Cascade Financial Reports Fourth Quarter Profits Increase 13 Percent and 2007 Profits...

Cascade Financial Reports Fourth Quarter Profits Increase 13 Percent and 2007
Profits Increase 16 Percent, as Solid Credit Quality Continues

EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 22, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Cascade Financial Corporation
(Nasdaq:CASB), parent company of Cascade Bank, today reported record profits in
both the fourth quarter and year ended 2007, with 10% year-over-year loan
growth, expanding net interest margin and continued strong credit quality.

In the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2007, net income grew 13% to $4.0
million, or $0.33 per diluted share, compared to $3.5 million, or $0.29 per
diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2006, and increased 6% from $3.8
million, or $0.31 per diluted share, in the immediate prior quarter. On an
annual basis, net income increased 16% to $15.5 million, or $1.27 per diluted
share, in 2007 compared to $13.4 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, in 2006.

"We produced strong results for both the quarter and the year, demonstrating the
strength of our commercial banking strategy, and our ability to prosper in
challenging times," stated Carol K. Nelson, President and CEO. "We achieved our
financial targets for the year by focusing on steady, incremental growth,
delivering excellent service to an expanding customer base and maintaining solid
asset quality. We consciously avoided lending or investing in the subprime
market and our results reflect that."

2007 Financial Highlights: (compared to 2006)

-- Earnings per diluted share increased 17%.
-- Net income grew 16%.
-- Total loans increased 10% to $1.11 billion.
-- Core commercial loan portfolio (business, construction and
commercial real estate) increased 14% to $971 million.
-- Loan originations increased 34% to $610 million.
-- Credit quality remained strong:
- Nonperforming loans were 0.14% of total loans.
- Nonperforming assets were 0.11% of total assets at
year-end.
- Net charge-offs were 0.05% of total loans for the year.
- Allowance for loan losses was 774% of nonperforming loans.
-- Strong growth in new checking accounts resulted in 15%
growth in checking fees for the year.
Loan Growth and Credit Quality

Total loans outstanding increased $33 million, or 12% on an annualized basis as
of December 31, 2007, compared to three months earlier. At year-end, total loans
increased 10% to $1.11 billion compared to $1.01 billion a year ago. Total loan
originations were $133 million in the fourth quarter of 2007, a 21% increase
compared to $110 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. For 2007, new loan
originations totaled $610 million, a 34% increase over $454 million in 2006.

Loan portfolio growth was primarily in construction related loans along with
higher commercial and industrial loans outstanding. Cascade's construction loans
outstanding increased to $382 million, a 32% increase over December 31, 2006,
reflecting a continued focus on prime based lending. Business loans grew 6% over
the same period to $468 million. Commercial real estate loans increased 1% to
$120 million. Multifamily loans decreased sharply to $11.4 million, as the
yields on this type of loan did not provide attractive returns. Total retail
loans, which include single-family mortgages as well as home equity and other
consumer loans, increased 2% to $126 million from the end of December 2006 to
the end of December 2007.

Cascade has not engaged in the practice of subprime lending and the loan
portfolio does not contain subprime loans.

Core commercial loans, which include business, construction, and commercial real
estate, increased 14% to $971 million at year-end, from $852 million at the end
of 2006. These loans now account for 88% of total loans, compared to 84% of
total loans at December 31, 2006.

"Although our construction portfolio increased robustly in 2007, we expect the
growth in the portfolio to slow to a more measured pace as the local economy
moderates from the pace it set in the last few years," stated Lars Johnson,
Chief Financial Officer. "We are continuing to look for new lending
opportunities and niches that will provide us with good risk-adjusted spreads."

The following table shows loans in each category: (12/31/07 compared to
12/31/06)

One Year
LOANS ($ IN 000s) December 31, 2007 December 31, 2006 Change

Business $ 468,453 $ 442,391 6%
R/E Construction 381,810 289,993 32%
Commercial R/E 120,421 119,298 1%
Multifamily 11,397 34,719 -67%
Retail 126,072 124,036 2%
-------------- -------------- --------
Total loans $ 1,108,153 $ 1,010,437 10%
Nonperforming loans (NPLs) represented 0.14% of total loans at December 31,
2007, compared to 0.06% three months earlier and 0.08% at year-end 2006. At
year-end, NPLs were $1.5 million, compared to $625,000 at the end of the
preceding quarter and $851,000 at the end of 2006.

