Allen Koranda, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "The inverted yield curve and a slowing housing market create a challenging earnings environment for us in our mortgage lending business. Our strategy has been to limit growth in the balance sheet in this environment rather than committing capital at unattractive spreads. We are pleased that we have been successful in our initiative to grow business banking loan balances throughout 2006, which has allowed us to achieve a favorable shift in our portfolio mix. We have also done well in keeping expenses in check and will be making efforts to continue this progress in the quarters ahead."

                    Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

                            Three Months Ended        Nine Months Ended
                               September 30,             September 30,
                          -----------------------  -----------------------
                              2006        2005         2006        2005
                          ------------  ---------- ------------  ----------
Net interest margin               2.52%       2.84         2.57%       2.94
Interest rate spread              2.25        2.61         2.29        2.74
Net interest income
 (000's)                  $     65,124      66,124 $    199,493     200,741


Average assets:
Yield on interest-earning
 assets                           5.89%       5.23         5.73%       5.15
 Yield on loans
  receivable                      6.22        5.48         6.05        5.36
 Yield on mortgage-backed
  securities                      4.66        4.24         4.58        4.17
Average interest-earning
 assets (000's)           $ 10,319,474   9,301,466 $ 10,350,265   9,088,716

Average liabilities:
Cost of interest-bearing
 liabilities                      3.64%       2.62         3.44%       2.41
 Cost of deposits                 3.08        2.01         2.85        1.82
 Cost of borrowed funds           4.64        3.78         4.50        3.65
 Cost of junior
  subordinated debt               6.90        5.21         6.60        5.20
Average interest-bearing
 liabilities (000's)      $  9,534,214   8,468,997 $  9,509,105   8,250,158

Net Interest Margin: 3rd Quarter 2006 v. 2nd Quarter 2006. The net interest margin declined three basis points during the quarter primarily due to the cost of interest-bearing liabilities continuing to increase at a faster pace than the yield on interest-earning assets. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities in the current period was impacted by local market competitive pressures on core deposit pricing and a continued change in our mix of deposits due to consumers shifting deposits into higher-yielding certificates of deposit. In light of the pressure on the net interest margin from the inverted yield curve and other factors, we are limiting growth in our lowest yielding asset categories, consisting of one- to four-family first mortgages and securities, and using cash flows from these portfolios to grow business banking loans. We expect some further compression in the net interest margin due to the inverted yield curve environment and changing deposit mix, which should in part be mitigated by the benefits of loan repricing. Approximately, $1.9 billion of the $3.4 billion of adjustable rate one- to four-family mortgage loans in our portfolio are scheduled to roll out of their initial fixed-rate period over the next nine quarters.

Net Interest Margin: 3rd Quarter 2006 v. 3rd Quarter 2005. On a year-over-year basis, the net interest margin declined by 32 basis points. The rise in short-term interest rates, a flattening yield curve environment over the past 12 months, lower dividend yield on our investment in Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago stock, higher deposit pricing driven by increased pricing competition and a continued shift of funds out of lower cost core deposits into certificates of deposit have all negatively impacted our net interest margin over the past year. Additionally, we repurchased 1.9 million shares of stock using borrowed funds, which improved earnings per share results but had the effect of reducing the net interest margin. We also increased our investments in bank-owned life insurance (earnings from which are classified as non-interest income) and real estate held for development in the last twelve months which negatively impacts the net interest margin.

Loan Portfolio Composition(1)

                        9/30/06            6/30/06           12/31/05
                   ------------------ ------------------ ------------------
                                   (Dollars in thousands)
One-to
 four-family       $ 4,407,154  56.2% $ 4,574,181  57.3% $ 4,256,913  59.0%
Home equity lines
 of credit           1,250,136  15.9    1,283,042  16.0    1,282,154  17.8
Home equity  and
 consumer loans        103,528   1.3       96,229   1.2       70,162   1.0
Multi-family           800,624  10.2      787,180   9.8      698,659   9.7
Commercial real
 estate                614,952   7.8      610,881   7.6      492,307   6.8
Construction           181,932   2.3      164,433   2.1      109,691   1.5
Land                   299,377   3.8      289,183   3.6      171,580   2.4
Commercial
 business loans        194,759   2.5      190,367   2.4      129,771   1.8
                   ----------- -----  ----------- -----  ----------- -----
    Total loans
     receivable,
     net           $ 7,852,462 100.0% $ 7,995,496 100.0% $ 7,211,237 100.0%
                   =========== =====  =========== =====  =========== =====

(1) Certain loan reclassifications have been made for December 31, 2005 to
    conform to current period classification.

