CHICAGO, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor Capital Group, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: TAYC), the parent company of Cole Taylor Bank (the "Bank"), today reported results for the fourth quarter of 2012 and for the full year 2012.

FULL YEAR 2012 HIGHLIGHTS

Reported income before taxes of $103.6 million for 2012, up from $18.0 million in 2011


    --  Net income for 2012 was $61.9 million, compared to $91.1 million for
        2011.  The 2011 results included after tax income of $73.2 million
        resulting from the reversal of a valuation allowance on the Company's
        net deferred tax asset
    --  Earnings per diluted share were $1.79 for 2012 compared to $3.45 per
        diluted share for 2011.  Excluding the favorable impact of the reversal
        of the valuation allowance, 2011 loss per diluted share was $0.08
    --  Revenue(1) increased to $299.6 million for 2012, up $119.4 million or
        66%
    --  Net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis increased by nine basis
        points to 3.25% for 2012 from 3.16% for 2011
    --  Mortgage banking revenue increased to $125.5 million, up $105.1 million
        or 516%
    --  Commercial and industrial loans grew $164.4 million, or 11.5% for the
        year
    --  Core deposits grew $714.3 million, or 39% for the year
    --  Service charges increased 18%

Credit quality indicators improved in 2012, including a 42.3% reduction in nonperforming loans


    --  Nonperforming loans were $59.5 million and 1.88% of total loans at
        December 31, 2012, down from $103.1 million and 3.52% of total loans at
        December 31, 2011
    --  The allowance for loan losses as a percent of nonperforming loans was
        138.1% at December 31, 2012, up from 100.7% at December 31, 2011
    --  At December 31, 2012, commercial criticized and classified loans(2)
        totaled $131.6 million, down from $182.6 million at December 31, 2011

FOURTH QUARTER 2012 HIGHLIGHTS

Reported earnings per diluted share of $0.65 in the fourth quarter of 2012, up from $0.49 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2012


    --  Revenue increased to a record $91.0 million for the fourth quarter of
        2012, up $6.5 million or 8% from the third quarter of 2012
    --  Net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis increased by seven basis
        points to 3.28% for the fourth quarter of 2012 from 3.21% for the third
        quarter
    --  Mortgage banking revenue increased to $44.3 million, up $3.6 million or
        9% over the third quarter
    --  Mortgage origination volume increased to $1.95 billion, up 41% from the
        third quarter
    --  Commercial and industrial loans grew $53.3 million, or 3.5% in the
        fourth quarter
    --  Core deposits grew by $95.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 to
        $2.54 billion
    --  A $100 million preferred stock offering was completed

Key credit quality indicators for the fourth quarter of 2012 were as follows:


    --  Nonperforming loans were $59.5 million and 1.88% of total loans at
        December 31, 2012, down 4.1% from $62.1 million and 2.01% of total loans
        at September 30, 2012
    --  The allowance for loan losses as a percent of nonperforming loans was
        138.1% at December 31, 2012, up from 128.3% at September 30, 2012
    --  At December 31, 2012, commercial criticized and classified loans totaled
        $131.6 million, up from $114.7 million at September 30, 2012

"Our results for 2012 have reinforced the value of our dual strategy of focusing on the fundamentals while continuing to diversify our revenue sources," said Mark A. Hoppe, President and Chief Executive Officer of Taylor Capital Group. "Pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings of $120.5 million for the year were up 66% from 2011, and were at a record level for the fourth quarter. Cole Taylor Mortgage had an outstanding year and quarter. Fourth quarter origination volume of nearly $2 billion was up 41% from the third quarter, while the mortgage servicing portfolio increased 37% to $8.5 billion. Our efforts in the banking segment to add new commercial business were also very successful during 2012, as commercial and industrial loans increased more than 11% for the year and core deposits increased 39%."

"As we grow and diversify the business, we have continued our emphasis on improving asset quality and further strengthening our capital. The ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets at the end of the year improved to 1.44%, down from 2.96% a year ago, while the Company's Tier 1 capital ratio at year end increased by approximately 300 basis points from the end of 2011. The Company's strong performance in 2012 enabled us to make investments for further diversification and expansion in our lines of business and facilitated the completion of a $100 million preferred stock offering in the fourth quarter, which will help to support our growth in 2013 and beyond." Hoppe concluded.

FULL YEAR 2012 AND FOURTH QUARTER 2012 PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW

Results of Operations - Full Year 2012

Revenue

For 2012, revenue was $299.6 million, up 66.3% from $180.2 million for 2011.

Net interest income was $149.9 million for 2012, up 11.5% from $134.4 million for 2011. The increase in net interest income was the result of lower funding costs driven by deposit repricing and favorable shifts in the funding mix and increased balances of loans held for sale, partially offset by lower yields on investment securities. Net interest margin on a tax equivalent basis was 3.25% for 2012, up from 3.16% for 2011. The increase in net interest margin was the result of reduced funding costs, partially offset by lower earning asset yields.

Noninterest income, excluding gains and losses on investment securities and derivative termination expense, was $149.7 million for 2012, up 227% from $45.8 million for 2011. This increase was due primarily to higher mortgage banking revenue, which increased from $20.4 million in 2011 to $125.5 million in 2012 resulting from growth in mortgage originations and increased mortgage servicing. Service charges increased 18% from $11.5 million in 2011 to $13.5 million in 2012 due to pricing adjustments which began in the first quarter of 2012, the introduction of new products and new customers. Other derivative income decreased from $7.0 million in 2011 to $4.3 million in 2012 primarily due to a decrease in the volume of customer swap transactions and related fee income.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense, excluding nonperforming asset expense and early extinguishment of debt expense, was $179.1 million in 2012, up from $107.7 million for 2011. Salaries and employee benefits increased from $64.7 million in 2011 to $124.9 million in 2012 due to an increase of 300 headcount or 47% in 2012 and an increase in performance-based incentive compensation both primarily related to growth of Cole Taylor Mortgage. Loan expense increased from $3.0 million in 2011 to $6.8 million in 2012 primarily due to an increase in mortgage originations at Cole Taylor Mortgage. Outside services increased from $2.1 million in 2011 to $3.9 million in 2012 primarily due to an increase in sub-servicing expense resulting from growth in the mortgage servicing portfolio.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense was $41.7 million for 2012, compared to an income tax benefit of $73.1 million in 2011. The income tax benefit in 2011 was almost entirely due to the income tax benefit that resulted from the reversal of the $73.2 million valuation allowance on the Company's net deferred tax asset.

Results of Operations - Fourth Quarter 2012

Revenue

Revenue totaled $91.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to $84.4 million for the third quarter of 2012, a 7.8% increase.

Net interest income increased to $40.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2012, up from $37.2 million for the third quarter of 2012, due to interest income from an increase in loans held for sale and lower interest costs on subordinated notes as a result of the prepayment of $60 million of the Bank's 10% subordinated notes in the third quarter. The tax equivalent net interest margin increased seven basis points, from 3.21% for the third quarter of 2012 to 3.28% for the fourth quarter of 2012, primarily as a result of lower interest costs on the subordinated notes, partially offset by an increase in the lower-yielding held for sale portfolio.

Noninterest income, excluding investment security gains and losses, was $50.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to $47.3 million for the third quarter of 2012. The increase was primarily due to a $3.6 million increase in mortgage banking revenue driven by an increase in net servicing revenue as the mortgage servicing portfolio increased 37% and an increase in loan originations of 41% in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense, excluding nonperforming asset expense and early extinguishment of debt expense, was $52.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to $51.6 million for the third quarter of 2012. The increase is primarily due to volume-related loan and sub-servicing expense at Cole Taylor Mortgage. Partially offsetting these increases, salaries and employee benefits decreased from $37.0 million in the third quarter of 2012 to $36.0 million. The decrease in these expenses was primarily due to lower performance-based incentive compensation expense, partially offset by an increase in salary costs related to an increase of 46 headcount or 11% at Cole Taylor Mortgage.

