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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



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FORM 10-Q



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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION
13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005



Commission File No. 0-50034



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TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



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|                                                               |  |                                        
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|Delaware                                                       |  | 36-4108550                             
|(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)



9550 West Higgins
Road

Rosemont, IL 60018

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)



(847) 653-7978

(Registrants telephone number, including area code)



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



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  x    No ̈



Indicate the number of
outstanding shares of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: At July 29, 2005, there were 9,761,061 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.



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TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.



INDEX



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|PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION |  |                                                                                                                            
|                              |  |                                                                                                                            
|Item 1.                       |  | Financial Statements                                                                                                        |  |   
|                              |  |                                                                                                                            
|                              |  | Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) - June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004                                               |  | 1 
|                              |  |                                                                                                                            
|                              |  | Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) - For the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004                   |  | 2 
|                              |  |                                                                                                                            
|                              |  | Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders Equity (unaudited) - For the six months ended June 30, 2005    and 2004 |  | 3 
|                              |  |                                                                                                                            
|                              |  | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) - For the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004                         |  | 4 
|                              |  |                                                                                                                            
|                              |  | Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)                                                                      |  | 6 
|                              |  |                                                                                                                            
|Item 2.                       |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations                                       |  | 13
|                              |  |                                                                                                                            
|Item 3.                       |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                                                                  |  | 41
|                              |  |                                                                                                                            
|Item 4.                       |  | Controls and Procedures                                                                                                     |  | 41
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|PART II. OTHER INFORMATION    |  |                                                                                                                            
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|Item 1.                       |  | Legal Proceedings                                                                                                           |  | 43
|                              |  |                                                                                                                            
|Item 2.                       |  | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                                                                 |  | 43
|                              |  |                                                                                                                            
|Item 3.                       |  | Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                                                             |  | 43
|                              |  |                                                                                                                            
|Item 4.                       |  | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                                                         |  | 43
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|Item 5.                       |  | Other Information                                                                                                           |  | 44
|                              |  |                                                                                                                            
|Item 6.                       |  | Exhibits                                                                                                                    |  | 46
|                              |  |                                                                                                                            
|                              |  | Signatures                                                                                                                  |  | 49



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TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)



|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |               |           |   |                   |   |           |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | --------- | - | ----------------- | - | --------- | -
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  | June 30, 2005 |           |   | December 31, 2004 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  | (unaudited)   |           |   |                   |  
|ASSETS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |               |           |   |                   |   |           |  
|Cash and cash equivalents:                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |               |           |   |                   |   |           |  
|Cash and due from banks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  | $             | 74,362    |   |                   | $ | 55,101    |  
|Federal funds sold                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |               | 105,800   |   |                   |   | 15,000    |  
|Short-term investments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |               | 2,452     |   |                   |   | 9,149     |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |               |           |   |                   |   |           |  
|Total cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  |               | 182,614   |   |                   |   | 79,250    |  
|Investment securities:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |               |           |   |                   |   |           |  
|Available-for-sale, at fair value                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |               | 547,045   |   |                   |   | 533,344   |  
|Held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value of $275 at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004)                                                                                                                                                          |  |               | 275       |   |                   |   | 275       |  
|Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $37,411 and $37,484 at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively                                                                                                                                      |  |               | 2,241,154 |   |                   |   | 2,174,122 |  
|Premises, leasehold improvements and equipment, net                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |               | 12,364    |   |                   |   | 14,787    |  
|Investments in Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock, at cost                                                                                                                                                                            |  |               | 12,750    |   |                   |   | 12,516    |  
|Other real estate and repossessed assets, net                                                                                                                                                                                                            |  |               | 585       |   |                   |   | 58        |  
|Goodwill                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |  |               | 23,237    |   |                   |   | 23,354    |  
|Other assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |               | 53,965    |   |                   |   | 50,370    |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |               |           |   |                   |   |           |  
|Total assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  | $             | 3,073,989 |   |                   | $ | 2,888,076 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |               |           |   |                   |   |           |  
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |               |           |   |                   |   |           |  
|Deposits:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  |               |           |   |                   |   |           |  
|Noninterest-bearing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  | $             | 459,672   |   |                   | $ | 519,158   |  
|Interest-bearing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |               | 1,956,765 |   |                   |   | 1,764,879 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |               |           |   |                   |   |           |  
|Total deposits                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |               | 2,416,437 |   |                   |   | 2,284,037 |  
|Short-term borrowings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |               | 266,825   |   |                   |   | 229,547   |  
|Accrued interest, taxes and other liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                                            |  |               | 44,876    |   |                   |   | 46,093    |  
|Notes payable and FHLB advances                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  |               | 85,500    |   |                   |   | 85,500    |  
|Junior subordinated debentures                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |  |               | 87,638    |   |                   |   | 87,638    |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |               |           |   |                   |   |           |  
|Total liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |               | 2,901,276 |   |                   |   | 2,732,815 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |               |           |   |                   |   |           |  
|Stockholders equity:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |               |           |   |                   |   |           |  
|Common stock, $.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; 10,084,068 and 9,976,556 shares issued at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004,
respectively; 9,761,061 and 9,653,549 shares outstanding at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively |  |               | 101       |   |                   |   | 100       |  
|Surplus                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |               | 150,922   |   |                   |   | 147,682   |  
|Unearned compensation - stock grants                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |               | (2,692    | ) |                   |   | (1,383    | )
|Retained earnings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |  |               | 32,338    |   |                   |   | 16,386    |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |               | (899      | ) |                   |   | (467      | )
|Treasury stock, at cost, 323,007 shares at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004                                                                                                                                                                           |  |               | (7,057    | ) |                   |   | (7,057    | )
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |               |           |   |                   |   |           |  
|Total stockholders equity                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |               | 172,713   |   |                   |   | 155,261   |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |               |           |   |                   |   |           |  
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  | $             | 3,073,989 |   |                   | $ | 2,888,076 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |               |           |   |                   |   |           |  



See accompanying notes
to consolidated financial statements





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TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)



|                                                    |  |                                     |        |      |                                  |        |      |  |      |        |  |   |        |  
|--------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- |  | ---- | ------ |  | - | ------ | -
|                                                    |  | For the Three Months Ended June 30, |        |      | For the Six MonthsEnded June 30, |       
|                                                    |  | 2005                                |        | 2004 |                                  |        | 2005 |  | 2004 |       
|Interest income:                                    |  |                                     |        |      |                                  |        |      |  |      |        |  |   |        |  
|Interest and fees on loans                          |  | $                                   | 36,968 |      | $                                | 26,965 |      |  | $    | 70,895 |  | $ | 53,964 |  
|Interest and dividends on investment securities:    |  |                                     |        |      |                                  |        |      |  |      |        |  |   |        |  
|Taxable                                             |  |                                     | 4,974  |      |                                  | 5,375  |      |  |      | 9,969  |  |   | 10,355 |  
|Tax-exempt                                          |  |                                     | 557    |      |                                  | 504    |      |  |      | 1,038  |  |   | 1,017  |  
|Interest on cash equivalents                        |  |                                     | 243    |      |                                  | 25     |      |  |      | 352    |  |   | 43     |  
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|Total interest income                               |  |                                     | 42,742 |      |                                  | 32,869 |      |  |      | 82,254 |  |   | 65,379 |  
|                                                    |  |                                     |        |      |                                  |        |      |  |      |        |  |   |        |  
|Interest expense:                                   |  |                                     |        |      |                                  |        |      |  |      |        |  |   |        |  
|Deposits                                            |  |                                     | 11,825 |      |                                  | 6,415  |      |  |      | 21,521 |  |   | 12,942 |  
|Short-term borrowings                               |  |                                     | 1,210  |      |                                  | 522    |      |  |      | 2,185  |  |   | 1,021  |  
|Notes payable and FHLB advances                     |  |                                     | 1,026  |      |                                  | 1,078  |      |  |      | 2,028  |  |   | 2,172  |  
|Junior subordinated debentures                      |  |                                     | 1,914  |      |                                  | 1,361  |      |  |      | 3,770  |  |   | 2,649  |  
|                                                    |  |                                     |        |      |                                  |        |      |  |      |        |  |   |        |  
|Total interest expense                              |  |                                     | 15,975 |      |                                  | 9,376  |      |  |      | 29,504 |  |   | 18,784 |  
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|Net interest income                                 |  |                                     | 26,767 |      |                                  | 23,493 |      |  |      | 52,750 |  |   | 46,595 |  
|Provision for loan losses                           |  |                                     | 917    |      |                                  | 2,750  |      |  |      | 2,751  |  |   | 5,500  |  
|                                                    |  |                                     |        |      |                                  |        |      |  |      |        |  |   |        |  
|Net interest income after provision for loan losses |  |                                     | 25,850 |      |                                  | 20,743 |      |  |      | 49,999 |  |   | 41,095 |  
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|Noninterest income:                                 |  |                                     |        |      |                                  |        |      |  |      |        |  |   |        |  
|Deposit service charges                             |  |                                     | 2,408  |      |                                  | 2,848  |      |  |      | 4,815  |  |   | 5,631  |  
|Trust and wealth management services                |  |                                     | 1,157  |      |                                  | 1,333  |      |  |      | 2,341  |  |   | 2,573  |  
|Gain on sale of land trusts                         |  |                                     |       |      |                                  |       |      |  |      | 2,000  |  |   |       |  
|Gain on sale of branch                              |  |                                     |       |      |                                  |       |      |  |      | 1,572  |  |   |       |  
|Gain on sale of investment securities, net          |  |                                     |       |      |                                  |       |      |  |      | 127    |  |   |       |  
|Other noninterest income                            |  |                                     | 389    |      |                                  | 123    |      |  |      | 1,354  |  |   | 775    |  
|                                                    |  |                                     |        |      |                                  |        |      |  |      |        |  |   |        |  
|Total noninterest income                            |  |                                     | 3,954  |      |                                  | 4,304  |      |  |      | 12,209 |  |   | 8,979  |  
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|Noninterest expense:                                |  |                                     |        |      |                                  |        |      |  |      |        |  |   |        |  
|Salaries and employee benefits                      |  |                                     | 9,962  |      |                                  | 9,594  |      |  |      | 19,962 |  |   | 20,325 |  
|Occupancy of premises                               |  |                                     | 1,716  |      |                                  | 2,054  |      |  |      | 3,441  |  |   | 3,861  |  
|Furniture and equipment                             |  |                                     | 1,005  |      |                                  | 919    |      |  |      | 1,889  |  |   | 2,054  |  
|Computer processing                                 |  |                                     | 438    |      |                                  | 478    |      |  |      | 871    |  |   | 912    |  
|Corporate insurance                                 |  |                                     | 347    |      |                                  | 650    |      |  |      | 717    |  |   | 1,272  |  
|Legal fees, net                                     |  |                                     | 609    |      |                                  | 674    |      |  |      | 781    |  |   | 1,003  |  
|Advertising and public relations                    |  |                                     | 164    |      |                                  | 745    |      |  |      | 273    |  |   | 1,167  |  
|Other noninterest expense                           |  |                                     | 3,283  |      |                                  | 3,302  |      |  |      | 6,330  |  |   | 6,605  |  
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|Total noninterest expense                           |  |                                     | 17,524 |      |                                  | 18,416 |      |  |      | 34,264 |  |   | 37,199 |  
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|Income before income taxes                          |  |                                     | 12,280 |      |                                  | 6,631  |      |  |      | 27,944 |  |   | 12,875 |  
|Income taxes                                        |  |                                     | 4,603  |      |                                  | 2,324  |      |  |      | 10,825 |  |   | 4,432  |  
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|Net income                                          |  | $                                   | 7,677  |      | $                                | 4,307  |      |  | $    | 17,119 |  | $ | 8,443  |  
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|Preferred dividend requirements                     |  |                                     |       |      |                                  | (1,014 | )    |  |      |       |  |   | (1,875 | )
|                                                    |  |                                     |        |      |                                  |        |      |  |      |        |  |   |        |  
|Net income applicable to common stockholders        |  | $                                   | 7,677  |      | $                                | 3,293  |      |  | $    | 17,119 |  | $ | 6,568  |  
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|Basic earnings per common share                     |  | $                                   | 0.80   |      | $                                | 0.35   |      |  | $    | 1.79   |  | $ | 0.69   |  
|Diluted earnings per common share                   |  |                                     | 0.78   |      |                                  | 0.34   |      |  |      | 1.75   |  |   | 0.68   |  
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See accompanying notes
to consolidated financial statements



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TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)



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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------------------------------------------- | ------ | ----------- | - | ------- |  | - | --------------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------- | ------ | - | ------------------------------------------ | - | ------ | ------------- |  | - | ------ | - |  | - | ------ | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                                                                                               |  | Series A 9%NoncumulativePerpetualPreferredStock |        | CommonStock |   | Surplus |  |   | UnearnedCompensation- StockGrants |   |  | RetainedEarnings(Deficit) |        |   | AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome/(Loss) |   |        | TreasuryStock |  |   | Total  |  
|Balance at December 31, 2004                                                                                                   |  | $                                               |       |             | $ | 100     |  | $ | 147,682                           |   |  | $                         | (1,383 | ) |                                            | $ | 16,386 |               |  | $ | (467   | ) |  | $ | (7,057 | ) |  | $ | 155,261 |  
|Issuance of stock grants                                                                                                       |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   | 1,791                             |   |  |                           | (1,791 | ) |                                            |   |       |               |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   |        |  
|Forfeiture of stock grants                                                                                                     |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   | (325                              | ) |  |                           | 109    |   |                                            |   |       |               |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (216    | )
|Amortization of stock grants                                                                                                   |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   |                                  |   |  |                           | 373    |   |                                            |   |       |               |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 373     |  
|Exercise of stock options                                                                                                      |  |                                                 |       |             |   | 1       |  |   | 1,328                             |   |  |                           |       |   |                                            |   |       |               |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 1,329   |  
|Tax benefit on stock options exercised and stock awards                                                                        |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   | 446                               |   |  |                           |       |   |                                            |   |       |               |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 446     |  
|Comprehensive income:                                                                                                          |  |                                                 |        |             |   |         |  |   |                                   |   |  |                           |        |   |                                            |   |        |               |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Net income                                                                                                                     |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   |                                  |   |  |                           |       |   |                                            |   | 17,119 |               |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 17,119  |  
|Change in unrealized loss on available-for-sale investment securities, net of reclassification adjustment, net of income taxes |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   |                                  |   |  |                           |       |   |                                            |   |       |               |  |   | (114   | ) |  |   |       |   |  |   | (114    | )
|Change in unrealized loss from cash flow hedging instruments, net of income taxes                                              |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   |                                  |   |  |                           |       |   |                                            |   |       |               |  |   | (232   | ) |  |   |       |   |  |   | (232    | )
|Changes in deferred gain from termination of cash flow hedging instruments, net of income taxes                                |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   |                                  |   |  |                           |       |   |                                            |   |       |               |  |   | (86    | ) |  |   |       |   |  |   | (86     | )
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                 |        |             |   |         |  |   |                                   |   |  |                           |        |   |                                            |   |        |               |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Total comprehensive income                                                                                                     |  |                                                 |        |             |   |         |  |   |                                   |   |  |                           |        |   |                                            |   |        |               |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |   |  |   | 16,687  |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                 |        |             |   |         |  |   |                                   |   |  |                           |        |   |                                            |   |        |               |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Common stock dividends   $0.12 per share                                                                                      |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   |                                  |   |  |                           |       |   |                                            |   | (1,167 | )             |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (1,167  | )
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|Balance at June 30, 2005                                                                                                       |  | $                                               |       |             | $ | 101     |  | $ | 150,922                           |   |  | $                         | (2,692 | ) |                                            | $ | 32,338 |               |  | $ | (899   | ) |  | $ | (7,057 | ) |  | $ | 172,713 |  
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|Balance at December 31, 2003                                                                                                   |  | $                                               | 38,250 |             | $ | 98      |  | $ | 143,918                           |   |  | $                         | (1,138 | ) |                                            | $ | (2,106 | )             |  | $ | 4,520  |   |  | $ | (7,057 | ) |  | $ | 176,485 |  
|Issuance of stock grants                                                                                                       |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   | 150                               |   |  |                           | (150   | ) |                                            |   |       |               |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   |        |  
|Forfeiture of stock grants                                                                                                     |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   | (68                               | ) |  |                           | 19     |   |                                            |   |       |               |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (49     | )
|Amortization of stock grants                                                                                                   |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   |                                  |   |  |                           | 257    |   |                                            |   |       |               |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 257     |  
|Exercise of stock options                                                                                                      |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   | 480                               |   |  |                           |       |   |                                            |   |       |               |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 480     |  
|Tax benefit on stock options exercised and stock awards                                                                        |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   | 92                                |   |  |                           |       |   |                                            |   |       |               |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 92      |  
|Comprehensive income:                                                                                                          |  |                                                 |        |             |   |         |  |   |                                   |   |  |                           |        |   |                                            |   |        |               |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Net income                                                                                                                     |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   |                                  |   |  |                           |       |   |                                            |   | 8,443  |               |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 8,443   |  
|Change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investment securities, net of income taxes                              |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   |                                  |   |  |                           |       |   |                                            |   |       |               |  |   | (7,059 | ) |  |   |       |   |  |   | (7,059  | )
|Changes in deferred gain from termination of cash flow hedging instruments, net of income taxes                                |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   |                                  |   |  |                           |       |   |                                            |   |       |               |  |   | (86    | ) |  |   |       |   |  |   | (86     | )
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                 |        |             |   |         |  |   |                                   |   |  |                           |        |   |                                            |   |        |               |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Total comprehensive income                                                                                                     |  |                                                 |        |             |   |         |  |   |                                   |   |  |                           |        |   |                                            |   |        |               |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |   |  |   | 1,298   |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                 |        |             |   |         |  |   |                                   |   |  |                           |        |   |                                            |   |        |               |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Dividends:                                                                                                                     |  |                                                 |        |             |   |         |  |   |                                   |   |  |                           |        |   |                                            |   |        |               |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Preferred    $1.225 per share                                                                                                 |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   |                                  |   |  |                           |       |   |                                            |   | (1,875 | )             |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (1,875  | )
|Common    $0.12 per share                                                                                                     |  |                                                 |       |             |   |        |  |   |                                  |   |  |                           |       |   |                                            |   | (1,141 | )             |  |   |       |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (1,141  | )
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                 |        |             |   |         |  |   |                                   |   |  |                           |        |   |                                            |   |        |               |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Balance at June 30, 2004                                                                                                       |  | $                                               | 38,250 |             | $ | 98      |  | $ | 144,572                           |   |  | $                         | (1,012 | ) |                                            | $ | 3,321  |               |  | $ | (2,625 | ) |  | $ | (7,057 | ) |  | $ | 175,547 |  
|                                                                                                                               |  |                                                 |        |             |   |         |  |   |                                   |   |  |                           |        |   |                                            |   |        |               |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |         |  