Nonperforming loans consist of one small consumer installment loan and six
business loans. "The primary increase in nonperforming loans was a single
borrower with a $1.0 million line of credit," said Robert Disotell, Chief Credit
Officer. "We are taking steps to obtain additional collateral and believe we
will be able to work out this credit without incurring a loss."

Cascade had no other real estate owned or foreclosed assets on its books at
December 31, 2007.

Nonperforming assets were 0.11% of total assets, compared to 0.05% at the end of
the preceding quarter, and 0.06% a year ago. Net charge-offs (NCOs) were
$543,000 in 2007, including $99,000 in the fourth quarter, compared to $266,000
in 2006, with $167,000 occurring in the fourth quarter of 2006.

The provision for loan losses increased to $500,000 in the fourth quarter and
totaled $1.4 million for the year, exceeding NCOs but reflecting the continued
growth in the loan portfolio. Total allowance for loan losses, which includes
allowance for minimal off-balance sheet loan commitments, totaled $11.8 million
at year-end 2007, equal to 1.06% of total loans.

"We are maintaining a watchful eye on the local economy, credit trends and our
loan quality. We believe our credit costs will remain manageable," said Nelson.

Deposit Growth

"On the deposit side, our High Performance Checking (HPC) program has helped
build the number of transaction accounts considerably in 2007," said Nelson.
"Our number of personal checking accounts grew by over 12%, adding close to
2,000 new accounts, and business accounts grew by 14%, adding over 500 new
accounts. Although our checking account balances remained at year-ago levels, we
had a 15% increase in checking account fees in 2007. Savings and money market
account balances grew by 13% over the past year to $327 million, which increased
to 36% of total deposits."

Total deposits were $905 million at year-end 2007, up 6% from $855 million a
year earlier, but even with September 2007.

The following table shows deposits in each category: (12/31/07 compared to
12/31/06)

DEPOSITS ($ IN 000s) December 31, December 31, One Year
2007 2006 Change
Personal checking
accounts $ 58,126 $ 57,075 2%
Business checking
accounts 80,064 82,432 -3%
Savings and MMDA 327,264 290,444 13%
CDs 439,442 425,498 3%
------------- ------------- ------
Total deposits $ 904,896 $ 855,449 6%
Capital and Stock Repurchase Program

Stockholders' equity increased 6% to $122 million, compared to $115 million at
the end of December 2006. Book value per share grew to $10.15 at quarter-end,
from $9.53 a year ago. Tangible book value was $8.06 per share at the end of the
quarter, compared to $7.38 a year earlier. Cascade remains well capitalized for
regulatory purposes with a Tier 1 Capital ratio of 8.93%.

No stock was repurchased during the fourth quarter of 2007. For the entire year,
Cascade repurchased 159,300 shares, or 1.3% of the stock outstanding.

Operating Results

Fourth quarter net income was driven by an 11% increase in net interest income,
which grew to $11.3 million, compared to $10.2 million in the fourth quarter of
2006. The increase in net interest income was attributed to higher average loans
and investments for the quarter. Other income increased 15% to $1.7 million for
the quarter, compared to $1.5 million in the fourth quarter a year ago,
including the net fair value gain of approximately $147,000, which is associated
with $10 million of Trust Preferred Securities. In the fourth quarter of 2006,
other income included a $256,000 gain on sale of commercial real estate and
multifamily loans and a $150,000 swap termination charge. Total other expenses
were up 10% to $7.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to $6.3
million in the same quarter of 2006. Of the $661,000 increase in expense,
$405,000 represents increased compensation expense, primarily due to increased
staffing levels from the opening of our Shoreline branch and our Burlington loan
production office.

The Corporation's effective tax rate was 28.0% for the fourth quarter. Through
three quarters, Cascade recorded income taxes at a rate of 33.3%. Overall for
2007 the effective tax rate was 32.2%. An increase in interest on tax exempt
loans, a CRA investment made during the year in a tax exempt low-income housing
project that will provide federal income tax credits for 2007 and year-end
adjustments based on a detailed analysis of tax accounts accounted for the
change.

For the full year, net interest income was $43.4 million in 2007, up 10%
compared to $39.4 million in 2006. A 7.5% increase in average earnings assets
combined with an eight basis point expansion in margin produced this growth.
Other income increased 26% to $7.6 million in 2007 compared to $6.0 million in
2006, due to a 15% increase in checking account fees and including the net fair
value gain of approximately $1.1 million. Other expenses increased 9% to $26.7
million, including a $1.1 million increase in compensation expense in 2007.
Higher expenses were also attributed to the opening of our Shoreline Branch in
June, and our loan production office in Burlington which opened in August.

