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E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation Announces Highest Quarterly and Annual Revenue and Earnings in the Company's History

     - Fourth-quarter Record Net Income of $129.4 million, or $0.32 per share

     - Full-year 2005 Record Net Income of $430.4 million, or $1.12 per share

     - Full-year Record Total Net Revenue of $1.7 billion

     - Fourth-quarter Enterprise Net Interest Spread of 257 basis points

     - Record Total Client Assets of $178.5 billion

     - Fourth-quarter Record $1.0 billion of organic growth in customer
       enterprise cash

     - Fourth-quarter Total Daily Average Revenue Trades of 128,400

    NEW YORK, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation
(NYSE: ET) today announced results for its fourth quarter ended December 31,
2005, reporting record net income of $129.4 million, or $0.32 per diluted
share compared to $89.8 million, or $0.24 per diluted share a year ago -
representing a 44 percent increase in net income over the year ago period.
Total net revenue for the fourth quarter increased 19 percent to a record
$478.9 million from $403.7 million a year ago, with net interest income
increasing 43 percent year over year, representing over 50 percent of total
net revenue. For the year ended December 31, 2005, E*TRADE FINANCIAL reported
record net income of $430.4 million, or $1.12 per share, on record revenue of
$1.7 billion. This compares to net income of $380.5 million, or $0.99 per
share, on net revenue of $1.5 billion in 2004.
    The fourth-quarter GAAP EPS of $0.32 included $0.08 per share non-
recurring gain related to the Company's previously announced sale of E*TRADE
Consumer Finance.  This gain was partially offset by a net $0.06 per share in
incremental interest expense, share dilution, restructuring and other deal-
related costs associated with the Company's earlier than expected closing of
the Harrisdirect and BrownCo acquisitions.  Excluding both the non-recurring
gain from E*TRADE Consumer Finance and the impact from the closing of these
acquisitions, the Company would have reported fourth-quarter earnings per
share of $0.30, or $1.10 for the year ended December 31, 2005.
    "In 2005, we delivered our third consecutive year of exceptional growth,
resulting in record revenue, net income and profit margins. We achieved these
financial results while simultaneously strengthening the franchise through
strategic acquisitions," said Mitchell H. Caplan, Chief Executive Officer,
E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation.  "Our compelling customer value proposition
resulted in significant organic growth in assets, cash, borrowings and
transactions which translated into double digit growth in net income and net
revenue year-over-year."
    Other selected highlights from the fourth quarter of 2005:

    -- Closed the acquisition of Harrisdirect from Bank of Montreal on
       October 6th - three months ahead of schedule

    -- Closed the acquisition of BrownCo from JPMorgan Chase on November
       30th - a month ahead of schedule

    -- Closed acquisition of Kobren Insight Management on November 3rd

    -- Full-year record Net Interest Income of $817.1 million

    -- Increased options-related DART volume by 28 percent
       quarter-over-quarter and 64 percent year-over-year

    -- Launched Pan Asian investor education website, providing investors in
       Asia with an insightful mix of research, commentary and educational
       information on the US stock and Forex markets

    -- Launched the E*TRADE Mileage Maximizer Account, a credit solution
       designed to enable consumers to enjoy low interest rates while
       continuing to realize the benefits of their rewards credit cards

    Historical monthly metric data from January 2003 to December 2005 can be
found on the E*TRADE FINANCIAL investor relations site at
http://www.etrade.com.

    About E*TRADE FINANCIAL
    The E*TRADE FINANCIAL family of companies provides financial services
including trading, investing, banking and lending for Retail and Institutional
customers.  Securities products and services are offered by E*TRADE Securities
LLC (Member NASD/SIPC).  Bank and lending products and services are offered by
E*TRADE Bank, a Federal savings bank, Member FDIC, or its subsidiaries.

    Important Notice
    E*TRADE FINANCIAL and the E*TRADE FINANCIAL logo are registered trademarks
or trademarks of E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation. The statements contained in
this news release that are forward-looking are based on current expectations
that are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks, and actual results
may differ materially. The uncertainties and risks include, but are not
limited to, changes in market activity, anticipated increases in the rate of
new customer acquisition, the conversion of new visitors to the site to
customers, the activity of customers and assets held at the institution,
seasonality, the development and enhancement of products and services,
competitive pressures (including price competition), system failures, economic
and political conditions, changes in consumer behavior and the introduction of
competing products having technological and/or other advantages. Further
information about these risks and uncertainties can be found in the
information included in the annual reports previously filed by E*TRADE
FINANCIAL Corporation with the SEC on Form 10-K (including information under
the caption "Risk Factors") and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.