Credit Quality - Full Year 2012

Loan Portfolio Performance and Credit Quality

Significant asset quality improvement was achieved during 2012. Nonperforming loans declined by $43.6 million, or 42.3%, from $103.1 million at year end 2011 to $59.5 million at year end 2012. The two largest reductions were a $26.2 million decrease in nonperforming commercial and industrial nonaccrual loans and a $20.6 million decline in secured commercial real estate nonaccrual loans primarily due to payoffs and other remediation efforts.

Other real estate owned ("OREO") was $24.3 million at December 31, 2012, compared to $35.6 million at December 31, 2011. Total nonperforming assets were $83.8 million at December 31, 2012, down from $138.7 million at December 31, 2011 as sales and write downs exceeded new additions. The amount of nonperforming loans declined due to payoffs, loan workouts and other remediation efforts. Nonperforming assets to total assets were 1.44% at December 31, 2012, down from 2.96% at December 31, 2011.

Commercial criticized and classified loans were $131.6 million at December 31, 2012, down 27.9% from $182.6 million at December 31, 2011. These improvements are the result of significant nonperforming asset resolutions, combined with a slowdown in both migrations to nonperforming status and inflows to criticized and classified status.

Allowance and Provision for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses declined to $82.2 million at December 31, 2012, from $103.7 million at December 31, 2011, as credit quality trends continued to improve as demonstrated by declines in nonperforming loans. The decline in the allowance for loan losses resulted from net charge-offs exceeding the provision for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses as a percent of nonperforming loans increased to 138.1% at December 31, 2012, from 100.7% at December 31, 2011. For 2012, the provision for loan losses was $9.6 million, down from $49.3 million in 2011.

Credit Quality - Fourth Quarter 2012

Loan Portfolio Performance and Credit Quality

Total commercial criticized and classified loans increased $16.9 million to $131.6 million at December 31, 2012, compared to $114.7 million at September 30, 2012, primarily due to an increase in loans classified as special mention.

Nonperforming loans declined to $59.5 million at December 31, 2012, compared to $62.1 million at September 30, 2012, primarily due to paydowns and other resolutions partially offset by one commercial construction and land loan migrating to nonperforming status.

OREO and repossessed assets decreased by $4.6 million to $24.3 million at December 31, 2012, compared to $28.9 million at September 30, 2012, primarily due to portfolio write-downs and two asset sales.

Nonperforming assets were $83.8 million at December 31, 2012, down from $91.0 million at September 30, 2012. Nonperforming assets to total assets were 1.44% at December 31, 2012, compared to 1.77% at September 30, 2012.

Allowance and Provision for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses was $82.2 million at December 31, 2012, up from $79.7 million at September 30, 2012, primarily due to recoveries exceeding charge-offs by $1.3 million and the $1.2 million provision for loan losses. The allowance for loan losses as a percent of nonperforming loans was 138.1% at December 31, 2012, compared to 128.3% at September 30, 2012. The provision for loan losses was $1.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to $900,000 for the third quarter of 2012.

Balance Sheet - Full Year 2012

Assets

Total assets at December 31, 2012, were $5.80 billion, up from $4.69 billion at December 31, 2011.

Cash and cash equivalents increased to $166.4 million at December 31, 2012, from $121.2 million at December 31, 2011, primarily to cover increased transactional needs for cash as a result of an increase in noninterest-bearing deposits.

Loans held for sale were $938.4 million at December 31, 2012, up from $186.0 million at December 31, 2011. The increase in loans held for sale is a result of continued growth in mortgage originations in 2012 and the timing of loan sales.

Net loans, excluding loans held for sale, at December 31, 2012, were $3.09 billion, up from $2.82 billion at December 31, 2011. Commercial loans were $2.76 billion at December 31, 2012, up from $2.63 billion at December 31, 2011, primarily due to increased commercial and industrial loans and new loans and leases closed by Cole Taylor Equipment Finance. Consumer-oriented loans were $416.6 million at December 31, 2012, up from $300.3 million at December 31, 2011, primarily the result of certain mortgages originated by Cole Taylor Mortgage being held in the loan portfolio.

Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock was $75.0 million at December 31, 2012, up from $56.8 million at December 31, 2011. The increase in these investments is related to balance sheet growth and an increase in Federal Home Loan Bank advances.

Mortgage servicing rights increased to $78.9 million as of December 31, 2012, compared to $8.7 million at December 31, 2011. The increase in the servicing portfolio is part of our diversification strategy to build a full service mortgage business and includes both self originated and acquired servicing.

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Total liabilities at December 31, 2012, of $5.24 billion increased from the December 31, 2011, total of $4.28 billion.

Total deposits were $3.53 billion at December 31, 2012, compared to $3.12 billion at December 31, 2011. The largest changes in deposits during 2012 were in core funding categories, including increases in noninterest-bearing deposits of $377.2 million, NOW accounts of $248.3 million and money market accounts of $87.3 million. Partially offsetting these increases were declines during 2012 in time deposits of $337.0 million, due to planned runoff of higher-priced deposits.

Accrued interest, taxes and other liabilities increased from $61.2 million at December 31, 2011, to $131.5 million at December 31, 2012, primarily due to accrued operating expenses, including incentive costs, and a $27.7 million increase in accrued liabilities primarily for the purchase of securities that had not settled at year end.

Short-term borrowings, comprised primarily of Federal Home Loan Bank advances and purchased fed funds, increased from $768.1 million at December 31, 2011, to $1.46 billion at December 31, 2012, and provided funding for the growth in loans held for sale.

Long-term borrowings were zero at December 31, 2012, down from $147.5 million at December 31, 2011. The decrease is due to maturities and early extinguishments as the Bank's need for longer-term borrowings from a duration perspective decreased.

Subordinated notes decreased from $89.6 million at December 31, 2011, to $33.4 million at December 31, 2012, due to the prepayment of the Bank's $60.0 million of 10% subordinated notes during the third quarter of 2012, which reduced interest costs.

Total stockholders' equity increased to $559.6 million at December 31, 2012, from $409.5 million at December 31, 2011. The increase was primarily due to the issuance and sale of $100 million of preferred stock in the fourth quarter of 2012 and net income of $61.9 million for the year.

Balance Sheet - Fourth Quarter 2012

Assets

Total assets at December 31, 2012, increased to $5.80 billion, compared to $5.14 billion at September 30, 2012.

Investment securities were $1.27 billion at December 31, 2012, an increase of $55.6 million compared to September 30, 2012, primarily due to an increase in available for sale municipal bonds as we have increased our holdings of certain tax-exempt securities that offer attractive risk-adjusted yields.

Loans held for sale were $938.4 million at December 31, 2012, compared to $422.6 million at September 30, 2012. The increase in loans held for sale is a result of continued growth in mortgage originations in the fourth quarter of 2012 and the timing of loan sales.

Net loans at December 31, 2012, excluding loans held for sale, were $3.09 billion, compared to $3.01 billion at September 30, 2012. Commercial loans were $2.76 billion at December 31, 2012, compared to $2.67 billion at September 30, 2012. The increase of $85.9 million was primarily due to new loans and leases closed by Cole Taylor Equipment Finance as well as additional commercial and industrial loans.

Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock was $75.0 million at December 31, 2012 up from $52.8 million at September 30, 2012. The increase in these investments is related to balance sheet growth and an increase in Federal Home Loan Bank advances.

Mortgage servicing rights increased $25.7 million in the fourth quarter to $78.9 million as of December 31, 2012, primarily due to an increase in the principal balance of loans serviced to $8.53 billion as of December 31, 2012, from $6.24 billion as of September 30, 2012.

Other assets decreased $37.2 million in the fourth quarter to $149.6 million as of December 31, 2012, primarily due to a decrease in the fair value of mortgage derivatives for the mortgage pipeline.

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Total liabilities at December 31, 2012, increased to $5.24 billion, compared to $4.69 billion at September 30, 2012.

Total deposits decreased to $3.53 billion at December 31, 2012, compared to $3.56 billion at September 30, 2012. The decrease was primarily due to runoff of time deposit balances of $136.1 million. In addition, noninterest-bearing deposits decreased $94.9 million primarily due to a seasonal impact on certain balances. Partially offsetting these decreases was a $155.4 million increase in NOW accounts from new customers and increased balances from existing customers.

Short-term borrowings increased $592.6 million in the fourth quarter to $1.46 billion as of December 31, 2012, primarily due to an increase in short term Federal Home Loan Bank advances and purchased fed funds, which were used to fund loan growth.

Total stockholders' equity increased from $447.6 million at September 30, 2012, to $559.6 million at December 31, 2012, primarily due to the issuance and sale of $100 million of preferred stock in the fourth quarter and net income of $21.5 million generated during the period.

Capital

At December 31, 2012, the Company's Tier I Risk Based Capital ratio was 14.21%, while its Total Risk Based Capital ratio was 16.27% and its Tier I Capital to Average Assets leverage ratio was 11.14%.

Each of these ratios exceeded the regulatory requirements for well-capitalized banks of 6.00% for the Tier I Risk Based Capital ratio, 10.00% for the Total Risk Based Capital ratio and 5.00% for the Tier I Capital to Average Assets leverage ratio.

Conference Call and Slide Presentation

A conference call hosted by Taylor Capital Group President & CEO Mark A. Hoppe will be held on Thursday, January 24, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Time). Investors, news media and others may access the call by telephone at 877-883-0383 (toll-free) or 412-902-6506 and entering the code 2767436. Participants are encouraged to dial into the call approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time.

This call is being webcast and can be accessed via a live Internet audio broadcast at Taylor Capital Group's website at www.taylorcapitalgroup.com.

Presentation slides to be addressed by management during the call will be available for download on the Company's Investor Relations web page at www.taylorcapitalgroup.com.

A replay of the conference call will be made available after approximately 1:00 p.m. Central Time (2:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on January 24, 2013, through February 15, 2013, and the instructions for accessing the replay will be available on the Company's website during that period.

Accompanying Financial Statements and Tables

This press release is accompanied by the following unaudited financial information:


    --  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
    --  Consolidated Statements of Income
    --  Summary of Key Quarterly Financial Data
    --  Summary of Key Year-to-Date Financial Data
    --  Summary of Key Period-End Financial Data
    --  Composition of Loan Portfolio
    --  Credit Quality
    --  Loan Portfolio Aging
    --  Funding Liabilities
    --  Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP Financial Measures

About Taylor Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAYC)

Taylor Capital Group, Inc. is the holding company of Cole Taylor Bank, a commercial bank headquartered in Chicago with assets of $5.8 billion as of December 31, 2012. The Bank specializes in serving the banking needs of closely held businesses and the people who manage them. With its national businesses, Cole Taylor Business Capital, Cole Taylor Equipment Finance and Cole Taylor Mortgage, the Bank also provides asset based lending, commercial equipment leasing and residential mortgage lending through a growing network of offices throughout the United States. Cole Taylor is a member of the FDIC and is an Equal Housing Lender.

Endnotes:

(1) Revenue is defined as net interest income plus noninterest income adjusted by investment securities gains and losses, derivative termination fees and impairment of investment securities. Schedules reconciling earnings in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") to non-GAAP measurement of pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings and revenue are provided in the attached tables.

(2) Commercial criticized and classified loans (special mention, substandard, and nonaccrual loans) in commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, residential construction and land, and commercial construction and land, excludes consumer loans.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release includes forward-looking statements that reflect our current expectations and projections about our future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. We have tried to identify these forward-looking statements by using words including "may," "might", "contemplate", "plan", "prudent", "potential", "should", "will," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "could" and "estimate" and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to us and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities in 2013 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements.

These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation:


    --  Our business may be adversely affected by the highly regulated
        environment in which we operate.
    --  Competition from financial institutions and other financial services
        providers may adversely affect our growth and profitability.
    --  Our business is subject to the conditions of the local economy in which
        we operate and continued weakness in the local economy and the real
        estate markets may adversely affect us.
    --  Our business is subject to domestic and, to a lesser extent,
        international economic conditions and other factors, many of which are
        beyond our control and could adversely affect our business.
    --  The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to
        make estimates and judgments, which are subject to an inherent degree of
        uncertainty and which may differ from actual results.
    --  Our allowance for loan losses may prove to be insufficient to absorb
        losses in our loan portfolio.
    --  Our mortgage loan repurchase reserve for losses could be insufficient.
    --  We are subject to interest rate risk, including interest rate
        fluctuations that could reduce our profitability.
    --  Increasing our mortgage servicing rights ("MSR") portfolio may increase
        the volatility of our earnings, and certain hedging strategies that we
        use to manage investment in MSRs may be ineffective to offset any
        adverse changes in the fair value of these assets due to changes in
        interest rates and market liquidity.
    --  If we are required to reduce the carrying value of the asset relating to
        our MSRs, our financial condition and results of operations would be
        negatively affected.
    --  Increasing dependence on our mortgage business may increase volatility
        in our consolidated revenues and earnings, and our residential mortgage
        lending profitability could be significantly reduced if we are not able
        to originate and resell a high volume of mortgage loans.
    --  We have counterparty risk and therefore we may be adversely affected by
        the soundness of other financial institutions.
    --  We are subject to certain operational risks, including, but not limited
        to, data processing system failures and errors and customer or employee
        fraud.  Our controls and procedures may fail or be circumvented.
    --  We are dependent upon outside third parties for processing and handling
        of our records and data.
    --  System failure or breaches of our network security, including with
        respect to our internet banking activities, could subject us to
        increased operating costs as well as litigation and other liabilities.
    --  We are subject to lending concentration risks.
    --  We may not be able to access sufficient and cost-effective sources of
        liquidity.
    --  We are subject to liquidity risk, including unanticipated deposit
        volatility.
    --  The recent repeal of federal prohibitions on payment of interest on
        business demand deposits could increase our interest expense and have a
        material adverse effect on us.
    --  Changes in our credit ratings could increase our financing costs or make
        it more difficult for us to obtain funding or capital on commercially
        acceptable terms.
    --  As a bank holding company, we are dependent on the ability of our
        banking subsidiary to make dividends and distributions to us, and our
        other sources of funds are limited.
    --  Our business strategy is dependent on our continued ability to attract,
        develop and retain highly qualified and experienced personnel in senior
        management and customer relationship positions.
    --  Our reputation could be damaged by negative publicity.
    --  New lines of business or new products and services may subject us to
        certain additional risks.
    --  We may experience difficulties in managing our future growth.
    --  We are subject to changes in federal and state tax laws and changes in
        interpretation of existing laws.
    --  Regulatory requirements including rules jointly proposed (and recently
        indefinitely delayed) by the U.S. federal bank regulatory agencies to
        implement Basel III, growth plans or operating results may require us to
        raise additional capital, which may not be available on favorable terms
        or at all.
    --  We have not paid a dividend on our common stock since the second quarter
        of 2008. In addition, regulatory restrictions and liquidity constraints
        at the holding company level could impair our ability to make
        distributions on our securities.