See accompanying notes
to consolidated financial statements





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TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)



|                                                                                  |  |                                   |         |   |      |   |          |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------- | ------- | - | ---- | - | -------- | -
|                                                                                  |  | For the Six Months Ended June 30, |        
|                                                                                  |  | 2005                              |         |   | 2004 |  
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                             |  |                                   |         |   |      |   |          |  
|Net income                                                                        |  | $                                 | 17,119  |   |      | $ | 8,443    |  
|Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |                                   |         |   |      |   |          |  
|Amortization of premiums and discounts, net                                       |  |                                   | 923     |   |      |   | 784      |  
|Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities, net                                |  |                                   | (127    | ) |      |   |         |  
|Deferred loan fee amortization                                                    |  |                                   | (2,270  | ) |      |   | (1,321   | )
|Provision for loan losses                                                         |  |                                   | 2,751   |   |      |   | 5,500    |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                                     |  |                                   | 1,621   |   |      |   | 1,785    |  
|Deferred income taxes                                                             |  |                                   | 933     |   |      |   | (969     | )
|Loss on sales of other real estate                                                |  |                                   |        |   |      |   | 10       |  
|Provision for losses on other real estate                                         |  |                                   | 69      |   |      |   | 66       |  
|Gain on sale of land trusts                                                       |  |                                   | (2,000  | ) |      |   |         |  
|Gain on sale of branch                                                            |  |                                   | (1,572  | ) |      |   |         |  
|Other, net                                                                        |  |                                   | 128     |   |      |   | 232      |  
|Changes in other assets and liabilities:                                          |  |                                   |         |   |      |   |          |  
|Accrued interest receivable                                                       |  |                                   | (1,935  | ) |      |   | (1,824   | )
|Other assets                                                                      |  |                                   | (2,185  | ) |      |   | 5,649    |  
|Accrued interest, taxes and other liabilities                                     |  |                                   | (2,119  | ) |      |   | 244      |  
|                                                                                  |  |                                   |         |   |      |   |          |  
|Net cash provided by operating activities                                         |  |                                   | 11,336  |   |      |   | 18,599   |  
|                                                                                  |  |                                   |         |   |      |   |          |  
|Cash flows from investing activities:                                             |  |                                   |         |   |      |   |          |  
|Purchases of available-for-sale securities                                        |  |                                   | (53,790 | ) |      |   | (123,377 | )
|Proceeds from principal payments and maturities of available-for-sale securities  |  |                                   | 36,393  |   |      |   | 35,387   |  
|Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities                               |  |                                   | 2,725   |   |      |   |         |  
|Proceeds from principal payments and maturities of held-to-maturity securities    |  |                                   |        |   |      |   | 250      |  
|Net increase in loans                                                             |  |                                   | (73,411 | ) |      |   | (101,231 | )
|Investment in TAYC Capital Trust II                                               |  |                                   |        |   |      |   | (1,239   | )
|Net additions to premises, leasehold improvements and equipment                   |  |                                   | (1,215  | ) |      |   | (896     | )
|Proceed from sale of premises, leasehold improvements and equipment               |  |                                   |        |   |      |   | 2,095    |  
|Net cash paid on sale of branch                                                   |  |                                   | (10,853 | ) |      |   |         |  
|Proceeds from sale of land trusts                                                 |  |                                   | 2,050   |   |      |   |         |  
|Proceeds from sales of other real estate                                          |  |                                   | (15     | ) |      |   | 132      |  
|                                                                                  |  |                                   |         |   |      |   |          |  
|Net cash used in investing activities                                             |  |                                   | (98,116 | ) |      |   | (188,879 | )
|                                                                                  |  |                                   |         |   |      |   |          |  
|Cash flows from financing activities:                                             |  |                                   |         |   |      |   |          |  
|Net increase in deposits                                                          |  |                                   | 152,697 |   |      |   | 159,096  |  
|Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings                                  |  |                                   | 37,278  |   |      |   | (21,981  | )
|Repayments of notes payable and FHLB advances                                     |  |                                   |        |   |      |   | (15,000  | )
|Proceeds from issuance of junior subordinated debentures                          |  |                                   |        |   |      |   | 41,238   |  
|Trust preferred issuance costs                                                    |  |                                   |        |   |      |   | (390     | )
|Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options                                  |  |                                   | 1,329   |   |      |   | 480      |  
|Dividends paid                                                                    |  |                                   | (1,160  | ) |      |   | (2,861   | )
|                                                                                  |  |                                   |         |   |      |   |          |  
|Net cash provided by financing activities                                         |  |                                   | 190,144 |   |      |   | 160,582  |  
|                                                                                  |  |                                   |         |   |      |   |          |  
|Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                              |  |                                   | 103,364 |   |      |   | (9,698   | )
|Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                    |  |                                   | 79,250  |   |      |   | 88,504   |  
|                                                                                  |  |                                   |         |   |      |   |          |  
|Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                          |  | $                                 | 182,614 |   |      | $ | 78,806   |  
|                                                                                  |  |                                   |         |   |      |   |          |  



Consolidated Statements
of Cash Flows continued on the next page



See accompanying notes
to consolidated financial statements





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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  (unaudited) (Continued)

(dollars in
thousands)



|                                                                              |  |                                   |        |   |      |   |        |  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------- | ------ | - | ---- | - | ------ | -
|                                                                              |  | For the Six Months Ended June 30, |       
|                                                                              |  | 2005                              |        |   | 2004 |  
|Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:                             |  |                                   |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Cash paid during the period for:                                              |  |                                   |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Interest                                                                      |  | $                                 | 26,784 |   |      | $ | 17,737 |  
|Income taxes                                                                  |  |                                   | 9,916  |   |      |   | 3,614  |  
|                                                                              |  |                                  
|Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing and financing activities:       |  |                                   |        |   |      |   |        |  
|Change in fair value of available-for-sale investments securities, net of tax |  | $                                 | (114   | ) |      | $ | (7,059 | )
|Tax benefit on stock options exercised and stock awards                       |  |                                   | 446    |   |      |   | 92     |  
|Real estate acquired through foreclosure                                      |  |                                   | 581    |   |      |   | 1,551  |  



See accompanying notes
to consolidated financial statements





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TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

NOTE TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS( unaudited)



1. Basis of Presentation:



These consolidated financial statements contain unaudited information as of
June 30, 2005 and for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004. The unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations for reporting on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, certain disclosures
required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America are not included herein. In managements opinion, these unaudited financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring
adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the information when read in conjunction with the Companys audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes. The income statement data for the three and six month periods ended
June 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that the Company may achieve for the full year.



Amounts in the prior years consolidated financial statements are reclassified whenever necessary to conform to the current years presentation.



2. Investment Securities:



The amortized cost and estimated fair values of investment securities at
June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 were as follows:



|                                    |  |                |         |                      |   |                       |  |   |                     |   |  |   |        
|----------------------------------- |  | -------------- | ------- | -------------------- | - | --------------------- |  | - | ------------------- | - |  | - | -------
|                                    |  | June 30, 2005 
|                                    |  | AmortizedCost  |         | GrossUnrealizedGains |   | GrossUnrealizedLosses |  |   | EstimatedFair Value
|                                    |  | (in thousands)
|Available-for-sale:                 |  |                |         |                      |   |                       |  |   |                     |   |  |   |        
|U.S. government agency securities   |  | $              | 204,102 |                      | $ | 65                    |  | $ | (1,147              | ) |  | $ | 203,020
|Collateralized mortgage obligations |  |                | 111,271 |                      |   | 279                   |  |   | (1,158              | ) |  |   | 110,392
|Mortgage-backed securities          |  |                | 176,790 |                      |   | 479                   |  |   | (2,015              | ) |  |   | 175,254
|State and municipal obligations     |  |                | 56,286  |                      |   | 2,123                 |  |   | (30                 | ) |  |   | 58,379 
|                                    |  |                |         |                      |   |                       |  |   |                     |   |  |   |        
|Total available-for-sale            |  |                | 548,449 |                      |   | 2,946                 |  |   | (4,350              | ) |  |   | 547,045
|                                    |  |                |         |                      |   |                       |  |   |                     |   |  |   |        
|Held-to-maturity:                   |  |                |         |                      |   |                       |  |   |                     |   |  |   |        
|Other debt securities               |  |                | 275     |                      |   |                      |  |   |                    |   |  |   | 275    
|                                    |  |                |         |                      |   |                       |  |   |                     |   |  |   |        
|Total held-to-maturity              |  |                | 275     |                      |   |                      |  |   |                    |   |  |   | 275    
|                                    |  |                |         |                      |   |                       |  |   |                     |   |  |   |        
|Total                               |  | $              | 548,724 |                      | $ | 2,946                 |  | $ | (4,350              | ) |  | $ | 547,320
|                                    |  |                |         |                      |   |                       |  |   |                     |   |  |   |        





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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)



|                                    |  |                   |         |                      |   |                       |  |   |                     |   |  |   |        
|----------------------------------- |  | ----------------- | ------- | -------------------- | - | --------------------- |  | - | ------------------- | - |  | - | -------
|                                    |  | December 31, 2004
|                                    |  | AmortizedCost     |         | GrossUnrealizedGains |   | GrossUnrealizedLosses |  |   | EstimatedFair Value
|                                    |  | (in thousands)   
|Available-for-sale:                 |  |                   |         |                      |   |                       |  |   |                     |   |  |   |        
|U.S. government agency securities   |  | $                 | 194,370 |                      | $ | 76                    |  | $ | (753                | ) |  | $ | 193,693
|Collateralized mortgage obligations |  |                   | 117,020 |                      |   | 207                   |  |   | (1,534              | ) |  |   | 115,693
|Mortgage-backed securities          |  |                   | 181,515 |                      |   | 735                   |  |   | (1,899              | ) |  |   | 180,351
|State and municipal obligations     |  |                   | 41,668  |                      |   | 1,939                 |  |   |                    |   |  |   | 43,607 
|                                    |  |                   |         |                      |   |                       |  |   |                     |   |  |   |        
|Total available-for-sale            |  |                   | 534,573 |                      |   | 2,957                 |  |   | (4,186              | ) |  |   | 533,344
|                                    |  |                   |         |                      |   |                       |  |   |                     |   |  |   |        
|Held-to-maturity:                   |  |                   |         |                      |   |                       |  |   |                     |   |  |   |        
|Other debt securities               |  |                   | 275     |                      |   |                      |  |   |                    |   |  |   | 275    
|                                    |  |                   |         |                      |   |                       |  |   |                     |   |  |   |        
|Total held-to-maturity              |  |                   | 275     |                      |   |                      |  |   |                    |   |  |   | 275    
|                                    |  |                   |         |                      |   |                       |  |   |                     |   |  |   |        
|Total                               |  | $                 | 534,848 |                      | $ | 2,957                 |  | $ | (4,186              | ) |  | $ | 533,619
|                                    |  |                   |         |                      |   |                       |  |   |                     |   |  |   |        



3. Loans:



Loans classified by type at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 were as
follows:



|                                      |  |                |           |   |               |   |           |  
|------------------------------------- |  | -------------- | --------- | - | ------------- | - | --------- | -
|                                      |  | June 30,2005   |           |   | Dec. 31, 2004 |  
|                                      |  | (in thousands) |          
|Commercial and industrial             |  | $              | 637,866   |   |               | $ | 656,099   |  
|Commercial real estate secured        |  |                | 722,926   |   |               |   | 732,251   |  
|Real estate-construction              |  |                | 652,785   |   |               |   | 531,868   |  
|Residential real estate mortgages     |  |                | 58,878    |   |               |   | 64,569    |  
|Home equity loans and lines of credit |  |                | 189,511   |   |               |   | 207,164   |  
|Consumer                              |  |                | 15,761    |   |               |   | 18,386    |  
|Other loans                           |  |                | 986       |   |               |   | 1,460     |  
|                                      |  |                |           |   |               |   |           |  
|Gross loans                           |  |                | 2,278,713 |   |               |   | 2,211,797 |  
|Less: Unearned discount               |  |                | (148      | ) |               |   | (191      | )
|                                      |  |                |           |   |               |   |           |  
|Total loans                           |  |                | 2,278,565 |   |               |   | 2,211,606 |  
|Less: Allowance for loan losses       |  |                | (37,411   | ) |               |   | (37,484   | )
|                                      |  |                |           |   |               |   |           |  
|Loans, net                            |  | $              | 2,241,154 |   |               | $ | 2,174,122 |  
|                                      |  |                |           |   |               |   |           |  



Nonaccrual and
impaired loans at June 30, 2005 were $13.8 million and $34.0 million, respectively, as compared to $12.3 million and $18.3 million at December 31, 2004, respectively.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)



4. Premises, Leasehold Improvements, and Equipment:



Premises, leasehold improvements, and equipment at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 were as follows:



|                                               |  |                |         |   |              |   |         |  
|---------------------------------------------- |  | -------------- | ------- | - | ------------ | - | ------- | -
|                                               |  | June 30,2005   |         |   | Dec. 31,2004 |  
|                                               |  | (in thousands) |        
|Land and improvements                          |  | $              | 1,140   |   |              | $ | 2,414   |  
|Buildings and improvements                     |  |                | 2,260   |   |              |   | 3,931   |  
|Leasehold improvements                         |  |                | 5,378   |   |              |   | 4,525   |  
|Furniture, fixtures and equipment              |  |                | 17,540  |   |              |   | 17,256  |  
|                                               |  |                |         |   |              |   |         |  
|Total cost                                     |  |                | 26,318  |   |              |   | 28,126  |  
|Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |                | (13,954 | ) |              |   | (13,339 | )
|                                               |  |                |         |   |              |   |         |  
|Net book value                                 |  | $              | 12,364  |   |              | $ | 14,787  |  
|                                               |  |                |         |   |              |   |         |  



5. Interest-Bearing Deposits:



Interest-bearing deposits at June 30, 2005 and December 31,
2004 were as follows:



|                                            |  |                |           |               |   |          
|------------------------------------------- |  | -------------- | --------- | ------------- | - | ---------
|                                            |  | June 30, 2005  |           | Dec. 31, 2004
|                                            |  | (in thousands)
|NOW accounts                                |  | $              | 106,182   |               | $ | 124,015  
|Savings accounts                            |  |                | 78,761    |               |   | 85,371   
|Money market deposits                       |  |                | 508,074   |               |   | 421,529  
|Time deposits:                              |  |                |           |               |   |          
|Certificates of deposit                     |  |                | 556,701   |               |   | 525,173  
|Out-of-local-market certificates of deposit |  |                | 145,952   |               |   | 124,005  
|Brokered certificates of deposit            |  |                | 484,077   |               |   | 415,151  
|Public time deposits                        |  |                | 77,018    |               |   | 69,635   
|                                            |  |                |           |               |   |          
|Total time deposits                         |  |                | 1,263,748 |               |   | 1,133,964
|                                            |  |                |           |               |   |          
|Total                                       |  | $              | 1,956,765 |               | $ | 1,764,879
|                                            |  |                |           |               |   |          



At June 30, 2005 and
December 31, 2004, time deposits in amounts of $100,000 or more totaled $346.8 million and $331.3 million, respectively.





