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                     ST. FRANCIS CAPITAL CORPORATION [LOGO]

                         13400 BISHOPS LANE, SUITE 350
                        BROOKFIELD, WISCONSIN 53005-6203
                                 (414) 486-8700

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

                    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                         TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 28, 1998

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

TO THE HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK OF ST. FRANCIS CAPITAL CORPORATION:

         NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the
"Annual Meeting") of St. Francis Capital Corporation (the "Company") will be
held on Wednesday, January 28, 1998, at 10:00 a.m., Milwaukee time, at the
Midway Hotel Airport, 5105 S. Howell Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

         The Annual Meeting is for the purpose of considering and voting upon
the following matters, all of which are set forth more completely in the
accompanying Proxy Statement:

                 1.       The election of two directors each for three-year
                          terms, and in each case until his or her successor is
                          elected and qualified;

                 2.       The ratification of the appointment of KPMG Peat
                          Marwick LLP as independent auditors of the Company
                          for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; and

                 3.       Such other matters as may properly come before the
                          Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements
                          thereof.  The Board of Directors is not aware of any
                          other such business.

         The Board of Directors has established December 1, 1997 as the record
date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at
the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.  Only
shareholders of record as of the close of business on that date will be
entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements
thereof.  In the event there are not sufficient votes for a quorum or to
approve or ratify any of the foregoing proposals at the time of the Annual
Meeting, the Annual Meeting may be adjourned or postponed in order to permit
further solicitation of proxies by the Company.

                                        BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS


Milwaukee, Wisconsin                    William R. Hotz
December 29, 1997                       Executive Vice President,
                                         Secretary and General Counsel


  YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING. WHETHER OR NOT YOU
  PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE
  ENCLOSED PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED.

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                   ST. FRANCIS CAPITAL CORPORATION [LOGO]

                         13400 BISHOPS LANE, SUITE 350
                       BROOKFIELD, WISCONSIN 53005-6203
                                 (414) 486-8700



                                                            December 29, 1997





Dear Shareholder:

         You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
(the "Annual Meeting") of St. Francis Capital Corporation (the "Company"), the
holding company for St. Francis Bank, F.S.B. which will be held on Wednesday,
January 28, 1998, at 10:00 a.m. Milwaukee time, at the Midway Hotel Airport,
5105 S. Howell Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

         The attached Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy
Statement describe the formal business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting.
We also have enclosed a copy of the Company's Summary Annual Report and the
Company's Form 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997.
Directors and officers of the Company, as well as representatives of KPMG Peat
Marwick LLP, the Company's independent auditors, will be present at the Annual
Meeting to respond to any questions that our shareholders may have.

         The vote of every shareholder is important to us.  Please sign and
return the enclosed appointment of proxy form promptly in the postage-paid
envelope provided, regardless of whether you are able to attend the Annual
Meeting in person.  If you attend the Annual Meeting, you may vote in person
even if you have already mailed your proxy.

         On behalf of the Board of Directors and all of the employees of the
Company, I wish to thank you for your continued support.



                                        Sincerely yours,




                                        Thomas R. Perz
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer


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                     ST. FRANCIS CAPITAL CORPORATION [LOGO]

                         13400 BISHOPS LANE, SUITE 350
                        BROOKFIELD, WISCONSIN 53005-6203
                                 (414) 486-8700
                     
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                                PROXY STATEMENT

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

                         ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                         To Be Held On January 28, 1998

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


         This Proxy Statement is being furnished to holders of common stock,
$0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock") of St. Francis Capital
Corporation (the "Company") in connection with the solicitation on behalf of
the Board of Directors of the Company of proxies to be used at the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") to be held on Wednesday, January
28, 1998, at 10:00 a.m., Milwaukee time, at the Midway Hotel Airport, 5105 S.
Howell Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and at any adjournments or postponements
thereof.

         The 1997 Summary Annual Report and the Company's Form 10-K Annual
Report, including the Company's consolidated financial statements for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 1997, accompany this Proxy Statement and
appointment form of proxy (the "proxy"), which are being mailed to shareholders
on or about December 29, 1997.

         Only shareholders of record at the close of business on December 1,
1997 (the "Voting Record Date") will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
On the Voting Record Date, there were 5,251,011 shares of Common Stock
outstanding and the Company had no other class of securities outstanding.

         The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of at least a
majority of the total number of shares of Common Stock entitled to vote is
necessary to constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting.  As to the election of
directors, the proxy being provided by the Board of Directors enables a
shareholder to vote for the election of the nominees proposed by the Board, or
to withhold authority to vote for the nominees being proposed.  Article VI of
the Company's Articles of Incorporation provides that there will be no
cumulative voting by shareholders for the election of the Company's directors.
Under the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law, directors are elected by a
plurality of the votes cast with a quorum present.  The affirmative vote of a
majority of the total votes cast in person or by proxy is necessary to ratify
the appointment of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as auditors for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1998.  Abstentions are included in the determination of shares
present and voting for purposes of whether a quorum exists, while broker
non-votes are not.  Neither abstentions nor broker non-votes are counted in
determining whether a matter has been approved.  In the event there are not
sufficient votes for a quorum or to approve or ratify any proposal at the time
of the Annual Meeting, the Annual Meeting may be adjourned or postponed in
order to permit the further solicitation of proxies.
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         As provided in the Company's Articles of Incorporation, record holders
of Common Stock who beneficially own in excess of 10% of the outstanding shares
of Common Stock (the "10% Limit") are not entitled to any vote in respect of
the shares held in excess of the 10% Limit.  A person or entity is deemed to
beneficially own shares owned by an affiliate of, as well as such persons
acting in concert with, such person or entity.  The Company's Articles of
Incorporation authorize the Board to make all determinations necessary to
implement and apply the 10% Limit, including determining whatever persons or
entities are acting in concert.

         Shareholders are requested to vote by completing the enclosed proxy
and returning it signed and dated in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.
Shareholders are urged to indicate their vote in the spaces provided on the
proxy.  Proxies solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company will be
voted in accordance with the directions given therein.  Where no instructions
are indicated, signed proxies will be voted FOR the election of the nominees
for director named in this Proxy Statement and FOR the ratification of the
appointment of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as independent auditors of the Company for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998.  Returning your completed proxy form
will not prevent you from voting in person at the Annual Meeting should you be
present and wish to do so.

         Any shareholder giving a proxy has the power to revoke it any time
before it is exercised by (i) filing with the Secretary of the Company written
notice thereof (William R. Hotz, Secretary, St. Francis Capital Corporation,
13400 Bishops Lane, Suite 350, Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005-6203); (ii)
submitting a duly-executed proxy bearing a later date; or (iii) appearing at
the Annual Meeting and giving the Secretary notice of his or her intention to
vote in person.  If you are a shareholder whose shares are not registered in
your own name, you will need additional documentation from your record holder
to vote personally at the Annual Meeting.  Proxies solicited hereby may be
exercised only at the Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement
thereof and will not be used for any other meeting.

         The cost of solicitation of proxies by mail on behalf of the Board of
Directors will be borne by the Company.  The Company has retained D.F. King &
Co., Inc., a professional proxy solicitation firm, to assist in the
solicitation of proxies.  D.F. King & Co., Inc. will be paid a fee of $3,500,
plus reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses.  Proxies also may be solicited
by personal interview or by telephone, in addition to the use of the mails by
directors, officers and regular employees of the Company and St. Francis Bank,
F.S.B. ("St. Francis Bank"), without additional compensation therefor.  The
Company also has made arrangements with brokerage firms, banks, nominees and
other fiduciaries to forward proxy solicitation materials for shares of Common
Stock held of record by the beneficial owners of such shares.  The Company will
reimburse such holders for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.

         Proxies solicited hereby will be returned to the Board of Directors,
and will be tabulated by inspectors of election designated by the Board of
Directors, who will not be employed by, or a director of, the Company or any of
its affiliates.





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                SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

         The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of shares of
Common Stock as of November 30, 1997 (except as noted otherwise below) by (i)
each shareholder known to the Company to beneficially own more than 5% of the
shares of Common Stock outstanding, as disclosed in certain reports regarding
such ownership filed with the Company and with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"), in accordance with Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), (ii) each
director and director nominee of the Company, (iii) each of the executive
officers of the Company appearing in the Summary Compensation Table below, and
(iv) all directors and executive officers as a group.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            NUMBER OF SHARES
                                                              BENEFICIALLY
         NAME                                                   OWNED (1)                   PERCENT OF CLASS*
         ----                                                   ---------                   -----------------
<S>                                                             <C>                               <C>
Brandes Investment Partners, Incorporated (6) . . . . . .       408,625                           7.8%
Neumeier Investment Counsel (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . .       340,375                           6.5
St. Francis Bank, F.S.B.
  Employee Stock Ownership Trust (5)  . . . . . . . . . .       338,245                           6.4
Thomas R. Perz (2)(3)(4)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       148,914                           2.8
David J. Drury (2)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        12,525                           **
Rudolph T. Hoppe (2)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        44,625                           1.0
Edward W. Mentzer (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        40,119                           1.0
Jeffrey A. Reigle (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         5,100                           **
John C. Schlosser (2)(3)(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       112,184                           2.1
Julia H. Taylor (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         4,000                           **
Edmund O. Templeton (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        69,267                           1.3
James C. Hazzard (2)(3)(4)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         5,096                           **
Bruce R. Sherman (2)(3)(4)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        74,152                           1.4
Bradley J. Smith (2)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         1,250                           **
All directors and executive officers
  as a group (24 persons) (2)(3)(4) . . . . . . . . . . .       807,774                          14.6%
</TABLE>
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*        As of the Voting Record Date.