For further information about these and other risks, uncertainties and factors, please review the disclosure included in the section captioned "Risk Factors" in our December 31, 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 9, 2012 as updated by our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other filings we have made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or risk factors, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason after the date of this press release.

    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
    (in thousands)

                                               (Unaudited)            (Unaudited) Sept. 30,        Dec. 31,
                                                Dec. 31,                                     2012                 2011
                                                                2012
                                                                ----
    ASSETS
    Cash and cash equivalents                               $166,385                     $159,007             $121,164
    Investment securities                                  1,267,757                    1,212,139            1,279,676
    Loans held for sale                                      938,379                      422,621              185,984
    Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of
     $82,191 at December 31, 2012, $79,667 at
     September 30, 2012 and $103,744 at
     December 31, 2011                                     3,086,112                    3,006,026            2,824,555
    Premises, leasehold improvements and
     equipment, net                                           16,062                       15,516               14,882
    Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank and
     Federal Reserve Bank stock                               74,950                       52,813               56,781
    Mortgage servicing rights                                 78,917                       53,218                8,742
    Other real estate and repossessed assets,
     net                                                      24,259                       28,859               35,622
    Other assets                                             149,589                      186,776              158,404
                                                             -------                      -------              -------

    Total assets                                          $5,802,410                   $5,136,975           $4,685,810
                                                          ==========                   ==========           ==========


    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Deposits:
    Noninterest-bearing                                   $1,179,724                   $1,274,610             $802,480
    Interest-bearing                                       2,348,618                    2,284,072            2,320,731
                                                           ---------                    ---------            ---------
    Total deposits                                         3,528,342                    3,558,682            3,123,211
    Accrued interest, taxes and other
     liabilities                                             131,473                      120,404               61,183
    Short-term borrowings                                  1,463,019                      870,434              768,133
    Long-term borrowings                                          --                       20,000              147,500
    Junior subordinated debentures                            86,607                       86,607               86,607
    Subordinated notes, net                                   33,366                       33,274               89,648
                                                                                           ------
    Total liabilities                                      5,242,807                    4,689,401            4,276,282
                                                           ---------                    ---------            ---------

    Stockholders' equity:
    Preferred stock, Series A                                100,000                           --                   --
    Preferred stock, Series B                                103,813                      103,359              102,042
    Preferred stock, Series D                                     --                           --                    4
    Preferred stock, Series G                                     --                           --                    9
    Nonvoting preferred stock                                     13                           13                   --
    Common stock                                                 302                          301                  297
    Surplus                                                  412,391                      414,899              423,674
    Accumulated deficit                                      (63,537)                     (83,230)            (118,426)
    Accumulated other comprehensive income,
     net                                                      36,206                       41,817               31,513
    Treasury stock                                           (29,585)                     (29,585)             (29,585)
                                                             -------                      -------
    Total stockholders' equity                               559,603                      447,574              409,528
                                                             -------                      -------              -------

    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity            $5,802,410                   $5,136,975           $4,685,810
                                                          ==========                   ==========           ==========

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)
    (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

                                                        For the Three Months Ended                      For the Twelve Months Ended
                                                        --------------------------                      ---------------------------
                                                           Dec. 31,                Sept. 30,                   Dec. 31,             Dec. 31, 2012             Dec. 31, 2011
                                                                          2012                    2012                        2011
                                                                          ----                    ----                        ----
    Interest income:
    Interest and fees on loans                                         $38,696                 $36,561                     $35,395                  $145,962                  $140,307
    Interest and dividends on investment securities:
    Taxable                                                              7,974                   8,897                      10,268                    37,078                    44,864
    Tax-exempt                                                           1,013                     733                         677                     3,100                     2,874
    Interest on cash equivalents                                             1                       1                           5                         8                        15
                                                                           ---                     ---                         ---                       ---                       ---
    Total interest income                                               47,684                  46,192                      46,345                   186,148                   188,060
                                                                        ------                  ------                      ------                   -------                   -------

    Interest expense:
    Deposits                                                             4,352                   4,399                       5,990                    19,100                    29,147
    Short-term borrowings                                                  492                     564                         556                     2,248                     2,852
    Long-term borrowings                                                    11                      32                         563                       612                     5,851
    Junior subordinated debentures                                       1,457                   1,466                       1,458                     5,859                     5,792
    Subordinated notes                                                     862                   2,535                       2,512                     8,443                    10,004
                                                                           ---                   -----                       -----                     -----                    ------
    Total interest expense                                               7,174                   8,996                      11,079                    36,262                    53,646
                                                                         -----                   -----                      ------                    ------                    ------

    Net interest income                                                 40,510                  37,196                      35,266                   149,886                   134,414
    Provision for loan losses                                            1,200                     900                      10,955                     9,550                    49,258
                                                                         -----                     ---                      ------                     -----                    ------
    Net interest income after provision for loan losses                 39,310                  36,296                      24,311                   140,336                    85,156
                                                                        ------                  ------                      ------                   -------                    ------

    Noninterest income:
    Service charges                                                      3,461                   3,423                       2,998                    13,530                    11,481
    Mortgage banking revenue                                            44,285                  40,676                       9,053                   125,505                    20,384
    Gain on sales of investment securities                               1,488                      --                           6                     5,464                     4,944
    Other derivative income                                              1,156                   1,790                       3,344                     4,322                     7,026
    Other noninterest income                                             1,572                   1,361                       1,137                     6,226                     5,407
                                                                         -----                   -----                       -----                     -----                     -----
    Total noninterest income                                            51,962                  47,250                      16,538                   155,047                    49,242
                                                                        ------                  ------                      ------                   -------                    ------

    Noninterest expense:
    Salaries and employee benefits                                      35,991                  37,024                      19,402                   124,930                    64,736
    Occupancy of premises, furniture and equipment                       3,426                   3,246                       2,565                    12,384                    10,765
    Nonperforming asset expense                                          2,816                     613                       1,622                     4,951                     5,264
    Early extinguishment of debt                                            63                   3,670                          --                     7,721                     3,444
    FDIC assessment                                                      1,830                   1,766                       1,632                     6,795                     6,705
    Legal fees, net                                                        780                   1,020                         920                     3,413                     3,821
    Loan expense, net                                                    2,410                   1,862                         970                     6,815                     3,005
    Outside services                                                     1,545                   1,082                         490                     3,914                     2,058
    Other noninterest expense                                            6,423                   5,616                       4,245                    20,814                    16,595
                                                                         -----                   -----                       -----                    ------                    ------
    Total noninterest expense                                           55,284                  55,899                      31,846                   191,737                   116,393
                                                                        ------                  ------                      ------                   -------                   -------

    Income before income taxes                                          35,988                  27,647                       9,003                   103,646                    18,005
    Income tax expense (benefit)                                        14,530                  10,898                     (73,317)                   41,745                   (73,110)
                                                                        ------                  ------                     -------                    ------                   -------
                                   Net income                           21,458                  16,749                      82,320                    61,901                    91,115
    Preferred dividends and discounts                                   (1,765)                 (1,757)                     (1,734)                   (7,012)                   (9,145)
    Implied non-cash preferred dividend                                     --                      --                     (10,501)                       --                   (10,501)
                                                                           ---                     ---                     -------                       ---                   -------
      Net income applicable to common stockholders                     $19,693                 $14,992                     $70,085                   $54,889                   $71,469
                                                                       =======                 =======                     =======                   =======                   =======