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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)



6. Short-Term Borrowings:



Short-term borrowings at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 consisted of the following:



|                                               |  |                |         |              |   |        
|---------------------------------------------- |  | -------------- | ------- | ------------ | - | -------
|                                               |  | June 30,2005   |         | Dec. 31,2004
|                                               |  | (in thousands)
|Securities sold under agreements to repurchase |  | $              | 203,705 |              | $ | 185,737
|Federal funds purchased                        |  |                | 38,005  |              |   | 43,685 
|U.S. Treasury tax and loan note option         |  |                | 25,115  |              |   | 125    
|                                               |  |                |         |              |   |        
|Total                                          |  | $              | 266,825 |              | $ | 229,547
|                                               |  |                |         |              |   |        



7. Other Comprehensive
Income/(Loss):



The following table presents other
comprehensive income (loss) for the periods indicated:



|                                                                                                      |  |                 |         |   |           |   |           |  |   |        |  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------- | ------- | - | --------- | - | --------- |  | - | ------ | -
|                                                                                                      |  | BeforeTaxAmount |         |   | TaxEffect |   | Net ofTax | 
|                                                                                                      |  | (in thousands)  |        
|For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2005: Unrealized gain/(loss) from securities:                       |  |                 |         |   |           |   |           |  |   |        |  
|Change in unrealized gain/(loss) on available-for-sale securities                                     |  | $               | (48     | ) |           | $ | 17        |  | $ | (31    | )
|Less: reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income                                    |  |                 | (127    | ) |           |   | 44        |  |   | (83    | )
|                                                                                                      |  |                 |         |   |           |   |           |  |   |        |  
|Change in unrealized gain/(loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of reclassification adjustment |  |                 | (175    | ) |           |   | 61        |  |   | (114   | )
|Change in net unrealized loss from cash flow hedging instruments                                      |  |                 | (356    | ) |           |   | 124       |  |   | (232   | )
|Change in deferred gain from termination of cash flow hedging instruments                             |  |                 | (132    | ) |           |   | 46        |  |   | (86    | )
|                                                                                                      |  |                 |         |   |           |   |           |  |   |        |  
|Other comprehensive loss                                                                              |  | $               | (663    | ) |           | $ | 231       |  | $ | (432   | )
|                                                                                                      |  |                 |         |   |           |   |           |  |   |        |  
|For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2004:                                                               |  |                 |         |   |           |   |           |  |   |        |  
|Change in unrealized gain/(loss) on available-for-sale securities                                     |  | $               | (10,860 | ) |           | $ | 3,801     |  | $ | (7,059 | )
|Change in deferred gain from termination of cash flow hedging instruments                             |  |                 | (132    | ) |           |   | 46        |  |   | (86    | )
|                                                                                                      |  |                 |         |   |           |   |           |  |   |        |  
|Other comprehensive loss                                                                              |  | $               | (10,992 | ) |           | $ | 3,847     |  | $ | (7,145 | )
|                                                                                                      |  |                 |         |   |           |   |           |  |   |        |  

|
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)



8. Earnings per Share:



The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share. For the quarterly and six month periods ended June 30,
2004, stock options outstanding to purchase 336,480 and 225,600 common shares, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been antidilutive.



|                                                   |  |                                                            |           |      |                                  |           |      |  |      |           |  |   |           |  
|-------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | ---- | -------------------------------- | --------- | ---- |  | ---- | --------- |  | - | --------- | -
|                                                   |  | For the Three Months EndedJune 30,                         |           |      | For the Six Months EndedJune 30, |          
|                                                   |  | 2005                                                       |           | 2004 |                                  |           | 2005 |  | 2004 |          
|                                                   |  | (dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts) |          
|Net income                                         |  | $                                                          | 7,677     |      | $                                | 4,307     |      |  | $    | 17,119    |  | $ | 8,443     |  
|Less preferred dividend requirements               |  |                                                            |          |      |                                  | (1,014    | )    |  |      |          |  |   | (1,875    | )
|                                                   |  |                                                            |           |      |                                  |           |      |  |      |           |  |   |           |  
|Net income applicable to common stockholders       |  | $                                                          | 7,677     |      | $                                | 3,293     |      |  | $    | 17,119    |  | $ | 6,568     |  
|                                                   |  |                                                            |           |      |                                  |           |      |  |      |           |  |   |           |  
|Weighted average common shares outstanding         |  |                                                            | 9,585,338 |      |                                  | 9,500,486 |      |  |      | 9,570,041 |  |   | 9,495,701 |  
|Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents        |  |                                                            | 232,987   |      |                                  | 56,620    |      |  |      | 227,521   |  |   | 95,758    |  
|                                                   |  |                                                            |           |      |                                  |           |      |  |      |           |  |   |           |  
|Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding |  |                                                            | 9,818,325 |      |                                  | 9,557,106 |      |  |      | 9,797,562 |  |   | 9,591,459 |  
|                                                   |  |                                                            |           |      |                                  |           |      |  |      |           |  |   |           |  
|Basic earnings per common share                    |  | $                                                          | 0.80      |      | $                                | 0.35      |      |  | $    | 1.79      |  | $ | 0.69      |  
|Diluted earnings per common share                  |  |                                                            | 0.78      |      |                                  | 0.34      |      |  |      | 1.75      |  |   | 0.68      |  
|                                                   |  |                                                            |           |      |                                  |           |      |  |      |           |  |   |           |  



9. Stock-based Compensation:



The Company accounts for the stock-based compensation plans
under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. For the stock option program, no compensation cost is recognized in connection with the granting of stock options with an exercise price equal to
the fair market value of the stock on the date of the grant. For the restricted stock program, the Company uses the fixed method of accounting and records compensation expense, over the vesting period of the grant, based upon the fair market value
of the stock at the date of grant. In accordance with the disclosure requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard, or SFAS, No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting for
Stock-Based CompensationTransition and DisclosureAn amendment of FASB Statement No. 123, the following table provides the pro forma effect on net income and earnings per share if the fair value method of accounting for stock-based
compensation had been used for all awards:



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)



|                                                                                                                                          |  |                                                  |       |   |                                  |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------ | ----- | - | -------------------------------- | - | ------ | ---- |  | - | ------ | - |  | - | ------ | -
|                                                                                                                                          |  | For the Three MonthsEnded June 30,               |       |   | For the Six MonthsEnded June 30, |  
|                                                                                                                                          |  | 2005                                             |       |   | 2004                             |   |        | 2005 |  |   | 2004   |  
|                                                                                                                                          |  | (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) |      
|Net income as reported                                                                                                                    |  | $                                                | 7,677 |   |                                  | $ | 4,307  |      |  | $ | 17,119 |   |  | $ | 8,443  |  
|Add: Stock-based compensation, net of tax, included in the determination of net income, as reported                                       |  |                                                  | (9    | ) |                                  |   | 49     |      |  |   | 95     |   |  |   | 124    |  
|Deduct: Stock-based compensation, net of tax, that would have been reported if the fair value based method had been applied to all
awards |  |                                                  | (117  | ) |                                  |   | (171   | )    |  |   | (387   | ) |  |   | (409   | )
|                                                                                                                                          |  |                                                  |       |   |                                  |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Pro forma net income                                                                                                                      |  |                                                  | 7,551 |   |                                  |   | 4,185  |      |  |   | 16,827 |   |  |   | 8,158  |  
|Less preferred dividend requirements                                                                                                      |  |                                                  |      |   |                                  |   | (1,014 | )    |  |   |       |   |  |   | (1,875 | )
|                                                                                                                                          |  |                                                  |       |   |                                  |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Pro forma net income available to common stockholders                                                                                     |  | $                                                | 7,551 |   |                                  | $ | 3,171  |      |  | $ | 16,827 |   |  | $ | 6,283  |  
|                                                                                                                                          |  |                                                  |       |   |                                  |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Basic earnings per common share                                                                                                           |  |                                                  |       |   |                                  |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|As reported                                                                                                                               |  | $                                                | 0.80  |   |                                  | $ | 0.35   |      |  | $ | 1.79   |   |  | $ | 0.69   |  
|Pro forma                                                                                                                                 |  |                                                  | 0.79  |   |                                  |   | 0.33   |      |  |   | 1.76   |   |  |   | 0.66   |  
|Diluted earnings per common share                                                                                                         |  |                                                  |       |   |                                  |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|As reported                                                                                                                               |  | $                                                | 0.78  |   |                                  | $ | 0.34   |      |  | $ | 1.75   |   |  | $ | 0.68   |  
|Pro forma                                                                                                                                 |  |                                                  | 0.77  |   |                                  |   | 0.33   |      |  |   | 1.72   |   |  |   | 0.66   |  



10. Derivative Financial
Instruments:



The Company uses derivative financial
instruments, including interest rate exchange agreements and floors, to assist in interest rate risk management. The following table sets forth the activity in the notional amounts of derivative financial instruments during the first six months of
2005.



|                             |  |                                   |         |   |                     |   |        |       |  |   |                |   |  |   |        
|---------------------------- |  | --------------------------------- | ------- | - | ------------------- | - | ------ | ----- |  | - | -------------- | - |  | - | -------
|                             |  | Interest Rate Exchange Agreements |         |   | Interest RateFloors
|                             |  | Fair ValueHedge                   |         |   | Cash FlowHedge      |   |        | Total |  |   | Cash FlowHedge
|                             |  | (dollars in thousands)           
|Balance at December 31, 2004 |  | $                                 | 130,000 |   |                     | $ | 50,000 |       |  | $ | 180,000        |   |  | $ |       
|Additions                    |  |                                   | 90,000  |   |                     |   |       |       |  |   | 90,000         |   |  |   | 100,000
|Terminations/calls           |  |                                   |        |   |                     |   |       |       |  |   |               |   |  |   |       
|Maturities                   |  |                                   |        |   |                     |   |       |       |  |   |               |   |  |   |       
|                             |  |                                   |         |   |                     |   |        |       |  |   |                |   |  |   |        
|Balance at June 30, 2005     |  | $                                 | 220,000 |   |                     | $ | 50,000 |       |  | $ | 270,000        |   |  | $ | 100,000
|                             |  |                                   |         |   |                     |   |        |       |  |   |                |   |  |   |        
|Fair value at June 30, 2005  |  | $                                 | (2,538  | ) |                     | $ | (876   | )     |  | $ | (3,414         | ) |  | $ | 590    
|                             |  |                                   |         |   |                     |   |        |       |  |   |                |   |  |   |        



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (Continued)



Below is summary information regarding the interest rate exchange agreements outstanding at June 30, 2005.



|                 |  |                               |         |                   |         |   |  |              |   |             |     |  |                                  
|---------------- |  | ----------------------------- | ------- | ----------------- | ------- | - |  | ------------ | - | ----------- | --- |  | ---------------------------------
|                 |  | Notional Amount(in thousands) |         | Weighted Averages |         |  
|                 |  | ReceiveRate                   |         |                   | PayRate |   |  | Life inYears |   | Hedged Item
|Fair Value Hedge |  | $                             | 220,000 |                   | 3.76    | % |  | 3.29         | % |             | 5.0 |  | Brokered certificates of deposits
|Cash Flow Hedge  |  |                               | 50,000  |                   | 6.04    | % |  | 6.25         | % |             | 2.2 |  | Variable rate commercial loans   
|                 |  |                               |         |                   |         |   |  |              |   |             |     |  |                                  
|Total            |  | $                             | 270,000 |                   | 3.83    | % |  | 4.18         | % |             | 4.5 |  |                                  
|                 |  |                               |         |                   |         |   |  |              |   |             |     |  |                                  



During the first six
months of 2005, the Company entered into additional interest rate exchange contracts, with a total notional amount of $90.0 million. These interest rate exchange contracts were used to hedge $90.0 million of brokered certificates of deposits, and
are accounted for as fair value hedges.



At the end of June
2005, the Company entered into a $100.0 million notional amount interest rate floor, with a floor rate of 5.50% based upon the prime lending rate. The Company uses this interest rate floor as a cash flow hedge of $100.0 million of its commercial
loans, tied to the prime lending rate, to protect interest income in the event that the prime lending rate declines below 5.50%. This interest rate floor agreement expires in June 2010. During July 2005, the Company entered into another $100.0
million notional amount interest rate floor agreement. This agreement will also be a cash flow hedge on the Companys commercial loan portfolio that is tied to the prime lending rate. This agreement has a floor amount of 6.25% and will expire
in July 2010.



11. Common Stock Offering:



On July 25, 2005, the Company filed a registration statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a public offering of up to $66 million of common stock, including shares of common stock to be offered by members of the Taylor family. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from its
offering of shares for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital needs and investments in the Companys subsidiary bank to support future growth. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the
Taylor family. It is anticipated that the Taylor family will be selling less than 10% of their aggregate holdings and will continue to own greater than 40% of the Companys outstanding common stock, in the aggregate, upon completion of the
offering. For a more complete description refer to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-126864) filed with the SEC on July 25, 2005.





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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS



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



We are a bank holding company headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. We derive substantially all of our revenue from our wholly-owned
subsidiary, Cole Taylor Bank. We provide a range of banking services to our customers, with a primary focus on serving closely-held businesses in the Chicago metropolitan area and the people who own and manage them.



The following discussion and analysis presents our consolidated financial
condition and results of operations as of and for the dates and periods indicated. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and our December
31, 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K which contains audited financial statements of Taylor Capital Group, Inc. as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004. In addition to the historical
information provided below, we have made certain estimates and forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ significantly from those anticipated in these estimates and forward-looking statements as
a result of certain factors, including those discussed in the section captioned Risk Factors in our December 31, 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 10, 2005 and in
our Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-126864) filed with the SEC on July 25, 2005.



Application of Critical Accounting Policies



Our accounting and reporting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and general reporting practices within the financial services industry. The preparation of
financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.



Certain accounting policies require us to use significant judgment and
estimates, which can have a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities. We consider these policies to be critical accounting policies. The judgments and assumptions made by us are based upon historical experience or
other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Because of the nature of the judgments and assumptions, actual results could differ from these judgments and estimates which could have a material affect on our financial
condition and results of operations.



The following accounting
policies materially affect our reported earnings and financial condition and require significant judgments and estimates.



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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS (Continued)



Allowance for Loan Losses



We have established an allowance for loan losses to provide for loans in our portfolio that may not be repaid in their
entirety. The allowance is based on our regular, quarterly assessments of the probable estimated losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Our methodology for measuring the appropriate level of the allowance includes identifying problem loans,
estimating the amount of probable loss related to those loans, estimating probable losses from specific portfolio segments and evaluating the impact to our loan portfolio of a number of economic and qualitative factors. We maintain the allowance for
loan losses at a level considered adequate to absorb probable losses inherent in our portfolio as of the balance sheet date. In evaluating the adequacy of our allowance for loan losses, we consider numerous quantitative factors including historical
charge-off experience, growth of our loan portfolio, changes in the composition of our loan portfolio and the volume of delinquent and criticized loans. In addition, we use information about specific borrower situations, including their financial
position, work-out plans and estimated collateral values under various liquidation scenarios to estimate the risk and amount of loss for those borrowers. Finally, we also consider many qualitative factors including general and economic business
conditions, duration of the current business cycle, the impact of competition on our underwriting terms, current general market collateral valuations, trends apparent in any of the factors we take into account and other matters, which are by nature
more subjective and fluid. The significant uncertainties that could affect the ability of the borrowers in our portfolio to successfully execute their business models through changing economic environments and competitive challenges, as well as
management and other changes that affect our borrowers, complicate the estimate of the risk of loss and amount of loss on any loan. Because of the degree of uncertainty and susceptibility of all of the above factors to change, actual losses may vary
from current estimates.



As a business bank, our loan portfolio
is comprised primarily of commercial loans to businesses, which are typically larger in amount than loans to individual consumers and generally are viewed as having more risk of default than residential real estate loans and other secured consumer
loans. The individually larger commercial loans can cause greater volatility in reported credit quality performance measures, such as total impaired or nonperforming loans. Our current credit risk rating and loss estimate with respect to a single
sizable loan can have a material impact on our reported impaired loans and related loss exposure estimates. We review our estimates on a quarterly basis and, as we identify changes in estimates, the allowance for loan losses is adjusted through the
recording of a provision for loan losses.



Goodwill Impairment



We have goodwill of $23.2 million that we recognized
in connection with our 1997 acquisition of Cole Taylor Bank. We test this goodwill annually for impairment, or whenever events or significant changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Most recently, we tested
goodwill for impairment as of July 1, 2005 and we determined that no impairment charge was necessary. The evaluation for impairment includes comparing the estimated fair market value of Cole Taylor Bank to our carrying value for Cole



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MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL

CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS (Continued)



Taylor Bank. Because there is not a readily observable market value for Cole Taylor Bank, the estimation of the fair
market value is based on the market price of our common stock adjusted for the junior subordinated debentures and the notes payable obligations of the holding company.



Income Taxes



At times, we apply different tax treatment for selected transactions for tax return purposes than for financial reporting purposes. The different
positions result from the varying application of statutes, rules, regulations, and interpretations, and our accruals for income taxes include reserves for these differences in position. Our estimate of these reserves contains assumptions based upon
our past experience and judgments about potential actions by taxing authorities, and we believe that the level of these reserves is reasonable. A reserve is utilized or reversed once the applicable statute of limitations has expired or the matter is
otherwise resolved. It is likely that the ultimate resolution of these matters may be greater or less than the amounts we have accrued.



RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



Overview



We recorded
net income applicable to common stockholders for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 of $7.7 million, or $0.78 per diluted common share, compared to $3.3 million, or $0.34 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2004. For the first six
months of 2005, net income applicable to common stockholders was $17.1 million or $1.75 per diluted share, compared to $6.6 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, for the first six months of 2004. For both the quarterly and year to date periods, net
income applicable to common stockholders increased as a result of increased net interest income and decreased provision for loan losses and noninterest expense. Additionally, pre-tax income during the first quarter of 2005 included pre-tax gains of
$3.6 million from the sales of our land trust operations and our Broadview, Illinois branch.



Net Interest Income



Net interest income is the difference between total interest income and fees earned on interest-earning assets, including investment securities and loans, and total interest expense paid on interest-bearing liabilities, including deposits
and other borrowed funds. Net interest income is our principal source of earnings. The amount of net interest income is affected by changes in the volume and mix of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the level of rates earned or paid
on those assets and liabilities and the amount of loan fees earned.



Three
Months Ended June 30, 2005 as Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2004



Net interest income was $26.8 million during the second quarter of 2005, a $3.3 million, or 13.9%, increase over the $23.5 million of net interest income during the second quarter a year ago. With an adjustment for
tax-exempt income, our consolidated net interest income for the



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CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS (Continued)



second quarter of 2005 was $27.1 million as compared to $23.8 million during the same quarter in 2004. Net interest income during the second quarter of 2005
has benefited from both a higher net interest margin and an increase in interest-earning assets.



The net interest margin, which is determined by dividing taxable equivalent net interest income by average interest-earning assets, was 3.82% during the
second quarter of 2005 compared to 3.66% during the same quarter a year ago, an increase of 16 basis points. Our net interest margin benefited from the increase in market interest rates that began at the end of the second quarter of 2004. The yield
on our interest-earning assets increased 96 basis points to 6.06% during the second quarter of 2005 from 5.10% during the same quarter in 2004. The cost of our interest-bearing liabilities increased 94 basis points to 2.77% during the second quarter
of 2005 from 1.83% during the same quarter in 2004.



The rise
in short-term market interest rates over the last 12 months, including fed funds and LIBOR, produced an increase in both our yield on earning assets and the cost of our interest-bearing liabilities. The increase in market rates triggered a 225 basis
point increase in our prime lending rate. The yield earned on our loans was 6.58% during the second quarter of 2005, an increase of 119 basis points over the loan yield of 5.39% during the second quarter in 2004. The change in mix of our
interest-bearing liabilities also contributed to the increase in our interest costs. The issuance of $41.2 million of junior subordinated debentures in June 2004, increased interest expense by $625,000, or six basis points, for the second quarter of
2005, as compared to the second quarter in 2004. In addition, we experienced declines in the balances of our lower-rate deposit products and increased balances in our higher-rate deposit products. The yield on our investment securities was largely
unchanged between the second quarters of 2005 and 2004, in part because the market interest rates for investments with terms approximating five years did not increase to the same degree as short-term interest rates. Additionally, only approximately
one-third of the investment portfolio was reinvested over the past year.