**       Amount represents less than 1% of the total shares of Common Stock
         outstanding.

(1)      Unless otherwise indicated, includes shares of Common Stock held
         directly by the individuals as well as by members of such individuals'
         immediate family who share the same household, shares held in trust
         and other indirect forms of ownership over which shares the
         individuals effectively exercise sole or shared voting and/or
         investment power.  Fractional shares of Common Stock held by certain
         executive officers under the St. Francis Bank, F.S.B. Employee Stock
         Ownership Plan ("ESOP") have been rounded to the nearest whole share.

(2)      Includes shares of Common Stock which the named individuals have the
         right to acquire within 60 days of the Voting Record Date pursuant to
         the exercise of stock options as follows:  Mr. Perz - 52,500 shares;
         Mr. Drury - 12,000 shares; Mr. Hoppe - 15,592 shares; Mr. Mentzer -
         12,059 shares; Mr. Reigle - 4,000 shares; Mr. Schlosser - 52,000
         shares; Ms. Taylor - 4,000 shares; Mr. Templeton - 18,822 shares; Mr.
         Hazzard - 1,250; Mr. Sherman - 20,532 shares; and Mr. Smith - 1,250.

(3)      Does not include options for shares of Common Stock which do not vest
         within 60 days of the Voting Record Date which have been awarded to
         executive officers under the St. Francis Capital Corporation 1993
         Incentive Stock Option Plan and the St. Francis Capital Corporation
         1997 Stock Option Plan.

(4)      Includes shares of Common Stock allocated to certain executive
         officers under the ESOP, for which such individuals possess shared
         voting power, of which approximately 15,221 have been allocated to the
         accounts of the named executive officers in the Summary Compensation
         Table as follows:  Mr. Schlosser - 4,920; Mr. Perz - 4,554; Mr. Smith
         - 0; Mr. Sherman - 4,152 and Mr. Hazzard-1,595.

(5)      Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company ("Trustee") is the trustee for the St.
         Francis Bank, F.S.B. Employee Stock Ownership Trust.  The Trustee's
         address is 1000 North Water Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.

(6)      Based upon Amendment No. 3 to a Schedule 13G, dated February 12, 1997,
         filed with the Company pursuant to the Exchange Act by Brandes
         Investment Partners, Incorporated, an investment advisor, located at
         12750 High Bluff Drive, Suite 420, San Diego, California 92130.

(7)      Based upon Amendment No. 2 to a Schedule 13G, dated January 30, 1997,
         filed with the Company pursuant to the Exchange Act by Neumeier
         Investment Counsel, an investment advisor, located at 26435 Carmel
         Rancho Blvd., Carmel, California 93923.





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                  MATTERS TO BE VOTED ON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
                                   MATTER 1.
                             ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

         Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, at the first
annual meeting of shareholders of the Company held on January 26, 1994,
directors of the Company were divided into three classes as equal in number as
possible.  Directors of the first class were elected to hold office for a term
expiring at the first succeeding annual meeting, directors of the second class
were elected to hold office for a term expiring at the second succeeding annual
meeting and directors of the third class were elected to hold office for a term
expiring at the third succeeding annual meeting, and in each case until their
successors are elected and qualified.  At each subsequent annual meeting of
shareholders, one class of directors, or approximately one-third of the total
number of directors, are to be elected for a term of three years.  There are no
family relationships among any of the directors and/or executive officers of
the Company.  The person being nominated as a director is not being proposed
for election pursuant to any agreement or understanding between any person and
the Company.

         Unless otherwise directed, each proxy executed and returned by a
shareholder will be voted FOR the election of the nominees for director listed
below.  If the persons named as nominees should be unable or unwilling to stand
for election at the time of the Annual Meeting, the proxies will nominate and
vote for any replacement nominee recommended by the Board of Directors.  At
this time, the Board of Directors knows of no reason why the nominees listed
below may not be able to serve as a director if elected.  In April 1997, the
Board of Directors of the Company elected Julia H.  Taylor for a term expiring
at the Annual Meeting to fill the vacancy created by the death of director
William F. Double in December 1996.  The following tables present information
concerning the nominees for director and continuing directors.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         POSITION WITH THE COMPANY                 DIRECTOR OF        DIRECTOR OF
                                          AND PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION                 THE COMPANY      ST. FRANCIS BANK
        NAME                 AGE         DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS                    SINCE              SINCE
        ----                 ---         --------------------------                    -----              -----
 <S>                         <C>      <C>                                               <C>                <C>
NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR FOR THREE-YEAR TERM EXPIRING IN 2001

 Edward W. Mentzer           61       Director of the Company and  St.                  1992               1982
                                      Francis Bank; Currently
                                      Chairman Emeritus, and from 1995 to 1997,
                                      Chairman of the Board  of  Plastic
                                      Engineered Components Inc., a privately  
                                      held plastic injection molded products
                                      manufacturer, located in Waukesha,
                                      Wisconsin;  From 1989  to 1995, President
                                      and Chairman of the Board of Plastic
                                      Engineered  Components Inc.

 Julia H. Taylor             44       Director of the Company  and St.                  1997               1996
                                      Francis Bank;  Since 1986,
                                      Executive Director and Chief
                                      Executive Officer of the YWCA
                                      of Greater Milwaukee
</TABLE>





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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         POSITION WITH THE COMPANY        DIRECTOR OF        DIRECTOR OF
                                          AND PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION        THE COMPANY      ST. FRANCIS BANK
            NAME             AGE         DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS          SINCE              SINCE
            ----             ---         --------------------------          -----              -----
 <S>                         <C>      <C>                                     <C>                <C>

                INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO CONTINUING DIRECTORS

                      DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 1999

 David J. Drury              49       Director of the Company  and St.        1994               1997
                                      Francis Bank;  From 1994 to
                                      1997, President, Stolper-
                                      Fabralloy Company LLC, a
                                      privately held manufacturer of
                                      turbomachinery components,
                                      located in Brookfield,
                                      Wisconsin; From 1989-1993,
                                      Executive Vice President,
                                      Oldenburg Group, Inc., an
                                      industrial holding company,
                                      located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
                                      Since 1989, director of Jason,
                                      Inc., a publicly held
                                      manufacturer of automotive trim,
                                      finishing, power generation and
                                      industrial products, located in
                                      Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

 Rudolph T. Hoppe            71       Director of the  Company and St.        1992               1980
                                      Francis Bank; Prior to
                                      retirement, from 1965 to 1990,
                                      President of Glenora Company, an
                                      accounting, tax and investment
                                      services firm, located in
                                      Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Director,
                                      Plexus Corporation, a publicly
                                      traded electronic products
                                      manufacturing and design
                                      company, located in Neenah,
                                      Wisconsin.

 Thomas R. Perz              53       President,    Chief    Executive        1992               1983
                                      Officer and Director of  the
                                      Company; Chairman of the Board,
                                      President  and  Chief  Executive
                                      Officer of St. Francis Bank.

</TABLE>





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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                           
                                         POSITION WITH THE COMPANY        DIRECTOR OF        DIRECTOR OF   
                                          AND PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION        THE COMPANY      ST. FRANCIS BANK
             NAME            AGE         DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS          SINCE              SINCE
             ----            ---         --------------------------          -----              -----

 <S>                         <C>      <C>                                     <C>                <C>
                      DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 2000

 Jeffrey A. Reigle           46       Director  of   the  Company  and        1997               1997
                                      St. Francis Bank; Since 1992,
                                      President and Chief Executive
                                      Officer of Regal Ware, Inc., a
                                      privately held manufacturer of
                                      utensils and electrical
                                      appliances, located in Kewaskum,
                                      Wisconsin; From 1989- 1991,
                                      Executive Vice President-
                                      Housewares of Regal Ware, Inc.

 John C. Schlosser           69       Chairman  of  the  Board of  the        1992               1978
                                      Company; Director of St.
                                      Francis Bank.

 Edmund O. Templeton         54       Director of the  Company and St.        1992               1990
                                      Francis Bank; Since 1969,
                                      President, Pilot Systems, Inc.,
                                      a privately  held company that
                                      sells, develops and services a
                                      variety of computer software
                                      programs for medium-sized
                                      manufacturing companies, located
                                      in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
</TABLE>

         The affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast is required for
the election of the director nominees.  Unless otherwise specified, the shares
of Common Stock represented by the proxies solicited hereby will be voted in
favor of the election of the above-described nominees.  The Board of Directors
recommends that you vote FOR election of the nominees for director.





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                                   MATTER 2.
                    RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS

         The Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ended September
30, 1997 were KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.  The Board of Directors of the Company has
reappointed KPMG Peat Marwick LLP to perform the audit of the Company's
financial statements for the year ending September 30, 1998.  Representatives
of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP will be present at the Annual Meeting and will be
given the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be
available to respond to appropriate questions from the Company's shareholders.

         THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
REPRESENTED IN PERSON OR BY PROXY AND VOTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IS REQUIRED
FOR RATIFICATION OF KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF THE
COMPANY.  UNLESS MARKED TO THE CONTRARY, THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK REPRESENTED
BY THE ENCLOSED PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG
PEAT MARWICK LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF THE COMPANY.  THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG PEAT
MARWICK LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS OF THE COMPANY.


             MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS COMMITTEES

         Regular meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company are held
eight times per calendar year.  During the fiscal year ended September 30,
1997, the Board of Directors of the Company held seven regular meetings and one
special meeting.  No incumbent director attended fewer than 75% of the
aggregate total number of meetings of the Board of Directors held and the total
number of committee meetings on which such director served during the fiscal
year ended September 30, 1997.

         In fiscal 1997, the Audit Committee of the Company consisted of
Messrs. William F. Double (until his death in December 1996), David J. Drury,
Rudolph T. Hoppe, Jeffrey A. Reigle and Julia H. Taylor (effective in June
1997), who are neither officers or employees of the Company or its subsidiaries
("Outside Directors").  The Audit Committee reviews the scope and timing of the
audit of the Company's financial statements by the Company's independent public
accountants and reviews with the independent public accountants the Company's
management policies and procedures with respect to auditing and accounting
controls.  The Audit Committee also reviews and evaluates the independence of
the Company's accountants, approves services rendered by such accountants and
recommends to the Board the engagement, continuation or discharge of the
Company's accountants.  The Company's Audit Committee met two times during the
fiscal year ended September 30, 1997.

         In fiscal 1997, the Compensation Committee consisted of three Outside
Directors of the Company, including Messrs. David J. Drury, Edward W. Mentzer
and Edmund O. Templeton.  During the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997, the
Company did not pay separate compensation to its executive officers and did not
have any salaried employees.  However, pursuant to an agreement between the
Company and St. Francis Bank, the Company reimburses St. Francis Bank for the
services of St. Francis Bank's officers and  employees for time devoted to
Company affairs.  In fiscal 1997, the Compensation Committee of the Company
reviewed and ratified the compensation policies set by, and decisions made by,
the Board of Directors of St. Francis Bank and Bank Wisconsin.





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The Compensation Committee of the Company met four times during the fiscal year
ended September 30, 1997.  In November 1997, the Compensation Committee of the
Company met to issue the Compensation Committee Report which appears in this
Proxy Statement.  For a further discussion of the compensation policies of the
Company, see "Compensation Committee Report."

         The entire Board of Directors of the Company acted as a Nominating
Committee for the selection of the  nominees for director to stand for election
at the Annual Meeting.  In October 1997, the Board, acting as the Nominating
Committee, considered nominations for directors.  The Company's By-laws allow
for shareholder nominations of the directors and require such nominations be
made pursuant to timely notice in writing to the Secretary of the Company.  See
"Shareholder Proposals for the 1999 Annual Meeting."


                         COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

I.       COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

         In fiscal 1997, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
of the Company consisted of Outside Directors, Messrs. David J. Drury, Edward
W. Mentzer and Edmund O. Templeton, who are not former officers or employees of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries.  There are no interlocks, as defined
under the rules and regulations of the SEC, between the Compensation Committee
and corporate affiliates of members of the Compensation Committee.

         During the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997, the Company did not
pay separate compensation to its executive officers and did not have any
salaried employees.  However, pursuant to an agreement between the Company and
St. Francis Bank, the Company reimburses St. Francis Bank for the services of
St. Francis Bank's officers and employees for time devoted to Company affairs.
In fiscal 1997, the Compensation Committee of the Company reviewed and ratified
the compensation policies set by, and decisions made by, the Board of Directors
of St. Francis Bank and the Board of Directors of Bank Wisconsin.  Effective
September 19, 1997, Bank Wisconsin was merged with and into St. Francis Bank,
with St. Francis Bank being the surviving federally chartered savings bank.
Therefore, in fiscal 1998, the Company's Compensation Committee will review and
ratify compensation decisions made by the St. Francis Bank Board with respect
to executive officers of both the Company and the combined resulting bank.  In
November 1997, the Compensation Committee of the Company met to issue this
Compensation Committee Report.

II.      EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICIES AND PLANS

         It is the policy of the Company to maintain an executive compensation
program which will attract, motivate, retain and reward senior executives and
provide appropriate incentives intended to generate long-term financial results
which will benefit the Company and shareholders of the Company.  The Company's
executive compensation program incorporates a pay-for-performance policy that
compensates executives for both corporate and individual performance.  The
executive compensation program is designed to achieve the following objectives:
(i) provide competitive compensation packages comparable to those offered by
other peer group financial institutions; (ii) provide the Company and its
subsidiaries with the ability to compete for and retain talented executives
that are critical to the Company's long-term success; and (iii) provide
incentives to achieve the Company's financial performance objectives and
exceptional individual performance with the goal of enhancing shareholder
value.





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         The executive compensation package consists of the three major
components:  (i) cash compensation, including base salary and an annual
incentive bonus; (ii) long-term incentive compensation in the form of stock
options awarded under the Company's stock option plans, and (iii) executive
benefits.  For a further discussion of the executive benefits made available to
officers of the subsidiary banks during the fiscal year ended September 30,
1997, see "Compensation of Executive Officers and Directors-Benefits."

         The Compensation Committee and the Company's Board recognize that
stock options are a performance-motivating incentive because they have no value
unless the price of the Common Stock increases above the exercise price
applicable to outstanding option grants.  The Company has two stock option
plans, the St. Francis Capital Corporation 1993 Incentive Stock Option Plan
(the "1993 Option Plan") and the St. Francis Capital Corporation 1997 Stock
Option Plan (the "1997 Option Plan") (collectively, the "Option Plans").
Executive officers and directors of the Company are eligible to receive both
discretionary option grants (as determined by the Company's Board and the
Compensation Committee) and performance-based option grants.  In fiscal 1997,
the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the St. Francis Capital
Corporation 1997 Stock Option Allocation Plan (the "Option Allocation Plan")
which outlines the guidelines for, and factors to be considered by, the
Compensation Committee in granting performance-based options.  For a further
discussion of the Option Allocation Plan, see "Compensation of Executive
Officers and Directors - Stock Option Plans."

         The Compensation Committee also recognizes that "compensation" (as
that term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Internal Revenue Code")) in excess of $1,000,000 per year to an
executive officer is not deductible by the Company unless such compensation is
performance-based compensation approved by shareholders of the Company and
thus, is not "compensation" for purposes of complying with the limit on
deductibility.  The Compensation Committee has been advised that no executive
officer of the Company received compensation in fiscal 1997 that will result in
the loss of a corporate federal income tax deduction under Section 162(m) of
the Internal Revenue Code.

III.     COMPENSATION DECISIONS FOR FISCAL 1997

         Base salary adjustments for fiscal 1997, as reflected in the Summary
Compensation Table set forth in this Proxy Statement, were made based upon the
Compensation Committee's review of individual and corporate performance.

         During fiscal 1997, executive officers of the Company participated in
an incentive compensation program established and approved by the Compensation
Committee for the Company (the "STFR-ICP").  Incentive compensation earned
under the STFR-ICP is established as a percentage of each officer's base salary
and may exceed established percentages of base salaries if the Company
surpasses specific corporate performance targets applicable to various
executive officer groups and individual performance objectives are met.
Incentive compensation may be less than the established percentages if the
Company does not achieve the corporate performance targets and individual
performance objectives are not met.  The STFR-ICP corporate performance targets
for the executive groups are based upon the Company's net income, with the
percentage calculation of incentive compensation applicable to participants in
each group dependent upon differing components of net income, including gains
on the sale of securities and leverage income.  The STFR-ICP provides for a
target of 40% of base salary for the Company's President (Mr. Thomas R. Perz),
and a target of 35% of base salaries for other executive officers who
participate in the STFR-ICP.  Executive officers of St. Francis Bank who do not
participate in the STFR-ICP are eligible to participate in the St. Francis Bank
Incentive Compensation Program ("SFB-ICP").  Under this plan, incentive
compensation earned also is established as a percentage of each officer's base
salary and may exceed established percentages of base salaries if St. Francis
Bank surpasses the target level of net income





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(excluding gains on the sale of securities and excluding leverage income of St.
Francis Bank) ("core income") and individual performance objectives are met.
Incentive compensation may be less than the established percentages if St.
Francis Bank does not achieve the target core income level and individual
performance objectives are not met.  The SFB- ICP provides for a target of 30%
of base salary for St. Francis Bank's Executive Vice President - Retail Banking
(Mr.  Bradley J. Smith) and 25% for other Senior Vice Presidents of St. Francis
Bank.

         The corporate and bank performance targets of the STFR-ICP and SFB-ICP
are reviewed and established annually by the Board of Directors of the Company
and St. Francis Bank, respectively, and may vary from year to year, as may the
parameters of such plans.  Remuneration earned under the STFR-ICP and SFB-ICP
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997 will be paid by St. Francis Bank
in January 1998.

         In anticipation of the merger of Bank Wisconsin with and into St.
Francis Bank (effective in September 1997), the Compensation Committee did not
determine Mr. Hazzard's incentive compensation under the Bank Wisconsin
Incentive Compensation Program, which was in effect for fiscal 1996.  Mr.
Hazzard's incentive compensation was based upon achievement of St. Francis
Bank's core income, and the target for his incentive compensation was
established at 30% of base salary.

