrease in interest income on cash and cash equivalents was due mainly to a decrease in the average balance of cash associated with the leverage strategy compared to the prior quarter due to a reduction in the leverage strategy usage in the current quarter, partially offset by an increase in the average balance of operating cash, as proceeds from the Federal Reserve's Bank Term Funding Program ("BTFP") have been held in cash as management evaluates funding and balance sheet management options, and an increase in the yield earned on balances held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City ("FRB of Kansas City") due to higher market interest rates. The decrease in dividend income on FHLB stock was due mainly to a decrease in the average balance of FHLB stock associated with the leverage strategy, partially offset by an increase in the dividend rate paid by FHLB.

Interest Expense

The following table presents the components of interest expense for the time periods presented, along with the change measured in dollars and percent. The weighted average rate paid on deposits increased 59 basis points and the weighted average rate paid on borrowings not associated with the leverage strategy increased 23 basis points compared to the prior quarter.

		For the Three Months Ended
		June 30,			March 31,			Change Expressed in:
		2023			2023			Dollars			Percent
		(Dollars in thousands)
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Borrowings		$	31,449		$	31,447		$	2		—	%
Deposits			24,445			16,140			8,305		51.5
Total interest expense		$	55,894		$	47,587		$	8,307		17.5

During the current quarter, interest expense on borrowings associated with the leverage strategy decreased $3.3 million due to a reduction in usage of the leverage strategy. This was almost entirely offset by an increase in interest expense on borrowings not associated with the leverage strategy, due primarily to BTFP borrowings which have been held in cash as management evaluates funding and balance sheet management options. The increase in interest expense on deposits was due primarily to increases in the weighted average rate paid and average balance of the certificate of deposit portfolio and an increase in the weighted average rate paid on money market accounts. Early in the current quarter, management increased the rates offered on the Bank's money market accounts in an effort to slow the outflow of deposit balances.

Provision for Credit Losses

For the quarter ended June 30, 2023, the Bank recorded a provision for credit losses of $1.3 million, compared to a provision for credit losses of $891 thousand for the prior quarter. The provision for credit losses in the current quarter was comprised of a $2.5 million increase in the allowance for credit losses ("ACL") for loans, partially offset by a $1.2 million decrease in the reserve for off-balance sheet credit exposures. The provision for credit losses associated with the ACL was due primarily to worsening economic forecast conditions compared to the prior quarter, commercial loan growth, and a reduction in prepayment speeds related to the commercial loan portfolio. The release of provision for credit losses associated with the reserve for off-balance sheet credit exposures was due primarily to refining our methodology to account for the estimated credit losses on unfunded commercial construction-to-permanent loans and commitments for the time period after construction is expected to be completed.

Non-Interest Income

The following table presents the components of non-interest income for the time periods presented, along with the change measured in dollars and percent.

		For the Three Months Ended
		June 30,			March 31,			Change Expressed in:
		2023			2023			Dollars			Percent
		(Dollars in thousands)
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Deposit service fees		$	3,404		$	3,122		$	282		9.0	%
Insurance commissions			888			877			11		1.3
Other non-interest income			1,522			1,084			438		40.4
Total non-interest income		$	5,814		$	5,083		$	731		14.4

The increase in other non-interest income was due mainly to an increase in income on bank-owned life insurance related to the receipt of death benefits during the current quarter.

Non-Interest Expense

The following table presents the components of non-interest expense for the time periods presented, along with the change measured in dollars and percent.

		For the Three Months Ended
		June 30,			March 31,			Change Expressed in:
		2023			2023			Dollars				Percent
		(Dollars in thousands)
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salaries and employee benefits		$	13,200		$	12,789		$	411			3.2	%
Information technology and related expense			6,118			5,789			329			5.7
Occupancy, net			3,556			3,568			(12	)		(0.3	)
Regulatory and outside services			1,436			1,305			131			10.0
Advertising and promotional			1,447			1,333			114			8.6
Federal insurance premium			1,231			1,246			(15	)		(1.2	)
Deposit and loan transaction costs			615			690			(75	)		(10.9	)
Office supplies and related expense			546			631			(85	)		(13.5	)
Other non-interest expense			1,187			1,280			(93	)		(7.3	)
Total non-interest expense		$	29,336		$	28,631		$	705			2.5

The increase in salaries and employee benefits was mainly related to merit increases during the current quarter. The increase in information technology and related expense was due primarily to an increase in professional services related to the Company's digital transformation, discussed below, and other technology-related projects.

The Company's efficiency ratio was 72.32% for the current quarter compared to 60.86% for the prior quarter. The change in the efficiency ratio was due primarily to lower net interest income. The efficiency ratio is a measure of a financial institution's total non-interest expense as a percentage of the sum of net interest income (pre-provision for credit losses) and non-interest income. A higher value indicates that it is costing the financial institution more money to generate revenue, relative to the net interest margin and non-interest income.

Income Tax Expense

The following table presents pretax income, income tax expense, and net income for the time periods presented, along with the change measured in dollars and percent and the effective tax rate.

		For the Three Months Ended
		June 30,				March 31,				Change Expressed in:
		2023				2023				Dollars				Percent
		(Dollars in thousands)
Income before income tax expense		$	9,904			$	17,520			$	(7,616	)		(43.5	)%
Income tax expense			1,602				3,331				(1,729	)		(51.9	)
Net income		$	8,302			$	14,189			$	(5,887	)		(41.5	)
Effective Tax Rate			16.2	%			19.0	%

The decrease in income tax expense was due primarily to lower pretax income in the current quarter and partially to a lower effective tax rate. The decrease in effective tax rate was due primarily to lower projected pretax income, as the Company's permanent differences, which generally reduce our tax rate, have a larger impact on the overall effective rate.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

The Company recognized net income of $38.7 million, or $0.29 per share, for the current year period compared to net income of $65.0 million, or $0.48 per share, for the prior year period. The decrease in net income was due primarily to lower net interest income, along with recording a provision for credit losses of $5.9 million for the current year period compared to a release of provision of $5.7 million for the prior year period, partially offset by lower income tax expense. The net interest margin decreased 32 basis points, from 1.82% for the prior year period to 1.50% for the current year period. Excluding the effects of the leverage strategy, the net interest margin decreased 38 basis points, from 2.04% for the prior year period to 1.66% for the current year period. The decrease in the net interest margin excluding the effects of the leverage strategy was due mainly to an increase in the cost of borrowings and deposits, which exceeded the increase in loan yields.

Interest and Dividend Income

The following table presents the components of interest and dividend income for the time periods presented, along with the change measured in dollars and percent.

		For the Nine Months Ended
		June 30,						Change Expressed in:
		2023			2022			Dollars				Percent
		(Dollars in thousands)
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME:
Loans receivable		$	206,056		$	168,086		$	37,970			22.6	%
Cash and cash equivalents			37,657			4,931			32,726			663.7
MBS			14,121			14,494			(373	)		(2.6	)
FHLB stock			11,025			6,166			4,859			78.8
Investment securities			2,671			2,423			248			10.2
Total interest and dividend income		$	271,530		$	196,100		$	75,430			38.5

The increase in interest income on loans receivable was due to an increase in the average balance and weighted average yield of the loan portfolio. The increase in the average balance was mainly in the correspondent one-to four-family and commercial real estate loan portfolios. The increase in the weighted average yield was due primarily to originations and purchases at higher market yields, as well as disbursements on commercial construction loans at rates higher than the overall portfolio rate and upward repricing of existing adjustable-rate loans due to higher market interest rates. The increase in interest income on cash and cash equivalents was due mainly to a higher yield on cash related to an increase in FRB interest rates. The increase in dividend income on FHLB stock was due mainly to a higher FHLB dividend rate compared to the prior year period, along with an increase in the average balance of FHLB stock due to an increase in FHLB borrowings.

Interest Expense

The following table presents the components of interest expense for the time periods presented, along with the change measured in dollars and percent.

		For the Nine Months Ended
		June 30,						Change Expressed in:
		2023			2022			Dollars			Percent
		(Dollars in thousands)
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Borrowings		$	96,504		$	27,961		$	68,543		245.1	%
Deposits			52,489			25,443			27,046		106.3
Total interest expense		$	148,993		$	53,404		$	95,589		179.0

The increase in interest expense on borrowings was due primarily to an increase in the average balance and weighted average rate on borrowings not associated with the leverage strategy, along with an increase in the weighted average rate on the borrowings associated with the leverage strategy compared to the prior year period. Interest expense on borrowings not associated with the leverage strategy increased due to new borrowings added between periods, at market interest rates higher than the overall portfolio rate, to fund operational needs. Interest expense on borrowings associated with the leverage strategy increased $31.6 million compared to the prior year period. The increase in interest expense on deposits was due to an increase in the weighted average rate paid on the deposit portfolio, primarily certificates of deposit and money market accounts, partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of these portfolios.

