IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION - 10-K Annual Report

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-K
(MARK ONE)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001

OR

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO .

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-6835

IRWIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF CORPORATION AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

INDIANA 35-1286807
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)

500 WASHINGTON STREET COLUMBUS, INDIANA 47201
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)

(812) 376-1909
(CORPORATION'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT: NONE

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:

TITLE OF CLASS: COMMON STOCK*
TITLE OF CLASS: 9.25% CUMULATIVE TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES ISSUED BY IFC
CAPITAL TRUST I AND THE GUARANTEE WITH RESPECT THERETO.
TITLE OF CLASS: 10.50% CUMULATIVE TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES ISSUED BY IFC
CAPITAL TRUST II AND THE GUARANTEE WITH RESPECT THERETO.
TITLE OF CLASS: 8.75% CUMULATIVE TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES ISSUED BY IFC
CAPITAL TRUST III AND THE GUARANTEE WITH RESPECT THERETO.

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

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of Corporation's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of
the Corporation was $277,671,410 as of March 11, 2002. As of March 11, 2002,
there were outstanding 27,534,021 common shares of the Corporation.

* Includes associated rights.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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FORM 10-K

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I
Item 1 -- Business.................................................... 2
Item 2 -- Properties.................................................. 15
Item 3 -- Legal Proceedings........................................... 17
Item 4 -- Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders......... 19

Part II
Item 5 -- Market for Corporation's Common Equity and Related Security
Holder Matters.............................................. 20
Item 6 -- Selected Financial Data..................................... 21
Item 7 -- Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations................................... 23
Item 7(A) -- Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk........................................................ 64
Item 8 -- Financial Statements and Supplementary Data................. 65
Item 9 -- Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting
and Financial Disclosure.................................... 96

Part III
Item 10 -- Directors and Executive Officers of the Corporation......... 97
Item 11 -- Executive Compensation...................................... 97
Item 12 -- Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management.................................................. 97
Item 13 -- Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.............. 97

Part IV
Item 14 -- Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K............................ 98

Signatures...................................................................... 101

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PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

GENERAL

We are a diversified financial services company headquartered in Columbus,
Indiana with $3.1 billion in assets at December 31, 2001. We focus primarily on
the extension of credit to consumers and small businesses as well as providing
the ongoing servicing of those customer accounts. We currently operate five
major lines of business through our direct and indirect subsidiaries. Our major
lines of business are: commercial banking, mortgage banking, home equity
lending, equipment leasing and venture capital.

We are a regulated bank holding company and we conduct our consumer and
commercial lending businesses through various operating subsidiaries. Our
banking subsidiary, Irwin Union Bank and Trust, was organized in 1871 and we
formed the holding company in 1972. Our direct and indirect major subsidiaries
include Irwin Union Bank and Trust, a commercial bank, which together with Irwin
Union Bank, F.S.B., a federal savings bank, conducts our commercial banking
activities; Irwin Mortgage Corporation, a mortgage banking company; Irwin Home
Equity Corporation, a consumer home equity lending company; Irwin Capital
Holdings Corporation, an equipment leasing subsidiary; and Irwin Ventures LLC, a
venture capital company.

At the parent level, we work actively to add value to our lines of business
by interacting with the management teams, capitalizing on interrelationships,
providing centralized services and coordinating overall organizational
decisions. Under this organizational structure, our separate businesses hold and
fund the majority of their assets through Irwin Union Bank and Trust. This
provides additional liquidity and results in regulatory oversight of each of our
lines of business.

MAJOR LINES OF BUSINESS

Mortgage Banking

We established our mortgage banking line of business when we acquired our
subsidiary, Irwin Mortgage Corporation, formerly Inland Mortgage Corporation, in
1981. In this line of business, Irwin Mortgage, in conjunction with Irwin Union
Bank and Trust, originates, purchases, sells, and services conventional and
government agency-backed residential mortgage loans throughout the United
States. Most of our mortgage originations either are insured by an agency of the
federal government, such as the Federal Housing Authority, or FHA, or the
Veterans Administration, or VA, or, in the case of conventional mortgages, meet
requirements for resale to the Federal National Mortgage Association, or FNMA,
or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or FHLMC. We originate mortgage
loans through retail offices, direct marketing and our Internet website. We also
purchase mortgage loans through mortgage brokers. Our relationships with
realtors, homebuilders and brokers help us identify potential borrowers. We sell
mortgage loans to institutional and private investors but may retain servicing
rights to the loans we originate or purchase from correspondents. Irwin Mortgage
collects and accounts for the monthly payments on each loan serviced and pays
the real estate taxes and insurance necessary to protect the integrity of the
mortgage lien, for which it receives a servicing fee.

At December 31, 2001, Irwin Mortgage operated 100 production and satellite
offices in 27 states. We discuss this line of business further in the Mortgage
Banking section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations (MD&A) of this report.

Home Equity Lending

We established this line of business when we formed Irwin Home Equity
Corporation as our subsidiary in 1994, headquartered in San Ramon, California.
Irwin Home Equity became a subsidiary of Irwin Union Bank and Trust in 2001. In
conjunction with Irwin Union Bank and Trust, Irwin Home Equity originates,
purchases, securitizes and services home equity loans and lines of credit
nationwide. Our target customers are credit worthy, home owning consumers who
are active, unsecured credit card debt users. We market our home equity products
through direct mail, telemarketing, mortgage brokers and correspondent lenders
nationwide and through the Internet.

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Irwin Home Equity's core competencies are credit risk management and
analysis, risk assessment, profit-based planning and specialized home loan
servicing, with particular expertise in product development, test management and
database analysis. Irwin Home Equity regularly develops and tests new product
offerings on a limited basis, and introduces those that prove successful on a
national basis. Current product offerings, in addition to traditional home
equity products, include first mortgage refinance programs.

We discuss this line of business further in the Home Equity Lending section
of the MD&A of this report.

Commercial Banking

Our commercial banking line of business provides credit, cash management
and personal banking products to small businesses and business owners. We offer
a full line of consumer, mortgage and commercial loans, as well as personal and
commercial checking accounts, savings and time deposit accounts, personal and
business loans, credit card services, money transfer services, financial
counseling, property, casualty, life and health insurance agency services, trust
services, securities brokerage and safe deposit facilities.

We offer commercial banking services through our banking subsidiaries,
Irwin Union Bank and Trust, an Indiana state-chartered commercial bank, and
Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B., a federal savings bank.

- Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company -- headquartered in Columbus, Indiana
and organized in 1871, is a full service Indiana state-chartered
commercial bank with offices currently located throughout nine counties
in central and southern Indiana, as well as in Kalamazoo, Grandville
(near Grand Rapids), Traverse City and Lansing, Michigan, and Carson
City, Nevada; and

- Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. -- headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is a
full-service federal savings bank that began operations in December 2000.
Currently we have offices located in Brentwood, Missouri (near St.
Louis), Louisville, Kentucky, Salt Lake City, Utah, Las Vegas, Nevada and
Phoenix, Arizona.

We discuss this line of business further in the Commercial Banking section
of the MD&A of this report.

Equipment Leasing

We established this line of business in 1999 when we formed Irwin Business
Finance, our United States equipment leasing company, headquartered in Bellevue,
Washington. In our equipment leasing line of business, we originate transactions
from an established North American network of brokers and vendors and through
direct sales to franchisees. The majority of our leases are full payout (i.e.,
no residual), small-ticket assets secured by commercial equipment. We finance a
variety of commercial and office equipment types and try to limit the industry
and geographic concentrations in our lease portfolio.

In July 2000, the equipment leasing line of business acquired an ownership
of approximately 78% of Onset Capital Corporation, a Canadian small-ticket
equipment leasing company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. In
December 2001 Onset Capital established Onset Alberta Ltd. as a subsidiary to
facilitate its leasing business. In October 2001 we formed Irwin Franchise
Capital Corporation to conduct our franchise leasing business. We established
Irwin Capital Holdings in April 2001 as a subsidiary of Irwin Union Bank and
Trust to serve as the parent company for both our United States and Canadian
equipment leasing companies.

We discuss this line of business further in the Equipment Leasing section
of the MD&A of this report.

Venture Capital

We established this line of business when we formed Irwin Ventures
Incorporated in August 1999. In our venture capital line of business, we make
minority investments in early stage companies in the financial services industry
and related fields that intend to use technology as a key component of their
competitive strategy. We provide Irwin Ventures' portfolio companies the benefit
of our management experience in the financial services industry. In addition, we
expect that contacts made through venture activities may benefit management of
our other lines of business through the sharing of technologies and market
opportunities.

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In August 1999, Irwin Ventures established a subsidiary, Irwin Ventures
Incorporated-SBIC, which received a small business investment company license
from the Small Business Administration. In December 2000, Irwin Ventures and
Irwin Ventures-SBIC became Delaware limited liability companies. To date, the
primary geographic focus of this line of business and each of our investments
has been on the corridors of the east and west coasts between Washington, D.C.
and Boston, and Los Angeles and Seattle.

Other Subsidiaries

Irwin Union Credit Insurance Corporation has its home office in Columbus,
Indiana and provides credit life insurance to consumer loan customers of Irwin
Union Bank.

We continue to hold certain small-ticket equipment leases in our
subsidiary, Irwin Leasing Corporation (the former Affiliated Capital Corp.). The
leases were not part of the 1998 sale of substantially all of the assets of
Affiliated Capital to DVI Financial Services, Inc. Irwin Leasing and its parent,
Irwin Equipment Finance Corporation, are inactive except for the leases.

No single part of our business is dependent upon a single customer or upon
a very few customers and the loss of any one customer would not have a
materially adverse effect upon our business.

