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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)

[X]      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the quarterly period ended                 June 30, 1998
                              -----------------------------------------------

                                       or

[ ]      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from       N/A          to       N/A
                               ----------------        ------------

Commission File Number:               33-82654
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                         First Nationwide Holdings Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                                            13-3778552
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(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer 
 incorporation or organization)                             Identification No.)

  135 Main Street, San Francisco, CA                                   94105
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(Address of principal executive offices)                             (Zip Code)

                                  415-904-0100
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                      N/A
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last 
 report)


     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.   X   Yes       No
                                           ---       ---


     The number of shares outstanding of registrant's classes of $1.00 par
value common stock, as of the close of business on August 10, 1998: 800 shares
of class A common stock; and 200 shares of class B common stock.


                               Page 1 of 38 pages
                           Exhibit index on page: 37


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                         FIRST NATIONWIDE HOLDINGS INC.
                    SECOND QUARTER 1998 REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                       Page No.
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
         ---------------------
     Item 1.  Consolidated Financial Statements

              Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
              June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997 ........................... 3

              Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income
              Six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 ....................... 4

              Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income
              Three months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 ..................... 5

              Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
              Six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 ....................... 6

              Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
              Three months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 ..................... 7

              Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity
              Six months ended June 30, 1998 ................................ 8

              Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
              Six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 ....................... 9

              Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements ..........11

     Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
              Financial Condition and Results of Operations .................15


PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
         -----------------
     Item 1.  Legal Proceedings .............................................36

     Item 2.  Changes in Securities .........................................36

     Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities ...............................36

     Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders ...........37

     Item 5.  Other Information .............................................37

     Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K ..............................37




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                FIRST NATIONWIDE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                      JUNE 30, 1998 AND DECEMBER 31, 1997
                                  (Unaudited)
                 (dollars in thousands, except per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     June 30,        December 31,
                                                                                       1998             1997
                      Assets                                                           ----             ----
                      ------                                                          
<S>                                                                               <C>              <C>          
Cash and amounts due from banks                                                     $   345,921      $   350,214
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks                                                  2,081           36,164
Short-term investment securities                                                         35,404           25,933
                                                                                    -----------      -----------
     Cash and cash equivalents                                                          383,406          412,311

Securities available for sale, at fair value                                            783,029          813,085
Securities held to maturity                                                              58,557           58,299
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale, at fair value                          8,037,170        5,076,598
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity                                           1,143,112        1,337,877
Loans held for sale, net                                                              1,725,497        1,483,466
Loans receivable, net                                                                18,626,425       19,424,410
Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") System                                    540,127          468,191
Office premises and equipment, net                                                      179,278          159,349
Foreclosed real estate, net                                                              64,892           76,997
Accrued interest receivable                                                             207,422          188,203
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization of
     $83,523 in 1998 and $60,294 in 1997)                                               656,177          675,927
Mortgage servicing rights                                                               669,056          536,703
Other assets                                                                            961,809          635,663
                                                                                    -----------      -----------
         Total assets                                                               $34,035,957      $31,347,079
                                                                                    ===========      ===========


         Liabilities, Minority Interest and Stockholders' Equity
         -------------------------------------------------------

Deposits                                                                            $16,044,288      $16,202,605
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase                                        2,861,604        1,842,442
Borrowings                                                                           12,276,287       10,769,594
Other liabilities                                                                       729,131          702,475
                                                                                    -----------      -----------
         Total liabilities                                                           31,911,310       29,517,116
                                                                                    -----------      -----------

Commitments and contingencies                                                                --               --

Minority interest                                                                       986,296          986,456

Stockholders' equity:
     Floating rate cumulative perpetual preferred stock, $1.00 par value,
         liquidation value of $15,000 per share, 24,000 shares authorized, 0
         shares and 1,712 shares issued and outstanding
         at June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, respectively                                --           25,680
     Class A common stock, $1.00 par value, 800 shares
         authorized, issued and outstanding                                                   1                1
     Class B common stock, $1.00 par value, 200 shares
         authorized, issued and outstanding                                                  --               --
     Additional paid-in capital                                                          32,677           31,890
     Net unrealized holding gain on securities available for sale                        28,101           35,162
     Retained earnings (substantially restricted)                                     1,077,572          750,774
                                                                                    -----------      -----------
         Total stockholders' equity                                                   1,138,351          843,507
                                                                                    -----------      -----------
         Total liabilities, minority interest and stockholders' equity              $34,035,957      $31,347,079
                                                                                    ===========      ===========
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.



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                FIRST NATIONWIDE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                    SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1997
                                  (Unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                           1998               1997
                                                                                           ----               ----
<S>                                                                                       <C>                <C>    
   Interest income:
     Loans receivable                                                                   $ 761,340          $ 779,663
     Mortgage-backed securities available for sale                                        178,529            134,432
     Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity                                           47,433             58,869
     Loans held for sale                                                                   58,230             37,627
     Securities available for sale                                                         28,286             25,278
     Securities held to maturity                                                            1,572                929
     Interest-bearing deposits in other banks                                               1,571              3,790
                                                                                        ---------          ---------
             Total interest income                                                      1,076,961          1,040,588
                                                                                        ---------          ---------

   Interest expense:
     Deposits                                                                             355,202            374,787
     Securities sold under agreements to repurchase                                        57,049             72,786
     Borrowings                                                                           340,345            258,483
                                                                                          -------            -------
             Total interest expense                                                       752,596            706,056
                                                                                          -------            -------
   Net interest income                                                                    324,365            334,532
   Provision for loan losses                                                               20,000             39,900
                                                                                          -------            -------
             Net interest income after provision for loan losses                          294,632            304,365
                                                                                          -------            -------

   Noninterest income:
     Loan servicing fees, net                                                              71,363             74,979
     Customer banking fees and service charges                                             51,197             46,752
     Gain on sale of loans, net                                                            36,124             11,358
     (Loss) gain on sale of branches                                                          (86)             1,069
     Loss on sale of assets, net                                                             (181)              (214)
     Dividends on FHLB stock                                                               14,562             11,975
     Other income                                                                          11,755             15,368
                                                                                          -------          ---------
             Total noninterest income                                                     161,287            184,734
                                                                                          -------          ---------

   Noninterest expense:
     Compensation and employee benefits                                                   127,620            127,502
     Occupancy and equipment                                                               41,406             40,844
     Savings Association Insurance Fund deposit insurance premium                           5,054              5,450
     Loan expense                                                                          23,500             33,966
     Marketing                                                                              9,914              7,684
     Professional fees                                                                     19,609             22,198
     Data processing                                                                        6,897              6,182
     Foreclosed real estate operations, net                                                (5,138)              (857)
     Amortization of intangible assets                                                     23,229             24,595
     Other                                                                                 49,605             56,911
                                                                                        ---------          ---------
             Total noninterest expense                                                    324,475            301,696
                                                                                        ---------          ---------

   Income before income taxes and minority interest                                       131,444            187,403
   Income tax (benefit) expense                                                          (221,134)            21,891
                                                                                        ---------           --------
   Income before minority interest                                                        109,553            408,537
   Minority interest                                                                       45,614             42,993
                                                                                        ---------           --------
   Net income                                                                              66.560            362,923
   Preferred stock dividends                                                                  578              8,243
                                                                                        ---------           --------
   Net income available to common stockholders                                          $  58,317           $362,345
                                                                                        =========           ========
</TABLE>



   See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.



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                FIRST NATIONWIDE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                   THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1997
                                  (Unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                          1998              1997
                                                                                          ----              ----
<S>                                                                                       <C>                <C>   
   Interest income:
     Loans receivable                                                                   $376,620           $389,020
     Mortgage-backed securities available for sale                                        97,027             73,427
     Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity                                          22,576             28,929
     Loans held for sale                                                                  30,894             20,374
     Securities available for sale                                                        14,563             14,307
     Securities held to maturity                                                             698                858
     Interest-bearing deposits in other banks                                              1,161                922
                                                                                         -------            -------
              Total interest income                                                      543,539            527,837
                                                                                         -------            -------

   Interest expense:
     Deposits                                                                            177,027            187,767
     Securities sold under agreements to repurchase                                       30,521             38,403
     Borrowings                                                                          176,585            134,895
                                                                                         -------           --------
              Total interest expense                                                     384,133            361,065
                                                                                         -------           --------
     Net interest income                                                                 159,406            166,772
     Provision for loan losses                                                            10,000             19,950
                                                                                         -------           --------
              Net interest income after provision for loan losses                        149,406            146,822
                                                                                         -------           --------

    Noninterest income:
     Loan servicing fees, net                                                             34,401             35,265
     Customer banking fees and service charges                                            25,851             24,233
     Gain on sale of loans, net                                                           21,619              8,489
     Gain on sale of branches                                                                 --              1,069
     Gain (loss) on sale of assets, net                                                      198              (236)
     Dividends on FHLB stock                                                               7,555              6,013
     Other income                                                                          5,332              7,615
                                                                                          ------             ------
             Total noninterest income                                                     82,448             94,956
                                                                                          ------             ------

    Noninterest expense:
     Compensation and employee benefits                                                   64,639             63,022
     Occupancy and equipment                                                              19,923             20,162
     Savings Association Insurance Fund deposit insurance premium                          2,481              2,797
     Loan expense                                                                         13,905             26,142
     Marketing                                                                             6,409              3,616
     Professional fees                                                                    10,899             13,095
     Data processing                                                                       4,057              3,247
     Foreclosed real estate operations, net                                              (3,418)            (1,862)
     Amortization of intangible assets                                                    12,140             12,489
     Other                                                                                25,909             28,481
                                                                                         -------            -------
             Total noninterest expense                                                   171,189            156,944
                                                                                         -------            -------

    Income before income taxes and minority interest                                      87,418             58,081
    Income tax (benefit) expense                                                        (236,366)            10,237
                                                                                        --------           --------
    Income before minority interest                                                      323,784             47,844
    Minority interest                                                                     22,662             23,144
                                                                                        --------           --------
    Net income                                                                           301,122             24,700
    Preferred stock dividends                                                                 --              3,720
                                                                                        --------           --------
    Net income available to common stockholders                                         $301,122           $ 20,980
                                                                                        ========           ========
</TABLE>



    See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.



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                FIRST NATIONWIDE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
                    SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1997
                                  (Unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    1998            1997
                                                                    ----            ----
<S>                                                               <C>             <C>    
Net income                                                        $362,923        $66,560

Other comprehensive income, net of tax: 
     Unrealized holding (loss) gain on securities 
     available for sale:
         Unrealized holding (loss) gain arising during              (6,496)         6,804
              the period
         Less: reclassification adjustment for gains
              included in net (loss) gain                             (565)            (4)
                                                                  --------        -------
     Other comprehensive (loss) income                              (7,061)         6,800
                                                                  --------        -------
Comprehensive income                                              $355,862        $73,360
                                                                  ========        =======
</TABLE>



See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.



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                FIRST NATIONWIDE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
                   THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1997
                                  (Unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    1998            1997
                                                                    ----            ----
<S>                                                               <C>             <C>    
Net income                                                        $301,122        $24,700

Other comprehensive income, net of tax: 
    Unrealized holding loss on securities available 
    for sale:
         Unrealized holding loss arising during the period          (2,641)       (18,804)
         Less: reclassification adjustment for gains
             included in net loss                                     (417)            (4)
                                                                  --------        -------
    Other comprehensive loss                                        (3,058)       (18,808)
                                                                  --------        -------
Comprehensive income                                              $298,064        $ 5,892
                                                                  ========        =======
</TABLE>




See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.





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                FIRST NATIONWIDE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                         SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998
                                  (Unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)

 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 Net unrealized
                                                                 Additional     holding gains on                    Total
                                       Preferred      Common      paid-in          securities       Retained    stockholders'
                                         stock        stock       capital      available for sale   earnings        equity
                                       ---------      ------     ----------    ------------------   --------    -------------
<S>                                     <C>             <C>       <C>               <C>            <C>            <C>      
Balance at December 31, 1997            $25,680         $1        $31,890           $35,162        $  750,774     $  843,507
Net income                                   --         --             --                --           362,923        362,923
Redemption of FN Holdings Preferred
     Stock                              (25,787)        --            787                --                --        (25,000)
Change in net unrealized holding gains
     on securities available for sale        --         --             --            (7,061)               --         (7,061)
Stock dividends                             107         --             --                --              (107)            --
Cash dividends on common stock               --         --             --                --           (35,547)       (35,547)
Cash dividends on preferred stock            --         --             --                --              (471)          (471)
                                        -------         --        -------           -------        ----------     ----------
Balance at June 30, 1998                $    --         $1        $32,677           $28,101        $1,077,572     $1,138,351
                                        =======         ==        =======           =======        ==========     ==========
</TABLE>




See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.