The decline in our loan portfolio balances since June 30, 2006 (7.2% annualized), reflects our strategy to limit growth in lower yielding one- to four-family residential loans by selling more of our originations, while emphasizing portfolio growth in other loan categories. Non one- to four-family and home equity loans grew at an annualized rate of 11% over the past three months, primarily reflecting growth in our business banking operations.

                                   Non-Interest Income

                                    Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
                                        September 30,      September 30,
                                    ------------------  ------------------
                                      2006      2005      2006      2005
                                    --------  --------- --------  ---------
Total non-interest income (000's)   $ 23,070     20,360 $ 65,769     57,035
Non-interest income / total
 revenue(1)                             26.2%      23.5     24.8%      22.1

(1) Total revenue equals net interest income plus non-interest income

Non-interest income in the current quarter increased 13.3% compared to the third quarter of 2005. The increases are primarily the result of higher gains on sale of loans, higher deposit service fee income, loan servicing fee income and brokerage and insurance commissions. Excluding the impact in the prior year period of $648,000 of income from tax-free insurance death benefits and $355,000 of gains on the disposition of various assets, non-interest income in the third quarter increased by 19.2% compared to last year's third quarter. Non-interest income for the current nine month period increased 15.3% compared to the prior year nine-month period.

Residential Mortgage Originations, Sales and Servicing

                           Three Months Ended         Nine Months Ended
                              September 30,             September 30,
                        ------------------------  ------------------------
                            2006         2005         2006         2005
                        -----------  ------------ -----------  ------------
                                      (Dollars in thousands)
1-4 Family Originations
 and Purchases
  Fixed-rate            $   160,920       213,713 $   465,410       515,370
  Adjustable rate           221,912       358,729     753,035     1,010,293
                        -----------  ------------ -----------  ------------
   Total                $   382,832       572,442 $ 1,218,445     1,525,663
                        ===========  ============ ===========  ============

  Fixed-rate %                   42%           37          38%           34
  Adjustable rate %              58            63          62            66
  Refinance %                    28            31          30            31

Loan Sales
  One- to four-family
   fixed-rate           $   180,918       205,102 $   484,931       494,863
  One- to four-family
   adjustable rate          148,955         2,622     390,909        24,839
                        -----------  ------------ -----------  ------------
   Total one- to
    four-family             329,873       207,724     875,840       519,702
  Home equity loans and
  lines of credit            53,693        23,570      93,303       127,572
                        -----------  ------------ -----------  ------------
    Total loans sold    $   383,566       231,294 $   969,143       647,274
                        ===========  ============ ===========  ============

Gain on sale of one- to
 four-family mortgages  $     2,974         2,159 $     7,663         5,524
Gain on sale of home
 equity loans and lines
 of credit                      595           495       1,315         3,310
                        -----------  ------------ -----------  ------------
   Total loan sale
    gains               $     3,569         2,654 $     8,978         8,834
                        ===========  ============ ===========  ============
Margin on one- to four
 -family loan sales             .90%         1.04         .87%         1.06

Loan Servicing
Loan servicing fee
 income                 $       920           479 $     2,548         1,818
Valuation recovery on
 mortgage servicing
 rights                           -             -           -           125
Capitalized mortgage
 servicing rights as a
 percentage of loans
 serviced for others            .67%          .69         .67%          .69

One- to four-family mortgage loan volume during the third quarter continued to be impacted by the weakness in the real estate markets, consistent with the overall slowdown in the mortgage industry.

Despite lower origination volumes, we increased our loan sale volume 66% in the current quarter compared to the third quarter of 2005, and 50% for the current nine-month period compared to the prior year period, as part of our balance sheet strategy. Margins on sale declined modestly due to selling a higher proportion of adjustable-rate mortgages, which have a lower gain on sale margin. Higher sales volume of equity lines of credit during the current quarter also impacted loan sales gains.

Loan servicing income increased primarily due to continued growth in the loans serviced for others portfolio and lower mortgage servicing rights amortization expense as loan prepayments have slowed in the servicing portfolio. To take advantage of attractive market opportunities, we have plans to sell approximately $1 billion of mortgage loan servicing rights in the fourth quarter.