Net Interest Margin & Interest Rate Risk

"Our margin expanded 15 basis points to 3.38% compared to the fourth quarter of
2006, and was up one basis point from the third quarter of 2007 despite the
current interest rate environment," Johnson said. "Our yield on loans decreased
10 basis points compared to a year earlier, as the Fed lowered the target Fed
funds rate by 50 basis points, taking the prime rate and the yield on our
approximately $400 million of prime-based loans down with it. With the
implementation of FAS 159, we sold some lower yielding investments replacing
them with higher yielding securities. With the purchase of additional higher
yielding investments, the yield on our investment portfolio increased 58 basis
points from the previous year. The net result was that the yield on earning
assets increased 17 basis points to 7.20%." The net interest margin was 3.38% in
the fourth quarter, compared to 3.37% in the preceding quarter and 3.23% in the
fourth quarter a year ago. For all of 2007, the net interest margin was 3.34%
compared to 3.26% in 2006.

4Q07 3Q07 2Q07 1Q07 4Q06 3Q06 2Q06 1Q06 4Q05
------------------------------------------------------------
Asset
yield 7.20% 7.29% 7.30% 7.17% 7.03% 6.95% 6.76% 6.53% 6.41%
Liabil-
ity
cost 4.32% 4.42% 4.39% 4.38% 4.26% 4.15% 3.94% 3.60% 3.50%

Spread 2.88% 2.87% 2.91% 2.79% 2.77% 2.80% 2.82% 2.93% 2.91%
Margin 3.38% 3.37% 3.37% 3.26% 3.23% 3.24% 3.24% 3.31% 3.29%
"In terms of ability to sustain our margin, our interest rate risk models show
that we have moderate exposure to interest rates movements," Johnson said. "We
have taken steps to ameliorate the impact of declining rates. However, dramatic
moves by the Federal Reserve will pressure margins in the short term. Also, the
competition for loans and deposits remains intense, which will continue to place
pressure on our spreads as well."

Performance Measures

In the fourth quarter, Cascade's return on average GAAP equity (ROE) was 13.1%,
compared to 12.3% a year earlier. In 2007, ROE was 13.2% compared to 12.2% in
2006. Return on average tangible equity (ROTE) was 16.7% for the fourth quarter
of 2007, compared to 16.0% a year ago. In 2007, ROTE was 16.9% compared to 16.1%
in 2006. Management uses ROTE, a non-GAAP performance measure, to exclude the
goodwill created by the 2004 acquisition of Issaquah Bancshares and believes
that it provides a more consistent comparison with pre-merger performance.
Return on average assets (ROA) was 1.14% for the quarter versus 1.06% for the
fourth quarter of 2006. In 2007, ROA was 1.13% versus 1.05% in 2006. The
efficiency ratio improved to 53.5% in the fourth quarter of 2007, versus 53.9%
in the same quarter a year ago, and 52.4% in 2007 compared to 54.1% year earlier
as revenue growth exceeded the increase in other expense.

Conference Call

Carol Nelson and Lars Johnson will host a conference call on Wednesday, January
23, at 11:00 a.m. PST (2:00 p.m. EST). Interested investors may listen to the
call live or via replay at www.cascadebank.com under shareholder information.
Investment professionals are invited to dial (303) 262-2142 to participate in
the live call. A telephone replay of the call will be available for a month at
(303) 590-3000, using passcode 11104750#.

About Cascade Financial

Established in 1916, Cascade Bank, the only operating subsidiary of Cascade
Financial Corporation, is a state chartered commercial bank headquartered in
Everett, Washington. Cascade Bank has proudly served the Puget Sound region for
over 90 years and operates 20 full service branches in Everett, Lynnwood,
Marysville, Mukilteo, Shoreline, Smokey Point, Issaquah, Clearview, Woodinville,
Lake Stevens, Bellevue, Snohomish and North Bend. Cascade Bank currently
operates a loan production office in Burlington, Washington and will expand its
service in Skagit County by opening a full service branch in mid 2008.

In July 2007, Cascade was named to Sandler O'Neill's Bank and Thrift Sm-All
Stars - Class of 2007, which recognized Cascade as one of the top 24 best
performing small capitalization institutions from a field of 610 publicly traded
banks and thrifts in the U.S. with market capitalizations less than $2 billion.
In making their selections, Sandler focused on growth, profitability, credit
quality and capital strength.