COMPETITION

In our commercial banking business, we compete with commercial banks,
savings banks, thrifts and credit unions for deposits and loans in and around
the counties surrounding our branch offices, and with a number of nonbank
companies located throughout the United States, including insurance companies,
retailers, securities firms, companies offering money market accounts, and
national credit card companies.

In our mortgage banking business we compete for mortgage loans with other
national, regional, local, and web-enabled mortgage banking companies, as well
as commercial banks, savings banks, and savings and loan associations.

In our home equity lending business, our primary competitors for our home
equity loans and lines of credit include banks, mortgage banks, large securities
firms, credit unions, thrifts, credit card issuers, finance companies, and other
home equity and mortgage lenders with operations that are either national,
regional, local or web-enabled in scope. Competition can take many forms,
including convenience in obtaining loans, customer service, marketing and
distribution channels, terms provided and interest rates charged to borrowers.

In our equipment leasing business, our primary competitors include other
finance companies that are independent or affiliated with banks or large
equipment leasing companies that operate on a national or regional basis.

In our venture capital line of business, we compete primarily with other
venture capital firms and individuals who invest in start-up companies.

Some of our competitors are not subject to the same degree of regulation as
that imposed on bank holding companies, state banking organizations and federal
saving banks. In addition, many larger banking organizations, mortgage
companies, mortgage banks, insurance companies and securities firms have
significantly greater resources than we do. As a result, some of our competitors
have advantages over us in name recognition and market penetration.

SUPERVISION AND REGULATION

GENERAL

The financial services business is highly regulated, primarily for the
protection of depositors and other customers. The following is a summary of
several applicable statutes and regulations that apply to us and to our
subsidiaries. These summaries are not complete, and you should refer to the
statutes and regulations for more information. Also, these statutes and
regulations may change in the future, and we cannot predict what effect these
changes, if made, will have on our operations.

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BANK HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION

We are registered as a bank holding company with the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as
amended and the related regulations, referred to as the BHC Act. We are subject
to regulation, supervision and examination by the Federal Reserve and as part of
this process, we must file reports and additional information with the Federal
Reserve.

Minimum Capital Requirements

The Federal Reserve has adopted risk-based capital guidelines for assessing
bank holding company capital adequacy. These standards define capital and
establish minimum capital ratios in relation to assets, both on an aggregate
basis and as adjusted for credit risks and off-balance sheet exposures. Under
the Federal Reserve's risk-based guidelines applicable to us, capital is
classified into two categories for bank holding companies:

Tier 1 capital, or core capital, consists of:

- common stockholder's equity;

- qualifying noncumulative perpetual preferred stock;

- qualifying cumulative perpetual preferred stock (subject to some
limitations); and

- minority interests in the common equity accounts of consolidated
subsidiaries;

less

- goodwill;

- credit-enhancing interest-only strips (certain amounts only); and

- specified intangible assets.

Tier 2 capital, or supplementary capital, consists of:

- allowance for loan and lease losses;

- perpetual preferred stock and related surplus;

- hybrid capital instruments;

- unrealized holding gains on equity securities;

- perpetual debt and mandatory convertible debt securities;

- term subordinated debt, including related surplus; and

- intermediate-term preferred stock, including related securities.

The Federal Reserve's capital adequacy guidelines require bank holding
companies to maintain a minimum ratio of qualifying total capital to
risk-weighted assets of 8 percent, at least 4 percent of which must be in the
form of Tier 1 capital. Risk-weighted assets include assets and credit
equivalent amounts of off-balance sheet items of bank holding companies that are
assigned to one of several risk categories, based on the obligor or the nature
of the collateral. The Federal Reserve has established a minimum ratio of Tier 1
capital (less any intangible capital items) to total assets (less any intangible
assets), or leverage ratio, of 3 percent for strong bank holding companies
(those rated a composite "1" under the Federal Reserve's rating system). For all
other bank holding companies, the minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to total
assets is 4 percent. Also, the Federal Reserve continues to consider the Tier 1
leverage ratio in evaluating proposals for expansion or new activities.

In its capital adequacy guidelines, the Federal Reserve emphasizes that the
standards discussed above are minimums and that banking organizations generally
are expected to operate well above these minimum levels.

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These guidelines also state that banking organizations experiencing growth,
whether internally or by making acquisitions, are expected to maintain strong
capital positions substantially above the minimum levels.

As of December 31, 2001, we had regulatory capital in excess of the Federal
Reserve's minimum levels. Our ratio of total capital to risk weighted assets at
December 31, 2001 was 10.84% and our Tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.45%.

Residual Interests. On November 29, 2001, the four federal banking
agencies jointly adopted revised regulatory capital standards regarding the
treatment of certain recourse obligations, direct credit substitutes, residual
interests in assets securitizations, and other securitized transactions that
expose financial institutions primarily to credit risk. The agencies had
previously published guidelines on securitization activities in December, 1999
(the "Securitization Guidance") which dealt with the risk management and
regulatory oversight issues involved with asset securitizations and residual
interests.

Residual interests generally include any on-balance sheet asset created by
the sale of financial assets that results in the retention of any credit risks,
directly or indirectly, associated with the transfer of assets, where the
retained risk exceeds a pro rata share of the organization's claim on the
assets, whether through subordination provisions or other credit enhancement
techniques.

The revised rules (the "New Rules") became effective January 1, 2002 with
respect to residual interests related to any transaction that settles on or
after that date. For transactions that settled prior to the effective date of
the New Rules, capital treatment prescribed by the application of the New Rules
is delayed until December 31, 2002.

The New Rules amend the inter-agency regulatory capital standards in a
number of respects. The key changes are as follows:

- Providing for more consistent risk-based capital treatment for recourse
obligations and direct credit substitutes and adding new standards for
residual interests;

- Applying a ratings-based approach that sets capital standards for
positions in securitized transactions (excluding certain residual
interests as discussed below) based upon their relative risk exposure,
while using credit ratings from nationally-recognized statistical rating
organizations;

- Deducting from Tier 1 capital the amount of credit-enhancing
interest-only strips, referred to as CEIOS (a subset of residual
interests), that exceeds 25% of Tier 1 capital for regulatory purposes,
referred to as the concentration limit; and

- Requiring a dollar in risk-based capital for each dollar of residual
interest, referred to as the dollar-for-dollar capital requirement, not
deducted from Tier 1 capital except those qualifying under the ratings-
based approach.

Capital Treatment of Residual Interests. The New Rules impose a
concentration limit on credit-enhancing interest-only strips, or CEIOS, and a
dollar-for-dollar capital requirement on residual interests not deducted from
Tier 1 capital.

CEIOS are, generally, assets created from the excess interest on assets
transferred (after reduction for administrative expenses, investor interest
payments, servicing fees, and credit losses on investors' interests in these
assets) that serve as credit enhancements for the investors. CEIOS include
residual interests whether created by a securitization transaction or whether
purchased from third parties. Under the New Rules, interest-only strips are
limited to 25% of Tier 1 capital, with the excess deducted from Tier 1 capital.
See "Recent Developments" for more information regarding our pro forma December
31, 2001 consolidated capital ratios giving effect to the New Rules assuming
different potential outcomes of our pending evaluation as to whether a portion
of our residual assets fall outside the definition of CEIOS.

CEIOS are the residual interests most often resulting from asset
securitizations such as our securitization of home equity loans, in which the
seller of loans accounts for the transaction using gain-on-sale accounting
treatment. Recording gain on the sale allows the seller to leverage the capital
created based on the current recognition of future cash flows. Because this
capital may no longer be available to support these assets if
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write-downs later become necessary, the regulatory agencies adopted the
amendments incorporated in the New Rules to limit the risk of residual asset
concentrations. The New Rules will allow banking organizations the option of
netting existing associated deferred tax liabilities against residual interests
for regulatory capital purposes. CEIOS may not qualify for the more favorable
treatment under the ratings-based approach referenced above.

The New Rules reflect the policy in the existing Securitization Guidance
that imposes more frequent supervisory review, limitations on residual interest
holdings, more stringent capital requirements, or other supervisory constraints
on banking organizations found by the regulatory agencies to be lacking
effective risk management programs or engaging in practices that present safety
and soundness concerns. The Securitization Guidance provides that a bank's
failure to understand the risks inherent in the securitization activities and to
incorporate them into risk management systems and internal capital allocations
may constitute an unsafe or unsound banking practice and may result in the
down-grading of an organization's regulatory ratings.

Expansion

The BHC Act requires prior Federal Reserve approval for certain activities,
such as the acquisition by a bank holding company of control of another bank or
bank holding company. Under the BHC Act, a bank holding company may engage in
activities that the Federal Reserve has determined to be so closely related to
banking or managing or controlling banks as to be a proper incident to those
banking activities, such as operating a mortgage bank or a savings association,
conducting leasing and venture capital investment activities, performing trust
company functions, or acting as an investment or financial advisor. See the
section on "Interstate Banking and Branching Legislation" below.

Dividends

The Federal Reserve has policies on the payment of cash dividends by bank
holding companies. The Federal Reserve believes that a bank holding company
experiencing earnings weaknesses should not pay cash dividends (1) exceeding its
net income or (2) which only could be funded in ways that would weaken a bank
holding company's financial health, such as by borrowing. Also, the Federal
Reserve possesses enforcement powers over bank holding companies and their
non-bank subsidiaries to prevent or remedy unsafe or unsound practices or
violations of applicable statutes and regulations. Among these powers is the
ability to prohibit or limit the payment of dividends by banks and bank holding
companies.

The Federal Reserve expects us to act as a source of financial strength to
our banking subsidiaries and to commit resources to support them. In
implementing this policy, the Federal Reserve could require us to provide
financial support when we otherwise would not consider ourselves able to do so.

In addition to the restrictions on fundamental corporate actions such as
acquisitions and dividends imposed by the Federal Reserve, Indiana law also
places limitations on our authority with respect to such activities.