Deposit Account Service Fees

                                   Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
                                      September 30,       September 30,
                                    ------------------  ------------------
                                      2006      2005      2006      2005
                                    --------  --------- --------  ---------
Deposit account service charges
 (000's)                            $ 11,388      9,342 $ 30,779     25,757
Deposit account service fees /
 total revenue                          12.9%      10.8     11.6%      10.0
Number of checking accounts (period
 end)                                267,200    252,900  267,200    252,900

We experienced a 21.9% increase in deposit account service charges for the current three-month period compared to last year's third quarter and a 19.5% increase for the current nine-month period compared to the prior year period. The growth reflects increases in debit card activity and higher consumer overdraft activity due in part to allowing overdrafts at ATMs. The expansion of the deposit base relating to the February 2006 EFC acquisition also increased our overall service fees.

Real Estate Development Operations

                                    Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended
                                      September 30,       September 30,
                                    ------------------  -------------------
                                      2006      2005      2006      2005
                                    --------  --------- --------- ---------
Real estate development income
 (loss) - total (000's)             $   (111)         - $   1,091       166
Residential lot sale closings             10          -        86         4
Pending lot sales (period end)            32        186        32       186
Real estate held for development
 or sale (period end) (000's)       $ 77,963     50,332 $  77,963    50,332

The net loss in real estate development for the current quarter results from a reduction in previously recorded gains on lots sold in our Springbank development due to higher estimated project completion costs, which more than offset $185,000 of profits from the closings of ten Springbank lots. Included in the results for the current nine-month period is $368,000 of income related to a prior land development project, where the final three lots were sold and the project finalized.

The increase in the balance of investment in real estate as compared to a year ago relates primarily to continued land purchases and development cost expenditures related to Springbank. Investment in real estate also includes $8.8 million paid to complete the purchase of 160 acres of land in Plainfield, Illinois near Springbank acquired at the end of the second quarter of 2006 for future development. The contract had been pending for several years.

Lot sales in the fourth quarter of 2006 and into 2007 will be negatively impacted by the slowdown in the real estate market as the increase in inventory of existing homes for sale and weak outlook for new home sales has reduced builder demand for new lots. We expect little income from real estate operations in the remainder of 2006.

                               Non-Interest Expense

                               Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                    September 30,         September 30,
                                --------------------  --------------------
                                  2006       2005       2006       2005
                                ---------  ---------- ---------  ----------
Total non-interest expense
 (000's)                        $  49,556      45,499 $ 148,011     141,138
Non-interest expense to average
 assets                              1.75%       1.80      1.74%       1.91
Efficiency ratio (1)                56.19       52.68     55.96       54.94


(1) The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing non-interest expense by
    the sum of net interest income and non-interest income, excluding net
    gain/(loss) on sale and write-down of mortgage-backed and investment
    securities and fixed assets.

Total non-interest expense in the current quarter increased $4.1 million, or 8.9% compared to the third quarter of 2005. Compensation and benefits increased by $1.8 million, or 7.2%, due to normal annual salary increases and increased employee headcount, partly due to our acquisition of EFC Bancorp in February 2006. Office occupancy and equipment increased by $566,000, or 7.6%, primarily due to the addition of two new branches over the past year and seven branches acquired in the EFC acquisition. Advertising and promotion expenses were $265,000 higher in the current quarter compared to the prior year quarter as we initiated several promotional campaigns later in the year in 2006. Fraud losses increased compared to the prior year quarter by $568,000, or 83%, in the current quarter primarily due to one internal fraud incident.

Included in other non-interest expense for this quarter is an expense for establishing a $1 million reserve for estimated loss related to a $6.8 million standby letter of credit backing an industrial revenue bond. The letter of credit is secured by a 62,000 square foot office building in west suburban Chicago that is experiencing low occupancy levels. Based on recent discussions with the borrower, the Bank expects to advance funds under the letter of credit to repay the bond, which matures in December 2006.