In January 2008 Cascade was ranked #10 on Washington CEO magazine's list of Top
25 Washington Banks. In September 2007, U.S. Banker magazine named President and
CEO Carol Nelson one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking. In June 2007,
Cascade was ranked #44 on the Seattle Times' Northwest 100, a list of public
companies. In September 2006, Ryan Beck & Co. ranked CASB #56 on its list of top
performing bank stocks nationally, based on a five-year total return.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures in addition to
results presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
("GAAP"). These measures include return on tangible equity and tangible book
value per share. These measures should not be construed as a substitute for GAAP
measures; they should be read and used in conjunction with Cascade's GAAP
financial information. A reconciliation of the included non-GAAP financial
measures to GAAP measures is included elsewhere in this release.

Safe Harbor Statement

This document contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All such statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected. Those factors include, but are not limited to: continued
strong demand for Cascade's products and services, the risks inherent in
significant construction and commercial RE lending, the ability to attract
low-cost deposits and commercial loans, expectations for the net interest
margin, maintaining asset quality, management's ability to minimize interest
rate exposure and the impact of interest rate movements, the ability to attract
and retain qualified people, general economic conditions and the Company's
ability to successfully adjust to any changes in these conditions, and other
factors. For a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ,
please see the Company's publicly available Securities and Exchange Commission
filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006.

BALANCE SHEET
(Dollars in thousands Dec. 31, Sept. 30, Three Dec. 31, One
except per share -------- --------- Month -------- Year
amounts) 2007 2007 Change 2006 Change
(Unaudited) ---- ---- ------ ---- ------
Cash and due
from banks $ 12,911 $ 14,246 -9% $ 23,707 -46%
Interest-bearing
deposits 1,619 7,380 -78% 19,172 -92%

Securities
held-for-trading -- 17,009 -100% -- NA

Securities
available-for-sale 82,860 112,671 -26% 130,656 -37%
Securities
held-to-maturity 137,238 83,689 64% 96,846 42%
Federal Home
Loan Bank stock 11,920 11,920 0% 11,920 0%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------
Total securities 232,018 225,289 3% 239,422 -3%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------
Loans
Business 468,453 464,314 1% 442,391 6%
R/E construction 381,810 356,064 7% 289,993 32%
Commercial
real estate 120,421 119,890 0% 119,298 1%
Multifamily 11,397 11,506 -1% 34,719 -67%
Home
equity/consumer 27,688 28,089 -1% 27,686 0%
Residential 98,384 95,559 3% 96,350 2%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------
Total loans 1,108,153 1,075,422 3% 1,010,437 10%
Deferred loan fees (3,724) (3,695) 1% (3,434) 8%
Allowance for
loan losses (11,653) (11,258) 4% (10,988) 6%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------
Loans, net 1,092,776 1,060,469 3% 996,015 10%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------
Premises
and equipment 14,160 14,219 0% 12,003 18%
Bank owned
life insurance 22,658 18,483 23% 17,974 26%
Other assets 16,227 14,909 9% 10,991 48%
Goodwill and
other intangibles 25,219 25,254 0% 25,970 -3%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------
Total assets $1,417,588 $1,380,249 3% $1,345,254 5%
=========== =========== ====== ========== ======
Deposits
Personal checking
accounts $ 58,126 $ 57,740 1% $ 57,075 2%
Business checking
accounts 80,064 84,451 -5% 82,432 -3%
Savings and money
market accounts 327,264 330,031 -1% 290,444 13%
Certificates
of deposit 439,442 434,503 1% 425,498 3%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------
Total deposits 904,896 906,725 0% 855,449 6%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------
FHLB advances 231,000 197,000 17% 243,000 -5%
Securities sold under
agreement to
repurchase 120,625 120,618 0% 95,710 26%
Jr. Sub. Deb.
(Trust Preferred
Securities) 15,465 15,465 0% 25,775 -40%
Jr. Sub. Deb.
(Trust Preferred
Securities)
@ fair value 11,422 11,541 -1% -- NA
Other liabilities 12,084 10,019 21% 10,121 19%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------

Total liabilities 1,295,492 1,261,368 3% 1,230,055 5%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------