The volume of interest-earning assets is a key driver of net interest income earned. Average interest-earning assets increased $236.1 million, or 9.0%, to $2.85 billion for the second quarter of 2005 compared to $2.61
billion for the second quarter in 2004, primarily due to increased loans. Average loans increased $240.9 million, or 11.9%, to $2.26 billion during the second quarter of 2005 compared to $2.02 billion for the same quarter a year ago.



The $240.9 million increase in average loans between the second quarters of
2005 and 2004 was funded primarily with the $243.0 million increase in deposits. Between the two quarterly periods, average brokered and out-of-local-market certificates of deposits increased $140.3 million and average money market accounts
increased $94.7 million. Deposits in lower rate products, including NOW and savings accounts, declined, while balances in promotional money market accounts and certificates of deposit increased. In addition, the redemption of our Series A preferred
stock in July 2004 reduced average stockholders equity and increased junior subordinated debentures.



The interest rate risk position of our overall balance sheet is asset sensitive, which means more assets are expected to re-price than liabilities over a
one-year horizon. This balance sheet



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CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS (Continued)



structure provides opportunity for an increase in net interest margin during periods of rising interest rates, such
as we experienced over the last year. We have been successful in widening our net interest margin over the last year in part by actively managing the increases in rates paid to depositors. However, our markets impatience with the degree to
which deposit rates have not kept pace with the increases in prime appears to have waxed considerably. We expect less opportunity for an increased net interest margin, even if interest rates were to rise in future periods, because of the increasing
upward pressure on funding costs. If interest rates remain unchanged in future periods, we would expect to be exposed to the negative impact of a large percentage of our interest-bearing liabilities repricing at current market rates, while a large
portion of our interest-earning assets have already repriced. Our net interest margin would also be negatively impacted by a decline in market interest rates. See the section of this discussion and analysis captioned Quantitative and
Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risks for further discussion on the impact of interest rates.



Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 as Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2004



Net interest income was $52.8 million during the first six months of 2005, a $6.2 million, or 13.2%, increase over the $46.6 million of net interest
income during the same period a year ago. With an adjustment for tax-exempt income, our consolidated net interest income for the first six months of 2005 was $53.4 million as compared to $47.2 million during the same period in 2004. Net interest
income during the first six months of 2005 has benefited from both a higher net interest margin and an increase in interest-earning assets.



The net interest margin was 3.83% during the first six months of 2005 compared to 3.70% during the same period a year ago, an increase of 13 basis points.
Our net interest margin benefited from the increase in market interest rates over the last 12 months. Our net interest spread increased one basis point. The yield on our interest-earning assets increased 78 basis points to 5.95% during the first six
months of 2005 from 5.17% during the same period in 2004. The cost of our interest-bearing liabilities increased 77 basis points to 2.62% during the first six months of 2005 from 1.85% during the same period in 2004. The change in the mix of our
interest-bearing liabilities also contributed to the increase in our interest costs. The issuance of $41.2 million of junior subordinated debentures in June 2004, increased interest expense by $1.2 million, or six basis points, for the first six
months of 2005, as compared to the same period a year ago.



Average interest-earning assets increased $239.3 million, or 9.3%, to $2.81 billion for the first six months of 2005 compared to $2.57 billion for the first six months of 2004. Average loans increased $233.0 million, or 11.7%, to $2.23
billion during the first six months of 2005 compared to $1.99 billion for the same period a year ago.



The $233.0 million increase in average loans between the first six months of 2005 and 2004 was funded primarily with the $230.3 million increase in
deposits. Between the two six month periods, average brokered and out-of-local-market certificates of deposits increased $151.1 million and average money market accounts increased $60.2 million. Deposits in lower rate products, including NOW and
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CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS (Continued)



money market accounts and certificates of deposit increased. In addition, the redemption of our Series A preferred
stock in July 2004 reduced average stockholders equity and increased junior subordinated debentures.



Tax Equivalent Adjustments to Yields and Margins



As part of our evaluation of net interest income, we review our consolidated average balances, our yield on average interest-earning assets, and the costs
of average interest-bearing liabilities. Such yields and costs are derived by dividing income or expense by the average balance of assets or liabilities. Because management reviews net interest income on a taxable equivalent basis, the analysis
contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. In these non-GAAP financial measures, investment interest income, loan interest income, total interest income, and net interest income are adjusted to reflect tax-exempt interest income on an equivalent
before-tax basis assuming a tax rate of 35%. This assumed rate may differ from our actual effective income tax rate. In addition, the earning asset yield, net interest margin, and the net interest rate spread are adjusted to a fully taxable
equivalent basis. We believe that these measures and ratios present a more meaningful measure of the performance of interest-earning assets because they provide a better basis for comparison of net interest income regardless of the mix of taxable
and tax-exempt instruments.



The following table reconciles the
tax equivalent net interest income to net interest income as reported on the Consolidated Statements of Income. In addition, the earning asset yield, net interest margin and net interest spread are shown with and without the tax equivalent
adjustment.



|                                               |  |                                     |        |   |                                  |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|---------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------- | ------ | - | -------------------------------- | - | ------ | ---- |  | - | ------ | - |  | - | ------ | -
|                                               |  | For the Three Months Ended June 30, |        |   | For the Six Months EndedJune 30, |  
|                                               |  | 2005                                |        |   | 2004                             |   |        | 2005 |  |   | 2004   |  
|                                               |  | (dollars in thousands)              |       
|Net interest income as stated                  |  | $                                   | 26,767 |   |                                  | $ | 23,493 |      |  | $ | 52,750 |   |  | $ | 46,595 |  
|Tax equivalent adjustment-investments          |  |                                     | 300    |   |                                  |   | 274    |      |  |   | 559    |   |  |   | 553    |  
|Tax equivalent adjustment-loans                |  |                                     | 47     |   |                                  |   | 47     |      |  |   | 86     |   |  |   | 91     |  
|                                               |  |                                     |        |   |                                  |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Tax equivalent net interest income             |  | $                                   | 27,114 |   |                                  | $ | 23,814 |      |  | $ | 53,395 |   |  | $ | 47,239 |  
|                                               |  |                                     |        |   |                                  |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |        |  
|Yield on earning assets without tax adjustment |  |                                     | 6.01   | % |                                  |   | 5.05   | %    |  |   | 5.90   | % |  |   | 5.12   | %
|Yield on earning assets - tax equivalent       |  |                                     | 6.06   | % |                                  |   | 5.10   | %    |  |   | 5.95   | % |  |   | 5.17   | %
|                                               |  |                                     |        |  
|Net interest margin without tax adjustment     |  |                                     | 3.77   | % |                                  |   | 3.61   | %    |  |   | 3.79   | % |  |   | 3.65   | %
|Net interest margin - tax equivalent           |  |                                     | 3.82   | % |                                  |   | 3.66   | %    |  |   | 3.83   | % |  |   | 3.70   | %
|                                               |  |                                     |        |  
|Net interest spread - without tax adjustment   |  |                                     | 3.24   | % |                                  |   | 3.22   | %    |  |   | 3.28   | % |  |   | 3.27   | %
|Net interest spread - tax equivalent           |  |                                     | 3.29   | % |                                  |   | 3.27   | %    |  |   | 3.33   | % |  |   | 3.32   | %



The following tables
present, for the periods indicated, certain information relating to our consolidated average balances and reflect our yield on average interest-earning assets and costs of average interest-bearing liabilities. The table contains certain non-GAAP
financial measures to adjust tax-exempt interest income on an equivalent before-tax basis assuming a tax rate of 35%.



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CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
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|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|---------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------- | --------- | - | -------- | - | ---------------- |  | ---- | -------------- |  | - | --------- | - | ---------------- | - | ------ |  | ----- | -
|                                               |  | For the Three Months Ended June 30, |          
|                                               |  | 2005                                |           |   | 2004     |  
|                                               |  | AVERAGEBALANCE                      |           |   | INTEREST |   | YIELD/RATE(%)(6) |  |      | AVERAGEBALANCE |  |   | INTEREST  |   | YIELD/RATE(%)(6) |  
|                                               |  | (dollars in thousands)              |          
|INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS:                       |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Investment securities (1):                     |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Taxable                                        |  | $                                   | 507,640   |   |          | $ | 4,974            |  | 3.92 | %              |  | $ | 542,280   |   |                  | $ | 5,375  |  | 3.97  | %
|Tax-exempt (tax equivalent) (2)                |  |                                     | 49,611    |   |          |   | 857              |  | 6.91 |                |  |   | 43,869    |   |                  |   | 778    |  | 7.09  |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Total investment securities                    |  |                                     | 557,251   |   |          |   | 5,831            |  | 4.19 |                |  |   | 586,149   |   |                  |   | 6,153  |  | 4.20  |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Cash Equivalents                               |  |                                     | 33,993    |   |          |   | 243              |  | 2.84 |                |  |   | 9,902     |   |                  |   | 25     |  | 1.00  |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Loans (2) (3):                                 |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Commercial and commercial real estate          |  |                                     | 1,985,700 |   |          |   | 32,562           |  | 6.49 |                |  |   | 1,689,051 |   |                  |   | 22,487 |  | 5.27  |  
|Residential real estate mortgages              |  |                                     | 60,680    |   |          |   | 760              |  | 5.01 |                |  |   | 70,875    |   |                  |   | 942    |  | 5.32  |  
|Home equity and consumer                       |  |                                     | 211,304   |   |          |   | 3,113            |  | 5.91 |                |  |   | 256,885   |   |                  |   | 3,073  |  | 4.81  |  
|Fees on loans                                  |  |                                     |           |   |          |   | 580              |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   | 510    |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Net loans (tax equivalent) (2)                 |  |                                     | 2,257,684 |   |          |   | 37,015           |  | 6.58 |                |  |   | 2,016,811 |   |                  |   | 27,012 |  | 5.39  |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Total interest-earning assets (2)              |  |                                     | 2,848,928 |   |          |   | 43,089           |  | 6.06 |                |  |   | 2,612,862 |   |                  |   | 33,190 |  | 5.10  |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Allowance for loan losses                      |  |                                     | (39,379   | ) |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   | (35,871   | ) |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |  
|NON-EARNING ASSETS:                            |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Cash and due from banks                        |  |                                     | 69,522    |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   | 60,435    |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Accrued interest and other assets              |  |                                     | 82,480    |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   | 88,845    |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|TOTAL ASSETS                                   |  | $                                   | 2,961,551 |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  | $ | 2,726,271 |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES:                  |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Interest-bearing deposits:                     |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Interest-bearing demand deposits               |  | $                                   | 631,568   |   |          |   | 2,540            |  | 1.61 |                |  | $ | 553,908   |   |                  |   | 901    |  | 0.65  |  
|Savings deposits                               |  |                                     | 79,840    |   |          |   | 58               |  | 0.29 |                |  |   | 91,547    |   |                  |   | 72     |  | 0.32  |  
|Time deposits                                  |  |                                     | 1,204,454 |   |          |   | 9,227            |  | 3.07 |                |  |   | 1,027,388 |   |                  |   | 5,442  |  | 2.13  |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Total interest-bearing deposits                |  |                                     | 1,915,862 |   |          |   | 11,825           |  | 2.48 |                |  |   | 1,672,843 |   |                  |   | 6,415  |  | 1.54  |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Short-term borrowings                          |  |                                     | 222,227   |   |          |   | 1,210            |  | 2.15 |                |  |   | 244,476   |   |                  |   | 522    |  | 0.86  |  
|Notes payable and FHLB advances                |  |                                     | 85,500    |   |          |   | 1,026            |  | 4.75 |                |  |   | 95,500    |   |                  |   | 1,078  |  | 4.54  |  
|Junior subordinated debentures                 |  |                                     | 87,638    |   |          |   | 1,914            |  | 8.74 |                |  |   | 52,744    |   |                  |   | 1,361  |  | 10.32 |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Total interest-bearing liabilities             |  |                                     | 2,311,227 |   |          |   | 15,975           |  | 2.77 |                |  |   | 2,065,563 |   |                  |   | 9,376  |  | 1.83  |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|NONINTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES:               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Noninterest-bearing deposits                   |  |                                     | 437,721   |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   | 442,258   |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Accrued interest, taxes, and other liabilities |  |                                     | 48,192    |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   | 40,475    |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Total noninterest-bearing liabilities          |  |                                     | 485,913   |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   | 482,733   |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                           |  |                                     | 164,411   |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   | 177,975   |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY     |  | $                                   | 2,961,551 |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  | $ | 2,726,271 |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Net interest income (tax equivalent) (2)       |  |                                     |           |   |          | $ | 27,114           |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  | $ | 23,814 |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Net interest spread (tax equivalent) (2) (4)   |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  | 3.29 | %              |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  | 3.27  | %
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Net interest margin (tax equivalent) (2) (5)   |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  | 3.82 | %              |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  | 3.66  | %
|                                               |  |                                     |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  

---

|(1) | Investment securities average balances are based on amortized cost.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | Adjusted to reflect tax-exempt interest income on an equivalent before-tax basis assuming an income tax rate of 35%.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(3) | Nonaccrual loans are included in the above stated average balances.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------

|(4) | Net interest spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(5) | Net interest margin is determined by dividing taxable equivalent net interest income by average interest-earning assets.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(6) | Yield/Rates are annualized.
|--- | ---------------------------



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|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|---------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------- | --------- | - | -------- | - | ---------------- |  | ---- | -------------- |  | - | --------- | - | ---------------- | - | ------ |  | ----- | -
|                                               |  | For the Six Months Ended June 30, |          
|                                               |  | 2005                              |           |   | 2004     |  
|                                               |  | AVERAGEBALANCE                    |           |   | INTEREST |   | YIELD/RATE(%)(6) |  |      | AVERAGEBALANCE |  |   | INTEREST  |   | YIELD/RATE(%)(6) |  
|                                               |  | (dollars in thousands)            |          
|INTEREST-EARNING ASSETS:                       |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Investment securities (1):                     |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Taxable                                        |  | $                                 | 506,858   |   |          | $ | 9,969            |  | 3.93 | %              |  | $ | 519,789   |   |                  | $ | 10,355 |  | 3.99  | %
|Tax-exempt (tax equivalent) (2)                |  |                                   | 45,722    |   |          |   | 1,597            |  | 6.99 |                |  |   | 44,200    |   |                  |   | 1,570  |  | 7.10  |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Total investment securities                    |  |                                   | 552,580   |   |          |   | 11,566           |  | 4.19 |                |  |   | 563,989   |   |                  |   | 11,925 |  | 4.23  |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Cash Equivalents                               |  |                                   | 26,297    |   |          |   | 352              |  | 2.67 |                |  |   | 8,582     |   |                  |   | 43     |  | 0.99  |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Loans (2) (3):                                 |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Commercial and commercial real estate          |  |                                   | 1,949,017 |   |          |   | 62,217           |  | 6.35 |                |  |   | 1,651,540 |   |                  |   | 44,393 |  | 5.32  |  
|Residential real estate mortgages              |  |                                   | 62,404    |   |          |   | 1,614            |  | 5.17 |                |  |   | 76,469    |   |                  |   | 2,066  |  | 5.40  |  
|Home equity and consumer                       |  |                                   | 215,473   |   |          |   | 6,104            |  | 5.71 |                |  |   | 265,865   |   |                  |   | 6,450  |  | 4.88  |  
|Fees on loans                                  |  |                                   |           |   |          |   | 1,046            |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   | 1,146  |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Net loans (tax equivalent) (2)                 |  |                                   | 2,226,894 |   |          |   | 70,981           |  | 6.43 |                |  |   | 1,993,874 |   |                  |   | 54,055 |  | 5.45  |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Total interest-earning assets (2)              |  |                                   | 2,805,771 |   |          |   | 82,899           |  | 5.95 |                |  |   | 2,566,445 |   |                  |   | 66,023 |  | 5.17  |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Allowance for loan losses                      |  |                                   | (38,972   | ) |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   | (35,316   | ) |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |  
|NON-EARNING ASSETS:                            |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Cash and due from banks                        |  |                                   | 67,354    |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   | 58,339    |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Accrued interest and other assets              |  |                                   | 83,598    |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   | 91,542    |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|TOTAL ASSETS                                   |  | $                                 | 2,917,751 |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  | $ | 2,681,010 |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES:                  |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Interest-bearing deposits:                     |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Interest-bearing demand deposits               |  | $                                 | 602,583   |   |          |   | 4,330            |  | 1.45 |                |  | $ | 557,527   |   |                  |   | 1,863  |  | 0.67  |  
|Savings deposits                               |  |                                   | 81,183    |   |          |   | 118              |  | 0.29 |                |  |   | 91,354    |   |                  |   | 144    |  | 0.32  |  
|Time deposits                                  |  |                                   | 1,180,379 |   |          |   | 17,073           |  | 2.92 |                |  |   | 1,002,208 |   |                  |   | 10,935 |  | 2.19  |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Total interest-bearing deposits                |  |                                   | 1,864,145 |   |          |   | 21,521           |  | 2.33 |                |  |   | 1,651,089 |   |                  |   | 12,942 |  | 1.58  |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Short-term borrowings                          |  |                                   | 228,430   |   |          |   | 2,185            |  | 1.90 |                |  |   | 237,755   |   |                  |   | 1,021  |  | 0.86  |  
|Notes payable and FHLB advances                |  |                                   | 85,500    |   |          |   | 2,028            |  | 4.72 |                |  |   | 97,808    |   |                  |   | 2,172  |  | 4.39  |  
|Junior subordinated debentures                 |  |                                   | 87,638    |   |          |   | 3,770            |  | 8.60 |                |  |   | 49,572    |   |                  |   | 2,649  |  | 10.69 |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Total interest-bearing liabilities             |  |                                   | 2,265,713 |   |          |   | 29,504           |  | 2.62 |                |  |   | 2,036,224 |   |                  |   | 18,784 |  | 1.85  |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|NONINTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES:               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Noninterest-bearing deposits                   |  |                                   | 442,784   |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   | 425,540   |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Accrued interest, taxes, and other liabilities |  |                                   | 48,243    |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   | 40,899    |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Total noninterest-bearing liabilities          |  |                                   | 491,027   |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   | 466,439   |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                           |  |                                   | 161,011   |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   | 178,347   |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY     |  | $                                 | 2,917,751 |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  | $ | 2,681,010 |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Net interest income (tax equivalent) (2)       |  |                                   |           |   |          | $ | 53,395           |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  | $ | 47,239 |  |       |  
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Net interest spread (tax equivalent) (2) (4)   |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  | 3.33 | %              |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  | 3.32  | %
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  
|Net interest margin (tax equivalent) (2) (5)   |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  | 3.83 | %              |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  | 3.70  | %
|                                               |  |                                   |           |   |          |   |                  |  |      |                |  |   |           |   |                  |   |        |  |       |  