Provision for Credit Losses

The Bank recorded a provision for credit losses during the current year period of $5.9 million, compared to a release of provision of $5.7 million during the prior year period. The provision for credit losses in the current year period was comprised of a $6.1 million increase in the ACL for loans and a $179 thousand decrease in reserves for off-balance sheet credit exposures. The provision for credit losses associated with the ACL was due primarily to worsening economic forecast conditions, along with a reduction in the projected prepayment speeds used in the model for all loan categories.

Non-Interest Income

The following table presents the components of non-interest income for the time periods presented, along with the change measured in dollars and percent.

		For the Nine Months Ended
		June 30,						Change Expressed in:
		2023			2022			Dollars				Percent
		(Dollars in thousands)
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Deposit service fees		$	9,987		$	10,331		$	(344	)		(3.3	)%
Insurance commissions			2,560			2,042			518			25.4
Other non-interest income			3,702			4,664			(962	)		(20.6	)
Total non-interest income		$	16,249		$	17,037		$	(788	)		(4.6	)

The increase in insurance commissions was due primarily to annual contingent insurance commissions received being higher than anticipated and the related accrual adjustments, along with overall commissions being higher in the current year. The decrease in other non-interest income was due mainly to the prior year period including gains on a loan-related financial derivative agreement, with no such gains in the current year period, along with a decrease in income on bank-owned life insurance compared to the prior year period due to a reduction in the yield and death benefits received between the two periods.

Non-Interest Expense

The following table presents the components of non-interest expense for the time periods presented, along with the change measured in dollars and percent.

		For the Nine Months Ended
		June 30,						Change Expressed in:
		2023			2022			Dollars				Percent
		(Dollars in thousands)
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salaries and employee benefits		$	39,687		$	42,332		$	(2,645	)		(6.2	)%
Information technology and related expense			16,977			13,268			3,709			28.0
Occupancy, net			10,598			10,593			5			—
Regulatory and outside services			4,274			4,212			62			1.5
Advertising and promotional			3,613			3,626			(13	)		(0.4	)
Federal insurance premium			3,289			2,200			1,089			49.5
Deposit and loan transaction costs			1,916			2,050			(134	)		(6.5	)
Office supplies and related expense			1,810			1,464			346			23.6
Other non-interest expense			3,576			3,299			277			... 8.4
Total non-interest expense		$	85,740		$	83,044		$	2,696			3.2

The decrease in salaries and employee benefits was attributable mainly to a decrease in incentive compensation, along with a reduction in loan commissions due to a reduction in loan origination activity, and an increase in capitalized payroll costs related to the digital transformation project. The increase in information technology and related expenses was due mainly to third-party project management expenses associated with the Bank's ongoing digital transformation project, along with higher software licensing expenses due to agreement renewals at higher costs. The increase in federal insurance premium expense was due mainly to an increase in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") assessment rate. The increase in office supplies and related expense was due primarily to the write-off of the Bank's remaining inventory of unissued non-contactless debit cards, which have now become obsolete, as well as to an increase in supplies and postage expense. The increase in other non-interest expense was due mainly to expenses associated with the collateral received on the Bank's interest rate swap agreements.

The Company's efficiency ratio was 61.78% for the current year period compared to 51.99% for the prior year period. The change in the efficiency ratio was due primarily to lower net interest income in the current year period.

Income Tax Expense

The following table presents pretax income, income tax expense, and net income for the time periods presented, along with the change measured in dollars and percent and effective tax rate.

		For the Nine Months Ended
		June 30,								Change Expressed in:
		2023				2022				Dollars				Percent
		(Dollars in thousands)
Income before income tax expense		$	47,171			$	82,379			$	(35,208	)		(42.7	)%
Income tax expense			8,440				17,418				(8,978	)		(51.5	)
Net income		$	38,731			$	64,961			$	(26,230	)		(40.4	)
Effective Tax Rate			17.9	%			21.1	%

The decrease in income tax expense was due primarily to lower pretax income in the current year period and partially to a decrease in the effective tax rate. The decrease in the effective tax rate was due primarily to lower projected pretax income in the current year, as the Company's permanent differences, which generally reduce our tax rate, have a larger impact on the overall effective rate.

Financial Condition as of June 30, 2023

The following table summarizes the Company's financial condition at the dates indicated.

										Annualized							Annualized
		June 30,				March 31,				Percent			September 30,				Percent
		2023				2023				Change			2022				Change
		(Dollars and shares in thousands)
Total assets		$	10,294,127			$	10,085,770			8.3	%		$	9,624,897			9.3	%
Available-for-sale ("AFS") securities			1,444,867				1,505,808			(16.2	)			1,563,307			(10.1	)
Loans receivable, net			7,963,360				7,958,567			0.2				7,464,208			8.9
Deposits			6,092,840				6,144,435			(3.4	)			6,194,866			(2.2	)
Borrowings			2,986,162				2,696,604			43.0				2,132,154			53.4
Stockholders' equity			1,061,285				1,072,034			(4.0	)			1,096,499			(4.3	)
Equity to total assets at end of period			10.3	%			10.6	%						11.4	%
Average number of basic shares outstanding			133,199				133,150			0.1				135,773			(2.5	)
Average number of diluted shares outstanding			133,199				133,150			0.1				135,773			(2.5	)

During the current quarter, total assets increased by $208.4 million largely due to an increase in operating cash related to proceeds from BTFP borrowings being held in cash as management evaluates funding and balance sheet management options. While the total loan portfolio balance remained relatively unchanged, there was a shift in the mix as commercial loans increased $42.5 million, partially offset by a $36.1 million decrease in one- to four-family loans, including a $26.9 million decrease in one- to four-family correspondent loans. The Bank continues to reduce purchases of correspondent loans with the intention of correspondent purchases near zero, which will result in a continued decrease in the balance of that portfolio. The securities portfolio decreased $60.9 million during the current quarter as cash flows from securities were used for other operational needs.

Total liabilities increased $219.1 million during the current quarter due to an increase in borrowings of $289.6 million, partially offset by a decrease in deposits of $51.6 million. The increase in borrowings was due primarily to proceeds from new BTFP borrowings totaling $500.0 million, partially offset by a reduction in FHLB borrowings as the FHLB line of credit balance was paid off and a maturing $100.0 million FHLB advance was not renewed. Management continues to evaluate funding and balance sheet management options and may pay down additional maturing FHLB advances using proceeds from BTFP borrowings. The decrease in deposits was due primarily to non-maturity deposits, which decreased $217.6 million, partially offset by a $123.8 million increase in retail certificates of deposit and a $41.9 million increase in public unit certificates of deposit.

Total assets increased $669.2 million from September 30, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The increase was mainly composed of a $499.2 million increase in the loan portfolio and a $280.2 million increase in operating cash, partially offset by a $118.4 million decrease in securities. Deposits decreased $102.0 million during that same time period, so the balance sheet growth was funded with additional borrowings. The decrease in deposits during the current year period was mainly in non-maturity deposits which decreased $538.2 million, largely money market accounts, partially offset by a $350.1 million increase in retail certificates of deposit and $78.5 million increase in public unit certificates of deposit. During the March 2023 quarter, the Bank held a certificate of deposit promotional campaign which resulted in $177.3 million in new retail certificates of deposit with the majority of the funds coming from customer transfers from existing deposits within the Bank. The additional decrease in non-maturity deposit balances above the certificate of deposit promotional campaign was likely due to depositors moving funds to alternative, higher yielding investment products and/or withdrawing funds for customer spending. The increase in borrowings was composed of $500.0 million in BTFP borrowings with a term of one year and a rate of 4.70%, and a net increase of $354.0 million in FHLB borrowings. While it is still management's expectation that we will stay under $10 billion in total assets at September 30, 2023, that threshold was exceeded at March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023.

We are working to limit the growth in total assets and are evaluating funding options as FHLB borrowings mature and other balance sheet management opportunities. We are expecting to reduce the size of the one- to four-family correspondent loan portfolio over the coming months and use that cash to pay down borrowings. Slower growth or no growth in our one- to four-family originated loan portfolio will help to conserve cash as well. There were $75.4 million and $86.2 million in one-to four-family originated commitments at June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023 respectively, and $3.2 million and $14.9 million of one-to four-family correspondent commitments at June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023 respectively. The Bank continues to receive good commercial loan opportunities from strong borrowers and as these opportunities present themselves, we may sell select securities at a loss to help stay under $10 billion in assets for the foreseeable future and provide capacity in the balance sheet to fund these loan opportunities. At June 30, 2023, there was $418.2 million of undisbursed funds related to commercial real estate and construction loans and $17.8 million of commercial real estate and construction commitments. Funding deposit run-off continues to be a challenge and could require the use of longer-term funding.