    Basic income per common share                                        $0.66                   $0.50                       $3.20                     $1.84                     $3.45
    Diluted income per common share                                       0.65                    0.49                        3.20                      1.79                      3.45
    Weighted-average common shares outstanding                      28,515,040              28,430,871                  20,684,652                28,294,884                19,474,273
    Weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding              28,895,719              28,931,235                  20,709,071                29,016,717                19,499,275

    SUMMARY OF KEY QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA
    (dollars in thousands)
    Unaudited
    ---------

                                                                                                   2012                                    2011
                                                                                                   ----                                    ----

                                                                       Fourth                                           Third                    Second              First               Fourth
                                                                      Quarter                                          Quarter                  Quarter             Quarter             Quarter
                                                                      -------                                          -------                  -------             -------             -------
    Condensed Income Data:
    ----------------------
    Net interest income                                                             $40,510                                       $37,196                  $36,378             $35,802             $35,266
    Provision for loan losses                                                         1,200                                           900                      100               7,350              10,955
    Total noninterest income                                                         51,962                                        47,250                   31,889              23,946              16,538
    Total noninterest expense                                                        55,284                                        55,899                   43,986              36,568              31,846
    Income before income taxes                                                       35,988                                        27,647                   24,181              15,830               9,003
    Income tax expense (benefit)                                                     14,530                                        10,898                    9,956               6,361             (73,317)
    Net income                                                                       21,458                                        16,749                   14,225               9,469              82,320
    Preferred dividends and discounts                                                (1,765)                                       (1,757)                  (1,748)             (1,742)             (1,734)
    Implied non-cash preferred
     dividend                                                                             -                                             -                        -                   -             (10,501)
    Net income applicable to common
     stockholders                                                                   $19,693                                       $14,992                  $12,477              $7,727             $70,085
                                                                                    =======                                       =======                  =======              ======             =======

    Non-GAAP Measures of Performance
     (1)
    --------------------------------
    Revenue                                                                         $90,984                                       $84,446                  $65,247             $58,917             $51,988
    Pre-tax, pre-provision
     operating earnings                                                              38,579                                        32,830                   25,076              24,044              21,764

    Per Share Data:
    ---------------
    Basic earnings per common share                                                   $0.66                                         $0.50                    $0.42               $0.26               $3.20
    Diluted earnings per common share                                                  0.65                                          0.49                     0.41                0.26                3.20
    Tangible book value per common
     share                                                                            12.36                                         11.97                    11.66               11.06               10.84
    Weighted average common shares -
     basic                                                                       28,515,040                                    28,430,871               28,158,304          28,071,406          20,684,652
    Weighted average common shares -
     diluted                                                                     28,895,719                                    28,931,235               29,093,447          28,622,798          20,709,071
    Common shares outstanding -end
     of period                                                                   28,792,042                                    28,756,717               28,602,394          28,428,015          28,360,076

    Performance Ratios (annualized):
    --------------------------------
    Return on average assets                                                           1.59%                                         1.33%                    1.17%               0.81%               7.26%
    Return on average equity                                                          17.14%                                        15.19%                   13.64%               9.32%             112.63%
    Return on average common equity                                                   22.40%                                        17.62%                   15.86%              10.15%             182.46%
    Efficiency ratio (2)                                                              60.76%                                        66.19%                   67.41%              62.07%              61.26%

    Average Balance Sheet Data (3):
    -------------------------------
    Total assets                                                                 $5,389,566                                    $5,026,706               $4,867,810          $4,660,021          $4,533,916
    Investments                                                                   1,213,422                                     1,230,953                1,292,129           1,281,445           1,299,059
    Cash equivalents                                                                    985                                           304                      709                 960               1,651
    Loans held for sale                                                             689,787                                       443,287                  329,878             192,037             150,771
    Loans                                                                         3,090,248                                     2,997,562                2,947,233           2,937,185           2,915,858
    Total interest-earning assets                                                 4,994,442                                     4,672,106                4,569,949           4,411,627           4,367,339
    Interest-bearing deposits                                                     2,282,290                                     2,193,790                2,260,395           2,286,294           2,365,451
    Borrowings                                                                    1,241,905                                     1,224,884                1,214,391           1,151,240           1,080,583
    Total interest-bearing
     liabilities                                                                  3,524,195                                     3,418,674                3,474,786           3,437,534           3,446,034
    Noninterest-bearing deposits                                                  1,257,811                                     1,081,568                  892,945             753,995             738,371
    Total stockholders' equity                                                      500,727                                       441,133                  417,261             406,559             292,356

    Tax Equivalent Net Interest
     Margin:
    ---------------------------
    Net interest income as stated                                                   $40,510                                       $37,196                  $36,378             $35,802             $35,266
     Add:                  Tax equivalent adjust. -
                            investment (4)                                              545                                           395                      372                 357                 365
                           Tax equivalent adjust. -
                            loans (4)                                                    30                                            30                       32                  32                  32
    Tax equivalent net interest
     income                                                                         $41,085                                       $37,621                  $36,782             $36,191             $35,663
                                                                                    =======                                       =======                  =======             =======             =======
    Net interest margin without tax
     adjust.                                                                           3.23%                                         3.17%                    3.20%               3.26%               3.21%
    Net interest margin -tax
     equivalent (4)                                                                    3.28%                                         3.21%                    3.23%               3.29%               3.25%
    Yield on earning assets without
     tax adjust.                                                                       3.81%                                         3.94%                    4.04%               4.21%               4.22%
    Yield on earning assets -tax
     equivalent (4)                                                                    3.85%                                         3.98%                    4.08%               4.25%               4.26%
    Yield on interest-bearing
     liabilities                                                                       0.81%                                         1.05%                    1.11%               1.22%               1.28%
    Net interest spread without tax
     adjust.                                                                           3.00%                                         2.89%                    2.93%               2.99%               2.94%
    Net interest spread -tax
     equivalent (4)                                                                    3.04%                                         2.93%                    2.97%               3.02%               2.98%

    Footnotes:
    ----------
                     (1)  Refer to Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP Financial Measures for a reconciliation to GAAP.
                     (2)   Efficiency ratio is determined by dividing noninterest expense by an amount equal to net interest
                           income
                          plus noninterest income, adjusted for gains or losses from investment securities.

                     (3)  Average balances are daily averages.
                     (4)   Adjustment reflects tax-exempt interest income on an equivalent before-tax basis assuming a tax
                           rate of 35.0%.


    SUMMARY OF KEY YEAR-TO-DATE FINANCIAL DATA
    (dollars in thousands)
    Unaudited
    ---------

                                                                   Year To Date
                                                                   December 31,
                                                                   ------------
                                                                                     2012        2011
                                                                                     ----        ----
    Condensed Income
     Data:
    ----------------
    Net interest income                                                          $149,886    $134,414
    Provision for loan
     losses                                                                         9,550      49,258
    Total noninterest
     income                                                                       155,047      49,242
    Total noninterest
     expense                                                                      191,737     116,393
    Income before
     income taxes                                                                 103,646      18,005
    Income tax expense
     (benefit)                                                                     41,745     (73,110)
    Net income                                                                     61,901      91,115
    Preferred dividends
     and discounts                                                                 (7,012)     (9,145)
    Implied non-cash
     prefered dividend                                                                  -     (10,501)
    Net income
     applicable to
     common
     stockholders                                                                 $54,889     $71,469
                                                                                  =======     =======

    Non-GAAP Measures
     of Performance (1)
    -------------------
    Revenue                                                                      $299,594    $180,179
    Pre-tax, pre-
     provision
     operating earnings                                                          $120,529      72,494

    Per Share Data:
    ---------------
    Basic earnings per
     common share                                                                   $1.84       $3.45
    Diluted earnings
     per common share                                                                1.79        3.45
    Tangible book value
     per common share                                                               12.36       10.84
    Weighted average
     common shares -
     basic                                                                     28,294,884  19,474,273
    Weighted average
     common shares -
     diluted                                                                   29,016,717  19,499,275
    Common shares
     outstanding -end
     of period                                                                 28,792,042  28,360,076

    Performance Ratios:
    -------------------
    Return on average
     assets                                                                          1.24%       2.06%
    Return on average
     equity                                                                         14.02%      36.73%
    Return on average
     common equity                                                                  16.76%      65.19%
    Efficiency ratio
     (2)                                                                            64.00%      64.60%

    Average Balance
     Sheet Data (3):
    ----------------
    Total assets                                                               $4,987,240  $4,417,002
    Investments                                                                 1,254,310   1,347,734
    Cash equivalents                                                                  739       1,570
    Loans held for sale                                                           414,582     106,939
    Loans                                                                       2,993,335   2,845,013
    Total interest-
     earning assets                                                             4,662,966   4,301,256
    Interest-bearing
     deposits                                                                   2,255,596   2,373,644
    Borrowings                                                                  1,208,243   1,089,973
    Total interest-
     bearing
     liabilities                                                                3,463,839   3,463,617
    Noninterest-
     bearing deposits                                                             997,526     650,679
    Total stockholders'
     equity                                                                       441,581     248,077

    Tax Equivalent Net
     Interest Margin:
    ------------------
    Net interest income
     as stated                                                                   $149,886    $134,414
     Add:                  Tax equivalent adjust. -
                            investment (4)                                          1,669       1,547
                           Tax equivalent adjust. -
                            loans (4)                                                 123         137
    Tax equivalent net
     interest income                                                             $151,678    $136,098
                                                                                 ========    ========
    Net interest margin
     without tax
     adjust.                                                                         3.21%       3.12%
    Net interest margin
     -tax equivalent
     (4)                                                                             3.25%       3.16%
    Yield on earning
     assets without tax
     adjust.                                                                         3.99%       4.37%
    Yield on earning
     assets -tax
     equivalent (4)                                                                  4.03%       4.41%
    Yield on interest-
     bearing
     liabilities                                                                     1.05%       1.30%
    Net interest spread
     -without tax
     adjust.                                                                         2.94%       2.82%
    Net interest spread
     -tax equivalent
     (4)                                                                             2.98%       2.86%


    Footnotes:
    ----------
                     (1)   Refer to Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP
                           Financial Measures for a reconciliation
                           to GAAP.
                     (2)   Efficiency ratio is determined by
                           dividing noninterest expense by an
                           amount equal to net interest income
                           plus noninterest income, adjusted for
                           gains or losses from investment
                           securities.

                     (3)  Average balances are daily averages.
                     (4)   Adjustment reflects tax-exempt interest
                           income on an equivalent before-tax
                           basis assuming a tax rate of 35.0%.


    SUMMARY OF KEY PERIOD-END FINANCIAL DATA
    (dollars in thousands)
    Unaudited
    ---------
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                         Dec. 31,                                        Sept. 30,                                         June 30,                                        March 31,                                         Dec. 31,
                                                                          2012                                             2012                                             2012                                             2012                                             2011
                                                                          ----                                             ----                                             ----                                             ----                                             ----
    Condensed Balance Sheet Data:
    -----------------------------
    Investment securities                                             $1,267,757                                       $1,212,139                                       $1,240,405                                       $1,299,572                                       $1,279,676
    Loans held for sale                                                938,379                                          422,621                                          255,693                                          210,040                                          185,984
    Loans                                                            3,168,303                                        3,085,693                                        2,981,827                                        2,903,797                                        2,928,299
    Allowance for loan losses                                           82,191                                           79,667                                           86,992                                           93,509                                          103,744
    Total assets                                                     5,802,410                                        5,136,975                                        4,797,101                                        4,695,069                                        4,685,810
    Total deposits                                                   3,528,342                                        3,558,682                                        3,184,610                                        2,989,639                                        3,123,211
    Total borrowings                                                 1,582,992                                        1,010,315                                        1,097,836                                        1,186,115                                        1,091,888
    Total stockholders' equity                                         559,603                                          447,574                                          436,408                                          416,766                                          409,528
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
    Asset Quality Ratios:
    ---------------------
    Nonperforming loans                                                $59,537                                          $62,096                                          $74,104                                          $93,498                                         $103,061
    Nonperforming assets                                                83,796                                           90,955                                          106,731                                          130,439                                          138,683
    Allowance for loan losses to total
     loans
                                                                          2.59%                                            2.58%                                            2.92%                                            3.22%                                            3.54%
         (excluding loans held for sale)
    Allowance for loan losses to
     nonperforming loans                                                138.05%                                          128.30%                                          117.39%                                          100.01%                                          100.66%
    Nonperforming assets to total loans
     plus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
    repossessed property (1)
                         2.62%                                            2.92%                                            3.54%                                            4.44%                                            4.68%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
    Capital Resources (Taylor Capital
     Group, Inc.):
    ---------------------------------
    Total Capital (to Risk Weighted
     Assets)                                                             16.27%                                           14.41%                                           16.03%                                           15.46%                                           14.72%
    Tier I Capital (to Risk Weighted
     Assets)                                                             14.21%                                           12.29%                                           12.59%                                           11.95%                                           11.22%
    Leverage (to average assets)                                         11.14%                                            9.43%                                            9.41%                                            9.08%                                            8.84%
    Total Capital                                                     $685,998                                         $553,977                                         $579,618                                         $541,423                                         $517,706
    Tier I Capital                                                     599,504                                          472,221                                          455,144                                          418,460                                          394,630
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                          (1)   During fourth quarter 2012, the Company revised its methodology for calculating this metric to
                                exclude loans held for sale from total loans. Prior period ratios have been adjusted to
                                reflect this change.


    COMPOSITION OF LOAN PORTFOLIO (unaudited)
    (dollars in thousands)

    The following table presents the composition of the Company's loan portfolio as of the dates indicated:

                                                                                      December 31, 2012           September 30, 2012     December 31, 2011
                                                                                      -----------------           ------------------     -----------------
    Loans                                                                                  Balance              Percent of Gross Loans        Balance              Percent of Gross Loans   Balance             Percent of Gross Loans
    -----                                                                                                       ----------------------        -------              ----------------------   -------             ----------------------
    Commercial and industrial                                                                       $1,590,587                     50.1%               $1,537,316                     49.8%         $1,426,221                     48.8%
    Commercial real estate secured                                                                     965,978                     30.4                   979,004                     31.7           1,037,976                     35.4
    Residential construction & land                                                                     45,903                      1.5                    47,184                      1.5              64,824                      2.2
    Commercial construction & land                                                                     103,715                      3.3                    95,618                      3.1              99,021                      3.4
    Lease receivables                                                                                   50,803                      1.6                    11,979                      0.4                  --                       --
          Total commercial loans                                                                     2,756,986                     86.9                 2,671,101                     86.5           2,628,042                     89.8
    Consumer-oriented loans                                                                            416,635                     13.1                   415,334                     13.5             300,257                     10.2
                                                                                                       -------                     ----                   -------                     ----             -------                     ----
    Gross loans                                                                                      3,173,621                    100.0%                3,086,435                    100.0%          2,928,299                    100.0%
                                                                                                                                  =====                                              =====                                        =====
    Less:  Unearned discount                                                                            (5,318)                                              (742)                                          --
                                                                                                        ------                                               ----                                          ---
    Total loans                                                                                      3,168,303                                          3,085,693                                    2,928,299
    Less:  Loan loss allowance                                                                         (82,191)                                           (79,667)                                    (103,744)
                                                                                                       -------                                            -------                                     --------
    Net loans                                                                                       $3,086,112                                         $3,006,026                                   $2,824,555
                                                                                                    ==========                                         ==========                                   ==========

    Loans Held for Sale                                                                               $938,379                                           $422,621                                     $185,984
                                                                                                      ========                                           ========                                     ========

    The following table provides details of the Company's commercial real estate portfolio:

                                                                                      December 31, 2012           September 30, 2012     December 31, 2011
                                                                                      -----------------           ------------------     -----------------
    Commercial real estate secured:                                                        Balance                 Percent of Total           Balance                 Percent of Total      Balance                Percent of Total
    -------------------------------                                                        -------                 ----------------           -------                 ----------------      -------                ----------------
    Commercial non-owner occupied:
      Retail strip centers or malls                                                                   $109,266                     11.3%                 $116,461                     11.9%           $143,052                     13.8%
      Office/mixed use property                                                                        113,216                     11.7                   115,193                     11.8             113,429                     10.9
      Commercial properties                                                                            111,852                     11.6                   101,428                     10.4             129,921                     12.5
      Specialized - other                                                                               69,827                      7.2                    77,996                      7.9              80,971                      7.8
      Other commercial properties.                                                                      28,870                      3.0                    25,771                      2.6              40,270                      3.9
                                                                                                        ------                      ---                    ------                      ---              ------                      ---
    Subtotal commercial non-owner  occupied                                                            433,031                     44.8                   436,849                     44.6             507,643                     48.9
    Commercial owner-occupied                                                                          425,723                     44.1                   437,796                     44.7             446,259                     43.0
    Multi-family properties                                                                            107,224                     11.1                   104,359                     10.7              84,074                      8.1
                                                                                                       -------                     ----                   -------                     ----              ------                      ---
         Total commercial real estate secured                                                         $965,978                    100.0%                 $979,004                    100.0%         $1,037,976                    100.0%
                                                                                                      ========                    =====                  ========                    =====          ==========                    =====


    CREDIT QUALITY (unaudited)
    (dollars in thousands)

                                          At or for the Three Months Ended
                                          --------------------------------
                                               Dec. 31,                    Sept. 30,           Dec. 31,
                                                             2012                        2012               2011
                                                                                         ----               ----
    Nonperforming Assets:
    ---------------------
    Loans contractually past due
     90 days or more but still
     accruing interest                                       $ --                        $ --               $ --
    Nonaccrual loans:
    Commercial and industrial                              16,705                      19,712             42,909
    Commercial real estate
     secured                                               14,530                      23,684             35,159
    Residential construction and
     land                                                   4,495                       4,595              7,810
    Commercial construction and
     land                                                  15,220                       4,194              5,279
    Consumer                                                8,587                       9,911             11,904
                                                                                        -----
    Total nonaccrual loans                                 59,537                      62,096            103,061
                                                                                       ------
         Total nonperforming loans                         59,537                      62,096            103,061
    Other real estate owned and
     repossessed assets                                    24,259                      28,859             35,622
                                                           ------                      ------             ------
    Total nonperforming assets                            $83,796                     $90,955           $138,683
                                                          =======                     =======           ========

    Other Credit Quality
     Information:
    --------------------
    Commercial criticized and
     classified loans (1)
         Special mention                                  $58,025                     $41,621            $42,697
         Substandard                                       22,608                      20,861             48,716
         Nonaccrual                                        50,950                      52,185             91,157
                                                           ------                      ------             ------
              Total commercial criticized
               and classified loans                      $131,583                    $114,667           $182,570
                                                         ========                    ========           ========
    Loans contractually past due
     30 through 89 days and
     still accruing                                        $6,111                      $5,808             $7,409
    Performing restructured
     loans                                                 17,456                      17,394             14,176
    Recorded balance of impaired
     loans                                                 70,343                      71,671            108,535
    Allowance for loan losses
     related to impaired loans.                            12,057                      11,748             32,044

    Allowance for Loan Losses
     Summary:
    -------------------------
    Allowance at beginning of
     period                                               $79,667                     $86,992           $105,805
    (Charge-offs), net of
     recoveries:
    Commercial and commercial
     real estate                                            1,793                      (5,288)           (10,898)
    Real estate - construction
     and land                                                 125                      (2,353)            (1,498)
       Consumer                                              (594)                       (584)              (620)
                                                             ----                        ----               ----
         Total net (charge-offs)
          recoveries                                        1,324                      (8,225)           (13,016)
    Provision for loan losses                               1,200                         900             10,955
                                                            -----                         ---             ------
    Allowance at end of period                            $82,191                     $79,667           $103,744
                                                          =======                     =======           ========

    Key Credit Ratios:
    ------------------
    Nonperforming loans to total
     loans (2)                                               1.88%                       2.01%              3.52%
    Nonperforming assets to
     total loans plus
     repossessed property (2)                                2.62%                       2.92%              4.68%
    Nonperforming assets to
     total assets                                            1.44%                       1.77%              2.96%
    Annualized net charge-offs
     to average total loans (2)                            (0.17)%                       1.10%              1.79%
    Allowance to total loans at
     end of period (excluding
     loans held for sale)                                    2.59%                       2.58%              3.54%
    Allowance to nonperforming
     loans                                                 138.05%                     128.30%            100.66%
    30 - 89 days past due to
     total loans (2)                                         0.19%                       0.19%              0.25%


             (1)   Commercial criticized and
                   classified loans excludes
                   consumer loans.
             (2)   During fourth quarter 2012, the
                   Company revised its methodology
                   for calculating these metrics
                   to exclude loans held for sale
                   from total loans. Prior period
                   ratios have been adjusted to
                   reflect this change.

    LOAN PORTFOLIO AGING (unaudited)
    (dollars in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    As of December 31, 2012
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    -----------------------
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    30-89 Days Past Due      >90 Days Past Due and Still     Nonaccrual       Current      Total Loans      % of       Allowance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Accruing                                                             Total       for Loan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Loans         Loss
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Allocation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    -------------------      ---------------------------     ----------        -------     -----------      -----     ----------
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
    Commercial and industrial                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     $  --                            $  --        $16,705     $1,573,882      $1,590,587         50%        $35,946
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
    Commercial real estate secured:
      Commercial non-owner
      occupied:
      Retail strip centers or malls                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  --                               --          5,163        104,103         109,266          3%          3,414
      Office/mixed use property                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      --                               --          1,913        111,303         113,216          4%          2,223
      Commercial properties                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          --                               --             75        111,777         111,852          4%          2,332
      Specialized - other                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            --                               --          1,673         68,154          69,827          2%          1,225
      Other commercial properties                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    --                               --             --         28,870          28,870          1%            519
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ---                              ---            ---         ------          ------        ---             ---
    Subtotal commercial non-owner occupied                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           --                               --          8,824        424,207         433,031         14%          9,713
    Commercial owner-occupied                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        --                               --            992        424,731         425,723         13%          8,253
    Multi-family properties                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          --                               --          4,714        102,510         107,224          3%          2,576
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ---                              ---          -----        -------         -------        ---           -----
         Total commercial real estate secured                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        --                               --         14,530        951,448         965,978         30%         20,542
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
    Residential construction & land:
        Residential construction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     --                               --          4,495         26,088          30,583          1%          4,185
        Land                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         --                               --             --         15,320          15,320          1%          2,457
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ---                              ---            ---         ------          ------        ---           -----
         Total residential construction and land                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     --                               --          4,495         41,408          45,903          2%          6,642
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
    Commercial construction and land                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 --                               --         15,220         88,495         103,715          3%          8,928
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
    Lease receivables                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                --                               --             --         45,485          45,485          2%            273
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ---                              ---            ---         ------          ------        ---             ---
          Total commercial loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     --                               --         50,950      2,700,718       2,751,668         87%         72,331
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
    Consumer loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                6,111                               --          8,587        401,937         416,635         13%          9,860
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  -----                              ---          -----        -------         -------        ---           -----
          Total loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            $6,111                             $ --        $59,537     $3,102,655      $3,168,303        100%        $82,191
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ======                             ====        =======     ==========      ==========        ===         =======


    FUNDING LIABILITIES (unaudited)
    (dollars in thousands)

    The following table presents the distribution of the Company's average deposit account balances for the periods indicated:

                                                                                                                   For the Quarter Ended
                                                                                                                   ---------------------
                                                                                          December 31, 2012                          September 30, 2012      December 31, 2011
                                                                                          -----------------                          ------------------      -----------------
                                                                                           Average Balance                          Percent of Deposits       Average Balance         Percent of Deposits      Average Balance         Percent of Deposits
                                                                                           ---------------                          -------------------       ---------------         -------------------      ---------------         -------------------
    Noninterest-bearing deposits                                                                        $1,257,811                                     35.5%               $1,081,568                    33.0%                $738,371                    23.8%

    Interest-bearing deposits:
    NOW accounts                                                                                           460,187                                     13.0                   376,980                    11.5                  302,516                     9.8
    Savings deposits                                                                                        39,874                                      1.1                    39,690                     1.2                   38,337                     1.2
    Money market accounts                                                                                  743,479                                     21.0                   700,357                    21.4                  632,451                    20.4
    Brokered money market deposits                                                                          24,036                                      0.7                    32,365                     1.0                       --                      --
    Certificates of deposit                                                                                568,549                                     16.1                   560,962                    17.1                  712,900                    23.0
    Brokered certificates of deposit                                                                       215,189                                      6.1                   255,219                     7.8                  432,071                    13.9
    CDARS time deposits                                                                                    211,865                                      6.0                   206,674                     6.3                  189,546                     6.1
    Public time deposits                                                                                    19,111                                      0.5                    21,543                     0.7                   57,630                     1.8
                                                                                                            ------                                      ---                    ------                     ---                   ------                     ---
           Total interest-bearing deposits                                                               2,282,290                                     64.5                 2,193,790                    67.0                2,365,451                    76.2
                                                                                                         ---------                                     ----                 ---------                    ----                ---------                    ----
    Total deposits                                                                                      $3,540,101                                    100.0%               $3,275,358                   100.0%              $3,103,822                   100.0%
                                                                                                        ==========                                    =====                ==========                   =====               ==========                   =====


    The following table sets forth the period end balances of total deposits as of each of the dates indicated below.

                                                             Dec. 31,                                      Sept. 30,           Dec. 31,
                                                                           2012                                           2012               2011
                                                                           ----                                           ----               ----
    Noninterest-bearing
     deposits                                                        $1,179,724                                     $1,274,610           $802,480

    Interest-bearing
     deposits:
    NOW accounts                                                        573,133                                        417,774            324,877
    Savings accounts                                                     39,915                                         39,426             38,370
    Money market accounts                                               744,791                                        710,562            657,500
    Brokered money market
     deposits                                                            27,840                                         17,229                 --
    Certificates of
     deposit                                                            561,998                                        600,682            694,712
    Brokered certificates
     of deposit                                                         199,604                                        230,802            407,068
    CDARS time deposits                                                 186,187                                        241,001            144,118
    Public time deposits                                                 15,150                                         26,596             54,086
                                                                         ------                                         ------             ------

         Total interest-
          bearing deposits                                            2,348,618                                      2,284,072          2,320,731
                                                                      ---------                                      ---------          ---------

    Total deposits                                                   $3,528,342                                     $3,558,682         $3,123,211
                                                                     ==========                                     ==========         ==========


    RECONCILIATION OF U.S. GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (unaudited)
    (dollars in thousands)

    The following, as of the dates indicated, reconciles the income before income taxes to pre-tax, pre-provision operating earnings.

                                                                       For the Three Months Ended
                                                                       --------------------------
                                                           Dec. 31, 2012                        Sept. 30,                          June 30,          Mar. 31,          Dec. 31,
                                                                                                            2012                               2012              2012              2011
                                                                                                            ----                               ----              ----              ----
    Income before income taxes                                        $35,988                            $27,647                            $24,181           $15,830            $9,003
    Add back (subtract):
       Credit costs:
       Provision for loan losses                                        1,200                                900                                100             7,350            10,955
       Nonperforming asset expense                                      2,816                                613                                828               694             1,622
                                                                        -----                                ---                                ---               ---             -----
       Credit costs subtotal                                            4,016                              1,513                                928             8,044            12,577
       Other:
       Gain on sales of investment
        securities                                                     (1,488)                                --                             (3,020)             (956)               (6)
          Early extinguishment of debt                                     63                              3,670                              2,987             1,001                --
          Impairment of investment
           securities                                                      --                                 --                                 --               125               190
                                                                          ---                                ---                                ---               ---               ---
       Other subtotal                                                  (1,425)                             3,670                                (33)              170               184
                                                                       ------                              -----                                ---               ---               ---
    Pre-tax, pre-provision
     operating earnings                                               $38,579                            $32,830                            $25,076           $24,044           $21,764
                                                                      =======                            =======                            =======           =======           =======


    The following, as of the dates indicated, details the components of revenue.

                                                        For the Three Months Ended
                                                        --------------------------
                                              Dec. 31,                        Sept. 30, 2012      June 30, 2012       Mar. 31,          Dec. 31,
                                                          2012                                                                    2012              2011
                                                          ----                                                                    ----              ----
    Net interest
     income                                            $40,510                            $37,196            $36,378           $35,802           $35,266
    Noninterest
     income                                             51,962                             47,250             31,889            23,946            16,538
    Add back
     (subtract):
    Gain on sales of
     investment
     securities                                         (1,488)                                --             (3,020)             (956)               (6)
    Impairment of
     investment
     securities                                             --                                 --                 --               125               190
                                                           ---                                                                     ---               ---
    Revenue                                            $90,984                            $84,446            $65,247           $58,917           $51,988
                                                       =======                            =======            =======           =======           =======

    The Company's accounting and
     reporting policies conform to U.S.
     generally accepted accounting
     principles ("GAAP") and general
     practice within the banking
     industry.  Management uses certain
     non-GAAP financial measures to
     evaluate the Company's financial
     performance and has provided the
     non-GAAP measures of pre-tax,
     pre-provision operating earnings
     and of revenue.  In the pre-tax,
     pre-provision operating earnings
     non-GAAP financial measure, the
     provision for loan losses,
     nonperforming asset expense and
     certain non-recurring items, such
     as gains and losses on investment
     securities, derivative termination
     fees, early extinguishment of debt
     and impairment of investment
     securities are excluded from the
     determination of operating results.
      The non-GAAP measure of revenue
      is calculated as the sum of net
     interest income and noninterest
     income adjusted by investment
     securities gains and losses,
     derivative termination fees and
     impairment of investment
     securities.  Management believes
     that these measures are useful
     because they provide a more
     comparable basis for evaluating
     financial performance from period
     to period.

SOURCE Taylor Capital Group, Inc.