---

|(1) | Investment securities average balances are based on amortized cost.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------

|(2) | Adjusted to reflect tax-exempt interest income on an equivalent before-tax basis assuming an income tax rate of 35%.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(3) | Nonaccrual loans are included in the above stated average balances.
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------

|(4) | Net interest spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(5) | Net interest margin is determined by dividing taxable equivalent net interest income by average interest-earning assets.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|(6) | Yield/Rates are annualized.
|--- | ---------------------------



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Noninterest Income



The following table presents, for the periods indicated, our major categories of noninterest income:



|                                           |  |                                |       |                              |   |       |  |      |        |  |   |      
|------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------------------ | ----- | ---------------------------- | - | ----- |  | ---- | ------ |  | - | -----
|                                           |  | For Three Months EndedJune 30, |       | For Six Months EndedJune 30,
|                                           |  | 2005                           |       | 2004                         |   | 2005  |  | 2004
|                                           |  | (dollars in thousands)        
|Deposit service charges                    |  | $                              | 2,408 |                              | $ | 2,848 |  | $    | 4,815  |  | $ | 5,631
|Trust services                             |  |                                | 778   |                              |   | 1,045 |  |      | 1,627  |  |   | 2,020
|Wealth management services                 |  |                                | 379   |                              |   | 288   |  |      | 714    |  |   | 553  
|Gain on sale of land trusts                |  |                                |      |                              |   |      |  |      | 2,000  |  |   |     
|Gain on sale of branch                     |  |                                |      |                              |   |      |  |      | 1,572  |  |   |     
|Gain on sale of investment securities, net |  |                                |      |                              |   |      |  |      | 127    |  |   |     
|Loan syndication fees                      |  |                                |      |                              |   |      |  |      | 700    |  |   |     
|Other noninterest income                   |  |                                | 389   |                              |   | 123   |  |      | 654    |  |   | 775  
|                                           |  |                                |       |                              |   |       |  |      |        |  |   |      
|Total noninterest income                   |  | $                              | 3,954 |                              | $ | 4,304 |  | $    | 12,209 |  | $ | 8,979
|                                           |  |                                |       |                              |   |       |  |      |        |  |   |      



Noninterest income
decreased by $350,000 to $4.0 million for the second quarter of 2005, as compared to $4.3 million for the second quarter in 2004. Deposit service charges and trust fees were lower in the second quarter of 2005 as compared to the second quarter a
year ago.



Noninterest income increased by $3.2 million to
$12.2 million for the first six months of 2005, as compared to $9.0 million for the first six months of 2004. Noninterest income in 2005 included $3.6 million in gains from the sales of our land trust operations and our Broadview, Illinois branch
and $700,000 of loan syndication fees. Deposit service charges, trust fees, and other noninterest income were lower in the first six months of 2005 as compared to the same period a year ago.



Deposit service charges were $2.4 million during the second quarter of 2005,
$440,000 or 15.4% less than the deposit service charges of $2.8 million during the same quarter a year ago. Deposit service charges were $4.8 million during the first six months of 2005, $816,000 or 14.5% less than the deposit service charges of
$5.6 million during the same period a year ago. The decrease in service charge revenue during 2005 was primarily caused by a lower volume of deposit services rendered and an increase in the earnings credit rate given to customers on their collected
account balances to offset gross activity charges. We believe increasing deposit service charge income in future periods will continue to be challenged by possible increases in the earnings credit rate, competitive pricing pressures for cash
management services and the decline in the volume of paper checks clearing the banking system as a whole.



Trust service fees were $778,000 during the second quarter of 2005 compared to $1,045,000 during the second quarter a year ago, a decrease of $267,000, or
25.6%. For the first six months of 2005, trust fees were $1.6 million as compared to $2.0 million in the first six



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months of 2004, a decline of $393,000. Beginning April 1, 2005, our trust fees did not include land trust fees
because our land trust operations were sold on March 31, 2005. Land trust fees for the second quarter and first six months of 2004 totaled $277,000 and $535,000, respectively.



Wealth management services consist primarily of asset management consulting services. Wealth management fees increased
$91,000, or 31.6%, to $379,000 during the second quarter of 2005 compared to $288,000 during the same quarter a year ago. Wealth management fees for the first six months of 2005 increased $161,000, or 29%, to $714,000 for the first six months of
2005, compared to $553,000 for the same period a year ago. The market value of assets under management has increased approximately 19% over the past year.



On March 31, 2005, we sold our land trust operations and recorded a gain on the sale of $2.0 million. We elected to capitalize on the current value of our
land trust operations by selling it to an existing land trustee who can apply greater economies of scale. Our decision to sell such operations was consistent with our focus on our products and services that best meet the needs of our business
customers.



In January 2005, we recorded a $1.6 million gain in
connection with the sale of our Broadview, Illinois branch. In addition to selling the land and building, we sold approximately $19.7 million of deposit balances and $5.3 million of loans associated with the branch. This sale allows us to redeploy
our investment in banking facilities into geographic markets more aligned with our targeted customers.



In March 2005, we recorded a $127,000 gain on the sale of $2.7 million of available-for-sale investment securities. We sold eleven low-balance,
mortgage-backed securities to improve the operating efficiency of the portfolio. No sales of investment securities occurred during the first half of 2004.



We received $700,000 of loan syndication fees in March 2005. We earn these fees through the syndication of certain commercial real estate development
loans for our customers. We expect the opportunity to provide this service to recur, but not necessarily on a routine, predictable basis. We did not receive any similar fees during the first six months of 2004.



Other noninterest income includes fees received from the issuance of standby
letters of credit, fees for non-customer usage of our automated teller machines, revenues (losses) from mortgage banking operations, gains (losses) from equity or partnership investments, changes in the market value of the assets in our
employees deferred compensation plans, and other miscellaneous sources of revenues. The increase in other noninterest income during the second quarter of 2005 as compared to the year ago quarter was primarily due to the timing of recognition
of losses from our investment in low-income housing partnerships.



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Noninterest Expense



The following table presents for the periods indicated the major categories of noninterest expense:



|                                                  |  |                                |        |                              |   |        |  |      |        |  |   |       
|------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------ | ------ | ---------------------------- | - | ------ |  | ---- | ------ |  | - | ------
|                                                  |  | For Three Months EndedJune 30, |        | For Six Months EndedJune 30,
|                                                  |  | 2005                           |        | 2004                         |   | 2005   |  | 2004
|                                                  |  | (dollars in thousands)        
|Salaries and employee benefits:                   |  |                                |        |                              |   |        |  |      |        |  |   |       
|Salaries, employment taxes, and medical insurance |  | $                              | 7,844  |                              | $ | 8,072  |  | $    | 15,741 |  | $ | 17,102
|Incentives, commissions, and retirement benefits  |  |                                | 2,118  |                              |   | 1,522  |  |      | 4,221  |  |   | 3,223 
|                                                  |  |                                |        |                              |   |        |  |      |        |  |   |       
|Total salaries and employee benefits              |  |                                | 9,962  |                              |   | 9,594  |  |      | 19,962 |  |   | 20,325
|Occupancy of premises                             |  |                                | 1,716  |                              |   | 2,054  |  |      | 3,441  |  |   | 3,861 
|Furniture and equipment                           |  |                                | 1,005  |                              |   | 919    |  |      | 1,889  |  |   | 2,054 
|Computer processing                               |  |                                | 438    |                              |   | 478    |  |      | 871    |  |   | 912   
|Corporate insurance                               |  |                                | 347    |                              |   | 650    |  |      | 717    |  |   | 1,272 
|Legal fees, net                                   |  |                                | 609    |                              |   | 674    |  |      | 781    |  |   | 1,003 
|Advertising and public relations                  |  |                                | 164    |                              |   | 745    |  |      | 273    |  |   | 1,167 
|Other noninterest expense                         |  |                                | 3,283  |                              |   | 3,302  |  |      | 6,330  |  |   | 6,605 
|                                                  |  |                                |        |                              |   |        |  |      |        |  |   |       
|Total noninterest expense                         |  | $                              | 17,524 |                              | $ | 18,416 |  | $    | 34,264 |  | $ | 37,199
|                                                  |  |                                |        |                              |   |        |  |      |        |  |   |       



Noninterest expense
declined $892,000, or 4.8%, to $17.5 million during the second quarter of 2005, as compared to the $18.4 million of noninterest expense during the second quarter in 2004. Noninterest expense declined $2.9 million, or 7.9%, to $34.3 million during
the first six months of 2005, as compared to the $37.2 million of noninterest expense during the same period in 2004. The decrease in noninterest expense in 2005 as compared to 2004 was principally a result of our efforts to reduce our operating
expenses. The lower level of noninterest expense was primarily due to lower salaries, occupancy of premises, corporate insurance and advertising.



Salaries, employment taxes, and medical insurance expense decreased $228,000, or 2.8%, to $7.8 million during the second quarter of 2005 compared to $8.1
million for the second quarter of 2004. Salaries, employment taxes, and medical insurance expense decreased $1.4 million, or 8.0%, to $15.7 million during the first six months of 2005 compared to $17.1 million for the first six months of 2004. The
decline in total base salaries was a result of the reduction in the number of full-time equivalent employees. The number of full-time equivalent employees declined to 434 at June 30, 2005 from 467 at June 30, 2004 and 483 at December 31, 2003.
Severance expense was $434,000 during the second quarter 2005, compared to $497,000 for the second quarter 2004. Severance expense was $495,000 during the first six months of 2005, compared to $952,000 for the first six months of 2004.



Incentives, commissions, and retirement benefits increased $596,000, or
39.2%, to $2.1 million during the second quarter of 2005 as compared to the second quarter of 2004. For the first six months of 2005, incentives, commissions, and retirement benefits increased $1.0 million, or 31.0%, to $4.2 million, compared to the
same period a year ago. The increase reflects the improved financial performance of the Bank in 2005 as compared to 2004 and the intense competition for the retention and recruitment of experienced and successful commercial lending officers.



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Beginning January 1, 2006, our salaries and employee benefits expense will be impacted by the
implementation of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123, Share-Based Payment (SFAS 123R), which is revised and reissued guidance on the accounting for stock-based compensation. SFAS 123R eliminates the intrinsic
value method that we currently use to account for the granting of employee stock options. Beginning in 2006, we will be required to record compensation expense in the future for all existing stock options that have not vested as of date of adoption
and for all future grants of employee stock options. We expect to record increased salary and employee benefit expense as a result of the implementation of SFAS 123R. See the section of this discussion and analysis captioned New Accounting
Pronouncements for additional details concerning our implementation of SFAS 123R.



Occupancy of premises expense was $1.7 million during the second quarter of 2005 compared to $2.1 million during the same quarter a year ago, a decrease of $338,000, or 16.5%. For the first six months of 2005,
occupancy expense was $420,000, or 10.9%, lower than occupancy expense for the comparable period the prior year. Lower building depreciation, real estate taxes and repair and maintenance expense, partly offset by an increase in rent expense,
combined to produce the lower occupancy expense in 2005. The lower depreciation on buildings was primarily due to the January 2005 sale of our Broadview branch and the June 2004 sale of our Burbank facility. New leases for our Burbank, Itasca and
Orland Park facilities caused the increase in rent expense between 2005 and 2004.



The expense for furniture and equipment was $1.0 million during the second quarter of 2005, compared to $919,000 during the same quarter in 2004, and $1.9 million for the first six months of 2005 as compared to $2.1
million in 2004. The decrease in expense for the six month period was mainly due to lower depreciation expense and a reduction in equipment repairs and maintenance.



Corporate insurance expense declined for both the second quarter and the first six months of 2005 as compared to the same
periods in 2004. For the second quarter of 2005, corporate insurance expense declined $303,000, or 46.6%. For the first six months of 2005, corporate insurance expense declined $555,000, or 43.6%. An adjustment to our directors and
officers insurance coverage and a more favorable insurance market, among other factors, caused the decrease in expense for 2005 as compared to 2004.



We incur legal fees for the holding company and for Cole Taylor Bank. Legal fees at Cole Taylor Bank relate to collection activities as well as contract
and compliance matters. Holding company legal fees are for general corporate matters, including securities law compliance and other costs associated with being a publicly-traded company. Net legal fees totaled $609,000 during the second quarter of
2005 compared to $674,000 during the same period in 2004. Legal fees for the first six months of 2005 were $781,000 as compared to $1.0 million for the same period in 2004. Legal fees in 2005 included a $330,000 reimbursement of legal fees to Cole
Taylor Bank from a legal action we instituted in 1999.



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Advertising and public relations expense was $164,000 during the second quarter of 2005 as compared
to $745,000 during the same quarter in 2004, a decrease of $581,000, or 78.0%. The second quarter of 2004 included the write-off of $398,000 of remaining capitalized production costs of television commercials. For the first six months of 2005,
advertising expense totaled $273,000 as compared to $1.2 million for the same period in 2004. The timing of our marketing activities can cause advertising expense to vary from period to period. Although we plan to increase our marketing expense in
the second half of 2005, we do not expect our marketing expense for all of 2005 to exceed the amount of our marketing expense for all of 2004.



Other noninterest expense principally includes certain professional fees, FDIC insurance, outside services, operating losses and other operating expenses
such as telephone, postage, office supplies, and printing. Other noninterest expense was $3.3 million during the second quarters of both 2005 and 2004 and $6.3 million and $6.6 million for the six month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004,
respectively. Lower telephone expense, outside services, computer software charges and costs related to other real estate owned assets caused the decrease in expense between the two periods.



Income Taxes



We recorded income tax expense of $4.6 million during the second quarter of 2005, resulting in an effective income tax rate
of 37.5%. In comparison, we recorded income tax expense of $2.3 million during the second quarter of 2004 resulting in an effective income tax rate of 35.1%. The higher pre-tax income coupled with a higher effective income tax rate produced the
increase in income tax expense between the two quarterly periods. Income tax expense in 2005 includes the accrual of interest for unresolved tax positions. Without the accrual of the interest in 2005, the effective tax rate would have been
approximately 37% in 2005. The lower effective tax rate in 2004 is also a result of the increased impact of tax-exempt items because of the lower pretax income and the recognition of $46,000 in capital loss carry-back claims.



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FINANCIAL CONDITION



Overview



Total assets were $3.1 billion at June 30, 2005, an increase of $185.9 million, or 6.4%, over total assets of $2.9 billion at December 31, 2004. Total
loans increased $67.0 million, or 3.0%, and federal funds sold on June 30, 2005 were $90.8 million higher than federal funds sold on December 31, 2004. Total deposits increased by $132.4 million to $2.42 billion at June 30, 2005 compared to $2.28
billion at December 31, 2004. Total stockholders equity at June 30, 2005 was $172.7 million compared to $155.3 million at December 31, 2004.



Cash and Cash Equivalents



Period-end cash and cash equivalents were $182.6 million at June 30, 2005 compared to $79.3 million at December 31, 2004. Cash and due from banks totaling
$74.4 million at June 30, 2005 consisted of cash on hand at branches, balances at correspondent banks and cash letters in process of collection. Cash equivalents consist of short-term, interest-bearing investments and federal funds sold. The
increase in cash equivalents to $108.3 million on June 30, 2005 was a result of short-term excess liquidity. Average short-term investments for the second quarter 2005 were $34.0 million.



Interest-Earning Assets



Investment securities totaled $547.3 million at June 30, 2005 compared to $533.6 million at December 31, 2004. During the first six months of 2005, we
purchased $53.8 million in securities, including $20.1 million of U.S. government agency securities, $18.6 million of mortgage-backed securities and $15.1 million of tax-exempt municipal securities. These purchases were partially offset by $36.4
million in repayments and maturities and the sale of $2.7 million of securities. At June 30, 2005, we owned 34 investment securities in an unrealized loss position. Of these securities, 12 securities have been in a loss position for more than twelve
months. We believe that none of these unrealized losses represents other-than-temporary impairments of our investment portfolio. We have the intent and believe we have the ability to hold all of these securities for the time necessary to recover the
amortized cost.



Period-end total loans increased $67.0
million, or 3.0%, to $2.28 billion at June 30, 2005 compared to $2.21 billion at December 31, 2004. Our commercial loan portfolio, which includes commercial and industrial, commercial real estate secured, and real estate  construction loans,
increased $93.4 million, or 4.9%, during the first six months of 2005. The increase was attributable to growth in real estate - construction loans. Our real estate construction portfolio increased $120.9 million, or 22.7%, to $652.8 million at
June 30, 2005, as compared to $531.9 million at December 31, 2004. The majority of the increase in real estateconstruction lending related to residential developments.