The following table summarizes loan originations and purchases, deposit activity, and borrowing activity, along with certain related weighted average rates, during the periods indicated. The borrowings presented in the table have original contractual terms of one year or longer.

		For the Three Months Ended							For the Nine Months Ended
		June 30, 2023							June 30, 2023
		Amount				Rate			Amount				Rate
		(Dollars in thousands)
Loan originations, purchases, and participations
One- to four-family and consumer:
Originated		$	117,373			6.27	%		$	363,556			5.70	%
Purchased			35,508			4.61				402,199			4.99
Commercial:
Originated			117,687			6.96				416,902			5.83
Participations/Purchased			26,861			9.45				211,075			6.60
		$	297,429			6.63			$	1,393,732			5.67
Deposit Activity
Non-maturity deposits		$	(217,596	)					$	(538,223	)
Retail/Commercial certificates of deposit			124,086							357,688
Borrowing activity
Maturities and repayments			(107,418	)		1.98				(222,254	)		1.89
New borrowings			100,000			4.17				650,000			4.47
BTFP, net			500,000			4.70				500,000			4.70

Leverage Strategy

At times, the Bank has utilized a leverage strategy to increase earnings which entails entering into short-term FHLB advances and depositing the proceeds from the borrowings, net of the required FHLB stock holdings, at the FRB of Kansas City. The borrowings were repaid prior to quarter end. The average balance of leverage strategy borrowings was $604.4 million and $979.2 million during the quarters ended June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023, respectively, and $1.16 billion for the nine months ended June 30, 2023. At times during the current quarter, the leverage strategy was not profitable and therefore was not utilized, resulting in a decrease in the average outstanding balance of leverage strategy borrowings compared to the prior quarter. Net income attributable to the leverage strategy was $86 thousand and $959 thousand for the quarter and nine months ended June 30, 2023, respectively. When the leverage strategy is in place, it reduces the net interest margin due to the amount of earnings from the transaction in comparison to the size of the transaction. Management continues to monitor the net interest rate spread and overall profitability of the strategy.

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' equity totaled $1.06 billion at June 30, 2023. During the nine months ended June 30, 2023, the Company paid cash dividends totaling $71.8 million. These cash dividends totaled $0.535 per share and consisted of a $0.28 per share cash true-up dividend related to fiscal year 2022 earnings and three regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.085 per share.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss was $126.7 million at June 30, 2023 of which $136.1 million was attributable to unrealized losses on AFS securities, partially offset by $9.4 million of unrealized gains on derivatives. The unrealized loss on AFS securities increased at June 30, 2023 from $125.3 million at March 31, 2023, due mainly to changes in market interest rates.

On July 25, 2023, the Company announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.085 per share, or approximately $11.3 million, payable on August 18, 2023 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 4, 2023. In the long run, management considers the Bank's equity to total assets ratio of at least 9% an appropriate level of capital. At June 30, 2023, this ratio was 9.1%.

Consistent with our goal to operate a sound and profitable financial organization, we actively seek to maintain a well-capitalized status for the Bank in accordance with regulatory standards. As of June 30, 2023, the Bank's community bank leverage ratio ("CBLR") was 9.6%, which exceeded the minimum requirement of 9.0%. The CBLR is based on average assets. The leverage strategy increases average assets which in turn reduces the Bank's CBLR. As of June 30, 2023 the Bank exceeded all internal policy thresholds for sensitivity to changes in interest rates, and the Bank's risk-based tier 1 capital ratio was 18.6%.

At June 30, 2023, Capitol Federal Financial, Inc., at the holding company level, had $87.3 million in cash on deposit at the Bank. For fiscal year 2023, it is the intention of the Board of Directors to pay out the regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.085 per share, as well as all of the Company's earnings in excess of that amount. Dividend payments depend upon a number of factors, including the Company's financial condition and results of operations, regulatory capital requirements, regulatory limitations on the Bank's ability to make capital distributions to the Company, and the amount of cash at the holding company level.

There remains $22.5 million authorized under the existing stock repurchase plan for additional purchases of the Company's common stock. Shares may be repurchased from time to time based upon market conditions, available liquidity and other factors. This plan has no expiration date; however, the FRB of Kansas City's existing approval for the Company to repurchase shares expires in August 2023.

The following table presents a reconciliation of total to net shares outstanding as of June 30, 2023.

Total shares outstanding		136,158,569
Less unallocated Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") shares and unvested restricted stock		(2,916,461	)
Net shares outstanding		133,242,108

Fiscal Year 2023 Outlook

The rapid increase in short-term rates led by the Federal Reserve and the resulting inverted yield curve has caused decreases in the Bank's net interest margin. There has been a runoff in deposit balances and management has increased certificate of deposit and money market account rates to help mitigate the outflow. Higher mortgage loan rates have made the purchase of homes less affordable, which lowers the likelihood of existing one- to four-family loans at lower rates being paid off as a result of housing turnover. These dynamics have caused our balance sheet to change faster than what would typically occur in more stable rate environments. Net interest margin compression is anticipated to continue, and the margin is expected to compress more in the near term, possibly up to 10 basis points during the September 30, 2023 quarter. The continued net interest margin compression is due to the Federal Reserve continuing to increase short-term interest rates which is impacting the shape of the yield curve, the pace at which liabilities are repricing compared to assets, and deposit funds moving from lower costing deposit accounts to certificates of deposit. Loan growth is occurring at market interest rates that are higher than the overall loan portfolio rate; however, the pace at which the interest rate increases are occurring for liabilities is more than offsetting the benefit of the higher loan rates. As with managing the size of the balance sheet discussed above, management continues to evaluate funding options and plans to continue using shorter term advances, as necessary, with the anticipation that when rates begin to decrease, those borrowings can be repaid or repriced to lower cost alternatives.

Management intends to implement a new core processing system ("digital transformation") for the Bank by September 2023. The digital transformation is expected to better position the Bank for the future and allow for the introduction of new products and services to enhance customer experiences. Management anticipates information technology and related expenses will be approximately $5 million higher in fiscal year 2023 compared to fiscal year 2022 due to the digital transformation. In addition, it is expected there will be approximately $1 million more of information technology and related expenses in fiscal year 2023 related to projects outside of the digital transformation and due to general cost increases. Overall, it is anticipated that information technology and related expenses will be approximately $6 million higher in fiscal year 2023 compared to fiscal year 2022, or approximately $24 million for the year. In fiscal year 2024, information technology and related expense is expected to decrease approximately $3 million from fiscal year 2023 levels due primarily to a reduction in professional service costs. Salaries and employee benefits are expected to be approximately $1 million lower in fiscal year 2023 compared to fiscal year 2022. Federal insurance premium expense is anticipated to be approximately $1.3 million higher in fiscal year 2023 compared to fiscal year 2022, due to the increase in the assessment rate that began in January 2023. Management anticipates the effective tax rate for fiscal year 2023 will be approximately 18%. This is lower than the previously provided projection of 19%, due mainly to lower projected pretax income as the Company's permanent differences, which generally reduce our tax rate, have a larger impact on the overall effective rate.

Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. is the holding company for the Bank. The Bank has 51 branch locations in Kansas and Missouri, and is one of the largest residential lenders in the State of Kansas. News and other information about the Company can be found at the Bank's website, http://www.capfed.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for the historical information contained in this press release, the matters discussed herein may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements about our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, estimates and intentions. The words "may," "could," "should," "would," "will," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including: changes in policies or the application or interpretation of laws and regulations by regulatory agencies and tax authorities; other governmental initiatives affecting the financial services industry; changes in accounting principles, policies or guidelines; fluctuations in interest rates and the effects of inflation or a potential recession, whether caused by Federal Reserve action or otherwise; the impact of bank failures or adverse developments at other banks and related negative press about the banking industry in general on investor or depositor sentiment; demand for loans in the Company's and its correspondent banks' market areas; the future earnings and capital levels of the Bank, which could affect the ability of the Company to pay dividends in accordance with its dividend policies; competition; and other risks detailed from time to time in documents filed or furnished by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Actual results may differ materially from those currently expected. These forward-looking statements represent the Company's judgment as of the date of this release. The Company disclaims, however, any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
		June 30,				March 31,				September 30,
		2023				2023				2022
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents (includes interest-earning deposits of $308,127, $21,830 and $27,467)		$	329,409			$	60,207			$	49,194
AFS securities, at estimated fair value (amortized cost of $1,624,837, $1,671,538 and $1,768,490)			1,444,867				1,505,808				1,563,307
Loans receivable, net (ACL of $22,399, $19,889 and $16,371)			7,963,360				7,958,567				7,464,208
FHLB stock, at cost			116,012				128,096				100,624
Premises and equipment, net			91,713				92,415				94,820
Income taxes receivable, net			5,894				3,890				1,266
Deferred income tax assets, net			26,889				24,383				33,884
Other assets			315,983				312,404				317,594
TOTAL ASSETS		$	10,294,127			$	10,085,770			$	9,624,897
LIABILITIES:
Deposits		$	6,092,840			$	6,144,435			$	6,194,866
Borrowings			2,986,162				2,696,604				2,132,154
Advances by borrowers			40,982				60,195				80,067
Other liabilities			112,858				112,502				121,311
Total liabilities			9,232,842				9,013,736				8,528,398
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding			—				—				—
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 1,400,000,000 shares authorized, 136,158,569, 136,144,725 and 138,858,884 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023, and September 30, 2022, respectively			1,361				1,361				1,388
Additional paid-in capital			1,167,979				1,168,059				1,190,213
Unearned compensation, ESOP			(28,497	)			(28,910	)			(29,735	)
Retained earnings			47,148				50,167				80,266
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax			(126,706	)			(118,643	)			(145,633	)
Total stockholders' equity			1,061,285				1,072,034				1,096,499
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY		$	10,294,127			$	10,085,770			$	9,624,897

CAPITOL FEDERAL FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
		For the Three Months Ended						For the Nine Months Ended
		June 30,			March 31,			June 30,
		2023			2023			2023			2022
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME:
Loans receivable		$	71,918		$	69,319		$	206,056		$	168,086
Cash and cash equivalents			10,009			10,977			37,657			4,931
MBS			4,562			4,748			14,121			14,494
FHLB stock			3,260			3,607			11,025			6,166
Investment securities			895			895			2,671			2,423
Total interest and dividend income			90,644			89,546			271,530			196,100
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Borrowings			31,449			31,447			96,504			27,961
Deposits			24,445			16,140			52,489			25,443
Total interest expense			55,894			47,587			148,993			53,404
NET INTEREST INCOME			34,750			41,959			122,537			142,696
PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES			1,324			891			5,875			(5,690	)
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES			33,426			41,068			116,662			148,386
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Deposit service fees			3,404			3,122			9,987			10,331
Insurance commissions			888			877			2,560			2,042
Other non-interest income			1,522			1,084			3,702			4,664
Total non-interest income			5,814			5,083			16,249			17,037
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salaries and employee benefits			13,200			12,789			39,687			42,332
Information technology and related expense			6,118			5,789			16,977			13,268
Occupancy, net			3,556			3,568			10,598			10,593
Regulatory and outside services			1,436			1,305			4,274			4,212
Advertising and promotional			1,447			1,333			3,613			3,626
Federal insurance premium			1,231			1,246			3,289			2,200
Deposit and loan transaction costs			615			690			1,916			2,050
Office supplies and related expense			546			631			1,810			1,464
Other non-interest expense			1,187			1,280			3,576			3,299
Total non-interest expense			29,336			28,631			85,740			83,044
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE			9,904			17,520			47,171			82,379
INCOME TAX EXPENSE			1,602			3,331			8,440			17,418
NET INCOME		$	8,302		$	14,189		$	38,731		$	64,961

Average Balance Sheets

The following tables present the average balances of our assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity, and the related annualized weighted average yields and rates on our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated, as well as selected performance ratios and other information for the periods shown. Weighted average yields are derived by dividing annualized income by the average balance of the related assets, and weighted average rates are derived by dividing annualized expense by the average balance of the related liabilities, for the periods shown. Average outstanding balances are derived from average daily balances. The weighted average yields and rates include amortization of fees, costs, premiums and discounts, which are considered adjustments to yields/rates. Weighted average yields on tax-exempt securities are not calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis.

		For the Three Months Ended
		June 30, 2023									March 31, 2023
		Average			Interest						Average			Interest
		Outstanding			Earned/			Yield/			Outstanding			Earned/			Yield/
		Amount			Paid			Rate			Amount			Paid			Rate
Assets:		(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
One- to four-family loans:
Originated		$	4,052,906		$	34,224		3.38	%		$	4,050,515		$	33,660		3.32	%
Correspondent purchased			2,491,016			19,937		3.20				2,462,960			19,380		3.15
Bulk purchased			141,985			527		1.49				144,438			413		1.14
Total one- to four-family loans			6,685,907			54,688		3.27				6,657,913			53,453		3.21
Commercial loans			1,180,906			15,172		5.08				1,147,681			13,924		4.85
Consumer loans			102,390			2,058		8.06				102,649			1,942		7.67
Total loans receivable(1)			7,969,203			71,918		3.60				7,908,243			69,319		3.51
MBS(2)			1,126,953			4,562		1.62				1,173,366			4,748		1.62
Investment securities(2)(3)			525,012			895		0.68				525,012			895		0.68
FHLB stock(4)			146,482			3,260		8.93				167,567			3,607		8.73
Cash and cash equivalents(5)			769,434			10,009		5.15				967,586			10,977		4.54
Total interest-earning assets			10,537,084			90,644		3.43				10,741,774			89,546		3.34
Other non-interest-earning assets			271,898									263,916
Total assets		$	10,808,982								$	11,005,690
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Checking		$	949,909			398		0.17			$	989,440			368		0.15
Savings			521,831			143		0.11				541,324			101		0.08
Money market			1,485,672			6,295		1.70				1,620,451			3,184		0.80
Retail certificates			2,339,477			15,685		2.69				2,176,103			11,115		2.07
Commercial certificates			44,083			307		2.80				38,575			197		2.07
Wholesale certificates			155,157			1,617		4.18				127,037			1,175		3.75
Total deposits			5,496,129			24,445		1.78				5,492,930			16,140		1.19
Borrowings(6)			3,520,594			31,449		3.57				3,700,022			31,447		3.42
Total interest-bearing liabilities			9,016,723			55,894		2.48				9,192,952			47,587		2.09
Non-interest-bearing deposits			556,682									574,495
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities			161,360									172,481
Stockholders' equity			1,074,217									1,065,762
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	10,808,982								$	11,005,690
Net interest income(7)					$	34,750								$	41,959
Net interest-earning assets		$	1,520,361								$	1,548,822
Net interest margin(8)(9)								1.32									1.56
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities								1.17x									1.17x
Selected performance ratios:
Return on average assets (annualized)(9)								0.31	%								0.52	%
Return on average equity (annualized)(9)								3.09									5.33
Average equity to average assets								9.94									9.68
Operating expense ratio (annualized)(10)								1.09									1.04
Efficiency ratio(9)(11)								72.32									60.86
Pre-tax yield on leverage strategy(12)								0.07									0.06