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                FIRST NATIONWIDE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                    SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1997
                                  (Unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     1998             1997
                                                                                     ----             ----
<S>                                                                               <C>              <C>     
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income                                                                        $ 362,923        $ 66,560
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in)
   provided by operating activities:
   Amortization of intangible assets                                                 23,229          24,595
   Accretion of purchase accounting premiums and discounts, net                      (3,675)         (9,882)
   Amortization of mortgage servicing rights                                         57,074          51,070
   Provision for loan losses                                                         20,000          39,900
   Loss on sales of assets, net                                                         181             214
   Loss (gain) on sale of branches                                                       86          (1,069)
   Gain on sales of foreclosed real estate, net                                      (8,403)         (7,191)
   Loss on sale of loans, net                                                        65,491          51,816
   Depreciation and amortization of office premises and equipment                    11,225           7,603
   Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs                                       3,342           2,495
   FHLB stock dividends                                                             (14,562)        (11,975)
   Capitalization of originated mortgage servicing rights
      and excess servicing fees receivable                                         (101,615)        (63,174)
   Purchases and originations of loans held for sale                             (4,847,904)     (3,024,959)
   Proceeds from the sale of loans held for sale                                  4,537,939       2,962,052
   (Increase) decrease in other assets                                             (335,037)        109,155
   Increase in accrued interest receivable                                          (18,649)        (15,004)
   Increase in other liabilities                                                     31,378           1,973
   Minority interest                                                                 45,614          42,993
                                                                                  ---------      ----------
      Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities                          (171,363)        227,172
                                                                                  ---------      ----------
</TABLE>




See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

                                                                    (Continued)



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                FIRST NATIONWIDE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                    SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND 1997
                                  (Unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     1998                1997
                                                                                     ----                ----
<S>                                                                               <C>                 <C>
Cash flows from investing activities:
     Acquisitions:
         Cal Fed Acquisition                                                      $       --          $ (161,196)
         GSAC Acquisition                                                            (13,577)                 --
         Mortgage loan servicing rights and operations                                    --              (7,728)
     Purchases of securities available for sale                                     (513,957)           (607,845)
     Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale                       549,442             204,888
     Purchases of securities held to maturity                                           (615)            (58,149)
     Proceeds from maturities of securities held to maturity                             357               4,374
     Purchases of mortgage-backed securities available for sale                   (4,083,863)         (1,743,072)
     Principal payments on mortgage-backed securities available for sale           1,107,314             345,823
     Proceeds from sales of mortgage-backed securities available for sale              3,253              22,184
     Principal payments on mortgage-backed securities held to maturity               194,445             136,207
     Net decrease in loans receivable                                                728,600             652,385
     Purchases of FHLB stock, net                                                    (71,936)                 --
     Purchases of office premises and equipment                                      (37,221)            (24,264)
     Proceeds from disposal of office premises and equipment                           5,840               1,828
     Proceeds from sales of foreclosed real estate                                    76,424              67,216
     Purchases of mortgage servicing rights                                          (63,628)            (21,230)
                                                                                  ----------          ----------
              Net cash flows used in investing activities                         (2,119,122)         (1,188,579)
                                                                                  ----------          ----------

Cash flows from financing activities:
     Branch Sales                                                                         --             (21,683)
     Net decrease in deposits                                                       (157,876)           (810,276)
     Proceeds from additional borrowings                                          11,829,493           9,147,953
     Principal payments on borrowings                                            (10,321,926)         (8,598,582)
     Net increase in securities sold under agreements to repurchase                1,019,260             500,856
     Proceeds from FN Escrow Merger                                                       --             603,313
     Issuance of REIT Preferred Stock, net                                                --             482,449
     Redemption of FN Holdings/FN Escrow Preferred Stock                                  --             (17,250)
     Redemption of FN Holdings Preferred Stock                                       (25,000)            (62,500)
     Dividends on common stock                                                       (35,547)            (35,547)
     Dividends on preferred stock                                                       (471)             (6,831)
     Dividends paid to minority stockholders, net of taxes                           (46,353)            (47,728)
     Capital distribution to parent                                                       --                (550)
                                                                                  ----------          ----------
              Net cash flows provided by financing activities                      2,261,580           1,133,624
                                                                                  ----------          ----------

Net change in cash and cash equivalents                                              (28,905)            172,217
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                     412,311             269,869
                                                                                  ----------          ----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                        $  383,406          $  442,086
                                                                                  ==========          ==========
</TABLE>




See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.



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                FIRST NATIONWIDE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

(1)  Basis of Presentation

     The accompanying consolidated financial statements were prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial
information and with the instructions for meeting the requirements of
Regulation S-X, Article 10 and therefore do not include all disclosures
necessary for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all
adjustments have been made that are necessary for a fair presentation of the
financial position and results of operations and cash flows as of and for the
periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The
results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 1998 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire
fiscal year or any other interim period. Certain amounts for the three and six
month periods in the prior year have been reclassified to conform with the
current period's presentation.

     The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
First Nationwide Holdings Inc. ("FN Holdings" or the "Company"), California
Federal Bank, A Federal Savings Bank and its subsidiaries. On January 3, 1997,
First Nationwide Bank, A Federal Savings Bank merged with and into California
Federal Bank, A Federal Savings Bank (the "Cal Fed Acquisition"). Unless the
context otherwise indicates, (i) "Old California Federal" refers to California
Federal Bank, A Federal Savings Bank prior to the consummation of the Cal Fed
Acquisition and (ii) "California Federal" or "Bank" refers to California
Federal Bank, A Federal Savings Bank, as the surviving entity after the
consummation of the Cal Fed Acquisition, and to First Nationwide and its
predecessors for periods prior to the Cal Fed Acquisition. All significant
intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1997. All terms used but not defined elsewhere
herein have meanings ascribed to them in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K.

     Minority interest represents amounts attributable to the Bank Preferred
Stock, the preferred stock ("REIT Preferred Stock") of California Federal
Preferred Capital Corporation, whose common stock is wholly owned by the Bank,
and that portion of stockholders' equity of Auto One Acceptance Corporation, a
subsidiary of the Bank ("Auto One"), attributable to 20% of its common stock.

     Earnings per share data is not presented due to the limited ownership of
the Company. FN Holdings is a holding company whose only significant asset is
all of the common stock of the Bank, and therefore all activities for the
consolidated entity are carried out by the Bank and its operating subsidiaries.

(2)  Acquisitions and Divestitures

     On February 4, 1998, Auto One acquired 100% of the partnership interests
in Gulf States Acceptance Company, a Delaware limited partnership ("GSAC") and
its general partner, Gulf States Financial Services, Inc., a Texas corporation.
GSAC was liquidated and its assets and liabilities were transferred to Auto One
(the "GSAC Acquisition"). The aggregate consideration paid in connection with
the GSAC Acquisition was approximately $13.6 million plus a 20% interest in the
common stock of Auto One.

     On February 4, 1998, First Nationwide (Parent) Holdings Inc. ("Parent
Holdings"), parent company of FN Holdings and the Bank, and Hunter's Glen/Ford
Ltd. ("Hunter's Glen"), a 20% minority shareholder of FN Holdings, entered into
a definitive merger agreement ("Golden State Merger Agreement") with Golden
State Bancorp Inc. ("Golden State"), the publicly traded parent company of
Glendale Federal Bank, Federal Savings Bank ("Glendale Federal"), pursuant to
which, Parent Holdings, Hunter's Glen and Golden State agreed to a tax-free
exchange of shares in a merger transaction (the "Golden State Merger"), to be
accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. In connection with the
execution of the Golden State Merger Agreement, Golden State, Glendale Federal,
the Bank, Stephen J. Trafton, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Golden State and Richard A. Fink, Vice Chairman of Golden
State, entered into a Litigation Management Agreement ("Litigation Management
Agreement") pursuant to which, among other things, Messrs. Trafton and Fink
will oversee and manage the California Federal Litigation (hereinafter defined)
and continue to oversee and manage similar litigation being prosecuted by
Glendale Federal, following the consummation of the Golden State Merger.
Following the Golden State Merger, the combined parent company, Golden State,
will have approximately 135 to 145 million common shares outstanding and will
continue to be a publicly traded company. As part of the Golden State Merger
Agreement, Glendale Federal will be merged with and into the Bank. At March 31,
1998, Glendale Federal had total assets of approximately $15.9 billion and
deposits


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                FIRST NATIONWIDE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements


of $9.7 billion and operated 181 branches and 26 loan offices in California.
The Golden State Merger is subject to regulatory and stockholder approval and
is expected to close during the third quarter of 1998.

     On March 29, 1998, the Company signed a definitive agreement to sell its
Florida bank franchise (consisting of 24 branches with deposits of $1.5
billion) to Union Planters Bank of Florida, a wholly owned subsidiary of Union
Planters Corp. (the "Florida Branch Sale"). The Company expects to record a
pre-tax gain of approximately $110 million in connection with the Florida
Branch Sale, representing a deposit premium of approximately 7.5%. On June 2,
1998, the Company received regulatory approval for this transaction, which is
expected to close during the third quarter of 1998.

(3)  Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Statement of Cash Flows

     The Company uses the indirect method to present cash flows from operating
activities. Cash paid for interest for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and
1997 was $746.9 million and $677.3 million, respectively.

     During the six months ended June 30, 1998, noncash activity consisted of
transfers of $62.4 million from loans receivable to foreclosed real estate,
$5.5 million of loans made to facilitate sales of real estate owned and
transfers of $3.2 million from loans held for sale (at lower of cost or market)
to mortgage-backed securities classified as trading securities upon the
securitization of certain of the Bank's single-family loans. Noncash activity
also includes the retirement of preferred stock of $.8 million and the issuance
of additional preferred stock through preferred stock dividends of $.1 million.

     During the six months ended June 30, 1997, noncash activity consisted of
transfers of $86.8 million from loans receivable and $1.2 million from loans
held for sale (at lower of cost or market) to foreclosed real estate, $21.6
million of loans made to facilitate sales of real estate owned, the retirement
of preferred stock of $.8 million, the issuance of additional preferred stock
through preferred stock dividends of $1.4 million and the forgiveness of a $19
million loan from an affiliate of FN Holdings in exchange for the redemption of
the FN Holdings/FN Escrow Preferred Stock.

(4)  Minority Interest

     In connection with the GSAC Acquisition, Auto One issued 250 shares of its
common stock, par value $1.00 per share, representing a 20% interest in Auto
One. The carrying value of Auto One's common stockholders' equity attributable
to the minority stockholders at June 30, 1998 is ($.2) million.

(5)  Stockholders' Equity

     Cash dividends on the FN Holdings Preferred Stock totalled $.5 million and
$6.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
Dividends on common stock totalled $35.5 million during each of the six months
ended June 30, 1998 and 1997.

(6)  Newly Issued Accounting Pronouncements

     In June 1997, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 131, "Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information"
("SFAS No. 131"). SFAS No. 131 establishes standards for the way that public
business enterprises report information about operating segments in annual
financial statements and requires that those enterprises report selected
information about operating segments in interim financial reports issued to
shareholders. SFAS No. 131 also establishes standards for related disclosures
about products and services, geographic areas, and major customers. This
statement supersedes FASB Statement No. 14, Financial Reporting for Segments of
a Business Enterprise, but retains the requirement to report information about
major customers. It amends FASB Statement No. 94, Consolidation of All
Majority-Owned Subsidiaries, to remove the special disclosure requirements for
previously unconsolidated subsidiaries. This statement is effective for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 1997. In the initial year of application,
comparative information for earlier years is to be restated. This statement
need not be applied to interim financial statements in the initial year of
application, but comparative information for interim periods in the initial
year of application is to be reported in financial statements for interim
periods in the second year of application. This statement has no impact on the
financial condition or results of operations of the Company, but will require
changes in the Company's disclosure requirements.



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                FIRST NATIONWIDE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

     In February 1998, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 132, "Employers' Disclosures about Pensions and Other
Postretirement Benefits" ("SFAS No. 132"), an amendment of FASB Statements No.
87, No. 88 and No. 106. SFAS No. 132 revises employers' disclosures about
pension and other postretirement benefit plans. It does not change the
measurement or recognition of those plans. It standardizes the disclosure
requirements for pensions and other postretirement benefits to the extent
practicable, requires additional information on changes in the benefit
obligations and fair values of plan assets that will facilitate financial
analysis, and eliminates certain disclosures that are no longer useful as they
were when FASB Statements No. 87, Employers' Accounting for Pensions, No. 88,
Employers' Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of Defined Benefit
Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits, and No. 106, Employers' Accounting
for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions, were issued. SFAS No. 132 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1997 and requires
restatement of disclosures for earlier periods provided for comparative
purposes, if available. It is not expected that the Company will experience any
material revision in its disclosures when SFAS No. 132 is adopted.