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As of June 30, 2005 the composition of our loan portfolio was as follows:



|                               |  |                |           |                          |     |  
|------------------------------ |  | -------------- | --------- | ------------------------ | --- | -
|                               |  | Amount         |           | Percentage ofGross Loans |    
|                               |  | (in thousands) |           |                          |    
|Commercial real estate secured |  | $              | 722,926   |                          | 31  | %
|Real estate - construction     |  |                | 652,785   |                          | 29  | %
|Commercial and industrial      |  |                | 637,866   |                          | 28  | %
|Consumer-oriented loans        |  |                | 265,136   |                          | 12  | %
|                               |  |                |           |                          |     |  
|Gross loans                    |  | $              | 2,278,713 |                          | 100 | %
|                               |  |                |           |                          |     |  



Our commercial real
estate secured loans declined $9.3 million, or 1.3%, to $722.9 million at June 30, 2005, as compared to $732.3 million at December 31, 2004. The decline was primarily due to reduced financing of owner-occupied real estate. As of June 30, 2005 the
composition of our commercial real estate secured portfolio was approximately as follows:



|                                     |  |                                                |   |  |                          |  
|------------------------------------ |  | ---------------------------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------ | -
|                                     |  | Percentage ofTotalCommercialReal EstateSecured |   |  | Percentage ofGross Loans |  
|Commercial properties:               |  |                                                |   |  |                          |  
|Non-owner occupied                   |  | 54                                             | % |  | 17                       | %
|Owner occupied                       |  | 23                                             | % |  | 7                        | %
|                                     |  |                                                |   |  |                          |  
|Subtotal                             |  | 77                                             | % |  | 24                       | %
|Residential income property          |  | 23                                             | % |  | 7                        | %
|                                     |  |                                                |   |  |                          |  
|Total commercial real estate secured |  | 100                                            | % |  | 31                       | %
|                                     |  |                                                |   |  |                          |  



As of June 30, 2005
the composition of our real estate - construction portfolio was approximately as follows:



|                                 |  |                                     |   |  |                          |  
|-------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------ | -
|                                 |  | Percentage ofTotalConstructionLoans |   |  | Percentage ofGross Loans |  
|Residential properties:          |  |                                     |   |  |                          |  
|Single family                    |  | 26                                  | % |  | 7                        | %
|Multifamily                      |  | 20                                  | % |  | 6                        | %
|Condominiums                     |  | 20                                  | % |  | 6                        | %
|                                 |  |                                     |   |  |                          |  
|Subtotal                         |  | 66                                  | % |  | 19                       | %
|Commercial property              |  | 17                                  | % |  | 5                        | %
|Land and land development        |  | 17                                  | % |  | 5                        | %
|                                 |  |                                     |   |  |                          |  
|Total real estate  construction |  | 100                                 | % |  | 29                       | %
|                                 |  |                                     |   |  |                          |  



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Our commercial and industrial loans declined by $18.2 million, or 2.8%, to $637.9 million at June 30,
2005, as compared to $656.1 million at December 31, 2004. The decline was a result of the amount of loans extended to new customers not being sufficient to offset portfolio runoff. We believe that both external and internal factors, including such
things as seasonal paydowns and increasing competition as well as our restructuring of our commercial banking division affected our results.



Total consumer-oriented loans, which include residential real estate mortgages, home equity loans and lines of credit, and other consumer loans, decreased
$26.4 million, or 9.1% to $265.1 million at June 30, 2005. The reduction in consumer-oriented loans included the sale of $3.65 million of mortgage, home equity and other consumer loans in connection with the sale of our Broadview banking facility. A
significant portion of the consumer-oriented loan portfolio includes loans we originated through brokers in prior years, a practice we discontinued in 2001 and 2002. As expected, the broker-related loan portfolios have declined from $110 million at
December 31, 2004 to $87 million at June 30, 2005.



Loan Quality and
Nonperforming Assets



The following table sets forth the
amounts of nonperforming assets as of the dates indicated:



|                                                                         |  |                        |        |   |              |   |        |              |  |   |        |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ---------------------- | ------ | - | ------------ | - | ------ | ------------ |  | - | ------ | -
|                                                                         |  | June 30,2005           |        |   | Dec. 31,2004 |   |        | June 30,2004 | 
|                                                                         |  | (dollars in thousands) |       
|Loans contractually past due 90 days or more but still accruing interest |  | $                      | 10,561 |   |              | $ | 1,807  |              |  | $ | 4,243  |  
|Nonaccrual loans                                                         |  |                        | 13,793 |   |              |   | 12,286 |              |  |   | 18,542 |  
|                                                                         |  |                        |        |   |              |   |        |              |  |   |        |  
|Total nonperforming loans                                                |  |                        | 24,354 |   |              |   | 14,093 |              |  |   | 22,785 |  
|Other real estate owned                                                  |  |                        | 558    |   |              |   | 46     |              |  |   | 1,506  |  
|Other repossessed assets                                                 |  |                        | 27     |   |              |   | 12     |              |  |   |       |  
|                                                                         |  |                        |        |   |              |   |        |              |  |   |        |  
|Total nonperforming assets                                               |  | $                      | 24,939 |   |              | $ | 14,151 |              |  | $ | 24,291 |  
|                                                                         |  |                        |        |   |              |   |        |              |  |   |        |  
|Restructured loans not included in nonperforming assets                  |  | $                      | 2,309  |   |              | $ | 1,777  |              |  | $ |       |  
|Impaired loans                                                           |  | $                      | 34,016 |   |              | $ | 18,327 |              |  | $ | 19,698 |  
|                                                                         |  |                        |       
|Nonperforming loans to total loans                                       |  |                        | 1.07   | % |              |   | 0.64   | %            |  |   | 1.11   | %
|                                                                         |  |                        |       
|Nonperforming assets to total loans plus repossessed property            |  |                        | 1.09   | % |              |   | 0.64   | %            |  |   | 1.18   | %
|                                                                         |  |                        |       
|Nonperforming assets to total assets                                     |  |                        | 0.81   | % |              |   | 0.49   | %            |  |   | 0.88   | %



The level of
nonperforming loans increased $10.3 million to $24.4 million at June 30, 2005, compared to $14.1 million at December 31, 2004. The ratio of nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans was 1.07% at June 30, 2005 compared to 0.64% at December
31, 2004. The increase in nonperforming loans related primarily to loans past due 90 days or more, but still accruing interest. Loans to a single customer totaling $8.7 million became past due more than 90 days at June 30, 2005. We believe that the
loans to this customer are adequately collateralized by commercial real estate that is currently generating cash flow sufficient to service the debt.



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Impaired loans include all nonaccrual loans as well as accruing loans judged to have higher risk of
noncompliance with the present contractual repayment schedule for both interest and principal. While impaired loans exhibit weaknesses that may inhibit repayment in compliance with the original note terms, the measurement of impairment may not
always result in an allowance for loan loss for every impaired loan. Total impaired loans were $34.0 million at June 30, 2005 compared to $18.3 million at December 31, 2004 and $19.7 million at June 30, 2004. The increase in impaired loans was
primarily due to the increase in nonperforming loans. Certain homogenous loans, including residential mortgage and consumer loans, are collectively evaluated for impairment and therefore are excluded from impaired loans. Not included in the impaired
loan amount are $12.6 million of loans to consumers secured by manufactured homes that we continue to monitor closely.



Allowance for Loan Losses



We have established an allowance for loan losses to provide for loans in our portfolio that may not be repaid in their entirety. The allowance is based on
our regular, quarterly assessments of the probable estimated losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Our methodology for measuring the appropriate level of the allowance includes identifying problem loans, estimating the amount of probable loss
related to those loans, estimating probable losses from specific portfolio segments and evaluating the impact to our loan portfolio of a number of economic and qualitative factors. Although management believes that the allowance for loan losses is
adequate to absorb probable losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible, there can be no assurance that our allowance will prove sufficient to cover actual loan losses in the future. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an
integral part of their examination process, periodically review the adequacy of our allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require us to make additional provisions to the allowance based upon their judgments about information available to them
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The following table shows an analysis of our allowance for loan losses and other related data:



|                                                  |  |                                |           |   |                               |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |           |  
|------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------ | --------- | - | ----------------------------- | - | --------- | ---- |  | - | --------- | - |  | - | --------- | -
|                                                  |  | For Three Months EndedJune 30, |           |   | For Six Months Ended June 30, |  
|                                                  |  | 2005                           |           |   | 2004                          |   |           | 2005 |  |   | 2004      |  
|                                                  |  | (dollars in thousands)         |          
|Average total loans                               |  | $                              | 2,257,684 |   |                               | $ | 2,016,811 |      |  | $ | 2,226,894 |   |  | $ | 1,993,874 |  
|                                                  |  |                                |           |   |                               |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |           |  
|Total loans at end of period                      |  | $                              | 2,278,565 |   |                               | $ | 2,060,083 |      |  | $ | 2,278,565 |   |  | $ | 2,060,083 |  
|                                                  |  |                                |           |   |                               |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |           |  
|Allowance for loan losses:                        |  |                                |           |   |                               |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |           |  
|Allowance at beginning of period                  |  | $                              | 39,262    |   |                               | $ | 35,225    |      |  | $ | 37,484    |   |  | $ | 34,356    |  
|Total charge-offs                                 |  |                                | (3,144    | ) |                               |   | (1,739    | )    |  |   | (3,645    | ) |  |   | (3,945    | )
|Total recoveries                                  |  |                                | 376       |   |                               |   | 693       |      |  |   | 821       |   |  |   | 1,018     |  
|                                                  |  |                                |           |   |                               |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |           |  
|Net charge-offs                                   |  |                                | (2,768    | ) |                               |   | (1,046    | )    |  |   | (2,824    | ) |  |   | (2,927    | )
|Provision for loan losses                         |  |                                | 917       |   |                               |   | 2,750     |      |  |   | 2,751     |   |  |   | 5,500     |  
|                                                  |  |                                |           |   |                               |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |           |  
|Allowance at end of period                        |  | $                              | 37,411    |   |                               | $ | 36,929    |      |  | $ | 37,411    |   |  | $ | 36,929    |  
|                                                  |  |                                |           |   |                               |   |           |      |  |   |           |   |  |   |           |  
|Annualized net charge-offs to average total loans |  |                                | 0.49      | % |                               |   | 0.21      | %    |  |   | 0.25      | % |  |   | 0.29      | %
|Allowance to total loans at end of period         |  |                                | 1.64      | % |                               |   | 1.79      | %    |  |   | 1.64      | % |  |   | 1.79      | %
|Allowance to nonperforming loans                  |  |                                | 153.61    | % |                               |   | 162.08    | %    |  |   | 153.61    | % |  |   | 162.08    | %



Net charge-offs during
the second quarter of 2005 were $2.8 million, or an annualized 0.49% of average loans. In comparison, net charge-offs during the second quarter of 2004 were $1.0 million representing an annualized 0.21% of average loans. Net charge-offs during the
first six months of 2005 were $2.8 million, or an annualized 0.25% of average loans. In comparison, net charge-offs during the first six months of 2004 were $2.9 million representing an annualized 0.29% of average loans. As a business bank, our loan
portfolio is comprised primarily of commercial loans to businesses, which are typically larger in amount than loans to individual consumers and generally are viewed as having more risk of default than residential real estate loans or other secured
consumer loans. The individually larger commercial loans can cause greater volatility in reported credit quality performance measures, such as total impaired or nonperforming loans. For example, our current credit risk rating and loss estimate with
respect to a single material loan can have a sizable impact on our reported impaired loans and related loss exposure estimates. We review our estimates on a quarterly basis and, if necessary, adjust the allowance for loan losses through the
recording of a provision for loan losses.



Our allowance for
loan losses was $37.4 million at June 30, 2005, or 1.64% of end-of-period loans and 153.61% of nonperforming loans. At December 31, 2004, the allowance for loan losses was $37.5 million, which represented 1.69% of end-of-period loans and 265.98% of
nonperforming loans.



Provision for Loan Losses



We determine a provision for loan losses that we consider sufficient to
maintain an allowance covering probable losses inherent in our portfolio as of the balance sheet date. Our provision for loan losses was $917,000 for the second quarter of 2005 and $2.8 million for the first six months of 2005. In comparison, the
provision for loan losses was $2.8 million for the



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second quarter a year ago and $5.5 million for the first six months of 2004. The lower level of provision for loan
losses was due to slower loan growth, changes in historical loss factors and specific reserves among other factors. Our loan loss provision is determined based upon an analysis of our portfolio performed on a quarterly basis, with ongoing monitoring
by our Credit Policy Committee and our Credit Administration and Loan Review functions. We expect our provisioning to fluctuate as the circumstances of our individual commercial borrowers and the economic environment changes. Accordingly, the
provision for loan losses in any accounting period is not an indicator of provisioning in subsequent reporting periods.



Non-earning Assets



Premises, leasehold improvements and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, totaled $12.4 million at June 30, 2005 compared to $14.8
million at December 31, 2004, a decrease of $2.4 million. In January 2005, we sold our Broadview branch, which had a book value of $2.0 million. In February 2005, in connection with the termination of the 58,000 square-foot operating lease for the
Wheeling facility, we transferred a small parcel of land we owned near the facility, which had a book value of $195,000. Depreciation expense of $1.6 million during the first six months of 2005 produced the remainder of the decrease.



In April 2005, we opened a 2,800 square-foot branch located in Orland Park,
Illinois, a southern suburb of Chicago. We lease this facility under a 3-year operating lease. Additionally, we are currently building a 6,000 square-foot facility at the former location of our Ashland facility. We expect to be able to move from our
temporary Bishop facility into the new Ashland facility during the second half of 2005.



At December 31, 2004, the Company had $54,000 of other intangible assets, subject to amortization, that related to the purchase of land trust business in 1998. This intangible asset was included in other assets on the
Consolidated Balance Sheets. In the first quarter of 2005, the Company sold its land trust operations and the unamortized balance of this intangible asset was written off, reducing the gain recognized on the sale.



Goodwill decreased $117,000 to $23.2 million at June 30, 2005 from $23.4
million at December 31, 2004. In recording goodwill in 1997, the Company elected the composite useful life approach and aggregated existing intangible assets into goodwill. Intangible assets consisting of relationships with land trust customers were
therefore, included in the original recognition of goodwill. In connection with the sale of the land trust operations in 2005, the amount of the goodwill relating to land trusts was written-off against the proceeds from the sale.



Deposits



During the first six months of 2005, total deposits increased by $132.4 million, or 5.8%, to $2.42 billion at June 30, 2005,
as compared to $2.28 billion at December 31, 2004. In January 2005, we sold our Broadview branch, which included the sale of $19.7 million of deposit balances. Of the deposits sold, $13.1 million were time deposits, $4.1 million were NOW, savings
and money market accounts and $2.5 million were noninterest-bearing demand deposits. The gross increase in deposits of $152.1 million was primarily obtained from the issuance of



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$90.9 million of brokered and out-of-local-market certificates of deposit and from increased money market account
balances of $86.5 million. While interest-bearing demand deposits increased $191.9 million during the first six months of 2005, noninterest-bearing demand deposits declined $59.5 million.



We obtain our funding through several deposit generating sources, using a mix of wholesale and local customer funds based on
cost effectiveness, fee income potential and liquidity dynamics. We manage potential liquidity risk associated with wholesale funding by extending and staggering maturities, pledging collateral and maintaining multiple sources within the wholesale
marketplace to obtain funding. We have historically used wholesale funding sources such as brokered CDs, especially when such funds can be obtained at a lower overall cost than in-market deposits. We expect that the wholesale funds market will
remain a significant funding source for us. The cost and availability of funding may be a factor in our evaluation of opportunities to grow our earning assets.



The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the distribution of our average deposit account balances and average cost of funds in each
category of deposits:



|                                            |  |                                        |           |                    |                                        |   |      |      |   |                |   |                    |  |       |      |  |      |  
|------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------- | --------- | ------------------ | -------------------------------------- | - | ---- | ---- | - | -------------- | - | ------------------ |  | ----- | ---- |  | ---- | -
|                                            |  | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 |           |                    | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 |  
|                                            |  | AverageBalance                         |           | Percent OfDeposits |                                        |   | Rate |      |   | AverageBalance |   | Percent OfDeposits |  |       | Rate | 
|                                            |  | (dollars in thousands)                 |          
|Noninterest-bearing demand deposits         |  | $                                      | 442,784   |                    | 19.2                                   | % |      |     | % |                | $ | 425,540            |  | 20.5  | %    |  |     | %
|NOW accounts                                |  |                                        | 123,582   |                    | 5.4                                    |   |      | 0.46 |   |                |   | 138,700            |  | 6.7   |      |  | 0.49 |  
|Money market accounts                       |  |                                        | 479,001   |                    | 20.7                                   |   |      | 1.70 |   |                |   | 418,827            |  | 20.1  |      |  | 0.73 |  
|Savings deposits                            |  |                                        | 81,183    |                    | 3.5                                    |   |      | 0.29 |   |                |   | 91,354             |  | 4.4   |      |  | 0.32 |  
|Time deposits:                              |  |                                        |           |                    |                                        |   |      |      |   |                |   |                    |  |       |      |  |      |  
|Certificates of deposit                     |  |                                        | 529,077   |                    | 23.0                                   |   |      | 2.85 |   |                |   | 509,461            |  | 24.5  |      |  | 2.32 |  
|Out-of-local-market certificates of deposit |  |                                        | 136,903   |                    | 5.9                                    |   |      | 3.07 |   |                |   | 88,613             |  | 4.3   |      |  | 2.64 |  
|Brokered certificates of deposit            |  |                                        | 440,288   |                    | 19.1                                   |   |      | 2.98 |   |                |   | 337,429            |  | 16.3  |      |  | 2.06 |  
|Public Funds                                |  |                                        | 74,111    |                    | 3.2                                    |   |      | 2.71 |   |                |   | 66,705             |  | 3.2   |      |  | 1.37 |  
|                                            |  |                                        |           |                    |                                        |   |      |      |   |                |   |                    |  |       |      |  |      |  
|Total time deposits                         |  |                                        | 1,180,379 |                    | 51.2                                   |   |      | 2.92 |   |                |   | 1,002,208          |  | 48.3  |      |  | 2.19 |  
|                                            |  |                                        |           |                    |                                        |   |      |      |   |                |   |                    |  |       |      |  |      |  
|Total deposits                              |  | $                                      | 2,306,929 |                    | 100.0                                  | % |      |      |   |                | $ | 2,076,629          |  | 100.0 | %    |  |      |  
|                                            |  |                                        |           |                    |                                        |   |      |      |   |                |   |                    |  |       |      |  |      |  



Average deposits
increased $230.3 million, or 11.1%, to $2.31 billion for the first six months of 2005, as compared to the first six months of 2004. Approximately two-thirds of the increase in deposits was obtained through issuance of brokered and
out-of-local-market certificates of deposit. Average brokered certificates of deposit increased $102.9 million to $440.3 million for the first six months of 2005 in comparison to the same period in 2004. Average out-of-local-market certificates of
deposits increased $48.3 million to $136.9 million for the first six months of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. Average NOW accounts and savings deposits decreased $25.3 million, or 11.0%, to $204.8 million for the first six months of 2005
in comparison to the same period a year ago. Money market accounts increased $60.2 million or 14.4%, to $479.0 million during the first six months of 2005, compared to $418.8



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million during the year ago period. Average certificates of deposit increased $19.6 million or 3.9%, to $529.1
million during the first six months of 2005 primarily as a result of a deposit promotion in connection with the new branch opening. Average noninterest-bearing demand deposits increased $17.2 million or 4.1%, to $442.8 million during the first six
months of 2005, compared to $425.5 million during the year ago period.