    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

    C o n s o l i d a t e d   S t a t e m e n t s   o f   O p e r a t i o n s
                    (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                   (unaudited)

                                    Three Months Ended  Twelve Months Ended
                                       December 31,         December 31,
                                      2005      2004      2005       2004

     Revenues:
       Commissions                  $135,723  $114,842   $458,834   $431,638
       Principal transactions         23,789    35,476     99,336    126,893
       Gain on sales of loans and
        securities, net               14,737    33,640     98,858    140,718
       Service charges and fees       34,675    24,598    135,314     97,575
       Other revenues                 27,820    25,249     94,419     89,077

       Interest income               501,880   323,127  1,650,264  1,145,597
       Interest expense             (243,632) (140,839)  (779,164)  (510,455)
         Net interest income         258,248   182,288    871,100    635,142
       Provision for loan losses     (16,070)  (12,420)   (54,016)   (38,121)
         Net interest income after
          provision for loan losses  242,178   169,868    817,084    597,021
         Total net revenues          478,922   403,673  1,703,845  1,482,922

     Expenses excluding interest:
       Compensation and benefits     100,331    88,065    380,803    350,440
       Occupancy and equipment        18,416    17,756     69,089     69,572
       Communications                 27,835    17,830     82,485     69,674
       Professional services          23,681    22,838     75,237     67,747
       Commissions, clearance and
        floor brokerage               40,616    33,559    140,806    129,696
       Advertising and market
        development                   31,683    16,346    105,935     62,155
       Servicing and other banking
        expenses                      17,659     9,890     52,326     35,971
       Fair value adjustments of
        financial derivatives            987       518      4,892     (2,299)
       Depreciation and
        amortization                  21,671    19,834     74,981     77,892
       Amortization of other
        intangibles                   30,014     5,013     43,765     19,443
       Facility restructuring and
        other exit charges           (30,512)   16,921    (30,017)    15,688
       Other                          (7,736)   28,731     53,751     91,144
         Total expenses excluding
          interest                   274,645   277,301  1,054,053    987,123

     Income before other income
      (loss), income taxes and
      discontinued operations        204,277   126,372    649,792    495,799

     Other income (loss):
       Corporate interest income       3,247     1,937     11,043      6,692
       Corporate interest expense    (36,981)  (11,774)   (73,956)   (47,525)
       Gain on sale and impairment
        of investments                14,972    20,605     83,144    128,111
       Loss on early extinguishment
        of debt                          -         -          -      (22,972)
       Equity in income of
        investments and venture
        funds                         (1,039)    1,306      6,103      4,382
         Total other income (loss)   (19,801)   12,074     26,334     68,688
     Income before income taxes and
      discontinued operations        184,476   138,446    676,126    564,487
     Income tax expense               58,959    38,951    229,823    181,764
     Minority interest in
      subsidiaries                         9        17         65        893
     Income from continuing
      operations                     125,508    99,478    446,238    381,830
     Discontinued operations, net
      of tax:
       Loss from discontinued
        operations                    (2,592)   (9,649)   (21,495)   (32,755)
       Gain (loss) on disposal of
        discontinued operations        6,444       -        4,023     31,408
     Net income (loss) from
      discontinued operations          3,852    (9,649)   (17,472)    (1,347)
     Cumulative effect of
      accounting change, net of tax      -         -        1,646        -
     Net income                     $129,360   $89,829   $430,412   $380,483

     Basic income per share from
      continuing operations            $0.32     $0.26      $1.20      $1.04
     Basic income (loss) per share
      from discontinued operations      0.01     (0.02)     (0.04)     (0.00)
     Basic income per share from
      cumulative effect of
      accounting change                  -         -         0.00        -
     Basic net income per share        $0.33     $0.24      $1.16      $1.04

     Diluted income per share from
      continuing operations            $0.31     $0.26      $1.16      $0.99
     Diluted income (loss) per
      share from discontinued
      operations                        0.01     (0.02)     (0.04)     (0.00)
     Diluted income per share from
      cumulative effect of
      accounting change                  -         -         0.00        -
     Diluted net income per share      $0.32     $0.24      $1.12      $0.99

     Shares used in computation of
      per share data:
         Basic                       387,055   367,603    371,468    366,586
         Diluted (1)                 400,717   381,061    384,630    405,389


  C o n s o l i d a t e d   S t a t e m e n t s   o f   O p e r a t i o n s
                     (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                 (unaudited)