BANK AND THRIFT REGULATION

Indiana law subjects Irwin Union Bank and Trust and its subsidiaries to
supervision and examination by the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions,
or the DFI. Irwin Union Bank and Trust is a member of the Federal Reserve System
and, along with its subsidiaries, is also subject to regulation, examination and
supervision by the Federal Reserve. These subsidiaries include Irwin Home Equity
and Irwin Capital Holdings. Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. is a federally chartered
savings bank. Accordingly, it is governed by and subject to regulation,
examination and supervision by the Office of Thrift Supervision, or the OTS, and
is required to comply with the rules and regulations of the OTS under the Home
Owners' Loan Act, or HOLA.

The Federal Reserve also supervises Irwin Union Bank and Trust's compliance
with federal law and regulations that restrict loans by member banks to their
directors, executive officers, and other controlling persons.

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The deposits of Irwin Union Bank and Trust are insured by the Bank
Insurance Fund, or the BIF, and the deposits of Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. are
insured by the Savings Association Insurance Fund, or SAIF, under the provisions
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, or the FDIA. As a result, Irwin Union Bank
and Trust and Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. also are subject to supervision and
examination by the FDIC. The regulatory scheme applicable to Irwin Union Bank
and Trust is comparable to that imposed on Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. by the OTS.

Mortgage Banking and Residential Lending Regulation

The residential lending activities of Irwin Union Bank and Trust, the
mortgage banking activities of Irwin Mortgage, and the home equity lending
business of Irwin Home Equity are regulated by the Federal Reserve. The Federal
Reserve has broad authority to oversee the banking activities of Irwin Union
Bank and Trust as the bank's primary federal regulator pursuant to the FDIA and
the nonbanking subsidiaries of both Irwin Financial Corporation and Irwin Union
Bank and Trust pursuant to the BHC Act. Federal Reserve regulations, such as
restrictions on affiliate transactions, asset quality and earnings performance,
apply to our residential lending activities. The DFI has comparable supervisory
and examination authority over Irwin Home Equity and Irwin Capital Holdings due
to their status as subsidiaries of Irwin Union Bank and Trust.

Capital Requirements

The Federal Reserve has published regulations applicable to state member
banks such as Irwin Union Bank and Trust regarding the maintenance of adequate
capital. While retaining the authority to set capital ratios for individual
banks, these regulations group banks into categories based upon total risk-based
capital, Tier 1 risk-based capital and a leverage ratio (Tier 1 capital divided
by average total assets). These categories, and the applicable capital ratios,
are as follows:

The Federal Reserve requires banks to hold capital commensurate with the
level and nature of all of the risks, including the volume and severity of
problem loans, to which they are exposed. The Federal Reserve requires all state
member banks to meet a minimum ratio of qualifying total capital to weighted
risk assets of 8 percent, of which at least 4 percent should be in the form of
Tier 1 capital. For purposes of this ratio, Tier 1 capital is defined as the sum
of core capital elements less goodwill and other intangible assets.

The minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to total assets for strong banking
institutions (rated composite "1" under the uniform rating system of banks) is 3
percent. For all other institutions, the minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to
total assets is 4 percent. Banking institutions with supervisory, financial,
operational, or managerial weaknesses are expected to maintain capital ratios
well above the minimum levels, as are institutions with high or inordinate
levels of risk. Banks experiencing or anticipating significant growth are also
expected to maintain capital, including tangible capital positions, well above
the minimum levels. For example, most such institutions generally have operated
at capital levels ranging from 1 to 2 percent above the stated minimums. Higher
capital ratios could be required if warranted by the particular circumstances to
risk profiles of individual banks. The standards set forth above specify minimum
supervisory ratios based primarily on broad credit risk considerations. The
risk-based ratio does not take explicit account of the quality of individual
asset portfolios or the range of other types of risks to which banks may be
exposed, such as interest rate, liquidity, market or operational risks. For this
reason, banks are generally expected to operate with capital positions above the
minimum ratios.

At December 31, 2001, Irwin Union Bank and Trust had a total risk-based
capital ratio of 10.38%, a Tier 1 capital ratio of 9.93%, and a leverage ratio
of 12.39% and was considered well-capitalized. See "Bank Holding Company
Regulation -- Minimum Capital Requirements -- Residual Interests" earlier in
this section for a discussion of the impact of the new regulatory capital
treatment rules. We transferred a portion, and plan to transfer an additional
portion, of our residual assets held at Irwin Union Bank and Trust to our
holding company in the form of dividends during the first quarter of 2002.
Because of the amount of the residuals, we sought and received regulatory
approval of these dividends as required. In connection with our decision in the
fourth quarter of 2001 to dividend these residual assets out of Irwin Union Bank
and Trust and after discussions with our regulators as well as consideration of
the risk profile of our organization, our Board

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of Directors adopted resolutions regarding maintenance of capital levels above
the well-capitalized minimum requirements beginning March 31, 2002. The
benchmark levels we established are 12% total capital to risk-weighted assets at
Irwin Union Bank and Trust, and 11% total capital to risk-weighted assets at
Irwin Financial. Although the dividends of the residual assets will not have a
meaningful impact on our consolidated capital ratios calculated under the New
Rules, the dividends have the effect of increasing regulatory capital ratios at
Irwin Union Bank and Trust.

The Federal Reserve, the OTS, the FDIC and other federal banking agencies
also have adopted a final rule that modifies the risk-based capital standards to
provide for consideration of interest rate risk when assessing capital adequacy
of a bank or savings association. Under this rule, the Federal Reserve, the OTS
and the FDIC must explicitly include a bank or savings association's exposure to
declines in the economic value of their capital due to changes in interest rates
as a factor in evaluating capital adequacy of a bank or savings association. The
Federal Reserve, the OTS, the FDIC and other federal banking agencies also have
adopted a joint agency policy statement providing guidance for managing interest
rate risk. The policy statement emphasizes the importance of adequate management
oversight and a sound risk management process. This assessment of interest rate
risk management made by the banks' examiners will be incorporated into the
banks' overall risk management rating and used to determine management's
effectiveness.

Insurance of Deposit Accounts

Under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvements Act of 1991,
or the FDICIA, as FDIC-insured institutions, Irwin Union Bank and Trust and
Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. are required to pay deposit insurance premiums based on
the risk they pose to BIF and SAIF, respectively. The FDIC also has authority to
raise or lower assessment rates on insured deposits to achieve the statutorily
required reserve ratios in insurance funds and to impose special additional
assessments. Each depository institution is assigned to one of three capital
groups: "well capitalized," "adequately capitalized" or "undercapitalized." An
institution is considered well capitalized if it has a total risk-based capital
ratio of 10% or greater, has a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6% or greater,
has a leverage ratio of 5% or greater and is not subject to any order or written
directive to meet and maintain a specific capital level. An "adequately
capitalized" institution has a total risk-based capital ratio of 8% or greater,
has a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 4% or greater, has a leverage ratio of
4% or greater and does not meet the definition of a well capitalized bank. An
institution is considered "undercapitalized" if it does not meet the definition
of "well capitalized" or "adequately capitalized." Within each capital group,
institutions are assigned to one of three supervisory subgroups: "A"
(institutions with few minor weaknesses), "B" (institutions that demonstrate
weaknesses which, if not corrected, could result in significant deterioration of
the institution and increased risk of loss to the insurance funds), and "C"
(institutions that pose a substantial probability of loss to the insurance funds
unless effective corrective action is taken). There are nine combinations of
capital groups and supervisory subgroups to which varying assessment rates may
apply. An institution's assessment rate depends on the capital category and
supervisory category to which it is assigned.

Dividend Limitations

As a state member bank, Irwin Union Bank and Trust may not, without the
approval of the Federal Reserve, declare a dividend if the total of all
dividends declared in a calendar year exceeds the total of its net income for
that year, combined with its retained net income of the preceding two years,
less any required transfers to the surplus account. Under Indiana law, certain
dividends require notice to, or approval by, the DFI, and Irwin Union Bank and
Trust may not pay dividends in an amount greater than its net profits then
available, after deducting losses and bad debts. The amount of the residual
assets that have or will be transferred to the holding company as a dividend
from the bank exceed the amount that could have been dividended by the bank to
us without regulatory approval as described above and, as a result, we sought
and obtained regulatory approval for the dividend. Due to the limitations
described above, we must now obtain prior approval from the DFI and the Federal
Reserve Bank of Chicago before Irwin Union Bank and Trust can pay additional
dividends to us.

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In most cases, savings and loan associations, such as Irwin Union Bank,
F.S.B., are required either to apply to or to provide notice to the OTS
regarding the payment of dividends. The savings association must seek approval
if it does not qualify for expedited treatment under OTS regulations, or if the
total amount of all capital distributions for the applicable calendar year
exceeds net income for that year to date plus retained net income for the
preceding two years, or the savings association would not be adequately
capitalized following the dividend, or the proposed dividend would violate a
prohibition in any statute, regulation or agreement with the OTS. In other
circumstances, a simple notice is sufficient.

Our ability and the ability of Irwin Union Bank and Trust and Irwin Union
Bank, F.S.B. to pay dividends also may be affected by the various capital
requirements and the capital and noncapital standards established under the
FDICIA, as described above. Our rights and the rights of our shareholders and
our creditors to participate in any distribution of the assets or earnings of
our subsidiaries also is subject to the prior claims of creditors of our
subsidiaries including the depositors of a bank subsidiary.

Interstate Banking and Branching Legislation

Under the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of
1994, or the Interstate Banking Act, banks are permitted, subject to being
adequately or better capitalized, in compliance with CRA requirements and in
compliance with state law requirements (such as age of bank limits and deposit
caps), to merge with one another across state lines and to create a main bank
with branches in separate states. After establishing branches in a state through
an interstate merger transaction, a bank may establish and acquire additional
branches at any location in the state where any bank involved in the interstate
merger could have established or acquired branches under applicable federal and
state law.