     In June 1998, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" ("SFAS
No. 133"). SFAS No. 133 establishes standards for derivative instruments and
for hedging activities, and requires that an entity recognize all derivatives
as either assets or liabilities in the balance sheet and measure those
instruments at fair value. Under SFAS No. 133, an entity that elects to apply
hedge accounting is required to establish at the inception of the hedge the
method it will use for assessing the effectiveness of the hedging derivative
and the measurement approach for determining the ineffective aspect of the
hedge. SFAS No. 133 applies to all entities and amends FASB Statement No. 107,
Disclosures About Fair Values of Financial Instruments, to include in Statement
107 the disclosure provisions about concentrations of credit risk from
Statement 105. SFAS No. 133 supersedes FASB Statements No. 80, Accounting for
Futures Contracts, No. 105, Disclosure of Information about Financial
Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk and Financial Instruments with
Concentrations of Credit Risk, and No. 119, Disclosure about Derivative
Financial Instruments and Fair Value of Financial Instruments. SFAS No. 133
also nullifies or modifies the consensuses reached in a number of issues
addressed by the Emerging Issues Task Force. SFAS No. 133 is effective for all
fiscal quarters of fiscal years beginning after June 15, 1999. Initial
application of this statement should be as of the beginning of an entity's
fiscal quarter; on that date, hedging relationships must be designated anew and
documented pursuant to the provisions of this statement. Earlier application of
all of the provisions of SFAS No. 133 is encouraged, but is permitted only as
of the beginning of any fiscal quarter that begins after issuance of this
statement. SFAS No. 133 should not be applied retroactively to financial
statements of prior periods. Management has not yet completed its analysis of
SFAS No. 133 and is unable to determine the effect, if any, implementation may
have on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

(7)  Subsequent Event

       On August 6, 1998, GS Escrow Corp. ("GS Escrow") issued $2 billion in
debt securities ("GS Escrow Notes"). The GS Escrow Notes were issued to fund a
series of refinancing transactions described below. Upon consummation of the
Golden State Merger and the refinancing transactions, GS Escrow will be merged
(the "GS Escrow Merger") with and into Golden State Holdings Inc. ("GS
Holdings"), which is currently named New First Nationwide Holdings Inc. ("New
FN Holdings") and is a newly formed subsidiary of FN Holdings. Upon
consummation of the Golden State Merger and the GS Escrow Merger, the GS Escrow
Notes will be obligations of New FN Holdings. GS Holdings was formed to acquire
all of the assets of FN Holdings (including all of the common stock of the
Bank) as part of the Golden State Merger.

       Prior to the consummation of the Golden State Merger, (i) FN Holdings
(or an affiliate other than GS Escrow) is expected to commence cash tender
offers and consent solicitations (collectively, the "Debt Tender Offers") for
each of its three outstanding series of long-term notes (the "FN Holdings
Notes") which together have a total aggregate principal balance of $915
million; and (ii) FN Holdings (or an affiliate other than GS Escrow Corp.) is
expected to commence cash tender offers (the "Bank Preferred Stock Tender
Offers") for each of the Bank's two outstanding series of preferred stock which
together have a total aggregate liquidation preference of $473.2 million.

       The Debt Tender Offers and Bank Preferred Stock Tender Offers are
expected to close subsequent to the closing of the Golden State Merger.


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                FIRST NATIONWIDE HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

     After the closing of the Golden State Merger and concurrently with the
closings of the Debt Tender Offers, Golden State Financial Corporation (an
entity that will own 100% of the common stock of GS Holdings following the
consummation of the Golden State Merger), as the successor obligor, is expected
to give a 30-day notice of redemption for all of the outstanding $455 million
aggregate principal amount of 12 1/2% Senior Notes Due 2003 of Parent Holdings
(the "Parent Holdings Notes"), and to irrevocably deposit in trust money or
government obligations in an amount sufficient to pay the redemption price
therefor, together with any accrued and unpaid interest to the date of
redemption, for the purpose of defeasing the Parent Holdings Notes (the "Parent
Holdings Defeasance").

       The Debt Tender Offers, the Bank Preferred Stock Tender Offers and the
Parent Holdings Defeasance will be financed with the net proceeds from the
offering of the GS Escrow Notes and, to the extent required, a cash dividend
from the Bank.

       There can be no assurance that all of the outstanding FN Holdings Notes
will be tendered to and purchased by FN Holdings in the Debt Tender Offers. Any
FN Holdings 12 1/4% Senior Notes that remain outstanding after the consummation
of the Debt Tender Offers will rank pari passu with the GS Escrow Notes and any
FN Holdings 91/8% Senior Subordinated Notes or FN Holdings 105/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes that remain outstanding after the consummation of the Debt
Tender Offers will be subordinated in right of payment to the GS Escrow Notes.

       It is not expected that all of the Bank Preferred Stock will be
purchased in the Bank Preferred Stock Tender Offers. FN Holdings expects to
purchase any outstanding Bank Preferred Stock not acquired in the Bank
Preferred Stock Tender Offers once it becomes redeemable (April 1, 1999 in the
case of the 105/8% Preferred Stock and September 1, 1999 in the case of the 11
1/2% Preferred Stock).




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

     The statements contained in this Report on Form 10-Q that are not purely
historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, including statements regarding the Company's expectations, intentions,
beliefs or strategies regarding the future. Forward-looking statements include
the Company's statements regarding liquidity, provision for loan losses,
capital resources and anticipated expense levels in "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." In addition, in
those and other portions of this document, the words "anticipate," "believe,"
"estimate," "expect," "intend," and other similar expressions, as they relate
to the Company or the Company's management, are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of the
Company with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks,
uncertainties and assumptions. It is important to note that the Company's
actual results could differ materially from those described herein as
anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Among the factors that could
cause results to differ materially are the risks discussed in the "Risk
Factors" section included in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3, 1997 (File No.
333-21015) and declared effective on February 26, 1997. The Company assumes no
obligation to update any such forward-looking statement.

OVERVIEW

     The principal business of FN Holdings, through California Federal,
consists of (i) operating retail deposit branches to serve consumers in
California and, to a lesser extent, in Florida and Nevada, (ii) originating
and/or purchasing, on a nationwide basis, 1-4 unit residential loans and, to a
lesser extent, certain commercial real estate and consumer loans, for
investment and (iii) mortgage banking activities, including originating and
servicing 1-4 unit residential loans for others. Revenues are derived primarily
from interest earned on loans, interest received on government and agency
securities and mortgage-backed securities, gains on sales of loans and other
investments and fees received in connection with loan servicing, securities
brokerage and other customer service transactions. Expenses primarily consist
of interest on customer deposit accounts, interest on short-term and long-term
borrowings, provisions for losses, general and administrative expenses
consisting of compensation and benefits, advertising and marketing, premises
and equipment, loan expenses, deposit insurance assessments, data processing
and other general and administrative expenses.

     Acquisitions and Sales

     On February 4, 1998, Auto One consummated the GSAC Acquisition. The
aggregate consideration paid was approximately $13.6 million plus a 20%
interest in the common stock of Auto One.

     Net Income

     FN Holdings reported net income for the six months ended June 30, 1998 of
$362.9 million compared with net income of $66.6 million for the corresponding
period in 1997. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 1998 includes a
$250 million reduction of the valuation allowance related to the Bank's
deferred tax asset. Without consideration of this $250 million tax benefit, net
income for the six months ended June 30, 1998 would be $112.9 million, $46
million or 70% higher than the same period in 1997.

     Net interest income was $324.4 million for the six months ended June 30,
1998, compared to $334.5 million during the same period in 1997. The decrease
in 1998 over 1997 is primarily due to a reduction in the net interest margin
resulting from prepayments of higher rate interest-earning assets being
replaced with interest-earning assets having comparatively lower rates,
reflecting the relatively low level of interest rates in 1997 and 1998 and
management's steps to limit interest rate risk.

     Year 2000

     During the year ended December 31, 1997, the Company finalized its plan to
address issues related to required changes in computer systems for the year
2000 ("Year 2000"). Issues arise because computer systems and related software
may have been designed to recognize only dates that relate to the 20th century.
Accordingly, if no changes


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are implemented, some computer systems would interpret "1/1/00" as January 1,
1900 instead of January 1, 2000. Additionally, some equipment, being controlled
by microprocessor chips, may not deal appropriately with a year "00."

     The Company has developed and is currently executing a comprehensive plan
to make its computer systems, applications and facilities Year 2000 ready. The
plan covers four stages including (i) inventory, (ii) assessment, (iii)
remediation and (iv) testing and certification. At year end 1997, the Company
had completed virtually all of the inventory and assessment stages for its
Company owned systems and applications. The remediation process is currently
underway and the Company is utilizing both internal and external resources to
reprogram, or replace where necessary, and test the software for Year 2000
modifications. The remediation process is targeted for completion by year-end
1998, while testing and certification of these systems and applications are
currently targeted for completion by March 31, 1999.

     FN Holdings has initiated communications with its critical external
relationships to determine the extent to which the Company may be vulnerable to
such parties' failure to remediate their own Year 2000 issues. Where
practicable, the Company will assess and attempt to mitigate its risks with
respect to the failure of these entities to be Year 2000 ready. The effect, if
any, on the Company's results of operations from the failure of such parties to
be Year 2000 ready is not reasonably estimable.

     It is expected that, by December 31, 1998, all issues related to Year 2000
will be addressed, either by programming changes to the Company's custom
software, by programming changes implemented by third party vendors to
purchased systems, or through the upgrading or purchase of Year 2000-compliant
hardware and equipment. Extensive testing is expected to occur during 1999.
Year 2000 is the highest priority project within the Information and Technology
Services unit of the Company. It is currently expected that costs related to
Year 2000, not including Year 2000 costs associated with the Golden State
Merger, will total approximately $15.8 million over the years 1997 to 1999, of
which $3.8 million and $5.2 million have been incurred during the six months
ended June 30, 1998 and since the inception of the Year 2000 project,
respectively. Costs related to Year 2000 will be funded through operating cash
flows. Management believes there is no material risk that the Company will fail
to address Year 2000 issues in a timely manner.

     Financial Condition

     During the six months ended June 30, 1998, consolidated total assets
increased $2.7 billion, to $34.0 billion, from December 31, 1997, and total
liabilities increased from $29.5 billion to $31.9 billion.

     The Company's non-performing assets, consisting of non-performing loans,
net of purchase accounting adjustments and specific allowances for loan losses,
foreclosed real estate, net, and repossessed assets, decreased to $227 million
at June 30, 1998 compared with $272 million at December 31, 1997. Total
non-performing assets as a percentage of the Bank's total assets decreased to
 .67% at June 30, 1998 from .87% at December 31, 1997.