                                                Three Months Ended
                                      December 31, September 30, December 31,
                                          2005          2005         2004
     Revenues:
      Commissions                      $135,723       $114,278     $114,842
      Principal transactions             23,789         23,793       35,476
      Gain on sales of loans and
       securities, net                   14,737         21,850       33,640
      Service charges and fees           34,675         32,893       24,598
      Other revenues                     27,820         22,920       25,249

      Interest income                   501,880        424,114      323,127
      Interest expense                 (243,632)      (207,101)    (140,839)
        Net interest income             258,248        217,013      182,288
      Provision for loan losses         (16,070)       (12,909)     (12,420)
      Net interest income after
       provision for loan losses        242,178        204,104      169,868
        Total net revenues              478,922        419,838      403,673

     Expenses excluding interest:
      Compensation and benefits         100,331        103,084       88,065
      Occupancy and equipment            18,416         16,249       17,756
      Communications                     27,835         18,210       17,830
      Professional services              23,681         16,058       22,838
      Commissions, clearance and
       floor brokerage                   40,616         34,619       33,559
      Advertising and market
       development                       31,683         21,188       16,346
      Servicing and other
       banking expenses                  17,659         12,989        9,890
      Fair value adjustments of
       financial derivatives                987          1,269          518
      Depreciation and
       amortization                      21,671         18,443       19,834
      Amortization of other
       intangibles                       30,014          4,382        5,013
      Facility restructuring and
       other exit charges               (30,512)          (469)      16,921
      Other                              (7,736)        21,827       28,731
        Total expenses excluding
         interest                       274,645        267,849      277,301

     Income before other income
      (loss), income taxes and
      discontinued operations           204,277        151,989      126,372

     Other income (loss):
      Corporate interest income           3,247          3,409        1,937
      Corporate interest expense        (36,981)       (13,783)     (11,774)
      Gain on sale and
       impairment of investments         14,972         22,028       20,605
      Equity in income of
       investments and venture
       funds                             (1,039)         3,103        1,306
        Total other income (loss)       (19,801)        14,757       12,074
     Income before income taxes
      and discontinued operations       184,476        166,746      138,446
     Income tax expense                  58,959         57,608       38,951
     Minority interest in
      subsidiaries                            9            -             17
     Income from continuing
      operations                        125,508        109,138       99,478
     Discontinued operations,
      net of tax:
      Loss from discontinued
       operations                        (2,592)        (3,464)      (9,649)
      Gain (loss) on disposal of
       discontinued operations            6,444            171          -
     Net gain (loss) from
      discontinued operations             3,852         (3,293)      (9,649)
     Cumulative effect of
      accounting change,
      net of tax                            -            1,646          -
     Net income                        $129,360       $107,491      $89,829

     Basic income per share from
      continuing operations               $0.32          $0.29        $0.26
     Basic income (loss) per
      share from discontinued
      operations                           0.01          (0.00)       (0.02)
     Basic income per share from
      cumulative effect of
      accounting change                     -             0.00          -
     Basic net income per share           $0.33          $0.29        $0.24

     Diluted income per share
      from continuing operations          $0.31          $0.28        $0.26
     Diluted income (loss) per
      share from discontinued
      operations                           0.01          (0.00)       (0.02)
     Diluted income per share
      from cumulative effect of
      accounting change                     -             0.00          -
     Diluted net income per share         $0.32          $0.28        $0.24

     Shares used in computation
      of per share data:
        Basic                           387,055        367,342      367,603
        Diluted (1)                     400,717        382,031      381,061



             C o n s o l i d a t e d   B a l a n c e   S h e e t s
                             (dollars in thousands)
                                   (unaudited)

                                                         December 31,
                                                    2005              2004
                   ASSETS
    Cash and equivalents                          $844,188          $939,906
    Cash and investments required to be
     segregated under Federal or other
     regulations                                   610,174           724,026
    Brokerage receivables, net                   7,174,175         3,034,548
    Trading securities                             146,657           593,245
    Available-for-sale mortgage-backed
     and investment securities                  12,564,738        12,543,818
    Other investments                               65,189            46,269
    Loans receivable, net                       19,424,895        11,505,755
    Loans held-for-sale, net                        87,371           279,280
    Property and equipment, net                    299,256           302,291
    Goodwill                                     2,003,456           395,043
    Other intangibles, net                         532,108           134,121
    Other assets                                   807,392           534,281
       Total assets                            $44,559,599       $31,032,583

        LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Brokerage payables                          $7,315,659        $3,618,892
    Deposits                                    15,948,015        12,302,974
    Securities sold under agreements to
     repurchase                                 11,101,542         9,897,191
    Other borrowings by Bank subsidiary          4,166,592         1,760,732
    Senior notes                                 1,401,947           400,452
    Convertible subordinated notes                 185,165           185,165
    Mandatory convertible notes                    435,589                 -
    Accounts payable, accrued and other
     liabilities                                   605,530           638,975
       Total liabilities                        41,160,039        28,804,381

    Shareholders' equity:
     Preferred stock, shares authorized:
      1,000,000; issued and outstanding:
      none at December 31, 2005 and
      December 31, 2004                                  -                 -
     Shares exchangeable into common
      stock, $0.01 par value, shares
      authorized: 10,644,223; issued and
      outstanding: none at December 31, 2005
      and 1,302,801 at December 31, 2004                 -                13
     Common stock, $0.01 par value,
      shares authorized: 600,000,000;
      issued and outstanding:
      416,582,164 at December 31, 2005
      and 369,623,604 at December 31, 2004           4,166             3,696
     Additional paid-in-capital                  2,990,676         2,234,093
     Deferred stock compensation                         -           (18,419)
     Retained earnings                             580,430           150,018
     Accumulated other comprehensive loss         (175,712)         (141,199)
       Total shareholders' equity                3,399,560         2,228,202
       Total liabilities and
        shareholders' equity                   $44,559,599       $31,032,583

    SEGMENT REPORTING

                                        Three Months Ended December 31, 2005
                                                  Instit-    Elimin-
                                         Retail   utional    ations(2)  Total
                                                   (in thousands)
      Revenues:
         Commissions                   $103,895   $31,828      $-    $135,723
         Principal transactions             -      23,789       -      23,789
         Gain on sales of loans and
          securities, net                11,959     2,778       -      14,737
         Service charges and fees        29,419     5,256       -      34,675
         Other revenues                  30,659     1,971    (4,810)   27,820

         Interest income                221,002   411,979  (131,101)  501,880
         Interest expense               (78,362) (296,371)  131,101  (243,632)
           Net interest income          142,640   115,608       -     258,248
         Provision for loan losses          -     (16,070)            (16,070)
         Net interest income after
          provision for loan losses     142,640    99,538       -     242,178
       Total net revenues               318,572   165,160    (4,810)  478,922

       Expenses excluding interest:
         Compensation and benefits       60,558    39,773       -     100,331
         Occupancy and equipment         16,167     2,249       -      18,416
         Communications                  25,109     2,726       -      27,835
         Professional services           18,205     5,476       -      23,681
         Commissions, clearance and
          floor brokerage                15,914    26,532    (1,830)   40,616
         Advertising and market
          development                    30,074     1,609       -      31,683
         Servicing and other banking
          expenses                        1,491    19,148    (2,980)   17,659
         Fair value adjustments of
          financial derivatives             -         987       -         987
         Depreciation and amortization   17,278     4,393       -      21,671
         Amortization of other
          intangibles                     6,968    23,046       -      30,014
         Facility restructuring and
          other exit charges            (32,584)    2,072       -     (30,512)
         Other                          (18,791)   11,055       -      (7,736)
           Total expenses excluding
            interest                    140,389   139,066   (4,810)   274,645
      Segment income                   $178,183   $26,094      $-    $204,277


                                       Three Months Ended September 30, 2005
                                                  Instit-    Elimin-
                                         Retail   utional    ations(2)  Total
                                                     (in thousands)
     Revenues:
        Commissions                     $83,755   $30,523      $-    $114,278
         Principal transactions             -      23,793       -      23,793
         Gain on sales of loans and
          securities, net                17,534     4,316       -      21,850
         Service charges and fees        26,933     5,960       -      32,893
         Other revenues                  27,929     2,901    (7,910)   22,920

         Interest income                175,329   362,548  (113,763)  424,114
         Interest expense               (63,223) (257,641)  113,763  (207,101)
           Net interest income          112,106   104,907       -     217,013
         Provision for loan losses          -     (12,909)            (12,909)
         Net interest income after
          provision for loan losses     112,106    91,998       -     204,104
       Total net revenues               268,257   159,491    (7,910)  419,838