         The Company did not achieve the net income target established for
fiscal 1997 under the STFR-ICP and therefore, executive officers of the Company
will earn incentive compensation at levels less than the targeted levels.  The
aggregate payout under the STFR-ICP for fiscal 1997 was $99,645.  The average
bonus earned under the STFR-ICP in fiscal 1997 by participants (other than Mr.
Perz) was 17.6% of their base salaries.  St. Francis Bank did not achieve the
core income target established for fiscal 1997 under the SFB-ICP, and
therefore, executive officers of St. Francis Bank will earn incentive
compensation at levels lower than the targeted levels.  The aggregate payout
under the SFB-ICP for fiscal 1997 was $137,584.  The average bonus earned under
the SFB-ICP in fiscal 1997 by participants was 16.2% of their base salaries.

         In fiscal 1997, in connection with adoption of the Option Allocation
Plan, a total of 262,200 performance-based options were granted to executive
officers of the Company and its subsidiaries.  Based upon the Company achieving
83% of its Earnings Per Share target and 100% of the Business Line targets
(average), under the vesting formula established under the Option Allocation
Plan, each participant's option award will vest for fiscal 1997 at a rate of
15% of one-third of the amount of their initial option grant.  In April 1997,
Messrs. Sherman, Smith and Hazzard (the executive officers appearing in the
1997 Summary Compensation Table other than Messrs. Perz and Schlosser) each
were granted 25,000 performance-based options under the Option Allocation Plan.
Of the performance-based options awarded to each of these individuals, 1,250
vested in fiscal 1997 for each officer based upon the formula under the Option
Allocation Plan.


IV.      PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION IN FISCAL 1997

         Effective February 1, 1997, John C. Schlosser relinquished his
position as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company to Thomas R.
Perz, who also serves as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Officer of St. Francis Bank.  Mr. Schlosser continued as Chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Company and continued to serve the Company and its
President in a consultive role on special projects in fiscal 1997.  His base
salary (excluding amounts deferred under certain deferred compensation
agreements with St. Francis Bank) from January 1, 1996 through January 31, 1997
remained the same as for fiscal 1996 ($287,955).  Effective February 1, 1997,
Mr. Schlosser's base salary was changed to $150,000 per year under a contract
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         In establishing the compensation of Mr. Perz for fiscal 1997, the
Compensation Committee specifically considered the Company's and St. Francis
Bank's overall operating performance and compared such operating results to
other thrifts headquartered in Wisconsin.  The Compensation Committee also
considered the individual performance of Mr.  Perz and his revised
responsibilities during fiscal 1997, including his performance and ability to
develop, train and motivate a competent management team and to execute the
directives of the Board, as well as to manage St. Francis Bank and the Company
in a profitable, safe and sound manner.

         Mr. Perz's base salary (excluding ICP remuneration) for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 1997 was $264,448 (excluding amounts deferred under
his deferred compensation agreement with St. Francis Bank).  Mr. Perz's
targeted ICP remuneration was set at 40% of base salary under the STFR-ICP.
The Company did not meet all of the incentive compensation targets established
by the Board of Directors for fiscal 1997 under the STFR-ICP, and therefore,
Mr. Perz will receive incentive compensation equal to $56,327 for fiscal 1997,
or 21.3% of his $264,448 base salary established at the beginning of fiscal
1997.  In addition, in April 1997, Mr. Perz was granted 50,000
performance-based options under the Option Allocation Plan.  Of the
performance-based options awarded to Mr. Perz, 2,500 vested in fiscal 1997
based upon the formula under the Option Allocation Plan.

                                        COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

                                        DAVID J. DRURY
                                        EDWARD W. MENTZER
                                        EDMUND O. TEMPLETON





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                COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

         During the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997, the Company did not
pay separate compensation to its executive officers.  Separate compensation
will not be paid to the officers of the Company until such time as the officers
of the Company devote significant time to separate management of Company
affairs, which is not expected to occur until the Company becomes actively
involved in additional significant business beyond St. Francis Bank.  The
following table summarizes the total compensation earned by St. Francis Bank's
Chief Executive Officer and the next four highest paid executive officers of
the Company's subsidiaries whose compensation (salary and bonus) exceeded
$100,000 during the Company's fiscal years ended September 30, 1995, 1996 and
1997.

                           SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

<TABLE>
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                                                                        LONG-TERM  
                                                                       COMPENSATION
                                                                       ------------
                                                   ANNUAL               NUMBER OF  
                                             COMPENSATION(1)             SHARES                          
                                          --------------------         SUBJECT TO                ALL OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION      YEAR     SALARY(2)   BONUS(3)         OPTIONS(4)             COMPENSATION(5)
---------------------------      ----     ---------   --------         ----------             ---------------
<S>                             <C>       <C>          <C>                 <C>                    <C>
Thomas R. Perz  . . . . . .     1997      $ 269,448    $ 68,742            50,000                 $57,298
  President and CEO of the      1996        229,448      53,127                --                  45,265
  Company and St. Francis       1995        229,448      88,044                --                  36,571
  Bank

John C. Schlosser . . . . .     1997        195,985      12,389                --                  32,513
  Chairman of the Board of      1996        287,955          --                --                  42,755
  the Company                   1995        292,955     129,580                --                  39,519

Bruce R. Sherman  . . . . .     1997        155,000      28,866            25,000                  51,083
  Executive Vice President-     1996        145,000      26,100                --                  41,397
  Investments of the            1995        139,038      75,695                --                  37,496
  Company and St. Francis
  Bank

Bradley J. Smith (6)  . . .     1997        147,000      23,897            35,000                  30,808
  Executive Vice President-
  Retail Banking of St.
  Francis Bank

James C. Hazzard  . . . . .     1997        123,500      28,405            25,000                  42,937
  Executive Vice President-     1996        105,000      35,000                --                  28,188
  Commercial Banking of         1995        100,000      25,000             8,500                      --
  St. Francis Bank
</TABLE>
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(1)      Perquisites and other personal benefits provided to the named
         executive officers by the Company did not exceed the lesser of $50,000
         or 10% of each named executive officer's total annual salary and bonus
         during the fiscal years indicated, and accordingly, are not included.

(2)      Amounts shown include compensation earned and deferred at the election
         of the named executive officers during the fiscal years ended
         September 30, 1995, 1996 and 1997, including compensation deferred in
         fiscal 1995 by Mr.  Schlosser and in fiscal 1995, 1996 and 1997 by Mr.
         Perz under deferred compensation agreements entered into with St.
         Francis Bank.  See "-Deferred Compensation Agreements."  For a
         description of the employment agreement entered into in fiscal 1997 by
         and between the Company and Mr. Schlosser, see "- Employment
         Agreements."

(3)      Senior executive officers of the Company and St. Francis Bank receive
         remuneration under separate Incentive Compensation Programs ("ICPs").
         In addition to ICP remuneration, the named executive officers earned
         non-cash compensation in fiscal 1997 in the form of a grant of shares
         of Common Stock on October 10, 1996 under the St.  Francis Bank,
         F.S.B. Management Recognition and Retention Plan (the "MRP") as
         follows:  (i) Mr. Perz - 488 shares; (ii) Mr. Schlosser - 487 shares;
         (iii) Mr. Sherman - 487 shares; (iv) Mr. Smith  - 0;  and (v) Mr.
         Hazzard - 250 shares.  The amounts indicated for the fiscal year ended
         September 30, 1997 represent incentive compensation earned by the
         named executive officers under the ICPs for the Company and St.
         Francis Bank for fiscal 1997 and the value of the MRP shares awarded
         on October 10, 1996 based upon the value of the Common Stock on that
         date ($25.44).  Mr. Hazzard participated in the ICP applicable to Bank
         Wisconsin in fiscal 1996; in fiscal 1995 and 1997, his incentive
         compensation was determined separately and established at 25% of his
         base salary and 30% of his base salary, respectively.  Mr. Schlosser
         did not participate in an ICP in fiscal 1996 or 1997.

(4)      The option awards indicated for fiscal 1997 were granted to the named
         executive officers pursuant to the St.  Francis Capital Corporation
         1997 Stock Option Allocation Plan (the "Option Allocation Plan") which
         is a performance-based option plan.  The portion of the initial award
         indicated in the table which vested in fiscal 1997 for each of the
         named individuals based upon the Company achieving certain Earnings
         Per Share targets and Business Line targets (average) under the Option
         Allocation Plan is as follows:  (i) Mr. Perz - 2,500; (ii) Mr.
         Sherman - 1,250; (iii) Mr. Smith - 1,250; and (iv) Mr. Hazzard -
         1,250.  For further information regarding the Option Allocation Plan,
         see "Compensation Committee Report."  In connection with his retention
         in January 1997, Mr. Smith was granted options as a discretionary
         award; therefore, the aggregate fiscal 1997 option award indicated for
         Mr. Smith represents a grant of 25,000 options pursuant to the Option
         Allocation Plan and 10,000 options as a discretionary award.  Mr.
         Schlosser is not eligible to participate in the Option Allocation
         Plan; however, Mr. Schlosser did receive option awards in fiscal 1997
         in his capacity as a director of the Company.  See "- Directors'
         Compensation."

(5)      Amounts shown in this column represent contributions by the Bank
         pursuant to the St. Francis Bank, F.S.B. Money Purchase Pension Plan
         (the "Pension Plan"), the St. Francis Bank, F.S.B. 401(k) Savings Plan
         (the "401(k) Plan"), the ESOP and Long-Term Disability Policies, and
         the reportable economic benefit to the named individuals pursuant to
         the Executive Split Dollar Life Insurance Plan (the "Split Dollar
         Plan") during the fiscal years ended September 30, 1995, 1996 and
         1997.  The amounts shown for each individual for the fiscal year ended
         September 30, 1997 are derived from the following figures:  (i) Mr.
         Schlosser:  $11,388 - Pension Plan contribution; $2,750 - 401(k) Plan
         matching contribution; $36,595 - ESOP allocation; $607 - Split Dollar
         Plan premium; $1,173 - Long-Term Disability Policy premium; (ii) Mr.
         Perz: $11,388 - Pension Plan contribution; $2,875 - 401(k) Plan
         matching contribution; $36,371 - ESOP allocation; $2,288 - Split
         Dollar Plan premium; $4,376 - Long-Term Disability Policy premium;
         (iii) Mr. Smith:  $613- 401(k) Plan matching contribution; $30,128 -
         ESOP allocation; $67 - Split Dollar Plan premium; (iv) Mr. Sherman:
         $11,388 - Pension Plan contribution; $2,875 - 401(k) Plan matching
         contribution; $36,146 - ESOP allocation; $168  - Split Dollar Plan
         premium; $506 - Long-Term Disability Policy premium; and  (v) Mr.
         Hazzard: $9,788 - Pension Plan contribution; $2,975 - 401(k) Plan
         matching contribution; $30,128 - ESOP allocation; $46 - Split Dollar
         Plan premium.  The amounts for fiscal 1996 and 1995 have been restated
         to reflect the reportable individual economic benefit rather than the
         premiums paid under the Split Dollar Plan as such premiums are refunded
         to the registrant upon the executive's death or the policy maturity
         date.

(6)      Mr. Smith was hired on January 6, 1997; the salary amount indicated
         for fiscal 1997 has been annualized.





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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

         In fiscal 1996, the Company and St. Francis Bank entered into
three-year employment agreements with Messrs.  Perz and Sherman to be effective
commencing at the beginning of fiscal 1997.  In October 1996, Bank Wisconsin
entered into a new three-year employment agreement with Mr. Hazzard which was
assumed by St. Francis Bank in connection with the merger of St. Francis Bank
and Bank Wisconsin in September 1997.  On January 6, 1997, in connection with
his retention as Executive Vice President of St. Francis Bank, the Company and
St. Francis Bank entered into a three-year employment agreement with Mr. Smith.
The term of these employment agreements with Messrs. Perz, Sherman, Smith and
Hazzard, which are described herein, may be restored to three years by action
of the Boards of Directors annually, subject to the Boards' performance
evaluation.  Effective October 1, 1996, the Company entered into a separate
employment agreement with Mr. Schlosser as discussed further herein.  These
employment agreements are intended to ensure that the Company and St. Francis
Bank maintain a stable and competent management base.

         Under the employment agreements in effect for fiscal 1997, the base
salaries for Messrs. Perz, Sherman, Smith and Hazzard were $264,448, $155,000,
$147,000 and $123,500, respectively.  Base salaries may be increased by the
Board of Directors of the Company or St. Francis Bank, as applicable, but may
not be reduced except as part of a general pro rata reduction in compensation
for all executive officers.  In addition to base salary, the agreements provide
for payments from other incentive compensation plans, and provide for other
benefits, including participation in any group health, life, disability, or
similar insurance program and in any pension, profit-sharing, employee stock
ownership plan, deferred compensation, 401(k) or other retirement plan
maintained by St. Francis Bank.  The agreements also provide for participation
in any stock-based incentive programs made available to executive officers of
the Company and its subsidiaries.  The agreements with Messrs. Perz, Sherman,
Smith and Hazzard may be terminated by the Company or St.  Francis Bank upon
death, disability, retirement, for cause at any time, or in certain events
specified by the regulations of the OTS.  If the Company or St. Francis Bank
terminate the agreements due to death or retirement, for cause or pursuant to
OTS regulations, the executives shall be entitled to receive all compensation
and benefits in which they were vested as of the termination date. If the
agreements are terminated due to disability, the executives shall be entitled
to receive 100% of their base salary at the rate in effect at the time of
termination for a period of one year and thereafter an amount equal to 75% of
such base salary for any remaining portion of the employment term (offset by
any payments received by executives under any employer disability plans or
government social security or workers' compensation programs), together with
other compensation and benefits in which they were vested as of the termination
date.  If the Company or St. Francis Bank terminate the agreements other than
for the foregoing reasons, or the executives terminate the agreements in
accordance with the terms stated therein, the executives are entitled to
severance payments equal to one year's base salary (in the case of Messrs.
Sherman, Smith and Hazzard) and two year's base salary (in the case of Mr.
Perz) (based upon the highest base salary within the three years preceding the
date of termination) and the amount of bonus and incentive compensation paid to
the executives in the most recently completed calendar year of employment,
payable over a twelve or 24-month period, as applicable.  In addition, the
executives shall be entitled to participate in all group insurance, life
insurance, health and accident, disability and certain other employee benefit
plans maintained by the employer, at no cost to the executives, for a period of
one year (in the case of Messrs. Sherman, Smith and Hazzard) or two years (in
the case of Mr. Perz), or such earlier time as the executives are employed on a
full-time basis by another employer which provides substantially similar
benefits.  The employment agreements also contain covenant-not-to-compete
provisions which prohibit the executives from competing with a Significant
Competitor (as defined therein) of the Company or St. Francis Bank for a period
of twelve months following termination.

         The employment agreements provide for severance payments if the
executives' employment terminates following a change in control.  Under the
agreements, a "Change in Control" is generally defined to include any change in
control required to be reported under the federal securities laws, as well as
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person of 25% or more of the Company's outstanding voting securities, or (ii) a
change in a majority of the directors of the Company during any two-year period
without approval of at least two-thirds of the persons who were directors at
the beginning of such period.  Within 24 months of the effective date of any
Change in Control, the executives may terminate the agreements in the event
certain conditions contained therein are satisfied, and shall be entitled to
receive as severance three year's base salary (based upon the highest base
salary within the three years preceding the date of termination) and the amount
of bonus and incentive compensation paid to the executives in the most recently
completed calendar year of employment, payable over a three-year period.  In
addition, the executives shall be entitled to all other benefits and
compensation which would have been payable to them in the event of termination
other than for death, disability, cause or pursuant to OTS regulations, as
described herein. In addition, the executives are entitled to all qualified
retirement and other benefits in which they were vested.  If the severance
benefits payable following a Change in Control would constitute "parachute
payments" within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue
Code, and the present value of such "parachute payments" equals or exceeds
three times the executive's average annual compensation for the five calendar
years preceding the year in which a Change in Control occurred, the severance
benefits shall be reduced to an amount equal to the present value of 2.99 times
the average annual compensation paid to the executive during the five years
immediately preceding such Change in Control.

         The Company and Mr. Schlosser have entered into an employment
agreement to be effective as of October 1, 1996 through January 2, 1999.  The
employment agreement provides that Mr. Schlosser shall continue to serve as
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Company
through January 22, 1997 and thereafter, for the balance of the employment
term, shall serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and will
further serve the Company in a consultive role and on special projects.
Through January 31, 1997, Mr. Schlosser shall be compensated at a base rate of
$287,955 per annum and effective February 1, 1997, he shall receive a base
salary of $150,000 per year.  In addition to base salary, the agreement
provides for other benefits generally made available to other executive
officers of the Company and its subsidiaries, excluding benefits under the
Company's or its subsidiaries' bonus or stock-based plans.  The agreement also
provides for termination upon death, retirement, disability, for cause, and in
the case of certain events specified by OTS regulations.  If Mr. Schlosser
retires or dies, or Mr. Schlosser voluntarily terminates his employment
agreement, he or his estate shall be entitled to any compensation and benefits
in which he was vested as of his termination date.  If the agreement is
terminated due to Mr. Schlosser's disability, Mr. Schlosser shall be entitled
to receive 100% of his base salary at the rate in effect at the time of
termination for the remainder of the employment term up to one year and
thereafter at an annual rate equal to 75% of such base salary for any remaining
portion of the employment term (offset by any payments received by Mr.
Schlosser under any employer disability plans or governmental social security
or workers' compensation programs).  If Mr. Schlosser is terminated for cause,
Mr.  Schlosser shall not be entitled to any severance payment; however, he
shall be entitled to any benefits in which he was vested as of the termination
date.  If Mr. Schlosser is terminated by the Company other than for cause,
death, disability or retirement, or Mr. Schlosser terminates the employment
agreement pursuant to the terms contained therein, he shall be entitled to
receive as severance, salary payments under the employment agreement for the
remainder of the employment term, together with certain other benefits subject
to certain terms and conditions.  The agreement also contains a
covenant-not-to-compete which prohibits Mr. Schlosser from competing with a
Significant Competitor (as defined therein) of the Company for a period of
twelve months following termination.