Although Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. has a different primary federal regulator
from Irwin Union Bank and Trust, most, if not all, of the federal statutes and
regulations applicable to Irwin Union Bank also apply to Irwin Union Bank,
F.S.B. However, as a federally chartered savings bank, Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B.
has greater flexibility in pursuing interstate branching than an Indiana state
bank. A federal savings association may establish or operate a branch in any
state outside the state of its home office if the association meets certain
statutory requirements. These requirements do not apply if the law of the state
where the branch is to be located offers reciprocal branching privileges with
the state where the savings association has its home office located. As Irwin
Union Bank and Trust does with its supervisory regulatory agencies, Irwin Union
Bank, F.S.B. must file reports with the OTS and the FDIC concerning its
activities and financial condition in addition to obtaining regulatory approvals
before establishing branches or entering into certain transactions such as
mergers with, or acquisitions of, other financial institutions.

Community Reinvestment

Under the Community Reinvestment Act, or the CRA, a financial institution
has a continuing and affirmative obligation, consistent with its safe and sound
operation, to help meet the credit needs of its entire community, including low-
and moderate-income neighborhoods. The CRA does not establish specific lending
requirements or programs for financial institutions, or limit an institution's
discretion to develop the types of products and services that it believes are
best suited to its particular community that are consistent with the CRA.
Institutions are rated on their performance in meeting the needs of their
communities. Performance is tested in three areas: (a) lending, which evaluates
the institution's record of making loans in its assessment areas; (b)
investment, which evaluates the institution's record of investing in community
development projects, affordable housing and programs benefiting low or moderate
income individuals and business; and (c) service, which evaluates the
institution's delivery of services through its branches, ATMs and other offices.
The CRA requires each federal banking agency, in connection with its examination
of a financial institution, to assess and assign one of four ratings to the
institution's record of meeting the credit needs of its community and to take
this record into account in evaluating certain applications by the institution,
including applications for charters, branches and other deposit facilities,
relocations, mergers, consolidations, acquisitions of assets or assumptions of
liabilities, and savings and loan holding company acquisitions. The CRA also
requires that all institutions publicly disclose their CRA ratings. Both Irwin
Union Bank and Trust and Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. received a "satisfactory"
rating on their most recent CRA performance evaluations.
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Brokered Deposits

Brokered deposits include funds obtained, directly or indirectly, by or
through a deposit broker for deposit into one or more deposit accounts.
Well-capitalized institutions are not subject to limitations on brokered
deposits, while an adequately capitalized institution is able to accept, renew
or rollover brokered deposits only with a waiver from the FDIC and subject to
certain restrictions on the yield paid on such deposits. Undercapitalized
institutions are not permitted to accept brokered deposits. Irwin Union Bank and
Trust and Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. are permitted to accept brokered deposits.

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

On November 12, 1999, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, or the GLB Act, was
enacted, which amended or repealed certain provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act
and other legislation that restricted the ability of bank holding companies,
securities firms and insurance companies to affiliate with one another. The GLB
Act establishes a comprehensive framework to permit affiliations among
commercial banks, insurance companies and securities firms. The GLB Act contains
provisions intended to safeguard consumer financial information in the hands of
financial service providers by, among other things, requiring these entities to
disclose their privacy policies to their customers and allowing customers to
"opt out" of having their financial service providers disclose their
confidential financial information to non-affiliated third parties, subject to
certain exceptions. Final regulations implementing the new financial privacy
regulations became effective during 2001. Similar to most other
consumer-oriented laws, the regulations contain some specific prohibitions and
require timely disclosure of certain information. We have devoted what we
believe are sufficient resources to comply with these new requirements. We do
not anticipate that the GLB Act will have a material adverse effect on our
operations or prospects or those of our subsidiaries. However, to the extent the
GLB Act permits banks, securities firms and insurance companies to affiliate,
the financial services industry may experience further consolidation. This
consolidation could result in a growing number of larger financial institutions
that offer a wider variety of financial services than we currently offer and
that can aggressively compete in the markets we currently serve.

COMPLIANCE WITH CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS

Our subsidiaries also are subject to many federal and state consumer
protection statutes and regulations including the Equal Credit Opportunity Act,
the Fair Housing Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Truth in Savings Act, the
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.
Among other things, these acts:

- require lenders to disclose credit terms in meaningful and consistent
ways;

- prohibit discrimination against an applicant in any consumer or business
credit transaction;

- prohibit discrimination in housing-related lending activities;

- require certain lenders to collect and report applicant and borrower data
regarding loans for home purchases or improvement projects;

- require lenders to provide borrowers with information regarding the
nature and cost of real estate settlements;

- prohibit certain lending practices and limit escrow account amounts with
respect to real estate transactions; and

- prescribe possible penalties for violations of the requirements of
consumer protection statutes and regulations.

Equal Credit Opportunity Act

The federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibits discrimination against
an applicant in any credit transaction, whether for consumer or business
purposes, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin,

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sex, marital status, age (except in limited circumstances), receipt of income
from public assistance programs or good faith exercise of any rights under the
Consumer Credit Protection Act. In addition to prohibiting outright
discrimination on any of the impermissible bases listed above, an effects test
has been applied to determine whether a violation of the act has occurred. This
means that if a creditor's actions have had the effect of discriminating, the
creditor may be held liable, even when there is no intent to discriminate. In
addition to actual damages, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act permits regulatory
agencies to take enforcement action and provides for punitive damages.
Successful complainants also may be entitled to an award of court costs and
attorneys' fees.

Fair Housing Act

The federal Fair Housing Act regulates many lending practices, including
making it unlawful for any lender to discriminate in its housing-related lending
activities against any person because of race, color, religion, national origin,
sex, handicap or familial status. The Fair Housing Act is broadly written and
has been broadly interpreted by the courts. A number of lending practices have
been found to be, or may be considered, illegal under the Fair Housing Act,
including some that are not specifically mentioned in the act itself. Among
those practices that have been found to be, or may be considered, illegal under
the Fair Housing Act are declining a loan for the purposes of racial
discrimination, making excessively low appraisals of property based on racial
considerations and pressuring, discouraging, or denying applications for credit
on a prohibited basis.

The Fair Housing Act allows a person who believes that he or she has been
discriminated against to file a complaint with the Department of Housing and
Urban Development, or HUD. Aggrieved persons also may initiate a civil action.
The Fair Housing Act also permits the Attorney General of the United States to
commence a civil action if there is reasonable cause to believe that a person
has been discriminated against in violation of the Fair Housing Act. Penalties
for violation of the Fair Housing Act include actual damages suffered by the
aggrieved person and injunctive or other equitable relief. The courts also may
assess civil penalties.

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act

The federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act grew out of public concern over
credit shortages in certain urban neighborhoods. One purpose of the Home
Mortgage Disclosure Act is to provide public information that will help show
whether financial institutions are serving the housing credit needs of the
neighborhoods and communities in which they are located. The Home Mortgage
Disclosure Act also includes a "fair lending" aspect that requires the
collection and disclosure of data about applicant and borrower characteristics
as a way of identifying possible discriminatory lending patterns and enforcing
anti-discrimination statutes. The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act requires
institutions to report data regarding applications for loans for the purchase or
improvement of one-to-four family and multifamily dwellings, as well as
information concerning originations and purchases of such loans. Federal bank
regulators rely, in part, upon data provided under the Home Mortgage Disclosure
Act to determine whether depository institutions engage in discriminatory
lending practices.

The appropriate federal banking agency (that is, the Federal Reserve for
Irwin Union Bank and Trust and the OTS for Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B.), or in some
cases, HUD, enforces compliance with the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act and
implements its regulations. Administrative sanctions, including civil money
penalties, may be imposed by supervisory agencies for violations of this act.

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act

The federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, or RESPA, requires
lenders to provide borrowers with disclosures regarding the nature and cost of
real estate settlements. RESPA also prohibits certain abusive practices, such as
kickbacks, and places limitations on the amount of escrow accounts. Violations
of RESPA may result in imposition of penalties, including: (1) civil liability
equal to three times the amount of any charge paid for the settlement services
or civil liability of up to $1,000 per claimant, depending on the violation; (2)
awards of court costs and attorneys' fees; and (3) fines of not more than
$10,000 or

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imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. A significant number of
individual claims and purported consumer class action claims have been commenced
against financial institutions and other mortgage lending companies, including
Irwin Mortgage, alleging violations of the escrow account rules and the
prohibition against kickbacks and seeking civil damages, court costs and
attorneys' fees. See the "Legal Proceedings" section of this report.

Truth in Lending Act

The federal Truth in Lending Act is designed to ensure that credit terms
are disclosed in a meaningful way so that consumers may compare credit terms
more readily and knowledgeably. As a result of the act, all creditors must use
the same credit terminology and expressions of rates, the annual percentage
rate, the finance charge, the amount financed, the total of payments and the
payment schedule.

Violations of the Truth in Lending Act may result in regulatory sanctions
and in the imposition of both civil and, in the case of willful violations,
criminal penalties. Under certain circumstances, the Truth in Lending Act and
Federal Reserve Regulation Z also provide a consumer with a right of rescission,
which relieves the consumer of the obligation to pay amounts to the creditor or
to a third party in connection with the offending transaction, including finance
charges, application fee, commitment fees, title search fees and appraisal fees.
Consumers may also seek actual and punitive damages for violations in the Truth
in Lending Act. See the "Legal Proceedings" section of this report.