Stockholders' equity
Common stock and
paid in capital 40,442 40,397 0% 39,551 2%
Retained earnings 82,169 79,010 4% 77,952 5%
Accumulated
comprehensive
(loss) (515) (526) -2% (2,304) -78%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------
Total stockholders'
equity 122,096 118,881 3% 115,199 6%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------
Total liabilities
and stockholders'
equity $1,417,588 $1,380,249 3% $1,345,254 5%
=========== =========== ====== ========== ======

INCOME STATEMENT
Quarter Quarter
Ended Ended
(Dollars in thousands Dec. 31, Sept. 30, Three Dec. 31, One
except per share -------- --------- Month -------- Year
amounts) 2007 2007 Change 2006 Change
---- ---- ------ ---- ------
(Unaudited)
Interest income $ 24,137 $ 23,378 3% $ 22,226 9%
Interest expense 12,820 12,568 2% 12,000 7%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------
Net interest income 11,317 10,810 5% 10,226 11%
Provision for loan
losses 500 350 43% 150 233%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------
Net interest income
after provision
for loan losses 10,817 10,460 3% 10,076 7%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------
Other income
Gain on sale
of loans 32 46 -30% 305 -90%
(Loss)/gain on
sale of securities (4) 28 -114% -- NA
Checking fees 980 1,005 -2% 782 25%
Service fees 267 265 1% 259 3%
Fair value gain 147 281 -48% -- NA
Bank owned life
insurance 205 203 1% 197 4%
Other 112 114 -2% (31) -461%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------
Total other income 1,739 1,942 -10% 1,512 15%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------

Total income 12,556 12,402 1% 11,588 8%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------

Compensation expense 3,571 3,551 1% 3,166 13%
Other operating
expenses 3,416 3,173 8% 3,160 8%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------
Total other expense 6,987 6,724 4% 6,326 10%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------

Net income before
provision for
income taxes 5,569 5,678 -2% 5,262 6%

Provision for
income taxes 1,557 1,892 -18% 1,720 -9%
----------- ----------- ------ ---------- ------

Net income $ 4,012 $ 3,786 6% $ 3,542 13%
=========== =========== ====== ========== ======

EARNINGS PER SHARE
INFORMATION
Earnings per share,
basic $ 0.33 $ 0.32 6% $ 0.29 14%
Earnings per share,
diluted $ 0.33 $ 0.31 6% $ 0.29 15%

Weighted average
number of shares
outstanding
Basic 12,023,685 12,009,440 12,089,248
Diluted 12,218,248 12,233,781 12,378,770

Quarter Ended
Dec. 31, Sept. 30, Dec. 31,
-------- --------- --------
2007 2007 2006
---- ---- ----
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
AND RATIOS
Return on equity 13.11% 12.75% 12.26%
Return on tangible equity 16.70% 16.36% 15.98%
Return on average assets 1.14% 1.12% 1.06%
Efficiency ratio 53.52% 52.73% 53.89%
Net interest margin 3.38% 3.37% 3.23%

INCOME STATEMENT
(Dollars in thousands Twelve Months Ended
except per share amounts) December 31, December 31, Change
2007 2006
------------ ------------ ------
(Unaudited)
Interest income $ 93,935 $ 82,658 14%
Interest expense 50,541 43,268 17%
------------ ------------
Net interest income 43,395 39,390 10%
Provision for loan losses 1,350 1,000 35%
------------ ------------
Net interest income after
provision for loan losses 42,045 38,390 10%
------------ ------------
Other income
Gain on sale of loans 199 483 -59%
(Loss) on sale of
securities (435) -- NA
Checking fees 3,820 3,311 15%
Service fees 1,059 1,156 -8%
(Loss) on sale of
real estate -- (27) -100%
Fair value gain 1,081 -- NA
Gain on FHLB advances 569 -- NA
Bank owned life
insurance 803 769 4%
Other 470 334 41%
------------ ------------
Total other income 7,566 6,026 26%
------------ ------------

Total income 49,611 44,416 12%
------------ ------------
Compensation expense 13,817 12,691 9%
Other operating expenses 12,865 11,895 8%
------------ ------------
Total other expense 26,682 24,586 9%
------------ ------------

Net income before
provision for income
taxes 22,929 19,830 16%

Provision for income
taxes 7,383 6,475 14%
------------ ------------

Net income $ 15,546 $ 13,355 16%
============ ============

EARNINGS PER SHARE
INFORMATION
Earnings per share,
basic $ 1.29 $ 1.11 17%
Earnings per share,
diluted $ 1.27 $ 1.08 17%