CONSULTING, NON-COMPETITION AND SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION AGREEMENT

         In August 1992, St. Francis Bank and Mr. Schlosser entered into a
consulting, non-competition and supplemental compensation agreement (the
"Consulting Agreement") pursuant to which St. Francis Bank agreed to pay Mr.
Schlosser (or his beneficiary) monthly payments of $4,166.67 for 120 months
upon his attainment of age 70, death, disability or termination of his
employment following a change of control.  A "change of control" is defined to
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new directors not nominated by the Board, the merger of St. Francis Bank, or
the acquisition by any person or group of persons acting in concert of 25% or
more of the stock of St. Francis Bank.  Death benefit payments may be paid in a
lump sum to Mr. Schlosser's beneficiary.  No benefits are payable if Mr.
Schlosser's employment is terminated for cause.  "Cause" is defined as a
willful and continued failure to perform his duties, willful misconduct which
is materially injurious to St. Francis Bank, a criminal conviction involving
the affairs of St. Francis Bank or removal by a regulatory agency.  If
requested by St. Francis Bank, Mr. Schlosser will provide consulting services
to St. Francis Bank during the period benefits are paid under the Consulting
Agreement.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS

         In December 1980, St. Francis Bank and Mr. Schlosser entered into a
deferred compensation agreement (the "1980 Agreement") in lieu of a $10,000 per
annum increase in Mr. Schlosser's base salary, pursuant to which St. Francis
Bank agreed to pay Mr. Schlosser (or his beneficiary) $156,000 over 13 years
following his normal retirement date, death or disability.  If Mr. Schlosser's
employment with St. Francis Bank terminates other than for death or disability,
he will receive a lump sum in an amount equal to $833 multiplied by the number
of months he was employed by St. Francis Bank from January 1, 1981 until the
date of termination.  In September 1986, St. Francis Bank and Mr. Schlosser
entered into a further deferred compensation agreement (the "1986 Agreement")
in lieu of a $5,000 per annum increase in Mr.  Schlosser's base salary,
pursuant to which Mr. Schlosser (or his beneficiary) will receive $1,000 per
month following his normal retirement date, death or disability, with such
payments increasing 5% per annum until terminating after 15 years.  The 1986
Agreement further provides that if Mr. Schlosser's employment terminates prior
to retirement for any reason other than disability, no payments will be made.
Both the 1980 and 1986 Agreements are non-tax qualified, unfunded deferred
compensation plans.  Mr. Schlosser attained normal retirement age of 65 in
October 1993 and since January 1, 1994, St. Francis Bank has paid Mr. Schlosser
$1,000 per month under the 1980 Agreement and $1,000 per month plus the 5% per
annum increase which commenced January 1, 1995 under the 1986 Agreement.

         In September 1986, St. Francis Bank and Mr. Perz entered into a
deferred compensation agreement in lieu of a $5,000 per annum increase in Mr.
Perz' base salary, pursuant to which St. Francis Bank agreed to pay Mr. Perz
$3,333 per month for the first year upon his retirement, death or disability,
with such monthly payments to be increased 5% each year thereafter for the
following 14 years.  The deferred compensation agreement further provides that
if Mr. Perz' employment terminates before retirement for any reason other than
disability, no payments will be made.  The deferred compensation agreement is a
non-tax qualified, unfunded plan.

         In November 1987 and February 1988, Messrs. Mentzer and Perz each
entered into deferred compensation agreements whereby they agreed to defer
certain monthly directors' fees paid to them by St. Francis Bank.  These
agreements were renewed in January 1993 and January 1994 for Messrs. Mentzer
and Perz, respectively.  The deferred compensation agreements are non-tax
qualified, unfunded plans which establish deferred benefit accounts for both
Messrs. Perz and Mentzer.  The deferred benefit accounts are credited annually
on April 30 of each year with interest at a rate equal to one percentage point
over the composite yield on Moody's Long Term Bond Index Rate in effect on the
preceding April 30.  Upon retirement, deferred compensation with accrued
interest is to be paid to each director or his designated beneficiary over ten
years in annual installment portions as designated in the deferred compensation
agreements.  In the event of Mr. Perz' death before retirement, his deferred
compensation agreement provides that St. Francis Bank shall pay his designated
beneficiary an annual sum of $76,000 for a period of ten years.  In the event
of Mr. Mentzer's death before retirement, his deferred compensation agreement
provides his designated beneficiary shall receive the balance in his director's
deferred benefit account over a period of ten years.





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<PAGE>   20
BENEFITS

     EXECUTIVE SPLIT DOLLAR INSURANCE PROGRAM

         St. Francis Bank established a Split Dollar Life Insurance Plan,
effective September 13, 1992 (the "Split Dollar Plan"), in which Messrs.
Schlosser, Perz and Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents of St.
Francis Bank participate.  The life insurance benefit is equal to the
executives' salary up to $250,000.  St. Francis Bank pays the PS-58 cost of the
insurance and the premium.  Upon the executive's death or the policy maturity
date, St. Francis Bank will receive all premiums paid on behalf of the
executive and the executive will receive the remainder of the death benefit or
the cash surrender value.

         In June 1997, Mr. Perz and St. Francis Bank entered into the St.
Francis Bank, FSB Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement (the "1997 Split Dollar
Agreement") pursuant to which Mr. Perz is entitled to split dollar life
insurance benefits in addition to those provided for under the Split Dollar
Plan.  The life insurance benefit is equal to $1,985,753.  St. Francis Bank
pays the PS-58 cost of the insurance and the premium.  Upon the death of Mr.
Perz or the policy maturity date, St. Francis Bank will receive the greater of
$750,000 or the aggregate premiums paid on behalf of Mr. Perz and Mr. Perz will
receive the remainder of the death benefit or the cash surrender value

     401(k) PLAN, EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN AND MONEY PURCHASE PENSION PLAN

         St. Francis Bank participates and Bank Wisconsin participated (for
fiscal 1997) in the St. Francis Bank, F.S.B.  401(k) Savings Plan (the "401(k)
Plan"), covering all of their eligible employees.  Employees are eligible to
participate after completing a six-month period of employment and attaining age
21.  The 401(k) Plan permits participants, subject to the limitations imposed
by Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, to make voluntary tax deferred
contributions in amounts between 2% and 7% of their annual compensation.  For
fiscal 1997, each subsidiary bank of the Company made a semi-monthly
contribution to the 401(k) Plan in an amount equal to 50% of the first 4% of
compensation deferred by the participant for those participants currently
employed.  The 401(k) Plan's trustee is the Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company.

         In connection with the conversion of St. Francis Bank, St. Francis
Bank established the St. Francis Bank, F.S.B. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
(the "ESOP") for its eligible employees.  The ESOP borrowed funds from the
Company to purchase 490,643 shares of Common Stock.  Collateral for the loan is
the Common Stock purchased by the ESOP.  Bank Wisconsin employees became
eligible for participation in the ESOP effective November 1994.  St. Francis
Bank and Bank Wisconsin make scheduled discretionary cash contributions to the
ESOP sufficient to amortize the principal and interest on the loan.  The loan
will be repaid principally from contributions of St. Francis Bank to the ESOP
over a period of twelve years.  Shares purchased by the ESOP will be held in a
suspense account for allocation among participants as the loan is repaid.
Benefits generally become 20% vested after three years of credited service,
with vesting increasing 20% per year thereafter to 100% vesting after seven
years.  Participants also become 100% vested on death, disability and
attainment of age 65.  Benefits may be payable, in either shares of Common
Stock or cash, upon death, retirement, early retirement, disability or
separation from service.  The ESOP's trustee is Marshall & Ilsley Trust
Company.

         St. Francis Bank maintains the St. Francis Bank, F.S.B. Money Purchase
Pension Plan (the "Pension Plan"), a tax-qualified, defined contribution plan
covering all eligible employees.  Bank Wisconsin employees became eligible to
participate in the Pension Plan as of November 1994.  Employees are eligible to
participate after completing a twelve-month period of 1,000 or more hours of
employment and attaining age 21.  Benefits generally become 20% vested after
three years of credited service, with vesting increasing 20% per year
thereafter to 100% vesting after seven years.  Participants also become 100%
vested on death, disability or attainment of age 65.  The Pension Plan's
trustee is the Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company.





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     STOCK OPTION PLANS

         The Company has two stock option plans, the St. Francis Capital
Corporation 1993 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "1993 Option Plan") and the
St. Francis Capital Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan (the "1997 Option Plan")
(collectively, the "Option Plans").

         In 1993, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the 1993 Option
Plan.  All employees of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to
participate in the 1993 Option Plan.  As of September 30, 1997, the Company and
its subsidiaries had 419 eligible employees.  The 1993 Option Plan authorizes
the grant of (i) options to purchase shares of Common Stock intended to qualify
as incentive stock options under Section 422A of the Internal Revenue Code
("Incentive Stock Options"), (ii) options that do not so qualify
("Non-Statutory Options"), and (iii) options which are exercisable only upon a
change in control of St. Francis Bank or the Holding Company ("Limited
Rights").  As of September 30, 1997, options to purchase 560,740 shares of
Common Stock had been granted under the 1993 Option Plan and no shares of
Common Stock were available for granting under the 1993 Option Plan.