		For the Nine Months Ended
		June 30, 2023									June 30, 2022
		Average			Interest						Average			Interest
		Outstanding			Earned/			Yield/			Outstanding			Earned/			Yield/
		Amount			Paid			Rate			Amount			Paid			Rate
		(Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Interest-earning assets:
One- to four-family loans:
Originated		$	4,051,068		$	101,249		3.33	%		$	3,973,184		$	96,583		3.24	%
Correspondent purchased			2,419,202			56,578		3.12				2,040,934			39,832		2.60
Bulk purchased			144,514			1,374		1.27				162,151			1,578		1.30
Total one- to four-family loans			6,614,784			159,201		3.21				6,176,269			137,993		2.98
Commercial loans			1,117,549			41,089		4.85				866,856			26,898		4.09
Consumer loans			102,600			5,766		7.51				91,979			3,195		4.64
Total loans receivable(1)			7,834,933			206,056		3.50				7,135,104			168,086		3.14
MBS(2)			1,173,959			14,121		1.60				1,379,334			14,494		1.40
Investment securities(2)(3)			525,035			2,671		0.68				522,706			2,423		0.62
FHLB stock(4)			170,652			11,025		8.64				132,657			6,166		6.21
Cash and cash equivalents(5)			1,182,559			37,657		4.20				1,305,949			4,931		0.50
Total interest-earning assets			10,887,138			271,530		3.32				10,475,750			196,100		2.49
Other non-interest-earning assets			261,221									362,229
Total assets		$	11,148,359								$	10,837,979
Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Checking		$	982,372			1,056		0.14			$	1,063,280			535		0.07
Savings			536,363			343		0.09				539,152			215		0.05
Money market			1,622,486			12,513		1.03				1,835,666			2,653		0.19
Retail certificates			2,193,096			34,567		2.11				2,236,551			21,230		1.27
Commercial certificates			38,970			608		2.09				123,398			584		0.63
Wholesale certificates			126,567			3,402		3.59				170,051			226		0.18
Total deposits			5,499,854			52,489		1.28				5,968,098			25,443		0.57
Borrowings(6)			3,829,154			96,504		3.35				2,918,291			27,961		1.27
Total interest-bearing liabilities			9,329,008			148,993		2.13				8,886,389			53,404		0.80
Non-interest-bearing deposits			569,239									571,685
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities			175,176									177,081
Stockholders' equity			1,074,936									1,202,824
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	11,148,359								$	10,837,979
Net interest income(7)					$	122,537								$	142,696
Net interest-earning assets		$	1,558,130								$	1,589,361
Net interest margin(8)(9)								1.50									1.82
Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities								1.17x									1.18x
Selected performance ratios:
Return on average assets (annualized)(9)								0.46	%								0.80	%
Return on average equity (annualized)(9)								4.80									7.20
Average equity to average assets								9.64									11.10
Operating expense ratio (annualized)(10)								1.03									1.02
Efficiency ratio(9)(11)								61.78									51.99
Pre-tax yield on leverage strategy(12)								0.13									0.23

(1)		Balances are adjusted for unearned loan fees and deferred costs. Loans that are 90 or more days delinquent are included in the loans receivable average balance with a yield of zero percent.
(2)		AFS securities are adjusted for unamortized purchase premiums or discounts.
(3)		The average balance of investment securities includes an average balance of nontaxable securities of $1.0 million for each of the quarters ended June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023, and $1.1 million and $2.1 million for the nine-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively.
(4)		Included in this line, for the quarters ended June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023, respectively, is FHLB stock related to the leverage strategy with an average outstanding balance of $27.2 million and $44.1 million, respectively, and dividend income of $610 thousand and $1.0 million, respectively, at a weighted average yield of 9.00% and 8.75%, respectively, and FHLB stock not related to the leverage strategy with an average outstanding balance of $119.3 million and $123.5 million, respectively, and dividend income of $2.7 million and $2.7 million, respectively, at a weighted average yield of 8.91% and 8.72%, respectively. Included in this line, for the nine-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively, is FHLB stock related to the leverage strategy with an average outstanding balance of $52.0 million and $58.2 million, respectively, and dividend income of $3.4 million and $2.7 million, respectively, at a weighted average yield of 8.65% and 6.12%, respectively, and FHLB stock not related to the leverage strategy with an average outstanding balance of $118.7 million and $74.5 million, respectively, and dividend income of $7.7 million and $3.5 million, respectively, at a weighted average yield of 8.63% and 6.29%, respectively.
(5)		The average balance of cash and cash equivalents includes an average balance of cash related to the leverage strategy of $577.2 million and $935.1 million during the quarters ended June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023, respectively, and an average balance of cash related to the leverage strategy of $1.10 billion and $1.23 billion during the nine-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively.
(6)		Included in this line, for the quarters ended June 30, 2023 and March 31, 2023, are FHLB borrowings related to the leverage strategy with an average outstanding balance of $604.4 million and $979.2 million, respectively, and interest paid of $7.9 million and $11.3 million, respectively, at a weighted average rate of 5.20% and 4.60%, respectively, and borrowings not related to the leverage strategy with an average outstanding balance of $2.92 billion and $2.72 billion, respectively, and interest paid of $23.5 million and $20.2 million, respectively, at a weighted average rate of 3.23% and 3.00%, respectively. Included in this line, for the nine-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022, are FHLB borrowings related to the leverage strategy with an average outstanding balance of $1.16 billion and $1.30 billion, respectively, and interest paid of $36.5 million and $4.9 million, respectively, at a weighted average rate of 4.17% and 0.50%, respectively, and borrowings not related to the leverage strategy with an average outstanding balance of $2.67 billion and $1.62 billion, respectively, and interest paid of $60.0 million and $23.0 million, respectively, at a weighted average rate of 2.99% and 1.89%, respectively. The FHLB advance amounts and rates included in this line include the effect of interest rate swaps and are net of deferred prepayment penalties.
(7)		Net interest income represents the difference between interest income earned on interest-earning assets and interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income depends on the average balance of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and the interest rates earned or paid on them.
(8)		Net interest margin represents annualized net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.
(9)		The tables below provide a reconciliation between performance ratios presented in accordance with accounting standards generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") and the same performance ratios excluding the effects of the leverage strategy, which are not presented in accordance with GAAP. Management believes it is important for comparability purposes to provide the performance ratios without the leverage strategy because of the unique nature of the leverage strategy. The leverage strategy reduces some of our performance ratios due to the amount of earnings associated with the transaction in comparison to the size of the transaction, while increasing our net income.

		For the Three Months Ended
		June 30, 2023									March 31, 2023
		Actual			Leverage			Adjusted			Actual			Leverage			Adjusted
		(GAAP)			Strategy			(Non-GAAP)			(GAAP)			Strategy			(Non-GAAP)
Yield on interest-earning assets		3.43	%		0.11	%		3.32	%		3.34	%		0.14	%		3.20	%
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities		2.48			0.20			2.28			2.09			0.30			1.79
Return on average assets (annualized)		0.31			(0.01	)		0.32			0.52			(0.04	)		0.56
Return on average equity (annualized)		3.09			0.03			3.06			5.33			0.05			5.28
Net interest margin		1.32			(0.07	)		1.39			1.56			(0.15	)		1.71
Efficiency Ratio		72.32			(0.12	)		72.44			60.86			(0.07	)		60.93
		For the Nine Months Ended
		June 30, 2023									June 30, 2022
		Actual			Leverage			Adjusted			Actual			Leverage			Adjusted
		(GAAP)			Strategy			(Non-GAAP)			(GAAP)			Strategy			(Non-GAAP)
Yield on interest-earning assets		3.32	%		0.13	%		3.19	%		2.49	%		(0.25	)%		2.74	%
Cost of interest-bearing liabilities		2.13			0.29			1.84			0.80			(0.05	)		0.85
Return on average assets (annualized)		0.46			(0.04	)		0.50			0.80			(0.08	)		0.88
Return on average equity (annualized)		4.80			0.11			4.69			7.20			0.20			7.00
Net interest margin		1.50			(0.16	)		1.66			1.82			(0.22	)		2.04
Efficiency Ratio		61.78			(0.42	)		62.20			51.99			(0.65	)		52.64

(10)		The operating expense ratio represents annualized non-interest expense as a percentage of average assets.
(11)		The efficiency ratio represents non-interest expense as a percentage of the sum of net interest income (pre-provision for credit losses) and non-interest income.
(12)		The pre-tax yield on the leverage strategy represents annualized pre-tax income resulting from the transaction as a percentage of the average interest-earning assets associated with the transaction.

Loan Portfolio

The following table presents information related to the composition of our loan portfolio in terms of dollar amounts, weighted average rates, and percentage of total as of the dates indicated. The loan portfolio rate increased 10 basis points and 34 basis points during the current quarter and current year period, respectively, due primarily to one- to four-family correspondent and commercial loan growth at interest rates higher than the existing portfolios, disbursements on higher rate commercial construction loans, and repricing of existing commercial loans to higher market interest rates. The average prepayment speed on one- to four-family loans was 6% during the current quarter, 5% during the prior quarter, and 7% during the quarter ended September 30, 2022.