       Expenses excluding interest:
         Compensation and benefits       58,899    44,185       -     103,084
         Occupancy and equipment         14,271     1,978       -      16,249
         Communications                  15,389     2,821       -      18,210
         Professional services           10,464     5,594       -      16,058
         Commissions, clearance and
          floor brokerage                 9,344    27,315    (2,040)   34,619
         Advertising and market
          development                    19,363     1,825       -      21,188
         Servicing and other banking
          expenses                        1,603    17,256    (5,870)   12,989
         Fair value adjustments of
          financial derivatives             -       1,269       -       1,269
         Depreciation and amortization   14,379     4,064       -      18,443
         Amortization of other
          intangibles                     2,193     2,189       -       4,382
         Facility restructuring and
          other exit charges               (270)     (199)      -        (469)
         Other                           13,297     8,530       -      21,827
           Total expenses excluding
            interest                    158,932   116,827    (7,910)  267,849
      Segment income                   $109,325   $42,664      $-    $151,989


                                         Three Months Ended December 31, 2004
                                                  Instit-    Elimin-
                                          Retail  utional    ations(2)  Total
                                                    (in thousands)
      Revenues:
         Commissions                     $89,603   $25,239     $-    $114,842
         Principal transactions              -      35,476      -      35,476
         Gain on sales of loans and
          securities, net                 19,940    13,700      -      33,640
         Service charges and fees         21,692     2,906      -      24,598
         Other revenues                   30,132     4,957   (9,840)   25,249

         Interest income                 130,519   272,106  (79,498)  323,127
         Interest expense                (44,264) (176,073)  79,498  (140,839)
           Net interest income            86,255    96,033            182,288
         Provision for loan losses           -     (12,420)           (12,420)
         Net interest income after
          provision for loan losses       86,255    83,613            169,868
       Total net revenues                247,622   165,891   (9,840)  403,673

       Expenses excluding interest:
         Compensation and benefits        57,274    30,791      -      88,065
         Occupancy and equipment          14,485     3,271      -      17,756
         Communications                   15,512     2,318      -      17,830
         Professional services            15,173     7,665      -      22,838
         Commissions, clearance and
          floor brokerage                 11,146    25,972   (3,559)   33,559
         Advertising and market
          development                     15,441       905      -      16,346
         Servicing and other banking
          expenses                         1,709    14,462   (6,281)    9,890
         Fair value adjustments of
          financial derivatives              -         518      -         518
         Depreciation and amortization    17,091     2,743      -      19,834
         Amortization of other
          intangibles                      2,549     2,464      -       5,013
         Facility restructuring and
          other exit charges               5,548    11,373      -      16,921
         Other                            15,948    12,783      -      28,731
           Total expenses excluding
            interest                     171,876   115,265   (9,840)  277,301
      Segment income                     $75,746   $50,626     $-    $126,372


    KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS (3)

                                                 Qtr ended           Qtr ended
                                                  12/31/05            12/31/05
                                                   vs. Qtr             vs. Qtr
                             Qtr ended  Qtr ended    ended Qtr ended     ended
    CORPORATE METRICS         12/31/05    9/30/05  9/30/05  12/31/04  12/31/04

    Operating margin % (4)
    Consolidated                  43 %       36 %      7 %       31 %     12 %
    Retail                        56 %       41 %     15 %       31 %     25 %
    Institutional                 16 %       27 %    (11)%       31 %    (15)%

    Employees                    3,439      3,039     13 %      3,320      4 %
    Consultants and other          497        413     20 %        505     (2)%
    Total headcount              3,936      3,452     14 %      3,825      3 %

    Revenue per headcount (5) $127,396   $121,622      5 %   $105,535     21 %

    Revenue per compensation
     and benefits dollar         $4.77      $4.07     17 %      $4.58      4 %

    Book value per share         $8.16      $6.72     21 %      $6.01     36 %
    Tangible book value
     per share                   $2.07      $5.33    (61)%      $4.58    (55)%

    Cash & equivalents ($MM)    $844.2   $1,389.6    (39)%     $939.9    (10)%
    Free cash ($MM)             $542.3     $784.3    (31)%     $691.0    (22)%

    Enterprise net interest
     spread (basis points)(6)      257        252      2 %        244      5 %
    Enterprise interest-earning
     assets, average ($MM)(6)  $35,619    $32,690      9 %    $28,454     25 %

    Earnings before interest,
     taxes, depreciation &
     amortization ($MM)
    Net income from continuing
     operations                 $125.5     $109.1     15 %      $99.5     26 %
    Tax expense                   59.0       57.6      2 %       39.0     51 %
    Depreciation & amortization   51.7       22.8    126 %       24.8    108 %
    Corporate interest expense    37.0       13.8    168 %       11.8    214 %
    EBITDA                      $273.1     $203.4     34 %     $175.1     56 %

    Interest coverage              7.4       14.8    (50)%       14.9    (50)%


    RETAIL METRICS

    Trading days                  62.5       64.0     (2)%       63.5     (2)%

    Daily Average Revenue
     Trades (DARTs)
      - US                     113,017     79,257     43 %     76,955     47 %
      - International           15,391     14,619      5 %     12,649     22 %
    Total DARTs                128,408     93,876     37 %     89,604     43 %

    Total retail trades (MM)       8.0        6.0     34 %        5.7     41 %

    Retail average commission
     per trade                  $12.95     $13.94     (7)%     $15.75    (18)%

    End of period margin
     debt ($B)                   $6.56      $2.43    170 %      $2.20    198 %
    Average margin debt ($B)     $4.40      $2.27     94 %      $2.07    113 %


    Gross new trading/investing
     accounts                  782,052    155,304    404 %    161,737    384 %
    Gross new deposit/lending
     accounts                   96,823     68,560     41 %     42,072    130 %
    Inactive accounts         (169,065)  (121,107)   (40)%    (90,106)   (88)%
    Customer closed accounts  (118,948)   (54,029)    N.M.    (58,374)    N.M.
    Net new retail accounts    590,862     48,728     N.M.     55,329     N.M.

    End of period
     trading/investing
     accounts                3,617,778  3,014,467     20 %  2,956,090     22 %
    End of period
     deposit/lending accounts  666,000    678,449     (2)%    626,673      6 %
    End of period retail
     accounts                4,283,778  3,692,916     16 %  3,582,763     20 %

    Net new customers          524,668     33,205   1480 %     28,429   1746 %
    End of period total
     retail customers        3,459,074  2,934,406     18 %  2,887,441     20 %

    End of period assets
     per customer              $51,592    $36,243     42 %    $34,639     49 %
    Consolidated net revenue
     per customer (7)             $142       $143     (1)%       $140      2 %
    Consolidated segment
     income per customer (7)       $61        $52     17 %        $44     38 %
    Products per customer          2.1        2.0      5 %        1.9     10 %

    Total Retail Client
     Assets ($B)
    Security holdings           $117.6      $57.2    106 %      $52.6    124 %
    Cash (including money
     market funds)                13.3        5.4    146 %        6.7     99 %
    Unexercised options
     (vested)                     32.1       29.8      8 %       28.7     12 %
    Client assets in
     trading/investing
     accounts                    163.0       92.4     76 %       88.0     85 %
    Sweep Deposit Account          7.7        7.4      4 %        6.2     24 %
    Transaction accounts           5.1        4.2     21 %        3.7     38 %
    CDs                            2.7        2.4     13 %        2.1     29 %
    Client assets in deposit
     accounts                     15.5       14.0     11 %       12.0     29 %
    Total retail client
     assets                     $178.5     $106.4     68 %     $100.0     79 %

    Total customer cash and
     deposits                    $28.8      $19.4     48 %      $18.7     53 %

    Unexercised options
     (unvested) ($B)             $19.7      $18.7      5 %      $20.1     (2)%



    INSTITUTIONAL METRICS

    Market Making
    Equity shares traded (MM)   33,264     35,125     (5)%     75,717    (56)%
    Average revenue capture per
     1,000 equity shares        $0.545     $0.535      2 %     $0.318     71 %
    % of Bulletin Board equity
     shares to total
     equity shares               86.6%      86.0%      1 %      93.9%     (7)%


    Bank Asset Portfolio
     Detail ($MM)
    Cash & equivalents             $64        $99    (35)%        $82    (22)%
    Trading securities             125        200    (38)%        567    (78)%
    Investment securities,
     available-for-sale          1,969      1,684     17 %      3,367    (42)%
    Mortgage securities,
     available-for-sale         10,424      9,359     11 %      9,052     15 %
    Loans receivable, net
     including loans held-for-
     sale:
      - Mortgage and home equity
       loans, net               15,517     13,556     14 %      7,634    103 %
      - Consumer loans, net      3,907      4,081     (4)%      4,148     (6)%
      - Other                       88         48     83 %          3   2833 %
    Other assets                   941        954     (1)%        700     34 %
    Total assets               $33,035    $29,981     10 %    $25,553     29 %

    Bank net interest spread
     (basis points)                223        223      0 %        220      1 %
    Bank interest-earning assets,
     average ($MM)             $30,819    $28,303      9 %    $24,780     24 %


    Credit Quality and Reserve Metrics
    Net charge-offs as a % of
     average held-for-investment
     loans, net (annualized)    0.27 %     0.20 %   0.07 %     0.27 %   0.00 %
    Provision as a % of average
     held-for-investment loans,
     net (annualized)           0.34 %     0.30 %   0.04 %     0.44 %  (0.10)%
    Allowance as a % of total
     ending gross held-for-
     investment loans           0.32 %     0.34 %  (0.02)%     0.41 %  (0.09)%
    Total non-performing loans,
     net, as a % of total gross
     held-for-investment loans  0.18 %     0.13 %   0.05 %     0.17 %   0.01 %
    Total loan loss allowance as
     a % of total non-performing
     loans, net                  183 %      256 %    (73)%      239 %    (56)%
    Tier 1 Capital Ratio (8)    5.93 %     5.87 %   0.06 %     5.83 %   0.10 %
    Risk Weighted Capital
     Ratio (8)                 10.97 %    11.13 %  (0.16)%    11.09 %  (0.12)%


    OTHER METRICS
    Banking revenue ($MM)       $183.7     $179.0      3 %     $168.7      9 %
    Brokerage revenue (net of
     SDA elimination) ($MM)      295.2      240.8     23 %      235.0     26 %
    Total revenue ($MM)         $478.9     $419.8     14 %     $403.7     19 %



    ACTIVITY IN ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
                                         Three Months Ended December 31, 2005
                                            Mortgage    Consumer      Total
                                                    (in thousands)
    Allowance for loan losses,
     ending 9/30/05                          $28,516     $31,338     $59,854
    Provision for loan losses                  3,294      12,776      16,070
    Charge-offs, net                            (903)    (11,735)    (12,638)
    Allowance for loan losses,
     ending 12/31/05                         $30,907     $32,379     $63,286



    BANK AVERAGE BALANCE DATA

                                                   Three Months Ended
                                                    December 31, 2005
                                                          Interest  Average
                                              Average      Income/ Annualized
                                              Balance      Expense  Yield/Cost
                                                        (in thousands)

    Interest-earning banking assets:
        Loans receivable, net               $18,370,193    $259,527    5.65%
        Mortgage-backed and related
         available-for-sale securities       10,259,120     116,416    4.54%
        Available-for-sale investment
         securities                           1,796,590      25,573    5.69%
        Trading securities                      148,957       2,711    7.28%
        Other                                   244,027       2,823    4.59%

          Total interest-earning banking
           assets (9)                        30,818,887    $407,050    5.28%
    Non-interest-earning banking assets         404,915
          Total banking assets              $31,223,802
    Interest-bearing banking liabilities:
        Retail deposits                     $14,564,378     $69,062    1.88%
        Brokered certificates of deposit        512,379       4,862    3.76%
        Repurchase agreements and other
         borrowings                          10,472,888     112,845    4.22%
        FHLB advances                         3,954,934      40,137    3.97%

          Total interest-bearing banking
           liabilities                       29,504,579    $226,906    3.05%
    Non-interest bearing banking
     liabilities                                278,228
    Total banking liabilities                29,782,807
    Total banking shareholder's equity        1,440,995
    Total banking liabilities and
     shareholder's equity                   $31,223,802
    Excess of interest-earning banking
     assets over interest-bearing banking
     liabilities/net interest income         $1,314,308
    Net interest spread                                    $180,144    2.23%



                                                  Three Months Ended
                                                  December 31, 2004
                                                          Interest   Average
                                              Average      Income/  Annualized
                                              Balance      Expense  Yield/Cost
                                                        (in thousands)
    Interest-earning banking assets:
        Loans receivable, net               $11,678,476    $143,885    4.93%
        Mortgage-backed and related
         available-for-sale securities        9,031,367      89,563    3.97%
        Available-for-sale investment
         securities                           3,347,929      36,904    4.41%
        Trading securities                      581,458       4,546    3.13%
        Other                                   140,312       1,130    3.20%

          Total interest-earning banking
           assets (9)                        24,779,542    $276,028    4.45%
    Non-interest-earning banking assets         497,226
          Total banking assets              $25,276,768
    Interest-bearing banking liabilities:
        Retail deposits                     $11,834,734     $40,663    1.37%
        Brokered certificates of deposit        325,269       2,176    2.66%
        Repurchase agreements and other
         borrowings                           9,905,559      75,068    2.97%
        FHLB advances                         1,664,272      16,457    3.87%