Other Borrowings



Our short-term borrowings
include federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and U.S. Treasury tax and loan note option accounts. Period-end, short-term borrowings increased $37.3 million to $266.8 million at June 30, 2005, as compared to $229.5
million at December 31, 2004. Borrowings under the Treasury note option program were $25.0 million higher at June 30, 2005 than at December 31, 2004. The Treasury note option program is a source of funds for short-term liquidity management.
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase were $18.0 million higher on June 30, 2005 as compared to December 31, 2004. All of the repurchase agreements at June 30, 2005 were with bank customers, as opposed to broker/dealers.



FHLB advances totaled $75.0 million at both June 30, 2005 and December 31,
2004. In addition, borrowings at the holding company level were $10.5 million at both June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004. Our aggregate borrowings consist of a $10.0 million subordinated debt agreement and $500,000 term loan. We also have an $11.5
million revolving credit facility that has not yet been drawn upon.



At both June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we had $87.6 million of junior subordinated debentures issued to two of our wholly owned subsidiaries. We had $46.4 million outstanding from the junior subordinated debentures, at a fixed
interest rate of 9.75%, issued to TAYC Capital Trust I. In addition, we had $41.2 million of junior subordinated debentures issued to TAYC Capital Trust II that have a floating interest rate, which adjusts quarterly, of the three-month LIBOR rate
plus 2.68%. The interest rate was 6.10% on June 30, 2005 and 5.18% at December 31, 2004. Each of these trusts used proceeds from the issuance of trust preferred securities to purchase our junior subordinated debentures.



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CAPITAL RESOURCES



At June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, both the Company and Cole Taylor Bank were considered well capitalized under capital guidelines for
bank holding companies and banks. The Companys and Cole Taylor Banks capital ratios were as follows for the dates indicated:



|                                         |  |                        |         |       |                             |   |        |                                                             |       |       |   |        |           |       |        |  
|---------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------- | ------- | ----- | --------------------------- | - | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ----- | - | ------ | --------- | ----- | ------ | -
|                                         |  | ACTUAL                 |         |       | FOR CAPITALADEQUACYPURPOSES |   |        | TO BE WELLCAPITALIZEDUNDER PROMPTCORRECTIVEACTIONPROVISIONS |      
|                                         |  | AMOUNT                 |         | RATIO |                             |   | AMOUNT |                                                             | RATIO |       |   | AMOUNT |           | RATIO |       
|                                         |  | (dollars in thousands) |        
|As of June 30, 2005:                     |  |                        |         |       |                             |   |        |                                                             |       |       |   |        |           |       |        |  
|Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)  |  |                        |         |       |                             |   |        |                                                             |       |       |   |        |           |       |        |  
|Taylor Capital Group, Inc.               |  | $                      | 277,355 |       | 10.80                       | % |        | >$205,375                                                   |       | >8.00 | % |        | >$256,719 |       | >10.00 | %
|Cole Taylor Bank                         |  |                        | 281,732 |       | 10.99                       |   |        | >205,036                                                    |       | >8.00 |   |        | >256,295  |       | >10.00 |  
|Tier I Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) |  |                        |         |       |                             |   |        |                                                             |       |       |   |        |           |       |        |  
|Taylor Capital Group, Inc.               |  |                        | 208,070 |       | 8.11                        |   |        | >102,687                                                    |       | >4.00 |   |        | >154,031  |       | >6.00  |  
|Cole Taylor Bank                         |  |                        | 249,629 |       | 9.74                        |   |        | >102,518                                                    |       | >4.00 |   |        | >153,777  |       | >6.00  |  
|Leverage (to average assets)             |  |                        |         |       |                             |   |        |                                                             |       |       |   |        |           |       |        |  
|Taylor Capital Group, Inc.               |  |                        | 208,070 |       | 7.08                        |   |        | >117,526                                                    |       | >4.00 |   |        | >146,907  |       | >5.00  |  
|Cole Taylor Bank                         |  |                        | 249,629 |       | 8.52                        |   |        | >117,241                                                    |       | >4.00 |   |        | >146,551  |       | >5.00  |  
|                                         |  |                        |         |       |                             |  
|As of December 31, 2004:                 |  |                        |         |       |                             |   |        |                                                             |       |       |   |        |           |       |        |  
|Total Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets)  |  |                        |         |       |                             |   |        |                                                             |       |       |   |        |           |       |        |  
|Taylor Capital Group, Inc.               |  | $                      | 255,044 |       | 10.25                       | % |        | >$199,026                                                   |       | >8.00 | % |        | >$248,783 |       | >10.00 | %
|Cole Taylor Bank                         |  |                        | 262,749 |       | 10.57                       |   |        | >198,933                                                    |       | >8.00 |   |        | >248,666  |       | >10.00 |  
|Tier I Capital (to Risk Weighted Assets) |  |                        |         |       |                             |   |        |                                                             |       |       |   |        |           |       |        |  
|Taylor Capital Group, Inc.               |  |                        | 180,776 |       | 7.27                        |   |        | >99,513                                                     |       | >4.00 |   |        | >149,270  |       | >6.00  |  
|Cole Taylor Bank                         |  |                        | 231,586 |       | 9.31                        |   |        | >99,466                                                     |       | >4.00 |   |        | >149,200  |       | >6.00  |  
|Leverage (to average assets)             |  |                        |         |       |                             |   |        |                                                             |       |       |   |        |           |       |        |  
|Taylor Capital Group, Inc.               |  |                        | 180,776 |       | 6.48                        |   |        | >111,545                                                    |       | >4.00 |   |        | >139,431  |       | >5.00  |  
|Cole Taylor Bank                         |  |                        | 231,586 |       | 8.30                        |   |        | >111,604                                                    |       | >4.00 |   |        | >139,504  |       | >5.00  |  



During the first six
months of 2005, Cole Taylor Banks capital ratios increased as the increase in regulatory capital exceeded the increase in risk-weighted and average assets. Cole Taylor Banks net income of $21.4 million less dividends paid to the Company
of $4.0 million created the increase in regulatory capital at the Cole Taylor Bank. Cole Taylor Bank is subject to dividend restrictions established by regulatory authorities and in the covenants of the Companys senior notes payable agreement.
The dividends, as of June 30, 2005, that Cole Taylor Bank could declare and pay to the Company, without the approval of regulatory authorities, amounted to approximately $62.1 million. The note payable covenant is measured on an annual basis whereby
the dividends should not exceed 60% of the total years net income at Cole Taylor Bank.



During the first six months of 2005, the Companys capital ratios also increased because the increase in regulatory capital exceeded the increase in risk-weighted and average assets. During the first six months
of 2005, we declared common stock dividends of $0.12 per share, totaling $1.2 million. The covenants in our senior notes payable agreement restrict the amount of common dividends that the Company can pay to shareholders to 25% of that years
annual consolidated net income. Management assesses the holding companys capital position on a



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regular basis and remains cognizant of the degree to which the holding company is leveraged. The factors that
management will continue to evaluate are the sources and uses of additional capital in keeping with our overall strategic plan, as well as the potential dilutive nature of raising capital and the related costs.



LIQUIDITY



During the first six months of 2005, our loan growth was funded by the increase in total deposits. Deposit growth was
attained both through the issuance of out-of-local market certificates of deposit and in-market deposit product promotions. Total deposits increased $152.7 million to fund $73.4 million in loan growth, a $14.7 million increase in the investment
portfolio, the sale of $19.7 million of Broadview deposits and an increase in federal funds sold. Additional sources of liquidity for Cole Taylor Bank include Federal Home Loan Bank advances, the Federal Reserve Banks Borrower-in-Custody
Program, federal funds borrowing lines from larger correspondent banks and pre-approved repurchase agreement availability with major brokers and banks.



At the holding company level, cash and cash equivalents were $6.8 million at June 30, 2005, largely unchanged from the balance at December 31, 2004. The
primary sources of holding company liquidity for the first six months of 2005 were the receipt of $4.0 million in dividends from Cole Taylor Bank, and $1.3 million from the exercise of stock options. During the first six months of 2005, the holding
company paid interest on the junior subordinated debentures and the notes payable of $3.4 million and $280,000, respectively, and dividends to common stockholders of $1.2 million. Cash used for holding company operations during the first quarter of
2005 included the payment of salaries, year-end bonuses, insurance premiums and legal fees. The holding company did not increase its borrowings under its notes payable and, at June 30, 2005, had an $11.5 million revolving line of credit that has not
yet been drawn upon.



Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements



Off-balance sheet arrangements include commitments to extend credit,
financial guarantees, and derivative financial instruments. Commitments to extend credit and financial guarantees are used to meet the financial needs of our customers. Derivative financial instruments are used to manage interest rate risk.



At June 30, 2005, we had $886.0 million of undrawn commitments
to extend credit and $101.5 million of financial and performance standby letters of credit. We expect most of these letters of credit to expire undrawn and we expect no significant loss from our obligation under financial guarantees.



Derivative Financial Instruments



At June 30, 2005, our only derivative financial instruments were
interest-rate exchange contracts and floors. We maintain interest rate exchange contracts with notional amounts of $220.0 million to hedge the fair values of certain brokered certificates of deposit and $50.0



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million to hedge the variability of cash flows of prime-based commercial loans. Under the contracts to hedge the fair value of brokered certificates of
deposit, we receive a fixed interest rate equal to the rate paid on the brokered certificates of deposit and pay a floating interest rate based upon LIBOR. During the first half of 2005, we entered into additional interest rate exchange agreements
with a notional amount totaling of $90.0 million to the hedged newly issued brokered certificates of deposit of $90.0 million. Under the contract to hedge the variability in cash flows from prime-based commercial loans, we receive a fixed interest
rate and pay a floating rate based upon the prime-lending rate based on a notional amount of $50.0 million. We review the hedging relationship periodically for effectiveness. During the second quarter of 2005, we determined the hedging relationship
to be highly effective, and did not recognize any ineffectiveness during the period.



At the end of June 2005, we entered into a $100.0 million notional amount interest rate floor. The floor interest rate is 5.50% and is based upon the prime lending rate. Under this agreement, in the event the prime
lending rate decreases below 5.50%, we will receive an amount, from the counterparty, equal to the difference between 5.50% and the current prime lending rate computed based upon the $100.0 million notional amount. We will use this interest rate
floor as a cash flow hedge of $100.0 million of our commercial loans, tied to the prime lending rate, to protect interest income in the event that the prime lending rate declines below 5.50%. This interest rate floor agreement expires in June 2010.
During July 2005, we also entered into another $100.0 million notional amount interest rate floor agreement. This agreement will also be a cash flow hedge on the Companys commercial loan portfolio that is tied to the prime lending rate. This
agreement has a floor amount of 6.25% and will expire in July 2010.



QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISKS



Interest rate risk is the most significant market risk affecting us. Other types of market risk, such as foreign currency risk and commodity price risk, do not arise in the normal course of our business activities.
Interest rate risk can be defined as the exposure to a movement in interest rates that could have an adverse effect on our net interest income or the market value of our financial instruments. The ongoing monitoring and management of this risk is an
important component of our asset and liability management process, which is governed by policies established by the Board of Directors and carried out by Cole Taylor Banks Asset/Liability Management Committee, or ALCO. ALCOs objectives
are to manage, to the degree prudently possible, our exposure to interest rate risk over both the one year planning cycle and the longer term strategic horizon and, at the same time, to provide a stable and steadily increasing flow of net interest
income. Interest rate risk management activities include establishing guidelines for tenor and repricing characteristics of new business flow, the maturity ladder of wholesale funding and investment security purchase and sale strategies, as well as
the use of derivative financial instruments.



We have used
various interest rate contracts, including swaps and floors, to manage interest rate and market risk. These contracts are designated as hedges of specific existing assets and liabilities. Our asset and liability management and investment policies do
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Our primary measurement of interest rate risk is earnings at risk, which is determined through
computerized simulation modeling. The primary simulation model assumes a static balance sheet, a parallel interest rate rising or declining ramp and uses the balances, rates, maturities and repricing characteristics of all of our existing assets and
liabilities, including off-balance sheet financial instruments. Net interest income is computed by the model assuming market rates remain unchanged and compares those results to other interest rate scenarios with changes in the magnitude, timing,
and relationship between various interest rates. The impact of imbedded options in products such as callable and mortgage-backed securities, real estate mortgage loans, and callable borrowings are also considered. Changes in net interest income in
the rising and declining rate scenarios are then measured against the net interest income in the rates unchanged scenario. ALCO utilizes the results of the model to quantify the estimated exposure of our net interest income to sustained interest
rate changes.



Our net interest margin began increasing during
the second half of 2004 in response to increased market interest rates. The impact of the 225 basis point increase in the Banks prime lending rate since June 2004 on our $1.2 billion in prime-indexed, floating-rate commercial loans
significantly increased our loan interest income. Critical factors affecting our net interest margin in future periods will be our pricing strategy on our deposit products as well as the sources of our funding and the spread to prime we are able to
sustain on our commercial loans.



Our modeling of the June 30,
2005 balance sheet, using the market interest rates in effect at period-end (the rates unchanged scenario), indicated increased pressure on our net interest margin in future periods as many of our interest-bearing liabilities will reprice to current
rates as they mature. Our rates unchanged models that incorporate changes in deposit mix indicate even greater downward pressure on our margin.



Our simulation modeling of a rising rate environment indicates that net interest income would increase. Net interest income for year one in a 200 basis
points rising rate scenario was calculated to be $1.4 million, or 1.40%, higher than the net interest income in the rates unchanged scenario at June 30, 2005. That opportunity for increased net interest income would be diminished however, if market
forces drive our deposit interest rates to increase at a faster velocity than assumed in our model.



Conversely, at June 30, 2005, net interest income at risk for year one in a 200 basis points falling rate scenario was calculated to be $7.1 million, or
6.86%, lower than the net interest income in the rates unchanged scenario. This exposure was within our policy guideline of 10%.



Computation of the prospective effects of hypothetical interest rate changes are based on numerous assumptions, including, among other factors, relative
levels of market interest rates, product pricing, reinvestment strategies and customer behavior influencing loan and security prepayments and deposit decay and should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results. Further, the computations do
not contemplate any actions that we may take in response to changes in interest rates. We cannot assure you that our actual net interest income would increase or decrease by the amounts computed by the simulations.



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The following table indicates the estimated impact on net interest income for the 12 months following
the indicated dates, assuming a gradual shift up or down in market rates reflecting a parallel change in rates across the entire yield curve:



|                                 |  |                                      |        |   |                   |       |    |              |   |        |                  |  |       |   
|-------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------ | ------ | - | ----------------- | ----- | -- | ------------ | - | ------ | ---------------- |  | ----- | --
|                                 |  | Change in Future Net Interest Income |       
|                                 |  | At June 30, 2005 (1)                 |        |   | At March 31, 2005 |      
|                                 |  | (dollars in thousands)               |       
|Change in interest rates         |  | DollarChange                         |        |   | PercentageChange  |       |    | DollarChange |   |        | PercentageChange | 
|+ 200 basis points over one year |  | $                                    | 1,449  |   |                   | 1.40  | %  |              | $ | 2,997  |                  |  | 2.94  | % 
|- 200 basis points over one year |  |                                      | (7,079 | ) |                   | (6.86 | )% |              |   | (8,018 | )                |  | (7.85 | )%

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|(1) | Model at June 30, 2005 includes $100 million floor purchased July 2005.
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LITIGATION



We are from time to time a party to litigation arising in the normal course of business. Management knows of no threatened or pending legal actions
against us that are likely to have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, liquidity or operating results.



NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS



In 2004, the FASB released Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 03-01, The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its
Application to Certain Investments. Issue No. 03-1 provides guidance for determining when an investment is impaired and whether the impairment is other than temporary as well as guidance for quantifying the impairment. The guidance from Issue
No. 03-01 was to become effective for annual financial statements for fiscal years ending after June 15, 2004. However, in September 2004, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position EITF Issue No. 03-01-1 Effective Date of Paragraphs 10-20 of EITF
Issue No. 03-1, The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments, which delayed the effective date for certain measurement and recognition guidance of Issue 03-01. This delay did not suspend the
requirements to recognize other-than-temporary impairments as required by existing authoritative literature. In addition, the quantitative and qualitative disclosure requirements of Issue No. 03-1 remain in effect. We will complete our evaluation of
the impact upon issuance of final guidance from the FASB.



In
December 2004, the FASB revised and reissued SFAS No. 123, Share-Based Payment (SFAS 123R). This Statement revises the previously issued SFAS No. 123 and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25. SFAS 123R was to be effective for
interim periods beginning after June 15, 2005. However, in April 2005 the Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidance delaying the effective date to annual periods beginning after June 14, 2005. Therefore, we will be required to adopt SFAS
123R beginning in the first quarter of 2006. SFAS 123R requires public entities to measure cost of employee services received in exchange for award of equity securities based on the grant-date fair value of the award. The cost of the award will be
recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service. Public



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CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS (Continued)



entities are required to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of liability
instruments based upon the current fair value, adjusted at each reporting date through the settlement date. Changes in the fair value during the requisite service period will be recognized as compensation over that period. SFAS 123R eliminates the
intrinsic value method of accounting for employee stock options under APB Opinion No. 25. As a result, we will be required to record compensation expense in the future for all existing stock options that have not vested as of January 1, 2006, and
for all future grants of employee stock options.



While we have
not yet completed our evaluation of the impact of adoption on the consolidated financial statements, including the transitional provisions of SFAS 123R, we expect to record increased expense as a result of implementation. Had we adopted stock option
expensing in prior periods, the impact would have been that as presented in the SFAS No. 123 disclosure of pro-forma net income and earnings per share for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 included in Note 9,
Stock-Based Compensation, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statement that are part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. For additional information regarding the full year disclosure of pro-forma net income and earnings per share,
refer to Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our December 31, 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Future levels of compensation cost recognized related to
share-based compensation awards may be impacted by new awards and/or modifications, repurchases, and cancellations of existing awards, if any, before and after the adoption of this standard.



In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154 Accounting Changes and Error
Corrections. This Statement provides guidance on the accounting for and reporting of accounting changes and error corrections, and requires, unless impracticable, retrospective application for reporting a change in accounting principle in the
absence of explicit transition requirements specific to a newly issued accounting principle. This Statement also provides guidance on the reporting of a correction of an error by restating previously issued financial statements. This Statement is
effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005, but early adoption is permitted.



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CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS (Continued)



QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION



The following table sets forth unaudited financial data regarding our operations for the last eight quarters. This
information, in the opinion of management, includes all adjustments necessary to present fairly our results of operations for such periods, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments for the periods indicated. The operating results for any
quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for any future period.



|                           |  |                                                  |        |                    |   |                    |  |   |         |   |         |   |         |  |         |        |         |   |        |  |   |        |  |   |       
|-------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------ | ------ | ------------------ | - | ------------------ |  | - | ------- | - | ------- | - | ------- |  | ------- | ------ | ------- | - | ------ |  | - | ------ |  | - | ------
|                           |  | 2005 Quarter Ended                               |        | 2004 Quarter Ended |   | 2003 Quarter Ended
|                           |  | June 30                                          |        | Mar. 31            |   | Dec. 31            |  |   | Sep. 30 |   | Jun. 30 |   | Mar. 31 |  | Dec. 31 |        | Sep. 30
|                           |  | (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|Interest income            |  | $                                                | 42,742 |                    | $ | 39,512             |  | $ | 37,002  |   |         | $ | 34,972  |  | $       | 32,869 |         | $ | 32,510 |  | $ | 32,648 |  | $ | 33,576
|Interest expense           |  |                                                  | 15,975 |                    |   | 13,529             |  |   | 11,735  |   |         |   | 10,633  |  |         | 9,376  |         |   | 9,408  |  |   | 9,123  |  |   | 9,856 
|                           |  |                                                  |        |                    |   |                    |  |   |         |   |         |   |         |  |         |        |         |   |        |  |   |        |  |   |       
|Net interest income        |  |                                                  | 26,767 |                    |   | 25,983             |  |   | 25,267  |   |         |   | 24,339  |  |         | 23,493 |         |   | 23,102 |  |   | 23,525 |  |   | 23,720
|Provision for loan losses  |  |                                                  | 917    |                    |   | 1,834              |  |   | 1,833   |   |         |   | 2,750   |  |         | 2,750  |         |   | 2,750  |  |   | 2,700  |  |   | 2,700 
|Noninterest income         |  |                                                  | 3,954  |                    |   | 8,128              |  |   | 5,923   |   |         |   | 4,280   |  |         | 4,304  |         |   | 4,675  |  |   | 4,939  |  |   | 5,590 
|Securities gains, net      |  |                                                  |       |                    |   | 127                |  |   | (201    | ) |         |   | 345     |  |         |       |         |   |       |  |   |       |  |   |      
|Noninterest expense        |  |                                                  | 17,524 |                    |   | 16,740             |  |   | 18,164  |   |         |   | 16,310  |  |         | 18,416 |         |   | 18,783 |  |   | 22,545 |  |   | 19,005
|                           |  |                                                  |        |                    |   |                    |  |   |         |   |         |   |         |  |         |        |         |   |        |  |   |        |  |   |       
|Income before income taxes |  |                                                  | 12,280 |                    |   | 15,664             |  |   | 10,992  |   |         |   | 9,904   |  |         | 6,631  |         |   | 6,244  |  |   | 3,219  |  |   | 7,605 
|Income taxes               |  |                                                  | 4,603  |                    |   | 6,222              |  |   | 3,606   |   |         |   | 3,072   |  |         | 2,324  |         |   | 2,108  |  |   | 728    |  |   | 2,013 
|                           |  |                                                  |        |                    |   |                    |  |   |         |   |         |   |         |  |         |        |         |   |        |  |   |        |  |   |       
|Net income                 |  | $                                                | 7,677  |                    | $ | 9,442              |  | $ | 7,386   |   |         | $ | 6,832   |  | $       | 4,307  |         | $ | 4,136  |  | $ | 2,491  |  | $ | 5,592 
|                           |  |                                                  |        |                    |   |                    |  |   |         |   |         |   |         |  |         |        |         |   |        |  |   |        |  |   |       
|Earnings per share:        |  |                                                  |        |                    |   |                    |  |   |         |   |         |   |         |  |         |        |         |   |        |  |   |        |  |   |       
|Basic                      |  | $                                                | 0.80   |                    | $ | 0.98               |  | $ | 0.77    |   |         | $ | 0.72    |  | $       | 0.35   |         | $ | 0.35   |  | $ | 0.17   |  | $ | 0.50  
|Diluted                    |  |                                                  | 0.78   |                    |   | 0.96               |  |   | 0.76    |   |         |   | 0.71    |  |         | 0.34   |         |   | 0.34   |  |   | 0.17   |  |   | 0.50  
|                           |  |                                                  |        |                    |   |                    |  |   |         |   |         |   |         |  |         |        |         |   |        |  |   |        |  |   |       



CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS



Some of the statements under
Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act reflect our current expectations and projections about our future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. We have tried to identify these forward-looking statements
by using words including may, will, expect, anticipate, believe, intend, could and estimate and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are
based on information currently available to us and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities in 2005 and beyond to differ materially from those
expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: the effect on our profitability if interest rates fluctuate as well as the effect of any imbalances in the
interest rate sensitivities of our assets and liabilities; the possibility that our wholesale funding sources may prove insufficient to replace deposits at maturity and support our growth; the risk that our allowance for loan losses may prove
insufficient to absorb probable losses in our loan portfolio; possible volatility in loan charge-offs and recoveries between periods; the effectiveness of our hedging transactions and their impact on our future results of operations; the risks
associated with implementing our business strategy and managing our growth effectively; changes in general economic conditions in our market place and general conditions in the U.S. economy, interest rates, deposit flows, loan demand, competition,
legislation or regulatory and accounting principles, policies or guidelines, as well as other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors impacting our operations.



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CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS (Continued)



For further information about these and other risks, uncertainties and factors, please review the
disclosure included in the sections caption Risk Factors in our December 31, 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 10, 2005 and our Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-126864) filed with the SEC
on July 25, 2005.



You should not place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise required by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or risk factors, whether as a result of new information, future events,
changed circumstances or any other reason after the date of this quarterly report.



Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk



The information contained in the section of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q captioned Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risks is incorporated herein by reference.



Item 4. Controls and Procedures



We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us
in the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management,
including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.



We have carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Companys management, including the Companys Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon their evaluation and subject to the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer concluded that such controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report, in all material respects, to ensure that required information will be disclosed on a timely basis in our reports filed under the
Exchange Act.



In designing and evaluating the disclosure
controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management necessarily was
required to apply their judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. We believe that our disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance.



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There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2005,
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.



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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION



Item 1. Legal Proceedings.



We
are from time to time a party to litigation arising in the normal course of business. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, management knows of no threatened or pending legal actions against us that are likely to have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.



Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.



None.



Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.



None.



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



We held our annual meeting of stockholders on June 16, 2005. The following matter was voted on at the meeting:



1. The election of three Class III directors by common stockholders set forth below:



|                  |  |           |  |         
|----------------- |  | --------- |  | --------
|                  |  | For       |  | Withheld
|Bruce W. Taylor   |  | 8,909,517 |  | 31,074  
|Ronald Bliwas     |  | 8,909,538 |  | 31,053  
|Ronald D. Emanuel |  | 8,883,515 |  | 57,076  



The following are the names of the
directors who were not up for reelection at the annual meeting of stockholders whose terms continued after the meeting:



Jeffery W. Taylor

Adelyn Leander

Melvin E. Pearl

Richard W. Tinberg

Edward T. McGowan

Louise OSullivan

Shepherd G. Pryor, IV

Mark L. Yeager



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Item 5. Other Information.



Amendments to
Amended and Restated By-laws



On July 29, 2005, our
Board of Directors approved certain changes to our amended and restated by-laws that will become effective upon the closing of our pending public offering of shares of our common stock (the Offering). The by-law amendments will generally
give our stockholders greater influence over elections of directors, stockholder meetings and future issuances of equity.



Section 2.3 of our by-laws will provide that a special meeting of stockholders may be requested in writing by the holders of at least thirty-five percent
(35%) of the total voting power of our outstanding stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, where special meetings of stockholders could previously only be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or a
majority of the Board of Directors then in office. Section 2.6 of our by-laws will provide that holders of at least thirty-five percent (35%) of the shares of our common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders
will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of stockholders, where a quorum used to require the representation of a majority of the shares. Section 3.2 of our by-laws will provide that our Board of Directors must consist
of no fewer than six (6) and no more than thirteen (13) directors, where the number of directors had previously been established by resolution of our Board of Directors. Section 8.1(b) will provide that our directors, or our entire Board of
Directors, may be removed with or without cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote in the election of our directors.



The by-law amendments will also change the procedures by which our stockholders may recommend nominees to our Board of Directors and will allow the
Taylor family a level of influence over certain significant corporate events that is proportionate with their ownership interest in us. Section 2.9 of our by-laws will provide that so long as the Taylor family beneficially owns in the aggregate
twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total voting power of our outstanding stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, the Taylor family will be entitled to nominate up to three (3) candidates for election to our Board of
Directors. Nominations by stockholders with respect to any annual meeting of stockholders must be made in writing and delivered or mailed to our secretary generally not less than one hundred twenty (120) nor more than one hundred fifty (150) days
prior to the first anniversary of the date on which we mailed our proxy materials. Nominations by our stockholders with respect to any special meeting of stockholders must be made in writing and delivered or mailed to our secretary not less than the
tenth (10th) day following the day on which the public announcement of the date of the special meeting is made. Section 9.1 will provide that any meeting at which our Board of Directors will authorize any issuance of capital stock will require five
(5) days prior notice to each director stating that an issuance of shares of our capital stock will be presented for approval at such meeting.





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Amendments to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation



On July 29, 2005, our Board of Directors also approved certain amendments to our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation. On August 2, 2005, the Taylor Voting Trust U/A/D 11/30/98, of which Jeffrey W. Taylor, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bruce W. Taylor, our President and director, and Cindy Taylor Robinson, the sister of Jeffrey W. Taylor
and Bruce W. Taylor, each serve as trustees and which controls in excess of 53% of the voting power of our excess of our outstanding common stock, approved a second amended and restated certificate of incorporation that, among other things, will
amend our current amended and restated certificate of incorporation to:



| | (1) | reduce the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance from 25 million to 18 million;
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| | (2) | limit the voting rights that our Board of Directors may grant to one or more classes of preferred stock designated by our Board of Directors;
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| | (3) | provide for the annual election of all of our directors rather than our current staggered board;
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| | (4) | provide that any action required or permitted to be taken by stockholders will be effected only at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and may not be effected by
written consent; and
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| | (5) | require that the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our total outstanding voting stock will be needed to amend, alter or repeal, or to adopt any provisions
inconsistent with, certain sections and subsections of our by-laws.
| | --- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation will be filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, and will become effective, upon the later of the twentieth (20th) day after the date on which an
information statement on Schedule 14C is first sent to our stockholders, or the closing of the Offering of shares of our common stock.



The description contained above does not include all of the amendments to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated
by-laws that were approved by our Board of Directors and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the forms of our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation and second amended and restated by-laws attached hereto as Exhibits 3.3
and 3.4, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.



Registration Rights Agreement



On
August 2, 2005, our Board of Directors authorized certain of our officers to enter into and deliver, on our behalf, a registration rights agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement), with certain members and affiliates of the Taylor
family identified therein (the Taylor Family Holders) pursuant to which the Taylor Family Holders will receive certain demand and piggyback registration rights. Under the Registration Rights Agreement, any time after



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March 31, 2006, a designated representative of the Taylor Family Holders (the Taylor Family Representative) will be entitled to
request one (1) registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), in each calendar year, of all or part of the Registrable Shares (as defined therein) (each, a Demand Registration). Under
circumstances described in the Registration Rights Agreement, we may have the right to postpone for up to three (3) months the filing or the effectiveness of a registration statement with respect to a Demand Registration. Registration expenses
incident to any Demand Registration will be paid by the holders of Registrable Shares to be registered under such demand.



The Registration Rights Agreement also contemplates indemnification of the Company by each holder of Registrable Shares in connection with any
registration statement in which a holder(s) of Registrable Shares is participating, and the indemnification of such holder(s) by the Company. The Registration Rights Agreement and our obligations under such agreement will terminate upon the date on
which the Taylor Family Holders, in the aggregate, no longer own 10% or more of our outstanding common stock.



Item 6. Exhibits.



|               |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|-------------- |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Exhibit Number |  | Description of Exhibits                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|3.1            |  | Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Taylor Capital Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 of the Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed
October 10, 2002 (Registration No. 333-89158)).   
|               | 
|3.2            |  | Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Taylor Capital Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 of the Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 10, 2002
(Registration No. 333-89158)).                         
|               | 
|3.3            |  | Form of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Taylor Capital Group, Inc.                                                                                                                                                    
|               | 
|3.4            |  | Form of Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Taylor Capital Group, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                          
|               | 
|3.5            |  | Certificate of Elimination of 9% Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed
July 25, 2005 (Registration No. 333-126864)).         
|               | 
|4.1            |  | Form of certificate representing Taylor Capital Group, Inc. Common Stock (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 of the Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 10, 2002
(Registration No. 333-89158)).                      
|               | 
|4.2            |  | Indenture between Taylor Capital Group, Inc. and LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.4 of the Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1
filed October 10, 2002 (Registration No. 333-89158)).



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|               |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|-------------- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Exhibit Number |  | Description of Exhibits                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|4.3            |  | Form of Junior Subordinated Debenture due 2032 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.5 of the Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 10, 2002 (Registration No.
333-89158)).                                                                                                                                                                           
|               | 
|4.4            |  | Certificate of Trust of TAYC Capital Trust I (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.6 of the Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 10, 2002 (Registration No.
333-89158)).                                                                                                                                                                             
|               | 
|4.5            |  | Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of TAYC Capital Trust I (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.8 of the Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 10, 2002 (Registration
No. 333-89158)).                                                                                                                                                             
|               | 
|4.6            |  | Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.9 of the Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 10, 2002 (Registration No.
333-89158)).                                                                                                                                                                                 
|               | 
|4.7            |  | Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities by and between Taylor Capital Group, Inc. and TAYC Capital Trust I (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.10 of the Amended Registration Statement
on Form S-1 filed October 10, 2002 (Registration No. 333-89158)).                                                                                                             
|               | 
|4.8            |  | Certificate representing TAYC Capital Trust I Trust Preferred Security (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.11 of the Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 10, 2002
(Registration No. 333-89158)).                                                                                                                                                  
|               | 
|4.9            |  | Certificate of Trust of TAYC Capital Trust II (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.12 of the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30,
2004).                                                                                                                                                                                             
|               | 
|4.10           |  | Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust by and among Wilmington Trust Company, as Delaware and Institutional Trustee, Taylor Capital Group, Inc., as Sponsor, Jeffrey W. Taylor, Bruce W.
Taylor and Robin Van Castle, as Administrators (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.13 of the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending June 30, 2004).
|               | 
|4.11           |  | Indenture between Taylor Capital Group, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.14 of the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ending June 30, 2004).                                                                                                                                                     
|               | 
|4.12           |  | Guarantee Agreement by and between Taylor Capital Group, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.15 of the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ending June 30, 2004).                                                                                                                                                
|               | 
|4.13           |  | Certificate representing Floating Rate Capital Securities of TAYC Capital Trust II (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.16 of the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ending June 30, 2004).                                                                                                                                                        
|               | 
|4.14           |  | Certificate representing Floating Rate Common Securities of TAYC Capital Trust II (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.17 of the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ending June 30, 2004).                                                                                                                                                         



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|               |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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|Exhibit Number |  | Description of Exhibits                                                                                                                                                                                    
|4.15           |  | Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debenture due 2034 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.18 of the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ending June 30, 2004).
|               | 
|10.44          |  | Salary Continuation Following Death Benefit Letter to Jeffrey W. Taylor dated June 15, 2005.                                                                                                               
|               | 
|10.45          |  | Salary Continuation Following Death Benefit Letter to Bruce W. Taylor dated June 15, 2005.                                                                                                                 
|               | 
|31.1           |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Security Exchange Act of 1934.                                                                                               
|               | 
|31.2           |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Security Exchange Act of 1934.                                                                                               
|               | 
|32.1           |  | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.                         





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SIGNATURES



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



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|                     |  |  |  | TAYLOR CAPITAL GROUP, INC.                                          
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|Date: August 3, 2005 |  |  |  |                                                                     
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|                     |  |  |  | /s/ DANIEL C. STEVENS                                               
|                     |  |  |  | Daniel C. Stevens                                                   
|                     |  |  |  | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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|                     |  |  |  | /s/ JEFFREY W. TAYLOR                                               
|                     |  |  |  | Jeffrey W. Taylor                                                   
|                     |  |  |  | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)  







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