State Consumer Protection Laws

In addition to the federal consumer protection laws discussed above, our
subsidiaries are also subject to state consumer protection laws that regulate
the mortgage origination and lending businesses of these subsidiaries. As part
of the home equity line of business in conjunction with its subsidiary, Irwin
Home Equity, Irwin Union Bank and Trust originates home equity loans through its
branch in Nevada. Irwin Union Bank and Trust uses interest rates and loan terms
in its home equity loans and lines of credit that are authorized by Nevada law,
but might not be authorized by the laws of the states in which the borrowers are
located. As a FDIC-insured, state member bank, Irwin Union Bank and Trust is
authorized by Section 27 of the FDIA to charge interest at rates allowed by the
laws of the state where the bank is located regardless of any inconsistent state
law, and to apply these rates to loans to borrowers in other states. The FDIC
has opined that a state bank with branches outside of the state in which it is
chartered may also be located in a state in which it maintains an interstate
branch. Irwin Union Bank and Trust relies on Section 27 of the FDIA and the FDIC
opinion in conducting its home equity lending business described above. From
time to time, state regulators have questioned the application of Section 27 of
the FDIA to credit practices affecting citizens of their states. Any change in
Section 27 of the FDIA or in the FDIC's interpretation of this provision, or any
successful challenge as to the permissibility of these activities, could require
that we change the terms of some of our loans or the manner in which we conduct
our home equity line of business.

EMPLOYEES AND LABOR RELATIONS

At December 31, 2001, we and our subsidiaries had a total of 2,941
employees, including full-time and part-time employees. We continue a commitment
of equal employment opportunity for all job applicants and staff members, and
management regards its relations with its employees as satisfactory.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Our executive officers are elected annually by the Board of Directors and
serve for a term of one year or until their successors are elected and
qualified. In addition to our Chairman, Mr. Miller, and President, Mr. Nash,
both of whom also serve as directors, our executive officers are listed below.

Claude E. Davis (41) has been President of Irwin Union Bank and Trust since
January, 1996. He has been an officer since 1988.

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Elena Delgado (47) has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Irwin
Home Equity since September, 1994.

Gregory F. Ehlinger (39) has been our Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer since August of 1999. He has been one of our officers since
August 1992.

Paul D. Freudenthaler (37) joined us as Vice President - Financial Risk
Management in December 2001. From September 2000 through November 2001, he was
Corporate Controller for America Online Latin America, an internet service
provider. From July 2000 to August 2000 he served as Senior Vice President -
Treasurer of Telscape International, Inc., a development stage
telecommunications company. Prior thereto, he held the position of Chief
Accounting Officer of Telscape from July 1999 until June 2000. Subsequent to his
departure from Telscape, Telscape filed a voluntary petition for relief under
Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on April 27, 2001. From February 1999
through June 1999, he was Director - International of Bank United, F.S.B. From
January 1994 through January 1999, he was Director - International of Irwin
Mortgage Corporation, our subsidiary.

Jose M. Gonzalez (43) has been our Vice President - Internal Audit since
October 1995.

Robert H. Griffith (44) has been President and Chief Executive Officer of
Irwin Mortgage since January, 2001. He has been an officer of Irwin Mortgage
since 1993.

Theresa L. Hall (49) has been our Vice President - Human Resources since
1988 and has been one of our officers since 1980.

Bradley J. Kime (41) has been President of Irwin Union Bank F.S.B. since
December 2000, and is also Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President
of Irwin Union Bank and Trust. He has been an officer of Irwin Union Bank and
Trust since 1987, and one of our officers since 1986.

Jody A. Littrell (34) has been our Vice President and Controller since
March 2000. He was employed with Arthur Andersen LLP from September 1990 to
March 2000.

Ellen Z. Mufson (53) has been our Vice President - Legal and Assistant
Secretary since September 1997. She was Vice President - Legal Counsel of Irwin
Union Bank and Trust from July 1996 through August 1997, and our Corporate
Counsel from January 1995 through June, 1996.

Steven R. Schultz (36) joined us as Vice President - Legal in January 2002.
From August 1999 through December 2001 he was an attorney in the London office
of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, focusing primarily on mergers and
acquisitions, capital markets financings and private equity transactions. From
August 1993 until July 1999 he practiced corporate and securities law at Barnes
& Thornburg in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Matthew F. Souza (45) has been our Senior Vice President - Ethics since
August 1999 and our Secretary since 1986. He has been one of our officers since
1986.

Michael E. Taft (61) serves as President of Irwin Capital Holdings
Corporation, which comprises our leasing line of business. He has been President
of Irwin Business Finance since April 1999. From August 1998 to April 1999, he
was Executive Vice President of General Electric Capital Business Asset Funding
Corp., a subsidiary of General Electric Capital Corporation. From September 1984
to August 1998, he was Executive Vice President of MetLife Capital Corporation,
a subsidiary of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (General Electric Capital
Corporation acquired MetLife Capital in August 1998).

Thomas D. Washburn (55) has been our Executive Vice President since August
1999 and has been one of our officers since 1976. From 1976 to August, 1999 he
served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Brett R. Vanderkolk (36) has been our Vice President - Treasurer since
September 2000. From August 1996, to September 2000, he served as Manager,
Corporate Finance for Arvin Industries, Inc. (manufacturer of automotive
products).

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Our main office and the main offices of Irwin Ventures LLC, Irwin Ventures
SBIC LLC, and Irwin Union Credit Insurance Corporation are located at 500
Washington Street, Columbus, Indiana, in space leased from Irwin Union Bank and
Trust. The location and general character of the materially important physical
properties and our subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 are as follows:

IRWIN MORTGAGE

The main office, where administrative and servicing activities are
centered, is located at 9265 Counselor's Row, Indianapolis, Indiana, and a
servicing facility is located at 11800 Exit Five Parkway, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Loan production and satellite offices are located in:

- Arizona -- Mesa, Phoenix, and Scottsdale;

- California -- Arroyo Grande, Avalon, Bakersfield, Carson, Citrus Heights,
Concord, Covina, LaMesa, Oxnard, Richmond, Sacramento, Salinas, San
Diego, Stockton, Temecula, Thousand Oaks, Ventura, Visalia, Walnut South,
West Concord, Yreka and Yuba City;

- Colorado -- Castle Rock, Colorado Springs, Denver, Englewood, and
Westminster;

- Connecticut -- Rocky Hill;

- Delaware -- Newark;

- Florida -- Apopka, Boca Raton, Clearwater, Jacksonville, Orlando, and
Port St. Lucie;

- Georgia -- Atlanta;

- Hawaii -- Honolulu;

- Illinois -- Chicago, Clocktower and Decatur;

- Indiana -- Carmel, Fishers, Ft. Wayne, Greenwood, Indianapolis (four
offices), Kokomo, Logansport, Muncie, Schererville, and South Bend;

- Louisiana -- Baton Rouge;

- Maryland -- Gaithersburg;

- Michigan -- Frankenmuth, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Roscommon and
Sunrise;

- Minnesota -- Arden Hills, Burnsville and Minneapolis;

- Missouri -- Urbana;

- New Jersey -- Deptford;

- North Carolina -- Durham, Greensboro, Hickory, Raleigh, Waynesville,
Wilmington and Winston-Salem;

- Ohio -- Columbus (three offices), Dayton, and Reynoldsburg;

- Oklahoma -- Oklahoma City and Tulsa;

- Oregon -- Damascus and Portland;

- Pennsylvania -- Mechanicsburg and York;

- Tennessee -- Brentwood;

- Texas -- Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso and Houston (two offices);

- Utah -- Salt Lake City;

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- Virginia -- Newport News;

- Washington -- Battle Ground, Everett (two offices) and Mount Lake
Terrace; and

- Wisconsin -- Madison.

All offices occupied by Irwin Mortgage are leased.

IRWIN UNION BANK AND TRUST

The main office is located in four connected buildings at 500 and 520
Washington Street, Columbus, Indiana. Irwin Union Realty Corporation, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Irwin Union Bank and Trust, owns these buildings in
fee and leases them to Irwin Union Bank and Trust.

One or the other of Irwin Union Bank and Trust or Irwin Union Realty owns
the following branch properties in fee State Street and Eastbrook in Columbus,
Indiana

Hope, Taylorsville, and Franklin, Indiana (the Franklin building and a
portion of the land are owned; the remaining land is leased).

The other branches lease their offices:

- Indiana -- Avon, Bloomington (three offices), Carmel, Columbus (three
offices), Greensburg, Greenwood, Indianapolis, Seymour (two offices) and
Shelbyville;

- Michigan -- Grandville (near Grand Rapids), Kalamazoo, Lansing and
Traverse City; and

- Nevada -- Carson City.

The loan production office in Lansing, Michigan leases its space. The
properties owned by Irwin Union Bank and Trust or Irwin Union Realty have no
major encumbrances.

IRWIN UNION BANK, F.S.B.

The main office is located at 9300 Shelbyville Road, Louisville, Kentucky.

Branch offices are located in:

- Arizona -- Phoenix

- Missouri -- Brentwood (near St. Louis)

- Nevada -- Las Vegas; and

- Utah -- Salt Lake City

Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. leases these offices.

IRWIN HOME EQUITY

The main office is located at 12677 Alcosta Boulevard, Suite 500, San
Ramon, California. Irwin Home Equity also occupies two other offices in San
Ramon, California. Irwin Home Equity leases all of it its offices.

IRWIN CAPITAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION

The main office of Irwin Capital Holdings Corporation is located at 500
Washington Street, Columbus, Indiana. The office location is lease.

The main office of Irwin Business Finance is located at 330 120th Avenue
NE, Suite 110, Bellevue, Washington. The office location is leased.

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The main office of Onset Capital Corporation is located at 666 Burrard
Street, Suite 300, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. All of the Onset
locations are leased and offices are located in Canada in:

- Alberta -- Calgary and Edmonton;

- Manitoba -- East St. Paul (near Winnipeg);

- Ontario -- Toronto (two offices); and

- Quebec -- St. Laurent (near Montreal) and Quebec City.