Weighted average number of
shares outstanding
Basic 12,047,792 12,060,191
Diluted 12,284,854 12,363,198

Twelve Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2007 Dec. 31, 2006
------------- -------------
PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND RATIOS
Return on equity 13.23% 12.24%
Return on tangible equity 16.88% 16.08%
Return on average assets 1.13% 1.05%
Efficiency ratio 52.36% 54.14%
Net interest margin 3.34% 3.26%

AVERAGE BALANCES
(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)(Unaudited)

Quarter Ended Year Ended
Dec. 31, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Dec. 31,
-------- --------- -------- -------- --------
2007 2007 2006 2007 2006
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Average
assets $1,401,036 $1,344,189 $1,324,052 $1,370,309 $1,275,556
Average
earning
-assets 1,330,129 1,272,810 1,254,662 1,297,462 1,206,633
Average
total loans 1,095,490 1,029,487 1,007,150 1,046,093 955,692
Average
deposits 896,043 870,616 838,847 881,136 816,288
Average
equity 121,359 117,861 114,627 117,534 109,103
Average
tangible
equity 96,122 92,586 88,639 92,095 83,063

ASSET QUALITY Dec.31, Sept. 30, Dec. 31,
------- --------- --------
2007 2007 2006
---- ---- ----
Nonperforming
loans (NPLs) $ 1,523 $ 625 $ 851
Nonperforming
loans/
total loans 0.14% 0.06% 0.08%
Net loan
charge-offs
(recoveries)
in the
quarter $ 99 $ 302 $ 167
Net
charge-offs/
total loans 0.01% 0.03% 0.02%
Allowance for
loan losses 11,653 11,258 10,988
Plus:
allowance
for
off-balance
sheet
commitments 142 136 --
---------- ---------- ----------
Total allowance
for loan
losses 11,795 11,394 10,988
Allowance for
loan losses/
total loans 1.06% 1.06% 1.09%
Allowance for
loan losses/
nonperforming
loans 774% 1823% 1291%

Nonperforming
assets $ 1,523 $ 625 $ 851
Nonperforming
assets/
total assets 0.11% 0.05% 0.06%

EQUITY
ANALYSIS Dec.31, Sept. 30, Dec. 31,
------- --------- --------
2007 2007 2006
---- ---- ----
Total equity $ 122,096 $ 118,881 $ 115,199
Less: goodwill
and
intangibles 25,219 25,254 25,970
---------- ---------- ----------
Tangible
equity $ 96,877 $ 93,627 $ 89,229

Common stock
outstanding 12,023,685 12,023,685 12,093,699
Book value
per common
share $ 10.15 $ 9.89 $ 9.53
Tangible book
value per
share $ 8.06 $ 7.79 $ 7.38

Capital/asset
ratios
GAAP
(Including
Jr. Sub.
Deb.) 10.51% 10.57% 10.48%
Tier 1 8.93% 8.94% 8.89%
Tangible
(excluding
Jr. Sub
Deb.) 6.96% 6.91% 6.76%

INTEREST
SPREAD Quarterly Annual
ANALYSIS Dec. 31, Sept. 30, Dec. 31, Dec. 31, Dec. 31,
-------- --------- -------- -------- --------
2007 2007 2006 2007 2006
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Yield on loans 7.64% 7.84% 7.74% 7.80% 7.55%
Yield on
investments 5.15% 4.93% 4.57% 4.89% 4.60%
Yield on
earning-assets 7.20% 7.29% 7.03% 7.24% 6.85%

Cost of
deposits 3.91% 4.02% 3.83% 4.00% 3.50%
Cost of FHLB
advances 4.38% 4.45% 4.82% 4.53% 4.71%
Cost of
other
borrowings 3.25% 3.23% 1.79% 2.75% 1.99%
Cost of Jr.
Sub. Deb. 7.80% 7.71% 8.20% 7.77% 8.25%
Cost of
interest
-bearing
liabilities 4.32% 4.42% 4.26% 4.38% 4.01%

Net interest
spread 2.88% 2.87% 2.77% 2.86% 2.84%
Net interest
margin 3.38% 3.37% 3.23% 3.34% 3.26%
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CONTACT: Cascade Financial Corporation
Carol K. Nelson, CEO
Lars Johnson, CFO
425.339.5500
www.cascadebank.com