Non-interest expense totaled $148.0 million in the current nine-month period, compared to $141.1 million reported for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, an increase of 4.9%. Compensation and benefits expense increased by 5.5% for the current nine-month period compared to the prior year period while occupancy and equipment costs increased by 11.2% over this same period. The increase in these categories is primarily due to the impact of the EFC transaction and normal salary increases. Amortization of core deposit intangibles increased as a result of the EFC acquisition. Lower advertising expenses were due to lower promotional campaign activity in the first nine months of 2006 compared to last year. Professional expense decreased $1.3 million due to lower consulting fees. In 2005 we incurred consulting fees related to various process improvements including an automated work flow system for the mortgage loan division and Sarbanes-Oxley and Bank Secrecy anti-money laundering compliance costs.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense totaled $13.0 million in the current quarter, equal to an effective income tax rate of 34.6%, compared to 33.4% reported for the third quarter of 2005. The increase in the effective tax rate compared to the third quarter of last year was primarily attributable to increased state income taxes and reduced tax benefits from low income housing investments, offset in part by an increase in benefits from tax-exempt investments.

Income tax expense totaled $39.2 million in the current nine-month period, equal to an effective income tax rate of 34.2%, compared to $39.9 million or 34.4% reported for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The decrease in the effective tax rate compared to the prior year period was primarily attributable to an increase in tax-exempt investments and tax-advantaged bank owned life investments, which offset higher state income taxes and reduced tax benefits from low income housing investments.

                              Asset Quality


                                              9/30/06   6/30/06   12/31/05
                                              --------  --------- ---------
                                                 (Dollars in thousands)
Non-performing loans (NPL)                    $ 48,492     42,165    31,160
Non-performing assets (NPA)                     52,326     44,257    31,949
NPL / total loans                                  .62%       .53       .43
NPA / total assets                                 .46        .39       .30
Allowance for loan losses (ALL)               $ 40,402     40,398    36,495
ALL / total loans                                  .51%       .51       .51
ALL / NPL                                         83.3       95.8     117.1
Provision for loan losses (quarter ended)     $    900      1,250     1,500
Net charge-offs (quarter ended)                    896      1,873     1,340

We experienced an increase in non-performing loans in the current quarter, primarily relating to our residential mortgage loan portfolio. Most of the charge-offs in the quarter were also related to the residential loan portfolio. The provision for loan losses in the current quarter reflects the level of charge-offs, shift in the mix of the portfolio, and the increase in non-performing loans, offset by the shrinkage in the loan portfolio. At September 30, 2006, loans secured by one- to four-family residential real estate comprised 88.7% of non-performing loans compared to 90.6% at June 30, 2006 and 93.1% at December 31, 2005.

                          Balance Sheet & Capital


                                     9/30/06       6/30/06       12/31/05
                                   ------------  ------------  ------------
                                           (Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Total assets                       $ 11,464,799    11,450,366    10,487,504
Loans receivable, net                 7,812,060     7,955,098     7,174,742
Mortgage-backed securities            1,436,544     1,462,643     1,556,570

Liabilities and Equity:
Total liabilities                  $ 10,405,647    10,411,480     9,509,325
Deposits                              6,876,975     6,926,537     6,197,503
Borrowed funds                        3,275,369     3,222,442     3,057,669
Junior subordinated debentures           67,011        67,011        67,011
Stockholders' equity                  1,059,152     1,038,856       978,179

Deposit Composition


                         9/30/06            6/30/06           12/31/05
                    -----------------  -----------------  ----------------
                              Weighted           Weighted          Weighted
                               Average            Average           Average
                      Amount    Rate     Amount    Rate     Amount    Rate
                    ----------- -----  ----------- -----  ----------- ----
                                    (Dollars in thousands)
Commercial checking $   303,777     -% $   307,668     -% $   258,632    -%
Non-interest bearing
 checking               294,087     -      299,767     -      291,462    -
Interest-bearing
 checking               723,667  1.08      780,470  1.15      816,387  .98
Commercial money
 market                  82,225  3.95       87,244  3.82       60,064 3.07
Money market            721,278  3.36      698,278  2.86      615,280 2.34
Passbook              1,165,252   .72    1,255,464   .68    1,268,680  .60
                    ----------- -----  ----------- -----  ----------- ----
   Core deposits      3,290,286  1.33    3,428,891  1.19    3,310,505  .96
                    ----------- -----  ----------- -----  ----------- ----

Certificates of
 deposit              3,587,069  4.48    3,498,157  4.23    2,885,998 3.65

Unamortized premium
 (discount), net           (380)    -         (511)    -        1,000    -
                    ----------- -----  ----------- -----  ----------- ----
   Total deposits   $ 6,876,975  2.97% $ 6,926,537  2.72% $ 6,197,503 2.22%
                    =========== =====  =========== =====  =========== ====

Since December 31, 2005 deposits have increased $679 million primarily due to deposits added in the EFC acquisition. Intense rate competition has made deposit growth challenging during 2006.