The main office of Onset Alberta Ltd. is located at 888 3rd Street SW in
Edmonton, Alberta. The office space is leased.

The main office of Irwin Franchise Capital Corporation is located at 2700
Westchester Avenue, Purchase, New York.

Irwin Franchise Capital also has offices (all leased) in:

- Illinois -- Hainesville;

- Nebraska -- Columbus (two offices) and Omaha;

- New Jersey -- Nutley;

- New York -- Metuchen;

- Texas -- Spring; and

- Washington -- Port Orchard.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Culpepper v. Inland Mortgage Corporation.

Borrowers purporting to represent a nationwide class have filed numerous
class action lawsuits against mortgage lenders, including our subsidiary, Irwin
Mortgage (formerly known as Inland Mortgage Corporation), alleging that certain
payments to mortgage brokers by those lenders violate the federal Real Estate
Settlement Procedures Act, commonly known as RESPA. These lawsuits have
generally alleged that various forms of direct and indirect payments to mortgage
brokers are referral fees or unearned fees, which are prohibited under RESPA, or
that consumers were not informed of the brokers' compensation, in violation of
law.

Our subsidiary, Irwin Mortgage, is a defendant in Culpepper, a lawsuit
alleging that Irwin Mortgage violated RESPA in connection with mortgages
originated by mortgage brokers. The initial action was filed in April 1996, in
the United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama. In January 1997,
the federal district court granted summary judgment in favor of Irwin Mortgage
and denied the plaintiff's motion to certify the case as a class action. The
plaintiff appealed, and in January 1998, the United States Court of Appeals for
the 11th Circuit reversed the district court's grant of summary judgment. The
court of appeals sent the case back to the district court to decide the merits
of the case and the class certification issue. A second lawsuit was filed
against Irwin Mortgage in August 1998 alleging similar RESPA violations and was
consolidated with the first case. In June 1999, the district court certified a
limited class of borrowers.

Irwin Mortgage appealed and submitted the class certification issue to the
court of appeals for review in December 1999. On June 15, 2001, a panel of the
United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit denied the appeal of Irwin
Mortgage, and upheld the district court's certification of the borrower class in
an opinion unfavorable to us. On July 11, 2001, Irwin Mortgage filed a motion
seeking a rehearing before the court of appeals. On August 15, 2001, the court
of appeals denied this motion.

The case is now pending in the federal district court. The process of
notifying class members is not yet complete. Based on notices sent by the
plaintiffs to some potential class members, we believe the class is not likely
to exceed 32,000 borrowers. In July 2001, the plaintiffs filed a motion for
partial summary judgment
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asking the court to find that our subsidiary is liable for violating RESPA. We
filed an opposition to the motion, and the motions were fully briefed by the
parties.

On October 18, 2001, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or
HUD, the agency responsible for interpreting and implementing RESPA, issued a
clarifying policy statement that explicitly disagreed with the ruling of the
court of appeals in Culpepper and with the court's interpretation of RESPA in
connection with the types of payments at issue in this case.

In response to an order of the district court, the parties filed
supplemental briefs analyzing the impact of the new HUD policy statement on
November 14, 2001. In addition to responding to the district court's order,
Irwin Mortgage filed a petition for certiorari with the United States Supreme
Court seeking review of the court of appeals' ruling, and on December 28, 2001,
also filed a motion in the district court seeking a stay of further proceedings
until the 11th Circuit renders decisions in the other three RESPA cases pending
in that court. On January 22, 2002, the Supreme Court denied Irwin Mortgage's
petition for certiorari. At a status conference on March 8, 2002, the district
court granted Irwin Mortgage's motion to stay the proceedings in this case until
the 11th Circuit rules on the other three RESPA cases pending before it.

The Culpepper case is the only case to date alleging similar RESPA
violations in which a federal court of appeals has upheld a lower court's grant
of class action certification in favor of the plaintiffs. While we continue to
believe that the plaintiffs should not prevail on the merits of the case and
that Irwin Mortgage has available numerous defenses to the alleged RESPA
violations and we intend to defend this lawsuit vigorously, we could lose this
lawsuit. Although we are unable at this stage of the litigation to determine the
outcome or a reasonable estimate of the amount of potential loss we could
suffer, we expect that an adverse outcome in this litigation could subject us to
substantial monetary damages that could be material to our financial position.
We have not established any reserves related to this case.

Beggs v. Irwin Mortgage Corporation.

In September, 2001, Irwin Mortgage received notice that it was named as a
defendant in Beggs, a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Alabama. The plaintiff, purporting to represent a
nationwide class of borrowers, filed allegations similar to those in Culpepper,
above, but seeks inclusion of borrowers not covered in Culpepper (those with
mortgage loans since early 1999 through the date of class certification, if a
class is certified). The plaintiff is asking the court to certify a class and to
consolidate this case with Culpepper. On the basis of the HUD policy statement,
described above, management believes Irwin Mortgage has substantial defenses to
this case as well. In the event of an adverse outcome, however, the company
could suffer material losses. On December 10, 2001, the court granted an order
staying all the proceedings in the Beggs case until after the United States
Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit renders decisions in the other three RESPA
cases pending in that court.

United States ex rel. Paranich v. Sorgnard et. al.

In January, 2001, we, Irwin Leasing Corporation (formerly Affiliated
Capital Corp.) and Irwin Equipment Finance Corporation (for purposes of this
paragraph, the Irwin companies) were served as defendants in Paranich, an action
filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The
suit alleges that a manufacturer/importer of certain medical devices (Matrix
Biokinetics, Inc., and others) made misrepresentations to health care
professionals and to government officials to improperly obtain Medicare
reimbursement for treatments using the devices, and that the Irwin companies,
through Affiliated Capital's financing activities, aided in making the alleged
misrepresentations. The Irwin companies filed a motion to dismiss on February
12, 2001. On August 10, 2001, the court granted our motion in part by dismissing
us and Irwin Equipment Finance as defendants in the suit. Irwin Leasing remains
a defendant. Because the case is in the early stages of litigation, we are
unable at this time to form a reasonable estimate of the amount of potential
loss, if any, that we could suffer. We intend to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

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Thompson v. Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company and Irwin Home Equity
Corporation.

On May 9, 2001, Irwin Union Bank and Trust and Irwin Home Equity, (for
purposes of this paragraph, Irwin), received notice that they were named as
defendants in Thompson, a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the
District of Rhode Island. The suit alleges that Irwin's disclosures and closing
procedure for certain home equity loans did not comply with certain provisions
of the Truth in Lending Act. The suit also requests that the court certify a
plaintiff class in this action. On June 18, 2001, Irwin filed a motion with the
court to compel arbitration pursuant to the provisions in the home equity loan
agreement. On October 20, 2001, the Court entered judgment in favor of Irwin
compelling arbitration and dismissing the plaintiffs' complaint. The plaintiffs
have appealed, and we intend to defend this case vigorously. However, if
arbitration is ultimately upheld, we do not expect to suffer material loss in
this case.

McIntosh v. Irwin Home Equity Corporation.

On July 19, 2001, Irwin Home Equity Corporation was served with notice that
it was named as the defendant in McIntosh, a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District
Court for the District of Massachusetts. The suit relates to a loan purchased by
Irwin Union Bank and Trust and serviced by Irwin Home Equity. The plaintiff
alleges that the loan documents did not comply with certain provisions of the
Truth in Lending Act relating to high rate loans. The suit also requests that
the court certify a plaintiff class in this action. Irwin Home Equity filed an
answer on August 31, 2001. On October 17, 2001, the court granted plaintiff's
motion to file an amended complaint removing Irwin Home Equity and substituting
Irwin Union Bank and Trust as defendant. On November 2, 2001, Irwin Union Bank
and Trust filed an answer to the amended complaint denying plaintiff's
allegations. Because the case is in the early stages of litigation, we are
unable at this time to form a reasonable estimate of the amount of potential
loss, if any, that we could suffer. We intend to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

Stamper et.al. v. A Home of Your Own, Inc. et.al.

On January 25, 2002, a jury in Stamper awarded the plaintiffs damages of
$1.434 million jointly and severally against the defendants, including our
subsidiary Irwin Mortgage Corporation. The case was filed in August 1998 in the
Baltimore, Maryland, City Circuit Court. The nine plaintiffs alleged that A Home
of Your Own, Inc. and its principal, Robert Beeman, defrauded the plaintiffs by
selling them defective homes at inflated prices and that Irwin Mortgage, which
provided the plaintiff borrowers mortgage loans on the home purchases,
participated in the fraud. Prior to the outcome of the jury trial, we had no
reserves for this case. On February 6, 2002, plaintiffs filed a petition for
attorney's fees. On the same date, Irwin Mortgage filed post-trial motions for
judgment notwithstanding the verdict, new trial and/or remittitur, which is a
request for the court to reduce the amount of damages awarded by the jury. If
the court denies Irwin's post-trial motions, Irwin plans to appeal and will
continue to defend this case vigorously.

We and our subsidiaries are from time to time engaged in various matters of
litigation including the matters described above, other assertions of improper
or fraudulent loan practices or lending violations, and other matters, and we
have a number of unresolved claims pending. In addition, as part of the ordinary
course of business, we and our subsidiaries are parties to litigation involving
claims to the ownership of funds in particular accounts, the collection of
delinquent accounts, challenges to security interests in collateral, and
foreclosure interests, that is incidental to our regular business activities.
While the ultimate liability with respect to these other litigation matters and
claims cannot be determined at this time, we believe that damages, if any, and
other amounts relating to pending matters are not likely to be material to our
consolidated financial position or results of operations, except as described
above. Reserves have been established for these various matters of litigation,
when appropriate, based upon the advice of legal counsel.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

During the fourth quarter of 2001, no matters were submitted to a vote of
security holders of the Corporation, through the solicitation of proxies or
otherwise.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR CORPORATION'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Until September 20, 2001, our common shares were quoted on the Nasdaq
National Market under the symbol "IRWN." Our common shares were approved for
listing on the New York Stock Exchange on September 5, 2001, and began trading
under the symbol "IFC" on September 21, 2001. The following table sets forth
certain information regarding trading in, and cash dividends paid with respect
to, the shares of our common stock in each quarter of the two most recent
calendar years. The approximate number of shareholders of record on March 11,
2002, was 1,805.