          Total interest-bearing banking
           liabilities                       23,729,834    $134,364    2.25%
    Non-interest bearing banking
     liabilities                                389,069
    Total banking liabilities                24,118,903
    Total banking shareholder's equity        1,157,865
    Total banking liabilities and
     shareholder's equity                   $25,276,768
    Excess of interest-earning banking
     assets over interest-bearing banking
     liabilities/net interest income         $1,049,708
    Net interest spread                                    $141,664    2.20%


    SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AND ENDNOTES
    Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures and Certain Metrics
In order to better assess the Company's financial operating results,
management believes consolidated operating margin, free cash, EBITDA and
interest coverage are appropriate measures of evaluating the operating and
liquidity performance of the Company.  We believe that the elimination of
certain items from these measures is helpful to analysts and investors who may
wish to use some or all of this information to analyze our current
performance, prospects and valuation.  Our management uses non-GAAP
information internally to evaluate our operating performance and in
formulating our budget for future periods.

    Consolidated Operating Margin
    Consolidated operating margin is defined as income before other income,
income taxes, discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting
change divided by net revenues. Operating margin for Retail and Institutional
is based on segment results.  Our consolidated statements of operations
contain a reconciliation of income before other income, income taxes,
discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting change to net
income.

    Free Cash
    Free cash as reported by the Company represents cash held at Parent and
non-Bank or Brokerage subsidiaries less discretionary reserves and excess
capital at Bank and Brokerage after regulatory capital requirements and the
Company's own regulatory capital guidelines. The Company believes that free
cash is a useful measure of the Company's liquidity as it excludes cash
reflected on the balance sheet that may not be freely available to the
Company.

    EBITDA
    EBITDA represents net income from continuing operations before corporate
interest expense, taxes and depreciation and amortization.  Management
believes that EBITDA provides a useful additional measure of our performance
by excluding certain non-cash charges and expenses that are not directly
related to the performance of our business.

    Interest Coverage
    Interest coverage represents EBITDA divided by corporate interest expense.
Management believes that by excluding the charges and expenses that are
excluded from EBITDA, interest coverage provides a useful additional measure
of our ability to continue to meet our interest obligations and our liquidity.
    It is important to note these metrics and other non-GAAP measures may
involve judgment by management and should be considered in addition to, not as
a substitute for, or superior to, net income, consolidated statements of cash
flows, or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with
GAAP.  For complete information on the items excluded from these non-GAAP
measures, please see our financial statements and "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition" that will be
included in the periodic report we expect to file with the SEC with respect to
the financial periods discussed herein.


    (1)  For the twelve months ended December 31, 2004, diluted earnings per
         share is calculated using the 'if converted' method, which includes
         the additional dilutive impact assuming conversion of the Company's
         subordinated convertible debt. Under the 'if converted' method, the
         per share numerator excludes the interest expense and related
         amortization of offering costs from the convertible debt, net of tax,
         of $20.0 million. The denominator includes the shares issuable from
         the assumed conversion of the convertible debt of 25.8 million. For
         all other periods presented the 'if converted' method is not used as
         its effect would be anti-dilutive.

    (2)  Reflects elimination of transactions between Retail and Institutional
         segments, which include deposit transfer pricing, servicing and order
         flow rebates.

    (3)  Amounts and percentages may not calculate due to rounding.

    (4)  Operating margin is defined as income before other income, income
         taxes, discontinued operations and cumulative effect of accounting
         change ("segment income") divided by net revenues. Operating margin
         for Retail and Institutional is based on segment results.

    (5)  Total headcount in the quarter ended December 31, 2005, calculation
         was adjusted to reflect the contribution of BrownCo employees for
         only one month in the quarter.

    (6)  Enterprise spread is defined as the combined net interest spread
         generated from the interest-earning assets and liabilities of our
         segment operating results and does not include corporate interest
         income or interest expense.

    (7)  Total retail customers in the quarter ended December 31, 2005,
         calculations were adjusted to reflect the contribution of BrownCo
         customers for only one month in the quarter.

    (8)  Quarter ended December 31, 2005, estimate.

    (9)  Amounts include a taxable equivalent increase in interest income of
         $2.6 million and $2.4 million for the three months ended December 31,
         2005 and 2004, respectively.


     E*TRADE FINANCIAL Media Contact
     Pam Erickson
     E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation
     617-296-6080
     pam.erickson@etrade.com

     E*TRADE FINANCIAL Investor Relations Contact
     Adam Townsend
     E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation
     703-236-8719
     adam.townsend@etrade.com


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