		June 30, 2023										March 31, 2023										September 30, 2022
									% of										% of										% of
		Amount				Rate			Total			Amount				Rate			Total			Amount				Rate			Total
		(Dollars in thousands)
One- to four-family:
Originated		$	3,992,730			3.33	%		50.1	%		$	4,003,823			3.28	%		50.3	%		$	3,988,469			3.20	%		53.4	%
Correspondent purchased			2,441,772			3.41			30.6				2,468,647			3.39			31.0				2,201,886			3.10			29.4
Bulk purchased			139,571			1.60			1.8				142,527			1.36			1.8				147,939			1.24			2.0
Construction			73,166			3.42			0.9				68,355			3.21			0.8				66,164			2.90			0.9
Total			6,647,239			3.33			83.4				6,683,352			3.28			83.9				6,404,458			3.12			85.7
Commercial:
Commercial real estate			924,142			5.00			11.6				874,718			4.48			11.0				745,301			4.30			10.0
Commercial and industrial			106,609			6.07			1.3				90,200			5.40			1.1				79,981			4.30			1.1
Construction			193,308			5.54			2.4				216,685			6.30			2.7				141,062			5.34			1.9
Total			1,224,059			5.18			15.3				1,181,603			4.89			14.8				966,344			4.45			13.0
Consumer loans:
Home equity			94,810			8.60			1.2				92,506			8.17			1.2				92,203			6.28			1.2
Other			8,632			4.96			0.1				8,664			4.66			0.1				8,665			4.21			0.1
Total			103,442			8.30			1.3				101,170			7.87			1.3				100,868			6.10			1.3
Total loans receivable			7,974,740			3.67			100.0	%			7,966,125			3.57			100.0	%			7,471,670			3.33			100.0	%
Less:
ACL			22,399										19,889										16,371
Deferred loan fees/discounts			31,557										30,830										29,736
Premiums/deferred costs			(42,576	)									(43,161	)									(38,645	)
Total loans receivable, net		$	7,963,360									$	7,958,567									$	7,464,208

Loan Activity: The following table summarizes activity in the loan portfolio, along with weighted average rates where applicable, for the periods indicated, excluding changes in ACL, deferred loan fees/discounts, and premiums/deferred costs. Loans that were paid off as a result of refinances are included in repayments. Loan endorsements are not included in the activity in the following table because a new loan is not generated at the time of the endorsement. The endorsed balance and rate are included in the ending loan portfolio balance and rate. Commercial loan renewals are not included in the activity presented in the following table unless new funds are disbursed at the time of renewal. The renewal balance and rate are included in the ending loan portfolio balance and rate.

		For the Three Months Ended							For the Nine Months Ended
		June 30, 2023							June 30, 2023
		Amount				Rate			Amount				Rate
		(Dollars in thousands)
Beginning balance		$	7,966,125			3.57	%		$	7,471,670			3.33	%
Originated and refinanced			235,060			6.61				780,458			5.77
Purchased and participations			62,369			6.69				613,274			5.54
Change in undisbursed loan funds			396							(145,788	)
Repayments			(289,200	)						(739,192	)
Principal (charge-offs)/recoveries, net			(10	)						(26	)
Other			—							(5,656	)
Ending balance		$	7,974,740			3.67			$	7,974,740			3.67

One- to Four-Family Loans: The following table presents, for our portfolio of one- to four-family loans, the amount, percent of total, weighted average rate, weighted average credit score, weighted average loan-to-value ("LTV") ratio, and average balance per loan as of June 30, 2023. Credit scores were updated in September 2022 from a nationally recognized consumer rating agency. The LTV ratios were based on the current loan balance and either the lesser of the purchase price or original appraisal, or the most recent Bank appraisal, if available. In most cases, the most recent appraisal was obtained at the time of origination.

					% of						Credit					Average
		Amount			Total			Rate			Score		LTV			Balance
		(Dollars in thousands)
Originated		$	3,992,730		60.7	%		3.33	%		771		60	%		$	163
Correspondent purchased			2,441,772		37.1			3.41			766		65				417
Bulk purchased			139,571		2.2			1.60			771		56				287
		$	6,574,073		100.0			3.32			769		62				213

The following table presents originated and correspondent purchased activity in our one- to four-family loan portfolio, excluding endorsement activity, along with associated weighted average rates, weighted average LTVs and weighted average credit scores for the periods indicated. The majority of the correspondent loans purchased during the current quarter were from applications in the pipeline at March 31, 2023 as the Bank continues to reduce correspondent purchases to near zero.

		For the Three Months Ended											For the Nine Months Ended
		June 30, 2023											June 30, 2023
											Credit											Credit
		Amount			Rate			LTV			Score		Amount			Rate			LTV			Score
		(Dollars in thousands)
Originated		$	98,257		5.78	%		77	%		767		$	309,474		5.28	%		76	%		766
Correspondent purchased			35,508		4.61			71			772			402,199		4.99			76			769
		$	133,765		5.47			76			768		$	711,673		5.12			76			768

The following table summarizes our one- to four-family loan origination and refinance commitments and one- to four-family correspondent loan purchase commitments as of June 30, 2023, along with associated weighted average rates.

		Amount			Rate
		(Dollars in thousands)
Originate/refinance		$	75,445		5.98	%
Correspondent			3,156		5.77
		$	78,601		5.97

Commercial Loans: During the nine months ended June 30, 2023, the Bank originated $416.9 million of commercial loans and entered into commercial loan participations totaling $211.1 million. The Bank also processed commercial loan disbursements, excluding lines of credit, of approximately $402.3 million at a weighted average rate of 5.90%.

As of June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023, and September 30, 2022, the Bank's commercial and industrial gross loan amounts (unpaid principal plus undisbursed amounts) totaled $144.8 million, $130.3 million, and $100.4 million, respectively, and commitments totaled $230 thousand at June 30, 2023.

The following table presents the Bank's commercial real estate and commercial construction loans by type of primary collateral as of the dates indicated. As of June 30, 2023, the Bank had four commercial real estate and commercial construction loan commitments totaling $17.8 million, at a weighted average rate of 6.83%. Because the commitments to pay out undisbursed funds are not cancellable by the Bank, unless the loan is in default, we generally anticipate fully funding the related projects. Of the total commercial real estate and commercial construction undisbursed amounts and commitments outstanding as of June 30, 2023, management anticipates funding approximately $89 million during the September 2023 quarter, $97 million during the December 2023 quarter, $64 million during the March 2024 quarter, and $167 million during the June 2024 quarter or later.

		June 30, 2023														March 31, 2023				September 30, 2022
				Unpaid				Undisbursed				Gross Loan				Gross Loan				Gross Loan
		Count		Principal				Amount				Amount				Amount				Amount
				(Dollars in thousands)
Retail building		143		$	257,763			$	85,466			$	343,229			$	343,725			$	230,153
Senior housing		35			280,453				30,139				310,592				325,475				328,259
Multi-family		41			75,242				234,381				309,623				233,498				122,735
Hotel		13			213,444				21,419				234,863				235,714				181,546
Office building		85			116,251				18,066				134,317				131,698				109,653
One- to four-family property		384			63,697				7,289				70,986				71,704				68,907
Single use building		29			30,043				16,434				46,477				43,171				41,908
Other		116			80,557				4,978				85,535				103,201				53,054
		846		$	1,117,450			$	418,172			$	1,535,622			$	1,488,186			$	1,136,215
Weighted average rate					5.09	%			6.04	%			5.35	%			5.14	%			4.56	%

The following table summarizes the Bank's commercial real estate and commercial construction loans by state as of the dates indicated.

		June 30, 2023											March 31, 2023			September 30, 2022
				Unpaid			Undisbursed			Gross Loan			Gross Loan			Gross Loan
		Count		Principal			Amount			Amount			Amount			Amount
				(Dollars in thousands)
Kansas		621		$	443,903		$	201,532		$	645,435		$	573,346		$	423,797
Missouri		177			249,706			88,662			338,368			363,432			296,443
Texas		15			258,774			75,290			334,064			335,724			280,840
Colorado		8			40,929			14,184			55,113			55,194			34,377
Tennessee		2			24,038			18,501			42,539			42,568			—
Nebraska		8			34,710			3,039			37,749			37,867			32,992
Other		15			65,390			16,964			82,354			80,055			67,766
		846		$	1,117,450		$	418,172		$	1,535,622		$	1,488,186		$	1,136,215

The following table presents the Bank's commercial loan portfolio and outstanding loan commitments, categorized by gross loan amount (unpaid principal plus undisbursed amounts) or outstanding loan commitment amount, as of June 30, 2023.

		Count		Amount
		(Dollars in thousands)
Greater than $30 million		9		$	437,982
>$15 to $30 million		19			399,391
>$10 to $15 million		10			120,173
>$5 to $10 million		30			217,742
$1 to $5 million		138			331,248
Less than $1 million		1,261			191,887
		1,467		$	1,698,423

Asset Quality

The following tables present loans 30 to 89 days delinquent, non-performing loans, and other real estate owned ("OREO") as of the dates indicated. The amounts in the table represent the unpaid principal balance of the loans less related charge-offs, if any. Of the loans 30 to 89 days delinquent at June 30, 2023, approximately 76% were 59 days or less delinquent. Nonaccrual loans are loans that are 90 or more days delinquent or in foreclosure and other loans required to be reported as nonaccrual pursuant to accounting and/or regulatory reporting requirements and/or internal policies, even if the loans are current. Non-performing assets include nonaccrual loans and OREO.