STOCK PRICES AND DIVIDENDS:

We expect to continue our policy of paying regular cash dividends, although
there is no assurance as to future dividends because they are dependent on
future earnings, capital requirements, and financial condition. On February 27,
2002, our Board of Directors approved an increase in the first quarter dividend
to $0.0675 per share, payable in March, 2002. Dividends paid by Irwin Union Bank
and Irwin Union Bank, F.S.B. to the Corporation are restricted by banking law.

SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES:

In 2001, we issued 5,466 shares of common stock pursuant to elections made
by six of our outside directors to receive board compensation under the 1999
Outside Director Restricted Stock Compensation Plan in lieu of cash fees. All of
these shares were issued in reliance on the private placement exemption from
registration provided in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

FIVE-YEAR SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

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(2) Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

(3) Calculated on a tax-equivalent basis.

(4) Revenues consist of net interest income plus noninterest income.

(5) Noninterest expense divided by net interest income plus noninterest income.

(6) Excludes loans to be sold or securitized.

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our
consolidated financial statements, footnotes, and tables. This discussion and
other sections of this report contain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We intend 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 are including this
statement for purposes of invoking these safe harbor provisions. Words such as
"will," "believe," "expect," "assume," "anticipate," "intend," "continue,"
"resume," "contemplating," "are likely," "estimate," "judgment," "outlook,"
"future," "forecasts," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-
looking statements, which may include, among other things:

- statements and assumptions relating to projected growth, earnings,
earnings per share, and other financial performance measures as well as
management's short-term and long-term performance goals;

- statements relating to the anticipated effects on results of operations
or financial condition from recent and expected developments or events,
including the recently revised regulatory capital rules relating to
residual interests;

- statements relating to our business and growth strategies, including
potential acquisitions; and

- any other statements, projections or assumptions that are not historical
facts.

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or
achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from our expectations of
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements. In addition, our past results of operations do not
necessarily indicate our future results. Actual future results may differ
materially from what is projected due to a variety of factors, including, but
not limited to, unexpected changes in interest rates, which may affect consumer
demand for our products and the valuation of our servicing portfolio; borrowers'
refinancing opportunities, which may affect the prepayment assumptions used in
our valuation estimates; unanticipated deterioration in the credit quality of
our assets; difficulties in selling residual assets as contemplated;
difficulties in delivering home equity loans to the secondary market as planned
or in funding home equity loans through securitization transactions as planned;
difficulties in raising additional capital or expanding our businesses;
competition from other financial service providers for experienced managers as
well as for customers; changes in the value of technology-related companies;
legislative or regulatory changes, including changes in the interpretation of
new capital rules; changes in applicable accounting policies or principles or
their application to our business; or governmental changes in monetary or fiscal
policies. Further, uncertainty in the national economy may negatively impact the
financial services industry or cause changes in or exaggerate the effects of the
factors described above. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any of
these statements in light of future events, except as required in subsequent
periodic reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC.

CONSOLIDATED OVERVIEW

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(1) Earnings per share of common stock before cumulative effect of change in
accounting principle related to SFAS 133, "Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities," for the year ended December 31, 2001
was $2.14 basic and $1.99 diluted.

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We recorded net income of $45.5 million for the year ended December 31,
2001, up 27.6% from the $35.7 million for the year ended in 2000. Net income per
share (diluted) was $2.00 for the year ended December 31, 2001, up from $1.67
per share in 2000 and $1.51 per share in 1999. Return on equity was 21.82% for
the year ended December 31, 2001, 20.83% in 2000 and 21.51% in 1999.

Our mortgage banking line of business experienced a significant increase in
mortgage loan production as a result of declining interest rates, with
originations during 2001 exceeding $9.2 billion. During 2001, the mortgage
banking line of business grew its servicing portfolio to $12.9 billion. Our home
equity lending line of business continued to see steady growth in production and
in its managed portfolio during 2001, largely offsetting additional credit
reserves and increases in prepayment speeds. Our commercial banking line of
business continued to grow its loan portfolio during 2001, while its net
interest margin declined to 3.80% in 2001, compared to 4.25% and 4.82% in 2000
and 1999, respectively. Our equipment leasing line of business continued to
incur losses during the year, principally the result of difficult economic
conditions that led to higher levels of charge-offs and delinquencies during the
second half of the year. Our venture capital line of business recorded losses
during 2001 primarily attributable to net valuation write-downs in its portfolio
investments in order to reflect these investments at fair value.

Our mortgage banking line of business was negatively impacted in 2000 by
rising rates throughout most of the year followed by a sharp decline in interest
rates late in the fourth quarter. Our home equity lending line of business
experienced a significant improvement in earnings in 2000 as its managed
portfolio continued to grow and expand in its niche of prime credit quality,
high loan-to-value second mortgage loans. Results in our commercial banking line
of business were driven by strong commercial loan portfolio growth in 2000
reflecting continued geographic expansion into new markets in Midwestern and
Western states. Our new equipment leasing line of business incurred losses
throughout 2000 that were in line with management's expectations given the
start-up nature of the company. Our venture capital line of business contributed
favorably to the consolidated results in 2000 as a result of net valuation
increases in its portfolio investments.

A rising interest rate environment led to a reduction in loan originations
and lower net income at our mortgage banking line of business during 1999,
partially offsetting the improvements at our other lines of business. Our home
equity lending line of business experienced a significant improvement in
earnings in 1999 as a result of a more favorable competitive environment and a
reduction in loan prepayment activity. Results at our commercial banking line of
business during 1999 improved in connection with growth in our commercial loan
portfolio. Results in 1999 include a one-time after-tax gain of $1.1 million due
to a change in a tax law in Indiana.

Strategy

Our strategy is to maintain a diverse revenue stream by focusing on niches
in financial services where we believe we can optimize the productivity of our
capital and where our experience and expertise can provide a competitive
advantage. Our operational objectives are premised on simultaneously achieving
three goals: creditworthiness, profitability and growth. We refer to this as
creditworthy, profitable growth. We believe we must continually balance these
goals in order to deliver long-term value to all of our stakeholders. We have
developed a four-part business plan to meet these goals:

- Identify underserved niches. We focus on product or market niches in
financial services that we believe are underserved and where we believe
customers are willing to pay a premium for value-added services. We don't
believe it is necessary to be the largest or leading market share company
in any of our product lines, but we do believe it is important that we
are viewed as a preferred provider in niche segments of those product
offerings.

- Hire exceptional management with niche expertise. We enter niches only
when we have attracted senior managers who have proven track records in
the niche for which they are responsible. We structure our companies so
these managers are encouraged to focus only on their area of expertise
and lines of business. In addition, we believe our willingness to offer
minority ownership positions in our lines of business to these managers
provides them with the long-term incentive to achieve creditworthy,
profitable growth. We also employ a similar strategy when looking to
expand our lines of business.
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Each line of our five lines of business has a separate management team
that operates its niche as a separate business unit responsible for
performance goals specific to that particular line of business. Our
structure allows the senior managers of each line of business to focus
their efforts on understanding their customers and meeting the needs of
the markets they serve. This structure also promotes accountability among
managers of each enterprise. The senior managers at each of our lines of
business and at the parent company have significant experience with us and
in their respective industries.

- Diversify capital and earnings risk. We diversify our revenues and
allocate our capital across complementary lines of business as a key part
of our risk management. Our lines of business are cyclical, but when
combined in an appropriate mix, we believe they provide sources of
diversification and opportunities for growth in a variety of economic
conditions. For example, both the origination and servicing of
residential mortgage loans are very cyclical businesses, tied to changes
in interest rates. We believe our participation in these markets has been
profitable over time due to our dedication to participating in both
segments of the mortgage banking business, rather than one or the other,
which would otherwise leave us more susceptible to swings in interest
rates.

- Reinvest in new opportunities. We reinvest on an ongoing basis in the
development of new and existing opportunities. As a result of our
attention to long-term value creation, we believe it is important at
times to limit short-term growth by investing for future return. We are
biased toward seeking new growth through organic expansion of existing
lines of business or the initiation of a new line through a start-up,
utilizing highly qualified managers we select to focus on a single line
of business. Over the past 10 years, we have made only a few acquisitions
and those have typically been in non-competitive bidding situations.

We believe our historical growth and profitability is the result of our
endeavors to pursue complementary consumer and commercial lending niches through
our bank holding company structure, our experienced management, our diverse
product and geographic markets, and our willingness and ability to align the
compensation structure of each of our lines of business with the interests of
our stakeholders. Through various economic environments and cycles, we have had
a relatively stable revenue and earnings stream on a consolidated basis
generated primarily through internal growth rather than acquisitions. Over the
five-year and ten-year periods ending December 31, 2001, respectively, our
financial performance has been as follows:

- our return on average equity averaged 21.36% and 22.53%;

- our diluted earnings per common share compounded at an average annual
growth rate of 16.65% and 15.18%;

- our net revenues(1) compounded at an average annual growth rate of 18.85%
and 17.33%;

- our book value per common share compounded at an average annual growth
rate of 16.80% and 18.15%.