         In November 1996, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the
1997 Option Plan in which all directors, officers and employees of the Company
and its subsidiaries are eligible to participate.  The 1997 Option Plan was
approved by the Company's shareholders on January 22, 1997.  As of December 1,
1997, the Company had 432 directors, officers and employees eligible to
participate in the 1997 Option Plan.  The 1997 Option Plan authorizes the grant
of (i) Incentive Stock Options; and (ii) Non-Statutory Options.  As of
September 30, 1997, options to purchase a total of 151,513 shares of Common
Stock had been granted under the 1997 Option Plan and a total of 68,487 shares
of Common Stock were available for granting.

         In fiscal 1997, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the St.
Francis Capital Corporation 1997 Stock Option Allocation Plan (the "Option
Allocation Plan") which outlines the guidelines for, and factors to be
considered by, the Compensation Committee in granting performance-based
options.  The Option Allocation Plan is designed to strengthen the link between
executive compensation and long-term organization performance by providing
guidelines for the grant and vesting of performance-based options to executive
officers.  Pursuant to the Option Allocation Plan, participants are granted
options which are subject to vesting over a six-year period based upon the
Company's achievement of certain "Business Line" goals and "Earnings Per Share"
goals established by the Board of Directors of St.  Francis Bank and the
Company, respectively, at the beginning of each fiscal year.  The "Business
Line" targets relate to the following areas:  (i) one-to-four family lending
(origination targets); (ii) commercial lending (growth targets); (iii) consumer
lending (growth targets); (iv) commercial real estate and multi-family lending
(growth targets); (v) deposits (growth targets); and (vi) investments/leverage
(net growth).  The option grants to eligible participants are intended to
qualify as Incentive Stock Options under the Internal Revenue Code to the
extent permitted by applicable law.

         At the end of each fiscal year, the Compensation Committee will
compare the Company's performance for the fiscal year to the established goals
under the Option Allocation Plan to determine the percentage of option shares
which will vest in such year for each participant.  Each year, during the first
five years of the option award term, up to one-third of the options granted (or
if less, the remaining options granted) will be subject to accelerated vesting,
depending upon the degree of the Company's success in achieving the annual
performance targets budgeted for the fiscal year.  No vesting will occur in a
fiscal year if the Company's earnings per share or the "Business Line" targets
(average) are less than 80% of the budgeted target.  The Compensation
Committee, may, in its discretion, accelerate the vesting of all or a portion
of the options awarded to participants, on an individual or group basis, which
do not vest due to failure to achieve budgeted targets for the Business Line
and Earnings Per Share Targets in any particular year of the option award term.
All option shares not vested by the sixth year of the option award term shall
become vested in the sixth year, irrespective of Company performance.





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         Under the Option Allocation Plan, a participant must be employed at
the end of the fiscal year to be eligible for vesting of option grants.
Termination of a participant's service for any reason (other than death,
disability, change in control or retirement) (as defined in the 1997 Option
Plan) will result in the forfeiture of all unvested options. For further
information regarding option grants and decisions related thereto in fiscal
1997, see "Compensation Committee Report."

         The following table sets forth certain information concerning
individual grants of stock options under the Option Plans to each of the
executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table during the fiscal
year ended September 30, 1997.

                       OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR

                               INDIVIDUAL GRANTS

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


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                       NUMBER OF           % OF
                         SHARES       TOTAL OPTIONS
                       UNDERLYING       GRANTED TO         PER SHARE
                        OPTIONS        EMPLOYEES IN        EXERCISE       EXPIRATION        GRANT DATE
      NAME               GRANTED      FISCAL YEAR(1)     PRICE ($/SH)        DATE        PRESENT VALUE(2)      
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                      <C>                <C>             <C>              <C>              <C>
Thomas R. Perz  . . .     50,000            17.84%          $29.00           2007             $360,000

John C. Schlosser   .      6,000             2.14            29.00           2007               43,200

Bruce R. Sherman  . .     25,000             8.92            29.00           2007              180,000

Bradley J. Smith  . .     10,000             3.56            26.25           2007               56,700
                          25,000             8.92            29.00           2007              180,000

James C. Hazzard  . .     25,000             8.92            29.00           2007              180,000
</TABLE>

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(1)      With the exception of the 10,000 options granted to Mr. Smith in
         January 1997 and the 6,000 options granted to Mr. Schlosser, all of
         the options set forth in the above table represent the number of
         shares subject to performance-based option grants which vested in part
         in fiscal 1997 as follows:  (i) Mr. Perz - 2,500; (ii) Mr. Sherman -
         1,250; (iii) Mr. Smith - 1,250; and (iv) Mr. Hazzard - 1,250.  The
         10,000 option award granted to Mr. Smith vests as follows:  (i)
         01/06/01 - 1,667; (ii) 01/06/02 - 1,667; (iii) 01/06/03 - 1,667; (iv)
         01/06/04  - 1,667; (v) 01/06/05 - 1,667; and (vi) 01/06/06 - 1,665;
         and the 6,000 option grant to Mr. Schlosser vests as follows:  (i)
         04/24/97 -  2,000; (ii) 01/28/98 - 2,000; and (iii) 01/27/99 - 2,000.
         Options to purchase 280,200 shares of Common Stock were granted to
         eligible employees under the Option Plans during the fiscal year ended
         September 30, 1997.

(2)      Based upon the Black-Scholes option pricing model, adopted for use in
         valuing stock options, based upon the following variable assumptions:
         (i) a ten year option term; (ii) a volatility statistic of 15%; (iii)
         a dividend yield of 1.47% and (iv) a risk-free rate of return
         representing the interest rate on a U.S. Treasury security with a ten
         year maturity on the date of grant.  The actual value, if any, an
         executive may realize will depend upon the excess of the stock price
         over the exercise price on the date the option is exercised.  There is
         no assurance the value realized will be at or near the value estimated
         by the Black-Scholes model.





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         The following table sets forth certain information concerning the
exercise of stock options granted under the Option Plans by each of the
executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table during the fiscal
year ended September 30, 1997.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
                                            AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
                                                                                           VALUE OF
                                                          NUMBER OF                       UNEXERCISED
                                                          UNEXERCISED                     IN-THE-MONEY
                        NUMBER OF                           OPTIONS                        OPTIONS AT
                          SHARES                      AT FISCAL YEAR END             FISCAL YEAR END (1)    
                         ACQUIRED       VALUE     ---------------------------      -------------------------
NAME                   ON EXERCISE     REALIZED   EXERCISABLE  UNEXERCISABLE       EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                       <C>        <C>             <C>            <C>           <C>              <C>
Thomas R. Perz                 0            0        52,500         67,593        $1,389,688       $947,859

John C. Schlosser              0            0        52,000         24,093         1,385,500        583,546

Bruce R. Sherman          11,260     $291,135        32,045         23,750           853,482        198,906

Bradley J. Smith               0            0         1,250         33,750            10,469        310,156

James C. Hazzard               0            0         1,250          8,500            10,469        375,219
</TABLE>
--------------------
(1)      The value of Unexercised In-the-Money Options is based upon the
         difference between the fair market value of the securities underlying
         the options ($37.38) and the exercise price of the options at
         September 30, 1997.

         Incentive Stock Options granted to any person who is the beneficial
owner of more than 10% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock may be
exercised only for a period of five years following the date of grant and the
exercise price at the time of grant must be equal to at least 110% of the fair
market value of the Common Stock on the date of the grant.  No option granted
in connection with the Incentive Stock Option Plan will be exercisable three
months after the date on which the optionee ceases to perform services for St.
Francis Bank or the Company, except that in the event of death, disability or
retirement, options may be exercisable for up to one year thereafter or such
longer period as determined by the Company with respect to the exercise of
Non-Statutory Options.  If an optionee ceases to perform services for St.
Francis Bank or the Company due to retirement, Incentive Stock Options
exercised more than three months following the date the optionee ceases to
perform services shall be treated as Non-Statutory Stock Options.  Options of
employees terminated for cause will terminate on the date of termination.
Termination for cause includes termination due to the intentional failure to
perform stated duties, breach of fiduciary duty involving personal dishonesty
resulting in a material loss to the Company, willful violations of law or the
entry of a final cease and desist order which results in a material loss to the
Company.  Options will be immediately exercisable in the event of a change in
control.  "Change of control" is defined to include the acquisition of
beneficial ownership of 20% or more of any class of equity security by a person
or group of persons acting in concert, a tender offer or exchange offer, merger
or other form of business combination, a sale of assets or a contested election
of directors which results in a change in control of a majority of the Board of
Directors.





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DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION

     BOARD FEES

         Compensation paid to Company directors in fiscal 1997 included a
monthly retainer of $1,125 (increased from $1,000 effective January 1, 1997)
plus a fee of $1,500 per regular meeting attended (increased from $1,000
effective January 1, 1997), $500 per special meeting attended and $500 per
Company Board committee meeting attended.

         From October 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996, Company directors who
also were directors of St. Francis Bank received a fee of $500 per St. Francis
Bank Board meeting attended and Company directors who also were directors of
Bank Wisconsin received an annual retainer of $1,800 plus $200 per meeting of
the Board of Directors of Bank Wisconsin attended, and $100 per Bank Wisconsin
special board meeting or committee meeting attended.  Effective January 1,
1997, the fee structure for Company directors who also serve on the Board of
Directors of either St. Francis Bank or Bank Wisconsin was revised and such
individuals received a fee of $1,000 for each regular Board meeting and $500
per committee meeting of the respective subsidiary banks attended for the
remainder of the fiscal year.

         In fiscal 1997, Company directors Hoppe, Mentzer (from October 1996
through December 1996 only), Perz, Schlosser, Taylor and Templeton also served
on the Board of Directors of St. Francis Bank, and Company directors Drury
(from December 1996 through September 1997 only), Mentzer, Perz and Reigle
(from October 1996 through December 1996 only) served on the Board of Directors
of Bank Wisconsin.

     OPTION GRANTS TO OUTSIDE DIRECTORS UNDER THE 1997 STOCK OPTION PLAN

         On April 25, 1997, the Outside Directors of the Company, Messrs.
Drury, Hoppe, Mentzer, Reigle, Schlosser and Templeton and Ms. Taylor each were
granted options to purchase 16,000, 6,000, 6,000, 8,000, 6,000, 6,000 and 8,000
shares of Common Stock, respectively.  The option grants are subject to varying
vesting schedules and the exercise price for all option grants is $29.00.

     MRP AWARDS TO DIRECTORS IN FISCAL 1997

         On October 1996, directors Drury, Hoppe, Mentzer, Schlosser and
Templeton each were awarded 125 shares of Common Stock under the St. Francis
Bank Management Recognition and Retention Plan.


                               PERFORMANCE GRAPH

         The following graph shows a semi-annual comparison from September 1993
to September 1997 of the Company's cumulative shareholder return on the Common
Stock with (i) the cumulative total return on stocks included in the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation ("NASDAQ") Stock
Market Index (for United States companies) and (ii) the cumulative total return
on stocks of NASDAQ listed companies included in the Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) codes 602 - 679 (the "Nasdaq Financial Index"), commencing
on September 30, 1993 through September 30, 1997.  The cumulative returns set
forth in each graph assume the reinvestment of dividends into additional shares
of the same class of equity securities at the frequency with which dividends
were paid on such securities during the applicable comparison period.





                                      -21-
<PAGE>   25
                              COMPARISON OF ANNUAL
                   CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN AMONG THE COMPANY,
                      NASDAQ STOCK MARKET (U.S.) INDEX AND
                           NASDAQ FINANCIAL INDEX(1)


                                   [GRAPH]






<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       09/30/93         09/30/94        09/30/95        09/30/96       09/30/97
                                      ----------       ----------      ----------      ----------     ----------
<S>                                    <C>              <C>             <C>             <C>            <C>
Company Common Stock.................  $100.00          $122.03         $154.24         $177.29        $259.36
NASDAQ (U.S.)........................  $100.00          $100.82         $139.26         $165.25        $226.83
NASDAQ Financial.....................  $100.00          $105.39         $133.36         $165.09        $259.98                  
</TABLE>



(1)      Assumes $100.00 invested on September 30, 1993, and all dividends
         reinvested through the end of the Company's fiscal year on September
         30, 1997.  The Company's Common Stock commenced trading on June 18,
         1993.  From September 30, 1993 to September 30, 1995, the Company did
         not pay dividends on its Common Stock.  On November 22, 1995, the
         Company paid its first quarterly dividend and has paid quarterly
         dividends of $0.10 per share since that time through September 30,
         1996.  Commencing December 31, 1996, the Company increased its
         quarterly dividend to $0.12 per share through September 30, 1997.  The
         performance graph is based upon closing prices on the trading day
         specified.





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<PAGE>   26
              INDEBTEDNESS OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

         Current federal law requires that all loans or extensions of credit to
officers and directors must be made on substantially the same terms, including
interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable
transactions with the general public and must not involve more than the normal
risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features.  In addition, loans
made to a director or executive officer in excess of the greater of $25,000 or
5% of St. Francis Bank's capital and surplus (up to a maximum of $500,000) must
be approved in advance by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board
of Directors.

         The policies of St. Francis Bank provide, and the policies of Bank
Wisconsin provided, that all loans or extensions of credit to executive
officers and directors are to be made in the ordinary course of business, on
substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those
prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other persons, and may
not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or present other
unfavorable features.  All loans were made by St. Francis Bank and Bank
Wisconsin in the ordinary course of business and were not made with favorable
terms nor involved more than the normal risk of collectibility or presented
unfavorable features.  All loans or extensions of credit to executive officers
and directors were current as of September 30, 1997.

         In fiscal 1997, St. Francis Bank retained Richard W. Double, Esq., a
partner in the law firm of Double & Double, as counsel.  Mr. Richard Double is
a director of St. Francis Bank.  During the fiscal year ended September 30,
1997, St. Francis Bank paid Mr. Richard Double and the law firm of Double &
Double, in the aggregate,  $97,197 for legal services rendered to St. Francis
Bank.


            SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

         Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
requires the Company's officers and directors, and persons who own more than
ten percent of the shares of Common Stock outstanding, to file reports of
ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC and the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc.  Officers, directors and greater than ten percent
shareholders are required by regulation to furnish the Company with copies of
all Section 16(a) forms they file.  Based upon review of the information
provided to the Company, the Company believes that during the fiscal year ended
September 30, 1997, officers, directors and greater than ten percent
shareholders complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements.


               SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 1999 ANNUAL MEETING

         To be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement relating to the
Annual Meeting to be held in January 1999, shareholder proposals must be
received at the principal executive offices of the Company at 13400 Bishops
Lane, Suite 350, Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005-6203, Attention:  William R. Hotz,
Secretary, no later than August 18, 1998.  If such proposal is in compliance
with all of the requirements of 17 C.F.R. Section 20.14a-8 ("Rule 14a-8") of
the Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), it will be included in the proxy statement and set forth
on the appointment form of proxy issued for such annual meeting of
shareholders.  It is urged that any such proposals be sent certified mail,
return receipt requested.





                                      -23-
<PAGE>   27
         Shareholder proposals which are not submitted for inclusion in the
Company's proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act may be
brought before an annual meeting pursuant to Article VII of the Company's
Articles of Incorporation.  For business to be properly brought before an
annual meeting, a shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing
to the Secretary of the Company.  To be timely, a shareholder's notice must be
delivered to or mailed by first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to
the principal executive offices of the Company not later than the close of
business on the tenth day following the day on which notice of the annual
meeting was mailed to the shareholders.  A shareholder's notice must set forth
certain information in accordance with Article VII of the Company's Articles of
Incorporation.  The notice must include the shareholder's name and address, as
they appear on the Company's record of shareholders, the class and number of
shares of the Company's common stock beneficially owned by such shareholder, a
brief description of the proposed business, the reason for considering such
business at the annual meeting and any material interest of the shareholder in
the proposed business.


            OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING

         The Board of Directors knows of no business which will be presented
for consideration at the Annual Meeting other than as stated in the Notice of
Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  If, however, other matters are properly
brought before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof,
it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to vote the
shares represented thereby on such matters in accordance with their best
judgment.


                                        BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,




                                        William R. Hotz
                                        Executive Vice President,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin                    Secretary and General Counsel
December 29, 1997


  WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN AND
  PROMPTLY RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE.





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<PAGE>   28
REVOCABLE
PROXY

                       ST. FRANCIS CAPITAL CORPORATION
        ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 28, 1998
         THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS



        The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual
Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") and the Proxy Statement and,
revoking any proxy heretofore given, hereby constitutes and appoints Messrs.
Thomas R. Perz or John C. Schlosser, directors of St. Francis Capital
Corporation (the "Company"), to represent and to vote, as designated below, all
the shares of common stock of the Company held of record by the undersigned on
December 1, 1997, at the Annual Meeting which will be held on January 28, 1998,
at 10:00 a.m., local time, at the Midway Hotel Airport, 5105 S. Howell Avenue,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and at any adjournments or postponements thereof.

        This proxy is revocable and will be voted as directed below, but if no
directions are specified, this proxy will be voted FOR each of the matters
listed below. If any other business is presented at the Annual Meeting, or any
adjournments or postponements thereof, this proxy will be voted by the Board of
Directors of the Company in their best judgment. At the present time, the
Board of Directors of the Company knows of no other business to be presented at
the Annual Meeting.




             DETACH BELOW AND RETURN USING THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED



        ST. FRANCIS CAPITAL CORPORATION ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS



1.      ELECTION OF DIRECTORS:

        1 - Edward W. Mentzer   2 - Julia H. Taylor

        [ ]  FOR all nominees listed        [ ]  WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
             to the left (except                 to vote for all nominees
             as specified below).                listed to the left.

        (Instructions: To withhold authority to vote 
        for any indicated nominee, write the number(s)       [          ]
        of nominee(s) in the box provided to the right.)

2.      Ratification of the appointment of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as independent
        auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998.

                  [ ]  FOR      [ ]  AGAINST    [ ]  ABSTAIN

3.      In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
        business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any 
        adjournments or postponements thereof.


                                        Date 
                                            -----------------------------
Check appropriate box
Indicate changes below:
Address Change?                 [ ]   Name Change?      [ ]


                                       NO. OF SHARES
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                                       Signature(s) in Box

                                       IMPORTANT: Please sign exactly as your
                                       name appears on this proxy. When signing
                                       as an attorney, administrator, agent,
                                       corporation, officer, executor, trustee,
                                       guardian or similiar position, please
                                       add your full title to your signature. If
                                       shares of common stock are held jointly,
                                       each holder may sign but only one
                                       signature is required.