		Loans Delinquent for 30 to 89 Days at:
		June 30, 2023						March 31, 2023						December 31, 2022						September 30, 2022						June 30, 2022
		Number		Amount				Number		Amount				Number		Amount				Number		Amount				Number		Amount
		(Dollars in thousands)
One- to four-family:
Originated		67		$	6,377			45		$	4,116			56		$	4,708			48		$	4,134			64		$	6,035
Correspondent purchased		20			6,704			10			3,436			4			1,216			7			1,104			9			3,467
Bulk purchased		—			—			3			287			3			865			3			913			4			755
Commercial		6			573			5			389			6			191			—			—			6			706
Consumer		22			469			22			352			24			626			24			345			16			256
		115		$	14,123			85		$	8,580			93		$	7,606			82		$	6,496			99		$	11,219
30 to 89 days delinquent loans
to total loans receivable, net					0.18	%					0.11	%					0.10	%					0.09	%					0.16	%

		Non-Performing Loans and OREO at:
		June 30, 2023						March 31, 2023						December 31, 2022						September 30, 2022						June 30, 2022
		Number		Amount				Number		Amount				Number		Amount				Number		Amount				Number		Amount
		(Dollars in thousands)
Loans 90 or More Days Delinquent or in Foreclosure:
One- to four-family:
Originated		16		$	1,582			15		$	1,084			13		$	1,034			29		$	2,919			36		$	2,585
Correspondent purchased		8			1,854			7			1,803			14			4,126			12			3,737			9			2,659
Bulk purchased		3			1,149			3			1,212			4			1,492			3			1,148			5			1,807
Commercial		8			1,225			7			1,152			7			1,152			8			1,167			7			1,184
Consumer		3			51			7			51			11			126			9			154			9			174
		38			5,861			39			5,302			49			7,930			61			9,125			66			8,409
Loans 90 or more days delinquent or in foreclosure
as a percentage of total loans					0.07	%					0.07	%					0.10	%					0.12	%					0.12	%
Nonaccrual loans less than 90 Days Delinquent:(1)
One- to four-family:
Originated		3		$	295			2		$	187			3		$	219			3		$	222			2		$	207
Correspondent purchased		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Bulk purchased		1			257			1			257			—			—			—			—			—			—
Commercial		2			29			3			104			2			84			1			77			1			4
Consumer		1			37			—			—			—			—			1			19			1			19
		7			618			6			548			5			303			5			318			4			230
Total nonaccrual loans		45			6,479			45			5,850			54			8,233			66			9,443			70			8,639
Nonaccrual loans as a percentage of total loans					0.08	%					0.07	%					0.11	%					0.13	%					0.12	%
OREO:
One- to four-family:
Originated(2)		—		$	—			2		$	160			2		$	161			4		$	307			2		$	237
Consumer		—			—			—			—			1			21			1			21			1			21
		—			—			2			160			3			182			5			328			3			258
Total non-performing assets		45		$	6,479			47		$	6,010			57		$	8,415			71		$	9,771			73		$	8,897
Non-performing assets as a percentage of total assets					0.06	%					0.06	%					0.08	%					0.10	%					0.09	%

(1)		Includes loans required to be reported as nonaccrual pursuant to accounting and/or regulatory reporting requirements and/or internal policies even if the loans are current.
(2)		Real estate-related consumer loans where we also hold the first mortgage are included in the one- to four-family category as the underlying collateral is one- to four-family property.

The following table presents loans classified as special mention or substandard at the dates presented. The increase in commercial special mention loans at June 30, 2023 compared to March 31, 2023 was due mainly to three loans in a single commercial relationship where the borrower has experienced some performance issues, but is beginning to trend in a positive direction. Management will continue to closely monitor the borrower's performance.

		June 30, 2023						March 31, 2023						September 30, 2022
		Special Mention			Substandard			Special Mention			Substandard			Special Mention			Substandard
		(Dollars in thousands)
One- to four-family		$	17,935		$	15,747		$	17,368		$	15,636		$	12,950		$	19,953
Commercial			45,377			1,265			28,441			1,881			565			2,733
Consumer			358			269			296			237			306			354
		$	63,670		$	17,281		$	46,105		$	17,754		$	13,821		$	23,040

Allowance for Credit Losses: The Bank is utilizing a discounted cash flow approach for estimating expected credit losses for pooled loans and loan commitments. Management applied qualitative factors at June 30, 2023 to account for economic uncertainty that may not be adequately captured in the third party economic forecast scenarios and other management considerations related to commercial loans to account for credit risks not fully reflected in the discounted cash flow model.

The following table presents ACL activity and related ratios at the dates and for the periods indicated. The reserve for off-balance sheet credit exposures totaled $4.6 million at June 30, 2023.

		For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
		June 30, 2023				June 30, 2023
		(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period		$	19,889			$	16,371
Charge-offs:
One- to four-family			—				—
Commercial			—				—
Consumer			(11	)			(31	)
Total charge-offs			(11	)			(31	)
Recoveries:
One- to four-family			1				2
Commercial			—				1
Consumer			—				2
Total recoveries			1				5
Net (charge-offs) recoveries			(10	)			(26	)
Provision for credit losses			2,520				6,054
Balance at end of period		$	22,399			$	22,399
Ratio of net charge-offs during the period
to average loans outstanding during the period			—	%			—	%
Ratio of net charge-offs (recoveries) during the
period to average non-performing assets			0.14				0.31
ACL to non-performing loans at end of period			345.72				345.72
ACL to loans receivable at end of period			0.28				0.28
ACL to net charge-offs (annualized)		611x				667x

The distribution of our ACL and the ratio of ACL to loans receivable, by loan type, at the dates indicated is summarized below. The increase in commercial ACL to loans receivable ratio during the current quarter was due primarily to a worse economic forecast utilized in the model compared to the prior quarter and a slow down in prepayment speeds which lengthen the remaining term of the portfolio.

		Distribution of ACL						Ratio of ACL to Loans Receivable
		June 30,			March 31,			June 30,			March 31,
		2023			2023			2023			2023
		(Dollars in thousands)
One- to four-family		$	5,474		$	5,434		0.08	%		0.08	%
Commercial:
Commercial real estate			13,436			11,219		1.45			1.28
Commercial and industrial			929			520		0.87			0.58
Construction			2,321			2,483		1.20			1.15
Total			16,686			14,222		1.36			1.20
Consumer			239			233		0.23			0.23
Total		$	22,399		$	19,889		0.28			0.25

Securities Portfolio

The following table presents the distribution of our securities portfolio, at amortized cost, at June 30, 2023. Overall, fixed-rate securities comprised 96% of our securities portfolio at June 30, 2023. The weighted average life ("WAL") is the estimated remaining maturity (in years) after three-month historical prepayment speeds and projected call option assumptions have been applied. Weighted average yields on tax-exempt securities are not calculated on a fully tax-equivalent basis.

		Amount			Yield			WAL
		(Dollars in thousands)
MBS		$	1,099,824		1.65	%		4.9
U.S. government-sponsored enterprise debentures			519,983		0.64			2.1
Corporate bonds			4,000		5.12			8.9
Municipal bonds			1,030		2.55			4.6
		$	1,624,837		1.33			4.0

The following table summarizes the activity in our securities portfolio for the periods presented. The weighted average yields for the beginning and ending balances are as of the first and last days of the periods presented and are generally derived from recent prepayment activity on the securities in the portfolio. The beginning and ending WALs are the estimated remaining principal repayment terms (in years) after three-month historical prepayment speeds and projected call option assumptions have been applied.

		For the Three Months Ended									For the Nine Months Ended
		June 30, 2023									June 30, 2023
		Amount				Yield			WAL		Amount				Yield			WAL
		(Dollars in thousands)
Beginning balance - carrying value		$	1,505,808			1.33	%		4.3		$	1,563,307			1.29	%		4.2
Maturities and repayments			(45,964	)								(141,357	)
Net amortization of (premiums)/discounts			(737	)								(2,296	)
Change in valuation on AFS securities			(14,240	)								25,213
Ending balance - carrying value		$	1,444,867			1.33			4.0		$	1,444,867			1.33			4.0

Deposit Portfolio

The following table presents the amount, weighted average rate, and percent of total for the components of our deposit portfolio at the dates presented. The increase in the deposit portfolio rate during the current quarter and current year period was due mainly to higher rates on money market accounts and retail certificates of deposit.