While our financial results in 2002 will likely be significantly different
than our historical performance for the reasons discussed in the "Recent
Developments" section below, management anticipates that after 2002, we can
again achieve our long-term financial objectives of at least 12% annual earnings
per share growth and greater than 15% return on common equity.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Impact of Recent Change to Regulatory Capital Rules

The federal banking regulators, including the Federal Reserve, our
principal regulator, have adopted revised regulatory capital standards regarding
the treatment of certain recourse obligations, direct credit substitutes,
residual interests in asset securitizations, and other securitized transactions.
In general, the new rules require a banking institution that has certain
residual interests in an amount that exceeds 25% of its

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(1) Net revenues consist of net interest income plus noninterest income.
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Tier 1 capital, to deduct the after-tax excess amount of credit-enhancing
residual interests from Tier 1 capital for purposes of computing risk-based
capital ratios.

The new capital standards became effective on January 1, 2002, for new
residual interests related to any transaction covered by the revised rules that
settles after December 31, 2001. For transactions settled before January 1,
2002, application of the new capital treatment to the residuals created will be
delayed until December 31, 2002.

We believe these new rules apply to many, if not all, of the securitization
transactions historically done by our home equity line of business to fund loan
production. The residual assets we now own exceed the 25% concentration limit in
the new capital treatment rules. On a pro forma basis adjusted to give effect to
our recently completed public offering, and assuming conservatively that all of
our residual assets are subject to the new capital treatment, our residual
assets as of December 31, 2001, comprised 49% of our consolidated Tier 1
capital. We are taking steps to materially reduce the levels of our residuals as
a percentage of Tier 1 capital. On November 29, 2001, we sold $12.3 million of
our residual interests in our home equity loans previously securitized in
September 2000. This represents our fourth sale of residual assets in the last
two years. By the end of 2002, we expect our residual interests to have declined
to approximately 35% of Tier 1 capital, falling to approximately 20% by the end
of 2003.

We have financed the significant growth in our home equity lending line of
business to date using transaction structures that create residual interests
through "gain-on-sale" accounting -- sales transactions accounted for under SFAS
140. To mitigate the impact of the new rules, beginning in 2002 we will be
eliminating our use of these securitization structures that require gain-on-sale
accounting treatment. We believe using on-balance sheet financing rather than
using off-balance sheet gain-on-sale treatment under SFAS 140 will allow
continued access to the capital markets for cost-effective, matched funding of
our loan assets, while not meaningfully affecting or changing our cash flows,
nor changing the longer term profitability of our home equity lending operation.

Changing our securitization practices will significantly affect the
financial results of our home equity line of business in 2002. The key financial
impacts we expect include:

- By using on-balance sheet financing to fund our home equity loan
originations, we will be required to change the timing of revenue
recognition on these assets under generally accepted accounting
principles. For assets funded on-balance sheet, we will record interest
income over the life of the loans, as it is earned, net of interest
expense over the life of the bonds and a provision for credit losses
inherent in the portfolio. For assets funded through transactions
accounted for as a sale under SFAS 140, we have recorded revenue as
gain-on-sale at the time of loan sale based on the difference between
proceeds and allocated cost basis of the loans sold. We have also
recognized residual interests based on the discounted present value of
anticipated revenue stream over the expected lives of the loans. This
different accounting treatment does not, however, affect cash flows
related to the loans, and management expects that the ultimate total
receipt of revenues and profitability derived from our home equity loans
will be relatively unchanged by these different financing structures.

- Due to the extension of the period during which revenue would be
recognized under the new financing structures we intend to pursue, we
plan to reduce the rate of growth in production and related expenses in
the home equity lending line of business to more closely align
anticipated revenue recognition and expenses under this new model. This
process is now under way. However, while we anticipate continued
profitability on a consolidated basis, we currently expect to report a
loss in 2002 in our home equity lending line of business as we make this
transition.

- After the initial transition period, as the portfolio of on-balance sheet
home equity loans continues to grow, we should record increased levels of
net interest income sufficient to cover ongoing expenses and credit
losses. We would then expect to be in a position to resume profitable
growth in this line of business. We may also pursue selective
opportunities to sell whole loans in cash sale transactions if attractive
terms can be negotiated. We currently anticipate that our home equity
lending line of business will return to profitability in 2003.

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PRO FORMA CAPITAL RELATIVE TO NEW REGULATION ON RESIDUALS

Our Tier 1 capital totaled $295.0 million as of December 31, 2001, or 6.8%
of risk-weighted assets. On a pro forma basis, giving full effect to the new
risk-weighted capital regulations regarding residual assets, as further adjusted
to give effect to the net proceeds from our recent public offering and prior to
any residual asset reduction steps we are contemplating to reduce our
concentration of residual assets or to reclassify for capital treatment purposes
any of those residual assets, or any other changes, our Tier 1 capital and total
capital to risk-weighted assets would be approximately 8.2% and 11.0%,
respectively, as of December 31, 2001. The new capital rules do not become fully
effective until December 31, 2002.

Earnings Outlook

Taking the factors discussed above into account, we expect consolidated net
income to decline in 2002 but then to increase significantly in 2003. Management
currently estimates that consolidated net income will be approximately $36
million in 2002 and approximately $54 million in 2003. These estimates include
$2.7 million of after-tax interest expense on our convertible trust preferred
securities, which would be added back to net income for purposes of calculating
fully diluted earnings per share under generally accepted accounting principles.
These estimates are based on various factors and current assumptions management
believes are reasonable, including current industry forecasts of a variety of
economic and competitive factors. However, projections are inherently uncertain,
and our actual earnings may differ significantly from these estimates due to
uncertainties and risks related to our business.

While our financial results in 2002 will likely be significantly different
than our historical performance for the reasons discussed above, management
anticipates that after 2002, we can again achieve our long-term financial
objectives of at least 12% annual earnings per share growth and greater than 15%
return on common equity.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES/MANAGEMENT JUDGMENTS AND ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

Accounting estimates are an integral part of our financial statements and
are based upon our current judgments. Certain accounting estimates are
particularly sensitive because of their significance to the financial statements
and because of the possibility that future events affecting them may differ from
our current judgments or that our use of different assumptions could result in
materially different estimates. The following is a description of the critical
accounting policies we apply, all of which require the use of accounting
estimates and/or judgment:

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

The allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL) reflects our estimate of the
adequacy of reserves needed to cover probable loan and lease losses and certain
risks inherent in our loan portfolio. In determining a proper level of loss
reserves, management periodically evaluates the adequacy of the allowance based
on our past loan loss experience, known and inherent risks in the loan
portfolio, levels of delinquencies, adverse situations that may affect a
borrower's ability to repay, trends in volume and terms of loans and leases,
estimated value of any underlying collateral, changes in underwriting standards,
changes in credit concentrations, and current economic and industry conditions.
In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their
examination process, periodically review our allowance for loan and lease
losses. Such agencies may require us to recognize additions to the allowance for
loan and lease losses based on their judgments of information available to them
at the time of their examination.

Accounting for Private Equity Investments

It is our accounting policy to account for private equity investments held
by our venture capital line of business at fair value, with unrealized and
realized gains and losses included in noninterest income as investment
securities gains and losses. The fair value of private equity investments (which
by their nature are not publicly traded) is estimated based on the investees'
financial results, conditions and prospects, values of comparable public
companies, market liquidity and sales restrictions. We assume that cost
approximates fair
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value, unless there is evidence suggesting a revaluation is appropriate.
Potential reasons for revaluation include: 1) an anticipated pricing of a
company's future equity financing that would be lower than the previous funding
round (although the reverse would not necessarily require an upward adjustment)
2) a significant deterioration in the company's performance 3) a significant
reduction in the company's potential realizable value -- for example, if market
conditions have caused a meaningful change in the value of peer companies. We
believe the values derived from the application of our policy represent a close
approximation of fair value for non-marketable securities.

Accounting for Deferred Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary
differences between the time income or expense items are recognized for book
purposes and in our tax return. We make this measurement using the enacted tax
rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are
expected to reverse. We recognize deferred tax assets based on estimates of
future taxable income. Events may occur in the future that could cause the
realizability of these deferred tax assets to be in doubt, requiring the need
for a valuation allowance.

Valuation of Mortgage Servicing Rights

Mortgage servicing rights are recorded at the lower of their cost basis or
market value and a valuation allowance is recorded for any stratum that is
impaired. We estimate the market value of the servicing assets each month using
a cash flow model to project future expected cash flows based upon a set of
valuation assumptions we believe market participants would use for similar
assets. We review these assumptions on a regular basis to ensure that they
remain consistent with current market conditions. Additionally, we periodically
receive third party estimates of the portfolio value from an independent
valuation firm. Inaccurate assumptions in valuing mortgage servicing rights
could adversely affect our results of operations during a period in which
additional impairment occurs.

Valuation of Residual Interests

Residual interests from securitizations are classified as trading assets
and as such, we record them at fair value on the balance sheet. We record the
changes in fair value of these residuals as unrealized gains or losses in
results of operations in the period of change. We use a discounted cash flow
analysis to determine the fair value of these residuals. Cash flows are
projected over the lives of the residuals using prepayment, default, and
interest rate assumptions that we believe market participants would use for
similar financial instruments.

EARNINGS BY LINE OF BUSINESS

Irwin Financial Corporation is composed of five principal lines of
business:

- Mortgage Banking

- Home Equity Lending

- Commercial Banking

- Equipment Leasing

- Venture Capital

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The following table summarizes our net income (loss) by line of business
for the periods indicated:

Our financial results in 2002 will be significantly different than our
historical performance due to changes we have made in our operating plan to
address changes in regulatory capital rules associated with residual interests
on sold loans. Beginning in 2002, we will eliminate our use of securitization
structures that require gain-on-sale accounting treatment under SFAS 140. These
structures create the residual assets that are the focus of the new rules. See
the "Recent Developments" section of this report for a discussion of the
anticipated impact of these changes on our earnings.

SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA