PLANO, Texas, Jan. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: LTXB) (the "Company"), the holding company for LegacyTexas Bank (the "Bank"), today announced net income of $16.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, a decrease of $1.4 million from the third quarter of 2015 and an increase of $11.0 million from the fourth quarter of 2014.

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"Despite energy headwinds, 2015 was a fabulous year for our company," said President and CEO Kevin Hanigan. "We closed on the transformative Legacy merger in January, grew both our loans and deposits substantially, improved key operating metrics and issued $75 million of subordinated notes to support our growth. We are fortunate to be operating in a business environment as strong and diversified as DFW."

Fourth Quarter 2015 Performance Highlights


    --  Gross loans held for investment at December 31, 2015, excluding
        Warehouse Purchase Program loans, grew $377.7 million, or 8.1%, from
        September 30, 2015, with $317.3 million of growth in commercial real
        estate and commercial and industrial loans.
    --  Deposits at December 31, 2015 increased by $456.7 million, or 9.6%, from
        September 30, 2015, with $227.0 million of growth in savings and money
        market deposits and $126.9 million of growth in time deposits.
    --  The allowance for loan losses allocated to energy loans at December 31,
        2015 totaled $12.0 million, or 2.3% of total energy loans (including
        both reserve based and midstream), up $7.1 million ($0.15 per share on a
        pre-tax basis, $0.10 per share after tax) from $4.9 million at September
        30, 2015.
    --  Net interest margin for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 was 3.94%, a
        six basis point decrease from the linked quarter and a ten basis point
        increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2014.
    --  In November 2015, the Company completed a public offering of $75.0
        million of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due in 2025, the
        proceeds of which are being used for general corporate purposes,
        potential strategic acquisitions and investments in the Bank as
        regulatory capital.


    Financial Highlights
    --------------------

                                           At or For the Quarters Ended
                                           ----------------------------

                         December                 September                 December

    (unaudited)                2015                      2015                      2014
                               ----                      ----                      ----

                                (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

    Net interest
     income                            $63,742                                          $61,188            $35,830

    Provision for
     loan losses             11,200                                  7,515                           2,637

    Non-interest
     income                  11,593                                 11,851                           5,294

    Non-interest
     expense                 39,043                                 37,827                          29,796

    Income tax
     expense                  8,646                                  9,802                           3,225
                              -----                                  -----                           -----

    Net income                         $16,446                                          $17,895             $5,466
                                       =======                                          =======             ======


    Basic earnings
     per common
     share                               $0.36                                            $0.39              $0.14

    Basic core
     (non-GAAP)
     earnings per
     common
     share(1)                            $0.35                                            $0.39              $0.29

    Weighted
     average common
     shares
     outstanding -
     basic               45,939,817                             45,862,840                      38,051,511

    Estimated Tier
     1 common risk-
     based capital
     ratio(2)                 9.56%                                 9.97%                         15.14%

    Total equity to
     total assets            10.45%                                11.52%                         13.65%

    Tangible common
     equity to
     tangible
     assets - Non-
     GAAP (1)                 8.29%                                 9.12%                         13.01%


    1 See the section labeled
     "Supplemental Information- Non-
     GAAP Financial Measures" at the
     end of this document.

    2 Calculated at the Company level,
     which is subject to the capital
     adequacy requirements of the
     Federal Reserve.

Earnings for the fourth quarter of 2015 were impacted by a provision for loan losses totaling $11.2 million, a $3.7 million increase from the third quarter of 2015 and an $8.6 million increase from the fourth quarter of 2014. The increased provision for loan losses directly resulted from the Company's effort to enhance its allowance for loan losses on energy loans due to a sustained increase in economic and regulatory uncertainty. The increased provision for loan losses was partially offset by higher net interest income, which was up $2.6 million from the third quarter of 2015 and up $27.9 million from the fourth quarter of 2014.

Core (non-GAAP) net income (which is net income adjusted for the impact of merger and acquisition costs and certain other items) totaled $16.3 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, down $1.5 million from the third quarter of 2015 and up $5.1 million from the fourth quarter of 2014. Basic earnings per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 was $0.36, a decrease of $0.03 from the third quarter of 2015 and an increase of $0.22 from the fourth quarter of 2014. Core earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2015 was $0.35, down $0.04 from the third quarter of 2015 and up $0.06 from the fourth quarter of 2014.

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $70.9 million, up $39.6 million from the year ended December 31, 2014, which reflects the impact of the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. on January 1, 2015. Core (non-GAAP) net income totaled $71.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, up $33.0 million from the year ended December 31, 2014. Basic earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $1.54, an increase of $0.72 from the year ended December 31, 2014. Core earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $1.57, up $0.54 from the year ended December 31, 2014. The reconciliation of non-GAAP measures, which the Company believes facilitates the assessment of its banking operations and peer comparability, is included in tabular form at the end of this release.



    Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin
    -------------------------------------------

                                                            For the Quarters Ended
                                                            ----------------------

                                       December                      September         December

    (unaudited)                             2015                                2015         2014
                                            ----                                ----         ----

                                                          (Dollars in thousands)

    Interest income:

    Loans held for
     investment,
     excluding
     Warehouse
     Purchase
     Program loans                                  $59,405                                $55,778              $31,667

    Warehouse
     Purchase
     Program loans                         6,473                                 7,073                 5,440

    Loans held for
     sale                                    176                                   177                     -

    Securities                             3,318                                 3,363                 2,808

    Interest-
     earning deposit
     accounts                                210                                   137                    64
                                             ---                                   ---                   ---

    Total interest
     income                                         $69,582                                $66,528              $39,979
                                                    =======                                =======              =======

    Net interest
     income                                         $63,742                                $61,188              $35,830

    Net interest
     margin                                3.94%                                4.00%                3.84%

    Selected average
     balances:

    Total earning
     assets                                      $6,469,511                             $6,117,873           $3,732,058

    Total loans held
     for investment                    5,588,437                             5,291,291             3,120,214

    Total securities                     631,916                               648,241               505,692

    Total deposits                     4,939,893                             4,683,346             2,612,125

    Total borrowings                   1,075,948                               984,708               654,396

    Total non-
     interest-
     bearing demand
     deposits                          1,198,337                             1,108,928               473,996

    Total interest-
     bearing
     liabilities                       4,817,504                             4,559,126             2,792,525

Net interest income for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 was $63.7 million, a $2.6 million increase from the third quarter of 2015 and a $27.9 million increase from the fourth quarter of 2014. The $2.6 million increase from the linked quarter was primarily due to an increase in interest income on loans, which was driven by increased volume in all loan categories with the exception of Warehouse Purchase Program and other consumer loans. The average balance of commercial and industrial loans increased by $162.7 million to $1.50 billion from the third quarter of 2015, resulting in a $1.9 million increase in interest income. The average balance of commercial real estate loans increased by $133.7 million to $2.10 billion from the third quarter of 2015, which was partially offset by an 18 basis point linked-quarter decrease in the average yield earned on this portfolio, resulting in an $833,000 increase in interest income. The average balance of construction and land loans and consumer real estate loans increased by $38.0 million and $40.3 million, respectively, compared to the third quarter of 2015, leading to increases in interest income of $511,000 and $476,000, respectively. The increased interest income related to commercial, construction and consumer real estate loan volume was partially offset by a $67.9 million linked-quarter decline in the average balance of Warehouse Purchase Program balances, which reduced interest income by $600,000.

Interest income on loans for the fourth quarter of 2015 included $1.4 million in accretion of purchase accounting fair value adjustments on loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc., a decrease of $633,000 from the $2.0 million in accretion income recorded on these loans for the third quarter of 2015. The $1.4 million includes $550,000 in accretion income recorded on acquired commercial real estate loans, $229,000 in accretion income recorded on acquired commercial and industrial loans, $78,000 in accretion income recorded on acquired construction and land loans and $520,000 recorded on acquired consumer loans. Accretion of purchase accounting fair value adjustments related to the LegacyTexas Group, Inc. acquisition, as well as a smaller amount related to the Highlands Bank acquisition in 2012, contributed 13 basis points, six basis points and 22 basis points to the average yields on commercial real estate, commercial and industrial and consumer real estate loans, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2015, compared to 18 basis points, 12 basis points and 22 basis points, respectively, for the third quarter of 2015.

The $27.9 million increase in net interest income, compared to the fourth quarter of 2014, was primarily due to a $28.9 million increase in interest income on loans, which was driven by increased volume in all loan categories resulting from the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. on January 1, 2015, as well as organic growth during the year. The average balance of commercial real estate loans increased by $886.4 million from the fourth quarter of 2014, resulting in a $10.5 million increase in interest income. The $886.4 million in growth includes $551.0 million in commercial real estate loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. Excluding these loans, the average balance of commercial real estate loans increased by $335.4 million from the fourth quarter of 2014. The average balance of commercial and industrial loans increased by $772.2 million from the fourth quarter of 2014, resulting in an $8.9 million increase in interest income. The $772.2 million in growth includes $337.1 million in commercial and industrial loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. Excluding these loans, the average balance of commercial and industrial loans increased by $435.1 million from the fourth quarter of 2014. The average balance of consumer real estate loans increased by $376.9 million from the fourth quarter of 2014, resulting in a $4.5 million increase in interest income. The $376.9 million in growth includes $264.0 million in consumer real estate loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. Excluding these loans, the average balance of consumer real estate loans increased by $112.9 million from the fourth quarter of 2014. The average balance of Warehouse Purchase Program loans increased by $158.2 million to $777.9 million from the fourth quarter of 2014, which resulted in a $1.0 million increase in interest income.

Interest expense for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 increased by $503,000 compared to the linked quarter, which was primarily due to $462,000 in interest expense resulting from the $75.0 million of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes issued by the Company in the fourth quarter of 2015. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2014, interest expense for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 increased by $1.7 million, primarily due to the additional interest expense associated with the subordinated notes and an increase in interest expense on deposits, which was driven by increased volume in all deposit categories resulting from the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. on January 1, 2015, as well as organic growth since December 31, 2014. An $859.1 million increase in the average balance of savings and money market deposits to $2.03 billion from the fourth quarter of 2014 was partially offset by a 13 basis point reduction in the average rate paid on such deposits, resulting in a $32,000 increase in interest expense. The $859.1 million in growth includes $534.6 million in savings and money market deposits acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. Excluding these deposits, the average balance of savings and money market deposits increased by $324.5 million from the fourth quarter of 2014. The average balance of time deposits increased by $451.3 million to $965.1 million from the fourth quarter of 2014, resulting in an $890,000 increase in interest expense. The $451.3 million in growth includes $336.8 million in time deposits acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. Excluding these deposits, the average balance of time deposits increased by $114.5 million from the fourth quarter of 2014. The average balance of interest-bearing demand deposits increased by $293.0 million to $748.2 million from the fourth quarter of 2014, resulting in a $482,000 increase in interest expense. The $293.0 million in growth includes $258.7 million in interest-bearing demand deposits acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. Excluding these deposits, the average balance of interest-bearing demand deposits increased by $34.3 million from the fourth quarter of 2014.

The net interest margin for the fourth quarter of 2015 was 3.94%, a six basis point decrease from the third quarter of 2015 and a ten basis point increase from the fourth quarter of 2014. Accretion of interest resulting from the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. on January 1, 2015, as well as the 2012 Highlands acquisition, contributed ten basis points to the net interest margin and average yield on earning assets for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, compared to 12 basis points for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 and three basis points for the quarter ended December 31, 2014. The average yield on earning assets for the fourth quarter of 2015 was 4.30%, a five basis point decline from the third quarter of 2015 and a two basis point increase from the fourth quarter of 2014. The cost of deposits for the fourth quarter of 2015 was 0.29%, unchanged from the third quarter of 2015 and down four basis points from the fourth quarter of 2014.

Non-interest Income

Non-interest income for the fourth quarter of 2015 was $11.6 million, a $258,000 decrease from the third quarter of 2015 and a $6.3 million increase from the fourth quarter of 2014. Core non-interest income for the fourth quarter of 2015, which excludes one-time gains and losses on assets and security sales, was $11.4 million, down $305,000 from the third quarter of 2015 and up $6.1 million from the fourth quarter of 2014. Service charges and other fees decreased by $154,000 from the third quarter of 2015, which includes a $520,000 decrease in commercial loan fee income from fees collected in the third quarter of 2015 that were not duplicated in the fourth quarter, as well as a $92,000 linked-quarter decline in Warehouse Purchase Program fee income. These declines in commercial loan and Warehouse Purchase Program fee income were partially offset by a linked-quarter $394,000 increase in debit card and ATM fee income.

The $6.3 million increase in non-interest income from the fourth quarter of 2014 was primarily due to a $3.1 million increase in service charges and other fees, which was driven by the addition of $1.3 million of title income, as well as increased debit card income and service charges related to accounts acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. Additionally, the Company recognized $1.9 million in net gains on the sale of mortgage loans during the fourth quarter of 2015, which includes the gain recognized on $47.8 million of one-to four-family mortgage loans that were sold or committed for sale during the fourth quarter of 2015, fair value changes on mortgage derivatives and mortgage fees collected. Prior to the January 1, 2015 merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc., the Company did not originate or sell mortgage loans to outside investors; therefore, a comparable gain was not recorded in the fourth quarter of 2014. Other non-interest income increased by $883,000 from the fourth quarter of 2014, primarily due to $799,000 of insurance income added through the acquisition of LegacyTexas Group, Inc.

Non-interest Expenses

Non-interest expense for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 was $39.0 million, a $1.2 million increase from the third quarter of 2015 and a $9.2 million increase from the fourth quarter of 2014. Salaries and employee benefits expense decreased by $259,000 from the third quarter of 2015, primarily due to lower health care claims compared to the third quarter of 2015, as well as a reduction in share-based compensation expense due to a decline in the Company's stock price. Advertising expense increased by $495,000 from the third quarter of 2015, primarily due to increased donations to support community outreach, while other non-interest expense increased by $410,000 compared to the linked quarter, primarily due to increased debit card fraud losses incurred during the fourth quarter of 2015.

The $9.2 million increase in non-interest expense from the fourth quarter of 2014 includes an $8.3 million decrease in merger and acquisition costs related to the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. Excluding the impact of these merger costs, core non-interest expense increased by $17.5 million, which was driven by a $10.2 million increase in salaries and employee benefits expense, primarily due to the addition of employees and grants of share-based compensation related to the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. The merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. also resulted in a $1.7 million increase in occupancy and equipment expense, a $1.2 million increase in office operations expense and a $1.4 million increase in data processing expense for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, compared to the same period in 2014.

Financial Condition - Loans

Gross loans held for investment at December 31, 2015, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans, grew $377.7 million from September 30, 2015, which included growth in all loan categories with the exception of other consumer loans, which declined by $5.2 million. Commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans at December 31, 2015 increased by $175.4 million and $141.9 million, respectively, from September 30, 2015, while consumer real estate and construction and land loans increased by $56.2 million and $9.3 million, respectively, for the same period. Warehouse Purchase Program loans at December 31, 2015 increased by $83.3 million from September 30, 2015, and by $257.3 million compared to December 31, 2014.

Compared to December 31, 2014, gross loans held for investment, excluding Warehouse Purchase Program loans, grew $2.43 billion, which includes $1.40 billion in loans acquired from LegacyTexas Group, Inc. on January 1, 2015. On a year over year basis, commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans increased by $911.7 million and $830.8 million, respectively, while consumer real estate and construction and land loans increased by $412.6 million and $248.4 million, respectively, for the same period.

Energy loans, which are reported as commercial and industrial loans, totaled $459.8 million at December 31, 2015, up $28.4 million from $431.4 million at September 30, 2015 and up $100.2 million from December 31, 2014. In May 2013, the Company formed its Energy Finance group, which is comprised of a group of seasoned lenders, executives and credit risk professionals with more than 100 years of combined Texas energy experience, to focus on providing loans to private and public oil and gas companies throughout the United States. The group also offers the Bank's full array of commercial services, including Treasury Management and letters of credit, to its customers. Substantially all of the loans in the Energy portfolio are reserve based loans, secured by deeds of trust on properties containing proven oil and natural gas reserves. In addition to the reserve based energy loans, the Company has loans categorized as "Midstream and Other," which are typically related to the transmission of oil and natural gas and would only be indirectly impacted from declining commodity prices. At December 31, 2015, "Midstream and Other" loans had a total outstanding balance of $64.6 million.

Financial Condition - Deposits

Total deposits at December 31, 2015 increased by $456.7 million from September 30, 2015, with all deposit categories growing on a linked-quarter basis, including a $227.0 million increase in savings and money market deposits and a $126.9 million increase in time deposits. Interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing demand deposits increased by $68.8 million and $34.0 million, respectively, compared to September 30, 2015.

Compared to December 31, 2014, total deposits increased by $2.57 billion, which includes $1.63 billion of deposits acquired from LegacyTexas Group, Inc. on January 1, 2015. On a year over year basis, savings and money market and time deposits increased by $1.03 billion and $513.4 million, respectively, while non-interest-bearing demand and interest-bearing demand deposits increased by $675.9 million and $346.6 million, respectively, for the same period. At December 31, 2015, non-interest-bearing demand deposits comprised 22.4% of total deposits, compared to 18.6% of total deposits at December 31, 2014.



    Credit Quality
    --------------

                                        At or For the Quarters Ended
                                        ----------------------------

                       December              September                December

    (unaudited)             2015                    2015                     2014
                            ----                    ----                     ----

                                        (Dollars in thousands)
                                      489                                          2,000               (327)
    Net charge-offs            $                                              $                     $
                                 
    %                                                              
    %
    Net charge-offs/
     Average loans
     held for
     investment,
     excluding
     Warehouse
     Purchase Program
     loans                  0.04                               0.18%                     (0.05)


    Net charge-offs/
     Average loans
     held for
     investment             0.04                                0.15                      (0.04)
                                   11,200                                          7,515               2,637
    Provision for loan
     losses                    $                                              $                     $

    Non-performing
     loans ("NPLs")       38,216                              66,413                      23,507
                                 
    %                                                              
    %
    NPLs/Total loans
     held for
     investment,
     excluding
     Warehouse
     Purchase Program
     loans                  0.75                               1.42%                       0.89


    NPLs/Total loans
     held for
     investment             0.63                                1.18                        0.69
                                   44,908                                         71,053              24,058
    Non-performing
     assets ("NPAs")           $                                              $                     $
                                 
    %                                  
    %                          
    %
    NPAs to total
     assets                 0.58                                1.03                        0.58


    NPAs/Loans held
     for investment
     and foreclosed
     assets, excluding
     Warehouse
     Purchase Program
     loans                  0.89                                1.51                        0.91

    NPAs/Loans held
     for investment
     and foreclosed
     assets                 0.73                                1.26                        0.70
                                   47,093                                         36,382              25,549
    Allowance for loan
     losses                    $                                              $                     $
                                                                     
    %                          
    %
    Allowance for loan
     losses/Total
     loans held for
     investment,
     excluding
     Warehouse
     Purchase Program
     loans                 0.93%                               0.78                        0.97


    Allowance for loan
     losses/Total
     loans held for
     investment             0.77                                0.64                        0.75

    Allowance for loan
     losses/Total
     loans held for
     investment,
     excluding
     acquired loans &
     Warehouse
     Purchase Program
     loans (1)              1.14                                1.00                        1.00

    Allowance for loan
     losses/NPLs          123.23                               54.78                      108.69


    1  Excludes loans acquired in the
     Highlands and LegacyTexas
     transactions, which were
     initially recorded at fair value.

The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $11.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2015, an increase of $3.7 million from the quarter ended September 30, 2015 and an increase of $8.6 million from the quarter ended December 31, 2014. The increase in the provision for loan losses on a linked-quarter basis, as well as compared to the fourth quarter of 2014, was primarily related to increased qualitative reserve factors applied to the energy portfolio. The Company increased these qualitative factors in the fourth quarter of 2015 due to the impact of continued pressure on the price of oil, which has led to a sustained increase in economic and regulatory uncertainty surrounding energy loans. Also, over the past year, risk rating downgrades on energy loans have increased, primarily in the special mention category, which consists entirely of performing loans. The below table shows criticized energy loans at December 31, 2015, September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.



                      December 31,          September 30,          Linked-Quarter          December 31,   Year-over-Year

                              2015                    2015                Change                     2014         Change
                                                                                                   ----        ------

                                                            (Dollars in thousands)

    Special Mention
     (all performing)               $68,348                                        $30,457                               $37,891        $        - $68,348

    Substandard
     (performing)           38,712                          8,108                                  30,604                  12,000   26,712

    Substandard (non-
     performing)            12,110                         36,217                                (24,107)                      -  12,110
                            ------                         ------                                 -------                     ---  ------

                                   $119,170                                        $74,782                               $44,388           $12,000 $107,170
                                   ========                                        =======                               =======           ======= ========

The $24.1 million decrease in substandard non-performing energy loans from September 30, 2015 was primarily due to the sale of a $24.3 million non-performing energy relationship to an unrelated third party during the fourth quarter of 2015. The sale generated a $923,000 interest recovery and resulted in no recorded loss. The loan purchase was financed by the Company to a new, unrelated borrower the Company believes offers sufficient collateral, guarantor support and experience to ensure the successful resolution of the former criticized energy relationship. The resulting new loan, which is performing, was graded as substandard at December 31, 2015 and included in the $38.7 million reported above.

The increase in special mention and substandard performing energy loans on a linked-quarter and year-over-year basis resulted from collateral value deterioration due to commodity price declines. At December 31, 2015, the Company did not have any specific loss reserves set aside for these loans. The Company continues to take action to improve the risk profile of the criticized energy loans by instituting monthly commitment reductions, obtaining additional collateral, obtaining additional guarantor support and/or requiring additional equity injections or asset sales.

Due to the increase in qualitative reserve factors discussed above, the allowance for loan losses allocated to energy loans at December 31, 2015 totaled $12.0 million, up $7.1 million from $4.9 million at September 30, 2015 and up $8.6 million from $3.4 million at December 31, 2014. These reserve amounts result entirely from the increase in qualitative factors and the increase in the energy portfolio, as the Company has not experienced a loss on energy loans to date, which we believe is a reflection of prudent risk mitigation techniques. These techniques include sound underwriting (reasonable advance rates based on number and diversification of wells), sound policy (requiring hedges on production sales) and conservative collateral valuations (frequent borrowing base determinations at prices below NYMEX posted rates). All borrowing base valuations are performed by experienced and nationally recognized third party firms intimately familiar with the properties and their production history. The Company believes that the current level of loan loss reserve for energy loans is sufficient to cover credit losses in the portfolio based on currently available information; however, future sustained declines in oil pricing could lead to further risk rating downgrades, additional loan loss reserves, or losses.

In addition to the changes in qualitative factors related to energy lending, the increase in loan loss reserves and provision expense was caused by increased organic loan production, as well as loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. that were re-underwritten following completion of the merger. During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company added $499.3 million in net loan production that required additional allowance for loan losses, which includes loans acquired through the merger with LegacyTexas Group, Inc. that were re-underwritten pursuant to this process.

Net charge-offs for the fourth quarter of 2015 totaled $489,000, a decrease of $1.5 million from the third quarter of 2015 and an increase of $816,000 from the fourth quarter of 2014. The $24.7 million decrease in non-performing commercial and industrial loans from the third quarter of 2015 was primarily due to the $24.3 million energy relationship discussed above.

Subsequent Events

The Company is required, under generally accepted accounting principles, to evaluate subsequent events through the filing of its consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015 on Form 10-K. As a result, the Company will continue to evaluate the impact of any subsequent events on critical accounting assumptions and estimates made as of December 31, 2015 and will adjust amounts preliminarily reported, if necessary.

Conference Call

The Company will host an investor conference call to review these results on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 8 a.m. Central Time. Participants may pre-register for the call by visiting http://dpregister.com/10078603 and will receive a unique PIN number, which can be used when dialing in for the call. This will allow attendees to enter the call immediately. Alternatively, participants may call (toll-free) 1-877-513-4119 at least five minutes prior to the call to be placed into the call by an operator. International participants are asked to call 1-412-902-4148 and participants in Canada are asked to call (toll-free) 1-855-669-9657.

The call and corresponding presentation slides will be webcast live on the home page of the Company's website, www.legacytexasfinancialgroup.com. An audio replay will be available one hour after the conclusion of the call at 1-877-344-7529, Conference #10078603. This replay, as well as the webcast, will be available until February 27, 2016.

About LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.

LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. is the holding company for LegacyTexas Bank, a commercially oriented community bank based in Plano, Texas. LegacyTexas Bank operates 47 banking offices in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and surrounding counties. For more information, please visit www.legacytexasfinancialgroup.com or www.legacytexas.com.

This document and other filings by LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), as well as press releases or other public or stockholder communications released by the Company, may contain forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, (i) statements regarding the financial condition, results of operations and business of the Company, (ii) statements about the Company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts and (iii) other statements identified by the words or phrases "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimate," "project," "intends" or similar expressions that are intended to identify "forward-looking statements", within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of the Company's management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company's control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements: the expected cost savings, synergies and other financial benefits from the Company-LegacyTexas Group, Inc. merger (the "Merger") might not be realized within the expected time frames or at all and costs or difficulties relating to integration matters might be greater than expected; changes in economic conditions; legislative changes; changes in policies by regulatory agencies; fluctuations in interest rates; the risks of lending and investing activities, including changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses; the Company's ability to access cost-effective funding; fluctuations in real estate values and both residential and commercial real estate market conditions; demand for loans and deposits in the Company's market area; fluctuations in the price of oil, natural gas and other commodities; competition; changes in management's business strategies and other factors set forth in the Company's filings with the SEC.

The factors listed above could materially affect the Company's financial performance and could cause the Company's actual results for future periods to differ materially from any opinions or statements expressed with respect to future periods in any current statements.

The Company does not undertake - and specifically declines any obligation - to publicly release the result of any revisions which may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind these risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, which speaks only as of the date made. You should refer to our periodic and current reports filed with the SEC for specific risks that could cause actual results to be significantly different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements.



                                                                                                    LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.

                                                                                                       Consolidated Balance Sheets


                                         December 31,             September 30,                      June 30,                 March 31,  December 31,
                                                 2015                        2015                        2015                       2015          2014
                                                 ----                        ----                        ----                       ----          ----

                                                                                 (Dollars in thousands)

    ASSETS                               (unaudited)             (unaudited)                    (unaudited)               (unaudited)
                                          ----------             ----------                     ----------                ----------

    Cash and due from
     financial institutions                              $53,847                                       $47,720                                 $48,911                  $53,739    $28,416

    Short-term interest-
     bearing deposits in
     other financial
     institutions                             561,792                       193,994                                 143,106                     230,175      103,605
                                              -------                       -------                                 -------                     -------      -------

    Total cash and cash
     equivalents                              615,639                       241,714                                 192,017                     283,914      132,021

    Securities available for
     sale, at fair value                      311,708                       318,219                                 314,040                     290,615      199,699

    Securities held to
     maturity                                 240,433                       249,838                                 254,526                     261,670      241,920
                                              -------                       -------                                 -------                     -------      -------

    Total securities                          552,141                       568,057                                 568,566                     552,285      441,619

    Loans held for sale                        22,535                        22,802                                  19,903                      23,983            -

    Loans held for investment:

    Loans held for
     investment -Warehouse
     Purchase Program                       1,043,719                       960,377                               1,084,997                   1,038,886      786,416

    Loans held for
     investment                             5,066,507                     4,688,826                               4,394,786                   4,196,710    2,633,680
                                            ---------                     ---------                               ---------                   ---------    ---------

    Gross loans                             6,132,761                     5,672,005                               5,499,686                   5,259,579    3,420,096

    Less: allowance for loan
     losses and deferred
     fees on loans held for
     investment                              (48,953)                     (39,611)                               (34,264)                   (31,565)    (28,476)
                                              -------                       -------                                 -------                     -------      -------

    Net loans                               6,083,808                     5,632,394                               5,465,422                   5,228,014    3,391,620

    FHLB stock and other
     restricted securities,
     at cost                                   63,075                        63,891                                  69,224                      65,470       44,084

    Bank-owned life
     insurance                                 55,231                        54,920                                  54,614                      54,339       36,193

    Premises and equipment,
     net                                       77,637                        79,153                                  80,095                      81,853       48,743

    Goodwill                                  180,776                       180,632                                 180,632                     179,258       29,650

    Other assets                               63,633                        58,082                                  59,054                      65,818       40,184
                                               ------                        ------                                  ------                      ------       ------

    Total assets                                      $7,691,940                                    $6,878,843                              $6,669,624               $6,510,951 $4,164,114
                                                      ==========                                    ==========                              ==========               ========== ==========


    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Non-interest-bearing
     demand                                           $1,170,272                                    $1,136,255                              $1,084,146               $1,030,861   $494,376

    Interest-bearing demand                   819,350                       750,551                                 734,430                     713,199      472,703

    Savings and money market                2,209,698                     1,982,729                               1,834,075                   1,826,097    1,176,749

    Time                                    1,027,391                       900,515                                 875,132                     822,904      513,981
                                            ---------                       -------                                 -------                     -------      -------

    Total deposits                          5,226,711                     4,770,050                               4,527,783                   4,393,061    2,657,809

    FHLB advances                           1,439,904                     1,152,916                               1,217,305                   1,171,623      862,907

    Repurchase agreements                      83,269                        71,643                                  66,172                      89,772       25,000

    Subordinated debt                          84,992                        11,522                                  11,474                      26,840            -

    Accrued expenses and
     other liabilities                         52,988                        80,075                                  69,966                      68,596       50,175
                                               ------                        ------                                  ------                      ------       ------

    Total liabilities                       6,887,864                     6,086,206                               5,892,700                   5,749,892    3,595,891

    Shareholders' equity

    Common stock                                  476                           476                                     476                         476          400

    Additional paid-in
     capital                                  576,753                       573,929                                 571,083                     568,396      386,549

    Retained earnings                         240,496                       230,720                                 219,493                     205,431      195,327

    Accumulated other
     comprehensive income
     (loss), net                                (133)                        1,395                                     122                       1,372          930

    Unearned Employee Stock
     Ownership Plan (ESOP)
     shares                                  (13,516)                     (13,883)                               (14,250)                   (14,616)    (14,983)
                                              -------                       -------                                 -------                     -------      -------

    Total shareholders'
     equity                                   804,076                       792,637                                 776,924                     761,059      568,223


    Total liabilities and
     shareholders' equity                             $7,691,940                                    $6,878,843                              $6,669,624               $6,510,951 $4,164,114
                                                      ==========                                    ==========                              ==========               ========== ==========


                                                                                                                                        LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.

                                                                                                                             Consolidated Quarterly Statements of Income (unaudited)


                                                        For the Quarters Ended                                                                         Fourth Quarter 2015 Compared to:
                                                        ----------------------                                                                         --------------------------------

                         Dec 31,          Sep 30,             Jun 30,              Mar 31,                 Dec 31,                         Third Quarter                                Fourth Quarter
                             2015              2015                 2015                  2015                     2014
                                                                                                                                                         2015                                        2014
                                                                                                                                                                                                     ----

    Interest and
     dividend income                                                                (Dollars in thousands)

    Loans, including
     fees                         $66,054                                  $63,025                                      $61,551                                          $58,035                          $37,107                     $3,029              4.8%  $28,947   78.0%

    Taxable securities      2,264                    2,292                              2,252                              2,499                                 2,109                              (28)     (1.2)            155                7.3

    Nontaxable
     securities               780                      773                                724                                718                                   561                                 7        0.9             219               39.0

    Interest-bearing
     deposits in other
     financial
     institutions             210                      137                                139                                158                                    64                                73       53.3             146              228.1

    FHLB and Federal
     Reserve Bank stock
     and other                274                      298                                301                                208                                   138                              (24)     (8.1)            136               98.6
                              ---                      ---                                ---                                ---                                   ---                               ---                       ---

                           69,582                   66,525                             64,967                             61,618                                39,979                             3,057        4.6          29,603               74.0

    Interest expense

    Deposits                3,569                    3,382                              3,049                              3,127                                 2,165                               187        5.5           1,404               64.8

    FHLB advances           1,466                    1,606                              1,774                              1,706                                 1,778                             (140)     (8.7)          (312)            (17.5)

    Repurchase agreement
     and other
     borrowings               805                      349                                323                                459                                   206                               456      130.7             599              290.8


                            5,840                    5,337                              5,146                              5,292                                 4,149                               503        9.4           1,691               40.8

    Net interest income    63,742                   61,188                             59,821                             56,326                                35,830                             2,554        4.2          27,912               77.9

    Provision for loan
     losses                11,200                    7,515                              3,750                              3,000                                 2,637                             3,685       49.0           8,563              324.7
                           ------                    -----                              -----                              -----                                 -----                             -----                     -----

    Net interest income
     after provision for
     loan losses           52,542                   53,673                             56,071                             53,326                                33,193                           (1,131)     (2.1)         19,349               58.3

    Non-interest income

    Service charges and
     other fees             8,041                    8,195                              7,941                              6,759                                 4,963                             (154)     (1.9)          3,078               62.0

    Net gain on sale of
     mortgage loans         1,899                    1,944                              2,121                              2,072                                     -                             (45)     (2.3)          1,899              100.0

    Bank-owned life
     insurance income         432                      424                                424                                419                                   183                                 8        1.9             249              136.1

    Gain (loss) on sale
     of available for
     sale securities           17                     (25)                                 -                               211                                     -                               42              N/M (1)            17             100.0

    Gain on sale and
     disposition of
     assets                   188                      228                                429                                 28                                    15                              (40)    (17.5)            173            1,153.3

    Other                   1,016                    1,085                              1,049                               (82)                                  133                              (69)     (6.4)            883              663.9
                            -----                    -----                              -----                                ---                                   ---                               ---                       ---

                           11,593                   11,851                             11,964                              9,407                                 5,294                             (258)     (2.2)          6,299              119.0


    Non-interest expense

    Salaries and
     employee benefits     23,374                   23,633                             22,549                             22,971                                13,137                             (259)     (1.1)         10,237               77.9

    Merger and
     acquisition costs          -                       -                                 8                              1,545                                 8,282                                 -                   -       (8,282)          (100.0)

    Advertising             1,140                      645                              1,048                                940                                   425                               495       76.7             715              168.2

    Occupancy and
     equipment              3,592                    3,622                              3,838                              3,808                                 1,856                              (30)     (0.8)          1,736               93.5

    Outside professional
     services               1,114                      934                                625                                750                                   711                               180       19.3             403               56.7

    Regulatory
     assessments            1,266                    1,026                              1,146                                822                                   700                               240       23.4             566               80.9

    Data processing         3,116                    2,830                              2,537                              2,795                                 1,753                               286       10.1           1,363               77.8

    Office operations       2,773                    2,879                              2,652                              2,393                                 1,621                             (106)     (3.7)          1,152               71.1

    Other                   2,668                    2,258                              2,505                              1,753                                 1,311                               410       18.2           1,357              103.5
                            -----                    -----                              -----                              -----                                 -----                               ---                     -----

                           39,043                   37,827                             36,908                             37,777                                29,796                             1,216        3.2           9,247               31.0

    Income before income
     tax expense           25,092                   27,697                             31,127                             24,956                                 8,691                           (2,605)     (9.4)         16,401              188.7

    Income tax expense      8,646                    9,802                             10,876                              8,632                                 3,225                           (1,156)    (11.8)          5,421              168.1
                            -----                    -----                             ------                              -----                                 -----                            ------                     -----

    Net income                    $16,446                                  $17,895                                      $20,251                                          $16,324                           $5,466                   $(1,449)           (8.1)%  $10,980  200.9%
                                  =======                                  =======                                      =======                                          =======                           ======                    =======                    =======


    (1)N/M - not meaningful


                                             LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.

                            Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31,


    (Dollar amounts in
     thousands, except
     per share data)            2015                     2014                      2013
                                ----                     ----                      ----

    Interest and
     dividend income     (unaudited)

    Loans, including
     fees                               $248,665                                          $137,255         $124,522

    Taxable securities         9,307                                9,352                            9,780

    Nontaxable
     securities                2,995                                2,248                            2,133

    Interest-bearing
     deposits in other
     financial
     institutions                631                                  249                              126

    FHLB and Federal
     Reserve Bank stock
     and other                 1,094                                  543                              528
                               -----                                  ---                              ---

                             262,692                              149,647                          137,089

    Interest expense

    Deposits                  13,127                                8,212                            9,545

    FHLB advances              6,552                                7,610                            8,503

    Repurchase agreement
     and other
     borrowings                1,936                                  818                              821

                              21,615                               16,640                           18,869
                              ------                               ------                           ------

    Net interest income      241,077                              133,007                          118,220

    Provision for loan
     losses                   25,465                                6,721                            3,199
                              ------                                -----                            -----

    Net interest income
     after provision for
     loan losses             215,612                              126,286                          115,021

    Non-interest income

    Service charges and
     other fees               30,936                               19,382                           18,715

    Net gain on sale of
     mortgage loans            8,036                                    -                               -

    Bank-owned life
     insurance income          1,699                                  628                              649

    Gain (loss) on sale
     of available-for-
     sale securities             203                                    -                           (177)

    Gain on sale and
     disposition of
     assets                      873                                  658                              835

    Other                      3,068                                   75                            1,811
                               -----                                  ---                            -----

                              44,815                               20,743                           21,833

    Non-interest expense

    Salaries and
     employee benefits        92,527                               55,057                           53,328

    Merger and
     acquisition costs         1,553                               10,291                              663

    Advertising                3,773                                1,535                            2,690

    Occupancy and
     equipment                14,860                                7,374                            7,675

    Outside professional
     services                  3,332                                2,291                            2,760

    Regulatory
     assessments               4,260                                2,713                            2,477

    Data processing           11,278                                6,862                            6,727

    Office operations         10,697                                6,584                            6,783

    Other                      9,275                                5,385                            5,774
                               -----                                -----                            -----

                             151,555                               98,092                           88,877

    Income before income
     tax expense             108,872                               48,937                           47,977

    Income tax expense        37,956                               17,659                           16,289

    Net income                           $70,916                                           $31,278          $31,688
                                         =======                                           =======          =======

    Earnings per share:

    Basic                                  $1.54                                             $0.82            $0.83
                                           =====                                             =====            =====

    Diluted                                $1.53                                             $0.81            $0.83
                                           =====                                             =====            =====

    Dividends declared
     per share                             $0.54                                             $0.48            $0.32
                                           =====                                             =====            =====


                                                    LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.

                                                Selected Financial Highlights (unaudited)


                                                       At or For the Quarters Ended
                                                       ----------------------------

                                   December 31,              September 30,                December 31,
                                           2015                        2015                         2014
                                           ----                        ----                         ----

                                             (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

    SHARE DATA:

    Weighted average
     common shares
     outstanding- basic              45,939,817                               45,862,840                         38,051,511

    Weighted average
     common shares
     outstanding-
     diluted                         46,267,956                               46,188,461                         38,275,814

    Shares outstanding
     at end of period                47,645,826                               47,640,193                         40,014,851

    Income available to
     common
     shareholders(1)                               $16,336                                               $17,768            $5,412

    Basic earnings per
     common share                          0.36                                     0.39                               0.14

    Basic core (non-
     GAAP) earnings per
     common share(2)                       0.35                                     0.39                               0.29

    Diluted earnings per
     common share                          0.35                                     0.38                               0.14

    Dividends declared
     per share                             0.14                                     0.14                               0.12

    Total shareholders'
     equity                             804,076                                  792,637                            568,223

    Common shareholders'
     equity per share
     (book value per
     share)                               16.88                                    16.64                              14.20

    Tangible book value
     per share- Non-
     GAAP(2)                              13.06                                    12.82                              13.44

    Market value per share for the
     quarter:

    High                                  31.97                                    31.32                              27.61

    Low                                   24.59                                    26.11                              21.33

    Close                                 25.02                                    30.48                              23.85
    -----

    KEY RATIOS:

    Return on average
     common
     shareholders'
     equity                               8.22%                                   9.11%                             3.83%

    Core return on
     average common
     shareholders'
     equity(2)                             8.15                                     9.05                               7.85

    Return on average
     assets                                0.95                                     1.10                               0.56

    Core return on
     average assets(2)                     0.95                                     1.09                               1.14

    Efficiency ratio(3)                   51.85                                    51.89                              52.22

    Estimated Tier 1
     common equity risk-
     based capital
     ratio4                                9.56                                     9.97                                  -

    Estimated total
     risk-based capital
     ratio4                               11.58                                    10.75                              15.87

    Estimated Tier 1
     risk-based capital
     ratio4                                9.73                                    10.16                              15.14

    Estimated Tier 1
     leverage ratio4                       9.46                                     9.79                              13.86

    Total equity to
     total assets                         10.45                                    11.52                              13.65

    Tangible equity to
     tangible assets-
     Non-GAAP(2)                           8.29                                     9.12                              13.01
    ------------------

    Number of employees-
      full-time
      equivalent                            840                                      831                                517


    1 Net of distributed and
     undistributed earnings to
     participating securities.

    (2) See the section labeled
     "Supplemental Information- Non-
     GAAP Financial Measures" at the
     end of this document.

    (3) Calculated by dividing total
     non-interest expense by net
     interest income plus non-interest
     income, excluding gain (loss) on
     foreclosed and fixed assets,
     changes in value of the CRA Funds,
     amortization of intangible assets,
     gains (losses) from securities
     transactions and merger and
     acquisition costs.

    4 Calculated at the Company level,
     which is subject to the capital
     adequacy requirements of the
     Federal Reserve.  The Tier 1
     common equity risk-based capital
     ratio was added as a required
     regulatory capital ratio in March
     2015.


                                                                                                    LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.

                                                                                                      Selected Loan Data (unaudited)


                                                                               At the Quarter Ended
                                                                               --------------------

                                  December 31,            September 30,              June 30,                   March 31,             December 31,
                                          2015                      2015                    2015                         2015                     2014
                                          ----                      ----                    ----                         ----                     ----

    Loans held for
     investment:                                                            (Dollars in thousands)

    Commercial real
     estate                                    $2,177,543                                          $2,035,631                                          $1,930,256              $1,890,518 $1,265,868

    Warehouse Purchase
     Program                         1,043,719                             960,377                                 1,084,997                             1,038,886     786,416

    Commercial and
     industrial                      1,612,669                           1,437,241                                 1,308,168                             1,212,328     781,824

    Construction and land              269,708                             260,433                                   230,582                               215,752      21,298

    Consumer real estate               936,757                             880,532                                   845,982                               792,995     524,199

    Other consumer                      69,830                              74,989                                    79,798                                85,117      40,491
                                        ------                              ------                                    ------                                ------      ------

    Gross loans held for
     investment                                $6,110,226                                          $5,649,203                                          $5,479,783              $5,235,596 $3,420,096
                                               ==========                                          ==========                                          ==========              ========== ==========

    Non-performing assets:

    Commercial real
     estate                                       $11,418                                             $13,717                                              $3,549                  $6,745     $6,703

    Commercial and
     industrial                         16,877                              41,538                                    12,498                                 5,691       5,778

    Construction and land                   33                                  39                                       141                                   141         149

    Consumer real estate                 9,781                              10,894                                    10,419                                 9,946      10,591

    Other consumer                         107                                 225                                       243                                   346         286
                                           ---                                 ---                                       ---                                   ---         ---

       Total non-performing
        loans                           38,216                              66,413                                    26,850                                22,869      23,507

    Foreclosed assets                    6,692                               4,640                                     4,553                                 6,274         551
                                         -----                               -----                                     -----                                 -----         ---

       Total non-performing
        assets                                    $44,908                                             $71,053                                             $31,403                 $29,143    $24,058
                                                  =======                                             =======                                             =======                 =======    =======

    Total non-performing
     assets to total
     assets                              0.58%                              1.03%                                    0.47%                                0.45%      0.58%

    Total non-performing
     loans to total loans
     held for investment,
     excluding Warehouse
     Purchase Program
     loans                               0.75%                              1.42%                                    0.61%                                0.54%      0.89%

    Total non-performing
     loans to total loans
     held for investment                 0.63%                              1.18%                                    0.49%                                0.44%      0.69%

    Allowance for loan
     losses to non-
     performing loans                  123.23%                             54.78%                                  114.96%                              123.64%    108.69%

    Allowance for loan
     losses to total
     loans held for
     investment,
     excluding Warehouse
     Purchase Program
     loans                               0.93%                              0.78%                                    0.70%                                0.67%      0.97%

    Allowance for loan
     losses to total
     loans held for
     investment                          0.77%                              0.64%                                    0.56%                                0.54%      0.75%

    Allowance for loan
     losses to total
     loans held for
     investment,
     excluding acquired
     loans and Warehouse
     Purchase Program
     loans (1)                           1.14%                              1.00%                                    0.98%                                1.00%      1.00%

    Troubled debt
     restructured loans
     ("TDRs"):                                                              (Dollars in thousands)

    Performing TDRs:

    Commercial real
     estate                                          $161                                                $163                                                $733                    $738       $702

    Commercial and
     industrial                             30                                 266                                       142                                   147         153

    Consumer real estate                   368                                 134                                       202                                   203         204

    Other consumer                          46                                   1                                        35                                    37          39
                                           ---                                 ---                                       ---                                   ---         ---

       Total performing TDRs                         $605                                                $564                                              $1,112                  $1,125     $1,098
                                                     ====                                                ====                                              ======                  ======     ======

    Non-performing TDRs:(2)

    Commercial real
     estate                                          $946                                              $3,233                                              $3,240                  $6,616     $6,569

    Commercial and
     industrial                          1,793                               1,760                                     1,862                                 1,985       2,031

    Construction and land                    -                                  -                                      101                                   101         103

    Consumer real estate                 3,393                               3,808                                     3,608                                 3,936       4,034

    Other consumer                          75                                 160                                       155                                   201         245
                                           ---                                 ---                                       ---                                   ---         ---

       Total non-performing
        TDRs                                       $6,207                                              $8,961                                              $8,966                 $12,839    $12,982
                                                   ======                                              ======                                              ======                 =======    =======

    Allowance for loan losses:

    Balance at beginning
     of period                                    $36,382                                             $30,867                                             $28,276                 $25,549    $22,585

       Provision expense                11,200                               7,515                                     3,750                                 3,000       2,637

       Charge-offs                       (722)                            (2,124)                                  (1,357)                                (504)      (203)

       Recoveries                          233                                 124                                       198                                   231         530
                                           ---                                 ---                                       ---                                   ---         ---

    Balance at end of
     period                                       $47,093                                             $36,382                                             $30,867                 $28,276    $25,549
                                                  =======                                             =======                                             =======                 =======    =======

    Net charge-offs (recoveries):

    Commercial real
     estate                                           $71                                                  $6                                                 $78                   $(17)    $(435)

    Commercial and
     industrial                            317                               1,626                                       935                                     5          77

    Construction and land                    -                                  -                                        -                                    -          -

    Consumer real estate                  (19)                                100                                        13                                   142         (1)

    Other consumer                         120                                 268                                       133                                   143          32
                                           ---                                 ---                                       ---                                   ---         ---

       Total net charge-
        offs                                         $489                                              $2,000                                              $1,159                    $273     $(327)
                                                     ====                                              ======                                              ======                    ====      =====


    1 Excludes loans acquired in the
     Highlands and LegacyTexas
     acquisitions, which were
     initially recorded at fair value.

    (2) Non-performing TDRs are
     included in the non-performing
     assets reported above.


                                                                                            LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.

                                                                                      Average Balances and Yields/Rates (unaudited)


                                                                      For the Quarters Ended

                          December 31,            September 30,              June 30,                   March 31,                December 31,
                                  2015                      2015                    2015                         2015                        2014
                                  ----                      ----                    ----                         ----                        ----

    Loans:                                                          (Dollars in thousands)

    Commercial real
     estate                            $2,102,708                                          $1,969,031                                             $1,850,134               $1,835,205 $1,216,348

    Warehouse Purchase
     Program                   777,927                             845,787                                   920,034                                  687,496      619,736

    Commercial and
     industrial              1,502,875                           1,340,177                                 1,248,447                                1,135,074      730,629

    Construction and land      277,597                             239,567                                   214,038                                  223,815       19,140

    Consumer real estate       895,336                             855,015                                   805,573                                  786,872      518,472

    Other consumer              72,981                              77,404                                    83,296                                   89,123       41,169

    Less: deferred fees
     and allowance for
     loan loss                (40,987)                           (35,690)                                 (31,991)                                (29,098)    (25,280)
                               -------                             -------                                   -------                                  -------      -------

    Total loans held for
     investment              5,588,437                           5,291,291                                 5,089,531                                4,728,487    3,120,214

    Loans held for sale         18,560                              17,651                                    19,414                                   19,672            -

    Securities                 631,916                             648,241                                   620,071                                  620,490      505,692

    Overnight deposits         230,598                             160,690                                   164,499                                  222,159      106,152
                               -------                             -------                                   -------                                  -------      -------

    Total interest-
     earning assets                    $6,469,511                                          $6,117,873                                             $5,893,515               $5,590,808 $3,732,058
                                       ==========                                          ==========                                             ==========               ========== ==========

    Deposits:

    Interest-bearing
     demand                              $748,176                                            $736,142                                               $701,592                 $702,333   $455,210

    Savings and money
     market                  2,028,249                           1,936,090                                 1,806,857                                1,809,191    1,169,133

    Time                       965,131                             902,186                                   839,604                                  820,050      513,786

    FHLB advances and
     other borrowings        1,075,948                             984,708                                 1,112,198                                  882,461      654,396
                             ---------                             -------                                 ---------                                  -------      -------

    Total interest-
     bearing liabilities               $4,817,504                                          $4,559,126                                             $4,460,251               $4,214,035 $2,792,525
                                       ==========                                          ==========                                             ==========               ========== ==========


    Total assets                       $6,891,210                                          $6,532,738                                             $6,315,710               $6,021,795 $3,910,111

    Non-interest-
     bearing demand
     deposits                          $1,198,337                                          $1,108,928                                             $1,024,108                 $975,067   $473,996

    Total deposits                     $4,939,893                                          $4,683,346                                             $4,372,161               $4,306,641 $2,612,125

    Total shareholders'
     equity                              $800,411                                            $786,056                                               $762,497                 $760,130   $570,120


    Yields/Rates:

    Loans:

    Commercial real
     estate                      5.13%                              5.31%                                    5.20%                                   5.30%       5.42%

    Warehouse Purchase
     Program                     3.33%                              3.35%                                    3.36%                                   3.36%       3.51%

    Commercial and
     industrial                  4.49%                              4.48%                                    4.75%                                   4.90%       4.38%

    Construction and land        5.41%                              5.42%                                    6.25%                                   5.92%       5.63%

    Consumer real estate         4.81%                              4.82%                                    5.11%                                   4.77%       4.83%

    Other consumer               5.63%                              5.63%                                    5.49%                                   5.30%       6.23%

    Total loans held for
     investment                  4.72%                              4.75%                                    4.82%                                   4.89%       4.76%

    Loans held for sale          3.79%                              3.94%                                    3.65%                                   3.62%           -   %

    Securities                   2.10%                              2.08%                                    2.11%                                   2.21%       2.22%

    Overnight deposits           0.36%                              0.34%                                    0.34%                                   0.28%       0.24%

    Total interest-
     earning assets              4.30%                              4.35%                                    4.41%                                   4.41%       4.28%

    Deposits:

    Interest-bearing
     demand                      0.47%                              0.47%                                    0.48%                                   0.41%       0.35%

    Savings and money
     market                      0.19%                              0.19%                                    0.17%                                   0.22%       0.32%

    Time                         0.71%                              0.71%                                    0.70%                                   0.68%       0.64%

    FHLB advances and
     other borrowings            0.84%                              0.79%                                    0.75%                                   0.98%       1.21%

    Total interest-
     bearing liabilities         0.48%                              0.47%                                    0.46%                                   0.50%       0.59%

    Net interest spread          3.82%                              3.88%                                    3.95%                                   3.91%       3.69%

    Net interest margin          3.94%                              4.00%                                    4.06%                                   4.03%       3.84%

    Cost of deposits
     (including non-
     interest-bearing
     demand)                     0.29%                              0.29%                                    0.28%                                   0.29%       0.33%


                                                                                                                       LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc.

                                                                                                             Supplemental Information- Non-GAAP Financial Measures

                                                                                                     (unaudited and net of tax, calculated using a 35% estimated tax rate)


                                                                                               At or For the Quarters Ended
                                                                                               ----------------------------

                                               December 31,                 September 30,                 June 30,                   March 31,                December 31,
                                                       2015                           2015                       2015                         2015                        2014
                                                       ----                           ----                       ----                         ----                        ----

    Reconciliation of Core
     (non-GAAP) to GAAP Net
     Income and Earnings per
     Share:                                                                        (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

    GAAP net income
     available to common
     shareholders (1)                                             $16,336                                                  $17,768                                                 $20,091                  $16,186     $5,412

    Distributed and
     undistributed earnings
     to participating
     securities (1)                                     110                                         127                                       160                                       138           54
                                                        ---                                         ---                                       ---                                       ---          ---

    GAAP net income                                  16,446                                      17,895                                    20,251                                    16,324        5,466


    Merger and acquisition
     costs                                                -                                          -                                        5                                     1,004        5,765

    One-time (gain) loss on
     assets                                           (133)                                      (130)                                    (142)                                      554         (45)

    (Gain) loss on sale of
     available for sale
     securities                                        (11)                                         16                                         -                                    (137)           -

    Core (non-GAAP) net
     income                                                       $16,302                                                  $17,781                                                 $20,114                  $17,745    $11,186
                                                                  =======                                                  =======                                                 =======                  =======    =======

    Average shares for basic
     earnings per share                          45,939,817                                  45,862,840                                45,760,232                                45,824,812   38,051,511

    GAAP basic earnings per
     share                                                          $0.36                                                    $0.39                                                   $0.44                    $0.35      $0.14

    Core (non-GAAP) basic
     earnings per share                                             $0.35                                                    $0.39                                                   $0.44                    $0.39      $0.29

    Average shares for
     diluted earnings per
     share                                       46,267,956                                  46,188,461                                46,031,267                                46,002,821   38,275,814

    GAAP diluted earnings
     per share                                                      $0.35                                                    $0.38                                                   $0.44                    $0.35      $0.14

    Core (non-GAAP) diluted
     earnings per share                                             $0.35                                                    $0.38                                                   $0.44                    $0.39      $0.29


    Calculation of Tangible Book Value per Share:

    Total shareholders'
     equity                                                      $804,076                                                 $792,637                                                $776,924                 $761,059   $568,223

    Less: Goodwill                                (180,776)                                  (180,632)                                (180,632)                                (179,258)    (29,650)

    Identifiable intangible
     assets, net                                    (1,030)                                    (1,142)                                  (1,280)                                  (1,042)       (813)
                                                     ------                                      ------                                    ------                                    ------         ----

    Total tangible
     shareholders' equity                                        $622,270                                                 $610,863                                                $595,012                 $580,759   $537,760
                                                                 ========                                                 ========                                                ========                 ========   ========

    Shares outstanding at
     end of period                               47,645,826                                  47,640,193                                47,619,493                                47,602,721   40,014,851


    Book value per share-
     GAAP                                                          $16.88                                                   $16.64                                                  $16.32                   $15.99     $14.20

    Tangible book value per
     share- Non-GAAP                                               $13.06                                                   $12.82                                                  $12.50                   $12.20     $13.44


    Calculation of Tangible Equity to Tangible Assets:

    Total assets                                               $7,691,940                                               $6,878,843                                              $6,669,624               $6,510,951 $4,164,114

    Less: Goodwill                                (180,776)                                  (180,632)                                (180,632)                                (179,258)    (29,650)

    Identifiable intangible
     assets, net                                    (1,030)                                    (1,142)                                  (1,280)                                  (1,042)       (813)
                                                     ------                                      ------                                    ------                                    ------         ----

    Total tangible assets                                      $7,510,134                                               $6,697,069                                              $6,487,712               $6,330,651 $4,133,651
                                                               ==========                                               ==========                                              ==========               ========== ==========


    Equity to assets- GAAP                           10.45%                                     11.52%                                   11.65%                                   11.69%      13.65%

    Tangible equity to
     tangible assets- Non-
     GAAP                                             8.29%                                      9.12%                                    9.17%                                    9.17%      13.01%



                                                                                             At or For the Quarters Ended
                                                                                             ----------------------------

                                               December 31,                 September 30,                 June 30,                   March 31,                December 31,
                                                       2015                           2015                       2015                         2015                        2014
                                                       ----                           ----                       ----                         ----                        ----

                                                                                                (Dollars in thousands)

    Calculation of Return on Average Assets and Return on Average Equity Ratios (GAAP and core) (unaudited)

    Net income                                                    $16,446                                                  $17,895                                                 $20,251                  $16,324     $5,466

    Core (non-GAAP) net
     income                                          16,302                                      17,781                                    20,114                                    17,745       11,186

    Average total equity                            800,411                                     786,056                                   762,497                                   760,130      570,120

    Average total assets                          6,891,210                                   6,532,738                                 6,315,710                                 6,021,795    3,910,111

    Return on average common
     shareholders' equity                             8.22%                                      9.11%                                   10.62%                                    8.59%       3.83%

    Core (non-GAAP) return
     on average common
     shareholders' equity                              8.15                                        9.05                                     10.55                                      9.34         7.85

    Return on average assets                           0.95                                        1.10                                      1.28                                      1.08         0.56

    Core (non-GAAP) return
     on average assets                                 0.95                                        1.09                                      1.27                                      1.18         1.14


                        At or For the Years Ended
                        -------------------------

                    December 31,              December 31,

                            2015                       2014
                            ----                       ----

     Reconciliation  (Dollars in thousands, except per
     of Core                  share amounts)
     (non-
     GAAP) to
     GAAP Net
     Income
     and
     Earnings
     per
     Share:

    GAAP net
     income
     available
     to common
     shareholders
     (1)                           $70,382                             $30,942

     Distributed
     and
     undistributed
     earnings
     to
     participating
     securities
     (1)                    534                                   336
                             ---                                   ---

    GAAP net
     income               70,916                                31,278


    Merger and
     acquisition
     costs                 1,009                                 7,071

    One-time
     payroll
     and
     severance
     costs                     -                                  234

    One-time
     (gain)
     loss on
     assets                  149                                   319

    (Gain)
     loss on
     sale of
     available
     for sale
     securities            (132)                                    -
                            ----                                   ---

    Core (non-
     GAAP) net
     income                         $71,942                             $38,902
                                    =======                             =======

    Average
     shares
     for basic
     earnings
     per share        45,847,284                            37,919,065

    GAAP basic
     earnings
     per share                        $1.54                               $0.82

    Core (non-
     GAAP)
     basic
     earnings
     per share                        $1.57                               $1.03

    Average
     shares
     for
     diluted
     earnings
     per share        46,125,447                            38,162,094

    GAAP
     diluted
     earnings
     per share                        $1.53                               $0.81

    Core (non-
     GAAP)
     diluted
     earnings
     per share                        $1.56                               $1.02


    (1) Unvested share-based awards
     that contain nonforfeitable
     rights to dividends (whether paid
     or unpaid) are participating
     securities and are included in
     the computation of GAAP earnings
     per share pursuant to the two-
     class method described in ASC
     260-10-45-60B.

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