Stockholders' Equity

During the current quarter, we declared $8.2 million in cash dividends, and repurchased 321,779 shares of our common stock at an average price of $41.03, which completed our recently announced stock buyback program. The decline in interest rates during the quarter led to a $16.6 million decrease in the after-tax unrealized loss of securities held for sale. The Bank's tangible, core and risk-based capital ratios at September 30, 2006 exceeded minimum and well-capitalized regulatory capital requirements. Return on equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was 9.61% compared to 10.62% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Return on tangible equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was 15.53% compared to 15.89% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

Company Profile

MAF Bancorp is the parent company of Mid America Bank, a federally chartered stock savings bank. The Bank currently operates a network of 82 retail banking offices throughout Chicago and Milwaukee and their surrounding areas. The Company's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol MAFB.

Forward-Looking Information

Statements contained in this news release that are not historical facts, constitute forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), which involve significant risks and uncertainties. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and is including this statement for purposes of invoking these safe harbor provisions. These forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company, are generally identifiable by use of the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "plan," or similar expressions. The Company's ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain and actual results may differ from those predicted. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the future.

Factors which could have a material adverse effect on operations and could affect management's outlook or future prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to, unanticipated changes in interest rates or further inversion of the yield curve, unanticipated changes in secondary mortgage market conditions, deposit flows, competition, adverse federal or state legislative or regulatory developments, higher than expected compliance costs, changes in economic conditions which result in increased delinquencies in the Company's loan portfolio, the quality or composition of the Company's loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, financial services and residential real estate in the Company's market areas, delays in the closing of existing lot sale contracts, deterioration in local housing markets, the possible short-term dilutive effect of other potential acquisitions, if any, and changes in accounting principles, policies and guidelines. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.

                    MAF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
              (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)


                                 Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                    September 30,         September 30,
                                --------------------  --------------------
                                   2006       2005       2006       2005
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
                                                (Unaudited)

Interest income                 $ 152,506    122,044  $ 444,158     350,332
Interest expense                   87,382     55,920    244,665     149,591
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
   Net interest income             65,124     66,124    199,493     200,741
Provision for loan losses             900        480      2,550         480
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
   Net interest income after
    provision for loan losses      64,224     65,644    196,943     200,261

Non-interest income:
   Net gain (loss) on sale of:
      Loans receivable held for
       sale                         3,569      2,654      8,978       8,834
      Investment securities             -        (33)         -         727
      Fixed assets                      4        143        786         142
      Foreclosed real estate           (8)       (12)      (101)        196
   Deposit account service
    charges                        11,388      9,342     30,779      25,757
   Other loan fees                  1,777      1,757      4,904       4,386
   Bank-owned life insurance
    income                          1,787      2,116      5,142       4,120
   Brokerage and insurance
    commissions                     1,510      1,184      4,566       3,540
   Loan servicing fee income,
    net                               920        479      2,548       1,818
   Valuation recovery on
    mortgage servicing rights           -          -          -         125
   Income (loss) from real
    estate operations                (111)         -      1,091         166
   Other                            2,234      2,730      7,076       7,224
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
      Total non-interest
       income                      23,070     20,360     65,769      57,035

Non-interest expense:
   Compensation and benefits       26,145     24,386     80,695      76,524

   Office occupancy and
    equipment                       7,973      7,407     24,026      21,607
   Advertising and promotion        2,332      2,067      6,134       7,084
   Data processing                  2,279      2,009      7,187       6,044
   Other                            9,785      8,914     26,701      27,694
   Amortization of core deposit
    intangibles                     1,042        716      3,268       2,185
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
      Total non-interest
       expense                    49,556     45,499    148,011     141,138
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
      Income before income
       taxes                       37,738     40,505    114,701     116,158
Income taxes                       13,041     13,520     39,237      39,937
                                ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
   Net income                   $  24,697     26,985  $  75,464      76,221
                                =========  =========  =========  ==========

Basic earnings per share        $    0.75       0.84  $    2.27        2.35
                                =========  =========  =========  ==========
Diluted earnings per share           0.74       0.83       2.23        2.30
                                =========  =========  =========  ==========

Average common and common
 equivalent shares outstanding
 (in thousands):
Basic                              32,939     32,016     33,283      32,389
Diluted                            33,460     32,681     33,870      33,081


                    MAF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                          (Dollars in thousands)


                                                September 30, December 31,
                                                     2006         2005
                                                 ------------ ------------
                                                        (Unaudited)
Assets
Cash and due from banks                          $    173,952 $    183,799
Interest-bearing deposits                              99,303       38,491
Federal funds sold                                    177,473       23,739
                                                 ------------ ------------
   Total cash and cash equivalents                    450,728      246,029
Investment securities available for sale, at
 fair value                                           530,405      475,152
Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, at
 cost                                                 159,111      165,663
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale,
 at fair value                                      1,216,778    1,313,409
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
 (fair value $213,097 and $237,489)                   219,766      243,161
Loans receivable held for sale                        109,886      114,482
Loans receivable, net                               7,852,462    7,211,237
Allowance for loan losses                             (40,402)     (36,495)
                                                 ------------ ------------
   Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan
    losses                                          7,812,060    7,174,742
                                                 ------------ ------------
Accrued interest receivable                            49,927       44,339
Foreclosed real estate                                  3,834          789
Real estate held for development or sale               77,963       50,066
Premises and equipment, net                           176,245      149,312
Bank-owned life insurance                             147,335      107,253
Other assets                                           79,291       68,685
Goodwill                                              387,903      304,251
Intangibles, net                                       43,567       30,171
                                                 ------------ ------------
   Total assets                                  $ 11,464,799  $10,487,504
                                                 ============ ============

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities:
   Deposits                                         6,876,975    6,197,503
   Borrowed funds                                   3,275,369    3,057,669
   Junior subordinated debentures                      67,011       67,011
   Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance       30,397       45,115
   Accrued expenses and other liabilities             155,895      142,027
                                                 ------------ ------------
      Total liabilities                            10,405,647    9,509,325
                                                 ------------ ------------
Stockholders' equity:
   Preferred stock, $.01 par value; authorized
    5,000,000 shares; none outstanding                      -            -
   Common stock, $.01 par value; 80,000,000
    shares authorized; 34,499,494 and 33,634,642
    shares issued; 32,807,410 and 32,066,721
    shares outstanding                                    345          336
Additional paid-in capital                            568,867      527,131
Retained earnings, substantially restricted           580,706      537,140
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax      (18,478)     (19,391)
Treasury stock, at cost 1,692,084 and 1,567,921
 shares                                               (72,288)     (67,037)
                                                 ------------ ------------
   Total stockholders' equity                       1,059,152      978,179
                                                 ------------ ------------
                                                 $ 11,464,799 $ 10,487,504
                                                 ============ ============

                    MAF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
                (Dollars in thousands, except share data)
                                (Unaudited)



                               September 30,   December 31,  September 30,
                               -------------  -------------  -------------
                                   2006           2005           2005
                               -------------  -------------  -------------
Book value per share           $       32.28  $       30.50  $       30.14
Tangible book value per
 share(1)                              19.84          20.69          20.30

Stockholders' equity to total
 assets                                 9.24%          9.33%          9.42%
Tangible stockholders' equity
 to tangible assets(1)                  5.89           6.52           6.54
Tangible capital ratio (Bank
 only)                                  7.34           7.07           7.20
Core capital ratio (Bank only)          7.34           7.07           7.20
Risk-based capital ratio (Bank
 only)                                 11.29          11.15          11.42

Common shares outstanding         32,807,410     32,066,721     32,054,453

Mortgage loans serviced for
 others                        $   3,469,251  $   2,919,075  $   3,642,815
Capitalized mortgage servicing
 rights, net                          23,193         20,007         24,992
Core deposit intangibles, net         20,374         10,164         10,880


                           Three Months Ended        Nine Months Ended
                             September 30,             September 30,
                       ------------------------- -------------------------
                           2006         2005         2006         2005
                       ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Average balance data:
   Total assets         $11,331,914  $10,121,996  $11,316,742  $ 9,878,240
   Loans receivable       8,063,626    7,099,738    8,053,656    6,986,748
   Interest-earning
    assets               10,319,474    9,301,466   10,350,265    9,088,716
   Interest-bearing
    deposits              6,249,394    5,587,905    6,200,376    5,549,134
   Interest-bearing
    liabilities           9,534,214    8,468,997    9,509,105    8,250,158
   Stockholders' equity   1,039,711      959,084    1,046,616      957,070
Tangible stockholders'
 equity                     630,450      642,578      647,945      639,830

Performance ratios
 (annualized):
   Return on average
    assets                      .87%        1.07%         .89%        1.03%
   Return on average
    equity                     9.50        11.25         9.61        10.62
   Return on average
    tangible equity(1)        15.67        16.80        15.53        15.89
   Non-interest expense
    to average assets          1.75         1.80         1.74         1.91
   Non-interest expense
    to average assets
    and loans serviced
    for others                 1.35         1.32         1.36         1.39
   Efficiency ratio(2)        56.19        52.68        55.96        54.94

Loans sold              $   383,566  $   231,294  $   969,143  $   647,274
Cash dividends declared
 per share                      .25          .23          .75          .69


(1) See "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" on the
    following page.

(2) The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing non-interest expense by
    the sum of net interest income and non-interest income, excluding net
    gain (loss) on sale of mortgage-backed and investment securities and
    fixed assets.

MAF BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This press release contains certain financial information determined by methods other than in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. These measures include tangible book value per share, tangible stockholders' equity to tangible assets ratio and annualized return on average tangible equity. The Company's management uses these non-GAAP measures in its analysis of the Company's performance and financial condition and believes this presentation provides useful supplemental information that is helpful in understanding our financial condition and results, as it provides a method to assess management's success in managing alternatives for the utilization of tangible capital. These disclosures should not be considered an alternative to GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that might be presented by other companies.

Tangible Book Value Per Share

Tangible book value per share is calculated by dividing (a) stockholders' equity less the sum of goodwill and core deposit intangibles, by (b) common shares outstanding. The following table presents a reconciliation of stockholders' equity to tangible stockholders' equity (in thousands):

                   9/30/06              12/31/05             9/30/05
             -------------------  -------------------  -------------------
                           Per                  Per                  Per
               Amount     share     Amount     share     Amount     share
             -----------  ------  -----------  ------  -----------  ------
Stockholders'
 equity - as
 reported   $ 1,059,152   32.28  $   978,179   30.50  $   965,967   30.14
  Goodwill     (387,903) (11.82)    (304,251)  (9.49)    (304,412)  (9.50)
  Core
   deposit
   intangibles  (20,374)  (0.62)     (10,164)  (0.32)     (10,880)  (0.34)
             -----------  ------  -----------  ------  -----------  ------
Tangible
 stockholders'
 equity      $   650,875   19.84  $   663,764   20.69  $   650,675   20.30
             ===========  ======  ===========  ======  ===========  ======

Tangible Stockholders' Equity to Tangible Assets

Tangible stockholders' equity to tangible assets is calculated by dividing (a) stockholders' equity less the sum of goodwill and core deposit intangibles, by (b) total assets less the sum of goodwill and core deposit intangibles. The following table presents a reconciliation of total assets to tangible assets (in thousands):

                             9/30/06         12/31/05           9/30/05
                          ------------     ------------      ------------
Total assets -
 as reported              $ 11,464,799     $ 10,487,504      $ 10,259,035
  Goodwill                    (387,903)        (304,251)         (304,412)
  Core deposit
   intangibles                 (20,374)         (10,164)          (10,880)
                          ------------     ------------      ------------
Tangible total assets     $ 11,056,522     $ 10,173,089      $  9,943,743
                          ============     ============      ============

Return on Average Tangible Stockholders' Equity

Return on average tangible stockholders' equity is calculated by dividing (a) annualized net income by (b) average stockholders' equity less average goodwill and core deposit intangibles. The following table presents a reconciliation of average stockholders' equity to average tangible stockholders' equity (in thousands):

                           Three Months Ended           Nine Months Ended
                             September 30,                September 30,
                       ------------------------   ------------------------
                          2006           2005          2006          2005
                       ----------    ----------   -----------   ----------
Average stockholders'
 equity                $1,039,711       959,084   $ 1,046,616      957,070
  Average goodwill       (388,200)     (305,154)     (378,002)    (305,165)
  Average core deposit
   intangible             (21,061)      (11,352)      (20,669)     (12,075)
                       ----------    ----------   -----------   ----------
Average tangible
 stockholders' equity  $  630,450       642,578   $   647,945      639,830
                       ==========    ==========   ===========   ==========