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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     Six Months Ended June 30, 1998 versus Six Months Ended June 30, 1997

     The following table sets forth, for the periods and at the dates
indicated, information regarding the Company's consolidated average balance
sheets, together with the total dollar amounts of interest income and interest
expense and the weighted average interest rates for the periods presented.
Average balances are calculated on a daily basis. The information presented
represents the historical activity of the Company.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            Six months ended
                                                                              June 30, 1998
                                                               ------------------------------------------
                                                               Average                            Average
                                                               Balance          Interest           Rate
                                                               -------          --------          -------
                                                                          (dollars in millions)
ASSETS

<S>                                                            <C>                <C>              <C>  
Interest-earning assets (1):
     Securities and interest-bearing deposits in banks (2)     $ 1,016            $  32            6.18%
     Mortgage-backed securities available for sale               5,716              178            6.25
     Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity                 1,236               47            7.67
     Loans held for sale, net                                    1,641               58            7.10
     Loans receivable, net                                      19,462              762            7.82
                                                                ------            -----            ----
         Total interest-earning assets                          29,071            1,077            7.41%
                                                                                  -----            ----
Noninterest-earning assets                                       3,208
                                                               -------
         Total assets                                          $32,279
                                                               =======
LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST
     AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Interest-bearing liabilities:
     Deposits                                                  $16,206              355            4.42%
     Securities sold under agreements to repurchase              2,028               57            5.59
     Borrowings (3)                                             11,039              341            6.22
                                                                ------             ----            ----
         Total interest-bearing liabilities                     29,273              753            5.18%
                                                                                   ----            ----
Noninterest-bearing liabilities                                  1,068
Minority interest                                                  985
Stockholders' equity                                               953
                                                               -------
         Total liabilities, minority interest and
               stockholders' equity                            $32,279
                                                               =======
Net interest income                                                                $324
                                                                                   ====
Interest rate spread                                                                               2.23%
                                                                                                   ====
Net interest margin                                                                                2.19%
                                                                                                   ====
Average equity to average assets                                                                   2.95%
                                                                                                   ====
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            Six months ended
                                                                             June 30, 1997
                                                               ------------------------------------------
                                                               Average                            Average
                                                               Balance          Interest           Rate
                                                               -------          --------          -------
                                                                          (dollars in millions)
ASSETS

<S>                                                             <C>            <C>                 <C>  
Interest-earning assets (1):
     Securities and interest-bearing deposits in banks (2)       $ 1,005       $   30              5.97%
     Mortgage-backed securities available for sale                 3,953          134              6.80
     Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity                   1,549           59              7.60
     Loans held for sale, net                                      1,066           37              7.05
     Loans receivable, net                                        19,997          780              7.80
                                                                 -------        -----              ----
         Total interest-earning assets                            27,570        1,040              7.55%
                                                                                -----              ----
Noninterest-earning assets                                         2,934
                                                                 -------
         Total assets                                            $30,504
                                                                 =======
LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST
     AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Interest-bearing liabilities:
     Deposits                                                    $16,845          375              4.49%
     Securities sold under agreements to repurchase                2,548           73              5.68
     Borrowings (3)                                                8,134          258              6.41
                                                                 -------         ----              ----
         Total interest-bearing liabilities                       27,527          706              5.17%
                                                                                 ----              ----
Noninterest-bearing liabilities                                    1,193
Minority interest                                                    894
Stockholders' equity                                                 890
                                                                 -------
         Total liabilities, minority interest                    
             and stockholders' equity                            $30,504
                                                                 =======
Net interest income                                                              $334
                                                                                 ====
Interest rate spread                                                                               2.38%
                                                                                                   ====
Net interest margin                                                                                2.38%
                                                                                                   ====
Average equity to average assets                                                                   2.92%
                                                                                                   ====
</TABLE>





(1)   Non-performing assets are included in the average balances for the
      periods indicated.

(2)   The information presented includes securities held to maturity,
      securities available for sale and interest-bearing deposits in other
      banks.

(3)   Interest and average rate include the impact of interest rate swaps.




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     The following table presents certain information regarding changes in
interest income and interest expense of the Company during the periods
indicated. The dollar amount of interest income and interest expense fluctuates
depending upon changes in the respective interest rates and upon changes in the
respective amounts (volume) of the Company's interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities. For each category of interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable
to (i) changes in volume (changes in average outstanding balances multiplied by
the prior period's rate) and (ii) changes in rate (changes in average interest
rate multiplied by the prior period's volume). Changes attributable to both
volume and rate have been allocated proportionately.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    Six months ended June 30, 1998 vs. 1997
                                                                          Increase (Decrease) Due to
                                                                    ---------------------------------------
                                                                    Volume            Rate               Net
                                                                    ------            ----               ---
                                                                                 (in millions)
INTEREST INCOME:
<S>                                                                 <C>               <C>                <C>  
     Securities and interest-bearing deposits in banks               $  --             $ 2               $   2
     Mortgage-backed securities available for sale                      54             (10)                 44
     Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity                       (13)              1                 (12)
     Loans held for sale, net                                           21              --                  21
     Loans receivable, net                                             (20)              2                 (18)
                                                                     -----            ----                ----
            Total                                                       42              (5)                 37
                                                                     -----            ----                ----

INTEREST EXPENSE:

     Deposits                                                         (14)             (6)                (20)
     Securities sold under agreements to repurchase                   (15)             (1)                (16)
     Borrowings                                                        90              (7)                 83
                                                                     ----             ---                ----
            Total                                                      61             (14)                 47
                                                                     ----             ---                ----
                     Change in net interest income                   $(19)             $9                $(10)
                                                                     ====             ===                ====
                        
</TABLE>


     The volume variances in total interest income and total interest expense
for the six months ended June 30, 1998 compared to the corresponding period in
1997 are largely due to increased purchases of mortgage-backed securities
funded with FHLB advances. The positive total rate variance of $9 million is
primarily attributed to the lower cost of funds on deposits and lower interest
rates paid on new borrowings, partially offset by the comparatively lower
market rates on mortgage-backed securities purchased in 1998 and 1997, and
prepayments of higher rate interest-earning assets.

     Interest Income. Total interest income was $1.1 billion for the six months
ended June 30, 1998, an increase of $36.4 million from the six months ended
June 30, 1997. Total interest-earning assets for the six months ended June 30,
1998 averaged $29.1 billion, compared to $27.6 billion for the corresponding
period in 1997. The yield on total interest-earning assets during the six
months ended June 30, 1998 decreased to 7.41% from 7.55% for the six months
ended June 30, 1997, primarily due to the lower market rates on new
mortgage-backed securities purchased in 1998 and 1997 and prepayments of higher
rate interest-earning assets.

     FN Holdings earned $761.3 million of interest income on loans receivable
for the six months ended June 30, 1998, a decrease of $18.3 million from the
six months ended June 30, 1997. The average balance of loans receivable was
$19.5 billion for the six months ended June 30, 1998, compared to $20.0 billion
for the same period in 1997. The weighted average rate on loans receivable
increased to 7.82% for the six months ended June 30, 1998 from 7.80% for the
six months ended June 30, 1997. The decline in the average volume is primarily
due to an increase in prepayments.

     FN Holdings earned $58.2 million of interest income on loans held for sale
for the six months ended June 30, 1998, an increase of $20.6 million from the
six months ended June 30, 1997. The average balance of loans held for sale was
$1.6 billion for the six months ended June 30, 1998, an increase of $575
million from the comparable period in 1997, primarily due to increased
originations and longer holding periods for jumbo loans during the six months
ended June 30, 1998. The weighted average yield on loans held for sale
increased to 7.10% for the six months ended June 30, 1998 


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from 7.05% for the six months ended June 30, 1997, primarily due to a higher 
percentage of comparatively higher fixed-rate held for sale portfolio in 1998 
compared to 1997.


     Interest income on mortgage-backed securities available for sale was
$178.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 1998, an increase of $44.1
million from the six months ended June 30, 1997. The average portfolio balances
increased $1.8 billion, to $5.7 billion, during the six months ended June 30,
1998 compared to the same period in 1997. The weighted average yield on these
assets decreased from 6.80% for the six months ended June 30, 1997 to 6.25% for
the six months ended June 30, 1998. The increase in the volume and decrease in
the weighted average yield is primarily due to purchases of $4.1 billion of
mortgage-backed securities during the six months ended June 30, 1998 and $.9
billion during the last six months of 1997 at comparatively lower market rates,
as well as prepayments of higher rate mortgage-backed securities since June 30,
1997.

     Interest income on mortgage-backed securities held to maturity was $47.4
million for the six months ended June 30, 1998, a decrease of $11.4 million
from the six months ended June 30, 1997. The average portfolio balance
decreased $313 million, to $1.2 billion, during the six months ended June 30,
1998, primarily attributed to an increase in principal payments.

     There was no material variance between the six months ended June 30, 1998
and the six months ended June 30, 1997 with respect to interest income from
securities and interest-bearing deposits in banks.

     Interest Expense. Total interest expense was $752.6 million for the six
months ended June 30, 1998, an increase of $46.5 million from the six months
ended June 30, 1997. The increase is primarily the result of increased
borrowings of FHLB advances and a slightly higher cost of funds, partially
offset by a decline in the average balance of deposits resulting from net
deposit run-off.

     Interest expense on customer deposits, including Brokered Deposits, was
$355.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 1998, a decrease of $19.6
million from the six months ended June 30, 1997. The average balance of
customer deposits outstanding decreased from $16.8 billion to $16.2 billion for
the six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1998, respectively. The decrease in the
average balance is primarily due to net deposit run-off, anticipated following
the Cal Fed Acquisition. The overall weighted average cost of deposits was
4.42% for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 4.49% for the six months ended
June 30, 1997, primarily due to higher average balances of lower rate custodial
transaction accounts in 1998.

     Interest expense on securities sold under agreements to repurchase
totalled $57.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 1998, a decrease of
$15.7 million from the six months ended June 30, 1997. The average balance of
such borrowings for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 was $2.0
billion and $2.5 billion, respectively. The decrease in the average balance is
primarily attributed to maturities refinanced with FHLB advances at more
favorable rates. The weighted average interest rate on these instruments
decreased to 5.59% during the six months ended June 30, 1998 from 5.68% for the
six months ended June 30, 1997, primarily due to a decrease in rates on new
borrowings compared to such borrowings during 1997.

     Interest expense on borrowings totalled $340.3 million for the six months
ended June 30, 1998, an increase of $81.9 million from the six months ended
June 30, 1997. The increase is primarily attributed to the increase in FHLB
advances used to fund the purchases of mortgage-backed securities and replace
reverse repurchase agreements which matured. The average balance outstanding
for the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 was $11.0 billion and $8.1
billion, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on these instruments
decreased to 6.22% during the six months ended June 30, 1998 from 6.41% for the
six months ended June 30, 1997, primarily due to the lower rates in effect as a
result of the flatter yield curve at June 30, 1998 compared to June 30, 1997.

     Net Interest Income. Net interest income was $324.4 million for the six
months ended June 30, 1998, a decrease of $10.2 million from the six months
ended June 30, 1997. The interest rate spread decreased to 2.23% for the six
months ended June 30, 1998 from 2.38% for the six months ended June 30, 1997,
primarily as a result of prepayments of higher rate interest-earning assets
being replaced with interest-earning assets having comparatively lower yields,
reflecting the flattening of the yield curve during the second half of 1997 and
year to date in 1998.



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<PAGE>

     Noninterest Income. Total noninterest income, consisting primarily of loan
servicing fees, customer banking fees, gains on sales of loans and dividends on
FHLB stock, was $184.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 1998, an
increase of $23.4 million from the six months ended June 30, 1997. Income for
the six months ended June 30, 1998 reflects a $24.8 million increase in gain on
sales of loans attributed to early payoffs of commercial loans with unamortized
discounts and additional gains from residential loan sales during the six
months ended June 30, 1998 compared to the same period in 1997.

     Loan servicing fees, net of amortization of mortgage servicing rights,
were $71.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 1998, compared to $75.0
million for the six months ended June 30, 1997. The single-family residential
loan servicing portfolio, excluding loans serviced for the Bank, decreased from
$47.4 billion at June 30, 1997 to $46.8 billion at June 30, 1998. During the
six months ended June 30, 1998, the Company sold $4.5 billion in single-family
mortgage loans originated for sale as part of its ongoing mortgage banking
operations compared to $3.0 billion of such sales for the corresponding period
in 1997.

     Gain on sales of loans was $36.1 million for the six months ended June 30,
1998, compared to $11.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 1997. The
increase in 1998 is primarily attributed to early payoffs of commercial loans
with unamortized discounts and additional gains from residential loan sales.

     Dividends on FHLB stock were $14.6 million for the six months ended June
30, 1998, an increase of $2.6 million from the six months ended June 30, 1997,
representing an increase in the amount of such stock owned by the Bank,
primarily as a result of an increase in borrowings on FHLB advances.

     There were no material variances between the six months ended June 30,
1998 and the comparable period in 1997 with respect to customer banking fees,
gain (loss) on sales of assets and other noninterest income.

     Noninterest Expense. Total noninterest expense was $301.7 million for the
six months ended June 30, 1998, a decrease of $22.8 million from the six months
ended June 30, 1997. The variance between the two periods is primarily
attributed to 1997 transition expenses (primarily reflected in other
noninterest expense) related to the Cal Fed Acquisition and a $19.0 million
provision for unreimbursable costs related to the foreclosure of single-family
loans serviced for others (reflected as loan expense and professional fees)
also recorded during the six months ended June 30, 1997.

     Provision for Income Tax. During the six months ended June 30, 1998 and
1997, FN Holdings recorded an income tax benefit of $221.1 million and income
tax expense of $21.9 million, respectively. Based on resolutions of federal
income tax audits and favorable future earnings expectations, management
changed its judgment about the realizability of FN Holdings' deferred tax asset
and reduced its valuation allowance by $250 million in addition to the amount
used to offset income during the period. For the six months ended June 30, 1998
and 1997, FN Holdings' valuation allowance was reduced by $330.2 million and
$62.8 million, respectively. FN Holdings' effective Federal tax rate was (131)%
and 2% during the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, while
its statutory Federal tax rate was 35% during both periods. The difference
between the effective and statutory rates was primarily the result of the
reduction in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance. FN Holdings' effective
state tax rate was 13% and 15% during the six months ended June 30, 1998 and
1997, respectively. It is expected that, beginning July 1, 1998, the Company's
effective tax rate for future periods will be 42%.