		June 30, 2023									March 31, 2023									September 30, 2022
								% of									% of									% of
		Amount			Rate			Total			Amount			Rate			Total			Amount			Rate			Total
		(Dollars in thousands)
Non-interest-bearing checking		$	567,764		—	%		9.3	%		$	594,265		—	%		9.7	%		$	591,387		—	%		9.5	%
Interest-bearing checking			938,722		0.19			15.4				1,001,559		0.16			16.3				1,027,222		0.07			16.6
Savings			509,975		0.12			8.4				539,428		0.07			8.8				552,743		0.06			8.9
Money market			1,436,429		1.94			23.6				1,535,234		0.80			25.0				1,819,761		0.47			29.4
Retail certificates of deposit			2,423,665		3.00			39.8				2,299,829		2.54			37.4				2,073,542		1.34			33.5
Commercial certificates of deposit			43,840		3.25			0.7				43,590		2.71			0.7				36,275		0.97			0.6
Public unit certificates of deposit			172,445		4.26			2.8				130,530		4.01			2.1				93,936		1.61			1.5
		$	6,092,840		1.83			100.0	%		$	6,144,435		1.29			100.0	%		$	6,194,866		0.63			100.0	%

Borrowings

The following table presents the maturity of term borrowings, which consist of FHLB advances and BTFP borrowings, along with associated weighted average contractual and effective rates as of June 30, 2023. Amortizing FHLB advances are presented based on their maturity dates versus their quarterly scheduled repayment dates.

Maturity by					Contractual			Effective
Fiscal Year		Amount			Rate			Rate(1)
		(Dollars in thousands)
2023		$	100,000		2.14	%		2.14	%
2024			990,000		4.26			3.78
2025			650,000		3.26			2.95
2026			575,000		2.81			2.95
2027			440,000		3.02			3.13
2028			235,246		4.82			3.90
		$	2,990,246		3.55			3.30

(1)

The effective rate includes the impact of interest rate swaps and the amortization of deferred prepayment penalties resulting from FHLB advances previously prepaid.

The following table presents borrowing activity for the periods shown. The borrowings presented in the table have original contractual terms of one year or longer or are tied to interest rate swaps with original contractual terms of one year or longer, and line of credit borrowings are excluded. The effective rate is shown as a weighted average and includes the impact of interest rate swaps and the amortization of deferred prepayment penalties resulting from FHLB advances previously prepaid. The weighted average maturity ("WAM") is the remaining weighted average contractual term in years. The beginning and ending WAMs represent the remaining maturity at each date presented. For new borrowings, the WAMs presented are as of the date of issue. The new FHLB borrowings added during the current year period had a WAM of 3.2 years, which is generally a shorter term than what management has selected in prior periods. During the current quarter, management periodically paid off BTFP borrowings and borrowed new BTFP funds to take advantage of lower rates. Because of these transactions, BTFP activity is presented on a net basis in the table below.

	For the Three Months Ended									For the Nine Months Ended
	June 30, 2023									June 30, 2023
					Effective									Effective
	Amount				Rate			WAM		Amount				Rate			WAM
	(Dollars in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	2,497,664			2.93	%		2.3		$	2,062,500			2.44	%		2.5
Maturities and repayments		(107,418	)		1.98						(222,254	)		1.89
New FHLB borrowings		100,000			4.17			2.5			650,000			4.47			3.2
BTFP, net		500,000			4.70			1.0			500,000			4.70			1.0
Ending balance	$	2,990,246			3.30			2.0		$	2,990,246			3.30			2.0

Maturities of Interest-Bearing Liabilities

The following table presents the maturity and weighted average repricing rate, which is also the weighted average effective rate, of certificates of deposit, split between retail/commercial and public unit amounts, and non-amortizing term borrowings for the next four quarters as of June 30, 2023.

		September 30,				December 31,				March 31,				June 30,
		2023				2023				2024				2024				Total
		(Dollars in thousands)
Retail/Commercial Certificates:
Amount		$	253,836			$	266,356			$	263,365			$	369,749			$	1,153,306
Repricing Rate			1.76	%			2.58	%			2.84	%			3.64	%			2.80	%
Public Unit Certificates:
Amount		$	28,758			$	42,717			$	15,250			$	30,420			$	117,145
Repricing Rate			3.44	%			4.30	%			4.22	%			4.42	%			4.11	%
Term Borrowings:
Amount		$	100,000			$	150,000			$	65,000			$	600,000			$	915,000
Repricing Rate			2.14	%			3.42	%			2.67	%			4.25	%			3.77	%
Total
Amount		$	382,594			$	459,073			$	343,615			$	1,000,169			$	2,185,451
Repricing Rate			1.98	%			3.01	%			2.87	%			4.03	%			3.27	%

The following table sets forth the WAM information for our certificates of deposit, in years, as of June 30, 2023.

Retail certificates of deposit		1.5
Commercial certificates of deposit		1.1
Public unit certificates of deposit		0.7
Total certificates of deposit		1.4

Average Rates and Lives

At June 30, 2023, the Bank's gap between the amount of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities projected to reprice within one year was $(1.00) billion, or (9.7)% of total assets, compared to $(803.5) million, or (8.0)% of total assets, at March 31, 2023. The change in the one-year gap amount was due primarily to an increase in the amount of liability cash flows coming due in one year at June 30, 2023 compared to March 31, 2023, partially offset by an increase in the amount of asset cash flows coming due for the same time period. This was due primarily to an increase in the amount of certificates of deposit and borrowings scheduled to mature within one year as of June 30, 2023 compared to March 31, 2023.

The amount of interest-bearing liabilities expected to reprice in a given period is not typically significantly impacted by changes in interest rates, because the Bank's borrowings and certificate of deposit portfolios have contractual maturities and generally cannot be terminated early without a prepayment penalty. If interest rates were to increase 200 basis points, as of June 30, 2023, the Bank's one-year gap is projected to be $(1.19) billion, or (11.6)% of total assets. The change in the gap compared to when there is no change in rates is due to lower anticipated net cash flows primarily as a result of lower prepayments on mortgage-related assets in the higher rate environment. This compares to a one-year gap of $(862.4) million, or (8.6)% of total assets, if interest rates were to have increased 200 basis points as of March 31, 2023.

The following table presents the weighted average yields/rates and WALs (in years), after applying prepayment, call assumptions, and decay rates for our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities as of June 30, 2023. Yields presented for interest-earning assets include the amortization of fees, costs, premiums and discounts, which are considered adjustments to the yield. The interest rate presented for term borrowings is the effective rate, which includes the impact of interest rate swaps and the amortization of deferred prepayment penalties resulting from FHLB advances previously prepaid. The WAL presented for term borrowings includes the effect of interest rate swaps.

		Amount			Yield/Rate			WAL		% of Category			% of Total
		(Dollars in thousands)
Securities		$	1,444,867		1.33	%		4.2					14.7	%
Loans receivable:
Fixed-rate one- to four-family			5,666,144		3.26			6.9		71.1	%		57.4
Fixed-rate commercial			422,245		4.42			3.3		5.3			4.3
All other fixed-rate loans			81,175		4.14			7.5		1.0			0.8
Total fixed-rate loans			6,169,564		3.35			6.7		77.4			62.5
Adjustable-rate one- to four-family			907,929		3.58			4.0		11.4			9.2
Adjustable-rate commercial			801,814		5.69			7.7		10.0			8.1
All other adjustable-rate loans			95,433		8.08			3.0		1.2			1.0
Total adjustable-rate loans			1,805,176		4.76			5.6		22.6			18.3
Total loans receivable			7,974,740		3.67			6.4		100.0	%		80.8
FHLB stock			116,012		8.97			2.3					1.2
Cash and cash equivalents			329,409		4.82			—					3.3
Total interest-earning assets		$	9,865,028		3.43			5.8					100.0	%
Non-maturity deposits		$	2,885,126		1.05			6.6		52.2	%		33.9	%
Retail certificates of deposit			2,423,665		3.00			1.5		43.9			28.5
Commercial certificates of deposit			43,840		3.25			1.1		0.8			0.5
Public unit certificates of deposit			172,445		4.26			0.7		3.1			2.0
Total interest-bearing deposits			5,525,076		2.02			4.1		100.0	%		64.9
Term borrowings			2,990,246		3.30			2.0					35.1
Total interest-bearing liabilities		$	8,515,322		2.47			3.4					100.0	%

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Contacts

Kent Townsend
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(785) 231-6360
ktownsend@capfed.com

Investor Relations
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