      Minority Interest. Dividends on the REIT Preferred Stock totalling $22.8
million and $19.1 million were declared and paid during the six months ended
June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Minority interest relative to the REIT
Preferred Stock is reflected on the consolidated statements of income net of
the income tax benefit of $2.9 million and $2.4 million for the six months
ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, which will inure to the Company as
a result of the deductibility of such dividends for income tax purposes.
Dividends on the Bank Preferred Stock of $26.5 million and $26.3 million were
also recorded during the six months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
Minority interest for the six months ended June 30, 1998 also includes $.8
million representing that portion of Auto One's loss (from February 4, 1998
through June 30, 1998) attributable to the 20% interest in the common stock of
Auto One that was issued as part of the GSAC Acquisition.



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     Three Months Ended June 30, 1998 versus Three Months Ended June 30, 1997

     The following table sets forth, for the periods and at the dates
indicated, information regarding the Company's consolidated average balance
sheets, together with the total dollar amounts of interest income and interest
expense and the weighted average interest rates for the periods presented.
Average balances are calculated on a daily basis. The information presented
represents the historical activity of the Company.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           Three months ended
                                                                              June 30, 1998
                                                               ------------------------------------------
                                                               Average                            Average
                                                               Balance          Interest           Rate
                                                               -------          --------          -------
                                                                          (dollars in millions)
ASSETS

<S>                                                            <C>               <C>               <C>  
Interest-earning assets (1):
     Securities and interest-bearing deposits in banks (2)     $ 1,079            $ 16             6.09%
     Mortgage-backed securities available for sale               6,343              97             6.12
     Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity                 1,179              22             7.65
     Loans held for sale, net                                    1,848              31             6.69
     Loans receivable, net                                      19,131             377             7.87
                                                               -------            ----             ----
         Total interest-earning assets                          29,580             543             7.35%
                                                                                  ----             ----
Noninterest-earning assets                                       3,742
                                                               -------
         Total assets                                          $33,322
                                                               =======
LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST
     AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Interest-bearing liabilities:
     Deposits                                                  $16,277             177             4.36%
     Securities sold under agreements to repurchase              2,192              30             5.51
     Borrowings (3)                                             11,416             177             6.20
                                                               -------            ----             ----
         Total interest-bearing liabilities                     29,885             384             5.16%
                                                                                  ----             ----
Noninterest-bearing liabilities                                  1,444
Minority interest                                                  986
Stockholders' equity                                             1,007
                                                               -------
         Total liabilities, minority interest and
               stockholders' equity                            $33,322
                                                               =======
Net interest income                                                               $159
                                                                                  ====
Interest rate spread                                                                               2.19%
                                                                                                   ====
Net interest margin                                                                                2.14%
                                                                                                   ====
Average equity to average assets                                                                   3.02%
                                                                                                   ====
</TABLE>





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<PAGE>



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           Three months ended
                                                                              June 30, 1997
                                                               ------------------------------------------
                                                               Average                            Average
                                                               Balance          Interest           Rate
                                                               -------          --------          -------
                                                                          (dollars in millions)
ASSETS

<S>                                                            <C>              <C>                <C>  
Interest-earning assets (1):
     Securities and interest-bearing deposits in banks (2)       $ 1,060         $  17             6.45%
     Mortgage-backed securities available for sale                 4,354            73             6.74
     Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity                   1,522            29             7.60
     Loans held for sale, net                                      1,138            20             7.16
     Loans receivable, net                                        19 940           389             7.80
                                                                 -------          ----             ----
         Total interest-earning assets                            28,014           528             7.54%
                                                                                  ----             ----
Noninterest-earning assets                                         2,778
                                                                 -------
         Total assets                                            $30,792
                                                                 =======
LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST
     AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Interest-bearing liabilities:
     Deposits                                                    $16,845           188             4.47%
     Securities sold under agreements to repurchase                2,638            38             5.76
     Borrowings (3)                                                8,470           135             6.39
                                                                 -------          ----             ----
         Total interest-bearing liabilities                       27,953           361             5.18%
                                                                                  ----             ----
Noninterest-bearing liabilities                                      984
Minority interest                                                    980
Stockholders' equity                                                 875
                                                                 -------
         Total liabilities, minority interest                    
             and stockholders' equity                            $30,792
                                                                 =======
Net interest income                                                               $167
                                                                                  ====
Interest rate spread                                                                               2.36%
                                                                                                   ====
Net interest margin                                                                                2.37%
                                                                                                   ====
Average equity to average assets                                                                   2.84%
                                                                                                   ====
</TABLE>





(1)  Non-performing assets are included in the average balances for the periods
     indicated.
(2)  The information presented includes securities held to maturity, securities
     available for sale and interest-bearing deposits in other banks.
(3)  Interest and average rate include the impact of interest rate swaps.




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     The following table presents certain information regarding changes in
interest income and interest expense of the Company during the periods
indicated. The dollar amount of interest income and interest expense fluctuates
depending upon changes in the respective interest rates and upon changes in the
respective amounts (volume) of the Company's interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities. For each category of interest-earning assets and
interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable
to (i) changes in volume (changes in average outstanding balances multiplied by
the prior period's rate) and (ii) changes in rate (changes in average interest
rate multiplied by the prior period's volume). Changes attributable to both
volume and rate have been allocated proportionately.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Three months ended June 30, 1998 vs. 1997
                                                                          Increase (Decrease) Due to
                                                                   -----------------------------------------
                                                                    Volume            Rate               Net
                                                                    ------            ----               ---
                                                                                 (in millions)
INTEREST INCOME:
<S>                                                                 <C>               <C>                <C> 
     Securities and interest-bearing deposits in banks                $ --           $ (1)              $ (1)
     Mortgage-backed securities available for sale                      30             (6)                24
     Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity                        (8)             1                 (7)
     Loans held for sale, net                                           12             (1)                11
     Loans receivable, net                                             (16)             4                (12)
                                                                      ----           ----               ----
           Total                                                        18             (3)                15
                                                                      ----           ----               ----

INTEREST EXPENSE:

     Deposits                                                           (6)            (5)               (11)
     Securities sold under agreements to repurchase                     (7)            (1)                (8)
     Borrowings                                                         46             (4)                42
                                                                      ----           ----               ----
           Total                                                        33            (10)                23
                                                                      ----           ----               ----
                      Change in net interest income                   $(15)          $  7               $ (8)
                                                                      ====           ====               ====
</TABLE>


     The volume variances in total interest income and total interest expense
for the three months ended June 30, 1998 compared to the corresponding period
in 1997 are largely due to increased purchases of mortgage-backed securities
funded with FHLB advances. The positive total rate variance of $7 million is
primarily attributed to lower rates on FHLB advances and a lower cost of funds
on deposits, partially offset by the comparatively lower market rates on
mortgage-backed securities purchased in 1998 and 1997 and prepayments of higher
rate interest-earning assets.

     Interest Income. Total interest income was $543.5 million for the three
months ended June 30, 1998, an increase of $15.7 million from the three months
ended June 30, 1997. Total interest-earning assets for the three months ended
June 30, 1998 averaged $29.6 billion, compared to $28.0 billion for the
corresponding period in 1997. The yield on total interest-earning assets during
the three months ended June 30, 1998 decreased to 7.35% compared to 7.54% for
the three months ended June 30, 1997, primarily due to lower market rates on
new mortgage-backed securities purchased in 1998 and 1997 and prepayments of
higher rate interest-earning assets.

     FN Holdings earned $376.6 million of interest income on loans receivable
for the three months ended June 30, 1998, a decrease of $12.4 million from the
three months ended June 30, 1997. The average balance of loans receivable
decreased to $19.1 billion during the three months ended June 30, 1998 from
$19.9 billion for the three months ended June 30, 1997, primarily due to
increased prepayments. The weighted average yield on loans receivable increased
to 7.87% for the three months ended June 30, 1998 from 7.80% for the same
period in 1997, partially due to the higher rate loans originated through Auto
One.

     FN Holdings earned $30.9 million of interest income on loans held for sale
for the three months ended June 30, 1998, an increase of $10.5 million from the
three months ended June 30, 1997. The average balance of loans held for sale
was $1.8 billion for the three months ended June 30, 1998, an increase of $710
million from the same period in 1997, primarily due to increased originations
and longer holding periods for jumbo loans during the three months ended June
30, 1998. The weighted average yield on loans held for sale decreased to 6.69%
for the three months ended June 30, 1998 from 7.16% during the three months
ended June 30, 1997, primarily due to generally lower market interest rates
during the second quarter of 1998.



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     Interest income on mortgage-backed securities available for sale was $97.0
million for the three months ended June 30, 1998, an increase of $23.6 million
from the three months ended June 30, 1997. The average portfolio balance
increased $2.0 billion, to $6.3 billion, during the three months ended June 30,
1998 compared to the same period in 1997. The weighted average yield on these
assets decreased from 6.74% for the three months ended June 30, 1997 to 6.12%
for the three months ended June 30, 1998. The increase in the volume and
decrease in the weighted average yield is primarily due to purchases of $3.1
billion in lower rate mortgage-backed securities during the three months ended
June 30, 1998 and $.9 billion during the last six months of 1997, as well as
prepayments of higher rate mortgage-backed securities since June 30, 1997.

     There were no material variances between the three months ended June 30,
1998 and the three months ended June 30, 1997 with respect to interest income
from mortgage-backed securities held to maturity and securities and
interest-bearing deposits in banks.

     Interest Expense. Total interest expense was $384.1 million for the three
months ended June 30, 1998, an increase of $23.1 million from the three months
ended June 30, 1997. The increase is primarily the result of increased
borrowings of FHLB advances, partially offset by a decline in the average
balance of deposits resulting from net deposit run-off.

     Interest expense on customer deposits, including Brokered Deposits, was
$177.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 1998, a decrease of $10.7
million from the three months ended June 30, 1997. The average balance of
customer deposits outstanding decreased from $16.8 billion to $16.3 billion for
the three months ended June 30, 1997 and 1998, respectively. The decrease in
the average balance is primarily due to net deposit run-off, anticipated
following the Cal Fed Acquisition. The overall weighted average cost of
deposits decreased to 4.36% for the three months ended June 30, 1998 from 4.47%
for the three months ended June 30, 1997, primarily due to higher average
balances of lower rate custodial transaction accounts.

     Interest expense on securities sold under agreements to repurchase
totalled $30.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 1998, a decrease of
$7.9 million from the three months ended June 30, 1997. The average balance of
such borrowings for the three months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 was $2.2
billion and $2.6 billion, respectively. The decrease in the average balance is
attributed to maturities that were refinanced with FHLB advances at more
favorable rates. The weighted average interest rate on these instruments
decreased to 5.51% during the three months ended June 30, 1998 from 5.76% for
the three months ended June 30, 1997, primarily due to a decrease in rates on
new borrowings compared to such borrowings during 1997.

     Interest expense on borrowings totalled $176.6 million for the three
months ended June 30, 1998, an increase of $41.7 million from the three months
ended June 30, 1997. The increase is attributed to additional FHLB advances
used to fund the purchases of mortgage-backed securities and replace reverse
repurchase agreements which matured. The average balance outstanding for the
three months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997 was $11.4 billion and $8.5 billion,
respectively. The weighted average interest rate on these instruments decreased
to 6.20% during the three months ended June 30, 1998 from 6.39% for the three
months ended June 30, 1997, primarily due to the lower rates in effect as a
result of the flatter yield curve at June 30, 1998 compared to June 30, 1997.

     Net Interest Income. Net interest income was $159.4 million for the three
months ended June 30, 1998, a decrease of $7.4 million from the three months
ended June 30, 1997. The interest rate spread decreased to 2.19% for the three
months ended June 30, 1998 from 2.36% for the three months ended June 30, 1997,
primarily as a result of prepayments of higher rate interest-earning assets
being replaced with interest-earning assets having comparatively lower yields,
reflecting the flattening of the yield curve during the second half of 1997 and
year to date in 1998.

     Noninterest Income. Total noninterest income, consisting primarily of loan
servicing fees, customer banking fees, gains on sales of loans and dividends on
FHLB stock, was $95.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 1998, an
increase of $12.5 million from the three months ended June 30, 1997. Income for
the three months ended June 30, 1998 includes a $13.1 million increase in gain
on sales of loans, primarily attributed to early payoffs of commercial loans
with unamortized discounts and additional gains from residential loan sales
during the second quarter of 1998.

     Loan servicing fees, net of amortization of mortgage servicing rights,
were $34.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 1998, compared to $35.3
million for the three months ended June 30, 1997. The single-family residential
loan servicing portfolio, excluding loans serviced for the Bank, decreased from
$47.4 billion at June 30, 1997 to $46.8 billion at June 30, 1998. During the
three months ended June 30, 1998, the Company sold $2.7 billion in
single-family



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mortgage loans originated for sale as part of its ongoing mortgage banking
operations compared to $1.8 billion of such sales for the corresponding period
in 1997.

     Gain on sales of loans was $21.6 million for the three months ended June
30, 1998, compared to $8.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 1997.
The increase is primarily attributed to early payoffs of commercial loans with
unamortized discounts and additional gains from residential loan sales during
the second quarter of 1998.

     Dividends on FHLB stock were $7.6 million for the three months ended June
30, 1998, an increase of $1.5 million from the three months ended June 30,
1997, representing an increase in the volume of such stock owned by the
Company, primarily as a result of an increase in borrowings on FHLB advances.

     There were no material variances between the three months ended June 30,
1998 and the comparable period in 1997 with respect to customer banking fees,
gain (loss) on sales of assets and other noninterest income.

     Noninterest Expense. Total noninterest expense was $156.9 million for the
three months ended June 30, 1998, a decrease of $14.2 million from the three
months ended June 30, 1997. The variance between the two periods is primarily
attributed to a $19.0 million provision for unreimbursable costs related to the
foreclosure of single-family loans serviced for others, which is reflected in
loan expense and professional fees, recorded during the second quarter of 1997.

     Provision for Income Tax. During the three months ended June 30, 1998 and
1997, FN Holdings recorded income tax benefit of $236.4 million and income tax
expense of $10.2 million, respectively. Based on resolutions of federal income
tax audits and favorable future earnings expectations, management changed its
judgment about the realizability of FN Holdings' deferred tax asset and reduced
its valuation allowance by $250 million in addition to the amount used to
offset income during the period. For the quarter ended June 30, 1998 and 1997,
FN Holdings' valuation allowance was reduced by $288.0 million and $28.5
million, respectively. FN Holdings' effective Federal tax rates were (284)% and
2% during the three months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively, while
its statutory Federal tax rate was 35% during both periods. The difference
between the effective and statutory rates was primarily the result of the
reductions in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance. FN Holdings'
effective state tax rate was 14% during the three months ended June 30, 1998
and 1997. It is expected that, beginning July 1, 1998, the Company's effective
tax rate for future periods will be 42%.

     Minority Interest. Dividends on the REIT Preferred Stock totalling $11.4
million were declared and paid during each of the three months ended June 30,
1998 and 1997. Minority interest relative to the REIT Preferred Stock is
reflected on the consolidated statements of income net of the income tax
benefit of $1.5 million which will inure to the Company as a result of the
deductibility of such dividends for income tax purposes. Dividends on the Bank
Preferred Stock of $13.2 million were also recorded during the each of the
three months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997. Minority interest for the three
months ended June 30, 1998 also includes $.4 million representing that portion
of Auto One's loss attributable to the 20% interest in the common stock of Auto
One that was issued as part of the GSAC Acquisition.

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES

     The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is periodically evaluated by
management in order to maintain the allowance at a level that is sufficient to
absorb expected loan losses. The Company charges current earnings with a
provision for estimated credit losses on loans receivable. The provision
considers both specifically identified problem loans as well as credit risks
not specifically identified in the loan portfolio. The Company established
provisions for loan losses of $20.0 million and $39.9 million during the six
months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The decrease in the
provision for loan losses during the six months ended June 30, 1998 compared to
the same period in 1997 is the result of management's evaluation of the
adequacy of the allowance based on, among other things, past loan loss
experience and known and inherent risks in the portfolio, evidenced in part by
the continued decline in the Company's level of non-performing assets. In
addition, management's periodic evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for
loan losses considers potential adverse situations that may affect the
borrower's ability to repay, the estimated value of underlying collateral, and
current and prospective economic conditions. The allowance for loan losses is
increased by provisions for loan losses and allowances on acquired loans, while
it is decreased by charge-offs (net of recoveries).





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     Activity in the allowance for loan losses during the six months ended June
30, 1998 and 1997 is as follows (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               1998                  1997
                                                               ----                  ----

<S>                                                          <C>                    <C>     
Balance - January 1                                          $418,674               $246,556
   Purchase - Cal Fed Acquisition                                  --                143,820
   Provision for loan losses                                   20,000                 39,900
   Charge-offs                                               (19,685)               (32,243)
   Recoveries                                                   1,676                  2,468
                                                             --------               --------
Balance - June 30                                            $420,665               $400,501
                                                             ========               ========
</TABLE>



     Although management believes that the allowance for loan losses is
adequate for its current portfolios, it will continue to review its loan
portfolio to determine the extent to which any changes in economic conditions
or loss experience may require additional provisions in the future.

ASSET AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT

     Banks and savings associations are subject to interest rate risk to the
degree that their interest-bearing liabilities, consisting principally of
deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and FHLB advances,
mature or reprice more or less frequently, or on a different basis, than their
interest-earning assets. The process of planning and controlling asset and
liability mixes, volumes and maturities to influence the net interest spread is
referred to as asset and liability management. The objective of the Company's
asset and liability management is to maximize its net interest income over
changing interest rate cycles within the constraints imposed by prudent lending
and investing practices, liquidity needs and capital planning.

     FN Holdings, through the Bank, actively pursues investment and funding
strategies intended to minimize the sensitivity of its earnings to interest
rate fluctuations while maintaining the flexibility required to execute its
business strategies. The Company measures the interest rate sensitivity of the
balance sheet through gap and duration analysis, as well as net interest income
and market value simulation, and, after taking into consideration both the
variability of rates and the maturities of various instruments, evaluates
strategies which may reduce the sensitivity of its earnings to interest rate
and market value fluctuations. An important decision is the selection of
interest-bearing liabilities and the generation of interest-earning assets
which best match relative to interest rate changes. In order to reduce interest
rate risk by increasing the percentage of interest sensitive assets, the
Company has continued its emphasis on the origination of adjustable rate
mortgage ("ARM") products for its portfolio. Where possible, the Company seeks
to purchase assets or originate real estate loans that reprice frequently and
that on the whole adjust in accordance with the repricing of its liabilities.
At June 30, 1998, approximately 91% of the Company's real estate loan portfolio
consisted of ARMs.

     ARMs have from time to time been offered with low initial interest rates
as marketing inducements. In addition, most ARMs are also subject to periodic
interest rate adjustment caps or floors. In a period of rising interest rates,
ARMs could reach a periodic adjustment cap while still at a rate significantly
below their contractual margin over existing market rates. Since repricing
liabilities are typically not subject to such interest rate adjustment
constraints, the Company's net interest margin would most likely be negatively
impacted in this situation. Certain ARMs currently offered by the Company have
a fixed monthly payment for a given period, with any changes as a result of
market interest rates reflected in the unpaid principal balance through
negative amortization.

     One of the most important sources of a financial institution's net income
is net interest income, which is the difference between the combined interest
earned on interest-earning assets and the combined interest paid on
interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income is also dependent on the
relative balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

     A traditional measure of interest rate risk within the savings industry is
the interest rate sensitivity gap, which is the sum of all interest-earning
assets minus the sum of all interest-bearing liabilities to be repriced within
given periods. A gap is considered positive when the interest rate sensitive
assets exceed interest rate sensitive liabilities, while the opposite results
in a negative gap. During a period of rising interest rates, a negative gap
would tend to adversely affect net interest income, and a positive gap would
tend to result in an increase in net interest income, while the opposite would
tend to occur in a period of falling rates.



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     The following table sets forth the projected maturities based upon
contractual maturities as adjusted for projected prepayments and "repricing
mechanisms" (provisions for changes in the interest rates), as of June 30,
1998. Prepayment rates are assumed in each period on substantially all of the
Company's loan portfolio based upon expected loan prepayments. Repricing
mechanisms on the Company's assets are subject to limitations such as caps on
the amount that interest rates and payments on its loans may adjust and,
accordingly, such assets may not respond in the same manner or to the same
extent to changes in interest rates as the Company's liabilities. In addition,
the interest rate sensitivity of the Company's assets and liabilities
illustrated in the table would vary substantially if different assumptions were
used or if actual experience differed from the assumptions set forth. The
Company's estimated interest rate sensitivity gap at June 30, 1998 is as
follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Maturity/Rate Sensitivity
                                                       -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       Within          1-5         Over 5      Noninterest
                                                       1 Year         Years         Years        Bearing       Total
                                                       ------         -----        ------      -----------     -----
                                                                        (dollars in millions)
INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS:

<S>                                                    <C>        <C>             <C>        <C>           <C>      
Securities held to maturity, interest-bearing
     deposits in other banks and short-term
     investment securities(1)(2)                        $    96       $   --          $ --       $   --      $    96
Securities available for sale (3)                           783           --            --           --          783
Mortgage-backed securities
     available for sale (3)                               8,037           --            --           --        8,037
Mortgage-backed securities
     held to maturity (1)(4)                              1,135            2            --           --        1,137
Loans held for sale, net (3)(5)                           1,707           --            --           --        1,707
Loans receivable, net (1)(6)                             14,891        3,263           757           --       18,911
Investment in FHLB                                          540           --            --           --          540
                                                        -------       ------          ----       ------      -------
     Total interest-earning assets                       27,189        3,265           757           --       31,211
Noninterest-earning assets                                   --           --            --        2,825        2,825
                                                        -------       ------          ----       ------      -------
                                                        $27,189       $3,265          $757       $2,825      $34,036
                                                        =======       ======          ====       ======      =======

INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES:

Deposits (7)                                            $14,395       $1,641          $  8       $   --      $16,044
Securities sold under agreements to     
     repurchase (1)                                       2,862           --            --           --        2,862
FHLB advances (1)                                         4,208        6,784             2           --       10,994
Other borrowings (1)                                        238          351           693           --        1,282
                                                        -------      -------          ----       ------      -------
     Total interest-bearing liabilities                  21,703        8,776           703           --       31,182
Noninterest-bearing liabilities                              --           --            --          730          730
Minority interest                                            --           --            --          986          986
Stockholders' equity                                         --           --            --        1,138        1,138
                                                        -------      -------          ----       ------      -------
                                                        $21,703       $8,776          $703       $2,854      $34,036
                                                        =======      =======          ====       ======      =======

Gap                                                      $5,486      $(5,511)         $ 54                       $29
                                                         ======      =======          ====                       === 

Cumulative gap                                           $5,486         $(25)         $ 29                       $29
                                                         ======         ====          ====                       ===

Gap as a percentage of total assets                       16.1%        (16.2)%        0.2%                       0.1%
                                                          ====          ====          ===                        ===

Cumulative gap as a percentage of total assets            16.1%         (0.1)%        0.1%                       0.1%
                                                          ====          ====          ====                       ===
</TABLE>




------------
(1)  Based upon (a) contractual maturity, (b) instrument repricing date, if
     applicable, and (c) projected repayments and prepayments of principal, if
     applicable. Prepayments were estimated generally by using the prepayment
     rates



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     forecast by various large brokerage firms as of June 30, 1998. The actual
     maturity and rate sensitivity of these assets could vary substantially if
     future prepayments differ from the Company's prepayment estimates.
(2)  Consists of $59 million of securities held to maturity, $2 million of
     interest-bearing deposits in other banks and $35 million of short-term
     investment securities.
(3)  As loans held for sale and securities and mortgage-backed securities
     available for sale may be sold within one year, they are considered to be
     maturing within one year.
(4)  Excludes underlying non-performing loans of $6 million.
(5)  Excludes non-performing loans of $18 million.
(6)  Excludes allowance for loan losses of $421 million and non-performing
     loans of $136 million.
(7)  Fixed rate deposits and deposits with a fixed pricing interval are
     reflected as maturing in the year of contractual maturity or first
     repricing date. Money market deposit accounts, demand deposit accounts and
     passbook accounts are reflected as maturing within one year.

     At June 30, 1998, interest-earning assets of the Company exceeded
interest-bearing liabilities by approximately $29 million. At December 31,
1997, interest-earning assets of the Company exceeded interest-bearing
liabilities by approximately $154 million.

     The maturity/rate sensitivity analysis is a static view of the balance
sheet with assets and liabilities grouped into certain defined time periods,
and thus only partially depicts the dynamics of the Company's sensitivity to
interest rate changes. Since it is measured at a single point in time, this
analysis may not fully describe the complexity of relationships between product
features and pricing, market rates and future management of the balance sheet
mix. The Company utilizes computer modeling, under various interest rate
scenarios, to provide a dynamic view of the effects of the changes in rates,
spreads, and yield curve shifts on net interest income.

     The Company's risk management policies are established by the
Asset/Liability Management Committee ("ALCO") of the Bank. ALCO meets monthly
to formulate the Bank's investment and risk management strategies. The basic
responsibilities of ALCO include management of net interest income and market
value of portfolio equity, management of liquidity to provide adequate funding,
and the establishment of asset product priorities by formulating performance
evaluation criteria, risk evaluation techniques and a system to standardize the
analysis and reporting of originations, competitive trends, profitability and
risk. On a quarterly basis, the Board of Directors of the Bank is apprised of
ALCO strategies adopted and their impact on operations, and, at least annually,
the Board of Directors of the Bank reviews the Bank's interest rate risk
management policy statements.

LIQUIDITY

     The standard measure of liquidity in the savings industry is the ratio of
cash and short-term U. S. government securities and other specified securities
to deposits and borrowings due within one year. Effective November 24, 1997,
the OTS established a minimum liquidity requirement for the Bank of 4.00%, a
reduction from 5.00%, which had been in effect prior to that date in 1997.
California Federal has been in compliance with the liquidity regulations during
1998 and 1997.

     A major source of the Company's funding is expected to be the Bank's
retail deposit branch network, which management believes will be sufficient to
meet its long-term liquidity needs. The ability of the Company to retain and
attract new deposits is dependent upon the variety and effectiveness of its
customer account products, customer service and convenience, and rates paid to
customers. The Company also obtains funds from the repayment and maturities of
loans and mortgage-backed securities, while additional funds can be obtained
from a variety of other sources including Brokered Deposits, loan sales,
securities sold under agreements to repurchase, FHLB advances, and other
secured and unsecured borrowings. It is anticipated that FHLB advances and
securities sold under agreements to repurchase will continue to be important
sources of funding, and management expects there to be adequate collateral for
such funding requirements.

     The Company's primary uses of funds are the origination or purchase of
loans, the purchase of mortgage-backed securities, the funding of maturing
certificates of deposit, demand deposit withdrawals, the repayment of
borrowings, and the payment of dividends with respect to the REIT Preferred
Stock and the Bank Preferred Stock. Certificates of deposit scheduled to mature
during the twelve months ending June 30, 1999 aggregate $8.3 billion. The
Company may



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renew these certificates, attract new replacement deposits, replace such funds
with other borrowings, or it may elect to reduce the size of the balance sheet.
In addition, at June 30, 1998, FN Holdings had securities sold under agreements
to repurchase, FHLB advances and other borrowings aggregating $7.3 billion
maturing within twelve months. The Company may elect to pay off such debt or to
replace such borrowings with additional FHLB advances or other borrowings at
prevailing rates.

     FN Holdings' primary source of cash to pay the interest on and principal
of its long-term debt is expected to be distributions from the Bank. The annual
interest on the FN Holdings Notes is $98.4 million. Interest on the GS Escrow
Notes, to be assumed by a subsidiary of FN Holdings in the GS Escrow Merger,
will approximate $140.9 million per year. Although FN Holdings expects that
distributions from the Bank will be sufficient to pay interest when due and the
principal amount of its long-term debt at maturity, there can be no assurance
that earnings from the Bank will be sufficient to make such distributions to FN
Holdings. In addition, there can be no assurance that such distributions will
be permitted by the terms of any debt instruments of FN Holdings' subsidiaries
then in effect, by the terms of any class of preferred stock issued by the Bank
or its subsidiaries, including the REIT Preferred Stock and the Bank Preferred
Stock, or under applicable federal thrift laws.

     The Company anticipates that cash and cash equivalents on hand, the cash
flow from assets as well as other sources of funds will provide adequate
liquidity for its operating, investing and financing needs and the Bank's
regulatory liquidity requirements for the foreseeable future. In addition to
cash and cash equivalents of $383.4 million at June 30, 1998, the Company has
substantial additional borrowing capacity with the FHLB and other sources.

     As presented in the accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of cash
flows, the sources of liquidity vary between periods. The primary sources of
funds during the six months ended June 30, 1998 were net loan repayments of
$725.3 million, proceeds from sales of loans of $4.5 billion, $11.8 billion in
additional borrowings, a $1.0 billion net increase in securities sold under
agreements to repurchase and $1.9 billion in proceeds from principal payments
and maturities of securities and mortgage-backed securities available for sale
and held to maturity. The primary uses of funds were $10.3 billion in principal
payments on borrowings, $4.6 billion in purchases of securities and
mortgage-backed securities available for sale, $4.8 billion in originations of
loans, $157.9 million from a net decrease in deposits and $82.4 million in
dividend payments.

PROBLEM AND POTENTIAL PROBLEM ASSETS

     The Company considers a loan to be impaired when, based upon current
information and events, it believes it is probable that the Company will be
unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the
loan agreement. Any insignificant delay (i.e., 60 days or less) or
insignificant shortfall in amount of payments will not cause a loan to be
considered impaired. In determining impairment, the Company considers large
non-homogeneous loans including non-performing loans, troubled debt
restructurings, and performing loans which exhibit, among other
characteristics, high LTV ratios, low debt-coverage ratios or other indications
that the borrowers are experiencing increased levels of financial difficulty.
The Company bases the measurement of collateral-dependent impaired loans on the
fair value of the loan's collateral. The amount, if any, by which the recorded
investment of the loan exceeds the measure of the impaired loan's value is
recognized by recording a valuation allowance.

     At June 30, 1998, the carrying value of loans that were considered to be
impaired totalled $97.2 million (of which $20.3 million were on non-performing
status). The average recorded investment in impaired loans during the six
months ended June 30, 1998 was approximately $98.7 million. For the six months
ended June 30, 1998, FN Holdings recognized interest income on those impaired
loans of $4.4 million, which included $.7 million of interest income recognized
using the cash basis method of income recognition.




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     The following table presents the amounts, net of specific allowances for
loan losses and purchase accounting adjustments, of the Company's
non-performing loans, foreclosed real estate, repossessed assets, troubled debt
restructurings and impaired loans as of the dates indicated. These categories
are not mutually exclusive; certain loans are included in more than one
classification.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         June 30, 1998
                                                       --------------------------------------------------
                                                       Non-performing       Impaired         Restructured
                                                       --------------       --------         ------------
                                                                          (in millions)
<S>                                                         <C>              <C>                 <C> 
Real Estate:
     1-4 unit residential                                   $133               $--                $ 2
     5+ unit residential                                      10                40                 21
     Commercial and other                                     10                56                 21
     Land                                                     --                --                 --
     Construction                                              1                 1                 --
                                                            ----               ---                ---
         Total real estate                                   154                97                 44
Non-real estate                                                6                --                 --
                                                            ----               ---                ---
         Total loans, net                                    160               $97 (b)            $44 (c) 
                                                                               ===                ===
Foreclosed real estate, net                                   65
Repossessed assets                                             2
                                                            ----
         Total non-performing assets                        $227 (a)
                                                            ====
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                       December 31, 1997
                                                       --------------------------------------------------
                                                       Non-performing       Impaired         Restructured
                                                       --------------       --------         ------------
                                                                          (in millions)
<S>                                                           <C>             <C>                <C> 
Real Estate:
     1-4 unit residential                                     $165              $ --              $ 2
     5+ unit residential                                        12                43               43
     Commercial and other                                        6                67               26
     Land                                                       --                --               --
     Construction                                                2                --               --
                                                              ----              ----              ---
         Total real estate                                     185               110               71
Non-real estate                                                  7                --               --
                                                              ----              ----              ---
         Total loans                                           192              $110 (b)          $71 (c)
                                                               ---              ====              ===
Foreclosed real estate, net                                     77
Repossessed assets                                               3
                                                              ----
         Total non-performing assets                          $272 (a)
                                                              ====
</TABLE>


     ------------------
     (a) Includes loans securitized with recourse on non-performing status of
         $5.7 million and $5.2 million at June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997,
         respectively, and loans held for sale on non-performing status of
         $18.4 million and $1.2 million at June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997.
     (b) Includes $20.3 million and $18.6 million of loans on non-performing
         status at June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, respectively. Also
         includes $19.2 million and $17.5 million of loans classified as
         troubled debt restructurings at June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997,
         respectively.
     (c) Includes non-performing loans of $1.1 million and $2.1 million at June
         30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, respectively. At June 30, 1998 and
         December 31, 1997, $.3 million and $1.7 million, respectively, of
         these non-performing troubled debt restructurings were also considered
         impaired.

     There were no accruing loans contractually past due 90 days or more at
June 30, 1998 or December 31, 1997.

     FN Holdings' non-performing assets, consisting of non-performing loans,
net of purchase accounting adjustments, foreclosed real estate, net, and
repossessed assets, decreased to $227 million at June 30, 1998, from $272
million at December 31, 1997. Non-performing assets as a percentage of the
Bank's total assets decreased to .67% at June 30, 1998, from .87% at December
31, 1997.



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     FN Holdings, through the Bank, manages its credit risk by regularly
assessing the current and estimated future performance of the real estate
markets in which it operates. The Company continues to place a high degree of
emphasis on the management of its asset portfolio. The Company has three
distinct asset management functions: performing loan asset management, problem
loan asset management and credit review. These three functions are charged with
the responsibility of reducing the risk profile within the residential,
commercial and multi-family asset portfolios by applying asset management and
risk evaluation techniques that are consistent with the Company's portfolio
management strategy and regulatory requirements. In addition to these asset
management functions, the Company has a specialized credit risk management
group that is charged with the development of credit policies and performing
credit risk analyses for all asset portfolios.

     The following table presents non-performing real estate assets by
geographic region of the country as of June 30, 1998:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 Total
                                     Non-performing        Foreclosed       Non-performing
                                       Real Estate        Real Estate,        Real Estate      Geographic
                                     Loans, Net (2)          Net (2)            Assets        Concentration
                                     --------------         --------            ------        -------------
                                                              (dollars in millions)
<S>                                       <C>                  <C>               <C>              <C>   
     Region:
         California                        $ 89                $39               $128             58.52%
         Northeast (1)                       28                 12                 40             18.16
         Other regions                       37                 14                 51             23.32
                                           -----              ----               ----            ------
              Total                        $154                $65               $219            100.00%
                                           ====                ===               ====            ====== 
</TABLE>

------------------

(1)  Includes Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
     Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Delaware.
(2)  Net of purchase accounting adjustments and specific allowances for losses.

     At June 30, 1998, the Company's largest non-performing asset was
approximately $4.6 million, and it had three non-performing assets over $2
million in size with balances averaging approximately $4.0 million. The Company
has 1,358 non-performing assets below $2 million in size, including 1,266
non-performing 1-4 unit residential assets.

     A summary of the activity in the allowance for loan losses by loan type is
as follows for the six months ended June 30, 1998:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      5+ Unit
                                                                    Residential
                                                 1-4 Unit         and Commercial        Consumer
                                                Residential         Real Estate         and Other       Total
                                                -----------       --------------        ---------       -----
                                                               (dollars in millions)
<S>                                                 <C>                 <C>              <C>           <C> 
Balance - December 31, 1997                         $202                $198             $19           $419
     Provision for loan losses                        12                   5               3             20
     Charge-offs                                     (13)                 (3)             (4)           (20)
     Recoveries                                        1                  --               1              2
                                                    ----                ----             ---           ----
Balance - June 30, 1998                             $202                $200             $19           $421
                                                    ====                ====             ===           ====
</TABLE>


     The ratio of allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans at June 30,
1998 and December 31, 1997 was 262.0% and 217.8%, respectively.





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MORTGAGE BANKING OPERATIONS

     Since 1994, the Company, through the Bank's wholly owned mortgage bank
subsidiary, First Nationwide Mortgage Corporation ("FNMC"), has significantly
expanded its mortgage banking operations. During May 1997 and January 1998,
FNMC acquired mortgage servicing assets of $3.2 billion and $3.6 billion,
respectively, as a result of four bulk servicing acquisitions. The balance in
the servicing portfolio has remained relatively flat as a result of the net
effect of a 1997 servicing sale of loans with an unpaid principal balance of
$2.3 billion and the higher prepayments on the underlying loans serviced,
offset by the bulk purchases in 1997 and 1998, the acquisition of additional
1-4 unit residential loan servicing portfolios in the Cal Fed Acquisition and
the originated servicing. The 1-4 unit residential loans serviced for others
totalled $46.8 billion at June 30, 1998, a decrease of $.7 billion and $.6
billion from December 31, 1997 and June 30, 1997, respectively. During the six
months ended June 30, 1998, the Company, through FNMC, originated $4.8 billion
and sold (generally with servicing retained) $4.5 billion of 1-4 unit
residential loans. Gross revenues from mortgage loan servicing activities for
the six months ended June 30, 1998 totalled $118.8 million, a decrease of $3.6
million from the six months ended June 30, 1997.

     A decline in long-term interest rates generally results in an acceleration
of mortgage loan prepayments. Higher than anticipated levels of prepayments
generally cause the accelerated amortization of mortgage servicing rights
("MSRs"), and generally will result in a reduction in the market value of MSRs
and in the Company's servicing fee income. To reduce the sensitivity of its
earnings to interest rate and market value fluctuations, the Company hedged the
change in value of its MSRs based on changes in interest rates ("MSR Hedge").

     At June 30, 1998, the Company, through FNMC, was a party to several
interest rate floor contracts maturing from October 2001 through January 2003.
The Company paid counterparties a premium in exchange for cash payments in the
event that the 10-year Constant Maturity Treasury rate falls below negotiated
strike prices. At June 30, 1998, the notional amount of the interest rate
floors was $1.4 billion and the strike prices were between 5.5% and 6.5%. In
addition, the Company, through FNMC, was a party to swap agreements related to
principal-only mortgage-backed securities and prepayment-linked swap agreements
with a remaining notional amount of $107.4 million and $1.2 billion,
respectively. The estimated market values of interest rate floor contracts and
swaps designated as hedges against MSRs at June 30, 1998 were $28.6 million and
$21.3 million, respectively.

     The following is a summary of activity in MSRs and the MSR Hedge for the
six months ended June 30, 1998 (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                       Total MSR
                                                                         MSRs         MSR Hedge         Balance
                                                                         ----         ---------        ---------

<S>                                                                     <C>            <C>               <C>     
Balance at December 31, 1997                                            $531,269         $5,434          $536,703
     Additions - bulk purchases                                           57,136             --            57,136
     Originated servicing                                                102,029             --           102,029
     Additions - other                                                    21,087             --            21,087
     Additions to MSR Hedge                                                   --         13,478            13,478
     Payments received under interest rate floor contracts                    --         (6,338)           (6,338)
     Net payments made under principal-only swap agreements                   --            381               381
     Net payments made under futures contracts                                --          1,654             1,654
     Amortization                                                        (54,213)        (2,861)          (57,074)
                                                                        --------        -------          --------
Balance at June 30, 1998                                                $657,308        $11,748          $669,056
                                                                        ========        =======          ========
</TABLE>


     Capitalized mortgage servicing rights are amortized in proportion to, and
over the period of, estimated future net servicing income. SFAS No. 125
requires enterprises to measure the impairment of servicing rights based on the
difference between the carrying amount of the servicing rights and their
current fair value. At June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, no allowance for
impairment of the mortgage servicing rights was necessary.




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CAPITAL RESOURCES

     OTS capital regulations require savings associations to satisfy three
minimum capital requirements: tangible capital, core (leverage) capital and
risk-based capital. In general, an association's tangible capital, which must
be at least 1.5% of adjusted total assets, is the sum of common stockholders'
equity (including retained earnings), noncumulative perpetual preferred stock
and minority interest in equity accounts of fully consolidated subsidiaries,
less disallowed intangibles. An association's ratio of core capital to adjusted
total assets (the "core capital ratio") must be at least 4%, recently amended
from 3% which had been in effect prior to March 1998. Core capital generally is
the sum of tangible capital plus certain qualifying intangibles. Under the
risk-based capital requirement, a savings association must have total capital
(core capital plus supplementary capital) equal to at least 8% of risk-weighted
assets (which equals assets plus the credit risk equivalent of certain
off-balance sheet items, each multiplied by the appropriate risk weight).
Supplementary capital, which may not exceed 100% of core capital for purposes
of the risk-based requirements, includes, among other things, certain permanent
capital instruments such as qualifying cumulative perpetual preferred stock, as
well as some forms of term capital instruments, such as qualifying subordinated
debt. The capital requirements are viewed as minimum standards by the OTS, and
most associations are expected to maintain capital levels well above the
minimum. In addition, the OTS regulations provide that minimum capital levels
higher than those provided in the regulations may be established by the OTS for
individual savings associations, depending upon their particular circumstances.
The Bank is not subject to any such individual minimum regulatory capital
requirement. These capital requirements are applicable to the Bank but not to
FN Holdings.

     At June 30, 1998, the Bank's regulatory capital levels exceeded the
minimum regulatory capital requirements, with tangible, core and risk-based
capital ratios of 5.46%, 5.46% and 12.15%, respectively. The following is a
reconciliation of the Bank's stockholders' equity to regulatory capital as of
June 30, 1998:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Tangible              Core            Risk-based
                                                                       Capital             Capital           Capital
                                                                       -------             -------           -------
                                                                                   (dollars in millions)
<S>                                                                     <C>                <C>                <C>   
Stockholders' equity of the Bank at June 30, 1998                       $2,565             $2,565             $2,565
Minority interest - REIT Preferred Stock                                   500                500                500
Unrealized holding gain on securities available for
     sale, net                                                             (28)               (28)               (28)
Non-qualifying MSRs                                                        (67)               (67)               (67)
Non-allowable capital:
     REIT Preferred Stock in excess of 25% of
         Tier 1 capital                                                    (53)               (53)               (53)
     Intangible assets                                                    (656)              (656)              (656)
     Goodwill Litigation Asset                                            (100)              (100)              (100)
     Investment in subsidiaries                                            (54)               (54)               (54)
     Excess deferred tax asset                                            (319)              (319)              (319)
Supplemental capital:
     Qualifying subordinated debt debentures                                --                 --                 94
     General loan loss allowance                                            --                 --                218
Assets required to be deducted:
     Low level recourse deduction                                           --                 --                (2)
     Land loans with more than 80% LTV ratio                                --                 --                (3)
                                                                        ------            -------            -------
Regulatory capital of the Bank                                           1,788              1,788              2,095
Minimum regulatory capital requirement                                     492              1,311              1,380
                                                                        ------            -------            -------
Excess above minimum capital requirement                                $1,296            $   477            $   715
                                                                        ======            =======            =======


Regulatory capital of the Bank                                           5.46%              5.46%              12.15%
Minimum regulatory capital requirement                                   1.50               4.00                8.00
                                                                         ----               ----              ------
Excess above minimum capital requirement                                 3.96%              1.46%               4.15%
                                                                         ====               ====              ======
</TABLE>


     The amount of adjusted total assets used for the tangible and core capital
ratios is $32.8 billion. Risk-weighted assets used for the risk-based capital
ratio amounted to $17.2 billion.



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     The Bank is also subject to the "prompt corrective action" standards
prescribed in the FDICIA and related OTS regulations, which, among other
things, define specific capital categories based on an association's capital
ratios. The capital categories, in declining order, are "well capitalized,"
"adequately capitalized," "undercapitalized," "significantly undercapitalized,"
and "critically undercapitalized." Associations categorized as
"undercapitalized" or worse are subject to certain restrictions, including the
requirement to file a capital plan with the OTS, prohibitions on the payment of
dividends and management fees, restrictions on executive compensation, and
increased supervisory monitoring, among other things. Other restrictions may be
imposed on the association either by the OTS or by the FDIC, including
requirements to raise additional capital, sell assets, or sell the entire
association. Once an association becomes "critically undercapitalized" it is
generally placed in receivership or conservatorship within 90 days.

     To be considered "well capitalized," a savings association must generally
have a leverage capital ratio of at least 5.00%, a Tier 1 (core capital)
risk-based capital ratio of at least 6.00%, and a total risk-based capital
ratio of at least 10.00%. An association is deemed to be "critically
undercapitalized" if it has a tangible equity ratio of 2.00% or less. At June
30, 1998, California Federal's capital levels were sufficient for it to be
considered "well capitalized:"

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                           Risk-based
                                                               Leverage           --------------------------
                                                                Capital           Tier 1       Total Capital
                                                                -------           ------       -------------
<S>                                                              <C>              <C>              <C>   
     Regulatory capital of the Bank                              5.46%            10.37%           12.15%
     "Well capitalized" ratio                                    5.00              6.00            10.00
                                                                 ----              ----            -----
     Excess above "well capitalized" ratio                       0.46%             4.37%            2.15%
                                                                 ====              ====            =====
</TABLE>

     OTS capital regulations allow a savings association to include a net
deferred tax asset in regulatory capital, subject to certain limitations. To
the extent that the realization of a deferred tax asset depends on a savings
association's future taxable income, such deferred tax asset is limited for
regulatory capital purposes to the lesser of the amount that can be realized
within one year or 10 percent of core capital. At June 30, 1998, $319 million
of the net tax benefit was determined to be attributable to the amount of
taxable income that may be realized in periods beyond one year. Accordingly,
such amount has been excluded from the Bank's regulatory capital at June 30,
1998.

DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

     There have been no material changes in reported market risks faced by the
Company since the Company's report in Item 7A of its Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1997.




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                          PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

     FN Holdings and California Federal are involved in legal proceedings on
claims incidental to the normal conduct of their business. Although it is
impossible to predict the outcome of any outstanding legal proceedings,
management believes that such legal proceedings and claims, individually or in
the aggregate, will not have a material effect on the financial condition or
results of operations of the Company.

     In addition to legal proceedings within the normal course of business, the
Bank is the plaintiff in a claim against the United States in the lawsuit,
California Federal Bank v. United States, Civil Action No. 92-138C (the
"California Federal Litigation"). In the California Federal Litigation, the
Bank alleges, among other things, that the United States breached certain
contractual commitments regarding the computation of its regulatory capital for
which the Bank seeks damages and restitution. The Bank's claims arose from
changes, mandated by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and
Enforcement Act of 1989 ("FIRREA"), with respect to the rules for computing Old
California Federal's regulatory capital.

     On July 1, 1996, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion for
United States v. Winstar Corporation, No. 95- 865, which affirmed the decisions
of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the United
States Court of Federal Claims in various consolidated cases (the "Winstar
Cases") granting summary judgment to the plaintiff thrift institutions on the
liability portion of their breach of contract claims against the United States.
The Supreme Court held that the government breached certain express contracts
when Congress enacted FIRREA, and the Supreme Court remanded the proceedings
for a determination of the appropriate measure and amount of damages, which to
date have not been awarded.

     On October 30, 1996, Old California Federal filed a motion for partial
summary judgment as to the Federal government's liability to the Bank for
breach of contract, which was opposed by the Federal government. In addition,
the government filed a cross-motion for partial summary judgment as to certain
liability issues. A hearing on the motions for partial summary judgment on
liability was held on August 7, 1997. On December 22, 1997, a U.S. Claims Court
Judge ruled in favor of this motion to establish the government's liability,
and a formal order in that regard was subsequently issued on July 16, 1998. The
trial of the damages phase of the Bank's case has been scheduled to begin in
December 1998.

     In connection with the Cal Fed Acquisition, the Company recorded as an
asset part of the estimated after-tax cash recovery from the California Federal
Litigation that will inure to the Company, net of amounts payable to holders of
the Litigation Interests and the Secondary Litigation Interests in any such
recovery (the "Goodwill Litigation Asset"). The Goodwill Litigation Asset was
recorded at its estimated fair value of $100 million, net of estimated tax
liabilities, as of January 3, 1997, and is included in the consolidated balance
sheets as of June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997.

ITEM 2.  CHANGES IN SECURITIES.

     None.

ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

     None.




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ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

     None.

ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION.

     None.

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     (a) Exhibits:

        3.1       Fifth Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
                  Registrant. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to
                  Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
                  Form S-1 (File No. 333-21015)).

        3.2       By-laws of the Registrant, as amended. (Incorporated by
                  reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 1 to the
                  Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
                  333-21015)).

       27.1       Financial Data Schedule

     (b) Reports on Form 8-K:

         None.



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                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.






                            First Nationwide Holdings Inc.



                                          /s/  Laurence Winoker
                            ---------------------------------------------------
                            By:  Laurence Winoker
                                 Vice President and Controller

                                 (Signing on behalf of the Registrant and as the
                                 Principal Accounting Officer)




August 13, 1998








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